Upon sensing the intrusion of strangers, the animals, some wearing top hats and trench coats, others dressed in elaborate long dresses, stirred simultaneously, their eyes filled with predatory intent as they stared at Klein.
At that moment, Klein, wearing the mask of " Pride," felt as if the entire city was his enemy.
He was quite familiar with the situation of " Garden of Eden " after observing the council meeting through Miss " Justice ". He knew that the animals walking upright on the street and dressed as humans were different aspects of " Bestial Desires ", which were more of a consciousness, concept and abstract thing, rather than a physical entity.
In other words, they do not have " Spirit Body Threads " and they cannot suffer physical harm. Otherwise, Klein could easily suspend these animals neatly in mid-air and let them sway in the wind.
The next second, led by the bear whose suit was about to burst, the animals of " Garden of Eden " either bared their fangs or growled softly, surging towards Klein from all directions.
Once they grab or bite you, you will be corrupted by their " Bestial Desires " and can only resist by relying on your own will or the extraordinary abilities of a few other means, such as those of the " Spectator ".
Faced with this situation, Klein, wearing a half-high silk hat, made a gesture towards the " Staff of the Stars," calmly raised his left hand, spread his five fingers, and then suddenly closed them.
The " Garden of Eden," composed of Gothic-style buildings, was suddenly shrouded in shadow, as if covered by a giant Curtain.
" The Realm of Mysteries," the embryonic form of a divine kingdom!
Klein used this to seal off " Garden of Eden " and prevent the strong from escaping.
Then, he used his cane to support himself on the ground and walked forward step by step, like a gentleman taking an after-dinner stroll.
The animals dressed in human clothing and imitating humans rushed to his side, naturally changed direction, and embraced each other in pairs.
A python, its tongue flicking, swallowed a canine creature brimming with mating desire; a strange man with a face covered in colorful spider webs ensnared a giant rat with scarlet eyes; a savage and crazed Werewolf tore at a languidly-looking cat; a tuxedo-clad brown bear, walking upright, embraced a fox with sleek, glossy fur...
These animals, representing different aspects of " Bestial Desires," "merge" with each other, "canceling" each other in pairs.
Klein, who held the power of " Grafting," walked slowly through the paths among them, as if inspecting "humanity" and " Bestial Desires."
And so, he walked step by step to the enormous church that was over eighty meters tall, and stopped.
Then, he raised his head and stared at the skulls embedded in the black pillar for two seconds.
Klein's expression remained unchanged. He raised his left hand to adjust his top hat and stepped up the stairs into the church.
He immediately saw a magnificent, empty hall, and a huge cross and a greyish-white Dragon statue wrapped around it.
In front of the cross, there is a small long table with five chairs on each side.
At this moment, at the head of the long table sat a man in a black wheelchair. His face was unnaturally pale, with long, pale yellow eyebrows, neatly combed hair, and some wrinkles on his forehead.
This is Bailey Delair, the leader of the Psychology Alchemists.
He is also the famous hermit Eric Drick and the " King of the Black Throne " Barros Hopkins.
Of course, whether he is currently in his original form or one of his other identities remains unknown.
As Gehrman Sparrow, slowly and imposingly approached, Bailey Delair gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly.
Once the other person entered " Garden of Eden," he didn't hesitate to try to leave this spiritual city, but he couldn't.
The " Pride " mask worn on the other person's face, with its eyes positioned high on their forehead, seemed to be mocking him.
Whew... Bailey Delair quickly " Placate " his emotions, and a clear, ethereal light immediately shone in his eyes.
Such light coalesced in front of him into pairs of holy and dreamlike wings, beneath which stood a pure light being kneeling on one knee in devout prayer.
This is an Angel.
At the same time, an elderly man with no hair and an ordinary appearance appeared to Bailey Delair's left, while a priest dressed in a simple white robe and with a light golden beard covering his face stood up to his right.
The ancient Angel Hermes! The Visionary Adam!
Klein did not stop his slow pace, but muttered to himself:
I wish all falsehoods would disappear.
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his left hand and snapped his fingers.
The Angel of Light, Hermes, and the " Visionary " Adam instantly disintegrated and vanished, leaving only Bailey Delair.
He just used the extraordinary ability of the " Dreamweaver " to weave several images that were almost realistic. Once the enemy believed them to be real, then they were real. Although the damage would not have a physical manifestation, it would cause the target to die without them even realizing it.
Bailey Delair has terrified countless targets to death in their nightmares.
Unfortunately, he encountered Klein, an Angel King who could remain conscious in dreams and possess " Spirit Vision." Klein easily dispelled the "illusion" by using the " Wishes " power of the " Miracle Invoker."
Upon seeing this, Bailey Delair's eyelids twitched slightly. Without further hesitation, she pushed herself up with both hands and stood up directly from her black wheelchair.
During this process, his body rapidly expanded, transforming into a Dragon covered in enormous gray-white scales.
" Dragonification!"
An incomplete Mythical Creature Form!
Compared to the Sequence 4 " Manipulator ", the incomplete Mythical Creature Form exhibited by Bailey Delair is much larger, and its head has undergone certain changes, resembling a lizard rather than a human. Its pale gold vertical eyes and the facial scales interwoven with mysterious patterns are indifferent and Distortion.
As this incomplete Mythical Creature Form was revealed, all sorts of thoughts, spirits, desires, and wills swept through the entire magnificent and spacious hall like Storm, half-illusory and half-real, invading Klein's mental island.
This is a combination of " Mind Deprivation " and " Mental Plague," which can cause every affected and eroded creature to be contaminated and go insane on the spot.
For Angel, such an attack is the most dangerous, because they are all in a state of mental instability and could lose control at any moment due to the tipping of the scales!
Wearing a greyish-white " Pride " mask and a half-high silk top hat, Klein did not stop his march, nor did he try to avoid the spiritual plague Storm. He continued to walk steadily, coldly, and unwaveringly toward Bailey Delair.
The next second, transparent worms emerged from the back of his hand, and his clothes swelled up, as if countless indescribable Monster were crawling around underneath.
Suddenly, Klein lost control and transformed into a giant vortex formed by a cluster of transparent worms.
The vortex extended outwards with slippery tentacles bearing strange patterns, and in the center, a Door of Light tinged with a bluish-black hue was faintly visible.
Upon witnessing this scene, even though Bailey Delair had become an incomplete Mythical Creature, he couldn't help but freeze in place, his thoughts momentarily pausing.
This enormous, gray- Dragon seemed to have become Puppet, its head filled with glue and its joints completely rusted.
He stared directly at a great existence that should not have been stared at!
Above the Gray Fog, Klein, who was sitting in the " The Fool's " position, immediately dispelled the out-of-control Historical Projection.
Upon entering " Garden of Eden " and drawing the " Staff of the Stars," he swapped positions with the Historical Void images summoned by the " Worm of Spirit " within " Sefirah Castle," returning directly to his own ancient palace.
Although he knew perfectly well that " Visionary " Adam had gone to the Forsaken Land of the Gods and was trying to merge with the " True Creator," and that he couldn't descend in his true form for the time being, at most he could send out other identities, and that he was completely powerless against him, the Angel King among Angel King, he still felt that he should be cautious to avoid falling into Adam's or Amon's trap.
Then, he summoned his former self from the Fog of History, the self before he lost control, wearing the mask of " Pride " and carrying the " Staff of the Stars," and threw him back into the church of " Garden of Eden."
Seeing that Bailey Delair, Klein did not directly Manipulation the other's " Spirit Body Threads " to transform this Mind Dragon into his own Marionette. Instead, he maintained his previous pace and rhythm and slowly approached the other.
In Bailey Delair's eyes, Gehrman Sparrow was like death itself—it didn't come quickly, it had its own rhythm, but no one could escape it.
Just then, the gray-white Dragon statue on the huge cross behind him moved.
With almost no difference between before and after, Klein raised his left hand and pulled down sharply.
The veil of shadow that had enveloped " Garden of Eden " contracted instantly, enveloping the enormous cross, the greyish-white Dragon statue, and Bailey Delair.
The next second, Klein lifted the " Curtain ".
The incomplete Mythical Creature that Bailey Delair transformed into merged with the giant cross, resembling a gnarled, ancient tree.
The greyish-white Dragon statue connects the entire " Garden of Eden," transforming the city outside the church into an ethereal, all-encompassing ocean of every color.
This is not a " Chaos Sea," but rather a borrowing of power, the purpose of which has been " Tampering " and " Reorganization " by Klein.
At this moment, Gehrman Sparrow, who had been walking slowly, arrived beside the "Gnarled Giant Tree," raised his right hand, and, under the still-dazed yet slightly fearful gaze of Bailey Delair, swung the " Staff of the Stars."
The cane, inlaid with various gemstones, struck its target hard, splitting it in two.
With a series of cracking sounds, the body formed by Bailey Delair and the giant cross fell to the ground piece by piece.
The leader of the " Mind Alchemists " died before he could even give his last words.
While waiting for Bailey Delair's Beyonder Characteristic to be released, Klein looked around and mentally scoffed:
"As expected, Hermes ' true purpose was to use the power behind Miss Justice to destroy Garden of Eden and thereby get rid of Adam."
"The words of the Mind Dragon Arihogg made Him resolve..."
"However, you should leave me a few Sealed Artifact. There's no need for them all to run away... Could it be that this rabbit should be wearing a ' Greed ' mask instead of a ' Wrath ' mask?"
"There may be more Psychology Alchemists in the future, but behind them will no longer be the Hermits of Fate, but Hermes himself."
P. S.: Updated first, revised later.