Chapter 610: Chapter 610 Noise (34)_1 Chapter 610: Chapter 610 Noise (34)_1 Everything was as remembered, without any deviation.
Count Valentin, without Veheler by his side, stepped forward amidst the expectation of the crowd, trembling, and without delay, he blew the horn.
As he did, a cacophony erupted from all around, quickly swelling into a surge that ravaged the pier.
In the midst of this torrent, Fu Qian heard the confused voice of Veil nearby, not understanding why her sister seemed unexcited.
It was the moment she had long awaited.
Soon, horn blasts came from two other locations as well.
At this moment, Count Valentin, clearly not yet recovered from his exertion, was still trembling.
Fu Qian, witnessing this scene, felt an unexpected surprise.
Could it be that not only Veheler but also Ya Yu was absent?
The effect seemed almost too good to be logical.
In Fu Qian’s estimation, having either Veheler or Ya Yu lured away by his earlier actions was already a satisfactory result.
After all, Hamadus had emerged from the sea, making the pier an exceedingly important location.
But it was only a speculation; the truth would soon reveal itself.
Silently counting the time, a heart-wrenching howl soon came.
The first Transcendent fell victim, followed by the second, the third… and waves of tumultuous resonance followed suit.
At that instant, Veil, who was trying to enliven her sister, froze.
Realizing something was amiss, she dropped the vial she was holding and started to rush off with her sister.
However, Riet, who had been silent till now, suddenly stood still, emitting an almost frenzied voice from beneath her mask.
“Silence.”
And it was then that a sigh-like voice cut through the clamor, faintly imposing silence.
The Night Watchman Demigod, Cassandra, who was guarding the pier, made her move.
In Fu Qian’s view, Count Valentin was still trembling, not only failing to step forward and unhook the horn, but also remaining in place, shouting.
The next moment, an exaggeratedly loud horn blast came, and Veil, who was forcefully dragging her sister away, stopped dead, adopting the same stance as her sister.
Over at the Phoenix Palace.
Identifying the direction of the sound, Fu Qian shook his head.
So both of them had left?
However, one must look on the bright side; at least for the old men on the Lighthouse, there was no need to become cannon fodder in the grand scheme.
If Cassandra were not so impulsive, perhaps later she could have ended up in a two-on-one situation–well, ignore that last part.
Listening to the abruptly hushed lullaby, Fu Qian was certain that the Night Watchman Demigod had already rushed towards the direction of the Phoenix Palace.
Detecting the abnormality of the second horn blast there, Cassandra did not hesitate to go to her teammate’s aid.
Could this also have been part of the plan?
To run to another location to blow the horn, then lure the tiger away from the mountain?
It shouldn’t be.
Fu Qian shook his head.
Such minutiae were too prone to the unexpected to be relied upon.
If Cassandra showed the slightest patience, she would catch up just as Hamadus made his appearance, and then the operation would fail.
Fu Qian narrowed his eyes, watching ahead as the churning sea rolled, and a shadow slowly surfaced.
Until breaching the seemingly frozen waves, a majestic warship appeared amidst countless splashes.
The same position, the same design.
Hamadus, our dear friend, had heeded the call.
Fu Qian let out a long sigh.
During the aforementioned emergence, he had already stealthily moved through the crowd, and was now extremely close at hand.
The next moment, he leapt up without hesitation, diving into the sea and drawing out Mercy.
Click!
The sound of the trigger came, but no flames burst from the gun barrel; instead, a bright light flared in the waves beside it.
It really is the Mercy gun!
Whenever the target is a living thing, not a single shot has ever been fired.
Fu Qian, not surprised, sighed and put the Mercy gun away before turning to flee.
His goal had been achieved; the shot was meant to force Ariel out.
But the next moment, Fu Qian found the distance to the shore was longer than he remembered, and his leap fell short.
“Mr. Lu.”
Ariel’s sigh came from behind him.
“I don’t understand why we must be enemies.”
This was a sign of determined intent to kill.
Fu Qian nodded to himself inwardly.
He did not believe Ariel truly harbored any regret.
After all, that creature had no emotional demands; all its words served only “purpose”.
If Ariel didn’t want to kill him, he would not utter an extra word, and seeing him flee, would surely not hesitate to start mind-controlling.
So as long as he spoke, there was no doubt that he considered himself a target, to eliminate before turning to his next task.
Just as he wished.
Fu Qian leaped again and landed firmly on the shore.
At almost the same moment, an ethereal golden chain whip lashed out behind him, burning through the space with unimaginable heat as it passed.
Getting hit by that would be no trivial matter; truly befitting of a Divine Envoy, so many methods at his disposal.
It seemed Brother Logan had been too rash last time, preventing Ariel from displaying his prowess.
After narrowly avoiding the chain strike, Fu Qian continued his escape.
Seeing that Fu Qian did not respond and the distance between them widened once again, Ariel, silent as ever, took a step forward.
In what seemed an unreasonable manner, he traversed space and stepped directly onto the spot where the golden chain had lashed.
“Believe me, the council has everything you desire.”
Ariel closed the distance once more while continuing to speak earnestly.
Ding-a-ling!
However, at that moment, a clear bell chime appropriately rang out.
The golden chain in Ariel’s hand, only half-burned, instantly extinguished.
…
Not far from Ariel, Riet, wearing a mask, watched the imposing figure in the distance, desperately shaking the bell in her hand.
And Fu Qian, who had been fleeing, immediately stopped, turned his head, and aimed his gun at Ariel.
In the crisp sound, the flame finally burst from the barrel of the Mercy gun.
What he had done just now was actually quite simple, pretending to flee while passing by Riet.
As a normal person, she had undoubtedly been hit, screaming at Hamadus.
And as everyone knew, the best way to counteract mind control was with a more advanced form of brainwashing; thus, Fu Qian instantly activated a Decree Residue.
As it turned out, the skill did have some rejuvenating effects. Using the poison against itself, it helped Riet to shake off her previous state.
After waking up, the terrifying scene in front of her caused her to reflexively use the Eternal Clarity Mind, enveloping Ariel within it.
The effect was surprisingly good, even better than when he used it himself.
After all, given the previous circumstances, not to mention the risk of being affected himself, from Ariel’s behavior, he appeared almost certain that Fu Qian wasn’t truly fleeing, which is why his attacks were those distant chain whips.
In such a situation, if he suddenly produced a bell, Ariel would probably flee instantly, leaving him to be affected alone.
Now, though the Transcendent effect of the Mercy gun, entering the area affected by the bell, would be dispersed, the power of the gunpowder was very real.
The next moment, Ariel finally and solidly got shot.