Chapter 16: 16
Excitement (Second Update)Chapter 199: Excitement (Update 2)
We met again? What does "again" mean? I haven't seen her before, right?
Klein suddenly felt a little shocked from the bottom of his heart. Bernadette's two words were of great value, leaving Klein stunned for a moment.
Just now, she told me that the dishes I cooked were very similar to those of her father... Was she referring to Brother Huang Tao or Emperor Roselle? How could a simple dish expose my identity? No, I shouldn't have been exposed. She was lying to me!
Klein, who had experience in dealing with the Lamp Spirit, came to a conclusion in a short moment. He used the clown's ability to control the expression on his face, looked at Bernadette standing on the deck beside him, and lowered his posture:
"Thank you for your compliment."
"I didn't expect that in your opinion, my cooking skills could be compared with Emperor Roselle's - this is an incredible compliment to me."
Klein was prepared to never admit that he had anything to do with Roselle. He planned to mislead Bernadette and let her transfer the information about people who might be related to Roselle to his other aliases.
I still can't reveal my secrets. High-Sequencers are too scary... Klein sighed silently.
"Oh, is that so?" Bernadette pursed her lips and smiled gently, "It seems that you have not denied that you are a deacon of the church."
Huh? Klein was stunned.
"Don't be so quick to deny it." Bernadette pointed at the black glove on Klein's left hand. "I was there when you killed Mr. X, and I saw you enter the Aurora Society's base afterwards."
Someone was following me at that time? I didn't even notice it! Klein's expression changed slightly. He thought for a moment and prepared to speak.
But before Klein could say anything, Bernadette on the side continued to speak,
"And I also know that you are a deacon of the Church of Evernight, and you came to the sea to carry out the church's mission."
No, how did she know this? Klein was stunned for a moment. You know, before that, only he and Archbishop Anthony of the Backlund Diocese knew that he was out on a mission. Could it be that this daughter of the emperor was not just Sequence 3? Archbishop Anthony did not notice her spying...
If this is the case, then the person in front of us is "Him"!
Looking at Klein's reaction, Bernadette roughly guessed that Klein's identity was indeed as she thought. She smiled gently and said to Klein:
"Don't be nervous, I know you have a lot of secrets."
"In my opinion, you and my father are inextricably linked, and you have many secrets - you should know who I am."
Klein nodded, indicating that he agreed with Bernadette's statement.
"In that case, if you or someone behind you has a method to decipher my father's notes, or knows anything about my father, you can tell me." Bell nodded: "In return, I will pay you an equal reward."
I do know how to pronounce it in Chinese, but I can't teach you! If you knew those famous quotes written by Huang Tao, who knows if you would lose control on the spot…
Klein used his clown ability to manage his face and nodded. He hesitated for a moment, pretending to think, and then said to Bernadette after a moment:
"I can't say much."
"You can tell me what you know." Bernadette said, "My promise remains unchanged. As long as the information you tell me is useful to me, I will reward you."
"No, this cannot be called news. This is just a mission I received from another great being."
Klein lowered his head slightly and stood up straight. Seeing that Bernadette knew so much about him, he did not intend to hide his identity any further. Instead, he planned to tell Bernadette about his experience of joining the Aurora Society to hide his other deeper identities.
For example, "Klein Moretti" and "The Fool".
"You say." Bernadette looked with interest at the captain in front of her, whose temperament had obviously changed a lot.
"The being I believe in is searching for your father and is preparing to solve the problem of why He cannot be resurrected." Klein showed a strange smile on his face and placed his right hand on his left chest, causing Bernadette on the other side to feel a sense of disconnection between her identity as "German Sparrow" and herself.
In an instant, the surrounding seawater calmed down, and countless bright stars emerged from it. Bernadette realized that her emotions were somewhat out of control, and quickly suppressed her emotions, looking at Klein in front of her with burning eyes:
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Klein said calmly to Bernadette in front of him, "That great being hopes that there will be one more true God on Earth."
After all, it was he who wanted to resurrect Russell Gustav, not only to allow the earth to have another free true god, but also to destroy George III's plan to become a god. There is a high probability that they will find a way to resurrect Russell.
It just so happened that Gao Wei had told Klein that as long as Adam removed his sight from this world, he would have the opportunity to completely revive Russell.
"Okay." Bernadette suppressed the light in her eyes, and the emotional fluctuations in her words, and said to Klein in front of her:
"If I have any news I will tell you. When you go to wake up my father, I hope you can take me with you."
"I will report this to him." Klein nodded slightly to show that he understood. Bernadette also nodded and was about to disappear from the spot.
"Can I ask you, how did you find out my identity?" Klein suddenly asked sincerely.
"Ah, that's easy." Bernadette said casually, "I guessed."
"Then, then the evidence…" Klein was even more confused.
Bernadette smiled and disappeared on the spot: "I made it up."
This... Klein maintained his current position for two seconds. After making sure that Bernadette had left, he slowly withdrew his hand and stood up again.
I will arrive at the southern continent tomorrow. I should think about whether I should use the ability of "Master of Secret Dolls" to create a secret doll as my new vest when I get there? Perhaps, this is the way to play the role of "Master of Secret Dolls"...
He sighed slightly and walked back to the captain's room. Behind him was the blood-red sunset, casting a wave of light on the sea. He dimmed the fire on the Lost Homeland and prepared to quickly approach the port of the southern continent under the cover of night.
As the night spread to the southern continent, a fierce chase was breaking out around the Pas River Valley.
Fors Wall was a panicked fugitive. Since she did not yet have the ability to flash, she could only use a combination of various spells and her ability to pass through walls to escape.
Behind Fors, the man she had just knocked down was covered in blood. Next to this man, there was a Beyonder who had transformed into a "werewolf" and was running forward violently.
How could I be so unlucky? Every random person I met was a member of the "Rose School"!
The strong smell of blood on these two people reminded Fors of the evil cult "Rose School"!
Fors couldn't help but curse in his heart, and went straight through the wall, shaking off the two pursuers again.
The werewolf running in front jumped up and jumped directly over the house. He moved his nose, sniffed with his extremely strong sense of smell enhanced by the potion, and locked onto the direction of Fors again.
The "cold-blooded man" who was knocked to the ground by Fors paused for a moment, went around the right side of the wall, and surrounded Fors in the direction of the werewolf.
When it comes to terrain, the locals are much more familiar with it!
However, Fors's potion did not enhance her physical condition. In essence, she was still the best-selling novelist whose physical abilities were not considered agile.
Soon she saw the werewolf leap down from the sky and landed directly in front of her. The Coldblood behind her saw the werewolf blocking Fors's way, so he blocked the escape route near the wall on the other side and made his voice more normal, and said to the Sequence 7 werewolf in front of him:
"It's best not to kill this woman. It's better to bring her to our place and interrogate her to find out how she found our base."
It was because he did not block the wall that Fors had time to open the door in the wall and escape, which was why they had to chase him for a while.
How did I find your base? I also want to know how I found it! Fors shouted in his heart:
Who knew that behind that black tavern was the place where you locked up the abducted people? If you give me another chance, I will never pretend and I will never go to that tavern!
Fors pursed her lips slightly. The combat power of the "Astrologer" was indeed not very good at low sequences. She had just used all her tricks, but still couldn't do much damage to the werewolf in front of her.
The werewolf walked forward step by step, approaching Fors in front of him. Fors could even see the sharp teeth in the werewolf's mouth, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Her pupils dilated instantly and a flash of light burst out in front of her.
——This is the "Flash Spell"!
However, the werewolf was well prepared after being hit once. When he saw Fors' eyes dilate, he closed his eyes and avoided Fors's flash spell.
Failed...Fors pressed the pendant on her chest with her own hand.
Is this spell that my teacher gave me useful? Fors pressed the pendant on her chest with one hand, which was inlaid with a cube of glass. With her other hand, she pressed the belt on her left skirt, pulled it apart, and pressed it on the pistol hidden on her thigh inside her skirt.
When she and Xio escaped from Backlund, they were naturally armed, but the recent dangers had always been dealt with by Xio, and Fors had never had any chance to fight.
Now Fors could only hope that the pendant-shaped charm that Gao Wei gave her could help her escape from this desperate situation. Otherwise, she could only use the gun in her hand to fire a few shots at the werewolf with his eyes closed.
Not to mention that the werewolf's self-healing ability is already quite strong, and its defense is not in the category of ordinary people. Fors is not sure whether she can shoot this werewolf at close range. Even if she really shoots this werewolf, she will be shot down by the "cold-blooded man" with a weapon behind her.
By that time, Fors believed that his fate would definitely not be good.
But at this moment, the spell was activated.
With the help of the "door" path, Fors had the ability to escape since Sequence 9, and indeed relied on her own strength to buy herself enough time. When she passed through the wall just now, the sun had completely set, and this also made the pendant work instantly after Fors's spiritual infusion.
The werewolf suddenly opened his eyes and stretched out his claws to grab Fors in front of him. His claws were no worse than the extraordinary weapons of the same series, and could even tear through steel plates.
The mad werewolf had already imagined the woman in front of him being ripped open by him, and a cold smile appeared on his face. However, several fine threads spread out densely in the air, directly leading Fors, who had been forced into a desperate situation, away from this area.
The werewolf lost his balance and fell to the ground with a "bang". He was even a little confused. After confirming that the piece of meat in front of him was gone, he howled in anger, and the sound resounded through the sky.
...
"Ha, ha..." Beads of sweat dripped down Fors's head. She looked around and found herself in an unfamiliar house. Opposite her was an extinguished stove, and the light around her came from candles lit all around.
"You're back so soon? It's only evening now." The High-Dimensional Overlooker put down the newspaper in his hand, took off his camouflage glasses and put them aside: "Fors, do you really not want to go to work?"
"No, teacher! I almost died just now!" Fors was still in shock. "Just now I encountered a werewolf and an extraordinary person from some unknown way. They seemed to be trafficking in human beings and were related to the Rose School."
"Oh? Human trafficking?" The High-Dimensional Overlooker perked up and looked at Fors with a half-smile:
"Tell me more about it."
Regarding Fors's fighting ability,
this can be seen from the several times when Fors and her teacher encountered Mr. X in the original work.
Although her fighting ability is not strong, she is really good at running. Although this woman is quite reckless at times, her fighting instinct and ability to adapt to changing circumstances are still very strong.
Then I have to complain about the Gate Path. No wonder all the Beyonders of the Gate Path have become Sealed Objects. The physical fitness of the first three series is not good at all. All the skills are based on inspiration and escape. If they really fight head-on, I estimate that a Sequence 7 Beyonder can't beat a Sequence 8 of the Criminal Path.
I have already returned four chapters. I will take a break tomorrow. There is only one chapter left. By the way, I will sort out the plot again. I feel that some parts are a bit messy.
I will resume the double update the day after tomorrow, which will be 8,000 wordsEarlChapter 200: The Count
"...It seems that the people you encountered were indeed members of the Rose School."
The High-Dimensional Overlooker raised his hand and clenched his fist slightly in the air:
"What a sad country."
...
The ship has arrived.
In the hazy night, Klein stretched his muscles. He jumped off the tall black ship and landed steadily on the land he had never set foot on.
The people behind him also jumped off the boat with great agility. The zombies on the boat did not get off, because they were not living beings, and it was not suitable for outsiders to know their original appearance, so the zombies continued to stay on the boat as part of the seal.
As creatures that are supposed to have no intelligence, if they do not stay close to either the Lost Homeland or Azik Bronze Master for a long time, they will return to their previous irrational state.
So in this situation, most of them were willing to stay on the ship.
Klein took out a glass bottle with green flames flashing from his arms and pointed it at the Lost Homeland. The huge hull of the Lost Homeland disappeared from the sea in an instant and appeared in the bottle in Klein's hand. The sea surface was rippled, and the sea water sank inward, filling the gap created by the disappearance of the huge ship.
Klein turned and looked at Leonard beside him:
"Let's go."
Taking advantage of the night, Klein put on the black robe he had prepared long ago, and took out the brass mask that originally belonged to Mr. X to match the black robe.
This time he was going to pretend to be a divine messenger of the Aurora Society—this couldn't really be called a disguise, after all, Klein was truly a member of the Aurora Society.
"We will rest here for three days. During this time, you can move freely, but you are not allowed to rob the local people's belongings."
Klein calmly spoke to the people around him. The members on their ship were obviously divided into multiple factions. Among them were Leonard and Xio, headed by him, and perhaps Danitz; there was also a small group composed of Sharon and Maric, two old acquaintances of the Rose School; and finally, there were the Beyonders who originally belonged to Cattleya's pirate group.
Klein believed that he could not and did not need to force them to act with him. His main purpose in coming to the southern continent was to spread the belief in the God of Death under the control of the goddess, and to find traces of the Rose School here, and to use their extraordinary characteristics to exchange with the Church of Evernight for his own extraordinary materials for promotion to a demigod.
The Goddess of Night had already told Klein that although she could not give him the materials directly for his own experience, as the primary object of training, Klein could use the extraordinary characteristics of the Outer God Path to exchange with the Goddess for the extraordinary materials he needed.
As a reward for helping to complete the artificial death plan, the Goddess of Night had previously given Klein the potion formula of the demigod "Strange Mage" on the path to becoming a fortune teller.
This means that Klein can choose to collect or hunt down members of the Rose School, a sect that believes in foreign gods, to gather materials for his demigod potion.
Rejoining the Church of Evernight did provide Klein with many conveniences. For example, since the Church of Evernight had Antigonus's notebook, Klein did not need to worry about the subsequent formula issues. Of course, for Klein's own consideration, he still needed to collect extraordinary materials himself.
Then again, even if the Goddess of Night, the True Creator, and the High-Dimensional Overlooker captured Amon and Chopping Board Fool and made soup for Klein, would Klein become the "Fool" directly? No, Klein, who had not experienced everything, would only become the vessel of the Heavenly Venerable, allowing that ancient being to descend.
The High-Dimensional Overlooker also took this into consideration and did not directly give the characteristics of the "door" to Klein, allowing him to reach the top in one step.
And now, Klein had already made multiple disguises before landing on the southern continent.
If the Church of Evernight has East Balam, then Klein's identity is Sherlock Moriarty, who is also a university professor in the Kingdom of Loen and a senior deacon of the Church of Evernight.
Moreover, Klein carried with him the holy emblem of darkness and the certificate issued by the Church of Evernight. He did not have to worry about the plot like "returning mysteriously and being forced to reveal his identity" in some exciting novels.
If he reaches West Balam, he will be the envoy of the Aurora Society. He is a high-level leader of the Aurora Society, which is considered one of the two major cults in the North Continent and the Rose School in the South Continent.
For some people who don't know much about the Outer Gods, although the current Aurora Society has a better style of doing things, the "True Creator" that the previous Aurora Society believed in was even more evil than the "Mother Tree of Desire".
Klein and his companions were now in the vicinity of the Pers River Valley, which was originally the territory of the Pers Kingdom. This place was the junction of East and West Balam, and because of this, the supervision here was not as strict as other ports, and pirates often came here.
The first thing to do is to prepare an identity here... Phew, the goddess, Amanesis should not have too much power to provide me with help through the artificial death god. So, I need to use some method to forge my identity in the southern continent...
Now that I think about it, I originally added the plan to go to the South Continent to my schedule because I wanted to seek revenge on Ince Zangwill who killed me... Fate is so ridiculous that now I have become a quasi-high-ranking member of the world's largest terrorist organization and official organization...
Klein sighed in his heart and glanced at the crew members around him: "We will gather here in three days. If you encounter any problems that cannot be solved in the next few days, you can try to summon my messenger. After I receive the letter, I will provide you with help."
Klein did not emphasize the rune for summoning the messenger, because he knew that even if some of the people around him did not know it, for their leader, this spell was common knowledge in mysticism. He hesitated for a moment, but still explained that he would give the messenger a gold coin for writing the letter.
Some spiritual creatures have strange hobbies. Klein believed that they should have heard of this before, so he did not explain it further.
Sure enough, Cattleya nodded, while Sharon on the side maintained her "puppet-like" expression, but a strange look suddenly flashed in her eyes.
Danitz was the only one present who showed a trace of confusion in his eyes, ready to respond to the situation as the time goes by.
As everyone around him dispersed, Klein, Leonard, and Xio moved to another place, also preparing to complete the goals they had planned for the past few days. They found a darker alley and put on the black robe that Klein had taken out of Sefirah Castle earlier.
Leonard wore a white mask this time, with several dark holes dug out on it, which gave him a dark and profound temperament. Xio wore a relatively small black robe, and Klein handed the brass bird-shaped mask in his hand to Xio and asked her to put it on.
Although the bird-shaped mask almost covered up Xio's entire face due to the difference in face size, it was still barely usable. As for Klein, his muscles moved after he put on the black robe. Soon, he took off the black robe and hood, and transformed into a completely new look.
His hair was a little gray, and he looked like an older middle-aged man. He looked at Leonard and Hugh beside him, considered the tone of voice that this character should use, and said to the two people in front of him in a gentle and elegant manner:
"Please both of you be my guards."
"Oh my god, K-German, you really acted the role well. Is this the ability of the 'Faceless Man'?" Leonard was dumbfounded when he saw the scene. He couldn't believe that the man in front of him was actually his companion.
He could still see some resemblance of Klein in Hermann, but the middle-aged man before him certainly couldn't make Leonard associate him with Klein.
Klein stroked his wrinkled palms and was very satisfied with the vest he created this time. The difference this time was that, whether in age or experience, this vest was quite different from all the identities and vests he had used before.
If others didn't know about it in advance, no one would associate his new alias "Dwayne Dantes" with any of his previous aliases.
The name was derived from the title of the Count of Monte Cristo, considering that his original purpose of coming to the southern continent was revenge.
I just wonder if anyone would have any associations with The Return of the Earl when they saw the copy of The Emperor… Fortunately, the Emperor Huang had some dignity and did not copy the name of the famous book…
Klein slandered him in his heart with an expressionless face.
"I will pretend to be a wealthy businessman who came to the Southern Continent to do business and has a background in the Aurora Society." Klein smiled at the two people beside him and said, "Haha, and they probably can't imagine that the person being protected is stronger than the two guards."
"But if we pretend to be the Aurora Society, will we be retaliated against by them?" Xio, who didn't know the truth, held the golden oil lamp in her hand and said with some worry. During her time in Backlund, she had dealt with marginal members of the Aurora Society many times.
In Xio's opinion, the Aurora Society is an unfathomable, terrifying, and crazy organization.
It was because of this that Xio understood the Aurora Society's style and behavior. Regarding this behavior, Xio felt that this terrorist organization might retaliate against people like them who were relying on the power of others to bully others.
"Don't worry." Klein, the leader of the Aurora Society, said to Xio in front of him with great confidence, "If there is any retaliation, I have a plan."
I can't tell you that I'm actually a member of the Aurora Society, right? Klein laughed in his heart and couldn't help but complain.
"That's fine." Leonard swung his forearm slightly. "In this way, if someone speculates on our actions, they won't be able to guess our purpose. He might use your identity to shift the purpose of this matter to the Aurora Society."
"Haha, in Loen, the Aurora Society is responsible for everything."
"As far as I know, a saint from the Aurora Society once said this famous quote." Klein, who still looked like Dwayne Dantes, said in a serious tone with Rune's unique humor and irony, "Some things don't need to be concealed. Our goal is to let others witness everything."
This style of painting is completely like a terrorist organization... Mr. A, what on earth did you learn from Lao Gao? ! Klein covered his eyes in his heart.
After a few simple words, they walked forward. However, before they could cross the alley, several sharp tearing sounds and heart-wrenching shouts came from the opposite side.
A "werewolf" with a mutated body and strange deformities on its body was lying on top of a man with a hideous face, and a large amount of blood was flowing out of its mouth. There was still some flesh and blood left in its teeth. And Klein also sensed some hidden, cold eyes peeking at this side from a distance.
The werewolf's abdomen was bulging, and there were signs of cracking on the belly. Rose-like lines emerged from its cracked fur, extending outwards, with some black blood.
These deformed body tissues were like the thorns on the branches of a black rose. They grew out from this "rose" and absorbed the blood of this "werewolf".
After hearing the sound coming from Klein's direction, the werewolf turned his head stiffly and looked at Klein and the other two in the distance.
There was a strong breath of desire in the werewolf's eyes, full of infinite malice. But this desire seemed a little dull in it, as if the soul had long been separated from the body.
"Huh... kill her..." The werewolf uttered some broken words, and it moved forward two steps. Some strange and twisted plants began to grow on its body, looking like they came from the abyss.
"…"
Klein, who had many experiences in facing the followers of evil gods, saw at a glance that the werewolf in front of him had been severely contaminated by a hidden existence. He took a step back and said to the two people beside him,
"Prepare for battle."
Klein grasped the spiritual thread extending from afar and transformed the hidden peeper in the distance into his own "secret doll". He vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter. This matter was too coincidental, so coincidental that it might be a test made by a secret existence specifically targeting him.
Klein, who possesses the "Source Castle", is very familiar with the situation of the Source Castle on his body. He knows how much this thing is loved by certain beings.
Therefore, Klein wisely controlled his thoughts and did not allow a certain existence to find his position and pollute his body and spirit.
However, as long as Klein has the "Source Castle" as a memory defense, he can spit out the name of this secret existence:
Father of Demons, Lord of Aliens, Mother Tree of Desire!
I will post a separate chapter later to explain the situation"It has no extraordinary characteristics" (5000 words)Chapter 201 "It has no extraordinary characteristics" (5,000 words)
"The werewolf that Fors saw was a member of the Rose School. Is the Rose School so rampant in the southern continent now? This is still a bit surprising."
The High-Dimensional Overlooker shook his head slightly, and said to the Fallen Mother Goddess in front of him with a half-smile, as if hinting at something: "It can be seen that the Mother Tree of Desire played a big role in this, Mother Goddess."
The Fallen Mother Goddess lay on the moon and was silent for two seconds. She was not angry at the "provocation" of the high-dimensional looker. Instead, she spoke to the high-dimensional looker beside her and said,
"What do you want to say?"
"During the Backlund catastrophe, I successfully obtained a path to the Earth. The mysticism on Earth was no longer balanced; and you projected your power into the Earth. We both won a lot, but the 'Mother Tree of Desire' also took advantage of the weak barrier to strengthen its control over the 'Bound God'."
"He is now able to project his power into the Earth, and has even taken back some of the authority of the Bound One and the Abyss. If He were to imitate me and take back his Sequence One and Uniqueness, would your clone on Earth still be hunted down even more fiercely by the Mother Tree of Desire?"
The Fallen Mother Goddess was silent for a moment. She was now in a rather awkward position on Earth. Due to her status as a pillar, most of the gods in the star cracks that were filled by the Kingdom of the Gods kept a close eye on her, fearing that they would accidentally give birth to a child.
The Fallen Mother Goddess also understood this situation. After all, the gods on Earth knew the importance of the pillars, and that was why they were so wary of another being who once had the status of a pillar.
However, this made the incarnation of the Mother Goddess on Earth very uncomfortable. In the southern continent, the power of the Mother Tree of Desire was close to rampant, and the Mother Goddess placed her incarnation on Earth.
The opponent, the Mother Tree of Desire, was naturally no pushover, and used a large number of its followers to find the approximate location of the Mother Goddess. As an Outer God, the "Rose School" of the Mother Tree of Desire was not suppressed by the Church of the True Gods. Now the one that is most active in hunting down the followers of the Evil God is the "Church of the Night" which has little power in the southern continent.
After observing such results, the Fallen Mother Goddess noticed the vague goodwill of the Goddess of Night and the attitudes of several other gods. After seeing all this, the Mother Goddess felt that the Earth was doomed. Even at this time, it was still trying to use the evil god to control the southern continent.
The High-Dimensional Overlooker analyzed to the Fallen Mother Goddess: "Look, is it possible that your scattered pathways could be obtained by Him? There are two pathways of yours left on Earth, and I think you definitely don't want the Mother Tree of Desire to obtain them."
"Although both 'Mother' and 'Moon' are in the hands of the True God, it is very easy for the True God to die. If Amanesis or Lilith is bewitched by the Mother Tree of Desire, you may lose one of these two paths, or even both."
The high-dimensional observers do not think that the Mother Tree of Desire, whose power has expanded a lot on Earth now, will not interfere in the affairs of the Goddess of Night and the Ancestor of the Blood Clan. Do not underestimate any of the Old Ones. They are able to maintain their own power. Their strength and planning are top-notch.
As for the lamp god? The lamp god is facing the wall.
But think about it, the Lamp God lost the Earth at the hands of the Heavenly Lord and those who looked down on it from higher dimensions, so think about it this way, He did His best.
The Fallen Mother Goddess looked at the High-Dimensional Overlooker in front of her and couldn't help but feel a little doubtful: "You are also unwilling to take back those two paths for me. Although we have also invested in the Lord of Mysteries, I don't think you will be so kind."
"No, what I mean is, do you hope to gain greater benefits from the war I am about to start?" The High-Dimensional Overlooker paused for a moment. "
In other words, are you willing to start a war with me that will sweep across the southern and northern continents? In exchange, if there is a chance of war, I will try to take back your 'mother' authority, and you will need to use 'Rossel Gustav' as an exchange."
"I agree, but I don't understand." After preparing to be stabbed in the back by the High-Dimensional Overlooker and weighing the pros and cons in her mind, the Fallen Mother Goddess added a bit of doubt in her tone: "Why do you value Russell Gustav so much? Is it because he is an old human? Using one copy of Sequence Zero to exchange for two copies of Sequence Zero is a sure win for me."
Of course not. If Roselle's "Black Emperor" path and "Judge" path were not adjacent, I might not have saved him so quickly. I would first find an opportunity to get these two paths to prevent the revival of the Lamp God...
——Although because of my own selfish desires, I will try to save him in the end.
The high-dimensional overwatch smiled:
"That's human nature."
...
The man who was hiding in the distance and watching was controlled by Klein using the Spirit Thread. Under the effect of the Beyonder ability of Sequence Five, he felt his body becoming increasingly sluggish, his joints like those of a rusty puppet, and he found it increasingly difficult to move.
Who is it... This extraordinary person panicked and repeated the honorific name of "Mother Tree of Desire" in his heart over and over again, but his thoughts were turning slower and slower until they were completely solidified and he lost his self-consciousness.
He stretched out his hands helplessly, and finally slowly lowered them, regaining his fluent movements.
This extraordinary person who had received the gift of the "Cold-Blooded One" never figured out until his death why the Mother Tree of Desire he believed in was willing to give him the powerful gift but was unwilling to save his life.
Klein looked at the out-of-control werewolf in front of him, took a step back, stretched out his hands and began to try to control the werewolf's spiritual thread.
However, compared to other Low-Sequence Beyonders he had controlled, Klein suddenly felt that the "Spirit Thread" of the werewolf in front of him was much more difficult to control than that of the "Iron" McVitti he had hunted before.
Although Klein was just a "Faceless Man" at the time, the method of controlling the "Spirit Thread" was simply to control the extraordinary characteristics left by Rosago through the glove "Creeping Hunger" on his left hand, and use the breath of the "True Creator" to control the extraordinary characteristics, thereby achieving the effect of controlling other people's "Spirit Threads".
But Klein is now a true "Master of Secret Dolls". As his control over this extraordinary ability becomes stronger, he feels that the "Spirit Thread" is even more difficult to control. This means that this "werewolf" must have these special features.
Why is this happening... Is it the pollution from the "evil god"?
As Klein thought, he observed the wolf's expression, which suddenly became violent because of the manipulation of the spirit thread. When there was no gray fog to protect him, he was used to using "evil god" to refer to some unimaginable existence.
On the werewolf's body, the black rose branches were still growing wildly, as if they were absorbing the werewolf's blood.
These branches were entangled with each other on the werewolf's body, and dense and creepy roots protruded from its claws, forming five longer woody "knives" on its claws, which were already hard and sharp and could even be compared with extraordinary weapons of the same sequence.
This scene immediately reminded Klein of some twisted humanoid beasts.
"Ah, the threat of fear, the crimson hope. One thing at least is true, this life flies by—"
As the werewolf was trying to thrust forward despite the sluggishness of the "Spirit Thread" being controlled, Leonard's voice came from the side. He half covered his chest and sang the sentences from the poetry collection in a very elegant posture.
The crimson moonlight enveloped Leonard, seemingly forming a light red veil on his body.
Under the light of the "moon", the power of the Sequence Six "Requiem Master" began to spread outward. With the help of Pallez Zoroast, Leonard finally found the best way to deal with this creature contaminated by the higher existence.
That is not to enter the dream directly, but to use the "requiem master"'s ability to soothe desires and let spirits sleep to make the werewolf in front of him fall into a relatively calm state.
Leonard's goal was to use this auxiliary ability to slow down the werewolf, allowing Klein to control his spirit thread more conveniently and without worries.
The reason why Leonard did not fall asleep was not because his combat instincts were so sharp, but when he was trying to drag the werewolf into a dream, Pales immediately told Leonard how to deal with it.
As an angel who knew the truth about the old days and the end of the world, Pallez would naturally not let Leonard, a boy of only Sequence 6, enter the dream of a Beyonder who was blessed by the Outer Gods.
In particular, this Extraordinary Being is now in a state of severe madness, mutation, and pollution.
If Leonard's dream is noticed by some being, then in his dream world, the Outer God may come directly with the spirit of this out-of-control person.
You know, the true God corresponding to the "spiritual realm" on Earth has not yet been born, and with cracks in the astral realm, Pales knows that if an outer god is paying attention, He is fully capable of invading the spirits of some unprotected extraordinary people.
After all, Pales is a Sequence One from the "wrong" path. Although he cannot defeat Amon, Pales' own abilities are still there.
According to the current situation, he didn't need to think too much. Just from the fact that Klein was entangled by a corrupted and mutated evil god believer as soon as he arrived in the southern continent, it can be seen that he must have some secrets that would attract the attention of the outer gods.
Pales was not prepared to gamble on whether his host would be noticed by the Outer Gods, so he simply asked Leonard to use a weaker but relatively safe method to control the werewolf.
Most of the reckless men in the extraordinary world have devoted themselves to mysticism. Pales feels that he still needs to remain respectful and cautious when facing certain high-ranking beings.
After the two abilities of "Spirit Thread" and "Sleep" were applied to the werewolf who had gone berserk due to loss of control and pollution, the werewolf's movements suddenly slowed down.
Because of the continuous control, the werewolf's mind became clearer. It turned its head stiffly, and the sharp claws made of wooden strips on its body turned, and continued to pounce on Klein with its body.
It knew that the fatal threat it was facing now came from this seemingly old ordinary man in front of it. Although this contaminated werewolf had lost a lot of its sanity, its fighting instinct and the malice inherited in the potion still told it the most correct way to deal with the current situation.
Unfortunately, although the werewolf's choice was correct, he was powerless to implement it even if it was the right choice.
Xio, who had been promoted to the eighth level of the Judge path, "Sheriff", pulled out a three-edged military bayonet from his wrist, ran forward two steps fearlessly, slightly turned his body, swung his sword, and used the fighting ability given by the potion to block the werewolf's attack that was heading straight for Klein with a "snap".
Xio's combat proficiency is quite high. She understands that during the battle she needs to protect her comrades who are capable of subduing the enemy. Therefore, although she doesn't know what trump card her captain has, she still blocked the werewolf's attack.
Klein looked at the werewolf who seemed to be staggering under Xio's counterattack, and snapped his fingers lightly. A flame ignited behind his body, causing his figure to disappear instantly and appear at the place where the flame had just burned.
This is the "Flame Jump" ability that was enhanced at the Sequence 5 stage!
After two promotions, "Flame Jump" can already allow Klein to instantly move more than a hundred meters!
(Note: Regarding the Sequence 5 Flame Jump, I calculated it based on the original book's statement that Sequence 6 increases by 30% and Sequence 5 increases by 50%. Considering that the distance is 30 meters just after drinking the potion, my initial estimate of the current Flame Jump is about 100 meters, and it should be higher after digesting some of the potion.)
Long before Klein controlled the spirit line of the hidden enemy, he had already thrown a match outward and threw it not far away. Even if Xio did not block the werewolf's incredibly fast thrust, Klein had enough time to get away from here.
Not to mention, Klein also had many "paper figures" stored on his body, which were all self-defense preparations he had made in advance.
In such a dangerous place like the Southern Continent, a fragile "merchant" like me must bring more things to protect myself...
After Klein pulled away, the werewolf's body suddenly became more rigid, and it looked at the petite "girl" in front of it with burning eyes. Some strange black branches of roses appeared in its eyes, and the werewolf raised its left paw and grasped the tip of the knife that Xio was stabbing at.
After grasping the bayonet, the sharp branches on it immediately began to spread forward, completely destroying the three-edged bayonet that was slightly damaged by a frontal claw attack.
Seeing the hard metal being broken in an instant, Xio's pupils suddenly dilated. Looking at the sharp teeth that were getting closer and closer to him, which were still stained with blood and raw meat, Xio did not have time to think about it and released his hand holding the knife without hesitation.
After letting go of her hand, she quickly took off the golden kettle hanging on her belt and smashed it on the werewolf's paw with a "bang".
The werewolf howled, and its sharp claws were even dented by the blow. Xio stared blankly at the "Wishing Lamp" in his hand that was emitting golden light, and couldn't help but sigh at the hardness of the material.
This thing is quite useful as a hammer, otherwise I'll ask someone to make a chain for it... Looking at the intact lamp, Xio couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
The werewolf wanted to raise his other claw to strike back, but under the control of the "Spirit Line", the werewolf did not strike back. Although the spirit became stronger and more polluted after receiving the new "Gift" of the "Mother Tree of Desire", it was still in the category of Sequence Seven.
With the cooperation of a Sequence Five, a Sequence Six, and a Sequence Eight, even though the werewolf's spirit was stronger than an ordinary Sequence Seven, it only lasted for a few dozen seconds before being initially controlled by Klein, the "Master of Secret Dolls," and its movements completely stopped.
Klein's mouth moved slightly:
"Bang!"
An air bullet grazed Xio's body and hit the werewolf, turning it into a shattered corpse. Xio turned around and found that Klein had appeared beside him without him noticing.
Solved? Xio wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, picked up the broken blade of the three-edged bayonet on the ground with his fingertips, and couldn't help but sigh.
Following these "pirates", the enemies I encounter later will definitely be stronger than the last. Maybe I need to find a suitable weapon...
I wonder if there will be a chance to find a local extraordinary gathering here in the next two days? If this continues, I will become the lowest in sequence - no, my sequence seems to be very low now...
As he was thinking, Quinn saw Dwayne Dantès, also known as Klein, walking forward behind him. He controlled the man in the distance, whom he had transformed into a secret puppet, to walk forward and cut up the werewolf's body with a knife.
However, after waiting for a long time, Klein did not notice any extraordinary characteristics appearing in this werewolf that had mutated and lost control. Seeing this, his eyebrows gradually frowned and he touched his chin with his hand.
How could this werewolf not have any extraordinary characteristics? What was going on? And even the seal was not formed...
Klein shook his head slightly and glanced at Leonard, who also knew the law of immortality of Beyonder characteristics. Leonard immediately understood and did not ask the question he was also thinking about.
He turned to the Pales in his mind and asked:
"Old man, what is this?"
…
After the few people left, the male secret doll who dealt with the werewolf's corpse moved slightly stiffly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he drew a cross on his heart with a knife, letting the blood flow down his body from the wound.
Under the control of the spirit thread, he walked back and forth on the ground, using his own blood and the "werewolf"'s blood to draw a huge bloody cross pattern in the alley.
...
"The war sweeping the continent requires a Red Priest."
"The Black Emperor returns to the earth, and the Red Priests shed blood on the battlefield."
"What has happened before will happen again."
"The scene of the Fourth Epoch is reproduced here."
"Under the tide of the times, the most learned will die of wisdom, and the most astute will be hanged; in this war, no extraordinary person can escape from the world."
An ordinary pen wrote the last line of words, and then was gently put down.
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Xiao Ke: This Beyonder doesn't drop gold coins!
I'm very busy today. I probably won't be able to finish the second chapter tonight. This chapter has been revised to 5,000 words. I'm personally satisfied with it.
Subsequent clues about the "Red Priest" path are mostly based on speculation, such as the whereabouts of uniqueness and sequence-one characteristics.
Of course, this volume will not cover too much. The content about the Red Priest Path is all at the end, and may not appear until the third or fourth volume.
I should be able to finish two chapters tomorrow, but I may not be able to write another chapter tonight.
(End of this chapter