Part 5 Red Priestess Chapter 99 – Dream Walker

　　On top of the boundless gray fog, inside the grand and ancient palace.

　　Kraven, holding the Cross of Darkness in one hand and the Scepter of Poseidon in the other, was looking at the real world through the crimson star representing “judgment”.

　　In his spiritual vision, there was another person hiding in that gloomy alley, besides the short Miss Hugh and the golden-masked MI9 officers.

　　This is a man in his thirties, his appearance is not very characteristic, belonging to the more typical north-central Ruen people, he not only blends into the shadows, but also carries a kind of self-contained quality that makes people ignore, if not being above the gray fog, with a real field of vision, Klein suspects that even if he is on the spot, he will not be able to discover this person at first sight until the other party has a certain amount of movement, and then he will be able to rely on his psychic intuition to outline the corresponding image in his mind.

　　”Shadow hiding plus psychic stealth? Half by item, half by sequence …… Combined with the others, this is not a demigod ……

　　”That’s right, in the eyes of the King’s faction, Ms. Hugh is only a Sequence 7, and there’s not much magical items yet, if the matter of Viscount Sturford really has something to do with her, then there is bound to exist a supporter behind her, or even a force, and under the current situation of such a turbulent undercurrents, directly letting a demigod who knows too much to investigate will probably fall into a trap, and letting a demigod who doesn’t know much about the origin of the matter Step forward, that news will most likely leak to the three major churches, leading to the investigation being dominated by them ……

　　”In this case, a Sequence 5 or Sequence 6 with strength, trustworthy, and unable to know too many secrets due to hierarchical limitations is a very good candidate ……” Klein muttered silently to himself, giving up on the identity of German Sparrow and “teleporting” over there. He gave up on the idea of “teleporting” over there to catch them.

　　That wouldn’t yield any useful information for the time being!

　　He decided to wait patiently for things to change.

　　Of course, Klein couldn’t stay on top of the gray mist all the time to monitor the situation, in that case, his real world body would be in a long-term unprotected state, and couldn’t afford a little bit of accident, for this reason, he made a batch of talismans and gave them to the “Judgement”, “Magician” and other members of the Tarot Club, and asked them to make a decision as soon as possible. For this reason, he made a batch of talismans and gave them to members of the “Judgment” and “Magician” societies, telling them to activate the talismans as soon as they realized that the situation was not right, and then they would be able to get the assistance of the “world”.

　　This would be faster and more concise than chanting the name of the “Fool” and having it “relayed” by K. This is what Crane learned from the hard work of the Church of Darkness!

　　This is Klein from the night church ascetic leader Arianna provided the “black night coat of arms” of inspiration, that is equivalent to a solid, pointing to the ritual itself, from the point of view of the occult, the principle is not complicated, the difficulty in realizing only in the pointed to the one must be able to remotely reap the message and respond, that is, if limited to a certain geographic area, a Sequence 3 saint can, without doing so, it must be of angelic level.

　　”Gelman Sparrow, as a newly promoted demigod, was able to make the spell effective because he used the name and symbols of Kavituva, the god of the sea, when he made it, and Kavituva, the god of the sea, used the gray mist to make the spell effective. The “God of the Sea” in turn used the gray mist to allow himself to respond to it from all over the world.

　　This sounds a bit complicated, but in short, Klein rubbed off on his other identities.

　　As for the materials for that rune, they are tin-based, very accessible and cheap.

　　……

　　In the area of Birkeland Bridge, Hugh strolled down the street with his hands in the pockets of his brown jacket, seemingly at ease.

　　Illuminated by a single gas streetlight spaced farther apart on either side, her expression was relatively calm, but her spirit was unusually tense.

　　The palm of her hand in the pocket, one of which was touching the handle of the “Cold Blade” through the slit, and the other was holding a spell made of white pewter with a little more force.

　　It was a “summoning talisman” provided by Germaine Sparrow of the World.

　　After traveling several streets, Hugh never waited for the attack, the night was so quiet.

　　She was initially worried that the King’s faction would arrest her directly through MI9 and other official organizations, and bring her back for investigation, in which case summoning Mr. World would only put the other party in an extremely embarrassing and dangerous situation, which would be tantamount to making an enemy of all the official forces in Birkeland. But then realized that this will not happen, because it will lead to the exposure of their own existence in the eyes of the three churches, and then, the investigation will certainly not be led by the King’s faction in the MI9.

　　The investigation is definitely covert, and the ones who come forward may not even be people from the military……. Well, they are still observing, fearing that I am the bait? Mr. “World” said, if you can solve it by yourself, don t bother him …… Hugh looked around, didn t dare to relax, and didn t continue to wander outside, returning all the way to the edge of the East End and entering the rented apartment building.

　　Frankly speaking, she was actually unwilling to involve Voorhees in this attempt at adventure, but it was the two of them who were following Viscount Sturford at the time, which meant that Voorhees had likewise been put on the investigation list.

　　Although Voorhees might not be found by MI9 as long as she hid in the Eastern District and did not go out often, that would lead to the expansion of the corresponding investigation surface, past experiences, relatives, friends and communication targets would definitely be lined up, easily affecting others, and if the two of them hid separately and did not live together, the flavor of the bait would be too obvious, and it would be difficult to get the target to take the bait.

　　After asking Forsyth’s permission, Hugh finally chose to follow up with his best friend with a straight face.

　　Opening the door and entering the house, Hugh had just taken off the duck hat on his head when he saw Folth put down the magazine, stood up, gathered his hair and asked with a smile:

　　”Not being followed, are you?”

　　It was a code word agreed upon in advance between the two men, ostensibly a concern for stalking, but actually a question as to whether or not they had encountered an investigation.

　　”No.” Hugh shook his head seriously.

　　Forsyth didn’t continue the topic, and instead rambled about the fact that he couldn’t buy any good tea or alcoholic beverages in the nearby area, and had to go out for a long distance to find them.

　　This cozy and peaceful atmosphere lasted until late at night, when the two men entered the bedroom and lay down on the high-low bed.

　　After the candles had been extinguished, Hugh was about to say something, when a holy, clear light suddenly appeared before his eyes.

　　The light instantly condensed into a human figure with twelve pairs of wings made of crimson flames sprouting from its back.

　　The silhouette suddenly descended, and the layers of wings then closed, wrapping Hugh in.

　　The angelic blessing of Mr. “Fool”…… Hugh instantly understood.

　　This is also one of the things that she solemnly prayed to Mr. “Fool” when she contacted “World” Germaine Sparrow, because she already knew that the King’s Faction’s target of cooperation was not only the Witch Cult, but also the Psycho Alchemy Society, and the “Audience” path of extraordinary people. Audience” path of extraordinary people can not only hypnotize, but also can walk in the dream world, must beware of the use of these two aspects of the ability to carry out investigations.

　　Without preparation, Hugh suspected that even if he was being investigated, he might not be able to detect it, let alone notify Mr. World.

　　Everything quickly calmed down, and Hugh opened his mouth and said to Forsyth in the bed below:

　　”Good night.”

　　”…… Good night.” Forsyth did not respond so promptly, and seemed to be on the verge of falling asleep.

　　This made Hugh realize that she had also been blessed by an angel.

　　Time passed by, and the two fell asleep one after the other.

　　I don’t know how much time passed, but the dazed Hugh suddenly became awake and lucid enough to know that she was dreaming.

　　Immediately afterward, she felt shadowy things wandering in the gray sky, while various thoughts from the depths of her own mind raged forth to make up the dream.

　　Within these thoughts were dominated by the things that had impressed her most in recent times, including the process of breaking into the warehouse and attacking Viscount Stepford that night.

　　Hugh was first a bit startled and tried to wake up from the dream, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get out of it, and it seemed that after she opened her eyes, what she saw was still a dream.

　　She quickly calmed down and tried to control those thoughts, which turned out to be not difficult.

　　Thus, those memories of the direct attack on Viscount Stepford were hidden, though Hugh, after considering it, deliberately didn’t do it too cleanly, leaving a few loose ends.

　　In the dream, she and Forsyth had noticed something unusual in the warehouse, but again, it wasn’t the tornado that had lifted the roof, as she had told MI9 earlier, and, they hadn’t fled immediately at the time.

　　Hugh believed that this would have alerted the one who had invaded the dream to the problem, but there was no way to fix it, and after that, the investigators were able to confirm that there was some demigod or some force hiding behind the two and decided that it wasn’t that difficult to deal with because the level of secrecy hiding wasn’t too high.

　　In that case, they would most likely send a demigod to handle the aftermath, and that was exactly the development Hugh was expecting; after all, every demigod occupied an important position, and there was a not-so-small probability that they knew the king’s secret.

　　At this point, Hugh’s dreams began to fall apart, seeming to break away from some kind of guidance.

　　She knew well that this was a sign that the infiltrator had left.

　　For the rest of the night, neither she nor Voorhees encountered anything unusual again.

　　……

　　The day dawned and the morning sun spread along with the mist.

　　Audrey had breakfast, and with her golden dog Susie, her maid Anne, and her bodyguard, she boarded her carriage as usual and headed for the Rouen Charitable Scholarship Fund at 22 Pacefield Street in the North End.

　　The sound of bells ringing out of the window, with a strange energy, caused Audrey to look sideways at the street, admiring the people and the traffic.

　　It put her in a serene mood, and with a little more flourish, she just felt energized by the whole world.

　　Just then, out of the corner of her eye, Audrey saw an additional figure on the carriage.

　　That figure wearing a black three-piece suit, wearing a dark red bow tie, holding a bowler hat, hair is already white but still dense, eyes light blue as if hiding endless wisdom.

　　This is Herwin Lambeth, a member of the Council of Psychological Alchemy, a demigod of the “audience” path!

　　Suddenly, Audrey’s spirit became trance, seemingly lost all vigilance and defense, while Susie and Anne in the carriage had a blank stare, seemingly entering a kind of semi-stagnant state of lack of focus on the things around them.

　　The gentle voice of Hwyn Lambeth followed:

　　”Two things.

　　”First, don’t you know Forsyth and Hugh? Ask to meet them and hypnotize them ……”