fantasy novels Chapter 342 Speculation about the Hanged Man
Chapter 342 Speculation about the Hanged Man
Chapter 342 Speculation about the Hanged Man
The trading session fell silent after Cyril and Emlyn completed their final deal. People looked around or remained silent, and no one spoke.
Klein, the "Fool" at the head of the table, took in the whole scene, then chuckled and said, "You may exchange ideas freely."
"Justice" Audrey raised her head, but then remembered that she hadn't had anything to share from the previous week, so she fell silent again.
"The Hanged Man" Alger noticed that "Justice" raised his head briefly but then remained silent. He was somewhat puzzled but didn't dwell on it. Instead, he raised his hand and spoke first: "Has anyone been to Banshee recently?"
Although he asked everyone, his gaze was fixed on Sirion.
He had just returned to the Rothschild Islands this morning to report on his work when he was given some startling news and assigned a task.
He instinctively felt that someone in the Tarot Club would know about this, and that it might be related to him or them.
"Justice" Audrey remembered the name Banshee, so she asked curiously, "Banshee? What happened there this time?"
The Hanged Man looked around and, seeing that Fate didn't seem very interested in the matter, hesitated for a moment, wondering if his previous guess was correct.
He paused, then sat up straight and recounted the news he had received from the Sea Wave Church that morning: "There will be no more Bansi Port or Bansi Island. It is said that all that remains is a crescent-shaped bay that is constantly being eroded by the sea."
"Perhaps in another ten or twenty years, Bansi will completely disappear from the map."
Seeing that most of the people looked puzzled and somewhat bewildered, he added, "Bansi Island is a large island; the area of the island in the sea is large enough to accommodate several metropolises like Backlund."
"Justice," "Magician," and "Moon" finally gained a concrete understanding of the destruction caused by Banshee.
"The Magician" Fors couldn't help but purse his lips and swallow, saying, "So, a great battle that could destroy several entire kingdoms of Backlund took place there?"
The Hanged Man nodded: "Probably."
"I only received the news around noon today, so I don't know much about it."
"The World" suddenly interjected in a hoarse voice: "No, that's just the aftermath."
"The real battlefield is at sea, but that sea is dead, at least in the shallow parts."
...Could the aftershocks alone destroy most of Bansi Island?
Compared to this, I feel that the massive smog that swept across the entire Backlund region was a minor incident.
No, we can't think of it that way. Although only one witch is causing trouble on the surface, the evil god involved behind the scenes is far more serious than that.
Fors clicked his tongue, then, gathering his thoughts, couldn't help but ask, "Mr. World, have you recently been near Banshee, or did you witness that battle from afar?"
Cyril leaned back in his chair and chuckled softly, "Maybe he was involved in that battle himself."
Everyone looked at him, then at the somber and reserved "world" at the very bottom.
Just when everyone thought "The World" would not respond, he suddenly turned to look at "Destiny" Cyril and said in a low voice, "He is the one who planned this."
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After a brief silence, Alger, the "Hanged Man," began to drift into thought:
Planning? Does "the world" mean that this matter is governed by "fate"?
A battle capable of causing that level of destruction would require at least a fight between multiple angels, and it's even possible that the "Lord of Storms" intervened remotely. Otherwise, the Church's reaction would have been so swift and its attention so intense.
What exactly happened in Bansi? Is it a follow-up to the last incident?
To be able to orchestrate such an event, there must be an angel supporting "fate" behind the scenes, and that support must be guided by the angel's ideas; only then can it be called a scheme.
From this perspective, "Destiny's" identity is far from simple. Combined with his performance at the Tarot meeting, he possesses many secrets that extraordinary individuals at this level cannot grasp.
A word gradually surfaced in Alger's mind: "The Hanged Man".
Those favored by the gods!
But whose chosen one is he, Mr. Fool, or the leader of another organization he joined, the King of Angels, Adam?
Judging from the world's reaction, he must have been involved in this matter as well.
If there is someone between him and "Fate" who represents the will of Mr. "The Fool," then that person should be... "The World."
He also joined another secret organization called "Destiny," which acts as a bond to maintain cooperation and relations between the two sides.
The "Moon," who recently joined, also has this identity.
However, judging from some previous events, Mr. Fool and the Twilight Hermits are not in a cooperative relationship, and may even be secretly hostile. Therefore, it is unlikely that the incident involving Bansi was a joint plot by Mr. Fool and the Twilight Hermits.
Could "fate" represent some mysterious third party?
Is Banshee's affair the result of Mr. Fool's collaboration with this third-party entity?
"Fate" also joined the Twilight Hermits' Guild, partly because this third party was simultaneously involved with Mr. "The Fool."
Do the Twilight Hermits maintain good relations with each other?
The more Alger thought about it, the more reasonable this guess seemed... Only a third party could "Fate" intervene in the previous matters involving Mr. Fool and the Twilight Hermits, and do something without being held accountable.
He took a deep breath, as if he had discovered a huge secret, and after calming down a bit, he couldn't help but glance at Sirion and ask, "So, why is there another battle in Banshee? Wasn't the Storm Church supposed to have solved the previous problem?"
Cyril shook his head slightly and replied in a calm tone, "In reality, the Church of Storms is not capable of solving the root cause of the problem; it has only addressed the surface issues. As time goes by, the problems will spread again."
"However, this time the problem has been solved more thoroughly. After Bansi Island was extensively destroyed, it will be much more difficult for the pollutants to seep out again."
Ignoring Cyril's questions about the Church of Storms, Alger continued, "Was the Church of Storms also involved in this battle?"
Cyril glanced at him and chuckled, saying, "The Church of Storms didn't participate, but the Lord of Storms did."
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"He destroyed most of Bansi Island, and an angel also fell under his lightning."
"An angel has fallen!"
Apart from "The World," who already knew the situation, everyone on either side of the mottled long table was shocked.
For most of them, angels are beings from scriptures and legends, beings that can only be heard of but not seen.
Although they all received some protection from the angels under the "Fool" after joining the Tarot Club, the angels remained mysterious, powerful, and almost divine beings to them.
Although they had discussed deities and the King of Angels at their Tarot meetings, the sudden news of the angels' fall still left them deeply shocked.
After a brief moment of shock and disbelief, they became excited again.
This is a major event involving the fall of an angel, and both "Destiny" and "The World" were involved, indicating that the Tarot Association was also involved.
Rounding down, these tarot club members also felt a sense of participation.
...Is this the exciting and thrilling adventure at sea?
After a moment of contemplation, Audrey, the "Justice," looked at Cyril and asked with great curiosity, "Mr. 'Fate,' which angel fell? And which angels participated in the battle?"
"If this question involves sensitive information and is inconvenient to answer, then just pretend I didn't ask."
"It's hardly a secret." Cyril shook his head slightly, then simply stated, "The fallen one was the weather god hidden in Banshee, who practiced blood sacrifices."
"As for the angels who participated in the battle, they were once legion commanders of the Byron Empire, and former death governors of the Byron Empire," a red angel evil spirit, a hybrid of the consciousness of Sauron and Einhorn, and a spirit creature who happened to pass by.
"Evil spirits and spirit beings may have angelic titles, but they are in poor condition and lack the corresponding power."
The head of the group, "The Fool" Klein, paused for a moment, almost blurting out his inner thoughts:
Were the evil spirit possessing Ince Zangwell and the woman carrying four heads also angels? Or were they once angels?
After a brief pause, he thought of another problem.
The evil spirits and the spirit world creatures that were influenced by 0-08 and entered the battle all possessed angelic rank, which means that they were once angels, but they lost their power and even their lives, and can only exist as evil spirits and spirit world creatures.
Mr. Azik has lost his memory and has not yet regained his angelic powers. Tobias, the former legion commander of the Byron Empire, has also fallen from his angelic rank and can only temporarily exert angelic-level power by relying on the "Conqueror" trait.
Even the "Weather God," who is an enemy and is hiding in Bansi, is in a state of corruption.
What kind of disabled brawlers are these...?
Unaware of these inside stories, "Justice," "The Hanged Man," "The Magician," and others were shocked by this stellar lineup, and then couldn't help but let their thoughts wander:
The "Death Consul" of the former Byron Empire was likely an extension of the will of "The Fool," who had intervened in the incident involving "Hurricane General" Zilingus.
And what about that legion commander of the Byron Empire? Whose will does he represent? A third party behind "Fate"?
And what about the evil spirits and spirit creatures with angelic status? What were their reasons for getting involved?
Emlyn, the "moon," lowered his head and silently fiddled with his fingers:
Three, no, you could even say five angels, and in the end, even the "Lord of Storms" made a move.
No wonder "The World" said that the sea was dead. It must be due to the influence of the former legion commander and "Death Governor" of the Byron Empire. Creating death was the Byron Empire's forte.
Perhaps this battle only destroyed most of Bansi Island and the surrounding sea, which is already the result of them holding back.
As an ancient vampire, he understood the power of angels and the destructive force that multiple angels could bring, better than any other member.
Thinking of this, he suddenly couldn't help but raise his chin, his gaze sweeping over the people on both sides of the mottled long table.
When his eyes met those of Cyril, he chuckled awkwardly and returned to his previous pensive posture.
Cyril: "6"
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He doesn't seem very bright. Are vampires trading intelligence for good looks?
After a moment of silence, Klein broke it by manipulating "The World": "Can any of you help me buy a wireless telegraph machine?"
Seeing that neither Miss Justice nor Mr. Moon intended to answer, Fors the Magician raised his hand and said nonchalantly, "I can give it a try."
"Okay." "World" nodded slightly.
With this exchange between "The World" and "The Magician", everyone's thoughts gradually returned to Banshee's incident.
"Justice," Audrey said after a moment's thought, "Backlund has been quite peaceful lately."
As soon as she finished speaking, "The Magician" Fors chimed in, "It's a calm born of tension. The authorities are still cracking down hard on wild Extraordinary individuals, and many gatherings among Extraordinary individuals have been suspended indefinitely."
"Unless you are an official extraordinary individual, it's best not to take the risk."
Both Emlyn the Moon and Audrey the Justice showed confusion on their faces, but quickly returned to normal.
One was a vampire with good and regular lifestyle habits, and the other was a noble lady busy with her coming-of-age ceremony. Neither of them could understand that ordinary extraordinary people could not participate in the gathering and had to carefully hide their pain every day.
Noticing the fleeting expressions on the three faces, Klein, who knew their identities, couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
The joys and sorrows between people are not the same, and neither are the joys and sorrows between humans and vampires.
After the two ladies had spoken, in order not to appear out of place, "Moon" Emlyn thoughtfully added, "The effects of the previous smog have not completely subsided, especially in terms of health; most people's physical fitness has generally declined significantly."
Alger, the "Hanged Man," glanced thoughtfully at the "World," wondering if it was cursed with a curse that could trigger disaster.
...During his time in Backlund, that metropolis was quite bustling, and there was even a severe smog event. Now, having just arrived at sea, another major event has occurred: the fall of an angel.
It's like... he's actively chasing disaster!
This crazy and dangerous act was probably to complete Mr. Fool's mission.
Thus, I can be fairly certain that the "world" is favored by Mr. Fool, but which god favors "fate"?
The more I learn about him, the more mysterious he seems.
After letting his thoughts wander, "The Hanged Man" shared his own news: "Apart from Bansi and Suniya, the rest of the sea is relatively calm."
"Because of what happened before, Bansi Port has been temporarily removed from the safe shipping lanes and has not been open to the public. The angels' battle is probably not known to many people."
"However, it is foreseeable that once the port is rebuilt and people discover that Bansi Island has become Bansi Bay, there will be many rumors circulating at sea."