Just after six in the morning, the entire Backlund was still shrouded in darkness and very quiet, with only the glow of gas streetlights illuminating most areas.
Klein, dressed in his pajamas, sat on the bed, looking at the messenger girl carrying four heads to his side. He rubbed his temples and asked with considerable helplessness:
Who sent the letter?
How can anyone get a good night's sleep?
The three blonde, red-eyed heads in Reinette Tinekerr's hands answered in turn:
"You... that... you don't have it..."
"The... brain's... servant..."
Danitz... used to pray at midnight, now he sends letters at dawn... Klein took a breath, exhaled slowly, and then took the letter from the messenger.
He unfolded it and his expression gradually became serious, because the timing of Danitz and Anderson's discovery of " Vice Admiral Ailment " Tracy's whereabouts was really not good.
According to Klein's deduction, it won't be long before the pirate general and " White Witch " Katarina regain their "freedom," no longer hiding so much and becoming easier to find. Now, dealing with the information broker Batz and getting the item from him to contact Tracy is most likely to frighten the target and keep her in hiding.
Of course, Klein could ask the " Mystery Queen " Bernadette for help to find a way to lock onto the " Vice Admiral Ailment " on the other side through the mirror, but the problem is that he suspects the target is hiding in an important stronghold of the Demoness Sect, or even the headquarters where the "0" level Sealed Artifact are stored. In this case, even if he confirms Tracy's whereabouts, he dares not " Teleportation " there to capture her. Therefore, contacting her would only alert the pirate general.
If he doesn't take this opportunity to make contact, whether Batz is dead or alive, the news will spread by daybreak, and Tracy will also become alert.
Really... But that's also because Anderson and Danitz don't know the truth, and they're unaware of the changing situation in the Kingdom of Loen... Klein thought for a moment, then said to the messenger waiting beside him:
"Wait a moment, I'll write a reply."
He had originally planned to " Teleportation " directly to finalize the follow-up steps, but after consideration, he chose to write a letter instead.
Although he believed that Zaratul wouldn't waste time on such an obvious "bait" Danitz, he still felt it was necessary to be cautious. Just because Zaratul didn't do that didn't mean that his Secret Order members would. Such a large and Concealment organization must have several Demigod at the Saint level. If they got entangled with the other party, it would be a big problem.
" Reinette Tinekerr," the head that hadn't spoken before answered first.
Klein got out of bed, left his bedroom, went to the other room, took out paper and pen, and wrote fluently:
"Find a way to keep Batz unconscious until dawn."
"Then, leave his room immediately, far away, where great danger lurks."
"Wait until dawn, then resume monitoring Batz, but don't disturb him."
The claim of great danger was both true and false. Klein's main objective was to get Anderson and Danitz to leave the scene and divert any potential surveillance.
After putting down his pen and glancing at the letter again, Klein folded it and handed it to Reinette Tinekerr, the messenger who had followed him out.
At 3:10 a. m., in Batz's room on Seros Island in the Raging Sea.
Danitz had just finished cleaning up the altar and erasing the traces when he saw the terrifying messenger carrying four heads return to the scene.
Gehrman Sparrow didn't come... Danitz was slightly surprised as he reached out to take the reply, then handed a gold coin to the messenger.
Only after the figure in the somber, elaborate long dress, carrying four heads, disappeared from sight did he unfold the letter and quickly begin to scan it.
"Danger! "Danitz's pupils dilated suddenly, and he rushed towards the door as if his backside was on fire.
As he stepped out of the room, he said to Anderson, who was standing in the hallway, leaning against the wall, a cigarette dangling from his lips but unlit:
"Quick, get out of here! It's very dangerous!"
"... What did Gehrman Sparrow say?" Anderson paused for a moment, then asked thoughtfully.
"Yes, how did you know? Couldn't it be that I discovered something?" Danitz responded instinctively.
"You? Ha." Anderson chuckled, asking rather casually, "What else did he say?"
"Aren't you nervous? Gehrman Sparrow is very reliable in these kinds of situations." Danitz's focus was completely off.
Anderson paused for a moment and then said:
"His messengers are more reliable; at least during the few minutes his messengers are on their round trip, there will be no danger here."
If there is any "danger" lurking, they will all silently shrink back upon seeing the messenger.
"..." Danitz wanted to reply that it was true in terms of appearance, but for some reason, he instinctively gave up on saying that.
He then said:
" Gehrman Sparrow also said to keep Batz unconscious until dawn, and let us monitor him after the Sun, but without exposing him."
"..." Anderson's brow furrowed slightly. "What does he want to do? So that once the Sun rises, there will be no more hidden dangers here?"
Before Danitz could respond, the Strongest Hunter in the Sonia Sea turned and went into the room, took out a small metal vial he always carried, uncorked it, and brought it to Batz's nose, moving it back and forth.
"It's all taken care of, let's go." Anderson didn't hide his curiosity as he looked around, then led Danitz out of Batz's room and Lu Yuan.
Inside the Earl Hall's luxurious villa in Backlund, Queens Borough.
At 7:25, Audrey suddenly woke up from her dream.
She dreamt of an endless Gray Fog, and of "The World Gehrman Sparrow asked her to help Hypnosis someone, to make the target forget everything that had happened in the previous six hours, and to inquire about everyone on a certain Concealment island.
This is something that can accumulate " Manipulator " Potion recipes and Beyonder Characteristic contributions... Also, "Mr. World" said he would donate another 7,000 pounds for war relief... Audrey got out of bed very quietly and put on a blue-green cloak over her white nightgown.
She then followed Gehrman Sparrow's instructions, arranged the ceremony, and prayed to Mr. The Fool for his blessing.
The illusory gate quickly took shape and opened, and three objects flew out and landed on the altar.
One is a thin human skin glove, the other is a "user manual" on a piece of white paper, and the third is banknotes that are not tied up but are neatly arranged.
Is this the " Creeping Hunger "? Audrey glanced at the altar a few times, then thanked Mr. The Fool.
Then, she put on the gloves and, following the "instructions," activated the spirit of the " Traveler."
As the gloves became transparent, Audrey suddenly saw the holy Angel with twelve pairs of fiery wings.
Is this the " Angel's Embrace " that "Mr. World" prayed for? Is its purpose to interfere with the Divination and prophecy directed at the scene, ensuring that my identity will not be exposed? Audrey's eyes flickered slightly as she transformed the " Lies " she had prepared in advance into a silver-white mask and put it on her face.
Immediately afterwards, she began the " Teleportation " process, following the Spirit World coordinates given to her by "World" Gehrman Sparrow.
During this process, the strange and beautiful scenery of the Spirit World and all kinds of bizarre creatures left a deep impression on Audrey. However, before she could observe them carefully, she arrived at her destination and saw the rich colors and layered scenes rapidly fade away and return to normal, while the scene outside was still in the dead of night.
She felt a sense of déjà vu, a feeling she had when she first entered the world of mysticism... Audrey analyzed her mental state and shifted her attention to the target lying on the floor of the room.
He was an unconscious man with a weak Door of the Mental Body, the kind of person who was easily charmed, even without extraordinary abilities.
Hypnosis posed no challenge for Audrey, so in order to process the Potion, she decided to use dreams to facilitate the Hypnosis.
While in a coma, Batz had a dream in which he saw a blurry female figure. In the dream, he believed that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, the perfect state that "General Tracy in her Vice Admiral Ailment " could achieve.
Batz chased after it frantically, running back and forth across the wilderness, hills, and peaks, but he couldn't catch anything; it seemed he had lost something very important.
He woke up exhausted after an unknown amount of time and slowly recalled what had happened the night before: he was in a bad mood because he had lost money, and he had only drunk half a bottle of Lerunqi before getting drunk, so much so that his temples were still throbbing.
He also hit the back of his head... Batz rubbed the swollen and painful spot, slowly moved back to the bedside, lay down, and continued to sleep.
Audrey, who had used her " Dreamwalker " abilities to achieve a gentler Hypnosis, had already completely recreated the scene as instructed by "The World" Gehrman Sparrow, leaving no room for doubt.
This is the ability of a seasoned " Spectator ".
Then, she " Teleportation " back to Backlund and sacrificed " Creeping Hunger " to Mr. The Fool.
The entire process went almost unnoticed, and the Church of Evernight's Beyonder responsible for protecting Earl Hall's family remained completely unaware.
After Audrey finished cleaning up the various traces, she rang the bell to let the maids waiting outside in.
"Miss, a message has come from the ' Charity Bursary Foundation '," Annie, the personal maid, said to Audrey while gesturing for the other maids to get busy.
"What news?" Audrey could sense surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, joy, and curiosity in Annie's tone.
Annie answered quickly:
"Miss Eudora, who was considering amputation, has made a full recovery, as if she had never been injured. This is simply a medical miracle!"
Audrey was equally taken aback, vaguely guessing but not sure, lacking sufficient clues and evidence.
"And all the critically ill patients in that ward have recovered!" Annie couldn't contain herself any longer, lowering her voice, "I heard... I heard that at night there's a ghostly figure with one side of its face covered in mushrooms and the other in weeds, that it feeds on disease, trauma, and grief. I don't know if it's true, but it's really scary."
"Mushrooms... weeds..." Audrey repeated the two words, momentarily at a loss for words.
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