Demon Hunter and His Cabin
Chapter 433 - Chapter 433 Chapter 433 Thousand Faces One Face

Chapter 433: Chapter 433: Thousand Faces, One Face Chapter 433: Chapter 433: Thousand Faces, One Face “Claudia?”

Roger looked at the elegantly charming woman in surprise. Compared to the last time they met, Claudia seemed to have gained some vivacity.

Henrik, standing beside him, was beyond saying anything, all smiles and contentment, though he wasn’t standing quite as straight.

Claudia caught Roger’s eye and understood the meaning in his gaze. She patted Henrik’s hand, “You go ahead with your business; I have something to discuss with Roger.”

Henrik blinked. He really wanted to tell Claudia he wasn’t busy at all, but seeing the determination in her eyes, he wisely curved his mouth and backed off.

Before he left, however, he made an “I’m watching you” gesture at Roger.

What the hell, had this guy really fallen in love?

For a woman like Claudia, even if she were exceedingly beautiful, Roger was not fortunate enough to enjoy her company.

Probably only someone with Henrik’s… peculiar tastes…

In the room, Claudia appeared calm and composed.

“You’ve undergone significant changes,” she said.

“So have you,” Claudia glanced at Roger.

To this, Roger was actually quite surprised. Because of his unique identity, he was neither a Blood Hunter nor a Magician. His level of strength was rather ambiguous to others.

Unless he was fighting or releasing his power deliberately, it was difficult for others to gauge his depth.

“Is the problem resolved?”

Claudia nodded.

“Our race originally had no gender boundaries, but after coming here, to better integrate into this world, I split into two genders.”

“However, the incident that happened before caused a conflict between the two genders. I had no choice but to discard one identity and dissolve it.”

“Or you could also understand it as killing.”

“I killed myself,” Claudia said half-jokingly.

As she spoke, she took out a face mask without features and placed it on the table.

“A little gift for you; I think you could make use of it.”

Roger picked up the face mask Claudia had placed on the table, and the announcement board quickly provided a prompt.

“[Dilio’s Face Mask]: It contains all the identities collected while Dilio was operating as The Faceless.”

“After use, you can switch between multiple identities at will. If not engaging in combat, you can perfectly simulate the character’s energy fluctuations.”

“Number of Face Masks: 126.”

“New face masks can be created through the Soul Absorption ability. New face masks need time to meld and gradually access the character’s identity memory to achieve perfect inheritance.”

Roger couldn’t help but give Claudia a look.

From hundreds to thousands.

He remembered Claudia had once said that this was the key to her advancement to the Fourth Tier.

But to resolve the conflict within her body, Claudia forcibly gave up the Dilio identity.

In this identity, he had absorbed over a hundred faces, which, for Claudia, must have been a significant loss of strength.

“In order to evolve better, this was a necessary sacrifice,” Claudia understood the message in Roger’s eyes.

“So, what about you and Henrik…”

Roger tentatively asked.

“I enjoy being with him. It’s joyful and likewise enhances my strength.”

“I’m not sure if this is what you humans call emotions, but at least for a long time, we might be seen as lovers in the eyes of others.”

Roger was somewhat taken aback.

Which was more important, emotions or actions? To be honest, he couldn’t tell.

Pretending to be lovers was like a disguise, but if this disguise lasted long enough and was detailed enough.

Then should it be recognized as true feelings,

Or false pretense?

He looked at Claudia.

“Once a mask is worn for too long, perhaps it can never be taken off.”

“You may not love him, but it seems that this no longer matters to you both.”

Claudia sighed, a strange emotion flickering across her face, an expression that would have never appeared on the old Claudia.

The woman who once aspired to evolve and have a thousand faces has now discarded another one of her identities.

So in the future, a thousand faces reduced to one, that’s also possible.

By then, would she be The Faceless or just an ordinary woman?

Claudia’s strength had declined, and she naturally needed to rest and heal. Although the manor had only added two more people, it felt much livelier than when Roger was living there alone.

The most critical was Henrik.

One was a heartless Foreign Spirit, and the other a reckless libertine; such a combination was indeed bizarre.

After several days of rest, the new assignments were officially issued.

The Gareth brothers, Roger, and Tristan were to defend the entirety of Eld Island.

Tristan and Roger were permanent residents, while the Gareth brothers were responsible for external support when conditions allowed.

Besides, the forces of the Sorcerer’s Assembly and the Nature Association were also mobilized.

Over several consecutive days, Roger saw some magicians and witches arrive at Eld, then integrated into the Knights’ ranks.

Green’s objective should be clear.

He didn’t want to wait passively for attacks but preferred to locate the Dark Creatures’ hiding places and shift the battlefield to their territory as much as possible.

In the jungles of Eld it was still manageable, but once a fight spilled into the city, with the current level of technology, the truth about the Transcendent World could no longer be concealed.

Roger was indifferent to these matters and didn’t attend any so-called meetings; most of the information was relayed by Gareth.

The Sorcerer’s Assembly and the Nature Association both had high-ranking members explore the jungles of Eld, especially the location of the spatial gates.

Tristan had also awakened from his coma. However, it seemed there truly was something wrong with his body as he found it hard to concentrate, occasionally blurting out odd remarks.

This condition improved after a few days.

Time ticked by, searches and researches continued, but no trace of the Black Tide occurred again.

They seemed to be in hiding, quietly accumulating power, waiting for a decisive outbreak.

The Gareth brothers mentioned that lately, for some unknown reason, not just Eld and most of Europe, but other places were experiencing unusual incidents.

During this time, Roger had made several high-profile appearances with Amanda. With the support of his status as a Heritage Knight, the pressure from Margaret diminished considerably.

Overall, this was the longest peaceful period Roger had experienced since arriving in this world.

Time flew by, and when October arrived, the temperature started to drop.

And Roger had finally mastered his power perfectly and was welcoming a new round of the Foreign Spirits Assembly.

Entering the Misty World, he prepared the necessary rituals with familiar ease, donned his robe, put on his Face Mask, and the world blurred before his eyes. When he came back to his senses, Roger realized the room was filled with people.

“It seems quite lively,” he said.

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