Chapter 173: Zombie



Before Klein could come up with a new idea, he saw Senator Maynard, who was stiff all over, propped up his hands and rushed towards him with a heavy sound of wind, to his left!

In the past, when faced with such an emergency, he would most likely be slow to react and find it difficult to dodge. Even if he noticed it in advance, he would have to roll over and over to escape the opponent's attack range in time.

But now, Klein responded almost instinctively. He kicked off his shiny buttonless leather boots and leaped sideways onto a high-back chair.

Since he had just been promoted for a day, he was not yet particularly used to his own strength, agility and speed. In his haste, he jumped too high and too far, and landed on the top of the back of a high-back chair!

There was only a narrow strip. Klein's heart tightened. He quickly controlled his body and adjusted his center of gravity.

He swayed a few times, and then stood steadily, like a black cat showing off his balance.

While shaking, he swung his left arm, followed the "zombie" Maynard's forward momentum, and hit its side with his cane, causing it to lose balance and stagger and fall on the carpet.

Klein stood on top of a high-back chair. He quickly raised his right hand and reached under his armpit, trying to pull out a revolver from his gun bag and fire a silver demon-hunting bullet at the zombie in front of him.

But at this moment, he suddenly thought of how to deal with the aftermath.

If a bullet had made a hole in Congressman Maynard's body, how would the cause of death be explained to his family and the New Party MPs who were concerned about this matter?

I just shot him once more?

As the thought flashed through his mind, Klein reached into the pocket on the same side of his police uniform and touched a triangular piece of thin paper.

Requiem charm... He made a quick decision, took out the silver charm without hesitation, and whispered a word in ancient Hermetic:

"Scarlet!"

As the spell was activated, the talisman exuded a sense of peace and tranquility. Klein quickly infused his spirituality into it and threw it at the "zombie" Maynard who was struggling to get up.

An icy blue flame suddenly appeared, wrapping and burning the triangular piece of film. A tranquil and soft black color quickly spread, eliminating the tension and anxiety of the soul.

The "zombie" Maynard stopped there, staring blankly at the ground with his empty eyes, and mucus from the corners of his mouth dripped onto the carpet.

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take out the materials and set up the ritual to purify the unclean creature in front of him.

But suddenly, Maynard's throat made a hoarse sound again, and his empty eyes looked at the left pocket of Police Officer Klein's uniform again.

Damn... Klein leaped from the top of the high-back chair to the windowsill of the bay window.

At the same time, he heard the sound of a high-backed chair falling and breaking.

With his scalp slightly numb, Klein had no choice but to once again take out a rectangular piece of silver.

This is the "Sleeping Spell"!

It's not only the living who need sleep. The dead are already in a "long sleep" and will only wake up and wander on the ground when something abnormal happens!

In some occult books, some "zombies" are even described like this:

They sleep during the day and wake up at night.

"Scarlet!"

Klein once again whispered the ancient Hermetic spell, intending to pull out his revolver and fire randomly without considering the consequences if he failed again this time.

Only by being alive can you worry about subsequent problems!

Feeling the silver sheet in his palm turn cold, Klein infused it with spirituality and threw it away.

The dark red flames illuminated his eyes instantly, and slight explosion sounds echoed in the guest room.

A quiet and gentle power emanated, bringing with it an irresistible fatigue for any living being. The "zombie" Maynard had just climbed up from the broken high-back chair, but immediately shook a few times, closed his empty eyes, and fell down.

With the experience just now, Klein did not dare to relax. He immediately took out materials such as "Amanda Hydrosol" extracted from a mixture of night-blooming vanilla, deep sleep flower, and chamomile, and "Full Moon Essential Oil" made from dragon pattern bark and moon flower, and quickly set up an altar.

Then, with the help of "Holy Night Powder", he blocked the surrounding area with a spiritual wall, including the altar and the sleeping "zombie" Maynard.

After silently reciting the spell and lighting the three corresponding candles, he dripped some pure dew essential oil into the candle flames and sprinkled some herbal powder on them. Then, he took a step back and looked at the zombie Maynard warily while reciting in Hermetic:

"Goddess of the night, higher than the stars, and older than eternity;"

"I pray for your favor;"

"I pray that you will favor one of your faithful guardians."

"I pray for the power of crimson;"

"I pray for the power of rest and silence;"

"I pray that you will purify me of this unclean creature that was once called John Maynard."

"O Moonflower, herb of the red moon, please pass your power to my spell!"

"O Deep Sleep Flower, herb of the Red Moon, please pass on your power to my spell!"

Silently, as if a cool breeze from the middle of the night had blown back into the spiritual wall, wisps of light black mist were emanating from the "zombie" Maynard.

After everything calmed down, Klein used his clairvoyance and divination methods to repeatedly confirm that the other party would not "wake up" again.

Seeing the result, he completely let go of the worry in his heart, ended the ceremony and removed the spiritual wall.

"Why did he suddenly come back to life?" Klein stood in front of Maynard, who was lying on the carpet, and looked down with a frown.

For a Beyonder with high levels of inspiration, there are obvious signs of whether the deceased will come back to life. Not to mention that Klein is a "fortune teller" and always has some premonitions about similar things, but the change just now was completely beyond his expectations.

Unless, unless there are more mysterious factors at work... just like what happened with the Tuxedo Clown... Klein carefully recalled the scene just now and vaguely realized the problem:

The "zombie" Maynard kept trying to attack the left pocket of his police uniform!

Left pocket? Klein placed the silver-inlaid black staff in his right palm, reached into his pocket with his left hand, and took out an old copper whistle from inside.

This is a copper whistle covered with mysterious patterns. It was the copper whistle that Azik lent him to summon the messenger.

"This copper whistle caused Maynard to become a zombie? It's possible that Mr. Azik is either a descendant of the God of Death or has a certain connection with the God of Death. It's logical that the magical item he always carries has a similar effect..." Klein nodded thoughtfully, took out a copper penny, and did a quick divination based on his previous judgment.

Because he was at the scene, because he was holding the relevant object, and because he had sufficient information, he quickly came to the conclusion and saw the copper penny tumbling down and landing in his palm with the head facing up.

This means affirmation... Mr. Azik didn't even remind me to pay attention to similar problems. Uh... He is an "amnesia" patient. It's normal for him not to remember. Moreover, the copper whistle may not have a negative impact on him. It is very likely that it is suppressed... In the future, when you go to cemeteries, castles, and other places with many corpses or haunted places, you must not carry this copper whistle. Otherwise, you will make it more difficult for yourself and seek death... Klein silently memorized the newly summarized precautions and brought the naked Senator Maynard back to ** without much effort.

Looking at the obvious marks on the opponent's ribs, Klein sighed, covered the man with a white cloth, and pretended not to notice.

Let the police worry about this problem! Well, the two talismans just now are part of the mission consumption and can be reimbursed... He put away the items while thinking, took the portrait to the door, and unlocked it.

The door creaked open, and Klein saw Inspector Toler standing outside, not letting anyone get close.

"What happened just now?" Toller asked in confusion and worry.

He vaguely heard some noise inside.

Klein smiled and replied in a deliberately exaggerated manner:

“Congressman Maynard came alive and tried to give me a warm hug.”

"Don't joke..." Toller looked around the room helplessly.

"Why are you so serious?" Klein spread his hands and said, "Because of a problem that is not yet certain. Senator Maynard has turned into a zombie. Well, the kind in various ghost stories. Fortunately, I was not away yet, and I used ritual magic to remove the uncleanness in time, allowing him to return to a peaceful sleep."

"Does this have anything to do with the cause of his death?" Toller asked seriously.

"I can't give you an answer. I don't even know what went wrong. You should know that in our field, unexplainable things are quite common." Klein perfunctorily said, and then shook the portrait in his hand and said, "When I was communicating with the spirit, I saw the scene before Senator Maynard died. He was enjoying the joy that only a couple should have, and he covered his heart when he was happiest."

"You mean... he was the cause of death?" Toller said with an "you know" look.

"That's the theory. It awaits further dissection." Klein handed the portrait to Inspector Toler.

Toller only took a glance and exclaimed:

"Mrs. Sharon!"

Klein looked at the other person blankly:

"Is she famous?"

Well, judging from her looks and figure, she should be quite famous… He complained in his mind.

Toller glanced around and introduced with a little excitement:

"Mrs. Sharon is the most famous and beautiful widow in Tingen City, and the most sought-after lady in social occasions. She is the second wife of Baron Hoy, but unfortunately she became a widow."

"She is very popular among the aristocracy and newly wealthy businessmen, and is a socialite who is invited to both Conservative and New Party banquets."

"It is said that she has an ambiguous relationship with her stepson, the current Baron Hoy, some nobles of Backlund, and several senior government employees. She is a very powerful lady... I didn't expect that she has the same relationship with Councillor Maynard... Hey..."

Simply put, she is an outstanding socialite… Klein concluded to himself, pointing sideways towards the room and saying:

"The next step is not within my mission. How to interrogate Madam Sharon is your problem."

"Well, before the purification, I spanked Councillor Maynard. You guys deal with it and come up with an explanation."

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