…… The Book of Cranes?

Jiu'er vaguely felt that the name was a little familiar.

It always feels like I've heard it somewhere, or have an instinctive understanding of it...... But she was sure she had absolutely no idea what it was.

Jiu'er is still very confident in his memory.

This may be the pride of young people under the age of twenty.

It's not like the waste stick who lives with her, and has gradually returned her memory and even the knowledge of her classmates to the teacher......

"I don't know."

Jiu'er pondered for a long time, and replied very seriously: "I think you should be able to see that I really don't know. ”

Even if Bernardino Teleshaw has lost the ability to manipulate his mind and read memories at will, the ability to judge the emotions and states of the other party through expressions, movements, etc., that he once learned in the Soul Reaver stage, will not be forgotten.

And Jiu'er believes that Bernardino will drag his soul out for questioning, it must be because he is less likely to lie in the soul state, or he can easily identify lies-

That's the right thing to do.

In the face of Jiu'er's reply, the old man, who had lost his limbs and eyes like a plaster bust in an art classroom, just smiled peacefully and did not say a word.

No......

Jiu'er suddenly thought of the jewel eyes that Longjing Tea had seen before, and vaguely realized something.

…… It's not so much that the old man has lost his eyes and limbs.

Rather, it was he who took the initiative to replace this part with a soulless prosthetic.

Therefore, under the soul vision, it is impossible to see this part of the soul. It looks like only the upper half of the body is floating in a wheelchair......

And Bernardino's eyes are spells made of the finest gems - what about his bandaged limbs? What about his skin?

Could it be ...... It's all spells, too?

Did Bernardino transform his whole being into a spell?

What is it for?

Increased strength? Or is it a continuation of life? Or something else......

Perhaps it is the state of the soul that the wine's perception ability has increased.

Suddenly, from the smiling old man, she sensed a cold, sticky malice that was not very obvious, clinging to her skin like a black and slippery sludge.

But that malice is not directed at himself......

Jiu'er felt her consciousness become more and more blurred.

Suddenly, she had a wonderful vision.

Behind Bernardino, it was as if a vague translucent giant made of countless black spirits rose from the ground.

The giant had only an upper body like the old man, but it had muddy arms and a golden "one-eye" that swirled slowly like a nebula.

…… No.

It doesn't seem like a hallucination.

Soon after the giant emerged, the spirited wine felt that the air around him began to quickly become cold and viscous, and the ground was covered in strange black mud.

…… What is it?

- Is it the Drasius or the stand-in?

Such a thought came to Jiu'er's mind for a moment.

When she was approached by the black mud, she felt a chill like a rainy wind blowing through her body. It's exactly the same as the "invisible cold wind" that the soul felt when it left the body.

When the black mud actually touched the wine, she felt a strong sense of paralysis - she couldn't say a word.

But she's just paralyzed.

The wine in the state of the soul can see it clearly-

Beneath the giant, a translucent black sludge, the black mud spread rapidly along the ground. The moment the black mud touched the two "little brothers", their bodies immediately lost their lives and fell backwards.

If you have to describe it......

It's like black mud "sticking" to the soul and slapping the body apart. Without any ability to resist, he died instantly.

But it is different from the wine that has already embarked on the transcendent path and therefore has a gaseous soul.

Those two people were just ordinary people.

Their souls were not formed at all—at the moment when their bodies fell and their souls were forced to leave their bodies, their gray and dull souls were exposed to the air, shattering and disintegrating like broken inner fat tofu, and the remaining "powder" was absorbed by the black mud.

…… Why kill them?

Such doubts appeared in Jiu'er's heart for a moment.

It's not that you can't kill, it's that it's completely unnecessary.

When they saw Bernardino coming to trouble Jiu'er, they didn't try to protect Jiu'er at all, but turned around without hesitation, not daring to look or speak.

Except for the first two sentences, even all of the rest are asked in the soul state...... At the beginning, there was no need to keep it secret at all?

But even so, they were killed by Bernardino.

- Even crush the soul directly.

It may seem light-hearted, but it's not a simple task.

It's not just a casual kill.

The one that can make the wine feel great fear and even lose its life without resistance may be the power of highly evolved elements...... Or maybe it's something else from the Golden Tier. But it must be a high-level power that can only be obtained at the gold level.

And the wine remembers it very well. Annan told her that the gold level is different from the silver level...... When it comes to the Gold Tier, some powers are very expensive to use. Or it's going to burn life, or it's some other defect.

Therefore, even at the Gold Level, many transcendents will still use the enhanced ordinary skills to fight, rather than directly opening the ultimate.

And the power that killed her must come from the Golden Rank.

The level of the silver rank will not make Jiu'er die suddenly without even passing the test and struggling.

Use this power against them one bronze, two mortals...... Apparently Bernardino wanted to prevent them from revealing any information.

…… But what is it?

They obviously didn't hear anything.

Unless what they are told to keep it a secret is the very fact that they "saw him......

The wine thought quickly.

If it was just ordinary life and death pressure, I'm afraid she would have gone crazy by now. But when the crisis could spread to others, the wine came back to his senses.

What did she have to do—

At least get some information!

"What do you want to do? What do you get? ”

Jiu'er tried to ignore the two souls that were crushed, and did not think about the possibility that he might be obliterated.

Just maintained a calm demeanor and asked, "The Book of Heavenly Vehicles?" Or do you want to post me another task? ”

"Be quiet, Miss."

The old man maintained a kind and gentle smile on his face, and said softly, "You reminded me. I'm going to have to make you quiet. ”

He glanced at Jiu'er, and the black shadow giant behind him also pointed the nebula-like one-eye at Jiu'er.

Under the heavy pressure that only the soul state could feel, the soul of Jiu'er suddenly lost the ability to speak. She clearly felt a strange, faint suction force directed at her soul, and gradually increased.

As if you were about to suck yourself in, it looked very critical and urgent.

— but only "as if".

As a party, Jiu'er knows it in his heart...... If you suck this suction for another day, it won't have any effect on yourself.

Is this because Bernardino is weak and powerless?

Apparently impossible.

Then there is only one answer -

The moment he realized the result, the wine suddenly froze.

- She's afraid, just a bait.

What does Bernardino really have to deal with...... It was Annan, who had arrived in King Noah's capital not long ago!