Audrey Feels Shocked

Alger briefly introduced the Aurora Society's divine messenger, and Sno added at this time:

"The divine messenger who arrived in Tingen is Mr. A, an Extraordinary of Sequence V. As for the Evil God Progeny, it's a child conceived for an evil god through a certain evil and twisted ritual, born to a qualified woman. It likely carries divinity and is a natural mythical creature, possibly a Demigod upon birth."

"Demigod?!" Audrey's beautiful eyes widened. She was only a Sequence Nine who had just gained extraordinary power, and she was already hearing about Sequence V and Demigods? The Tarot Club's caliber was indeed high!

But what Sequence level was Mr. Devil, who could obtain such information?

"That's right. In fact, the most terrifying aspect of an Evil God Progeny is its potential to become a vessel for an Evil God's descent, which is why the official Extraordinary in Tingen City are searching for its whereabouts at the risk of Loss of Control," Sno said meaningfully. However, Mr. Fool clearly didn't catch the implication in his words.

Listening to Sno, Mr. Hangman felt a bit uneasy. Compared to his somewhat common intelligence, Mr. Devil's information was clearly more precise and secretive, giving him a strong sense of crisis.

Mr. Fool's power and uniqueness were already confirmed. Even if he wasn't a deity, he was definitely a high-ranking existence like the Hidden Sage.

With such a powerful figure presiding, the Tarot Club's growth was almost a certainty. To establish a firm footing as a mere Sequence Seven, he needed to define his own role.

Miss Justice came from a prominent Rune noble family, possessing vast funds and connections. He only needed to provide extraordinary knowledge to secure his position.

But now, this Devil seemed to possess more extensive extraordinary knowledge and information channels than him, and might even be backed by a major family.

This began to affect his identity as an "information provider."

To maintain his status in the Tarot Club, he had to develop a new "persona."

With this thought, he pondered and spoke:

"If that's the case, I think I can probably guess what happened in Backlund."

Yes, since he couldn't be the "eyes" or the "money bag," he would try to be the "brain."

Actively racking his brain, he said to Miss Justice and Mr. Devil, who had already been drawn in:

"The Aurora Society are all fanatical cultists. Even setting aside the power level of the Divine Child, just from the identity of being a Progeny of the Fallen Creator, the Aurora Society members would protect him at all costs. However, as a Sequence V Extraordinary, while he might be unrivaled in a small place like Tingen City, once the elite Extraordinary from the Three Great Churches arrive, he likely won't be able to protect the 'child.' In this situation, as the Aurora Society's representative in Backlund, what do you think he would do?"

"Find a way to delay the elite team... You mean..." Audrey's mind, enhanced by the potion, instantly grasped the implication. Alger also nodded:

"Undoubtedly, the Aurora Society members in Backlund are probably creating extraordinary incidents frantically, and their target is likely the noble class. Only by doing so can they force those nobles to pressure the Three Great Churches, diverting the elite Extraordinary originally assigned to Tingen to protect their safety."

"As expected of Political Commissar Dao!" Sno considered the Aurora Society's methods and found that it indeed fit Mr. A's style of operation. However, after this incident, the Aurora Society's strength in Backlund would likely suffer significant losses.

Of course, this had little to do with him. After briefly considering the potential impact of the matter, Sno roughly guessed a bit of Ince's new plan.

Upon hearing Mr. Hangman's guess, Audrey almost retorted immediately, but after calming down with the power of the Spectator, she had to admit that the kingdom's nobles were indeed capable of such actions.

Seeing the atmosphere becoming somewhat heavy, Klein waved his hand, ending this Tarot Club session. As his consciousness returned to his body, he frowned slightly—

"If what Mr. Hangman said is true, Backlund might not be able to send reinforcements for a long time. If only I had kept some of that lady's hair back then! With the power above the Gray Fog shielding interference, I could definitely find her!"

Sno, unaware that Mr. Fool seemed to have developed a peculiar habit of collecting others' hair, had already sat up again. After handing the dried fish to Lily, who was keeping watch for him, he began to consider his next move.

He had originally planned to return to Backlund soon, but after receiving intelligence about Backlund from Miss Justice, he abandoned that idea.

Although he didn't know how much of Mr. A's actions were influenced by Ince Zangwill, there weren't many avenues for him to intervene now.

After a slight thought, Sno's gaze shifted back to Lily, who was gnawing on the dried fish. As if understanding his look, Lily picked up the dried fish and began to devour it at three times her usual speed, as if saying, "Whatever you want to do, wait until I'm done eating."

"Looks like I have to move again!" Peeking at the official Extraordinary passing by on the street from the edge of the bed, Triss gently bit her lip and began packing her belongings.

Although she said "belongings," she didn't have much to pack as she had been moving frequently lately. Her important items were all in boxes. With a quick stuff of clean clothes and bedding into her suitcase, she could embark on her journey to find a new residence once more.

Using the makeup skills gained from her potion in reverse, her harmonious and beautiful face quickly became ordinary and common. This makeup, which didn't involve any supernatural abilities, could effectively circumvent most detection methods, allowing her to leave under the noses of the official Extraordinary.

"Such a beautiful face, it's a shame to have you paint it like this."

"!" The sudden voice made Triss immediately assume a combat stance. If not for the potential presence of official Extraordinary nearby, she would have instinctively used her supernatural abilities.

"Can't you stop appearing so silently?" Triss looked at the black cat before her, her face showing a hint of lingering fear. She had moved several times already, so how did this guy find her again?

"I've told you many times, don't be superstitious about anti-divination abilities." Sno, attached to Lily, grinned, revealing a somewhat horrifying smile. With the high-level power of White Horse is Not a Horse, he could easily bypass the Witch's anti-divination and directly lock onto Triss's location. As for the source of the lock, it was quite interesting: a lock of hair that Triss had willingly given him in the past.

"Never mind that, what's up this time? Who are you looking to kill?" Triss twitched her lips, ultimately not dwelling on the matter. Sno, however, put on a sad expression:

"Don't make it sound like I only find you to kill people. I'm very peace-loving!"

"Yeah, peace-loving you has found me to kill three people in the twenty days we've known each other, averaging one a week..."

ps1: The more logical and reasonable a writer's ability is, the less it consumes. The reason Ince Zangwill always writes "This is logical" and "This is reasonable" is precisely because it's not that reasonable, making it a bit of a stretch to achieve.

However, conversely, leveraging Mr. A to influence Backlund this time is very logical because the nobles' behavior is indeed like that, and the Aurora Society would act accordingly. In this way, 0-08 doesn't even need to pay attention to Backlund; as long as Mr. A issues the order, everything will naturally fall into place.

Having Mr. A write a letter to Backlund is definitely easier than directly dropping a meteor.

And 0-08 can indeed make meteors fall where they are hoped for.

ps2: The idea of the three churches coordinating guard rotations is idealistic. In reality, although the Three Great Churches are not hostile due to their Sequences, they are not intimately close. For example, you can't expect the chauvinistic Old Storm Pigeon to protect a follower of a goddess who believes women can hold up half the sky.

Secondly, those who have read the original work should understand the situation in Backlund. If the Aurora Society hides in the East District and the Bridge District, there will be Evil God believers everywhere, fertile ground for Evil God descents. Given a little food, those who can't survive will be willing to help with rituals or even blood sacrifices. If the Aurora Society members truly act recklessly everywhere, it wouldn't be strange for them to orchestrate hundreds of Evil God descent rituals in a day. Although most of them might be flawed and useless products, official Extraordinary would certainly not dare to gamble, and they would be exhausted for sure.