Chapter 53: Vera Goes Missing
Life drained quickly from Barrol's body, but it was as if Baror felt that he was not dying fast enough. He urged his will, and let the shadow clone thrust the sword down as hard as he could, stabbing directly into the soft dirt, and even the hilt of the sword pierced into his body.
The shadow clone's originally dark hands were dyed crimson by Baror's blood, and he twisted the wound as if in a feropathic way, making the already broken heart a blur of flesh and blood. Balor's shadow clone reached into it, and then directly crushed the heart.
Splatters of blood splattered Alex's face, and he looked at Balor's mangled corpse with a blank expression. The shadow clone also lost control due to the death of its master, and it melted like a puddle of viscous liquid, mixing with Balor's blood.
With the sword still stuck in Barol's body, Alex sighed, he drew the sword, and then cut off Barrol's head with his eyes closed. Alex tugged at Barrol's hair and lifted the human head. He glanced at each other, and then unexpectedly found that Barrol's eyes were unexpectedly calm at the moment, without the paranoia and hatred of the past, only calm, and even with a little yearning......
"......" Alex was a little speechless, he felt that Barol seemed to understand something before he died. But it's a pity that he died just after he understood......
He carefully tucked away Balor's head and left.
Not long after Alex left, the puddle of shadowy matter, which had been as thick as mud, gradually moved again. They bubbled up a few times, and then gradually coalesced together, slowly forming a humanoid form, like Balor.
The pitch-black creature looked in Alex's direction, and then smiled self-deprecatingly, "Shadow creatures......?"
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"You've become a shadow creature?" Cordak stood up in shock when he heard this, he never imagined that although Regner let Barol go, he would end up like this.
"That's right. Barol admits calmly: "My shadow clone is somewhat similar to the mage's cloning technique, it can also carry souls, but if I become like this, I don't think I can be called human anymore." Moreover, when my physical body dies, my shadow clone must be in physical contact with my physical body in order to transmit the soul. It can't teleport souls directly like a mage's clone does. β
"Why is this happening?" Cordak sighed, he felt some sympathy for Barol now, this guy was his brother-in-law after all. And although he was a little crazy and ruthless at the beginning, at least this time, it seems that Barol still has good intentions towards himself.
"It's good that for at least the last two years I've felt like I'm really alive, and not a puppet manipulated by Villeres or a madman who has lost his heart for revenge. Barol said lightly.
He never agreed to return to the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild, on the one hand, because he was unwilling to be overpowered by Regner, and the main reason was that he didn't want to be at the mercy of Virlais anymore.
And since that death, Balor has become a very illusory being. Even the Lunaris Thieves Guild didn't find any information about him. In fact, this was the first time he had met a human without reservation since he became a shadow creature. Normally, Balor can only move during the day if he wraps himself in airtight weather.
"How have you spent the past two years?" Cordak's voice was a little bitter, as Barol's brother-in-law, he felt that he should also care about his brother-in-law's current situation.
"As a shadow creature, I don't have to worry about eating or drinking, and I can even make my own clothes. Balor shrugged: "Except for the inconvenience of movement during the day, I'm doing well." β
"I'm afraid it's not just inconvenient and simple, right?" Kordak had a lot of experience, so he also knew that shadow creatures could barely survive during the day, and Balor was afraid that it would be extremely difficult during the day.
"Well, it doesn't matter at all. Balor waved his hand, signaling that he didn't want to dwell too much on this kind of issue. He sat down in the guest seat of the Kordak tent, and the kerosene lamps in the tent made him feel a little glaring.
Kordak must have guessed Barrol's discomfort, he dimmed the light of the kerosene lamp, and said, "Tell me, what is the matter with coming to me this time." β
"Since the fight against Regner, I've learned a few things. Balor was no longer verbose, and he went straight to the point: "So I changed my original mind, and now I just want to protect my sister." Can you accept that? If not, then there is no need for us to continue. β
"There's nothing unacceptable, you're her brother, and all this is as it should be. Kordak leaned his strong body back in his chair, and he took a very relaxed gesture before replying casually.
"Thank you. Balor is now a shadow creature, so his expression has become limited, this piece of black coal nodded stiffly, and then said, "So, in the past two years, I have checked about the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild. β
"What clues?"
"Very little. Balor said in a deep voice, "The Moon Shadow Thieves Guild is an emerging guild organization in the Lance Continent, but its rise is too fast, unimaginably fast. β
"So you're trying to say that Verles is a very scary person?"
"No, Velles is terrifying, but I don't think he has the ability to calculate everything, and lead a guild with the power of one person to grow into the largest behemoth in the Lance continent in more than twenty years. β
"And what do you mean?"
"I mean, there's probably going to be one more person behind Villeres. This man may not have much strength, but he can calculate everything, even Verles. β
"So do you know who that person is?"
"I don't know. β
"Then how do you conclude that such a person exists?"
"Because Wellles is an elf. β
β......β
"Shocked, wasn't it?" Barol continued, "and was shocked when I learned about the race of Velles. But I was too young to think about it that much. But over the years, I've come to realize that something is wrong. β
"It's an elven ......," Cordak muttered to himself.
"That's right, Elf. Balor repeated, and he continued to analyze: "If it is an elf, then all his actions seem suspicious. First of all, even if he made the guild bigger, he couldn't come to the surface, and it was absolutely impossible for humans to allow an alien race to become their ruler, so what was the purpose of his establishment of such a guild? Moreover, most of the elves were naΓ―ve and kind, almost stupid, and Verles was one of them, but I don't think he could be so calculating. At last...... Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. Even if he's an elf, I don't think he had a good idea to come to human society. β
"Do you have any guesses about his purpose?" said Kordak's voice, a little hoarse.
"No, my ability to gather information on my own is simply too limited. But one thing I'm sure of is that his purpose is definitely related to the attribute ability, or rather, to Regner!" Barol replied categorically.
"What does it have to do with Xiao Lei?" Kordak suddenly became nervous, he stood up suddenly, and walked to Barol's side: "What does it matter?!"
"It's up to you to analyze this, that's all I know. Unimpressed, Barol shrugged his shoulders and said he knew so much.
"Hell, don't you ......"
"Hey, if you're in a hurry, then what I'm going to say next might break you. Barol made a downward motion with both hands to signal Kordak to calm down.
"......" Cordak also knew that the events that had followed in the past few days had made him a little irritable, so he adjusted his mood for a moment, and then sat down again: "Say, what else is going on?"
"And then there'...... My sister was kidnapped. As Balor said this, his voice was lowered a little.
"What?!" Kordak's ass struggled with the chair again, and he screamed.
"Commander, what's the matter with you?" the guards outside the door were finally alarmed, and they asked outside.
"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it. Kordak hurriedly dismissed the guards. Then he walked up to Balor: "Who is it?
"It's the Rollin family. Barol gritted his teeth and said, "It's the Alfredites." β
"Alfred?" Cordak's eyes flashed with hatred, "Why did he catch Vera all of a sudden?"
"I don't know. Barol shrugged: "I've been worried about my sister for the past six months, so I've been secretly following her." The time you let her go out alone was no exception. The elder sister went to the southwestern part of the empire first, and after discovering that Regner was not there, she rushed to Melindel. But on the way over, he encountered a sneak attack by a group of people. My sister was no match for herself, so I rushed over to help, but because it was daytime, I couldn't do much at all, and I could only watch them run away. β
"Are you sure it's Alfred?" asked Kordak, his eyes gloomy.
"Sure, I killed a few sneak attackers and examined their corpses, they all have the Black Fox Clan Emblem of the Rollin family tattoos, those tattoos are hard to fake, I don't think there can be a mistake. Barol replied in the affirmative.
"It seems that the old fox has been found out after all......" Kordak sighed, and then showed an extremely bitter smile.