Embers of Embers

Chapter 169 Infiltrate
The air seemed to have disappeared, and the heavy pressure made everyone breathless. It seemed that war was coming. This was the last tranquility before the war.
Several people looked at each other, and Arthur saw that Yawei was a little unkind, so he whispered.
"He shouldn't be here, and the fewer people who know, the better."
Lorenzo shook his head.
"I...at least Seleu needs him. As her butler, I think he can be trusted."
The two had a brief exchange. Although he was still a little wary, Arthur decided to trust Lorenzo. As the only one capable of fighting against Dean Lawrence, Lorenzo's opinion still held great weight.
"We currently have a rough plan to use against Dean Lawrence."
Lorenzo said first, he and Arthur walked into the room, and the place became crowded for a while.
"what's the plan?"
Yawei asked directly. As Stuart's butler, his first responsible target is Seliu.
"This cannot be revealed."
Arthur said, his eyes stern.
"If our speculation is correct, this time our enemy has the ability to jump between consciousnesses."
He said it in words that the two of them could understand. In fact, this was also a disguised way of protecting them.
Combining the purification mechanism and the knowledge of the Demon Hunting Order in Lorenzo's mind, the demon's erosion has a memetic pollution method. Not only the demon itself, but also the vocabulary, objects, and works of art related to it are even severely eroded. Human beings and blood connections are all very likely to cause the spread of erosion.
For this kind of weird power, what the purification agency can do is to make the concept of "monster" disappear from the public's vision. He will attribute those mysterious phenomena to other places, not monsters, and establish a relationship between madness and reason. Unbreakable barriers.
"In other words, until this enemy actually shows up, he is invisible."
Arthur explained to the two of them.
"Because he can jump between consciousness, maybe he has invaded here now, or even in this room."
This is the first time that the purification agency has come into contact with such an enemy, and no matter how rigorous it is, it cannot be exaggerated.
"how is this possible?"
Yawei exclaimed that the existence of demons has brought a huge impact to his world view, not to mention the current power of [gap] shuttle. Under the traditional concept, it is difficult for him to believe in such an existence, or that It's more like...a ghost.
Ghosts wandering the earth.
"Quiet."
Arthur said solemnly, one of the reasons he hates explaining this to others is that you have to endure their surprise. If there are some stubborn believers, they might even call you a heretic and start a fight with you.
"For that reason, it was difficult for him to keep our secret."
Lorenzo took Arthur's words and continued.
According to Lorenzo's own inference of sneaking into the [Gap], after destroying the original owner's consciousness, a certain amount of memory will be obtained. In other words, the plan against Dean Lawrence must be mastered in the minds of a few people, and must not be allowed to participate in the battle. Soldiers knew what they were doing to prevent the plan from being revealed.
"So after discussion, only Arthur and I know the full extent of this plan."
Lorenzo continued, speaking slowly.
"So what are you doing now, are you letting me know?"
Seleu asked.There was no room for discussion with her.
"This requires your cooperation."
"Because his target is me, right?"
"Yes."
"Then... why, why is Dean Lawrence targeting me?"
Seliu still couldn't figure out this, whether he would be targeted by such a terrifying enemy, or whether there was some so-called curse secretly at work.
"We don't know that."
The purpose of Dean Lawrence is still unclear. In Lorenzo's opinion, he is a madman who caused the tragedy of Advent Night for some purpose.
"In other words, I'm the bait now, right?"
Lorenzo nodded silently and said nothing more.
"Wait, I don't agree!"
Yawei shouted, obviously this is very dangerous, Seleu is the last bloodline of the Stuart family, and he cannot tolerate these things happening.
But Arthur refused directly.
"Sorry, this matter can no longer be shaken by the blood of the family."
Once Dean Lawrence grows stronger, it may be a disaster for the entire Yin Erweg.
Now that he has the power of the Holy Grail, Arthur no longer dares to give Dean Lawrence any more time to develop. Such an enemy should be killed as soon as possible.
"Can……"
"No need to say anything, I already understand."
Seliu interrupted directly.
"But... Seleu!"
"Haven't you noticed yet? Yahweh?"
Seliu looked at him and said slowly.
"Here, power, wealth and class are of no use."
It's useless, Arthur won't care about this, and Lorenzo won't care about it either. They both have the same goal, to eradicate the demon.
"But at least we have Lorenzo, right?"
Seleu looked at the witcher, staring directly into the gray-blue eyes.
"You'll protect me, right?"
The sea of ​​ice stared at him, and there was a dazzling light on the surface of the sea, and Lorenzo couldn't help dodging.
He knew what the plan was. This time the train came again, but it was Seleu who pushed onto the tracks.
"Get ready first. No one knows how Dean Lawrence will appear."
Lorenzo said calmly that the purification agency had prepared weapons for him. This is the Mechanical Institute, where countless top-notch military weapons can be used.
But Seleu seemed not to hear, she looked at Lorenzo.
In fact, many words can be seen in the eyes, such as everything that may happen next, Seliu seemed to know everything. She suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling, which could not be called happy or sad.
Lorenzo turned and walked out of the room. At this moment, Seleu could still be saved, as long as he could kill Dean Lawrence in the [gap].
No one could figure out what the witcher was thinking, but not far away, at the end of the corridor, soldiers were guarding the corner. He felt a little uncomfortable and nauseated, followed by mental fatigue, but he was still holding on. post, but his eyes couldn't stop looking to the other side, in the direction of Lorenzo.
"Who are you?"
Because he was a step too late, the soldier didn't see Lorenzo's face. He was a little unhappy, but then a strange chill surged into the soldier's heart. Along with a slight tingling in his mind, he began to feel fear. .
He didn't know why he said that sentence, it was obvious that he didn't know Lorenzo at all.
just like……
It was as if he had been someone else just for a moment.
Breathing uncontrollably, he looked at the other soldier beside him, but at this moment, the soldier was looking at him with a strange look. The familiar look gradually collapsed. His face obviously did not change, but he could clearly feel it. , he is no longer him.
An invisible ghost left his body and entered the soldier's body.
"Shh."
He said, and then pressed his palm on the soldier's forehead. The low erosion at such a close range can barely escape the detection of the Geiger counter.
Looking at the unconscious soldier, Dean Lawrence gently supported him on the side of the wall and looked towards the corner where Lorenzo disappeared.
(End of this chapter)