Chapter 92: Trait
Sadie was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
She knew Gavin was also a victim and couldn't help but say sorry to this young man in her heart.
Then she patted William, intending to tell the latter about her guess just now.
But when she turned her head, she found Zod walking towards them.
Seeing that the guy who knew the secret was dead, this Cooper family heir planned to take Dolbora away.
At this time, William blocked the other party: "The exorcism is not completed yet; you don't want this girl to lose her life, do you?"
After all, he still had to stay in Saint Frian for a while.
William wouldn't leave any potential risks behind.
Zod stared at William for a long time and finally stepped aside.
The feeling of being helped by an opponent made this heir very unhappy.
William turned around and chanted the exorcism scripture again.
In the trapping formation, Dolbora looked normal, probably protected by that piece of antler.
But problems arose with Ophelia and Mr. Beren.
A sudden squirming occurred at the severed leg of the former, and then a pitch-black leech drilled out of it.
Two black shadows also appeared in Beren's ears.
"Split-Mouth Leech!"
Sadie looked surprised and recognized the origin of the worm.
Seeing William looking at her, she hurriedly explained:
"This is a monster growing deep in the Plague Zone."
"The attack power is not strong, but it can parasitize inside organisms through the split on its back, thereby affecting the host's consciousness."
As soon as the voice fell, the back of the Split-Mouth Leech split to both sides, revealing mouthparts with serrated teeth.
One of them clung to the root of Ophelia's thigh, trying to return to the former's body.
But William wouldn't give it a chance.
Accompanied by powerful Holy Power, the leeches attached to Ophelia and Beren were washed clean.
And the two also woke up from coma.
"Those two are still alive!"
"The monsters were actually expelled!"
The crowd exclaimed.
"Guest from afar, the Sun God will pray for you!" The High Priest saluted William by covering his chest with his hands alternately.
As the person in charge of witchcraft in the tribe, he understood very well how powerful this priest was.
Usually, after ordinary people were possessed by monsters from the Plague Zone, it was difficult to save their lives.
Although the tribe also had ways to clean up parasitic monsters.
But it was difficult to completely expel them.
For example, the Split-Mouth Leech—needed fresh blood to lure it out little by little.
This whole process was long and painful, and many demon hunters died because they couldn't withstand it.
But this priest could make the monster drill out proactively, which the tribe couldn't do.
Zod looked gloomy; he didn't expect this young priest to have such means.
"With this person's help, the Allard family's grasp of getting the 'Trait' is greater again."
He thought to himself.
"Have to think of other ways."
At this time, Ophelia tried to get up.
"I... it hurts."
She found that her body couldn't move and subconsciously looked at her legs, then her eyes widened instantly.
"Ahhhhh."
Ophelia lost control of her emotions for a moment, unable to accept this fact.
Sadie looked at William, and after seeing the latter nod, she hurriedly ran to her sister.
On the other side.
The Demon Hunter Association took Beren and Bolton away.
This incident caused the Association to lose a lot of manpower, and they must punish the criminals severely!
Ophelia was also prosecuted for theft.
But considering that she lost her legs, she was specially allowed to recuperate at home.
Allard Manor.
Ophelia lay on the bed with a dead gray face, no longer rebellious as before.
"How did it become like this!" Skoll's eyes were full of distress.
Not long ago, he received the message halfway that the Allards were innocent.
He also knew that the priest helped their family.
For this, Skoll was extremely grateful.
Originally, he was a little worried about Sadie taking this priest to the Plague Zone.
But after knowing the other party's means, Skoll simply wanted to thank the blessing of the Sun God—allowing the Allard family to hire such a helper.
"William, please come with me." Sadie suddenly tugged at William's sleeve.
The two came to the study aside.
"Thank you this time. If it weren't for you, I don't know how the family would survive this danger." Sadie bowed slightly.
"It's a small matter." William waved his hand.
Right now, both of them understood that the real culprit behind framing the Allards was the Cooper family.
"Zod never stops until he achieves his goal."
Sadie looked worried.
"He may have other plans after entering the Plague Zone."
Ophelia's current state obviously couldn't participate in the seal ritual anymore, so Sadie had to go to the Plague Zone.
"Do you know about 'Trait'?" Sadie suddenly asked.
William shook his head.
Seeing this, Sadie explained:
"As I said before, there are many precious resources in the Plague Zone."
"[Trait] is one of them, or rather an ability."
According to Sadie's description, this is an object similar to a cursed seal.
Since the tribe set up the seal ritual in Saint Frian, the Plague Zone breeds a [Trait] every ten years.
It is an indispensable object for reshaping the seal.
And the person who gets the [Trait] can obtain a special ability, and this ability can be inherited through bloodline.
"Sixty years ago, my ancestor Erwin Allard was lucky enough to get a Trait."
"Its name is [Dark Vision], and the owner can detect the 'malice' around."
"Relying on this Trait, our family leaped to become the largest demon hunter equipment dealer in Saint Frian..."
Sadie trusted William very much and even told the latter such secrets.
She mentioned that this ability would only be inherited by one descendant.
And Sadie happened to be that "lucky one."
This also meant that she would definitely become the next heir of the Allard family.
"That's why Ophelia's relationship with me became worse and worse, even though we were very close when we were young..."
"So there is more than one Trait?" William grasped the key point.
"That's right. There have been at least seven Traits since the seal ritual until now."
Sadie nodded.
"But over the years, I only know that the Cooper family got [Endless Breath]; other Traits have not appeared in the South."
"Oh?" William raised an eyebrow.
"The one from the Cooper family should be able to enhance the heart ability of creatures, which is also the reason why Cooper hounds are fierce." Sadie explained.
Hearing this, William continued to ask:
"Has no family risen suddenly in recent years? Moreover, corresponding Traits can also be seen at the seal ritual scene, right?"
But Sadie shook her head: "The ritual is not open to the public."
"If we didn't do the ammunition modification business, we probably wouldn't be so ostentatious."
"As for family rise... we have investigated, but over the years there are only two suspects."
She extended two fingers.
"The Pope Beneke family, running a demon hunter treatment center in the South."
"And the Stuart family; they are descendants of the First People, running a cold weapon business, rarely showing up in Saint Frian."
William rubbed his chin: "Does [Trait] have any negative effects?"
Sadie's eyes flickered upon hearing this, and she spoke after a moment:
"When a new inheritor appears, the former ability holder will die soon. This is also the reason for my grandfather's death."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sad past." William was slightly stunned.
He originally had some thoughts about Traits, but at this moment he decided to stand on the Lord's side.
"It doesn't matter; this is the fate of our Allard family." Sadie showed open-mindedness.
Then William asked about the reason for Allard entering the competition, after all, the latter already had a Trait.
But Sadie said that Traits could allow a family to gain a firm foothold in the South.
Behind this represented interests and power.
Not only would the Allard family not give up, but even the Cooper family had the same idea.
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