Chapter 83 You Deserve It
Finnegan then brought everyone to his house. Every disciple of Crimson Onyx Sect would have a bungalow there. The bungalow was equipped with high-tech facilities. The treatment of the sect to its disciples was generous.
Outside Finnegan’s bungalow was a garden, and inside was neat and clean. The house’s layout was magnificent, and every inch of the place was luxuriously furnished in Epean style.
After Jonathan, Amber, Sergio, and other disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect entered Finnegan’s house, Jonathan instructed Finnegan to shut all the doors.
After that, Jonathan took out Phoenix Jade.
The jade exuded a gentle sheen under the lights.
There was cultivation within Felicia’s soul, so she would not be afraid of humans circling her. Every living being would emanate light and activity. Moreover, the males would exude a more assertive aura. The light and activity became more prominent when the living beings gathered around.
In other words, vengeful spirits detested the existence of human beings.
However, Felicia was different.
At that moment, a gust of dark mist wafted out from Phoenix Jade. The mist was dense, and it emitted an air of forbiddance. The dark mist condensed and dispersed out.
The disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect were familiar with metaphysics. Hence, they were not too surprised and could remain calm, but not Sergio.
Then, the dark mist continued to condense. Eventually, it transformed into Felicia’s figure. Standing in front of the disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect, she was in white clothing. She appeared cold and indifferent like she used to be when she was still alive.
However, one could quickly notice that her figure looked intangible and vague.
“Licia!” Finnegan called out Felicia’s name in excitement when he saw her.
In the meantime, the members of Crimson Onyx Sect had different expressions while watching everything that was occurring before them. Some were glad, some had complicated expressions on their faces, and some were nonchalant.
Although Sergio was still confounded, Jonathan and Amber had informed him what might happen beforehand so that he was mentally prepared.
Finnegan was happy to see Felicia, in contrast to her aloofness. She looked at the man and yelled, “Finnegan!”
Her voice rang out in everyone’s mind. Soon, they realized that Felicia’s voice was transmitted through brainwaves. Usually, one perceived a voice through the hearing system.
“What happened to you? Why are you like this?” Finnegan asked hurriedly. A tinge of heartache shrouded him as he looked at Felicia.
Then, Felicia scanned the crowd and replied, “It’s Gabriel’s fault.” After that, she told everyone what happened to her after leaving Crimson Onyx Sect.
The crowd was infuriated upon hearing how Gabriel finished Felicia off.
However, only Horace felt increasingly troubled. At that point, he did not dare to speak up for Gabriel. Besides, Horace and Gabriel had only a beneficial relationship. Not to mention they had no traces of Gabriel’s whereabouts yet. With that, Horace would never pick Gabriel’s side.
Jonathan said, “Licia was the one who asked me for help. However, I had never expected Gabriel to blame me for killing Master Yarrow. Now, we all know it’s a fact that Gabriel eliminated Master Yarrow. He seized me, and I was hanging between life and death that day. Later, he threw me into the alchemy furnace, wanting to use Curb of Kismet to suck out my luck. Luckily, Master Yarrow left a Supreme Nascent Pill and a revolver in the furnace. Only then could I finally escape from him with the items I had.”
After a while, he paused and continued, “There’s Master Yarrow’s consciousness in the Supreme Nascent Pill I consumed. Besides, he communicated with me, saying that he wanted Licia to be the one who takes charge of Crimson Onyx Sect.”
As soon as he said that, the crowd burst into an uproar.
Astounded, Horace asked, “Did you really consume the Supreme Nascent Pill? Had Percy successfully refined the pill?”
Jonathan looked around and responded, “I guess the refining of Supreme Nascent Pill is the biggest secret of Crimson Onyx Sect. It’s awkward that I, as an outsider, have to tell the disciples of the sect about this.”
The next instant, Finnegan substantiated, “I believe what Jonathan said. Gabriel is a monster for what he did to Licia. It shows that he is a shameless and ruthless man. Before this, Gabriel claimed that it was Jonathan who got rid of Master Yarrow. However, can we trust Gabriel now?”
“No!” the disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect shouted in unison.
The disciples were not fools. Those who could enter Crimson Onyx Sect were all brilliant and wise men. In other words, they could differentiate between rights and wrongs.
Seeing this, Horace said, “Anyway, something is amiss with Master Yarrow’s death. We can’t decide by hearing one side of the story. He said he had consumed Supreme Nascent Pill, but no one will know if it’s true.”
Jonathan turned casually to look at Horace and uttered, “I was there on behalf of Licia to fight for Master Yarrow’s justice. Licia can testify for me.”
Felicia replied immediately, “Yes, he’s right.”
Jonathan mulled over the issue and added, “I was there to seek justice for Master Yarrow. Why do I need to take his life? Am I an idiot?”
Horace stated flatly, “Perhaps, Percy disagreed with you, and you went overboard.” Then, he paused before continuing, “It could be that you already knew Percy had the Supreme Nascent Pill. You ended his life for the pill!”
Jonathan let out a peal of laughter. “Master Yarrow is an expert, and he had danger premonition. If I wanted to do something wicked to him, he would have known beforehand.”
Horace was tongue-tied instantly.
Jonathan continued, “Well, what about you? You were helping Gabriel, and you lashed out at us before finding out the truth. Also, you refuse to give us a single chance to explain ourselves. Now, you’re trying to mess things up. Are you siding with Gabriel now? I think you and Gabriel were the ones who finished Master Yarrow off.”
A hint of panic flashed past Horace’s eyes as he heard Jonathan’s words. Infuriated, Horace snarled, “How could you accuse me of things I didn’t do?”
Jonathan responded, “Why are you panicking then? I’m only making a guess here. You look like you’re scared. Are you feeling hot now?”
Horace’s eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he fainted.
Seeing that, Jonathan scoffed. What a pretentious man you are pretending to have fainted! If you can’t take criticism, don’t try to speak out in the first place.
At that moment, Felicia said, “I can read Master Saunders’ memories and present them to you through brainwaves. Let’s see if he has anything to do with Master Yarrow’s death.” After that, she wanted to imbue herself into Horace’s mind.
Petrified, Horace did not want Felicia to imbue herself with his memory because he was only pretending to have fainted. It would be a disaster if Felicia and the rest knew what he did. By then, he could never stay in Crimson Onyx Sect anymore. To exacerbate the situation, he would not be able to survive the condemnation after the disciples of the Crimson Onyx Sect knew the truth.
Realizing this, Horace immediately got up from the ground. He glared at the crowd and glanced at Felicia before saying, “Hey! Who do you think you are?”
Jonathan scoffed at him and rested a forceful slap on Horace’s neck.
The next instant, Horace lost consciousness.
Before he collapsed, Jonathan went quickly to support him and placed him gently on the ground.
“Switch off all the lights!” Felicia instructed.
Finnegan instantly did as he was told.
After closing the doors and drawing the curtains, the house plunged into darkness.
They saw Felicia’s figure raised slowly into the air and turned into a dark mist before entering Horace’s mind.
Seeing that, the crowd gaped in astonishment.
Although they were the disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect, it was the first time they had witnessed such a manifestation of the supernatural.
Meanwhile, Jonathan and Amber were familiar with this. Sergio felt that the scene was unbelievable. However, he adapted to the situation fast.
Not long after, the dark mist emerged again. At that moment, they could see nothing but darkness.
Then, pictures started appearing in their minds.
Felicia infused Horace’s mind into the crowd’s minds by connecting the souls and consciousness.
Its foundation was similar to that of the radio transmission theory.
One said that there was a technology in Anglandur in which the people could transfer information by merely touching the tip of the receiver’s finger.
Felicia’s paranormal manifestation was beyond the scope of common scientific understanding. Moreover, it was one of the spheres the scientists had been researching on.
The next moment, an image appeared in everyone’s mind. It was Horace’s memory, an essential piece of information.
As if they were watching a documentary, the sounds and people around Horace soon came to their minds.
They saw Gabriel going to look for Horace when the latter was resting in his house. Moreover, they talked about Supreme Nascent Pill and the Great Tribulation. Gabriel promised Horace they could create a formation that would deceive Percy’s perception.
It was pretty challenging for the others to get rid of Percy because he could sense premonition of imminent danger. Although Percy was unwilling to change his fate, he could still avert the crisis.
Initially, Horace was hesitant when he heard Gabriel’s plan. After all, it was too challenging of a mission.
Hence, Gabriel suggested, “Master Saunders, we’re both disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect. There’s no restart if we die. Besides, we will become a nobody after that. Hence, we have to seize the opportunity. Master Yarrow has the Supreme Nascent Pill. You’ll prolong your life after consuming it. Later, I’ll become the Chosen One in the Great Tribulation. By then, I may be able to discover the Destino Art of longevity. Don’t you want to live your life to the fullest?”
Horace hesitated and answered, “What if Percy died? What will happen if they found out we did this to him?”
Gabriel replied, “No worries, Master Saunders. I’ve been planning this for three years, and I won’t allow anything to go wrong. The Chosen One will be here in a few days, and I’ll lead him into The House of Worship using Snake Formation. At that time, I’ll set fire to the house, and we’ll blame him for this. Later, I’ll capture him using Curb of Kismet and suck out his luck. By then, I can replace him as the new Chosen One.”
Horace fell silent, contemplating. After a while, he agreed to Gabriel’s treacherous plan.
Then, Horace and Gabriel created Nature Deception Formation, wanting to use the formation to deceive Percy’s perception. On a dark and moonless night, they sneaked into The House of Worship and murdered Percy.
Everyone in Finnegan’s house had witnessed the ruthless process.
A beam of light appeared in front of the crowd, and it was at this time that they suddenly jolted back to reality.
The disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect were intelligent, and they believed that Felicia did not make up the images in their minds.
It was because Felicia could not create such a well-thought-out Nature Deception Formation.
Plus, everyone knew that Felicia’s brainwaves could never concoct fake stories.
“It was Gabriel and Horace who killed Master Yarrow! They are too evil!” The disciples of Crimson Onyx Sect were enraged at the truth.
