Chapter 595: Chapter 595 Noise (19)_1 Chapter 595: Chapter 595 Noise (19)_1 This feels like deja vu from scouting a boss room!
Observing Ariel, who sat there full of poise, Fu Qian marvelled in his heart.
Without a doubt, encountering this current pinnacle of combat strength in such a complex situation was not a good thing.
His appearance at this time, moreover, suggested that the likelihood of Ariel being well-intentioned was exceedingly small.
It was also very important to note that, essentially, he could not be considered a person, and any actions or behaviors he exhibited were unequivocally in service of his ultimate goal.
At present, Fu Qian was still unclear about the “purpose” of his visit to Dunis, but he had no doubt that if he showed any behavior contrary to Ariel’s objective, this Divine Envoy would not hesitate to act.
In fact, it was very likely that Ariel was here to confirm just that… to wait and see if he would show up.
Analyzing the current situation, Fu Qian quickly formulated some conjectures.
If that was indeed the case, Ariel’s behavior suggested something else–that this place truly was of significant importance.
Ariel believed that if he found this place, it could pose a threat to his objectives…
“I came to investigate because of some special information, but this place is a bit out of the way. Can I know what the information is?”
Ariel, responding to Fu Qian, neither confirmed nor denied, leaning forward as he continued to inquire.
“Beastly Disease.”
Subjected to such a scrutinizing gaze, Fu Qian remained utterly unflustered and uttered a term he had just heard about.
…
“Beastly Disease?”
Ariel’s expression was mockingly amused.
“And why do you find it worth investigating?”
“It’s simple, I’m assessing the risk of action. If I deem it too dangerous, I will choose to flee the battlefield.”
Fu Qian answered nonchalantly, appearing entirely unabashed.
“Under normal circumstances, I would still be confident in fulfilling Veheler’s wishes, but the scene I witnessed at the opera house made me doubt the Night Watchman’s stance.”
“I am willing to take risks for the council, but I refuse to be needless cannon fodder.”
“I see. So, can I take it that if you perceive unexpected dangers, you might not cooperate with the previous arrangement?”
Ariel’s tone visibly grew more serious.
The expression of sternness on a Divine Envoy’s face was undoubtedly intimidating, but to Fu Qian, who was aware of his true circumstances, it was a different feeling.
In his view, the current situation was like standing in front of a robot with a gun pointed at you.
If the answer was wrong, the robot would pull the trigger.
There might be considerable danger, but there was no need to care about the emotions displayed by the other party; only the motivations behind them mattered.
Based on past experiences, Fu Qian believed he and Veheler shared some common ground, such as not being overly concerned about him deserting.
In other words, even if he deserted, the negative impact on Ariel’s goals wouldn’t be greater than killing him now.
“Yes.”
So faced with Ariel’s menacingly loaded question, Fu Qian reaffirmed his stance.
“After searching tirelessly for so many years, having just seen the opportunity to ascend to demigod status, I am definitely not about to squander my life recklessly.”
“… So then, having come here now, have you found any answers?”
In the face of his honest reply, Ariel fell silent for a few seconds, then switched to a different question.
Found anything?
Fu Qian glanced around, and the next moment he started analyzing with due seriousness.
“Firstly, this place is a special faith group officially registered.”
“The special symbols around the room should belong to the markings of their deity of worship.”
Fu Qian bent down and unfolded the manuscript he had picked up.
In the dim light, he could see an image sketched out with rough lines that was only half completed, faintly resembling a spider.
The next moment, under Ariel’s watchful eye, he picked up a few more manuscripts from the ground.
The content of the manuscripts was more or less the same, with some variations in shape, but when taken together, their common characteristic was that the body size was completely disproportionate to the limbs, the latter being crushed under a huge belly, making them look very deformed.
“Their object of worship seems more like a beast than a human.”
“I’m starting to believe that this is the origin of the Beastly Disease.”
“And the presence of the Night Watchmen around here to some extent proves this point.”
“That’s a reasonable deduction.”
After a series of analyses by Fu Qian, Ariel nodded in agreement.
“The Night Watchmen are stationed here, obviously not without reason–”
He was halfway through speaking when he suddenly furrowed his brows and looked in a certain direction.
Indeed, it was correct not to leave just now!
Seeing Ariel’s reaction, Fu Qian inwardly sighed with relief.
He knew why this anomaly had occurred–in that direction, a Night Watchman had suddenly started heading towards their location.
Very sharp perception; this one had likely also detected his arrival a moment ago.
If he had left directly then, he feared he would not only have failed to avoid conflict but might have exposed too much, and who knows if that guy would have chased after them to start a fight.
The air was silent for a moment, with both Fu Qian and Ariel remaining quiet, silently monitoring the movements of the outside figure.
In theory, in the absence of any irregularities, this figure would at most have performed a routine patrol in the corridor, not bothering to come inside a room–
Click!
Unfortunately, in the next moment, the footsteps had already stopped at the doorway of the room.
And with a light noise, the mottled wooden door was pushed open without hesitation, and a figure in a black windbreaker entered.
He casually glanced around until his eyes landed on the two men discussing in the corner, and his movements froze instantly.
…
This scene looked unmistakably like being caught red-handed.
“How unfortunate,” Fu Qian mused internally, yet he did not move an inch from his seated position.
Because he noticed that Ariel hadn’t moved either.
The Divine Envoy had come here because something in this place might interfere with the attainment of his mission.
And from the previous exchange, the motivation for his own actions was to minimize the risk to himself as much as possible.
One shouldn’t easily discard their narrative control.
So, whatever happened next, the scene was definitely under his full control.
“You…”
In the air that seemed to freeze, it was finally Windbreaker Guy who broke the silence, and a Cane, heavy and solid in appearance, was flung out of his hand.
Armed with a weapon, the next moment he displayed astonishing courage and professionalism, actually stepping forward to stand in front of a Divine Envoy and a Demigod.
“Don’t be nervous.”
Ariel remained calm, not even glancing at the intruding Night Watchman until the figure approached; then he simply waved his hand at the other party.
“It’s just that we have a clever visitor, that’s all.”