The Traveler Chapter 118 – The Clearing of the Field
As the “Dragon Might” surged forward, “Giant Rex” Ozier and his subordinates were shaken as if they were hit by a giant hammer at the same time.
All of a sudden, some of them ran wildly in all directions, some of them fled aimlessly, some of them kept spinning in the same place, and some of them stood still and trembled, their reactions were divided into different categories, each with their own differences.
Unlike just now, when he was afraid that “Mithril the Artful Speaker” would recover and had to race against time, at this moment, Klein had the time to pay attention to the whole scene and grasped the situation in an instant:
”The different reactions are based on the different levels of mental strength and toughness, the most fragile and ordinary ones are running wildly, the more determined ones among normal humans are running aimlessly, the mentally improved extraordinary ones and the ordinary ones with quite a strong will are mainly spinning in place, wanting to run away but being able to restrain themselves initially, and the strong or mentally tough extraordinary ones are standing still and trembling and spinning in place combined.
”The scared incontinent kind are of the run and hide type ……”
With a sweep of his gaze, Klein was about to raise his gun and fire, incapacitating any enemy who could threaten him.
At that moment, he noticed that the eyes of one of the men who had been standing rigidly and trembling had regained clarity and seemed to be on the verge of ridding themselves of the effects of the shock, while a few others showed signs of reviving to some degree as well.
Considering that he couldn’t finish them off together in a short time, that the gunshot would easily wake up some of them, and that the pairing of different abilities between different Extraordinary People was likely to cause harm to himself, Klein let the glove on his left palm be colored with an evil reflective black color with a twist of his mind.
His eyes darkened, forcing him to “distort” the awakened man’s intentions.
The trembling man flung himself sideways, unable to contain his thoughts of escape any longer, and headed straight for the secret exit, leaving his employer, “Giant Rex” Ozier, with a diminishing shadow.
Klein quickly switched between “Psycho” and “Baron Corruption”, “Dragon Might” to “Twist”, then “Twist” to “Twist”, then “Twist” to “Twist”. “Dragon Power” to “Twist”, then “Dragon Power” to “Twist”, and soon several mentally strong or tough Ozzy guards were expelled from the underground area.
Although the “writhing hunger” can not be compared to the real “shepherd”, there is a certain buffer between the switch between different souls, but Klein has a very good grasp of the rhythm, and “dragon power” influence With the influence of “Dragon Power” remaining, he easily accomplished his goal.
However, he also found a problem, for some targets, if they were repeatedly affected by the “Dragon’s Might” within a short period of time, the effect of “Shock and Awe” would become less and less effective, of course, “Giant Rex”. Of course, most of Ozier’s subordinates were now collapsed on the ground, shitting and pissing, and the stench was overflowing after being continuously stacked with “Dragon Might”.
”The pairing of ‘Dragon Might’ and ‘Twisted’ is really good ah…… before Mithril if he didn’t think of counterattacking with the help of ‘Bribe-Weakening’ and ‘Twist’ to force an escape, I really might not be able to catch up and kill him, well, that counterattack of his was also powerful, with almost no signs in the early stages, if it wasn’t for ‘Diviner ‘ and ‘Joker’ both rely on spirituality and premonition for their meals, I might not have been able to use my paper man double in time, let alone dodge it.
”This incident reminds me that even if I rely on ‘Creeping Hunger’ to have Sequence 5 combat power, I can’t underestimate other Sequence 6s, and if I’m not careful, I might just get counter-killed ……”
In the midst of his thoughts, Klein made his gloves seem as if they were made of gold, and two bolts of lightning lit up within his eyes in a flash.
”Giant Rex” Ozlton screamed miserably at that moment, no longer able to support, the mountain peak collapsed and fell to the ground, covering his head and struggling in agony, just like a catfish that had just been caught.
Unfortunately, there is no ranged attack type extraordinary ability, otherwise just now those extraordinary people can stay …… I remember the “Sea King” field within the “Lightning Storm”. …… But this kind of charm is too advanced and exceeds the scope of my current knowledge …… Klein swept a glance at the fighters on the ground and entered the underground area quickly and slowly.
This place was originally a trading market, but now the ones who should have fled have already fled, and it is empty.
Dressed in a long black double-breasted gown, Klein lifted a chair out from behind a stall, placed it in front of Ozier, and leisurely sat down, leaning his body forward and watching the owner of the Fragrant Leaf Bar without uttering a word.
Ozier rolled around for a while, finally easing out of his near-uncontrollable agony, but still feeling as if his head was about to split open.
He was about to stand up when he suddenly saw a pair of eyes that were very light in color and reflected pale gold, and a glove covered in dark gold scales.
At this instant, with cold sweat still remaining on his forehead, he could only feel one vortex after another presenting itself within those eyes, sucking his mind and soul all the way in.
Klein asked in a calm voice:
”You used to be a pirate?”
”Aye.” Ozier found himself eager to answer the other man’s question.
It was a “mental suggestion”!
Klein asked again in an unchanged tone:
”What are some of the things you have done that are against the laws of the kingdom?”
Ozier did not hide, and briefly told some of the things he had done when he was a pirate and the owner of the Fragrant Leaf Bar, including insulting female passengers and killing innocents in the process of plundering a passenger ship, including kidnapping the other party’s family members in order to fight against the competitors and setting up an ambush to sink the whole family to the bottom of the sea.
Klein listened quietly, the corner of his mouth slowly hooked up, his right hand clapped his left palm and said:
”What a competent pirate, qualified gangster ah.”
In praise, he extended his left palm, and the thin human skin cracked open a hideous mouth all of a sudden.
A mournful scream echoed in the underground area, but it only lasted for a few seconds before it ended abruptly, leaving only a lingering sound.
Klein sat back in his chair and quietly watched the bright points of light slowly converge in front of him.
Around him, the gang bangers, incontinent with fear and just cowering, instinctively moved away from him, crawling in a trail of filth on the ground.
After a while, Klein slowly stood up and bent down to pick up the orb of pure light that looked like a baby’s fist, as well as the money clip inside Ozier’s clothing.
Glancing at the thickness of the bills, he gathered up the two items, put away his revolver, removed his half-height silk bowler hat, and saluted the mob hitmen who had taken refuge in the corner, shivering.
With that done, Klein examined the underground area, regretting that he found no safe or other items, and returned to the passageway, lifted the body of Misael “The Talker” King, and walked to the entrance.
He stayed for two seconds, and naturally sketched out the scene outside in his mind, and realized that the guards who originally thought they would try to open the door and come in to rescue him had long since disappeared.
The “Dragon’s Might” just now made them realize that this was a battle between extraordinary people, so they retreated? Not bad for a pirate infested region, some ordinary people also have the opportunity to understand the extraordinary people …… It seems that similar things often happen here? A wanted criminal was raided and arrested by the “vicarious punishers”? Klein unlocked the chain, and touched the pocket of Mysore’s coat, transferring the other party’s cash to himself.
Resisting the urge to count the haul, he lit the paper figure and shook it outward, then opened the entrance door and carried Mysore’s body out.
By now, most of the drinkers had dispersed, leaving only seven or eight people hiding in various places waiting for the results.
Klein looked around the room without expression, causing the one gaze to retract in panic.
The only one who dared to meet his eyes was Urs Kent, the military liaison officer frowning as he watched Germaine Sparrow slowly approach with a corpse in his hands.
Bang!
The body flew in front of him, smashing over a table.
Urs Kent gazed at it, and his pupils contracted.
Mysore King, the “Man of Words”! “Mysore King, the Third Mate of the Disease Lieutenant General! He looked up in shock, and once again looked at Germaine Sparrow.
Klein smiled a little and said:
”Remember to give me the bounty.”
With that, he removed his half-height silk bowler hat and bowed slightly as a salute as he turned and walked toward the front door of the Scented Leaf Bar.
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Byam Harbor, aboard the White Onyx.
Aeran watched as the door to his captain’s quarters was thrown open with a bang, and asked in dismay:
”Kent, what happened?”
Urs Kent questioned with a slightly twisted expression:
”Aeran, just what kind of monster did you introduce me to?”
”…… Gelman Sparrow?” Erland asked back with uncertainty.
Urs-Kent nodded:
”He killed the ‘Coquette’ and killed the ‘Giant Rex’ just like that, right here in the Fragrant Leaf Bar, right in front of me! Not more than five minutes ago!”
He felt like he was going crazy.
”Mysore King?” Erland uttered the name as if rhetorically, as if to himself.
Then, he revealed a bitter smile and said:
”Looks like we’ll have to report it to the top.”
He didn’t mention “Flame” Danez, nor did he mention the death of “Steel” McVitie.
”Good!” Urs-Kent waited for those words.
Three o’clock in the afternoon, in a garden house near the Governor’s residence in Bayram.
Erland and Urs Kent sat in the elegantly decorated living room, waiting for the big man to respond.
After an unknown amount of time, a young man with neatly backcombed blonde hair came down the stairs and addressed the two men:
”The Admiral means that since he is not hostile for the time being, we will honor the agreement and continue our previous cooperation, but with a certain amount of defense, and send a telegram back to Bakerland to secretly find out his true identity and intentions for the sea.
”Also, publicize the fact that he killed Mizor Kim, and publicize it to the pirates.”
”Yes, Mr. Luelan.” Erland and Urs Kent, who received clear instructions, were immediately relieved.
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Inside the inn, Klein did his divination, counted the cash, and confirmed that he had gained 327 pounds, nine sesterces, and five pence and a copy of the “Warrior” pathway Sequence 8, “Fighter”, which is an extraordinary trait.
”That’s also six or seven hundred pounds worth of items …… And with Mithril’s bounty, even after deducting the ‘labor’ fee, it’s still several thousand pounds… heh, Urs Kent may not dare to take a cut… …This is not a small haul, it’s like a heavenly fortune!” Klein thought in a happy mood, and then performed the ceremony to bring the “writhing hunger” into the gray mist.
Frankly speaking, “Dragon Power”, “Frenzy” and “Psychological Suggestion” were all quite useful, and he was quite reluctant to part with them, but since he had already agreed with “But since he had already promised Ms. Justice, he finally chose to keep his word.