The directionality of this nightmare is very clear.
Annan needs to find a way to dissolve the ritual, not continue it. Then it means that this nightmare did not come from the Philip camp... or in other words, the transcendent from the rotting camp.
Other than that, there are only two camps.
That is, the official forces of the two countries headed by Dmitry and Elizabeth.
In the original history, Annan certainly did not have the buff from the immunity ritual added to him by Old Vasily. In other words, this ceremony was under the condition that everyone was monitored by the ceremony...but it was still destroyed.
As we all know, Ferdinand did not die at this moment, nor was he wanted or exiled.
Then the guide stone or guide stones that were destroyed in the original history must not belong to Ferdinand.
Who could detect a problem with a ritual and sabotage it without raising anyone's alarm
He must have been an extremely observant man. And his whereabouts will not arouse the vigilance of others...
Only one person can do it.
It was old Merlin.
— Merlin Manning.
He is a cripple and a mute—at least in the eyes of outsiders, he is a mute. As the most reliable protector, he must follow Annan closely... because only Merlin will know the "value" of Annan at this time Already beat Dmitry.
He acts as a protector, no matter where he appears, he will not look suspicious...as long as Annan is not far away.
His younger brother Vasily is a ritual master himself; as an elite of the Winter Hand, one of his tasks is to arrest illegal ritual masters—how could he not understand ritual knowledge
If there is a person related to Annan, who can see through and destroy the ceremony in a short time, whose actions will not arouse the vigilance of others, who hopes to destroy the ceremony... and most importantly, hopes that "Annan Cold Winter", "Dmitry Winter", "Elizabeth Noah", and "Caffney Noah" can survive.
Then the answer is self-evident—
This could only be a nightmare born of Merlin Manning who died in Michelangelo's ceremony!
"...but he's just a silver-level transcendent, can he give birth to a twisted level of nightmare?"
Such doubts appeared in Annan's mind for a moment.
This is the only thing Annan can't explain.
Merlin... Is he that strong
Generally speaking, only the death of a transcendent above gold can give birth to a twisted nightmare, right
However, even if this part is ignored, the information Annan has obtained is already enough.
If you want to use the third method to attack the nightmare, you must get the support of Merlin...
The second would provoke the wrath and schemes of the "tragedy writer". So, is there a way to undo this ritual while satisfying Him
-existing.
The tragedian is the god of murder and conspiracy...but he is not the patron of murderers and conspirators, but their "accomplice" and "secret keeper".
He is tight-lipped about all murders and conspiracies, and has a penchant for "perfect crimes." "The perfect crime in full view" is itself one of the favorite rituals of tragedies.
-Yes.
Annan decided to make a sacrifice to the "tragedy writer".
He wants to murder the criminal who intends to murder others, steal power, and cause war under the watchful eyes of everyone!
The third prince, Philip Noah.
Sacrifice is negated by sacrifice, ritual is covered by ritual, and murder is prevented by murder.
— to cover up another explosion with an explosion.
Presumably the "tragedy writer" not only won't stop, but will be particularly excited...
But if Annan intends to do this, he must have Merlin's cooperation. Because during the whole process, Annan could not reveal his identity.
He also couldn't arouse suspicion—he couldn't make people think the murderer was a Winterman, especially not Merlin.
"So be prepared."
If all goes well, murder Philip Noah just before the "opening". Otherwise, use the first method, first pass the level and then talk—this kind of difficulty nightmare, there must be no moment of hesitation.
It's like if a teammate hangs on a tree and it's hard to save, and the door is already open, then you can still run if you can...
The point is that the murderer must be Annan. In other words, it must be Annan in the form of "David".
Because when Annan enters the "David" state, not only his appearance will change...his name will also temporarily become "Ghirlandaio David Buonaro", and he can unconditionally deflect the Golden Rank The following "Prophet", "Idol" school spells.
This allows "David" to be charged with this crime. No matter how you use magic to investigate, you can only investigate that it was a man named "Ghirlandaio David Buonaro" who killed someone.
But as we all know, there is no such person in this world-this is the name Annan gave to the last statue of Michelangelo in his life.
"I'll heal you."
Looking at Ken Carter who was a little uneasy, Annan nodded and said in a deep voice.
As he spoke, he didn't take back the gun in his left hand, but just put the thin sword in his right hand in his mouth, and took out the last silver coin in his pocket.
He wiped the gunshot wound on Ken's thigh with a silver coin—the wound was wiped off by Annan directly as if it had been wiped off with an eraser.
Ken's expression also improved significantly.
He thanked in a low voice: "Thank you very much, Father.
"I will not attack you, nor will I reveal your identity... If you are worried about me, you can lock the basement. I am not going anywhere."
"This is the best."
Annan nodded gently, and raised his sword again.
There was a slight flicker in the depths of his pupils.
In his mind, a picture suddenly appeared:
Ken Carter sat in the empty basement with a hesitant expression. He frowned tightly, looking down in thought.
In the end, he slowly got up from the ground. Found a few pigeons in the kitchen basement, removed the wings...
The screen stopped abruptly.
-really.
Annan didn't need to read it all to know that he wanted to arrange a ceremony to inform the news. This is easy to understand, and Annan had already expected it.
However, Annan didn't intend to really let him go, so he didn't feel overwhelmed by the betrayal.
He was just a little surprised:
... Could this be the "prophet experience" of the prophet school wizards
This is so cool!
Annan warned as if inadvertently: "By the way, Ken... you'd better stay here honestly and don't think anything bad. If I live to know...
"—No matter how far away, I will come back and kill you."
He said flatly.
Ken smiled and replied in a low voice: "No, no..."
"It's best not to."
Annan nodded flatly.
He turned and walked out into the basement—but in no hurry to get out.
He just walked slowly outside the basement door, silently pointing the muzzle of the gun at Ken's position behind him across the shelf.
Four rounds of dialogue, as well as a somewhat vague "declaration of death" were given.
Let's see if this level of death declaration can trigger the special effects of "Miss Quiet"...
Annan stood across the shelf without looking at it, and silently pulled the trigger.
The extremely low recoil of the gun body shook slightly in his hand, which failed to shake the marble body of "David" in the slightest.
But no bullets flew out of the muzzle—naturally, the shelves were not pierced by bullets.
But Annan did feel a shock from the barrel of the gun.
... Is it "that kind" that must hit
Without hesitation, Annan took two steps back on the spot and walked out of the shelf.
I saw that Ken had been shot and was lying on the wall in pain, struggling silently and fiercely—blood was flowing from his heart.
"... Sure enough."
Annan nodded in satisfaction.
The distance from the "gun muzzle" to the "target" is directly erased - this level of certainty is indeed valuable. If it was just to the extent of automatic tracking, an activation curse would be enough.
The experiment is over.
Immediately, Annan strode forward and raised the "sharp object" in his right hand, intending to give this npc a good time.
There was a flash of silver light, and with the support of "David"'s powerful body strength—Annan cut Ken's throat without hindrance.
The head flew out.
— Killed with a knife.