Soul Trigger

Chapter 655 The Whole Picture
Sika staggered to her feet and ran towards the lifeless werewolf knight, kneeling beside him with a thud. She pulled a flask from her bosom and brought it to his lips.
“Andrew… Andrew! Wake up, buddy… wake up! You’ll be alright… no, you’ll be alright!! Andrew…”

A piece of wood splinter hit him on the forehead—

"Captain...? Are you alright..."

"Can't die."

Angelica staggered over and knelt beside Andrew.

“Andrew, he…”

"He's not dead."

Angelica placed her hand on Andrew's chest:
"Why don't you check his heartbeat or take a look at his breathing first?"

Sika was stunned: "Not dead?"

After being attacked like that, with his body repeatedly pierced, how could he not have died?!
Angelica shook her head, but in her current state, the movement looked more like she was shaking her head.
"Treat him, then call Dr. Anmu. We must get out of here as soon as possible; that guy could come back at any moment..."

"There is no such possibility."

The Dead Water Knight approached the group and extended his hand towards Angelica:

"Bordeaux LD. Lof".

“Angelica Laurent, there’s plenty of time for introductions. Please get us out of here as soon as possible.”

Given his past behavior, Angelica was not very kind to him.

But right now, he looks to be in the best shape of everyone present, except for Jessica.

However, Bordeaux simply smiled at this:
"Don't worry, he won't come back."

He took out a small bottle of medicine and casually tossed it to Sika, who was standing next to him.

Upon seeing the badge above, Sika was suddenly stunned:
"A spiritual artifact numbered Resting Object 4-23... How did you come to have such a thing?"

"If we had delayed him for even a few more seconds, he might have really died."

Sika then quickly fed the food to Andrew on the ground, and the injury to his chest began to heal rapidly.

Seeing that her companion was alright, Angelica finally breathed a sigh of relief and managed to lift her head:
"Command Spell: Exile should only be able to drive the opponent to a radius of about 5-8 kilometers."

“My exile is no ordinary one.” Bordeaux chuckled, a wisp of mercury lifting Sica’s flask from the ground and taking a swig.
"The Royal Command Seal, like your Bloodstained Command Seal, has special effects. Coming out of that place, even if that peak ruler doesn't die, he will be severely injured."

Angelica frowned when she saw the faint golden lines on the back of the other person's hand.

"That was just in time. Congratulations on your promotion."

"We can talk about that when Andrew wakes up. I have a lot of questions for you right now."

"Is your anemia gone?"

Angelica was about to reply when a terrified cry came from beside her:

"Pulitzer?! Pulitzer, what's wrong with you... wake up..."

Angelica and Sika exchanged a glance:
"Damn it, that kid..."

He took off running towards Aquile.

"What's up with him?"

"He suddenly became unresponsive, I don't know what happened..."

Aquil's eyes were filled with panic.

She saw that the Command Seal had sent Odin away, and Pulitzer was saved by the other party, at least in Aquile's eyes.

Now that Odin is gone, will Pulitzer, whom he saved, die as a result, or turn into a monster on the spot?

After examining Sika, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Aquile:
"Don't worry, he's fine. But..."

A look of confusion appeared on his face:
“You might need to explain what happened at sea. We need to know the details, and also… how he became an Awakened One.”

He hadn't forgotten his previous suspicions about Pulitzer, but now it seemed that the kid was definitely not going to be a strongman.

One is that a true powerhouse has already appeared today, and the other is that it is impossible for one person to fuse two different resting objects; his identity is perfectly innocent.

Bordeaux, the Dead Water Knight, stood not far away and narrowed his eyes when he saw Pulitzer lying on Equiel's lap.

Merging with the "Reef" and becoming an Awakened One... How lucky!

An awakened being cannot fuse two personality relics from different sources, thus ruling out the possibility of a clone... Damn it, I almost got exposed here. Just who is that guy...?

Sensing that his Soul Well had shrunk by at least half, and a crack had appeared on his Soul Core, his eyes instantly turned bloodshot:

"You bastard, you're dead..."

The wailing of sirens from all around him stopped the spiritual shock that was triggered by his emotional outburst. Police officers were shouting that they had spotted a suspect.

The group looked over at the sound and saw a ragged man, half-conscious, being led to a police car by officers. The other officers then surrounded them and asked what had happened.

Angelica and Sika exchanged a glance, already seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

The aura emanating from that man was exactly the same as the spiritual energy that erupted on the shore today.

The gravedigger.

……

Unknown plot of land.

Ji Li looked at the giant white hand with eyes growing from its palm, quickly put a black bracelet on his wrist, and then swung his scythe to unleash a massive wave of blades that could split the heavens and the earth.

When the black mist completely dissipated:
"what?"

The large white hand was intact, but the eyeball in its palm had vanished, transforming into a gaping maw that tore open a trail of slime, and it lunged down at him with a devastating bite—

puff! ! !
The soaring rainbow blasted the giant hand into dust. The [Death Star] avatar stretched its limbs, then burrowed into the [Death Knight] avatar:

"Because you are an 'Awakened Knight', I cannot harm you. The cluster of spirit cores on White Island is the true emperor."

The thing summoned by the Dead Water Knight carries a strong aura of the Broken White Ring, like some kind of split of the White Island Cluster Spirit Hub, or rather, a part of its power, connected to the Broken White Ring itself.

Sir Deathshaker shook off the white bits of flesh from his shoulder and glanced at the black bracelet on his wrist.

That was the "Moon-Swallowing" artifact given to her by the Madwoman: it possessed the ability to completely conceal one's aura.

The duration of the effect of "disappearance" varies depending on the target to be avoided.

When Hell Fang Xun faces the Divine Dragon Vein, the invisibility effect it can trigger only lasts for 1 seconds.

The effect of Divine Concealment on the broken white ring from before lasts for five minutes.

Let alone killing it, I could use Death Star to go back and kill those people a hundred times over. However, Divine Concealment can only cover a certain area and cannot move with the user after it is released, which is a certain limitation.

"However, the appearance of the power of the shattered white ring was an unexpected event. Facing this guy directly, I can't guarantee that the Death Star hidden in the Reality Avatar won't be discovered. It seems I'll have to find some time to properly thank the Madwoman..."

The reason why Sir Death was able to act alone was due to the cognitive golem of the Madwoman giving Ji Li the ability to separate his own personality entity and act independently.

Just to be on the safe side, he also separated the Death Star and hid it in Sir Death, which proved useful.

All of this ensured the smooth progress of the plan and thwarted the accusations made against him by the suddenly appearing Deadwater Knight.

Ji Li's original plan was to separate himself from the Death Knight, thus eliminating the possibility of him being suspected again.

However, two problems have arisen in this plan:

One is the incident involving the burial object at sea, namely the appearance of the fish-scaled boy.

In Ji Li's original plan, after triggering the psychic artifacts on the shore, some malicious derivatives should appear at the scene to create chaos.

While Clementine blocked the group on the shore, he could use the spiritual circuits he had prepared in advance to create the illusion of having just awakened. This would not only completely dispel the suspicions of the Knights Squad, but also allow him to further guide the events as the Awakened Pulitzer.

However, the appearance of the Fish Scale Boy, especially the Limbo Prison he created that separated the outside world from the sea, also allowed Ji Li to take advantage of the situation and use his resting place "Reef" to complete the forgery of the "New Awakener" and successfully sever ties with the Death Knight.

Another problem is the appearance of the Dead Water Knight.

The original plan was to control the councilors to start the sailing race early in order to avoid the Deadwater Knight's support, but this guy not only appeared early, but also happened to be there at the right time.

This rendered the original plan—to use a psychic artifact to unleash the Gravekeeper's fabricated spiritual energy, which Clementine had created, and to send the knight squad to track down the Gravekeeper—unworkable.

The timing of the Dead Water Knight's appearance was particularly suspicious, and he even revealed Pulitzer's true identity.

The fact that the buried psychic artifacts were moved is highly likely the work of the Dead Water Knight, who is connected to the Gravekeeper.

These changes led to a shift in Ji Li's plans.

He decided to hand the gravedigger over to the knight squad directly. If the gravedigger was backed by the Dead Water Knight, things would be easier. He might even launch an operation to expose some information.

If the Dead Water Knight is innocent, then from the perspective of ultimately finding a spiritual place, these people should also continue to investigate, after all, matters involving sailing competitions are no small matter.

He then deliberately revealed his target to guide the group, and they would definitely launch an investigation into the spiritual land.

Actually, he was still considering whether or not to kill a few people.

But this means that much of Ji Li's hard work over this period will be wasted, and the entire plan will basically collapse when they first arrive in the town.

Moreover, they would face the prospect of more, stronger, and more unfamiliar knights being drawn to the town by the deaths of a few, making it a losing proposition.

Fortunately, the Dead Water Knights did not disappoint him. These people managed to devise a way to allow him to leave the scene effectively, namely, the power of the Cluster Spiritual Pivot caused him a small accident.

The Moon-Eating Bracelet needs to absorb seven sinful emotions to fully recharge. Until then, I should restrain myself a bit, return to my Pulitzer identity, and continue my covert operations to prevent that guy from using that "Command Spell" again.

As the giant hand died, the surrounding space began to collapse, and the figure of the Deathbringer appeared in the forest.

Ji Li looked around and found that this place was not far from Red Maple Town, and was even within the territory of Red Maple Town.

"Let me see who you really are..."

……

Hospital ward.

Pulitzer lay on the bed, his eyes closed peacefully.

Angelica could even sense the restless spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from him after his awakening—

Then he swallowed hard, then a second time, then a third time...

As she gazed at the boy's face, Angelica's eyes grew even redder, a prelude to her impending vampiric urge.
Damn it... why did they put Pulitzer next to me?

I can't hold back anymore... I really want to drink his blood...

With a creak, she dragged her still-wounded body to the Pulitzer Prize window. After hesitating for a long time, she cradled his head in her hands, where countless sharp, curved teeth struggled to emerge—

Damn it, just a tiny bit... just a tiny bit would have been fine. I should have used a syringe...

Put the person down quickly and get the syringe!

Her eyes were completely stained with blood—

Bang!
The door was flung open by a commotion:

"Pulitzer!? Uh...Laurent...Ms.?"

Anya and Sally, who rushed in, stared blankly at Angelica, who was holding Ji Li's head and about to kiss him:
"…What are you doing?"
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PS: A bug was found in Chapter 652 regarding the relationship between Aiquier and Ji Li, and it has been fixed.

That was originally going to be a different approach to handling the relationship between Ji Li and Ai Guier, but while writing in the hotel, it all ended up being incorporated into the current approach...

Sorry everyone, business trips are a real pain.

(End of this chapter)