No … Qonas Kilgor stood rooted to the ground as a strong sense of despair surged in his heart.
As a military demigod who had experienced plenty of danger, he had a clear understanding of his present situation. He could already hear the footsteps of death approaching.
He wanted to risk his life and reveal his Mythical Creature form, but it was useless after he issued the order by slowing down his thoughts.
His body had been "Parasitized" and was no longer under his control!
At that moment, Qonas Kilgor couldn't even shed a tear.
Under the gigantic crimson moon's illumination, time ticked by. Suddenly, Qonas Kilgor raised his left hand and touched his inch-long hair.
He had already become Klein's marionette.
In fact, he still had a chance at the very end. This was because the duration of "Parasitism" wasn't as long as the time needed to completely turn into a marionette. In those two to three seconds, he could attempt to reveal his Mythical Creature form.
But the problem was that he still had the effects of Misdirection and Deception. His thoughts became more and more sluggish and sluggish with the passage of time. He couldn't grasp that short opportunity.
Klein looked at his new marionette and silently exhaled. He raised his head and looked at the clear red moon.
"Alright."
In the gigantic crimson moon, a black dot instantly appeared and descended from the sky. It was none other than the archbishop of the Church of Evernight, Servant of Concealment, Arianna, who was wearing a simple robe and a tree bark belt.
In this concealed World, this ascetic didn't use any Beyonder powers. "She" floated in midair and cast her gaze at the Earl of The Fallen.
"She" gently raised "Her" right hand, and a blurry Qonas Kilgor's soul appeared above the military demigod's head. As a result, Klein lost control of his marionette.
He wasn't too surprised by this. After all, he hadn't separated a Worm of Spirit to send it over through his Spirit Body Threads. His control over the marionette was essentially at the Sequence 5 stage, not at the demigod level.
"Where did you go?" Arianna asked calmly as she looked at Qonas Kilgor's soul.
Qonas Kilgor's expression warped slightly before he replied,
"Ruin No. 1."
… Is this a contractual promise, or is it a psychological cue? Klein, who was watching the mediumship, noticed something from the Earl of The Fallen's reaction.
However, this did not affect anything, because this was the hidden World, the World that no one knew about, the World that no one could sense.
"Where is the relic located? Who did it belong to? What is it being used for now? " As the archbishop of the Evernight Goddess and an angel of the corresponding pathway, Arianna could share a certain amount of the authority of concealment. Therefore, she didn't start with simple questions and went straight to the point. She wasn't worried that any accidents would happen.
Qonas Kilgor's soul trembled slightly, giving off the feeling that it would explode on its own, but nothing happened in the end.
He replied hesitantly,
"The ruin is located in the Sterliven section of the Tussock River. It's deep underground and has been set up to interfere with divination and prophecy."
Sterliven section … That's quite a distance from the mountain where Mr. A was previously and the spot where you just disappeared. From the looks of it, you are still very cautious. And the effects of that point-to-point Teleportation are much better than I expected … A map of the northwestern suburbs of Baekeland quickly formed in Klein's mind.
Qonas Kilgor continued answering, "That ruin once belonged to Blood Emperor Alista Tudor.
I'm not sure what it's being used for. I'm unable to enter the depths of the ruin, and I'm only in charge of sending in the people and materials gathered through various means. "
Blood Emperor Alista Tudor's name made Arianna fall silent. After two to three seconds, she said,
After two to three seconds, she said, "What materials did you gather?"
This time, Qonas Kilgor didn't put up much of a resistance as he mentioned everything, including large amounts of mercury, iron ore, and ritualistic materials from different domains. As for Klein, he was unable to extract any useful information from it. This was because it was just too comprehensive. Anything was possible.
He's indeed very cautious. He's using large amounts of junk to conceal what he's truly searching for. Even the demigod in charge of such matters doesn't know why … This is very much in line with the style of a Spectator pathway Beyonder. A design by Psychological Alchemy? Klein nodded his head indiscernibly with a guess in mind.
Arianna didn't seem to notice anything.
"Do you have any guesses as to what they're doing? What is it? "
"Yes, I suspect that they're digging up something and attempting to perform a ritual," Qonas Kilgor voiced his judgment.
Arianna quietly looked down at him for a while.
"Who allowed you to participate in the underground ruins?
"Who can enter the depths of the ruins?"
Qonas Kilgor struggled again, but nothing happened.
He said hesitantly,
I accepted His Majesty's orders. The reason why I was able to become a demigod was because he provided me with formulas, ingredients, and opportunities. Furthermore, he gave me Concerto of Light and Shadow, allowing me to act as a Sequence 5 Beyonder without holding back.
"Apart from His Majesty, only two demigods of the royal family can enter the depths of the ruins. One is Prince Grove, and the other is Duchess Georgina."
They all have the surname Augustus … But the royal family definitely doesn't only have these two demigods … Miss Justice doesn't know much about the two of them either. She only mentioned that they seldom participate in social activities. Even their seats as a Member of Parliament have been given to their children … Yes, at the level of a demigod, even if they don't have the Beyonder characteristics of undying or ageless, it wouldn't be a problem for them to live to more than a hundred years old. It's indeed not suitable for them to hold public office and frequently appear in public … Klein tried hard to recall, but he failed to come up with anything.
Arianna was silent for a few seconds.
"Have you seen Collins in the underground ruins?"
"Who is he?" Qonas Kilgor asked in confusion.
Arianna didn't answer.
She continued asking, "Apart from them, who else did you see in the underground ruins?"
Qonas Kilgor maintained his slightly dazed state from being "channeled."
"There's also the Demoness Sect and the Psychological Alchemy. The former's representative was originally Despair Nightingale Panatiya, but after the Great Smog, it was changed to Saintess of White Katarina. The latter is Hvin Rambis."
"Did they enter the depths of the underground ruins?" Arianna asked in detail.
"I don't know. I wasn't following them at all times." Qonas Kilgor shook his head. "At least when I met them there, they were in the periphery."
Arianna asked about other matters, attempting to outline the overall outline of the matter from another angle. However, she could tell that King George III's arrangements were flawless. Even a demigod like Qonas Kilgor only knew what his mission was. He could only move about in a certain area and was unable to learn more.
After some thought, Arianna flipped her right hand and gently pressed down, pressing Qonas Kilgor's soul back into his body. Klein's control over his marionette was restored.
Klein could not help but sigh in his heart.
The Authority of Concealment is truly amazing! Even if Ma 'am Arianna were to secretly interrogate my marionette one day, I wouldn't know …
At this moment, Arianna turned her body and said to him on the balcony,
"We can basically confirm that there's something wrong with George III, as well as the location of the underground ruin.
"I'll meet the archbishops of the Church of the Storm and the Church of Steam in Baekeland immediately and persuade them to take action tonight to open the relic.
"Before I inform you, control Qonas Kilgor and pretend that he's fine. Then, make him vanish."
He's worried that when he negotiates with the Church of the Storm and the Church of Steam, they will discover that something has happened to Qonas Kilgor and seal the underground ruins ahead of time or activate other emergency plans? Klein roughly understood and nodded.
"No problem."
Arianna, whose hair was simply draped over her shoulders, didn't say anything else. With a casual wave of her hand, she pulled the iron pocket watch over.
"This Sealed Artifact was bestowed by George III. Perhaps we can find some clues from its earlier origins."
Does it mean that you want to take it away? Klein replied without any resistance, "I'll leave it to you."
With regards to this, he had no complaints.
He even believed that it was only right. After all, half of the credit for this battle was due to Arianna's World of Concealment and the "blessing" of misfortune. In that case, even if she didn't take the Concerto of Light and Shadow, Klein would have taken the initiative to suggest it. In this aspect, he had always been fair.
And the Concerto of Light and Shadow was the item he didn't want the most out of all the spoils of war. This was because it was incompatible with a Bizarro Sorcerer's combat style. The random anomalies would definitely affect his performance, weakening him far more than his enemies.
Klein had just considered that if the spoils of war he received were this pocket watch, he would have to bluff — no, sell it to the Snake of Fate, Will Auceptin. Only a Life School of Thought demigod who relied on luck to survive could control the Concerto of Light and Shadow. And when the time came, such a huge secret organization and a Sequence 1 would definitely have other powerful Sealed Artifacts to exchange for it.
Upon receiving his response, Arianna nodded gently. She first threw the iron pocket watch back into Qonas Kilgor's arms, making the Earl of The Fallen look no different from before.
"Her" figure then vanished as though it had been erased by an eraser. Even the gigantic crimson moon hanging high in the sky and the pitch-black World of steeples and chimneys were quickly wiped away.
In the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal. Klein was in the master bedroom, while Qonas Kilgor was in the guest bedroom dozens of meters away. He held Rever's Scream of Despair tightly in his hand.
Then, the MI9 major general used the "Chaos" to place the pistol back into his armpit holster. He picked up the glass of Maygur Manor's specialty wine and took a sip.
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