Do Not Do It Again

"So you could use The Travels of Grosell to put me near Ince Zangwill and start an encounter he couldn't possibly see coming?"

Angel asked, a little hopeful.

Her command of the Beyonder Abilities of Despair was far beyond what it had been when she first advanced. She could also bring the Parasite Gloves, Wings of Death, and Reaper Legion—three Mystical Items comparable to Grade 1 Sealed Artifacts. She could make preliminary use of the Iron-Blooded Knight Beyonder Characteristic, too, and it worked well with the Reapers. Defeating another Sequence 4 Beyonder would not be difficult.

"If it were that simple, the Hunter Demigod pursuing Ince Zangwill would have caught him long ago. I even suspect that Hunter has reached Sequence 3, War Bishop. Otherwise, Zangwill wouldn't have fled in such a panic with 0-08 in hand..."

Klein shook his head, rejecting Angel's proposal.

It was certainly her style. Maybe, in the end, they really would have to rely on something that blunt and effective... He chuckled inwardly and lowered his head slightly, afraid Angel might read his thoughts.

"More importantly, with a Sealed Artifact from the Spectator Pathway like 0-08 involved, any plan we make here against it and Ince Zangwill will be noticed the moment we return to reality and put it into action. It will write us into its story, make the operation fail, and might even turn us into its prey."

After hearing Klein's analysis, Angel sighed regretfully. She was certain she could defeat an enemy of the same Sequence face-to-face. But against a Sealed Artifact like 0-08, all her strength would be useless. Even the War Bishop had been fooled by a simple trick and let Ince Zangwill escape. It was hard to say whether the artifact had played a part in that—whether it had