[ The Steam Capital, the Gear Church ]
" Alex, did you hear anything?"
At the gate of the Gear Church, a Brass Knight suddenly gripped the hilt of his Steam Longsword at his waist, looked around nervously.
Just now, he suddenly felt something approaching him, but he couldn't find anything, which made him very uneasy.
Seeing his suspicious look, his companion calmly replied, "Don't scare yourself, I didn't find anything."
"I think you're a bit too stressed because of what happened with Commander Fischer last night. Let the nuns from the Church help calm your agitated nerves later."
Despite this, the Brass Knight remained unperturbed, stating with certainty, "I don't think I'm hallucinating; there really is something nearby."
"Come on."
As soon as he finished speaking, his companion looked at him and lowered his voice, saying, "Stop thinking about those things and get back to your post. Things haven't been peaceful in the Church lately, so don't let anyone find any fault with you, understand?"
Upon hearing this, the Brass Knight finally realized what was happening.
Indeed, rather than searching for that non-existent thing, he should be more concerned about whether he will be suddenly summoned by his superiors to conduct a so-called 'assistance investigation'.
It should be noted that none of the people who went to assist in the investigation have returned.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, " Alex, don't you think the commander's death was a bit suspicious?"
"I heard that there was not only the leader's body in the Great Pendulum Church, but also many other believers, and they said that the leader killed all of them."
"But I really can't figure out why the captain would do it, and who could kill such a powerful captain in the Great Pendulum Church? Do you think it could be the bishop and lord Saintess?"
"Shut up!"
Before he could finish speaking, the Brass Knight Alex beside him suddenly raised his hand and covered his mouth.
After confirming that no one was around, Alex, his face grim, snapped, "How dare you say such things? Don't you want to die?"
The Brass Knight forcefully pried Alex's hand away, saying defiantly, "What's there to be afraid of? Many people in the Church think the same way now. They all say that Commander Fischer died because he didn't want to associate with the bishops and Saintess, so he wanted to expose them to the higher-ups."
As the two were talking, Chen Kong seemed to be invisible, passing right in front of them and swaggering into the Gear Church.
The two Brass Knight didn't even lift their eyelids, clearly not seeing Chen Kong at all.
Although this scene has been seen more than once, the Dimensional Audience still couldn't help but leave comments.
'It's only because this is a classic shonen anime that I can imagine how awesome Old Kong's ability would be.'
"Hey, you're acting strange, really strange. Can I borrow your phone to talk?"
"Huh? Wasn't I watching an action anime? How come you guys suddenly seem to be talking about hentai?"
Amidst the playful banter in the comments, it's clear that Chen Kong has now completely infiltrated the Gear Church.
Although he possessed the ' Mark of the Void - Presence Erasure ', he still crouched down, moved very lightly, and acted furtively, exuding a strong sense of stealth.
What's even more surprising is that this is clearly Chen Kong's first time stepping into the Gear Church.
But at this moment, he was as familiar with the route as if he were taking a walk in his own backyard, turning left every now and then to avoid the patrolling knights' blind spots.
Turn right and go around the Star Energy Detector in the corner.
Even as he passed a metal statue, he managed to pinpoint the switch to the hidden door behind it.
His movements were so practiced, as if he were back home, that the Dimensional Audience on the Station 13 exclaimed that it was outrageous.
'Something's not right, family. Old Kong this route plan, we're home, right?'
'Did I miss something? I don't recall any earlier plot mentioning that Old Kong visited the Gear Church.'
'This stealth feeling... maybe Old Kong should change his name to Neighbor Wang. Putting you in a shonen anime is a waste of your talent. Your true stage should be...'
'Friends, that's all for today's dose of action-packed anime. See you in five minutes!'
'Five minutes? You certainly have a lot of life to live.'
In the anime series, after passing through the narrow, dark passage, Chen Kong has arrived at the core area of Gear Church.
He stopped at a fork in the road in a Church corridor and activated his ' Star Source the Visionary ' with all his might.
Before long, grayish-brown electronic whiskers, resembling electrical wires, began to grow on both sides of Chen Kong's face.
A pair of electronic ears popped out from the top of his head with a 'click'.
Then, like a tiny electronic mouse, he started sniffing the air in front of him.
A piece of information about the Star Source copied by Chen Kong using the Visionary appeared on the Dimensional Screen.
[Star Source: Treasure-Seeking Rat (Fake)]
[Type: Mechanical type ]
[Effect 1 - Mechanism Sniffing: Detects all Star Energy items, devices, and traces of spells within a 500-meter radius, and generates the optimal infiltration route in the brain]
[Effect 2 - Treasure Storage: A Subspace pocket can be unfolded in the abdomen to properly store items (current maximum volume is nine cubic meters)]
[Note: 'Read it carefully and thoroughly, that's called being thrifty and managing a household well, understand?' — A Mad Doctor from the Lower City ]
"So that's why Old Kong's stealth sense suddenly became stronger; it turns out he copied the Star Source of a Treasure-Hunting Rat."
'You know what, Kongkong's little mouse design is kind of cute, isn't it?'
"Hey, show me your IP address!"
'No wonder it was so smooth, turns out they had the whole map unlocked and loot was revealed, that's too unfair!'
After a period of searching, Chen Kong's ears suddenly perked up, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
Found it!
The area within the core of that Church is where the residual Euphemia's Star Energy residue is most concentrated!
Based on this, Chen Kong immediately located Euphemia's bedroom.
The places he had just visited were all based on this principle.
It's like following the traces of Euphemia's remaining star energy, retracing the path she'd walked countless times in the past.
With a clear direction, Chen Kong immediately took action.
He tiptoed through corridor after corridor until he finally arrived at the door of a tightly closed boudoir.
Looking at the Quantum Door Lock hanging on the gate, Chen Kong took a deep breath.
Although sneaking into a woman's bedroom sounds somewhat perverted.
But for the peace of the Steam Capital, and for the life of that fool Vivian.
He was going Chen Kong out!
Chen Kong approached the door and began to carefully examine the Quantum Door Lock in front of him.
Upon seeing this, the Dimensional Audience immediately perked up.
Here it comes! The classic lock-picking scene!
"I bet five packs of spicy strips that the Old Kong will definitely pull off something even more outrageous!"
'Come on, Old Kong, let me see your skills!'
However, to the surprise of all Dimensional Audience,
They had expected Chen Kong to demonstrate some superb lock-picking skills.
But in reality
Click~
As Chen Kong infused his ' Mark of the Void: Return to Dust ' into the Quantum Door Lock in front of him.
The door lock, which had lost its Star Energy Technique structure, instantly crumbled in front of Chen Kong, and then the door opened just like that!
'??? '
In an instant, the screen was filled with question marks.
No, after all that, that's it?
If it's that simple, then why did you have such a serious expression on your face before?!
Amidst the bewilderment of the Dimensional Audience, Chen Kong, with the skill of a master thief, sneaked into Euphemia's boudoir, which was filled with the faint scent of lavender.