Chapter 683
If it weren't for the "sensitive" ability of Chao Xian, which allowed her to detect the presence of her opponent in advance, the other party could have continued to diminish their own presence, waiting for Xia Er to fall asleep or become inactive before launching their attack to eliminate her.
From Xia Er's perspective, this was an almost foolproof method for assassination, one that was perfectly suited for stealth...
By lowering her own presence and silently approaching, she could stand right in front of her target without them even noticing. After a period of waiting, she could quietly erase them from existence...
Moreover, once she erased someone, that person's existence would be completely obliterated.
No one would ever know that a life had been taken; all evidence of their existence in the world would be erased... Only the murderer would be aware of what had transpired.
Fortunately, Xia Er had managed to uncover some weaknesses in this method, and she believed there were even more vulnerabilities yet to be discovered.
Just like the "Recorder" or the "Fictionalist," while Xia Er could gain some strange powers through these paths, the side effects of those powers prevented her from using them recklessly.
She couldn't directly read the evolution of a stone from the present back to ancient times, nor could she arbitrarily alter some epic tales—doing so would turn her into a puppet devoid of memory.
Standing in the sealed area, Xia Er gazed at the dismembered body before her. She stepped forward and, using her "Coroner" ability, began to reattach its limbs and head.
Xia Er couldn't linger in the sealed area for too long. Although she had significantly reduced her influence on the other realm, it still lingered.
Not to mention, she had already pushed her mental limits by continuously using the extraordinary abilities of the pocket watch path, leaving her mind feeling somewhat overwhelmed.
The reassembled body slowly stood up, following Xia Er as she ascended the stairs.
She led the body out of the Pope's private prayer room in the Church of the God of Order and headed toward the first floor.
The body was only crudely stitched together, and the broken ribs and severed limbs made its movements quite uncoordinated—blood continued to seep from its black robe onto the carpet.
As they walked, countless gazes swept over Xia Er, only to quickly avert their eyes.
They were puzzled by Xia Er's presence, someone who shouldn't be here, yet none dared to speak up.
Some looked at her with a hint of resentment and anger.
They believed that Xia Er's existence completely undermined the justice of the Church of the God of Order and the very concept of "order" itself.
It could be said that the recent actions of the Pope had caused a rift within the Church, and the instigator of it all was none other than Xia Er, a terrifying powerhouse disguised as an innocent girl.
Though many felt discontent, no one dared to confront Xia Er directly... unless they were courting death.
Even if they could kill her, the Witch Academy behind her had already become a formidable force...
Xia Er was acutely aware of the gazes around her. She knew exactly what her simulated self had done, so she had no objections to the hatred directed at her by some.
After all, in the eyes of the people in this simulated world, Xia Er was a pure, unadulterated symbol of evil.
As her mind felt somewhat weak, Xia Er continued to walk forward, lost in thought, when suddenly, from her heightened awareness, she noticed a girl rushing toward her, arms full of documents, stumbling back two steps.
She stopped and looked up, only to see a girl about to collide with the body behind her.
Xia Er slightly shifted to the side to make room, but the body couldn't adjust its position in time, and the girl crashed right into it, falling to the ground with a thud, documents scattering everywhere.
"I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to, Your Excellency."
The first-tier "Detective" frantically scrambled to gather the scattered papers, but when she reached the documents at the feet of the figure in black, the bloodstains on them made her pause for a moment.
"Blood... uh... blood?" The girl stammered, pointing at the bloodied documents. "Are you... okay?"
"Sorry, I forgot to move it out of the way," Xia Er said, kneeling slightly behind the girl and helping her pick up some of the scattered papers.
Xia Er had used her "Coroner" ability far too little, and she had never controlled her stitched-together corpse for combat, so she chose to sincerely apologize to the girl.
When the girl turned to look at Xia Er upon hearing her voice, she froze for a few seconds.
It seemed to take her a moment to connect the face of the black-haired girl before her with that of the red-haired girl in the oil painting, and then her mouth fell open slightly.
"You... you look just like that wicked witch!" The girl grinned, seemingly oblivious to who she was speaking to.
For a brief moment, Xia Er saw a familiar figure from her past in the girl.
"Is that so? That's quite unfortunate," Xia Er replied with a smile, shaking her head as she finished gathering the documents and prepared to leave.
"Um... is he okay? He looks like he's lost a lot of blood..." the girl asked, trailing behind Xia Er.
The girl seemed to have just stepped into the extraordinary realm and was not very knowledgeable about it all. Although she sensed something strange about the tall figure, as if it had no signs of life, she thought it was just a special kind of hidden aura.
"He's fine," Xia Er waved her hand dismissively without turning back. She didn't want to waste too much time; her goodwill and time were limited.
Xia Er returned home with the body, and in the living room, she immediately unstitched the seams of the corpse.
The once-stable body quickly fell apart, blood seeping into the carpet and trickling into the gaps of the wooden floor.
Xia Er sat on the sofa, watching the body on the carpet, waiting quietly.
She was waiting for the corpse to exude the extraordinary materials of the potion.
Logically speaking... after an extraordinary being dies, their body should quickly expel extraordinary materials... Even contaminated potion materials could still yield something for Xia Er to study.
After waiting a little longer, aside from the blood, nothing related to extraordinary materials seeped from the body, causing Xia Er to frown slightly.
Just then, Tara, who had gone out to issue orders, returned to the villa.
As soon as she entered, she glanced at the body on the floor and then stood behind Xia Er, slightly bowing her head as she spoke, "Lady Xia Er, the orders have been conveyed."
"Mm..." Xia Er nodded.
Salis had been found, and even a minion had been killed, so that order was now of little use.
However... was this fourth-tier truly a minion?
Xia Er didn't believe she could so easily kill a minion.
Recalling the scene where one of the minions had erased Sadana... the massive Sadana had been almost entirely obliterated.
That was not something a fourth-tier could accomplish; even this fourth-tier could only erase part of Xia Er's own body.
"Tara," Xia Er said, looking at the body.
"Yes, Lady Xia Er, I'm here," Tara replied, keeping her head down, waiting for Xia Er's command.
"Search his body and see if there's anything that can prove his identity," Xia Er thought for a moment and continued, "Have Eleanor invite Duke Russell here."
"Understood." Tara nodded and immediately set to work, a white figure darting off to find Eleanor.
Xia Er wanted to confirm the true identity of this fourth-tier extraordinary being.
The minions of the God of Existence were likely establishing organizations in the shadows, harvesting faith... The God of Existence was born from faith, and establishing religions and organizations was an unavoidable step for them.
It was just that due to the peculiar nature of the "God of Existence's" abilities, this secret organization could remain so hidden...
After all, normally, the Joyous Society would also be considered a hidden organization, but due to their methods and the nature of their organization, their infamy had already spread far and wide.
The reason for summoning Duke Russell was that Erygma was still in the laboratory on the island, and the only fourth-tier "Detective" Xia Er was familiar with was Duke Charles.
Moreover, the influence of the Russell family made them the quickest option for searching for anything within the borders of Ansu.
Before long, Tara had found some items within the man's robes.
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