??Chapter 244: Chapter 243: Familiar Faces
Chapter 244: Chapter 243: Familiar Faces
“Escape from this world… What do you an!?” Ailuodi couldn’t help but ask persistently.
“He escaped through a peculiar channel right in front of —it was not an ordinary passage, the other side looked more like the image of an apocalypse, desolate and silent, with no sign of life. Although I only caught a glimpse, it is a scene I’ll never forget in my lifeti.”
“Do you think what K said could possibly be about the world of the Magnificent Castle?” she pondered internally.
“The likelihood is not high. Passages to other worlds are not stable existences, if I lost the entrance to Paradise, it would be difficult to find it again.” Chaoyang responded swiftly, “I’ve considered similar concerns before. If the first passage I opened hadn’t been to the Paradise World, where would it have led? Now I roughly understand that stumbling upon the Magnificent Castle was probably a low-probability event.”
“You seem quite surprised.” K spoke again, “This indicates that you believe what I’ve said. Honestly, this surprises
a little—I’ve told many people about this, but most of the ti, it only backfires. That’s why I chose not to include actual cases in the Angel Codex, to avoid being counterproductive.”
“You’ve told others as well?” Ailuodi was shocked once more.
“It’s not any great secret.” K’s mouth corners uplifted, seeming to express a smile, yet showing so teeth made the expression appear sowhat fierce. “Angels of my generation have mostly heard it, yet few believe. That you are willing to listen to
seriously pleases
greatly.”
Ailuodi felt sowhat embarrassed.
Had she not been to the Magnificent Castle, and hadn’t fought alongside the “players”, she certainly wouldn’t have believed K’s words.
“Ask him the na of the demon that escaped,” Chaoyang suddenly interjected.
“That demon who infiltrated the higher-ups… does it have a na?”
“Yes, its true na is unknown, but it commonly uses the alias Sussas.”
“I have no recollection of that… But how can you be certain that this demon cannot return?”
“Its essence has been locked down. Through that, we could track it to the ends of the earth. But until the Angel who locked its essence passed away, I have not heard any news of the demon’s return.” K paused briefly, “If I rember correctly, you possess abilities similar to that predecessor. However, you have changed quite a bit from a few years ago, and have grown much stronger.”
Suddenly, Ailuodi really wanted to share with her predecessor her experiences of fighting against evil forces in another world.
Like how she nearly got killed by a Divine Envoy of the Heretical Cult, yet managed to lock onto the enemy’s location with a spit sent into their brain.
Or like how she drove an electricity-less off-road vehicle, racing towards a blood-streaked rift in the sky.
But in the end, she suppressed these impulses deep within her heart.
“The reason I tell you all this, is simply to say that these demons truly nearly brought about world disaster. Compared to hundreds of years ago, their actions are now more hidden, sotis even seeming legitimate and lawful. Yet with the developnt of science, technology, and industrial power, their threat to the world has grown larger…” K sighed softly, “So angels have prophesied that a demon capable of destroying the human world will eventually be born, and perhaps it already exists now.”
When he ntioned “this individual”, even his way of addressing changed.
“Are you referring to the demon that killed Tiffany?”
“Correct, none of us have truly seen it, except for Tiffany—she not only saw it but also suffered its tornt. If she thought this demon would pose a great threat to the entire world, then we should not take it lightly.”
“What about this demon partner of mine?” Ailuodi ventured to ask.
“The power to judge lies with you, my child,” K said openly, “I trust that you know the difference between good and evil, and I believe that you will monitor his actions. In so sense, you have already locked onto him; a demon under the watchful eyes of angels is far less threatening than one who operates in secrecy.”
“How do you view the loopholes in the Angel Codex?”
“I will modify that portion of the text to make it more accurate. Of course, I cannot be certain that your demon partner will definitely not commit evil, nor generalize a specific case as a broad conclusion. Hence, I will suggest that angels approach demons with more caution, or directly send
a request for assistance—how does that sound?”
K’s answer was comprehensive.
Ailuodi could find no fault.
However, she was quite satisfied that the Angelic Rules had been anded—after all, Ailuodi dared not guarantee that other Demonic Awakeners would share the sa virtues as Chaoyang. She wouldn’t say it aloud, but in her heart, she quite agreed with K’s answer: her partner was an outlier.
“I have no objections,” Ailuodi said with a hint of a smile.
“I’m glad you’re willing to share this with ,” K maneuvered his wheelchair to the door and opened it for her, “I must admit, what you’ve gone through has been quite enlightening for , and an Angel not limited by their own energy can indeed tip the scales of battle significantly. With this, the Angels’ odds against the forces of evil have imperceptibly increased. Get so rest early, we have important matters to attend to tomorrow.”
As she reached the door, Ailuodi suddenly stopped in her tracks.
Dan’s words seed to echo in her ears.
——If you truly care, why not ask yourself.
“Ah… I have one more question.”
“Please, ask.”
“Mr. K, what exactly is your connection to this robotic body? Dan ntioned you made a significant sacrifice for the Angels, may I know what that is about?”
“Indeed, you’re not the first to have doubts, and the truth will co out one day,” K closed his glassy eyes, as if contemplating an important decision. “I am K, and K is , there’s no doubt about that. As for the whole truth, once you defeat the Demon this ti, I will tell you.”
…
When she walked out of the church, it was nine o’clock at night.
Blowing in the cool breeze unique to high-latitude regions, Ailuodi felt a long-missed comfort and her heart finally settled down.
Although she couldn’t make all Angels accept this concept, at least she had made K aware of Chaoyang’s existence and changed the erroneous parts of the Angelic Rules.
The world wasn’t as hopeless as Dan had described.
As long as there are people willing to fight for the right things, the world will always get better.
“By the way, have you found anything about that na you asked?” she stretched and asked in her consciousness.
“Nothing, but it’s not without gain,” Chaoyang shrugged.
“What do you an?”
“Let
show you a photograph,” he said as he transmitted a mory of the photograph.
It was an old black-and-white photograph that carried the weight of its years, with a dozen n in suits arranged in two rows, the front row seated on chairs, while the second row stood behind them—undoubtedly, a group photo. Surprisingly, she recognized one person in the photograph: he had been the Pri Minister of Britannia, photographed while leaning on his iconic cane, chomping on a cigar, and sitting unsmiling at the very center.
“This ca up when searching for ‘Sussas,’ never been explicitly published. Perhaps in that era, it was easier to erase a person’s existence from textual records, but images were not so easily screened out,” Chaoyang explained. “The only thing certain is that over thirty years ago, there was indeed such a figure in Europe, but all records of him have been deleted.”
“You an, Sussas is one of the individuals in these group photos?” Ailuodi imdiately grasped Chaoyang’s implication.
“Quite likely. And I’ve recognized another familiar face in the photo.”
“The Pri Minister?”
“No, the fourth person from the left in the second row,” Chaoyang specified, “His na is Diad Flynn.”
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