Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 477 Partiality
Ironically, Heat Death willingly died in an internal scheme to exchange his disciples, and his followers were destroyed by Ai Liang.

Neither side's calculations resulted in any effective damage to the other.

The suicidal attack of heat death only resulted in the tyrant suffering severe injuries that would require at least six months of recovery.

If Ai Liang hadn't stepped in to format the disciples, the Countermeasures Bureau would actually have suffered a slight loss.

Judging from the apparent results, a battle that had been planned for half a year ended up being a complete waste of time.

Regardless of who won this battle, the magician, carrying five-eighths of Janus's remains, returned to the underground base where the tyrant had been housed.

However, this time he went to the lowest level of the base.

The Thousand-Faced Man's true form and clones were waiting for him there.

The lowest level of the base is different from other places. Not only are there clones of the Thousand-Faced Man, but they are also subjected to a mental concept of spatial confinement.

All spatial abilities became useless in the face of the hints personally laid out by the Thousand-Faced Man.

Anyone who tries to use spatial abilities to directly reach the lowest level will be teleported to another location under the influence of the Thousand-Faced Man's mental abilities.

Even magicians and disciples, these apostles, were no exception.

Therefore, the magician could only take Janus's remains and use the most primitive and simple method to reach the bottom of the base—by taking the elevator.

The moment the elevator doors opened, Janus's remains involuntarily floated out of the elevator and flew towards the figure in the center of the lobby.

The magician followed closely behind as he stepped out of the elevator, and a powerful, unfriendly aura emanated from all directions.

Even the magicians, whose combat power was among the top of the apostles, couldn't help but slow down.

The magician looked at the Thousand-Faced Man's original form and clone: ​​"It's been a long time since I've seen you and your clone. Seeing your original form suddenly feels a bit strange."

"If you want to see me, you can come here anytime."

The Thousand-Faced Man smiled as he cradled Janus's mangled body in his hands: "Thank you for maintaining the Apostles' Council while I was away."

The magician shook his head: "It's not hard work, it doesn't matter whether you're here or not. Everyone usually does their own thing and rarely encounters any trouble."

The magician lowered his gaze to Janus in the hands of the Thousand-Faced Man: "It's already like this, can it really be saved? You're not just making up an excuse to avoid a conflict between me and the Hermit, are you?"

Moreover… Janus, having lost nearly half his body, will probably become the weakest apostle in our Apostle Council this time; even Little Sha is stronger than him.”

The Man with a Thousand Faces laughed and said, "Of course I can save him. Don't forget that I am famous all over the world for my mental abilities."

The magician nodded: "It's good that he can be saved. I believe that after this lesson, Janus will be more careful with his words in the future."

The Thousand-Faced Man agreed with the magician's statement: "Indeed, we have spoiled him too much since he gained consciousness. This child relies on his spatial abilities and has no sense of awe. I believe he will grow this time."

Faced with the man with a thousand faces agreeing with him repeatedly, the magician's expression gradually became strange: "You don't actually think that just because you keep agreeing with me, I won't ask you anything about the hermit, do you?"

The man with a thousand faces maintained his smile: "Just ask me whatever you want. As long as it's within my scope of knowledge, I promise to answer everything I know."

The magician curled his lip: "Looks like you don't want to tell me?"

Having spent so many years with the man of a thousand faces, how could the magician not know that his so-called "within the scope of the answer" simply meant "I don't want to say it"?

Don't ask, because it's beyond my ability to answer.

"I can still answer some of your questions; you can try asking," the Thousand-Faced Man said sincerely.

"Who exactly is the Hermit?" the magician asked casually.

The man with a thousand faces smiled without saying a word.

"Do you know the hermit's true identity?" the magician asked.

The man with a thousand faces smiled without saying a word.

"Why are you not angry at all when the hermit almost killed Janus? Instead, you still want to win him over?" the magician continued to ask.

The man with a thousand faces remained silent and smiled.

The magician spread his hands, looking at the man with a thousand faces with utter speechlessness: "See? No matter what I ask, you won't answer."

"You could actually ask about other things."

The Thousand-Faced Man offered an example: "For instance, how strong is the hermit?"

Faced with this news-style Q&A with a pre-recorded script, the magician sighed helplessly: "Okay, so how good is he?"

"What do you think?" the Thousand-Faced Man asked in return.

"Aren't I the one asking you now?"

The magician said impatiently, "Judging from your performance during the confrontation just now, you should be about the same as me."

"No, you're wrong."

The Man of a Thousand Faces denied the magician's guess: "Your strength is not his upper limit, but his lower limit."

Upon hearing this, the magician's expression finally changed: "He's on your level?"

The Thousand-Faced Man laughed and said, "I don't know what level he is at now, but he is definitely not below Heat Death, and at least stronger than you."

So do you still think that me calling you back was to favor him?

The magician remained silent, and was also skeptical of the man with a thousand faces' explanation.

Aside from knowing that the Hermit had killed some ordinary people in Nevada, he had not heard of any other deeds of the Hermit.

How could a powerful apostle be so low-key?

The Man of a Thousand Faces noticed the doubt in the magician's eyes, but made no further explanation.

He waved his hand: "Alright, I still need to restore Janus's consciousness. You go ahead and get busy. In the near future, you will witness the power of the hermit."

The Man of a Thousand Faces gave him the order to leave, and the magician also didn't want to stay in this bottom-level place that was extremely unfriendly to the supernatural. Every minute and every second he spent there was under tremendous pressure.

After leaving the words, "Let me know when Janus wakes up," the magician turned and went into the elevator.

At this moment, the Thousand-Faced Man finally put away his signature smile and slowly turned his gaze to Janus's remains.

Janus was indeed completely erased of his mental personality and memories by Ai Liang.

But don't forget how Cat's Eye was "revived".

Unlike the Masked Apostles, only one will can exist for the same Apostle at any given time.

While the apostle was still alive, his personality and memories were copied and implanted into a puppet.

The puppet would then become something like a clone, which the apostle could destroy with a single thought at any time.

But what if the apostle dies?
Then the backup files of the spirit, memories, and personality left behind will become the cornerstone of resurrection.

This can be considered an implicit benefit that apostles who join the Apostles can enjoy.

This is also the main reason why everyone is willing to get along with the Thousand-Faced Man.

What kind of anti-piracy system is this sporadic and ineffective? I just haven't finished writing it yet... I think I should just keep the fan value active, to avoid a bunch of people who read pirated versions subscribing to a chapter just to criticize me...

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