Assassination

As a Sequence 6 Conspirer, Beckland had fallen into a chain of traps almost without noticing... It looked easy, but only because Abner had prepared so thoroughly.

First, Abner had used the Fourth Core Altar he had modified to take control of some functions of the embassy's Protection Ritual. He had prevented it from detecting his Psychological Invisibility and could activate its Barrier at any time with an incantation.

Second, he had come to this lounge early, made a few simple arrangements, and used his Ring of Light to perform Notarization, strengthening the abilities he used in the room to some degree.

Third, his investigations over the past two days, together with what he knew from the original story, had given him some understanding of Beckland's personality. Only then could he guide Beckland bit by bit with Combat Hypnosis without arousing suspicion... Of course, using Frenzy and Arrogance to dull Beckland's judgment had helped enormously.

Finally, he had used a Solomon Gold Coin to make himself lucky enough to avoid any accidents...

In short, all that preparation had drawn Beckland into the rhythm Abner had set, leaving him to squander his Spirituality on futile attacks against the Barrier.

Yes, everything Abner had done was meant to drain as much of the Sequence 6 ambassador's Spirituality as possible.

After all, Abner lacked the Demigod-level means Mr. A had used in the original story to kill in a single blow—apart from the Desolation attack contained in Lilith's Tears, of course. Since he did not know how many powerful Mystical Items Beckland had in reserve, his best option was to exhaust most of Beckland's Spirituality first.

Using Mystical Items consumed Spirituality too. The more powerful the ability, the more Spirituality it took to control. When Klein used the Sea God Scepter in the