Quadruple split.

Chapter 2890 A Belated Betrayal

Game time 15:13 PM
Onic City, Central Administrative District, The Sinful Lord's Mansion, First Floor Tea Room

"You should know very well how precious my time is."

The dwarf elder, with a gloomy face and unfriendly gaze, strode into the tea room and coldly surveyed the surroundings before finally focusing his attention on the strategist, who was wearing her signature snow-white cloak and was now disguised as an adorable cat-orc girl. He said in a deep voice, "Therefore, if I cannot obtain a satisfactory answer, the person who summoned me here without any explanation under the pretext of a 'highest level of emergency'... will certainly pay a very heavy price."

Jiawen shook her snow-white cat ears and obediently said to the old man, "I was wrong."

"tutor……"

Following behind Merlin, Gahrez shrank back, trying to ease the somewhat stiff atmosphere, and whispered, "I think Ms. Gavin must have something very important to tell you that she called you here in such a hurry."

Merlin: "Shut up."

Gajrez: "...Yes."

"Thank you so much for your understanding, Jia."

Gavin gave Gahrez a wink that would make any man's heart flutter, and said with a smile, "By the way, isn't your arm a bit swollen? Is it okay if you don't put an ice pack on it?"

"Uh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

At this moment, his right arm was at least three times thicker than a normal person's, covered with blood vessels that writhed like earthworms, and his skin had an eerie grayish-white hue. Gajres shook his head vigorously and chuckled, "I just did a small experiment, I'll be fine soon."

Gavin blinked, then turned to look at the expressionless, aloof dark elf girl beside her, giving her a look that seemed to say, "Do you think this is nothing?"

Ji Xiaodao, as usual, ignored Jia Wen, and instead looked at Gahrez with a slight frown, asking, "What experiment?"

"This... is about a clinical trial of the latest single-use dissociative compound."

Gahrez scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "As for the experimental code, the name of the compound, its effects and specific parameters, I can't say for sure. You can talk to your mentor about it later, Sister Jidao."

【Sister Jidao…】

Upon hearing this title, LeFer Astor struggled to maintain his composure, secretly taking several deep breaths to calm himself down, and repeatedly marveling inwardly that heroes indeed emerge from among the young.

To be fair, Li Fo was a worldly man. In fact, he was not only worldly-wise, but also a person with a deep-seated grievance and complex background. His shrewdness, ability, temperament, and forbearance were all top-notch among normal people. If he were thrown into a mainstream story today, he would easily be a protagonist or villain leader.

Even so, when he faced Ji Dao, Gavin, Merlin, Arthur, Wen Qiu, Dora, Osiris, and others, he would still feel a deep tremor in his heart, like a lamb next to a lion, a frog before a snake king, or a mouse before a tabby.

This is a normal life instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, a kind of trembling and fear that comes from the soul and is even more terrifying than genetic memory.

In fact, it wasn't just him; Grand Duke Bart Garros, Ah Qing, and others occasionally had similar feelings. However, the former had already been tainted by the original sin, while the latter had been by Gavin's side for many years, so the impact they experienced was not as direct as that of Li Fo.

It was precisely because of this intuitive understanding that Li Fo was able to genuinely believe that Gajres was definitely not a normal person.

This is not the so-called fearlessness of a newborn calf, because that kind of soul-stirring fear has nothing to do with experience, knowledge, or knowledge, but something more essential.

But the young man named Gahrez, who seemed to be Merlin's apprentice in another world, was completely oblivious to the atmosphere and even managed to blend into it without realizing it.

Aside from the ridiculous awkwardness and tension, Li Fo didn't sense any negative emotions that a normal person would have in this environment from this young man. Moreover, for some reason, he was even a little afraid to look Gahrez in the eye, even though the other man's eyes only held the most ordinary sincerity and politeness.

In this way, assuming the world hasn't gone mad and neither have I, the answer seems obvious...

"I'll go check on that gentleman."

Li Fo bowed gracefully to the crowd, pressing his hand firmly against his increasingly heaving chest as he lowered his eyes and respectfully withdrew. Just before leaving, he happened to make eye contact with Gajeres, who was nodding to him with the utmost politeness.

Those were sincere and polite eyes.

Ordinary and unremarkable.

Clear-headed, reserved, and honest.

Chilling.

……

"If you are interested in the experimental results, you can check the report at the workshop, or have Gajres make a copy for you after his arm recovers. After all, I doubt whether he can write well now."

Merlin said something noncommittal, then walked expressionlessly to his personal high chair, used the small anti-gravity device installed on his waist to float up and sit down.

Ji Xiaodao, Jia Wen, Dora, Wen Qiu, Osiris, and Gajeres all returned to their seats.

Then--

"Well then, let me explain it simply."

As Gavin wrapped her tail around her calf, she said in a lighthearted tone, "Just an hour ago, our city of Onic welcomed a rather special guest."

"Yes."

Merlin sneered and said sarcastically, "His arm is clearly much more special than Gajres's."

"..."

With an embarrassed expression, Gahrez subconsciously shrank his arm. Only after realizing that no one was paying attention to him did he secretly breathe a sigh of relief, lowering his head and trying his best to minimize his presence.

"That person called himself 'The Destroyer' Mutar Kirabi."

Gavin didn't keep them in suspense, but explained simply and directly: "He bypassed at least fifteen blockades, ignored the [Tower of Sin] that you set up in Onic City, Master Merlin, ignored those twisted prototypes of sin, and appeared in front of this mansion without anyone noticing."

Upon hearing Gavin say that the other party had ignored his [Tower of Sin], Merlin finally raised his eyelids slightly and casually asked, "So... he's not crazy?"

"He's insane, at least he was when those Black Fang warriors found him."

Gavin shrugged and added, "But that has nothing to do with the Tower of Sin. Osiris just tested it, and at least before the boss granted the power of the Sin Construct, that person was completely unaffected."

"Oh."

Merlin nodded slightly and said calmly, "I seem to vaguely recognize the name Mutar Kirabi... the singer?"

"Mutar is one of the three great astrologers of our time. He is also known as the Singer because he compiled the prophecy collection 'Black Elegy' twenty years ago."

Osiris chuckled and explained, "It's not about singing."

Academician Mu, who should have scoffed at and dismissed such an abstract and ethereal subject as 'astrology,' simply uttered an "Oh" and said nothing more. "So..."

Ji Xiaodao, who hadn't arrived much earlier than Merlin, looked at Osiris and asked, "Why is that great astrologer here?"

"do not know."

Bishop Bai shook his head honestly and said helplessly, "After greeting Wen Qiu, he said he wanted to change his clothes, so he asked Li Fo to take him to the second-floor restroom and asked for a change of clothes."

Although she had lost many memories, she had no loss of common sense and had heard of this great astrologer. Dora frowned slightly: "So he really is Mutal Kirabi?"

"I do not know."

The White Bishop remained honest, then added, "But even if he isn't, the fact that he's here at a time like this...we must keep him here."

"That dirty-looking uncle must be a liar."

Wenqiu clapped her little hands vigorously and said in a serious tone, "Wenqiu said he was a dirty old man, but he insists he isn't. He is clearly dirty, and he looks much older than Wenqiu's dad!"

"Wen Qiu is right~"

Gavin smiled and coaxed the child, then said seriously to Merlin, "In short, given the various qualities that person has shown, I think you, sir, absolutely have to come. Not only you, but if Arthur wasn't on the front lines and the boss wasn't 'resting,' they would have to come too."

“Arthur Burgh won’t be back until next month.”

Just then, a calm and deep voice suddenly rang out from outside the door. Everyone turned to look and saw a middle-aged man wearing a wide black robe, with a slightly bluish-gray face and chin from just shaving, and long hair casually draped over his shoulders. He pushed open the door and said calmly, "As for your boss... the source of all evil, the sin of this world, who turned me into this state, has 'awakened'."

Jiawen's eyes lit up: "The root of all evil?"

Ji Xiaodao's gaze sharpened slightly: "The sins of this world?"

Wen Qiu's eyes widened: "Wow! The dirty uncle isn't dirty anymore!"

"I'm not a dirty old man, but a cute little princess."

The man shrugged and introduced himself to Wen Qiu again: "You can call me Mutar, Mutar Kirabi, the Destroyer."

"So, you really are that [singer]?"

Osiris narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing the man before him, and softly confirmed, "One of the three renowned astrologers?"

"There are no more [singers], and there are no more so-called three great astrologers."

Mutar shook his head, walked briskly to the chair next to Gahrez, and sat down. He said in a leisurely tone, "[Legendary] Danmas Remedop is dead, completely and utterly destroyed, even his legacy was destroyed, and he can no longer cause the slightest ripple in this world; [Starry Night] Diana A. Archizorti has also come to an end... well, let's just say she's come to an end. In any case, that little girl chose an admirable and tragic path to her death; and I, the former [Singer] Mutar Kirabi, am now just a detestable [Destroyer], it's that simple."

What can you do?

Merlin stared intently at Mutar and asked directly, "How do you foresee the future?"

“I understand your confusion and thirst for knowledge, you mad intellectual consumed by the pursuit of truth, but I really find it difficult to explain to you…”

Mutar spread his hands and laughed, "I wonder if the words 'mysticism' can temporarily suppress your curiosity? After all, as far as I know, you haven't even begun to explore this awe-inspiring field yet."

Merlin grinned: "So in my opinion, you are the perfect test subject and sample."

"Tsk tsk, you're right, but my destiny has never belonged to your lab bench."

Mutar clicked his tongue and said lazily, "We all have our own obligations. The only difference is that you are doing it voluntarily, while I have no choice, just like... that beautiful knight."

Dora paused for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Me?"

"It's not you."

Mutar smirked and asked the puzzled guardian knight, "Could it be me?"

Dora: "..."

"explain."

Ji Xiaodao looked coldly at Mutar and asked, "What is the [Destroyer]? What is your purpose in coming here?"

"This problem..."

Mutar yawned and casually said, "Let the person you trust most explain it."

"After frequently peeping at fate, frequently interfering with fate, and frequently relying on fate, one gradually develops a sense of 'powerlessness' and 'despair' towards life. This is due to the misfortune that cannot be reversed no matter what, or the dull and tasteless life that resembles a script, leading to continuous decline. Even mediocre astrologers feel despair because they are betrayed by fate time and time again—"

Appearing out of thin air in the center of the room, the pitch-black gaze behind the mask was as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. Its mere presence was enough to make the Sin King, who was kneeling on the ground, calmly gaze at Mutar: "Those who are passionate about self-destruction, or conversely, who want to turn [Fate] into a still pool of stagnant water, that is, to destroy everything except themselves, are the [Destroyers], right?"

Should I rise and bow to you?

Mutar looked up at the man in front of him and gave a slovenly smile: "Judging by my appearance, I'm quite a bit taller than you if I stand up."

"Ah."

The King of Sin nodded and said calmly to Mutar, who was almost 190 centimeters tall, "Then kneel down."

"Hahahaha, yes, my king, yes."

Mutar laughed wildly, then knelt heavily on one knee before him, raising his head to look at the sinful king with his black eyes, which were no longer cloudy but had become lifeless: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, I am late."

“Answer her question.”

"which one?"

"Your purpose."

"betray."

"Betray whom?"

"That would naturally be... betraying you."

Chapter 2881: The End