Chapter 576 Scales of Destiny
In order to prevent the "Redhead Girl" from being implicated, Angel and Klein did not follow them into the dock, but instead came to the city behind the port, preparing to rest, change their identities, and leave the ocean that was no longer safe.
Although the wanted poster for Damir Port had not yet been updated, Angel could guess that his "value" would definitely increase significantly after this battle. Gehrman Sparrow, who was previously only on the watch list, would inevitably be labeled as a "valuable item."
In addition, both of them had completed their stage promotions and had no reason to stay at sea, so running away immediately became the only option.
"Will Elaine and her team be safe?"
Standing on the balcony of an upper-floor hotel room, Klein looked out at the dock and whispered. From here, he could see where the nearly scrapped sailboat was docked. Passing sailors and travelers all looked at it with either mockery or pity.
"There will definitely be a round of review. Although the ship is registered under her name, and I didn't use my own name when I invested, there are members of the military and the Church of Storms among the sailors. It won't be long before the Mandated Punishers and the military come knocking on our door.
"But Annie has placed a ban on them. The Mandated Punisher will at most track me down, but won't find any trace of Annie. She's a true angel, and without sufficient confidence, they probably won't act recklessly..."
Angel answered as she sat at the table, placing today's "trophies" one by one on the table.
Driven by "betrayal", she left Zatvin, and she picked up the "Thief" Pathway Gloves, Zatvin's extraordinary characteristics, the extraordinary characteristics of the "Good Luck" pistol that was scrapped after firing the "Disintegration Ray", and a silver-white scale next to the "wreckage" of the gun.
Finally, this strange object made Angel silent. She slowly brushed her fingers across the smooth scale that was only the size of a fingernail, guessing its origin and function.
This was not an item from Zatvin, but a relic of "good luck".
In the morning's battle, she used this revolver to cock the hammer five times in a row, infusing it with spirituality, trying to bet on the 1/5 probability and strengthen the attack to 16 times.
All five attempts were successful.
"The probability is only about one in three thousand. Even if I use all my accumulated luck on the first shot, the probability of all four shots being enhanced is too low..."
She did a little calculation and came up with this terrifyingly low probability.
There is no doubt that this strange scale played a positive role in the battle.
Not only that, her opponent, the demigod of the 'Rose School', had incredibly bad luck. His magical item failed to steal Angel's important abilities, and betrayed him at the critical moment, allowing Angel to steal his "Mirror Flash" and lose his last hope of escape.
"It sounds a bit like the effect of this lucky coin, but the effect is much stronger. If Senior could exert a similar lucky effect, I would not be able to seriously injure him and lock him in the book world to die."
After hearing Angel's doubts, Klein fiddled with the ancient coin he had obtained from Senio and analyzed:
"This necklace with the coin hanging from it originates from the Monster Path's Sequence 5, 'Winner,' one Sequence higher than the 'Good Luck' revolver. It can make the wearer lucky, even allowing them to avoid fatal attacks, but it can also make their opponent unlucky, making them prone to failure due to minor errors.
"What happened to you in battle today was like a manifestation of its effects magnified many times over... I suspect this scale also originates from the 'monster' path, a manifestation of some kind of power, like Annie's blood, or Mr. Azik's copper whistle... Is it a bit like a snake's scales?"
Klein froze at the end of his speech. He looked at Angel, who was sitting across from him. Angel was also looking at him with the same gaze.
Both of them thought of a term: Snake of Fate.
This is the name of Sequence 1 in the "Monster" pathway. It is the sequence where Will Auceptin, who once helped the two, resides. It is the embodiment of destiny!
With this clue, Angel quickly thought of another legendary angel king, Ouroboros, the "Angel of Destiny".
He is also known as the "Tail-Swallower". In the murals that Mr. "Sun" had seen, the authority of "Fate" was also reflected.
Moreover, Anderson Hood had encountered continuous misfortunes because of seeing the mural of the Angel King, and his entire army was almost wiped out in the ruins of the God War.
Most importantly, Angel had seen this name with her own eyes. After completing a sacrificial ceremony on Sorna Island and traveling to the "Forsaken Land of the Gods," she saw Ouroboros's title and name, written in a mercury-colored hue, on an altar...
But I asked Mr. Fool afterwards, and was told that Ouroboros didn't leave a mark on himself... No, He didn't leave a mark on me. Instead, He left a mark on my weapon, on the "Good Luck" revolver, which ultimately played a key role in today's battle?
Angel was stunned.
After hearing her story, Klein the Fool was also somewhat shocked.
He did answer "no mark left" based on the "gray fog" and his own status in that space, but Angel, or all members of the "Tarot Club" would not carry any items other than clothes when entering the gray fog, which naturally included the "Good Luck" revolver.
When the two of them were exploring Groselle's Travels in the gray fog space, Angel was not wearing any weapons.
This allowed Revolver, who was likely marked by the "Angel of Destiny," to successfully avoid the gray fog's "anti-virus" and even escape detection by the incompetent "Fool" himself...
Is this also "fate" to some extent?
He decided to find an opportunity to ask Will Auceptin, who was also a "Snake of Fate", to look at this scale and ask if these "gifts" of fate had any side effects on Angel.
Fortunately, Angel didn't dwell on this matter too much. After handing the scales to Klein, she began to calculate the gains from this battle so that she could pay off the 10,000 gold coins owed to the Headless Messenger Renette as soon as possible.
Soon, the two were pleasantly surprised to find that even after deducting the gold coins to be given to Renette, they still made a huge profit in the battle.
The price of the palm-sized Sequence 4 "Puppet" Beyonder trait alone, which looks a bit like a flesh-and-blood puppet, is difficult to calculate. Based on the price increase of Beyonder trait from Sequence 6 to Sequence 5, the price of a Sequence 4 Beyonder trait would not be less than 30,000 pounds, and it would definitely be difficult to find.
The "Thief" Pathway Gloves also had the same value. Judging from the effect of Angel's use, she judged that these gloves were probably also formed by the Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 4, but she didn't know the specific sequence name.
It allows the user to gain an extraordinary ability called "stealing", which can steal the target's "ability", "ideas", and even some conceptual things such as "distance", "position", etc., thereby achieving incredible effects in battle.
The stolen idea can only last for a moment, but the "ability" can last for about 2 hours. Correspondingly, the owner's ability will disappear for up to 12 hours. The length of time is related to the sequence difference between the two parties at the time of "stealing".
As a side effect of a magical item, every time you use an ability while wearing this glove, you may lose an item on your body, with magical items being prioritized.
No wonder Zatwin only has such a magical item on him. Even if he has more, this glove will be lost after a few uses. If it weren't for the good luck bestowed by the "Angel of Destiny", I'm afraid I would have lost something in the previous battle... Angel sighed and decided to put the glove away carefully. It would be best to seal the spiritual wall to prevent all other magical items from leaving him.
In addition, the "Disaster Priest" characteristics extracted from the "Good Luck" revolver were recovered, which could recover most of the losses caused by the revolver explosion. This battle against the demigod of the "Rose School" was almost all income, except for the 10,000 pounds given to Renette and the favor consumed by Anne, with no losses!
"But the biggest loss is actually the identities we've been cultivating for nearly half a year..." Klein had a different opinion. "Now, the two of us are undoubtedly on the Church of Storms' wanted list, and we're the highest priority. At this point, we can only change our identities and temporarily return to the Northern Continent to avoid the limelight. And..."
Moreover, his path to becoming a demigod was not on the sea, but on the northern continent, in Backlund.
Based on his inquiries to Arrodes, Mr. Azik, and Will Auceptin, and the combined responses from all parties, he concluded that the potion formula for Sequence 4 "Trickster" came from three sources:
The treasure left behind by the Zaratul of the Secret Order, the Antigonus family in the Hornachis Mountains, or perhaps recovered by the Church, is likely located in the "Antigonus Family Notes" behind the Chanis Gate of St. Samuel Church.
The former was a High-Sequence Beyonder who had gone insane, a "Fortune Teller" who was powerful and dangerous. The latter two options both pointed to the Antigonus family, making Klein lament the fickleness of fate.
The original "Klein Moretti" committed suicide because of the Antigonus family notes, which led to his time travel. He joined the Nighthawks and encountered 0-08's arrangements. He also tracked 0-08 and Ince Zangwill to Backlund, and came to the sea for promotion...
Everything seems to be related to this family destroyed by the Church of Darkness.
To figure all this out, returning to Backlund is a must. And it's not just about staying for a while and then leaving. It requires long-term exploration. You need to have a new identity that is reasonable, legal, and not connected to your previous self!
He looked at Angel, who was looking at the various items on the table and happily imagining the future. He was about to speak when he suddenly found that the entire living room had turned into various blocks of colors like oil paintings.
He immediately looked up and, not surprisingly, found Mr. Azik, dressed in a tuxedo and a top hat, walking out of the spirit world and sitting on the sofa beside them.
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