776 Investigators (1/2)

Not just Ogre, every expert on the spot who was capable of astrology or who had similar prophecy powers began to predict the life status of Natravos, the Lord of Abyss.

They trusted their own judgment on such important matters, particularly when they were faced with ”partners” that they couldn't really trust.

Lucien was no exception. The crystal ball in his hands soon lost the colors and became dark, with stars emerging in uncanny trajectories.

Since nobody was interfering with or covering Natravos' life condition, Lucien reached a result soon. The legendary sorcerer with the title of ”Lord of Abyss” had indeed completely perished.

”Natravos is really dead…” After a dozen seconds, Ogre spoke of the result with his coarse, rusty voice, somewhat at a loss.

Following him, the other legendary sorcerers reached similar conclusions. The atmosphere was even more frigid, and a storm seemed to be brewing.

All of a sudden, Danisos, the Dragon of Time and Luminosity, said in his indifferent but intimidating tone, ”I examined the traces of time but failed to find the cause of Natravos' death or the murderer. Perhaps an expert intentionally destroyed the traces, or perhaps all the traces were destroyed in the destructive storm that caused Natravos' death.”

Danisos could not travel back in time. However, every matter would leave traces in the river of time more or less. Only the experts who had grasped the mysteries of time could examine them.

The longer it was delayed, the more such traces would be worn out. Even Danisos would not examine the landscape that was too distant unless it left too deep a mark on the river of time. Of course, purposefully or inadvertently, there were always cases where things could not be examined clearly even though they had just happened.

The Demogorgon of Eyes, Sonite, Dubenal, Cervantes who was the legendary knight known as ”Six-Armed Inquisitor”, Sterling, Sate, the King of Nightmare and the other experts were not entirely convinced by Danisos' words. They looked at Ogre, the Elder Mind, and Lucien. After all, it was very possible that Danisos and Dracula were behind it.

Lucien put his crystal ball back and nodded at the King of Nightmare and Sate, the vampire prince, solemnly, hinting that his result with the Moon Timer, the crystal ball, and the Mirror of Fate was the same. In the meantime, Ogre, the Umbral King, had also confirmed Danisos' words through other prophecy spells.

The Elder Mind stiffened, his body so empty that the soul seemed gone. The two eyes on his octopus head, however, turned dirty and old but showed no senility. Every expert who looked at him in the eyes felt that their mind had been slowed.

”The 'Mastermind' has completely taken over the body…” Lucien nodded his head slightly. How the ”Mastermind” could control the Elder Mind over such a long distance in the Dark Mountain Range that was brimming with space gaps was certainly something worth studying.

The Elder Mind's voice became extremely coarse. ”I only 'saw' that Natravos' mind was full of pain and delight before his death…”

Pain and delight? The former was easier to understand. Most of the ways of death were usually very painful, but what was the delight about?

All the legendary experts on the spot subconsciously asked the question, but they soon realized that Natravos was a masochist. The more pain he was in, the more delighted he would be. It was exactly like when normal human beings had a taste of wonderful food or wine or met certain satisfactory things.

”Did Natravos go a bit too far when he 'played' with himself? But blowing up his phylactery was still too much… Or maybe the pain that did not cause his real death was not enough to bring him any pleasure?” The same idea that everybody was thinking of popped up in Lucien's head. For some people, they would never be gratified without the pressure of death. ”It seems that Natravos had severe psychological conditions. It's a pity that he did not go through any therapy in time.”

However, it was only the judgment of the ”Mastermind”, and it was not backed by any proof. Also, even if the conclusion was true, the possibility that Natravos was killed could not be ruled out. It was possible that he was both in pain and delight when somebody brutalized him.

When all kinds of thoughts were popping up in Lucien's heart, Ogre, Cervantes, and the rest of them already began their mental communications.

”Whether or not Natravos was really murdered, we have to seize the opportunity and postpone the meeting!” Ogre said in a hurry. He seemed strongly opposed to Danisos and Dracula's reorganization plan.

Sterling said solemnly, ”Yes, we have to figure out the cause of Natravos' death first. Otherwise, we will not end well even if we agree with Danisos and Dracula's demand. It's possible that we will die a mysterious death exactly like Natravos in the future!”

He also objected to the reorganization and wouldn't let go of the opportunity.

”However, if we agree with the reorganization, as legendary experts, we are too influential for Danisos and Dracula to ignore us. Why would they kill us?” Cervantes, the Six-Armed Inquisitor, asked confusedly. He was rather neutral about the reorganization.