Chapter 615: Licking Dogs and Running Dogs
After a moment, he collected himself and looked back at the "stand-in" controlled by Arrodes through Angel's mirror. He coughed lightly and said:
"You know what you need to do tonight?"
"Of course, my master." Arrods was excited to be able to speak with his real body instead of just displaying words. "I will imitate your voice and behavior to deal with possible visitors or servants, so that no one will find out that your real body is not here."
Very good, it seems it remembered everything I said before... Klein nodded, then added with some concern:
"You wouldn't ask others questions that would shame them, or 'punish' them for not answering questions, would you?"
Arrodes' habitual question of social death was secondary. Klein would not accept accidentally killing an innocent servant with his "punishment."
"Although this goes against my nature, I will certainly obey your orders. I will only answer their questions and then use counter-questions to cover up the real questions, and I will not impose any punishment."
Dwayne Dantes, who was lying on the bed, replied seriously.
Klein breathed a sigh of relief, took off his pajamas, changed into a short windbreaker and trousers that were convenient for movement, put on a half-top hat to cover his hair, and quickly disappeared into the flames.
When a gas lamp flickered on a lamppost on Böklund Street, and Klein appeared below, he had returned to black hair and brown eyes, with a thin figure and face, and a sharp chin.
The crazy adventurer, German Sparrow, is about to start hunting.
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"I'm going to go to bed early tonight and not let anyone disturb me, and tomorrow morning I want a Dipsy Pie for breakfast."
After giving instructions to his personal maid, Angel went to his bedroom on the third floor and asked the maid Elsa to help him change into his nightgown. After sending her away, he locked the door.
Since yesterday, she has often shown fatigue in front of the housekeeper and servants, complaining that she is having trouble adapting to the tight schedule.
This seemed perfectly normal to the other servants. Their mistress had to study various cultural subjects from morning till night, visit the surrounding neighbors to avoid being resented for neglecting anyone, and choose the right dinners and dances to attend, entertaining other wealthy businessmen and factory owners who aspired to join the upper class, in order to leave a good impression in front of the aristocracy...
"I don't feel like I need to pretend. I look tired enough..."
Angel muttered to herself, looking at the clock and realizing it was already 7:30 in the evening. She took off her nightgown again, changed into the set of clothes hidden at the bottom of the wardrobe, put on her windbreaker, and stood in front of the full-length mirror. She smiled with satisfaction as she watched herself transform from the Loen lady back into the heroic "Angelica."
Then, she stroked the mirror and entered the world in the mirror.
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Angel and Klein met in front of a cheap hotel on Black Palm Street in the East District.
Both of them used the ability of "Faceless Man" to disguise themselves twice. If it weren't for the corresponding small movements to judge their identities, and if their disguised identities were not somewhat "overlapping", they would not be able to recognize each other at all.
"It seems we have the same idea..."
"Lady Despair" Panatia smiled on her beautiful face with a hint of holiness.
The man in front of her, wearing a top hat, was Mr. A, a member of the "Aurora Club" who disappeared in the heavy smog half a year ago. His face was as strange as the one he would occasionally show at the gatherings of Extraordinary people in the West District, and he didn't seem to be a man.
"Anyway, the official Beyonders will hold them accountable afterward."
"Mr. A" Klein also smiled, making his face more lively. Then he took the lead and walked into the hotel and entered a double room that had been booked long ago.
During this period, he and "Lady Despair" Angel deliberately let many people see their faces. These two distinctive faces would be exposed in the official Beyonder's subsequent investigation. Although the two had been determined to have died at the hands of the Church of Evernight angels in the heavy smog, the three major churches could easily imagine that this was a meaningful disguise of the "Witch Sect" and the "Aurora Society" to retaliate against the church Beyonders' joint eradication operation after the heavy smog.
In the small room, the two men put on the cloaks that Sherman had already prepared, put on the iron masks, and used the faceless man's ability to change their hair color and height again, and soon turned into the appearance of Hugh Dilcha and Sherman.
Of course, this is only judged based on the hair tips exposed outside the hood and the approximate height. As long as it can deceive the guard at the gate, there is no need to be too detailed.
The two of them reviewed the entire plan one last time, checked their respective magical items, and then left the single room through the window. They walked along the dim, unlit streets at night to the alley where Mr. X was holding the Beyonder party. They knocked on the door using the code they had already known, passed the inspection of the guards who were also wearing iron masks, and entered the inner room.
As she walked through the corridor, Angel could feel hidden eyes watching her, but as a master of mysticism, she knew that most extraordinary people would not be able to discover the magical items on others unless they were directly observed by a mystery peeper with the "Eye of Peeping". Therefore, she was not worried and calmly entered the living room and the meeting place where more than a dozen members had already arrived.
Of course, even if they were discovered, it wouldn't be a big problem. Most of the people who came here were extraordinary people, and they had a few magical items on them. At most, they would easily attract the covetousness of others, but they would not be refused entry.
After sitting side by side with Klein in two empty seats, Angel waited for another five minutes. When no new people entered, Mr. X, wearing a pointed hat, a black robe, and a brass mask on his face, walked out from another entrance and sat on the main seat in the center of the room.
"You guys get started."
He spoke in a low voice, very much like Mr. Fool at the Tarot Club.
Of course, the difference in status between the two was immense. Moreover, the pre-meeting to kill Mr. X was held in front of Mr. Fool... Angel muttered to himself as he quietly watched the other members' transactions. He discovered that the transaction prices and item quality here were much lower than those at the previous gathering held by Mr. A in the West District. This might be related to the official Beyonders' cleanup of the entire Backlund in the past few months. Many Mid-Sequence Beyonders either secretly left here or went into hiding, not daring to move.
This further highlighted the strangeness of Mr. X's public gathering. He might have been trying to fish for money. Even without the attention of Ouroboros, the "Mercury Serpent," there were likely other Aurora Club members in this building, or even the protection of High-Sequence Beyonders... Angel pondered this and casually bid up the price of a few bottles of recovery potions, attracting the angry gaze of another buyer.
During this time, she slowly spread the "disease," testing the other members of the party one by one. She stopped when the disease was about to break out, and judged the approximate sequence height of the other party based on the speed of the disease's infection. However, several people in a row were only low-sequence extraordinary people, and there were even "ordinary people" who had just contracted the disease and were about to have an outbreak.
It seems that the real "guard" is not among the party members... Angel quickly stopped this behavior and only let Mr. X become seriously ill, which prevented the disease from breaking out.
Against a Sequence 5, I only need five seconds to inflict initial symptoms of fever and coughing, and within 20 seconds, I can completely kill him... Unless they possess a magical item like the "Rose Necklace" that can repair the body, no matter how many mid- and low-sequences there are, they will not be able to besiege a witch demigod, because the disease can target all nearby targets simultaneously... Based on the disease's corrosive effect on Mr. X, Angel once again confirmed his ability to kill Beyonders below the demigod level.
At this time, in this not-so-spacious living room, it was clear that there were two Sequence 5s, Klein and Mr. X, a Sequence 4, Angel, and another Beyonder guard hidden in the dark, whose strength was at least as strong as Mr. X. Although Angel was in the dark, he did not take action immediately. Instead, he planted the seeds of disease and waited calmly.
One transaction after another either received no response or was quickly concluded. As the party was drawing to a close, Angel suddenly felt the secret holy emblem on her wrist become cold, as if it had turned into a piece of ice. This feeling, which was stronger than the previous "dream", made her immediately realize that she was no longer in the real world.
Of course, this was not a dream. She did not see the "fuzzy feeling" in the corners of the room and the edge of her vision after entering the dream. All the party members around her were still bidding and communicating. The members who had gained something were looking around impatiently, preparing to leave. Everything seemed to be the same as before.
The only difference is that in the spiritual vision, they no longer have the aura and glow that a living person should have.
As expected, no one else came to inform me in advance, which meant that the "Man in the Mirror" chose the "Level 1" Sealing Artifact that was most beneficial to him... Angel was only now completely sure that everything was within the expectations of her, Klein, and Cecima.
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"His authority allows him to bring out a Level 1 Sealed Artifact. It must be one of several that complement his abilities. I believe the most likely one is '1-63', the Witch's Mirror."
Sesima sat on one side of the carriage and gave a detailed introduction.
"It looks like an ancient silver-plated mirror. Compared to other paths, Beyonders from the Night Path can control it better. Point it in the desired direction, and all objects, buildings, and Beyonders reflected in the mirror will be pulled into a mirrored world that is completely consistent with reality. There, the Sleepless Path and the Assassin Path can fully utilize their respective abilities, while other Beyonders will be weakened to a certain extent.
"Most importantly, any battles taking place in the mirror world will not affect the real world. This is why I believe the 'man in the mirror' chose 1-63. Even if it was just a pretense, he had to avoid harming innocent people in the surrounding area. Other seals are not suitable for use in the densely populated East District."
"If we pull all the Beyonders into the mirror world, then almost the entire party will be in there, right?"
Angel asked back, analyzing the source of the "Witch Mirror's" power in his mind.
Judging from the name, it is very likely a relic of a high-sequence witch, but the Beyonders of the Sleepless Path can use it better. Could it be that the characteristics of other paths are mixed in?
Did the Extraordinary characteristics of the two Extraordinary people get mixed together after their deaths... But I've never heard of such a situation.
Or perhaps it was the Beyonder characteristics of another path left in the body after jumping to the potion path? But the "Witch" should only be able to jump to the "Hunter" and back, so what does it have to do with the "Sleepless"?
Having no idea what to do, she looked at the senior deacon in front of her.
"When used by the 'Sleepless One', it can designate Beyonders with a sequence above a certain level to be included. Since we're dealing with Mr. X, only Beyonders with a sequence of 5 or higher will be pulled into the mirror world."
Cecima explained how to use the "Witch's Mirror", not knowing Angel's biggest doubt.
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At the gathering place, the moment Angel felt himself entering this "mirror world" made up of sealed objects, he looked at Klein beside him - he was also a Sequence 5 Beyonder.
As expected, unlike the other members, Klein was also shrouded in a faint spiritual glow that belonged to a living being. In the dim living room in his spiritual vision, only he and Angel, who were sitting next to each other, emitted light.
Of course, the same was true for Mr. X on the main seat, but he did not have the ability to see through dreams or mirror magic. He still bent down slightly, lowered his head and rested it on the back of his hand, observing the Beyonders around him.
Could it be that we are the only three people dragged into this?
As soon as Angel had this thought, he heard a low humming sound from the corner of the room:
"Damn it, it's those lackeys of 'Night'!"
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