Nighttime, Pritz Harbor, a suburban cemetery.
Those who died in the previous naval bombardment have been brought here, and the priests and bishops of the three major churches are busy Placate their souls and preventing any abnormalities.
In that short day, many wives lost their husbands, many children lost their mothers, and many families were left all alone. They wandered in the cemetery, some in silence, some in tears, and some even fainted from crying several times.
Klein, with his ordinary-looking face, stood among them, silently watching everything, seemingly recalling the funerals he had attended before.
Under cover of darkness, he used the " Staff of Life " to heal the injured in the attack at several hospitals in Backlund and Pritz Harbor, and incidentally left behind some eerie and terrifying urban legends, further digesting the " Bizarro Sorcerer " Potion.
He knew that once such strange tales spread widely, Zaratul in Backlund would immediately understand what was going on and send out his Marionette to monitor the relevant locations. So, before the news spread, Klein used " Teleportation " to travel to all the hospitals in Backlund and Pritz Harbor, leaving behind all sorts of terrifying stories while treating critically ill patients.
Once word gets out, he believes he will receive a lot of feedback and take a solid and huge step toward completely digesting the Potion.
However, Klein did not stop there. The possible conspiracy of the " Red Angel " Evil Spirit and the fact that Zaratul was in Backlund were like a sword hanging over his head, urging him to continue to look for opportunities.
So he came here and witnessed firsthand the grief of ordinary people.
After a moment of silence, Klein withdrew his gaze, turned, and left the cemetery.
Once they reached a secluded spot, his left glove quickly turned a deep blue and sprouted slippery fish scales.
A whooshing sound swept in, carrying Klein into the air and towards the port.
In the ocean beyond, the Sonia Sea Fleet of the Feynapotter Empire waited quietly, seemingly preparing for another bombardment at dawn to destroy the remaining shipyards.
Soon, Klein arrived above the port ruins, gazing at the faint firelight peeking through the deep night.
At the same time, his two Marionette used " Flame Jump " to rush over from the ground and took up different Concealment positions.
What he had just seen and heard left Klein with no more doubts or reluctance about what he was going to do, but he was still very confused.
Retaliating against the invaders is a justifiable cause, but if it results in a severe blow to Feysac's fleet, the happiest person would probably be King George III of Loen, the real mastermind and one of the main culprits who instigated the war!
There are so many truths in this world, but only through true experience will you realize that sometimes, no matter what you do, it's not quite right, and it will fill your heart with contradictions... Klein sighed and shifted his attention to the information he had obtained from the " The Hanged Man ":
The commander of the Sonia Sea Fleet of the Feynapotter Empire is Admiral Yegor Einhorn, a Demigod born into royalty, currently Sequence 4 " Iron-Blooded Knight " on the " Red Priest " pathway!
Based on this information, Klein, combining it with the contents of the " Red Priest " card, came to a more crucial understanding:
"' Iron-Blooded Knight ' can transform women into men, granting them courage comparable to steel. They are Planeswalker at Manipulation various types of fire, and can even transform themselves into flames or steel..."
On the flagship " Nipos " of the Sonia Sea Fleet of the Feynapotter Empire.
Yegor Einhorn, a burly man over two meters tall with a thick mustache, sat behind a desk piled high with maps, drinking Sonia Blood Wine while contemplating his next move:
"After daybreak, Loen's airship squadron will definitely attack, and their ' Pritz ' ironclad warship and corresponding fleet will be returning soon. If we continue to stay here, we will be in a very passive situation."
"Although I am the ' Iron-Blooded Knight,' able to concentrate the power of the entire fleet on me and distribute the damage, the commander of that ironclad fleet is likely Demigod of the ' Arbiter ' pathway, or possesses a corresponding 'Level 1' Sealed Artifact, making them not so easy to deal with... If I'm not careful, they might exploit their speed and cannon advantages..."
"Retreat is the best option. Afterwards, while the Loen navy is weakened and temporarily outnumbered, continue attacking coastal ports..."
"Hehe, such a war is indeed a good opportunity to digest the Potion."
"It's a pity I didn't become a ' War Bishop ' before this, otherwise I might have had a chance to advance to the Angel rank after the war. Alas, only a ' War Bishop ' can truly bring out the advantages of an army, instead of just concentrating power on myself like I am now..."
As Yegor Einhorn's thoughts raced, he decided to use the " Iron-Blooded Knight's " clandestine communication with his soldiers to notify his adjutant and instruct him to retreat under cover of night.
Suddenly, he looked up at the doorway.
Thump!
Then came a knock on the door, which instantly echoed in the quiet room.
The anticipated attack... This thought flashed through Yegor's mind, and his entire being tensed up instantly.
In battles between Demigod and demigods, pre-planning the environment, launching surprise attacks, and taking things by surprise are all good ways to gain the initiative and are indispensable components for effectively defeating or even killing enemies of the same level. Conversely, it is difficult to succeed without these. Therefore, such behavior of giving advance notice before an attack is either a warning without any follow-up, or it means that the attacker's level, status, and strength far exceed that of the target.
As a seasoned " Iron-Blooded Knight," Yegor instinctively considered the worst-case scenario, immediately rekindling the connection he had established with every Sailor and soldier on the " Nipos ".
Just then, the voice rang out again:
"Bang!"
The knocking was as loud as a cannon, making Yegor feel as if a massive bomb was exploding right next to his ear.
With his mind highly focused and listening intently, this was no less powerful than the roar of the " Catastrophe Interrer "!
For a moment, a buzzing sound echoed in Yegor's ears, and he felt dizzy.
He quickly distributed the damage, causing slight tinnitus in every crew member of the " Nipos ".
Immediately afterwards, Yegor grabbed the pen from the table and threw it toward the door.
The dark red pen left a trail of afterimages along the way, like a cannonball being launched.
For a " Iron-Blooded Knight," even the most ordinary things can be transformed into terrifying killing weapons under the enhancement of his special abilities!
Bang!
The door, struck by the pen, shattered open, revealing the person knocking in the hallway.
He was a man wearing a black trench coat, with a body as thin as paper and a face without features.
At this moment, the pen itself had also exploded, and the tiny fragments, like Storm brought by machine gun fire, swept over the knocker, tearing him into one bloody chunk after another.
Yegor did not relax; instead, he stood up and warily looked around.
He knew perfectly well that the real knocker had not yet "appeared"!
At that moment, his adjutant, who lived diagonally opposite him, Door Opening and ran out. Looking at the blood and flesh on the ground, he exclaimed in astonishment:
"Your Excellency, what has happened?"
"There's been an infiltration..." Yegor's words were cut short as his gaze suddenly fixed on his adjutant.
The adjutant withdrew his gaze from the blood and flesh on the ground and slowly raised his head.
His face had no eyebrows, no eyes, no nose, no mouth; like the person who had knocked on the door earlier, it was completely empty.
Yegor's heart trembled, and his whole body instantly burst into flames, transforming into flames that shot out in all directions.
After the crimson and yellow flames dispersed, they suddenly converged again in front, surrounding the adjutant.
The flames quickly dissipated, revealing the adjutant, whose body was charred black.
The wind brought by the convection of hot and cold air blew by, and the adjutant instantly disintegrated into ashes.
The flames did not stop; they flew out of the room one after another and Reorganization in mid-air into the imposing figure of Yegor.
At that moment, he saw seabirds flying around him. Each seabird had a human head, but no facial features, and its face was completely bald!
Yegor snorted and unleashed a ring of blazing flames around him, propelling them at high speed toward the eerie seabirds.
Just then, he heard a metallic scraping sound and immediately looked in the direction indicated by the soldiers.
Upon seeing this, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and a sense of horror and fear welled up inside him.
On another sailing battleship in the Sonia Sea Fleet, the cannons seemed to come alive, possessing their own life!
They turned on their own and aimed at mid-air.
And one by one, the shells eagerly and enthusiastically entered the cannon.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As soon as these shells were launched, they were hit by fireballs that traced different arcs, detonating prematurely halfway through their flight.
Seizing the opportunity, Yegor swiftly recited the title of the "Supreme Commander" of the Sonia Sea Area, a " Weather Warlock " from the royal family:
"The master of the battlefield fog, the symbol of weather changes, the totem of storms and lightning, the great Ahomatova Einhorn..."
This is why it's difficult to kill Demigod of the same level with advance warning; they can always find an opportunity to call for help.
Of course, the attacker Klein's main purpose was to create a bizarre scene to frighten a Demigod and help him digest the Potion; he didn't necessarily intend to succeed in the hunt.
Seeing this, having basically achieved his goal by hiding underwater, he immediately had the two Marionette Swap Qonas and Enuni, switch places and then " Teleportation " away with them.
Yegor, however, remained vigilant, his mind still highly alert, on guard against any potential attack.
He only truly breathed a sigh of relief when the Angel responded.
Next, Yegor did not allow the fleet to linger, abandoning the sailing battleship that had become a source of eerie legend, and left the area.
After a while, a seabird flew over from the sailing warship, which had returned to silence, and landed on the mast.
This seabird had a distinct black ring around its eyes, looked around, and uttered a human-like sound:
"I smell the scent of the Seer ' Demigod '..."