Free Web NovelChapter 589: Chapter 588 The Murderer’s Proposal_1
"This is truly terrifying, considering I just shot your leg through," Aiden responded expressionlessly to the murderous double’s confession.
"I don’t mind men who are a bit ruthless," the murderous double squinted her eyes, "to be honest, I’d like to play some intense games with you too."
"You indeed are an existence that’s been twisted from the very start," Aiden assessed.
"So, if you’re planning to execute justice, just be straightforward and kill me," the murderous double shouted, "let me die by your hand!"
"If I kill you, what will become of Deborah?" Aiden had already vaguely understood the consequences of killing the murderess before him, "Will she die with you?"
Upon hearing this, Deborah’s heart couldn’t help but tremble.
She had realized this as well but did not want to think about it too deeply. She hoped that under the influence of The Codex, her double would honestly give a negative answer.
She no longer indulged the hope of denying all that her double had claimed thus far; she merely wished that this one thing would go her way.
But even that small hope was shattered. The murderous double looked at her with a Schadenfreude smile, "Strictly speaking, it’s not death, but disappearance—we will disappear together. We are characters fabricated by Divine Power, and when we die, we should vanish without a trace from this world, leaving only our undying divinity. Of course, you can also regard it as death, so indeed we are connected in life and death."
Deborah’s face remained expressionless, and she herself was surprised by her own calmness.
Upon hearing this final judgment, she did not feel any shock, but the tiny spark of hope in her heart was completely extinguished.
Her life was an utter lie; the foster mother who had been helping her was actually the minion of a manipulator who dictated her life, and what was worse, her life was bound to a soul heavy with sin.
"Hang on, just because you say that doesn’t prove it’s true," Veronica challenged, "speaking under the effect of The Codex only shows you believe it, but it doesn’t mean the letter told you the whole truth."
"That’s true, sometimes I do have my doubts!" the murderous double laughed playfully, pulling out a long dagger, "So, how about we test it?"
Aiden became slightly more alert, but he knew that the dagger wouldn’t do much; the cage he had imposed with "Punishment" completely blocked attacks from inside to outside.
However, in the next moment, the murderous double actually sliced her own neck with her chin.
The blood squirted from her wound with each heartbeat, and in the astonished gazes of the three, she grinned maniacally. Almost immediately her expression contorted into a violent cough, but no sound of coughing came out—she had cut both her carotid artery and windpipe, a rush of bloody froth filled and blocked her airway. The symptoms of extreme blood loss and lack of oxygen worked together, quickly draining her life away.
Aiden suddenly felt something twist in the corner of his vision; there was an instant when his mind went blank, as if he had forgotten something.
But he quickly remembered—Deborah was standing right there.
He turned his head and saw Deborah looking at her hands in horror, for her body was gradually becoming transparent.
The double-identity murderer lay in a pool of blood, her expression twisted in agony, yet the corners of her mouth were raised, as if to scorn the three people before her one last time.
As Deborah moved closer to death, she found her existence thinning, and everything she had said was finally being directly confirmed.
Aiden first tried to use "resurrection" on Deborah, but found that it could not stop her gradual disappearance.
He could only transfer the effect of the "resurrection" to the double-identity murderer.
Time began to flow backward, the blood returning to the wounds, and soon the double-identity murderer regained consciousness. She got up and touched her neck, quickly understanding what had happened. Not long before, she had seen Aiden use Divine Power to heal Veronica.
"Hahaha, you actually saved me, a murderess beyond redemption, how touching. I’m moved to tears!" The double-identity murderer laughed disdainfully at Aiden, her tone full of unmistakable mockery.
Aiden glanced once more at the still-shaken Deborah, whose presence had returned to her body.
This time, Aiden finally understood the plot.
The fates of the important female character and the villain were tied together; their lives and deaths were one and the same. If the villain, who deserved death, was to be punished, the heroine would inevitably die too.
Aiden believed that the plot had probably been arranged by the "Dreamweaver" who created Deborah and the double-identity murderer. However, the conniving goddess who included him in the scenario surely knew about it—this script was likely very much to her taste.
"Dear warden, what if we make a deal," the double-identity murderer suddenly addressed Aiden, her voice slightly coquettish.
Aiden frowned slightly, waiting for her to continue.
"Since you don’t want her to die, why not let me go?" The double-identity murderer raised her hands, "I can give you anything you want."
"If I let you go, you will continue to kill, won’t you?" Aiden stared at her and asked.
"Of course, my evil is defined by the creator. This murderous impulse will not disappear." Under the influence of The Codex, the double-identity murderer did not hesitate to tell the truth, and then she pointed at Veronica, "But I can spare her, or anyone else you don’t want me to kill. Or let’s make another deal, you can designate one despicable villain every month for me to torment and kill, and I won’t kill anyone else. I can submit to you and become an assassin at your command! Of course, I can also follow other orders besides killing." ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Deborah suddenly snapped awake upon hearing this, and she cried out, "No! How can you possibly get away with all the evil you’ve done without paying any price at all?" She turned to Aiden, "Mr. Aiden, even if what she says now is true, who knows if she’ll change her mind later. She is such an evil person!"
"I feel the same way, sir. This murderer is not afraid of death herself; her goal is to slowly tempt you into corruption," Veronica said calmly.
The double-identity murderer ignored Veronica and looked directly at Deborah, "You want me to pay the price? If my crimes are judged, I’m certainly doomed to die— and you’ll have to join me in death! As long as I’m alive, you get to play hero! Don’t play innocent after having your way, just ignore me, and you can continue to live your good life!!"
