Medici snorted, "Go find Lilith! I've signed the contract, and according to the agreement I can only take action now!"
Layers of mist spread rapidly in all directions, soon enveloping the church and the entire square.
After Klein's many flame jumps, Ins still found an opportunity to get close to him. His cold single eye suddenly emitted a dazzling silver light.
Chi chi chi!
The silver-white sword light burst out from Klein's body without any warning, and the powerful force directly tore his body apart. Klein's body instantly turned into a broken paper man, shattered under the impact of the sword light. And he himself used this power to teleport more than ten meters away. But before he could catch his breath, the second sword light burst out again.
"die!"
At the critical moment, Klein once again exchanged positions with the Qiunas Marionette. At the same time, the Marionette solemnly recited in ancient Hermetic language:
"destiny!"
This is the "Luck Stealer" spell made using the Time Worm provided by Grandpa Pales, and it's for this moment!
Chapter 673 The Lamp God is ptsd
In an instant, time and space seemed to be distorted by a mysterious force, and the fate of Qiunas and Ince Zangwill quietly intertwined.
The silver rapier that was originally ready to explode in Qiunas' body suddenly turned around and shot out from Ins' body.
The sword light, which carried a terrible destructive force, easily cut through his silver full body armor, breaking it into pieces and causing cracks to appear on Ince Zangwill's body.
Almost at the same time, the Traveler Marionette walked out of the spirit world, holding the Seagod's Scepter that was emitting a mysterious light. As he waved it, silver-white lightning bolts came down from the sky like a dragon emerging from the sea, carrying a tremendous force.
Bright and dazzling silver-white lightning intertwined with each other, one after another, like a series of deadly meteors, striking straight at Ins. The dense lightning instantly submerged the position where Ins was, bursting out with dazzling light, so bright that people could not open their eyes.
Leonard, who had been hiding in the corner, also took the opportunity to rush out, letting Pales steal from Ins repeatedly, and then took out a revolver and pointed it at his temple, and took out a "Luck Thief" spell in his hand, and said in a low voice:
"destiny!"
"Bang!"
With a dull and shocking gunshot, Leonard's head exploded instantly, blood and brains splattered. At the same time, the "stealer" spell was successfully activated, transferring Leonard's fate of death to Ince, resulting in the fact that he also "died". ·Noon^4!Read·Book^ *Has been published+Crime~New_Zhang?Robbery!
"Did it work?"
Leonard stared at the place where the light dissipated.
Pales said in a low voice, "If Ince Zangwill is only Sequence 4 as previously thought, he would be dead by now, but…"
As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy and powerful sound of footsteps seemed to come from the abyss of hell, "dong, dong, dong", and each sound seemed to step on everyone's heart.
Then, an extremely huge figure slowly emerged from the diffuse smoke. It was a burly Cyclops, his body was mainly dark blue and knotty muscles, his skin was gray-blue, and he exuded a chilling aura.
What was particularly terrifying was that there was a dark crack from his forehead to his nose, which looked like a vertical eye. It was deep and mysterious, as if it led to an endless dark abyss.
This is the mythical form of the Warrior Path!
"ah!!!"
With just one look at him, Leonard felt his spirit rioting and showing signs of getting out of control. Pales quickly took over his body and stole some distance away.
Klein was no better than Leonard. Under his skin, the blue veins looked like wriggling worms, constantly bulging and twisting, as if countless evil creatures were about to drill out of his body.
He suddenly remembered that not long ago in the foggy town, when he encountered a powerful man who seemed to be a fortune teller in the form of a myth in the gorgeous palace, there was no sign of losing control through the Traveler's Secret Doll.
So he immediately put his consciousness into the body of the Traveler's Secret Doll, and sure enough, all the signs of losing control just now disappeared in just an instant.
The Cyclops transformed by Ince Zangwill roared, and the dark and terrifying single eye quickly moved in its eye socket, sweeping towards everyone around him, and he shouted in a buzzing voice: "I will complete the glorious revenge!!"
The silver-white full body armor once again covered the giant. He swung a several-meter-long silver sword and slid out an arc with himself as the center. The storm of light suddenly spread 360 degrees in all directions. Everything it passed was destroyed and burned under the storm.
It's like the end of the world!
Klein quickly controlled the Traveler's Secret Doll to come to him, and after several consecutive flashes, he planned to hide in the basement of St. Samuel's Cathedral.
However, just as he approached, he was blocked by an invisible wall and bounced back - the underground of the church seemed to be isolated by something, and he could neither enter nor exit!
He suddenly remembered the red light spots scattered by the burning doctrine when Ince Zangwill just appeared. Perhaps that was the effect of a certain seal he used at that time, in order to seal the underground of the church, so that the church strongmen and various powerful seals inside could not be used for a period of time.
No wonder after fighting for so long, there was no support from other people in the church, and no powerful seals were taken out by the Nighthawks and the Red Gloves.
Ince Zangwill was indeed well prepared this time!
But what was strange about Klein was that
Why hasn't Mr. Azik appeared yet?
Klein took a deep breath and read out the messenger summons in Hermetic, then said, "Miss Messenger, can you come and help me when you have time?"
...
In the spiritual world.
Just as Mr. Azik was about to tear through space to support Klein, a familiar yet unfamiliar aura came from the front. It was a woman wearing a feathered serpent crown who looked somewhat similar to Azik:
This is the leader of the Southern Continent Spirit Cult, the Pale Queen Shia Palenque Eggers, an angel in charge of a Level 0 Seal!
...
Memorial Day Square.
George III's tone was full of emotion and heaviness:
"We have passed the most difficult moment. We will surely defeat evil and brutality. This is the power of justice, the power of every soldier on the front line, and the power of every worker in the factory..."
Bernadette was still wearing her old-fashioned hat, calmly watching George III's speech. Suddenly, she turned her head to look at Lilith who had appeared out of nowhere.
Lilith folded her arms in confusion and asked, "Why do you still have the time to sit here and watch this imaginary speech by King George III?"
Bernadette said softly, "I'm waiting."
"What are you waiting for?"
Lilith tilted her head: "You're not waiting for me, are you?"
"Um."
She nodded slightly. "I've actually always been curious about why Sister Lilith cares so much about Mr. World and has been secretly pushing him to speed up his promotion."
"Well, your father, Russell, is going to die soon. Do you want this?"
Bernadette's expression was calm. "There are nine mausoleums of George III. It is impossible for me to destroy them all in a short period of time. So no matter how anxious I am, I can't change the facts."
Lilith gave a thumbs up: "You...are really strong inside! If it were Edward, I would have fought to the death a long time ago!"
"So, Klein's promotion is related to Mr. Sparrow's return?"
"hold head high."
"As long as he advances to Sequence 4, Mr. Sparrow will be able to come back?"
"That's what Edward said anyway."
Bernadette thought thoughtfully: "The ascension ceremony of a trickster is... mainly relying on one's own strength and planning, and murdering a demigod or an extraordinary creature of equal stature in front of many spectators. And the target you chose is that Ince Zangwill?"
Lilith spread her hands. "Yes, he is the only one who can fully inspire Klein's fighting spirit in a short period of time. However, it is still too difficult for Klein to kill a Sequence 3 Silver Knight now."
"Hey, I shouldn't have scared that one-eyed man away last time. If... I could let Ince Zangwill kill both Dunn and Daly, maybe it would arouse Klein's fighting spirit and he could kill him with explosive power."
"But if we do this, Edward will definitely be angry."
Bernadette nodded: "I understand."
After saying that, she took half a step forward and disappeared.
Lilith was confused: "No, what do you understand? Are you going to help Klein? If you use too much force, his ritual won't be completed!"
...
Outside the secret mausoleum of Eastchester County, Bernadette emerged surrounded by pea vines that grew out of thin air.
She took two steps forward, looked at the mountain wall in front of her, stretched out her right hand, and quickly drew symbols in the air. Drops of bright red blood like tiny gems oozed out and solidified in mid-air.
Soon, a complex symbol composed of stacked "doors" emerged, and they trembled slightly, resonating with an unknown source. In the blink of an eye, the blood-red symbol expanded and extended into an illusory translucent door, through which a huge mausoleum made of black stones could be vaguely seen.
Bernadette immediately stepped forward, passed through the illusory door, and came to a dark and deep area.
At this moment, as a ceremony was held deep underground, a little bit of slightly deep light gathered and condensed into a human figure in the dim air.
The figure had a square face, black hair, blue eyes, a high nose bridge, a thick beard, and a solemn expression. This was William Augustus I, who had fought with Bernadette during the last smog. He was the founder and protector of Loen, and the original king.
Bernadette's expression didn't change. She flipped her hand and an extra item appeared - a magic lamp.
As her right hand stroked the surface of the magic lamp, the wick burned silently. The light it emitted was like a viscous stream, spraying upwards, forming a blurred and distorted pale golden figure.
"Eternal Lamp God, my second wish is... no matter what method you use, let Klein Moretti take the lead and successfully complete the murder of Ince Zangwill to complete the ceremony of promotion to the Trickster."
"What kind of wish is this?"
The lamp god was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted angrily: "%***py%**&jpy, it's mysterious again!!!"
Chapter 674: Three Become Four
Inside St Samuel's Church.
Looking at the messenger lady who walked out with four bright-looking heads, Klein quickly said, "Miss Messenger, please help me."
Renette stared at him with her eight red eyes and said, "Okay..." "I want ten thousand..." "... gold coins." "..."
"OK!"
Renette walked through the wall of the church and came to the square, just in time to see the Cyclops who was frantically destroying everything. Her figure became illusory and translucent, and suddenly appeared in the giant's one eye.
The Cyclops' body suddenly stiffened, and he lost control of himself bit by bit, but soon he roared, and a thin silver sword appeared in his hand, and stabbed into his chest with a purifying power to restrain the evil spirits.
Reinette immediately made a mirror jump and left Ince Zangwill's body. Then her body suddenly expanded and turned into a rag doll as big as a castle. It was wearing a gloomy and complicated long skirt and was bound by vines. It muttered an obscure language, and the figure of the Cyclops was reflected in its red eyes.
Silently, a faint light rose from the Cyclops' body and he turned into a white rabbit. A rabbit doll appeared in Renette's hand, and the power of curse and resentment was injected into the doll.
"ah!!!"
The huge rabbit let out a low roar, and the hair on his body quickly faded away, gradually turning into gray-blue skin. Ince Zangwill was trying to break free from the curse, and at the same time, a new Sword of Dawn condensed in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into the ground.
The giant sword then disintegrated, turning into pieces of morning light fragments. They were densely packed and countless, forming a flashing and violent sharp hurricane that swept forward.
If it is not controlled, a large area in the northern district will be wiped out by this attack!
Medici, who was in charge of stopping Anthony, stepped away and made a gesture of invitation: "Let's take a two-minute break. Go and help 'No-Head'. *l¨u,o,la¢x¢sw,.?c*o?m*"
"…"
Anthony frowned and looked at Him, with a thousand doubts in his heart, but he knew that there was no time to lose, so he quickly turned into darkness and headed towards the hurricane.
The rag doll incarnated by Reinette opened its mouth towards the Cyclops and let out a soul-wrenching scream, trying to interrupt his attack - but after being in the mythical form for a long time, Ince Zangwill had gradually lost his mind.
There was only one thought in his mind now, which was to destroy everything he saw.
Klein, who was hiding in the church, quickly took four steps backwards and stepped onto the gray fog. He picked up a silver-gray talisman and suddenly injected spirituality into it, igniting a dark light.
Klein stood up suddenly, pulled his shoulders, and swung his right arm:
"Disaster!"
The dark light emitted by the Calamity Spell was combined with a little power from the pried gray fog, and was thrown into the scene seen in the depths of the gray fog, thrown towards the Cyclops incarnated by Ince Zangwill.
After doing this, Klein immediately logged out of the gray fog and returned to reality. He once again controlled the secret puppet of Qonas to attack the Cyclops—
He didn't notice that a faint gray-white mist flowed into the body of the traveler doll beside him like water, and the doll's originally dull eyes suddenly became lively.
He stretched his arms and legs, and leaped to the outside of the church. He was invisible and suspended in the air. He stared at the increasingly crazy Cyclops below. The ancient gears in his eyes turned counterclockwise: "Degeneration."
Almost at the same time, the giant who had smashed the giant rag doll with one punch suddenly froze, and then his body trembled and suddenly shrank rapidly, exiting the form of the mythical creature, and quickly restored to the appearance of Ince Zangwill.
The madness in his eyes quickly faded, and was replaced by some confusion and shock: his sequence had dropped to Sequence 4, and was still declining!
Ince Zangwill didn't know what was going on, but he knew very well that he was no match for the two men at this moment, so he used the seal without hesitation and wanted to escape into the spirit world.
However, the bright red flowers around him, the pure white fountain pool, and the deep black floor tile patterns, none of them became rich in color, let alone superimposed on each other.
The "spiritual world shuttle" ability of Ince Zangwill's seal has failed!
"Your Excellency the Red Angel, take me away!"
He immediately asked Medici for help. Medici curled his lips and turned into a ball of fire, rushing towards Ince. Under the constraints of the contract, He could only do as he was told.
But at this moment, Anthony blocked Medici's way, with a faint smile on his face: "Sir, this time it's my turn to stop you."
"Ha, come on then!"
Seeing that Medici was stopped by Anthony, Ince Zangwill transformed into a ray of light and hid in the light, then entered the underground, intending to take the opportunity to leave.
"Qunas", who had been keeping a close eye on him, certainly would not miss the opportunity. He directly distorted Ins's movements and thoughts, forcing him to come out from underground.
Just as Ince Zangwill was about to repeat his old trick, his body suddenly froze, and the figure of Renette appeared in his one eye, and he completely lost control of his body.
Qiunas took the opportunity to move closer, and shot out several coins from his hand again. With the multiple blessings of utilization, amplification, and distortion, he blasted Ince Zangwill's head into a sky full of red and white objects, and then further twisted the already fatal wound to death.
Chi!
Chi!
Chi!
The headless body lay on the ground, but the body expanded again - at the moment of recovering Sequence 3, Ince Zangwill used his remaining consciousness to once again enter the form of a mythical creature, thereby gaining the divine creature with vitality that normal people could not imagine!
Bang!
A silver-black streak of light flashed out and turned into a bullet that accurately hit Ince Zangwill's head, which had just grown half of its new growth. Then the slight light dissipated, and Ince Zangwill froze there, even the recovery of his vitality and the expansion of his mythical form completely stagnated.
This is a soul-controlling bullet made from the Time Worm.
The next moment, Klein, Leonard, Qiunas, and Daly, who had been hiding, rushed forward together, using all kinds of abilities and attacks to the best of their ability.
With a few whooshing sounds, several tarot cards flew out and landed next to Ince Zangwill, igniting. Klein took advantage of the flames to jump closer and pointed his revolver at Ince's body, pulling the trigger repeatedly.
He did not say any breathtaking words as in the original novel, but simply fired coldly and even slightly numbly, giving Ince Zangwill continuous control, allowing Qiunas to continue to use [Distortion] to twist all the injuries he suffered into fatal ones.
boom!
The accumulated damage suddenly burst out like a flood. Ince Zangwill's head was like a broken watermelon that fell from a height, with fragments and juice scattered everywhere. However, these pieces of flesh and blood still maintained a certain vitality because of the mythical creature.
Until Leonard reached out and grabbed them, borrowed Pallez's power to use [Steal] to steal all the activity in the flesh and blood and minced meat. Klein once again [Distorted] and completely crushed them into powder.
And at this moment, Ince Zangwill finally met his death.
Almost at the same time, Klein felt that the remaining potion of the Puppet Master had been completely digested, and the promotion ceremony was also completed at this moment.
Without any hesitation, Klein quickly took out the materials he had prepared long ago, and under the guidance of his spiritual power, he quickly mixed them together and poured them into a small metal bottle, completing the production of the Trickster's potion.
The cold potion slid down his throat, bringing a slight feeling of numbness. This numbness not only affected the body, but also penetrated deep into the soul, causing his consciousness to tremble.
In the long time that followed, Klein fell into endless pain and struggle.
Past memories flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern. The laughter and tears, hope and despair of the past were all intertwined at this moment. Under the dual torture of pain and memories, his body and soul were undergoing a profound transformation, gradually completing the leap from human to demigod, and successfully becoming a Sequence 4 Trickster.
After a long time, Klein slowly opened his eyes, his gaze revealing a kind of depth and determination after a transformation. He looked at Leonard, Daly, and Archbishop Anthony, took a step back, drew a hand gesture of the Holy Light of Night on his chest, then bowed deeply, and turned into a ball of fire and disappeared.
Leonard subconsciously stretched out his hand, his lips slightly parted, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just sighed deeply, with a trace of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes: he knew in his heart that many things could never go back.
At the same time, in a window of a room that no one noticed, a priest in a simple robe and light golden eyes stood there quietly. He silently put down the cross in his hand, his eyes calm and deep.
...
Above the gray fog, Klein spent more than ten minutes gaining a preliminary understanding of the Trickster's abilities. He quietly sat back on the bronze chair, looking at the ancient and magnificent palace, but his heart was filled with confusion for a moment.
The girl who traveled through time said that she would know the truth once she became a demigod.
But now I am a strange wizard, where is the truth?
Should I wait for that girl to come back and tell me everything?
No, that's not it.
Klein raised his head and looked into the depths of the mysterious space above the gray fog, at the stairway of light that led to heaven. The page of the diary that Emlyn the Moon gave him at the last Tarot Club said that the owner of the diary left everything in the depths of that mysterious space.
So, as long as we step onto the Stairway of Light and enter the deepest part, we will know everything?
What is the truth behind everything?
He stood up and walked with heavy steps towards the depths of the gray fog. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little more fear in his heart.
One step, two steps, three steps
Klein slowly stepped onto the six steps that looked like they belonged to a giant, reached the end of the condensed gray cloud, and then leaped forward and stepped onto the cloud formed by the gray fog.
What caught his eyes was a brilliant gate of light stained with a hint of blue-black. It was composed of countless overlapping light balls. The main body of each light ball was a pile of twisted worms huddled together. Some of them were transparent, and some were translucent.
Above the light gate, thin black lines hung down, suspending one almost completely transparent "cocoon" after another.
Those "cocoons" swayed gently, wrapping different souls. Some were black, some were yellow, and some were white. Some wore jeans, some held mobile phones, some wore bright clothes, and some had beautiful facial features. They all had the breath of life, but their eyes were closed.
Klein's eyes froze for a moment, and he seemed to be back on Earth, walking on a street full of people of all races. Then, he noticed that three "cocoons" had been broken open, and there was nothing inside, swaying in the wind.
Klein's body trembled, and he vaguely guessed something in his heart.
Is this... the truth of everything?
In just a moment, his mind showed signs of going crazy and out of control, but fortunately he gathered his consciousness in time, closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down.
For a while.
He opened his eyes again, quickly organized his thoughts in his mind, and slowly approached the three broken "cocoons", but was blocked by the light gate and could not move forward.
The three silk cocoons represent three "travelers".
However, this number is obviously inconsistent with the number of "travelers" that he already knows.
The Goddess of Night, Emperor Roselle and myself, that's three of us. What about the girl on Simim Island and the diaries I saw before?
Well, even if those diaries were all written by that girl, then there are at least four "travelers". Why are there only three...
Just as he thought of this, Klein's eyes froze. He rubbed his eyes subconsciously, with a look of disbelief on his face:
How is that possible?
How is that possible!
There were clearly only three broken cocoons a second ago, why... why did they suddenly become four?
Chapter 675: Poor Writer - Edessak
The cocoon next to him suddenly broke open right before his eyes, leaving behind only an empty shell that was swaying in the wind, but the "person" inside had long since disappeared.
Klein turned back in horror and looked at the magnificent and empty palace behind him, but it was still quiet and empty. He then looked at the light door and still saw nothing.
He was confused for a moment and began to doubt whether he had seen it wrong. Were there four broken cocoons from the beginning? Otherwise... where was that "person"?
Is he still above the gray fog?
Or did it leave here the moment it broke out of the cocoon?
If it's the former, why can't I see him?
If it is the latter, where did he go?
Klein's hair stood on end for a moment, and he didn't even care about the depression he felt after learning the "truth".
...
Outside the secret mausoleum in East Chester County.
The lamp spirit gasped heavily, and then said in a resentful voice with anger and unwillingness: "Your wish has come true. I curse you to have the same fate as that damn bastard!"
Bernadette smiled faintly: "Thank you, Your Excellency the God of Lights."
She casually put away the magic lamp, then looked at William Augustus I who was coming, took out the pale mask with a gleaming metallic luster and a vertical eye inlaid with diamonds and put them on: these were two powerful level 0 and level 1 seals that she possessed.
Then she took out a jeweled, sparkling crown and put it on her head. It was the crown of Ravenclaw.
At the moment when William Augustus I completed his descent, the ancient horn sounded, and he descended with unparalleled power. The blood-stained spear pierced the sky, scattering scarlet light towards this veteran strong man.
At the same time, Bernadette put on Hades' invisibility hat, and white, illusory feathers condensed on her back. She entered the mythical form, and her hands once again condensed two Spears of Longinus and shot them towards the mausoleum.
...
Ahowa County, near the secret tomb.
Christmena walked out of invisibility and opened the mausoleum using the same method. She then walked in calmly. She waved her hand lightly, and the ability of the Sequence 2 Disaster Witch was directly activated, causing the surrounding area to shake violently.
Unfortunately, before the disaster could erupt further, it was stopped by another force.
A beautiful girl wearing an old-fashioned grey dress and with long black hair like a waterfall appeared out of nowhere. She blinked her charming eyes at Christine and smiled softly, "Sister, you are not allowed to go any further."