bookandnovel Chapter 186 Evan's Target - Hot Pot Angel
Chapter 186 Evan's Target - Hot Pot Angel
Chapter 186 Evan's Target - Hot Pot Angel
"ah???!!!"
Although he knew that his identity might not be able to be hidden from this mysterious and powerful woman for long, Evan did not expect that he would be exposed so quickly.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing Evan's surprised expression, Ms. Amanda covered her mouth and chuckled like a little fox who had stolen a bite of honey. After Ms. Amanda's laughter subsided, Evan tentatively asked:
"Do you know the Horn family's secret? What does this timeline mean? Why is it said that the Horn family has once again possessed hunters?"
Evan looked very excited and asked a series of questions, but Ms. Amanda showed no interest in answering them, simply saying:
"These issues are actually your family's private matters, and your current rank is too low. Knowing too much will not do you any good. What's most important for you is to be promoted as soon as possible."
As she spoke, Amanda, who was sitting on the stage, tossed a ruby ring to Evan. Evan caught it and looked at it, and found that the pattern on it was exceptionally exquisite, and the facets of the ruby could reflect his figure.
"This is a mystical ring that can communicate; its sole purpose is to notify you of the time and place of a gathering."
Evan examined the ring in his hand repeatedly, and then put it on the index finger of his left hand without hesitation.
Amanda was extremely satisfied to see that Evan wasn't being coy at all; it showed that Evan was actually quite sharp and not a fool.
Now that I have already attended the gathering, made a transaction, learned the details of the gathering, and know the identities of the demigods who attended, joining the gathering and becoming a formal member is inevitable. Otherwise, it would be irresponsible to Bernadette, a member who has publicly revealed her identity.
Having boarded the pirate ship and enjoyed the benefits, how could anyone not want to join in? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Even if there's something wrong with this ring, Evan has to wear it today, let alone the fact that there isn't.
Evanmo held the newly acquired ring in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:
"Amanda, what are your selection criteria for members? Can I recommend my friend to participate? Of course, if there are any secrets involved, you don't have to tell me!"
Even now, Evan doesn't understand what conditions are required to join. He was introduced by Miss Sharon, but the process of Miss Sharon joining was too mysterious, so he still wants to find out the truth.
Amanda didn't evade Evan's question, but instead addressed it directly:
"This is a question that every new member asks, and there's nothing wrong with answering it."
I only started organizing this gathering in the last few years. The reason for organizing this gathering is, of course, to plan for the future.
Anyone who receives an invitation, joins this gathering, and becomes a member is someone who can be useful to my future plans!
Amanda's words were unusually frank, but Evan said he didn't understand. What does "someone useful for your future plans" mean? This definition is too vague, isn't it?
Seeing Evan's incredulous expression, Amanda further explained:
"I possess a seal of destiny, which can weave and foresee destiny according to my requirements. All invitations are sent out automatically by it. I only set two conditions: the person who receives the invitation must have at least Sequence 6 strength and be able to have a positive impact on my future plans."
That's why you didn't receive an invitation, but I recognize your future potential and have decided to recruit you.
You're the only Sequence 7 to join this gathering in recent years!
Hearing Ms. Amanda's explanation, Evan was greatly shocked. He felt that the function of the sealed object she described sounded a lot like 008.
But they quickly realized that they were not the same. 008 weaves nightmarish stories by controlling minds, while Ms. Amanda's sealed artifacts directly interfere with fate.
However, the effect of this sealed artifact is still too amazing. Considering Ms. Amanda's strength, her plans must be quite extensive. Therefore, Evan guessed that this sealed artifact might also be a Level 0 sealed artifact.
Ms. Amanda ignored what Evan was thinking and solemnly said to him:
"The side effects of this sealed artifact are severe, and I cannot overuse it. The higher the level of the extraordinary beings I bring into the gathering, the more severe the backlash will be. Therefore, all the demigods in this gathering were personally recruited by me. If you can help me recruit a demigod and help me improve my future plans, I will definitely not be stingy with rewards."
Evan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Ms. Amanda and said:
"How about I bring my brother in?"
"He doesn't count; he's already part of my future plans—you're kidding me!"
Amanda casually responded to Evan, but immediately realized her mistake halfway through her sentence.
Having gotten the answer he wanted, Evan was secretly delighted, but he pretended to be confused on the surface.
"What do you mean by 'fraud'? What are you referring to?"
Amanda, disregarding her elegant demeanor, glared at Evan resentfully and said:
"In short, your brother becoming a demigod is a secret, and you'd better not reveal it!"
"Understood. This secret, once spoken by you, has entered my ears; no one else will know it!"
Evan knew the importance of this matter, so he solemnly agreed.
After giving her instructions, Amanda raised her hand again, and a phantom door appeared in front of Evan.
After bowing to Amanda, Evan strode away from the dark hall and found himself on the outskirts of Backlund, where he saw Miss Sharon waiting for him in a carriage.
Miss Sharon noticed that Evan had a ruby ring on his hand and realized that he had officially gained Ms. Amanda's approval and could now attend parties. She smiled and nodded at him, then invited him to get into the carriage and leave together.
After Evan left the dimly lit hall, Ms. Amanda, who was sitting upright in her chair, pointed to the void with her finger.
A phantom gate appeared in the void.
Looking out from the gate, one could almost see an endless, absurd spirit world and a bizarre astral realm, filled with strange and terrifying symbols, but then suddenly a different scene appeared.
In the picture, a handsome adult man is sitting behind a large desk reviewing documents; he is Robert, Irwin's brother.
After realizing that Amanda had contacted him, he didn't even look up and continued reviewing documents before asking, "Evan went to a party today. Did you find out anything?"
Robert, having received no response for a long time, stopped reviewing the documents and looked up in confusion. He found Amanda sitting in the luxurious chair, her face turned away from him, looking angry. Then he chuckled and said:
"I have so many documents to review today, my mind is a bit foggy, please don't mind—"
"We haven't seen each other for half a year, but I didn't expect that the first thing you'd ask me about Evan the moment we met, without even looking up at me. Men really are fickle!"
Amanda spoke in a very plaintive tone. If other people who knew her saw this, the usually elegant Amanda would be seen speaking to a man in a coquettish and plaintive tone, and many people would probably stare in disbelief.
Robert had no choice but to put down his pen, walk to the summoning gate, and magically arrive next to Amanda with a single step. He pulled her up, sat down in the spot where Amanda had just been sitting, hugged her in his arms, and gave her a deep kiss.
Robert worked very hard to calm Amanda down, and then said again:
"Evan is my younger brother, and my closest relative in the world. If something happens to him because of my negligence, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"
Sitting in Robert's lap, Amanda, her face flushed and lips slightly parted, took a breath, sat up a little straighter, and said:
"Your concerns are not without merit. I tried to peek into his fate through 0-14 and almost suffered a backlash. I've never seen anything like it before. The reason your brother embarked on the path of the extraordinary must be quite complicated!"
Upon hearing this answer, Robert frowned immediately. 0-14 was a sealed artifact of the Fate Path, originating from the vampires, and now controlled by Amanda.
This is an extremely powerful sealing artifact; Amanda is sometimes even able to use it to uncover some of the secrets of the angels.
He had specifically summoned Amanda to Backlund this time, hoping to use this sealed artifact to find out about Evan's situation, but he never expected it to turn out like this.
The secrets surrounding Evan were far deeper than he had imagined; even using a level 0 sealed artifact was ineffective. The only way to uncover the truth was through a series of investigations.
Unfortunately, because of the assassination of Duke Negan, the Witch Cult and the Gnostic Society went into hiding. During this time, Hope had not been able to find the witch named "Helen" in Backlund. Thinking of this, Robert couldn't help but feel irritated.
Amanda, sitting in Robert's lap, sensed his bad mood and stroked his face as she continued:
"Your brother probably guessed our relationship, and also guessed that you have ascended to demigod status through the Grain Act."
As Amanda smoothed his brow, Robert's frown eased. He took Amanda's slender hand, kissed it, and looking at the beautiful face in his arms, smiled and said:
"That's normal. Your eyes are too obvious. Just by thinking about the cooperation between the Horn family and the vampires, it's not hard to guess the relationship between you and me."
If he even figured this out, he would be a disgrace to his previous reputation.
"It's alright, we all understand each other without saying anything. This will put some pressure on him and make him confess to me as soon as possible. Anyway, I won't let this go easily."
Amanda nodded, indicating that she understood, and then excitedly said to Robert:
"During my return to Backlund, I had an unexpected bonus: do you know who I ran into?"
Robert patted Amanda on the shoulder and said:
"Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!"
"I met Bernadette, the eldest daughter of your idol, Emperor Roselle, the founder of the Dawn of Elements, and the Queen of the Sea! And I brought her into the party!"
Robert's eyes flashed with excitement as he said:
"Are you telling the truth?"
Seeing Robert excitedly grab her shoulders with both hands, Amanda said with a hint of sourness:
"Of course it's true. You're that happy that I brought her in? Well, that's right! She's not only the daughter of your idol, possessing considerable power and more than one '0' level sealed artifact, but she's also a stunningly beautiful woman, younger than me!"
Seeing Amanda's jealousy, Robert was both amused and exasperated. He could only keep coaxing Amanda until it took him a long time to calm her down.
"Based on our investigations over the years, and the information you gleaned from those old vampires, I can be fairly certain that Emperor Roselle made an attempt to ascend to godhood in his later years, and most likely aimed to become the 'Black Emperor'."
Although I am an extraordinary individual on the arbitrator path, the higher I ascend, the more I can feel the prohibition imposed by the rules set by the angels of the Augustus family.
The extraordinary individuals who ascend to the Arbiter path in the Kingdom of Rune will become increasingly subject to their influence as the sequence advances.
For example, I was promoted by pushing through the Grain Act, so this act became more than just a pillar for me.
This also became one of the rules of the Augustus family.
As time goes by, this will gradually make me part of the edifice of rules they have set, and I will never be able to escape their control!
Furthermore, after extensive investigation, I am now basically certain that for non-Augustus, reaching Sequence 4 is the pinnacle. Historically, there has never been a "Chaos Hunter" in Rune who was not Augustus.
So whether it's for my own fate or for the future of the Horn family, I need to make plans in advance!
The blasphemous card from the Arbitrator's Path is in the Church of War in the Fusak Empire, and for me, the 'Black Emperor' blasphemous card is the best opportunity.
However, this card has never actually appeared, and the person most likely to know the whereabouts of this blasphemous card is Bernadette, the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle, the "Mysterious Queen."
Robert recounted his helplessness, revealing a vulnerability he had never shown to anyone else, which made Amanda, who was sitting in his lap, feel very sorry for him.
"When my great-grandfather died, I slept for hundreds of years to prepare for the ritual in order to inherit his characteristics. I missed the era of Roselle and knew nothing about what happened back then, otherwise you wouldn't be having such a hard time now."
By the way, today is the first time Bernadette and your brother Evan have both attended a party.
Bernadette issued a mission, seeking clues about all extraordinary events in Backlund, with the highest reward being to help the person who provides the clues become a demigod. In the end, it was Evan who provided the relevant clues!
Do you know of any clues about extraordinary events in Backlund? Perhaps we can use that to make a deal with Bernadette.
Robert's eyes lit up again. He naturally knew the information that Evan had obtained from MI9, and he immediately deduced that Bernadette was preparing for the ceremony of the Ascension of the Angels.
But at the same time, he frowned. The matter concerning the Ascension of the Angels must be of a very high level. How could the information provided by Evan have moved Bernadette? Could it have been provided by his secret organization again?
Seeing that Robert remained silent, Amanda thought for a moment and then said:
"If you don't know the higher-level information, I'll use 0-14 once. Maybe that will give me the most direct answer?"
Robert squinted and muttered to himself:
"Let me think about it again, let me think about it again."
Meanwhile, Evan and Miss Sharon were riding in a carriage on their way to Backlund.
Evan closed his eyes to rest, reflecting on what he had learned that evening, and felt that the trip had truly been worthwhile.
The biggest gain was confirming that Bernadette was permanently stationed in Backlund because it was related to her ascension ceremony, and he also took the opportunity to gain three favors from her.
Secondly, she realized that her brother was indeed a demigod and that the lover Robert described was real.
They also learned that the relationship between the vampires and the Horn family was not a simple worldly cooperation.
When he first transmigrated, Evan believed his ordinary, worldly background would grant him immense financial power, allowing him to pave his way to demigods with money, just like Miss Justice Audrey.
It will be of less and less help to you afterward.
After learning more about Robert, I discovered that my older brother was very capable and could greatly help him in his future career in the military.
Based on what I've learned today, I realize I underestimated the Horn family's secrets and my own brother.
If Ms. Amanda can use a '0' level sealed item, then Robert can also borrow this '0' level sealed item. This is an extraordinary item that represents the power of angels!
In this era where true gods do not appear and the King of Angels is nowhere to be seen, this is already considered the most powerful force.
Now Evan understands why Adam tried so hard to stop Robert from returning to Tingen. A demigod plus a level 0 sealed artifact was enough to destroy the 008 script.
At the same time, Evan was also basically certain that Robert was behind Ms. Amanda's organization of this party, and that his successful participation was definitely due to Robert's desire for Ms. Amanda to discover his secrets through the '0' level sealed artifact in his assistant's possession.
Unfortunately, the "City of Calamity" associated with it is of a high enough level to be detected by a mere sealed artifact.
At that time, Evan clearly had the power to explore his past through his own destiny, but it was forcibly cut off by the power of the City of Calamity.
If Evan hadn't gradually gained control of a portion of the 'City of Calamity' after advancing to Sequence 7, and if it weren't for the demigod status granted to him by 'Bonaparte's Perseverance,' which allowed Evan to barely maintain control of the 'City of Calamity,' it's possible that the 'City of Calamity' would have reversed the process of eroding 008 in Tingen, and instead eroded the '0' level seal artifact in Amanda's hands.
Evan had a preliminary idea about Robert's investigation. He would have to confess something sooner or later, otherwise Robert would not let it go. But the timing of the confession was very important, otherwise it would backfire.
Meanwhile, Evan will also be keeping an eye on the situation in the dock area these days, to see if Bernadette will take action, and to see if the true creator can discover the source of the leak. Evan is now prepared to sneak into the Church of Saint-Sérgio at any time.
Meanwhile, if it is confirmed that Bernadette has indeed been promoted to an angel, Evan will also need to prepare to resolve the issue of the "three-in-one hotpot angel".
When Evan arrived in Backlund, whether he was doing missions or anything else, he always avoided Williams Street, which was located at the intersection of Queens and the West End, because he knew that it contained the most terrifying things for the Hunter Path.
Against other hunters and witches, Evan was absolutely confident that he could suppress them in terms of rank with the "City of Calamity," but he was not so confident when facing the three-in-one Red Hot Pot Angel.
Especially since I'm not a demigod yet, venturing out to explore might just make me a sitting duck. Besides, while others can't know the situation in the "City of Calamity," the "Triple-Pot Angel," who is almost a true god, might not be, just like Amon can definitely sense the gray fog.
So after Evan was promoted to colonel last month and, riding on the momentum of his great achievements, decisively bought this obviously problematic house, he has never visited it.
Even so, Evan almost slipped away several times while carrying out missions, which made him admire the law of extraordinary characteristic aggregation.
The two of them might be the highest-ranking hunters in the world; if this drags on any longer, something bad is bound to happen sooner or later.
If Evan is unwilling to seek out the "Three-in-One Hot Pot Angel," then the elusive laws of fate and aggregation might give him a chance to escape his predicament and come knocking on his door.
Several times in the middle of the night, Evan dreamed of a handsome man with three mouths on his face appearing at the head of his bed.
There is no such person as Evan in the original work. As his sequence becomes higher and longer, and the aggregation effect becomes greater, the possibility of the Three-in-One Hotpot Angel breaking free from the original fate and escaping his predicament ahead of schedule also increases.
Previously, Evan didn't know what to do. He felt resentful about reporting it to the church, since it contained a blasphemous card from the Hunter path.
But if they handle it privately, they worry about things going wrong.
Bernadette's appearance gave Evan a new idea: if a demigod is not safe against a triad of angels, then wouldn't it be safer for an angel to deal with it?
The only concern now is the true Creator and Adam.
Based on information from the original work, we know that the Red Angel Medici is the most loyal to the True Creator. If the True Creator discovers that he is targeting his beloved general, it is hard to guarantee what his reaction will be.
Evan's leaking of Lanius's information to Bernadette was a risky test, a test of whether the seed planted in him by the true creator had the ability to detect his actions.
If so, then let's not discuss it further; if not, Evan will do so when Bernadette becomes an angel.
Immediately lead them to eliminate the Triple-Pot Angel, obtain the "Red Priestess" blasphemous card, and eliminate their greatest rival besides the "Priestess".
As for Adam's interference, Evan couldn't care less.
Evan believes that Adam must have been involved in ensuring the Three-in-One Hotpot Angels' safety in the dangerous Backlund for so many years.
Although he didn't know why Adam did this, Evan, after weighing the options, believed that now was the best time to take action.
Because the Goddess of Night is keeping a close eye on Adam, and the two are still locked in a tug-of-war, if Adam is not careful, the Goddess of Night might obtain Death's legacy and take back 008 at the same time.
Evan didn't believe Adam would dare to gamble.