Boom! Boom! Boom!
The silver bolts of lightning that were as thick as giant snakes struck the translucent black velvet "curtain," causing it to shake violently and distort.
Seizing this gap, Reinette Tinekerr's figure reflected in the castle's glass "jumped" back into Klein's pocket, returning to the surface of the gold coin inside the iron cigar case.
The prepared Klein raised his right arm and calmly aimed the Staff of the Stars at the floor tiles of the hall.
A scene surfaced in his mind, one that represented a particular Beyonder power of a Druid.
The ground beneath Klein's feet immediately softened, turning into a "swamp," causing his body to sink as though he had fallen into the sea.
"Underground Sneak!"
Rumble!
At the same time the swamp solidified, the translucent black velvet "curtain" could no longer withstand the baptism of the lightning storm. It suddenly shrank into a ball and fell back into the castle.
The thousands of thick bolts of lightning were no longer obstructed as they blanketed the ancient castle like a torrential rain.
The tower collapsed and the hall shattered. One marionette after another was as weak as phantoms under the lightning strikes. They were instantly charred black and cracked, turning to ashes.
By the time the silver that illuminated the entire mountain calmed down, Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar's castle had been completely reduced to ruins. Many places were even burning with scarlet flames.
Klein immediately emerged from the bottom of a deep pit and saw the demonic wolf covered in dark short fur not far away do the same thing.
With the three Druids in the marionettes, "He" successfully hid underground and avoided the lightning bombardment.
And at that moment, the independent "kingdom" created by the "curtain" had completely collapsed, but the wish made by the Dark Demonic Wolf hadn't completely faded. The return of godhood still needed some time.
Without any hesitation, both parties engaged in an intense battle once again.
Kotar made the "curtain" that had shrunk into a ball fly up and drape it over his body, so as to prevent the Wraith from forcefully "possessing" him. After all, "He" only had three marionettes left. Of course, this way, "He" wouldn't be able to switch positions with the marionettes.
At the same time, Reinette Tinekerr left the gold coin in Klein's pocket and floated towards the eight-legged demonic wolf.
"His" arms suddenly expanded, and short gray hair grew on the back of "His" hands. His nails became long, sharp, and strong.
Werewolf Transformation!
This evil thing that resembled a rag doll turned into a gigantic "werewolf". It constantly moved at high speeds, brandishing its sharp claws as it engaged in an intense battle with the mountain-like Dark Demonic Wolf.
Amidst the clashing sounds, Klein was attacked by Kotar's remaining three marionettes.
One of them raised his head and roared, letting his short brown hair burst through his clothes. In an instant, he transformed into a terrifying giant bear that was as tall as two people. One squatted down and pressed his palms on the ground, while the other raised his right hand and pulled his hair down.
At this moment, a tide of crimson flames gushed out of Klein's clothes and instantly engulfed him.
His figure immediately appeared in a clump of flames beside him. Then, he jumped out, raised his cane, and charged straight at the gigantic "brown bear."
And where he was originally at, dark green mutated vines pierced through the ground and grew crazily, stirring the remnant flames in the middle. Tap! Tap!
Tap! Tap!
The gigantic "brown bear" didn't back down. With heavy footsteps, it charged at Klein like a high-speed steam locomotive. It opened its arms in an attempt to give him a "passionate" hug, one that could crush all his bones and squeeze his chest together. Tap!
Tap! Tap!
Klein, whose black trench coat fluttered backward, similarly didn't back down. Just as he was about to collide with the gigantic "brown bear."
Suddenly, he exerted strength with his left foot and twisted his waist, forcefully leaping up and flying diagonally above the "brown bear."
Pa!
When the two intersected, Klein swung his black cane down and struck the "brown bear" in the shoulder.
Normally, such an attack wouldn't be able to harm the thick-furred "brown bear," but Klein was using the Staff of the Stars. Its physical attacks would produce random mutations or all kinds of strange effects.
Of course, under the suppression of the God of Wishes, these mutations and effects wouldn't exceed the equivalent of a Sequence 4 Beyonder power.
Pa!
Amidst the echo of the cane's strike, the gigantic "brown bear" split diagonally from its shoulder. The headless half of it "moved" more than ten meters away, while the remaining part remained in its original spot.
Whoosh. The "brown bear"'s organs and blood flowed to the ground, creating a rather horrifying scene.
However, the "brown bear" wasn't dead yet. His two halves squirmed as he struggled to stabilize his center of gravity and continue attacking.
As a marionette, he was essentially dead. Such damage wasn't much.
At this moment, Klein had already jumped behind the "brown bear," his feet on the ground.
Another wave of scarlet flames gushed out and engulfed his figure.
A flame that was about to be extinguished soared up as Klein leaped out and arrived near the marionette who had his palms pressed on the ground.
Wearing a silk top hat, he ran past and waved his cane to the side without turning his head.
Pa!
The marionette's body emitted golden flames as his figure instantly vanished.
A stream of flames soared into the sky as the marionette jumped down. However, the golden flames didn't extinguish as they quickly burned him to ashes.
Klein didn't even look over as he rushed in front of the marionette who had plucked out a handful of hair.
The marionette immediately threw out the hair in his hand.
These strands of hair burned on their own, emitting a raven-black gas that alerted Klein's spirituality.
Poison!
A poison with unknown effects!
With a creak, Klein relied on his Clown powers to forcefully stop. Using his body's inertia, he extended his black cane forward.
In his mind, all sorts of thoughts frantically reorganized themselves, quickly forming a scene.
Before this operation, Klein had sought Miss Justice's help to perform a certain level of hypnosis on himself. It made it so that when he was subconsciously thinking, his brain wouldn't be able to form a picture. Only a single thought would resonate, and he had to actively control it to construct a scene. This allowed him to use the Staff of the Stars for a longer period of time without being affected by the negative effects. As for the drawbacks of such a way of thinking, Klein felt that it was bearable under the predetermined conditions.
Silently, the gem embedded in the Staff of the Stars lit up. A pure, blinding, and holy pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping the raven-black gas and the corresponding marionette.
The poison quickly melted under the burning of the Sun. It was the same for the marionette.
While Klein's eyes still had the remnant glow, his body instinctively turned around and aimed the Staff of the Stars at the brown bear that had split into two.
Silver-white lightning flashed as the two halves of the brown bear's body finally collapsed, unable to get up again.
In just a few seconds, Klein had finished off the remaining marionettes of the Dark Demonic Wolf.
After the abnormality in Sefirah Castle, be it him or the God of Wishes, time had become abnormally tight. No one was willing to delay because it wouldn't be long before the True Creator, Angel of Time Amon, and the other high-level existences of the Forsaken Land of the Gods would descend.
Upon seeing this, Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar's body suddenly trembled as he threw out the translucent velvet "curtain."
The "curtain" first vanished into thin air before suddenly appearing behind Klein. Just as his spirituality sensed it, it enveloped him and enveloped him!
Klein's vision immediately darkened as he felt his thoughts suddenly turn sluggish. One by one, the Spirit Body Threads were inoculated onto the "curtain."
He attempted to use Flaming Jump, soften his bones, and use the Staff of the Stars, but he was unable to succeed due to this abnormal state.
The black velvet "curtain" wrapped tighter and tighter, causing Klein's eyes, nose, and mouth to protrude, as though it was about to create a brand new "person."
Reinette Tinekerr immediately "Jumped" and appeared on the translucent "curtain," forcing it to separate from Klein's body and move to the other side.
The Dark Demonic Wolf took the opportunity to raise its neck and let out a roar.
The "curtain" stood up as though it had become a cloak draped over an invisible person.
A terrifying suction force was born from it, causing Klein and Reinette Tinekerr's Spirit Body Threads to float over uncontrollably.
If they didn't have the corresponding Beyonder powers, it might only take three to four seconds for their Spirit Body Threads to fuse with the "cloak," and they would become its marionette.
Thankfully, Klein was a Marionettist himself. He immediately focused and controlled his and Miss Messenger's Spirit Body Threads. Learning from Zaratul's method, he made them circle around him and return to their original positions, forming one circle after another.
"Roar!"
The Dark Demonic Wolf spat out a blob of air, causing it to blast at Klein like a cannonball.
As he was focused on controlling his and Miss Messenger's Spirit Body Threads, Klein could only barely dodge. Just as he was about to be hit, Reinette Tinekerr floated over and stood in front of him.
Boom!
Reinette Tinekerr's blonde hair scattered down as a few of the evil vines that wrapped around "Her" body snapped.
The Dark Demonic Wolf's subsequent actions didn't stop. Taking advantage of the "curtain" crazily pulling at the target's Spirit Body Threads, it launched attack after attack at Klein, forcing Reinette Tinekerr to forcefully block it. This made this tough Ancient Bane falter under the attacks of the claws, air blobs, and flames. Obvious wounds appeared on "Her" body, making it seem like she couldn't last much longer.
At this critical moment, as he controlled his Spirit Body Threads to resist the "curtain's" attraction, he reached into his pocket in a sluggish manner and took out another iron cigar case.
The seal was removed and the box opened. Inside lay a gold coin. There was also a wraith on the surface of the gold coin.
This was a blurry female wraith. It was a true undead creature, not a Wraith of the Mutant pathway.
It was the strongest trump card that Klein had prepared. Previously, as he was in an independent state that wasn't connected to the outside world, he didn't use it. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to obtain the desired effects. Only when the "curtain" attacked him and Miss Messenger did he feel that his opportunity had arrived.
As the box opened, the wraith suddenly jumped onto the surface of a glass fragment. There were black, illusory tubes on her body that extended into infinity. It was unknown where they connected to.
This was the symbol of Artificial Death.
And Artificial Death was now equivalent to the Evernight Goddess!
This trump card of Klein's was to replicate the Evernight Goddess's use of the God of Glory, Bladel's corpse, to destroy Amon's attempt to snatch Sefirah Castle.
For this, he deliberately found a wraith monster in the Forsaken Land of the Gods and imprisoned it, placing it together with the White Feathers that originated from the Artificial Death Project that he had summoned from the fog of history.
Through Klein's repeated experiments and his special trip back to Baekeland to pray, the Wraith finally established a certain connection with Artificial Death, allowing the Evernight Goddess to use it to exert a relatively low level of influence!
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