Stop Hypnotizing Me, Antagonist Princess! - Chapter 440 - 252: Holy Spirit Tree, Sky Curtain, and the Innocent (13,000 Words) (Part 3)
Chapter 440: Chapter 252: Holy Spirit Tree, Sky Curtain, and the Innocent (13,000 Words) (Part 3)
He didn’t even dare to think about what would happen next.
If this impersonator of the Heavenly Principle Church believer were truly Amputator Burshman, then no matter what happened next, the Heavenly Principle Church would find it hard to completely disassociate itself from the matter.
How could the Heavenly Principle Church have let a High Rank Demon infiltrate its ranks, even participating in the capture of Lynn, things that, even if explained, were difficult to clarify.
However, Bishop Connor wasn’t in the mood to think about this right now; he was more concerned about how the situation would develop next.
“Finally… found you.”
The Transcendent of the Heavenly Principle Church, cloaked in black, grinned with a sinister smile, sending chills down the spines of onlookers.
“Lord Kushustan… sends his regards to you.”
If earlier there was merely suspicion that this guy was the real Amputator Burshman, now with this statement, Hillena was certain of it.
In a split second, she pieced together the entire sequence of events, starting from Lynn’s assassination attempt on Councilman Blake.
Quickly, Hillena arrived at the truth of the entire situation.
“I see.”
Hillena was stunned, her chest heaving violently with her emotions.
The truth was far crazier than she had imagined, and even more… dangerous.
Meanwhile, in the Sky Curtain display, Lynn and the Amputator had already completed their first battle.
Even under Lynn’s guidance, the Amputator revealed his identity, admitting that he was indeed Amputator Burshman.
Then, the fabric on his body violently tore apart, accompanied by the sound of ripping, as pale hands pierced through flesh and slowly stretched out, bringing with them sticky blood.
The forms of those hands varied — some were long and graceful, others were thick and powerful, and there were even child-like small hands.
When the last piece of cloth fell to the ground, the true appearance of the Amputator was fully revealed!
At that moment, the entire Glostit seemed to be in an upheaval, with almost everyone lifting their heads to look at the Sky Curtain display.
Burshman was given the title of Amputator because each time he killed a favored target, he would cut off the most beautiful part of the victim and stitch it onto himself.
By this point, even the most foolish person could see that this guy disguised as a Transcendent of the Heavenly Principle Church was indeed the true Amputator Burshman.
“Mommy, I’m scared.”
The Amputator now resembled a bloated worm with countless limbs, his entire body covered in dense stitches, reaching an extreme of peculiarity.
The word “ugly” was completely inadequate to describe him.
The key point was that this scene wasn’t censored, leading to many children in Glostit seeing it and being scared to tears.
It was easy to imagine that the image of the Amputator would become a nightmare for many people for a long time to come.
“How could this be? Lynn isn’t the Amputator after all…”
For the majority of the people present, this fact was hard to accept.
After all, through the spread and fermentation of rumors, along with the arrest warrant issued by Saint Laurent VI, most people had firmly believed that Lynn was the culprit behind the series of murders.
Combined with the word of mouth that Lynn had sought revenge on society due to being exiled to the border, people had become utterly convinced of this solid fact.
It indeed sounded justified and well-founded.
But now, faced with the truth, the folk legend version of the story was shattered.
No one would doubt the authenticity of the Holy Tree Judgment Council; in every citizen’s heart of the Saint Laurent Empire, the Holy Tree Judgment was absolutely fair and just.
Yet even with the Amputator’s true identity revealed, many still felt confused, even momentarily bewildered.
It wasn’t until Matthew, a member of the nobility, spoke that the truth of the entire matter was highlighted.
“I think I understand now.”
“Lynn attacked Councilman Blake to pretend to be the murderer, to lead the world to mistakenly think he was the Amputator, thus provoking the real Amputator Burshman to appear.”
Although Matthew’s explanation was very clear, many still did not get it.
“Ridiculous, why would the real Amputator show up just because Lynn pretended to be the murderer?”
Lady Olivia scoffed.
“What a big-boobed, brainless gal.”
Matthew shook his head at Olivia.
“He’s right.”
At that moment, Milani stood up and said loudly:
“Based on my understanding of the Ascension Trial and my research on the Demon Clan, the Evil faith requires creating extreme fear to align with its Law of origin, so this Amputator who believes in Evil attempts to incite panic through serial murders to use the public’s fear to advance his rank.”
Milani paused for a moment before continuing:
“Lynn pretending to be the murderer, making people think he was the Amputator, effectively transferred the fear energy of the real Amputator’s acts to himself.”
“This was intolerable for the real Amputator, so he would inevitably appear, find Lynn, and brutally kill him to reclaim his true identity.”
As Milani concluded her explanation, the majority of those present finally understood.
At this moment, as they looked again at Lynn in the Sky Curtain display, their emotions had grown quite complex.
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