The directionality of this nightmare is very clear.
Annan needs to find a way to cancel the ritual, rather than continue it. This means that this nightmare does not come from the Philip camp...or, in other words, from the extraordinary person in the Fufu camp.
Other than that, there are only two camps.
That is, the official forces of the two countries headed by Dmitry and Elizabeth.
In the original history, Annan must not have had the buff from the immunity ritual added to him by old Vasily. In other words, this ritual was under the condition that everyone was monitored by the ritual... but it was still destroyed by others.
.
As we all know, Ferdinand did not die at this moment, nor was he wanted or exiled.
Then the one or those guiding stones that were destroyed in the original history must not have belonged to Ferdinand.
Who could detect problems with the ritual and sabotage it without alerting anyone?
He must be a person with extremely keen observation. And his whereabouts will not arouse the vigilance of others...
Only one person can do it.
That's old Merlin.
——Merlin Manning.
He is a lame and a mute - at least in the eyes of outsiders, he is a mute. As the most reliable protector, he will inevitably follow Annan... because only Merlin will know that Annan's "
"Value" has trumped Dmitry.
As a protector, he would not look suspicious no matter where he appeared... as long as Annan was not far away.
His younger brother Vasily is a ritualist himself; as an elite of the Hand of Winter, one of his jobs is to arrest illegal ritualists - how could he not know the knowledge of rituals?
If there is a person related to Annan who can see through and destroy the ritual in a short period of time, and his actions will not arouse the vigilance of others, he hopes to destroy the ceremony... and most importantly, I hope "Annan Winter", "Demeter"
Four people, "Lee Winter", "Elizabeth Noah", and "Kafni Noah" can survive.
Then the answer is self-evident——
This could just be the nightmare born of Merlin Manning, who died in Michelangelo's ritual!
"...But he is just a Silver-level transcendent. Can he give birth to a nightmare of a twisted level?"
Such doubts appeared in Annan's mind for a moment.
This is the only thing Annan can't explain.
Merlin...is he that strong?
Generally speaking, only when a transcendent person above gold dies can a twisted-level nightmare be born, right?
However, even if this part is ignored, the information Annan received is enough.
If you want to use the third method to defeat the nightmare, you must get the support of Merlin...
The second type will arouse the anger and plans of the "tragedian". So is there a way to solve this ritual that satisfies him?
--existing.
The tragedian is the god of murder and conspiracy...but he is not the patron of murderers and conspirators, but their "accomplice" and "secret-keeper."
He is tight-lipped about all murders and conspiracies, and is very fond of "perfect crimes." The "perfect crime in full view" itself is one of the tragedian's favorite rituals.
--Yes.
Annan decided to make a sacrifice to the "tragedy writer".
He wanted to murder the criminal who intended to murder others, steal power, and cause war in full view of the public!
The third prince, Philip Noah.
Sacrifice negates sacrifice, ritual covers ritual, and murder prevents murder.
--An explosion to cover up another explosion.
Presumably the "tragedy writer" not only would not stop it, but would actually be very excited...
But if Annan plans to do this, he must get Merlin's cooperation. Because during the whole process, Annan cannot reveal his identity.
He couldn't arouse suspicion either - he couldn't let people think the murderer was a Winterman, and especially he couldn't let Merlin kill anyone.
"So be prepared."
If everything goes well, murder Philip Noah before the "opening". Otherwise, use the first method and clear the level first - in a nightmare of this difficulty, there must be no hesitation for a moment.
Just like if a teammate is stuck in a tree and cannot be saved, and the door has been opened, then you must still run if you can...
The key is that the murderer must be Annan. In other words, it must be Annan in the form of "David".
Because when Annan enters the "David" state, not only his appearance will change... his name will also temporarily become "Ghirandaio David Buonaro", and he can unconditionally deflect gold
"Prophet" and "Idol" school spells below the level.
This allows "David" to bear the charge. No matter how he investigates using magic, he can only find out that a person named "Ghirandaio David Buonaro" killed someone.
But as we all know, there is no such person in this world - this is the name Annan gave to Michelangelo's last statue in his life.
"I will heal you."
Looking at the somewhat uneasy Ken Catell, Annan nodded and said in a deep voice.
As he spoke, he did not take back the gun in his left hand, but held the rapier in his right hand to his mouth and took out the last silver coin in his pocket.
He wiped the gunshot wound on Ken's thigh with a silver coin - the wound was erased directly by Annan as if it were being wiped away by an eraser.
Ken's expression also improved significantly.
He thanked him in a low voice: "Thank you very much, Father Father.
"I will not attack you, nor will I reveal your identity... If you are worried about me, you can lock the basement. I won't go anywhere."
"This is the best."
Annan nodded gently and raised his sword again.
There was a slight twinkle in the depths of his pupils.
A picture suddenly appeared in his mind:
Ken Cattell was sitting in the empty basement, looking very hesitant. He frowned and lowered his head to think.
Finally, he slowly got up from the ground. He found a few pigeons in the kitchen basement and removed their wings...
The scene stopped abruptly.
--really.
Annan didn't need to read it to know that he wanted to arrange a ceremony to spread the news. This is easy to understand, and Annan had already expected it.
However, Annan had no intention of actually letting him go, so he wasn't as angry as he was betrayed.
He was just a little surprised:
...could this be the "prophetic experience" of the wizards of the prophetic school?
This is so cool!
Annan warned as if casually: "By the way, Ken... you'd better stay here honestly and don't think about anything bad. If I can live to know...
"——No matter how far away I am, I will come back and kill you."
He said calmly.
Ken smiled sarcastically and replied in a low voice: "No, no..."
"It's best if you don't."
Annan nodded calmly.
He turned around and walked out of the basement - but in no hurry to get out.
He just walked slowly outside the basement door, silently pointing the muzzle of the gun across the shelves, roughly aiming at Ken's position behind him.
Four rounds of dialogue and a somewhat vague "death announcement" were given.
Let’s see if this level of death announcement can trigger the special effects of “Miss Quiet”...
Annan stood across the shelf and silently pulled the trigger without looking.
The extremely low recoil of the gun body shook slightly in his hand, but it failed to shake the marble body of "David" in the slightest.
But no bullets flew out of the muzzle - and the shelves were naturally not penetrated by bullets.
But Annan did feel the gun body vibrate.
…Is it “that” sure-hit?
Without thinking, Annan took two steps back and walked around the shelf.
I saw that Ken had been shot and was lying on the wall in pain, struggling silently and fiercely - blood was flowing out from his heart.
"...As expected."
Annan nodded with satisfaction.
The distance from the "muzzle" to the "target" is directly erased - this level of certainty is indeed valuable. If it is just automatic tracking, an activation curse can be completed.
The experiment is completed.
Immediately, Annan strode forward and raised the "sharp object" in his right hand, intending to give this NPC a good blow.
I saw a flash of silver light, and with the support of "David's" strong physical strength - Annan cut Ken's throat without any hindrance.