After rushing into the house and closing the door, Klein realized that the curtains behind the window had been tightly closed. Only the crimson moonlight could faintly penetrate, bringing a little light.
He did not bother to observe further, but found a wooden chair, sat down, and tried to meditate in order to calm the tendency of physical changes that he had suppressed before.
Since he had witnessed the incomplete mythical creature form of a Saint-level Extraordinary, how could he have gotten through it so easily? This wasn't the mysterious space above the gray fog, with a built-in recovery effect!
Because Klein had a relatively high mental resistance in this area, he was able to get rid of the confusion of his thoughts in advance, barely controlling his tendency to lose control and completing his escape, but this did not mean that the problem had been solved.
He sat there, relying on meditation and control over his emotions to fight off the waves of crazy thoughts that came his way. During this process, he heard the crackling sound of his facial bones, saw his black hair growing uncontrollably, his clothes rising above his chest, and granules like flesh appearing on the surface of his skin.
After nearly thirty seconds, Klein finally exhaled and relaxed a little.
He has completely gotten rid of the influence of Panatia's incomplete mythical creature form, and even gained a little knowledge, that is, the other party's level is centered on "despair" and is good at creating and spreading plagues.
The crazy tendencies and physical changes caused by witnessing mythical creatures will not only show signs of loss of control of one's own path, but also have the characteristics of the opponent's sequence... I was almost roasted by the "Eternal Sun" back then, and this time I almost turned into a "witch"... Klein lowered his head to examine his current state, and restored his skin, chest, and hair to their original state.
If he was not the "Faceless Man", except for the granulations that would slowly shrink into the body, the rest would have to be solved by external force.
There was no time to sigh or analyze. Klein slowly stood up and cast his gaze towards the tightly closed dark curtains, trying to figure out his current situation.
His expression suddenly changed because he heard noisy whispers on the street outside!
At that moment, he felt that the town, which had been empty except for himself and "Lady Despair" Panatia, suddenly had many more residents. They walked in the streets, greeted each other, and discussed whether to buy only bread today, or be a little more extravagant and order a pound of beef.
The foggy town suddenly came alive!
However, the vague figures did not try to enter the houses on both sides. They seemed to be walking back and forth on the street, and the sounds they made were hard to believe that they were talking. It was more like the low roar of wild beasts.
Klein couldn't imagine what the scene outside was like. He only knew that this was a danger that even a demigod-level witch had to avoid.
He retracted his gaze, pondered for a few seconds, and said silently to himself:
“I can’t go out…
“But we can’t stay here…
“Who knows when the red moon in the sky will be covered by fog again, allowing Panatia to regain her freedom of movement? By then, with the distance so close, I won’t be able to escape at all!
"But how can we transfer if we don't go out?"
In silence, Klein slowly turned around and headed towards the dark, ancient spire church.
According to "Lady Despair" Panatia, the church was the only area she had not and dared not explore. It seemed that only by entering there could she escape her "hunt".
Of course, the witch Panatia might not be telling the truth, but Klein judged that she would not lie about these things because, in her eyes, she was a prey and a delicacy.
Moreover, Panatia had already been using her rhetoric and charm to lure people step by step, setting traps and preparing to hunt. With the confidence of a demigod, it was unlikely that she would lie in the information she revealed. In addition, at this time, telling the truth was the most worry-free and safest option. There was no need to worry about the prey noticing the lie and escaping in advance.
Unless her semi-crazy state causes her to lie habitually, there shouldn't be a problem... Lacking any other options, Klein made up his mind quickly.
He immediately dropped his left hand, making the "creeping hunger" transparent.
Although he knew that "Travel" could not be used, he still held out a glimmer of hope, because now was the time when the red moon was at its clearest, without any obstruction, and as round as a silver plate. Every time at this time, Mr. "Door" could transmit his cry for help from the place where he was lost to the ears of his descendants, and it was not impossible that "Travel" would be enhanced and mutated.
Klein's figure quickly faded and disappeared. After a few seconds, he reappeared at his original position.
“I can’t enter the spirit world, and I can’t even sense anything… The Beyonder Ability ‘Travel’ is only effective for the first third now, and can barely be used as ‘Invisibility’…” Klein muttered to himself, summarizing the experience and lessons learned just now, and found a puzzle from it, “But, the body fading and transparency brought by ‘Travel’ is based on the special characteristics of the spirit world, why is it effective?”
Klein pondered for ten seconds and had some vague guesses:
“Everyone must have a connection with the spirit world, because the astral body is always in it and can obtain various abstract information. This is the principle of divination to obtain revelation.
“So, when we are transformed into the ‘cryptic’ state, the connection with the spirit world is also included?
"This can explain why I can use the special powers of the spirit world but cannot enter it, because the former is already part of the 'secret'! Well, before, I tried the 'flame jump' without having time to think, and it was successful. This also requires the special powers of the spirit world."
After confirming this, Klein raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, trying to light the half-burnt candle in the house next door.
He would use the "flame jumping" method to shuttle between the adjacent houses, step by step approaching the spire church, and wait until the red moon was covered by the fog, and then decide whether to take the risk and hide inside depending on the situation!
Suddenly, the candle in the next door house ignited a red flame, which slowly expanded and illuminated the surroundings.
At this moment, the streets outside suddenly became unusually quiet.
All those beast-like growling sounds disappeared!
The figures walking back and forth and whispering on the street seemed to all turn in this direction, casting their gazes towards the window from which the candlelight was shining!
Klein's forehead suddenly broke out in sweat. He didn't dare to "jump" over. He instinctively snapped his fingers again and extinguished the candle.
After a brief silence, the noisy whispers reappeared and the vague figures continued to move around.
Klein finally breathed a sigh of relief and raised his right hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
He found that he had unknowingly made several mistakes since entering this foggy town. In such a dangerous and strange environment, he had not even divined whether he should light the candle next door!
Originally, my spiritual intuition would have given me a warning, but it didn't... It seems that after the gray fog was blocked, my spiritual intuition and premonition of danger could not be improved accordingly. Now I am only slightly stronger than the "Master of Secret Dolls" of the same level, but far from being abnormal... Because of this, Panatia used her "Instigator" ability to guide me step by step. When I looked at her wound, I didn't get any sign of danger. Instead, I subconsciously felt that there was a layer of "Secret Dolls" between us, so it wasn't a big problem... Klein didn't have time to review the previous battle for the time being, and put his attention back on why he didn't go out and approached the spire church.
He examined his own and the magical items' extraordinary abilities one by one, and suddenly, his eyes lit up and he found a solution.
This method originated from the "opening of the door" of the "traveler" which he originally thought was the most useless!
Under normal circumstances, this extraordinary ability is completely covered by "teleportation", but in this mysterious and strange foggy town, it is more useful with the help of the special power of the spiritual world!
Klein did not act in a hurry. He took out the gold coin where the "ghost" Senior originally lived, and used divination to inquire about his own spirituality, and got the answer that he should "pass through the wall."
Since he could not obtain symbolic revelations directly from the spirit world, he could only choose to trust himself. He immediately walked to the wall shared with the house next door and pressed his hands on it.
Silently, Klein penetrated the stone wall and entered the next room.
He walked along the row of houses until he came to the last one. Based on his initial impression of the town, it was not far from the spire church and could be reached in at most two "flame jumps".
At this time, the little crimson moonlight that penetrated the dark curtains had not yet weakened, and the vaguely visible figures outside were still coming and going as usual.
Klein had no way to move, so he had to sit down on a wooden chair far from the window. It was almost completely dark here, with deep shadows.
It was only at this time that he had some free time to recall the details of his encounter with the witch Panatia.
"She was actually the one who caused the Backlund smog. Tens of thousands of people died because of her, and even more people are suffering from the pain of losing their loved ones.
“Old Kohler who is trying hard to live, and Mrs. Liv who is doing her best to raise her two daughters…” Klein closed his eyes, raised his head, and took a deep breath.
He forced himself to break free from the sudden surge of anger and hatred, and calmly reviewed what had happened before:
"It's a pity that I didn't let Senior bring the 'Blood Flower' ring, otherwise he might have been able to struggle a little longer. But there's nothing I can do about it. When possessed by me, wearing the ring corresponding to the 'Rose Bishop' and entering the Chanis Gate is equivalent to self-destruction...
"The only magical item I can use now is 'Creeping Hunger', which contains 'Zombie', 'Corrupted Baron', 'Apostle of Desire' and 'Traveler'...
"Oh, right, let's see if we can contact the gray fog when the red moon is clear, and use the method of praying...
"no……
"It can be confirmed that even with the Marionette between us, I will still be affected by the witch's charm and instigation...
“Since Panatia can spread a large-scale plague, why didn’t she launch a covert attack and wait until I lost control of her incomplete mythical creature form and exposed my position before letting the disease spread to me?
"Well, she can definitely do it. The Backlund smog is proof of that... There are two explanations. One is that I was 'sent' here by the angel herself, which made her pay close attention to me. She was worried that spreading the plague in advance would trigger my spiritual premonition. The other is that she was afraid of something and didn't dare to cover a large area... If it's the latter, there are other dangers here..."
As Klein was thinking, inspiration suddenly struck him, and a chill ran down his spine.
Almost at the same time, he saw the thick shadows covering his body and surroundings suddenly shrink inward and drill into his nostrils, mouth, and ears!
PS: I will update first and then modify. The previous single chapter was deleted normally. This is my habit. I only keep the summary of each part so that non-readers will not read a single chapter after several chapters. This is too distracting... The fastest update URL for the mobile version: m.