In the early morning, when the sky is slightly bright, the corners and alleys are mostly quiet and dark.
With the help of Danitz's cloak, Klein blended into the shadows and moved quickly. He felt that the surroundings were gray, black and transparent, and reality was detached and blurred. All the sounds seemed to come from the depths of the starry sky, empty and distant.
After getting as far away from Xiangshu Avenue as possible, he identified his location, "grew" out of the shadows, and emerged in an empty alley filled with broken bricks and rubble.
Klein shook his hands and threw the "steel" McVitie wrapped in the peacock blue "flying carpet" out and threw it in front of him, hoping to complete the "herding" before the other party's spirit began to dissipate!
He threw away the "flying carpet", took a step forward, stretched out his left palm, slightly spread his five fingers, and looked down at the still warm corpse.
The "Creeping Hunger" then revealed its true appearance, which was so thin that it looked as if it was made of human skin.
There were two eyes cracked in the center of its palms, and the pupils were bright red, as if stained with blood.
Woo!
A bone-chilling breeze suddenly blew through the alley, swirling around the body of "Iron" McVitie, twisting to form a nearly transparent human figure, with vaguely visible thick lips and steel-like curls.
The expression of Maiviti's spirit was extremely painful, and it tried its best to resist the attraction of the "creeping hunger", while a little bit of light mixed with gray, white, black and green quickly flew out of the flesh and blood body like a surging galaxy and merged into the transparent figure.
"No!"
McVitie let out a silent scream, but it was too late to beg for mercy. He could only desperately crawl into the human leather glove, which was fixed on the blank finger. It then displayed extraordinary characteristics and became connected to the environment.
This connection determines which abilities of Iron Maiviti can be used when herding his soul. Perhaps one, perhaps two, but no more than three. Before the specific content is fixed, it is not under Klein's control and is purely random.
The "Creeping Hunger" was quickly covered with paleness, and finally turned back into its previous disguise: an ordinary black glove.
Klein closed his eyes and sensed for a few seconds, then he let out a sigh of relief.
This time, his luck wasn't bad, but it wasn't very good either.
He successfully obtained the three extraordinary abilities of "Steel" McVitti, but none of them was what he wanted most: a "body as strong as steel" and tenacious vitality that was not afraid of shooting, fire, or bombs of a certain equivalent.
The first is the power of the zombies, which allows me to make violent attacks and make up for the shortcomings of my previous agile fighting style. The second is the mastery of "ice". Although I cannot condense ice spears and create blizzards like the Witch Path to make the most direct attacks, I can freeze the surrounding ground and lower the air temperature, effectively affecting the opponent's actions. If there is physical contact, I can even freeze the enemy and stiffen his flesh and blood, which is a perfect match for fighting ability. The third is "controlling zombies". Haha, I won't be afraid of not having enough people to form a game in the future... Klein thought for a moment and bent down to check the personal belongings of "Steel" McVitie.
He quickly found 26 pounds 11 soli and 8 pence in cash, as well as a bunch of normal-looking but actually strange things, such as candles, clamps, barbed whips, and so on.
Considering that Iron McVitti was most likely a member of the Rose School and a dissolute person, Klein vaguely understood something and put away the cash with a "Puh" sound.
"'Werewolf' has a strong self-healing ability, and 'Zombie' has a body of steel. They really don't need to bring healing potions or items... It's consistent with Danitz's judgment. Maiviti doesn't have any magical items... That's right, magical items are rare, and many have obvious defects and negative effects. Not everyone wants to own them, and not everyone can own them. The previous combination of 'Wrathful Soul', 'Zombie', and 'Werewolf' only had two magical items, the 'Crimson Moon Crown' and the 'Biotoxin Bottle'..." Klein nodded and took out a folded paper from his pocket.
He unfolded the yellowed paper and placed it on "Iron" McVitie's body, covering his face.
This is a bounty warrant with a portrait of McVitie and the corresponding bounty amount printed on it:
"Six thousand pounds!"
Klein stood up straight, took a step back, stepped on the peacock blue "flying carpet", and pulled out a paper figure.
Bang!
He swung his forearm and shook his wrist, throwing the paper man out, which turned into sparks and flew down.
Then he turned into a shadow again and disappeared into the alley along with the objects.
Two or three minutes later, Cordova Royer and some members of the "Made-in-Punishment" team hurried over, just in time to see a gust of wind blowing up the bounty order, revealing the face of "Iron" McVitie with his flesh and blood dissolving and his eyes wide open.
With a clatter, the bounty order fell to the side, still facing up.
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Having lost track of their target, Cordova and his companions returned silently to the area where the battle had taken place, carrying the body of "Steel".
Glancing at the team members who were inspecting the scene, Cordova, the deacon, restrained his emotions and asked in a deep voice:
"A believer of the 'sun'?"
This is the most important issue for him and for the parish.
The "Manufactured Punishers" team member who was responsible for finding clues and using supernatural means to restore the truth was not a Beyonder from the "Storm" pathway, but a Sequence 7 "Keeper" corresponding to the "Reader", or a "detective". He did not rush to answer, but walked over and squatted down to examine McVitie's body.
After a while, he looked up and said:
"He is not a believer of the Sun. He must be relying on the power of a magical item."
"Reason?" Cordova asked with a frown.
The member of the "Manufactured Punisher" said:
"There is a sense of evil coming from deep within the flesh and blood. One of the corpses was devoured in this way, leaving only its own special features and items. If it were a believer of the Sun, they would not do such a thing even if they relied on items. To them, everything in the realm of the True Creator is filthy and must be purified or sealed immediately. It should not and cannot be borrowed."
Cordova thought for a few seconds, agreed with this judgment, and asked:
"Someone from the Aurora Society?"
"No, a real 'Rose Bishop' or 'Shepherd' wouldn't be so crude. They would definitely wrap the corpse in their bodies and deal with it after they leave. There is no reason to dismember it on the spot. It would waste time and leave behind a bunch of valuable things. Devouring it in such a hurry seems like a negative effect of a magical item." The "Keeper" said calmly.
"A magical item that possesses both the 'Sun' and 'Secret Prayer' fields? Or one with abilities similar to 'Shepherd'? Berg, which one do you think it is?" As a deacon, Cordova had the authority to understand the "Shepherds" and their special abilities, and the "Keeper" knew it based on his position in the team. The other "Manufactured Punishers" didn't understand what they were talking about.
Berg, the Keeper of Knowledge, stood up:
“It’s possible.”
"Are there any suspects?" Cordova asked in a deep voice.
Berg shook his head.
“There is no goal at the moment.
"But one thing can be confirmed. 'Blood Red Thorn' was killed by 'Flame' Danitz. The other one was his helper, a very formidable warrior, no worse than the pirate generals."
"A terrifying and powerful person..." Cordova whispered solemnly, and then his eyes lit up and said, "Could it be Edwina? She can simulate some extraordinary abilities that she has seen!"
Berg, the Guardian of Knowledge, groaned for a moment and said:
"We can't rule out this possibility, but intelligence shows that she was still near Sonia Island a few days ago. Unless, unless she can simulate the corresponding ability and use the spirit world to travel here."
Cordova paced back and forth for a few steps, looked around and said:
“Deal with the scene and do not alarm nearby residents.
"I will submit the mission report and hope to get more effective intelligence."
This involved a warrior whose combat power was at least equal to that of Sequence 5, so he had no choice but to suppress his temper and make the most rational decision.
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Inside old Quinn's house, in a basement blocked by a heavy stone door.
Alger was sitting on a low bed, quietly looking at the candlelight on the table. Suddenly, his eyes blurred and he saw the diffuse gray fog and The Fool sitting in a high-backed chair in the depths of the gray fog, overlooking everything.
A vague figure stood below, clasped his hands together, placed them in front of his face, and said in a pious tone:
"Great Mr. Fool, the matter has been successfully concluded."
Did it end smoothly? That was Iron McVitie and several Beyonders... The World is really efficient, and its strength is even stronger than I thought. It is worthy of being the Favored One of Mr. Fool... Hehe, he can sell Beyonder characteristics at the Tarot Club again, maybe more than one... How did he bypass the influence of Sealed Artifact "2-37"? The specialness of the God's Favored One? Alger's thoughts flashed, and he instinctively thanked Mr. Fool.
Then he pulled out a small metal bottle and rubbed the mint-flavored hydrosol inside onto the tip of his nose.
The strong pungent smell penetrated into his head, and Alger instantly became extremely sober.
He didn't know when a white gauze mask appeared in his hand, and he poured "moon essential oil" on it.
After putting on his mask in an orderly manner, Alger stood up and slowly walked to the heavy stone door.
He calmly took out a sealed metal can from the inside of his clothes, twisted a mechanical switch, and pulled out a tube.
Then he inserted the tube into the gap of the stone door and extended it out.
Silently, the gas in the metal tank quickly spread out.
This is the vampire anesthetic gas provided by "Moon" Emlyn!
It can make strong ordinary people, Sequence 9 Beyonders who are good at physique, and higher sequence Beyonders with weaker physiques fall into coma!
Even if Old Quinn could hold on, he would be significantly affected. As for his helpers and friends, haha... Alger leaned against the stone door, waiting patiently.
When nearly one-third of the gas in the tank had been released, he retracted the tube and closed the switch.
He turned around, listened attentively to the noise outside, and got a satisfactory answer.
Alger smiled slightly, and his breath quickly became restrained, as he suppressed his anger.
Suddenly, all his muscles expanded and he threw a punch forward.
"A furious blow"!
Bang!
The iron lock of the heavy stone door shattered and the door opened wide.
Alger retracted his fist and walked out. There were many sleepers outside.
ps: Creeping Hunger has two modes, Grazing and Devouring. The former targets spirits and extraordinary characteristics, while the latter targets spirits and flesh and blood.