Chapter 78 Awareness
Chapter 78 Awareness
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"Klein's residence."
He ripped open the belly of the last thug who tried to escape, and the blood splattered on the ground and the wall in irregular patterns.
The blood on the ground flowed quietly, emitting heat in the winter night, but soon it became cold and solidified. Edward quietly watched the flowing bloodstains, waiting for them to solidify and turn black around him.
"...There are actually five." "He" said slowly, "He didn't tell me that he had moved. It seems that the family conditions of the first one were quite good. One is his residence in Backlund, No. 15 Minsk Street, rented as Moriarty, and the other is an ordinary room in the East District. There are also two former residences that are next to each other, Iron Cross Street and No. 2 Narcissus Street, which are very close... It seems to be within the scope of a city."
"This city is Tingen... What a coincidence."
Edward fished out a bottle with "Church of Night - Nightmare - Soul" written on it from the corner of the cabinet, held it in his hand, and asked softly against the glass: "Do you know Klein Moretti?"
He got an overwhelming response.
It was a mixture of hatred, fear, and sadness. It was so mixed and fierce, sweet and refreshing, just like my favorite tiramisu layer cake, and it was refrigerated. What a good coincidence, you are from the same city, not only are you both Beyonders, but you also know each other. Then Klein is likely to be a member of the Church of the Night - Edward raised his eyebrows and suddenly thought of something.
I seem to have seen a person named Klein Moretti in Ince Zangwill's notebook who was "special" and "did not die like the others for some reason", and I simply recorded this person as "The Joker".
He was Sequence 8 in Tingen, but became a magician in Backlund... Normal, one promotion, he could do it. He claimed to believe in the God of Steam and Machinery, but the remnants of the Old Ones, especially those in the East, seemed to have a last-minute attitude towards faith. After joining the Church of Steam, Roselle openly declared in his diary that he could replace it. As for Klein, he himself once said that believing in steam was just a stopgap measure, a shield to avoid some trouble, so it cannot be used as a reference standard.
If he had the luck to survive the descent of God in Tingen... then why didn't he continue to stay in the Church of the Goddess of Night? Why didn't he continue to stay in Tingen? He has the connection of "family", and most humans should not be able to leave their living relatives without a reason.
The gaze of the goddess of night.
Could it be that he is a follower of the night, and came to Backlund to conduct some investigations directly under the God? It makes sense that he suddenly disappeared from my sight using a hidden power, and the low sequence is indeed a deception to a certain extent.
So the question is, why did the Goddess of Night pay extra attention to this fortuneteller? Because he interpreted Roselle's diary, showing the side of a survivor of the old days, and his family happened to be believers of Night, so he got attention? But this is too unreasonable, the gods will not pay attention to every believer.
However, the general doubts have been sorted out here. Klein is the goddess's pawn, and he has his own things to do in Backlund... Although the details still don't make sense, such as the Blasphemous Card and Kapin, but basically there is a general direction, and the rest will be figured out by slowly looking at it.
"The mist of the spirit world suspected to be related to the Celestial Lord, the watcher of the Goddess of Night, Backlund has so many things to do. I'll go visit Klein in a couple of days. After all, we are all survivors of the old days, and it's easy to get closer by walking around... He seems to like sweet things, so I'll just bring some sweet Chinese cakes." Edward blew a few breaths of hot air into the palms of his hands, and returned to the busy streets at dinner time. He pretended to be worried and sighed to the sky, "When will those cowards of the Belia family take action? Aren't they ready to find helpers yet? I really want to be promoted to Sequence One as soon as possible..."
Then, He walked into a nearby store and bought some low-gluten flour, cocoa powder and butter. He held a paper bag and walked among the people, exhaling white air, like a person who had finished work and was about to go home.
"Let's make a cake tonight."
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"Lord." The Dark Saint knelt devoutly outside the door of the deepest room of the Aurora Society, with his forehead pressed against the back of his hand. "...The above is the report for this month. Under your guidance, our influence has rapidly increased among the grassroots people and we have gained a certain degree of trust. Praise you, the Lord who created everything, the Lord behind the shadow curtain. One day your kingdom will come to the earth again, the enemies will bow their heads, and the believers will rejoice."
After finishing the recitation, he knelt quietly in front of the door for a few minutes, feeling the connection with the great existence he believed in. He imagined the world behind the door, and felt an unfathomable joy spreading from the depths of his spirituality.
A mysterious wave came from the door, accompanied by a whisper that could not be understood by other means. The power and spirituality bestowed by the gods turned into a dark black spell in front of the Dark Saint. The dark surface seemed to absorb all the light. In the dim light, the Dark Saint saw strands of red lines hidden under the dark, and the bright red light flowed like blood, like a flesh-and-blood rose in full bloom.
"Thank you for your gift."
“I will award it to the best believer.”
The Dark Saint raised his eyes slightly, and when he saw the talisman, he immediately lowered his head. After praying and praising, he stood up and left quietly.
After closing the heavy and hidden stone door at the corner and coming to the office area on the second floor underground, the Dark Saint heard a chaotic sound of footsteps in the distance, and then saw a man with a bandage on his face and a cane slowly going upstairs with the help of a tall woman with a scar on her face, and next to him was Mr. Z who seemed to be helping but was actually gloating. The Dark Saint was curious, and took a closer look, and the disabled person turned out to be Mr. A.
What happened?
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After the Dark Saint left, in the dim room behind the stone door, the real creator filled with shadows was sitting in a chair, thinking in confusion.
By chance, He suddenly found that he was quietly losing some of his memories, and would be in a trance from time to time. At first, He felt that he seemed to have forgotten some of the daily affairs reported by the Dark Saint, so he regarded these forgetfulness as he did not listen carefully at the time. But then He soon realized that something was wrong, and when he carefully examined it, he found that there were many small fragments in his memory, as if it was being eaten away silently, so the True Creator felt a moment of horror.
He flipped through his diary, and yesterday he wrote "Demon Path Sequence One Characteristics", the day before yesterday he wrote "October Assessment Form", and a few days ago he wrote "Bansi". The True Creator's expression was particularly ugly, but he was not really panicked, because the fragmented memory could be gradually recalled with important words and related events, but this was only a stopgap measure, and he didn't know one day he would forget even this method.
He remembered Bansy Harbor by recalling the events of Medici, but when he talked with Edward Vaughn a few days ago, he seemed to have no idea about the layout and back-up plan there.
The day before yesterday, the Dark Saint reported to him about the general situation of the Aurora Club this month and asked about the future direction. He had made a plan at that time, but he forgot it the moment he turned around.
This is a big problem... Is this really the power of "disaster" of the Goddess of Night? But why didn't I know before that Night also has the ability to remember, or that irregular amnesia is also a manifestation of disaster? But how should I deal with it? If my original body encountered this, I would be able to fight back to some extent, but I am just a Sequence 6 with an empty status now, so it is difficult for me to effectively counterattack and respond to this matter... Fortunately, the new regulations I set for the Aurora Society are very effective. The number of my anchors has skyrocketed, and they are very stable and reliable, so I have successfully maintained myself.
Try to contact the main body, and then use the power of the main body to cast mystical defense and divination on yourself.
The True Creator pondered, not realizing that he had already cycled through this thought and self-rescue process for the third time.
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Inside the Holy Wind Cathedral, Cardinal Ace Snake looked at the captain of the Mandated Punishers in front of him and asked with emotionless silver eyes:
"Who is Kapin?"
"Why does his villa have an underground prison?"
The captain of the Made Punisher team immediately replied: "A wealthy man who is rumored to be involved in many cases of missing girls. He is suspected of being a human trafficker and is also engaged in the slave trade in private. The underground prison proves the rumors."
"Why would a human trafficker be protected by several Beyonders? And his sequence is not low." Cardinal Snake asked.
"Sir, this needs to be investigated. The spiritual power left at the scene is beyond imagination, and before this we tried to use extraordinary means to find clues, but all failed." The captain of the Punisher team answered timidly.
"I tried that, too."
Cardinal Snake did not blame him. The high-ranking member of the Church of Storms paused and said, "Continue to investigate this matter, and find a way to move the stone ball out of the East District as soon as possible. Divination shows that it contains a large amount of human tissue and three extraordinary characteristics. If the spiritual power attached to the surface is not properly handled, there will be dangerous consequences. I..."
Before he finished speaking, his face suddenly changed and he asked his subordinates to leave. After the Punishers left in confusion, Cardinal Snake looked into the shadows of the Holy Wind Cathedral and saw the handsome man with golden eyes walking out from there. He looked at Snake and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I am here to convey the request of the royal family and MI9." "In the name of His Majesty the King, the case related to Kapin will be transferred to MI9 from now on. This is likely to involve a spy incident in another country, which requires more professional investigation and analysis."
"Should the royal family take precedence over the church in this matter?"
After all, this is a world where divine authority is higher than imperial authority. However, regarding this case, Snake frowned and did not express denial. Instead, he was somewhat relieved, but was not ready to agree to it: "Why did His Majesty suddenly issue this order? This terrorist attack did not cause too much damage. I don't think things have reached such a serious level yet."
The man with golden eyes replied meaningfully: "The Feynapotter royal family has the "Judge" path, and Intis may have the "Lawyer" path."
So this is a case of foreign espionage? Hiding in the country, using the rich man Kapin's human trafficking as a cover, hiding a greater purpose? Snake frowned again, feeling that he understood something, but it seemed that he understood nothing. However, he did not ask further questions in the end, because asking further questions would not yield any results, so he simply nodded and acquiesced.
Then the man with golden eyes raised his hand solemnly, and an invisible force enveloped the surroundings: "Neither you nor I can pass on this information."
Similar scenes are playing out in many places.
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City of Silver.
Derrick Berg didn't know how he got back home, he only remembered the unspeakable fear.
Compared with the past, Derrick Riggins's personality and performance are not much different, but there are indeed disturbing changes. Derrick is afraid that Silver City will be targeted by the evil god "Fallen Creator" and that it will be completely destroyed before he can become the "Sun" and save Silver City from the curse that has lasted for more than two thousand years and bring hope and sunshine to the residents here.
At this moment, he hated himself very much for not being strong enough and still only having Sequence 8.
No! We can't just stand there and watch! Derrick stood up suddenly, ready to rush to the round tower and tell the other elders of the "Six-Man Council" and the "Chief" Colin Iliad about the abnormality he had discovered.
But Derrick knew very well that such anomalies were not suspicious at all. Every time they explored the depths of darkness, the members would be in a state of high tension for several days, dozens of days, or even more than a month. They could encounter powerful or strange monsters at any time. In addition, the desolate and hopeless journey would bring extreme depression. If they encountered the huge danger of more than half of the team members being killed or injured, it was not uncommon for the remaining people to change their personalities.
The only way to deal with such people is to isolate and treat them according to routine procedures, with almost no exceptions.
——Silver City has the first three sequences of the "Dragon" pathway, so there is no shortage of "Psychoanalysts".
Derrick rushed to the door and suddenly slowed down.
He knew that reporting to the "Six-member Council" in this way would probably be ineffective, and there was a high chance that it would arouse suspicion, and there was even the danger of being targeted by the "Shepherd" Elder Lovia.
After wandering around for more than ten seconds, Derrick gritted his teeth and walked out.
He believed that he had to remind the elders of the "Six-member Council", even if it would involve considerable risks!
For the vast majority of residents of Silver City, using sacrifice to maintain the existence of this city and the continuation of this civilization is a belief that has been ingrained into their bones. Selfish people often cannot survive long in such an internal and external environment.
Of course, Derrick was not completely reckless. Under the guidance of the other members of the Tarot Club, especially Mr. "The Hanged Man", he clearly understood that he had to be patient at certain times, protect himself appropriately, and not make useless and unnecessary sacrifices in order to better defend the City of Silver.
I'm just saying that the anomaly I observed shouldn't be dangerous... Derrick comforted himself and ran faster and faster.
Finally, he saw the round tower that symbolized the highest power in the City of Silver. He found the Beyonder on duty and asked to meet the "Chief". To Derrick's surprise, the Beyonder did not ask why as usual. After a simple communication, he took him up the spiral stairs to the room belonging to the "Chief".
It was very strange... different from before... Derrick felt that this change in details made him even more uneasy.
Entering the room, he saw "Chief" Colin Iliad standing in front of a wall.
This tall old man with deep nasolabial folds, weathered blue eyes, and messy white hair stood with his back to two crossed straight swords hanging on the wall. He was wearing his usual linen shirt and brown coat. It was hard to believe that he was a strong man who had hunted many demons and monsters.
"Derrick Berg, is there anything you need to tell me face to face?" Colin asked in a mellow voice.
"Your Excellency, Chief." Derrick bowed. "I met the team exploring the temple at the training ground today. I found that the Dark Riggins I knew had undergone strange changes. He was no longer as cheerful as before. His smile was as polite as a stranger. Also, Elder Lovia no longer changed her speech pattern so often."
Colin looked at Derrick deeply and asked in a low voice:
"Just these two things?"
“Yes, yes.” Derrick lowered his head. “I think there may be something abnormal.”
Colin waved his hand and said, "I see. I'll ask Aifuluo to do a checkup. You can go back. In the future, just report this kind of thing directly to the guardian of the round tower."
Aifuluo is the most senior "psychoanalyst" in Silver City who is closest to Sequence 6. Unfortunately, there are no potion formulas after Sequence 7 here.
After receiving such a reply, Derrick left in depression.
Colin watched his back disappear through the door and suddenly sighed in disappointment.
TBC
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Although everything was back to normal, the contaminated food in the God-Forsaken Land was still inedible, so all the team members led by Lovia were still out of control.
Soon, the honorable name "The Fool" will be conveyed to the Aurora Society by Lovia.
The second update will still be at 6:30 today.
(End of this chapter)