Chapter 1097 - 520: The Truth from Back Then

Chapter 1097: Chapter 520: The Truth from Back Then

"Sigh."

Listening to others mention the Godslayer and begin serious discussions afterward, Finn’s expression remained unchanged, and his breath showed no fluctuations, but deep inside, he sighed softly.

"...Is it him again?"

If possible, Finn did not wish to mix the anomaly "Godslayer Herbert" into the current situation.

He even considered it to be very ominous, a bad omen.

Because he knew very well that this was a troublesome and dangerous character.

Unlike others who only learned of the name "Godslayer" after the battle at the Holy City of Radiance, Finn, as the second in command of the Witch Association, had known of Herbert much earlier.

However, at the beginning, Finn thought Herbert would eventually become his daughter’s companion, so he paid some attention to this noble youth with an overly strong artistic aura.

Finn knew Herbert had a remarkably exquisite appearance, and despite possessing significant talent, he wasted his precious energy on useless art.

That was all Finn knew about Herbert.

Especially after understanding the latter point, he completely lost interest in Herbert.

As an Epic Strongman, Finn had no extra concern for a feudal noble destined to decay over time.

At most, he acknowledged the existence of such a person and waited for the passage of time to eventually learn of his fate from others.

But later, everything started going wrong.

Initially, the plan proceeded as he had expected.

Due to Finn’s covert catalyst, Philia’s Snow Witch bloodline awoke anomalously during her visit to the Witch Association to see her mother, Astrid.

The young girl’s fragile body simply couldn’t bear the excessively strong power, putting her life in danger.

Although Astrid was not weak in power, she was not skilled in this area and ultimately had to seek his assistance.

And he, "out of past sentiments," personally intervened, diligently helping suppress the situation and eventually guiding the bloodline integration.

Simultaneously, while Astrid lost focus on the Frost Crystal Kingdom due to her concern for her daughter, he secretly initiated his plan that had been prepared for years.

Finn’s original plan was to hire an assassin to directly kill the annoying King.

Once the dust settled, even if Astrid realized the problem and checked, the transformation in the Frost Crystal Kingdom would have already happened.

No matter if she were angry, pained, or devastated... as long as the King was dead for good, everything else wouldn’t be a problem.

To ensure Reinhardt’s complete demise, Finn specifically used a Demon’s hand to engage an assassin from the Church of the God of Assassination and acquired a soul-destroying cursed dagger from a Death God believer.

The legendary elite believer of the God of Assassination paired with a soul-destroying dagger, while the opponent was merely an ordinary Legendary Warrior.

Though the King was said to be a descendant of Dragon Slayer with some special abilities in his bloodline, these meant nothing to Finn, just Reinhardt self-aggrandizing boasts.

But what Finn never anticipated was, despite ensuring that nothing could go wrong with a success rate above ninety-nine percent, the assassination ultimately failed!

The follower of the God of Assassination disappeared silently in the palace, along with the legendary-level dagger that went missing too.

It’s unknown what level of protection Astrid prepared for Reinhardt, allowing him to survive even under such circumstances.

After scheming for more than a decade, he failed to stir up any waves.

Finn did not see any issues with his plan; all loopholes arose from the personnel arranged.

Useless.

What kind of elite from the Church of Assassination? Just a piece of trash!

Even farting could have some sound.

Yet he didn’t even fart and got killed directly.

Pure trash.

Moreover, some extra quirks, unexpected changes occured midway.

For crying out loud, the Demon!

That damned Demon actually played "one fish, two eats," divulging the intentions to other people to fetch a nice price.

Some Frost Crystal Nobles took advantage of Finn’s move to also fish in troubled waters, trying to challenge the Silver Wing Duke.

They set a trap in Philia’s name, leading the Silver Wing Duke’s second son into the scheme, forcing him to make mistakes.

As long as Herbert resisted during capture, or even killed some guards in excitement, they could "carelessly" kill him.

As long as the second son left by the deceased wife died young, the Silver Wing Duke, regardless of how rational, would not easily accept it and would definitely act rashly.

At that moment, they could use the connection of "the Silver Wing Duke’s anomaly" and "the King’s attempted assassination" to completely bring him down.

However, these calculations also fell short.

Nobody expected that the youth, although entering the plot, did not resist in the slightest, quietly accepting all the persecution.

Because Herbert did not die, the Silver Wing Duke, though angry, ultimately remained rational and did not do anything that could be used against him.