Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2233 The King of Crusade (18)

High judgment.

Although Fu Qian's appearance at this moment is also different from ordinary people, in terms of the appearance of a ruler, he is still far superior to the other party.

Even because of her seating position, her flowing blond hair was illuminated by the light streaming through the window, giving her a rather noble air that made people want to look up at her—although Fu Qian chose to look at her straight on.

After a long separation, the other person was clearly not in a good mood to talk, and his face was as serious as a statue.

Fu Qian didn't rush to greet him. Instead, he found an identical chair opposite him, sat down slowly, and their eyes met.

This scene inexplicably reminds me of chess... What's that saying again?

The lonely king is alone, one dead and one wounded?
It was undoubtedly a very strange scene, and Fu Qian couldn't help but make the connection at first.

Although the description is somewhat extreme, he believes the actual situation may be even more extreme.

Given his decisive self-defense earlier, it's hard to believe that Brother Ariel acted alone this time.

So, the current situation is that the people from the original council abandoned him and left him here alone to meet with him?

Just a little thought reveals that this is far more than a simple trap – even the Night Watchers can see it.

From this angle, it's easy to spot that the rag doll that's always been following you is now sitting on the opposite rooftop, coldly looking down at you.

As law enforcement officers, isn't this spectator attitude a bit too obvious?

I didn't feel overwhelmed by it; I just grumbled to myself for a moment.

The gesture was so obvious that the puppet, sitting there, never thought anyone would notice.

After the Night Watchers saw the scene and atmosphere inside the building, they were in no hurry to destroy it, but rather wanted to enjoy what would happen next.

Although both they and Ariel on the other side had the opportunity to be wiped out, the Night Watchers clearly hoped that this latest battle between truth and falsehood would yield more interesting information.

It's like poisonous insects refining gu (a type of poisonous insect).

So the question is, what about the original council?

Fu Qian didn't think they would be absent, even though he didn't see them in sight.

The two people sitting opposite each other at this moment looked like two animals in a gladiatorial arena.

Although the content that viewers want to see may not be the same.

And what they see may not be the same as what the contestants see—

But outside the window behind Ariel, the snow had already fallen even heavier, and everything looked completely bathed in crimson.

At the same time, Fu Qian could clearly feel that the leeches that had been growing wildly in his body had all quieted down.

As for the reason, it's not hard to guess.

The original meaning of leeches was that the blood collected in their bodies reflected the glory of the lonely king.

And now—click!

In the midst of their silent clash of energies, another unusual voice broke the silence.

On Fu Qian's already unrecognizable body, fine cracks actually appeared on the glassy flesh at that moment.

Unsurprisingly, what was revealed below was the same pale color as the face, as if smeared with ashes.

The color, devoid of any vitality, is permeated with an insatiable thirst for blood.

—Now there is no need for reflection, because I am already the source of that radiance.

The King is truly descending in this physical body.

Previous speculations about how the Night Watchers used themselves as tools seem to be correct. The only problem is that there appear to be two such vessels.

Ariel, who was sitting opposite him, also had white ash rapidly growing on his face and body at that moment.

……

So that's why they didn't run away?

The unusual changes in his body were, strictly speaking, quite serious.

For any superhuman, such a display of near-possession would undoubtedly raise their guard to the highest level.

Although Fu Qian didn't move at that moment, he was only concerned about the opponent's situation.

It means they know they're causing trouble, yet they insist on staying here; there must be a reason.

As mentioned earlier, from the beginning until now, I have indeed been transforming into a "lone king," like a gradual metamorphosis.

The increasingly torrential snow may have always been there, but we can only see it now.

However, after progressing to a certain point, it was clear that we encountered a bottleneck.

It wasn't until this close confrontation with Brother Ariel that he seemed to continue to transform due to some kind of bond.

Based on the other party's strange reaction, one can even guess to some extent what the original council's plan is—they also want to induce a similar change in Ariel.

It just goes to show how strange things can be; so many coincidences happen.

I initially decided to imposter the real person to fool them, and then the real person actually showed up.

In a situation where the deception is so convincing, the Night Watcher uses himself to guide the arrival of the Lone King, only to find himself in direct conflict with what the real king is trying to do.

The ultimate result was that the original council, knowing that they had come all the way here, still kept the person behind—because there cannot be two Lone Kings.

Indeed, Ariel was waiting here because he had his own rival, who seemed destined to never truly arrive as the Lone King.

As for now, what the original council needs to do is quite simple: find a suitable opportunity to eliminate its competitor.

……

The fact that Ariel stayed instead of fleeing shows that the original council has not given up.

Otherwise, they'd be in deep trouble and wouldn't be able to clear their names no matter what they did. Instead, they'd only alert the Night Watchmen, so packing up and running away would be the best course of action.

As for why he didn't try to find an opportunity to eliminate himself while fleeing, but instead exposed such actions to the Night Watchers?
Too easy. Don't forget that we're in a three-way power struggle right now, and you're just a tool for the Night Watchers.

How self-important must the members of the original council be to have the confidence to forcibly kill themselves while being watched by the Night Watchmen?

Given the current situation, being able to take risks to seize opportunities and ultimately snatch chestnuts from the fire would already be a rather ideal outcome.

For example, you see Ariel waiting patiently, and the Night Watchers really didn't rush to make a move.

Even now, after the strange occurrences happening to him, he still maintains a spectator's attitude.

Ariel seemed to have made up his mind as well, and has remained silent until now.

While Fu Qian was very confident in his ability to keep a low profile, even a fool could tell that the Original Council was definitely up to something—oh?

Suddenly, in the silence, Ariel reached out and grasped at the air.

With this action, a palm-sized doll appeared out of thin air in his hand the next moment.

Its head was bald and its color was dull. Its appearance was also ferocious, and it looked quite bad—but it looked familiar.

For a moment, I felt a certain memory being quickly activated.

If I remember correctly, it's called Stand User?