Inside the Rice Circus's small theater.
As long as it felt familiar, it wasn't a problem for a Seer not to recall it. Klein nudged the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, leaned back slightly, and muttered a few words almost silently.
Following that, he pretended to close his eyes for more than ten seconds, but in fact, with the help of Cogitation, he quickly fell asleep and received a notification from the dream.
It was a rather dim room. There was only one candle flickering on the coffee table. The people sitting around were all wearing black hooded robes and iron masks that only covered the upper half of their faces.
After deliberately rubbing his eyebrows, Klein opened his eyes and continued watching the beast taming performance.
He had already interpreted the revelation and understood the source of the sense of familiarity.
The scene in the dream was the Beyonder gathering held by Old Mister Eye of Wisdom.
There was an Apothecary who also had a chubby face. He liked to use sarcasm to remind others. He was clearly a kind-hearted fellow, but he always gave people the feeling that he deserved a beating.
Could it be that Apothecary? It doesn't seem like it. When did he know how to tame beasts … According to the internal records of the Nighthawks, the Spirit Vision of an Apothecary isn't like the Seer pathway, which can distinguish the color of emotions in detail. Yes, they do have their own specialties when it comes to aura colors … Klein's thoughts slowly dispersed, but it didn't affect him from enjoying the performance on stage.
In his Spirit Vision, the black bear, tiger, and curly-haired baboon's emotional colors were indeed unstable. With a certain degree of stimulation, it was very likely that they would explode on the spot. This also indirectly confirmed that the chubby man who had just spoken wasn't causing trouble. He seemed to be able to read the thoughts of the three animals and understand their impulses.
With his reminder, even though the Beast Tamer was enraged and his expression darkened, he still instinctively softened his movements and became much more careful. The performance ended smoothly.
After that, there was a simple but comical play. Magicians only came up to perform after it was over.
The magician was wearing a tuxedo, a bow tie of the same color, and a tall and big top hat. As soon as he came up, he spewed fire from his mouth, which immediately caused the audience in the venue to cheer and applaud.
It's a very simple technique … Klein, who had excellent eyesight and had watched many magic teaching programs, understood the key with just a glance.
Following that, the Magicians performed the classic tricks of escaping from the locked box, taking off the hat and flying pigeons, taking out flowers, card tricks, and so on. Klein thought that he could easily see through every trick, but he was surprised to find that at some point, he didn't learn anything at all. His attention was drawn to the part that the Magician wanted, and he neglected the key details.
He clearly doesn't have any Beyonder powers, but his techniques are still able to fool my eyes. Yes, the key is his grasp of attention … Magicians's second rule is to fully divert the target's attention to achieve the desired effect? Klein made a guess in his heart, but he didn't know if it was right or wrong.
This would require feedback through "acting."
At this moment, the performance of the Magicians came to an end. The audience did not hesitate to give them warm applause and cheers. The atmosphere in the venue reached its peak in the afternoon.
Heh heh, the third rule. Magicians's performance needs to be applauded by the audience? Klein muttered to himself in a half-joking and half-guessing manner.
After three o 'clock, he tugged at the collar of his black double-breasted frock coat, got up, and left the small theater. He didn't attempt to make contact with the chubby man who was suspected to be an Apothecary. All he did was secretly memorize his appearance. If he were to rashly strike up a conversation with him, it might result in an extreme reaction.
Riding a tracked public carriage, Klein returned to Minsk Street.
The carriage was divided into two levels, with passengers sitting on each level. As usual, Klein chose a seat on the bottom level by the window.
The carriage stopped for a while, and with his eyes half-closed, he suddenly felt his heart palpitate as he recalled the inspiration he had just received. He became clear-headed and rational, as though he had been forcefully invaded by someone in a dream or had his spirit directly channeled.
At this moment, he clearly knew that he was no longer in the real World!
With his rich experience, he pretended to be nonchalant. He looked around and found that the gentleman in a tuxedo and top hat on his left was still flipping through the newspaper. A woman in a light blue dress with two children was scolding disobedient troublemakers. Beside her, there were people chewing on bread and drinking tea … Everything was the same as before.
However, in Klein's Spirit Vision, these passengers didn't emit the corresponding aura or emotional colors!
They don't have Ether Bodies!
They're clearly talking, eating bread, and reading newspapers, but there's no sign of them being alive!
Is this an illusion, or have they suddenly died, and are only moving according to the habits they had when they were alive? Klein tried his best to remain calm as he turned his head to look out the window. He saw carriages and pedestrians coming and going on the street. It was still afternoon.
However, they don't have any aura … As the carriage moved forward slowly, Klein became more and more solemn. He didn't understand what had happened.
He looked down at himself and saw a clear spiritual glow that was completely different from the others around him.
At this moment, he suddenly heard an angry roar, one that didn't sound like it came from a human!
Klein hurriedly looked up and saw a huge black dog on the street.
Its sharp white teeth were stained with traces of blood and rust. It was the Giant Demon Dog, the Giant Demon Dog that had committed countless murders!
The black dog rapidly expanded into a tall Devil. It had bat-like wings on its back, and goat horns covered in mysterious patterns grew from its head. It looked up at the sky and let out a filthy Devil word.
"Fallen!"
Almost at the same time it spoke, Klein confirmed that it was real. This was because it had aura and emotional colors. It was emitting a strong spiritual glow!
Along with the howl of the demonic dog, several illusionary pedestrians in the surroundings suddenly exploded, turning into black mist that filled the air and obscured everyone's vision.
However, Klein could vaguely see that there were many "real people" with aura colors in the air and around him. They were using Beyonder powers that emitted a spiritual glow.
What's going on? Ordinary people are illusory, but Beyonders are real … Did the Nighthawks and Mandated Punishers find the gigantic Devil dog and use a special Sealed Artifact to create a combat environment that won't disturb the real World? That Sealed Artifact only targets Beyonders and is ineffective against ordinary people? So, I just happened to be passing by, and I was unfortunately pulled in? Klein's thoughts raced as he roughly guessed what had happened to him.
This is really a baffling disaster … Just as he was feeling wistful, he suddenly heard a scream. It was a shrill scream, a loud scream.
The surrounding black gas that blocked his vision suddenly dispersed, and the gigantic Devil dog fell heavily to the ground. Its body split into two vertically, and all the light in the air was focused on something, making it look like a pure moon that illuminated the dark environment.
The gigantic Devil dog tenaciously roared again, and its body suddenly exploded. Using its soul and flesh as fuel, it ignited a flame that soared into the sky that was intertwined with light blue and scarlet.
However, the flames lost all their brightness in midair as they were absorbed by the bright moon-like object.
It disappeared without a trace, and the gigantic Devil dog died just like that. Not even a speck of it was left.
How powerful … Just as Klein was feeling wistful, he suddenly thought of something. Would the official powerhouses discover that there was a wild Beyonder in the carriage he was in, one that was different from the illusory people around him!?
His heart tightened, and his scalp went numb as he took out a paper figurine. With a shake of his hand, he shook it into himself, a version of himself without any aura or emotions.
As for himself, he used the uniqueness of the Substitution Spell to hide in the shadow of the paper figurine.
At this moment, Klein heard a soft snort from the street on the other side of the carriage.
This snort was filled with obvious anger and indignation.
Who is it? It doesn't sound like the voice of an official Beyonder … Klein was puzzled, but he didn't dare remove the Substitution Spell and peeked his head out to take a look.
Following that, a few gazes swept past him one after another without stopping for too long.
When all of this faded, Klein saw cracks appear in the void around him, shattering like glass.
Then, the feeling of reality hit him, and he clearly knew that he had returned to the real World.
He quietly removed the Substitution Spell and sat back in his seat. The passengers in the carriage either read the newspapers, nibbled at the bread, or scolded the children. It was no different from before.
But in Klein's eyes, they had regained their aura and emotions.
In addition, compared to before, the tracked carriage had clearly moved a distance forward.
From the looks of it, in that special battle environment, time and scene are synchronized with reality. If the battle had lasted longer, the carriage might have driven out of the area of influence, leaving me alone there. Alone there … That would have obviously exposed me … Fortunately, Baekeland is the Capital of Capitals, the Land of Hope. The three Churches have High-Sequence Beyonders here … Klein thought with some lingering fear.
He originally believed that even if he locked onto the target, the Nighthawks and Mandated Punishers would need to spend a few days to find the black Devil dog. Furthermore, there was a prerequisite — the other party hadn't left Baekeland. This was certain, because leaving Baekeland was equivalent to leaving the ritual's range, and the advancement would fail. And to a Devil, the negative effects of the ritual's failure would likely cause them, who were struggling on the edge of bloodlust, to lose control.
Who knew that in just one night and half a day, the Devil dog would be discovered, executed, and purified!
It was terrifying! This is Baekeland … This is the true strength of the three Churches! A Sequence 6 Beyonder who was about to advance only exposed his identity and left behind an insignificant trace, yet he was quickly found and easily killed … This is a Devil that can detect danger ahead of time! It looks like some Sealed Artifacts happen to restrain this … In the future, I have to be more cautious and careful! Klein felt that he had learned a profound lesson.
At this moment, he recalled the strange grunt he had heard.
It seems to be the companion of the Devil dog? Its owner? He actually wasn't discovered. Perhaps the final self-destruction of the Devil dog was secretly controlled by him … Of course, it's also possible that he's a member of a secret organization that's dissatisfied with the official Beyonders … Klein suddenly looked at the window opposite the carriage and saw that the passersby outside were all ordinary. They were either wearing woolen coats, half top hats, or brightly colored dresses. There was nothing wrong with them.
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