Chapter 738
“I should have dealt with it long ago!”
To Honey Badger, who was standing by, all of this was even more unbelievable—
Because Honey Badger had witnessed the entire incident from beginning to end.
When Honey Badger, through the news channels of Eagle Eye, discovered that the only Fifth Tier Extraordinary in Leipzig was Count Dawn… she had a moment of hesitation.
It wasn’t that she felt she couldn’t defeat Count Dawn—even without Alistair, Honey Badger was confident in her ability to assassinate any Fifth Tier Extraordinary who lacked precognition, one-on-one. What she feared was the demon within Count Dawn.
Information about Count Dawn had been gathered by the Eagle Eyes operating in Star Antinomy long ago.
His reputation was decent among the Demon Scholars, meaning within the Rose Cross organization.
Because he often associated with younger people much weaker than himself and had no airs about him. Moreover, he was generous and had a gentle personality… To the Demon Scholars, Count Dawn was a reliable and kind elder brother.
But at the same time, he was greatly feared by the Children of the Moon.
The reason was that the Demon Avatar hatched within him was called “Winter Demon.”
Eagle Eye wasn’t clear about its specific abilities, as Demonology knowledge of that level was too difficult to obtain. They hadn’t even fully understood Shadow Demons, let alone demons that had nothing to do with Path Adaptation.
However, it was certain that the Winter Demon’s power was highly restrictive to the life-force-rich Children of the Moon.
But he was quite low-key, never using the Winter Demon’s power to kill any Child of the Moon, and the Children of the Moon also feared his power and dared not drive him to his limit… Thus, a relatively stable state had been maintained.
The Eagle Eye organization in Star Antinomy had even invited Count Dawn to join them over a decade ago.
Because if the Children of the Moon feared him, his power would become a great weapon against them!
However, Count Dawn had gently declined the invitation from the Eagle Eye organization.
He neither reported the Eagle Eye organization nor revealed their location, but rather bid them friendly farewell. Not long after, the news of him accepting the Eagle Eye organization’s invitation but refusing to join spread throughout Star Antinomy.
With this incident preceding it, the relationship between Count Dawn and the Children of the Moon had significantly eased—and it was only after that that he acquired his own manor in Leipzig, a city indirectly controlled by Red Phase.
Honey Badger worried that if they killed Count Dawn… the Winter Demon that emerged from his corpse might display its “true death power,” turning the entire city into a dead land. And while Honey Badger’s power was effective against flesh-and-blood beings… it wasn’t as useful against Phantom Demons.
And Alistair said—
“Don’t worry, Madam Honey Badger,” she said lightly, “I am best at dealing with Phantom Demons.”
Honey Badger personally witnessed Alistair use a special power to create ice that shimmered with rainbow light, freezing herself into an ice sculpture.
—The composition of that power was identical to the giant sword summoned by the Sea Monster earlier!
Just looking at that light made him feel dizzy and fall into hallucinations from time to time. If Selene hadn’t repeatedly woken him up, he might have had difficulty carrying this ice sculpture to Count Dawn’s villa.
Count Dawn merely sighed, then reached out to touch the ice sculpture—and suddenly stopped moving.
From Honey Badger’s perspective, Count Dawn’s pupils instantly lost their luster. They were then filled with a dim yellow power.
Count Dawn’s body gradually froze—the initial ice spread from the ice sculpture, then appeared from the ends of his limbs.
Like slow petrification… Count Dawn offered no resistance as this strange ice spread and completely sealed him.
To this day, he has shown no reaction.
Even the demon within him was completely suppressed—both the man and the demon entered a dormant state akin to hibernation.
This was undoubtedly the power of a Sea Demon.
—But even a Sea Demon could absolutely not freeze a Fifth Tier Extraordinary so silently!
What Honey Badger didn’t know was that the Phantom Card alone, of course, couldn’t achieve such a feat.
Whether it was silently freezing Count Dawn or continuously interfering with and affecting Honey Badger… it was unlikely for Eivass, a Fourth Tier Extraordinary.
The true power Alistair used was the amplification ability from [Yin-Yang Harmony]!
Currently, Alistair and Eivass’s paths were not yet unbalanced, and Yin-Yang Harmony was still effective. Although this locked a considerable portion of Alistair’s Mana Pool… her current colorless Mana Pool was only one-third of Eivass’s peak.
But her remaining mana was still close to sixty points!
She used five times the mana—that is, 20 mana—to activate the strongest effect of Yin-Yang Harmony.
—5x Spell Rank Advancement: This spell’s priority is increased by 1!
The Fifth Tier Star Ice was enough to freeze the unprepared Count Dawn!
“Speaking of which, I should thank you…”
Alistair said, turning to look at the large mirror.
Her smile was gentle and her tone was soft: “Without your help, it wouldn’t have been so easy for us to get in.”
“Not at all…”
A voice, a blend of a male and female voice, sounded.
But at this moment, Honey Badger’s eyes suddenly widened.
She stared at the mirror in shock, her mind going blank for a moment…
Because at this moment, Alistair in the mirror suddenly transformed into Eivass’s appearance!
Honey Badger remembered clearly—Count Dawn’s Mirror Demon was a woman completely opposite to him; why did the Mirror Demon, while speaking to Alistair, have its reflection change into Eivass?
After the Mirror Demon finished transforming, the mixed female voice faded away.
“Eivass” in the mirror, with a fawning tone, bent over repeatedly and said, “How dare I oppose you… If I anger you, I will be the first to suffer…”
“Eivass” said, glancing fearfully at the crow perched on Alistair’s shoulder: “That is… a Night Demon, isn’t it? And a Sixth Tier Night Demon at that…”
“—Yes.”
The crow suddenly spoke, its voice clear, cold, and deep: “But you’d better not speak like that.”
At this moment, the astonished Honey Badger noticed that, apart from the completely different tone… the crow’s voice was almost identical to Alistair’s current form!
In an instant, “Eivass” dispersed and turned into a cloud of black smoke. Its voice also changed from Eivass’s tone to a dull, muffled whisper: “Yes, Lord Night Demon…”
“Quite shrewd, little fellow.”
Alistair looked at it with interest: “I’m still missing a Contract Demon—would you like to come with me?”
The voice was almost identical to that of the “Night Demon,” but with a touch more gentleness and charm.
“…Can I refuse, Your Grace?”
After a long silence, the Mirror Demon replied hesitantly.
“Of course—but why?”
“I want to return to the Dream Realm to rest for a while… I was summoned to the Material Realm and have been bound to my former master for over eighty years. I only hope you kill him quickly so I can break the contract and return to the Dream Realm.”
The Mirror Demon replied earnestly: “After I rest for a while, I can also serve you—”
“…Oh, then never mind. Get some good rest.”
Alistair shook her head and replied gently: “Oh, right. Remember to deal with the garbage in that mirror.”
She was referring to Viscount Konalei, who had been shielded from her thoughts by the Mirror Demon before it appeared.
It was precisely this attention to detail that piqued Alistair’s interest in this Mirror Demon.
Although Alistair couldn’t use the Shepherd’s Method now, she might be able to help it Ascend later.
“Understood, how would you like it handled?”
The Mirror Demon replied obsequiously.
“Kill him. Make it clean.”
Alistair thought for a moment, then replied.
After all, he had just killed so many people and left so arrogantly—if she didn’t deal with him, perhaps the matter would just pass.
It wasn’t that Alistair was particularly compassionate and wanted to avenge the dead.
It was simply…
…she was somewhat displeased to see such an arrogant fool who had been schemed against.
Do you even deserve that?
—With a crisp *snap*, the mirror suddenly shattered. Blood slowly seeped out from within the mirror.
Alistair glanced at the little crow on her shoulder… she remembered that Night Demons could also do this.
“—No need for the Mirror Demon.”
Suddenly, the little crow, unusually, spoke of its own accord: “It can do that… I know almost all of it.”
“Good, good, good…”
Alistair dotingly stroked the Night Demon’s bird head.
She turned her gaze to Count Dawn, who was frozen into an ice sculpture.
To kill him, and also be careful of the Winter Demon within him breaking free…
…Wouldn’t the best way be to directly seal the Winter Demon within him?
She had indeed chosen the wrong person this time; this person didn’t seem to be the instigator.
But gazing at the souls of the young girls bound by the magic circle on the bed… Alistair felt as if she hadn’t chosen the wrong person after all. These souls were stuck together, making it difficult for her to handle. Rather than figuring out how to break the ritual, it would be better to break the initiator of the ritual.
As expected, among all Demon Scholars, arresting them all might include innocent people; but arresting every other one guarantees some will escape.
—I should have done this long ago!
(End of Chapter)
