Chapter 796: Tips from the Secret Servant
Since this woman, who could be considered the second-in-command of the Church of Evernight, had no intention of sitting down, Angel and Klein, former Night Watchmen and currently quite possibly God's Favored Ones, did not dare to sit back down at the coffee table. Instead, they stood quietly, waiting for Arianna to reveal her true purpose.
Angel naturally didn't believe in "listening to needs." How could she deserve an angel to come to her personally...
Wait, when "Sword of the Goddess" Sesima surrendered her "Immortal" witch trait, she mentioned that Ms. Arianna would be coming to Backlund soon... Could it be that she had already anticipated that Amon's clones would gather in this city?
She was about to express her doubts when Arianna spoke again:
"I think you should have known my identity from Miss Angel, so I won't introduce myself. You can call me the Servant of Secrets, or just call me by my name like she did."
"Yes, Arianna... Ma'am."
Klein drew the crimson moon on his chest again. He wanted to follow the church's custom and add "Your Highness" as a suffix to show respect, but when he thought of Angel's address to her, he changed his mind.
The lady with black hair and black eyes, dressed like the ascetics of Winter County who walked barefoot on the snow and wrapped themselves in linen, nodded slightly and said in a calm tone:
"Did you encounter the clone of the 'blasphemer' Amon in Backlund?"
As expected, she actually knew about the difficulties we were facing. This also meant that Ms. Arianna must have received the oracle of the goddess and rushed to offer assistance. Hmm, she may have used the secret holy symbol to locate my position... Looking up at the holy symbol on his right wrist engraved with a red moon surrounded by stars, Angel suddenly had a guess:
Perhaps the other party had already secretly arrived in Backlund, which is why he was able to immediately respond to the oracle and come to the East District?
"Yes, twice in total, but I think they have more than two clones, but many..."
Klein knew that Angel had already told the goddess about her battle with Amon's clone on the Tussock River through prayer, which was equivalent to telling the Secret Servant, so he only talked about his battle near Elk Manor.
"Tracking the 'Thief' demigod... Do you think his goal is to seize the Beyonder characteristics of the same path?"
After listening to Klein's narration, Arianna asked back as if to confirm.
"Indeed, this can be seen from the performance of the 'Time Worm' he left behind," Angel continued. "When I entered Saint Samuel's Church, the Beyonder characteristics in his clone's 'Time Worm' immediately separated and slipped away on their own. I believe that every time he parasitizes, every time his 'Time Worm' separates, it takes away some of the Beyonder characteristics. If he wants to increase the number of clones, the Beyonder characteristics of 'Thief' are indispensable. It's even necessary for him to increase the power of his clones."
"This is consistent with the small amount of information gathered within the church... Although Amon's clone generally doesn't parasitize Beyonders within the Orthodox Church, there are rare exceptions: when he knows that a church has a Level 1 or higher 'Thief' Path Seal, he will risk sneaking in and steal it by various means. I believe his goal is to obtain the Beyonder properties contained in the seal."
A "level 1" seal means sequence 4 or higher. Amon is not interested in seals of lower sequences, or is it that they cannot sense the characteristics of those below demigods?
After hearing Ms. Arianna's analysis, Angel immediately thought of the "Parasite" glove he had obtained from "Puppet" Zatwin. He was somewhat glad that he had obeyed Mr. Azik's instructions and sacrificed it to Mr. Fool for safekeeping.
Otherwise, those "Amons" who might be hiding in the dark today would have rushed over and stolen the gloves, no, snatched them away.
Angel shuddered at the thought of countless Amons wearing monocles in their right eyes floating up from the river, jumping out from behind the bushes, and falling from the trees.
"Now that we know Amon's clone has come to Backlund, can we use the power of the three major churches to eliminate them?"
She asked expectantly.
"This is what the Church has always been committed to, but it's not easy. Beyonders of this path are adept at parasitizing other spiritual creatures. This isn't limited to humans. Even birds, mice, and worms could be clones of an Amon. Unless you can confidently gather all the Amons in Backlund for a targeted elimination, you're bound to miss a significant number."
So the church would not take action unless it was absolutely sure, or it would only deal with the "brave" Amons who invaded the church and Chanis Gate... Angel thought thoughtfully.
This wasn't hard to understand. Compared to the official Beyonders, who started out as ordinary people, took potions, and ascended to the throne after years without the guidance of "acting methods," Amons only needed a few Beyonder characteristics and a "Time Worm" to gain a powerful partner. If the two sides engaged in an uncertain war of attrition, the Church would inevitably suffer heavy losses, while Amon would only lose some cheap clones. Even his Beyonder characteristics could be recovered through some special means...
"If that's the case, why didn't 'He' come directly to Backlund, instead of sending an avatar? With the Angel King personally in charge, using the avatar would be more efficient, right?"
Klein pondered this question and suddenly asked.
"Before that, if the true form of 'Blasphemer' Amon came to Backlund, the goddess would personally intervene and bring down divine punishment. I believe the same would be true for the other two gods."
Arianna's tone turned serious, and she chose each word carefully.
God descends... Is this the treatment of a "wild" Sequence 1?
Angel felt a little emotional. She had only witnessed two suspected descents of the goddess. One was when the smog was out of control and about to spread to the entire city. The other was when Mr. Azik followed the call of his heart and came to the tomb of the god of death, Salinger, at the critical moment when the crazy god was about to use the "resurrection" method left behind to be reborn in his body.
Moreover, those were all done with the help of the body of the "Mother of Heaven" as a vessel for the descent of God, and were not the true descent of the gods walking on the earth and with authority visible to the world as in the legend.
Amon was worthy of the name "blasphemer" because he could allow the goddess to use the vessel to descend to deal with him...
Angel suddenly realized that Will Auceptin, who was hiding in Backlund, had been born successfully. Before that, Ouroboros, the "Angel of Destiny" who had been trying to find him, was also suspected of coming to the capital of Loen, but these did not cause any waves. Not to mention the descent of God, not even an angel appeared.
Does this mean that the Blasphemer has a special quality that other angels, not even the King of Angels, possess?
And she caught a hint in Arianna's words:
"Before that."
Meaning, the goddess won’t do this now?
Or maybe, we can’t do this anymore?
Angel's mind flashed back to the "Mother of Heaven" she had seen in the Four Gods' Mausoleum deep within the Raging Sea, as well as Klein's prayer to the "God of Death" that had been answered. Connecting all these clues, she came to a conclusion that made her somewhat worried and somewhat unbelievable:
The goddess currently seems to be in a not very good condition, so that she is unable to descend from the sky or bring down divine punishment to have a sufficient deterrent effect on the "blasphemer" and "angel of time" Amon?
It's like when everyone is equipped with nuclear weapons and trying to deter each other, and then one's nuclear weapons suddenly become ineffective. This will immediately disrupt the strategic balance and even lead to a siege... Angel suddenly understood why Arianna came to Backlund in secret.
According to the theory that if there is a Sequence 0, there is no Sequence 1, she, the angel of the church, may already be the top combat force at present. Naturally, she must be stationed in the largest city in Loen to guard against any possible accidents.
Furthermore, this must not be known by the Storm or Steam Church, let alone Amon's clone.
But, Goddess, is there really something wrong with Him? Just less than a month ago, He descended into Salinger's mausoleum and helped Mr. Azik escape his predetermined fate...
Angel subconsciously glanced at Klein beside him and discovered that there was also unconcealed shock in his pupils—it was normal for the two of them to share information and think alike.
Their only confusion was why Ms. Arianna told the two of them such important information in such a nonchalant manner, just because they were all favored by God?
Or is she hinting that we should not provoke Amon in the near future, so as not to provoke this "Angel King" when the church's strength is weak?
Just as Angel's mind was full of thoughts and he didn't know what to say, Arianna glanced at the two of them and continued:
"Your escape and reporting behavior should have affected the 'fate' of Amon's clones. This will allow them to glimpse the changes in fate, trace the source, and eventually find you."
As she spoke, her gaze lingered on Klein.
"Therefore, we must quickly eliminate all of Backlund's Amon clones... I can provide covert power to prevent any battles from being witnessed by the outside world and affecting the outside world. However, how to gather all the clones and eliminate them so that they cannot transmit information to the original body will depend on you."
This... you, an angel, said you'd rely on us two Sequence 4s. Isn't that a bit...
Angel subconsciously wanted to mutter something.
"I understand. Thank you, Ms. Arianna. I already have a preliminary plan, but it may require some discussion. Can I contact you later?"
Taking a deep breath, Klein spoke firmly.
Does he have a solution?
Angel turned his head to look at Klein beside him, trying to follow his train of thought, and quickly remembered the plan they had discussed before Arianna arrived:
The "thief" angel in Leonard.
It seems that in the end we have to find a solution. Is this the inevitability of fate?
Angel sighed inwardly as he watched Arianna condense a crystal-clear, coin-like object in her palm. The object also had the emblem of the Goddess of Night engraved on its surface. He handed it to Klein and said,
"You can contact me at any time through this Emblem of Night, or let me pass on some of my power through it."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Angel again, and with a movement of her arm, she grasped the "Secret Holy Emblem" in her palm. After a breath of inner peace dissipated, the holy emblem, which seemed to be made of black iron, was as warm as a gem, making Angel, who caught it again, feel tranquility from the bottom of his heart.
"Its 'hidden' effect is now stronger than before, which will be beneficial for your future actions. In addition, with its help, you can also obtain a portion of my power. You can activate it by chanting my name in the ancient Hermetic language."
Arianna explained, then slowly stepped back, her figure disappearing as if erased by an eraser.
It’s the same ability as when the goddess descended to eliminate the “Lady of Despair”... Is this the power of “secret”?
With some inner realization, Angel tied the regained "Secret Holy Emblem" on her left wrist, separating it from the Seal of Anne engraved on the palm of her right hand, to avoid conflict between the powers of "Balance" and "Secret" during battle.
Then, she and Klein looked at each other in bewilderment, neither of them understanding how the "chance encounter" with Amon's clone had escalated to the point where all of Backlund's Amons had to be eliminated.
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