In the current era, in this World, faith in gods was common, and the only difference was which god they believed in. Therefore, even if Roy, Pasha, and the others did not understand the meaning of the term angel in mysticism, they had more or less heard legends about angels from priests, bishops, and the elders around them. They knew that angels were the servants of gods and were powerful creatures qualified to be called 'them'. Their every move could create miracles, and ordinary people could not compare to them.
In the hearts of these four Beyonders, angels were holy spirits of another World on another level. Under normal circumstances, they lived in a divine kingdom and wouldn't descend into the real world. They could be treated as true legends, and there was no need to consider "Their" actual significance. Just like in the wars they had experienced before, although there would occasionally be Beyonders who left them horrified, they definitely wouldn't make them think of angels.
The two were not on the same level at all!
But today, a wandering, mysterious "sorcerer" told them that the chief patriarch of the Church of the God of War was an angel who walked on earth.
Phil and the others believed in the gentleman who had displayed many miracles from the bottom of their hearts. Firstly, the other party had fulfilled their wishes and was sufficiently friendly. Secondly, they didn't believe that they had the right to be deceived in such matters. To them, it didn't matter if the chief shepherd was an angel or an abnormally powerful Beyonder.
"The truth of this world is far beyond our imagination …" Pasha's mind once again flashed the words that she often said.
Roy, on the other hand, connected the dots.
He remembered that the lady that Mr. Magician had invited out of thin air had said that she was tracking the chief shepherd of the Church of the God of Combat. Furthermore, she seemed to be qualified to see the Evernight Goddess's oracle.
To be able to track an angel, it can only be another angel … Judging from Mr. Magician's performance in front of that lady, his status shouldn't be too far off … Roy hurriedly retracted his gaze from Klein's back, not daring to look at him directly.
He looked around and found that Phil seemed to have a similar guess. An extremely complicated expression appeared on his pale face due to the loss of blood.
Biles held his breath and spoke after a few seconds.
"No wonder Belltaine underwent such an inexplicable change …"
"Now is not the time to feel emotional about this. Let's go, the curfew is about to take effect." Klein reminded with a smile without any nervousness.
Pasha hurriedly looked at the notice board again and imprinted the complete content of the curfew order into her mind.
"… From eight o 'clock at night to eight o' clock in the morning, it is strictly forbidden to walk or gather outdoors …"
"Where should we go?" she blurted out.
Under the dual restrictions of the curfew and the crime of trespassing, they seemed to have no choice but to accept the punishment.
Klein smiled.
"However, walking and gathering outdoors are strictly prohibited."
As he spoke, he tapped the manhole cover beside him with his foot.
Biles's eyes lit up.
"That's right, it didn't say that we can't go through the sewers!
"Previously, in places with curfews, the homeless people would hide in the sewers or abandoned buildings."
Roy and the others no longer hesitated. They immediately stepped forward and used their advantage in strength to push open the manhole cover and climb into the sewer.
In the darkness, a dim yellow light lit up, and a lantern appeared in Klein's hand.
As he followed the magical "magician" forward, Phil said thoughtfully, "That's right.
We can go to the hotel next.
"Biles is a local, so he won't be attacked. We can get a suite. Then, we can climb in through the window from the outside. As we have the owner's permission, it won't be considered trespassing.
"This way, we can stay until daybreak and wait for the curfew to be automatically lifted."
"It's an interesting idea, but our goal isn't to survive until daybreak," Klein, who was walking in front with the lantern in hand, replied with a smile.
Roy nodded.
"If we don't do anything and stay in the hotel, the law will increase one by one until it's so detailed that guests can't stay in the hotel rooms."
"Actually, the most interesting thing about that suggestion wasn't that it found a loophole in the restrictions, but that it reminded me of something." Klein turned his body halfway and looked at Biles. "As a local resident of Belltaine, he actually didn't attempt to capture foreigners."
In other words, he wasn't affected by the order on the yellow paper.
This … Pasha and the others looked at Biles warily, their expressions filled with unconcealable puzzlement.
Their encounter just now made them certain that the citizens of Belltaine City had lost their rationality when it came to capturing foreigners.
"I don't know why either …" Biles muttered in confusion.
"Are you still a citizen of Belltaine?" Klein asked casually as he walked in the damp and smelly sewer.
Biles followed behind him and replied with some certainty,
"Of course."
Klein said thoughtfully, "That's right.
"On one hand, you're a citizen of Belltaine City, but on the other hand, you're a standard outsider. These two attributes overlap, and there's a conflict. That's why you're not attacked and your rationality isn't affected."
"If we can create such a 'contradiction', will we be able to escape the restrictions of the rules?" Phil said with excitement.
Pasha shook her head.
"But this kind of 'contradiction' is very difficult to create. At the very least, I can't think of any possibility for now …"
At this point, she suddenly paused and hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"Most importantly, we're far away from the notice board. We have no idea what laws will follow, so there's no way to avoid them."
At that time, he wouldn't dare to do anything!
Klein smiled and said, "Don't worry.
"Don't worry, this mirror can help us see the new content on the notice board."
He casually showed the magic mirror that had slipped into his left palm.
Pasha immediately heaved a sigh of relief before asking in puzzlement,
"Isn't this a crime of voyeurism?"
On the surface of the silver mirror, words that seemed to be dripping with blood appeared:
"Looking at the notice board is like looking at the Sun during the day. There's no need to peep."
Klein retracted the magic mirror and added with a smile, "Besides, it's just an item.
"Besides, this is just an item. How can it be a crime?"
That makes sense … Biles and Phil couldn't help but nod.
After Roy figured it out, he exhaled and asked, "What's the matter?
As a 'book,' it can be anywhere. We can only do a city-wide search, but it's clearly too late. "" Indeed, we don't know where 0-02 is at all. We don't have any clues at all, but there's an existence who knows very well, "Klein replied leisurely as he listened to the footsteps echoing in the sewers.
"Indeed, we have no idea where 0-02 is at all. We don't have any clues, but there's an existence who knows very well," Klein replied leisurely as he listened to the footsteps echoing in the sewers.
Pasha thought of something.
"You mean that Great Archbishop?"
Klein smiled and nodded.
"0-02 is either in 'His' hands, or 'He' has hidden it somewhere. And a 'book' is clearly unable to move on its own. This isn't something that the current rules can help it accomplish."
"But how do we find the chief shepherd?" Biles blurted out.
It was unknown if it was because the magical Mr. Magician was beside him, but he wasn't that afraid of finding the Grounded Angel.
Klein calmly raised his lantern and said,
"As long as 0-02 doesn't give the chief shepherd immunity, 'He' will also have to abide by the laws on the notice.
"'He' is originally from Feysac, and there's no doubt that 'He' isn't a citizen of Belltaine. 'He' is unable to enjoy the treatment of a local. Similarly, although 'He' is an angel from outside and not a foreigner in the narrow sense of the word, 'He' will still be pursued by the citizens. This is something that can be confirmed."
"In short, that chief shepherd has to abide by the curfew. He can't trespass into private residences or hide in public areas that aren't open to the public at night. At the same time, 'He', who is being tracked, shouldn't have a companion with dual attributes like Biles. Where do you think 'He' will be?"
Roy's eyes darted around as he gave a few answers.
"Sewers, cemeteries, cathedrals before midnight, abandoned buildings …"
"You can't enter the cemeteries at night. The abandoned buildings themselves have property rights and belong to a certain person or group," Pasha hurriedly reminded him.
"Yes, when the sewers are restricted, we'll go to the cathedral to find the chief shepherd or wait for 'Him,'" Klein said in a relaxed tone, as though he was deciding on a trivial matter.
Roy, Phil, and the others were a little stunned. They never expected to lock onto a target so easily.
In just a few words of discussion, the whereabouts of an angel had been exposed!
"However, there are several cathedrals in Belltaine. We have to split up to save time. Also, that chief shepherd might rely on the level and strength of an angel to forcefully resist the punishment." When Klein said that, he lowered his head and said to the magic mirror in his palm, "Arrodes, monitor the entire city and pay attention to any abnormalities."
After instructing the magic mirror, Klein once again pulled out Ma 'am Arianna from the fog of history and got "Her" to be in charge of the cathedrals of the Church of Evernight.
After doing these things, he half-turned around and said to Roy, Pasha, and the others, "Don't worry.
"If we still can't find the chief shepherd, it means that 'He' has either left Belltaine and only left 0-02 to stop the enemy, or 'He' has already controlled 0-02 to a certain extent. In short, we can only eliminate it for now."
Roy and the others nodded at the same time and continued to follow Klein in the sewer.
After a few minutes, the ancient silver mirror glowed with aqueous light and reflected an image.
On the noticeboard, there was another piece of white paper with new rules written on it.
"… Due to municipal maintenance, from now on, no living beings are allowed to enter the sewers."
"The speed at which new content is added has increased …" Klein frowned indiscernibly and muttered. He then took out a human-skinned glove from the air.
Following that, he gestured for Pasha and the others to hold hands.
Then, he grabbed one of them by the shoulder and led them out of the sewers, "Teleporting" to the nearest Storm cathedral.
During this process, the four Beyonders first saw the rats and cockroaches in the sewers twitch and die one after another. Then, they were attracted by the strange and abstract spirit world, as though they had undergone some sort of baptism at the mental level.
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