Bang——
What surprised Angel was that Trissy actually resisted the temptation to use a stand-in and instead used her body to withstand William's punch. She hit the wall hard and knocked all the decorative paintings off the nails. Her beautiful face was Distortion because of Affliction, but her eyes remained firm.
The invisible thread torn by William instantly changed its position, ejecting her like a slingshot, and moved around in the small bedroom. The position she left was covered by the newly generated golden flames in the next second, and the sacred breath suppressed the haze of "Demoness".
Angel hiding in Mirror World has seen Potion Sequence in William. His ability to turn Trissy's escape behavior into approach obviously belongs to " Lawyer", or "Black Emperor" Pathway, and judging from the fact that he can easily reverse "Affliction" Demoness, it is very likely that it is Sequence 5.
I wonder what special qualities he has besides the abilities of "Baron of Corruption", the kind of majesty that makes people want to surrender?
The golden flames are obviously the Fire of Light of "Solar High Priest", which is similar to the "Sun Brooch" ability possessed by Klein. Perhaps it is the effect of William's pocket watch.
While she was watching the fire from the other side, Trissy had returned to the bedroom door while constantly changing positions. The invisible thread was like her other hand, opening the door in an instant and about to get out of the room and retreat to the wider living room.
But with a "click", her thought of opening the door was changed by Tampering to "lock the door and seal this place." Not to mention the door, even the window on the other side was closed, and the entire room became a closed whole.
Another golden flame followed. This time Trissy had no time to dodge, and his body was quickly surrounded by "Fire of Light", burning like a meter-high torch.
Boom——
The flames suddenly exploded, mixed with black Cursed Flame. The delicate body was ignited by the two flames, and in the next second it turned into a short stick covered in flames.
Staff Substitution!
Trissy appeared at the other end of the bedroom, unscathed, and Black Flame flew out from under her skirt, crossing an elegant arc, and rushed towards William. However, under the influence of his "Distortion" ability, it moved erratically like a headless fly, either flying up to the ceiling or hitting the bed, unable to hit directly.
The bedroom seemed to be crumbling under the bombardment of Black Flame, but it maintained the last trace of "closure" and did not transmit any sound or movement.
Seeing that the long-range attack was ineffective, Trissy's face darkened, and a hard Ice Spike condensed in his hand in a ray of blue light. He held it back like a dagger, and quickly stabbed towards William under the pull of the silk thread.
The latter calmly raised one hand and easily blocked Mighty Blow from "Affliction" Demoness. He made a fist with the other hand and hit Trissy on the shoulder with a normal blow.
This seemingly simple punch knocked the opponent away and fell directly on the door. If the concept of "blockade" that he confused was not still effective, I am afraid that the fragile door would have been broken.
No, even Sequence 5 of "Lawyer" cannot have such power and can fend off the full force of Sequence Demoness with his bare hands One blow...Angel has shared combat experience with Klein, who has fought with "Baron of Corruption", and knows that this Pathway is not conducive to close combat.
Unless... She immediately thought of the coat that Trissy and William handed out when they first entered the bedroom, and thought of another rather shameless ability of "Lawyer" Pathway: Bribe.
This ability can be possessed since Sequence 7, and will continue to strengthen with promotion. As long as the target is given a certain thing, it can be money, treasures, or wine glasses, or coats, and then it can weaken and confuse the target.
Obviously, when William entered the bedroom, he had already judged that the woman who deliberately approached him was an enemy, and took advantage of the opportunity of passing the coat to "Bribe" Trissy, weakening her attack and defense!
No wonder, it has been so long since the battle began, and the "disease" that Trissy must have released did not even cause him any discomfort. This may also be related to the "weakening"...
Angel frowned in the mirror and began to consider whether to join the battle and help Trissy, who was at a disadvantage.
The reasons for helping are very good: resolve the battle quickly to avoid being discovered by outsiders; prevent Trissy from losing control due to being seriously injured, or even end up mutated like Megose; even if you are a cooperative identity, you can have a say in the distribution by putting in more effort.
There is only one reason for not helping:
Trissy is still high-spirited and has no intention of calling for help.
The moment she was hit by the door, she adjusted her body posture, her legs touched the door, and the impact was turned into power like a spring, launching herself towards William who was standing next to the bed in the center of the bedroom. Still holding the Frost blade in her hand, she actually activated "Mighty Blow" again.
Even though "Bribe" had shortened the close combat ability between the two, William did not dare to continuously receive such attacks. He turned sideways and tried to avoid Ice Spike, while using "Distortion" to guide Trissy's attacks to the other side.
Just when he was about to escape, Trissy's face, which had been slightly downward and hidden in the shadow of the bangs, suddenly lifted up. The perfect curve outlined by the smooth neck and somewhat round chin made William's heart skip a beat, his lower abdomen felt hot, and he suddenly remembered another battle with his mistress just now.
His thoughts diverged in an instant, and then quickly converged when Spirituality reminded him.
But this moment of hesitation was enough for Distortion to kick Trissy on the other side, and the target was William's knee.
Bang, he was caught off guard and his knees were hit one after another. He felt a sense of weightlessness and fell to the ground top-heavy.
Swish, the Ice Spike in Trissy's hand was thrown like an arrow. At the same time, William's right palm was spread out, and his palm was pointed at Trissy. The figure appeared differentiated, as if there was a transparent Trissy overlapping with him, constantly alternating, as if the two had a strange connection in mysticism.
Poof, the same two muffled sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh were heard, and William's left shoulder was nailed directly to the carpet. Strangely, there was not much blood due to the huge wound.
Trissy, who was attacking him, froze. There was also a huge wound on her left shoulder. Blood was pouring out from under the black dress that exposed half of her shoulder, as if she had been cut by an invisible sharp blade with a scar deep enough to the bone.
But except for the Affliction Distortion on her face, she didn't hesitate at all. Her uninjured hand condensed another Ice Blade, and it fell on William, nailing his other shoulder to the carpet, even if she had to pay the same price for it!
In just a few seconds, the battle situation in the bedroom instantly reversed. Trissy exchanged injuries for injuries, severely injuring William Sykes, who had no substitute ability and was not in outstanding physical condition, and thus ended the battle.
Poof, his shoulders couldn't move, Frost William, which had spread to his neck, spat out a mouthful of almost black blood, and his face turned pale and flushed.
The "disease" in his body finally broke out under the influence of time and injuries.
Seeing that the opponent had lost his fighting power, Trissy slowly knelt down next to William. She was weakened in "Bribe" and was connected to the opponent's body. She suffered the same injury and was almost out of power at this time.
But "Demoness" has the ability to recover from her own injuries. Frost gradually condensed at the wounds on her shoulders, and Black Flame seemed to be pouring out from inside. The flesh and blood grew rapidly in this "injury", and the bleeding slowly stopped. Although it was not as fast as "Flesh Control", such a serious injury that was as deep as the bone could be healed in one day at most.
Watching the other party gradually regain his strength, William's face Distortion turned a little pale due to pain.
Of course, the last straw for him was the figure appearing in the half-length mirror next to him.
There's actually another enemy here all along?
He completely gave up on conserving strength, waited for an opportunity to escape, and collapsed completely.
Angel came to reality from "Mirror World". He looked at Trissy, whose face was pale due to blood loss, but he was working hard to take out Magic Mirror for divination, and said softly:
"I'll do it."
This is quite suspicious of "grabbing the spoils", but the two people determined their responsibilities before the action. Angel only needs to be responsible for monitoring whether anyone else comes to help, while William should be solved by Trissy himself.
Therefore, the latter hesitated for a moment and nodded, put down his Magic Mirror, and recovered from his injuries with peace of mind.
When she came to William, Angel did not take out Magic Mirror. She was not going to use time-consuming and laborious divination, but planned to directly "Spirit Channeling".
Generally speaking, Spirit Channeling is performed on the Spirit Body of the deceased, but when the gap between the two Spirituality and will is too large, "Spirit Channeling" can also be used directly to inquire about the living person.
Angel has been promoted to Sequence 4, and William of Sequence 5 is seriously injured and weak-willed, which is a good target for experimenting with Spirit Channeling, a living person.
Easily entering a semi-meditative state, Angel was lying on the ground in front of him. William, who was seriously injured, showed a weak aura, and Aether Body was dim. He was quickly controlled and synchronized by her, and fell into a state of confusion.
"Who are you?"
Angel tried to ask a simple question first.
"William Sykes."
Just like "Spirit Channeling" with the deceased's Spirit Body, William replied honestly with a dull expression.
After asking a few more simple questions and confirming that William had no ability to resist, Angel quickly got to the point:
"Do you know how your last employer, Earl of Lasting, Edessak Augustus died?"
"I know," William's answer was so straightforward that it surprised the two of them. "On the surface, he was colluding with the cult and raising Demoness. After the incident, he committed suicide out of fear of guilt. But in fact, someone needed to make him shut up completely, so he gave me a few bullets that can annihilate Spirituality and asked me to kill him."
"Did you do it?"
Trissy on the side asked immediately regardless of his injuries.
Fortunately, William had already entered the state of being "Spirit Channeling". He looked sideways at Trissy, shook his head and said:
"It's not me. It's difficult for me to approach His Highness Prince alone, so I handed the bullet to his chief butler Finkel, who will supervise the 'suicide' process."
Upon hearing "suicide", Trissy's beautiful face flashed Distortion, and then returned to normal, but her tense shoulders indicated that her heart was not yet calm.
After looking at her, Angel continued to ask:
"What happened after that? Everyone who knew about it seemed to have perished in the flames. Why did you survive?"
"Everyone who was not at the scene survived. Most of them were sent to other places. I found another job and am now the deacon of the manor... But it seems that someone is following and monitoring me."
Sure enough, the forces behind him couldn't let him go easily, but why didn't they kill him? Could it be, as bait?
Thinking of this, Angel immediately asked:
"Who ordered you and Finkel to kill Edessak?"
This question seemed to touch the secret deep in William's heart, causing some Affliction to appear on his originally dull face. Fortunately, he was seriously injured and was unable to resist. His expression soon became dull and he replied:
"Viscount Stratford, Palace Guard Captain of the royal family, my current employer."
Sure enough, the royal family was directly involved in the "Great Smog" conspiracy, and in order to silence it, they actually killed a Prince... Angel felt that this answer was expected, but he was a little alarmed.
The royal family did not kill William after the incident was completed, but arranged for him to work under Palace Guard Captain. The main purpose was definitely surveillance, but it was also probably to use him as a bait to attract the attention of some people who wanted to investigate in depth.
Then, they sit back and wait!
Thinking of this, Angel no longer hesitated. She quickly ended Spirit Channeling and looked to Trissy aside. The latter also thought of this quickly and began to summon the black Cursed Flame through gritted teeth. She carefully cleaned her own blood on the ground to avoid leaving evidence for people to follow.
But what about William Sykes... Angel looked at William, who was gradually regaining consciousness, knowing that he would not be allowed to live today, but if someone from the royal family carried out Spirit Channeling afterwards, Trissy's identity would be exposed. Although he was disguised, he might be included in the tracking list, which would inevitably cause constant trouble.
Of course, the solution is very simple...
She chuckled lightly, feeling that she had just returned to Backlund for half a month, and it seemed that she had already lost the mentality of Travel for half a year at sea.
Spirituality condensed, and Angel immediately controlled the disease that had gradually worsened in William's body. It was like an invisible hand tightened on his beating heart, causing his heart to stop in a few seconds. His face was filled with panic and confusion, and his whole body collapsed.
Then, she took off "Rose Necklace" from her neck and pressed it directly on William's forehead. The spreading Spirituality poured into the necklace, and three rays of light of different colors emerged from it.
They represent the three souls that have been Grazing, "Desire Apostle", "Judge" and "Wind-blessed".
Without much hesitation, Angel chose the soul of "Judge". A male soul with long and thin cheeks and a face of Affliction roared away silently, and Beyonder Characteristic with bright yellow light quickly gathered next to the necklace.
It belongs to the "Judge" characteristics of Harras who died at the hands of Angel, so Reenactment is in this world.
At the same time, next to Angel, Trissy and William who died of heart disease, an invisible cold wind blew, blowing William's Spirit Body was pulled out from the corpse, and he was sucked into the bright red gem "Rose Necklace" with a desperate howl. An evil and noble black color appeared on the surface of the gem, quickly restrained and disappeared.
She has successfully Grazing this "Mentor of Disorder".