Chapter 144
However, what Cyno didn't know was that no sooner had he left Sumeru City than another "Cyno" stepped into Sumeru City.
"Hmm? Cyno, didn't you just go out? Why are you back?"
The Disciplinary Officer had just seen Cyno off at the entrance was somewhat puzzled when he saw Cyno return.
"I forgot to take care of some things, so I came back to take care of them before I go."
"I see. Then you can go ahead with your work."
The Disciplinary Officer did not suspect Cyno.
Meanwhile, Cyno walked openly into Sumeru City and, under the watchful eye of the Disciplinary Officer, walked up with a gray-haired desert mercenary.
239. The Grand Sage is assassinated; the scene is sealed off.
The Akademiya, the core institution of Sumeru City, saw its Grand Disciplinary Officer, [Cyno], push open the door and enter. The Thirty-Three Group mercenaries guarding the door were not surprised by [Cyno's ] actions; as the Grand Disciplinary Officer, his status was far higher than that of them, the mercenaries.
However, what intrigued the mercenaries was that behind [Cyno] was a mercenary from a Fatui.
Theoretically speaking, the Akademiya prohibits desert mercenaries from entering because they are ostracized by the Akademiya. However, given [Cyno's ] status, they dare not ask. Do important figures need to explain themselves to them?
What are we doing here?
Alhaitham followed behind [Cyno], disguised as a desert mercenary, wearing an eye patch and a desert mercenary outfit, so no one in the Akademiya recognized him.
"We've come to the Akademiya to do things, of course. For example, how about killing the Grand Sage?"
[Cyno] replied indifferently, Alhaitham quickly refused.
"No, even if you want to become the god of Sumeru, killing the Grand Sage right away will cause chaos in Sumeru."
"Oh? Is that what you think?"
"That's right. The Grand Sage is the leader of the scholars of the Akademiya. As you said before, you need enough manpower to rule Sumeru, and the Grand Sage is actually the most suitable person to do so."
Alhaitham didn't want Li Yue to go on a killing spree in the Akademiya. He already knew that Li Yue had turned him into a wanted criminal through this method. If Li Yue killed the Grand Sage in the appearance of Cyno, then Cyno, the Grand Disciplinary Officer, would definitely become a wanted criminal as well.
Although Li Yue's goal was to make Cyno a wanted criminal, at least in Alhaitham's opinion, the Grand Sage shouldn't be dead.
Unaware of what the Grand Sage had done or what he was doing at the moment, Alhaitham had an innate desire to protect Grand Sage.
"I see. According to what you said, the Grand Sage is indeed the most suitable person to join our team, but unfortunately, he doesn't think highly of him."
Li Yue shook her head and refused outright.
So you've set your sights on me and Cyno, right?
Alhaitham was speechless.
"So you're going to kill the Grand Sage?"
"Since you've said that killing the Grand Sage will cause chaos in Sumeru, then of course I'll go and kill him."
"Hmm? World?"
Why do we still need to kill him? Didn't we already say that killing the Grand Sage would cause chaos in Sumeru?
No, only by killing the Grand Sage and causing chaos in Sumeru will there be a greater chance for him to take the throne!
Because the Grand Sage is now the most prestigious person in Sumeru, the so-called Dendro Archon has never appeared. Many people in Sumeru don't even know about the existence of the Lesser Kusanali, they only know the Grand Sage Grand Sage, who is essentially the god of Sumeru.
So that's it. What he wanted was to take the position of the Grand Sage!
Alhaitham felt he had a basic understanding of Li Yue's thoughts.
"Let's go, the Grand Sage's office is upstairs."
Li Yue led Alhaitham deep into the Akademiya. Along the way, the students of the Akademiya Cyno avoided him upon seeing Cyno, fearing that he would cause them trouble. Being found by the Grand Disciplinary Officer meant that they would be in big trouble. Coupled with the previous rumors about Cyno, even scholars who had not committed any crimes could not help but feel scared when they saw Cyno and tried their best to avoid him.
This situation, in turn, allowed Li Yue to enter the Akademiya more easily.
As for Alhaitham, who was following along, he couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw that none of the scholars, scribes, or Disciplinary Officer around him stepped forward to stop him or even ask him any questions.
And so, the two easily arrived at the depths of the Akademiya, and even took Teyvat's magical elevator all the way to the office of the contemporary Grand Sage, Azar.
"Cyno? What are you doing here, and you even brought a desert mercenary with you?"
Grand Sage Azar sat in his luxurious office chair and was immediately surprised to see Cyno and Alhaitham coming up in the elevator. Cyno wasn't the type to come to him for no reason.
"Azar, I need to talk to you."
"What is it?"
Since [Cyno] took the initiative to say that he had something to do, Azar naturally had to respond. As a Great Grand Sage, he was the leader of the scholars, while Cyno was the Grand Disciplinary Officer, the leader of the Disciplinary Officer. Theoretically, they were still of the same rank, except that the Grand Sage was of a slightly higher status.
"I'd like to borrow something from you."
[Cyno] stepped forward.
"What do you need to borrow?"
Azar was puzzled as to why Cyno would borrow something from him. Seno's power as the Grand Disciplinary Officer was among the highest in Sumeru City. What else did he need to borrow from him?
"I want to borrow your head Azar!"
After saying that, [Cyno] took out his Staff of Scarlet Sands and charged towards Azar.
"What!"
Azar was startled and reflexively tried to lean back to avoid it, but he didn't remember that he was sitting in a chair. He slammed the back of his head into the chair and could only stand there watching as the tip of Cyno's gun got closer and closer.
Choke--
A green, single-edged, one-handed sword blocked the spear tip.
"Alhaitham, you have disappointed me greatly."
Stopped, [Cyno] coldly looked at Alhaitham, then flicked his spear, deflecting Alhaitham's sword and removing Alhaitham blindfold, revealing his true face.
"I'm sorry, the Grand Sage cannot die."
Although his identity was exposed, Alhaitham responded indifferently, saying he wanted to join Li Yue's team as an undercover agent, but he still couldn't bear to watch the Grand Sage be killed by Li Yue.
"Are you Alhaitham?"
At this moment, Azar realized the true identity of the mercenary in front of him.
"Grand Sage, run! I will stop him here."
After a difficult decision, Alhaitham decided to stay behind and stop Li Yue so that Azar could leave.
"I understand. You must hold him off!"
Azar immediately stood up from his seat and ran towards the exit. Although Li Yue had come up via elevator, there wasn't just one exit; there was another one leading to other places. Azar quickly fled towards that exit.
Alhaitham watched Azar leave and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Looking at Li Yue, who was not giving chase, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"It seems you're not planning to pursue it because you think you've already achieved your goal of framing Cyno?"
"No, I don't need to chase after it."
Li Yue smiled slightly at Alhaitham.
"Because the Grand Sage Azar has never left this place from the very beginning."
Click—
Alhaitham's vision suddenly shattered, his original field of vision completely changed, and the Grand Sage Azar, who should have escaped, was lying on the ground, with two weapons stuck in his chest, a spear and a one-handed sword.
Clearly, these two are the weapons of Cyno and Alhaitham.
Even more coincidentally, at that moment, someone got on the elevator. The Grand Sage's assistant walked out of the elevator and was stunned when he saw Cyno, Alhaitham, and the Grand Sage's corpse on the ground.
240. The Doctor Appears
The Grand Sage's assistant reacted quickly. Upon seeing the Grand Sage's body, he immediately restarted the elevator's downward motion and took control of the elevator to leave the Grand Sage's office.
She was still shouting as she went down to collect the recyclables.
"The Grand Sage has been assassinated!"
"Oh dear, we were seen. What a pity. I thought we could do it without anyone noticing."
[Cyno] speaks with a regretful tone.
But Alhaitham showed no regret; his expression was very serious.
"How did you do that?"
What do you mean?
"I clearly saw the Grand Sage leave, so why did it turn out like this?"
Alhaitham looked at the Grand Sage on the ground. The Grand Sage was now completely dead, lying motionless on the ground with two weapons stuck in his chest. His face was full of terror, and his eyes were wide open, indicating that he never expected that someone would assassinate him in his office before he died, and that the person who assassinated him was even the Grand Disciplinary Officer!
"It's just an illusion."
Li Yue transformed back into Aizen's appearance and adjusted her glasses.
"What exactly are your abilities?"
Alhaitham stared at Li Yue, feeling somewhat frightened. He hadn't realized at all that he was being completely controlled by the other party's illusion. This was terrifying.
"Don't be afraid, Alhaitham. Although I am very disappointed by your sudden betrayal, I have faith in your abilities, so you can still continue to serve under me. Anyway, the Grand Sage is already dead, and others have seen you and Cyno kill him together. Now, serving me is the only path you can take, isn't it?"
As Li Yue spoke, she drew the Enma's Blade from her waist and slashed at the air.
"Alright, now it's time for us to retreat. After all, the mission to kill the Grand Sage is complete, and we should leave."
As they spoke, Enma's Blade had already spotted a Portal.
"The power of space..."
As Alhaitham watched Li Yue demonstrate yet another new ability, he felt even more troubled.
Li Yue has already demonstrated four abilities: the power of transformation, control of trees, illusion, and space. These abilities are already difficult to deal with individually, but they are concentrated in one person, making them even more difficult to solve!
"Let's go, Alhaitham, we should retreat."
The elevator has restarted. Clearly, the Grand Sage's assistant who went down has already passed on the message, and the mercenaries of the Thirty-Three Group should be on their way up now.
Alhaitham glanced at the Grand Sage on the ground. The two weapons on the Grand Sage's chest were gone, but two obvious wounds remained. After taking a deep breath in frustration, Alhaitham followed Li Yue into the Portal and disappeared from the Grand Sage's office.
After the two left, the mercenaries arrived at the office, only to find the corpse of the Grand Sage Azar.
"Has the person who killed the Grand Sage been identified?"
"It's confirmed, it's Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno and Secretary Alhaitham!"
The Grand Sage is dead!
The news quickly spread throughout the entire Sumeru City.
The Grand Sage Azar died in his office, and the assassins were the Grand Sage Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno and the Scribe Alhaitham!
As everyone knows, Alhaitham was just put on the wanted list this morning, and the person who issued the warrant for Alhaitham's arrest is none other than the Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno.
But why has it turned into the Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno and the Scribe Alhaitham assassinating the Grand Sage together? Why is that?
The people of Sumeru City were filled with doubt.
However, it was clear that no one would answer everyone's questions. The only news coming from the Akademiya was that the Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno and the Scribe El had killed the Grand Sage Azar, but they didn't know why.
After killing the Grand Sage Azar, the two disappeared without a trace, and no one knew where they went. They were nowhere to be found in the entire Sumeru City.
The death of the Grand Sage caused some chaos in Sumeru City, but it did not lead to complete chaos.
Because below the Grand Sage, there are six Sages, who each lead one of the six schools within the Akademiya. After the death of the Grand Sage Azar, these six Sages took over the main affairs of the Akademiya.
However, not all of these six sages could participate, because some of them had already been imprisoned by the Grand Sage.
The reason they were detained was because they were to carry out a special plan that did not allow any opposition to interfere with them.
"What happened? Why did the Grand Disciplinary Officer kill Azar?!"
"And what about that Alhaitham? He actually joined Cyno in assassinating Azar. Why is that?"
On the top floor of the Palace of Wisdom, in the office of the Grand Sage Azar, the sages gathered together discussing the matter of the Grand Sage's murder.
"Hmph, who knows what that guy Cyno is thinking all day long? He blocked my previous research."
"Could it be because he found out about what we're doing?"
"Impossible. We completely excluded him when we were making preparations. He couldn't possibly know. To prevent him from finding out, we even put those two guys under house arrest."
"So why did he kill Azar, especially in Azar's office? This doesn't seem to fit Cyno's usual way of doing things."
"Azar is dead, and Cyno is wanted. There's no point in saying anything about these things now. We should be more concerned about whether our plan can continue than about Cyno."