Chapter 1454 - Suspicious Bain (2/2)

“The dark noble’s investment failed, and coupled with natural disasters, he went bankrupt. Haron’s Sentinels continued to guard the place for twenty more years and at last disbanded when funding dried up. The last sentinel left about a century ago. There, the house on the river bank was the place where the last knight stayed. Tsk tsk, it was said that he had to beg his way home.”

Hao Ren had guessed what the truth was like before Hessiana revealed it. So he was not surprised at all. “Those poor guys should get wise to it. They had never thought how could an ancient as amiable as Vivian have no friends. They were so naive to think that it was easy to cozy up to Vivian.”

“The ignorance of the youth,” Hessiana said with a shrug. “Even if people knew about Vivian’s notoriety, they would not have truly understood the extent of misfortune she would bring. People were blind and over-confident, always thinking that they could bend fate in their favor. They overestimated themselves.”

There was a sense of pride in Little Bat’s voice as if Vivian’s aura of poverty was something to be proud of.

The witches, who had been living in the fringes of the supernatural world, had never heard of Vivian Ancestor’s story. So, they had no idea what Hao Ren and Hessiana were talking about.

Hessiana could not bother to explain to the witches. “Why did you suddenly mention Haron’s Sentinels?” she asked Hao Ren.

Hao Ren scratched his chin and said, “I think Bain is suspicious. He had asked me about Haron’s Sentinels. But when he realized that we did not share the same thought, he was very cautious and never mentioned the matter again.”

“Bain knows about the Sentinels?” Hessiana squinted. “That is to say, he is most likely coming for Vivian’s hibernation place! Damn it! He has the key!”

Little Bat spread her wings in anger, her voice sounding murderous. “We must stop him!”

“Wait a minute!” Hao Ren stopped Hessiana. “There is one more important thing we first have to do.”

“Is this not important enough?” Hessiana’s scarlet eyes stared dead at Hao Ren. “That wizard is going to disturb Vivian. He has the shadow key, and the soulless guards in the shadow castle would not be able to stop him. No matter what he wants, I have to stop him!”

“That will not be necessary. Bain will die in there most likely.” Hao Ren glanced at Little Bat. “If the intelligence I’ve received is correct, he will meet Vivian’s violent incarnation.”

Hao Ren did not say it was the Malevolence because Hessiana was still clueless about it. “Incarnation” was easier to understand than “Malevolence”.

“The incarnation of her violence?” Hessiana frowned. “What does that mean?”

“Have you not noticed that there is strong negative energy here? The dark noble Haron has left this place for a while century. He was not the one who left behind this energy. Neither Vivian, who under normal circumstances would not have released such evil energy. If I did not guess it wrong, Vivian should have created a powerful avatar of herself during the hibernation. This avatar will wake up earlier than Vivian herself.”

Hao Ren told Hessiana what he had heard from the demon hunters but left out the complicated relationship between the Malevolence and Vivian. Little Bat was not stupid. Moreover, she more or less knew about Vivian’s vicious cycle as well as some phenomena regarding the Malevolence. So it did not take her much effort to understand these things.

Hessiana looked solemn.

“Now I recall. There used to be a similar thing that happened back then. A guy who looked like Vivian suddenly emerged when Vivian was in hibernation. That guy caused a mess. At first, I thought that someone was impersonating Vivian, so I spent a long time investigating,” Hessiana said. “This information is crucial. We have to revise our plan. First of all, the witches must stay away from the shadowy world; they will only be cannon fodder in front of the avatar. We must find ways to control the soulless guards. With the help of these guards, it is much easier for us to deal with the avatar.”

“Bain has taken the shadow key. How will you pull this off?” Lily blinked.

Hessiana was silent for a moment. She and then took a deep breath. “Here goes nothing. The shadow key is just a convenient medium. Without it, my Shadowmancy can still do the job. After all, my shadow power comes from Vivian and shares the same root as ‘that world,’ which means momentary intervention should not be a problem.”

It reminded Hao Ren of the moment he woke Vivian up in Siberia. There, he hacked the defense system that Vivian had laid down. Using his magic-immune physique, he brought down the defense before it could even activate. At first, he planned to use the same trick again. But the situation was a little different this time. He had to leverage on the power of the soulless guards.