"Could he just bury himself in the dirt whenever he got hungry?" Alice continued. "Oh my God, that's amazing. Is his next evolutionary direction soilless cultivation? Can he photosynthesize? And..."
She could not continue, because Klein finally came to his senses and gestured for Reinette to leave at once. Reinette caught the hint and vanished from where she stood.
Alice did not stop her. She merely turned her head at once to glare at Klein, striking a pose that said, "If you can't give me a reason, you're finished." Seeing this, Klein hurriedly spoke up:
"Ahem, actually, I have a rather bold idea, and I'd like to hear your opinion."
"What are you divining this time?" Alice asked subconsciously.
Klein paused for a moment, finding this both amusing and exasperating. He explained:
"No... I was thinking, look, isn't Zaratul in Backlund? Could I..."
"Find a chance to kill Him and use His Beyonder Characteristic to advance to 'Miracle Invoker'? As long as I borrow that cross from little 'The Sun'..."
Kill Zaratul? Hmm, He had a Mystery Attendant Beyonder Characteristic. Though that cross was only at Sequence 4, given enough time, it should be able to separate the Beyonder Characteristic. Obtaining the Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristic would not be a problem, but...
"What would you use to fight Him?" Alice questioned. "Me?"
"That's why I planned to ask for your opinion." Klein sighed. "He's a Sequence 1 Great Angel. He probably isn't within the range of opponents you can deal with easily?"
He cautiously added "easily." As expected, Alice had no objection. She nodded and said:
"Yes. Even with... what you have on you, I'd guess you need to at least reach the Angel level before you have the strength to fight Him. Otherwise, you can probably only escape."
After