Pastor's Tantra

Lars Graham, codenamed "Bone Sculpture", fell into deep thought.

He crouched under the Aiwas dormitory building and waited for almost half a week.

Go there and wait every evening at dusk, staying in stealth mode until dawn. But he didn't come back after dawn... Lars waited for a long time longer at first, then he felt a little sleepy and went back to rest.

After all, he is already very old, and his physical strength and energy are obviously beginning to fail him.

Old Lars has reached the point where he can no longer survive without a part-time job in the Dusk Path.

Even using elixirs to cure the diseases on his body is of no use. Because his entire body and even his soul have begun to age irreversibly... This is also related to the fact that his promotion failed when he was young and his soul was damaged.

But after Lars ambushed him, Aiwass seemed to have triggered some kind of instinct and never came back. So old Lars could only squat until dawn every day and then leave on time.

——And today, Aiwass finally came back.

Just a slight problem.

That is, the great arbiter Meg came back with him.

As a third-level transcendent, Lars still has an advantage over the fifth-level transcendent even though he has aged. Even though they are both at the fifth energy level, the gap in strength between them is extremely obvious.

If he were to face the Great Guardian, then Lars would at least have the confidence to escape unscathed. If you're lucky enough, it's even possible to cause a very effective counterattack - it's unlikely to kill him unless the Great Guardian doesn't ride his mount.

But his suppression of the Great Guardian was not even as strong as Meg's suppression of him.

The two most difficult extraordinary beings in all of Avalon are the Great Arbitrator and the Great Justice. Those two are also the oldest extraordinary beings, and they are not much younger than Lars.

Compared with the Great Justice, the Great Arbitrator's combat effectiveness is much higher.

——Never go against Meg.

Lars's thinking was very clear - he clearly gave in.

So he chose to continue waiting. It took two hours until Meg finally left.

Seeing that Aiwass was still in the dormitory, Lars breathed a sigh of relief.

But the old man made a cautious decision to wait a little longer... until it was completely dark and there was no one on the road.

Because before killing Aiwass, he still had something to ask him.

For example, is "Miss Aleister" actually Chloe? If so, he might have to kidnap Aiwass and force Chloe out.

That wouldn't at least give him a chance to send a distress signal.

After all, Aiwass has been assassinated three times in a row, so maybe there are other protectors hidden around him. If he continues to be assassinated, Avalon will lose face completely. From this point of view, it may not be impossible for him to be surrounded by protectors of the fourth or even fifth level.

——As a fifth-level transcendent, the bone sculpture thinks that he is too cautious.

Even if he faces a second-level transcendent who has devoted himself to the path, he is still ready to fight against a strong person of the same level. You have to use all your strength as soon as you take action - only then can there be a sense of ambush.

If Chloe was as cautious as herself, nothing would happen to her.

It's just a pity that she probably won't be able to see her perfect assassination demonstration this time...

When it got completely dark, the bone sculpture tightened its grip on its cane slightly. A translucent white ghost appeared next to him.

"Go look inside."

The bone sculpture whispered: "Is he in there? Is he sleeping? Is there anyone else in there?"

As a high-level transcendent on the path of beauty, he also has the ability of "artistic vision". However, as a painter, Yanis can project her sight onto the paintings; but as a sculptor, she can only peek at others through sculptures.

Compared to paintings, sculptures are not only rarer, but also have a narrower field of view. The advantage lies in its ability to activate large areas of sculptures.

From an investigation point of view, it would be better to just send a ghost to take a look for you.

The ghost girl wearing a priest's robe nodded slightly and turned into nothingness that could not be seen directly by mortal eyes.

She passed through the wall and entered No. 14 Luoning Street quietly. I looked around and wandered around in various rooms.

Looking at the sleeping Aiwass, she hesitated for a while, but still stretched out her fingers and touched Aiwass's lips slightly.

After confirming that he still had the warmth of a living person and was not an illusion or a doll, she finally left.

The ghost leaned over and moved its lips slightly. But no sound was made.

This is an inherent characteristic of the dead who are resurrected after losing their bodies.

However, through the path characteristic "creation communication and carving" ability possessed by the bone carving, he can ignore the other party's spirituality, intelligence, and language, and communicate directly with the life he created.

This ability is usually used to communicate with the stone statues, doors and reliefs on the walls that have been activated by oneself, giving the other party a password, letting it monitor a certain area, or directly sending the other party to fight.

And the spirit servants made by the bone carver himself can certainly be regarded as "works" carved by his own hands.

"...There is only one person."

The bone sculpture nodded slightly and said in approval: "Okay, very good."

Because it was an assassination operation this time, he could not bring his sculptures with him, and there were not many sculptures in this area that could be activated.

Otherwise, even if Meg really fights with him, the bone sculpture will at least have the confidence to escape safely - just the knight sculptures at the entrance of the Silver and Tin Palace are enough to become very powerful helpers.

But fortunately, he has his own spiritual servant.

It's a pity that he has resigned from the school for a long time. After that, if he wanted to continue making spiritual servants, he would have to return to the Kingdom of Iris - as the deputy dean of the School of Art at the University of West Side and a true master, he could still find many cute and talented students. .

More ghost servants are needed. The bone carving thought.

He stretched out his hand and made a stroke.

The whole body of the bone sculpture turned into a spirit body - as if being sucked away from the front by something. In an instant, he crossed the wall and restriction, was pulled into Aiwass's bedroom by some invisible force, and then reorganized again.

But as soon as he came over, he was stunned.

——Because the bedroom is empty.

Didn’t you just confirm it?

He suddenly turned back to look at his spiritual servant - but from her panic and surprise, the bone sculpture immediately realized what the problem was.

He quickly glanced around the room and discovered that there was a magic painting in the room at some point.

What is painted in the magic painting is the scene of Isabel reading in her bedroom.

——[Painting Corridor]!

This is the "art" controlled by Yanis and comes from the path of beauty!

It was probably through this painting that Aiwass was teleported to the other side of the painting by Yanis!

"Long time no see, Mr. Lars Graham."

Yanis's voice came from the air: "Or...should I call you Bone Sculpture?"

The bone sculpture turned back in the direction of the sound and found that it was another unremarkable painting.

The painting was originally just a spring landscape, hung on the wall as a decoration. At least give the walls a little color.

But now, that painting has become a portrait of Yanis.

She is in that painting, wearing a white big-brimmed hat and dressed as naturally as if she were out on a spring outing. It’s as if Yanis originally existed in this landscape painting——

She turned back from the painting and looked at the bone sculpture with a smile: "Now that you are here, don't leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bone sculpture felt a suction coming from the painting. Like a whirlpool, it was sucking the soul of the bone sculpture hard - the first one to bear the brunt was his spiritual servant.

The bone carving cane in his hand did not come off, but the ghost was directly sucked into the painting.

When the ghost was sealed, the bone sculpture immediately felt that the cane lost contact with the other party.

Her ecclesiastical robe suddenly transformed into a white dress. The translucent body also regained its substance.

She looked like a shy little girl, sitting on the grass at a loss. Yanis pinched her face with a smile and asked her to look at him.

"I've been waiting for you until midnight. You're just wasting my time."

A hearty voice came from outside the house: "You are really good at squatting - anyway [shut up first]. If you want to surrender, just raise your hands."

At some point, Meg appeared outside the window.

And a female half-elf that the bone carving had never seen before was holding a wooden staff almost as tall as her and following behind Meg. She remained silent without saying a word, only the staff in her hand glowed slightly. She and Meg both gained the ability to fly freely as a result.

Although the bone sculpture didn't recognize her, this tall half-elf still exuded a heart-stopping aura. Her pupils were like glowing mercury, shining with dazzling brilliance.

By elimination, this should be the very mysterious Grand Inquisitor.

--what's the situation?

Almost immediately, the bone sculpture realized that he was surrounded - with insufficient equipment and surrounded by three extraordinary beings of the same level, including Meg. There was even a rumble of thunder outside, which was a strange phenomenon caused by the gryphon releasing the power of thunder and lightning.

This meant that he had almost no possibility of fighting back, and his previous ambush was meaningless.

"……interesting."

The bone sculpture was not afraid, but said calmly after resisting Meg's silence with strong willpower.

——Aiwass is just a trap. It's a piece of meat on a bear trap.

And he is the beast that was deceived...but the beast that is caught is not necessarily fragile. Both belong to the fifth energy level, so Meg's speaking spirit may not be effective.

"——My plan should be perfect and foolproof.

"Where did the problem occur? And at what point did it become exposed?"

The bone carving clenched the already meaningless bone carving cane in his hand, and still asked in a calm and deep voice.

update completed!

By the way, the cat went to bed at 4:30, not because of insomnia in the usual sense, but because the season is here, and I started to suffer from rhinitis yesterday. I feel uncomfortable with stuffy nose and sneezing. I get up and blow my nose repeatedly...

Now my eyes are still red, as if I cried...and I have a headache.