Chapter 814 Klein's Misunderstanding

After taking a detour and sending Audrey back to the office of the Loen Charity Student Aid Fund through the mirror passage, Angel returned to Klein's bedroom.

The battle with Amon's clone and the "aftermath" wasted a lot of time. At this time, the sun was already setting, and the gradually orange sunlight poured into the spacious room from the balcony, reflecting two busy figures.

Angel walked out of the mirror and looked carefully, only to find that the "winner" Enuni and the "Admiral of Hell" Raphael, who had returned from the church square, were carefully cleaning the already spotless room, one holding a rag and the other holding a duster.

Their master, Klein, sat back on the sofa, watching the busy puppets with indifference, as if he were an outsider who had nothing to do with the matter.

It's clearly you who's manipulating their behavior... Angel watched all this in silence until Klein took the initiative to look over here, coughed lightly, and asked inquiringly:

"Are you done with that? Where's Miss Justice?"

Why do I feel like he is a little unhappy? Is it because I didn’t bring him with me when I went to deal with the hidden danger of the parasite on Dolton Street just now?

Angel thought about it and nodded.

"I took her back to Pacefield Street. She's exhausted, so she needs to rest there for a while, change her sweat-soaked clothes, and wash herself before going home."

What about physical exertion, sweat on the dress, and washing the body?

Klein frowned visibly. Even the "Admiral of Hell," who was waving a duster to sweep the dust off the top of the picture frame on the wall, looked over here with lifeless eyes, expressing his master's emotions.

"What's wrong? She's only Sequence 6, and can't compare to a demigod like you. Although she cooperated very well during the process, and I used mirror magic to help her, it was still a drain on her energy..."

Angel tilted his head, confused.

Huh? Even using a mirror double? Isn't this a bit...

Klein's eyes widened. Now, even the "winner" Enuni came out of the bathroom holding a rag.

What's wrong with you three... Looking at the three pairs of eyes staring at him with a hint of grievance in their confusion, Angel was stunned for a moment before realizing that there was some ambiguity in his words that he hadn't thought about. He quickly waved his hand and said:

"Of course, I'm talking about using the mirror and 'suggestion' to get all the victims to pray to the goddess for help and expel the 'worm of time'..."

She told Klein the entire story of what had just happened at 25 Dalton Street, omitting Audrey's final words of persuasion, which greatly relieved the latter.

I thought something strange happened between you two in that empty building... Um, Klein, no, Zhou Mingrui, you've been too deeply addicted to the Internet, how could you possibly doubt Angel!

Muttering silently, Klein waved his hand, letting the two marionettes continue with their work. He slumped back on the sofa, feeling more frightened than when facing Amon's clone.

Then, he explained with a wry smile as Angel's eyes turned doubtful:

"In the previous battle, I used the 'Death Knell' revolver, and thus gained a weakness. Because the demigod's divine power can resist the negative effects of low- and medium-sequence magical items, the original weakness of 'fear of dirt' has become 'cleanliness obsession', so..."

No wonder the marionettes were working so hard to clean the bedroom. It had to be said that the "Fortune Teller" had a great advantage in this regard. At least he didn't have to clean the toilet himself... Angel thought, and subconsciously looked down at himself. He found that after the battle with Amon's clone, his clothes were covered with a lot of dust, so he quickly reached out and dusted it off.

Seeing this, Klein's smile widened. He stood up from the sofa and hugged Angel. As she was stunned for a moment, he hugged her back and said,

"It's okay, it's cute even if it's dirty."

Angel's movements stiffened for a moment, and then he hugged Klein's back even tighter, pressing their bodies tightly together.

What flashed through her mind were not sweet thoughts, but the words Audrey said after she finished dealing with Dalton Street.

Could it be that Klein's mental instability after he was promoted to Sequence 4 was due to what he heard from Ince Zangwill?

Although he acted as if he didn't care and wasn't even prepared to believe what the other party said, did he have some doubts in his heart?

Because of these doubts, after returning to Backlund, he expressed his inner turmoil and worries in front of Audrey, his "psychologist", even though the two of them were already engaged and had entrusted their lives to each other?

Thinking of this, the question that Angel was about to ask at this opportunity returned to his mind.

If Klein is truly confused by the relationship between Angel Granger and Cole Granger, then would my words of comfort have the desired effect...

Or maybe his attitude is "dirty but cute"?

She dazedly broke free from the hands that were hugging her shoulders, quickly calming herself down. She pulled out 12 "Time Worms" from the "Mirror Space" and scattered them on the coffee table next to her. She then took over the single sofa that still held Klein's body temperature. A natural smile appeared on her face as she said, "I'm not going to lie down anymore."

"With Audrey's help, I collected 12 insects left behind by Amon's clones. I'll give one to her as 'medical fee', two to the goddess, and three to Annie as a reward."

After Arianna asked for payment, Angel discovered that the relationship between herself and Anne, the angel who helped her a lot, was a little strange. Since they met each other, she had almost always been in a state of being helped by her. Even if it was partly due to the constraints of the contract, she owed this "balancer" too much.

When I was a mid-sequence, I couldn't give her much help, but now that I'm a demigod, I have to do something for her. Although she probably won't need these materials, giving them to Bernadette can also demonstrate my value... She pondered, picking out the intended portion from the pile of "Time Worms" in front of her, and found that she only had half of what she had gained.

Klein also sat down silently opposite and placed the "Time Worm" he had obtained on the table, as if Angel's instantaneous emotional change just now had not caught his attention.

"I also have nine, a little less than expected. After all, during the 'aggregation' process, some of the 'Time Worm' and Beyonder characteristics were absorbed by Pallez... So, excluding the one for Miss Audrey and the two sacrificed to the goddess, our harvest is exactly the same."

Afterwards, the two of them fell silent again as they looked at the table full of "Time Worms".

"This weekend I'll be heading to the Misty Sea in search of the 'Fountain of Youth.' It might take a week or two," Angel, who had recovered and smiled, was the first to speak. "Of course, if anything happens to Backlund during this time, I can still return here through the 'Mirror World.'"

"Hmm, so..." Klein muttered, waking up from a dream. "Do you need me to come with you?"

"Not yet. I don't think we'll get anything concrete this time. I'm just going to verify whether the clues Wensa gave me are true..." Angel politely declined the other party's help. "Besides, you have your own things to do in Backlund, right?"

During the week of discussing how to deal with Amon's clone, Klein also successfully used his success in selling a batch of arms in the southern continent to contact several members of the Veterans Club who truly held real power. Among them was Admiral Amyrius Levitt, whom he had pretended to be, and his long-standing target, the Deputy Director of MI9, Qonas Kilger, who was suspected of maritime human trafficking and had fled the scene after silencing the "Mad Captain" after failing to kill Angel.

This meant that Dwayne Dantès's "acting" for more than two months had finally paid off. The next critical moment was approaching. Whether intelligence could be extracted from the mouth of this military member who was directly involved in the human trafficking depended on the next action.

Klein was also well aware of this, so he did not insist after Angel refused his request to follow and help.

But he still took out two translucent black talismans from his pocket and placed them among the "Time Worms".

"You should know how to use these 'Smugglers'," he pursed his lips and continued after a moment, "There's no need to be frugal. There are still many 'Time Worms' here..."

Angel also put away the two high-level talismans with a serious look on his face. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Klein slowly stand up and walk in front of him.

"Also, as a 'Trickster', I can also split out worms similar to Amon. I call them 'Spirit Worms'. They can also create bullets and spells with different effects. I'll try hard these days to see if I can use these 'Spirit Worms' to help you..."

He said carefully.

"But first, you have to help me..."

Under Angel's curious gaze, Klein stretched out his right hand, and from his palm emerged a series of almost transparent worms with smooth surfaces, yet flashing with mysterious symbols.

This is somewhat similar to the "Time Worm" on the table, but it does not have that characteristic link, and is more transparent, almost difficult to detect.

"This is the essence of the incomplete mythical creature form of the 'Trickster'. It is also the essence that allows me to control the 'Secret Marionettes' and give them my own abilities. According to the adjacent pathway, the essence of the 'Thief' is the 'Worm of Time'. Perhaps the 'Apprentice' also possesses some special worm..."

Klein explained as he let three "Spirit Worms" emerge from his palm. They kept wriggling in the air, gathering and separating, as if they had their own thoughts.

As they twist, the light and shadow in the bedroom under the sunset keep changing, as if controlled by invisible hands, presenting chaotic and crazy changes.

"Now, I need your help in killing them. This will cause me pain, but it won't harm my spirit essence... This way, after my Beyonder characteristics return to my body, I can use the 'Spirit Worms' as material to craft special bullets or talismans."

Looking at Klein, who had a serious expression but a hint of hesitation in his eyes, Angel suddenly laughed.

After listening to the other party's somewhat lengthy introduction, she finally understood why Klein asked her for help:

He is afraid of pain!

Angel's mood suddenly improved, and he jumped up from the sofa. Before Klein could react, he reached out and grabbed three "Spirit Worms", holding them in his palms, feeling the warm touch and the constantly wriggling power, as well as the strange and crazy thoughts conveyed by those mysterious runes.

If a mid- or low-sequence Beyonder without divinity were to simply look at these worms that represent the essence of "mythical creatures," their brains would be filled with chaotic and disordered knowledge, causing them to lose control.

So, I am the only one who can help him...

Angel chuckled and reached out to hug Klein. A ball of black flame shot out from between his fingers that were holding the three "Spirit Worms".

"Wait, wait, I said one by one, not..."

Klein's eyes widened as he spoke rapidly.

“Ah… Wuu… Wuu…”

As soon as the scream left the bedroom, it was blocked back into the stomach by a warm and sweet touch.

He suddenly discovered that the pain of killing the "Spirit Worm" did not seem so unbearable.