Monday night, 160 Böklund Street.
After setting up the ritual, Klein summoned himself and prepared to investigate the secrets hidden in the sewers.
When he responded above the gray fog, he was in a dilemma as to whether he should bring the Dark Emperor card or the Tyrant card. It was just like picking out clothes before going out.
Considering how Baekeland was a region where the Church of the Storm was extremely powerful, Klein, who was afraid of attracting the irascible High-Sequence Beyonder, ultimately chose to accommodate the Dark Emperor card. He wore a crown, black armor, and a cape.
Apart from the Card of Blasphemy, he also brought Creeping Hunger, Aztec Copper Whistle, Señor Gold Coin, as well as the Marauder pathway mystical item, Broken Finger, and ordinary explosives that Admiral of Stars Cattleya had provided three hours ago.
Of course, Klein didn't bring the entire crate of explosives. It was just too heavy for a Spirit Body. He only took five sticks and handed them to Wraith Señor.
As for Death Knell, he left it in his room. This was to restrain his urge to participate in the battle. His goal was very clear. Once he discovered a problem, he would immediately leave without staying too long to avoid danger. And weapons always made people bolder, making them want to probe deeper and resolve the problem by themselves.
This is Baekeland. It's best not to cause too much of a stir … And I can't predict what's hidden in the sewers. I can only divine that there's danger … Klein looked at the wall clock in the room and confirmed that there was still at least an hour and a half before Hazel's usual time of action.
His figure suddenly vanished, passing through the balcony's glass and flying into the streets before entering the sewers.
In the dirty and humid environment, Klein took out a Rouen Gold Coin and made Señor, who was wearing a dark red coat and an old triangular hat, appear in front of him.
Following that, he handed a pair of tweezers that looked like they were made of two finger bones to his marionette.
He nearly couldn't resist the urge to steal the manhole cover after carrying it with him for such a short period of time.
Señor held Broken Finger and walked in front. Klein, who was dressed as the Black Emperor, hid his figure and fell behind, opening up a distance of at least fifty meters from his marionette.
With such a barrier, his thieving habit could no longer affect him, and Señor, who was essentially dead, had no intention of stealing anything.
He didn't have any thoughts!
After turning into the corresponding fork and passing through the hidden secret door, Wraith Señor appeared in the half-natural, half-artificial cave with the grayish-white tweezers.
Different from the last time he came, the positions of the shovels and other tools wrapped in oil cloth had changed, and the hidden passage on the right that led downward was a little deeper.
From this, it was obvious where Hazel's current focus was.
Right on the heels of that, Klein, who hadn't entered the fork, leaned against the wall of the sewers. With his back facing the target, he controlled his marionette to step into the secret passageway on the right.
Soon, Señor arrived at the end.
At this moment, Klein suddenly felt the grayish-white tweezers in his marionette's hand tremble for some baffling reason, as though it was being attracted by an unknown object not far away.
The unknown object was deep and serene, like a calm sea, making it difficult for him to see its exact state.
It has the characteristics of being alive, and it's closer to a spirit … Klein could only determine this point. He immediately made Señor use Mirror Jump to return to the half-natural, half-artificial cave. He returned to the shovel that had yet to corrode, and he didn't attempt to penetrate the passageway deep underground.
Then, Señor, who was wearing a dark red coat, appeared again and placed the five ordinary explosives in his body in different spots.
Every Wraith was an explosives expert!
After doing all of this, Señor's figure flashed and appeared on the surface of the gold coin in Klein's hand.
As Klein stuffed the gold coin into his body, he raised his right hand and prepared to snap his fingers to detonate the five explosives!
His idea was very simple. He wanted to use an explosion of a suitable scale to destroy Hazel's hard work and traces, so as to lure the Nighthawks over and completely resolve the problem.
That way, no matter what was hidden deep in the passageway, it wouldn't bring him any danger!
In Baekeland, knowing how to cleverly "sound the alarm" was much more effective and safer than rashly attacking. This was especially so since Klein couldn't confirm if this matter involved a demigod!
I'm really a good citizen! As Klein gave a self-deprecating laugh, he was about to ignite the explosives.
Suddenly, he shook his head from side to side and lowered his arm, as though nothing had happened.
The cautious Klein immediately ended the summoning and returned above the gray fog. Then, he returned to the real World and entered his body.
Just as he was busy bringing Creeping Hunger, Señor Gold Coin, and other items out of the mysterious space above the gray fog, he suddenly frowned.
After seriously recalling the entire process of tonight's exploration, Klein was surprised to discover that he seemed to have lost a small portion of his "memories."
He didn't remember if he had detonated the five ordinary explosives!
After turning his head to sense his surroundings and confirming that the entire street was very quiet, Klein began to believe that he hadn't snapped his fingers.
This is the Beyonder power of a Dream Stealer? It seems to be much stronger than Mobet's … If not for the gray fog, and if not for my habit of summarizing my experiences after the fact, I might not even have discovered that the thought of detonating the explosives had been stolen … The other party might've also snapped his fingers, but he didn't have the ability to control flames to complement it, so there weren't any problems … Klein thought with a heavy expression as he prepared to make another attempt.
Similarly, in order to not be traced back, he still used his own summoning ritual to respond to himself.
With the Dark Emperor card in hand, Klein left 160 Böklund Street from another side. He deliberately circled around two streets before arriving at the sewers' entrance.
This time, he didn't approach the fork in the road. Not far from the entrance, he sensed the explosives using his enhanced flame control range and raised his right hand.
After raising and lowering it, Klein quickly ended the summoning and returned above the gray fog to prevent himself from being attacked by some unknown existence.
Without being in a rush to return to the real World, he sat in The Fool's chair and recalled the process from before.
I forgot if I detonated the explosives again … If I didn't force myself to recall it, I wouldn't even consider this problem … It's really impressive. The one who guided Hazel to dig in the sewers is probably a demigod … Why didn't he directly Parasitize Hazel? Could it be that for some reason, he's sealed somewhere in the sewers, and he can only release a tiny bit of his strength to drive Hazel to help through a dream? The one who caused Broken Finger to have an abnormal reaction due to the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence was also him? He's unable to control the signs in this regard? Klein thoughtfully tapped the edge of the long mottled table.
After having a rough guess, he realized that his original plan couldn't be realized.
This was because the moment he entered a distance where he could control the flames to detonate the explosives, the corresponding thoughts would definitely be stolen. Even if he could recall it later, there was no way to forcefully make up for it.
Considering how Hazel's dreams were affected even at home, Klein suspected that the person's powers weren't limited to the sewers' entrance. If he were to discover that Hero Bandit Dark Emperor was related to Dawn Dantès, he would lose the corresponding thoughts and memories even if he were to sleep in his bedroom.
However, he can't penetrate the gray fog to lock onto me … Heh, does he think it's that easy to stop me from "calling the police"? Klein thought for a moment and cautiously beckoned for a paper figurine. He stirred a tiny bit of the mysterious space above the gray fog, and with the help of the ritual that had yet to be interrupted, he conjured an angel and forcefully interfered.
After doing this, he carried the Dark Emperor card and used the Door of Summoning to enter his bedroom.
Klein's current plan was to head to another street, find a random household, borrow a pen and paper, and write: "At the end of the sixth left fork in Boklund Street's sewers, there's a secret passageway. It's suspected to contain a demigod of the Marauder pathway." Then, in the image of Dark Emperor, he would post the paper at Saint Samuel Cathedral's entrance and publicize it!
Of course, he would politely knock on the door to let the bishops in the cathedral notice it and prevent ordinary people from seeing it first.
At times, the most primitive method was the most effective! Just as Klein was about to leave 160 Boklund Street from the other side, he suddenly felt the ground tremble. A deep rumble sounded from deep within.
It detonated? The explosives detonated? Who detonated it? Klein paused in surprise.
This definitely wasn't done by him, because it was impossible for it to be delayed for that long. Furthermore, there wasn't anyone else in the sewers. Even if there was, the idea of detonating it would've been stolen.
Unless a demigod happened to come knocking on my door, but how can there be such a coincidence …
There's another possibility. That Marauder pathway demigod did it himself … Previously, he repeatedly stole my thoughts and prevented me from controlling the flames. It was to buy time and leave a gap for him to shift. Now that he's finally done, he detonated the explosives to destroy the evidence?
That's more logical. This is because he should know very well that if a powerhouse whose origins can't be traced is determined to call the police, there's no way to stop it. The best solution is to be like a gecko, severing its tail to survive …
But if he can shift, why would he guide Hazel to dig the secret passageway? Would such a shift be extremely harmful to him? Klein thought of a few possibilities, but he had no way to verify them. And he was certain that the underground explosion had definitely garnered attention. Hence, he immediately left Creeping Hunger and other items behind, ended the summoning, and returned above the gray fog.
After returning to the real World, he stopped the ritual, tidied up the altar, removed the corresponding traces, and lay in bed.
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39 Boklund Street, Member of Parliament Macht's house.
Hazel, who hadn't slept at all, was alarmed by the tremors and deep rumbles underground. She walked to the balcony, pulled open the curtains, and looked at the entrance of the sewers. She didn't discover any obvious abnormalities.
After observing for a while, she decided to cancel her operation for the night in her bewilderment and sleep in peace.
At this moment, she suddenly heard a squeaking sound as she hurriedly turned to look at a corner of the balcony.
At some point in time, a gray rat with dirty fur had appeared there.
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