Chapter 1023 Bitter Truth
"You!" Nora Alstreim’s eyes shook.
So what if she had her will and resolve? In the face of death, she still couldn’t remain indifferent.
"Why am I being killed? Didn’t you just prove that I was innocent!?" She screamed in reluctance.The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.
"As I said before... Enmity has already been formed..." Davis coldly replied as he slowly reached out his hand.
"Davis... wait..." Claire muttered with a hesitant expression on her face, but her voice was so low that Davis ignored it and went ahead, his palms crackling with arcs of black lightning!
Nora Alstreim’s lips quivered as she felt the searing pressure emerge before her face. She couldn’t help but shout!
"Let me go, and I’ll promise I’ll never pursue this matter!"
Claire became taken aback before she narrowed her eyes, "You’re going to let this go when I’m at fault for this particular matter?"
"Isn’t that what I’m saying from the beginning!? A misunderstanding!" Nora Alstreim hurriedly nodded her head.
Davis sneered, "Of course! Anyone would make such a promise when faced with death... Hehe..."
"No! I’m truly willing to let go!!!" Nora Alstreim shook her head as if her life depended on it.
Claire became confused. Nora Alstreim was able to let go of this matter so easily after a humiliating matter, such as being dragged by the hair and pummeled to the face?
Still, Claire shook her head, "Do you think I will seriously release you?"
"You!" Nora Alstreim became taken aback, "Isn’t it clear that I’m innocent in your matter as displayed through soul projection by Alchemist Davis!?"
At this time, she finally recalled those audacious bandits were acting strange when they managed to make her fall into a sealing formation. They looked clearly hesitant, but they still tried to violate her despite knowing that she is a prominent figure in the Alstreim Family.
The mountain bandits would never even dare to involve themselves as the Alstreim Family’s name was renowned in this Territory, and yet, they still targeted her. As she recalled their forced expressions, she could now tell that they might’ve been soul slaves of someone, perhaps Elder Zeno Alstreim’s soul slaves.
Nevertheless, since they were all killed by Elder Zeno Alstreim as they all released waves of laughter tinged with an unknown emotion which she could now understand as reluctance, she felt that it should be the case. However, she had no way of finding out the truth other than assuming that it should be all orchestrated by them!
As for the other time, when she was going to be killed, she couldn’t think of anything strange.
"Seems like you have some doubts..." Davis merely smiled at Nora Alstreim’s silence and didn’t ask anymore.
He turned to his mother and spoke, "I think this would all be over if I gave this evidence to Ancestor Dian Alstreim, but this is a projection formed from using soul force, which anyone with accurate control over their soul could display if they practiced the scenario many times. This evidence would be considered dodgy and unreliable. Besides, Ancestor Dian Alstreim might wrongly blame me for creating false evidence."
"So, unless I provided an Imagery Stone as evidence, it will be difficult to convince."
Claire frowned as she thought for a moment. Her eyes suddenly brightened.
"Didn’t you see? The content of those Imagery Stones could be faked as well with a realistic and skillful illusion. So, why don’t we try?"
Davis became taken aback as he realized that he missed this point.
Indeed, even the contents of the Imagery Stone could be faked as long as the light the Imagery Stones freezes in it while recording happened to be realistic enough that no mistakes could be pointed out. As long as it’s stable and realistic, even if people don’t believe it, they would end up doubting it.
"You have a point." He nodded his head as there was a prime example in front of him.
"If Ancestor Dian Alstreim accepts this evidence, then they will easily be apprehended and punished!" Claire’s eyes flashed, "But before we do that, we have to not forget about Weiss Alstreim. There’s a chance that he might be saved by the Ancestor if he learns that one of my personal vendettas is already void, not to mention that Nora would be taken away since she is innocent."
"Also, we still have to deal with those two old foxes, Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim and Grand Elder El-"
"My grandfather didn’t do anything!"
Nora Alstreim became stunned that she hurriedly echoed.
Claire sneered, "Without his help, do you think that these two would’ve been able to blind the upper echelon’s eyes, ears and mouth from suppressing the investigation of my sudden and unconfirmed death?"