Dusk was gone, and the sky was rapidly darkening.

The fireworks that burst in the sky replaced the setting sun.

These fireworks will continue until the end of the dinner.

This is a sign that the birthday feast is about to begin and the guests are seated.

At the same time, it is also a universal ritual. Just as lighting a candle at the dining table or lighting one's house with light can be seen as using 'light' to call 'purification', or decorating one's house with art can be seen as protecting 'nobility' with 'art'.

And a grand fireworks display can satisfy the three righteous gods of "light", "art", and "fire" at the same time, and get the blessings of the three righteous gods of Mr. Yao, Ya Weng and Suifu.

This universal ritual is certainly not completely ineffective. But in reality, that's what it's all about...... It's more about peace of mind.

But fireworks themselves are not complex transformational creations.

If the patterns and colors are not particularly complex, it is even much less difficult to transform than Black Fire. As a result, the price of pyrotechnics can be called low—at least in the field of transformants.

Therefore, fireworks are always indispensable when performing some major ceremonies.

This time, the explosives used to "lift the curtain" were hidden in the pyrotechnics.

The goal of these explosives is not to kill or injure as many people as possible. The main purpose was to start a fire...... The purpose of the fire was to cause panic.

If you want to cause panic in the first place, you can't set off an explosion at the beginning of the fireworks show.

Because it was Henry VIII's 80th birthday, the eightieth fireworks were the only giant fireworks – and after it exploded, the band was about to start playing.

And at the moment of its lift-off......

All eyes were on the fireworks.

Annan clenched his grip on "Miss. Quiet".

Suddenly jumped out of his seat.

Noticing Annan's movements, Philip inadvertently turned his head.

- and then a pair of gray pupils were seen.

A strong sense of laziness and gratuitous arose in Philip's heart.

And Annan's body suddenly melted, and a tall, black-haired, black-eyed middle-aged man jumped out of the body of "Annan"!

Philip Noah reacted quickly, and he immediately realized something.

At that moment, his eyes were filled with fear - but to Annan's surprise, it took Philip less than two seconds to break free from the effect of the "Lazy Eye"!

- Is he a transcendent?

Such thoughts flashed through Annan's mind.

The moment Philip opened his mouth, Annan had already pulled the gun out and pulled the trigger at the same time.

Annan didn't know if the death declaration he had made before would be valid after such a long time...... If it has failed, then putting it in Kaphne's skirt and shooting it, there is a good chance that Kaphne will be injured.

Thankfully, it works.

Before the bullet could be discharged, it had already exploded in Philip's chest. The great pain made his body lose the ability to dodge.

And Annan reached out his right hand, grabbed Philip's neck, and crushed it!

Then he threw a punch into Philip's chest. The breath of extreme cold penetrated into his uncooled heart, freezing it. The bullet was also sealed in Philip's chest.

The more complex the plan, the more likely it is to have surprises.

Annan's plan was very simple -

He first found Ferdinand's body from the cold, and asked Elizabeth to take Old Merlin to identify the body.

Elizabeth naturally knew that this was unlikely to be the person killed by Merlin Sr. - if he had killed himself, he would not have left evidence against him.

But old Merlin was proficient in the spells of the school of incapacitation, and he must have been able to tell Elizabeth about the wizard who attacked Ferdinand, the specific mastery of the spell, and his approximate height.

If old Merlin could cooperate and be willing to share this information with Elizabeth...... In Elizabeth's mind, there should be a "little black man" representing the suspect.

After that, there is only one way to completely rule out your suspicions......

Help.

Similar scars were left on Philip and on himself.

Kaphne's direct eyewitness testimony, combined with Elizabeth's testimony and Merlin Sr.'s alibi, makes it possible to create a ...... that doesn't exist A tall, powerful, disabling spell-wielding killer!

Even if you use the spells of the Prophet and the Imperial Decree School to verify it, you can only get the information of the murderer called "Ghirlandaeo David Buonaro"!

"Wow......"

At this moment, the fireworks are in full bloom.

Huge, lifelike golden lions roared silently in the air, like living creatures. Eighty stars flew out from all directions of the lion and exploded in the air for the second time, forming a splendid picture that covered the entire night sky!

People couldn't help but sigh at this grand scene, and at the same time, amid the sound of music, they all got up and prepared to salute Henry VIII, who was about to enter the door.

At this time, Annan turned back into his original body and aimed the gun at his abdomen.

Pull the trigger without hesitation!

His face suddenly turned pale, and his body shook. Even with the pain-weakening spell, Annan felt an intense, unbearable pain for a moment—the pain of a broken internal organ.

Fortunately, the sealing ability of "Miss Quiet" has made Annan lose the ability to make sounds.

He couldn't scream!

Yes, Annan chose to attack himself with the last bullet of "Miss Quiet", just so that he could be absolutely quiet in all his actions for ten seconds!

Because the last time he became David was short, so was his cooldown.

Two seconds later, Annan reverted to David's form.

He thrust "Miss. Quiet" into Philip's mouth, and then took out Ferdinand's silver pocket watch - instead of using the last silver vessel on his body to save himself, he used it to aim the pistol in Philip's mouth and fired a "sharp thing" without mercy!

Originally, his goal was to destroy the pistol and Philip's expression before he died.

But I didn't expect it...... The "sharp thing" displayed with this pocket watch is far more powerful than Annan's imagination!

A violently vibrating silver sonic boom came and went, but it didn't make a sound.

It smashed Philip's skull, and even above the shoulder, into pieces silently along with the spell pistol!

Annan instantly turned back into himself, and reached out to touch his abdomen, attacking him again, freezing the wound in his abdomen.

By the time he had done this, Annan was only 8% healthy.

- This will be the only omission of Annan.

Because with old Merlin's experience, he could naturally see ...... The caster level of "Cold Contact" on Annan's abdomen is not the same as that on "Philip" and "Ferdinand"!

But Annan was willing to take a gamble.

It's a pointless challenge.

Failure will ruin the nightmare that could have been cleared......

If you succeed, you can get the most perfect decryption reward - the power of the elements.

But Annan did not crave the power of this element...... In other words, he craves more than the power of the elements.

For some reason, Annan had a strong desire to win or lose.

Don't want to throw in the towel.

Only in this incident...... Only when using the "Annan" body, Annan hopes to be the "protagonist"!

Perhaps Philip was right when he said that Annan's desires were too strong......

Satisfying desires is more important than any material reward!

He believed that Merlin Sr., after seeing Ferdinand's corpse and sensing the remnants of the ritual, would be able to tell what Annan was doing and cover up his plan.

Can you read the message I left...... Merlin!

"Prepare to cry out for help, Kaphne...... The rest is up to you. ”

Annan said in a low voice, enduring the pain and revealing a bleak smile: "There is still ...... Happy birthday. ”

“…… Thank you. I will remember you. ”

Kaphne hugged Annan's increasingly cold body and muttered in a low voice, "Even if no one sings praise...... Even if no one knows, you are the hero who saved us all, I ......"

Annan didn't listen to her before he lost consciousness in Kaphne's arms.

Even if there is no evidence.

In the moment before he fell unconscious, Annan also thought that he was bound to win the victory.

It was a throbbing from the depths of the soul...... with intuition.