At the Bayam Governor's Mansion, two members of the Naturism Sect carried Klein for nearly an hour before passing through a deep tunnel into an underground prison that resembled a labyrinth.
No, prison was the wrong word. It was more like an underground town, filled with alcohol, forbidden drugs, and crowds indulging in public sex...
Soon, they placed the crystal encasing Klein inside a heavily sealed building. Several cultists tried to break through its absolute defense with flames and blunt blows.
Unfortunately, attacks below the Demigod level could not leave so much as a mark on the crystal. Cursing, they gave up on being the first to crack it, left the room, and sealed it off for the time being.
Only when he was alone in the sealed cell did Klein open his eyes inside the crystal.
He used his Spirituality to connect with a card beside his hand. Then, passing through layers of howling, he arrived in the mysterious space Above the Gray Fog.
This was his latest use for the Error Card. He used the Card of Blasphemy to leverage the Gray Fog's power, "stealing" both the process of ascending Above the Gray Fog and the ritual for summoning himself, then "returning" them when needed. That way, he could enter the ancient space even without a washroom, or when retracing four steps or preparing a ritual was inconvenient.
One of Klein's plans was to protect his body with the crystal's absolute defense, then investigate in a special spirit-body form that could interrupt the ritual and return Above the Gray Fog at any moment.
Seated in the Fool's place, Klein spread out the Cards of Blasphemy in his hand. After weighing his options, he chose to merge with the Demoness Card.
After all, a Demoness spirit body was the