Chapter 347 Navoli Infernal Affairs
"Hungry! Eat! More! Meat! A full meal! Fresh souls!"
Mr. Tam's saliva was all over the floor, and he was babbling excitedly.
“???” The brothers Yongen and Yasuo reacted suddenly.
They subconsciously pressed their hands on the hilts of their swords and looked at the black-skinned toad warily: "What does this guy want to eat? Souls?"
"Uh..." Master Yi was also hesitant and speechless.
Tam would eat the souls of the fallen, and Levi had informed him of this in advance.
And this is what Master Yi complains about the most, and it is also the place where Tam is least like a "mutated frog".
Because the frog eats sewer garbage.
There are quite a few extraordinary creatures in this world that feed on human souls, such as humans themselves and those evil wizards who have gone astray in their practice.
But the most well-known and the first thing that comes to mind is:
"Demon?" Yasuo's sword was already out of his body.
"Azakana?" Yongen called out the name tentatively.
Azakana, a low-level demon that is active in Ionia all year round.
They feed on souls that are trapped in negative emotions such as sadness, and their habits seem to be very similar to Tam.
"Pah, pah, pah!" Tam said disdainfully: "Azakana? Don't use that kind of low-level lower-level demon to describe me!"
"..." Yasuo was stunned for a moment, then: "Fuck!"
Facing this bloody mouth so close at hand, the young Feng Man was so frightened that he even cursed in Zuan language: "You really are a demon, right?!"
"So what?" Tam sneered. The corners of his wide, dark mouth seemed to expand into a black hole that would devour flesh and blood in the next second.
“If so…” Yasuo swallowed nervously, but his hand was still firmly clenched on the hilt of the sword: “Then I can only fight you to the death, slayer of demons!”
"Hahahaha." Tam sneered disdainfully and said, "Human. Why don't you kill the bad guys in your team, but come to kill me who helps you get rid of the bad guys? What's the logic behind this?"
"I have not embezzled, collected money, conscripted men, extorted land, or seized land, nor betrayed my comrades. I have not committed all kinds of evil and yet still seized the throne of a hero, using my glamorous appearance to cover up the stench in my soul..."
"You said I was a demon?"
"Hehe, in my opinion, you humans are the most disgusting creatures!"
Yasuo: “…”
Somehow, he was speechless.
Humans and demons confronted each other, but the demons actually gained the moral upper hand.
"Also," Tam added, not forgetting to keep up with the times, "Nowadays, people are all equal, and we all value the unity of intelligent life."
"Why did you want to kill me for no reason? Was it because I was dark or fat? Or was it because of my race?"
"The life of a demon is also a life. If you want to kill me just because I am a demon, I will sue you for racial discrimination..."
Yasuo: “…”
He was completely stunned by Tam's combination of punches.
"Put away your sword, Yasuo." Yongen dissuaded his brother.
He finally realized that the demon before him was indeed different from the vicious, crazy and bloodthirsty demon in the legend.
Tam is highly intelligent and can communicate and coexist with humans.
"Trust Master Yi and Master Shen—"
"Since the Wuji Sword Sect and the Balance Sect dare to let this demon come as a helper, then they must be able to control the situation, right?"
As he spoke, Yongen looked at Master Yi with concern.
"Uh..." Master Yi looked at Tam, whom he was not familiar with, and said, "Mr. Tam, calm down."
"These people...you can't eat them randomly now!"
Tam said that the souls of these dozens of masters were almost all corrupted.
From Tam's taste, they are all delicious ingredients.
Judging from a human perspective, they certainly deserved to die.
But the problem is...
"They can't die now!"
These dozens of masters are the main combat force of the Presidian Resistance and the backbone of Ionia's strongest resistance force.
If they were all wiped out by Tam, the team would be completely destroyed. The balance of the war between Noxus and Ionia would completely tilt towards Noxus.
This is extremely detrimental to Ionia's overall war of resistance.
Even if they have all fallen, even if the roots of this resistance army have been completely rotten, now is definitely not the time to make any rash moves.
If we fail to rectify the discipline during wartime, we may end up losing Jingzhou due to carelessness!
"Tsk, don't worry." Tam wiped his saliva, and there was no trace of his previous excitement in his expression.
As he said, he is not a low-level demon like Azakana who cannot control his instinctive impulses.
"I won't eat them all," Tam said.
On the one hand, as a good partner of the leader, he also has to take into account the leader's interests.
On the other hand, the most important reason is:
This idea is a bit tricky.
Even if you really ask him to eat, he can't eat it.
Putting aside their personalities, those dozens of people were the masters of Ionia and their personal strength was absolutely unmatched.
If they join forces to deal with Tam, Tam will also have a headache.
This is not to say that Tam, as a dignified ancient demon, really cannot defeat these extraordinary masters.
Mainly...
"I can't make too much noise in Ionia, you understand?" Tam said.
Ionia is blessed by gods and has the "Soul of Ionia".
As a being that transcends the mundane world, the Soul of Ionia will not easily interfere with the mortal world.
Just like now, Noxus has swallowed up half of Ionia, causing rivers of blood and imbalance in the world, but the legendary Soul of Ionia has not made any moves.
Because in the eyes of gods, mortals are just ants. Ants fighting is just a matter of concern to them.
But……
“If an ancient demon like me, a being far more powerful than mortals, appeared in Ionia and committed evil, the situation would be different.”
How was Syndra sealed?
Because she is too strong, so strong that she can cause destruction to the existence of the First Earth itself.
Then the soul of Ionia came to the mortal world in person, just like the Tathagata Buddha who was startled by the Monkey King. It slapped her into the Dream Pool with a slap, and sealed her up almost forever.
This is what Tam fears.
Although he is powerful enough to surpass the realm of mortals, he is still far inferior to a demigod.
The Soul of Ionia is an innate true god that is even more superior to acquired demigods like Janna.
If Tam acts recklessly here and attracts the interference of the Soul of Ionia, then... he will have to die here.
"So that's how it is..." Master Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But Tam immediately said: "I won't make too much noise this time. But don't think I will work for you for nothing."
"I won't eat all of these, but I can't not eat. I won't go back with an empty stomach."
"Swordsman..." Tam patted his shiny round belly and said, "Tell me, who can eat this time?"
"I'll eat a few first, and save the rest for food."
"Uh..." Master Yi was confused.
There are dozens of masters, who should be chosen to feed the devil?
Of course it’s the undercover one.
He betrayed the organization and assassinated his comrades. Such a scum deserves to be fed to the devil.
But the problem is...
"Who is the undercover?" the question comes back again.
Master Yi originally wanted to ask Tam to help identify the Fallen among the Masters and help narrow the scope of the investigation.
Now, who would have thought that these great heroes of Navoli have almost all fallen?
The scope of the investigation has basically not been narrowed, and we still have to find undercover agents among dozens of suspects.
"Why don't I just pick two to eat when I get a chance?" Tam suggested impatiently, "Their souls are already so decadent that they smell delicious anyway."
"Maybe these dozens of people are traitors?"
"No, it won't happen!" Master Yi didn't believe it.
"Are you sure?" Tam laughed meaningfully. "Are you so sure that a piece of rotten meat won't be covered with flies?"
"I..." Master Yi had no confidence.
What's so strange about a group of fallen souls betraying each other en masse?
“Forget it.” Tam was a little impatient: “I’ll give you some more time. If you still can’t figure out who the undercover is after the assassination begins, I’ll just pick two to eat.”
"I...Okay." Master Yi nodded helplessly.
Then he pondered again.
"How can I confirm who among these masters is the undercover agent? How many undercover agents are there?" A series of questions came to my mind.
The shortcut method doesn’t work anymore, you still have to use your brain.
Although Master Yi is a magic swordsman, as a simple boy who has lived in the mountains all his life, his intelligence is not at all capable of intrigue.
Even in a fight, he only knew how to use his highland bloodline to hack and slash like a mad dog, not to mention this kind of brain-burning counterintelligence work, which required him to compete wits and courage with undercover agents.
"Let's walk and see." In the end, Master Yi only came up with this plan.
This is indeed a solution, because:
"The Brotherhood has undercover agents in the Resistance, and we also have undercover agents in the Brotherhood!"
"Wait a little longer, he will definitely send us more information."
…
The other side.
Jie did not disappoint Master Yi's expectations of him.
Although Master Kushuo only regarded him as a tool, he was unwilling to reveal the details of the assassination plan to him.
But since he wanted to use the tool of robbery, he had to carry the "tool" with him and take it to the battlefield.
After Jie infiltrated the assassination team led by Master Ku Shuo , he discovered...
The place where he was taken by Master Ku Shuo was not Presidium, but the Navoli Mountains, hundreds of kilometers away from Presidium.
After reaching the Navoli Mountains, they went no further.
Not only did they not move forward, they even set up camp on the spot in the mountains, as if they were planning to stay there for a long time.
It's like waiting here for Irelia to come to you.
"Master." Jie found the right opportunity and came to Master Ku Shuo.
He asked tentatively, "This place is still far from Presidium. Shouldn't we... continue moving forward?"
"Go to Presidium?" Master Kushuo just laughed: "Hahahaha..."
"Master, didn't you... plan to assassinate Irelia in Presidium from the very beginning?" Jie pretended to be surprised and stupid, and asked carefully.
"That's right, I didn't think about going to Presidium." Master Kushuo smiled slightly.
Jie had followed him here , and since he was already here, he would not hide it:
"Placidian is the base camp of the rebels after all. Killing people there will make too much noise."
"That girl is very popular now. If people find out that it was our brotherhood that killed her, it won't have a very good impact."
"So the burial place I planned for that girl Irelia is none other than here—the Navoli Mountains!"
“This…” Jie thought for a moment, “But Irelia is still in Presidium presiding over the high-level meetings of the resistance.”
"Master, how can you be sure that she will come to the Navoli Mountains later?"
This question is just the right amount of stupid, and it won't arouse Ku Shuo's suspicion.
Because at this point, Jie can guess without Master Pao-Shuo's explanation:
"Hahaha, Irelia will definitely come."
"Our friends in the upper echelons of the resistance will ensure that."
