Chapter 75 Characteristics of the “Instigator”
After searching for the Antigonus family notes and battling the Beyonders of the Secret Order, the Tingen Night Squad had deduced that the other party possessed the strength of a Sequence 7. They searched through internal documents and texts, but found no relevant records of either the "Flame Flash" or the "Paper Man Substitute." They had no choice but to report the matter to the Holy Temple for verification.
After Kavi personally confirmed that Tomac was only Sequence 8 and directly denied that this Beyonder path possessed similar abilities, the various Beyonder abilities he displayed in battle could only be explained by magical items.
Just like Angel's "Thirst Blood" absorbed the extraordinary characteristics of the "Witch" and gained some corresponding abilities, perhaps Tomac obtained a similar item from some channels that also absorbed some extraordinary characteristics, allowing him to use extraordinary abilities that did not belong to his own potion sequence.
After figuring this out, Kavi's eyes lit up and he stood up from his chair. He didn't care that he was in a messy watch shop. He paced back and forth on the broken glass, muttering to himself amidst the creaking sound of his footsteps:
"That's right... The two abilities he used in the previous battle—transforming into a paper figure and teleporting to other locations in flames—are very similar to a wild Beyonder I met before. He's a Sequence 7 of the 'Diviner' Path, and the potion is called 'Magician'."
A mid-level fortune teller... a magician?
Angel was dumbfounded. He had never expected that a fortune teller who only knew divination and ritual magic, without any combat enhancement, would possess the strange and changeable extraordinary abilities like Tuxedo Joker at Sequence 7.
She simply couldn't imagine someone as refined and polite as Klein, his face painted with colorful clown paint, flying up and down in a tuxedo, dodging attacks while making faces and mocking the enemy.
Not knowing what Angel was thinking at the moment, Kavi continued his analysis:
"That Beyonder is incredibly formidable. Not only can he teleport around like Tomas, use paper figures to dodge fatal attacks, and use illusions to confuse us, but he can also fire invisible bullets with his bare hands and, with a flick of his hand, shift fatal chest and abdominal wounds to innocuous locations..."
"He just used this trick, damage transfer."
Angel added.
Kavi fainted when Tomac was attacked by the steam rifle and escaped by jumping in flames and transferring damage, so she did not see this scene. When she heard Angel's addition, she nodded.
"Then it's confirmed. He must be holding a magical item with 'magician' powers... Wait, could it be..."
Kavi seemed to have thought of something, his face changed and he stopped.
"That guy must have stolen the Beyonder characteristics from the warehouse. No wonder he acted so furtive when he saw me the day I asked him to take temporary duty, as if he had some secret he was afraid I'd discover."
"Extraordinary characteristics... As expected, you killed a "magician," and then Tomas stole the Extraordinary characteristics and made them into magical items... But at Sequence 8, is he capable of creating magical items?"
After hearing this, Angel had a general understanding of what happened, but according to Kavi, Tomac should not have the ability to create magical items.
"You don't have to make it yourself. Prolonged contact between Beyonder properties and ordinary items can also potentially create magical items. However, this will make the effects of magical items extremely unstable, and the side effects of using them will be much greater, just like your weapon."
She pointed to the "thirsty blood" on Angel's hand.
"Tomats knows this knowledge. He's always been eager to learn... I need to go check if that Beyonder characteristic is still there. Were you injured in the battle just now? Go back and rest quickly. Thank you for your help today. I thought you would run away..."
I did want to escape, but Tomac didn't give me the chance...
Angel wasn't stupid enough to say that.
Looking at Kavi who hurriedly walked out of the store, she asked:
"By the way, how did you manage to take out that 'magician'?"
"I didn't participate in the operation, so I don't know the specific details, but that guy injured several people. In the end, the captain deployed two heavy artillery pieces and blew the entire building into the sky. In the ruins, they only found that Beyonder characteristic..."
So that’s how it is. It can be done this way.
Angel understood the fighting style of the "Mechanical Heart" and felt that his ideas for fighting against Beyonders had instantly broadened a lot.
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Sitting next to table 15 on the first floor of the Carrion Bird Bar, Angel sipped the fruit wine in front of him and glanced at table 13 next door.
It was almost 3 p.m. Angel returned to the "Silver Bullet Detective Agency" to report to Clement what happened in the morning. After briefly treating his injuries from the battle, he rushed here without stopping just to meet the seller of the "Instigator" potion.
Of course, she didn't intend to expose herself easily, so she sat at the next table, wanting to see who the other party was first, and then make a decision after evaluating the feasibility and risk of the transaction.
As the hands of the wall clock gradually approached three o'clock, a hearty laugh came from the central bar. Several big men dressed as dock workers came over with large wine glasses and a few plates of snacks and sat down at table 13.
They chatted about work and life, the atmosphere gradually became lively, and they started to toast each other.
Angel picked up the wine glass and held it in front of him, using it to block his sight as he observed several workers, unable to determine if any of them were his target for today's transaction.
Did he bring a few companions with him on purpose to make it harder for them to take action? Or was it a whole team selling potions, not just one person?
Just as she was hesitating whether to go forward and test it out, she heard the sound of faint footsteps behind her.
Without thinking, she put down her wine glass, put her hand on the weapon at her waist, and turned to look behind her.
A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in front of Angel.
She said he was familiar because she had just seen him yesterday, but she said he was unfamiliar because his dress was completely different from before.
Miss Justice's bodyguard, wearing a black cloak and taking off his fitted vest and shirt, was walking slowly towards them.
"Relax, I mean no harm."
Seeing Angel touching his waist, the man with short black hair and a slightly thin figure under the cloak quickly stretched out his hands from the cloak, indicating that he was empty-handed.
"The last person who said that nearly shot me in the head."
Angel stood up from the table and turned towards the other person, his hand still on "Thirsty Blood".
"Are you the one who left the message on the third floor? Channel 13, 3pm?"
"Yes, it's a pity that this table is taken..." The other party glanced at table 13 who were drinking enthusiastically, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face. "If you don't mind, let's go to the third floor to talk?"
Angel saw that many of the drinkers around him had noticed the commotion here and nodded.
She followed the bodyguard and walked up the stairs behind the bar to the trading market on the third floor.
"I thought you were just a bodyguard, but I didn't expect you to be secretly selling extraordinary materials without telling your employer... How did you find out it was mine?"
As they climbed the stairs one by one to the relatively quiet second floor, Angel couldn't help but ask as they walked on the red carpet around to the stairs on the other side.
"I'm not a bodyguard. You can call me Mr. Dominican Commonwealth. I only followed Sonia here yesterday because I was worried that she might be scammed."
The "bodyguard" turned around and retorted.
It turns out that the naive lady was called Sonia... Angel secretly memorized the name of another "justice".
"I got here half an hour ago. You were staring at Channel 13 for so long and didn't even finish a glass of wine. Who else could it be but you... By the way, you drank fruit wine? Are you underage?"
"You talk too much..."
Angel felt a little irritated for no reason.
"Didn't you ask first?" The Dominican Federation scratched its short black hair and retorted like an innocent person, "I was quite surprised when I saw you. It seems that you sold the Star Crystal to the young lady yesterday in order to save money to buy this Beyonder characteristic..."
"Wait, Beyonder characteristics?"
Angel stopped, and the two of them were only one step away from the bustling trading market on the third floor.
"Aren't you selling the potion ingredients for the next sequence of 'Assassin'?"
"How could I have potions of other sequences? I sell Beyonder traits, which I get from deceased Beyonders..."
"I know what Beyonder characteristics are." Angel interrupted the other party's description, suppressing his inner anxiety and said, "But you said on the message board that the next stage of selling 'Assassins' is not potions?"
The Dominican Federation frowned and thought for a moment, then showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
"Ah, that message you're talking about? I wrote that last week. At that time, I didn't know which sequence this trait belonged to. Didn't I leave another message afterwards? Selling the Instigator's Beyonder trait."
So that message was also left by you...
Angel felt as if their conversation was not on the same channel, and he felt a little short of breath for a moment.
For some reason, the Dominican Federation's words were always provoking her, intentionally or unintentionally. After just a few words, she felt like she could not help but fight. However, the other party had obtained the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 8, and she was afraid that she would not be able to gain the upper hand in a fight.
Oh, right, the extraordinary characteristics...
Angel recalled the words that "craftsman" Kavi had hesitated to say in the morning.
If it really is the Instigator's Beyonder characteristic, then can he also use the Beyonder characteristic to advance like Tomas, the traitor of the Mechanical Heart who tried to seize Kavi's Beyonder characteristic?
Unfortunately, there's no further information. Doing so is very risky... How exactly do you use Beyonder characteristics? Should you swallow them directly, or use special methods to create a potion?
Currently, the only one who knows the answers is Kavi, but with that "this is a secret" look on her face, I'm afraid she won't tell you even if you ask.
Angel currently only had a little over 400 pounds on hand, more than enough to obtain the main ingredients for a Sequence 8 potion, but not necessarily enough to purchase the Beyonder trait of "Instigator" from the Dominican Federation. It would be fine if the other party didn't know the preciousness of the Beyonder trait, but if they did know...
Looking at the Dominican Federation climbing the stairs in front of him leisurely, Angel's brain was working rapidly, thinking about how to lower the price and get the Beyonder Characteristics.
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