Following the direction Angel said, Leonard and Borgia quickly found the body of the "assassin".
Of course, it was not easy to bring the body down from the roof of a six- to seven-meter-high building. The two did not do so. Instead, after confirming the body, they returned directly to the open space in front of the warehouse.
"The dead 'assassin' did indeed look the same as the one on the wanted poster. He was shot in the lower jaw and the bullet passed through his brain. He died on the spot. We also found these on the roof of the building."
Leonard handed Dunn a dark, shiny ball about the size of a grape. It was an object similar to an eyeball. Angel felt that it was somewhat similar to the Main Materials of the "assassin" Potion in his memory, but it was not exactly the same.
Borgia was carrying a dagger and a piece of silver that had become dim.
The former is a common double-edged dagger with a badly worn handle, but the blade is carefully maintained and extremely sharp; the latter is engraved with various Hermes incantations and symbols, and the material that makes up Charm no longer has the luster of pure silver, and looks like a piece of tin after its surface has been oxidized.
"This should be the Charm used by the 'Assassin' before. The opening spell he recited is 'Frost' of Hermes. It can plunge the surrounding area into extreme low temperatures, affecting the ability to move. The radius is less than ten meters."
Taking the silver piece, Angel explained.
"Frost..." Dunn repeated the word, "It should be Charm made by other Beyonder and handed over to him for use. Beyonder of Secret Order did not show similar abilities in previous battles. He is more like an expert in manipulating illusions and flames to fight."
"Well, it should be 'Witch' or Beyonder of High Sequence. Madam Sharon has used the power of Frost in battle. Of course, it is not ruled out that other Sequence have similar powers."
Angel analyzed.
In fact, she has basically confirmed that this is the ability of "Witch". Behind this "assassin" is probably Mid Sequence Beyonder, who is the same as Pathway.
"Demoness Sect?" Leonard reacted immediately.
"Not necessarily, but it's worth reporting."
Dunn thought for a moment, took the used piece of Charm from Angel's hand, and looked at it carefully.
Unfortunately, the pattern on the surface of the silver piece that has exhausted its strength has become dim and unclear, and the material itself has become fragile. Therefore, this type of Charm is a disposable product. Even if it is not broken on the spot after use, it cannot be recycled and reused.
After putting away the Beyonder Item and silver pieces left by the assassin, several people searched the entire place carpet-like, but found no other useful clues or items.
Tuxedo Clown's body was still lying there, and the mutated Bieber's fragments on the ground were inconvenient for Passerby to come into contact with. After discussion, Nighthawks decided to let Lorotta stay where she was and wait. She had the Police Inspector badge issued by Backlund Diocese, so it would not be a problem to scare ordinary people. Even if nearby residents called the police, she could handle it when the police arrived.
The remaining five people first carried Sealed Artifact 2-049, Antigonus Notebook and the picked-up Beyonder Ingredients back to Blackthorn Security Company. They needed to put these Beyonder Item back into "Chanis Gate" as soon as possible.
After this, other Nighthawkss who were rotated out will come to the battlefield and recover the bodies of the two dead Beyonders, hoping to find clues to Secret Order or Demoness Sects.
Borgia Picked up the iron box that sealed 2-049 again, the five of them returned to the carriage at the street corner with their arms bent and stretched as when they came.
It was already afternoon, and there were already many residents and dock workers walking around outside the warehouse. The fierce gunfire and explosions during the previous battle attracted the attention of many nearby residents and workers, but there were no idiots living in Docklands, and no curious onlookers dared to get close to the warehouse to check.
Leonard is still driving, and four people, Angel, Dunn, Klein and Borgia, are sitting in the car surrounded by 2-049. After reactivating the seal on the iron box, Antigonus Puppet could no longer control two people at the same time, and they were able to chat in an intermittent state of stagnation.
The first person to speak was actually Borgia, who was taciturn when he arrived. Angel had always thought he had such a personality before, but now it seems that maybe the silence is just a subconscious behavior of Nighthawks, who has a scar on his side, when facing unfamiliar colleagues.
"I'm curious, how did you kill that Secret Order clown? That guy could come and go freely in a hail of bullets. I even suspected that he already had Sequence 7."
Borgia seemed to have been brewing this question for a long time. After placing 2-049 in the center of the carriage, he immediately asked.
"Angel, please talk first." Dunn also echoed.
Two Sequence 9s, one of whom was even Seer who had no head-on combat capability, actually teamed up to eliminate a Beyonder who probably had Sequence 7. It is normal for them to have doubts about this...
Angel did not intend to hide what happened. Secret Order's Tuxedo Clown was seriously injured, and he was thinking about how to take away the notes, so that he exposed his flaws and was controlled by 2-049. There was nothing in this that his teammates could not know.
The only problem is...
She looked at Klein, who was sitting opposite her. The latter was flexing and stretching his arms with a calm expression, looking intently, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
Pretending to lower her head to organize her words, she recalled the process of fighting Tuxedo Clown and confirmed the status of the other four Nighthawks at that time.
The captain was unconscious after landing, and Leonard was in the worst condition. He didn't recover until he rescued himself. Lorotta and Borgia fell to the ground at the other end of the open space, and they couldn't get up at that time...
After assessing the risk, Angel decided to help Klein conceal the information that he could relieve the negative status imposed by 2-049 on his own.
"Ms. Lorotta snatched the note back from Ray Bieber, which caused Mutated Bieber to explode on the spot. Sealed Artifact 2-049 was hit by the aftermath of the explosion and flew to the feet of Klein. He should have been affected by the negative effect immediately..."
After rough drafting, Angel began to tell Dunn and Borgia about the situation at that time.
"... The clown Secret Order used Klein's body as a cover and asked me to hand over my notes. I tried to bypass Klein and attack him, but he was flexible and vigilant. I never succeeded, and the prelude of his attack was obvious and he couldn't hit me..."
"Are you just in a stalemate?" Dunn asked. He no longer flexed his arms and seemed to have discovered something was wrong.
Angel nodded. "It is not good for him to remain in a stalemate. After all, you may regain your consciousness at any time and join the battle. He is becoming more and more eager to ask me to hand over the notes, otherwise he will kill Klein."
"I was thinking of continuing to delay time, so I threw Antigonus Notebook towards Klein. It would be best if I could wake him up through a collision with a foreign object. Even in the worst case, the notes would be protected by the effect range of 2-049 and would not be easily taken away by Secret Order."
From here on, the description of Angel differs from the real situation.
I hope Klein is smart enough to pick up what he said...
She looked at Klein, who was sitting opposite her. The latter seemed to be thinking about something, and the flexion and extension of his right arm slowly stopped.
No, he was affected by Sealed Artifact and entered a state of stagnation.
"As far as I know, people affected by 2-049 cannot be awakened by thrown objects without direct contact." Dunn pointed out the flaw in her words.
"But this 'thrown object' is the only one that is different." Angel stretched out his hand to stop Borgia who was about to touch Klein, and pointed at Antigonus Notebook who was on Dunn's lap.
Dunn looked at Klein, who was already frozen beside him, and nodded thoughtfully.
He picked up the note and gently threw it on Klein's lap.
Just like the person who had been awakened by direct contact before, Klein's arms that had stopped swinging began to move at normal speed again, and his eyes regained clarity after a moment of confusion.
"... Well, yes, at that time Angel woke me up through the note. Behind me, the angry Secret Order Beyonder was planning to kill me with that invisible bullet, and 2-049 was at my feet..."
He took the topic naturally and continued talking.
Great, right.
Angel gave a thumbs up to Klein for his quick thinking.
The subsequent description was carried out by Klein, until Angel decisively killed the Secret Order clown who was affected by 2-049 with two shots, and there was no deviation from the real situation.
Only Klein escaped from the image of Sealed Artifact on its own, which was explained by the two of them as the special nature of Antigonus Notebook.
"In that case, you are really lucky. If Antigonus Notebook cannot remove the influence of Antigonus Puppet, then Mr. Moretti will probably die at the gunshot of Secret Order member."
Borgia, who was quietly listening to the conversation of several people, said.
Klein put on an ugly smile, "I've always been lucky."
"But you don't do things by luck, right?" Dunn looked at Angel, the gray eyes were not filled with doubts, but with conviction.
"Yes, I was aware of it when Ray Bieber came close to Sealed Artifact 2-049 several times. He was completely unaffected by the effect of 2-049. It was not until the clown and Secret Order were fighting for notes that I accidentally entered Sealed Artifact's range of influence, but was not controlled by the furious Sealed Artifact, that I basically confirmed this."
Angel did have some guesses about Antigonus Notebook's effectiveness in resisting 2-049, but she had no guts to try such unreliable speculations in battle. The actual confirmation of the effect of the notes was after Dunn got into the car with the notes. Since he was holding the notes, Dunn was never affected by 2-049 again - the other three people in the car had been controlled by 2-049 repeatedly for several rounds.
But since the effect of the notes has been verified by Dunn herself, she doesn't mind deceiving her captain a little and helping her new teammates hide their secrets.
The premise is that Klein's secrets will not cause harm to himself, Nighthawks or other ordinary people.
At least from the current point of view, Klein is still a conscientious Nighthawks. Even if he has not become a regular employee, he has participated in several missions. It is said that he also has a large share of the credit for finding Antigonus Notebook this time.
After ending this topic, several people chatted for a while. Dunn took advantage of the captain's privileges to take the notes back into his hands. He was able to relax and rest against the back of the chair. The other three had to spend an arduous journey between stretching and flexing their arms and waking others up.