"The greatest burden?" Hazel looked up and swept her gaze. "Could there be an accident at this ball?"
The major change in her life stemmed from a ball, and at that time, the detective in front of her was the first to discover the problem… Therefore, when she heard the question, she immediately made the connection.
"I found a person among the guests who made me feel that he was very dangerous… Although I don't know who he is, nor can I determine his motives, I guess that no matter what he wants to do, he will first cause chaos," Ebner explained to Hazel in a measured tone.
Hazel thought for a moment when she heard that. Using the opportunity of spinning during the dance, she looked up at the huge crystal chandelier on the roof and said in enlightenment, "You believe the other party will sever the chandelier's chains?"
Ebner nodded and took a step diagonally with her in his arms. He said with a smile, "My intuition tells me so… As you know, my intuition has always been very accurate."
Very accurate. That's why she ran away the moment he saw me approach at the ball in the Daily Observer… Hazel's mouth subconsciously gaped before closing it again. After nearly ten seconds, she said,
"My metallic arm is actually a steel golem created by Miss Judi's father. It only transformed into an arm and is attached to my body for my use…
I know that. I also know that I installing it for you in the beginning was to prevent your demigod teacher from doing so. It's to create a temporary protective and positioning function, allowing the Church's powerhouses to quickly descend…
However, due to the excessive amount of resources provided by Member of Parliament Macht, the Church of Earth had likely changed its attitude, changing the Golem's "clearance," allowing it to be kept by you for extended periods of time, allowing you to use most of its abilities."
As he thought this, he heard Hazel continue,
"In its normal state, it can easily pick up an item weighing about 100 kilograms. It can resist high temperatures and low temperatures, and it's even immune to some magic and curses… Once the seal is completely removed and the spirit inside awakens, it can restore it to the form of a steel golem… I'm not sure of its exact strength, but Miss Judi had once commented that, although it can't compare to a Guardian, it's not much weaker…
"However, she also warned me that once the 'spirit' within it awakens, I have to bring it back to the Harvest Church to seal it again. Otherwise, the 'spirit' will gradually go mad and lose control…"
After some thought, he asked sincerely, "If the chandelier really crashes down, I will try my best to slow it down. Can you hold on for a few seconds to give the guests around you a chance to escape?"
Although he wanted to save her, he had no intention of forcing her.
Hazel looked up silently and said two seconds later, "Why didn't you report it to Duke Negan?"
"I don't have any evidence. Do I want others to believe my intuition?" Ebner was already prepared for this as he feigned exasperation.
Hazel nodded in agreement before solemnly saying, "If your intuition is correct, I'll do my best."
She originally had a sense of justice. Otherwise, she wouldn't have helped Dwayne capture the intruder in the middle of the night.
And after joining the Church of Earth Mother, she was infected by Bishop Utravsky's actions, and she was now "reborn."
With that said, Hazel didn't continue on the topic. She focused her attention back on the dance as though she was immersed in the music.
Ebner also fell silent. As he was immersed in the beautiful melody with the girl, his attention was focused on a gentleman on the second floor who was holding a cup of red wine, as though he was admiring a beautifully dressed lady and madams.
…
At the same time, Audrey noticed that something was wrong with the smell of the Amber perfume on Baron Gramir. She began to suspect his identity.
After reporting her discovery to her father, Earl Hall, Audrey left the dining hall and entered a corridor. She familiarly found Duke Negan's small prayer room.
She pushed open the door and locked it behind her. She then found a dark corner and sat down. She leaned forward and clasped her hands together in a praying position, holding them to her forehead.
Then, she chanted softly in Hermes,
"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, you are the mysterious ruler above the gray fog. You are the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck."
…
In a simple room in the Holy Wind Cathedral, Alger was organizing the Roselle text notebook he had borrowed from the dossier. But at that moment, he suddenly saw his vision turn illusory as a thick grayish-white fog appeared.
Moments later, Alger pressed his hand to his chest in surprise and joy, praising Mr. Fool before taking his items and leaving.
He was going to find one of the Cardinals of the Church of Storms, the Archbishop of the Backlund diocese, Spellsinger of God, Ace Snake!
For Alger Wilson, personally killing Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilangos was the best course of action, but if he couldn't do it, it was still acceptable to confirm that he was dead!
However, he was soon informed by Backlund's acting captain of the Mandated Punisher team, that Mr. Snake had gone for a stroll by the Tussock River…
Taking a stroll… At this time? If not for his mental fortitude, Alger would've grimaced.
He took a deep breath to calm himself. After asking where Mr. Snake might be, he didn't hesitate to rush over.
When Stuart, who happened to come over to handle some matters, saw this scene, he frowned deeply.
…
On the second floor of Duke Negan's mansion, Qilangos glanced at the huge crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling and decided not to wait any longer.
He pressed his right hand forward slightly.
Woo!
A sudden gust of wind swept the area above the dance floor, extinguishing the candles on the crystal chandelier.
As the light and darkness intertwined, and just as everyone's attention was drawn, a few wind blades struck the same spot on the metal chain that hung the crystal chandelier under the cover of the strong winds.
Creak!
Amidst a jarring shattering sound, the huge crystal chandelier fell straight down.
At this moment, it happened to be the end of a dance tune. There were definitely many men and women on the dance floor. If they were really smashed, even if they survived by chance, they would suffer some unspeakable damage.
The constantly paying attention to the developments of the situation was naturally the first thing he noticed. Without any hesitation, he activated the White Eye and simulated a Glide around the falling chandelier.
However, as the huge lamp was too heavy, it far exceeded the weight limit of Ebner's low-profile powers. Therefore, it could only slow down its descent slightly to buy time for the others to react.
It really smashed down… Upon seeing this, Hazel first glanced at Ebner, secretly expressing her admiration for his intuition.
In fact, she didn't believe in the so-called "intuition" that Ebner mentioned at all. She felt that it was definitely the result of his inference based on some clues, just like how he discovered that she had been corrupted by an evil god…
But this might very well involve his secret, so he was unwilling to say it…
As her thoughts raced, Hazel took the initiative to remove a portion of the seal on the metal arm. She instantly felt the "spirit" inside awaken.
After a simple communication with it, an illusory hand extended from the metal arm. It spread its fingers and caught the gigantic chandelier that was falling at a much slower speed.
However, even though the chandelier didn't crash onto the dance floor, the terrifying scene that they saw before their eyes sank into the darkness still caused screams to sound out one after another. Many gentlemen and ladies were flustered as they shoved each other in the darkness, looking like they were about to lead to a tragedy of being trampled upon.
After "simulating" the Midnight Poet's vision of the darkness, Ebner signaled Hazel to place the chandelier on the ground. Then, he jumped onto the lamp and activated the Fire of Light on the Ring of Light. He then rekindled most of the candles on the chandelier.
At the same time, the effects of the Sun domain's "Immunity to Horror" spread out with him at its center. Light and the courage that suddenly rose in their chests made the people in panic gradually regain their senses.
"It's Detective Hero! He caught the chandelier and saved us! We're fine now!" Under the warm power, the people who had regained their calm looked in the direction of the chandelier and immediately deduced a portion of the truth. Some even recognized Ebner.
The word "hero" was usually used for casual conversation, but in times of danger, it was a powerful "force" that could inspire people.
Therefore, even though the situation remained unclear, most of the people on the dance floor heaved a sigh of relief and quickly gathered around Ebner.
At this moment, Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilangos failed to kill Duke Negan despite his repeated attacks. Furthermore, the number of Beyonders present had exceeded his imagination. He realized that he might've revealed something and was thus ambushed!
Although he didn't want to believe his own judgment, Qilangos calmly responded.
He first used Creeping Hunger to release Dragon Might, intimidating the nearby Beyonders and ordinary people. Then, he took the opportunity to swirl a hurricane around him and ran at high speeds, breaking through a lounge door and the oriel window.
With a clang, he leaped out of the house and flew out of Duke Negan's mansion with the aid of the wind.
Just as he was about to smash through the window and take off, the illusory wings on a tree outside the manor suddenly flapped. She flew up and followed behind Qilangos at a leisurely pace.