Outside Backlund west of Northern Suburbs, in the woods near the Elk Manor's Maht home.
Insects, mice, and birds continued to appear from the mud, shrubs, and behind tree trunks, quickly approaching an ancient tree whose bark was blown off and whose trunk was broken. Most of them lost their abilities on the way, or were directly killed by Stealing caught Spirit Body Threads, and Distortion died in the corner, but there was always Luck that escaped the successive "steals" and opened its mouth, big or small, and made a low "bang bang" sound.
As the ventriloquist-like onomatopoeia continued to sound, Air Cannon was launched one after another, hitting the tree trunk that was already overwhelmed.
"Why!"
With a sharp, hysterical roar, the last few insects with transparent links struggled to crawl out of the holes in the tree. Distortion was squirming and squirming. There were many three-dimensional patterns floating on their bodies. The "Marionette" who saw these quickly lost their abilities and their lives.
But annelids are limited, and the surrounding creatures that can be used as Marionette are almost unlimited!
The mice and worms continued to approach one after another, launching the simple but powerful Air Cannon, using the most extreme firepower to suppress the surviving translucent annelid Distortion, deforming and disappearing.
After several rounds of shelling, the "Marauder" Demigod, which had lost control and split into many worms somewhat like "Worm of Time", finally stopped moving, and there was only the sound of the breeze blowing the leaves in the woods.
A moment later, Raphael, who was tall and holding a rapier, walked out from behind a thick tree and cautiously approached the center of the battlefield that was almost flattened. One of his leather shoes was missing, and his white socks turned brown in the dirt. The Underworld door on his forehead was open, and a cold death air was revealed inside. Behind him was the Southern Continent servant with dark skin. Enyouni, this "Winner" holds the "Death Knell" revolver in one hand, helping his master bear the possible negative effects, and holds the pants without the waistband in the other hand. Finally, he is wearing a tuxedo with an open collar, exposing his neck and collarbone, and his appearance changes into Klein from Gehrman Sparrow.
He should be dead... I didn't expect that a crazy Demigod would be so difficult to deal with, stealing both abilities and clothes. And my guess was right, the Mythical Creature Form of "Marauder" Demigod was really a bunch of worms... Klein sighed, and was ready to let "Hell Admiral" Raphael get closer to explore the road, and then pick up the separated Beyonder Characteristic himself.
At this moment, a burning sensation came from the inner pocket of the tuxedo, which made Klein stop. While instructing Marionette to continue to explore the situation of "Marauder" Demigod, he took out a folding mirror with sharp edges and a somewhat exaggerated shape from the bag.
Opening the metal cover protecting the mirror, Klein found that the dark red sticky substance smeared on the mirror had evaporated, and then the mirror became dark, and a face with long black hair and an unimpressive appearance gradually emerged.
"Angel..."
Klein was relieved.
No matter who appears on the other side of the mirror, the only person who can communicate with him using mirror communication is the one who made this Magic Mirror.
"Well, it's me... are you at the Elk Manor now?"
A greeting with some noise came from inside Magic Mirror, which reminded Klein of the old-fashioned walkie-talkie that can only be seen on TV.
Will there be interference in occult communications?
Klein was a little confused, but soon discovered that the background behind Angel was Saint Samuel Cathedral's distinctive double bell towers. He speculated that it might be caused by Sealed Artifact's internal defense against external enemies.
"I noticed that your substitute disappeared. I thought you had arrived at the Elk Manor and started fighting with that Marauder Demigod, so I rushed over immediately. As a result, I directly ran into it, which was on the verge of losing control and gradually transformed from a mouse into Incomplete Mythical Creature Form. I could only deal with this threat that may harm the servants in the manor first... Fortunately, you are okay."
Klein used Marionette's vision to search the battlefield, looking for bugs with translucent links, while holding Magic Mirror and continued to explain the process of his battle.
On the carriage leaving Maht's house, the moment he noticed that Mirror Substitution left behind by Angel disappeared, he realized that something was wrong. Without any hesitation, he jumped out of the car and asked the coachman to He went home first, pretending to return to the dance scene, but actually took Marionette with him and used the "Teleportation" ability of Creeping Hunger Grazing to go to the outskirts of the city.
Elk Manor of Councilor Macht is not far from North Borough, and "Teleportation" can be reached in one go. However, the man and two who landed found that the manor was quiet late at night, and there was no fierce battle scene as he imagined.
At this time, Klein realized that Angel had not arrived at the manor, but that something might have happened halfway.
"I originally wanted to divine your position, but was blocked by 'Hidden Holy Emblem'. Fortunately, the position and speed of Hazel can be determined by divination. Based on the time when your avatar was broken, I can determine your approximate location... is it next to the Tussock River?"
Klein spoke quickly but without losing any logic. When Angel nodded, a smile appeared on his lips:
"However, when I was about to leave the manor first, the parasitic 'Marauder' Demigod that controlled a mouse suddenly launched an attack on me... Perhaps it was close to losing control, and its confused thinking subconsciously regarded me as an enemy. I could only lead it out of the manor and get rid of it in the uninhabited woodland to prevent it from targeting ordinary people here after I left.
"As for the outcome of the battle, I can only say that a guy who is crazy and doesn't even have the instinct to escape cannot defeat the 'Trick Sorcerer' who has Marionette and is ready for battle."
As he spoke, Klein turned his attention to the flattened forest. After getting close enough, he could see clearly all the Spirit Body Threads around him. Except for the uniform Marionette, there was no other creature with Spirituality.
"That's good," Angel in the mirror breathed a long sigh of relief and showed a bright smile, "I did encounter some accidents on the road, but the problem has been solved. I will tell you the details later... You'd better leave that manor as soon as possible. If my guess is correct, there may be other 'Amon' searching for that 'Marauder' Demigod."
Amon!
The pride in Klein's heart over defeating Demigod and the joy of knowing that Angel was not injured disappeared instantly, leaving only some numbness, as if his scalp had been struck by electricity, slightly dilated pupils and countless thoughts rushing into his mind.
"Blasphemer" Amon is also looking for this "Marauder" Demigod?
After forcing himself to calm down, Klein immediately understood what Angel meant.
Other Amon... It seems that the trouble she encountered was one of the "clones" of Amon, and she had already solved him, and during the battle, she got information that other clones were searching for Marauder Demigod... Demigod was on the verge of losing control. The mutation caused by may have attracted the attention of this "King of Angel", causing him to send clones of Backlund to gather here in an attempt to appease this Demigod, or maybe... parasitize it, absorb it and become one of Amon?
Klein thinks this idea is very scary, but it also fits the style of the legendary "Blasphemer" inexplicably.
He still remembered that after he was promoted to "Trick Sorcerer", he returned to Backlund in high spirits, thinking that he could have a preliminary confrontation with King of Angel, who was looking for himself and traces of "Fool".
Of course, at that time, Klein thought that the special characteristics of Gray Fog would not be easily discovered by Amon due to his divine ability after being promoted to Demigod. He did not think that he, a Sequence 4, could really fight head-on with Sequence 1's King of Angel, or even his clone.
Therefore, there is only one thing to do now...
Quickly following his inner thoughts, Klein did not bother to continue communicating with Angel, and let Raphael, who was closer to the original location of the ancient tree, ignite the dead leaves on the ground with a sound, and Flaming Jump came to the center of the battlefield, looking for the Beyonder Characteristic or remains of the dead "Marauder" Demigod, and Enyouni returned to him.
Other insects and animals that were still regarded as temporary Marionette moved over with dead branches or bark, lit them in various weird postures, remained motionless in the gradually rising flames, and gradually died.
The whole scene looked like a strange mass suicide of animals.
Klein shook out a Paper Figurine, letting it replace all Marionette's occult connections, and then burned it to ashes, completing the preliminary Anti-Divination.
Of course, after leaving here, he will definitely go to Gray Fog to "disinfect" himself with that mysterious power.
He didn't want to be like "Sun" Derrick, Amon with a translucent body attached to his body, a pointed soft hat on his head, and a monocle hanging on his right eye, wandering around without knowing anything!
After doing all this, Klein looked at the former Hell Admiral and now the rich bodyguard Raphael, looking forward to his final discovery.
If you haven't found it yet, leave immediately, otherwise...
Suddenly, a dark figure walked out of the bushes in the corner of his eye. He was in his early twenties, with black hair and black eyes. He was wearing a black vest, black trousers, black leather shoes, and a black soft hat, almost blending into the night.
"Tsk, tsk, being forced into this by a 'Trick Sorcerer' who doesn't even have Demigod Marionette..."
A voice with a smile came into Klein's ears, but he had no time to pay attention to what the other party said, and his eyes quickly locked on the right eye of the figure.
There is a monocle crystal spectacle there.
Amon! What Angel said is Amon who is looking for "Marauder" Demigod!
Without any hesitation, Raphael, who was carrying a thin sword at his waist, returned to Klein in the flames and put his arm around his shoulders, while Enyouni, who was closer, did the same.
Under the interested gaze of Amon, who was dressed in monotonous clothes, the figures of Klein and Marionette quickly became transparent, entering Spirit World, and disappeared.
"Heh, 'Trick Sorcerer' from the Evernight family... He seemed to know me and ran away without hesitation..."
Amon pressed the glasses on his eyes and said with a smile.
A small translucent insect with twelve links flew back from where Klein was standing just now and burrowed into his chest.
"It's a pity that in two seconds we can initially parasitize him and understand the purpose of his coming... But it should be the same as that Demoness, who is also here to solve the trouble here... But they all know me, this is a bit abnormal, could it be..."
Talking to himself, Amon raised his head and looked at Crimson Moon, who had only half of the sky, and then turned his attention to the center of the forest that was blown into a mess by Air Cannon.
"It's so pitiful that you can only parasitize on half-dead animals, and you don't even have the strength to break away from the host... Are you a descendant of Jacob?"
he asked in a flat tone.
"Yes, yes... you know, know me, ancestor?"
Suddenly, from the shallow pit where soil, bark, and sawdust accumulated, a faint answer came, filled with doubts, hesitation, and the excitement of grasping at straws.
"Of course I know, to be honest with you, I have even seen some." Amon laughed again, stepping on dead branches and fallen leaves, and slowly approached with a rustling sound, his tone was full of joking, "Instead of waiting for death in this broken body, why don't I come I will teach you a method that will allow you to immediately regain your strength, maintain a healthy body, and even be promoted to a higher Sequence... Well, maybe you can become King of Angel and reach the pinnacle of life?"
Wherever Amon looked, a snake with only half of its body left and blood still flowing out from the broken end was struggling to raise its neck, as if it didn't believe that the other party had such a "method".
But it soon began to twist in terror, uttering human words in an extremely frightened tone:
"You are, 'Blasphemer' Amon!"
It remembered the secret legends in the family, and the snake body twisted like crazy, but soon, with an angry roar, "Marauder" Demigod, which had already consumed most of Spirituality in the crazy confrontation with the body, and was on the verge of death from Klein's attack, stopped struggling and slowly collapsed to the ground.
"It's such a pity. If you had used your last strength to escape the moment you saw me, you might still have a chance, but you became interested in my words and had a faint hope, but gave up the struggle... Haha, have you been parasitic in the bodies of mice and insects for too long, and you have almost lost even the most basic rationality?"
Amon didn't stop until he approached the half snake's body and his toes almost touched it.
"It's a pity that the remaining descendants of Jacob are scattered into small families that have no contact with each other, avoiding our pursuit. Therefore, the inheritance has been lost long ago, and Potion does not contain corresponding knowledge... Who is so hateful that he deleted the information that should be obtained by promotion?
"Ah, it turned out to be me."
With a chuckle, Amon watched Star dots of light fly out from the snake's body and fall into his body. He immediately took off the monocle of his right eye, took out a piece of black silk and wiped it, and continued to talk to himself:
"You guys should go back to Backlund first. I saw some interesting things in the fate of Flora Jacob."
The surrounding shrubs were swaying, the leaves were swaying, and the grass was rustling. When Amon put his glasses back on, the woods around him became silent again.