In the dilapidated room, Klein, whose top hat had fallen to the side and whose clothes were in tatters, faced the massive Devil with bat wings on his back, Kircheis, who was about four meters away. The scene was so silent that it resembled a puppet show.
In fact, Klein still had the energy to do something else.
Back when Nimblewright Master Rosago forcefully controlled him and Sharon, he was able to resist the Wraith's projection possession while controlling flames and summoning a flame stream to destroy the shadow that Sharon summoned. If not for his mistake in focusing on the Sequence 5 Wraith as his main target, Rosago would've long diverted his attention to finish off Klein. He wouldn't have given him a chance to use the Language of Foulness charm. Now, although Klein was definitely inferior to the other party, he only had one enemy!
Of course, there wasn't much he could do. Under the premise of not giving up on controlling Kircheis, he could move, but he couldn't be too anxious or fast. He could use Beyonder powers that were his own and didn't place a burden on his spirituality, but he couldn't divert his attention to power the mystical items he carried, or draw his gun and fire with a rather large range of motion.
And before the target was controlled to a certain extent, many attacks could push or stimulate the target, thereby increasing the strength to resist the control of the Spirit Body Threads, to the point of showing signs of escaping.
Therefore, Klein had to wait.
At this moment, his heart suddenly sped up as an irrepressible sense of horror and nervousness surged in his mind.
He couldn't help but suspect that Kircheis's companion, whose intentions had been "Distorted," was about to return!
No good! His emotions are stirring! Klein was first taken aback before he used Cogitation to forcefully calm his stirring emotions.
Haha … He appeared … His emotions stirred … A chance … Kircheis was delighted as a slow thought flashed through his mind.
Then, he used his Beyonder powers in an attempt to magnify German Sparrow's fear and nervousness, planting the seeds of his emotions.
If he succeeded, all he needed was a complete "detonation" to cripple him, preventing him from affecting him again!
No … How can it be … ineffective … His … emotional fluctuations … are gone … Kircheis's scarlet eyes slowly constricted as they were gradually filled with shock, shock, and anger.
Klein, who originally believed that the Desire Apostle would take the opportunity to counterattack, realized that nothing had happened after he calmed himself down. The curved goat horns on Kircheis's head had clearly been burned to nothingness, but he didn't attempt to use the emotional fluctuations!
With a thought, Klein had a rough idea of what was going on.
It wasn't that Kircheis didn't want to control his fear and anxiety, but that he had failed!
From the moment he sensed the emotional fluctuations, he had to use a few seconds to digest the situation. Then, he would use two to three seconds to make a decision. Finally, he would spend more time organizing his thoughts and using the corresponding Beyonder powers. It would take him at least ten seconds to complete a response.
From the moment Klein noticed the problem to the moment he calmed down, it only took a total of three to four seconds.
Therefore, Kircheis's Beyonder powers were naturally ineffective against a normal enemy.
To put it simply, the delay was too high! In such a situation, there's no need to play any intricate maneuvers … Klein lampooned before he calmed down his gloating mood and continued strengthening his control.
After another ten seconds or so, Kircheis seemed to figure out where the problem was. He stopped considering ways to target his desires and emotions. Relying on a Devil's powerful body and Spirit Body, he resisted the control that stemmed from the Spirit Body Threads while slowly and arduously flapping the bat wings on his back. He made the light blue flames swirling on them condense into a fireball.
Klein could almost foresee that the fireballs would bombard him in a blanket manner. Therefore, he didn't hesitate to divert some of his spirituality and snapped his fingers with his right thumb and middle finger.
Pa!
The light blue flames suddenly soared before they truly formed and completely disintegrated. It was as though a grand firework had been set off behind Kircheis.
Magicians, Flame Controlling!
Kircheis continued struggling, but his movements were becoming slower and slower. He looked more and more like a rusty puppet, allowing Klein to easily move his feet and dodge the Devil language he was using with all his might.
Three seconds, two seconds, one second … Klein suddenly stopped as his gaze locked onto Kircheis's head that had lost its curved horns.
At that moment, there were still at least two and a half minutes before he could completely control the Desire Apostle and turn him into a puppet. However, Klein didn't have such plans. He never had such plans from the very beginning!
It would take too much time, and Kircheis's accomplices would definitely rush back before that happened!
Klein only had one goal from beginning to end. It was to control Kircheis to a certain extent, preventing his attacks from helping Kircheis escape his predicament!
His scarlet eyes, hideous face, and saliva-dripping fangs reflected in Klein's eyes. He opened his mouth and said a word:
Bang!
Air Bullet, a Sequence 5 Air Bullet!
This was comparable to a bullet fired from a steam rifle!
Bang!
The Air Bullet accurately hit Kircheis's forehead, causing him to tilt his head back and tug at his Spirit Body Threads.
A blood-colored hole that wasn't too deep appeared in the middle of his brows, but he didn't suffer any fatal injuries.
To a Devil or a Desire Apostle, their bodies seemed to be covered in a thick layer of hard armor. Their blood and flesh were also extremely flexible and resistant to attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Klein constantly produced sounds as he created Air Bullets, making them strike Kircheis's forehead one after another. Gradually, they formed a single line. At the same time, he stably controlled his Spirit Body Threads, preventing Kircheis from using them to weaken the effects.
Kircheis let out an angry stuttering roar as he desperately moved forward in a bid to counterattack, but Klein was much more agile than him!
And his plan of liquefying had undoubtedly failed due to the control of his Spirit Body Threads.
Bang!
Another Air Bullet hit its mark, completely shattering Kircheis's forehead and boring into his brain.
Bang! Bang! Bang! More bullets flew in, one after another.
Bang!
Kircheis's skull was finally ripped open. The brain inside was filled with deep black ravines. At that moment, it was a complete blur.
The aura of this Slaughterer with a bounty of 9,500 pounds rapidly dissipated, but he didn't close his eyes because he had already lost them.
He slowly fell to the ground, stumbling as Klein approached him step by step and extended his left palm.
Two bright red eyes immediately cracked open on the glove's palm.
A cold and sinister breeze appeared as Slaughterer Kircheis's Spirit Body, along with the black fog-like Beyonder characteristic, drilled into Creeping Hunger while screaming, fixing itself to the empty finger.
Soon, the glove turned black once again, but this time, it was deep and pure. It was as though it was formed from countless squirming dots of the same color.
Klein sensed it for two seconds before walking to the shattered window in disappointment and delight.
During the process of Grazing Kircheis, he had actually considered what Beyonder powers he wished to obtain and what he didn't wish to obtain. The answer was that he didn't want the Devil's premonition of danger. This was because it required him to constantly activate Creeping Hunger and maintain it near Kircheis's soul. And this meant that he had to be food for the glove alone every day. It was extremely inconvenient, and it overlapped with his Seer powers to a certain extent.
As for whether the Devil's premonition of danger would still be useful after being made into a puppet, Klein believed that it was, but it was only targeted at the puppet itself and had nothing to do with the controller.
The Beyonder powers that Klein wished to "draw" the most were the Desire Apostle's use of emotions or any of the Language of Foulness. It would be best if it was either Death or Degeneration.
At that moment, he was lucky enough to obtain three Beyonder powers. One of them was Language of Foulness, but it wasn't Death or Degeneration. Instead, it was Slow. It could instantly make all targets within seven to eight meters turn stiff or even come to a halt. However, the effects could only last for about two seconds.
The second Beyonder power was Sword of Magma. It could create a flaming greatsword with extremely high offensive strength. It could cleave through a thick stone pillar with a single strike. The incision would appear to have melted, and it was Kircheis's choice when he attacked in a frenzy.
The third was Sulfur Fireball. Not only could it create a powerful explosion, but it could also poison people and objects that were tainted by the flames. If it was combined with his Devil form powers, he could shoot more than ten to twenty of them at once, or three at most.
Not bad. Sword of Magma's damage against non-undead and filthy creatures is clearly higher than the Priest of Light's Light of Holiness … Klein came to the window and happened to see the backs of Kircheis's companions leaving.
They haven't escaped the effects? No, based on the time, they must've escaped and returned to a spot not far away. Are they escaping now? They are able to sense Kircheis's death? That's a little strange … Klein turned his head and saw that Kircheis's corpse still maintained its Devil form. It hadn't transformed into a human due to death.
He looked at it for two seconds and had a vague guess.
"Powers similar to Devil form appear to be in a state where one is close to losing control. However, one's rationality can still be controlled, allowing them to transform back. Otherwise, they will remain in a constant state."
Klein didn't waste any time as he flipped the Devil's corpse. He discovered that due to Kircheis's gigantification, his clothes and pants had been torn apart, causing his wallet and notes to fall to the ground. Furthermore, it had been severely damaged by the fireball and the sulfur flames.
"…" Klein was just about to retract his gaze when he suddenly discovered something shimmering at the gigantic Devil's chest.
It was a slender crystal formed purely from blood. A faint smell of sulfur emanated from it.
"What's this?" Klein frowned slightly, unable to think of an answer.
Kircheis's Beyonder characteristic has clearly entered Creeping Hunger, so why would his corpse produce something strange? This thought flashed through Klein's mind in puzzlement.
Furthermore, as the second mate of the King of Immortality, Kircheis didn't have a single mystical item or Sealed Artifact. This exceeded his expectations.
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