Malbert showed a hint of surprise on his face, and then an embarrassed smile appeared on his face, "How did you see it?"
"Because I know what kind of person Malbert is - he has designed many conspiracies, but he will hide himself behind the scenes for all the conspiracies. This is a cautious thinking habit, which is his nature and cannot be changed... And you, Kavala, you are just the opposite of Malbert. You always like to take risks personally..."
Li Ang shook his head and said, "You were so anxious, Kavala, that you didn't even have time to see Malbert's final thoughts. If you had not intervened, Malbert might have successfully separated me from Wendy..."
"Oh? You know what I would do?"
What a strange scene. Malbert is using the body of Ares, but his soul is controlled by Kavala.
"After discovering that Alina and I collaborated to deceive people, you will definitely tell a story about 'saving Ares' - as long as Ares is alive, Alina will definitely save him, and Wendy and I will definitely help Alina..."
Li Ang slowly turned around, scanning the people present, and finally stared at Malbert: "I am injured and have difficulty moving, and since Abyssal Codex is involved, then I must only I can ask Wendy to visit Ahuen town. As long as Wendy leaves my side temporarily, no one here can deal with Spirit Body... right?"
"I do think so... but why do you see that I am controlling Malbert?"
Malbert, or Kavala is a little confused.
"Because the target that Malbert wants to deal with is definitely not me, but Alina - he will not be as impatient as you, and his strategies will never be directed towards the target. This is his behavioral habit and his cautious nature... Moreover, he will never talk a lot like you, because he does not need to tell all his experiences."
Li Ang sneered, "But you are not that familiar with Malbert's experience, so you can only retell his memories while 'checking'... But those memories are just him clearing up his thoughts in his mind. You can see Spirit Body's idea, but speaking out all the thoughts seems too wordy... Moreover, you simply failed to discern the final intention of Malbert. You subconsciously mentioned Abyssal Codex, which only you know, and the result was superfluous..."
In fact, it was more than that. What made Li Ang realize that something was wrong was that Malbert directly said the words "I agree this time."
Malbert has been deliberately describing that he has 'never signed a contract with Kavala and will not sell his soul'. This is to show a 'cooperative' attitude and gain the trust of Li Ang.
So he gradually described how he refused the temptation of Kavala step by step. Originally, he would probably let Li Ang help him in the end, and at the same time help Ares - even if Li Ang was not fooled, Alina would be.
Malbert's real goal is actually Alina. He knows Li Ang and knows that Li Ang is not easy to fool. He just wants to create a persona of "never cooperated with Kavala and never sold his soul" so that Li Ang does not doubt his true motives.
As long as you can control Alina and then use Alina to deal with Li Ang, the effect will be much better.
But Kavala is probably used to controlling others. He didn't realize that Malbert was using these seemingly useless experiences to make Li Ang regard him as someone he could cooperate with. He actually controlled Malbert and said directly, "I agree this time"...
In addition, Malbert mentioned the code in the ice cellar - Malbert may have noticed the book on the statue, but at the time he must not have known that it was Abyssal Codex, and there was no need to mention these details.
Only Kavala cares so much about the Code, and only Kavala uses the Code to attract Li Ang...
But then, Kavala probably saw Malbert's final thoughts and discovered that he did not intend to use the code to attract Li Ang's attention, but the person Ares. At this time, he tried to change his words - but it would be very blunt to change his words and change the script at this time.
Malbert smiled bitterly, and then suddenly his whole body trembled and he fell softly to the ground.
"What's wrong with him?"
Alina asked in surprise.
"It seems that Kavala no longer controls Malbert."
Li Ang thought about it and replied, "However, Kavala didn't accomplish anything this time, and he was unwilling to talk to me more... He seems to no longer have the confidence to overcome everything."
After saying that, he took a few steps back, pushed the bookshelf behind Alina sideways, found a chair from behind the bookshelf and sat down - this bookshelf was actually the door of a dark room, with a spacious room behind it.
Bacchus Empire The homes of big aristocrats generally have some kind of mechanism. Livius There is a secret passage in the bedroom, Kairos There is a secret room in the study...
"I have a question... Why does Kavala come to Malbert again and again? Is there anything different about him from others?"
Wendy put away his sword and asked.
"A person who can become Dusk Knight Order Grand Commander in his twenties, a person who has become Dusk Knight Order Grand Commander but is not known to anyone, and also knows some magic... Coupled with his father's Cliff Bay and Lion Knight Order, this kind of strength is the most extraordinary thing. Kavala has found the most powerful people in the entire continent."
Li Ang shook his head and said, "Maltis, Kairos father and son, Malbert, and I... the combined strength of these people can easily conquer Pande Continent. But unfortunately, Kavala always wants to completely control these people... Powerful people are powerful because of their own abilities, but if they are controlled by others, what is the difference from an ordinary soldier?"
"Then what should we do now? Ares and Malbert are still in the same body, and Kavala can control Malbert at any time..."
Alina looked at Ares and asked sadly.
"Let's wait until Malbert wakes up. I think Malbert doesn't want to be controlled either."
Li Ang didn't know what to do. He knew that a living person couldn't kill Spirit Body.
"Don't you need to go to Ahuen to have a look? The ice cellar he mentioned..."
Alina looks a little hesitant.
"Just let Brutus go and have a look, we'd better not go..."
Li Ang looked at Brutus.
Alina nodded, Brutus didn't waste any time, and left directly with Alina's guards.
There were only five people left in the room.
Li Ang, Wendy, Alina, Elina, and Ares who was tied and collapsed to the ground unconscious.
They waited until dawn for Ares's body to wake up again.
But the one who woke up was not Malbert, but Ares.
After seeing Alina, Ares's first reaction was to blush, then turned around and covered his chest in panic.
"Luciana, why am I here... ah, I must be sleepwalking again? Hiss... I have to go back quickly..."
He was only wearing a pair of underwear, and he probably thought he was sleepwalking while sleeping...
This is really like sleepwalking.
It seems that Malbert is telling the truth. Ares does not know the existence of Malbert, and he can regain control of his body as soon as daylight comes.
But Li Ang and Alina still felt that something was wrong - according to the spy leader Cassian, Ares appeared at Imperial Port yesterday afternoon, and it was broad daylight at that time.
Li Ang shook his head, threw his clothes over, and pulled up the screen to cover him.
"Thank you... Your Excellency... Ah, you should be His Majesty Li Ang, right? Thank you..."
Ares began to get dressed carefully, and hurriedly thanked her while doing so.
As the information distributor of the Vipers, it is normal for him to recognize Li Ang.
But halfway through, Ares seemed to be completely awake. He stuck his head out with some confusion and looked around at the layout of the study again.
Then, he saw the coast outside from the window - Kairos's mansion was built on the southeast side of Imperial Port's seaside, not far from the pier. A small beach and reef could be seen from the window.
"This doesn't seem to be my home... this is...Imperial Port?! How could I... how could I have come here!!"
Ares's voice began to tremble.
"Brother, do you often sleepwalk?"
Alina glanced at Li Ang and saw Li Ang shaking her head gently, and she accepted the words very cooperatively.
"Yeah... Ever since I participated in the hypnosis training of the poisonous snakes, I often find myself appearing in other places after waking up..."
Ares smiled bitterly at Alina and said, "This is probably a sequelae of hypnosis training. Many spies have this situation, but my symptoms are more severe - but I have never run so far! I remember I fell asleep at Ahuen, how could I come here overnight!"
Alina and Li Ang looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.
"When did you go to bed last night?"
Li Ang asked.
"Ten o'clock... I fall asleep as soon as ten o'clock comes recently. This should be because I have been practicing self-hypnosis at this time."
Ares answered very neatly.
"So... what day is today?"
Li Ang asked again with a frown.
"It should be September 5th..."
Ares also noticed something was wrong. "What day is it today?"
"Today is September 7th...Ares, have you not woken up in the past two days?"
Li Ang sighed, it seems that Ares's consciousness has been suppressed in the past two days.
In other words, Malbert can suppress the consciousness of Ares at any time, and can also awaken Ares at any time.
"Did I do anything I shouldn't have done in the past two days?"
Ares had already put on his clothes and walked out from behind the screen, asking nervously.
"This is not... hypnotic training... Do all the Viper spies have such symptoms?"
Li Ang suddenly realized something and interrupted.
"Not all people, probably half of them will be like this. This should be because their self-hypnosis ability is not mature enough... The instructor from Shadow Wolf Pack also said that this is a normal phenomenon, but more people in Ahuen suffer from sleepwalking."
Ares nodded towards Li Ang.
He is a gentle and polite nobleman, both in appearance and personality, he is very similar to Justus.
"Alina...Malbert lied. What happened to him is not a coincidence. Maybe the poisonous snakes are just like an undefended empty body after self-hypnosis. The person being controlled is definitely not just Ares. One! If Malbert is regarded as Three Prophets, then the poisonous snakes are the bodies he is looking for, but he cannot brainwash people like Three Prophets, so he found these spies who can train self-hypnosis, and then took advantage of them."
Li Ang turned to Alina and said, "This is probably the way Malbert is trying to deceive us - the poisonous snakes will often pass on information to you. Not only can they often come into close contact with you, but they can also easily use false information to put you in danger."
"What? Something related to me? What Malbert? What is controlled? What is in danger? What are you... talking about?"
Ares is a little flustered, he really doesn't know anything.
"Ares, what happened to you is very complicated..."
Alina quickly and concisely explained to Ares the matter of sharing the same body with Malbert.
"... In other words, I am not sleepwalking, but I have been controlled by others? Most of the entire Viper Army is controlled by others?"
Ares's face suddenly turned white.
"Maybe... yes."
Alina nodded towards him.
Malbert is obviously much smarter than Aigrem or Three Prophets. He does not occupy anyone's body, he is just "coexisting" with Ares and other spies.
He even tried his best not to affect people's normal life during the day - just like a virus that coexists with people...
But just because it is a coexistence state, it is more difficult to deal with - we can't kill all the spies together with Ares, right?
Of course, for now, Malbert is probably still in Ares's body. After all, Wendy, the portable Magic Suppression Tower, has always been here.
"Ares, can you hypnotize yourself now?"
Li Ang thought about it and planned to put Ares into a hypnotic state to see if Malbert would take over the body - to solve the problem, he must communicate with Malbert.
"Yes... but not here, I have to find a place where no one is around..."
Ares nodded, but then looked at Alina and shook his head.
Li Ang glanced at Alina and roughly understood what Ares meant - self-hypnosis requires one to keep one's mind stable, but it seemed that Ares really liked his sister, and when Alina was in front of him, he probably couldn't make up his mind.
So Li Ang took him into the secret room behind the bookshelf, and even pulled the bookshelf back over and covered it up, leaving only a crack in the door for observation.
Anyway, this secret room is a closed space, even if Malbert takes over Ares's body again, it cannot escape.
Alina also understood and stood next to Wendy with Elina, leaving Li Ang to stay in front of the bookshelf and stare.
After a while, Ares became confused, and then opened his eyes suddenly.
"Malbert, is that you?"
Li Ang asked through the crack in the door.
"It's me... Li Ang, I can hear everything you said. Most of your judgments are correct. I did originally plan to use the Viper Force to control Alina, but this idiot Kavala interrupted my plan at a critical moment... You can realize that I am controlled by Kavala. This is really amazing insight."
Malbert didn't talk nonsense, and got straight to the point. "But there is one thing you guessed wrong... It was not me who controlled the Viper Army while they were conducting hypnosis training, but Kavala. I just share the same body with Ares, but the Venom The other members of the Snake Force share their bodies with other Spirit Bodys controlled by Kavala - those Spirit Bodys are all priests of Snake Worship Cult, and Ares's wife is also one of them."
"Then... how to solve this problem?"
Li Ang shook his head. "You don't want to be controlled by him all the time, right?"
"Of course I don't want to... but what can I do? I'm just a puppet now... I'm just a spell-casting carrier found by Kavala! I will be entangled with him just because I know some soul spells."
Malbert also looked helpless. "Li Ang, I actually don't want to deal with you, I just want to live."