The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

Russell has become "that guy"?

That guy almost became the real "Dark Emperor", even more powerful than an angel like you... Louise couldn't help but cursed in her heart, but then she realized that she also seemed to call Russell "that guy"

.

It’s all because of the impression Russell left on people, it was so unreliable!

However, considering that when Russell joined the "Twilight Hermits", he was probably only in the middle rank. He was just a small role in front of the angel-level Hermes. After all, no one could have imagined how high the emperor could grow to in the end!

"I feel honored to be compared with Emperor Russell." Louise said insincerely.

Hermes made no comment on these words. He just recalled it for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and said:

"You two are very similar, that is, you both have a lot on your mind."

Are you trying to say that you are too thoughtful... Louise silently retorted for herself: "I am very simple!"

"However, you two are still different." Hermes suddenly said again.

Louise said softly "Huh", showing an interested look, and heard Hermes continue to describe:

"When Russell first joined, although his rank was not high, because of his status, as the Archon of Intis, he treated everyone as an equal, neither humble nor overbearing."

"Even after knowing my true identity." Hermes pointed at himself, as if he was nostalgic, and then said:

"However, in Russell's heart, he is actually very insecure. He has always maintained a cautious attitude toward those of us who are far higher than himself, waiting and watching or testing."

"But you are different." Hermes suddenly stopped and turned around to face Louise.

"What's the difference?" Louise asked.

Hermes stared for two seconds, then continued walking forward, and replied at the same time:

"Your sequence is also not high. When facing high-sequence members, you behave very humbly, just like an ordinary mid-sequence extraordinary person should behave."

"However, you are actually fearless in your heart. Your humility only comes from the fact that your current rank is not high, because you are very sure that one day you will reach the opponent's rank, or even surpass it."

Before Louise could refute, Hermes made one final comment without stopping:

"Actually, Russell also has this kind of self-confidence, but his self-confidence is inevitably a bit frivolous, like duckweed floating in the air, while your self-confidence is truly hidden deep in your heart, without any compromise."

As soon as these words came out, Louise immediately retracted her original intention to refute.

She started thinking.

No one had ever said such words to her that spoke directly to her heart, not even Adam, although she probably just thought it was meaningless... Louise didn't want to believe it, but she knew it was the truth.

She is different from Russell. At first, Russell was just a middle school boy who believed that "those who travel through time will be invincible", and every step he took seemed to verify this. Therefore, this kind of confidence made Russell

Serge made many wrong choices, which even led to his tragic ending.

And what about Louise herself?

At the beginning of time travel, she went through a difficult time of tangle and fear. Since coming to Backlund, she has encountered too many things and "encountered" too many high-ranking beings. The more critical point is that

, these high-ranking beings who often only appear in legends showed a puzzling "friendly" attitude towards her.

Therefore, rather than saying that Louise's self-confidence comes from her own efforts, it is better to say that she believes in the existence of these "friendly" high-ranking people.

Especially this "Utopian Angel" Adam, she devised such a story to force Louise step by step to assassinate Duke Negan. Based on this, she invited her to join the "Twilight Hermits" and directly gave her

The promise of "promoting to demigod".

Many enviable and superior things were all connected together, and Louise had an illusion inexplicably:

"Adam seems to want me to get promoted more than himself."

Louise may be able to discover these details and speculations on her own one day, but what Hermes just said woke her up in a very timely manner.

All gifts from fate have already been marked with a secret price.

She suddenly stopped, bowed deeply, and said solemnly:

"Thank you for your evaluation, it has benefited me a lot."

Hermes smiled, stretched out his right hand to help Louise up, and replied noncommittally:

"I just said some of my opinions and it's not worth it."

Louise did not refute, but just buried her thoughts silently in her heart. She even began to think about whether Hermes said these words to her intentionally or unintentionally.

If Hermes knew that Louise was thanking herself one second, and then began to doubt her purpose the next second, how would she feel?

"Speaking of Russell, he is indeed a very interesting person." Hermes said as he walked.

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Later, under Louise's curious questioning, Hermes told some stories about Russell. There were positive stories among them, and naturally there were also some interesting memories that made people smile.

The discussion in the hall seemed to be approaching its end. Although Louise was not qualified to participate yet, she could judge by the number of people who came forward to say goodbye.

Hermes had a very high status in the "Twilight Hermits". She chatted with other members one after another without any hint of impatience. At the same time, Louise also got to know many important figures in various kingdoms.

This laid a solid foundation for future cooperation.

Until she left, Louise had never seen the rough man who was suspected to be a member of the "Church of Storms". It seemed that the latter had left the party early.

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In a very short period of time, this giant hall in Louise's eyes suddenly became empty. All the members had disappeared, leaving only Hermes.

This angel from the ancient times stood alone in the middle of the hall, looking around quietly, and suddenly smiled.

She waved her hand gently, and the giant hall she was in fell apart in an instant.

The seemingly indestructible stone pillars cracked and scattered, like a scene where the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed. But when the hall became a ruin, everything suddenly stopped, as if even time had frozen here.

The next moment, a more majestic hall rose from the ground, and the huge figure of Mohu seemed to be wandering among the surrounding clouds.

Finally, Adam dressed as a priest appeared in front of Hermes.