Signe looked at the two boxes on the table, each with a combination lock. If he pressed the wrong code, it would activate the ignition, and the whole box would blow up, along with his house. These two boxes were delivered this morning, one from Sauron and the other from Pope Paul. The waiter who delivered the box left the code without revealing any information.
Hesitating which one to open first, Signe sat silently on the chair and looked at them. Finally, he took a deep breath, took Sauron's box first, and pressed the code to unlock it. After the box was opened, there was a gust of cold air inside, as if it was keeping something warm. In fact, there was only one injection lying in the box. In the syringe, a stream of black-red liquid was reflected in Signe's eyes. It was like blood, but it was still wriggling in the vessel from time to time, like some kind of living thing.
This horror is some kind of active substance, and the low-temperature air-conditioning in that box is set up to limit the activity of this substance. There is a small instruction sheet next to the injection. There are not many words on it, but Signe's breathing becomes short of breath.
He widened his eyes and said in shock, "There is such a thing?"
The instruction manual clearly states that this is a potion for advancement, and the genetic material inside can be injected intravenously to improve one's abilities by a whole level. After that, a three-day adaptation period is required, and then the rank will be consolidated.
It can improve the level of strength, especially for those with abilities above the eighth level. This injection can be said to be hard to find. However, it is lying quietly in the box now, and the instructions indicate that when the box is opened, the medicine needs to be injected within three hours, otherwise it will lose its effect.
Signe doesn't doubt its function. After all, Leo and Frank have confirmed that Sauron has indeed mastered the technology or other methods that can improve the level of ability. But before the two regiment leaders were about to set off, Signe had met Li Ao in private. At that time, the old regiment leader gave him a very bad feeling. Moreover, Leo had implicitly hinted to Signe that if Sauron also offered the opportunity to be promoted one day, he hoped that Signe would consider it carefully.
It is not difficult to see from it that this kind of opportunity is rare, but the conditions are equally harsh, and the effect may not be as good as imagined. This can be seen from Li Ao's situation at the time. Although his aura became strong, it felt very rough, like a child holding a bazooka. Moreover, pain flashed across Leo's eyes from time to time, as if a demon was imprisoned in his body, and he had to fight against the demon all the time.
That demon is probably the source of the ability improvement!
It is also the thing in the injection in front of Signe, the blood-like genetic material. This involves many problems, such as if Sauron had such a technology, why didn't he use it early, so that he would not retreat steadily in the face of the Sea God Group. Another thing is what is the substance in it. According to Signe's experience, I have never heard of the ability to synthesize genetic material that can increase a rank.
There are many questions, but Signe has no answers. Inadvertently, he saw another box.
The box Paul had sent over.
A few days ago, Paul and Zoro openly broke their faces at the rally, and the relationship between the two turned into a tense stage. During this period of time, Paul has frequently appeared in various gatherings, during which he visited the two dignitaries Mendriza and Joseph. Afterwards, these two wealthy families with profound backgrounds began to put pressure on Sauron, and it was very clear which side they stood on.
The situation in the city of Rome has become very delicate, like a person walking a tightrope at high altitude, if he is not careful, his body will be smashed to pieces.
Internal and external troubles, this term is the most appropriate to describe the current situation of the city of Rome. Now, Signe envied Yafidi instead. It might not be a bad thing for this best friend to be able to get out of the vortex of struggle in Rome.
Opening Paul's box, there is a small chip inside. Signe frowned, brought a tablet brain, inserted the chip into the groove of the brain, and soon the brain read a file. Open the file, but it is a video. The screen of the video is dark red, and it seems that it is being shot in night vision mode. The location is a palace somewhere, but as the camera moves, Signe quickly discovers that this is the interior of the Pope's Hall.
Finally, the picture came to Sauron's palace. Then they went around to the window on the other side wall. Someone opened the window and followed the camera, but that person had already sneaked into the palace. In night vision mode, through the screen, Signe can see that Sauron's palace is empty and clean, all the movable facilities have been cleared out, and the whole palace seems to be abandoned.
In the picture, from time to time, there will be something like fog drifting by. Naturally, there will be no fog in the palace, so what are these things
At this moment, the camera shakes violently suddenly, followed by a rapid panting sound. The sound was a bit like a leaky bellows, and Signe's face changed when he heard it. He can believe that the throat of the person who took this scene must have been pierced by a sharp object, which is why he made this sound. In the end, the camera fell to the ground, and the screen was frozen on a frightened face after spinning twice.
The man clutched his throat tightly, but blood continued to flow from his fingers. He sighed from time to time, the look in his eyes gradually dimmed, and he was slipping into the abyss of death. Just when Signe thought the scene was about to end, a foot expanded in the frame, and then he picked up the camera. Flip the screen, and the angle changes from bottom to top. So in the picture, a man with long silver hair appeared.
He glanced in the direction of the camera lightly, smiled slightly, and stepped on it with his foot.
The video has since disappeared.
Signe sat motionless in the chair.
In Sauron's palace, there is actually a strange man hiding. Who is he
At this time, the screen lights up again, and then Paul appears in the camera. Facing Signe, he said as if in a video call: "I believe that when Captain Signe saw this, he was full of doubts about the man in the video just like me. Who is he? Why is he in Sauron's palace? When did it exist? It’s frightening to think about it, but under our noses, Sauron hides a terrifying person.”
"That's right, a terrible person." Paul emphasized: "The person who shot the whole video just now is one of my seventh-level subordinates. It can be said that he is a rare talent, but I believe the leader has also seen it. The silver-haired man doesn't even know how to die."
"Why would I let people sneak into Sauron's palace? The reason is very simple, because of Lambert!"
"The bloody knight of the past never came out after entering Sauron's palace. Although Sauron announced afterwards that the old knight had left the city of Rome, I checked secretly and Lambonis never came back. And his family members The investigation report submitted to the Pope's Hall for the first time was also intercepted. Even...not long ago, a fire suddenly broke out in Lambonis' mansion, and all relatives including his three sons were buried in the fire."
"But..." Paul said solemnly: "I have had the bodies checked, and it shows that these people were killed before the fire broke out. Commander Signe, this is a dirty murder! Just like you, Don't you want to find out the answer?"
The video didn't really end until here, only Paul's words were still echoing in Signe's mind.
Signe also heard about the disappearance of Lambonis and his old subordinates. It's just that he was busy dealing with the threat from the Sea God Group at that time, so he didn't have time to understand it at all. And a lot of things happened after that, if Paul hadn't mentioned it now, Signe might really have forgotten it.
He believed that Paul did not deliberately fabricate these things in order to attack Sauron. Even if the pictures in Sauron's palace could be fabricated, the fire in the Lambonis mansion could be found out with a little investigation, and he couldn't fabricate it even if he wanted to.
The most important thing is that the place where Lambonis last appeared was in the Pope's Hall, and Sauron invited him to the palace in front of many people. After that, no one saw the bloody knight come out again.
Judging from the situation when Lambonis threatened Sauron at that time, it was probably because Sauron was annoyed that he killed Lambonis with the help of the silver-haired man. Although the bloody knight was old, he was also an eighth-level ability user, but he was killed without even making a move. Obviously, this silver-haired man was not simple.
So…
Signe looked at the tube of genetic medicine again, wondering if there was some kind of relationship between the two. But in any case, once it is confirmed that Sauron killed Lambonis by the hand of the silver-haired man, the news will be like a blockbuster, blowing up the already chaotic city of Rome into even more chaos. By doing so, Sauron has touched the bottom line of many people, including Signe.
A wealthy family like Mendriza could turn a blind eye to Sauron's killing of Paul IV fifteen years ago, but it doesn't mean they can tolerate Sauron using the hands of outsiders to kill his colleagues back then. There are decisive differences in nature.
Signe looked at the two boxes, finally closed them again, and put them in a safe. He closed his eyes, thinking seriously about what to do next. The commander of the Fourth Army just sat like a statue from daytime to evening, never moving.
In the evening, two cars were parked in the square of the Pope's Hall, and a dozen people got out of the cars one after another. They were all adjutants in various branches of the knight order or school-level officers with good abilities. Under Sauron's order, these people were all gathered together. They have one thing in common, that is, all of them are of the seventh order.
A group of Sauron's guards, soldiers of the Silver Hand, led by Wessel, were waiting for them at the door. In fact, when Zoro revealed that he could raise a seventh-level ability user to an eighth-level ability, he asked Wessel if he was interested. The captain of the personal guard didn't know what was in the palace, but following Sauron, he also vaguely guessed that there was something terrible there.
Raising the rank is naturally a tempting thing, and seeing the situation of Leo and Frank after their ranks were raised, Weisel dismissed this idea. He tactfully declined Sauron's inquiry, but what was rare was that Sauron did not make things difficult for him.
Looking at all these officers who were as strong as him, Weissel sighed secretly in his heart. By the time these people left the Pope's Hall and rushed to the front line, they might no longer be themselves.
He coughed dryly and said, "Everyone, the journey has been exhausting. But Lord Sauron has been waiting for a long time, so please come with me."
After making a gesture, the soldiers of the Silver Hand dispersed to open the cloud, split into two sides to form a passage, and at the same time surrounded all the officers to prevent them from escaping. Wessel walked in front and led the dozen or so officers into the pope's hall. After all the officers followed, the formation of the Silver Hand closed up, and then followed them forward.
At this time, there was a commotion near the square. A soldier turned his head and saw from a distance that several civilians seemed to be fighting, and they wrestled together. The soldier frowned. Civilians were not allowed to approach the area near the Pope's Hall. The soldier left the team and ran over because of his duty.
Seeing him coming, several civilians fled away. The soldier snorted coldly and chased after him. Soon the two parties ran into a small alley in a nearby block, followed by a muffled sound from inside. Not long after, Signe, who was dressed in the uniform of the Silver Hand, came out. He lowered his helmet to block most of his face. As for the soldier, he was put into a wine barrel and transported out of the city.
Signe quickly ran back to the Pope's Hall, fortunately, Wessel and others seemed to be waiting for something outside the meeting hall. Signe walked up calmly and stood behind the Silver Hand team. Soon, the door of the conference hall opened, and several important figures in Rome, including Pope Paul, Mendriza, and Old Joseph, filed out. When passing by Signe, Paul glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, but turned around and left without saying anything.
Only then did Weisser lead the crowd into the conference hall.
Sauron was the only one in the hall. He looked at the officers below and said loudly: "Welcome, warriors of my knight order. At this time of crisis, you responded to the call and stood up. Here, I am proud of you! "
A burly man took a step forward and said with his fists in his hands: "Master Sauron, it is our Knights' responsibility to defend the mainland. Please give me your order, we will beat those hillbillies from the south back to Roaring Bay!" "
The words of the big man were echoed by many colleagues, but a few remained silent. The performance of the Sea God Squad is obvious to all, and the huge gap in high-level combat power cannot be made up by just will and determination. In fact, these few people don't think that Sauron summoned them, so they are sure to drive the Sea God Group back to the sea.
Sauron stretched out his hand and said, "Your courage is commendable, but we cannot underestimate our opponents. God said that arrogance is also the original sin. Only by facing our opponents squarely can we defeat them. Now, the biggest problem that lies in front of us , is the gap in high-level combat power between the two sides. Although I don’t want to admit it, I have to say that the number of high-level opponents is too much. Only our team leaders will be very difficult, so we called Everyone who ranks second in the other armies."
"My brave warriors, now, I need you to contribute your strength!"
An older school officer stepped forward and said: "Master Sauron, of course we are willing to serve you. But you should also see that we are only at the seventh level. I am afraid that we are far from the opponent's high-level combat power." There is still a gap."
"That's right." Sauron smiled slightly, opened his arms and said, "Now, I will open the door to a higher level for you. You will find that the gap between a level is actually not as far as you imagined. Use In a few days, you will also become eighth order."
"This...how is this possible?" the school officer asked puzzled.
"How is it impossible?"
A cold voice sounded, and Ron, the commander of the Eighth Army, came in through the side door. He looked at the school official and said, "Naba, long time no see."
"Captain Ron." The officer named Nabal bowed his head respectfully.
Ron nodded and walked to Sauron's side. In the latter's eyes, Ron stepped forward and said: "Everyone, I think you also know that I, who replaced the traitor Mamelo as the regiment leader, was only at the seventh level just like everyone else not long ago. But now, look at..."
"This is... the power of the eighth level!" Ron began to release his power, and his energy level continued to increase, and soon passed the level of the seventh level and entered the level of the eighth level. Black-purple light radiated from his body surface, and the scattered energy jets from his body even grazed the ground, blowing fluffy stone powder.
At the back of the hall, Signe's pupils narrowed slightly. He could see that Ron had indeed advanced to the eighth rank. From this point of view, the potion of promotion is really useful. It's just that Ron's current breath is more unstable than that of Leo and the others back then, and he seems to be unable to restrain his strength. If he uses rough skills, he won't be able to get on the table at all. Signe asked himself that he could easily defeat such an eighth level, but it was undeniable that Sauron did show that he had the means to increase his strength.
Sure enough, after seeing Ron's display, the officers below all showed fanatic expressions. Who doesn't like to have a breakthrough, the difference between the seventh level and the eighth level is not an equal level, but a whole level. Only when you step into the eighth step can you barely reach the edge of the high-level powerhouse. It seems that there is a difference of one order, but many people linger below the eighth order throughout their lives.
Now seeing that Ron, who was only seventh-level before, has become a high-level one, how can he not be moved? Sauron saw it, knew that the effect had been achieved, and winked at Ron. Ron was the only one who could restrain his power, but judging from his appearance, it was much more difficult to restrain his power than to simply release it. Fortunately, the officers below all looked excited, and no one noticed Ron's rough energy control.
Sauron clapped his hands and said, "Okay everyone, Captain Ron's strength has already explained everything. Now, it's time to welcome your new students. Come with me."
So the group left the hall, walked along the inner corridor of the Pope's Hall, and arrived at Sauron's palace in a blink of an eye. Sauron pushed open the door and said to the officers: "Go in, all of you, inside, you will gain brand new power."
The previous officer named Naba hesitated and said, "Lord Sauron, isn't this your palace?"
"That's right, but it has been converted into a laboratory now. In order to prevent the leakage of secrets." Sauron pretended to be mysterious.
"Naba, you're thinking too much. Could it be that your lord will lie to us?" The burly man laughed and walked into the palace first.
Afterwards the others followed, with Nabal at the end. When he entered, the gate was closed.
Outside, the smile on Sauron's face gradually disappeared. He turned his head and said to Wessel: "You all need to step back, and just stay near me. Besides, no matter what sounds you hear, you have to pretend that you didn't hear them! "