Sorting Out the Current Situation and the Shepherd's Abilities

Luther's memories of waking up were hazy; he couldn't recall anything. He only remembered that the world Distortion and chaotic, and terrifying language was affecting him. He was unable to move and was carried by his sister Cecilia, walking through the dark streets.

After regaining some consciousness, Luther found himself in Backlund. According to his sister, he had been declared dead by the Nighthawks and given a funeral. But his sister had dug up his grave, opened the coffin, and carried him out again.

As for the mastermind, Luther only remembered the person's face, but didn't know who he was or what his purpose was in doing all this. Whenever he thought of Dunn and Klein who died because of this, and himself who had been manipulated to this extent, he felt an uncontrollable rage.

That bastard must be found and killed!

But before that, Luther needs to resolve his own problems.

Thinking of this, he looked down at the straitjacket he was wearing.

The sturdy white cloth clothing was bound with numerous strong black leather straps, each with a buckle. If all the buckles were fastened, Luther would have difficulty moving... all of this was to prevent him from moving around recklessly and injuring himself while in Consciousness of confusion.

That's right, Luther's mental state is currently unstable.

His situation is complicated now. The good news is that he has become Sequence 5 Shepherd; the bad news is that due to his promotion beyond his rank,

He now has a large amount of undigested Potion stored in his body, causing him to be in a semi-mad state frequently.

However, thanks to the Phantom Tide within his body and the constant replenishment of his Flesh, he will not lose control for the time being.

In addition, Luther's current financial situation is not good. He has lost all his Beyonder Item, his job as Nighthawks, and his property in Tingen City.

Those were three Beyonder Item and a property... He felt a pang of heartache just thinking about it.

However, Luther did not blame his sister for giving up everything and bringing him to Backlund.

Such events as "resurrection" are too astonishing and are often described as divine power. If Luther foolishly returns to the Church,

What awaits him is certainly not a happy ending. Not to mention, he has already become Sequence 5, and has gone further and further down the dangerous and extraordinary path of the Secrets Suppliant.

Therefore, their best option is to go into hiding and start anew in another location.

"At least we're free now, right, Cecilia?"

He asked his sister with a smile.

Backlund is a megacity with a large population and more opportunities.

"Yes, yes."

The girl used a towel to wipe the blood from his mouth. "I'll go pack my things. We'd better leave quickly before someone reports us..."

After saying that, she went upstairs.

"Knew."

Luther replied, then sat alone in the living room, continuing to ponder.

The problems that need to be solved are roughly as follows:

First, there was the semi-mad state caused by the Potion. Because the Potion he drank was mixed with Low Sequence Potion, he had to digest three Potion in total, including the Sequence 7 Shadow Ascetic, the Sequence 6 Rose Bishop, and the Sequence 5 Shepherd.

The names and capabilities of the relevant Sequence were obtained from Ms. M during the Tingen period.

Secondly, upon arriving in the new environment, he was completely unfamiliar with the local circle of extraordinary individuals and needed to join similar gatherings as soon as possible to facilitate the acquisition of various information and extraordinary materials.

Finally, besides the half-madness caused by the Potion, he also had a minor mental problem: a woman's figure had suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

With red hair and golden eyes, dressed in White Robe, her face was both beautiful and eerie. Despite the darkness of the room, she appeared incredibly clear, as if light shone upon her.

Why haven't you disappeared yet?

Luther gritted his teeth and said.

Ms. M looked at Luther, smiled gently, but said nothing.

Luther leaped to his feet, grabbed a dinner knife from the table, and casually stabbed it into the other man's heart. His movements were too fluid, as if he were simply picking up a glass to take a sip of water or scratching his face—it was all so natural.

Warm blood quickly flowed down the knife onto his hands and arms. Ms. M's face showed a pained expression before she fell backward.

She fell to the ground without making a sound.

Luther blinked and realized he was alone in the living room. He was still holding the kitchen knife, but there was no trace of blood on the back of his hand or arm.

"Elder brother?"

He saw his sister lean out from upstairs, looking down with concern. "Are you Illusion again?"

"Fine."

Luther chuckled, "Killing her again and again is actually quite stress-relieving."

Since regaining consciousness, he has been experiencing Illusion of Ms. M from time to time. She is unable to speak, and no one else can see or touch her except him. Despite Luther killing her again and again, she continues to appear.

"Then let's not move tomorrow. Let's go to the mental hospital for a check-up first."

The girl upstairs shook her head.

"I feel this is a matter of mysticism; seeing Psychiatrist won't help."

"We still need to look for it; let's try different methods."

"Okay, okay."

Luther waved his hand, "Cecilia, you should go in first, don't fall."

He brushed his sister off and slowly sat back down on the sofa.

Aside from a whole host of worries, the only good news was that he had become Sequence 5 Shepherd, possessing the powerful ability of "Grazing," as well as the Sequence 7 Shadow ability and the Sequence 6 Flesh and Blood Magic.

Sitting on the sofa, Luther closed his eyes, feeling the "Lamb" inside him.

The Sequence 5 Shepherd can Grazing a total of seven souls. Perhaps because his Spirituality was unstable when he died, most of the "Lamb" that were originally Grazing in the Potion had been extracted, leaving only two souls in his body. One of them is the soul of the "Pyromaniac," and the other soul is a bit strange, buried deep in his Flesh, unable to resonate or be expelled.

Was my health problem caused by the forced promotion?

Luther suspected that the remnant soul was the reason why Ms. M kept appearing in his Illusion. However, she was at most a remnant soul, and he could probably deal with her once he had finished digesting the Potion and his condition had stabilized.

Compared to that, he now has five empty slots. He wonders where to find a Luck Extraordinary to capture and Grazing.

The Shepherd's strength lies in this: he can freely combine his Grazing abilities to create powerful combo attacks.

In short, the immediate priority is to digest the Potion, find groups and circles of extraordinary individuals, and then...:

Just then...

The world slowly began to clamor, everything in the room was distorting, and frantic voices came from the dark corners, echoing the restless Potion within him.

It's starting again!

"Cecilia!"

Luther immediately shouted, calling his sister down from upstairs. With her help, he fastened the restraints around his body. Then, he once again fell into a frenzied hallucination.

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