The glass greenhouse outside the window reflected the pale the Sun, and the vibrant roses stood out even in the thin mist.
In his bedroom, Duke Negan seemed to have rediscovered the feeling of his youth, riding horses, driving hounds, and chasing wild beasts across the vast lands with his father and elders.
Finally, he reached the summit, and everything around him seemed unusually quiet.
Just then, his mind suddenly went blank, and he felt a burst of pleasure and comfort explode, exploding endlessly without limit or end.
Duke Negan's waist trembled violently, his vision went blank, and his mind went blank.
His heart began to pound violently, as if a Steam boiler under immense pressure was about to explode at any moment, spewing out scalding steam.
If it were an ordinary person or Beyonder physical condition was not strong, they would have suffered a heart attack and brain hemorrhage by now and died on the spot. But Duke Negan survived in the end, only his eyes were glazed over, drool was dripping from the corner of his mouth, and he collapsed weakly toward his lying mistress.
The " Wind-blessed " and the Duke's secretary, who were on guard in the two rooms respectively, simultaneously sensed the abnormality and mysterious aura of the Spirituality. Suddenly, a violent gust of wind enveloped the former, slamming him against the wall and tearing open a large hole with a crash, thus entering the bedroom.
The secretary headed straight for the source of the mystery—the attic of the house!
Along the way, he neither dodged nor avoided, but the decorative vases and other objects in the corridor seemed to have come to life, cleverly avoiding him.
As he leaped and ran up the stairs toward the attic, the wooden floor seemed to rise, as if giving him a helping hand.
In just three or four seconds, the refined, handsome blond young man entered the attic and saw a figure sitting in an old chair.
The figure was covered in a viscous black liquid, like a collection of all the ugly desires and intense emotions deep in the human heart. It was the Greed that was willing to sell the rope that would strangle it, the hunger that would not even spare its own kind, and the unrestrained lust.
This is Devil walking on the ground!
The slender secretary's expression remained unchanged, and she did not launch an attack directly. Instead, she looked at the other person, reached behind her, and politely closed the door.
Bang!
The wooden door to the attic was closed.
The room suddenly felt completely sealed off, as if one could break free without effort and never leave.
In that instant, the concept of "closing the door and sealing the room" seemed to be Tampering into "sealing this place and isolating it from the outside world"!
The " Apostle of Desire " moved; his body swelled and grew larger, sprouting a pair of enormous bat wings that emitted pale blue flames.
One after another, fireballs emanating a strong sulfurous smell took shape and bombarded Duke Negan's blond secretary.
The secretary extended her left hand, which was gloved in white, clenched it tightly, and twisted her wrist slightly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The fireballs no longer followed the principles of straight lines or parabolas, but scattered wildly in all directions, so chaotically that they resembled the irregular motion of tiny particles, as proposed by a botanist. Some of them slammed into the walls, some hit the ceiling, some landed beside the frail secretary, and some even retreated, nearly injuring the " Apostle of Desire " himself.
The entire attic was a mess, with broken and charred marks everywhere, and even the house shook twice.
However, the mysterious power or the Tampering rules that "seal" this place have not yet been broken. The surrounding walls, old wooden doors, and dusty roof are only teetering on the brink of collapse, but they have never actually fallen.
The " Apostle of Desire " was neither discouraged by the previous failed attempt, nor panicked by the fact that the other party's emotions were calm and desires were restrained, making them uncontrollable and uncatalyzable. Suddenly, a magma-like fiery red flared up in his coffee-colored eyes, coalescing into the shape of a blonde secretary, and he uttered a Devil Language word filled with filth and stench:
"Die!"
Almost simultaneously, the secretary wearing gold-rimmed glasses narrowed her pupils, opened her left fist, and pointed her palm at the " Apostle of Desire."
Suddenly, his figure split into two: one was the refined and slender man himself, and the other was a shadow covered in the black liquid of "desire." The two quickly alternated and sometimes overlapped.
"Die!"
The Words of Filth echoed in the attic. The secretary groaned and took two steps back.
The fragmented figure then vanished, and large patches of rust-red marks immediately appeared on his body and face, as if he had become an iron man left in a damp place for many years.
Cough, cough, cough! He coughed violently, spitting out clumps of blood that had congealed and were covered in rust.
The marks on his body then slowly shook off.
Cough cough cough!
The " Apostle of Desire " was also coughing, coughing up clumps of rusty blood that had condensed, and the thick black liquid covering his body thinned out considerably.
The effect of his Words of Filth seemed to have been partially transferred to the Duke Negan's own body by his secretary!
Inside the bedroom.
The " Wind-blessed " helped Duke Negan to his feet and kicked the beautiful mistress aside to prevent her from being an accomplice of the attackers.
The reason he didn't help the secretary was because he knew very well that he had only one duty: to protect Duke Negan!
In similar situations, one must be wary of having more than one enemy!
At this point, Duke Negan had recovered slightly, but despite his considerable strength, he was still weak in the limbs, his body felt empty, and his spirit was low, making it impossible for him to use his extraordinary abilities.
He gestured for the " Wind-blessed " to remove the conch shell necklace from his neck and bring the object to his mouth.
Duke Negan took a breath and blew it out sharply, into the tiny conch shell covered in strange patterns.
Splash!
The deep sound of the tide spread out, rushing swiftly towards the Saint Samuel Cathedral.
"At His Excellency the Archbishop's speed, he'll be here soon!" " Wind-blessed " reassured him, then, carrying Duke Negan on his back, approached the window and leaped down.
He was to meet up with the Duke's Guard outside, who included two or three Low-Sequence Beyonder.
Duke Negan said breathlessly:
"Catch it, you must catch it alive, or a spirit..."
I need to know who it is!
Last time it was the pirate general Qilangos who came to assassinate him, and this time it was a powerful stranger at Sequence 5. Duke Negan asked himself if he had recently developed a relationship with anyone to this extent of being irreconcilable, so he was particularly angry and resentful.
He wants to find out who's behind this and use all his resources to tear them apart!
All of this depends on finding clues from the assassin.
Seven or eight seconds later, most of the Duke's guard rushed over, surrounding Pallas Negan and the " Wind-blessed " in the middle, in front of the garden.
"Wait here and be on guard against the enemy," the Wind-blessed commanded.
According to normal procedure, he should protect the Duke and get him away from the assassination scene as soon as possible to the safe haven of the Saint Samuel Cathedral. However, he was unsure if there were any other enemies and feared an ambush on the way. Most importantly, he worried about missing out on reinforcements from " The Songster of God," Ace Snake, and thus falling into an even more dangerous situation.
One second, two seconds, three seconds... Time continued to pass, the house trembled from time to time, and the battle inside seemed to have entered a white-hot stage.
"Why hasn't the archbishop arrived yet?" Duke Negan asked, slightly flustered, as he regained his breath.
Given their flight speed, they should be arriving soon, but the mist in the direction of the Saint Samuel Cathedral shows no sign of dissipating.
The " Wind-blessed " was on high alert and hesitated before speaking:
"Perhaps, perhaps the archbishop, the archbishop..."
He ultimately did not mention the possibility that the archbishop was not at the Saint Samuel Cathedral.
Just then, the Duke Negan's beautiful mistress walked to the window of the second-floor bedroom, her eyes filled with a wistful, melancholic smile.
Immediately afterwards, she jumped down, deliberately landing headfirst on the concrete ground.
Bang!
After a sickeningly loud sound, a large crack appeared on that beautiful head, and blood gushed out.
She rolled helplessly a few times before finally landing face up.
Her eyes completely lost focus, her frozen expression filled with madness and fear.
Upon witnessing this scene, many members of the Duke's Guard were overcome with fear.
Even Duke Negan himself felt on the verge of a breakdown, given Archbishop Snake's prolonged absence.
"Go! Get out of here!" he shouted instinctively, weakened.
" The Wind-blessed " was just congratulating himself on not having hesitated and kicking the mistress away first, otherwise the Duke might have been killed on the spot. At this moment, upon hearing the terrifying order, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Inside the attic, the " Apostle of Desire " engaged in fierce battle suddenly liquefied, transforming into numerous black shadows that scurried around the floor.
Having thus evaded the blonde secretary's attack, he reformed in another direction.
Then, he looked at the enemy, raised his right arm, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"No!" The blonde secretary's eyes immediately turned red.
In an instant, the " Apostle of Desire " clenched his fist.
Outside the luxurious house, Duke Negan's terror exploded, shooting straight to his brain, drilling into his blood vessels, and covering his nerves.
He heard the sound of something breaking, and felt a warm sensation on the back of his head.
Meanwhile, several members of the Duke's Guard panicked and raised their specially made revolvers or rifles, firing wildly toward the center.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
" Wind-blessed " acted first, grabbing Duke Negan and rolling to the ground. Sharp, knife-like invisible winds suddenly appeared, severing the throats of the guards.
Thump, thump, the guards clutched their throats and slowly collapsed to the ground in the oozing blood, while Duke Negan's body twitched a few times before falling still.
He was killed by his own fear.
If he weren't Sequence 6 Beyonder, his fear could have torn him to pieces.
Of course, if he hadn't become extremely weak, he wouldn't have experienced such intense emotions, and even if he had, it wouldn't have led to his immediate death.
But there are no "what ifs" in this world. The Conservative Party leader, the largest landed nobleman after the King, the brother of the current Prime Minister, Sequence 6 Beyonder, a truly important figure, Duke Pallas Negan, died just like that.
The roses in the nearby glass greenhouse are still in full bloom.
Inside the attic, the blonde secretary clearly sensed something and could no longer control her emotions.
His mind went blank, and he ran anxiously outside, opening the door to the sealed room himself.
Two seconds later, he realized what was happening and turned around again, but the figure covered in black liquid and the briefcase in the corner had already disappeared.
The " Apostle of Desire " quickly left the villa, evacuating the scene according to the predetermined route.
Just then, a dense, blood-red ocean seemed to appear before his eyes.