Backlund North Borough, Saint Samuel Cathedral.
At ten o'clock in the morning, it was the quietest time for the Church of the Night, the largest church in the Loen Kingdom. A group of men and women wearing black trench coats neatly stepped into the door and walked along the narrow aisle toward the large prayer hall surrounded by exquisite murals and stained glass on both sides.
The leader was a middle-aged man with long sideburns and soft facial features. He held a black straight stick inlaid with gold under his arm and held a file box in his hand.
Behind him are three men and one woman, a total of four younger followers. They are also wearing windbreakers and walking quietly. The frequency becomes the same inadvertently.
This is the "Red Gloves" team of Nighthawks, led by Soest. They just solved a serial murder case in Cons ton, captured two members of "Devil Family", and were able to return to Backlund for rest.
Since they were not working, they did not wear conspicuous red gloves. Instead, they entered Great Prayer Hall quietly, passing by not many believers, and walked towards the altar.
At the end of the team was a young man wearing the same black trench coat as his teammates, with black hair and green eyes, and a casual hairstyle.
He straightened his windbreaker with only two buttons buttoned, glanced at the believers in the Prayer Hall casually, sighed and said:
"I hope I can rest a few more days in Backlund this time. Even 'Sleepless' cannot last with such tiring travel."
"It's hard to say. It may take a week or two, or maybe we'll start again tomorrow. You should have known this when you joined 'Red Gloves', Leonard."
Soest, who was walking at the front of the team, chuckled and replied.
He disbanded the team and asked the other members to sit on the benches in front of the altar. He healed the fatigue caused by the mission and journey by praying to Goddess, and he hurriedly left Prayer Hall through the passage behind the altar.
He couldn't have gone to find Ms. Daly... Looking at the back of captain Soest, Leonard curled his lips inaudibly, sat down in the corner, avoiding other teammates, put his hands together on his forehead, pretended to be concentrating on praying, and said in a low voice:
"Old Man, last time we sold the 'Tinder' gloves to that Vampire, did you still not feel anything?"
"Why are you concerned about this issue again?" An old voice appeared in his mind, "The traces I left have been cleared long ago. That must be someone you can't mess with. Don't think about it anymore. It's not like he didn't pay."
"I just want to take advantage of these few days to conduct more investigations. Of course, if you don't let me touch it, I won't touch it."
Leonard replied somewhat perfunctorily, his green eyes staring at the ground in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.
"Ha, if you are really obedient, that will save me some trouble. But I guess you want to investigate those two men and women who were involved in many incidents? I advise you to be careful. Backlund hides too many secrets. Don't mess with people and things you shouldn't mess with out of curiosity."
The voice in his head immediately exposed his hidden thoughts.
"This is not like you before." There was a trace of surprise in Leonard's low voice. From the corner of his eye, he saw Soest return to the Prayer Hall from behind the altar. He sat down among the believers with a disappointed expression and quickly lowered his head.
The voice in his head was silent for a long time. Just when he thought the conversation was over, he heard another sigh:
"Promote Sequence as soon as possible. You should be able to be promoted to 'Soul Assurer'."
There was a hint of urgency in that voice that was unprecedented in the past.
With a blur in front of his eyes, Angel returned to the snowfield with the cold wind.
In front of her was the still busy city, behind her was the huge pair of Door Opening, with fine snowflakes floating above her head, and the frozen soil beneath her feet.
"The wind and snow are lighter than last time. Is it going to be spring here too?"
She murmured and quickly scanned the surrounding area, but found no trace of "Admiral of Blood".
It has been nearly half an hour since Klein smeared blood and sent the seriously injured Pirate Admiral into "The Travels of Grosell". Has he recovered from his injuries and is he hiding somewhere?
Angel thought about it and walked around the door leading in and out of Book World, but found no blood stains as expected.
She thought there would be a battle waiting for her after entering, just in time to test the various abilities of "Despair" Demoness, but unexpectedly she failed.
After waiting for a moment, Klein, who was fully armed, also appeared next to him. The expression on his face expressed the same doubts as Angel.
"Perhaps the place where he entered was not by this door. After all, we were the 'warriors' who defeated King of the North, and he did not participate in that battle."
Angel speculated.
"Fortunately, I have second-hand preparations."
Klein chuckled and took out a piece of deck wood that had been prepared and stained with the blood of "Admiral of Blood" Senior. He checked it with Dowsing Rod Method and found that Angel's guess was correct. The divining staff pointed to a location outside the city, not a densely populated city where it was easier to hide.
According to the results of the divination, they quickly found the unconscious Senior beside a forest still covered with frost outside the city.
The unlucky Pirate Admiral fell on his head and feet in a deep pit that was originally buried in snow. The wound on his shoulder that was hit by Angel and the penetrating injury to his chest and abdomen that was hit by Klein's "Death Knell" have obviously recovered. At this rate, he will be able to wake up in another hour at most, climb out of the pit, and regain some of his combat effectiveness.
He pulled Senior's limbs with silk threads and pulled him out of the pit. Angel tested it and found that he would not wake up in the short term, so he looked at Klein and asked in a searching tone:
"Take it to receive the reward, or become Marionette?"
"I'm not sure whether he can pass through the gate without going through the 'King of the North' test. It's better to become Marionette, so that he can attach to objects and be taken out by me."
Klein made a decisive decision.
After seeing the battle between Demigod, this "Marionettist" is extremely eager to improve his combat ability. A powerful Pirate Admiral and a "Wraith" with diverse abilities are a good tool for him to enhance his combat power and summarize Acting Rule.
Angel nodded, moved away, and watched Klein step forward and stand quietly next to the unconscious Senior, with his hands hanging down, motionless as if in a daze.
After a moment, the unconscious body on the ground began to struggle unconsciously. Even though he was unconscious, "Wraith"'s outstanding Spirituality gave Senior a strong sense of crisis.
It's a pity that he was seriously injured and was tied up again and again by invisible silk threads. He even entered the "Marionettization" stage of stagnation. His struggle was Slowing but weak, and he gradually stopped moving.
The "Wraith" of Sequence 5 became Marionette, losing its life and self... Angel looked at Senior's stiff struggling movements with emotion, and evaluated the strength of the most important ability of "Marionettist".
Of course, for me now, "Spirit Body Threads" doesn't pose much of a threat anymore. I use "Disease" with all my strength, and it only takes a few seconds to make Klein lose focus. After ten seconds, he can't even stand still, let alone control Spirit Body Threads... let alone Based on my experience with the first few Sequences, I am afraid that the ability to "desperate" is not only what is obtained when taking Potion, but also the Beyonder Ability that requires one's own exploration and combination is the fundamental difference from different Demonesss.
Suppressing the inner thought of "testing his ability", Angel waited for Klein to gradually complete the final control, allowing Senior to stand up in an uncoordinated posture and move his limbs, slowly becoming more vivid and natural.
"It's done."
Senior said, his voice cold and emotionless.
"He still retains his previous habitual movements?"
Angel knew that "Marionettization" was equivalent to death, and his subsequent actions and behaviors were all controlled by Marionettist, so he was very surprised by the "reduction degree" of Senior.
"No, this can only rely on my guessing and imitation. Of course, for a 'Faceless', this kind of imitation is not difficult."
Senior replied in the tone of Klein, and then his body gradually faded and disappeared. At the same time, the figure of Pirate Admiral appeared on a gold coin that Klein took out.
"Let's go, let's leave Book World first. I always feel that if I stay here for a long time, I will become part of the story again."
Putting the coins into his pocket, Klein said, with excitement and joy in his tone.
After obtaining the Beyonder puppet who was also Sequence 5, he finally felt that the distance between him and Angel had become a little closer.
Facing his strange smile, Angel tilted his head slightly, feeling a little confused.
Spirit World's shuttle speed is a hundred times faster than the outside world. It didn't take long for "Queen Anne's Revenge" to cross a distance of thousands of nautical miles and arrive near the island where Damir Harbor is located.
When emerging from the Spirit World, Anne released the "Red Haired Woman" that had been swallowed into the belly of the ship. The Three-Masted Sailing Ship, which had gone through many hardships, was now dilapidated and could only pull up the sail with the help of a half-height mast and slowly sailed towards Damir Harbor.
This time "Red Haired Woman" probably won't be able to return to the sea without a month of repairs. Fortunately, "Lucky William" who bravely followed Helene to deal with Angel and Klein showed no other problems after waking up, highlighting the value of his nickname.
But Angel discovered that the Beyonder of this "monster" Pathway never dared to look directly at Klein, which made her wonder whether the latter's "speciality" would have some adverse impact on this Pathway, so that they always "Luck" avoided such direct gaze.
The other brave Sailors were not harmed either. Apart from being a little frightened by the Strange Phenomenon before the terrifying "Black Giant Hand" came, they quickly returned to their posts alive and kicking.
In order to prevent Anne from being leaked, Anne, the "Arbiter" Pathway's Angel, used the contract to treat All crew members, including Helene, have made relevant restrictions. According to her, on the Nameless Island, she had asked many people to try to "kill her". They also used similar methods to avoid revealing their whereabouts afterwards, and the effect was quite reliable.
However, Angel's current mentality is very different. Angel saw it and did not mention her "try to use 'Calamity' Charm again after promotion" agreed in the contract.
"It seems that after meeting Bernadette, this Ghost Ship has also had its own life. No, it has become a target..."
She muttered in a low voice, activated the Wind-blessed soul of "Rose Necklace", blew up the strong wind, and tried to make "Red Haired Woman" accelerate towards the port.
The sailboat, with its deck almost completely shattered and all three masts broken in the middle, passed through the ships entering and exiting the port at a speed exceeding that of a steamship, and docked at the busy dock with a near-impact attitude.
Thanks to the leader "Dan Gou" for the reward.
(づ￣ 3￣)づ~☆
In addition, regarding the ability of "Despair", the previous chapter did not fully describe it. This was because I considered that the whole chapter could not be turned into an explanatory text, but it seems that everyone misunderstood the strength of Sequence 4...
A few modifications have been made, and the rest will be gradually unfolded in the following chapters, mua.