Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 394 Lily and the Beholder

Lily's location at the moment was not far from Aiwass.

Or to be more precise... the residence of the new Trade Secretary Griffiths is located near the "Snake Body" of the Iris Restaurant.

The situation at this time was different from the previous assassination of Minister Drost.

Aiwass no longer needs to follow Lily closely to airdrop the Shadow Demon remotely... He followed Lily here this time because he had other plans.

He invited reporters over, but only left one seat for them. Then his photographer would have to stay at the door.

The photographer happened to be in a position where he could see Griffith Manor.

As long as there is any commotion in the manor, he can complete the shooting as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, Aiwass happened to be nearby for an interview.

It is exactly the opposite of the idea of ​​​​planning "to be kidnapped" when he assassinated the Minister of Trade. If that time was to prevent people from thinking that "this matter may be related to Aiwass"... then in this matter, Aiwass deliberately made them think that this matter was related to Aiwass.

Everyone knows that Aiwass has a very clear alibi. At this time, Griffith Manor, which was very close to Aiwass, was attacked by a shadow demon; there was only one active shadow demon in Avalon, belonging to Aiwass's "scandalous girlfriend Aleister". There is obviously a connection between these things.

At least those ministers - especially the "Chocolate Pie" ministers can definitely think of this.

Otherwise, Aiwass would not have to leave the Palace of Silver and Tin at all.

He came here just to put pressure on them.

As the levels of Aiwass's two extraordinary skills, "Demon Contract" and "Shepherding (Essence)", increase, Lily, who has obtained the Shadow Demon Essence, has also doubled her limit distance when carrying the Shadow Demon.

Aiwass himself doesn't know exactly how long the contract can be extended.

But the most important improvement to Shadow Demon is Lily's Shadow Affinity, which has reached level four.

When Lily's "Shadow Affinity" reaches level three, she has fully mastered the power of the Shadow Demon and will no longer conflict with it.

At that time, Aiwass could put the Shadow Demon in Eagle Point Village and conquer the Earthbound Spirit himself; even if it exceeded the limit, the Shadow Demon would not be forcibly taken back, but would fall into a deep sleep in Lily's shadow. .

And when Lily won the last promotion ceremony and obtained the path characteristic of "Shadow Incarnation", her shadow affinity had reached level four. It is only the last level away from fully containing the power of Shadow Demon.

This level of shadow affinity has already surpassed that "Miss Assassin". Coupled with the shadow demon essence that Aiwass gave Lily when she used the shadow demon to shepherd her, and the shadow stealth ability taught by the shadow demon himself... In addition to the shortcomings in the energy level, Lily's actual combat ability can be said to be already Better than the assassin lady from the "Eagle Eye" organization.

At this level, even if Aiwass is in the Palace of Silver and Tin, Lily's shadow radiation range can already cover the entire Red and White Queen. It can be said that as long as there is no "knight" guarding the elf at home, Lily's assassination is already beyond their ability to resist.

Even if it is a veteran knight at the fourth level, with the increase in equipment and the help of the shadow demon, Lily can now easily kill him.

And if she is forced to reveal herself, she can also turn into a werewolf to gain the ability to fight head-on and restore life.

——It can be said that if you do not count the Flame Butterfly that was completely liberated by the book of law, Lily is now the strongest person in the Aiwass team.

There is no way, Aiwass has too many resources at hand.

He knows too many ways to obtain equipment, rituals, professions, and skills...but there are not many people who can trust him [-]% and who can also trust him [-]%. And the first of them was Lily.

Thanks to Aiwass's deliberate and unintentional accumulation of resources, her development was completely ahead of her time. Aiwass "fixed the car" for Lily completely according to the player's standards, and Lily was also completely loyal - she copied everything Aiwass gave her, without adding her own "special understanding".

With the help of Aiwass, when Lily reaches the fourth level, I am afraid that even the guardian elves will be able to touch it.

After all, in this world where "optional path features" are knowledge that is completely monopolized by the upper class, the advantages that Aiwass can provide in terms of construction are simply too great.

——It’s like a Yu-Gi-Oh real card player entering the world of the Yu-Gi-Oh animated version.

Not long ago, Aiwass also began to take over the management of Sherlock's construction. As the successor of Yanis, Isabel didn't use Aiwas very much, at least in the early stage. But during her promotion ceremony to the fourth level, Aiwass would help her with reference for job transfer - coincidentally, Yanis should have left Avalon at that time, and her future teacher would be Aiwass.

At this time, Lily was lurking in the shadows in the corner of Minister Griffith's basement.

But she didn't take action yet.

the reason is simple.

——Because she had some unexpected gains.

There is a demon in Chancellor Griffith's basement.

It looks like a giant eyeball, and the dense eye stalks float like tentacles. At the end of each eye stalk, there is an eyeball of varying sizes.

This is the beholder. Demons who have the power to adapt to the path, have clairvoyance, clairvoyance, detect invisibility, predict the future and other abilities.

If the shadow demon's power hadn't suppressed it, the invisible Lily would have been easily pulled out by it. But even if the shadow demon is there, it will immediately notice Lily's presence as long as Lily takes action.

She also considered whether to kill the beholder directly with a sneak attack... but after careful consideration she decided to play it safe.

It's not a question of whether he can beat him or not...it's that as long as there is no one-hit kill, there may be variables.

Lily was the assassin after all, and there were patrolling griffins everywhere.

As long as she is forced into a protracted battle, her identity will be exposed accidentally. At that time, it may directly destroy Aiwass's plan.

So she huddled quietly in the corner, waiting for the beholder to leave.

And soon, Minister Griffith carefully entered the basement.

He closed the door and affixed a silver-white seal - it was an extraordinary item made with the power of the authoritative path and could form a simple barrier.

Minister Griffith asked respectfully and cautiously: "Your Excellency, I have done everything you asked me to do..."

【very good……】

The beholder vibrated the air and made a somewhat illusory sound.

"But I still want to know...what exactly does the master want from me?"

Griffith was obviously confused: "If I don't know my specific goals, I may not be able to accurately ensure that every step I take is correct...

"For example, this attack on Minister Moriarty seems very unprovoked. I even suspect that Minister Camelot and the others have guessed something is wrong. Because I have no conflict with Minister Moriarty at all, but I But he is strongly attacking him. And he is obviously an important minister trusted by the Queen. Attacking him at this time is not only meaningless, but may also anger Her Majesty the Queen."

His request was very reasonable. But the beholder just remained silent and did not answer directly.

It looked at Griffith, already reading his inner thoughts.

【You want more】

"Yes, I want more, my lord."

Griffith replied without hesitation: "I want to become a child of the moon! What should I do to achieve this -"

[But, you can’t get it anymore]

The beholder gave a clear answer.

An answer that made him despair.

"……what?"

Minister Griffith asked tremblingly: "Why? Didn't we agree? Can't we just get the blood of Julia Moriarty?"

But at this time, the anti-summoning circle suddenly appeared under the beholder. It turned into a dazzling purple light and dissipated in the air.

"Because he has seen the future of your death."

Miss Assassin's sweet voice sounded inside the sealed basement.

Lily appeared expressionless, her mouth closed and silent. Black smoke was steaming from her body, and the shadows continued to transform into various twisted forms under her skirt.

Malicious laughter kept coming from under Lily.

Her eyes were fixed on Minister Griffith, and a handleless dark golden short blade was pressed against her fingertips.

That is the "Eagle Feather" short sword.

"Sir, what do you mean by that sentence just now?"

Lily pushed up her glasses, like a literary girl who likes to read poetry, her gentle and shy voice echoed in the basement: "Can you explain to me in detail? Why do you need Miss Yulia's blood?" Who is the subordinate of the devil in your deal?
  "Or... do you need me to show some sincerity first?
  "[Don't worry, I won't kill you no matter what]."

Along with the fragile and thin lie, the gray spider web emerged from the void and bound Griffith, whose body could not stop shaking, in mid-air.

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