Mystery: Lucky One

Mother, mother?!
Fors had an expression as if he had just gotten something big, while Xio looked worried about being silenced.

But Fors soon realized that something was wrong. She immediately remembered Miss Destiny's commission to find her "mother" and realized that the "mother" Alice mentioned might not be the same as she thought.

And Miss Fate also claimed that Dark Night was her favored one...

The excitement in Fors's eyes disappeared. She realized that this matter had no reference value at all. At best, it could only serve as one of the materials for her novel.

Oh, and Mr. World’s request…

Forsyth thought of the supernatural story about the circus, and his expression became painful again.

Compared to Fors, who still had time to think, Viscount Stratford was completely shocked by Alice's words.

Mother? What mother? Who is she calling mother? Night? The goddess of night? She...

Son of God?!
The fear in Viscount Stratford's eyes could not be concealed at all, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He searched his memory, but was horrified to find that regarding Alice as the Son of God was the best explanation for the strange attitude of the Church of Night.

——Only the Son of God can be treated like this!
But...is this something he should know?
This was obviously still a secret that no one knew about. I was afraid that not many people knew about it within the church. Telling him so openly could only mean that the lady in front of him, Fate, might not intend to let him live at all...

Not only that, she also planned to make him unable to speak even after his death!
No, maybe it was Him... Never mind, now is not the time to worry about this...

"This, uh, this Highness..." Viscount Stratford spoke with trembling teeth.

"Your Majesty," Alice corrected him, "Do you think I am unworthy of representing my mother's will?"

"No, of course not, Your Majesty..." Viscount Stratford responded tremblingly.

Yes, He must have come for the will of the Night Goddess. What does the Night Goddess want to do? He didn't kill me, which means I have other value in existence... I know, only that one thing! But, but I can't say it... No, even if I say it, after knowing such a secret, He will not let me go!
After his thoughts changed several times, Viscount Stratford finally grasped the key to the problem. Just as he was about to open his mouth, Alice's face changed, and a huge wave rose in Viscount Stratford's spirit, and he fell into a trance for a short time.

Alice frowned, turned around and looked at the "magician" Fors, and asked her:

"Does your book have any hypnosis-related abilities? Or I can make him pass out first... Oh no, I can actually knock him out."

Alice turned her head and raised her hand eagerly. Fors said hurriedly:
"There are some!"

Alice stopped in disappointment and turned back to signal Fors to come forward. So Fors went forward and opened "Lemanno's Travel Notes" and used the "hypnosis" inside. Alice snatched the cross and walked over to see the dying witch.

Sherman was in bad shape, very bad.

Her hair was half-flowing, and compared to her hair, it looked thick and strong, like thin snakes.

Mysterious patterns like black paint were spreading on her skin, covering her entire body.

Her eyes were empty and lifeless, as if there was nothing left in this world worth lingering on.

Alice sighed slightly and whispered, "Love-brained, willing to die for a man..."

She paused, turned her head and asked Xio in confusion: "You look quite normal, how come you have such a friend?"

Her gaze passed over Xio and slid to Fors, looking at the best-selling author, recalling the content of her work, with a glimmer of doubt in her eyes.

Fors and Xio, who had just finished the "hypnosis", looked at each other. Alice didn't seem to want them to answer. She turned around, pointed her finger at Sherman's forehead, and whispered:
"You are really lucky...

"I just happened to be in a good mood, and I just happened to have this cross... Well, I mean, you have a chance now...

“You can leave here and become an ordinary girl. None of this will have anything to do with you. The price is that you will no longer have extraordinary abilities, nor that amazing charm.

“You will have a new life, you may meet new friends, new lovers...but it’s best not to forget your old friends.

"Anyway, would you like to?"

As she spoke softly, Sherman, who was immersed in pain, felt as if she saw a silver river. The river enveloped her, taking away the whispers in her ears, her spiritual pain, and her physical discomfort.

At the same time, she heard a sentence that concerned her greatly. She raised her head in a daze and asked softly:

"An ordinary... girl?
"I, can I still be an ordinary girl?"

Alice blinked and replied, "Well... the premise is that you can solve the problem of your identity, otherwise you might become an ordinary wanted criminal girl..."

These words did not discourage Sherman. Her eyes sparkled and shone brightly on her beautiful face. Her voice was pleasant and full of joy.
"It doesn't matter if he's a wanted criminal!"

Alice paused suspiciously, then glanced back at Hugh and said admonishingly:

"It's better not to... otherwise your friends will probably be very worried about you."

Sherman then noticed Xio, and she said in surprise:

"Xiu? Why are you here?"

Obviously, compared to Alice, the two of them seemed a little too insignificant.

But Xio didn't care about it. She realized that Alice's kindness might be related to her previous behavior, so she replied:
"I'm worried about you, Sherman. I'm worried that you're in danger."

Sherman said absentmindedly: "But I clearly drove you away."

And I almost wanted to kill you...

"Are you done talking?" Alice interrupted them. "Would you like to say something?"

She stared at Sherman, and Sherman withdrew his attention and looked up at her in an almost pious manner, with hope and caution in his eyes:
"Are you serious? Can I really become an ordinary girl? Can I have a new life?"

Alice thought for a moment and replied, "As long as you stop trying to kill yourself for that person just now."

Hearing this, Sherman's face darkened again. Her eyes were no longer dull, but full of pain. Alice frowned and turned to say to Xiou:
"You come to counsel your lovelorn friend...Oh no, wait."

She suddenly remembered the hidden danger in Sherman's body. She raised the cross in her hand high. The sharp thorns made her white fingertips bleed. The blood without any rules was as bright red as the blood of mortals. It soaked the copper-green cross, making the spots on it fade and emit a bright light.

The light was bright but gentle. Even Sherman, who was closest to it, did not feel uncomfortable. She stared at the cross in a daze. The spider silk on her side quickly dissipated in the bright light. Black flames and crystal ice cubes flowed out of her body, fading a little bit under the bright light until they became transparent and then disappeared. Alice immediately let go of the cross and moved her pierced finger away, leaving only a trace of blood. Then the light disappeared in a few breaths and was covered by mottled copper green again.

"Go and comfort your friend," Alice said, turning to Hugh.

Xio stood there hesitantly. Alice didn't look at her, but walked towards the hypnotized Viscount Stratford, pinched her brows, and said to herself:
"The King's Secret...

"Just by opening my mouth, can you be blown into a bloody mist?
"Well, based on my experience reading novels, this kind of gag order has another function besides being a safety precaution, which is to prevent the higher-ups from knowing..."

This was exactly the reason why Alice suddenly attacked Viscount Stratford just now. She saw Viscount Stratford suddenly shouting "The king's secret is--", and then exploded in an instant and turned into a pool of blood mist.

Alice, who grew up watching the Internet, is no stranger to this. She knows that this thing is called "ban" in some novels. It can prevent people from saying messages that they shouldn't say. When it is triggered, the person who set the "ban" will know it. Whether it is hypnosis, dreams, or even spiritualism, it is difficult to circumvent such means.

Therefore, Alice had no intention of asking - she should at least know who downloaded this thing. The first thing that can be confirmed is that it is most likely the "audience" channel...

After a brief pause, Alice took a few steps forward and stood in front of Viscount Stratford, raising her eyebrows and smiling:

“The person you want to tell is…oh no, can’t ask that.

"Who do you serve?"

"Of course, His Majesty." Viscount Stratford said without hesitation.

Alice blew her eyes, recalled the information she already knew, and then asked:

"What about Hvin Rambis? Is he loyal to the king as well?"

"Of course," Viscount Stratford replied, "he is his Majesty's advisor."

Alice frowned, and asked in a different way, "Is Hvin Rambis a Beyonder?"

"Yes." Viscount Stratford answered smoothly.

"What path? What sequence?" Alice asked.

This seemed to be in a critical yet not so critical position. Viscount Stratford struggled for a moment before answering:
"'Audience' pathway, sequence 4."

Alice continued, "The current leader of the Psychological Alchemy Society... grass."

The flesh bomb emerged from the spiritual picture again. Alice closed her mouth, gritted her teeth, and cursed in a low voice:

"It's worthy of being called the 'audience' channel..."

After a pause, she turned around and asked Xio and Fors, who had not moved, "Do you have anything to ask? 'Trial', I remember you were going to investigate the cause of your father's death?"

Fors began to look at the two of them with a surprised look, and after a brief moment of surprise, Xio spoke:

"Yes……"

Alice said to her, "Ask."

This time, Xio did not hesitate. Her eyes even lit up. She walked forward without hesitation, even forgetting to thank Miss Fate, which was so important. She asked directly:
"What caused Mason Dill's death?"

After asking this question, Xio's emotions suddenly became extremely complicated, with anticipation and uneasiness mixed together, and excitement and fear coexisting.

This was the question she had wanted to ask eight years ago. During these nearly three thousand days and nights, she had been searching for the answer all the time. However, she was afraid that the answer was not what she wanted. She was afraid that her father was guilty and had indeed participated in the rebellion, and therefore would be executed without any honor.

Viscount Stratford did not answer Hugh's question immediately. He seemed to struggle for a moment before saying:
"He discovered the King's secret and tried to inform the three major churches but failed. He was executed on the spot."

Xio was stunned for several seconds. This answer had a certain ominous atmosphere, but it finally dissipated her uneasiness. She wanted to speak again eagerly, but Alice turned around and warned coldly:
"Shut up."

This was a naked warning. Xio's face turned pale in an instant under the oppression. She met the pair of blue pupils that had lost their curiosity and cunning, and realized that it was just like the sea, beautiful but cold and ruthless. Although it reflected her, Fors, and Sherman in the calm, it was ready to create huge waves and drown them at any time.

Xio didn't dare to speak, but Fors's voice rang out:
"Miss Destiny, the hypnosis time limit is almost up..."

Alice then retracted her gaze and looked at Sherman not far away, smiling:
“I’ll give you a chance.

"Kill him, and I'll take away the extraordinary characteristics in your body and give you a chance to start a new life, or...

"I'll kill you first, then I'll kill him."

Fors and Xio were stunned. Sherman was also stunned. After a moment of silence, she made a choice that was not difficult:

"I, I'll do it..."

——After all, it sounds like Viscount Stratford is doomed to die.

So Alice dragged her over, kindly handed her a dagger, took a step back, and made a "please" gesture.

Sherman opened her mouth and closed it again. She turned her head to look at Xio and Fors. Fors lowered her head to avoid her gaze, while Xio spoke:

“… Kill him.”

After a few seconds of silence, Sherman turned around, his eyes became firm, he raised the dagger high, and stabbed Viscount Stratford's neck fiercely.

Amid the splattering blood, Sherman's eyes were stunned, and Viscount Stratford finally woke up. He opened his eyes in powerlessness and pain, put his hands on his neck, looked at Sherman in front of him, and said in surprise:

“Snow, Sherman?
"why you?"

Then, as if he realized something, he hurriedly said:
"Sherman, I just lied to those two witches. I said that to save you. I still love you. We are going to get married. I..."

He could not say any more because Sherman suddenly became extremely angry and hateful after hearing the word "marriage". He raised his knife and rushed forward, wrestling with Viscount Stratford who intended to resist.

The battle did not last long. The knife on the neck played a decisive role. Viscount Stratford soon died in the flow of blood, but Sherman never stopped. She stabbed again and again until her hands lost strength and the dagger slipped to the ground.

when!
“Clap, clap, clap,” Alice applauded. “What a wonderful performance… But I suddenly feel that I should find a psychiatrist for you.” (End of this chapter)