Bang!
When "Shadow" fired the Air Cannon, Klein seemed to have anticipated it. He suddenly leaned back, flipped over in mid-air, and landed steadily several steps away.
Throughout the process, his right hand remained resting on the half-height silk top hat on his head, appearing quite relaxed.
Seeing that neither Enuni nor "Shadow" attempted to pursue or launch a continuous attack, Klein's smile grew even wider:
Interrupting someone is really not a polite thing to do.
"I originally wanted to discuss how to resolve this situation in front of you, but now I have no choice but to avoid it."
As he spoke, his left cheek, formed by transparent worms, twitched twice, as if winking at the former Marionette and the shadow that originally belonged to him.
Then, with a broad smile, he walked back to Colin Iliad, Derrick, and Lovia, shrugged, and said:
"The owners here aren't very welcoming, so we'll have to go outside to discuss how to resolve their issues."
Colin Iliad did not underestimate this flamboyant and seemingly uncontrollable powerful figure, because the other party had demonstrated a grasp of detail in handling matters, something that a Demigod who had lost his mind could not do.
"Alright." The chief of City of Silver responded to Klein's proposal.
Derrick, of course, had no objection, while Lovia remained silent and did not speak.
So the four Demigod and the " Silver Knight " Marionette returned the way they came and walked out of the gates of the " Giant King's Court." Klein then had the guard, who was several meters tall and covered in silver armor, pull hard on the huge door and slowly close it, which was very polite of him.
Throughout the entire process, Enuni, with her layers of ethereal black wings, and the pure "shadow" simply watched without attempting to stop them, as if an invisible wall was restricting their movements.
After a while, Twilight faded and darkness descended, awaiting the light of Dawn to illuminate everything.
In this quiet and lifeless world, a ray of light finally rose, bringing the long-awaited dawn.
Just then, Enuni and "Shadow" heard a knocking sound coming from the gates of the " Giant King's Court ".
Someone is knocking on the door.
After several knocks, the door creaked open with a heavy thud.
Klein, dressed in a black trench coat, maintained the upward curve of the right corner of his mouth as he entered the " Giant King's Court " first, ascending the steps one by one Colin Iliad and the other Demigod and his Marionette lagged behind, following to the side.
After climbing half the stairs, Klein stopped and said to Enuni and "Shadow" a dozen meters away:
Please forgive me for not waiting for you to say 'please come in'. Perhaps it's too far from the door and you didn't hear my knock.
"As you know, as a gentleman, I only tap with my fingers, not clap with my palm."
He had barely finished speaking when Enuni, who hadn't said a word from the beginning, spoke up:
"You'll deal with 'Shadow' yourself from now on, let the people of City of Silver keep me occupied."
"Hmm?" Klein gave an exaggerated, loud nasal laugh, seemingly waiting for Enuni to provide further explanation.
At the same time, he raised his left palm and pressed it against his face.
The transparent, Distortion worms suddenly swam around, some burrowing in, some crawling out, quickly completing the exchange.
With her face veiled in shadow and her slightly wavy black hair falling to her shoulders, Enuni continued in a low voice:
"You didn't summon the images from the Historical Void beforehand because you knew that the 'Shadow' could summon a projection of the ' Staff of the Stars,' simulating the ' Angel of Time's' abilities, accelerating the flow of time, and dispelling your Angel helpers."
Similarly, he didn't prepare for the same reason.
"And if you summon Saint whose power lasts even longer, he can do the same, canceling each other out."
"I hate playing cards with myself the most!" Klein nodded emphatically in agreement and laughed out loud.
Enuni, whose face was blurred and whose features were indistinct, glanced at him and the three Demigod of City of Silver and said:
"So, you Marionettization the ' Silver Knight ' guarding the gate beforehand, intending to use it as the final blow to tip the scales."
"The problem lies with him, not me. He doesn't even have a suitable object to create Marionette. Or, would you be willing to sacrifice yourself?" Klein said to Enuni, his former Marionette, with a smirk.
Enuni withdrew his gaze from him and instead examined Colin Iliad, Derrick, and Lovia:
"You and the 'shadow' neutralize each other; the prerequisite for winning with the Marionette is that they can keep me entangled."
As soon as the words were spoken, the Marionette, whose power had been corrupted by the sleeping " Dark Angel," began to wriggle on its two shoulders, and a head sprouted from each of them.
They were both shrouded in shadow, with shoulder-length black curly hair, but one gave the impression of being young and the other of being old.
Before Klein and the Demigod could react, Enuni's right side suddenly broke off, allowing the "old" head to take away a third of the body.
The split body writhed rapidly, instantly becoming whole again, and a pair of eyes emerged from the shadow covering the head, their pupils vertical and gleaming with a pale gold.
Suddenly, the magnificent staircase leading to the ancient god's abode collapsed downwards, turning into a desolate and lifeless plain. At the end of the plain was a city with black walls and overgrown weeds.
City of Silver!
The scene was so real that Derrick felt a pang of anxiety, worried that an unknown enemy might drag him and the other Demigod down to City of Silver and destroy it. Lovia's gaze froze and her body trembled as Enuni grew two heads, as if she could sense the aura of an absolute high being.
Colin Iliad glanced around, then crossed the two straight swords he held, each gleaming with the light of Dawn, and said in a deep voice:
"This is fake."
At this moment, Klein covered his mouth with his left hand, which was made of transparent worms, yawned, and asked Enuni's true form with a smile:
Are you stronger in your dreams?
"Or, could this allow you to cross boundaries and launch an attack?"
"Hmm, if it were me, I would definitely consider using dreams to lure the enemy into my attack range."
As soon as he finished speaking, the desolate plain and the distant castle vanished simultaneously, and the magnificent staircase bathed in the light of dawn reappeared.
At this moment, Enuni's left side also broke off, and the "young" head lost a third of its flesh and blood.
The shadows covering his face were quickly replaced by brilliant golden light, and his eyes seemed to hold two miniature the Sun.
"' The Sun '?" Klein asked, then burst into laughter. "Haha, you want to use ' The Unshadowed Domain ' to break ' The Silver Knight's' ' Light Concealment '? Yes, we have three ' Silver Knight ' here, worthy of your attention, but have you considered 'The Shadow's' feelings? No, you've only thought of yourself! He's just a pure shadow; do you know how much he'll be weakened in the ' Unshadowed Domain '?"
At this point, Klein laughed even louder, so much so that the " Worm of Spirit " on his transparent left cheek crawled much faster:
"Hahaha, and also, have you considered your extraordinary abilities in 'filth,' ' Depravity,' and 'darkness'? Have you seriously considered how much negative impact the ' Unshadowed Domain ' will have on you?"
After laughing, Klein straightened his back and asked seriously:
How should we address you now?
"A little En? A little You? A little Ni?"
Enuni, whose face was still shrouded in shadow, slowly took a breath and said:
"If you choose the ' Hunter ' path, you'll definitely be much stronger than you are now..."
Before he finished speaking, the layers of ethereal black wings behind him suddenly unfurled, expanding continuously until they obscured the sky and encircled the entire magnificent staircase.
A faint shadow suddenly fell over the area, and then Enuni crossed the previously invisible boundary, appearing before Colin Iliad, Lovia, and Derrick.
He actually had a way to overcome the obstacles!
The young man, who was the " The Sun Saint " who had differentiated himself, then raised his arms on the spot.
The light of Dawn intensified, illuminating every corner of the magnificent staircase, leaving no shadow and concealing nothing.
" The Unshadowed Domain!"
However, the shadows around him did not fade, and the dark wings that enveloped Enuni's body blocked out the pure sunlight.
The "shadow" seemed to have donned a cloak, and although it had dimmed considerably, it did not show any weakness.
At the same time, the aged body that Enuni had split off extended its right palm toward Klein.
A violent but illusory wind surged around him, carrying invisible and diverse thoughts, howling towards Klein and his " Silver Knight " Marionette.
" Mind Deprivation!"
It can Awe, frighten, induce fanaticism, or cause a loss of reason in a target.
Klein is currently on the verge of losing control because his spirit has lost its integrity. He is even having difficulty controlling his emotions and reactions. If he suffers further " Mind Deprivation," he will most likely lose control on the spot and collapse into Monster.
Enuni knew his plight and understood his weaknesses. Right from the start, he had the " Spectator Saint " he had created use an area-of-effect attack that was both difficult for him to defend against and impossible for him to withstand.
The raging wind, tainted with various emotions and wills, instantly "swallowed" Klein, but the mad adventurer, whose body was half normal and half terrifying, did not show Distortion of expression, prominence of divinity, or collapse of body. Instead, his right eye, which had been carrying an exaggerated smile, suddenly became extremely calm.
While waiting for the City of Silver exploration team, he had already summoned Miss " Justice " and asked her to give him a Virtual Persona that resembled a " Clown " based on his internal monologue, so that his spirit could become complete for a certain period of time!
This explains why Klein was relatively rational when he left the Guardian's residence, but became so flamboyant and crazy when he met the City of Silver exploration team.
Moreover, this Virtual Persona can withstand several attacks in the "psychological" realm on his behalf.
The coldness in his eyes faded quickly, and Klein's right corner of his mouth curled up, symmetrical to the " Worm of Spirit " crawling and curving on his left.
That was a genuine smile.
P. S.: I recommend a book by a fellow reader, "Everything Starts with the Rise of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ": Ye Yin, after transmigrating, was defeated by his "frailty" before he could even begin his "grand ambitions." The arrival of an ancient mirror disrupted his original trajectory, beginning a "nested journey." However, can anyone tell me why a completely different universe is showing the "script" from my former planet?!