Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 483 - 270: The Great Sin · The Power of Time of Sloth_2

Chapter 483: Chapter 270: The Great Sin · The Power of Time of Sloth_2

Especially the Empire.

Judging from the church’s apologetic attitude, the Empire is stronger than they imagined.

So much so that in the past few days, while Louis was reading the newspaper, he couldn’t help but be amused by the people’s excited reactions.

Is this what they call hating the strong, questioning the strong, and then becoming the strong?

They only hate that the powerful are not themselves, and it’s clear this trend is within the Empire.

That night, after being intimate with Beatrice, Louis was about to hold her and fall asleep when he sensed a familiar presence.

"Louis..."

Louis gently tucked Beatrice’s hair behind her ear:

"You go ahead and sleep, I have a matter to take care of."

Beatrice gave a faint hum, her breathing became calm again after being awakened by Louis’s movements.

Louis left in clean clothes.

After leaving the hotel where they were staying, he spoke in a deep voice in a secluded park:

"Stop hiding, I can sense you."

Someone slowly walked out from the shadows.

A face identical to Olivia’s, with a hint of weariness.

But clearly, the little swan wouldn’t appear in this city right now.

She’s still in seclusion back in the Imperial Capital!

What appeared here was the Black Swan.

She looked Louis up and down and chuckled softly:

"Long time no see, your strength has grown quite fast."

Louis took a look at the Black Swan.

"You say that as if you’re not here, the threat I sensed from you is almost gone."

At first glance, it seemed as if he was saying the Black Swan had become weaker.

But clearly, the Black Swan hadn’t weakened.

This meant her threat to Louis had only diminished, not disappeared.

For him to have this feeling indicates a more terrifying situation—

The Black Swan had already started touching the realm of the Demigods.

"Why did you suddenly come looking for me?" Louis asked.

"Can’t I come find you just because? Or are you worried I’ll interrupt your honeymoon like someone else?" the Black Swan snorted.

Louis said exasperatedly:

"Every time you come find me it’s for something else, don’t tell me this time is any different."

The Black Swan said dissatisfied:

"What makes you say that... though I really do have something this time."

The sudden change caught Louis off guard.

He could only sigh and say:

"Alright, what’s going on?"

"Could you accompany Olivia to Tunisia after a while?"

Louis frowned:

"Why accompany Olivia?"

"This way you have a reasonable excuse to go," the Black Swan said lightly, "Olivia previously had some technology cooperation with the Combat Mage Corps there in Tunisia..."

Louis understood.

It was evident that once Little Swan finished her seclusion, she would have to go to Tunisia to wrap up the previous exchanges.

But what did this have to do with him?

"It’s related to Wrath. This time, when I went to hunt down the Abyssal Church’s Demigod, I discovered they seem to be planning something on the Giant Plain."

"I sensed the power of Wrath, and... strangely, the power of Wrath was spread across the plain, in at least a hundred places."

The news the Black Swan revealed left Louis stunned for a moment.

The conflict between Tunisia and the Giant Demon Tribe was set for a few years later, and he hadn’t really paid much attention to the current development of the tribe.

Don’t be fooled by the external labeling of that group of giant demons as "tribes," which is somewhat derogatory.

But they indeed possess considerable power.

Not even the future diary detailed how Tunisia’s lines of defense were torn open by the east-advancing giant demons, directly driving into the capital.

Because Tunisia’s defenses were breached so suddenly.

Even his future self suspected if other forces were involved.

Not those causing chaos behind the scenes, but those directly collaborating with the giants on the field.

After all, despite Tunisia’s impoverished and weak state at that timeline, their foundation still existed.

There’s no reason for them to be penetrated so quickly.

"By the way, I heard you’ve made a considerable sum recently."

The Black Swan suddenly brought up an unrelated topic.

Louis was momentarily at a loss:

"What are you referring to?"

"Lady Xilin’s paintings, isn’t the Mayer Commerce Association yours?"

"It’s mine, so?"

"Weren’t you said to have participated in the operation against the dark side of the Love God? And you used the power of ’Snow Country Frontier’ to suppress a group of legends."

Louis was enlightened.

Even though the current major focus of the outside world remained on the Empire and the God of Love Church.

The performance of ’Snow Country Frontier’ could no longer be concealed.

Including the current operation against the dark side of the Love God.

The church mobilized too many elites for a successful operation.

They couldn’t hide it internally and certainly not from outsiders like the Empire.

So ’Snow Country Frontier’ became famous overnight.

"Has the noise from ’Snow Country Frontier’ spread so much that even you know?"

The Black Swan nodded and said:

"Isn’t that normal? The Empire and the church are too distant for the common folk."

"Instead, such game-changing artifacts attract more public attention."

"After all, they can still dream of finding treasure."

She casually spoke and suddenly found Louis staring directly at her.

"Dear, finding treasure, do you even know the auction price of ’Snow Country Frontier’? Do you know the final transaction price?"

"Don’t even mention finding treasure, smaller associations would go bankrupt from buying it."

"Not to mention, this thing is useless in others’ hands."

The Black Swan paused.

She didn’t know this, but she could guess why:

"Or not? Is Lady Xilin very familiar with us? Didn’t she hand over the miracle’s control to the Empire?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Louis laughed:

"Yes, not only did she hand it over, but she emphasized that it must be used by direct royal bloodline and even added a password."

The Black Swan became speechless.

Her memory came from the Little Swan, and evidently now, the main one didn’t know the connection between Xilin and the royal family either.

Louis did tell the Black Swan about his recent encounters.

Including what the God of Love Church did, the major event that took place a century ago, and even his communication with the Mad King.

There was no need to hide this.

Before bedtime, he had already mentioned it to Beatrice.

Xilin and Rudelson’s past also left her sighing.

As expected, after the Little Swan, she would know the specific situation.

Once the Little Swan knew, the Black Swan naturally would too.

So it was better to say it in advance.

The Black Swan pondered for a moment and said:

"Something seems off."

Louis said, "Indeed, especially the matters on the plains."

He was referring to the Giant Plain inhabited by the Giant Demon Tribe.

The Black Swan said lightly:

"In my previous life, I saw Wrath. He always consciously maintained calm, trying his best to keep the tribe and Tunisian conflicts within a controllable range."

"But in this lifetime, he rose so early, and the commotion is huge."

The Black Swan frowned and said:

"It’s almost as if he too was reborn."

Louis chuckled and said:

"That’s impossible, Wrath doesn’t have that power."

The Black Swan paused, instinctively looked up at him.

Seeing no reaction on Louis’s face, she lowered her head again:

"What has he guessed?"

Louis didn’t know what the Black Swan was thinking, but he knew that the Deadly Sin · Wrath didn’t have such power.

First, because Wrath was repeatedly ended by his future self in the future diary.

Second, Louis had used Wrath’s ability more than once, and the future version of himself had a clear record of the Deadly Sin · Wrath.

Instead, it was Greed...

Ha, each Black Swan in future IF lines hid their abilities very well.

But she still revealed a bit.

The reason he could detect the anomaly wasn’t because the Black Swan was careless, but because Louis had "eaten" the Black Swan and knew her "flavor."

"Your Deadly Sin · Sloth is indeed quite interesting."

The Black Swan looked at him in surprise and finally sighed:

"You noticed it when you ’ate’ me last time."

Louis nodded:

"Don’t forget who is standing in front of you."

A practitioner of Steel Soul Stream Level 9 Martial Technique [Time Stop], who is inherently sensitive to temporal anomalies.

And after mastering the Eternal Blade Level 10 Martial Technique [Isle of Time] and personally using the Black Swan’s power, it would be odd not to notice the issue.

Moreover, he was aware that one of the skills of Deadly Sin · Sloth was called [Body of Time in Sloth].

The Little Swan came with the passive skill [Lethargic Lag], which could extend the duration of magic and inject more magic power to enhance damage.

This all pointed to the fact that the authority of [Deadly Sin · Sloth] was closely related to time.

This was the root of how the Little Swan and Black Swan could be reborn and regain their memories.