"Of course, I need about half a minute to activate it. During this time, I can't be disturbed by anything, and I'll be in a seriously injured state for a whole day after the Demonic Blood Possession. I won't be able to use my magic!" Marguerite nodded and said.
"Three minutes …" Connor was lost in thought. Marguerite could only stay in the state of an advanced Wizard Apprentice for three minutes, which wasn't very long. Obviously, she couldn't rely on the Demonic Blood Possession to fight Snake Eye head-on. The best choice was to catch Snake Eye off guard.
After thinking seriously, Connor solemnly made his promise to Marguerite. "Marguerite, during the thirty seconds when you activate the Demonic Blood Possession, I'll help you block Snake Eye. I won't let you be disturbed by Snake Eye at all, but you have to remember that the first sneak attack is the most effective!"
The two carefully discussed the plan for the next day. After confirming every detail of the plan, Marguerite didn't return to her room in order to prevent Snake Eye from attacking them one by one. Instead, she stayed in Connor's room. She and Connor each occupied a side of the room and began to recharge their energy.
Leaning on the recliner, Connor narrowed his eyes and gently stroked his suitcase with his palm. Whether or not he could stall Mr. Snake Eye tomorrow all depended on the things in this suitcase.
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The next morning, the Ivanka was punctually docked at the first stop after leaving Loen, San Jose Island. Since San Jose Island was a major stop, the Ivanka cruise ship would stay at the dock of San Jose Island from early morning until noon. At noon, the Ivanka would set sail and leave San Jose Island to continue its unfinished journey.
"Fifty meters to the rear left!" Following the stream of people getting off the ship, Connor grabbed Marguerite's hand under the cover of the people around him and quickly wrote on her delicate palm.
At first, when Connor grabbed her arm, Marguerite thought that Connor was crazy. She was about to pull her hand out angrily, but when she felt Connor's handwriting on her palm, the anger on her face instantly disappeared. However, she wasn't stupid enough to turn her head to check or use her mind power to detect. Instead, she quietly helped the little girl who had fallen down beside her.
"Thank you, thank you!" The little girl's parents who were helped up by Marguerite repeatedly thanked Marguerite, while Marguerite smiled and patted the little girl's cute head. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Marguerite naturally and secretly glanced at the area Connor mentioned from the corner of her eyes.
There were more than ten people in the unknown area that Connor mentioned, but Marguerite's eyes immediately locked onto one of them. It was a middle-aged man wearing a cap and a gray robe with tattoos all over his exposed skin.
In order not to alert the other party, Marguerite quickly looked away and wrote on Connor's palm, "Snake Eyes?"
Connor glanced at Marguerite and smiled without saying a word. Instead, he took the lead and walked out of the dock with Marguerite. He casually hailed a carriage that was parked around the dock waiting for business.
"To Newcastle Beer House!" After getting on the carriage with Marguerite, Connor casually handed the coachman a one shilling note and told him their destination.
"Understood, sir!" The coachman happily received the banknotes handed over by Connor, raised his horsewhip, and began to work.
The carriage galloped for about five minutes. Looking at Marguerite's suspicious face, Connor took out five small paper packets from his space ring and waved them at Marguerite, signaling her to take them out as well. Marguerite finally snapped out of her daze and immediately took out the same paper packets from her space ring.
Connor and Marguerite opened the window of the carriage and threw the small paper packets out of the window. After closing the window, Connor said with a smile, "You saw the tattooed man, right? He kept looking at you and me from time to time, but I'm not sure if he's Snake Eyes. However, when I mentioned Newcastle Beer House just now, his expression obviously changed. If I'm not mistaken, he should be Snake Eyes."
Marguerite nodded. After hesitating for a while, she asked again, "Will this powder of yours work?"
"To be honest, this is the first time I've used this powder, so I don't know what kind of practical effect it will have. However, I can tell you that this powder was created by an alchemist who is at least an official wizard. According to his records, as long as your mind power hasn't reached the level of an official wizard, you will be affected by this powder to varying degrees. I don't think it's realistic to completely get rid of Snake Eyes's tracking with this powder, but it's possible to stall for time and disrupt his tracking of you and me." Right after he finished speaking, Connor abruptly jumped up and viciously chopped the coachman who was listening to his conversation with Marguerite.
The coachman was an ordinary person, so there was no way he could withstand Connor's chop. He didn't even have the chance to make a sound before he died on the spot. Connor took out a bottle of strong acid from his space ring and poured it on the coachman's body. He said in a low voice, "I originally planned to spare your life, but remember not to be curious about things that you shouldn't know in your next life."
Connor glanced at the body that had already turned into a puddle of thick liquid. He then said to Marguerite in a deep voice, "Tell me where to go and wait for me. As soon as I release the black mist, you can prepare to be possessed by the demon blood."
Marguerite nodded and turned around to leave. She disappeared into the dense forest on both sides of the dirt road.
Seeing that Marguerite had disappeared into the forest, Connor took out his suitcase from his space ring and placed it beside him. He then personally drove the carriage back to the Ivanka cruise ship.
Mind Confusion Powder was an alchemy product created by Reyes according to "Reyes's Alchemy". Its main function was to interfere with the mind power. Connor still had a lot of faith in his mysterious mentor's ability. Since he said that if one's mind power hadn't reached the level of an official wizard, they would be affected by the Mind Confusion Powder, then Connor believed that Mr. Snake Eyes, who was tracking them from behind, would definitely be affected as long as his mind power hadn't reached the level of an official wizard.
The longer the Mind Confusion Powder lasted, the more time Connor had to set up his trap, and naturally, the greater the chance of success.
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