The directionality of this nightmare is very clear.

Annan needs to find a way to dismantle the ritual, not continue it. This means that this nightmare did not come from Philip's camp...... Or rather, the transcendents of the rotten man's camp.

Other than that, there are only two camps.

That is, the official forces of the two countries, headed by Dmitry and Elizabeth.

In the original history, Annan must have not had the buff from this immunity ritual that old Vasily added to him. That is, the ritual was conducted while everyone was being monitored by the ritual...... but it was still destroyed.

And as we all know, Ferdinand did not die at this moment, nor was he wanted or exiled.

Then the one or those primers that were destroyed in the original history must not belong to Ferdinand.

Who can detect a problem with a ritual and disrupt it without arousing anyone's alarm?

He must have been an extremely observant man. And his whereabouts do not cause alarm in others......

Only one person can do it.

It's old Merlin.

—Merlin Manning.

He was a cripple and a mute – at least to outsiders he was, and as the most reliable protector of all, he would have followed Annan's lead...... Because only Merlin would know that at this time Annan's "value" had outwitted Dmitry's.

As a protector, he doesn't look suspicious wherever he appears...... As long as Annan is not far away.

His younger brother, Vasily, was himself a ceremonial master; As an elite of the Winter Hand, one of his jobs is to apprehend illegal ritual masters - how could he not know about rituals?

If there is a person who is related to Annan and can recognize and destroy the ritual in a short period of time, and his actions will not arouse the vigilance of others and hope to destroy the ceremony...... And most importantly, I hope that "Annan Rindon", "Dmitry Rindon", "Elizabeth Noah", and "Kaphne Noah" will survive.

Then the answer is self-evident -

It could only be the nightmare of Merlin Manning, who died in Michelangelo's ritual!

“…… But he's just a silver-level transcendent, can he give birth to a nightmare of distorted rank? ”

In Annan's mind, such doubts appeared for a moment.

This is the only thing that cannot be explained in Annan.

Merlin...... Is he that strong?

Generally speaking, only when a transcendent person above gold dies can a warped-level nightmare be born, right?

However, even if this part is ignored, the information that Annan has obtained is sufficient.

If you want to use a third way to conquer the nightmare, you must have Merlin's support......

The second will cause the anger and scheme of the "tragic writer". Is there a way to unravel this ritual to His satisfaction?

- exists.

The tragic writer is the god of murder and conspiracy...... But He is not a patron of murderers and conspirators, but an accomplice and a "secretive" to them.

He was tight-lipped about all murders and conspiracies, and was very fond of "perfect crimes." The "perfect crime in plain sight" itself is one of the most beloved rituals of the tragedy writer.

- Yes.

Annan decided to make a sacrifice to the "tragic writer".

He wants to murder the criminal who intends to murder others, steal power, and cause war in full view!

The Third Prince, Philip Noah.

Sacrifice negates sacrifice with sacrifice, ritual overrides ritual with ritual, and murder prevents murder with murder.

- Covering up another explosion with an explosion.

Presumably, the "tragic writers" will not only not stop it, but will be particularly excited......

But if Annan intended to do so, he would have to get Merlin's cooperation. Because during the whole process, Annan could not reveal his identity.

He couldn't arouse suspicion either—he couldn't make people think the murderer was a Winterman, and he couldn't let Merlin kill someone.

"So be prepared for both."

If all goes well, Philip Noah will be murdered just before the "opening". Otherwise, use the first way to clear the level first - a nightmare of this difficulty, there must not be a moment of hesitation.

It's like if a teammate hangs on a tree and can't be saved, and the door is already open, then you can still run......

The point is that the killer must be Annan. In other words, it must be Annan in the form of "David".

Because when Annan enters the state of "David", not only his appearance will change...... His name will also be temporarily changed to "Girlandaeo David Buonaro", and he will be able to unconditionally deflect the spells of the "Prophet" and "Idol" schools below the Golden Rank.

This can make "David" bear this charge, no matter how much he investigates with magic, he can only find that a person named "Girlandaio David Buonaro" killed someone.

But as we all know, there is no such person in this world at all - this is the name that Annan gave to the last statue of Michelangelo's life.

"I'll heal you."

Looking at Ken Cartel, who was a little uneasy, Annan nodded and said in a deep voice.

As he spoke, he did not withdraw the gun in his left hand, but held the thin sword in his right hand to his mouth, and took out the last silver coin in his pocket.

He wiped the silver coin on the gunshot wound on Ken's thigh—and the wound was erased by Annan as if it had been erased by an eraser.

Ken's expression also changed noticeably better.

He whispered thanks: "Thank you very much, Father.

"I'm not going to attack you, and I'm not going to reveal your identity...... If you can't rest assured of me, you can lock the basement. I'm not going anywhere. ”

"That's for the best."

Annan nodded softly and lifted his sword again.

There was a slight flicker in the depths of his pupils.

In his mind, a picture suddenly appeared:

Ken Cartel sat in an empty basement, looking hesitant. He frowned, looking down in thought.

Eventually, he slowly got up from the ground. A few pigeons were found in the basement of the kitchen, the wings were removed......

The picture came to an abrupt end.

- Sure enough.

Annan didn't have to read it to know that he wanted to arrange a ceremony to ventilate the news. This is easy to understand, and Annan has expected it for a long time.

However, Annan didn't really plan to let him go, so he was not angry and ruined by betrayal.

He was just a little surprised:

…… Could this be the "prophetic experience" of the wizards of the Prophetic School?

This is so cool!

Annan opened his mouth as if inadvertently and warned: "By the way, Ken...... You'd better stay here honestly and don't think about anything bad. If only I had lived to know......

"—no matter how far away, I'll come back and kill you."

He said flatly.

Ken smiled and replied in a low voice, "No, no......"

"No, it's better."

Annan nodded flatly.

He turned and headed out of the basement - but he wasn't in a hurry to get out.

He just walked slowly out of the basement doorway, silently aiming his gun across the shelves, roughly at Ken's position behind him.

Four rounds of dialogue, as well as a somewhat vague "death declaration", were given.

Let's see if this level of death declaration can trigger the special effect of "Miss Quiet......

Annan pulled the trigger silently across the shelves, without looking.

The extremely low recoil of the gun body shook slightly in his hand, but it did not shake the marble body of "David" in the slightest.

But no bullets flew out of the muzzle of the gun - and the shelves were certainly not pierced by bullets.

But Annan did feel the body of the gun shake.

…… Is it "that kind" that must be hit?

Without thinking, Annan took two steps back and walked out of the shelves.

Ken had been shot and was lying on the wall in pain, struggling silently and violently—blood pouring from his heart.

“…… And so it was. ”

Annan nodded with satisfaction.

The distance from the "muzzle" to the "target" is directly erased - this degree of certainty is indeed valuable. If only to the extent of auto-tracking, a Activation Curse would be complete.

Experiment complete.

Immediately, Annan strode forward and raised the "sharp thing" in his right hand, intending to give this NPC a good time.

I saw a flash of silver light, and with the support of "David's" powerful physical strength, Annan slit Ken's throat without hindrance.

The skull flew out.

- Kill with a single sword.