After seeing the middle-aged man dressed as a priest, Anderson was stunned for a second, and then he felt a certain shackle in his mind suddenly collapse. Countless fragments of memory broke through the invisible barrier and rushed out, just like the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally burst out.
He remembered what had happened over the past two months, and what the demigod had assigned him!
Back in Bayam, he followed his thoughts and met up with the demigod, then followed him, left the Rorsted Archipelago, and took a boat to a secret place.
There, he saw the priest beside him, who was arranged to sit in an ancient coffin, lying in a mixture of extraordinary materials and strange plasma, allowing them to penetrate him bit by bit.
After more than a month of erosion, a crimson "chrysalis" formed in his body, and then the memories of this period were "locked" and sent to West Balam, with the psychological suggestion that he could not leave before recovering his memories.
In other words, the task given to him by the demigod has not been completed but is in progress, and the previous ones were just preliminary preparations!
As the scenes flashed by, Anderson found himself playing the harmonica on the street, staying in a hotel with Daniz, seeking the "language-knowing" spell from the missionary of the Church of Knowledge, and coming to Uttar Pradesh. Throughout the whole process until today, this warm-looking and simple priest was by his side.
When we were having a meal, he was sitting at the next table; when we were checking in, he was sleeping in the next room; when we were walking along the street, he was walking shoulder to shoulder with us; when we were playing the harmonica and performing puppet shows, he was also watching us gently from the opposite side!
Anderson didn't notice all of this at the time. Neither did Danitz beside him or anyone else around him. It was as if they had never seen this priest before!
A chill from the bottom of his heart rose from his tailbone and rushed straight into Anderson's mind, making him feel that just thinking about the experiences during this period made him crazy and out of control.
Danitz, who had already distanced himself from Anderson, looked at Ince Zangwill, who was wearing a black clergy robe, and then looked at the simple priest who was praying with his eyes closed. He quickly lowered his head and whispered in ancient Hermetic language:
“Fools who do not belong to this age;
“The mysterious master above the gray fog;
"The Yellow and Black King who controls good luck..."
Many days ago, he had received an oracle from Mr. Fool, asking him to pretend to do things but actually hide around Anderson and pray immediately when something unusual happened.
Although he didn't know what would happen, nor who he would encounter, Danitz, who always valued his life, decided to do as he was told, even though the abnormality might just be his overthinking!
To this end, he deliberately put on the gloves made with the extraordinary characteristics left by Groselle, to ensure that he would act first and think later in similar scenarios, without wasting any time!
At this time, Ince Zangwill stopped walking, and his eyes, which were either dark blue or full of blood vessels, reflected the priest wearing a simple white robe and a silver cross pendant.
In his mind and out of his mouth, an angry voice came out:
"Adam!"
Son of the Creator, King of Angels, Adam!
Before Ince Zangwill finished his words, the eyes of the simple priest opposite him opened, and his light-colored pupils were dyed with pure gold.
Suddenly, dark stone pillars stood up around, supporting a magnificent church.
In this church, every pillar, every arch, and every dome surface was inlaid with bones of different races. They were densely packed, staring at Ince Zangwill with different eye holes, surrounding a cross that was hundreds of meters long.
In front of the cross, a vague figure stood there, as if watching everything with compassion.
This is a church of bones. It is not eerie at all but full of holiness!
On the walls, windows, and doors of the church, transparent and distorted faces appeared, as if countless souls were sealed inside, making it impossible for the extraordinary people to feel the existence of the spiritual world and the astral world anymore!
The square and the passers-by before were all gone, excluded from this suddenly appeared church of bones.
The classical feather pen in Ince Zangwill's hand had already flown up, and he quickly wrote on his black clergy robe:
"Anderson Hood is a friend of Gehrman Sparrow and has attracted the attention of Ouroboros. Due to some unknown factors, it is logical for Ouroboros to come here at this time!"
As soon as the feather pen typed out the exclamation mark, rays of light shone in from the stained glass windows high up in the Church of Bones, transforming into illusory layers of pure feathers.
Under the wings, a figure with long silver hair was outlined in a half-kneeling position in prayer, and then stood up straight.
Wearing a simple linen robe, with a beautiful face and soft features, he is the King of Angels, "Tail-Eater" Ouroboros!
Ouroboros's indifferent eyes lost focus for a moment, and then reflected the image of the kind priest.
In 's pupils, under 's feet, and in the layers of wings of light behind him, transcendental and mysterious circles stood out, merging into a long, illusory river, connected end to end like a snake.
The Church of the Corpses suddenly regressed to its original state of towering black stone pillars, and the surrounding square was dimly visible.
Seizing this opportunity, Ouroboros was about to fly out of here, and Ince Zangwill did not hesitate to make the various colors around him become richer and overlapped together.
When the "night watchman" was about to enter the spiritual world, he suddenly saw a cross hundreds of meters high falling from a high place.
The cross was heavily inserted into the center of the unformed chapel of bones, and the vague figure carrying it immediately raised his head.
Endless light burst out, engulfing Ouroboros and Ince Zangwill who was holding the quill.
The church of bones filled with bones of different races and countless twisted souls took shape again.
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When he heard the illusory layers of prayers, Klein was in his hotel room, thinking about daily trivialities and making boring complaints.
He stood up suddenly, ran to the window and looked at the square not far away.
In the square, people were coming and going, fountains were gushing, music was playing, everything was so normal, even a bit leisurely. What was not harmonious was that Anderson was kneeling on one knee with a stiff expression, while Danitz was praying with his eyes closed in fear.
Klein didn't think much about it. He followed the plan he made above the gray fog and manipulated the "winner" Enzo, who was more than a hundred meters away, into the telegraph office. He had given orders to Danitz to live near the telegraph office!
At the same time, he took out the Adventurer's harmonica, put it to his mouth and blew it.
Renette Tinicole, carrying four blond, red-eyed heads, walked out of the void, and her eight eyes simultaneously turned towards the square.
"To Leonard Mitchell. He should not have left the previous sensing range." Klein took out a letter and a gold coin that he had prepared long ago and handed them to the messenger.
He now speaks and acts as if he were a secret puppet, just following the predetermined orders. If he really can't help but think about something, he will immediately meditate or divert his attention.
This was the method he learned from Will Auceptin's crying to deal with "008". He put the thinking part above the gray fog, and in the real world, he only acted according to the plan!
During one of Danitz's prayers, Klein used the "image" to pay attention to Anderson in the same area, and found that there was always a priest beside him who seemed both strange and familiar.
Thinking of the secret relationship between the Psychological Alchemy Society and the Twilight Hermits, and linking it to an entry in Emperor Roselle's diary, Klein suddenly understood something and became certain about what to do next:
The master of the Twilight Hermits, the son of the Creator, and the "Angel of Fantasy" Adam, is trying to seize "008"!
This also means that Ince Zangwill will most likely come over and target Anderson!
Then, Klein re-drafted his plan above the gray fog, pretending that he hadn't noticed anything, and continued in the state of "Secret Marionette of Reality".
One of Renette Tinicole's heads bit the letter, and her eight eyes looked at Klein deeply for two seconds.
Klein nodded imperceptibly without saying anything, and watched the messenger return to the spirit world.
In the Kukwa Telegraph Office, the "winner" Enzo handed the telegram, address and Ferkin that had been written long ago to the staff, and urged them to send the message immediately.
"West Balam, Uttar Pradesh, Kukwa City, Ince Zangwill appears."
In the blink of an eye, the message was delivered to all the major bases of the Church of Evernight in West Balam and East Balam.
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East Balam.
"Why do you always stay in the area around the church and not investigate further?" Daly asked Leonard casually.
Leonard thought about it, and said frankly and solemnly:
"Wait for news."
Daly nodded thoughtfully and didn't ask any more questions.
She became silent, stopped making jokes about Leonard, and seemed to be waiting too.
Suddenly, Leonard was inspired and turned his head to the left.
As the "gatekeeper", Daly had already set his sights on that place.
A letter appeared at some point and floated to the bottom of the gas lamp.
Leonard didn't bother to avoid Daly. He bent down, picked up the letter, and quickly opened it.
The content of the letter was very simple, with only one line of words:
"West Balam, Uttar Pradesh, Kukwa City, Resurrection Square, coordinates..."
Leonard's expression suddenly became serious, and he turned to Daley and said:
"Ma'am, please help me cover my tracks."
As he spoke, the glove on his left palm turned transparent, and his right hand reached into his pocket, holding the "Luck Thief" talisman.
Daly was silent for a second, and said very seriously:
“Take me with you.
"At least you fought, but I didn't have time to do anything."
Leonard's expression changed continuously, his mouth slightly opened, but in the end he said nothing and grabbed Daly's shoulders.
The two then disappeared onto a sparsely populated street.
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After watching the courier leave and confirming that at least one telegram had been sent, Klein immediately took four steps backwards and entered the gray fog.
He sat directly on the high-backed chair of The Fool and waved his hand, causing the Tyrant Card, Poseidon's Scepter and a silver-grey talisman to fly over at the same time.
In an instant, he was wearing the triple crown, the papal robe, and holding the bone scepter.
Amidst the leaps of silver-white lightning, Klein spread his spirituality toward the light spot corresponding to Danitz.
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