Chapter 199

Chapter 199

Why did the seal break?!

While most people were surprised and puzzled, Solomon was the first to react, strangely inserting the light sword in his hand into the ground, not even attempting to stop Heng Ruaiken from fleeing.

And Heng Ruaiken, this apostle of the Black Sun, had anticipated this, showing no concern that Solomon would attack him, and fled directly.

He used the lining of a ritualist's clothing to create shadows and hid within them.

If the seal still existed, even if Heng Ruaiken created shadows to hide in, he could not have escaped the seal. But now that the seal was broken, Heng Ruaiken could dive deep into the shadows and go to the Shadow Realm. Unless the Black Sun himself arrived, no one could catch him.

A bit of a pity, Solomon thought, not very regretfully.

Sigh, I really hope we can encounter such a good thing again, for someone to trick Heng Ruaiken into the seal for me.

But compared to the apostle of the Black Sun, protecting the people around him was more important at this moment, especially since the reason he left headquarters and appeared in this meeting room in Spire City—

Solomon could sense Lin rushing towards the ritualist who had been caught in the crossfire, without turning his head.

It wasn't entirely without thought; it was probably because he considered that the Dragon Breath Fire was released by himself, and now it had harmed an innocent, so he wanted to help immediately.

If it hadn't been released by him, he might have chosen to seek help from Light Mages or practitioners of the Mother of Sourceblood.

Such was Solomon's judgment.

After making his judgment, Solomon raised his hand and gripped it.

The Dragon Breath Fire spreading over the ritualist's body suddenly extinguished, and at the same time, Han Xuelie's healing spell landed on the ritualist.

The healing spell from a high-level practitioner was very powerful, and in just a blink, the ritualist's burned areas were restored as if nothing had happened.

Only the clothes could not be restored, revealing his newly healed, red skin.

Lin, who had already run to the ritualist, observed carefully for a few moments but did not disturb his shaken colleague. He stepped back a few paces, giving the position to the colleague's friend.

At this moment, he felt an unmasked gaze observing him and turned his head.

Lin met a pair of eyes that seemed like rolling lava, orange-red.

However, considering that Lin's eyes were covered with bandages, others couldn't see his eyes, so the eye contact was only his personal feeling.

After such a few seconds of eye contact, Lin bowed respectfully, and the owner of the eyes, Solomon, smiled and nodded at him.

His character is indeed quite good, the LionMan thought, shining with golden light. If he really is a Thought Body of Mirror Pupil, living as a commoner for three years before awakening, it would be hard not to become arrogant and complacent after suddenly gaining such strong power?

Especially at this age, not yet fully out of adolescence, it's possible he could develop into someone who looks down on everyone, thinking he doesn't need to bow to anyone.

Of course, this development assumes that Hui Cui's beloved is indeed a Thought Body of Mirror Pupil.

Is he really?

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, knowing that Mirror Pupil might be reading his thoughts, Solomon didn't hide his thoughts and smiled at Lin before turning to give instructions to the others:

"The seal is broken, the conference is suspended."

"Yes."

The judges responded loudly, and the mechanic responsible for the camera confirmed that Solomon's order had been broadcast live before shutting off the camera.

Then Solomon looked at Lin again and said with a smile, "Judge Lin, considering that Heng Ruaiken may return, please follow me for the next while."

"Yes." The blindfolded ritualist nodded, closed the secret book, and picked up the material box.

"To facilitate communication with the Gluesmith Church headquarters, Hui Cui should be in the Communications Section," Solomon said, looking around. "I'll go find him. Han Xuelie, take charge of the meeting room."

"Yes!" The tall centaur saluted.

Having arranged everything in the chaotic meeting room, Solomon opened the door and walked out directly.

Lin followed, carrying the box, running to keep up. At least, in Solomon's eyes, his movements were agile, and he wasn't distracted.

But the seal being broken must mean the apostle of the Demon did something. If this young man is a Thought Body of Mirror Pupil, he should be fully focused on tracking that apostle right now.

Without looking at Lin, Solomon made his judgment based on the footsteps. They quickly arrived at the Communications Section.

They arrived just in time. The communicator was reporting: "... The investigation results show that 162 cities' sealers experienced hallucinations and voluntarily revoked their seals. These cities surround Spire City on the map, and Spire City is the only city in the western continent where the sealer did not have problems."

"Did only the sealers experience hallucinations?" Solomon asked bluntly after listening.

"There were also other judges and ordinary citizens who experienced similar hallucinations," the communicator replied hesitantly. "The exact number is unknown due to the short time frame, and the Gluesmith Church headquarters has not yet compiled the statistics."

"I understand," Solomon nodded, relieved. "If the Maiden of the Silver Moon's apostle precisely manipulated those 162 sealers, dealing with her would be truly troublesome. But if it was a broad manipulation, it's not entirely unmanageable."

He glanced at the blindfolded ritualist standing beside him, then looked at his student and asked, "Hui Cui, what do you think?"

Hui Cui was still staring through the sniper rifle's scope.

"I didn't find her in Protein City," he answered, his gaze still scanning the city over a thousand kilometers away. "She is probably not in Protein City."

"Even if she were there, you wouldn't recognize her," Solomon said. "Let's wait for contact from Roubo."

"...?" Hui Cui looked up, understanding that his efforts were futile. Although he didn't speak, both Solomon and Lin could tell he wanted to ask why they needed to wait for contact from Roubo Vaps.

Hui Cui also wanted to ask why, after showing a puzzled expression, Solomon glanced at Lin.

"Hmm..." Solomon brought his fist to his lips and coughed, thinking about how to explain.

The Church of the Mother of Blood has recently provided a lot of information on cultists of evil gods. As the person who helped Roubo find Moses Gubi, Solomon didn't need to guess where that information came from.

The Inquisition has gone to such great lengths to lure out the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden. Your Highness, Mirror Eye, you wouldn't just stand by and watch, would you?

But these words cannot be said to Hui Cui, who is currently very sensitive to Mirror Eye in every aspect.

Moreover, the person Hui Cui likes is suspected to be a thought body of Mirror Eye...

Even though Solomon is over a thousand years old, he can only sigh at this strange interpersonal relationship, thinking, "Young people."

Young Hui Cui, seeing Solomon's deliberate hesitation, immediately understood that Solomon did not want to answer.

He shifted his gaze and noticed Lin looking at him with concern.

Feeling down, Hui Cui tried to smile at Lin, then heard footsteps approaching.

A messenger ran up, glancing in surprise at the Grand Inquisitor Solomon, and reported to Hui Cui, "Inquisitor, it's news from the headquarters of The Church of the Mother of Blood."

"Please proceed," Hui Cui said.

The messenger said, "Lady Ripple says that The Church of the Mother of Blood has just traced some intelligence related to the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden, confirming the identity and appearance of the Apostle."

New intelligence actually came from Lady Ripple? Hui Cui became even more puzzled and listened attentively.

"The new Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden is named Yuan Sen Sebo, a Sebo Minkman," the messenger read from his notebook, describing Yuan Sen Sebo's appearance, then continued, "His name, appearance, and race match those of the high-ranking demon of the Aberrant Cult, Yuan Sen Sebo, who is already wanted, except for the gender difference. It is suspected that there is a blood relation between the two, or please investigate recent sex change surgeries in the Sacred Heart Hospitals of various cities."

This time, even Solomon showed a puzzled expression.

However, Solomon's confusion lasted only a moment. Seeing the messenger close his notebook, he couldn't help but ask, "No other intelligence?"

The messenger hesitated, opened his notebook again, glanced through it, and shook his head. "No."

Solomon: "..."

It's not that these pieces of information were unimportant, but based on the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden's actions earlier, Solomon had expected Mirror Eye to at least trace the Apostle's location.

Didn't find anything? Solomon loudly thought in his heart, Your Highness Mirror Eye, try harder!

Lin, standing behind Solomon: "..."

We're investigating, we're investigating!

Previously, he had boldly used the Inquisition, and now it seemed like Solomon was boldly returning the favor. Thinking about how he had once been a fraudster to believers but ended up being defrauded himself, Lin momentarily doubted whether all the benefits he had gained in the past would have to be repaid.

And what do you mean by 'thought body,' Grand Inquisitor? Explain yourself!

Lin wanted to shake Solomon's shoulders and ask, but knowing that business was important, he could only hold back his frustration, dividing his divine body array and shuttling back and forth in the divine realm.

The weed removal surgery the night before last, he managed to clean up Spire City. Last night, he also worked hard to run around several surrounding cities, and as expected, found many mental reflections entangled by vines in these cities. He attempted to remove the weeds for them as well.

But other cities were different from Spire City. With Lin's main body in Spire City, as his abilities grew, the entire city's vision had been illuminated by him. In other cities, however, Lin could only see those who had mentioned his name, and these people did not truly believe in him; the illuminated vision was only about a meter in radius.

Lin worked hard to clear some of the vines, but many more were beyond his field of vision!

Even knowing that the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden was spreading vines on a large scale to cause trouble, he was powerless.

Just like a few weeks ago, the divine body array stopped at the edge of the dark area where the vision was not illuminated.

Silver eyes in each fragment turned, focusing on a moving mental reflection.

This mental reflection was also entangled by vines, and these vines were connected to another mental reflection.

These vines were not like this before; the current changes were likely due to new orders from the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden.

So, by following the connected vines, tracing the source of the orders, one might find the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden.

Thinking this, the silver eyes shifted from one mental reflection to another, following the extended vines into the darkness.

A faint reflection of Lin appeared in the divine realm.

He grasped the vine and walked into the darkness.

As long as he followed the vine, he shouldn't lose his way in the darkness.

Lin, unable to see anything, cautiously moved forward, feeling from one vine to another, finally stopping before a mental reflection.

All the vines from those who saw illusions were connected to this mental reflection.

This person had also mentioned Mirror Eye's name, allowing Lin to observe him clearly in the divine realm.

However, this person was just an ordinary citizen of Protein City, not the Apostle of the Silver Moon Maiden that Lin was looking for.

Lin looked at him, frowning.

"Relaying orders through an ordinary person...?"

How cautious, this familiar caution—could this Yuan Sen Sebo really be the same Yuan Sen Sebo?

But regardless of whether she is that Yuan Sen Sebo, the clue to finding her is broken.

No, not entirely broken.

Lin uttered a name: "Heng Ruaqen."

Instantly, the divine realm rotated, bringing numerous mirrors reflecting the image of the Black Sun Apostle to Lin's side.

Heng Ruaqen was also a very cautious person, and in the past, he had never mentioned Mirror Eye's name.

But when he appeared before Lin, Lin secretly planted a suggestion on him.

After leaving the shadows, Heng Ruaqen would unknowingly mention Mirror Eye's name.

Now, Lin crossed his arms, gazing at the mirrors, waiting quietly.

Will the fleeing Heng Ruaqen meet up with Yuan Sen Sebo?