Clearly, Mariano wasn't as simple as Marguerite had claimed — a pawn that Edward had planted beside her to monitor her. Marguerite definitely had a reason for getting him to kill Mariano that he wasn't aware of. And it was obvious that Marguerite didn't want to tell him the reason, at least not now.
Although he didn't know why Marguerite didn't want to tell him the reason, Connor didn't mind making a guess. Edward, the current bishop of the Loen Church of the Storm, was suspected to be a mole that the Secret Society had planted in the Loen Church of the Storm. Since Marguerite had told him that Mariano was a pawn that Edward had planted beside her, she probably wouldn't lie about that. So, what was the only similarity between Edward and him? Without a doubt! There was only one — the Secret Society!
If he wasn't wrong, the reason why Marguerite wanted him to help her kill Mariano was very likely related to the Secret Society. Perhaps Marguerite wanted to use this method to test the relationship between Connor and the Secret Society? Connor silently guessed in his heart as he tried to figure out Marguerite's mentality.
The reason why he agreed to help Marguerite kill Mariano was largely because, from the sinister tricks that Old Victor had used on him, there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and the Secret Society, or rather, Reyes's faction, and Marguerite was one of the few reliable helpers that Connor had who could help him deal with Old Victor! Therefore, Connor didn't mind using Mariano's death to prove his allegiance to Marguerite!
Apart from using Mariano's death as a proof of allegiance, Connor also agreed to help Marguerite kill Mariano because he wanted to repay Marguerite's favor by killing Mariano.
Previously, when he met Old Victor at Senxi Villa, the item that Varga lent to Connor wasn't anything ordinary. It was the Eye of the Storm, which was used by the Church of the Storm to monitor the energy waves in various areas. Apart from monitoring the energy waves, the Eye of the Storm could also temporarily increase the strength of the wizard who used it. For example, as an advanced Apprentice Sorcerer, if Connor used the Eye of the Storm, his strength could temporarily increase to that of an official Sorcerer for three minutes. This was also the reason why Connor was so arrogant when facing Old Victor in his territory. If Old Victor really chose to attack him, Connor was completely confident that he could kill Old Victor and everyone in the villa within three minutes! Not a single one would be left alive!
Of course, forcefully increasing a wizard's strength by one level was a heaven-defying ability. Not only did it have a very high requirement for the wizard who used it, but there might not even be one in a hundred wizards who could meet the requirement. Also, after the wizard used the Eye of the Storm, the wizard would have to pay a very painful price.
To be honest, when Connor asked Varga to lend him the Eye of the Storm in the letter that he gave to Leoni, he was just trying his best. He didn't really think that Marguerite would lend him the precious Eye of the Storm. However, Marguerite really did lend it to him. She even personally went to the vicinity to help Connor when he retreated. In the end, Connor returned the Eye of the Storm to Marguerite without using it. However, there was no doubt that Connor owed Marguerite a favor. In this world, what kind of debt was the hardest to repay? It wasn't a debt of money, but a debt of gratitude!
Even though Connor had told Marguerite about Paredes' existence, which could be considered as repaying the favor, compared to the Eye of the Storm, what Connor owed Marguerite wasn't enough. However, this time, by helping Marguerite kill Mariano, Connor had more or less repaid this debt of gratitude.
At a quarter to eleven in the evening, Connor, who was taking a nap in the pine forest beside Kanter Avenue, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the dark Kanter Avenue.
Da da da da … Da da da da … Da da da da …
A minute later, the crisp sound of a horse's hooves could be heard from the empty Kanter Street. It seemed that someone was galloping towards them. Connor sneered. His mental strength had discovered that in the darkness of the night, a knight in a blue robe was riding a Bohemian horse with a noble bloodline. He was galloping down Kanter Street. The man in the blue robe was none other than the captain of the Arbiter Team of the Loen Church of the Storm, Mariano, whom Connor had just met a few hours ago.
However, the captain of the Arbiter Team, Mr. Mariano, wasn't as arrogant as he was when Connor met him during the day. His face was full of fatigue and sleepiness, as if he had gone through a lot of work. It seemed that after Connor left, Marguerite had led them to patrol the area, and they had been through a lot.
Mariano rode at a very fast speed. At his current speed, he would pass by Connor's position in less than a minute. After confirming that, the smile on Connor's face in the pine forest gradually turned into a mocking smile.
As time passed, the sound of hooves got closer and closer to Connor's ears. Soon, the mocking smile on his face became more and more intense. Finally, Mariano's figure on his horse entered Connor's line of sight.
"Clack!"
Without any hesitation, Connor, with a mocking smile on his face, snapped his fingers. The sound of a snap was so loud in such an empty and lonely street. Mariano, who was riding on horseback, was stunned when he heard the snap. He seemed to be very curious as to why and who made the snap. But unfortunately, before he could finish thinking about the question, countless steel balls with a blue luster suddenly shot out from the ground on both sides of the street. These steel balls were very fast, and in the blink of an eye, half of Mariano's body was turned into a beehive.
However, what surprised Connor, who only intended to clean up the scene in the pine forest, was that Mariano's vitality was very tenacious. Although half of his body was smashed, the C in his stomach flowed out, and one of his arms and legs were broken, he still didn't die. He even quickly activated his belt, and an icy blue defensive boundary blocked the remaining blue steel balls that were attacking him.
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