Chapter 612 Almost Exposed?
At the last Tarot Club, "World" Klein and "Magician" had initially agreed on how to complete the commission, as well as the corresponding remuneration.
After killing "Mr. X" Louis Wayne, the "Magician" only wanted his head. The remaining extraordinary characteristics, magical items and all other gains belonged to Klein. In addition, she also provided the right to use a magical item that could record various extraordinary abilities, as well as a disposable item that could be used for "teleportation."
The price paid for killing a Sequence 5 Beyonder wasn't huge, and most of it fell on Mr. X, making it a blank check. But it seemed like this was all Miss Magician could offer. After all, she was just a newly promoted Mid-Sequence Beyonder... Angel pondered, guessing that the Tarot Club member might have other motives for hiring someone to be the murderer, perhaps even at the behest of the Abraham family behind her.
"I thought so too, but that's not the point. Mr. X's 'ability' is the best reward."
Klein chuckled and said, making no secret of his intention to herd the "traveler."
Angel was willing to participate in the battle, not only to help Klein obtain this key Beyonder ability, but also to verify his own strength as a Sequence 4 in battle.
After escaping Bayam and ascending to Despair, she hadn't fought a single proper battle, aside from entering and exiting the mirror world daily, emerging from mirrors and glass like a ghost. She was already eager to try.
Of course, if there was another demigod behind Mr. X, Angel would definitely not choose to fight head-on. This was not because he was afraid of fighting a Beyonder of the same sequence, but because he was worried that a head-on fight between the two demigods would have a wide impact and even cause a large number of innocent casualties.
And regardless of victory or defeat, the battle would inevitably attract the attention of official Beyonders, forcing them to activate powerful seals and rush to the scene in groups to deal with her, the "terrorist."
"In fact, the one behind Louis Wayne isn't an ordinary demigod, but a Sequence 1 Angel King. You should be familiar with his name: 'Angel of Destiny' Ouroboros."
Klein smiled as he spoke, words that made Angel's hair stand on end. After a brief moment of surprise, Angel quickly reacted and asked,
"The reason you still decided to take action is because this 'Mercury Snake' has already left Backlund?"
"I'm afraid he hasn't been here at all, but has merely projected a portion of his power here. Otherwise, the three major churches wouldn't have remained indifferent. He had Mr. X issue a commission to search for someone with 'unusual luck' in Backlund. I'm afraid his target is another 'Mercury Serpent' of the same sequence as him... I've confirmed this with Will Auceptin, and Arrodes gave the same answer."
Will Auceptin, the fetus in Dr. Allen's wife, Wilma's belly. On the day the Allens visited me, Wilma suddenly had abdominal pain and left my house. A moment later, the messenger lady appeared. It seems that "He" has a very strong sense of other High-Sequence Beyonders and can avoid them in various reasonable ways. Is this the power of "fate"... Angel thought of the afternoon when he received Ms. Wilma, and suddenly had an epiphany.
This confirmed the accuracy of Will Auceptin's answer. After all, he should have a stronger premonition about his greatest opponent and be able to judge whether the other party is still nearby.
Furthermore, Arrodes, who was devoted to "humility," gave the same answer. Ouroboros, the "Angel of Destiny" who had indirectly helped her once, should no longer be paying attention to Backlund or Mr. X.
But why would He expend His energy on the Aurora Society's messenger? Was it simply to use Mr. X to issue a commission? Or was there some connection between this Angel King, the Aurora Society, and the True Creator?
And, Arrodes...
"After returning to Backlund, have you contacted this sealed artifact?"
Angel asked curiously.
"Actually, it was it that contacted me. That kind of behavior... well, you should have seen it before. Anyway, I have temporarily agreed to become its master. Once I confirm its intentions, I should be able to let you summon it and use it. I think it will agree readily."
More than just a straightforward agreement, it treated me the same way it treated Klein... Was this because of our "specialness"?
Thinking of what "Orange Light" Hilarion said to her in Bayam, Angel seemed to guess the reason why Arrodes was such a "dog".
The two discussed some details of the operation, and then Angel removed the disguised "mirror substitute" and reappeared in front of the two servants.
After being promoted to Sequence 4, the witch's use of "mirrors" is simply not on the same level as that of the mid-sequence. Angel's current "mirror substitute" can not only be used to avoid damage, but also to perform various disguises, transfer power, and even include an entire area in the mirror to create a false world and cover up the truth.
Many of the enhanced abilities weren't contained in the potion's accompanying knowledge; instead, Angel needed to explore them on her own to determine the limits of her abilities. Currently, she could only cover an area half the size of a room, but as with the previous sequence, her extraordinary abilities would increase significantly as her mastery of the potion deepened.
If she were to advance to Sequence 3, she might be able to transform an entire building or even an entire street into a "mirror world."
Unfortunately, the biggest obstacle to advancing to Sequence 3 wasn't the potion formula, but the bizarre advancement ritual... Angel's fantasy of becoming an "ageless" witch was quickly shattered, and he sighed with regret.
Seeing that the play on the stage below had ended, she stood up from the soft and comfortable single sofa, said goodbye to the hospitable "Dawn Dantes", and agreed to attend the ball held by Dantes' family next weekend at the other party's invitation, and then left the theater with her maid.
"Miss, isn't it a bit too hasty for you to accept Mr. Dantes' invitation to the ball so easily?"
In the carriage, Elsa asked as she helped Angel fix her makeup.
In fact, I still feel that the progress is a bit slow. After all, we are almost a month old... Angel muttered silently, snorted coldly, and said:
"Let's go to St. Samuel's Church. I haven't said my prayers in a few days."
She decided not to answer the embarrassing question.
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In the dark and deep prayer hall of St. Samuel's Church, Leonard Mitchell sat on a bench in the front row. He was not wearing the red gloves that represented his status, but the skin on his hands was exposed, which was rougher than half a year ago.
He clasped his hands together, resting his elbows on his knees in a prayer posture, but his eyes secretly glanced at the altar in front of him, or to be more precise, the offering box next to the altar.
There stood a young woman wearing a light-colored long dress and a wide-brimmed hat, her features hidden behind a black veil. She was hesitantly throwing four five-pound notes into the gap above the box. The tangled movement made Leonard almost laugh out loud.
Christine Theresa had just returned to Backlund from Trier in Intis. Some of her money came from illicit sources, and she was planning to launder it here and blend into high society… She had come to the church over five times in the past two weeks, each time giving 20 pounds, perhaps hoping to use her generous financial resources to establish connections with the church… The content of the interrogation that night surfaced in Leonard's mind, and he suddenly realized that although Miss Theresa had donated a large amount of gold pounds each time, the amount was less than half of that of another believer who had also recently arrived in Backlund.
The believer who had moved even Bishop Elektra was called Dwayne Dantès. He was believed by the "parasite" within him to be the only High-Sequence Beyonder who had survived the Fourth Epoch to this day!
Moreover, Dantes had clearly stated that he was aware that a Beyonder from the Zoroast family was parasitizing Leonard, and used this to warn him not to explore the other party's secrets.
Thinking of this, Leonard even forgot to pray. He looked up and around, and found that the mysterious man did not come to the church to pray and donate today, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why, you can't wait? Let's go then."
A slightly ethereal female voice came from beside him.
Daly Simone, who was wearing a hooded black robe and had eye shadow and blush on her face, teased Leonard and stood up from the bench. She took one last look at the Holy Emblem of Night above the altar and was about to turn around and leave when her eyes suddenly looked at the young woman who had just finished donating at the altar. His gaze lingered for a moment on the black veil hanging from the brim of her hat, his expression a little dazed.
"Ms. Daly?"
Leonard, who also stood up, looked at her curiously and called out in a low voice.
"It's nothing, I just remembered an old friend."
Coming back to his senses, Daly smiled at himself, put on his hood, and turned to leave the prayer hall.
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Watching Daly and Leonard leave, Angel finally felt relieved.
She knew that the black veil that concealed her face was not very effective in the eyes of Beyonders, so she kept spending time at the offering box next to the altar. She didn't turn around until the two of them were about to leave. Unexpectedly, Daly was still staring at her for a long time and almost recognized her.
If turning around and leaving hadn't been even more suspicious, I should have left immediately when I walked in and saw both of them there... No, how could Daly recognize me? I'm already "dead." My appearance now is very different from when I was in Tingen. Maybe only my eyes are similar. A woman's intuition is terrible...
Well, I'm a woman now, too. Besides, why didn't Ms. Daly use her acumen on the captain? Otherwise, they would have been able to...
With random thoughts in his mind, Angel slowly walked to the exit. He estimated that Daly and Leonard had gone far away, then he left the church and came to the square outside.
As soon as she walked out of the aisle with stained glass on both sides, Angel's chest tightened again. She found Daly Simone sitting on the bench facing the church door. Her eyes with eye shadow around them were staring at Angel. The pigeons that landed and flew up from time to time in the square left a strange blank space beside her.
What are you looking at? I am a "dead man", I am a "dead man"... Angel muttered to himself, without any hesitation or pause, he walked past Daly casually and returned to his carriage.
Daly, dressed like a psychic, sat on the bench and didn't get up to leave.
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"You can't get money reimbursed for the money you donate to the church."
In the carriage, Creste Cecima, with the collar of his windbreaker pulled up to his mouth, covering his chin, said to Angel who was sitting opposite him.
It sounded as if the rent, housekeeper and servants would be reimbursed... Angel's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.
The moment she sat down in the carriage, she realized that she had entered a dream. She didn't even need the reminder of the new "Secret Holy Symbol" because her spirit told her everything.
In this state, Angel is confident that he can escape from the dream with just a little struggle. This is the difference between Sequence 5 and Sequence 4.
Seeing that Angel didn't laugh at the joke, Cecima laughed dryly and continued:
"I pulled you into this dream to inform you that the operation to eliminate 'The Man in the Mirror' Pierce Turner has been approved. However, there is one requirement: he cannot die at the hands of church members, and he must die like a hero."
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