Lars Graham, dressed in intricate silk robes, slowly stroked his bone-carved cane.

It was a bone rod that he carved and processed from the spines of his own students.

The cane was carved with twelve love letters she had written to Lars, full of words of adoration, and sonnets he had given to each other in return.

Fill it up from top to bottom, no more than a word, no less.

The old man didn't think it was some kind of cruelty – there was no doubt that it was art. Her soul still loves herself, and that's proof.

"What do you think, Elody?"

The old man asked.

Behind him stood a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a white priest's robe.

She wore a white priest's robe, and her body was translucent, except for her spine, which was a brighter pure white. It looks like a white jellyfish.

She bowed her head slightly, her lips moving slightly, as if she were saying something.

She didn't make a sound—the dead who returned from the realm of the dead were silent.

But Lars nodded slightly as if he had heard something.

"That's what you said."

Old Lars said to himself, "That is to say, there are four possibilities......

"The first is that Aleister is Chloe. Her irrepressible inclination to love made her choose to defect after all......"

Avalon is not an iris after all.

The Avalons know little about the power of shadows.

The most common shadow power comes from the path of love. For example, the children of the moon, such as witches, and those who have been cursed by witches' "wolf magic" and turned into werewolves.

Whether it is a shadow demon that transcends the path or a bionic that adapts to the path, it is actually a relatively rare type.

The Inspectorate thinks that there is an invasion of the Shadow Demons, and it is very likely that they have preconceived ideas. If only traces of shadow power are found, it is entirely possible that Chloe is also a shadow power.

She didn't like to be an Assassin in the first place. Now she's in Hawkeye, just because she doesn't have a choice.

She also studied sculpture with Lars. But under the guidance of a fifth-level teacher, I couldn't get started after studying for half a year...... Lars can only think that she has no talent for this.

And Chloe is proud. She couldn't tolerate the fact that she was a scrapper, so she taught herself how to adapt to the path - after all, her father and grandfather were good assassins. Sure enough, it only took her a few years to reach the fourth energy level, and now she was almost touching the fifth energy level.

But Lars had warned her that while she had a talent for adaptation, her personality was not at all suited to be an Assassin.

However, Chloe was stubborn, ignoring Lars's admonitions. So Lars didn't bother to pay attention to her.

According to his experience and judgment, Chloe's true path is the path of love.

Sensuality, savagery, impulsiveness, love, narcissism, instinct...... These are the key words of the path of love.

However, they can't let Chloe switch to the path of love - for the simple reason that the Hawkeye organization is mainly fighting against the children of the moon who are on the path of love. And the transcendents of the path of love, their corpses will be transformed into newborn children of the moon after death.

It's like the Great Guardian or the Great Justice of Avalon, who can't let his descendants become demonic scholars.

Lars felt that Chloe had probably done something superfluous.

Asking Chloe to assassinate Ivas Moriarty was indeed the task he had given. But he thinks he's right. Evas must have been very tired after returning from the medal that day, and all he needed was Chloe to smear the poison on his lips and leave.

But according to Chloe's personality, she may have applied lipstick to her lips. Tried to send him away with a kiss.

She really is that kind of character.

As an extraordinary being who adapts to the path, she will not be killed by the poison she concocts.

Since she has this trait, she must use it, even if the process is completely redundant.

Perhaps it was at that time that Chloe failed in his assassination attempt and the two got to know each other.

Then, under the persuasion of Ewass, she broke away from the Hawkeye organization and unilaterally severed contact with herself...... It's entirely possible. That wayward lady can really do such a thing.

This is also the greatest possibility.

After all, judging from the reviews he investigated, Ivas was indeed such a wandering person.

For the proud and narcissistic, adaptable to the path of love, but not really in love, Chloe may be able to handle it easily.

"But there's another possibility...... That is, she was indeed killed because of the failed assassination. However, it was true that Ivus was incapable of resisting at the time, so she was killed before she was assassinated—for example, by the Demon Scholar who manipulated the Shadow Fiend, and then took her appearance. Then the other party chooses to help Aihuas, and he misidentifies him. ”

Old Lars muttered in a low voice, "But this is unlikely......"

As members of the Hawkeye Order, they have conducted research on Shadow Fiends. Shadow Fiends can indeed gain their appearance by devouring animals or humans, but only by free-moving Shadow Fiends.

It is said that Aleister is a demon possessed by a shadow demon...... However, the Shadow Demon in the Demon's body does not have this function, because the Shadow Demon cannot leave the body at all.

But those are the only ones who can contract with the Shadow Demon. Old Lars all knew.

And Avalon wouldn't let them enter at will—unless one person went to great lengths to infiltrate and risk being discovered by the Eye of Avalon to devour Chloe.

"There is another possibility...... That is, Eivas is the real Aleister. In other words, he is a demon possessed by a shadow demon. ”

Because after all, there are only two witnesses - Ivas and his little maid Lily.

If both of them choose to commit perjury, then there is no truth. If he had a shadow demon in his body, then that would explain why Chloe had been discovered.

"Shadow Stealth" is an ability that is theoretically almost impossible for humans to get, and is even a secret of the Hawkeye organization.

Because it is very difficult to just need a third-level shadow affinity. And even if you get it, you've only just reached the threshold. The Hawkeye Organization was able to acquire this skill because they had spent generations of research and replication of Shadow Fiend's stealth abilities through simulation, and it would take a lot of hard work to master them.

Even in Iris, shadow stealth is the killer feature of the Hawkeye organization. In the entire Hawkeye organization, there are less than five people who have mastered the ability of shadow stealth.

Even if she approached other fourth-level powerhouses, the other party would definitely think that she was hiding in the air at the first time - unless she had been exposed to this ability, how could she immediately think of her hiding in the shadows?

Even if they guessed the possibility, it would have to be Radiant or Shadow damage to get her out. Ordinary spells couldn't affect Chloe in the shadows at all, and they couldn't even lock on to her.

Before, old Lars thought it was just a coincidence.

After all, if you guess that there is something in the shadow, it is indeed possible that someone will hit it directly. The Priest of Avalon has the mana of light and fire, and the Legalist's mana pool attributes are light and wind—so it's harder to sneak safely here than it is at Iris.

However, since Ivas can accurately report Chloe's appearance and identity...... So if Chloe hadn't betrayed, it meant that Eivas had been able to see her from the very beginning. And then it's just that he's using Chloe's name to get her to take the blame.

If Ivus had a shadow demon in his body, it would all make sense.

Hawkeye's Shadow Assassin, after all, is only imitating the Shadow Fiend's innate abilities. To a true Shadow Fiend, it's as stupid and ridiculous as a dog learning from a human to walk upright.

"Of course, there is another possibility...... That is, the demon is not Ivus. It's his maid Lily. ”

Of the four possibilities, three are Chloe dead and one is defected.

But these four may have one thing in common.

- That is the one who has mastered the power of the shadows, and will usually live with Ivus. Otherwise, "she" would not have been able to detect and stop the noble red's plan to assassinate Eivus.

Is she Chloe or not?

Does Ivus have a shadow demon in his body?

"Then let me try it myself......"

The bone eagle muttered under his breath.

He didn't have much emotion about Chloe's death. As an Assassin, it is quite normal for you to die in the middle of a mission; In particular, Chloe has a tendency to be unwilling to follow orders and opinions, so she is a danger to the Hawkeye organization itself.

Even if Chloe is not dead, he will report to the higher authorities and ask her to be placed under house arrest after returning to China this time, and she will not be allowed to go out on a mission again.

But on the other hand, Chloe is a strong man carefully cultivated by the organization after all. He is an elite assassin capable of assassinating fourth-level transcendents.

Her death would have taken a toll on the organization.

- But if that demon is Ivus or Lily, then the loss can be made up several times over.

The Hawkeye Organization has been studying Shadow Fiends for a long, long time, but they have never gotten the real Shadow Fiends. If a Shadow Demon can be captured alive, the strength of the organization will inevitably be improved enough.

And if it was really those old things from Star Antimony who came over in person, they wouldn't be able to kill themselves.

Even if he is tormented by bone cancer, he is a veteran transcendent after all.

If you make trouble by yourself, the other party won't be able to hide...... In that case, it might lead to a war between Avalon and Starty. At the very least, it can make them hostile again.

And, if Chloe truly betrays the Order, he must also capture his former student and bring him back to be executed.

He had to go anyway.

And no matter what the situation is, at least I can survive safely.

…… Taking a step back, his body, which has been repeatedly tortured by terminal illness, doesn't matter even if he dies.

"Let's go to the bottom of the Ivus dormitory first, he'll be back eventually."

The old man whispered, bracing his body with his cane, and staggered to his feet.

He hunched his back, tucked his shoulders, lowered his head and bent his legs. His legs were even thinner than a girl's arms, and the whole person looked like a skeleton in a robe. However, you can see one protruding hard lump after another on the body.

The form of the young ghost "Elody" dissipated like a hallucination, and the elder Lars slowly moved to the corner of his workshop at a slow speed like a turtle.

It was a small statue that was only half a man tall. Above is a blonde young man who looks to be in his thirties and is in high spirits.

That's Prince Andrew.

He is the elder brother of Princess Isabel and the current Queen's designated first in line to the throne.

If he dies, then there are only adults left who can inherit the throne...... Only Isabel and her father, Prince Albert, remained.

"Just in case, be cautious......"

The old man whispered, "If you can't come back this time...... At least get the final task done first. ”

After all, I've been preparing for so long. From poison to curse, to poison to curse...... The plan of two countries, three organizations, and more than 10 years is finally coming to an end today.

He reached out and stroked the statue, whispering the cipher given by the leader. The statue slowly showed scarlet cracks. Blood slowly seeped out of it.

"Die, child."

The old man sighed, "You're the only one left." I'm liberated, and I'm going to be liberated. ”

Hearing this, two lines of bloody tears slowly flowed from the statue's turquoise eyes.

This chapter has a lot of words, 3,500 words...... The second chapter hasn't been written yet, so I'll update it before two o'clock!

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