Chapter 2106

Su Xiao picked up the 【Chapter of Greed】 from the dining table, and as the holder of the 【Chapter of Greed】, he felt the equipment activate.

Su Xiao was able to arrange Azathoth's consciousness to this extent mainly by piecing together layers of clues.

After contacting the three immortal wizards, Su Xiao noticed many anomalies; Laurent's initial crusade against the Dominator Sothos barely made sense, after all, he was the leader of that era.

Laurent's defeat and Dawn taking over the Wizard's Association was not unusual; what truly made Su Xiao notice the anomaly was Nyah's appearance.

After the first crusade failed, the Dominator Sothos resided in an extradimensional space within Helo City, and Bone Harbor was actually not far from the Wizard's Association headquarters—this was practically under Sothos's nose.

Dawn and the others had been beaten by Sothos to the point of losing their bearings, yet they nurtured Nyah under the enemy's nose, which was highly abnormal, or rather, someone was secretly assisting Dawn and the others without their knowledge.

Dawn couldn't have failed to notice this—no, she had realized it early on, but she wanted the Dominator Sothos dead more, and that was precisely why Gus said she was obsessive.

Su Xiao inferred from Nyah's existence that someone was manipulating everything behind the scenes; during his battle with the Dominator Sothos, he obtained crucial intelligence—a surname named Xiu.

The old wizard's name was Xiu Aicheng; Su Xiao naturally did not believe this was a coincidence. According to Dawn, Nyah's sword "Crescent Moon Light" was forged by the old wizard, meaning only four people could have contacted Nyah, plus one puppet.

Thereafter came elimination; as for Azathoth's existence, Su Xiao was not certain, so he said: "If I'm not mistaken, you are the vessel from the previous term."

Su Xiao merely deduced the existence of such a "concept," while the old wizard admitted it.

The Xiu and Moen families shared the same lineage; Su Xiao had no evidence, but he had mentioned their respective divisions. By observing the old wizard's subtle facial expressions, Su Xiao confirmed the Xiu and Moen families were a split from one family.

Su Xiao had no habit of "explaining" to enemies; his lengthy talk with the old wizard was a deception, creating the illusion of "you're dead today, let's chat," causing the old wizard to unconsciously admit many things.

After obtaining accurate clues from the old wizard, things became simple.

Azathoth's consciousness would not let Dawn, Gus, and others go; it still hoped they would cultivate the next batch of old gods, or directly cultivate a second Nyah.

From this perspective, the number of people who could host "Azathoth's consciousness" was limited: the old wizard, the puppet, Laurent, or someone from the Moen family.

Therefore, before the plan began, Su Xiao approached Gus and had him eliminate the puppet.

Although Gus was a reckless youth, years of being hanged upside down significantly improved his scheming; he guessed eliminating the puppet was just a pretext, and Su Xiao was conveying secret intelligence: "I trust you won't fail—help me watch here; if Dawn or Laurent show any abnormality, kill them immediately."

Gus understood this, so he freed himself from the inverted state and began sharpening his axe.

After eliminating the old wizard and wrapping up the plan, Su Xiao left Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang in the Old God Church as a precaution against Dawn and Laurent having issues; with Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang's observational skills plus Gus's strength, he could ensure absolute safety within the Old God Church.

Bahar was located in the Rest House to prevent puppet mishaps, such as Azathoth's consciousness transferring to her; if that happened, things would go badly.

Am guarded the first floor of the Wizard's Association to prevent contractors or violators from causing trouble.

Kaisar met with the Moen family; they had been cooperating for several days, and this meeting was not the first.

What truly made Su Xiao decide to act was the nature of the 【Chapter of Greed】; Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, with Su Xiao's help, had entered the 【Chapter of Greed】 via "mental power projection," proving the 【Chapter of Greed】 could drag consciousnesses other than Su Xiao's into it, given the right timing.

All possible countermeasures Azathoth's consciousness might prepare, Su Xiao had arranged; hence, Azathoth's consciousness was so easily dragged into the 【Chapter of Greed】.

From beginning to end, Su Xiao never investigated this matter; all information was gathered incidentally while dealing with the Dominator Sothos, and he merely pieced it together.

Not actively investigating "Azathoth's consciousness" minimized the chance of startling the opposition, as Su Xiao was clearly focused on dealing with the Dominator, the White Goat, etc.

Su Xiao's only possible exposure was his prior visit to the old wizard; to be safe, he avoided direct harm, instead killing him via alchemical poison.

From beginning to end, Su Xiao had no direct physical contact with the old wizard; even Am pushing the wheelchair did so cautiously.

Right after the old wizard's death, Su Xiao immediately returned to the Wizard's Association headquarters and had Kaisar entangle the Moen family, using great benefits as bait.

Blood dripped from the edge of the dining table; the headless corpse lying on it slid sideways, leaving a blood trail before thudding to the ground.

Su Xiao picked up a bloodless apple from the dining table and took a big bite.

"Let's continue talking, Moen Tony."

Su Xiao did not prepare to kill Moen Tony, as he still needed this guy to handle the aftermath, provided the other party was smart enough.

Moen Tony wiped the blood from his face, his expression twisting; if it had been a few days earlier, he would have surely shouted angrily, ordering the wizards in the adjacent room to surround and attack Su Xiao.

But now, Moen Tony did not want to, nor could he do that, as he was unclear about Su Xiao's relationship with the three immortal wizards; even if those three did not manage the Wizard's Association, they were not someone Moen Tony could provoke.

Moreover, among those three, one had once been of the Moen family, even the leader of the entire Wizard's Association.

"You..."

Moen Tony struggled to stay calm; as a wizard, he felt how terrifying that voice just now was—a feeling that seemed beyond what a wizard could possess.

As the public face of the Moen family, Moen Tony was as clever as a ghost; after the initial shock, he immediately noticed many clues.

Kaisar looked at Moen Tony with a smiling expression, one arm around the other's shoulder.

"Tony, I can tell you the full cause and effect of this matter; you... want to know?"

"No."

Moen Tony almost reflexively answered; this guy took a deep breath, leaning back as much as possible.

Thud—

Moen Tony slammed his head into the stone table with such force that the entire table was covered in cracks; miraculously, it made little noise.

Moen Tony's eyes rolled up, his legs kicked out, and he fell rigidly to the side, appearing as if someone had suddenly pressed his head and knocked him unconscious.

Tony had seen too many clever people die miserably; being clever himself, he wanted to act foolish to live longer.