Countless glimmers of light rushed toward him, and the chaotic murmurs of millions of people simultaneously filled his ears, but Klein paid no attention to any of it. The Clown's abilities told him that his spirit was being gradually enveloped by a rapidly expanding and spreading shadow.
The dark shape was a giant cross, and it appeared that a person was hanging upside down on it!
Snap!
The chaotic and terrifying Storm of thoughts all turned outwards and became unified, Hood Eugen's " Mind World " crumbled inch by inch.
Klein found himself flying at a speed exceeding the maximum speed achieved during the test that day. After briefly absorbing some of the power from the mysterious space above the Gray Fog, his spirit body experienced a noticeable enhancement!
Just as the shadow of the cross was about to completely engulf him, he broke out of that hazy "world" and sensed his own body.
With practiced speed and precision, Klein's eyes suddenly took on the image of Hood Eugen, and the three candles burning quietly on the windowsill.
He snapped out of his Spirit Channeling state in time!
In an instant, he saw black scales sprout from Hood Eugen's face, his blank pupils narrowed, and he became unusually cold and ruthless.
Oh no! He's going to lose control! Klein's pupils had just contracted, and before he could react, he saw a figure wearing a knee-length black trench coat and a matching silk hat take two steps in front of Hood Eugen, raise a specially made revolver in his hand, and press it against the other's head.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Dunn Smith fired five shots in quick succession, Hood Eugen's head swelled up like a watermelon falling from a height, spraying red and white droplets into every corner of the room.
He eliminated Hood Eugen before he could completely lose control!
Klein, who was within fifty centimeters of Dunn Smith, whose face and body were covered in bloodstains and smudges, feeling that the captain looked incredibly handsome at that moment.
As long as we don't talk about memories, the captain is still very trustworthy... He sincerely praised him in his heart.
"What happened?" Dunn put away his revolver and watched as Hood Eugen's nearly headless corpse slowly slumped down.
Just as Klein was about to organize his thoughts to reply, he saw the corpse turn into a pool of bloody flesh and a madhouse gown covering it within a few breaths, seemingly having even its most basic structure destroyed.
Hood Eugen's body was soon reduced to a few intact pieces: a few dozen scales shimmering with a black glow, and his heart, which had turned pale blue and become crystalline.
This heart shimmers with dreamlike colors, like a diamond illuminated by light.
It can calm you down, drive you crazy, create tension, or cause chaos, but otherwise it doesn't do anything particularly special.
"This should be a controllable item." Dunn put away the revolver, took out a black glove, put it on his right hand, then half-squatted down and picked up the crystal heart.
A controllable item... According to the captain's previous statement, this could be used as the main ingredient in the Sequence 7 " Psychiatrist " formula... But wouldn't this make it easier for Beyonder advance through this to lose control? Klein took out a handkerchief, wiped the bloodstains from his face and body, and retrieved the specially made tarot cards, cleaning their surfaces.
He looked down at the ground and asked curiously:
What kind of item are these black scales?
"This material is imbued with a certain extraordinary power. It can be used to create items with long-lasting effects, such as our Demon Hunting Bullets. After more than three months, their ability to damage Monster like Death will significantly decrease, leaving only a trace of the material's inherent demon-hunting properties. If similar black scales were used as the material, the effect would last for a year or even two years or more, and the effect itself would be even better. Of course, due to the nature of these properties, these black scales are clearly not suitable for making Demon Hunting Bullets." As Dunn explained, he took the paper from Klein's hand, wrapped the pale blue heart, and then wrapped the black scales.
"Like parts of a supernatural species that can be used as ingredients for Potion, besides the main ingredients?" Klein countered with an example.
Dunn straightened up and nodded slightly:
"Yes."
If things get out of control, we'll really become Monster... Klein sighed, and while the room was still sealed by the Wall of Spirituality, he quickly recounted his previous experience:
"When I communicated with Hood Eugen's spirit, I saw a shadow of True Creator on his mental level, but unlike the mainstream, it wasn't Giant bound by chains and hanging upside down, nor was it an eye behind a veil of shadows. Instead, it was similar to what you saw in Hynas Vincent's dream, Captain."
Hynas Vincent is a member of the Aurora Order. Because Selena peeked at his incantation and performed a complete " Magic Mirror Divination," he was investigated by the Nighthawks.
In his dream Dunn Smith saw a vision that resembled the True Creator but differed from the widely circulated image of Him. As a result, one was injured, and the other died mysteriously.
Klein had some idea of what had happened when Hood Eugen revealed the " The Hanged Man " tarot card, but he didn't expect it to be presented in that way. Of course, this was indirect contact, which couldn't compare to his direct "peeping at the Eternal Blazing Sun." The worst outcome would be some injury or slight contamination.
Upon hearing Klein's description, Dunn's expression immediately turned serious.
He frowned slightly and said in a low voice:
"A huge cross, black iron nails, a naked, blood-stained, upside-down man?"
"I didn't see it very clearly, which is why I wasn't hurt. I only noticed the huge cross and what appeared to be a figure hanging upside down," Klein replied tactfully.
He was only focused on "running away" at the time...
Dunn nodded as if deep in thought and said:
"Is Lanarvus's visit to Hood Eugen related to the ' True Creator '? And to the Aurora Order?"
Klein quickly recounted the conversation and scenes he witnessed during the Spirit Channeling session, concluding with:
"... Lanarvus used to seduce Hood Eugen was ' Acting Method,' a so-called touch of immortal divinity, but I can't understand why he would say it was the worst of times and the best of times. Hmm, perhaps that's just the unique speaking style of a ' Cryptologist '?"
"... The help offered by Hood Eugen involves a sinister, dark altar... I suspect Lanarvus is plotting something terrible..."
As he spoke, a thought suddenly struck him:
"Captain, do you remember that letter to Mr. Z? The one I found on the Aurora Order member I shot!"
"He said in his letter that when the time was right, as if some doomsday were approaching, he would offer up all the lambs of Tingen City to the so-called Lord. Could this be related to what Lanarvus was planning?"
"Could Lanarvus be Mr. Z from the Aurora Order?"
Dunn Smith thought about it carefully and said:
"I don't think so. Lanarvus can't be Mr. Z. Otherwise, he wouldn't be setting up a fake steel company to Deceit others while carrying out the Aurora Order's legitimate business. This would make his main mission highly unpredictable. Well, if the steel company's operation goes wrong, he will be exposed to the police and us, and he will have to flee Tingen and abandon his plans."
"Of course, if he's a complete Lunatic, then it's normal for him to do anything illogical."
"But judging from his calm and cunning demeanor in setting up the scam and calmly taking the money, he wasn't really Lunatic."
"So I don't think he's Mr. Z from the Aurora Order, although he could very well be involved in what's mentioned in that letter, the so-called offering of all the lambs of Tingen City to the so-called Lord."
At this point, Dunn paused, paced back and forth a couple of times, and said:
"This matter may be quite serious. We must reinvestigate Lanarvus and try to find some clues. Hmm, we'll clean up the scene, cover up the traces, and let everyone know that Hood Eugen. This will draw the attention of the Psychology Alchemists or other Beyonder are monitoring the asylum; they might know something."
" The Lanarvus fraud case is either still with the police department or has been transferred to the ' Mandated Punishers.' We'll intervene in this case under the pretext of obtaining clues during our investigation of the Aurora Order. We'll cooperate with the ' Mandated Punishers ' and the ' Machinery Hivemind,' concentrating the resources of Tingen City to carefully investigate people and things related to Lanarvus. If necessary, we'll request assistance from the Backlund Diocese and the Holy Cathedral!"
After speaking, Dunn turned his head to look at Klein, considered for a moment, and said:
"Is there anything you'd like to add?"
Captain, you've said everything... "Klein solemnly shook his head:
"No!"
He seized the opportunity and, using the still-untidy makeshift altar, employed Ritualistic Magic to erase necessary traces, ensuring that under normal circumstances no one could discover that he and the captain had killed Hood Eugen.
Then, he collected the materials, extinguished the candles, dispelled the Wall of Spirituality, and silently left the ward with Dunn Smith, escaping the asylum.
"Go back and rest," Dunn, standing in a corner of the wall where there were no streetlights, pressing down on his black silk top hat. "Many things won't start until tomorrow."
"Okay." Klein wasn't Sleepless only needed two or three hours of sleep a day, so he immediately took his leave and boarded the private carriage of the Nighthawks team that was waiting not far away, heading back to Daffodil Street.
Before entering the carriage, he glanced back and saw the captain still standing in the darkness where even the Moonlight was blocked, seemingly lost in thought.
The streets were deserted in the early morning, and the horse-drawn carriage sped along, sometimes going straight and sometimes turning.
Klein was pondering Lanarvus's matter when he suddenly felt a sense of unease.
He saw the colors before him instantly become richer, the reds redder, the blacks blacker, like an abstract oil painting.
Everything around them slowed down, and the carriage seemed to have entered a strange world.
Klein gripped the " Solar Flare Charm " tightly and drew his revolver.
Just then, a huge skeletal hand reached through the carriage window and dropped a folded letter.
As the hand retracted and disappeared, the scene, resembling an oil painting, suddenly returned to normal, and the carriage continued its smooth journey down the street.
"... Indeed, in a Concealment way..." Klein stared blankly at the letter at his feet, his lips twitching slightly.