Chapter 959: Kill Her
“…Master?”
Saint Joan glanced at Anna, then turned back to look at Eivass, her expression subtle.
She shook her head and looked at the distant scenery, “I didn’t hear anything…”
Eivass didn’t expect that even though he was no longer in Avalon, his reputation could still be harmed. He vaguely understood why Anna addressed him that way…
“…You are an apostle of the Ring Heavenly Envoy, aren’t you.” Eivass narrowed his eyes and said softly.
Because Anna saw Eivass as part of the Ring Heavenly Envoy, she was so respectful towards him.
“Yes.” Anna replied without hesitation, her words filled with pride, “I am indeed an apostle of the Ring, the Daughter of Metamorphosis!”
“Heh… are you with the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, or the Ring Heavenly Envoy?” Eivass sneered and questioned, “You’re a demon, aren’t you.”
“They are all my masters.” Anna merely smiled, placing her right hand on her chest, “But if you ask where my heart lies… it can only be within the Ring.
You must have already discovered that the Fallen Heavenly Envoy has blocked all your paths. Any arrangements you make are within our plans.”
“…This is all within your planning, isn’t it.” Eivass narrowed his eyes and said indifferently.
If nothing unexpected happened, Anna was the strategist who made various arrangements within the demon legion. Because the essence of the Ring Heavenly Envoy was Eivass, and he possessed memories from multiple reincarnations, he was highly likely to know what decisions Eivass would make under various circumstances.
With information from the Ring Heavenly Envoy, Anna could inform the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, thus making targeted arrangements. This scheme, which disturbed the emotions of mortals and allowed the “Fallen” to cover everyone, including the Eternal Pope and the soldiers, causing them to fall apart… should also have been arranged by Anna.
“Yes.” Anna nodded with a smile, looking at Eivass with eagerness and love, “This is a ritual that uses the heart of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy as a medium… it even contains a Heavenly Envoy Fragment. Even other descended Heavenly Envoys would be corrupted. It was somewhat unexpected that Master could remove the influence on himself… As expected of Master! Even with only a part of his memory, he is so excellent.”
“—Ha? So it was you who caused this?”
Hearing this, the scarlet glow in the Grand Guardian’s eyes became even brighter. His face contorted, and his hands holding the dual blades trembled—not from fear, but from anger. If it weren’t for reason controlling him, Anna’s head would have likely flown off by now.
The Eternal Pope, however, was completely lost in thought, looking into the distance. She seemed to be about to turn into amber, and everything before her seemed unrelated to her. An increasingly strong death aura emanated from her, as if she would die then and there.
The Eternal Pope herself possessed no military command ability, and her heart was exceptionally pure. It was meaningless to pollute her mind, as she would never argue with others and would always participate in the decisive battle regardless. It was very cost-ineffective for the Fallen Heavenly Envoy to influence her mind, yet he still did so… Undoubtedly, this was a threat. This was to tell Eivass that you have no way to deal with this conspiracy—if even the Eternal Pope couldn’t sense the interference, were ordinary soldiers, officers, and military officers from other countries safe?
Under such circumstances, no arranged plan could be executed normally. Even if a plan existed, it would be easily disrupted—if the Fallen Heavenly Envoy could interfere once, he could interfere a second time. Moreover, this was without the conspirators making a second move. Strictly speaking, this could no longer be considered a conspiracy. This was an absolute power crush.
“Aren’t you afraid of death?” Eivass narrowed his eyes, his voice turning cold, like a snake.
“The ritual has been established. My life or death doesn’t matter anymore.” Anna said with a smile, “I can’t take the ritual back from the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, and my death would have no impact on the ritual.”
“Since you only appeared when I mentioned the Red-Hilted Sword…” Eivass’s voice grew calmer, “That incident back then, was it you too?”
“It was me.” Anna readily admitted, “That was also a mission assigned by Master.”
…It was as expected. Although he didn’t know what the Ring Heavenly Envoy intended to do… such a “mysterious operation” must have been his doing. After all, very few people knew that the Crown Heavenly Envoy had reincarnated as Arthur. Even Supreme Heaven didn’t know. Only those few Pillar Gods and the Ring Heavenly Envoy himself, who had traversed from the end of the world to the past and thus gained a vision transcending space-time, knew.
The Knights of the Round Table had just been established—and the rule of Supreme Heaven was at its peak. Besides the Ring Heavenly Envoy, who would know that he would become the Silver Crown Dragon in the future and invest effort in setting up a plan for him? And now…
“Then, what are you here for?” Eivass asked word by word.
When Anna hadn’t replied, he had already known the answer. This was blackmail. This act was like locking a computer with a virus and demanding payment to unlock it. This was blackmail.
“This isn’t blackmail—these are words Master asked me to convey.” Anna said softly.
“…Is the Ring Heavenly Envoy listening?” Eivass raised an eyebrow and subconsciously looked up.
“No, in the domain of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, even Master cannot descend at any time.” Anna said frankly, “This is Master’s message—you will definitely think this is blackmail, so he asked me to clarify in advance. He asked me to give you a message: ‘Opening a door doesn’t always require a key, for example, when you go home.'”
…Home.
Hearing this analogy, Eivass was silent for a moment. Then, Eivass suddenly burst into laughter, “It really is a metaphor he would use.” To go home… what home can you go to? Where is your home?
Anna continued, “The Fallen Heavenly Envoy has sealed all his flaws, so your planned strategy is bound to fail—this is not your mistake, because any plan appears flawed in the eyes of Master’s omniscient gaze. The Fallen Heavenly Envoy’s demand is to kill the ‘Serpent,’ not to occupy or conquer the world or anything else. Because he needs nothing, you will die no matter what you choose. This is a plan made by two Heavenly Envoys for you… Even if you lose, it’s an honorable defeat. However, Master has left you another possibility—”
“…Borrowing his power, right.” Eivass laughed, “I must have guessed correctly, right?”
He now understood the Ring Heavenly Envoy’s way of thinking more and more. In essence, it was still Eivass’s logic of “satisfying everyone,” but it lacked morality and bottom lines. As long as the restrictors in Eivass’s own thinking were all opened, he would become the Ring Heavenly Envoy. The Ring Heavenly Envoy would save others from dire straits—but you had better not ask why that person was in dire straits.
“That’s right, as expected of a wise Master.” Anna smiled.
“Then do I need to sign a contract or something? For example, a contract witnessed by the Silver Crown Dragon?” Eivass said sarcastically.
“No need,” Anna replied immediately, as if she knew Eivass would ask, “‘Opening a door doesn’t always require a key.’ You only need to call out Master’s name. Like a priest.”
Hearing this, Saint Joan suddenly became somewhat interested. She turned back and asked, “High-Tier Divine Art?”
“That’s right, it’s High-Tier Divine Art. No ritual, no medium, no Path Crystallization, and no trials. You can borrow Master’s power as long as you wish.” Anna said enthusiastically, “You have now understood the essence of High-Tier Divine Art—there will be no risk, and no price to pay. Master said, ‘We are one person, so why should we stand against each other?'”
Hearing Anna’s words, Eivass suddenly felt like laughing. To this day, do you think I would still believe these words? No risk? No price to pay? Anna’s words reminded Eivass of those “no collateral, instant disbursement” small loans—it felt like the essence was the same.
“Anna,” Eivass’s voice suddenly softened, “Since you recognize me as your Master… will you do anything I ask you to do?”
“Of course—” Anna’s voice became passionate and fervent, “I am willing to devote everything to my Master—”
“—Then what if I asked you to die?” Eivass asked softly.
“…What?” Hearing this, Anna was stunned, somewhat bewildered. The expression on her face, for the first time, was not her usual “calm and composed smile”. It was as if she had never expected such a response.
“Haha… Hahahahaha…” Hearing her reply, Eivass suddenly burst out laughing. He laughed heartily, as if he had figured out a difficult problem. Even his eyes became clear.
The next moment, Eivass’s laughter stopped abruptly, and he suddenly said, “Kill her.”
(End of this chapter)
