Countless glimmers came at him, and the chaotic murmurs of millions of people poured into his ears. However, Klein didn't care about any of this. The Clown's ability told him that his spirit body was being engulfed by a rapidly expanding and spreading black shadow.
The black shadow was a huge cross, and there seemed to be a person hanging upside down on it!
Kacha!
The chaotic and terrifying storm of thoughts turned outwards and became unified. Hood Eugen's "Spiritual World" disintegrated inch by inch.
Klein realized that he was flying at the highest speed he could reach during the experiment that day. His spirit body had become significantly stronger after temporarily absorbing some of the power from the mysterious space above the gray fog!
Just as the black shadow of the cross was about to engulf him, he rushed out of the hazy "World" and sensed his own body.
Skillfully descending, Hood Eugen's lanky face and messy yellow hair appeared in Klein's eyes. He also saw the three candles burning quietly on the windowsill.
He broke free from his psychic state in time!
In that instant, he saw black scales grow on Hood Eugen's face. His blank pupils turned vertical, and he became unusually cold and ruthless.
Oh no! He's going to lose control! Klein's pupils constricted, but before he could react, he saw a figure in a knee-length black trench coat and a silk top hat of the same color walk in front of Hood Eugen. The figure raised the custom-made revolver in his hand and pressed it against Hood Eugen's head.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Dunn Smith pulled the trigger five times. Hood Eugen's head swelled up like a watermelon falling to the ground from a high place. Red and white blood sprayed into every corner of the room.
He had taken care of Hood Eugen before he completely lost control!
Klein's face and body were covered in blood and dirt. He stared at Dunn Smith in a daze, feeling that his captain was very handsome at that moment.
As long as he doesn't talk about his memory, Captain is very trustworthy … he praised him in his heart.
"What happened?" Dunn put away his revolver and watched Hood Eugen's nearly headless body slowly fall to the ground.
Just as Klein was about to organize his words, he saw the body turn into a pile of bloody flesh and the hospital gown that covered it in a few breaths. It seemed that even the most basic structure had been destroyed.
Only a few complete items were left on Hood Eugen's body. One was a few dozen scales that shone with a faint black light, and the other was his heart that had been dyed light blue and had become crystal clear.
The heart was flowing with dreamy colors, like a diamond being illuminated by the light.
Sometimes it made people quiet, sometimes it made people mad, sometimes it made people tense, sometimes it made them chaotic, but other than that, there was nothing special about it.
"This should be a controllable item." Dunn put away the revolver, took out the black glove, and put it on his right hand. Then, he squatted down and picked up the crystalline heart.
An item that can be controlled … According to what the Captain previously said, this can be used as the main ingredient for the Sequence 7 Psychiatrist formula … However, will this make it easier for Beyonders who advance because of this to lose control? Klein took out a handkerchief and wiped the bloodstains on his face and body. He also took back the specially made tarot cards and cleaned their surfaces.
He looked at the ground and asked curiously,
"What are these black scales?"
"This is a material that has been tainted with a certain amount of extraordinary power. It can be used to create items with long-lasting effects. For example, our demon hunting bullets' ability to harm undead and other monsters will be significantly reduced after three months, leaving only a little demon-hunting characteristic of the material. If we use similar black scales as the material, the effect will last for a year or even two years, and the effect will be even better. Of course, due to the problem of the characteristic, these black scales are clearly not suitable to be used to make demon hunting bullets." Dunn explained as he took the paper from Klein. He wrapped the light blue heart and the black scales.
"It's like a part of a Beyonder species that can be used as a potion's main ingredient?" Klein asked as an example.
Dunn straightened his body and nodded slightly.
"Yes."
If I lose control, I'll really become a monster … Klein sighed. While the room was still sealed by the wall of spirituality, he hurriedly recounted his encounter.
"When I was communicating with Hood Eugen's spirit, I saw a shadow similar to the True Creator in his mind. However, it was different. It wasn't a giant tied up and hung upside down, nor was it the eye behind the curtain of shadows. It was similar to the one you saw in Hanass Vincent's dream, Captain."
Hanass Vincent was a member of the Aurora Order. As Selena had peeked at his incantation and performed a complete magic mirror divination, he was investigated by the Nighthawks.
And in his dream, Dunn Smith saw a scene that was close to the True Creator, but it was different from the widely circulated image of the True Creator. In the end, one was injured, and the other died mysteriously.
As for what happened before, Klein had already expected it when Hood Eugen flipped over the tarot card, The Hanging Man. However, he didn't expect it to happen in such a manner. Of course, it was considered an indirect contact. It couldn't be compared to him directly peeking at the Eternal Blazing Sun. The worst outcome was that he would be injured or slightly corrupted.
Upon hearing Klein's description, Dunn's expression turned solemn.
He furrowed his brows slightly and said in a low voice,
He frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "A huge cross, black nails, and a naked, blood-stained man hanging upside down?"
"I didn't see it too clearly. That's why I wasn't injured. I only noticed the huge cross and the figure that seemed to be hanging upside down," Klein answered tactfully.
He was only focused on "running" back then …
Dunn nodded as though he was in deep thought.
"Lanevus's visit to Hood Eugen has something to do with the True Creator? It has something to do with the Aurora Order? "
Klein hurriedly described the conversation and the scenes he had seen during the spirit channeling. Finally, he said, "That's right.
Finally, he said, "… Lanevus used the 'acting method' to tempt Hood Eugen. It's the so-called immortal godhood, but I can't understand why he would say that this is the worst of times, and also the best of times. Hmm, perhaps this is the unique speaking style of a Swindler?"
"… The help Hood Eugen provided involves a sinister, dark altar … I suspect that Lanevus is plotting something terrifying …"
As he spoke, his heart stirred.
"Captain, do you remember the letter to Mr. Z? The letter from the Aurora Order member I killed! "
"In the letter, he said that when the time is right, it seems to be some doomsday, he will sacrifice all the lambs in Tingen to the so-called Lord. Could this have something to do with Lanevus's plot? "
"Could Lanevus be the Aurora Order's Mr. Z?"
Dunn Smith thought carefully and said, "I don't think so.
Lanevus can't be Mr. Z. Otherwise, he wouldn't have set up a fake steel company to cheat others of their money while he was working on the Aurora Order's official business. This would make his main mission full of variables. Hmm, if there were any accidents with the operation of the steel company, he would be exposed to the police and us. He would have no choice but to flee Tingen and stop his plan. "
"Of course, if he were a complete lunatic, it would be normal for him to do anything illogical."
"But from the way he set up the scam and calmly took away the money, he isn't really a lunatic."
"That's why I don't think he's the Aurora Order's Mr. Z. Of course, it's very possible that he's involved in the matter mentioned in the letter, the matter of sacrificing all the lambs in Tingen to the so-called Lord."
At this point, Dunn paused for a moment and paced back and forth.
"This matter might be rather serious. We have to re-investigate Lanevus and try to find some clues. Hmm, we'll clean up the scene and cover up the traces here. We'll let everyone know that Hood Eugen is dead, but we won't be able to figure out who killed him. This way, the Psychological Alchemy or other Beyonders who pay attention to the asylum will jump out. They might know something."
"The Lanevus scam is either still in the hands of the police department, or it has already been transferred to the Mandated Punishers. We'll use the clues we obtained while investigating the Aurora Order as an excuse to intervene in this case. We'll work with the Mandated Punishers and the Machinery Hivemind to gather all of Tingen's forces and carefully investigate the people and items related to Lanevus. If necessary, we'll seek assistance from the Baekeland diocese and the Holy Cathedral!"
After saying that, Dunn turned his head and looked at Klein. He deliberated for a moment before saying,
After some deliberation, he said, "Is there anything you want to add?"
Captain, you've said everything … Klein shook his head solemnly.
"No!"
He seized the moment and used ritualistic magic to remove the necessary traces with the help of the simple altar that had yet to be cleaned up. This was to ensure that under normal circumstances, no one would be able to find out that he and the Captain had killed Hood Eugen.
Then, he put away the materials, extinguished the candles, removed the wall of spirituality, and left the ward silently with Dunn Smith. They climbed out of the asylum.
"Go back and rest." Dunn stood in a corner of the wall without any streetlights. He pressed down on his black silk top hat and said, "Many things can only be carried out tomorrow."
"Alright." Klein wasn't a Sleepless who only slept two to three hours a day. He immediately bade farewell and left. He took the Nighthawks' exclusive carriage that was waiting nearby and returned to Daffodil Street.
Before he entered the carriage, he looked back and saw that the Captain was still standing in the darkness where even the moonlight was blocked. He seemed to be thinking about something quietly.
The streets were deserted in the wee hours of the morning. The carriage sped along, sometimes going straight and sometimes making turns.
Klein was pondering over the matter regarding Lanevus when he suddenly fell into a trance.
He saw the colors in front of him suddenly become richer. The red became redder, and the black became darker. It was like an abstract oil painting.
Everything around him slowed down, and the carriage seemed to have entered a strange World.
Klein grabbed the Flaring Sun Charm and pulled out his revolver.
At that moment, a huge skeletal hand reached in through the carriage's window and threw a folded letter.
As the hand retracted and disappeared, the scene that resembled an oil painting suddenly returned to normal. The carriage was still driving steadily on the street.
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