Chapter 87 Departure
Angel originally wanted to watch how Daly "examined" Rupert, but he didn't expect that psychic arts were even more boring than divination. Daly opened a bottle of hydrosol and let Rupert smell it directly, causing the latter to fall into a strange state of confusion. Then he put on his hood, sat opposite Rupert, and stopped moving.
She observed for a while and found that Daly herself had also entered a kind of trance state, with her eyes white and her face serious, and she did not respond to any external stimuli.
If I didn't know that Daly was a "psychic", I would definitely think that this was a "nightmare" invading other people's dreams.
After watching for a while with some boredom, Angel expected that the channeling would not end soon, so he did not stay in the hall but returned to his room on the third floor.
Before she left, Moreau and Brandon, who had gone to the Yarn Clinic on Fourth Avenue in Durham to deal with the "Listener", also returned to their base.
It turned out that they had already dealt with the member of the "Aurora Society", but because there were many ritual magic and sacrificial items set up by the other party in the clinic, they dealt with them briefly before notifying the police to deal with the aftermath, so they returned later than the other two teams.
The other two teams successfully defeated the enemy, but our side, after a hard fight for a long time, finally let "Mr. C" escape... Even the dead body of Tomac was missing.
Angel was a little discouraged.
She knew that it wouldn't be long before a wanted order for Mr. C would be issued throughout the Kingdom of Loen, just like Thomas, who had long since died but had become a "missing person."
But as to the effectiveness of this wanted notice, wanted criminals like Cole Granger and Tris would probably be able to give unsatisfactory answers.
Fortunately, she had gained quite a bit on this "business trip." Not only had she been directly promoted through the Beyonder characteristic of "Instigator," she had also picked up Tomas's magical item. Although she still didn't know what the negative effects were, its powerful ability had already been demonstrated to her by Sequence 8 Tomas in several battles.
Unfortunately, the stolen "Mechanical Heart" item couldn't be handed over to Kavi for identification. She could tell at a glance that it was used by Tomatz...
Looking at the small pocket watch whose hands had moved from 11:58 to 10:00, Angel once again confirmed that it was indeed moving backwards at a one-to-one ratio.
Maybe something will happen when the pointer reaches zero again?
In order to avoid being affected by the negative effects, she carefully packed the pocket watch in the spiritually isolated box that originally contained "Thirsty Blood" and put it in the suitcase.
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Early the next morning, Angel said goodbye to Daly and Clement, as well as the belated Backlund Nighthawks, and set out on the road back to Tingen City with his suitcase.
After a night of rest, Rupert has basically returned to normal. Except for being a little afraid of light, he can eat and communicate normally.
When talking about his experience of seeing the statue of the "True Creator" through clairvoyance, he still felt a little scared.
According to his description, the statue in his spiritual vision seemed to have turned into a real, upside-down man with blood flowing out. He only took a closer look and felt that his spiritual power was out of control. He wanted to look away or turn off the spiritual vision, but his body could not react.
Fortunately, after Angel forcibly interrupted his clairvoyance and Clement used his nightmare ability to initially deal with it, he quickly returned to normal.
Daly didn't find any problems during the communication, but still suggested that he stay in Enmat Harbor to rest for a few days, and then return to the Nighthawks team in Stoun City after he fully recovered.
Angel did not have such a wonderful holiday. Since today was Monday and she had to attend the "Tarot Club" in the afternoon, she was worried that she would be discovered if she stayed at the Night Watchman's base in Enmat Port, so she found an excuse and set off early.
The port of Enmatt was shrouded in fog in the early morning, mostly created by the sea breeze at night, but also mixed with the smell of a lot of industrial waste gas. Some factories even worked all day, with people stopping but machines running, working in three shifts and emitting suffocating harmful gases.
After smelling it for a few days, Angel had become quite familiar with this scent which was completely different from that of Tingen City. Now that she was about to leave, she couldn't help but feel a little reluctant.
Fortunately, Enmat Harbor is only a few hours' drive from Tingen. I can come and visit when I have time. I heard from Leonard and the others that Ms. Daly often goes to Tingen City...
While planning her future holidays in her mind, she entered the steam train station with her suitcase.
The first train bound for Tingen City this morning was still undergoing preparations for departure. On the other side of the platform, which should be the route to Backlund, there was also a steam train parked on the track. The busy and flustered figures of maintenance workers meant that this train was likely to be delayed.
She found a chair in the waiting area and sat down to wait, nibbling on the fish cakes that were a specialty of Port Enmat, and watching the staff and passengers at the train station rushing in and out.
Hey, that's...
Angel caught a glimpse of three travelers, two men and one woman, walking hurriedly past her. They stopped in front of the steam train under maintenance and watched for a while, then returned to the waiting area dejectedly and sat opposite her.
Before she could say hello, the woman also noticed Angel.
“It’s you…”
Kavi from the "Mechanical Heart" left the two men and came to Angel's side. He sat down on the chair next to him without any hesitation and greeted him.
"Well, are you planning to go to Backlund?"
Angel remembered the "Backlund Retirement Plan" that Kavi mentioned when he last met her.
"I've actually wanted to leave this coastal city for a long time. I've had some conflicts with the captain, and there's no chance of promotion here. I originally wanted to wait until Bourne retired..."
When the old man of the "Mechanical Heart" who was killed by Thomas was mentioned, Kavi's mood became a little depressed again. She sighed and shifted her eyes to the train next to the platform that was about to leave for Backlund.
"But changing places is a good idea. Tomas escaped from you again this time. He's always holding a grudge and might even find a chance to kill me. Starting over in Backlund will prevent me from falling into the hands of this bastard."
"Ah, I'm not saying you didn't do a good job... That guy has powerful magical items and is familiar with the actions of official Beyonders. Didn't the previous attempts to capture the Mechanical Heart fail?"
As if afraid that Angel would misunderstand, she quickly added.
"It doesn't matter, and what you said is not quite accurate, actually..."
Angel hesitated for a moment and made up her mind. She stood up and motioned Kavi to follow her. She moved to a slightly farther position and avoided the two men who came with Kavi.
"What do you mean by not quite right? You mean Tomas... Oh my God, what is this?"
Kavi followed with a puzzled look on his face. Just as he was about to ask Angel, he saw him take out a small pocket watch from his pocket.
"You could call it 'Tomatz's Relic', or 'The Heart of the Machine's Stolen Watch' or something like that."
"You mean..." Kavi's breathing became heavy. She cautiously turned her head to look at the two men sitting in the distance, who were looking at this side. She lowered her voice and continued, "That guy is dead? Where's the body?"
You're not planning to do anything irrational...
Angel looked at Kavi with suspicion, and after a moment he replied, "I'm sure he's dead. I stabbed him twice in the heart. A Beyonder of your Path wouldn't be able to survive, right? But for some reason, his body disappeared, so the Nighthawks only reported him missing."
"No wonder the subsequent divination results were so..."
Kavi muttered, his eyes moving from Angel to the pocket watch in her hand, his serious face suddenly becoming cunning.
"You mean, revenge for me, for Bourne, so..."
"Want me to identify this magical item?"
“It’s free.”
Angel emphasized, holding on tightly to the few remaining gold pounds in his pocket.
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