The invisible prison around Parker immediately collapsed, leaving not a trace of it behind.
However, he didn't regain his ability to move. Instead, he slumped to the ground, constantly shivering as if he was still frozen.
This wasn't only the aftereffects of the ghost's touch, but also the effects of Klein directly penetrating his body and damaging his soul.
Parker, who was only a Sequence 8, naturally wasn't able to recover in a short period of time. He couldn't even control his breathing, and he once again inhaled large amounts of the same biological poison as the one in his body.
In his weakened state, the effects of the poison accelerated, and his eyes went blank as he instinctively turned in another direction.
He saw Capim, who was also rolling on the ground, constantly scratching his face and body. He saw the strands of flesh hanging beside the bloodstains, and the white color of his bones.
Parker panted heavily as he struggled to crawl over.
Capim, who was itching to tear off his outer layer of skin, suddenly realized that Parker was crawling over with bloodshot eyes. An ominous feeling flashed in his heart, but he, who couldn't stop scratching, had no way to dodge. He didn't even have the strength to shout "No." All he could do was scream in place of it.
At this moment, Klein, who had escaped the "imprisonment," shouted the word "holy" in ancient Hermes. Then, he rubbed his fingers, and as the dark golden Sun Brooch shimmered, he shot out an Air Bullet.
As soon as the Air Bullet took shape, it was dyed with a holy luster as it headed straight for Harras's face.
This was the Holy Oath provided by the Sun Brooch, and Klein had added holy damage!
Harras had long changed his position, and his movements were abnormally agile. He didn't look like a mage, but more like a combat expert.
As he dodged Klein's Air Bullet, he gestured for Katy to brandish her whip and entangle him.
When Klein's attacks were interrupted and no longer continued, he took out an iron-black metal glove from his pocket and attempted to put it on his left hand.
In his Spirit Body state, even though Klein was facing Harras from the side, he didn't need to use the corner of his eye to see this scene. He immediately flew up, avoided Katy's whip, flew over the chandelier, and lunged at Harras.
When Harras saw this scene, he held the iron-black metal glove and pointed diagonally upwards.
"Exile!"
Klein immediately encountered a majestic and invisible force. His entire Spirit Body was sent flying and slammed into the wall. He slammed into the invisible wall created by "confinement," but he didn't penetrate it.
Seizing this opportunity, Horace put on the iron-black metal glove.
In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have grown a little taller. He was so dignified that he seemed like a great person who could control the lives of others.
The moment Klein was freed from the state of "exile", he was overwhelmed by an unreasonable fear. He couldn't help but want to lower his head and crouch on the ground. He wanted to listen to the guy's every word and obey his every command!
His movements became rather sluggish. His pupils were filled with Lady Katie, who was approaching at high speed.
Pa!
Katie lashed out with her black whip and accurately struck Klein.
The whip passed through his Spirit Body, but it brought Klein considerable pain to his mind. It was as if someone had pressed a red-hot iron on his weakest spot.
He suddenly raised his head and let out a miserable scream.
Catie pulled the revolver in her other hand.
Bang! Bang!
Two bullets with a pale golden glow shot out one after another, hitting Klein's body.
A bright and clear light soared, and the black-armored figure quickly became thin, turning into a paper man. Then, it was quickly burned to ashes.
Klein appeared in a dark corner as the Brooch of Sun in his Spirit Body suffused a dark golden glow.
A warm power instantly filled his body, and the extreme fear that Harras brought him quickly disappeared.
One of the effects of the Brooch of Sun, Fear Immunity!
In just a few dozen seconds of battle, Klein had been forced to use Paper Figurine Substitutes twice.
Although he had done it on purpose, it was enough to show the combined strength of Harras and Katie. It confirmed the results of Klein's divination.
This operation was rather dangerous!
If Parker hadn't been temporarily crippled by the effects of the Biological Poison Bottle and his initial surprise attack, the situation would have been even more dangerous.
And his plan was to rationally give up if the four paper figurines he had prepared were used up, but the opportunity didn't appear. It wasn't that Klein didn't want to prepare more substitutes, but that his spirituality could only support him four times outside of battle.
As for the "confinement" effect created by Harras, Klein wasn't worried at all. He was now a Spirit Body that had been "summoned." As long as he ended the "summoning," he could immediately return above the gray fog. Unless it was the interference of a deity-level power, or some special Grade 0 or Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, there was no way to interrupt this process.
Previously, when Klein went to the Royal Museum to steal the Dark Emperor card, the woman who was suspected to be a High-Sequence Beyonder had failed to stop him from leaving.
This was also the main reason why Klein dared to attempt to help despite knowing the danger, and why he dared to challenge the impossible. It was also his greatest reliance!
Seeing that the enemy was no longer afraid, Harras, who was wearing an iron-black glove, gestured for Katie to stop Klein again.
He pointed ahead and solemnly said, "Specters and wraiths are forbidden here!"
Klein's body, which was covered in black armor, immediately swayed as he was forcefully repelled by an invisible force.
However, the Dark Emperor card's level was extremely high, allowing the Spirit Body's level to be relatively high as well. This direct effect on existences was quickly suppressed.
Harras narrowed his eyes, finding the attacking specter very odd.
He saw that Klein had easily escaped Katie's entanglement by flying, so he pushed his palm forward again and announced in ancient Hermes:
"Flying and floating are forbidden here."
Suddenly, Klein felt his body turn heavy as he plummeted to the ground from midair. Katie took a few steps forward and rushed over. With a shake of her wrist, she pulled out the whip that interrogated the mind and soul.
She still had quite a number of Beyonder bullets on her, but there were less than three that could be used against specters and wraiths. Therefore, she temporarily gave up on using her revolver and only relied on her off-hand weapon.
Klein skillfully curled his body and rolled on the ground, nimbly dodging Katie's whip. He heard the crisp sound of the whip striking the ground.
Just as Katie was about to sweep her whip, her throat suddenly itched. She coughed twice and missed the opportunity to attack continuously.
This was a sign of the poison she had been inflicted with!
Harras took a deep breath and held his breath again. He turned his wrist back and pointed at himself.
"Punishment targets: Wraiths and specters!"
The surface of his body immediately emitted a radiance that resembled the first rays of dawn. Even his fists flickered with a clear luster.
Thud!
The marble beneath Harras's feet silently cracked. His tall and thin body pounced forward quickly and fiercely, instantly appearing in front of Klein.
At this moment, he was even more like a knight than Katie!
Bang! He threw a punch forward, causing the air to explode. However, Klein retreated ahead of time and dodged it with the wind.
Pa! Katie assisted from the side, brandishing her whip and lashing it at the spot where the enemy was dodging.
This forced Klein to roll again and adopt a guerilla fighting stance. He was also constantly paying attention to avoid Harras's "Imprisonment" spell.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Harras continuously attacked while Katie assisted from the side. In less than two minutes, he forced Klein into a situation where he had nowhere to hide. Even rolling was of no use.
Pa!
Katie's black whip came lashing at him. Klein only had time to take a diagonal step before he was struck in the arm.
The pain that pierced his mind attacked his soul once again, causing him to stiffen on the spot. Even his Spirit Body thinned.
Seizing this opportunity, Harras clenched his left fist and solemnly declared:
"Die!"
His body immediately fused with some strange power, leaving behind an obvious afterimage as he slammed into Klein.
Rip!
The figure covered in black armor instantly shattered, turning into pieces of paper that fluttered like butterflies.
Klein had used the third paper figurine!
Harras swept his gaze and quickly locked onto the enemy that had appeared in the corner.
He sneered and said, "I see that you still have a few body doubles!"
In the process of searching for the enemy, he had already discovered that Parker was squirming on Capim's body. The scene was bloody and disgusting. It was unbearable to look at, cruel, and horrifying.
However, Harras couldn't be bothered to save his subordinate. He knew very well that the poisoning would only worsen. He had to kill the enemy as soon as possible, so he couldn't afford to be distracted.
If he didn't do this, he might leave the restaurant first and ease the poison, allowing the enemy to escape successfully without obtaining any useful information.
He gestured for Katie to step forward again to hold back Klein, who couldn't fly or float, while he took a deep breath and calmed down.
There's a strange smell in the air … This should be a sign that the poison is increasing … A thought flashed through Harras' mind, but he didn't think too much about it.
He raised his left palm and solemnly declared:
"Trespassing into another's home is a crime!"
"Trespassing …"
When he repeated it a second time, Harras found it harder to breathe. For a moment, he couldn't catch his breath, so he had no choice but to stop.
He took another deep breath, adjusted his state of mind, and said again, "Don't worry.
"Trespassing into another's home is a crime!"
He repeated it three times in a row, and Klein, who was unable to escape Katie's entanglement, felt an inexplicable chill.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Katie coughed again, and her whip-lashing slowed down.
Klein took the opportunity to escape her entanglement, but he didn't attack her. Instead, he raised his head, opened his mouth, and let out a sharp whistle that humans couldn't hear!
Hum! Katie raised her head and swayed her body, feeling the ground undulate.
Harras only felt a slight dizziness before he returned to normal. He looked coldly at Klein and said in a dignified voice:
"The sinner shall be restrained!"
Klein, who was about to pounce at him, suddenly realized that his feet seemed to be shackled by invisible shackles. His movements turned stiff.
Katy, who had just recovered, opened the revolver and quickly removed the used and unused bullets from the gun.
Following that, she took out a quick loader and stuffed six bullets, including the remaining purified bullets, into the magazine.
Harras clenched his left fist and began to prepare an attack.
He wanted to form an echelon with Katie's shooting, in order to completely finish off the enemy or exhaust his double.
At this moment, Klein, who was covered in black armor, smiled.
This was because the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived!
He knew that it would take a certain amount of time for the Biological Poison Bottle to have a good effect, and Beyonders would be able to sense that something was amiss the moment there were any signs and take the corresponding actions. They could either search for hidden enemies or escape from the poison-filled environment. It was very difficult to heavily injure them or even finish them off. Therefore, he had two other reasons for using the Biological Poison Bottle:
First, to weaken the enemy;
Second, to conceal some of the scents, so that Harras and the others would attribute all the abnormal smells to the poison that permeated the air, allowing them to focus their attention on this aspect.
This was the most important part of the magic show, and it was also the key to success or failure.
That abnormal smell was the smell of gas! It was the smell of gas!
The reason why Klein wanted to instantly light up the gas lamp and the fire in the fireplace and extinguish them was not only to interfere with Harras and the others' line of sight, but also to attract their attention so that he could destroy a few hidden gas pipes!
He had deliberately put himself in danger in the beginning to trick Katie into shooting at the wraiths and specters, so that she wouldn't shoot blindly in the future and wouldn't trigger the corresponding changes!
He had been entangled with her all this while, not making any other attempts, just to wait for the air to be filled with gas!
Therefore, he had been holding back and not using Flaming Jump or Flame Controlling!
As for Harras' act of confining the room, he had expected it, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Therefore, before he entered the dining hall, he had kindly checked to see if the doors and windows were closed and destroyed the gas pipes in a hidden spot in the hall, forming a huge "bomb" inside and outside. Even without "confinement," it wouldn't affect anything in the end!
And as a specter, there was no doubt that Klein wasn't afraid of explosions!
Low-level ghosts would be incinerated by the flames, but specters would at most be injured. This was the reason why Klein had bought purifying bullets and the Brooch of Sun even though he could control flames.
Seeing Katie raise her revolver and about to shoot, and seeing Harras about to pronounce him "dead," Klein smiled and snapped his fingers.
Harras suddenly had a premonition of danger.
But at this moment, he saw a flame light up in the fireplace to the side and suddenly ignite the surrounding air.
Boom!
With a loud bang, Harras's eyes were completely occupied by the flames that filled the room, as though he was watching a grand fireworks display.
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