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Chapter 1023: Chase in the Mist of History. Klein had some "plans" for Zaratul and Amon's sudden attack. After all, he didn't always stay in Backlund, and he didn't necessarily have Angel's personal protection by his side. It is possible that these two masters of prophecy, puzzle solving and loophole exploitation could find an opportunity.

Therefore, after confirming that the visitor was Zaratul and that his measures to "curl" the spiritual body's thread failed, Klein immediately activated a backup plan.

There was a "crack" sound in his arms and the crisp sound of broken glass, and his body turned into scattered mirror fragments.

This is the "mirror stand-in" that Angel gave him, made with a little of his blood. The flame jump and paper man stand-in belonging to the "divineer" are equivalent to being ineffective in front of Zarath, who has a higher sequence.

Black lines that can only be seen by the Puppet Master or a higher Extraordinary of the same path are flying in the air, and are instantly connected to another place, where a figure is outlined, it is Klein who has changed his position.

But he was immediately controlled by the thread of the spirit body again. His expression was dull and his eyes were dull. He was just a marionette who stepped out of the mirror world.

The moment he escaped from control with the help of a mirror double, Klein had already exchanged an exchange with a fish marionette that had transformed in the nearby sea, allowing the fish Germangmann to become the target of Zaratul's control instead of him. He then dived into the water and transformed into " The sealed glove of the "Wind Blessed One" soul drained away the surrounding water, giving him a chance to breathe.

If he hadn't subconsciously controlled the spiritual threads of creatures in the sea the moment he sensed something was wrong with the surrounding environment, he wouldn't have been able to move faster than a Sequence 1 "Secret Waiter" now!

This is the role of caution... With his mind restored to clarity, Klein subconsciously thought that without hesitation, he would make the "Wriggling Hunger" appear transparent and teleport away from this place to escape Zaratul's follow-up attack.

But the familiar feeling of sluggishness hit his mind again.

Oops... was discovered... again...

The sluggish thoughts slowly floated, and Klein noticed that his marionette was not the only one in the water. There were countless spiritual body threads in the nearby sea that were converging upward. , like suspended sea creatures swimming around, they are all Zaratul's secret puppets, and they are all his eyes and hands.

And these countless hands, stroking the threads of his spiritual body, will turn him into another marionette in a few seconds, allowing Zaratul to control the "Origin Castle" and the power belonging to the source of matter.

This is the real reason why He perseveres in searching for Klein!

Under the gaze of countless Zaratul's marionettes, the spiritual threads connecting Klein's body gradually converged and floated upward, like the lines controlling a puppet, and were about to return to Zaratul.

But at the source of the line, a burst of gray-white mist suddenly appeared next to Klein, and his body then disappeared and entered the historical pore.

This allowed him to get rid of the struggle for control of the spiritual thread, and his mind became clear again. Broken spots of light appeared in front of his eyes. The interior was bizarre, including the turmoil when the tomb of George III was destroyed, and the killing of Ince Zanger. There were gunshots during the Weir period, and also the wails of the dead during the Great Smog in Backlund.

This is the "historical pore" that every ancient scholar has discovered, and it is also the way for them to obtain the power of the "past".

Before Klein could breathe a sigh of relief amid the many light spots, in the gray mist behind him, a group of slippery, twisted tentacles broke open the historical fog, penetrated into it, and extended towards him.

In the center of the tentacles, a mass of transparent worm-like substance flowed out, like a flood quickly approaching him.

That is Zaratul, or the mythical creature form of the "divineer" pathway. It actually got into the historical pore belonging to Klein and eroded towards him!

Klein immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The reason why he tried to use "mirror stand-in" and teleportation to escape instead of diving into the historical void immediately was because he was worried about encountering this kind of situation. After all, he was only a Sequence 3 member. Ancient scholars' own abilities are very likely to be restrained by Zarath of Sequence 1.

Until he was surrounded by endless marionettes and the spiritual line was about to be lost, he had no choice but to get into the fog of history and try to escape through another method.

This place is like the mirror world that Klein has visited several times, except that the passage in the mirror is replaced by a different historical pore image, and even ancient scholars can only observe and interpret different historical fragments here, and cannot do anything. Anything else.

This also means that the Extraordinaries inside it cannot use their own abilities to fight. They can only compete with the "endurance" of traveling through different historical images and the "insight" of the number of historical holes.

There is no doubt that as an archangel that existed in the Fourth Age, Zaratul has broader "knowledge" and stronger "endurance". If he simply competes with his opponent for his escape speed in the pores of history, Klein has no chance of winning.

His only hope is to escape from the other party's tracking by hiding in a certain period of history that only he knows.

Even if it's too late to arrive, you should try to delay as much time as possible to have any hope of being rescued.

So he ran away, flying through different historical fragments, passing by the warring Reinette and Si'a, stepping on the streets of the "City of Dreams", and heard the sound of "Ah" in his ears. At the mockery of the clone, the nostrils were filled with the toxic mist of the great smog.

Zaratul's "tide" of worms was chasing after him, and they obviously had a corresponding understanding of these histories. Not only did they not escape him, but they followed him closer and closer, making Klein's premonition of danger stronger. Damn, if this continues, let alone the Second Era, which He may not be familiar with, I won't even reach the Fourth Era before I'll be overtaken and devoured... From the corner of his eye, Klein saw slippery tentacles leaving. He was getting closer and closer, and he was extremely anxious. He could only keep silently reciting the names of any gods and angels he knew, hoping to attract someone's attention. His body became sluggish, as if it was being pulled up by a spiritual thread. About to become a Secret Puppet.

In the pores of history, what the "ancient scholar" cannot do does not mean that the "Servant of Secrets" cannot do it. He can only escape, and Zaratul can even fight here!

At this moment, Klein's somewhat familiar figures emerged from the historical holes in front of him.

They are as slender as hounds, covered with short black hair, their eye sockets are ignited with dark red flames, and the corners of their mouths are grinning to the back of their heads. They are the "Origin Castle Watchers" that Klein encountered when he was searching for Sequence 3 potion materials. Fulgrim's Hound.

These hounds that had once begged for Klein were now baring their teeth and jumping past him as he ran forward, rushing towards Zaratul's tentacles and worms behind him.

They... Klein's consciousness suddenly woke up, and there was an impulse in his mind to give up his escape and turn around to save Fulgrim's dogs, but he knew that this would not help and would only make the sacrifices of these Source Castle guards worthless.

Just when his eyes were sore and he was clenching his teeth and preparing to continue escaping, a sudden reminder came from his spirituality. His mind, which was covered by the premonition of danger, turned to an electric thought and turned around without hesitation to face Zaratul. The "tide".

The latter's body was covered with several Fulgrim dogs, and the slippery tentacles were slapping them, like slapping wild dogs that were eating themselves. Another part of the worms bypassed the obstruction and continued to turn into a tide and rush toward Klein.

The moment the two met, Klein decisively broke away from the fog of history, returned to the real world, and appeared on the beach before.

The gray mist behind him gradually dissipated, and the historical pore gradually closed. During this period, no tentacles or worms emerged from it.

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few greasy black tentacles tore apart the gray mist, and a group of transparent worms emerged from the pores of history, quickly reappearing as an old man wearing a black robe, a hood on his head, and a thick white beard.

He used a "miracle" to let Klein leave Backlund, and then "grafted" his teleportation destination to Zaratul on the island in the Raging Sea.

Stepping on the soft sand with his feet, Zaratul immediately found himself in a strange state: all his marionettes in the real world lost contact, and the target he was tracking also disappeared.

Dream? phantom?

Mirror world!

Based on the power that Gehrman Sparrow might have access to, Zaratul took less than a second to confirm the current situation. He stretched out his left hand and continuously grasped the void in front of him.

A man wearing a dark red coat embroidered with gold thread, with long chestnut hair slightly curly, and blue eyes was pulled out of the historical pores, followed by a man with black hair and blue eyes wearing a large cloak, a square face, and a majestic temperament. young people.

This is the historical projection of the two archangels who are Sequence 1 with Zaratul, the "Emperor of Knowledge" Russell Gustave, and the "Hand of Order" William Augustus I.

The former is His best and most familiar friend, and one of the strongest angels in the network. The latter also cooperated with Him not long ago. Although he is still alive, he will not mind being borrowed from the power of history. .

With their protection, Zaratul once again set out to capture the pores of history. He wanted to find a certain "ageless" witch who had had a one-night stand with him, and with the help of the "disaster" who had been promoted to His power escapes this "mirror world."

But before He could touch the witch's graceful body in the fragment of history, the three archangels outlined an even more graceful figure in front of their eyes.

At the same time, the entire "mirror world" seemed to be welcoming its own master, making a tooth-breaking, harsh sound like glass rubbing against each other, and a breath of destructive everything spewed out.

It was only then that Zaratul's hand stretched out into the void slowly retracted.

His palms were empty, and the "disaster" witch actually refused the summons and refused to be the enemy of the person in front of her!

Looking at the "Essence of Disaster in the Mirror" with fluttering blond hair and deep purple eyes in front of him, Zaratul fell into silence briefly.

(End of chapter)Chapter 1024 Your true identity is... On the beach blown by the sea breeze and lit by the moonlight, Klein used the vision of observing the spiritual thread to check every corner around him, and confirmed that all the Marionettes of Zaratul had been lost. No trace.

"No need to look for it. Until there is a way to resist the curse and disease that the witch retrogradely 'infects' through the spiritual thread, Zaratul will not leave his marionette at will."

In front of Klein, a man dressed in black clothes Angel, who was dressed exactly the same as the one he saw in Backlund a few minutes ago, said coldly.

But unlike the witch in his memory who was cold in front of outsiders and always smiled when he was alone, Angel on the beach was very cold and even resisted contact with him. You can see it in the psychological defensive stance and keeping a few meters away from him.

From her eyes, I could see emotions of disgust and even hatred. When I just left the fog of history, the look she cast almost made me think she was Zaratul... Klein muttered in his heart. , thought of a possibility.

"The man in the mirror?"

he asked cautiously.

"It seems she has told you."

The "Man in the Mirror" took this sentence as his default answer, and his expression became even more indifferent.

"Angel did tell me that she had a self-aware mirror figure, but she said that other witch mirror figures need to be enslaved with power or persuaded with sincerity, and some special mirror figures even want to kill the original body every day to replace them. , but this one of mine is very special. I have worked closely with her from the beginning and has a very gentle personality..."

Klein said carefully, stopping at the key point. The implication was, "You didn't talk to her very well. Same".

These words changed the expression of the "man in the mirror" who looked exactly the same as Angel, but was slightly different from him due to his demeanor and eyes. It seemed that he was forcing himself to relax and let the intimidating expression melt. , then shook his head and said:

"That's for her, not for you or anyone else... In short, she dealt with Zaratul in the 'Mirror World', and she should be able to resolve the battle quickly when she returns here. Before that, I will protect you from other possible attacks, such as Amon's clone, or a certain personality aspect of his brother."

Sure enough, Angel's true body pulled Zaratul in after being chased out of the fog of history . The world in the mirror... But according to the "man in the mirror", if Amon or his brother with a bad personality came in his true form, she might not be able to deal with it... Klein thought with some sadness.

He knew that Angel's man in the mirror could only rely on yesterday's reappearance spell to briefly "return" to the strength of the Sequence 1 "Doomsday" witch. It was not a big problem to deal with ordinary angels, but it was really difficult to encounter those kings of angels who existed in the ancient era. It's hard to defeat, let alone save your own life in the battle.

Thinking of this, Klein asked with some confusion:

"But since Zaratul has been trapped in the mirror world, why not use 'Yesterday Reappearance' to completely eliminate him, or at least severely injure the archangel..."

"Even when you went to the Cathedral of the Holy Wind to ask for the 'Never-Ending Theater', you knew to use the images in the pores of history and the Marionette that can be discarded at any time to prevent the body from being struck to death by lightning from the 'tyrant', Zaratul How could we not make corresponding preparations?"

"The Man in the Mirror" looked at Klein with cold eyes again and explained in a calm tone.

"You know a lot...more than the true body?"

Klein frowned, recalling the conversation when he told Angel about this.

He did not describe his visit to the Lord of Storms Church in detail at that time, so he was sure that Angel did not know the whole process, at least he did not know that he had walked in with a marionette and put fake money in the offering box.

"I think she should have told you that our senses are not shared. There are some things she knows that I don't know, and accordingly, some of my memories do not exist in her mind..."

Jing The middle-aged man said impatiently, and then his expression changed, revealing a smile that made Klein's heartbeat suddenly speed up:

"For example, she doesn't know that you are actually..."

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From the beach that is hundreds of meters long In the "mirror world" composed of the surrounding woods and part of the sea, the number of "helpers" around Zarath, whose thoughts were briefly stagnant, began to increase rapidly.

The scope of this "mirror world" built by Angel's flipping of reality is not large, and only includes her and Zaratul, the two angels. There is no goal of transforming the Sequence 1 "Secret Waiter" into a Secret Puppet. But He doesn't need it either.

The old man with black eyes, white beard, and wrinkled skin grabbed with his hands one after another, pulling out the gentlemen in formal hats, the ladies in gorgeous clothes, the young men in overalls or the girls with fluttering skirts from the historical pore images.

Their expressions were dull and their eyes were lifeless. It was obvious that they had become Zaratul's marionettes before, and they had just traveled through time and space from that tragic moment to the present to serve their master again.

In an instant, they all turned into the same old man wearing black robes with white beards exposed. They danced with their hands to summon subsequent historical images, making it difficult to distinguish who was the marionette and who was the real body.

Of course, for a "Secret Attendant", anyone can be real and anyone can be the real person!

Most of the marionettes in these historical pores have the strength of Sequence 5, and many of them even have a hint of divinity. As Zaratul's marionettes, they can use the "divineer" ability up to Sequence 1, such as Powerful air cannons, such as the ability to control the enemy's spiritual thread.

In a few seconds, they quickly multiplied in number by controlling marionettes with marionettes and summoning historical images with historical images, and then dispersed to every area of ​​the mirror world in a burst of red flames, becoming The anchor point for Zarath's body to be transferred at any time.

The only ones who did not transform and move with them were William Augustus, who was still wearing the cloak, and Russell Gustave, who had slightly curly chestnut hair.

They essentially do not belong to Zaratul's marionettes, and they are not willing to accept the control of the spiritual thread, because during the period of time when the fog of history lasts, they possess the strength of Sequence 1 Archangels!

The dark golden light suddenly lit up, and the serious-looking "Protector" William I took out the thin sword from his waist, pointed it directly at Angel who was floating in the air, and quietly watched the "performance" below, and announced the new world in his mouth. The first prohibition:

"It is forbidden to spread diseases here."

Under His powerful power of order, many pathogens hidden in the air around all marionettes and historical images have lost their activity.

Russell, the former Emperor of Intis and the "Emperor of Knowledge" in the world of mysticism, raised his head and stared at Angel, with countless illusory symbols appearing in his eyes.

They represent known or unknown knowledge of human beings, flooding into Angel's mind at a speed that can burst the brain and burn out consciousness:

"The average distance between our planet and the moon is 380,000 kilometers..."

"Violent The sea is not naturally formed, and the deepest part contains the tomb of the fallen God of Death..."

"The ancestors of Sauron and the Einhorn family who traveled the furthest on the hunter path were all women..."

"The primitive island in the Misty Sea , hiding a tomb of the 'Black Emperor'..."

"The unique path of the Judge is called the 'Trunsoest Brass Book'. Because it was contaminated during the War of the Four Emperors, this path has no future. …"

"…"

Pieces of useful and useless knowledge in his mind quickly appeared and disappeared amidst layers of gibbering and crazy roars. Angel's mind was instantly occupied, and his limbs briefly became stiff and unable to move.

Seizing this momentary opportunity, dozens of Marionettes in the sky and on the ground opened their visions of "spiritual threads", trying to seize the "disaster" witch's spiritual threads, which originated from their The ability of the main body Zaratul belongs to the Sequence 1 level, so it only takes one second to initially put the Sequence 2 angel into a stagnant state!

But under the gaze of pairs of eyes, there was not a single black line around the graceful body in the air, as if she was just a corpse, moving on its own under the influence of invisible hands.

No, she hid the spiritual thread deep in the mirror...

Zaratul, who was hidden among the marionettes, understood instantly and turned to all the marionettes to open their mouths and make a "bang" sound, one by one invisible Air cannonballs flew towards Angel, and each one of them could easily shatter an entire armored ship, even the angel's body could not withstand it.

Krack -

a sound of shattering glass that resounded throughout the mirror world reached everyone's ears. The dozens of air cannonballs turned strangely the moment they came into contact with Angel's body, shooting towards the man holding the rapier who was about to William Augustus who issued the Second Injunction. And the endless useless knowledge also returned along the original path passed by Russell, and came to the mind of the "Hand of Order" at a slightly different angle, interrupting his prohibition of "no mirror substitutes". Let His mind be filled with redundant information and unable to process his own thoughts.

This strange "refraction" stems from Angel's deep control over the world in the mirror. In this world built by the witch, attacks directed at her are not only difficult to hit the target, but may even attack herself!

Bang bang bang -

powerful cannonballs hit the beach or the sea one after another, stirring up countless gravel and waves, but the tall William was not hit by any of the cannonballs, and even the flying gravel was not hit by any of them. It failed to fall on His great cloak.

It's a miracle.

Taking advantage of the instant opportunity for the miracle to take effect, all the marionettes once again controlled the threads of the spirit body. The target was not Angel who had hidden these lines, but a random marionette.

Then, these initially mastered spiritual threads were "grafted" to Angel by Zaratul, and briefly became part of her body.

This caused Angel's thoughts to be frozen and slowed down immediately. Glue was poured into the joints of her limbs, making them stiff and numb. Before she could make any move, the manipulation of her spiritual body's thread miraculously sped up, allowing her to These grafted black lines floated to the sky one after another, and together with the countless black lines of other puppets, they became the playthings in Zaratul's hands.

In just two seconds, with the help of many marionettes, Zaratul completely transformed a witch angel into his own marionette!

And this also means that He can use the ability of the new marionette to lift the confinement of the "mirror world", return to the real world, and then easily find traces of the other party based on the close connection between this witch and Gehrman Sparrow... etc?

As soon as Zaratul went through the follow-up plan in his mind, he was surprised to find that his new marionette only had an appearance that made him a little excited, and did not have any of the abilities and characteristics he wanted.

This is just a lifelike mirror stand-in!

The real Angel's figure appeared exactly like her, but her expression was very dull. She had already held the "Angelica's Blade" in her hand, and the top of the straight sword ignited purple. The black flame penetrated Marionette's body without any hindrance.

The moment this marionette turned into mirror fragments, the majestic power of destruction spread along the spiritual thread to all the marionettes in the mirror world, as well as Zaratul's body hidden within.

The spiritual threads in the sky that could only be seen by the Marionette Master ignited purple and almost black flames of destruction at the same moment, like a spider web covering the entire space. Each node of the spider web was the same burning flame. Secret Puppets.

They tried to use paper man avatars to avoid damage, and used flame jumps to switch places, but they could not avoid the fatal damage transmitted through the spiritual thread.

This is the manifestation of disaster in the mirror, the power of destruction and natural disasters!

In an instant, all the spiritual body threads in the space were burned, and pieces of purple-black flames with both high temperature and curse characteristics were scattered along with the remains of the marionette that were reduced to ashes, leaving only the remains that did not belong to the marionette category. Russell and William, as well as Zarath's true body who gave up all control of the spiritual thread in time.

Looking across the three remaining targets, Angel's mouth slightly turned up and he suddenly laughed.

The smile that can make even angels indulge in it, set off by the unreal moonlight in the mirror world, made the three Sequence 1 archangels present fall into a brief sluggish state. There was a feeling that they would give up the struggle now and prostrate themselves. The impulse under the other person's skirt.

This has nothing to do with the will of reality, but the embodiment of "charm" in the mystical sense. Even if Zaratul has seen all four existing witches and angels, even if the historical images of Russell and William do not have true sanity, these two The real body did not want to offend this "disaster" witch, so it hid its true consciousness and was inevitably affected.

Under their gaze, Angel opened his red lips and said with a smile:

"Now, let me see the difference between the 'Secret Attendant' and the 'Ancient Scholar'.

" "How many minutes can you hold on?" "

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On the beach in the real world, Klein fell into the same sluggish state because of the other party's words.

One thought after another exploded in his mind, and then fell silent again. He gradually regained his normal thoughts. He pursed his dry lips and asked,

"Are you the only one who knows about this? "

His somewhat pale face made the person in the mirror laugh out loud, which made her appearance, which was exactly the same as his real body, more like the Angel in Klein's memory.

"At least she doesn't know yet, and she shouldn't know... ...but she must have had some doubts, especially after becoming an angel and gaining more knowledge about the sequence. "

The man in the mirror replied, stepping on the soft sand and getting a few steps closer to Klein.

"My suggestion is, before she catches the key evidence, improve yourself as soon as possible so that you can truly match that identity and that title. Matching, only by becoming an angel can you further control the power of the source and have the opportunity to confront your enemies head-on. "She then said.

"You mean becoming a 'planeswalker'? "

Klein asked meaningfully.

"Of course you are a 'Miracle Master'. Going to the stars in your current situation is no different than committing suicide, and the 'Trojan of Destiny' has no share in you... and being resurrected from the dead is a miracle. You have borrowed the opportunity of 'miracle' twice, and you have to pay it back. "

The man in the mirror replied with a smile on his face.

Twice, including the time I "travelled"... Klein thought blankly, and then asked:

"The only promising characteristic of a Miracle Master is in the Land Abandoned by God. , do I need to travel there?

"Of course, and there are opportunities for your promotion there. " "

It's consistent with what Amon said... By the way, Amon!

Klein frowned and said,

"Amon's true body is in the land abandoned by the gods. He may be waiting there.

"And I have no way to go to that area."

Hearing his hesitant words, the man in the mirror sneered again and replied:

"You can only solve Amon's matter by yourself. As for how to go to the land abandoned by the gods... it's very simple. Wouldn't it be better if you turned into a corpse?"

As soon as the words fell, the space between the two people distorted and changed, and a corpse A corpse so charred that it was impossible to discern its appearance appeared from the void and fell on the beach, making a heavy sound.

Then, it disappeared like a bubble.

This... is Zaratul? As expected, He came only as an image of the historical pore, not as a real person...

Klein glanced at the disappeared corpse with some numbness in his mind, then raised his head and found that the "man in the mirror" who had been sneering just now was slightly tilted at the moment. Look at yourself.

"Klein? Are you okay?"

Her words of deep concern convinced Klein that this was the Angel he knew.

(End of chapter)Chapter 1025 Doubt and Relief

"I'm fine." Klein nodded and replied. He looked around and did not find Angel's "man in the mirror". He realized that the "switching" between the two was related to the marionette and marionette. The switching of the ontology is similar, except that part of it is in the "mirror world" and part of it is in reality.

Just now Angel apparently solved the historical pore image of Zaratul in the closed mirror world, and then exchanged it with the person in the mirror in reality, and then suddenly showed different attitudes and actions.

"Your 'person in the mirror' has been here just now, um, protecting me. She is indeed as you said, a kind and gentle person."

Looking back at Angel, Klein added after careful consideration.

He didn't know how the "Man in the Mirror" knew about the connection between himself and "The Fool", and why he didn't tell Angel and kept it a secret for him, but since Angel hadn't guessed the relationship yet, he could only continue. Keep it hidden...

It's not that he deliberately deceived Angel for reasons such as profit, but that now, he can no longer say that he is a "fool".

When he thought that he was not even an extraordinary person, he talked about "an attempt", acted as a middleman among the people in the Tarot Club, used the knowledge of Russell's diary to pretend to be a god, and had an affair with Mr. Azik and Will Unsay. Ting and other angels "taking photos together" in the past, Klein wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Of course, you can't drill too deep, otherwise you may face the terrifying pollution underground...

Fortunately, Angel just nodded slightly when he heard this, and even smiled when he heard the "gentleness" of the man in the mirror, and did not ask about what he had done during the battle. Details of Klein's conversation with the man in the mirror.

In front of the two of them, the historical pore image of Zarath being burnt to coke has completely dissipated. This false product of historical fog will not leave anything useful after death, just like the fake coffee that the two of them drank.

But out of that mist, several groups of things with different shapes, but all exuding different colors and dangerous auras, fell out. They fell on the beach and rolled everywhere, attracting the attention of the two people.

One of the six-sided crystals that exuded a sense of majesty and had gilded light surging inside made Angel feel familiar. She immediately recognized that this was the extraordinary characteristic of the "Retribution Knight". She had never been able to sell it, and she still had it. The same one given to Hugh "The Trial" Dilcha.

This means...

"I didn't expect that after the 'Dark Saint' marionette was snatched away by Zaratul's historical image, those characteristics were lost and returned to our hands..."

Klein also said with emotion, he recognized it The characteristics of "faceless man" and "hypnotist", and others naturally belong to the dark saints themselves or his grazing souls such as "black knight" and "witch king".

Obviously, after the historical pore image that Zaratul summoned and belonged to a certain moment in his past died, the marionette he snatched also died completely, and the remaining extraordinary characteristics may be due to the "control" of his higher personality, or because The difference between the world in the mirror and reality quickly separated and appeared in front of the two of them.

Klein's original purpose of taking the risk to leave Backlund was actually achieved by accident.

After picking up the only harvest of the night, Angel and Klein linked arms and used the teleportation of "Creeping Hunger" to return to Backlund and the apartment in the East District.

Although Zaratul used some method to distort the destination of Klein's teleportation this time and let him fall into a trap, it showed that he did not dare to take action in this city at all. Therefore, he has the goddess of the night, the storm Backlund, who is protected by the Lord, is still the safest place for Klein.

"...This attack is obviously just a test by Zaratul, otherwise he would not come alone, but would bring other helpers. At least the escaped Medici evil spirit may cooperate with him again and use 'yesterday' Reproduce the strength of 'Short Recovery Sequence 1'..."

Sitting back on the single sofa, Angel threw the characteristics of "Black Knight", "Witch King" and "Retribution Knight" on the coffee table without even looking at these amazingly valuable items. He glanced at Extraordinary Characteristics, but stared at Klein closely and said seriously.

"The purpose of his test is to confirm the current status of the Night Goddess and the degree of protection you receive...Obviously, it is difficult for the goddess to provide substantial help at the moment, at least not in places other than Backlund, and the other Existence, Mr. Fool, doesn't seem to be of any help this time."

Her words hit Klein's heart like a heavy hammer, reminding him of the warning from "The Man in the Mirror" again.

After all, the trap he stepped into in the past few minutes and the chase in the fog of history can be regarded as the biggest crisis that Klein has faced recently. And just like the time when Adam and Amon set up an ambush to capture Klein, Mr. Fool Neither provided any useful help.

This seems extremely abnormal to Angel, who has become a Sequence 2 angel and has some guesses about the boundaries of the top power of the Sequence.

Even she can project her power to believers and loved ones in the distance when she is prepared, let alone Mr. Fool, who is a god?

If this being is a god from an ancient era whose power has not yet been restored, then why did he repeatedly promise to provide shelter before taking action?

This is quite inconsistent with His steady style. Fortunately, with Angel's "Man in the Mirror" reminder before, Klein had already prepared several explanations that seemed reasonable and difficult to falsify in these few minutes. For example, Mr. Fool was dealing with the peek of the "True Creator". Only then could the two sides' operations against the "Secret Saint" and "Dark Saint" proceed smoothly, and for example, the "Box of the Old" was seriously contaminated, and it took him a while to deal with it...

But looking at Angel's clear eyes Eyes, these explanations lingered in his mind for a long time, and he couldn't say any of them.

Because after the "man in the mirror" pointed out his identity, if he continued to defend himself against his will, it would be tantamount to actively deceiving Angel, instead of avoiding talking about it before.

Trying his best to control his expression with his "Faceless Man" ability, numerous thoughts flashed through Klein's mind. Finally, he blinked in front of Angel's indifferent expression with a hint of a smile and said,

"Actually, I..."

"It seems that Mr. Fool may be guarding against the intervention of the True Creator, so he is unable to help us."

Angel's sudden smile and words blocked Klein's words.

At this moment, he himself didn't know whether he was intending to deceive Angel when he spoke just now, or whether he was directly admitting that he was the "fool".

But Angel's narrowed eyes and gentle tone made him understand that the other party was really suspicious, but in the end decided not to force himself, but to wait for the right moment to take the initiative to explain everything.

When Angel and Klein went to the sea, he was confused about his identity as a "traveler" because of Adam's words. When he killed Ince Zangwill and heard the other party's words accusing Angel, Klein was also the same. He did it, and at this moment Angel returned this tenderness to him.

In fact, telling her the truth is nothing, at most it is a social death, but her "Man in the Mirror" deliberately warned me, but it made me hesitate... Is it possible to truly master the power of "Origin Castle" by being promoted to Sequence 2? , then is the best time for a showdown?

The words of the "man in the mirror" who looked and dressed exactly the same as Angel, but whose tone and expression were completely different, appeared in Klein's mind again. In the end, he could not blurt out the sentence "I am the fool", but hesitantly said: "

You The man in the mirror said that my path to promotion is in the Land Abandoned by the Gods, and to enter there, I need to 'turn into a corpse'... Do you have any clues?"

Turning into a corpse... Angel's mind was immediately attracted by this question. She frowned, and after thinking for a moment, she guessed:

"Using your power of 'resurrection'? Well, for example, sacrificing your corpse to...Mr. Fool, Then He will give the Tarot Club the 'Sun' and you will be resurrected..."

I thought so too. According to the speed of recovery when I "uncovered the coffin" last time, there should be two more opportunities for this kind of resurrection. If I can actually enter the "Land Abandoned by Gods", and it doesn't matter if I use it once, but the biggest problem is probably who will be responsible for receiving the "sacrifice" after I die. Although the spiritual insects can do it for me, but after I die, they will Dead... The more Klein thought about it, the more likely he felt that this method would be successful, but the method of "death" might have to be modified.

He was afraid that after he died, he would find out that the body could not be sent to the sealed continent and waste a precious chance of resurrection...

He turned to say:

"I will test the goddess's attitude and see if I can get it from her. The clues of the 'Dark Demonic Wolf', if He also acquiesces to my behavior of entering the 'Land Abandoned by Gods', it means that doing so is better than staying in Backlund. If He thinks that Amon is a greater threat than Zaratul , Maybe I can only try the Church of Storms again.

"I will also go to the 'Man in the Mirror' to find out."

Angel nodded and added.

After ending this topic, the expressions of both Angel and Klein softened. The two communicated for a while. Angel put away the various extraordinary characteristics left by the "Dark Saint" and left the apartment through the mirror world. Klein Then he teleported to the vicinity of St. Samuel's Church, but did not enter the church directly. Instead, he used illusion magic to cover his figure in a secluded alley behind the church, and walked four steps backward to reach the top of the gray fog.

This time, he did not sit in the high-backed chair of "The Fool", but came to the opposite position of "The World" at the end of the long table.

Looking around the empty grand palace, he sighed slightly.

"Although I got the 'Box of the Old' this time, as long as I complete the transaction with the Abrahams, I will have the characteristics of the 'Planeswalker', but the journey to the stars seems more dangerous than I imagined. Angel's Man in the Mirror It even came to the conclusion that it was equivalent to committing suicide... Is the 'Miracle Master' my only choice?

(End of this chapter)