Part 4 The Undead Chapter 204 – Don’t Want to Miss It
With a clattering sound, a disembodied piece of white paper spat out of the radio receiver, and it read in Ruunese:
”Supreme Great and Eternal Master, your small and humble and loyal servant Arodes comes at your call!
”Do you know? The child of Dr. Alan Krebs’ family was born the night before last.”
Luckily, I contacted the “Magic Mirror”…… in time and Klein nodded gently:
”Now I know.”
Ta-da-da-da, the disembodied white piece of paper spat out more:
”According to the principle of reciprocity, it is your turn to ask a question.”
Klein wanted to ask about Ince Zangwill, “0-08”, and the “Red Angel” evil spirit, but thinking that he had failed to divine above the gray mist, and that the “Magic Mirror” A Rhodes certainly can not see clearly, at most can provide “0-08” more detailed information, and in this way, in the absence of gray fog shielding, he is equal to really “know” “0-08 “and will accordingly be known by the other side, is not conducive to hiding behind the curtain, directing the drama.
He pondered for two seconds and said:
”Is there any way to digest the magic potion faster?”
”Play better.”
Seeing the “Magic Mirror’s” reply, Klein was silent at first, then exhaled slowly.
For him, Ince Zangwill had appeared too soon!
He still had almost two months to digest the “Secret Puppet Master” magic potion, and by then, he had already gathered all the materials, he was able to use the theme of revenge to direct a murder of Ince Zangwill, a demi-god, and put the sequence of promotion and fulfillment of his wish together, and did not need to think about a way out, but Ince Zangwill would not be “ready” until after he was ready. However, Ince Zangwill would not “appear” until he was ready, and would not follow his predetermined course of action.
According to Klein’s earliest idea, he should first gather intelligence and grasp his whereabouts, and then wait until the end of August or the beginning of September to determine the plan according to the actual situation, but he later realized that this was too unrealistic, because Ince Zangwill was in charge of the “0-08”, a terrifying seal, and would not have revealed his whereabouts if he hadn’t been possessed by an evil spirit. If we can’t take advantage of the problems in his condition during this period of time, when he exorcises the evil spirit in his body, it’s likely that we won’t even be able to find him, and we’ll always miss him because of all kinds of coincidences.
Moreover, if it was really the “Red Angel” evil spirit, Klein was worried that before he and Leonard started their revenge action, Ince Zangwill had already died somehow, due to some conspiracy or ridiculous reason, rather than the bad things he had done.
With these considerations in mind, Klein tried to digest the potion more quickly, hoping to finish it within a week or two, but the answer from “Mirror” Aroldus made him frustrated and realize that there was no way to force such a thing.
In such a short period of half a month, or even just a few days, where else could he create a better chance to play?
In the silence just now, Klein had already made up his mind that he would not force the two things to be tied together, and that from now on, vengeance on Ince Zangwill would be the dominant factor, provided there was a chance of success.
He didn’t want to miss this opportunity.
Though it had only been about ten months, less than a year, since those events within Blackthorn Security in Tingen, it felt to Klein like a long, long time had passed, so long that he wasn’t willing to wait any longer.
Glancing at the very eerie radio receiver, Klein thought for a moment, his expression suddenly serious, and in a deep voice, he opened his mouth to ask:
”I looked at myself with the ‘Winner’ secret puppet earlier, and understood why the extraordinary people of the ‘Destiny’ pathway reacted the way they did when they faced me.
”Now, I would like to ask you, what do you see in me?”
The words were like thunder that echoed through the room, and the radio receiver abruptly lost its motion, only to reappear with a clattering sound after a long interval.
A cut of black, illusory paper was spat out, and on it was a single, fury-white word:
”I… I see in you the pillar, the domination.
”Is this answer satisfactory to you?”
Pillar, Domination …… What does this mean? Klein wanted to ask a follow-up question, but felt that Arodes would most likely not make it clear because he lacked the appropriate knowledge.
Seeing that if he continued, he would be approached by the “Mother Tree of Desire”, he nodded his head and said:
”Not bad.
”That’s it for today, you go back.”
The radio receiver’s clattering sound became lighter all of a sudden, and even the paper it spat out turned back to white:
”Alright, goodbye great master~ Your loyal servant Arodes is always waiting to serve you.”
This time, the Mirror seems to have forgotten to include a hand-waving sketch.
Running pretty fast,…… Klein mumbled, immediately walked four steps backwards, entered the gray fog, manifested the “world” Germaine Sparrow, and informed the “hermit” Gadelia that the blood of mythical creatures she needed was ready. The blood of the mythological creatures that she needed had been prepared, so please give the weak period a way to briefly regain a certain amount of power as soon as possible.
It was not long before General Stargazer Gadelia performed the ritual of sacrificing an object to the Fool, and asked the Great Being to pass it on to the World, informing him that the way to do this was to activate the object, which was to be used as a means to restore a certain amount of power. He asked the great being to transfer the object to the “world” and told him that the way to do so was to activate the object and borrow a portion of its power for a short period of time from history, from his past self!
This sounds familiar …… It’s very similar to the ability of “Ancient Scholar” in the “Soothsayer” pathway sequence 3 …… “Fool” Klein listened with a blank stare, and then casually picked up the item offered by the “Hidden One” lady:
It was shaped like a cane, with a long strip of clear gems, engraved with complex, mysterious, three-dimensional symbols and magical signs.
Klein recognized two of them, an incomplete “Pupiless Eye” and an incomplete “Twisted Thread”.
”Could it really be an item that points to Sequence 0 ‘Fool’? But wouldn’t it be a little too complicated?…… This staff also gives me a familiar feeling, very much like, very much like that crystal ball that the little ‘sun’ once prayed for! It, does it also correspond to a Crimson Star?” Klein looked beyond the ancient palace with a rather odd expression, only to see the illusory star hanging silently and without any abnormality in the infinite gray mist.
Thinking that similar items were disposable, like charms, he gave up the idea of experimenting, and simply beckoned solid paper from the pile of clutter, carefully transcribing the staff’s complex and unusual symbols and magical markings.
……
Kingdom of Ruin, Berkland, Dr. Allen’s house.
A maid stood guard in the master bedroom, tending to the infant who was sleeping, and downstairs in the hall, a banquet with a large number of guests had reached its midpoint.
Suddenly, in the corner, three silhouettes darted and outlined, and the leader, wearing a silk bowler hat and black formal attire, was the undisguised Klein Moretti.
He then pulled out a charm and whispered an ancient Hermetic word:
”Crimson!”
The dark red flame flickered, and with a slight popping sound, the soft and quiet power rippled out, and that maid couldn’t stop sleeping at once, and flopped down on the side of the bed, falling into a deep sleep.
Klein left the two secret puppets standing in place, and walked himself over to the baby’s crib, casting his eyes inside.
That is a child wrapped in silver silk, skin is very white, hands meat, actually have a cut a cut feeling.
The baby wasn’t afraid of the “stranger” at all, sucking on his fingers and staring at Klein.
”Ahem.” Klein involuntarily revealed a smile, took off his hat and saluted, “Congratulations on your birth.”
”You should say that to my parents!” The infant pulled out his fingers and said in a clear voice that didn’t fit his current age.
Klein let out a chuckle, not dwelling on this pointless topic with the Serpent of Destiny, and said bluntly:
”I have brought a way to briefly regain a certain amount of strength during the period of weakness.
”You may now give me a drop of your umbilical cord blood.”
Will Onsettin said, spreading his fleshy palms:
”Show me first.”
”How do you know that way is the item?” Klein asked, not surprised but rather curious.
Will Onsettin grunted:
”Destiny’s intuition.”
As if he hadn’t. …… Klein brought the staff he carried behind his back to the front and handed it over.
The infant strained to hold it, glanced at it twice, and drew up his voice:
”This can only be used once!”
”Yes, only once, is there a problem?” Klein said with deliberation, “With your bits and abilities, you can completely replicate the symbols and magical markings on it, prepare the appropriate materials, and perform the correct rituals, won’t that make it possible to use it multiple times?”
Will Onsettin suddenly interrupted:
”Good, I accept.
”Remember, you said those words just now yourself!”
…… Klein was a little confused for a moment, and seemed to understand something, vaguely having the feeling that he had obviously come over to take advantage of the situation, but how he had been taken advantage of by the little baby instead.
”Yes, I said that.” He finally took a breath and nodded sincerely.
A smile appeared on the baby’s fleshy face all of a sudden, spreading his other hand out and said:
”It’s already prepared for you.
”There are two drops in total, one for the items used in the transaction, and one for your payment for facilitating the transaction.”
There’s a reward? Klein was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly looked at Will Onsettin’s palm.
There were a total of two drops of silver blood there, and in each drop it was as if a myriad of tiny, transcendent, illusory wheels were spinning, and they were connected into a long band, with their heads and tails nearly meeting.
Just by so much as looking at it, Klein seemed to lose the ability to think, only to feel all the thoughts present themselves over and over again.
He shook his head, took out the iron cigarette case that held the Aztec copper whistle, and put the two drops of blood of the Serpent of Destiny, which had obviously been sealed and treated, in it.
”Thank you for your generosity.” Klein said sincerely, and turned to ask, “Can this be used to make a charm?”
The little baby sucked his fingers again and said:
”Of course, it can.
”The specific symbols drawn and engraved are the ones you just saw, choose a part of the combination at your own discretion, and it’s all up to your luck as to what effect will come out.”
Klein nodded and asked again:
”And to whom do I pray?
”You shouldn’t be able to respond to such higher level rituals for the time being, and praying to Urolius would be tantamount to provocation ……
”Does it point to the angel of ‘Destiny’ pathway sequence 2? But I don’t know the honorable name.”
Will Onsettin grinned instantly:
”There’s a more convenient one.”
”Who?” Klein pursued with delight.
The little infant replied with a grin:
”The Queen of Doom and Fear.”