In the hall with broken stone pillars, a group of night watchmen wearing black windbreakers and silk hats appeared around the altar that was still in ruins. The leader was none other than Saint Anthony Stevenson, the Archbishop of the Backlund Diocese of the Church of the Goddess of Night.

"Destroyed by someone?" He whispered, and without stopping, he went straight to the stone door leading to the inside.

Thick darkness emerged, and the stone door opened silently. Saint Anthony led some of the Night Watchmen inside and moved deeper.

Along the way, they did not find a single guard or anything valuable, as if the place had been cleared out with great force.

Finally, they reached the deepest room, but there was still nothing there except walls and stone pillars. The blue light door that Klein had come out of had long since disappeared.

The lanterns in the hands of several night watchmen suddenly lost their light, and darkness enveloped the room.

When everything returned to normal, they discovered that the walls around them had melted away at some point, but there were no secret doors or tunnels in the back. It was either thick soil and stones, or the corridor they came from.

Saint Anthony was silent for more than ten seconds before speaking:

“Try divination.

"Search nearby."

…………

A-choo!

Crane traveled through the pathless cliffs and woods, and sadly discovered that he seemed to be really sick.

The residual effect of Mr. A's extraordinary ability and his soaking wet state in winter caused him to catch a shameful cold.

However, he did not dare to stop to collect dead branches, light a fire, bake clothes, and dry money, because he was afraid of being found by the extraordinary people of the church.

Even though he had obtained a semi-official status at the Mechanical Heart with the endorsement of Stanton Isengard, he would inevitably be subject to strict investigations, such as tasting black tea from the Mechanical Heart, the Punisher, and the Night Watcher, and actively or passively recounting the entire process, as they involved the awakening of the Original Witch and the advent of the True Creator, two top-level cases.

There are two major hidden dangers. First, he has acquaintances within the Nighthawks. Although the appearance of the great detective Sherlock Moriarty is quite different from that of the martyred Klein Moretti, and it is almost impossible to tell them apart based on photos, he still has little confidence if they really meet face to face. Second, due to their similar paths, the Church of the Goddess of Night is not very friendly to people and things related to the God of Death. Going back to the Pale Age at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the God of Death fell under the siege of the Seven Gods, and the helper that Detective Sherlock Moriarty "summoned" at the critical moment was a powerful descendant of the God of Death. This is a problem that cannot be washed away.

"The powerful person of high status just now might have been in a hurry to deal with Ince Zangwill and '0-08' and had no time to pay attention to a small friendly character like me, but I can't be careless because of this. I have to run!

"Well, if there's a chance, I can write to the Mechanical Heart and explain the second reason why I have to leave Backlund temporarily. In this way, there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Of course, I must first secretly observe whether the Mechanical Heart has strong hostility towards the descendants of the God of Death... I wonder how Mr. Azik is doing now...

"Haha, maybe in the official announcement, Sherlock Moriarty died in a meteorite fall, which is considered to be worthy of this identity and name..."

Klein endured the alternating fever and cold, trying to find a small town as quickly as possible and join the crowd.

Only in human society can the abilities of the "Faceless Man" be fully utilized.

The woman who worked with Mr. A, uh, should be a witch, went to the East District... Judging from the situation of the ceremony, there might be a large-scale death there. I don’t know... Klein, who has the spiritual intuition of a fortune teller, suddenly felt heavy in his heart.

At this moment, all the colors before his eyes became rich, as if they were splashed with oil paint by a god.

The feeling was fleeting, and Klein found himself far away from where he was originally. He saw Azik Eggers, who had a bronze complexion and soft features, appear next to him.

"Mr. Azik, are you okay?" He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Yes." Azik answered frankly, then smiled and said, "But for the Undead, this is not a big problem."

Klein felt relieved and asked:

"Where are Ince Zangwill and '0-08'?"

"Ince Zangwill is still alive and still in control of the '0' level sealed object." Azik said as he walked.

Klein tried hard to keep up and couldn't help but sigh:

“What a pity.”

"Don't worry, he's been badly injured." Azik said solemnly, "More importantly, we know that he is secretly cooperating with the royal family, so you don't have to worry about not being able to find him later. This way, you can focus on improving yourself, and I can try to go to the places I have already remembered to awaken more memories. Haha, you are lucky. I have been secretly observing the people from MI9 and the royal family to determine the whereabouts of Ince Zangwill. Among them, Red Rose Manor is a key point, so I always linger around there, otherwise I would not be able to come to save you so quickly."

Speaking of this, Klein suddenly felt a little embarrassed:

"Mr. Azik, aren't you wondering why I didn't die?"

"I often enter the coffin and wake up again. This is what I recalled before." Azik smiled nonchalantly, "And in my incomplete memory, similar things are rare to others, but there are precedents."

Often enter the coffin and wake up again... Often? Klein suddenly realized that the problems he was worried about were nothing in the eyes of the real boss.

As expected of an “immortal” from the “God of Death” path... Uh, Mr. Azik said before that he had stayed in this sequence for a long time, which meant that he had already been promoted... Klein thought about it and asked with some worry:

“Mr. Azik, will Ince Zangwill find out that I am Klein Moretti?”

He was afraid that the other party would retaliate against Benson and Melissa.

"I don't think he has. At most, he thinks we have known each other for a long time, or that you are simply mine, mine, or in police parlance, my informant." Azik thought for a moment and said, "But the '0' level sealed object might detect it, but you don't have to worry."

"Why?" Klein asked.

Azik didn't know what he remembered, and his expression suddenly became a little strange, as if he wanted to laugh but also felt terrified:

"That '0' level seal will always try to kill its owner. This should be its nature and will not change. Therefore, I don't think it will take the initiative to reveal information that could cause Ince Zangwill to suffer a great loss at this critical moment, unless it involves something that cannot be avoided or explained."

Seeing Mr. Azik speak so confidently and with such reason, Klein let out a breath, and his cold seemed to have gotten a little better.

Seeing this, Azik added:

"You'd better stay away from Backlund in the near future. Ince Zangwill might use that '0' level seal to retaliate against you, relying on your pseudonym.

"As long as we're not in Backlund, there will be no problem. The impact range of that '0' level seal will not exceed a metropolis."

Just as I guessed, there is a range limit... Otherwise, Ince Zangwill could have completely hidden in a small town in the southern continent and leisurely arranged the fate of all his targets without having to worry about being found... Klein asked carefully:

"Is it okay to go back to Backlund for a day or half a day? As long as I change my identity and appearance."

After saying that, he rubbed his face and instantly returned to his Tingen appearance.

Azik's eyebrows moved slightly and he nodded:

“It’s not a big problem.”

He looked back at the distance that was no longer visible:

"I seem to be targeted by a powerful being from the Church of Evernight. You'd better not stay with me, lest you get affected. Haha, they are very interested in the Beyonder characteristics related to the God of Death."

"Well, I plan to go out to sea and look for mermaids while digesting the potion. This is a requirement for my promotion." Klein explained his plan.

Azik tilted his head:

"Mermaids? Mermaids who have turned into undead are okay? I can find at least four."

“I guess, I can’t…” Klein reached out and wiped his forehead.

His intuition told him that this would definitely not work, but he planned to go above the gray fog to do some divination to confirm it.

Azik did not mention the undead mermaid again, and said:

"If you have any questions, please contact me via messenger."

Messenger... Klein suddenly felt guilty and ashamed:

"It, it died in the battle between me and Mr. A. It saved my life."

Azik glanced at him, shook his head and smiled:

“Don’t worry, as long as it is not killed by an angel-level warrior, or by special means, as long as the underworld still exists, it can be slowly reborn there.

"Before this, there were, um, similar messengers. I can't even count how many there were."

A messenger that looks so strong and so huge has a legion? Klein opened his mouth, but was speechless.

His shame dissipated a lot, and he asked curiously:

"Mr. Azik, where exactly is the underworld, or hell?"

"The spirit world, to be precise, is a special place created by the ancient god of death in the spirit world." Azik did not hide it.

Ancient death god? That should be the ancient god Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the Phoenix... It turns out that the underworld is subordinate to the spirit world. No wonder the basic structure of mysticism is "real world-spiritual world-astral world", which does not include the underworld and the abyss... Klein was about to ask related questions when he suddenly remembered something and said quickly:

"Mr. Azik, I have obtained a 'blasphemous card' made by Emperor Roselle. It contains high-sequence secrets. I think it can help you awaken more things, but you have to wait for a while. It is hidden in Backlund."

Klein did not mention the reward, fearing that it would reveal the secrets of the Tarot Club, the mysterious space above the gray fog, and Miss Justice, so he could only use this euphemistic way to thank Mr. Azik for his help and dedication.

Azik looked at him with a little surprise, but in the end he said nothing and nodded slightly:

"When you get it back, have the messenger bring it to me. I will return it to you immediately after studying it, or you can just copy the relevant content for me."

He paused, as if he remembered something, and took out a glove from his pocket that was as thin as human skin and handed it to Klein, saying:

"I have awakened the relevant memories and no longer need it. Haha, it is the relic of that pirate admiral. I have put some seals on it so that it will not be hungry normally. But every time you use it, you must feed it with the flesh and soul of a human, otherwise, it will devour you."

... "Creeping Hunger"? Derived from the legacy of a certain "shepherd" after his death? Klein immediately recalled what the glove represented.