"2-031", the Hand of Declaration, is one of two Level 2 seals in the possession of the Nightwatch Team in Port Emmatt, indicating that it is dangerous and needs to be used with caution and restraint.

It has the appearance of an old leather glove that fits on the left hand, and the material is elastic and can be stretched moderately, so that an adult of normal stature can comfortably use it.

After putting on "2-031", the first words spoken after snapping your fingers with this hand will become a "ban" that will take effect within a radius of thirty meters, centered on the user. The effect lasts approximately 1 minute, and is used continuously for the duration of the period, and the new "ban" will directly replace the old one, and cannot be applied at the same time.

After the "ban" takes effect, not only everyone in the scope will be affected, but even the users themselves will need to abide by the rules of the "ban". Therefore, it is not possible to use "2-031" to announce commands that even the user cannot do, such as "no breathing" and "no heart beating".

Through many experiments, the night watchmen summed up some safe and effective "prohibitions", such as "no jumping" and "no use of gunpowder weapons", the more detailed the order, the smaller the scope, the stronger the effect.

With a reasonable "ban", it is possible to greatly limit the combat power of other people in the range, highlight the user's own advantages, and easily suppress opponents of the same sequence in battle. Unfortunately, "2-031" greatly weakens the effect of "2-031" on Sequence 5 and above, and has no effect on Sequence 5 or higher.

As a seal with a strong effect and few restrictions on use, it also has a very strong negative effect.

As soon as the user wears the "Declaring Hand", he will fall into a state of over-confidence, and each time he uses its extraordinary ability, this unreasonable self-confidence will be strengthened, and once it is used more than 3 times in a short period of time, even efforts to persuade the user to remove the "Declaring Hand" will fail, because he will refuse to stop using it because he thinks he is omnipotent and can completely control the seal.

In a state of extreme self-confidence, the user will often be impulsive and reckless in battle, or use the "hand of declaration" to issue some injunctions that they cannot do, killing themselves and even their companions in a short period of time.

"So this seal is given to Rupert Norman to use, and the 'ban' is strictly limited to two, and if he falls into a state of excessive self-confidence, affects the battle, or threatens us, I will be responsible for snatching the seal."

After detailing the effects of the seal "2-031", Clement whispered.

Angel, Clement, and Rupert were talking in a whispered manner in the carriage of a carriage, fearing that the special carriage bearing the East Chester County Police Department insignia would reveal the identities of the night watchmen and alert their targets.

The crimson moon hanging high above the window shone on the ground, the streets that looked so bewitching in the red moonlight were no longer crowded with pedestrians, the paved stone roads were replaced by gravel roads for easy drainage, and the horse-drawn carriages were getting closer and closer to the port area.

Ten minutes after Clement had finished assigning his task, the night watchmen who had prepared for it split up into three groups, each heading to their target location. In order to prevent telegraph or some sort of occult communication between the three locations, all three groups of night watchmen are to begin operations at 9 p.m.

Angel also used the preparation time to return to the room, bringing with him the two revolvers he had brought to the port of Emmatt, the daggers needed for melee combat, and all the Demon Hunting Bullets and the Phantom Phosphorus Eruption for use in battle.

In the previous battle with the wanted Tomats, she found that the "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" combined with the "Thirsty Blood" Black Flame Enhanced Attack can achieve a large-area killing effect, so in the Demon Hunter bullet loaded with "Thirsty Blood", a "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" is mixed in, and the bullet loaded into the rapid loader is also configured, four Demon Hunter bullets, and one special bullet.

It's a pity that there is no time to make a new "Storm Convergence", otherwise the high-powered ammo and the "Thirst for Blood" amplification will inevitably have a stronger damage ability.

Rupert Norman, who was sitting across from Angel, was also sorting out the weapons and ammunition he was carrying, as the "Midnight Poet", who also had hand-to-hand combat ability, his weapon was a large-caliber revolver, and a metal short stick about 30 cm long, and the movement at hand stopped when he heard Clement assign "2-031" to his own use.

He looked up at the "Nightmare", who held a bronze revolver in his right hand and a leather glove in his left hand, the unworn "Proclaiming Hand" did not show any danger, as if it were just an old glove that could be found everywhere.

"Give it to me?"

He asked with a hesitant look on his face.

Sensing Rupert's doubts, Clement explained:

"If I use '2-031' for too long and get emotionally out of control, can any of you quickly remove the gloves from my hands? You know, users with over-confidence will not hold back when they resist. ”

The two Sequence 8s nodded abruptly, indicating that they understood what he meant.

Seeing that Rupert had no objection to the user of the seal, Clement turned his gaze to Angel again.

"When you were in Tingen, you should have been familiar with the fighting methods of the 'Nightmare' and the 'Midnight Poet', but we don't know you yet, and we don't know the extraordinary abilities and combat methods of the 'Assassins', so please introduce them as concisely as possible."

In order not to hinder each other in battle, or be interfered with by the "Hand of Declaration", Angel did not hide his extraordinary abilities as "assassins", including the ability to charge a single blow, were briefly explained to the two, and also showed the "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" that can deal with stealth enemies.

As for her promotion to "instigator" today, she did not inform her teammates because it did not involve combat issues and there was no reasonable reason for it.

"This is the bullet you shot at the 'Mechanical Heart' defector?"

Holding a "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption" bullet engraved with a spell on its surface, Clement asked with a smile.

The news spread so fast...... It seems that the three major ecclesiastical organizations in Nmatt Harbor secretly communicate very closely, and I am afraid that there is often cooperation......

Angel thought for a while, nodded and replied: "That's right, but this bullet itself has no lethal ability, it needs to be combined with my revolver to have a burning effect, I will pay attention to avoid you when I use it, you should also be careful of the glowing powder floating in the air, if it is golden yellow, it will not be lethal, but do not touch the black flame." ”

"Black Flame ......," Clement muttered, then nodded in understanding.

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In order not to be noticed by the sound of the wheels and the neighing of the horses, the hired carriage stopped in a small alley less than two hundred meters away from Warehouse 16.

Even if there were large searchlights that could gather gas lights, it was very dangerous to leave the port at night, and the busy and noisy port area was silent by this time, except for a few homeless vagrants and wandering sailors, and the transport workers had already returned to their quarters to prepare for the next day's work.

After seeing the hired carriage leave, Angel and Rupert followed Clement out of the alley, skirting a low-rise building to the street from the gate of Warehouse 16, which was a row of two-story townhouses, some used for shops and some for temporary storage.

Not a single person was seen in the whole street, and the gas lamps were not wasted in such a place, except for the light of the moon overhead, which shone equally on every inch of land.

Seeing the three approaching, a short figure appeared on the roof of the building, and he first looked at it for a while, and then climbed back to the ground with his hands on the drainage pipe, and came to Clement with silent steps.

Although only moonlight shone in front of the warehouse, Angel could still see the other person's appearance clearly, a man in his early 20s, wearing a dock worker's costume that was obviously used for camouflage, and a round hat.

"Captain, why are you here, it's not time for the shift change, right?"

He glanced at Angel and Rupert, then asked the captain.

"The operation is ahead of schedule, and the three of us are in charge of the warehouses in the port."

Clement said straight to the point, successfully making the other party's expression of joy at seeing his teammates become serious.

"Now report the situation, the target didn't leave the warehouse, right?"

"Yes, I haven't seen him leave the warehouse since I started monitoring it in the morning, even the guards with guns, and now that the workers are all off work, and the warehouse has no back door, they must still be inside."

The round-hated man whispered.

"Very well, this is the best situation, in the dead of night, there are no innocent people, only enemies." Clement nodded with satisfaction, "Andrew, you go to the police station in the port area now, find the sergeant on duty, and transfer a team of policemen, the team that often cooperates with us, bring weapons." But don't rush into the warehouse, don't come in to support when you hear the gunshots, wait for the battle to end. ”

"If you come out and don't know someone, shoot directly; If there is no movement for a long time, they wait for the support of other squads, and the task of the police is to keep an eye on the perimeter, not to participate in the battle between the extraordinary. ”

Andrew, the man in the round hat, received the order and nodded cautiously in understanding.

"Okay, you hurry up, we'll wait here until it's time to act, and then we'll go straight to the warehouse."

Clement waved his hand and motioned for Andrew to leave as soon as possible.

Andrew skilfully slipped into the gap in the townhouse and left the warehouse area from the street behind, where the port police station was nearly a kilometre away, and it would take about ten minutes to get there even by running.

Listening to the slight footsteps in the distance, Clement took out his brass revolver, broke the hammer, and took out his pocket watch with the other hand to look at the time, which happened to be the agreed time for the three groups of people to act.

He looked left and right at the two men who were following him, and saw that they had also drawn their weapons and were ready for battle, before he opened his mouth and commanded:

"Action."

(End of chapter)