For a moment, Hobart's aura grew even more powerful!
The power of the Country of Disorder helped Him break through the effects of the Celestial Worthy's whispers and strike the Clock of Order once more.
Dong~ Amid the melodious chime, the Fool's Uniqueness and Extraordinary Characteristics within Klein temporarily settled somewhat, and the corresponding madness and distortion also eased considerably.
However, under the influence of the whispers just now, Klein's consciousness had already been corroded, leaving Him in terrible condition. That was an extremely frightening thing during an advancement! This was a negative effect produced by Himself. The Clock of Order could only alleviate it to a certain extent; it had no way of completely removing it.
It was like complications caused by some virus. Although the virus had been suppressed, the complications remained.
With Klein's current condition, even if He completed the advancement, His condition afterward would certainly be very poor.
Amon had also recovered from the Celestial Worthy's whispers with the help of the Clock of Order's chime. He immediately used Deceit on Klein, making Him feel that His condition was excellent and urging Him to complete the advancement at all costs.
To Amon, a Fool in terrible condition was better than a King of Angels of an Adjacent Pathway in excellent condition! Hobart immediately carried out Distortion, but He was ultimately one step too late. For an instant, Klein was deceived by Amon. By the time He reacted, His condition had already worsened.
Klein immediately made a gesture toward Hobart. The two of them had prepared contingencies for this situation.
Hobart's avatar appeared once again, holding the Kingslayer Sword as it stabbed toward Klein. He intended to kill Klein and let Him revive.
They would use this method to buy time and recover His condition.
Naturally, Amon