Chapter 710: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada
Chapter 710: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada
Hall's expression relaxed.
He looked at his daughter with relief.
The weakened Trinity also managed a faint smile, "Father, don't worry. You saw it with your own eyes—no one can defeat Elbert."
Then Elbert suddenly pulled out the ballpoint pen Reid had left behind.
He held it in his palm, looking down at it, and asked, "Mr. Argos, do you have any knowledge about the new world that moon priest mentioned?"
Hall's eyes showed no emotion. He said weakly, "I'm just a dying old man who spent his whole life studying oil. I can't understand any of that weird talk."
"True enough."
Elbert nodded and turned around, "Summer, take them to Phantom Island."
After a pause, Elbert emphasized, "Take good care of them."
Then.
Everyone went about their duties.
Some escorted Fabio to gather materials for Elbert.
The Punisher's helicopter arrived, and several people carefully settled Trinity and Hall.
For some reason, after all the commotion, Hall became even weaker, his face turning yellow. Everyone was afraid to even touch him.
As for Elbert.
He stood on the stone platform in the center of the arena, looking up at a mural on the high wall.
Summer stood quietly behind him.
After a long while, Summer said, "Elbert, I keep feeling that Trinity's father... is a bit strange. It's a feeling I can't quite put into words."
Elbert glanced at Summer, his eyes showing a hint of satisfaction and a trace of something unfathomable.
Then.
Elbert looked up at the mural, "This mural was left from Pompeii's prosperous period before the Common Era. It shows the moon priest and the sun priest."
Summer looked puzzled, squinting at the massive mural before him.
Elbert suddenly said, "Look at that sun priest at the top—doesn't he look like Trinity's father?"
Summer froze.
He immediately looked carefully.
He suddenly gasped, "He really does look similar, except the person in the mural is much younger!"
Elbert nodded with a slight smile, "I'm afraid that 50 years ago, it wasn't just the moon priest who woke up from underground Pompeii!"
"What?"
Even the usually stern Summer was shocked!
Elbert continued, "I think 50 years ago, the young moon priest and sun priest woke up at the same time. They were determined to find the world from their dreams."
"The sun priest took the name Hall and established the Argos family, while that Fabio has no blood relation to him—he's just an orphan used as a scapegoat."
"From then on, the sun priest disguised himself as a modern person, hiding behind the scenes and controlling everything."
"And he even got married and had children, raising Trinity."
Summer froze again, "Then Trinity..."
Elbert sighed, "She probably doesn't know. The sun priest has fooled everyone."
Elbert narrowed his eyes, "Based on the status of priests in ancient Rome, the sun priest's abilities should far exceed those of the moon priest."
"What?"
Summer became somewhat panicked and looked back at Hall, who had already entered the helicopter and was lying on a hospital bed. "Elbert! You're planning to place him on Phantom Island!"
"It's fine."
Elbert smiled slightly and extended his hand that had been behind his back, holding a water sphere spinning in mid-air.
Summer looked confused, "Elbert, what is this?"
Elbert said slowly, "I recently learned a little trick—I can instantly extract the water from a person's body. This here is 70% of the water from the sun priest's body."
"He likes to pretend to be sick?"
"Well, I'm kindly helping him out!"
"Right now, he probably couldn't even beat Briana!"
Summer was speechless.
Elbert clenched his fist slightly, and the water sphere exploded into mist that dissipated in the air. He smiled, "Summer, now I'm the one in control!"
Summer asked with some doubt, "Elbert, when did you master such a terrifying ability?"
Elbert smiled and patted Summer's shoulder, "Abilities can be learned at any time, but I won't use them lightly unless dealing with truly evil people."
Summer felt a chill.
Would his own strength enhancement also be learned by Elbert?
After a long while.
Summer asked, "Elbert, why not expose him?"
Elbert looked into the distance, slowly gripping the metal ballpoint pen in his hand, "I still have use for him, and Trinity isn't ready either."
Elbert clearly remembered.
Just when he pulled out the ballpoint pen, Hall's pupils dilated slightly.
Even though his expression remained calm, some unconscious reactions inevitably revealed his thoughts.
Robert instantly analyzed his micro-expressions—this was a reaction of inner fanaticism.
At this moment.
Inside the helicopter, Hall felt extremely uncomfortable.
Just now, the instant Elbert touched his palm, it felt as if his entire spirit had been drained. His internal organs burned, his mouth was unbearably dry, he couldn't muster any strength, and he really had become a weak old man!
"Young friend, could you give me some water to drink?"
Hall's voice was extremely weak. Trinity was outside getting bandaged, so he could only look at Gino nearby.
Gino had no objection.
He got up to find a bottle of water.
Seeing the clear water brought to his lips, Hall's eyes burst with intense desire.
Suddenly.
A silver mechanical arm blocked his way—Summer had arrived.
He took the water bottle and looked back at Hall, "Mr. Argos, you might not know this, but when the human body is extremely dehydrated, suddenly drinking large amounts of water can damage bodily functions."
Gino scratched his head, "I've never heard of that theory."
Summer ignored him.
He poured a single drop of water with the bottle cap and brought it to Hall's mouth, saying calmly, "No more than this."
Hall gave a dry laugh.
He slowly turned on his side, burying his head in the pillow, his eyes instantly becoming extremely sinister. I'll endure this for now!
Once I recover my abilities, the first thing I'll do is roast you to a crisp!