Kacha!
Kircheis only turned his body slightly as the cup of beer landed on the round table beside him, smashing into a mess.
And at the same time the gunshot sounded, he didn't dodge at all, as though he had intuitively seen through the illusion. Amidst the drunkards and gamblers crouching down to cover their heads or scattering in all directions, he leaped up like a spring as his gaze locked onto the cold-looking adventurer in a top hat and suit.
German Sparrow … Kircheis's pupils constricted as he opened his mouth, about to recite the Language of Foulness that stemmed from the Abyss.
At this moment, Klein pulled the trigger. A pale gold bullet that looked like it had just been scooped out of hot water shot out, accurately heading for Slayer who had a bounty of 9,500 pounds.
However, all Kircheis did was raise his right hand and spread open his fingers, igniting a pale blue flame in his palm. Then, he grabbed the bullet in an unimaginable manner.
The bullet instantly fell into a "cage" as it froze in the pale blue flames. The sunlight that it emitted was just enough to offset all of this.
Beside Kircheis, two figures stood up one after another. One of them was a short-haired woman with two pistols in hand, and the other was a boorish man wearing boxing gloves.
Clearly, he wasn't alone when he came to Toscarter Harbor in search of supplies. Or it could be said that he definitely had partners he knew here!
Three Beyonders … Kircheis might even be a Sequence 5 … At that moment, Klein nearly blurted out words like "sorry for disturbing."
To attack a Devil, one couldn't make any preparations ahead of time. One had to rely on a chance encounter, and there couldn't be any hesitation. Otherwise, the other party would immediately sense any ill intent and sense danger.
However, under such circumstances, it was really difficult to tell who had the upper hand!
Klein didn't hesitate to turn around. With revolver in hand, he nimbly and quickly rushed to the staircase that led to the second floor of the bar, over the crouching drunkards and gamblers.
Just as he dodged in, a pale blue fireball smashed the edge of the staircase and instantly expanded and exploded.
Boom!
A small portion of the bottom of the staircase collapsed as the entire bar shook. A strong smell of sulfur emanated.
Kircheis and his two accomplices didn't waste any time as they leaped across the bottom of the staircase and frantically pursued German Sparrow. Tap!
Thud thud thud!
Klein ran to the second floor, and on the way, he quickly activated his Spirit Body Threads.
This allowed him to easily find a spacious room without any humans. With a twist of his waist and a stomp of his feet, he was about to turn around and jump out of the window to escape the bar.
At this moment, Kircheis and his two companions had reached the second floor. Upon seeing this scene, they immediately split up. The former continued his pursuit while the other two entered another room on the same side in a bid to intercept him.
And Klein was waiting for this opportunity!
He suddenly half-turned his body, gripped the air with his black-gloved left hand, and twisted it.
The woman with the dual pistols and the man with the boxing gloves did not notice anything unusual and continued their actions. They rushed into another room, jumped down from the window, and left without looking back.
Using the Baron of Corruption's Distortion, Klein had altered their goal of "splitting up to intercept" into "splitting up"!
This wouldn't last for long, but it also allowed Klein to gain a brief opportunity to engage in a one-on-one battle!
Plop. Having completed Distortion, he fell to the ground and tumbled into the room, dodging Kircheis's series of light blue fireballs.
The rumbling continued as the bar's building shook as though it had experienced an earthquake.
Right on the heels of that, Kircheis quickly lunged forward and entered the rather spacious room in pursuit.
Seeing Gehrman Sparrow somersaulting and jumping in a familiar manner without facing him head-on, and with him controlling his emotions very well, this Slaughterer immediately opened his mouth and used the unique Devil language to spit out a word that was filled with filth: "What?
"Slow!"
Everything in the room seemed to come to a standstill. Klein's tumbling clearly slowed down and was no longer as smooth as before.
Kircheis didn't hesitate to lock onto his target and followed up with another word in Devil language:
"Die!"
Klein's figure instantly froze as he stood rooted to the ground. Following that, he turned faint and thin, turning into a paper figurine covered in mottled red rust.
At the same time, he, who was wearing a half top hat and a black double-breasted suit, appeared by the door. He extended his left hand, which was wearing a sinister black glove, and grabbed the handle. He pulled the door inwards and firmly closed it.
Creak!
The clamor outside vanished as the room seemed to become independent, turning into a sturdy cage.
Upon seeing this, Kircheis's body suddenly swelled up, tearing his clothes apart inch by inch.
He instantly transformed into a massive creature that was nearly three meters tall. His skin looked dark, but it was actually black and sinister. Goat horns protruded from his head, covered in countless mysterious patterns. Behind him, a pair of gigantic bat wings spread out. Swirling around them were light blue flames that emitted a strong smell of sulfur.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Light blue fireballs shot out in unison, blanketing the area by the door. At the same time, Kircheis's eyes turned scarlet as he said extremely filthy Devil language:
"Corruption!"
This was also an area-of-effect attack!
His eyes were filled with light blue as Klein clenched his left hand, which was wearing a sinister and noble glove, and he quickly twisted it.
The fireballs immediately lost their trajectories as they turned chaotic like the irregular motion of microscopic particles.
They smashed into the ceiling, hit the door, fell to the ground, and flew back at Kircheis. Instantly, there was a series of rumbling sounds in the room. Due to the power of Distortion, the seal's effects suffered intense damage and wavering, but it still didn't show any obvious signs of being destroyed.
Faint blue flames rose as the smell of sulfur filled the air. Klein's body suddenly bent down as his body was covered in a layer of slightly sticky black liquid.
Bang!
His figure exploded, turning into shredded paper and black fog of corruption.
Right on the heels of that, he appeared on the other side. His skin clearly dimmed as his clothes were torn apart by the explosive forces and the Abyss's flames. Tears appeared one after another.
The area-of-effect Corruption restrained his Paper Figurine Substitutes to a certain extent, so he couldn't avoid being affected to a certain extent. And the aftermath of the explosion wasn't something Klein could control, so it similarly dealt damage to him.
However, he had "gifted" Kircheis a cup of beer the moment they met, completing the "Bribe," causing the attacks and control effects that targeted him to be greatly weakened!
Kircheis clearly didn't expect that Gehrman Sparrow wasn't seriously affected by "degeneration." Just as he pulled out a long saber formed from pure flames, and before he could launch a frenzied attack with Speed and Strength, he saw the glove on his opponent's left hand turn as though it was made of gold.
Two blinding bolts of lightning instantly shot out from Klein's eyes!
Psychic Piercing!
"Ah!"
Kircheis immediately let out a shrill cry as though a hundred bottles of holy water had been poured into his head.
He had plenty of combat experience, so he knew that he would definitely suffer a series of attacks after suffering a mental blow. Hence, he instinctively transformed into a pitch-black liquid that scattered towards the ground.
This liquid seemed to be the amalgamation of the most sinister and shameful desires in a person's heart. It swept through the entire room in a way that corrupted everything as it surged towards German Sparrow.
This posture is just too perfect … In a battle encounter, there will always be problems of insufficient preparation and understanding … Thankfully, I've always remembered that when facing a Beyonder who's suspected to be a Desire Apostle, I have to completely restrain my desires and emotions … Klein didn't dodge as the glove on his left hand was quickly dyed with pure, bright sunlight.
He spread out his arms, allowing a holy pillar of light with golden flames swirling around it to descend, illuminating every corner and every shadow!
The pillar of light struck the spot where the pitch-black liquid was thickest, and it spread in all directions as it rippled outwards.
Amidst the bright and holy light, the pitch-black liquid rapidly evaporated as more than half of it vanished.
Kircheis hurriedly condensed his body and reformed himself near the window.
He remained in his three-meter-tall Devil form, his mind as calm as ever. However, the intense bloodlust and desire for slaughter made him somewhat unable to restrain himself.
At that moment, he was already a little weak. He didn't dare to engage in battle and wait for German Sparrow to show any emotional fluctuations so that he could control his desires. He directly ignited the two curved and mysterious goat horns on his head, planning on forcefully attacking his enemy's psyche, making it inevitable for him to produce certain emotions.
And once he had desires and emotions, the situation would be under the control of the Desire Apostle!
At this moment, Kircheis's mind suddenly turned numb, causing him to nearly lose the thoughts he had!
After the distance between them entered a five-meter range, the reason why Klein had been in a passive state, using Paper Figurine Substitutes and the Baron of Corrosion's Distortion powers to barely fend off the attacks and stall for time was because he was diverting his attention to control Kircheis's Spirit Body Threads!
With Slaughterer's Sequence 5 Spirit Body strength, he wouldn't have succeeded so quickly, but the Bribe from the cup of beer had lowered Kircheis's defense and resistance. And after that, this Desire Apostle had suffered Psychic Piercing and had been deeply purified by Light of Holiness, making him rather weak!
Therefore, even though Klein was diverting his attention to use other powers, he was still able to gain initial control over Kircheis in about fifteen seconds.
The intense battle in the room instantly turned silent. Although Kircheis's thoughts had turned sluggish, he still had the ability to complete his actions. He could still forcefully resist the control that stemmed from deep within his Spirit Body.
The scarlet in his eyes converged as it reflected German Sparrow's figure. The curved goat horns on his head began to burn intensely as hatred, greed, desire, and wrath emanated outwards in a corporeal manner.
Klein entered a half-Cogitation state as he calmly and focused on deepening his control, hoping to quickly make Kircheis lose his ability to resist.
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