Being held by Mr. Azik and floating in the air with one hand, all the scenery around Klein seemed to have a thick oil painting filter added to it, making the woods, sky and the mushroom cloud caused by the falling meteorite in the distance look extremely unreal.
He was admiring the wonders around him and enjoying the experience of traveling through the void when he suddenly felt Azik's hand holding his arm tremble a little, and then the "oil paintings" around him began to rotate, and the colors quickly faded.
Crash?
Klein As soon as this weird idea came into his mind, his vision went dark. He fell to the ground on all fours and rolled twice before he hit the wall dizzily and almost turned into a thin Paper Figurine.
"Mr. Azik?"
He hurriedly climbed up, shouting his teacher's name and looking around.
Here was a slate staircase with a moderate slope, wide enough to accommodate two carriages. On one side was a bottomless abyss, and on the other side was the towering rock wall where he was sitting. The top stretched to a height that he couldn't see clearly. There was no sunlight or white clouds. Only some luminous plants barely illuminated the road. It meandered downwards and gradually merged into endless darkness.
Did I fall to the ground?
He was keenly aware of the current situation. Mr. Azik might have arrived in a hurry, or might have brought a living person with them, which caused a slight problem with their special "traveling" ability, causing them to fall into this huge underground ruins.
Yes, ruins. This is obviously not a naturally formed cave. The roads are regular and solid, and there are even some corridors and halls deliberately carved out of the rock walls.
"Go up immediately and don't stop!"
A deep voice came from behind him.
Klein followed the sound and saw Mr. Azik, who had bronze skin and was wearing a long black dress, looked down the road with a serious face, where a half-illusory and half-real Bronze Double Doors appeared. It had been pushed open a crack, and countless bloody arms and Distortion's tentacles emerged from the crack of the door, swinging in the air, as if they were trying to grab something.
Then, the bronze door was further pushed open, and a figure walked out of it. He was wearing a black priest's uniform and a soft hat. His short dark blond hair was meticulously styled. His eyes were deep blue, but one of them had no brilliance.
Ince! Zangwill!
Recognizing the person at a glance, Klein gritted his teeth. Even if Angel did not die in the hands of the defecting Archbishop, he still had several accounts to settle with this guy!
The next moment, he turned around suddenly, moved his feet quickly, and ran upward along the road following Mr. Azik's instructions.
He had just been promoted to Sequence 6, Sequence 4's Ince, and Mr. Azik, who obviously also had the strength of High Sequence, had no room for him to intervene. Continuing to stay here would only be a hindrance.
As he ran along the winding road past the stone wall and out of sight of the two of them, he saw another figure appear in the air, standing quietly, as if there was an invisible staircase in the air.
The man wearing Golden Mask on his face said in a low voice Ancient Hermes:
"Forbidden Here Teleportation."
Oops, Mr. Azik can't escape like this!
Klein paused, wondering whether he should turn around and join this battle where Azik was at a numerical disadvantage.
"Don't worry, I have recalled a lot of things during this period," Azik's low but reassuring words came to his ears, "The two of them are no match for me."
"Go around the edge of East Borough and go to North Borough."
As the carriage approached the city of Backlund, Angel gave instructions to the man driving the car.
"Okay, ma'am."
The driver responded, but his eyes were attracted by several streaks of fire flashing across the sky, and he looked up involuntarily.
"Is that a meteor? No, it's very close. Is it a meteorite?"
Angel also looked up at the flaming meteorites that were rapidly burning in the atmosphere. He watched them fly through the haze over Backlund and fall to the west. The huge impact even blew away the light yellow mist, briefly revealing the blue sky.
There was a trace of worry in her heart for no reason. It was not until after the meteorite flew over her head that there was no vibration or loud noise for a long time that she felt a little relieved.
This means that those meteorites are either very small or fall far away, at least they will not bring too much disaster to the Backlund urban area.
But Sherlock is in the western suburbs. He is going to Prince Edessak's manor today to reject the commission... It can't be such a coincidence, right?
Angel was already a little nervous about this inexplicable "coincidence". She ordered the driver who was driving leisurely:
"Please hurry up and get to Golden Oak Street at North Borough as soon as possible."
She did not directly report the location of Saint Samuel Cathedral to the member of the Demoness Sect, but chose a nearby street to avoid him noticing anything unusual.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, but the smog is getting thicker and thicker. If we go any faster, we will hit pedestrians."
The coachman replied pointing to the front of the carriage.
He didn't lie. The haze outside the window was worse than in the morning, and the color changed from white to light yellow. The air was filled with the unique smell of coal ash near the East Borough factory, as well as the pungent smell of chemical volatilization.
Seeing the visibility in front of the carriage gradually shortening, Angel could only sit back in his seat helplessly, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.
At this moment, a piece of Gray Fog suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
"Great Mr. Fool, I saw Mr. A of Aurora Order and 'Lady Despair' of the Demoness Sect in a ruins. They are planning a huge conspiracy! Demoness Sect is preparing to set fire to Backlund to create Catastrophe to bury the truth of something, and Aurora Order is using this to complete the coming ceremony of 'True Creator', which they are about to start now!"
Hiding behind an ancient mottled stone pillar, Klein prayed carefully. His voice was as thin as the chirping of insects, for fear of being discovered by Mr. A and Lady Despair who were not far away.
He had just left the battle between Mr. Azik and two other High Sequence Beyonder. He disguised himself as Ince Zangwill and deceived the guards. He walked through a "Teleportation door" that shone with blue light and came here. He came across the scene of two high-ranking cult officials "conspirating loudly".
"Then, let's get started," a soft female voice came from behind the stone pillar, and Klein couldn't help but peek his head in. "It's safe here and no one will disturb you. You can safely hold the ceremony and let your Lord come to the world. But before that, please send me to East Borough, and I will light the first fire there."
"No problem."
After listening to the words of the woman wearing a white robe in front of him, Mr. A, who was wearing a hooded cloak, answered calmly. He opened his hands slightly, and a translucent book appeared between his arms. Countless pages turned by themselves, and finally stopped on a certain page.
"I come, I see, I record."
He chanted and pointed one hand at Lady Despair. The latter's figure became blurred in a sudden blue light, and then became invisible.
The four waiters kneeling next to them facing a stone altar continued their prayers as if they had not seen anything. Their voices became louder as they overlapped, echoing in the wide hall.
That blue light is very similar to the "Teleportation door" just now. Is this a Teleportation ability?
Klein's thoughts were running rapidly, and he instantly understood the details of the division of labor and cooperation between the two.
"Lady Despair is preparing to 'light the first fire' in East Borough, and they are likely to carry out a large-scale Sacrifice Ritual!"
After hastily adding something, Klein tiptoed four steps backwards behind the stone pillar and came to Grey Fog Space. He slightly modified the image of his prayer just now, held it in his hand, and looked at the most familiar crimson star in the void.
He raised and lowered his right hand. After repeating this several times, he finally sighed and passed the prayer of "Sherlock Moriarty" to "Empress" Angel Granger.
He knows what choice the other party will make.
Just like knowing one's own.
Opening his eyes again in reality, Klein heard several muffled hums coming from the other end of the stone pillar, accompanied by Mr. A's somewhat hoarse voice:
"Give your life for the coming of our Lord!"
Those waiters he sacrificed? Is this the price of the divine descent ceremony? No, it must be more than that. They have made so many preparations. Demoness Sect, Aurora Order, the military and the royal family, and even Ince Zangwill are all involved...
Thump, thump.
Klein's thoughts were interrupted by heavy sounds. It was the sound of the waiter who gave his life falling.
Accompanied by all this, there were layers of moans, violent coughs and children's cries in his ears.
That does not come from the altar and hall here, but... East Borough where Lady Despair is!
Klein realized something and looked up at the dome of the hall.
Under his Spirit Vision, in the collapsed defect in the center of the dome, illusory and transparent figures carrying negative emotions such as unwillingness, Affliction, despair, anger, etc., entered the hall one after another and integrated into the ceremony on the altar.
As an expert in mysticism, Klein knows that every figure is a living life that has just died.
This is what Lady Despair calls "arson", which is the evil fire that burns lives and sacrifices souls!
And Mr. A sacrificed the lives of four waiters on the altar here to guide the dead souls of East Borough to gather together. The purpose is very clear, which is to let his master, "True Creator" come.
Two powerful Beyonder, one Teleportation left and was killing East Borough, and the other was focused on the ritual of summoning "True Creator". This was the best time to escape. As long as he took a few steps forward, opened the door, and left the hall, everything had nothing to do with him.
Backlund, as the primary parish of Three Great Churches, has more than one Demigod, so he can naturally handle such "little things" easily.
I am just a Sequence 6, Beyonder, staying here is nothing more than adding an unwilling soul to the evil god's ritual...
But he knew his choice.
Just as I just told Angel about the situation at the scene, I believe in the other party's choice.
The next second, Klein, who was holding the revolver tightly, showed a bright smile on his face, turned around suddenly, and rushed out from behind the stone pillar.
Does 3,000 words count as extra time...