Chapter 200: Thin-skinned



...The goddess really responded... When he saw the words made up of powder, Klein's first reaction had nothing to do with the actual content. Instead, he was shocked that this seemingly absurd thing actually happened.

Although he was mentally prepared and believed that the probability of success was not low, he still fell into mixed emotions and was unable to break free for dozens of seconds.

After a while, Klein exhaled slowly, raised his right hand, and tapped his chest four times clockwise:

"Praise the goddess!"

He immediately ended the ritual and forced himself to focus back on the "Oracle" itself:

“Possessed by an evil spirit, needs to be exorcised?

"Ince Zangwill was actually possessed by an evil spirit? He advanced from Sequence 9 to Sequence 5 in the Path of Death, and at the critical stage of gaining divinity, he also switched to Sequence 4 'Night Watcher' in the Path of Night, which is very good at dealing with spiritual creatures. Only resentful spirits and evil spirits are afraid of him, so how could he be possessed by the undead?

“Unless the evil spirit is of a very high level or has a very special nature.

"Unfortunately, I have only seen one true evil spirit, which is the ancient evil spirit sealed in the underground ruins of Alistair Tudor. I don't know much about this kind of monster, so it's difficult to grasp many details. Well, you can write to Miss Sharon later, or ask Little Sun. The shepherd elder Lovia is herding an evil spirit...

"No wonder Ince Zangwill wants to meet with the demigod of the Spirit Cult. When it comes to exorcising evil spirits, apart from the Church of the Dark Night and the Church of the Eternal Sun, the Spirit Cult is probably the best. Uh, I guess we should also add the Church of the God of War in front of it. Similar approaches always have similarities.

"Another point shows that Ince Zangwill does not want the faction of the royal family and the witch sect he cooperates with to know that he is possessed by evil spirits. Otherwise, there is no need for him to come to the southern continent in person! Both of those forces originated before the Fifth Epoch and have a long history. It is not that they cannot find a seal to expel or purify evil spirits. Even if they really can't find it, contacting the Spirit Cult through the witch sect is definitely more covert and safer than Ince Zangwill going there himself..."

As his thoughts turned, Klein spread out a piece of letter paper on the table and wrote:

"The information you provided allowed me to connect the clues I had collected before, and thanks to the help of a great being, this clearly pointed to a conclusion:

"Ince Zangwill is possessed by an evil spirit and is seeking help from the Spiritual Cult.

"From this fact alone, we can draw a lot of useful conclusions:

"Ince Zangwill often shows inconsistency in his words and actions. He occasionally deviates from the normal track and does things that we think he would never do, making mistakes that are difficult for us to understand. Before this problem is resolved, his contact with the Spiritual Cult will not be interrupted, and will even become more and more frequent...

"By starting with these inferences, we may be able to catch Ince Zangwill, but I don't think we can lock him down. The coincidence created by the '0' level seal is difficult to overcome."

Having written this, Klein couldn't help but think of the time he had a direct encounter with Ince Zangwill:

His own investigation did not directly point to the other party, but it almost exposed their conspiracy, so Ince Zangwill took the initiative to send a meteorite down from the sky, trying to kill Sherlock Moriarty and destroy the clues. He eventually got help from Mr. Azik and escaped from the desperate situation, causing Ince Zangwill to have to step out from behind the scenes, onto the stage, and be exposed to the spotlight.

Under the circumstances at that time, if Mr. Azik had recovered to his previous level, Ince Zangwill might have died... But it is still very difficult to replicate a similar event and create a scene where he had to appear in front of us himself. You have to know that the previous time, not only did Mr. Azik, the "Archon of Death", and I, who could use the gray fog to destroy coincidences, participate, but also "Triss Chick" and the ring on her hand that was suspected to be a "0" level seal. Without the sudden escape of this lady, Ince Zangwill would not have been forced to take action himself... Klein considered and wrote again:

"If we can figure out the origin and main purpose of that evil spirit, things might turn around..."

After writing about Ince Zangwill, Klein suddenly had an idea and wanted to mention another thing. However, after sketching the first few letters, he put down his pen, raised his left hand, and pinched both cheeks at the same time. He seemed very hesitant and embarrassed.

After mumbling a few words silently, Klein finally began to write the rest fluently:

"Even without the help of that '0' level seal, Ince Zangwill is still an enemy that you and I cannot confront head-on. We must make better preparations.

"If you can provide me with some 'Time Worms', I can make them into a high-level spell that can be used against demigods. It's called 'Luck Stealer', and it can swap the fate of the self and the target for a short period of time."

Putting down the pen, Klein didn't read it any further. He folded the letter very quickly and put it solemnly into an envelope.

He immediately took out the adventurer's harmonica and a gold coin, summoned the messenger lady, and asked her to take the reply letter to Leonard Mitchell. However, this time, instead of sending it to 7 Pinster Street, she took it directly to the other party's current residence. It was not long since Leonard wrote the letter, and Klein believed that he should not have moved out of Renette Tinicole's sensing range.

After doing all this, Klein breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head slightly.

"It's really hard to ask for something, especially for those who are thin-skinned."

He quickly retracted his attention and began to transform the two secret dolls, "Winner" Enzo and "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell, because they were seen by the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros when they were exploring Calderon.

During this process, Klein suddenly had an idea. He planned to "send" them above the gray fog and use the real souls of the spirit world plunderers as disguise!

The Spirit World Plunderer can transform fragmented souls into real souls, and can also disguise them as other spirit world creatures. The extraordinary materials it left behind must have similar abilities, but they are difficult to use, have poor effects, and have great negative effects!

However, these were not a problem for Klein, who possessed the mysterious space above the gray fog. He had no intention of using that extraordinary material in actual combat. Modifying the secret dolls on a daily basis did not require smooth operations or very good results, and this could be adjusted slowly. As for the negative effects of the divine factors, they were not worth mentioning. Who wasn't peaceful and obedient in the pile of junk?

After a busy period, Klein sat on the high-back chair belonging to The Fool, holding the palm-sized real soul of the Spirit World Plunderer in his hand. Without lowering his head to take a closer look, he extended his spirituality into it bit by bit.

What he saw before his eyes did not change much. It was still the illusory and dense black "spiritual thread". However, when he tried to manipulate it, he found that he could not only control the "spiritual thread" of the secret doll, but also let his own "spiritual thread" swim over and pierce into the body of the secret doll.

When the two sides established such a two-way connection, Klein suddenly felt that the secret doll and himself had become one. All of his extraordinary abilities could be exerted on the other party through the "Spirit Line", including the "skills" of the "Faceless Man" to change his appearance and body shape!

During the slow and difficult operation, Klein felt dizzy, his emotions were confused, and he was about to lose control.

This is the inevitable effect of direct contact between spirituality and divinity.

He was busy distracting himself and trying to mobilize a little power from the mysterious space above the gray fog to restore his condition to normal.

After a painful period, Klein completed the attempt. The "winner" Enzo looked more like a native of the southern continent, and it was obvious that he came from a plantation. The "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell had a mixed-race look. His terrifying face was no longer skin and bones, but had a bit more fat. As for the silver-white mask with a soothing effect, it could not be removed for the time being. Klein had to let Ludwell tie it to his chest. It had a certain effect against the skin, but it was not as good as wearing it directly on the face, and it could only barely maintain the effect.

"It's a pity that I can't turn this mask into another type of accessory. Otherwise, it would be much easier." Klein hurriedly threw the Spirit World Plunderer's real soul back into the pile of junk while rubbing his forehead and letting his thoughts wander. "Oh, by the way, I have a copy of the Requiem Master's Beyonder characteristic that can be made into a magical item to replace the mask... No, I've always planned to return it to the church and send it to Leonard when he replies."

After the discomfort gradually eased, Klein took out his gold-cased pocket watch, opened it, took a look, and checked the time.

Then, he summoned a paper man and leveraged some power from the mysterious space above the gray fog, throwing both of them into a specially marked spot of light.

That is the light spot belonging to Danitz, the only current believer of The Fool!

In Klein's opinion, "Admiral of the Stars" Cattleya has the Moss Ascetic Order behind her, "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina is from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and Anderson Hood doesn't know much about Gehrman Sparrow. He is very good at recognizing the situation and won't act arrogantly, so when facing the "investigation" of the Aurora Society, they are unlikely to be in such danger. Only Danitz is in West Balam and can't return to the "Golden Dream" in the short term. His strength is not very good, and he wears boxing gloves from time to time, which is really worrying.

Based on these facts, Mr. Fool had no choice but to work harder and give Danitz a hug from the “paper angel” every day to interfere with his divination and prophecy.

…………

Leonard didn't expect Klein Moretti to reply so quickly. With some disbelief, he opened the envelope and read the corresponding contents:

"Thanks to the help of a great being, the 'Fool'?

"Sure enough, Klein's investigation into Ince Zangwill has gone deep enough. As soon as I mentioned the matter of the Spiritual Cult, he got the truth...

"Possessed by an evil spirit? How could it be possessed by an evil spirit?

“How can this be used?

"The Worm of Time... This..." Leonard quickly browsed to the end of the letter, and his expression suddenly became a little complicated.

In his mind, Pales Zoroast remained silent and did not speak.


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