Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 958 Anna Moriarty
Thinking of this, Aiwass suddenly recalled the camp bombing incident yesterday.

When he first heard that he was asked to come and appease the soldiers, he didn't think the problem would be that serious. But when he arrived, he found that the conflict had evolved to such a radical level.

It was because it felt too weird—the hostility between people was too strong, far stronger than they should be, so Aiwass temporarily added the sentence "The Fallen Angel interferes with us because he is afraid" into his speech.

But even then, Aiwass didn't really think that this was interference from the Fallen Angels.

Because the number of Sin Brands in the hands of the Fallen Angels is limited.

With so many soldiers, it's impossible that all of them were branded with a serious crime, right?

And he didn't feel that people were cursed... Even if Aiwass upgraded too quickly and his skills were not good - Saint John came the night before yesterday. Didn't she realize it either?

But now, Aiwass truly realized that something was wrong.

If I was the only one who was wrong, then I could say that it was the arrogance that came with being a great sinner that was showing its power...

But if everyone seems to be acting strangely, then it must be the Fallen Angels who have taken action!

The thought that popped up in Aiwas' mind at this moment shocked even himself -

——He wanted to go straight to Lionheart City!

A complete and mature logic chain even emerged in Aiwas' mind: If all this was arranged by the Fallen Angels, it was his ritual or curse... it means that the Fallen Angels had the upper hand. If it continues to drag on, as the battlefield unfolds, there will be more and more uncontrolled soldiers, and at that time they may even start a war directly inside the Star Antimony!
It would be better to rush in and fight the Fallen Angels while the demons are still attacking these soldiers!

All tactical converters - after controlling the church, forcing the demons to attack the church through unified prayer is a way to lure away the demon army; then isn't the current landing battle also a way to "lure away the demon army"?

Such thoughts, along with the murderous intent of being plotted against, grew stronger and stronger in Aiwas' heart.

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

If they dragged on, the situation would become uncontrollable, and now their tactical goal had been achieved. They only needed to launch a surprise attack to directly fight the Fallen Angels.

Just raid...

Don't worry about anything, just charge in - they can beat the Fallen Angels anyway!
If we win the battle inside, victory outside will follow without a fight!

We can't let them drag us down, we must be one step ahead and seize the initiative!

kill!kill!kill!

Kill that bastard who plays with my heart! How dare he manipulate my will...

"--no!"

Aiwass clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

Suddenly, six pure white wings pierced out from his back - because of the griffin Philip, Aiwas immediately thought of the winged creatures, so he subconsciously spread his wings.

As a result, at that moment, he felt that his extremely boiling brain suddenly became clear.

Originally, Aiwas felt like someone was arguing in his ear, which made him irritated - but now the sound disappeared.

Just like wearing noise-canceling headphones in a noisy environment, even your eyes become clear!
“…It’s really…”

Aiwass was a little surprised and murmured in a low voice.

It's like when you're watching a video or listening to a song, you always feel a buzzing noise coming from somewhere. But after you turn off the song, the noise disappears, and your upset feeling is gone - only then do you realize that the noise is in the video!

With his clear mind, Aiwass immediately realized what the Fallen Angel had done.

He made Aiwass's brain stupid, made the gloomy mages naive, made the Great Guardian malicious, made the loving Saint John selfish, and made the soldiers who were originally united hostile to each other. When Aiwass realized that he was being plotted, he not only did not become cautious, but became furious and radical...

It's because the Fallen Angels have distorted and corrupted everyone's thoughts!

Make white become black, make cautious become careless, make gentle become cruel, make loving become indifferent, make righteous become evil, make smart become stupid, make hardworking become lazy...

——This is exactly what “degeneration” means!

The Fallen Angels are not fine-tuning everyone's thoughts, controlling what they think and do, but changing everyone's mental state through an invisible mental pollution.

Now is the time of the "great transcendence" of the Snake Father. If people notice that something is wrong with themselves, they will only think that it is because the power of transcendence has permeated themselves. After all, people do not have such a strong desire for transcendence, and they will naturally understand "using any means" and "cruel and ruthless" as a kind of "transcendence".

——Thinking about it this way, the Fallen Angels staying in the palace and not coming out is probably not because of "laziness" or "arrogance" at all.

But because he was preparing for the ceremony!

Even from the very beginning - when Aiwass thought to himself that "the Fallen Angels will look down on him" and "the Fallen Angels will not take action until the very end", and believed that the plan full of loopholes would be perfectly executed, something was wrong with him.

He initially thought, "If it doesn't work, I can just revive again, since I have the Resurrection Armor anyway," and he underestimated the Fallen Angels.

Fortunately, Aiwass wanted to help Yulia perform the pastoral ritual, and took the opportunity to test his wings of redemption... Because it was after Aiwass spread his wings that he realized that "if it happens again, the Fallen Angels will be on guard, so the battle must be resolved in one go", so he planned to form a team.

——Before that, Aiwass had never even seriously thought about forming a team with those people!

He realized that he could call on the Moon Child, who was naturally restrained against demons, and it was also a "strategy" he came up with when he was spreading his wings. But it should have been common sense.

When did the problem start?
Aiwass went through every decision he made in reverse chronological order. He was not even sure that he was fully awake now... because he was not fully awake when he opened his wings before, and he still underestimated the Fallen Angels.

"...It seems like it was after returning from the Tower of Babel? No, it should be after that..."

At least when the old lich asked Aiwass, "What kind of celestial priest do you want to be?", Aiwass's mental state was relatively stable. During the initial rescue, the plan was arranged very normally. And when Aiwass summoned Merlin...

Thinking of this, Aiwass was suddenly stunned.

Summon Merlin?

"...Red-handled sword?"

He whispered in disbelief.

Emotions...becoming radical?
——A sword that drives people crazy and out of control?
Although they should not be the same thing, the close similarities between the two things suddenly gave Aiwas some inspiration.

[——I was worried that someone might be tempted, so I stole it and sealed it——I stuck it in a marble rock as big as a mountain. In addition to the requirement of "purity", I also added the constraints of "kindness" and "firmness" to prevent someone from pulling it out and causing trouble in the world]

[——Many years later... when the Round Table was established and we went to Avalon to defeat the giants, a marble slab suddenly floated in the river with a sword stuck in it. The rest is the story you know.]

That sword... the sword that was sealed in the mountain by Merlin, who took it down?

Of course it couldn't be the Fallen Angels, because at that time the Fallen Angels hadn't even descended to the mortal world.

But the sword would have been given to Lancelot if Galahad had not pulled it out.

If Lancelot had been the one to pull out the sword, what kind of person would he have become? And what would have become of the Round Table in the end?

——To see what the result will be, just look at the current coalition forces.

Who is the one who plotted the conspiracy?
Aiwass frowned.

Once you are afraid of snake bites, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

Although this conspiracy was discovered by Aiwass in time and did not cause much damage, its existence itself represents another important thing - the Fallen Angels are not arrogant and lazy. In other words, the "foundation" of the battle plan did not exist at the beginning.

The Fallen Angel who was suddenly pulled down in the game is not the same person as the Fallen Angel who is now aware of his fate and tries to actively accept and change his fate. In other words, he cannot prepare according to his past understanding of the plot... because everything has changed.

So, if the Fallen Angels intend to actively change their own destiny, how can Aiwass break the impasse?

The Fallen Angel is not an NPC without intelligence. It is impossible for him to wait quietly for Aiwass to make arrangements and then fight him when the chances of winning are completely in favor of Aiwass.

In other words, the Fallen Angels had already been aware of Aiwass's existence!

When the Demon King realized the existence of the Hero, the smartest way would be to directly block him in the Novice Village and kill him. If he didn't do this, it means that he must have a more reliable plan - Aiwass's previous speculation is very likely correct!

If he continued to develop like this, he would be trapped and killed by the soldiers fighting among themselves; but it would also be a mistake to rush forward, because the Fallen Angels must have considered this situation...

It's the same whether Aiwass arranges the plan or someone else does it.

Because the root of the problem is that the aggressiveness and attack of the Fallen Angel have been completely underestimated! He has overwhelming power, and if there are smart people around him, this power will be magnified several times.

To put it simply, he is no longer a dungeon boss... but a malicious player who uses the dungeon boss's machine performance to chase and kill people!
——Although the landing was successful, the situation suddenly deteriorated to a level that was almost unsolvable!
"You feel that the situation has become difficult, don't you? Your Holiness..."

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the void.

Aiwas's eyes suddenly fixed.

A purple vortex condensed out of thin air, and a half-elf with a graceful figure and long dark golden hair walked out of the demon portal.

This caused a commotion - almost instantly, the Great Guardian placed the invisible blade in his hand on her neck.

Saint John's pupils emitted white light, and an anti-demon magic circle instantly appeared under her feet, but it did not bind her.

"Wait a moment!"

Aiwass immediately spoke up to stop the Great Guardian.

If not, the Great Guardian would probably behead her in an instant!
"Thank you for saving my life."

The half-elf smiled, placed his right hand on his chest, kept his neck still, and saluted Aiwass.

"Nice to meet you. Please allow me to introduce myself..."

"-Anna Kingsford, right."

Before she could introduce herself, Aiwass suddenly interrupted her.

The remaining masters of Xingti can basically be counted, and there are only a few transcendent ones left.

He can recognize the other person's identity by observing their features without the other person speaking.

He narrowed his eyes. “Or… Anna Sprengel? What should I call you?”

"Anna Kingsford. Please call me that, I am here to win your victory... my Lord."

Anna said with a smile: “Or… you can call me another name.

"-Anna Moriarty."

(End of this chapter)