It wasn't until Klein was about to "walk" down the stone steps that the two " Silver Knight " guards outside the main gate of the " Giant King's Court " reacted.
They turned their heads, Red Light behind their masks flickered twice, as if confirming the identity of the newcomers, and there was a moment of confusion.
Klein's face, half normal and half terrifying, featured an exaggerated upturn at the right corner of his mouth and a slowly wriggling transparent worm on the left, presenting a smile that was both horrifying and nonchalant.
Snap!
He stepped his right foot over the last step and arrived at the platform where the main gate of the " Giant King's Court " was located.
Suddenly, a silvery-white crack appeared on Klein's forehead, and countless silver rays burst forth from his body.
His entire body was instantly torn to pieces, cut into one bloody fragment after another.
These fragments floated up, quickly thinning and fading until they turned into scraps of paper.
Klein, wearing a silk top hat and a black trench coat, appeared in different locations one after another, but each time he was shattered by streaks of silver sword light, either degenerating into phantoms or transforming into paper figures.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared outside the main gate of the " Giant King's Court," where two guards had disappeared.
It was a giant rag doll dressed in a gloomy, elaborate long dress, entwined with eerie vines.
Reinette Tinekerr!
When Klein climbed the stone steps, he summoned this messenger, but she appeared in a " Wraith " state, Colin Iliad, Lovia, Derrick didn't see her.
At this moment, the two " Silver Knight," Light Concealment, were instinctively chasing after Klein, revealing their presence to the powerful Angel figure who had been observing them in the shadows for quite some time.
A seemingly blank area was immediately reflected in Reinette Tinekerr's bright red eyes.
A faint light flashed, and suddenly a white, long-haired rabbit appeared out of thin air. It hopped and skipped around, its eyes unusually dull.
Immediately afterwards, the messenger took a step forward and vanished.
In another area, the remaining knight in silver armor stood out, his movements stiff and slow.
He's possessed by Wraith!
Klein, who had used himself as bait, stopped his " Blink " and placed his hand on his chest, giving a very ceremonial bow:
We've found you. Best wishes.
He immediately straightened up, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers.
Bang!
The white Angora rabbit suddenly exploded, its blood and flesh splattering all over the ground.
Then, Klein walked step by step toward the " Silver Knight " guard who was struggling desperately but to no avail.
As the two figures crossed paths, Reinette Tinekerr's Historical Projection returned to the mist, while the " Silver Knight " followed closely behind Klein, obediently returning with him to the edge of the stone steps.
He has become Klein's Marionette.
"You can go in now," Klein said with a smile to Colin Iliad and the others below the stone steps.
Derrick's eyes gleamed slightly, and he inwardly admired him.
Mr. World is really amazing; he took down two Silver Knight guards all by himself so quickly!
Colin Iliad glanced at Lovia and read a serious expression in her eyes.
The chief of City of Silver, his expression unchanged, steadily ascended the stone steps, carrying two straight swords that gleamed with the Dawn light, and came to Klein's side, whispering:
" Mutant?"
Klein pressed the " Worm of Spirit " that made up his left eyeball back in, smiled, and did not answer.
After Derrick and Lovia finished climbing the steps, the group of four Demigod and one Marionette turned around and arrived at the main gate of the " Giant King's Court ".
During this process, Klein collected the " Silver Knight " Beyonder Characteristic extracted from the white fuzzy rabbit.
This will be Reinette Tinekerr's reward.
--According to the agreement between one person and one Angel, the spoils obtained by Klein from summoning the Historical Projection shall also be split equally with this messenger.
This time, Reinette Tinekerr obtained the Beyonder Characteristic, and Klein obtained the " Silver Knight " Marionette.
Klein looked up and examined the main gate. He then gestured for the " Silver Knight " guard, who was much taller than him, to step forward and plunge his greatsword into the crack in the ground.
Then, the " Silver Knight " lowered his body, stretched out his hands, and placed them on the main gate, which was tens of meters high.
With a heavy creaking sound, the door, studded with many golden nails, slowly opened.
At this moment, the " The Sun " leaped high in the sky, and the entire " Giant King's Court " was frozen in the orange-red Twilight light.
The massive main gate opened faster and faster, gradually revealing the scene inside to Klein and the others.
A gray-white staircase, bathed in Red Light, with countless tiers, rose from behind the door and stretched all the way to the highest and most magnificent residence of the Giant King. Nothing else obstructed the way; palaces and towers lined both sides of the staircase.
Giant statues, each carrying a long halberd and covered in iron-colored armor, stood in front of different buildings, guarding the road leading to the abode of the gods.
"Begin your performance," Klein said, tilting his head and giving Colin Iliad and Lovia an exaggerated smile.
Colin, the former " Demon Hunter," nodded slightly, offering no objection. Behind Lovia, a several-meter-tall, illusory figure appeared, clad in full silver armor, with eyes as dark red as fire.
Clap clap clap!
One after another, the Giant statues on both sides of the Divine Kingdom Staircase burst forth with a sharp, silvery light, and a shattering sound emanated from within.
The blooming "silver-white flowers" spread upwards continuously, as if welcoming distinguished guests.
Before long, the three Silver Knight —Colin Iliad, the spirits Grazing Lovia, and the Marionette Manipulation Klein— had initially cleared out the Giant statues guarding the staircase to the divine kingdom, leaving only the section near the Giant King's residence, which, out of caution, was not attempted.
At that moment, two figures flew out from the Giant King's palace area and slid down towards the location of the three " Silver Knight ".
One of them had a face covered in shadow, shoulder-length black hair that was slightly curly, and pairs of ethereal black wings growing from his back; the other was simply a shadow, occasionally Distortion from side to side.
They were Enuni, who had been influenced by the " Dark Angel " and were unaware of the strange changes that had occurred, and the shadow that originally belonged to Klein.
Within the fog-shrouded battlefield, patches of gray-white dragon scales suddenly appeared on Audrey's body—the effect of seeing things she shouldn't have.
Even with the fog obscuring their vision, high-ranking beings at the Angel level can still corrupt or harm any creature that sees them!
As a Demigod who was acting as an " Spectator," Audrey immediately withdrew her gaze, Placate her mind, and controlled the signs of losing control.
In a flash, she took a few steps back and used " Psychological Invisibility " to hide in the thick fog, not in a hurry to infiltrate the positions of the Intis and Feysac allied forces.
She was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity she believed would inevitably come.
Time ticked by, so slowly that Audrey thought it had stopped. After what seemed like an eternity, she finally saw the fog over the Allied positions darken, as if the Sun had sunk below the horizon and Evernight had begun to rule the world.
Without a sound, the soldiers and officers of Intis and Feysac closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep, including many Beyonder.
Audrey, who was hiding not far away, also fell asleep, but as a " Dreamwalker " who had " Psychological Suggestion " at herself in advance, she managed to stay awake.
Then, seizing an opportunity that could not be sustained for long, she used " Dream Traversal " to enter the Allied forces' positions, moving among the soldiers and secretly leaving behind seeds of " Mental Plague."
This "plague" will cause those infected to feel fear, panic, and emotional breakdown, and it is difficult to Placate with normal methods.
Ugh!
A bugle call pierced the gap between reality and dreams, shattering the gray world and awakening the soldiers and officers.
Without hesitation, in the instant before the dream shattered completely, Audrey "traveled" to the other side of the battlefield, away from the crowd that had already sown the seeds of " Mental Plague ".
The next second, the dream world completely collapsed, forcing her back to reality, where she appeared on the edge of the allied forces' position.
Snap!
A sharp, silvery light flashed, erupting from Audrey's side and tearing through the thick fog.
Audrey was not alarmed, because being discovered and attacked was something she had expected.
Once inside the Allied positions, she knew that her " Psychological Invisibility " could likely be detected through other clues, such as the malice that had not been completely concealed.
Therefore, in addition to " Psychological Invisibility," she also used similar techniques and the "confusion" brought about by the " Hand of Horror " to create an additional false self around her in order to mislead potential attackers.
In other words, there is a layer of illusion hidden beneath her " Psychological Invisibility ".
As it turned out, Audrey's grasp of the enemy's psychology was correct; her deception indeed led to a sudden attack.
Seizing the opportunity, she retreated into the depths of the thick fog.
Then, a gray- Dragon with a human-like head appeared. Its huge scales were engraved with mysterious and three-dimensional symbols that eroded inward and extended outward, seemingly intertwining into something indescribable and not of reality, enough to drive anyone who saw it insane, Distortion their thinking, and drive them mad.
At the same time, where Audrey had been standing, a figure dressed in Feysac's uniform appeared. His face, neck, and hands were covered with silver armor plates, giving him a cold and aloof appearance.
Enuni and Klein's shadows fell on a set of steps bathed in Red Light, while the three " Silver Knight " retreated and returned to Derrick and Klein's side.
Klein raised his hand to cover his left cheek and laughed heartily at "Shadow" and Enuni:
"It looks like you guys can't leave that area."
He then took a few steps forward, spread his palms, and clicked his tongue, saying:
"What a pity, this way you can't hit me."
Bang!
The "shadow" opened its mouth and fired an Air Cannon.