Chapter 199 Tracking Melkor
In order to eliminate possible risks, the several fifth-level instructors responsible for managing this branch must do their best to investigate, find the real culprit, and find out the reason why the other party acted.
"Pétain, as far as I know, unlike the apprentices who died outside the school, it seems that none of the apprentices who were attacked at the Masonic headquarters died, right?" His beard and hair are gray, and his facial features are combined together, giving people an extremely stern feeling
. Rudolf, the "messenger" with the ability to connect with the real Nine-ring White Tower on the mainland, frowned and said bluntly.
Audlina, who looked like a middle-aged graceful woman and was responsible for maintaining the operation of the wizard array in the high tower of the academy, heard Rudolph's speech, her eyes flickered, and then she said: "The
murderer who attacked the Masonic headquarters in the academy, Although all the nearly a hundred Masonic apprentices present were seriously injured, no one was killed. Combined with the academy's regulations prohibiting apprentices from fighting each other, I judge that this person is most likely an apprentice in our academy." Regarding Audlina's guess,
Lu Dolph nodded.
"Although most of the dead apprentices are from the Freemasons, there are also a few from the Illuminati. According to the information I just obtained from the surviving Illuminati apprentices, the cause of this incident was that Melkor ordered those Freemason apprentices to ambush Besieging the Illuminati apprentices..."
Hearing Rudolph's in-depth inquiry, Pétain frowned and directly interrupted Rudolph's speech:
"The cause is not important! I came from the apprentices in the Masonic headquarters who were attacked in the academy, and The Illuminati apprentices who had experienced this incident got the news that the person who committed these two incidents was a guy whose whole body was wrapped in armor, whose true identity is unknown, but who claimed to be the branch president of the Illuminati. Therefore..." "
I I propose to interrogate Yi Hua! Since he is the vice-president of the Illuminati, he must know the true identity of the Illuminati branch president who killed many Masonic apprentices!" Petain's suggestion stirred up a thousand waves with one stone
. , causing quite a stir among the fifth-level instructors present.
Seeing Simon on the side with a bad look on his face, his white wizard robes covered with yellowish-brown oil stains, and the old wizard Cannon, who was bundled with a large number of strange-looking and in-position mechanical devices, said in order to ease the atmosphere: "Pétain, in this incident
, The injured apprentices are not only Masonic apprentices, but also Illuminati apprentices. According to your statement that the murderer was the branch president of the Illuminati branch, and combined with the fact that the other party did not kill anyone in the academy, there is a high probability that different apprentices in the academy were involved in this incident. It's just a conflict between organizations, there's no need to go to war."
The moment Ganon finished speaking, he was one of the strongest among the seven. As the mentor of Yihua and Rey, it was said that he had a close relationship with the main tower of the Nine Rings White Tower - the pale Simon the Death Crow, who was closely related to a formal wizard in the tower, flashed his lenses, moved his lips slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Peitain, when the
apprenticeship exam is approaching, your disciple Melkor gathered dozens of people. Freemason apprentice, what is the purpose of killing the Illuminati apprentice outside the school? At the same time, why did you and Melkor appear in Fangorn Forest? Can you explain this matter?" Hearing Simon's words, Petain's breath tightened
. Zhi, snorted coldly and retorted:
"What's the explanation for this? It's just a fight between the little guys down there. As for me going to Fangorn Forest, it's just to deal with some private matters and has nothing to do with you." After hearing this, Simon and
Bei As the two argued, the conference room fell into a brief silence.
After a while, the fifth-level Necromancer "Dark Demon" Selena, who had pale skin and exposed two pointed tiger teeth on her scarlet lips, looked young and charming like a vampire, and had long gray and black hair, said in a somewhat impatient tone. :
"It's just a group of apprentices who died. Among them, the more than thirty second-class apprentices are still of some value. But even without them, it is more than enough to meet the minimum target of one thousand second-class apprentices this time."
For Simon nodded in agreement with Selena's statement.
"In three days' time, the apprenticeship examination will begin. Just dozens of low-level apprentices will die. Although the remaining Masonic apprentices were seriously injured, none of them died. As long as they are treated in time, they will not die. It will have an impact on the next apprenticeship exam."
After Simon said this, most of the fifth-level instructors present raised their hands in agreement. Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Petain's face was so gloomy that he almost dripped with ink.
Not far away, Audlina seemed not to notice Petain's expression, covering her mouth and coughing lightly.
"Yes, our most important thing now is to deal with the life and death crisis currently facing the academy! Rudolf, haven't you contacted the main academy yet?"
As Audlina changed the topic, the death of dozens of apprentices came to light. It was passed over in such an understatement.
Upon hearing the inquiry, Rudolf, who had gray hair and a somewhat cold face, stroked his long gray beard and sighed: "I'm sorry
everyone, the surrounding sea area seems to be blocked by those guys. I have tried it many times. , but even though I have used my best fifth-level communication witchcraft to send multiple messages, I still haven’t received a reply from the main hospital.”
After hearing Rudolph’s answer, the six people present fell silent.
After a while, Selina, who is a fifth-level necromancer and looks like a vampire girl, frowned and complained: "
Speaking of which, the apprenticeship exam is approaching. As the dean of our Nine Rings White Tower Branch, Lalo Where did your husband go? He hasn't shown up for three months!"
Regarding Selina's doubts, several fifth-level instructors present were silent. Only Petain's eyes flickered slightly, and a flash of light flashed in his pupils. A flash of scarlet light.
I don’t know whether he caught a glimpse of Petain’s strangeness or had an additional source of information. Rudolf, the most well-informed person in the academy, coughed, fixed his eyes on Petain’s face, and suddenly said: “Peitain, three months ago
, You seem to have gone to Fangorn Forest with Mr. Larov? Then you should know Mr. Larov's current whereabouts, right?"
Hearing Rudolph's sudden words, the other four fifth-level apprentices focused their attention on Petain. He seemed to be waiting for Pétain to give a reasonable explanation.
Seeing that the other people were focusing on him, Petain's heart tightened, and then he said casually with a calm face:
"This matter is indeed true, but at that time, Lord Larov claimed that he would be in retreat in Fangorn Forest for a period of time. , and then he left voluntarily, and I don't know his current whereabouts."
Regarding Petain's words, the fifth-level instructors present did not seem to completely believe it, and Rudolph glanced seriously at Petain's face.
After realizing that it was difficult to ask for more information with Petain's attitude, the conference room once again fell into silence because several people were not ready to break up with Petain and forcefully interrogate each other.
After dozens of seconds, Simon spoke first, breaking the calm in the conference room.
"I still have experiments to do. Since the discussion can't produce results, let's adjourn the meeting temporarily." "
I agree."
"I have no objection."
No one present had any objection to Simon's proposal.
In an instant, out of the six fifth-level instructors who were originally in the conference room, only Petain was left.
Seeing the others leaving, Petain's originally gloomy face suddenly relaxed, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"It's almost time. There are still three days until the date that the Lord agreed..."
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Although this meeting was triggered by the attack on the Freemasons, by the end of the discussion, this matter had already been forgotten.
In the current major crisis facing the college, no one cares about the life or death of dozens of first- and second-class apprentices.
This matter was quickly forgotten by several fifth-level instructors. Due to the inability to obtain the cooperation of the other fifth-level instructors, and with Simon's platform, Petain could not directly catch and question Yihua. situation.
The investigation into this incident has ended before it even started.
In the following period, the Masonic Lodge was attacked and word of the heavy losses quickly spread throughout the college.
However, without the intervention of the fifth-level tutors, and with Yi Hua being cautious in his words and actions, and keeping his answers airtight, the small-scale investigation organized by Melkor could not obtain any useful information at all.
Soon, with the real murderer unable to be found and the prestige of Freemasonry plummeting, a large number of Masonic apprentices quit Freemasonry.
The other apprentices in the academy did not dare to join the Freemasonry after learning about what happened to them.
The battle to defend Camilla City and several incidents of ambushing Illuminati apprentices eventually led to the death of hundreds of top Masonic apprentices, most of whom were second-class apprentices.
At the same time, four other vice-presidents, Sasse and Bloody Hand, as well as temporary vice-presidents Aiko and Jace, died one after another.
As a result, in just a few days, the Freemasonry, which was originally on par with or even better than the Silver Star Society, was on the verge of dissolution due to the frequent attacks it had suffered in the past month.
Shortly after the investigation into the deaths of a large number of Masonic apprentices outside the school and the attack on the Masonic headquarters came to an end, Gabriel, who was assigned by Yihua to monitor Melkor, suddenly came to Yihua.
"Brother Yihua, several brothers in the meeting just now found out that Melkor went to the tower again and seemed to have directly entered the thirteenth floor!"
After hearing the information obtained by Gabriel, he was practicing knighthood in the courtyard. Yi Hua, who knew the breathing method, exhaled a breath of turbid air, sheathed his sword, stopped the movement in his hand, and his eyes flickered slightly.
The thirteenth floor is the floor where Melkor's mentor "Bloodmaker" Petain is located.
Realizing that Melkor was heading to the tower and likely to meet Pedant again, Ihua's eyes flashed.
"In the previous auction that was extremely important to Melkor, Melkor had asked Bloodhand to participate in it on his behalf. He went to the tower to meet with Petain. Later, when the Freemasonry was knocked on the door by himself, Melkor went with Petain. Out of the Fagon Forest, not in the Freemasonry..."
If it only happened once, it could be understood as a coincidence.
But if the same thing happens twice or even three times, it is no longer a coincidence, but an anomaly.
Unless, Melkor has more important things to do than attending the auction house to obtain the blood of the Shadow Serpent, and ambushing and killing the Illuminati apprentices, and needs to meet with the "Blood Maker" Petain!
After a moment of hesitation, he already had strong suspicions about the two of them. After shooing away Gabriel, he decided to follow Melkor quietly and try to find out.
(End of chapter)