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Lin Ruo's past as a Angel of Judgment was filled with too much sorrow and regret. Some of these regrets might still be redeemable, but others were beyond recovery.
Even those redeemable regrets were basically indelible scars on Lin Ruo's heart, as the tragedy had already occurred. No matter how much one tried to recover, what had happened and the pain endured could not be reset to zero.
Just like Medici's fall, even though Medici has been resurrected, can all the pain be written off?
Impossible!
Regarding the past, Lin Ruo had also pondered why things turned out this way: Why did the Ancient Sun God still fall? Why did Alista Tudor suddenly conspire with Adam, Amon, and others to kill Medici? Why was Mr. Door corrupted by Him?
Why did he participate in all of this, yet still fail to prevent these tragedies!
Lin Ruo once thought that all of this was because he lacked memories of the original work in the past, which led him to miss opportunities to save tragedies due to unforeseen circumstances. But now, Lin Ruo has a brand new idea.
What if Nyarlathotep was behind all of this?
This was a guess without any evidence, yet it was a highly probable one, because Nyarlathotep had both the motive and the ability to do all of this.
In fact, given Nyarlathotep's nature as a pleasure-seeking offender, Lin Ruo had no doubt that for Nyarlathotep, making him experience all of this, making him go through betrayal, the pain of losing friends, and becoming the protagonist of a tragedy, might be more enjoyable than achieving victory in this agreement.
He was inherently such a malevolent God, and always delighted in playing with human nature and humans. He would destroy humans for a moment's pleasure, and save them for His own amusement. For Nyarlathotep, whose essence was chaos and madness, personally directing His tragicomedy might just be His greatest joy recently.
So, did the past Him discover this mastermind?
Lin Ruo pursed his lips. He felt that he must have discovered it. Although the past of the Angel of Judgment was full of tragedies, many of these tragedies also had opportunities for salvation with His own intervention, and He might not have even failed to fight back.
"Given Nyarlathotep's style and the restrictions He Faces, if Nyarlathotep truly wants to cause trouble, He will inevitably collude with people in this world, enticing them to risk their lives… Could the Witch and the God of War be His people?"
Lin Ruo pondered, organizing the limited information he had, judging friend from foe, "Besides them, how many other Gods are colluding with Nyarlathotep…?"
Lin Ruo suddenly recalled events from the War of the Four Emperors. At first glance, this world's War of the Four Emperors seemed similar to the original work, but if Nyarlathotep had started interfering with this world early on, then He couldn't have stayed out of the War of the Four Emperors.
Among these, the two most crucial events involving Lin Ruo, which shook his humanity, were undoubtedly the fall of Medici and the fall of Solomon.
"When Solomon first fell, I missed the rescue because I fell into the Witch and God of War's trap and was severely injured, forcing me into a deep slumber. If they truly pledged allegiance to Nyarlathotep, it would be quite reasonable…" Lin Ruo pondered in his heart, attempting to analyze Nyarlathotep's influence from it, "And Medici's fall… Alista Tudor, Adam, Amon."
Lin Ruo chewed on these three names. Amon, for now, need not be mentioned. Given His nature, it was perfectly normal for Him to collude with Nyarlathotep; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were a match made in hell, but that wasn't important. After all, Lin Ruo had long ago thrown Amon into the enemy list. Whether He colluded with Nyarlathotep or not, He could simply be treated as an enemy.
Moreover, even if this scoundrel truly colluded with Nyarlathotep, He would never genuinely trust or submit to the other party; at most, it would be a superficial relationship. Lin Ruo could even imagine the two of them together, seemingly amicable but secretly scheming against each other.
Adam… To be honest, although he had strong opinions about Adam, Lin Ruo felt that the possibility of Adam colluding with Nyarlathotep was small. After all, Adam was the person who understood him best, and also the person most likely to know part of the truth. Moreover, judging from his previous arrangements, his past self clearly trusted the other party, so this one should be able to be placed on the ally list, along with the Evernight Goddess.
As for Alista Tudor… Lin Ruo pursed his lips, suppressing the sting that surged in his heart when he mentioned this name. He suddenly looked up at Ouroboros and asked, "Ouroboros, how much do you know about Alista Tudor?"
Ouroboros was visibly stunned. His silver eyes fixed on Lin Ruo, as if He was thinking, or perhaps just simply at a loss.
Several seconds later, Ouroboros slowly said, "Alista… I don't know Him very well. I only know that He is your student, from the Tudor Family that has worshipped you for generations."
Ouroboros indeed didn't know Alista Tudor too well. The first time He saw Him, He had already become Lin Ruo's student.
How old was Alista Tudor then? Ouroboros couldn't quite remember anymore, only recalling that day Lin Ruo brought a child who only reached His waist, excitedly coming to find Him.
At that time, Ouroboros hadn't seen the Angel of Judgment for a long time, because after the Master's fall, Lin Ruo had fallen into a long slumber. After finally waking up, the other party seemed to have forgotten what happened before, and directly pulled Medici to travel everywhere.
But Ouroboros knew Lin Ruo hadn't forgotten. He hadn't even fully recovered, because He had never come to see the current Master.
And Ouroboros, who had been serving by the True Creator's side, had not seen Lin Ruo during this period.
So that day, Ouroboros was actually very happy and surprised to see Lin Ruo.
"Ouroboros, look, this is Alista Tudor, my new student. Isn't he especially cute?" Lin Ruo, like a cat owner showing off his cat, lifted Alista Tudor high, displaying him to Ouroboros, his expression unreservedly proud.
Unlike Lin Ruo, who was showing off his "cat," Alista Tudor, as the "cat" being displayed, although young, tried hard to keep a straight Face, like a miniature adult, forming a stark contrast with the unreliable true adult.
"Hmm, very cute." Although He didn't actually find Alista Tudor cute in His heart, Ouroboros still nodded politely and slowly replied.
"Right, right, I just love the way he keeps a straight Face, it's such a contrast and so adorable. You can't even tell this child is only 8 years old." Lin Ruo clearly didn't care whether Ouroboros's approval was genuine or not. After speaking, he seemed to think of something else and sighed, saying:
"It's a pity this child is naturally a Sequence 5 Mentor of Disorder… But that's not important. My student, Lin Ruo's student, will not be afraid of being taken advantage of in the future, no matter what Sequence he is."
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