"Don't save me... don't save me..."
Klein was in the " Sefirah Castle " and contained the " The Fool " card, already had the status of the Angel King and would no longer be directly contaminated by Mr. "Door's" screams. However, the content of those words made his scalp tingle and his pupils dilate, and he could hardly suppress the sudden surge of fear in his heart.
He had initially thought Mr. "Door" was calling for help, but what he heard now was:
"Don't save me!"
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In Klein's silence, the faint, ethereal voice, like steel needles piercing the spirit, called out for over ten seconds, then suddenly changed:
"Help me... help me..."
This time, the language used has also changed somewhat.
... Klein leaned back in his chair, expressionless, and listened for another ten seconds.
He then released the Historical Void images of the " Master Key " and the " Crimson Moon Corona," allowing the space above the Gray Fog to return to complete tranquility.
He exhaled, his fingers tapping lightly on the edge of the weathered table as he habitually murmured to himself:
"Mr. 'Door' is indeed half-mad, but the madness isn't in his desperate shouts, but in his seemingly calm demeanor, when he can communicate rationally... Can the latter still influence the former to some extent, Distortion the content of his shouts?"
"When Mr. 'Door' was lucid, he actually shouted 'Don't save me'... For an Angel King who had been Exile and sealed away for over a thousand years, this was absolutely not a normal reaction, unless he believed that returning to reality would bring a disaster he himself did not want to see... A completely out-of-control Angel King?"
"Considering that Mr. 'Door' kept trying to lead the Emperor to the Moon, which was occupied by the Outer Deity, there is another possibility for this matter:"
"The Exile 'Door' lost the protection of the barrier left by the Original Creator and was corrupted by one or even several Outer Deity. He lost most of his sanity and was only slightly better off than the ' Chained God '..."
"The ' Apprentice ' path allows Roaming the Starry Sky at Sequence 3, and Mr. 'Door's' title includes the phrase ' Guide of the Endless Cosmos '... Does this suggest that this Angel King may have come into contact with Outer Deity and been influenced by them before his Exile?"
"Hmm, what do the crimson earth, pyramid-shaped structures, and Starry Sky in different locations that Miss ' Magician ' saw at the end represent? This doesn't seem to be within the current star system, and it's also different from the mausoleum required by the ' Black Emperor '... Is it the lair of some Outer Deity that influenced Mr. 'Door,' or rather, one of the anchor points of the legends Mr. 'Door' left on other inhabited planets when he became a ' Planeswalker '? It's most likely the latter, because when Miss ' Magician ' saw that scene, she didn't encounter any Starry Sky pollution..."
The more Klein thought about it, the heavier his heart became, because this might, in some way, truly reflect the coming of the Apocalypse.
The Apocalypse is definitely not something that will prevent by ignoring it or pretending not to know it!
No wonder " Yellow Light " Venithan prophesied that the day the curse was lifted would be the beginning of the true calamity for the Abraham... Mr. "Door" kept calling for help, which prevented the Abraham Family from producing another Demigod, perhaps as a form of protection... Although this would cause the Abraham Family to lose its status and most of its precious possessions, becoming mediocre, at least it would preserve its bloodline... Heh, in that prophecy, the solution to the curse was in the hands of an " Apprentice " who received help from Hidden Existence... Klein chuckled, having an idea of how to respond to Miss " Magician ".
He planned to have " The Magician " Fors only tell part of the truth when informing her teacher:
First, it emphasizes that Mr. "Door" is half-mad and extremely dangerous, and that even communicating with him carries great risk. Second, it omits the easier-to-achieve second ritual to lift the curse, only mentioning the one that involves sacrificing one Demigod each from the " Seer," the " Marauder," and the " Apprentice."
With this first point in mind, the Abraham could understand why their patriarch persisted in calling for help, for He had lost His mind and was capable of doing anything terrible.
This would effectively alleviate the anxieties of Abraham and prevent them from helping Mr. "The Door" escape his predicament, thus encouraging them to begin believing in " The Fool " more readily and quickly.
The second point is to dispel the wishful thinking of a few extreme Abraham, because they are not capable of performing such a ritual.
At the same time, the informing ceremony itself can also enhance the Abraham Family's trust in " The Magician " Fors.
"Leaving aside the question of how many ' Secrets Sorcerer ' still exist, the Demigod who can become ' Bizarro Sorcerer ' are definitely harder to capture than the last, and most of them are concentrated in the Secret Order. Dealing with them is tantamount to provoking Zaratul. Even if the Abraham Family itself still has Demigod who can use '0' level Sealed Artifact in a short time, it's not so easy to complete the preparations for the ritual. Hmm, dealing with ' Parasite ' is the most dangerous. If we're not careful, we might target Amon's clone, which would be like handing Amon a dessert..."
"Also, later, in the voice of 'World' Gehrman Sparrow, remind Miss ' Magician ' to be wary of the extremists in the Abraham Family..." Klein thought for a moment and began to respond to " Magician " Fors's earlier prayer.
After returning to the real world from the Fog of History, Klein boarded a Steam train and arrived at City of Constant, the capital of Awwa County, once the second largest city in Loen and the front line of the past war.
"... The damage is severe..." After getting off the train and exiting the platform, Klein stood on a high point and looked out over this purely industrial city.
Although this was his first time here, he had seen various photos of Constant in newspapers and magazines in the past.
The photos were all in black and white, Record every aspect of the city.
Three things left the deepest impression on Klein:
First, the towering chimneys and blast furnaces resemble an artificial forest, creating a striking visual impact and making it a better representation of industry Backlund.
Secondly, the buildings extensively use concrete and steel reinforcement, and are taller, larger, and denser than similar structures in Backlund;
Third, many places are covered in coal dust, including on human skin, but the air quality is better than in Backlund because of the Sonia Sea.
Now, the towering blast furnaces, chimneys, and tall buildings have become quite sparse, and all that remains are ruins.
However, the Factory Borough suffered less damage than the residential area, because many of the factories there were steel mills and arsenals, which were equally important to the Feysac people.
"The death toll here must be in the hundreds of thousands..." Klein sighed inwardly, picked up his suitcase, and walked down the steps of the Steam train station, finally entering the City of Constant.
On the way to the hotel, he continued to Acting of a " Miracle Invoker," randomly selecting a robust man in his early thirties.
"I am a wandering Magician. My best magic trick is to grant everyone's Wishes. Would you like to try?" The once shy Klein could now strike up a conversation with others very naturally.
The burly man glanced at him and waved his hand impatiently, saying:
"Can you bring my father, mother, two brothers, and a child back to life?"
After saying that, without waiting for the Magician's response, he walked somewhat irritably to the nearest public carriage stop and punched his left chest with his right fist.
Klein stood still, a slight smile playing on his lips, quietly watching the man leave.
He remembered a magazine he had seen on Steam train, which had several pages of photos showing the current state of the various cemeteries in City of Constant.
The rows of tombstones resembled the once towering chimneys and blast furnaces, while the shelves holding ashes looked like rows of tall buildings that hadn't yet collapsed...
The entire City of Constant seems to have been buried in a cemetery.
Suppressing his smile, Klein walked around the now-dry fountain and headed towards the hotel not far away.
Along the way, he overheard many pedestrians discussing which places nearby were haunted and which had seen terrifying Monster:
"When I passed by the Maris River earlier, I heard many people crying and shouting in the water. I didn't dare to look and ran back to the city like the wind..."
"That's nothing! I saw something far more terrifying at No. 9 Hyacinth Street! There was a face pasted on the window there! A very pale face!"
"Several people have gone missing behind my house, and the bloodstains led all the way to the nearest ruins, but the police haven't found any bodies..."
"How terrifying! May the goddess protect us!"
"May the Storm above keep these ghosts and Monster away from us."
"By the way, the city hall has posted a notice saying that if you discover anything like this, you should immediately report it to the police station."
It seems that the previous meat grinder-like war left many corpses without time to be appeased, turning them into ghosts. Sigh, often, some of the deceased don't even have bodies left... Hmm, there must be many Beyonder who lost control due to mental breakdowns or physical disabilities... Also, most of those who didn't take the Potion according to the proper procedure have also gone out of control... The " Nighthawks " and " Mandated Punishers " will definitely clean up these incidents gradually, but at least in City of Constant, people may have to coexist with extraordinary events for quite some time. After all, some ghosts and Monster are good at hiding and evading, and are inherently cunning... Klein walked with his eyes straight ahead, gaining a new understanding of the overall situation in Constant.
Here, encountering extraordinary events is no longer a coincidence, but a daily occurrence with a certain probability.
Just then, Klein saw a group of " Nighthawks " wearing Red Gloves and black trench coats walk past the intersection ahead, but he didn't recognize any of them.
Sure enough, the Serenity Cathedral sent the more mobile " Red Gloves " team to help... Uh, what's going on nearby? Klein nodded almost imperceptibly, following his Spirituality intuition, and turned his gaze to an apartment building behind a pile of ruins.
On the fourth floor, behind a domed window, a highly decomposed face was pressed against the glass, staring outside, with drops of pale yellowish-black liquid sliding down the windowpane.