Chapter 1844: The Banquet of the Dead

That is indeed the truth; the demon sealed by the Doctor is a major problem, and the Priest will surely suspect the Doctor of being possessed by the demon. Although the Priest is connected to the Angels, the power of the Angel of Death is ultimately too dangerous, so it is quite normal for the Doctor to suspect the Priest.

Even if the two were willing to share their secrets—a low probability—the Priest would find it hard to believe the Doctor could always control that demon, and whether the Doctor would be willing to trust the Priest who holds Angelic power, Xia De could guess.

Without Xia De, the Doctor and the Priest would have to constantly go out themselves to collect demon or Angelic remains; adding the matter of the Chosen Ones on top of this, in the end, their relationship would turn completely hostile, and situations similar to "I'm helping you, Bill, put down your gun" or "Priest, why don't you believe me?" would not be impossible.

"So, how does my joining make you trust each other?"

"Isn't that simple? Your strike at the Manor and your performance afterward have shown that no matter what happens, you can control anyone in the group. Moreover, you actively participated in others' affairs afterward, and everyone has continuously benefited because of you. As long as you are still here, everything is controllable; even I have started to trust myself. Everything is developing in a good direction, so there is no need for mutual suspicion."

The Doctor's tone was very relaxed; in his view, he was just chatting with Xia De. But Xia De, because of this, thought of the Sixth Era without himself; in those cycles of past lives, Long-haired Luvia probably really reached the furthest point on her own.

The Doctor and the Priest are hostile to each other; whether the problem of Little Luo Xi and Princess Lei Lei Qianya can be solved without me, or whether they can hold out until the end, remains to be seen. When Luvia witnessed the eighteen Chosen Ones and reached the furthest point, there probably wasn't a single person by your side.

"Meow~"

The cry of a wild cat came from nearby, and Qi Li thought again of the silver-eyed Xiao Miya she saw when she retreated into Luvia's dream at the end of last year:

"Could the Xiao Miya of a past life be the one who accompanied Luvia until the very end?"

The Diviner did not admit this point:

Among the landscape oil paintings, there are twenty-one portraits of figures; the last eight are portraits of the eight Edwardzes from the last eight generations, including Laplace Klein Howard, and they look somewhat more ancient;

The Diviner nodded heavily:

"Is his Edwardz Ascension Art meant to create a new space to escape the disasters of reality?"

Xia De did not address that meaningless question:

"You" sighed softly in Xia De's ear; Xia De looked at the moon overhead but revealed a smile.

Xia De silently thought in his heart, then looked again at the "Princess Lei Lei Qianya" who had just tried to invite me to dance; standing there was clearly the Diviner wearing glasses.

The middle painting is of the seven people of the seventh generation, and portraits of the eight people of the seventh generation excluding Megan and Audrey. That oil painting looks very new; it is because of this that Xia De learned the true appearance of the eldest son of the seventh generation, Maria Edwardz. The Green siblings do not have photos or portraits of their grandmother.

"Cat, wild boar, pigeon, rabbit."

The Edwardz brothers wear wild boar masks; the two masks are the same color, but one has only a right eye and the other has only a left eye; it is unknown whether this is related to the two brothers each being blind in one eye;

The Priest's aged voice gradually faded; at the same time, the gray fog behind Qi Li gradually dispersed. I squinted slightly; the glaring light came from the crystal chandelier overhead. Looking around again, I had actually appeared in the old Edwardz mansion on the island. Judging by the furnishings around, this was clearly the not-so-small dining room on the seventh floor of the old mansion.

"That is so, but what you said is still not comprehensive enough."

【There are no signs of spatial transfer, nor traces of time travel; it is an illusion.】

"Would you like to dance together?"

Unlike the dining room on the first floor of the old mansion which had the Edwardz family tree, the seventh-floor dining room is specifically used for hosting banquets for guests. At this moment, the dining room is illuminated by dim lights; antiques and gold and silver decorations make the place look resplendent; the floor is covered with red carpet, and the painted walls are completely different from that dilapidated mansion.

Xia De did not respond to the invitation before him, but looked more intently at this corpse ball. On the surrounding walls, which were very unreasonable, were almost completely covered with oil paintings; most of them were landscape paintings, and the white spiral emblem of the "Unifiers" that I had seen before now appeared in the form of an oil painting on one side of the banquet hall door.

Just after Xia De realized this point, the banquet guests, originally dressed in bright and beautiful attire and fully dressed up, had skin that looked like living people begin to rot as they started their spinning dance steps, yet they themselves were completely unaware.

"The chat has started; I knew it wouldn't go so smoothly." 【He's at it again.】

【Illusion.】

The two moved quickly from the farmland toward the Priest's direction; at this moment, that huge oak tree was still shrouded in thick gray fog, and it was unclear what exactly was happening inside.

As for the last four paintings, they are portraits of Megan and Audrey, the Edwardz brothers, the Foren brothers, and the Green siblings. But in those four oil paintings, all the figures wear different animal masks; Xia De can only distinguish who is who through clothing and physical characteristics.

And when Xia De and the Doctor returned to the crossroads, distorted phantoms appeared at the edge of the turbulent gray fog. This was not an illusion technique, but a manifestation of the state of space; the two people chatting just now felt exactly this.

"Every action of yours is far beyond your expectations. I studied that half skull for two hundred years before I could barely utilize its slight power, yet the person you found can directly control that skull."

Qi Li thought in her heart, then saw a strange figure walking out from among those dancing terrifying corpses:

The Priest's voice came from somewhere nearby:

Suddenly, the gray fog expanded outward, instantly swallowing both Xia De and the Doctor. The two stood back-to-back, looking alertly at their surroundings. Xia De had already used the "Spatial Stability Halo," both to prevent anyone from coming and to prevent his own side from being transferred.

If it really is so, then there must be a secret on this cat that Xia De has not yet discovered. If the dreams Luvia mentioned before are indeed related to 【Past Lives】, then even Sister Sister Daifulin and Miss Miss Pawo of the Truth Society could not witness the final scene of the apocalypse in the past lives. The Foren brothers correspond to the pigeon masks; their masks are exactly the same, except that blood tears flow from the masks.

Xia De couldn't help but ask; the Diviner nodded:

But the crystal chandelier was still dim, the music was still slow, and even Xia De felt an impulse to walk over and dance with them:

"What a strange impulse; I actually dislike dancing."

The Demon Sisters wear cat-type masks; one person's mask is red and the other's is green, looking very eerie;

But this illusion was too realistic; it was as if Xia De had truly come to the banquet held in the Qi Li Chenz family mansion.

Men and women danced gracefully to the melodious music coming from somewhere unknown. Looking out the window, the outside was clearly a night scene.

"I know."

"Don't worry; although the other party discovered your movements, they cannot track you. I am still calling that thing over; remember, whatever you see in a moment is a half-real, half-false illusion. Do not doubt anything." "Yes, we are your Ji Pin."

"Sorry, I have never seen Princess Lei Lei Qianya before, so I used illusion techniques to transform into Princess Lei Lei Qianya to play a joke on you; you seem a bit offended."

The Doctor suddenly spoke; Xia De nodded and also looked around:

"Yes, there is such a rumor in the lakeside village: the rumor is that the world will eventually return to a single point, and the Unifiers will lead everyone to survive the end of the world. In my hand, there are still a few badges of the Unifiers. If I am not mistaken, you spread them."

"We are stealing from others; if there is no reaction from the island, that would be the strange thing."

"Except for your offspring, except for the townspeople in the territory and their descendants, anyone else who is willing to accept it will also be qualified to complete the ritual with you and survive the coming disaster with you."

I held a wine glass, smiled, and shook my head:

I drank the red wine in the wine glass, which was like fresh blood:

The Green siblings wear long-eared rabbit masks; the eye parts of both are scarlet red; one has a thick beard on the cheek, and the other has two red blushes on the cheek.

The youthful and beautiful "Princess Lei Lei Qianya" smiled and issued an invitation to Xia De; she was already beautiful, and now, with the contrast of those terrifying corpses around, she appeared even more so. Kan Shu La

Xia De wanted to speak again, but the Diviner did not want to continue that topic:

"This is the remains formed by ancient death; it is an object existing in the material world that is closer to the essence of death than any other thing. I am not skilled in controlling corpses, but with just a little research, I can create a powerful eight-in-one corpse ghost lich. I know you want to take that key item before the final battle to prevent facing your undead army."

The rotting flesh on the ground was trampled by high heels and leather shoes; as the terrifying rotting corpses moved, the choking stench of decay gradually filled the room.

"Your descendants wearing those masks are descendants you have never contacted. Why wear animal masks? This makes them look like Ji Pin."

"A ball? Is it an illusion now?"

"Including those dancing people you saw, they are all Ji Pin. These people were once townspeople of Green Lake Town who lived on that island. Now I have brought them back, hoping they will complete this ritual with you. Do you know about the rumors circulating outside regarding the 'Unifiers'?"

However, I quickly sensed that those dancing people beneath them carried no warmth; upon further sensing, I clearly realized that those dancing were not living beings, but corpses.