Dusk has passed and the sky is quickly becoming dark.
Fireworks exploding in the sky replaced the setting sun.
These fireworks will continue until the end of the dinner.
This is a sign that the birthday banquet is about to begin and the guests are seated.
It is also a universal ritual. Just like lighting candles on the dining table or illuminating one's house with light, it can be regarded as using 'light' to summon 'purification'; decorating one's house with artwork can
Think of it as using 'art' to protect 'nobility'.
A grand fireworks show can satisfy the realms of the three righteous gods of "light", "art" and "fire" at the same time, and is blessed by the three righteous gods of Mr. Yao, Yaweng and Sui Fu.
This universal ritual is certainly not completely ineffective. But in fact, that's all it is...it's more about seeking peace of mind.
But fireworks themselves are not complex transformational creations.
If the pattern and color are not particularly complex, its transformation difficulty is even much lower than that of black fire. Therefore, the price of fireworks can be considered low-at least in the field of transformation products, it can be considered low.
Therefore, fireworks are always essential when conducting some major ceremonies.
This time, the explosives used to "lift the curtain" were hidden in the fireworks.
The goal of these explosives is not to kill or injure many people. The main purpose is to cause a fire... The purpose of causing a fire is to cause panic.
If you want to cause panic immediately, it is impossible to cause an explosion at the beginning of the fireworks display.
Because it was Henry VIII's eightieth birthday, the eightieth firework was the only giant one - after it exploded, the band would start playing.
And the moment it took off...
Everyone turned their attention to the fireworks.
Annan clenched his fist and said "miss. Quiet".
Suddenly jumped out of his seat.
Noticing Annan's movements, Philip turned back inadvertently.
——Then he saw a pair of gray pupils.
A strong sense of laziness arose in Philip's heart for no reason.
And Annan's body suddenly melted, and a tall, middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes jumped out of "Annan"'s body!
Philip Noah reacted quickly and realized something immediately.
At that moment, his eyes were filled with fear - but to Annan's surprise, it only took Philip less than two seconds to break free from the effect of the "Eye of Sloth"!
——He is a transcendent?
Such thoughts flashed through Annan's mind.
The moment Philip opened his mouth, Annan had already drawn the gun and pulled the trigger at the same time.
Annan didn't know whether the death declaration he made before would still be effective after such a long time... If it had already expired, then putting it in Kaifuni's skirt and firing it would probably hurt Kaifuni.
.
Thankfully it still works.
Before the bullet even came out of the barrel, it had already burst open in Philip's chest. The tremendous pain caused his body to lose the ability to dodge.
And Annan reached out his right hand, grabbed Philip's neck, and crushed him!
Then he punched Philip in the chest. The extremely cold breath penetrated into his heart, which had not yet cooled down, freezing it. The bullet was also sealed in Philip's chest.
The more complex the plan, the more likely it is to have accidents.
Annan's plan is very simple——
He first discovered Ferdinand's body that had been exposed to the cold, and asked Elizabeth to take old Merlin to identify the body.
Elizabeth naturally knew that this was unlikely to be the person killed by old Merlin - if he killed someone himself, it would be impossible for him to leave evidence against himself.
But old Merlin was proficient in the spells of the incapacitation school, and he could definitely tell Elizabeth the specific mastery of the spell by the wizard who attacked Ferdinand, as well as his approximate height.
If old Merlin could cooperate and be willing to share this information with Elizabeth... a "little black man" representing the suspect should appear in Elizabeth's mind.
After that, there was only one way to completely eliminate his suspicion...
Bitter meat plan.
Similar scars were left on both Philip and himself.
Kafni's direct eyewitness testimony, coupled with Elizabeth's testimony and old Merlin's alibi, can fictionalize a non-existent...a tall and powerful killer who uses incapacitating magic!
Even if you use the magic of the prophet and the edict school to verify, the most you can get is the information that the murderer's name is "Girandaio David Buonaro"!
"Wow……"
At this moment, fireworks are in full bloom.
The huge, lifelike golden lion roared silently in the sky, like a living creature. Then eighty stars flew out from all directions of the lion, exploding twice in the sky, forming a gorgeous picture that covered the entire night sky!
People couldn't help but sigh at this grand scene. At the same time, amid the sound of music, they stood up and prepared to salute Henry VIII who was about to enter.
At this moment, Annan returned to his original body and pointed the gun at his abdomen.
Don’t hesitate to pull the trigger!
His face suddenly turned white and his body trembled. Even with the curse that weakened the sense of pain, Annan felt intense and unbearable pain in an instant - the pain of having his internal organs penetrated.
Fortunately, "Miss Quiet"'s sealing ability has made Annan lose the ability to make sounds.
He couldn't scream!
Yes, Annan chose to attack himself with the last bullet of "miss. Quiet", just so that he could maintain absolute silence in all his actions within ten seconds!
Because the last time he transformed into David was very short, his cooldown time is also very short.
After two seconds, Annan transformed back into David's appearance.
He endured the pain and stuffed "miss. Quiet" into Philip's mouth, and then took out Ferdinand's silver pocket watch - he did not use the last silver vessel on his body to save himself, but used it to aim at Philip.
The pistol in his mouth fired a "sharp object" without mercy!
His goal was originally to destroy the pistol and Philip's expression before his death.
But I didn't expect... the power of the "sharp thing" displayed with this pocket watch far exceeded Annan's imagination!
The violently vibrating silver sonic boom fluctuated, but no sound was made.
It directly smashed Philip's head, and even the parts above the shoulders, together with the cursed pistol, into pieces silently!
Annan instantly changed back to himself, reached out to touch his abdomen, attacked himself again, and froze the wound on his abdomen.
When these things were completed, Annan only had 8% health left.
——This will be Annan’s only omission.
Because based on old Merlin's experience, he could naturally see that... the caster level of the "cold contact" on Annan's abdomen was different from that on "Philip" and "Ferdinand"!
But Annan was willing to take a gamble.
This is a pointless challenge.
Failure will ruin the nightmare that was originally possible...
If you succeed, you will get the most perfect decryption reward - the power of the elements.
But Annan did not long for the power of this element...or in other words, what he longed for was not just the power of the element.
For some reason, Annan felt a strong desire to win.
Don't want to admit defeat.
Only in this incident...only when using the body of "Annan", Annan hopes to become the "protagonist"!
Perhaps Philip was right in saying that Annan's government was too strong...
Satisfying desire itself is more important than any material reward!
He believed that old Merlin, after seeing Ferdinand's body and noticing the remnants of the ritual, would be able to realize what Annan was doing and cover up his plot.
Can you read the message I left...Merlin!
"You can prepare to cry out for help, Kaifni... I'll leave the rest to you."
Annan whispered, enduring the pain and showing a sad smile: "And... happy birthday."
"...Thank you. I will remember you."
Kafni hugged Annan's increasingly cold body and murmured in a low voice: "Even if no one sings your praises...even if no one knows that you are the hero who saved us all, I still..."
Annan lost consciousness in Kafni's arms before he finished listening to her words.
Even without any evidence.
At the moment before he fell into coma, Annan also believed that he would win.
It's the throb from the depths of the soul...and intuition.