Chapter 811 - 811 811 Night

Chapter 811: Chapter 811 Night Chapter 811: Chapter 811 Night Han Dong and the others were unaware that their “Perfect Replicas” were being secretly created.

A targeted conspiracy was brewing.

Just as Han Dong had anticipated, even if they could withstand the mental erosion from the palace, it wouldn’t affect the Lord’s plan.

Fortunately, Han Dong had made some discoveries at the banquet; otherwise, it would have been difficult to make any progress in the remaining day.

…

Burp~

After consuming a meal for two, Han Dong belched loudly as he headed back to his room.

Vino, who had watched Han Dong enjoy the meal the entire time, also hurriedly removed her Mask and stuffed herself with the beef jerky and biscuits she carried with her.

Next, the four-person squad sat down together for some discussion on the current stage.

“The Lord must be aware of our special trait of being unaffected by mental erosion,”

However, the Lord still allowed us to rest for a day.

It seems that his fundamental plan does not require ‘Mental Control’ of us but has some other objective.

Do you have any deductions about this matter, or perhaps you could talk about important discoveries from the banquet.”

Han Dong was the first to pose the question, planning to leave the information on the ‘entity’ he glimpsed for the end.

Knight Charlie stroked his balding head while discussing the ability the Lord showcased at the banquet:

“‘Rule Erasure'”

Though the level of ‘Ancestor Return – Demon’ is rather high, such a level of Power shouldn’t be present in him.

If it’s truly possible to ‘directly erase matter’, then that must be a domain only accessible to ‘Mythic Bodies,’ or even higher beings.”

Han Dong quickly interjected:

“Could it be… That diner seemed to be ‘erased’.”

But could it actually have been some form of Spatial Transfer, transporting him to another dimension? Is that possible?”

Charlie nodded, “Yes, the likelihood of ‘Spatial Transfer’ is high.

As I mentioned earlier, this City feels extremely discordant to me, as if it’s forged… Perhaps beneath the ‘skin’ of the city lies the real Perugia City.

The diner who was ‘erased’ might have been taken to the actual city.”

“Hmm, let’s hold on to that speculation for now, and I will talk about the information I glimpsed at the banquet.

The ‘Lord’ who attended the meal is not the real entity.

The true form I glimpsed, while exhibiting the traits of ‘Ancestor Return,’ did not reveal the most crucial thing—that is, [Individual Consciousness].

My Demon Eye can effectively discern the living from the dead.

Knight Charlie controls each puppet, all endowed with Souls and self-awareness.

But in the body of the Lord, I only saw those indescribable primordial forms, indeed belonging to an Ancestor Body’s flesh.

However, I did not catch a glimpse of the self-consciousness controlling this Body.

I suspect that the true Lord has achieved further sublimation at the bodily level, or perhaps obtained a stronger Body… As such, this original Ancestor Body serves as a ‘puppet,’ participating in various activities and banquets in Perugia City, meeting everyone.”

“How certain are you that this is not the true body?”

“If it was only the Little Demon Eye doing the probing, I’d be thirty percent certain.

But such probing is obviously rude; if the Lord’s main consciousness was present, my prying would surely be noticed.

My impolite action, however, did not provoke the Lord’s anger.

Therefore, my deductions are highly likely to be correct.”

“Not bad!”

Charlie gave a high appraisal. Although he had recognized his junior’s abilities early on, Han Dong’s performance made him look at him with new respect.

However, the above series of deductions only touched upon [the nature of Perugia City and the Lord].

Regarding [the underlying scheme], it was still impossible to deduce anything from any angle.

“Since the clues we have in hand can’t lead to any deductions, let’s all take a rest for the day,”

“Tomorrow we will go to the Art Gallery with the Lord, where he might expose some details of his conspiracy.

“Despite his composed facade, we can’t rule out the possibility that he will target us in secret… During this time tonight, everyone must avoid acting alone.”

“Mm.”

Just like that.

At nine in the evening, the discussion ended, and Dumps and Knight Charlie returned to their bedrooms.

Tonight, they had to stay in the palace bedrooms, which were extremely dangerous.

The previous Count had suffered indescribable mental erosion during his stay and barely resisted it with the help of Blood Brew.

Han Dong conducted another thorough check of the bedroom.

Only after ensuring there were no issues did he allow Vino to move freely within the bedroom.

“Thank you…”

When it was just the two of them, Vino’s cheeks were slightly flushed.

Throughout today’s banquet, Han Dong’s constant care had nurtured a deeper sense of dependence in Vino’s heart.

“I am naturally adept at dealing with contamination and mental erosion.

“Vino, you are far stronger than me when it comes to killing Demons… I’m already grateful that you, as a ‘Fighting Nun,’ were willing to stand up and support this highly dangerous infiltration mission.

“I estimate that once we reveal the secrets of this city and the true conspiracy of the Lord, there is a high possibility they will ‘not play fair’ and will engage us in open conflict, breaking the contract we signed earlier.

“When that time comes, the Expeditionary Army troops might not be of any help, and we’ll have to rely on the four of us to break out.

“Your ‘Holy Flame’ will be a major asset in our escape,”

Before Vino could respond,

the Scarlet Count once again appeared forcibly, with his “head in Dog Mouth,” making a raucous fuss:

“Hey! We agreed you’d just come in to take a look and avoid conflict.

“How come… Nicholas, are you actually thinking of going to war with the Ancestor Body with your little squad of four? Are you seeking death? Do you think that just because you can withstand the mental attacks of the palace that you can take on the entire City of Fallen?

“We’ll talk after you survive tonight.

“Nicholas, you always think too highly of yourself, just like when you recklessly started that Land Deed War with me.

“And when you crossed the military ranks and went into Scarlet Manor alone to face me, the Count.

“Arrogance leads to destruction.”

“Oh… then why did I win?”

“Get lost!”

“Haha… Don’t worry, Count.

“I know my limits. I won’t start a war, unless this Lord gets restless.”

“You better watch yourself; otherwise, the next time this Lord holds a banquet, the main course might be your flesh and blood.”

The banter with the Count ended.

Perhaps because he had eaten too many ‘strange foods’ today,

or perhaps it was the Fallen miasma he picked up on the way into the city, scattered along the streets,

Han Dong’s body was exuding a smell of Mr. Ollie.

Moreover, due to the strong adaptability of his Body Trunk, it even pushed out foul and sticky impurities through his pores.

“Let’s take a bath… You should join me, Vino.”

Han Dong had no other intention when he said this.

It was simply out of consideration for being in the palace, where the two should act together as much as possible to avoid being targeted individually by the Lord.

“Huh? What did you say?”