Mystery: The Stranger

Chapter 30 Not Arrogant or Impatient

The Black Empire Blade, in Azeroth, is itself a ritualistic sacrificial artifact.

The difference between Level 0 sealed artifacts and those in this world is that Level 0 sealed artifacts have too many negative effects, making them unusable for ordinary people; their very existence is a disaster.

This magical artifact is like a key; any ordinary person can find it and use it, but it doesn't require much force. The key is for opening doors, not for stabbing people.

Snow used external forces without feeling any shame.

If you have cheat codes, why not use them?

Those guys who were bound to the source material from the start didn't seem to feel ashamed at all.

In the basement, the black liquid gradually solidified, and Snow's body reassembled: the ram's horns on his head grew thicker and thicker, covered with intricate, spiderweb-like, eerie patterns; the bat wings on his back were wider and heavier than before, with crimson and pale blue flames burning on the wing membranes, and a strong smell of sulfur permeated the air, almost suffocating people; his dark, eerie skin appeared dull and lifeless, but in reality, it was like the hardest obsidian armor from the abyss, with flesh that was extremely elastic and resilient, effectively blocking attacks and reducing damage.

Sequence 5, Apostle of Desire, promotion successful.

The qualitative change brought about by this promotion is almost comprehensive, and even more memorable than the future promotion to demigod.

In terms of abilities, he has mastered all the basic abilities of a Sequence 5 Apostle of Desire: control of desire, mental impact, and desire incarnation.

The manifestation of desire is particularly useful—meaning that his control over his own demonic form has reached a new level.

With a thought, Snow's ram horns and wings turned into a jet-black liquid, slowly dissipating and merging into his body. The transformation and switching of his appearance was several times easier than when he was at Sequence 6, and he no longer needed to expend too much spiritual energy.

If you want a tail, it grows out; if you don't want a tail, it retracts.

Different demons will also develop different special abilities after they are promoted.

Ordinary excellent demons, such as shadow demons, can awaken the ability of "shadow transformation," which allows them to abandon their physical bodies and escape in shadow form when faced with danger. Afterwards, they can regenerate flesh and blood by finding suitable materials. The most elite demons, on the other hand, can awaken the heaven-defying ability of "symbiotic desire"—binding themselves to a certain desire of a target. As long as that desire or target does not die, they can never be completely destroyed.

Snow undoubtedly belongs to the latter category.

Because Xalatas had already taken over his evil side, and given the deep mental bond between them, he unexpectedly gained a life-saving ability almost on par with that of a Grand Duke of the Abyss.

In theory, as long as the Blade of the Dark Empire remains intact and Xal'atath, sealed within, remains undestroyed, he will never be completely killed. It seems like he has an incredible cheat code.

It does indeed look like a very large hanging ornament.

But Snow knew perfectly well that this so-called "resurrection ability" was rather useless.

Compared to Klein's miraculous ability to access Sequence 2 power in advance without side effects, without needing to depend on anyone, and with four resurrection opportunities, his special ability is insignificant. At least Klein doesn't have to rely on anyone, while he has to depend on Xalatas's whims—if he really dies once, even if he could theoretically be resurrected, his fate in that woman's hands would be predictable.

The outcome is entirely predictable: there's a 90% chance of being eaten, and a 10% chance of being a slave, being whipped, groveling, working, being grateful, and being eaten all at the same time.

If things really degenerate to that level, it's not just a matter of losing sovereignty and national humiliation; it's utter depravity.

The reason why Xaratas wasn't angry at all and even generously let him "continue to rely on" was probably because he had already planned all of this.

Hehe~

I really can't die.

After a brief moment of reflection, Snow quickly regained his composure, remaining calm and composed, neither arrogant nor impatient.

He raised his hand and waved, sending shadow energy sweeping across the entire basement, cleaning up the blood and debris on the ground. He then dusted off his robe, turned and walked out of the basement toward the bedroom.

The moment the bedroom door opened, a small gasp came from Leah, followed by a babbling nursery rhyme that she unconsciously began to hum – she was clearly frightened by the demonic aura that he had not yet completely concealed, but she tried to remain calm, wanting to soothe herself and the child in the room who might be awakened by the rhyme.

The sinister light in Snow's eyes faded, and the last trace of sulfurous smell around him dissipated, restoring his gentle human form. He glanced at Lillian, who was still fast asleep in Leah's arms, and was slightly surprised. He casually explained, "It's ending earlier than expected, so I plan to rest early."

"I see,"

Leah breathed a sigh of relief. She pulled back the covers and prepared to get up to help Snow take off his robe.

"You can sleep by yourself. I don't want to share a bed with someone else."

Snow waved his hand, closed the door, and then turned and left.

He's a baron now, after all. With such a big castle, it would be a bit ridiculous if he had to share a bed with two other people, one big and one small.

"what?"

Leah stared blankly as the door closed, momentarily unsure whether to try to stop them, appearing somewhat lost and dejected.

...

Meanwhile, deep within the abyss, raging flames engulfed the Belial family's territory.

In the core mine of their own territory, a direct descendant of Sequence 5 was silently killed without even being able to send out a cry for help or a prayer—this humiliation directly alarmed the family's saint.

It was a colossal demon nearly five meters tall, covered in scarlet scales, with ram's horns curved like scimitars on its head and bat wings that blotted out the sky. The first thing it did upon arriving at the mine was to crush the head of the mine manager, scalding blood splattering all over it, but it didn't care at all.

Then, with a wave of its hand, dense abyssal energy swept across the entire mine like a tidal wave, crushing all the lowly abyssal creatures and demon minions into mincemeat. There was no particular reason; it was simply out of displeasure, killing them off to vent its frustration.

As for the investigation, that was even simpler. This was the Abyss, and this great demon simply used the power of the Abyss to rewind the scene. Then, within the blood-red rain, some blurry images appeared, such as the enclosed space constructed by the Ninth Law talisman, and the final burst of holy light…

This allowed the Great Demon to instantly understand the situation.

The forces of order sealed off the field, and then used advanced talismans from the solar domain to set up a hidden trap. It was clearly a premeditated ambush, and the other party was very familiar with the methods of the Apostles of Desire. So, their own Mirror Demon was not wronged in its defeat.

But when it tried to make out the attacker's exact appearance, the image became blurry, shrouded in an eerie shadow. It was a Sequence 3 Saint; how could the opponent's anti-divination and anti-rewind abilities be so effective?

I admit you have some talent...

But my Belial family has angels!