Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1022 Klein's Great Crisis

"I always feel that scene is a bit familiar. The negative effects of the Madness Ring are accumulating, and the witch of Pleasure is seriously injured... Well, fortunately there is no misunderstanding between their identities, and this may also be a good time for Sherman to digest the potion."

In the mirror passage, Angel's figure was looming as he floated towards the east district, thinking.

She immediately recalled the misunderstanding with "Sherlock Moriarty", the recognition with "Klein Moretti", and the passion of that night.

In a daze, she came to an apartment in the East District and returned to the real world with the help of a mirror.

Klein, still dressed as a "crazy adventurer", and his newly acquired secret puppet, "Dark Saint" Xesma, were waiting here. In addition, there were several rats on the street below that Klein had temporarily transformed into to disguise and deceive the enemy and to convey his ability to control the spirits. After completing their missions, they crawled into trash cans or sewers and died in unknown corners.

After doing all this, Klein turned his attention back to himself, looked at Angel, and asked with a smile:

"How did Leonard end up?"

"Those Red Gloves are probably not in danger of death, and Sherman has woken up. The biggest problem is probably how to explain all this to the church, but I think with Pales' help, Leonard should be able to come up with a reasonable explanation."

Angel sat on the sofa specially prepared for her, crossed her legs and looked lazily at the indifferent "Dark Saint" standing beside her, and asked curiously:
"Which souls did he herd? Any that interest you?"

Klein glanced at his secret doll and let him speak. He replied in a low, hoarse voice:
"A 'Witch King' of the 'Moon' Path, and the only demigod in the pasture. He can use the Dark Gaze to establish a connection with the enemy and kill the enemy by destroying his own eyeballs. He can also make the surrounding area fall into darkness and be shrouded in the light of the full moon...

"Others include 'Spiritual Witch', 'Punishment Knight', 'Faceless Man' and 'Hypnotist'. They are not good at fighting, but their overall abilities are very good, especially in big cities...

"Unfortunately, it's not very useful to me. The mid-sequence abilities are hard to be effective against Saints, and the fighting style of the 'Witch King' doesn't quite match my style..."

It sounds like it's not "full". A "Shepherd" can herd seven souls, and the "Black Knight" will be even more. But there are many vacancies in the body of the Dark Saint. Is it because he would rather have nothing than have something that is not perfect, or is it because he has not been a saint for long and has not had time to find a satisfactory soul?
Angel guessed and asked another question:
"Are there any problems in your control of this secret doll?"

"It's no different from the previous marionette," Klein asked the marionette in a "praise the sun" pose, and asked in confusion, "Why? Are you worried that he is a believer of the 'True Creator' and will attract the attention of the evil god?"

Angel shook his head, stood up from the sofa, walked to the secret doll Xesma, and looked at the "Black Knight" carefully.

After transferring the power of "petrification" to the dressing mirror in Sherman's hand and saving her and Leonard, Angel immediately rushed to the scene through the passage in the mirror, ready to lend a helping hand at any time.

But the moment she saw the "Dark Saint", Angel sensed a faint aura that was both familiar and unfamiliar to her.

This aura enveloped Xesma, and he was not affected by external forces such as "petrification", "lightning", and "strong winds", just like a bystander who adhered to the rules.

If Angel had not come into contact with the "Snake of Fate" Will Auceptin many times, and had not received his gift of "luck", and had not now become a Sequence 2 angel, he would not have been able to recognize the true source of this power.

That was another "Mercury Snake" who had secretly provided her with help and cornered her and Klein in the "City of the Dead" Calderon. He was also one of the eight angel kings who existed in the Third Age, the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros!
There is no doubt that before the Dark Saint Xesma took action, he prayed to this absolute senior member of the "Aurora Society" and the existence of following the "True Creator". Only after receiving His response and attention did he dare to attack the official extraordinary team of the Church of the Goddess of Night in Backlund.

As for whether that power was "luck", "fate" or some kind of revelation, Angel didn't know. But she could see that when Pales stole Kosma's ability, he was affected to a certain extent, so he failed to steal the "grazing" ability immediately, causing the Black Knight to lose control due to the conflict between many different souls and extraordinary characteristics in his body.

In any case, with the watchful eye of the Angel King, whose whereabouts were unknown but who might come at any time, Angel could only hide in the mirror world to be ready for his interference at any time, and could only leave the battlefield in the North District to Leonard, Sherman and Pales Zoroast, resulting in Sherman's serious injury.

"So, you mean that this secret doll is very likely still under the watchful eyes of the Angel King?"

After listening to Angel's explanation, Klein's expression changed. He turned sideways to look at the semi-mystical doll he had just obtained, and felt that the other party had become a hot potato.

At a time when he had to deal with Amon, the Angel King, and Zaratul, the Archangel hiding in the dark, he did not want to mess with another Angel King who knew fate, especially since he had a close relationship with Will Auceptin. If he was caught by Ouroboros, he might even expose this ally who had not yet recovered his strength, making Him the last missing Extraordinary Characteristic of the "Angel of Destiny".

"He no longer has that aura. He may have been abandoned. After all, if he were to take the risk of descending to Backlund, I could hold him back for a while and draw the attention of the three major churches... the Night and Storm. Even if it is inconvenient for the Goddess to descend, the Lord of Storms will not let go of the Angel King of the True Creator." Angel circled around the Dark Saint and answered carefully.

This was not because she was blindly confident that she could stop an Angel King with two copies of Sequence 1 characteristics in the real world without relying on the "City of Disaster", but because the moment she discovered the breath of Ouroboros, she contacted her "Mirror Man", allowing her to be ready to use "Yesterday's Reappearance" to restore the strength of Sequence 1 at any time.

When the "Dark Saint" chanted "The lingering heroic spirit, the followers of the true Creator", she had even exchanged places with her mirror image, letting the mirror image lurk in the darkness of the fake East District street mirror, ready to catch the Angel King off guard.

"Perhaps it was the work of 'fate'. The Angel King realized that descending to Backlund might lead to a bad end, so he gave up on this Aurora member who was only a Sequence 4..."

Klein analyzed thoughtfully.

He knew too well the superstitious nature of the angels from the "monster" path!
At the same time, Angel also thought of the little angel lying in the cradle who liked to eat high-end ice cream. The corners of his mouth moved, and he said with a smile:
"Although Ouroboros no longer looks at me, I still think it's best to give up this secret doll. Not only did he once inherit the power of the Angel King, he is also a believer of the evil god. There are too many uncertainties in his fate."

Unconsciously, she also adopted Will Auceptin's tone.

Klein nodded in agreement. He originally wanted to sacrifice the marionette to the gray fog to eliminate his past connections, but he was worried that Ouroboros, the angel king who could see through fate, would see more problems. Now that he had received Angel's warning, he gave up the idea and decided to find a deserted place to give up the control of the spirit thread, let Xesma die completely, and take back the extraordinary characteristics as compensation.

As for the role of the "Black Knight" itself, he can completely solve it by using historical porous images and "take it and use it" when needed.

For ancient scholars, possessing the dolls for a moment is equivalent to owning them forever, and there is no need to worry about the loss of the dolls, because they are just historical projections and there is no need to feel bad if they are lost!

Thinking of this, Klein decided not to delay any longer. The Creeping Hunger on his left hand became transparent and deep. With his right hand, he pressed down the Dark Saint, who was much taller than him, and said to Angel:

"I'm going to the suburbs."

Because he was worried that giving up control of the Black Knight would cause the soul he was herding to come into violent conflict with the Beyonder Characteristics, resulting in a horrific scene like the Black Knight, the secret puppet of the strange wizard in the "Fountain of Youth", Klein did not dare to do this in a densely populated urban area. Instead, he planned to send Xesma on his "last journey" to the forest in the suburbs.

As for the location, we can choose the forest where "The Hermit", "Justice" and the Secret Saint fought before, and let the two saints die together, so that their work together will not be in vain.

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and the bright colors of the spiritual world in front of Klein's eyes changed rapidly. He "flew" backwards and reached his destination in an instant.

But what his feet stepped on was not the soft soil covered with fallen leaves, nor was the sound of birds and insects heard in his ears. His nostrils were filled with the salty smell of the sea breeze, and the rugged sea unfolded before his eyes.

The "teleportation" he pointed to outside Backlund was grafted onto a beach far away from the city!

The moment he realized this, Klein gave up controlling the secret doll beside him and instead gathered the lines of his spiritual body to form circles that connected end to end.

This was what he did after he "accidentally fell into" Zaratul's trap in the battle to prevent George III from becoming a god. It did have a certain effect at the time, slowing down the speed at which Zaratul controlled his spiritual body, creating conditions for escaping the crisis later.

But this time, before his spiritual thread could form a closed loop, the thoughts in his mind became sluggish, and his raised left hand wearing a transparent glove was out of his control. Instead, he switched the "Creeping Hunger" to the now useless "Wind-loving One", making him lose his last chance to leave by teleportation.

In front of him, the "Dark Saint" Cosma, who had originally had an indifferent expression and lifeless eyes because he had given up control, suddenly moved. He turned his eyes to look at Klein and smiled exaggeratedly with a lively expression, as if to say:

"Do you think after the last setback, I will give you another chance to escape with the same trick?"

Sure enough, it was Zaratul... He seemed to have disappeared after the death of George III and did not make any moves. It was not because he was afraid of Backlund's angels and gods, but because he was looking for an opportunity to divert my teleportation into His trap...

Klein stared at Xesma, who had become Zaratul's puppet, and felt his mind completely frozen.

(End of this chapter)