When Angel returned to Daffodil Street, it was already late at night.
After sending Sealed Artifact 2-049 and Antigonus Family Notebook back to Blackthorn Security Company in the afternoon, several injured Nighthawks received Ritual Magic treatment from Old Neil.
Angel, who was the least injured, accompanied "Corpse Collector" Frye back to the scene of Docklands, joined Lorotta who was guarding the scene, and brought the bodies of the two Secret Order members back to the basement of Blackthorn Security Company.
Lorotta and Borgia, the two Nighthawks from Backlund Diocese will leave Tingen tomorrow, taking 2-049 and Antigonus Notebook with them on the earliest steam train to Backlund.
Due to the characteristics of Sealed Artifact, Backlund will send two more Nighthawks members to support tonight.
Klein made a lot of contributions in the process of finding the notes. I heard from Dunn that after the notes are sent back to Backlund for confirmation, he will be allowed to become a formal member of Nighthawks.
This informal member of Nighthawks, who has just become Beyonder, seems to have many secrets hidden in him. In today's battle, he was affected by Sealed Artifact 2-049, but he escaped from control without anyone helping him.
Although Angel concealed this matter from Dunn and others, it does not mean that she can accept it easily.
Maybe she should find an opportunity to talk to him in detail... Unfortunately, she couldn't find a chance to talk to him alone until she left Blackthorn Security Company at night.
I heard that Klein seemed to have some psychological shadow over Tuxedo Clown who died in front of him, so much so that he was frightened by the corpse placed in the morgue, and even had the hallucination that "the corpse can talk". Captain Dunn let him go home to rest early.
Of course, Angel has some doubts as to whether the situation relayed by the gossip-loving Miss Rozanne is true.
After all, it is normal to have some discomfort when facing a dead person on the battlefield for the first time. When she saw a human being die in front of her for the first time in her previous life, her performance was even worse than Klein.
Get used to it by killing more.
Thinking of this, Angel realized that his current identity, an "ordinary person who had just become Beyonder", was a little too calm in his fighting and killing performance. Although other Nighthawks did not seem to suspect it, he might need to find some excuses to cover up later.
After leaving the security company, she took a detour to Iron Cross Street to buy a new set of windbreakers and shirts to replace the clothes damaged in the battle, before returning to Daffodil Street.
I originally thought that these costs were borne by myself, but Angel learned from Leonard that clothing and items damaged during the mission could be reimbursed - as long as they did not significantly exceed the normal price.
"Reimbursement", this word invented by Emperor Roselle, sounds so beautiful...
Crimson Moon hangs high in the sky, spreading the strange red moonlight onto the streets of Tingen City. She has been in this world for half a month, and has long been accustomed to the moonlight that is different from the earth. She is no longer as fearful and uneasy as she was at the beginning.
After checking the piece of paper in the crack of the door as usual, and confirming that no one was breaking in, Angel entered the living room with confidence.
She threw the newly bought clothes on the sofa, turned on the gas lamp on the wall, and used warm light to dispel the cold air in the room.
Only then could she take some time to summarize and analyze the two battles that took place today.
and many doubts in my mind.
The battle itself is actually lackluster. Although Angel is just an "assassin" of Sequence 9, her combat experience from her "previous life" has been completely inherited. She firmly believes that she is no better than Sequence 9 in combat skills. These Low Sequence and even Mid Sequence are inferior to Beyonder. What is missing may be just some Beyonder Ability brought by Potion.
Thinking of Secret Order's Tuxedo Clown's weird and unpredictable abilities, she couldn't help but clench her hands.
Compared with Dunn Smith's "Nightmare" and Daly Simone's "Spirit Channeling", Angel believes that Potion Sequence, which has both offensive and defensive capabilities and flexible body skills, is the most suitable for him.
Unfortunately, no one was left alive, and it was impossible to know which Potion of Sequence the other party was... He and the other attacker who failed to attack Dunn and died tragically at the mouth of Ray Bieber both had strange paint on their faces. I wonder if it was the characteristics of Secret Order or the need of Potion for acting?
Of course, Sequence One cannot be changed once selected. Beyonder taking other Sequence's Potion will only lose control or even die on the spot. Since she has become an assassin, she can only go down this path and has no other choice.
Moreover, after being promoted to "Witch", assassin Sequence can also acquire various powerful abilities, such as controlling Frost and flames, invisibility, curses...
Madam Sharon, who broke into Blackthorn Security Company and tried to kill himself, was Sequence 6's "assassin" Pathway Beyonder. In terms of flexibility, she may not be as good as Tuxedo Clown, who can instantly disappear and reappear with the help of flames, but her aggressiveness is undoubtedly stronger than her opponent.
If Secret Order's Tuxedo Clown had more attack methods, instead of only attacking with invisible bullets that are about as powerful as a revolver, they would definitely be able to cause greater casualties to the Nighthawks team today.
After comparing several Mid Sequence Beyonders she had seen in her mind, she recalled another Beyonder who died under her own gun.
The same "assassin" as Sequence 9.
The first time I met this assassin was in the Labor Mutual Aid Society warehouse of Docklands. When Angel accepted the commission and sneaked into the warehouse to look for a ring, he had a few tricks with him who came to steal Chairman's account book.
The second time was today, also in Docklands. The assassin and the members of Secret Order began to follow the Nighthawks team at some unknown time, trying to snatch the lost Antigonus Family Notebook.
Tuxedo Clown is holding back the large force, while another gunman dressed as a dock worker is looking for opportunities to kill or injure Nighthawks. This assassin obviously has his own mission, perhaps to respond to Tuxedo Clown who is snatching the notes, or perhaps waiting for an opportunity to attack. Unfortunately, when he faced Angel, who was also an "assassin", on the rooftop, his skills were inferior and he died tragically from the gun.
If Angel does not have a large force under the cover of the roof, Dunn is likely to be injured under the gunman's attack, and without Sequence 7's "Nightmare" controlling the mutated Ray Bieber, it alone may be able to solve the entire Nighthawks squad.
Of course, Ray Bieber mutated into an uncontrollable monster, which should have been beyond Secret Order's expectations. The panicked gunman ran into the warehouse where it was hiding, perhaps hoping to get the notes first, but instead it became food delivered to Ray Bieber's stomach.
Tuxedo Clown interfered when Nighthawks team and Ray Bieber were fighting. It was like a decision on the spot, not a predetermined plan. If they had planned it in advance, they would not be so embarrassed.
The only question now is: Is this "assassin" a thug of Secret Order, or does it represent the cooperation between "Demoness Sect" and Secret Order?
If it is the former, Secret Order, who has lost several Beyonder, will definitely be more cautious in his next move, and Antigonus Notebook has been sealed in After Chanis Gate, they will be escorted back to Backlund early tomorrow morning. Secret Order should not cause trouble to Tingen City Nighthawks for this.
If "Demoness Sect" also participates...
That means that after the death of Madam Sharon, "Demoness Sect" once again reached out to Tingen City.
Three Beyonders have died in their own hands. Madam Sharon has been identified as a member of "Demoness Sect". Today's assassin owns Charm produced by "Witch", 80% are also related to "Demoness Sect", and Secret Order seems to be closely related to them. Tuxedo Clown, Secret Order's Beyonder, also died under his own gun...
Guessing that he should have been on "Demoness Sect"'s blacklist, Angel couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.
In the previous prediction, after she joined Nighthawks, these unofficial Beyonder should be afraid of her. But judging from the fact that Secret Order attacked the Nighthawks team without any scruples today, these guys can't speculate based on common sense.
It's hard to guarantee that there won't be another Madam Sharon among the Demoness Sect who dares to break into Nighthawks's base.
Only by improving your strength as soon as possible can you improve your survival rate.
The most direct way to improve your strength is to be promoted through Potion.
The assassin's next Sequence, the Potion formula of "Instigator" is in Angel's mind. Although Potion and Main Materials are expensive, they are not difficult to buy. If not, you can still apply through church channels.
As long as I can "digest" the current Sequence's Potion as soon as possible...
She thought again of the pleasure she felt after killing Tuxedo Clown today.
This is similar to the memory of Cole Granger acting as an "assassin", digesting part of Potion's feelings in the body after each assassination operation, but there are subtle differences.
According to Madam Sharon's teachings to Cole, and Cole's summary of playing the role of an assassin, Potion's digestion effect is the best when the "assassin" kills someone in a planned and premeditated manner.
However, the process of Angel killing Tuxedo Clown was not considered an "assassination" at all. It was at best an act of "anti-assassination".
But the process of Potion digestion in the body actually exists, which shows that her performance was successful and effective.
Could it be that "assassination" is not limited to active murder? Surviving someone else's premeditated attack on you and counterattacking to kill the other party can also lead to the role of "assassin"?
Madam Sharon secretly sneaked into the Nighthawks station and tried to assassinate the defected "Cole Granger", but was discovered by the other party and teamed up with the Nighthawkss to kill...
The unknown assassin was hiding on the roof waiting for an opportunity to act, preparing to assassinate the lone member of the Nighthawks team. However, he was forced into a desperate situation by the opponent, tricked him out of the bunker, and killed him with one shot...
Tuxedo Clown played with a group of Nighthawkss in the palm of his hand. He was one step away from the note he wanted to snatch, but he was controlled by Sealed Artifact and was defeated by two Sequence 9s...
In Angel's mind, three Beyonder who tried to kill him but died by his own hands appeared in his mind. He reviewed the battle process from their perspective and gradually gained some understanding.
Standing back and waiting, destroying other people's premeditated plans, and killing the other person in his emotions of surprise and regret, isn't he an "assassin"?
The most brilliant "assassin" can appear as a "target"!
The moment he figured this out, Angel seemed to hear the sound of a glass container breaking in his mind, and something seemed to be rapidly dissolving and spreading in his body, filling his torso and limbs.
Spirituality was touched, as if there was some existence watching him from the window.
She turned back suddenly and looked out the window, looking at Crimson Moon.
There was only a gloomy street outside the window, shrouded in the ominous red moonlight. Spirituality's strange movements seemed to be just hallucinations, and the illusory filling feeling in his body quickly disappeared.
Her "assassin" Potion was completely digested.