blogombal Chapter 960 "The Plan"
Chapter 960 "The Plan"
"What a despicable tactic!"
Paimon stomped his foot in mid-air to vent his negative emotions after hearing Hazard's words.
Hazard responded with the same matter-of-fact yet slightly arrogant tone: "Despicable? From your perspective, perhaps so, but..."
"You should have been mentally prepared for this by now, right?"
Ying's expression changed slightly: "What do you mean by that?"
Hazard noticed the change in Ying's expression, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes, before he began to state his speculation: "Wasn't 'sacrificing' the travelers here part of your plan?"
Paimon's eyes widened: "Ah..."
A hint of guilt was subtly revealed in his tone.
Elhesen remained calm: "...Lord Hazard, I understand your implication. But I have been following your plan all along, and now you're going to doubt me?"
Hazard didn't even glance at Elhesen: "Hmph, do you really want me to completely expose your plan? Fine, then I'll try to explain and see how much I can guess correctly."
“First, I received eyewitness information that you and the traveler appeared at Kavan Station, but immediately entered the desert and escaped surveillance.”
"Judging from the timing, you should be meeting up with the traitorous Grand Disciplinarian Seno in the desert... Am I right?"
Paimon felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this: "...It's my fault for mentioning Seno's name earlier."
Ying shook her head, indicating that it was not her fault.
Hazard continued to speculate, his gaze turning to Elhesen:
"For so long, the Church has received no news of you, and you have Little Lucky Grass King by your side, a traveler who is closely associated with the reformers, and Grand Disciplinarian Seno, who is an enemy of the Church..."
"Given their instigation, what are the chances that you'll betray the coaching academy? Think rationally..."
"Fifty percent? Seventy percent? What do you think?"
Ehrlich also tried to defend himself:
"No matter what, this is just suspicion. But I brought the traveler before you, defeated the divine offspring you feared most, and submitted the report as promised. These are the facts before you."
Hazard nodded: "Yes, that's the only thing you deserve respect for. The travelers are just outsiders, yet they're willing to sacrifice for your plans..."
His gaze then fell on the trapped Nasita: "Even the Little Lucky Grass King is willing to carry out this risky plan."
"If I'm not mistaken, there must be more than one way to sabotage the god-making plan, right?"
"By entering the Council of Religious Beliefs on 'Day of Knowledge,' and in my capacity as the scribe of Elhesen, I have a good chance of directly finding our experimental ground for creating gods, a method to strike at the heart of the matter in one fell swoop."
"No matter how weak the Little Auspicious Grass King is, it can still easily deal with a god that has not yet been successfully created."
"Once I discover your intentions, Alhesen will sacrifice everyone who came with him to prove his innocence, thus giving us a chance to implement our backup plan."
Hazard looked at Iya, who was lying on the ground:
"The mere existence of the offspring of the gods is a deterrent."
“And once I leave her in the Order of the Church, Elhesen will only need to find an opportunity to pass on the message.”
"That Phoenix of Liyue will definitely come."
"If that god were to discover, without us noticing, that the core we are currently using to create gods is his subordinates..."
"No matter how far our plan has progressed, even if it has been completed, it will still fail!"
Azar tilted his head slightly: "As for the person who will work with Elhesen to inform Liyue, it should be Seno, who hasn't appeared yet, right?"
“According to the Void’s calculations, Seno will soon return to the Order of the Church to confront me face to face. But without support, how dare he confront me?”
"But if we add Liyue as a variable, then it will be a different situation."
"...Heh, it seems that no matter what I say now, you'll still think I'm a traitor, right?" Elhesen shook his head slightly.
He looked up at Hazard: "After all, even if you wrong me, it won't cost you anything."
Azar waved his hand at this, saying, "No, no, no, losing Secretary Elhesen would be an irreparable loss, both to the normal operation of the Order of the Church and to the future academic development of Sumeru..."
"Do you think I would say that? Do you think I don't know that you were the one who used to pass messages to the reformers?"
“You betrayed us first, and besides, in the current situation and in our plan to create a god, you are not worth mentioning.”
"Betrayal? You're saying I betrayed the royalists? Betrayed the Council of Religious Affairs?"
“But you, Azar, you are the one who betrayed the entire Sumeru, the one who betrayed the Great Tree King!” Elhesen’s tone was tinged with anger.
This was impossible for Elhesen.
"Hmph, giving up the struggle and showing your fangs now?"
"Guards, take action! Take Secretary Elhesen away, and then escort our distinguished guest and the deity to the guesthouse."
The guards surrounded them from all sides.
As the guards surrounded him, Elhesen displayed a high level of mental focus under the pressure and anger.
He was furious, but a hint of pain quietly appeared on his face.
The Void Terminal lit up with a scarlet light, and a scarlet lightning bolt coiled around in front of Elhesen.
He opened his eyes, which were already bloodshot.
He gritted his teeth and uttered the name "Hazard".
Then, he staggered forward, the crimson light emanating from the void terminal.
A red can of knowledge fell from his body.
Upon seeing this, Hazard revealed a look of sudden realization: "The lost knowledge of the gods, it turns out, ended up in your hands."
"I never expected Caesar to gamble the possibility on you."
"Unfortunately, even the most rational scholar, in despair, will yearn to rely on God. You have betrayed Caesar's trust."
"In the end, you and I are the same, Elhesen."
“However, the difference between you and me is that the gods will not save you.” Hazard revealed a smug smile.
And this smile was like the last straw that broke the camel's back; Al-Hysen, already driven to madness, roared in fury:
"Hazard—!"
He strode forward.
Armed guards surrounded them, attempting to intercept them, but were ultimately knocked down by Elhesen.
He leaped high in front of Hazard, about to land on Hazard's smug face.
At that crucial moment, a guard appeared. Hazard was pushed out of Elhesen's attack range.
Elhesen missed his target and ended up crashing into a table behind Hazard, where several cans of knowledge were arranged.
The rescued Hazard looked at Elhesen with suspicion and made a decision that had driven him to madness: he ordered Elhesen to be exiled to the village of Arru.