The 30-meter-long lightsaber pierced through the door directly.
But there was no sound of flesh being cut, only the unique sound of cloth being torn.
Stab it!
Rags and sawdust were flying.
That figure appeared again.
The other party was standing about 5 meters away from the door of the ward and clapped his hands lightly.
clap clap.
Amidst the crisp applause, there was a hint of admiration in the dark corridor.
"As expected of Master Jason the Ship Cutter."
"Such a serious injury, but still so vigilant."
The other party's voice was frustrating, with a unique accent.
It wasn't born that way.
but to cover up.
Use intonation and pauses to disguise the original voice.
Step, step.
Footsteps sounded from the ward, and Jason's tall figure wrapped in bandages appeared at the door of the ward.
click.
Jason raised his hand and pressed the light switch on the wall.
Immediately, the light from the bulb dispelled the surrounding darkness, stretching Jason's figure to a limit, covering the floor in front of the uninvited guest.
This was originally where the opponent stood.
When the switch rang, the other party started to back away.
Obviously, the other party didn't want to be discovered.
"Is it necessary to cover up?"
Jason stood at the door of the ward, looking into the darkness with piercing eyes.
These eyes seem to have seen through the true face in the darkness.
But the uninvited guest didn't think so.
"Of course it is necessary."
"I don't like being in front of the stage."
"It's been that way since many years ago."
The other party let out a chuckle.
"many years ago?"
"Before becoming Edward's butler? Or after becoming Edward's butler?"
"Mr Fendert."
Jason said lightly.
The voice was calm, but it was like thunder.
There was a quick breath in the darkness.
Even if it is fleeting, it is impossible to hide it for the two of them at this moment.
There was silence for about a second. The uninvited guest in the darkness did not avoid the light any more. The other party took a step forward and walked to the place where the light could shine.
A familiar face came into Jason's eyes.
No tuxedo, white gloves and pocket watch.
However, the gray hair is still meticulously taken care of.
Cooperating with the black hunting suit, Fendilt in front of him has a more aggressive feeling.
Especially when Fendert looked at Jason.
The gentle gaze in memory has long since become as sharp as a sword.
"When did you find out?"
Fendilt asked in a deep voice.
The decree lines are deep in it, making the opponent's face sharper.
"just."
Jason answered.
"just?"
"Is it because of the last 'strangeness' of that 'apostle' that made you aware of my existence?"
Fendert frowned.
He didn't quite believe that Jason could find such a 'strangeness'.
Although such 'strangeness' really exists, it is almost impossible to 'discover', because it involves a lot of 'ritual' power.
Not only his aim at the 'Apostle', but also his cover-up of himself.
More importantly, the two complement each other.
It is the kind of 1+1>2.
If Jason could really discover him in this state, then it would be impossible for him to succeed in the layout, and he would have been discovered long ago.
"I fought with the 'Apostle', and I discovered its 'strangeness', but I'm not sure that the 'strangeness' was done by you, I can only be sure that someone is playing tricks."
Jason said matter-of-factly.
This made Fendilt even more curious.
Even the old butler had such a curious look on his face.
The sharpness weakened under such curiosity.
"When was that?"
"You didn't say it was when I pushed the door?"
The old housekeeper asked with a smile.
Under such a smile, the sharpness that was already weakened completely disappeared.
"I have a habit of thinking, remembering."
"Whenever something important happens, I think and recall what happened recently."
"Although most of the time, there is no gain, but occasionally there is still gain."
"And just after waking up, I also habitually thought and recalled, and then, I thought of it unconsciously..."
"Edward."
Jason slowly said the name of this "Cherry City" who used to be famous, and could even be said to be the king of "Cherry City".
Facing the former employer and server, the old butler kept smiling and didn't say a word. He just stood there, quietly waiting for Jason to continue.
"How did Edward get the 'mysterious side' power?"
"The records are very vague, no one knows what's going on."
"It can only be roughly inferred that after dissipating the family wealth, he obtained similar 'mysterious side knowledge'."
Jason relayed the information he had received earlier.
"What's wrong?"
"What's wrong?"
The old butler asked in a suspicious voice.
"Of course not!"
"'Mysterious side knowledge' is difficult to obtain, even if we, as 'mysterious side people', want to obtain the corresponding knowledge, it is very difficult."
"And how difficult would it be for an ordinary person?"
"At first I guessed, but there was also a little ignorance—as a 'mysterious person', I unconsciously ignored the real difficulty until I saw Bolun."
Jason said, adjusting his stance.
He changed from standing upright to leaning against the door frame with his shoulders in his arms.
"Purun is the most gifted type of person I've ever met."
"Also, very smart."
"The economic strength is also the top group."
"Compared with Edward, except for the slightly inferior economic strength, the rest is much higher, but even so, the process of Bolun's acquisition of 'mysterious side knowledge' is extremely tortuous."
"Even, to a certain extent, without my help, it would be difficult for Bolun to obtain the 'mysterious side knowledge'."
When Jason talked about the young man Bolun, his tone was very appreciative.
"What if it's luck?"
"The wave wheel is out of luck."
"Edward was lucky."
The old housekeeper refuted with some disapproval.
"Luck is also relative."
"Also, from a probabilistic point of view, Bolun's luck should be better."
Jason shook his head.
"What's the reason?"
The old housekeeper asked.
"opportunity!"
"Edward lived in an era when the 'mysterious side' was not really open to the public, but Bolun caught up with the 'mysterious side' and entered the field of vision of ordinary people."
"Under such a premise, who is more likely to obtain the 'mysterious side knowledge'?"
Jason asked back, but the words did not stop, he continued: "So, Edward should have obtained the 'mysterious side knowledge' through 'acquaintances', of course in the most normal way he recognized, for example: the old butler discovered Something special."
"Um."
"Edward has many acquaintances."
"There are more people who are close."
"I?"
"It's not the first choice."
"Why are you so sure it's me?"
The old butler nodded first, and then continued to ask his own doubts.
"Because I saw you kill people."
"Facing the killer sent by Pang Er, your clean and neat approach is still fresh in my memory, especially when you have maintained a polite posture before, such a contrast and sense of contradiction make me inexplicably familiar. some guys."
"And these guys?"
"Each one is a 'Viper'-like character."
"Cold-blooded, vicious and cunning."
"At that time, I had a little bit of doubt."
As Jason said, he raised his head and looked at the smiling old housekeeper.
"What do you suspect?"
The old housekeeper asked.
"I wonder if you are acting!"
"Have you already discovered my peeping!"
"In other words, no matter who is peeping, you need to lead him to 'Edward'—Edward is the bait you throw out to attract attention, and get away and hide behind the scenes."
Crack, clap!
The old butler applauded again.
There was admiration on his face.
"As expected of the 'Ship Cutter'."
Compared with the perfunctory compliments before, this time the old housekeeper's compliments were much more real.
"So, am I doing too much?"
"My arrangement made you suspect me instead."
"You can probably guess what happened after that?"
asked the old housekeeper.
"I can probably guess."
"You are always for the 'Apostle', right?"
"You need the 'Apostle' to come."
Jason nodded.
"I'm not a believer!"
The old housekeeper emphasized a sentence.
"Of course you are not."
"A person who arranges such a 'game' is not something that simple believers can do. You let the 'Apostle' come because you need the power of the 'Apostle'."
"It's no different from those greedy guys."
"The only difference may be that your ambition is much greater than theirs."
Jason said, shaking his nose.
There was no familiar 'fragrance', so he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
"You seem disappointed?"
The old butler was very concerned about this sigh.
"You don't know that the arrival of the 'Apostle' is only 5 minutes away?"
Jason asked.
Suddenly, coldness appeared in the old housekeeper's eyes.
"Those guys only have belief in that unknown 'god' in their minds, and they don't have any more 'information' at all. I cut open several heads, but couldn't find what I wanted."
"Coincidentally, there were some conditions on the 'ground' at that time."
"Some 'intruders' have appeared."
"At that time they were still very far away and very blurry."
"But from my point of view, it's an opportunity."
"So I 'acquired' the identity of Fendert, I appeared beside 'Edward', and I just 'guided' that fool to walk on my stage."
"What happened after that?"
"It's about the same as you guessed."
"But have you thought about one thing?"
The old butler laughed again.
"What?"
Jason asked back cooperatively.
"Why am I talking to you here about these completely useless things?"
"I'm wasting time!"
As the old butler said, he raised his right hand, pressed his thumb on his middle finger, his ring finger and little finger bent naturally, and his index finger stood up, making a gesture like 1.
But it is different from ordinary people's cognition!
One by one complicated 'tufuyu' began to appear at his fingertips.
Then, more 'Tufuyu' appeared at his feet.
The Tufuyu on the fingertips and under the feet glowed red almost at the same time.
As the two echoed each other, an inexplicable force shrouded the entire ward.
Naturally, Jason was also within this range.
After doing all this, the old butler spoke again.
"I need time to start the 'ritual'!"
"Then… "
"'Steal' the power you got from the 'Apostle'!"
The old housekeeper said with a smile on his face again.
However, it was different from the gentle smile before.
This time the smile became very... crazy!
A huge smile appeared on the face of the old butler, so exaggerated that the apple muscles were cracked, the pale teeth were shining with a strange light, and the eyes were even more bloodshot.
"It's mine!"
The old butler announced loudly.
Immediately, a series of complex words composed of "tufuyu" appeared at Jason's feet like a fountain, enveloping Jason in an instant, like a cage.
Then, the old butler pointed his finger at Jason.
Immediately, many "Tufuyu" gathered together like a light, instantly connected with the "Tufuyu" under Jason's feet.
And when connected together, this light becomes a 'chain'.
It wrapped around the cage in circles.
Under the inexplicable force, it swells and shrinks, as if breathing is more like sucking.
The old butler with a crazy face opened his arms.
He seems to be preparing for the pinnacle of his life.
Then…
The expected strength did not appear!
The old housekeeper was stunned.
He looked at the 'bound' Jason, and raised his arms again.
But, still nothing happened.
This completely astonished the old housekeeper.
He really saw that Jason bit off a section of the 'Apostle's Halo', and in this 'stealing power' ceremony he specially prepared for the 'Apostle', such power should flow towards him like a tide right.
but now
Nothing at all.
This is impossible!
The 'Apostle's Halo' can be said to be the root of the power of the 'Apostle'.
Even if there is only a small part, it is enough for him.
Let him easily reach his goal.
As for 'ritual' going wrong
That's even more impossible!
He had tried this 'ritual' before.
He tried it on the 'Apostle Wreckage' he had found.
Even though the wreckage was only the size of a little finger, the power inside it made him unforgettable even now.
Let him change from a mediocre person to an outstanding and powerful person.
After trying such an improvement, he couldn't bear the daily practice at all, so he took advantage of the situation to make arrangements.
Where is the mistake
Anxiety appeared on the old housekeeper's crazy face.
The 'ritual' of 'stealing power' cannot last much longer.
He had to find the crux of the problem before that.
And at this moment, there were repeated noises ahead.
Crash!
The chain suddenly made a burst of noise, and a pair of thick, thick palms stretched out from the chain, and with a slight push to the sides, Jason's figure was revealed.
He stepped out.
"How can it be!"
"How can you get rid of the shackles of 'Apostle Power'?"
"This is impossible!"
The old butler growled, his eyes full of disbelief.
Jason said lightly—
"Have you ever heard of digestion?"