Bayam, a slum.
Alger, the " The Hanged Man " wearing a mask and with his hood pulled up, once again met with " Admiral of Stars " Cattleya.
The two sat facing each other across a table, and neither spoke for a long time.
Finally, " Admiral of Stars " Cattleya spoke:
"Have you heard about that intelligence?"
Alger didn't give a direct answer, but instead asked:
" Gehrman Sparrow's?"
Cattleya was silent for a few seconds, then nodded:
He turned ' Admiral of Hell ' into his own Marionette.
Both the previous " Admiral of Blood " and the current " Admiral of Hell " are pirates with higher bounties than her. No matter how confident she is, she doesn't think these two Sequence 5 pirates are significantly weaker than her!
"You knew sooner than I expected." Alger subtly confirmed that the " The Hermit's" intelligence was correct.
As part of the Church of Storms's control over the seas, he could obtain intelligence directly from official channels.
Cattleya slightly curled the corners of her lips and said:
"If the ' Future ' is sailing at sea, I might have to wait days, or even weeks, to find out, but I've been in Bayam recently."
She did not reveal her source of information.
After a pause, the " Admiral of Stars " asked frankly:
"What else do you know about this matter?"
Alger, the " The Hanged Man," shook his head.
"I was just trying to figure out what was going on when I saw your contact information and came over to meet you."
Cattleya nodded slightly and said:
" Gehrman Sparrow and ' Admiral of Hell ' did not fight; Ludwell himself gave up resistance because the man who boarded the ' Black Tulip ' with Gehrman Sparrow was referred to by him as ' Death Consul '."
Death Consul... Alger's pupils dilated suddenly as he felt an indescribable pressure.
Such a title is not something just any Demigod can bear!
Moreover, it wasn't the other side boasting; it was " Admiral of Hell " Ludwell who voluntarily addressed him as such and even gave up resistance, preferring to lose his life for it!
Seeing that the " The Hanged Man " did not speak, Cattleya added on her own:
"In the ' Death ' pathway, ' Death Consul ' is the name of Sequence 2. Of course, the emperors of the Balam Empire throughout history also used this title."
Sure enough, an Angel, Angel from the " Death " realm... Alger automatically ignored the latter possibility. After all, according to the " Acting Method," before the fall of the Balam Empire, the emperor's position would definitely be held by Angel of Sequence 2. And for the " Admiral of Hell " to become Gehrman Sparrow's Marionette that could be accomplished by a simple "title."
Just then, Alger suddenly remembered something that left a deep impression on him:
After successfully escaping, " Admiral Hurricane " Qilangos stood frozen beside the artificial lake, his face rapidly decaying, pieces of flesh falling off one after another, even his eyeballs detaching from his head.
This was undoubtedly caused by the powerful force of the " Death " domain, and Alger later confirmed that it was done by the " The Fool " Blessed.
The fact that a pirate general, carrying a powerful Sealed Artifact, could die so quickly and without any resistance speaks volumes about the level and status of the attacker!
Archbishop Snake, the " Songster of God " of the Church of Storms, immediately judged that this was done by High-Sequence powerhouse of the " Death " pathway, and not by the one he knew.
Alger had no doubt about this, initially believing that it was done by Sequence 4 or Sequence 3 Demigod, that is, Saint, and was shocked and terrified because one of Mr. The Fool's Blessed was High-Sequence.
Now, he swallowed hard, realizing he had underestimated Mr. " The Fool " and that Blessed.
The other party is not Saint, but Angel on Earth, on the same level as the triple crowned beings of the major orthodox churches!
In the religious sphere, the triple crown refers to the pope, the monarch, and the patriarch of the major churches.
A " Death Consul " as Blessed... Although Mr. " The Fool " is still recovering, he has quite a bit of power at his disposal... Alger's thoughts were racing, his eyes were flashing, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.
" Admiral of Stars," Cattleya noticed his silence and spoke up first:
"You seem to have remembered something."
Alger hesitated for two seconds, then said vaguely:
"As far as I know, among Mr. ' The Fool's ' Blessed is an Death Angel."
This corresponds to... Cattleya said, as if talking to herself:
"Could the blood of the Mythical Creature promised by 'The World' come from this Death Angel?"
"Perhaps." Although Alger felt that the " Admiral of Stars's" speculation was not wrong, he still habitually did not give a definite answer.
Cattleya didn't continue the topic, but instead said:
"Start the operation tonight from 7:30 to 8:00."
"If you can join me, come with me."
"Have you finally figured out the situation with the ' Artisan '?" Alger secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with slight doubt:
Why between 7:30 and 8 pm?
This is not the best time for Concealment operations. If anything goes wrong, the official Beyonder will quickly notice and arrive at the scene.
Cattleya pushed up her thick glasses, her smile slightly complicated, and replied:
"Because that's their dinner time."
"And their dinner tonight is mushrooms."
What's the connection...? The experienced Alger found himself unable to understand the hidden meaning in the " Admiral of Stars's " words.
East Balam, in a dense and humid jungle.
Klein deliberately deviated from the main road and entered a deserted area, intending to have the Marionette Ludwell remove the silver-white mask from her face later.
This was not only due to his curiosity, but also because of practical factors. The silver mask was too conspicuous. If he didn't disguise himself as the " Admiral of Hell," he couldn't avoid being noticed.
The biggest problem for the " Marionettist " must be the identity of his Marionette... The more powerful the Marionette, the more famous it must have been in life, and carrying it around would inevitably pose a risk of exposure... If the pirates of the " Black Tulip " hadn't been left unattended, there would have been ways to avoid this, such as letting Ludwell continue as captain and me disguising myself as his subordinate. For the " Faceless," that would be very easy... With a sigh, Klein continued to travel through the jungle.
He was surrounded by swarms of mosquitoes, but none of them bothered him. They all circled around " Admiral of Hell " Ludwell, trying to suck his blood, but they got nothing in return.
Klein assigned the mosquito-attracting " Viridescent " ring to the new Marionette, since its effect was completely overridden by the " Flower of Blood " ring. It wouldn't make much sense for " Winner " Enzo to wear two at the same time. In addition, Klein confirmed that Ludwell's situation was special and he wasn't so afraid of mosquito bites.
After walking for a while, Klein seemingly casually tossed a coin and stopped.
He considered for a few seconds and decided to finish another matter before unveiling the new Marionette's mask, because in the process, he could ascertain just how great the danger hidden beneath the mask truly was.
Taking out the appropriate items, Klein quickly set up the ritual, transferring the radio receiver from the Gray Fog into the real world.
He needs to contact " Magic Mirror " Arrodes!
Before leaving Gurain City, he paid 350 pounds to Miss " The Magician " for the coordinates of the Spirit World of Calderón City, and was warned that it was extremely dangerous there. Therefore, he planned to obtain more information from two sources to prepare for the "hunting operation."
With Mr. Magic Mirror settling into a long-term Red Light, Klein decided to stop hesitating and proactively expand his network. He couldn't rely solely on the " Evernight Goddess "; he needed to find some balance. The relatively friendly Seven Lights of Azik Spirit World were the best option at the moment!
With the appearance of that radio receiver, the surrounding jungle suddenly became cold and gloomy, as if the Spirit World had merged with reality here.
In just ten seconds or so, a clicking sound rang out, and the illusory white paper timidly emerged:
"Great, supreme, and transcendent master, your faithful, humble, and lowly servant Arrodes has come to answer your call."
"There's no danger here for now, don't you think?"
Upon seeing the obsequious address, Klein silently breathed a sigh of relief, finally confirming that he was connected to the " Magic Mirror " Arrodes.
He was previously terrified of seeing things like "I want to have your child" on a blank sheet of paper.
Of course, he had previously divined the danger of contacting Arrodes " Magic Mirror " Divination above the Gray Fog and received a result that there was no problem. However, given the previous example of the " Mother Tree of Desire " interfering with his successful Divination and his own subsequent Error in interpreting the revelation after infiltrating the Chanis Gate of Saint Samuel Cathedral, he was not entirely at ease.
"Indeed." Klein nodded reservedly, then asked, "What do you know about the Spirit World Calderón City?"
Tap tap tap, a piece of illusory white paper hesitantly left the radio receiver:
"I don't have a clear view of that city and don't know the specifics inside. I can only confirm that Saint once perished there, and that some Angel, ' Traveler,' and Spirit World creatures once went in to explore and left relatively safely, but they didn't gain much."
"Also, I know the history of that city."
Before Klein could ask further, the clicking sound of the paper revealed more material:
Its former name was "City of the Dead," the earthly kingdom of the ancient god, Greta Garley, the progenitor of the phoenix.
"Since this ancient god created the Underworld, His divine kingdom moved there, and the ' City of the Dead ' gradually became a holy site for His descendants and believers."
"Before the ancient goddess Gregrace was shattered by the Ancient The Sun God, she uprooted this city and threw it into the depths of the Spirit World, where none of its inhabitants ever emerged. The name Calderon comes from the first Angel of the Abraham Family to enter, and in the Words of the Dead, it means 'unknown spirit.'"