Klein exited the heavy safe and only calmed down when he realized that there was nothing wrong with it.
That white bone statue is very sinister … Although it's not dangerous, it makes me feel uneasy … Could it be the so-called Primordial Demoness? The evil deity that's on par with the Hidden Sage, Dark Side of the Universe, and the True Creator? Klein recalled his conjecture about Madam Sharon and immediately understood which existence the white bone statue could represent.
Just as he was thinking, his spirituality suddenly stirred, and he had a bad feeling.
Klein quickly flew to the window with complicated patterns and looked at the road outside the house. He saw a carriage quickly and steadily driving towards the main entrance under the illumination of the gas lamps.
Madam Sharon is back? His heart stirred, and he figured out the source of his premonition of danger.
Considering that Trissy had only become a woman after becoming a Sequence 8 Instigator and was likely a Sequence 7, and that Madam Sharon had been active in Tingen's upper-class social circle for many years and was likely stronger than Trissy, Klein didn't dare to take the risk with the Flaring Sun Charm and Aztec's copper whistle. Rationally, he decided to retreat.
This was because there was a limit to the number of Sealed Artifacts he could use. Furthermore, he didn't know how long it would take to trick the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem out again. It wasn't a critical juncture, nor was there no other way. Klein didn't want to waste it. Furthermore, he would be faced with the problem of how to explain himself afterwards.
He couldn't possibly tell Dunn that a kind-hearted powerhouse happened to pass by and helped him, right?
As for why he didn't use Aztec's copper whistle, it was because Klein wasn't sure if the summoned messenger had combat strength. What if it only looked fierce and only knew how to deliver letters?
The things I found just now are enough for a Nighthawk team to be mobilized. Why should I fight Madam Sharon alone? I could have beaten her up as a group! Klein emphasized in his heart and ended the summoning. He whooshed back above the gray fog and enveloped himself with spirituality before returning to his body in the real World.
He quickly extinguished the candle and removed the wall of spirituality. He dashed out of Madam Sharon's bedroom and returned the way he came. However, there was no time to restore the latch to the balcony door.
He slid down the water pipe and climbed out of the garden from the wall opposite to the main entrance. Klein sneaked all the way to the next block before taking an expensive night rental carriage to Zouteland Street.
…
Madam Sharon slowly returned to the second floor in her black dress. She dismissed the maidservant and opened the door to her bedroom.
Her pure and watery eyes suddenly froze, reflecting strands of nearly transparent, barely visible filaments. They did not have the luster of spirituality and were like the hair of a diseased human. If one did not know of the existence of these things in advance or had very special eyes, no one would be able to discover them.
At this moment, those thin threads were all broken and fell to the ground.
Madam Sharon squinted her eyes and looked at the heavy gray safe.
…
36 Zouteland Street, Blackthorn Security Company.
Dunn, who was leisurely reading the newspaper with his legs crossed, looked at Klein, who had appeared at the door of his office, with an odd expression. He sighed silently.
"Weren't you going to try infiltrating Madam Sharon's house tonight to conduct a preliminary search?"
"… Did you discover a problem?"
Klein nodded solemnly.
"Yes."
"I suspect that Madam Sharon is a member of the Demoness Sect."
"A member of the Demoness Sect?" Dunn put down the newspaper and mulled over the phrase. He asked solemnly, "What did you discover?"
Klein did not sit down. He leaned forward and placed his hands on the edge of the desk.
"I first saw a picture of a young man, but he looked very similar to Madam Sharon."
If he were to change into female clothing, put on makeup, beautify, and Photoshop, he would look like Madam Sharon … Klein could not help but lampoon inwardly.
"Similar to Instigator Trissy?" Dunn's gray eyes flickered as he came to a realization.
They had previously determined that Trissy was a member of the Demoness Sect.
"Yes." Klein nodded with mixed feelings. He changed the topic and said, "Later, I used divination skills and found a white bone sculpture in Madam Sharon's safe in my dream. It was a beautiful woman, but her hair reached her ankles. Each strand was as thick as a venomous snake, and there were eyes at the top. It was rather strange. Captain, isn't this the image of the Primordial Demoness?"
Due to the lack of security clearance, he had very little information on the Demoness Sect.
Dunn thought for a moment and nodded solemnly.
"This is the image of the Primordial Demoness."
"We have to take action immediately and restrain Madam Sharon."
Klein immediately agreed, "Yes, if Madam Sharon is a Mid-Sequence Beyonder of the Demoness Sect, I don't think she wouldn't have noticed that someone had infiltrated her bedroom."
At this moment, he suddenly had a doubt and blurted out, "What's wrong?
He blurted out, "Captain, why don't the seven orthodox deities have concrete images and only use symbols to represent them? But the evil deities I've come into contact with all have humanoid appearances. The True Creator is like that, and so is the Primordial Demoness. Is this one of the differences between orthodox deities and evil deities?"
Why is there such a difference? Klein silently added another question, but he wisely didn't say it out loud.
"This is the difference between orthodox deities and evil deities." Dunn gave an affirmative answer, then he got up and walked to the coat rack. "We can't delay any longer. I'm worried that Madam Sharon will escape."
At this point, Dunn paused.
"Call Kenley. The three of us will take action. We can apply for a Sealed Artifact. Madam Sharon might not only be a Sequence 7."
Captain, that's wise of you! Klein answered without hesitation, "That's right.
"Alright."
Then, he asked curiously, "Captain, which Sealed Artifact do you want to use?"
"Captain, which Sealed Artifact do you want to use?"
Dunn recalled and deliberated for more than ten seconds.
"3-0217."
As there weren't many Sealed Artifacts behind Chanis Gate in Tingen City, Klein quickly remembered what the Captain wanted to apply for.
"Number: 0217."
"Name: Spirit Medium's Mirror."
"Danger Level: 3. There's a certain level of danger. Use with caution. Only operations involving three or more people can apply."
"Security Clearance Level: Official Nighthawks and above."
"Sealing Method: Placed in darkness without light."
"Description: The back of this mirror is coated with mercury. There are three small cracks on the front."
"When the first investigator looked at the mirror, he saw a long-haired, crying woman. Then, he saw the woman climb out of the mirror."
"According to many experiments, the image reflected in the mirror is different most of the time. Even if the same person looks at it repeatedly, they will encounter different things. The danger levels are different, but the person looking at the mirror is always prioritized."
"Among them, the most dangerous situation is seeing yourself."
"If no one looks at this mirror, under the premise of light, it will automatically produce an image every three hours."
"It doesn't have the characteristics of being alive."
"Appendix: This mirror originally belonged to a Spirit Medium. It was a very ordinary mirror, until one day, this Spirit Medium strangely committed suicide while looking at it."
Indeed, behind Tingen City's Chanis Gate, there aren't many Sealed Artifacts that can be used for battles between Beyonders. 3-0217 is a good choice … Klein didn't say anything else. He immediately ran to the Nighthawks' recreation room and shouted for Sleepless Kenley.
Tonight, Royale would be on duty at Chanis Gate, while Leonard would rest. Seeka Tron would patrol Raphael Cemetery and other places. The new members would only arrive on Sunday, so Dunn could only choose between Frye and Kenley. Considering that Madam Sharon belonged to the Demoness Sect and didn't have much to do with the dead, he chose the latter.
After a few minutes, Dunn returned from underground with a mirror wrapped in a thick black cloth in his hand.
To be honest, if I didn't know beforehand, I wouldn't have been able to tell that it's a mirror. There's no part of it that's exposed … Klein and the short Kenley went forward.
"You'll be in charge of using Sealed Artifact 3-0217." Dunn handed the mirror to Kenley.
Upon seeing this, Klein suddenly realized that he was a Sequence 8 Beyonder, and he had the ability to fight head-on. He couldn't just hide in the corner and provide support.
Man, I'm a little nervous … He touched the Slumber Charm and other items in his pocket to make sure that he was prepared.
The only problem is that I didn't bring my cane to make it easier to climb. Yes, I can borrow Kenley's. He has a mirror and a pistol. That's enough. As Klein was deep in thought, the three of them went downstairs and took a rental carriage to Olsna Street.
Along the way, Kenley glanced at Sealed Artifact 3-0217 in his hand and said with a taut expression, "That's right.
He said with a slightly tense expression, "This is my first time participating in such a dangerous operation."
Under normal circumstances, Nighthawks wouldn't use Sealed Artifacts when dealing with Beyonder matters.
Previously, when they went to Morse Town to resolve the supernatural incident, they had applied for the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem to prevent any accidents from happening. As it was too far away, the rescue wouldn't be able to make it in time. But this time, the target was almost certain to be a Mid-Sequence Beyonder!
"Don't worry. Perhaps Madam Sharon has already escaped," Klein said with a smile.
Frankly speaking, he wasn't any less nervous than Kenley.
Dunn rolled his gray eyes and looked at him helplessly.
"Let's try our best not to let Madam Sharon escape."
…
Twenty minutes later, the three Nighthawks arrived at Olsna Street. They saw the garden and Madam Sharon's house in the darkness. They were quietly lying there as if nothing had happened.
Klein took out the spirit pendulum from his left wrist and quickly did a divination.
"There's danger inside."
"There's danger inside."
…
After repeating it seven times, he opened his eyes and saw that the topaz pendant was spinning clockwise. The amplitude and speed were medium.
This meant that there was danger inside. It wasn't high, but it wasn't low either!
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