Chapter 60: Complete "Digestion"
It was late at night when Angel returned to Daffodil Street.
After returning Sealed Artifact 2-049 and the Antigonus Family Notes to the Blackthorn Security Company in the afternoon, several injured Night Watchmen received ritual magic treatment from Old Neil.
Angel, who was the least injured, accompanied the "corpse collector" Frye back to the scene at the dock area, and reunited with Lolota who was guarding the scene, and brought the bodies of the two secret order members back to the basement of the Blackthorn Security Company.
Lolota and Borgia, the two night watchmen from the Backlund Diocese, will depart from Tingen tomorrow, taking 2-049 and Antigonus's notes with them on the first steam train to Backlund.
Due to the characteristics of the seal, Backlund will send two more Nighthawks members to provide support tonight.
Klein made considerable contributions in the search for the notes. Dunn said that once the notes were returned to Backlund for verification, he would be allowed to become a formal member of the Nighthawks.
This informal member of the Nighthawks who had just become a Beyonder seemed to be hiding many secrets. During today's battle, he was affected by Sealed Artifact 2-049, but escaped from control on his own without anyone to rescue him.
Although Angel concealed this matter from Dunn and others, it does not mean that she can accept it easily.
Maybe she should find a chance to talk to him in detail... Unfortunately, until she left Blackthorn Security Company in the evening, she didn't find a chance to talk to him alone.
It was heard that Klein seemed to have some psychological trauma from the Tuxedo Clown who died in front of him, so much so that he was frightened by the corpses placed in the morgue and even had the illusion that "the corpses could speak". Captain Dunn let him go home and rest early.
Of course, Angel had some doubts about whether the situation reported by the gossip-loving Miss Roxanne was true.
After all, it was normal to have some uncomfortable reactions when facing dead bodies on the battlefield for the first time. In her previous life, when she saw a human die in front of her for the first time, her reaction was even worse than Klein's.
Kill more and you'll get used to it.
Thinking of this, Angel realized his current identity, an "ordinary person who just became an Extraordinary Person." He was a little too calm in fighting and killing. Although the other Nighthawks didn't seem to doubt it, maybe he would need to find some excuses to cover it up later.
After leaving the security company, she took a detour to Upper Iron Cross Street to buy a new trench coat and shirt to replace the ones damaged in the battle before returning to Daffodil Street.
Originally, he thought these were costs that he had to bear himself, but Angel learned from Leonard that any clothing and items damaged during the mission could be reimbursed - as long as they were not significantly higher than the normal price.
"Reimbursement," this word invented by Emperor Roselle, sounds so wonderful...
The crimson moon hung high in the sky, casting its eerie red light on the streets of Tingen City. She had been in this world for half a month and had long since gotten used to the moonlight that was different from the one on Earth. She was no longer as fearful and uneasy as she was at the beginning.
As usual, he checked the paper in the crack of the door and confirmed that no one had broken in before Angel entered the living room with confidence.
She threw her new clothes on the sofa, turned on the gas lamp on the wall, and used the warm light to dispel the coldness in the room.
Only then could she relax and summarize and analyze the two battles fought today.
And many doubts in my heart.
The battle itself was actually unremarkable. Although Angel was only a Sequence 9 "Assassin", she had inherited all the combat experience from her "previous life" intact. She firmly believed that her combat skills were no worse than those of these low-sequence or even mid-sequence Beyonders. Perhaps what she lacked were just some Beyonder abilities brought by the potion.
Thinking of the mysterious and unpredictable abilities of the Tuxedo Clown of the Secret Order, she couldn't help but clench her hands.
Compared to Dunn Smith's "Nightmare" and Daly Simone's "Clairvoyance", Angel believes that this potion sequence that combines both offense and defense and is flexible in movement is the most suitable for him.
It's a pity that no one was left alive, so we have no idea what sequence of potion the other party used... He and the other attacker who failed in his sneak attack on Dunn and died tragically at the hands of Reil Bibb both had strange oil paint on their faces. I wonder if it's a characteristic of the secret society or a requirement for the potion's performance?
Of course, once a sequence is selected, it cannot be changed. If an Extraordinary person takes a potion of a different sequence, he will lose control or even die on the spot. Since she has become an assassin, she can only go down this path and has no other choice.
Moreover, after being promoted to "Witch", the assassin sequence can also gain various powerful abilities, such as controlling ice and fire, invisibility, and curses...
Mrs. Sharon, who had broken into Blackthorn Security and attempted to kill him, was a Sequence 6 Beyonder from the Assassin Path. While her agility might not match that of the Tuxedo Joker, who could instantly vanish and reappear with the aid of flames, her offensive power was undoubtedly superior.
If the Tuxedo Clown of the Secret Order had more means of attack instead of just using invisible bullets with power similar to that of a revolver, he would have caused greater casualties to the Nighthawks today.
After comparing several mid-sequence extraordinary people she had met in her mind, she recalled another extraordinary person who died at the hands of her gun.
Both are Sequence 9 "Assassins".
The first time he encountered this assassin was at the Labor Mutual Aid Union warehouse in the dock area. Angel accepted the commission and sneaked into the warehouse to look for a ring. He exchanged a few moves with him who came to steal the president's account book.
The second time was today, also in the dock area. This assassin and the members of the Secret Order had begun to follow the Nighthawks team at some point, trying to steal the lost Antigonus family notes.
The Tuxedo Joker held the main force at bay, while another gunman, dressed as a dockworker, watched for an opportunity to kill or injure the Night Watcher. This assassin clearly had his own mission, perhaps to assist the Tuxedo Joker in retrieving the notebook, or perhaps to launch a sneak attack. Unfortunately, on the rooftop, he was outmatched by fellow "assassin" Angel and tragically met his end.
If Angel hadn't been on the rooftop covering the large force below, Dunn would likely have been injured by the gunman's attack. Without Sequence 7's "Nightmare" controlling the mutated Riel Bieber, he alone might have been able to take out the entire Nighthawks team.
Of course, the Secret Order's mutation of Rel Bieber into an uncontrollable monster should have been beyond their expectations. The panicked gunman ran into the warehouse where it was hiding, perhaps hoping to get the notes before anyone else, but instead became food delivered to Rel Bieber's doorstep and ended up in Rel Bieber's stomach.
The Tuxedo Joker's interference in the battle between the Nighthawks and Rel Bieber seemed like an on-the-spot decision rather than a predetermined plan. If they had planned it in advance, they would not have been so embarrassed.
The only question now is: Is this "assassin" a thug of the Secret Order, or does he represent the cooperation between the "Witch Sect" and the Secret Order?
If it was the former, the Secret Order, having lost several Beyonders, would certainly be more cautious in its next move. Furthermore, the Antigonus Notes had been sealed behind the Chanis Gate and would be escorted back to Backlund early tomorrow morning. The Secret Order shouldn't cause any more trouble for the Tingen City Nightfarers because of this.
If the "Witch Cult" also gets involved...
That means that after the death of Madam Sharon, the "Witch Cult" has once again extended its hand to Tingen City.
Three Beyonders had already died at his hands. Madam Sharon had been confirmed to be a member of the "Witch Cult." Today's assassin possessed a talisman crafted by a "witch," and was most likely also connected to the "Witch Cult." The Secret Order seemed to have close ties with them. Tuxedo Clown, a Beyonder from the Secret Order, had also died at his hands...
Angel felt a chill down his spine, figuring that he was probably on the blacklist of the "Witch Sect".
In previous predictions, after she joined the Nighthawks, these unofficial extraordinary people should be wary of her, but judging from the fact that the Secret Order attacked the Nighthawks team without any scruples today, these guys simply could not be predicted by common sense.
There is no guarantee that there won’t be another Lady Sharon in the Witch Sect who dares to break into the Nighthawks’ base.
Only by improving your strength as quickly as possible can you increase your survival rate.
The most direct way to improve your strength is to upgrade through magic potions.
The next sequence of the assassin, the potion formula of "Instigator" is in Angel's mind. Although the main ingredients of the potion are expensive, they are not difficult to buy. If not, you can apply for it through the church channels.
As long as I can "digest" the current sequence of potions as quickly as possible...
She thought back to the pleasure she felt after killing the Tuxedo Clown today.
This was similar to the memory of Cole Granger acting as an "assassin" and digesting part of the potion in his body after each assassination, but there were subtle differences.
According to Madam Sharon's teachings to Cole and Cole's summary in the process of playing the role of assassin, the digestion effect of the potion is best when the "assassin" kills someone in a planned and premeditated manner.
But Angel's process of killing Tuxedo Clown cannot be considered an "assassination" at all, at best it is an act of "counter-assassination".
But the process of digesting the potion in the body is real, which shows that her acting is successful and effective.
Could it be that "assassination" is not limited to active murder, but that surviving a premeditated attack by others and counterattacking to kill the other party can also fulfill the role of an "assassin"?
Mrs. Sharon secretly sneaked into the Nighthawks' base and tried to assassinate the defected "Cole Granger", but she was seen through by the other party and killed together with the Nighthawks...
The nameless assassin was hiding on the rooftop, waiting for an opportunity to strike, ready to kill a lone member of the Nighthawks, but he was cornered by the other party, tricked out of cover, and shot dead...
The Tuxedo Clown toyed with the Night Watchmen, and was one step away from the notebook he wanted to steal, but was controlled by the Sealed Artifact and defeated by two Sequence 9s...
Three extraordinary people who intended to kill him but died at his hands appeared in Angel's mind one after another. He reviewed the process of the battle from their perspectives and gradually gained some understanding.
Waiting for someone to take advantage of you, ruining their plans, and killing them while they are in surprise and regret, isn't that also being an "assassin"?
The most brilliant "assassin" can appear as a "target"!
The moment he figured this out, Angel seemed to hear the sound of a glass container breaking in his mind, and something seemed to be rapidly dissolving and spreading inside his body, filling his torso and limbs.
I felt a spiritual touch, as if there was a presence watching me from outside the window.
She turned around suddenly and looked out the window, at the crimson moon.
Outside the window, there was only a gloomy street, shrouded in ominous red moonlight. The spiritual movement seemed to be just an illusion, and the illusory feeling of filling in the body quickly disappeared.
Her "Assassin" potion was completely digested.
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