Free Web NovelChapter 649: Chapter 648: Abnormal Entrance Method_1
"The prisoners just now were the last batch, sir," Veronica reported to Aiden.
"Hmm," Aiden nodded, "we still can’t let our guard down. Some prisoners haven’t shown symptoms, and we haven’t found the first spreader of the plague yet. And..."
"The enemy could initiate the next round of plague at any moment," Veronica added softly.
"Correct." Aiden nodded. "Keep an eye on the movements of the prisoners in the jail. Report anything suspicious immediately."
"Sir, if the enemy might attack at any moment, should I..." Veronica asked quietly.
"No need." Aiden cut her off before she could finish.
"Sir, you don’t have to worry, after all, my life is yours..." Veronica insisted.
"Even if we use decoys to exchange appearances, the enemy still has the ability to find the real me," Aiden replied softly. "I understand your intention, don’t worry, trust me, it’s enough to do as we agreed in advance." freewebnovёl.ƈom
’I understand.’ Veronica nodded.
After Veronica left, the phantom of the Goddess of Vengeance appeared beside Aiden.
"Is that girl responsible for executing the details of your plan?" the Goddess of Vengeance asked.
"Yes."
"Aren’t you going to tell me about it?"
"There’s no need. We are currently sharing one body; I will tell you if it’s necessary," Aiden said.
"Is that girl reliable? She doesn’t seem to have much power," the Goddess of Vengeance noted.
"The key is that she is trustworthy, and that quality is more important than anything else. No one among you possesses it," Aiden shook his head. "Frankly, I don’t like bad women."
Whether it was the Goddess of Vengeance or the three Great Witches, they were allies whom he could only somewhat trust by binding them with contracts. Only with Veronica could he fully and directly place his trust.
"Let’s hope your plan is comprehensive enough," the Goddess of Vengeance said, "or it could be the end for all of us."
"I’m more aware of that than you are," Aiden replied.
The "Law" could only be declared once more, "Return" could only be used once and then required several hours before it could be used again, and "Punishment" needed the target to be sensed before it could be used.
What exactly would Mr. Bloodclothes do next... He thought hard, but the result was the same as his previous deliberations — no definite conclusion. After becoming one of the dead and hiding in the shadows, Mr. Bloodclothes had many subtle moves at his disposal.
To hide in the underworld, Mr. Bloodclothes had turned himself into one of the undead. It was a great sacrifice, but it also brought numerous benefits.
Not only was the Goddess of Vengeance unable to sense him anymore, but he could also hide openly in this prison without being affected by the rules of the "Wordless Code".
The domain of the "Without Words Codex" now covers the entire prison, but it cannot extend to the underworld, which belongs to another independent space, only connected to the prison through an entrance and exit.
Moreover, the "Spirit Communication" Divine Power, which creates the underworld, belongs to the "Death" jurisdiction, and the "Wordless Code" cannot directly create rules against jurisdiction.
Of course, the Wordless Code cannot affect the Divine Power itself or the inside of the underworld, but it can affect those within its domain who possess the "Spirit Communication" Divine Power.
Aiden had also tried to force people within his domain to release everyone and everything within their own alternate spaces, but to no effect.
He guessed that there were two possibilities for Mr. Bloodcoat’s condition: one was that Mr. Bloodcoat himself used "Spirit Communication," then replaced himself with a dead person sheltered by the underworld, and then controlled the dead person acting as the deceased from behind the veil of the underworld. Since the dead have no will and cannot open the underworld, Mr. Bloodcoat, who is inside the underworld, is not affected by The Codex. Similarly, trying to use The Codex to force a confession would be the same; as long as Mr. Bloodcoat himself is not affected, he could manipulate the dead person to lie without a change in their expression, all the while being separated by the underworld.
The second possibility is that Mr. Bloodcoat allowed a follower, whose memory was wiped clean, to master "Spirit Communication" and then hid himself in the underworld created by the follower. The follower, having lost their memory, doesn’t know they have the ability to open an underworld.
Aiden suspected the former was more likely, because the latter had too many uncertainties. Even if the follower’s memory was "sacrificed" and they didn’t know their own power, the Divine Power would still be imprinted in their consciousness. Should a capricious moment arise and she uses that power to open the underworld and summon Mr. Bloodcoat, the goddess of revenge would immediately be able to lock onto him.
Moreover, users of the "Spirit Communication" Divine Power exert a certain level of control over the dead bound to their underworld, so without necessity, Mr. Bloodcoat wouldn’t let a memory-lapsed follower affect him.
As for the first possibility, the main issue lies in having a dead person impersonate a prisoner in the jail; there are still differences between a dead body and a living person. The dead lack a healthy complexion, heartbeat, and breath, and their pupils don’t change. If one were to only glance occasionally, it might pass, but with long-term observation, it would undoubtedly be noticed.
That’s why Aiden believed that the bloodline prisoners who had been sent in were the most likely candidates. Mr. Bloodcoat’s sudden increase in creating bloodline cult followers within the Blood Moon Cult and sending them into the prison was probably to provide cover for himself.
Aiden chose to lock up all the bloodline and undead prisoners and closely monitor them. Despite the chaos in the prison due to an unexpected epidemic, the management of inmates would not be slackened.
Let’s try the inverse deduction method, since the next step is elusive, go straight to considering the last step.
Mr. Bloodcoat’s ultimate goal is just one, to kill this term’s "Aiden Galahad," eliminate the hidden danger, and take the "Wordless Code."
His own goal, Aiden Galahad’s, was just as simple — to kill Mr. Bloodcoat.
To kill Mr. Bloodcoat, he must alter the "Wordless Code"’s "No Harm" and "No Deaths" rules, as well as seal away Mr. Bloodcoat’s "Revenge", then have Qiqimora touch Mr. Bloodcoat with the Hand of Oblivion.
Mr. Bloodcoat would likely also be planning, aiming to counterattack the moment those two rules were abolished — with that guy’s penchant for risk-taking, he would almost certainly do so.
As Aiden was thinking this, he suddenly heard rustling noises behind him.
He turned around and felt his cheeks twitch violently.
Cockroaches — an uncountable number of cockroaches poured out from every corner and crevice of doors and windows, rapidly assembling behind him into a mass, then quickly merging and morphing into a vague mass of flesh and blood, growing into the shape of a woman’s body, with pale skin beginning to sprout on this lump of flesh, with the face forming first.
Aiden recognized that face — the Great Witch, Abigail, making her appearance before Aiden in a shocking, unconventional manner.
Abigail began to chant the divine word "Return", with fragments of fabric carried by the swarm of insects rising and covering her body, joining together into a witch’s robe, hiding her freshly grown skin without exposing a single sensitive area.
"Pleased to meet you, Warden," Abigail said expressionlessly as she greeted Aiden.
"...can’t you make an entrance in a slightly more normal way?" Aiden replied, also without expression.
