Soul Trigger

Chapter 672 I must be sleepwalking

Upon returning to Green Manor, the Deadwater Knight went to the temporary warehouse where the resting objects were stored.

From the moment he entered the manor, the Torture Armor was always with him.

But he ignored the dull-looking armor and instead pulled out the mortuary object, the "Honest Man's Fax Machine."

He remembered that Pulitzer had previously tested the Honest Man's Fax Machine, and this woman had been behaving herself lately, so he could risk letting her use it to extract some intelligence.

As he turned on the fax machine, his real name, Bordeaux LD. Love, appeared on the screen, and he began to ask questions:
"Is Pulitzer's strange behavior related to the Odin Sanctuary?"

The fax machine hummed and ejected paper:

"Incorrect."

Hmm... that's a waste. A person's spirit can only ask three times within 24-48 hours, and there are only two left...

Bordeaux's eyes flickered as he asked his second question.

After all the questions were answered, he looked gloomy and remained silent for a long time.

At that moment, the fax machine spat out a fourth sheet of paper, which startled him:
Reveal the name you used ten years ago to Angelica Laurent's team.

Damn...

The rule of the fax machine is that after he finishes asking a question, he must answer the fax machine's questions or complete the task it assigns.

Truth or Dare, so this time it's Dare... but sorry, I don't want to be the honest one.

A flicker of pain crossed his eyes as he grabbed her wrist.

A burst of white light rose up, and Bordeaux left the small warehouse with a grim expression, still ignoring the torture armor staring at him.

……

As night fell, Aquil arrived in the forest outside Red Maple Town, where a familiar figure stood:
Sir John Dominic:

How did it feel to kill someone for the first time?

First murder?
Aquil frowned:
"You mean... Gregory, that idiot?"

She gently gritted her teeth:
"So what if he's dead? If it weren't for him, Pulitzer would never have existed..."

"It might not actually be his fault?"

Ji Li thought to himself that he was indeed willing to die for the sake of the plan.

“You’re right, I shouldn’t have let Pulitzer out of my sight for even a second.”

If you can't blame others, blame yourself. My sister is quite responsible.

Ji Li wouldn't feel guilty about it; it was part of the plan. However, he wouldn't refuse to give Aiguil some small compensation, like today's free lesson:

"For a child, that's an extraordinary amount of courage. We can begin..."

"Wait a minute..."

Aiguiel bit her lip, took a deep breath, and composed herself, trying to regain her composure.

"You know what happened in town, right?"

"of course I know."

"What exactly did you do to Pulitzer? Angelica Laurent said he was special, even able to absorb the spiritual energy of the Dead Apostles..."

“I am also special, and I can also absorb the spiritual essence of the Dead Apostles.”

Aquil was speechless; the other person was clearly giving her an evasive answer, but it was still a response in itself.
Since Pulitzer was transformed from the Dead Lord, Pulitzer was able to use some of his abilities... Is that the logic?
"Are there really many Dead Apostles in town? Like that clay puppeteer?"

"The town is now shrouded in a thick fog, and no one can see it clearly."

"You can't see it either?"

“You don’t have the leverage to pay for the answer, and besides, you need my help tonight.”

"So, are you really Odin?"

"You have no chips."

Damn it... Aren't you going to tell me any information?
Eguiel couldn't help but want to resolve the town's problems as soon as possible.

She didn't really care about the Cavaliers, but she cared about Pulitzer and her aunt Duke.

The sooner this is resolved, the sooner Aunt Duke will be out of danger, as will she and Pulitzer.

Aiquier wanted to try again, but then he heard the sound of a blade being drawn from the other side.

Aquil instantly transformed into a demon:
"What do you want to do..."

"Didn't you want to learn how to make an oath?"

The other shore twirled a knife in Ji Li's hand:
"The four words of White Island, the six dusts of Shulong, and the eight types of the theory of inherent evil are essentially about a reawakening. It requires us to understand and unleash stronger desires and emotions from our current state and to see a more distant path."

"I don't know how to teach people to swear an oath, but I'm very good at killing..."

Aiquier was stunned as he listened when he felt a sudden gust of wind rush before his eyes. His pupils contracted sharply, and "Odin's" figure was already inches away—

Snapped!
In an instant, Aquile's armor completely shattered, and he was sent flying like a cannonball. Behind him, all he could hear were the sounds of tree trunks cracking and the excruciating pain. Everything went black before his eyes.

When I finally came to my senses, I saw a white mist all around me, and my body and even my soul felt as if they were about to collapse, all exploding with extreme pain.
Reflected World...

She was dimensionally pierced through in a single move?!
A wave of intense fear washed over her, and Aiqui trembled as she tried to stand up, but Odin appeared before her in an instant, just as he had struck her down the moment she was knocked away.

With a series of rapid wind-up clicks, she saw her opponent raise his long sword again. She immediately endured the intense pain and scrambled backward.

"Are you going to kill me?!"

"Yes."

"...Are you crazy?! I..."

"I will suppress my spiritual energy fluctuations and power output to the level of a fourth-tier overlord, before I am killed by my blade..."

The blade parted horizontally, and a bright silver light shone in her terrified eyes:

You'd better learn it quickly.

The dark purple blade devoured the sky and earth; Aiquiel turned and ran, roaring inwardly—

What am I supposed to learn?!
However, Odin, who was about to chase after them with a cold smile, suddenly bent over.

Angelica, her body taut and stretched to its limit, stopped her unbearable high notes as if releasing a breath, and collapsed onto Ji Li, panting heavily.

On Ji Li's neck, the vampire bite mark was steadily healing, and Angelica's voice came from beside him:
“Pulitzer, you kid…” “Captain, isn’t this enough? Why don’t you go back and process this?”

While chasing after Aiquier, Ji Li was being relentlessly sucked dry by the vampire.

Although my spiritual blood is of high quality, Angelica can't absorb much of it at all. But what if she gets too carried away and accidentally spills her blood?
The sound of flesh tearing apart came from Angelica's hooked fangs.

Her blood-red eyes radiated a tangible light, blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her face showed none of the composure expected of a knight captain.

Instead, there was a deep intoxication and a thirst for blood and lust:
"the last time……"

This is your fourth time, little sister. If it were someone else, they would have dried up their blood and sweat.

……

Aquile returned to Green Manor in the early hours of the following day.

His clothes were tattered, and although he wasn't covered in wounds, his eyes were glazed over, and he swayed as if he were about to fall at any moment.

Despite the excruciating pain that felt like her entire body was falling apart, she stumbled and ran to Pulitzer's room, threw herself onto his bed, and burst into tears.

Ji Li jumped up with a start:
"???"

Aiquier cried so hard that she wiped her tears and snot all over Ji Li's blanket. When asked what was wrong, she wouldn't say anything and just kept crying.

Seeing her like this, Ji Li couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Did I really go too far last night?

But wasn't she quite strong before it ended? She cried like this as soon as she came back. Was she really just putting on a brave face...?

Ji Li pulled Ai Guier into his arms and gently patted her back.

Indeed, last night's training was hellish.

No matter how much strength Ji Li exerted, Aiquier had no chance to fight back against the Battle Master. He was even forced to the brink of death by Ji Li time and time again, only to have to get up and escape again.

Only when there was truly no escape did Ji Li absorb the despair within her, thus healing her soul and body to some extent, allowing her to continue the Great Battle. Would you call that domestic violence?

To be honest, Ji Li told her after an hour of slashing that if she couldn't take it anymore, she should stop, but Aiquier refused to do so, and ended up chasing her all night long.

Before leaving, he was giving the middle finger to the sir, but now he's running up to his brother and crying his eyes out.

After crying for a short while, Aiquier fell into a deep sleep.

Ji Li examined her spiritual quality at this moment and found that she still hadn't completed the oath. This was still too much of a variation from person to person, but the quality of her spiritual quality itself had increased considerably.

Although it can't compare to her previous breakthroughs and Angelica's surge last night, it's still quite remarkable compared to the advancement speed of ordinary awakened beings.

You're really going all out... but have you considered what kind of suspicion Angelica would have if she saw you like this?

Without much thought, Ji Li quickly concealed the chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from Aiquier, tucked her into the blankets, and after confirming she was fast asleep, coughed lightly:
"team leader?"

Angelica, wrapped in a bath towel, emerged from the bathroom:
"What happened to Aquile?"

"He probably had a nightmare."

Nightmare...

This reason may sound like a joke, but for awakened beings, nightmares are indeed a serious situation because they easily generate a lot of negative emotions, thereby disturbing spiritual qualities and affecting the awakened aura.

Angelica didn't think much of it at the time and quickly put on her clothes:

"Take good care of him. Luckily he just took a shower, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

"Captain, you..."

"Don't speak yet." Angelica's eyes flickered, a rare mischievous glint appearing in them:
"...I admit I went a bit too far last night, and I apologize. But rest assured, this is absolutely the last time, there will never be a next time."

To be honest, the amount of spiritual blood she absorbed last night frightened even Angelica herself. Pulitzer is definitely not a normal person... After it's over, she must ask her teacher to protect him.

Ji Li looked at her with a sickeningly sweet expression as her soft skin, the same shade as Clementine's, was covered by a women's suit:
"Captain, do you remember how many times you said 'this is the last time' last time last night?"

Angelica coughed lightly:
"...This is truly the last time."

That night.

Seeing Angelica appear at his door, Ji Li raised an eyebrow:
"the last time?"

A blush finally appeared on Angelica's face, and she gently bit her lip.

"...This is truly the last time."

"I've heard that three times today, twice this morning and once now."

Angelica wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground, but what could she do?
She was just a little bit away from fulfilling the spiritual energy fluctuation required to awaken the first oath and become a peak ruler!

It was late at night that day.

Aiquier arrived at Ji Li's door once again.

The scene of her crying in Ji Li's arms this morning was still vivid in her mind, causing her face to flush red as if it were on fire.

However... she finally succeeded.

In just two nights, under the devil's hand, he successfully fulfilled the oath...

She had actually been back for a while, and had even taken a shower.

But... recalling that warm embrace from that morning, she pressed the back of her icy hand against her burning cheek, as if trying to cool herself down.

Should I just rush in and burst into tears like I did this morning, or should I knock on the door first...?

After thinking for a moment, Aquile simply turned the doorknob—

"Pulitzer! Surprise! I..."

Aquil's voice suddenly went silent.

Then, her pupils slowly contracted, her eyes widened, and she stared at the two of them as if a pause button had been pressed.

Ji Li blinked: "...Weren't you asleep?"

A crack echoed as the doorknob shattered, and then the entire wooden door was slammed against the frame and smashed to pieces, the sound reverberating throughout the entire Green Manor like thunder.

"Hallucination...this is a hallucination."

"I'm sleepwalking... Hmm, I must be sleepwalking..."

(End of this chapter)