# 1212
Chapter 1212
Chapter 1213: Tool No. 22
Should we kill them? The stone statue on the right side said.
The central stone statue fell silent for a moment.
Yes.
Over these hundred years, the offerings we've collected are nearly enough to fulfill the wish. Moreover, the life force of these outsiders is far more powerful than ordinary humans...
If we can harvest their lives and let the【Holy Grail】fulfill our wish, we can completely control this treasury. Then, the Sumerian pantheon will shine again!
However, our divine kingdom's origin has faded, and we've fallen from godhood for a hundred years... Now, we may not be a match for those invaders.
Then what should we do?
The【Holy Grail】only wants offerings of departed life. We don't need to personally intervene—we just need to use a small trick to make them destroy each other. We simply wait here quietly until they offer each other's lives to the【Holy Grail】.
Moreover, the negative emotions generated from their mutual slaughter can attract the【Star Coins】. Once we use the【Holy Grail】to control the【Star Coins】, we'll gain another Supreme God artifact.
The ultimate winner will only be us...
The central stone statue's eyes narrowed slightly.
...
Half an hour earlier.
The agents crowded around Lin Qiye, their faces filled with tension.
Brilliant magical radiance lit up beneath Lin Qiye's feet, and the deep blue crystal sphere in front of him appeared mysterious under its glow.
After a long while, the magical radiance faded. Lin Qiye took a deep breath and slowly rose from the ground.
Did you find the specific location of the artifact? Miles?
Claude asked eagerly.
I found it. Lin Qiye nodded.
The agents' expressions brightened. Then let's set out now!
Wait a moment. Just then, No. 22 suddenly spoke. I think we don't need everyone to rush out of the city to search for the other three artifacts. Now that the【Scepter】is in this city, we could leave some people behind to attempt seizing the【Scepter】.
But the old man holding the【Scepter】is too powerful—he can drain our spiritual energy... How are we supposed to seize it?
That's right, I think we should at least wait until we've obtained the【Holy Grail】or the【Sword】before we can face him head-on.
The agents shook their heads one after another, not optimistic about No. 22's plan.
I have my own methods. No. 22 said in a low voice.
Among the crowd, Claude contemplated for a moment before saying:
Miles has prophetic abilities and can avoid ordinary dangers. It truly isn't necessary for everyone to search for the remaining three artifacts... We should leave a few people behind. Even if they can't seize the【Scepter】, they can monitor the city lord's movements and prevent him from running around.
After considering his words, the crowd found some truth in them.
In the end, No. 22, Thor's agent Claude, and six other agents chose to stay in Wu City to attempt seizing the King's【Scepter】.
Upon seeing this, Lin Qiye's brow furrowed slightly, but he didn't refuse out loud.
No. 22 and Claude's proposal was entirely reasonable. If he were to now object and insist that everyone leave Wu City with him, it would only raise suspicion.
Very well, we split into two groups. Set out now.
Under the cover of the agent skilled in concealment, seventeen or eighteen agents followed Lin Qiye as they quietly left Old Six's house.
Having completely erased their presence, they had only crossed two streets when they saw large numbers of residents gathering toward a certain part of the city.
What are they doing?
Lin Qiye glanced in that direction. Going to watch an execution.
Execution? One agent was stunned. Is it... us?
Probably.
Won't they notice something? Is that lust god's agent reliable?
Hard to say. How capable can a lust god's male concubine be? An agent laughed. He's probably been drained dry by Phrotes long ago.
Still, being able to enjoy a goddess's flesh and the peak pleasure in the world—worth it for a lifetime.
Hearing the agents around him chatting and laughing, Lin Qiye's brow lifted slightly as he asked curiously:
What exactly is the background of this No. 22?
Do you know Olympian's lust god Phrotes? She's one of the children of Nyx, goddess of night. Someone in the crowd explained.
They say when the Mist descended, Zeus slaughtered many of the Olympian's lesser-known Lesser Gods, using them as sacrifices to preserve the strength of the Chief Gods.
Especially Nyx, goddess of night—since she wasn't in Olympus when the Mist fell, almost all her children were killed. Only this lust god Phrotes escaped because she was out committing fornication with mortals for pleasure.
Phrotes governs the laws of desire and reproduction in the world. She was only obsessed with male-female relationships, had no ambitions, and lived in a daze. That's precisely why Zeus spared her, allowing her to continue living in the most remote corner of Olympus.
Over these hundred years, Phrotes has kidnapped and stolen numerous male concubines, indulging day and night. And this No. 22 is one of her most favored male concubines in recent years.
Thus, Phrotes transformed No. 22 into her agent, passing on nearly all her abilities to him, all to pursue double the pleasure of love.
In the end, he's just a tool to please the lust god. This "agent" title... Hmph.
After hearing this agent's description, Lin Qiye fell into contemplation.
In his mind, the somewhat frail figure of No. 22 emerged... But if he was merely a tool of the lust god, how would he know so much about Gilgamesh's secrets?
Moreover, his performance at the gathering and in the Dungeon didn't resemble that of a waste consumed by desire.
Lin Qiye's gaze fell upon the distant execution platform, where the desire avatar had already collapsed, covered in blood. From any angle, it appeared indistinguishable from a normal human body.
The executing servants found nothing amiss either. They simply carried away the bodies of the people and tossed them into an Ancient Well at the city's edge.
Huh? Lin Qiye frowned in surprise.
His spiritual energy had extended into the well, yet he couldn't perceive the scene at the bottom. It was as if an invisible barrier blocked his spiritual energy from entering.
We should leave quickly. Time is running out. Several agents spoke up.
Lin Qiye cast one final glance at that Ancient Well, then收回目光，带着潜行的众人径直离开了Wu City的城门。
……
城内。
原本拥挤的房间，最终只剩下八个人。
No. 22透过木窗缝隙，看了眼某个方向，欲望肉身已经死了，我们没有暴露。
他似乎早就料到了这个结果，从容的后退一步，将窗户彻底封死。
听到这句话，众人微微松了口气。
你有什么计划？
克劳德坐在昏暗的角落，主动问道。
No. 22张开嘴，正欲说些什么，目光突然一凝。
怎么了？有人问道。
欲望肉身的尸体，被吃了……No. 22眉头紧锁，似乎是在消化那些肉身中传递给他的信息，瞳孔骤然收缩，
是【Holy Grail】？！