Chapter 38: Almost Exposed?
At the last tarot meeting, "World" Klein and "Magician" preliminarily decided on the completion method of the commission and the corresponding reward.
After killing "Mr. X" Louis Vane, the "magician" only needs the other party's head, and all the rest of the extraordinary characteristics, magical items and other gains will go to Klein, and she will also provide a book of magical items that can record various extraordinary abilities, as well as a disposable item that can "teleport".
The price paid for killing a Sequence 5 Extraordinaire is not too large, and most of it is on Mr. X, which is a blank check, but it seems that this is all that Miss "Magician" can come up with, after all, she is only an Extraordinaire who has just been promoted to the middle sequence...... Angel pondered, guessing that the Tarot member hired someone to be the murderer probably had other purposes, and maybe even the orders of the Abrahamic family behind her.
"I think so too, but that's not the point, Mr. X's 'ability' is the best reward."
Klein chuckled, making no secret of the "traveler's" intentions.
Angel is willing to participate in the battle, in addition to helping Klein gain this key extraordinary ability, and also wants to prove his strength as Sequence 4 in battle.
He folded his hands and elbows on his knees in a prayer gesture, but his eyes stole a glance at the altar in front of him, the offering box next to the altar to be exact.
The believer who made Bishop Elektra feel emotional was called Daun Dantès, who was considered by the "parasite" in his body to be a high-order extraordinary person who has survived to this day in the Quaternary!
Moreover, Dantès has made it clear that he knows that Leonard has a parasitic person in his body who is an extraordinary person of the Zoroasd family, and has warned him not to explore the secrets of the other party again.
Dali, dressed like a psychic, sat on the bench and never got up to leave.
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After coming to her senses and smiling self-deprecatingly, Daly put her hood on and turned to leave the prayer hall.
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Will Unsetin, the fetus in the womb of Dr. Ellen's wife, Verma, on the day Mr. and Mrs. Allen visited me, Verma suddenly had abdominal pain, so she left my house, and a moment later Miss Courier appeared, it seems that he has a very strong sense of other high-order extraordinaires, and can avoid them in every reasonable way, is this the power of "fate"...... Angel remembered the afternoon she had received Ms. Velma, and suddenly she had a realization.
What do you see, I am a "dead man", I am a "dead man"...... Angel thought silently in her heart, without the slightest hesitation or pause, and walked casually past Daly and returned to her carriage.
If promoted to Sequence 3, she may be able to turn an entire building, or even an entire street, into a "mirror world".
As soon as she stepped out of the stained-glass aisle, Angel's chest tightened again, and she found Dalie Simone sitting on a bench facing the church door, her eyeshadow eyes staring at Angel, and the pigeons that fell and flew in the square left an eerie blank space beside her.
In the dark and deep prayer hall of St. Samuel's Church, Leonard Mitchell sat on a bench in the front row, not wearing the red gloves that represented his status, but revealing the rougher skin of his hands than he had been six months ago.
Seeing that the play on the stage below was over, she got up from the soft and comfortable single sofa, said goodbye to the hospitable "Dawn Dantès", and agreed to attend the dance party at Dantès's house the following weekend, and then left the theater with the maid.
And when in this state, as long as he struggles at will, Angel is confident that he can leave the dream, which is the gap between Sequence 5 and Sequence 4.
"Ms. Dali?"
"It's okay, it's just a reminder of an old friend."
"In fact, behind Louis Vane is not an ordinary demigod, but a Sequence 1 Angel King, whose name you should be familiar with, 'Angel of Destiny' Ulorius."
In fact, I think it's slowing down a bit, after all, we're both almost a month...... Angel muttered silently, snorted coldly, and said:
With a smile on his face, Klein said words that made Angel's hair stand on end, and the latter, after a brief moment of stunned, quickly reacted and asked rhetorically:
"The reason you still decided to do it is because the 'Mercury Serpent' has left Beckland?"
It's as if you can be reimbursed for renting a house and hiring a housekeeper and a servant...... The corners of Angel's mouth twitched, and she didn't say anything.
"Miss, wouldn't it be too quick for you to agree to that Mr. Dantès's invitation to the ball?"
Looking at the departing Dali and Leonard, Angel's somewhat hung heart finally relaxed.
Christine Theresa, who has just returned to Beckland from Trier in Intis, has some bad money and is ready to launder her assets here and blend into high society...... She has been to church more than five times in the past six months, each time for 20 pounds, perhaps because she wants to use her rich financial resources to catch up with the church...... With the contents of that night's censorship in mind, Leonard suddenly discovered that although Miss Teresa had donated a large amount of gold pounds each time, the amount was less than half that of another believer, who had also recently come to Beckland.
However, why did he spend his efforts on the envoy of the "Aurora Society", just to use Mr. X to issue a commission? Or is there some connection between this King of Angels and the Aurora Society, and the True Creator?
In the carriage, the neckline of the trench coat was pulled to his mouth, and the chin was covered by Crestai Cessima, who said to Angel, who was sitting opposite him.
She decided not to answer this shameful question.
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And, Arodes......
"I'm afraid he didn't come at all, but just projected some of his power here, otherwise the three major churches would not be indifferent. He asked Mr. X to issue a commission to find someone with 'bad luck' in Beckland, who was probably targeting another 'Mercury Serpent' in the same sequence as Him...... I asked Will Onsetin to confirm this, and 'Arodes' gave the same answer. ”
In the carriage, Aisha asked while helping Angel fix her makeup.
After being promoted to Sequence 4, the witch's application of the "mirror" is simply not at the same level as the middle sequence, Angel's current "mirror stand-in" can not only be used to avoid damage, but also to carry out various disguises, transmit power, and even incorporate an entire area into the mirror, making a false world and covering up the truth.
"When you got back to Beckland, did you get in touch with the seal?"
Wearing a hooded black robe, with eye shadow and blush on her face, Dalie Simone teased Leonard, stood up directly from the bench, and took one last look at the night emblem above the altar, and was about to turn around and leave, but her eyes suddenly looked at the young woman who had just finished the donation next to the altar, and stayed for a moment on the black veil hanging from the brim of her hat, looking a little dazed.
Well, I'm a woman too, and besides, Ms. Dali's acumen didn't work for the captain, otherwise, they would have been able to ......
The two discussed the details of the operation, and Angel removed the disguised "mirror double" and reappeared in front of the two servants.
This allowed her to confirm the accuracy of Will Ansetin's answer, after all, he should have a stronger hunch about his biggest opponent and be able to judge if the opponent was still nearby.
Many of the enhancements to abilities are not included in the knowledge that comes with potions, but instead need Angel to explore on his own in order to clarify the "boundaries" of his abilities. At the moment, she was only able to cover up half a room's size, but as in the previous sequence, as the depth of mastery of potions increased, her extraordinary abilities increased even more.
There stood a young woman in a light dress and a wide-brimmed woman's hat, hidden behind a black veil, who was hesitantly throwing four five-pound bills into the gap above the box, a tangled movement that almost made Leonard want to laugh.
Coupled with the fact that Arodes, who is committed to "humbleness", makes the same answer, the "Angel of Destiny" Ulorius, who indirectly helped her once, should no longer pay attention to Beckland and Mr. X.
"The money you donate to the church is not reimbursable."
Not only did it say yes, it was just as good to me as it was to Klein...... Is it because of our "peculiarity"?
She knew that the black veil that covered her face was not very effective in the eyes of the extraordinary, so she had been killing time in the offering box next to the altar, and she didn't turn back until the two were about to leave, but she didn't expect Dai Li to stare at her for a long time, almost recognizing her.
It would have been more suspicious if I hadn't just turned around and left, and I would have left immediately when I entered the door and found that both of them were there...... No, how could Dai Li recognize me, I am already "dead", and my current appearance is very different from that of the Tingen period, maybe only the eyes are somewhat similar, and a woman's intuition is too terrifying......
And regardless of victory or defeat, the battle will inevitably attract the attention of the official extraordinary, so that they can activate the powerful seals and rush to the scene in teams to deal with her as a "terrorist".
"Actually, it took the initiative to contact me, that kind of performance...... Well, you've seen it. Anyway, I've agreed to be its owner for the time being, and once I confirm its idea, I should be able to summon it and use it as well, but I think it's going to be readily yes. ”
After escaping from Byam and being promoted to "Despair", she has not yet fought a decent battle except for going in and out of the mirror world every day, burrowing out of the mirror and glass like a female ghost, and she is already eager to try.
With her mind in her head, Angel paced slowly to the exit, estimating that Daly and Leonard had gone far before leaving the church and entering the square outside.
Leonard, who also stood up, gave her a curious look and called in a low voice.
The moment she sat down in the carriage, she realized that she had entered a dream, and she didn't even need to be reminded of the new "Hidden Emblem", the spirit told her everything.
Thinking of this, Leonard forgot to even pray, and he looked up and was relieved to find that the mysterious man was praying and donating to the church today.
Of course, if there was another demigod behind Mr. X, Angel would definitely not choose to fight head-on, not because he was afraid of fighting with an extraordinary person in the same sequence, but because he was worried that the head-on battle between the two demigods would spread widely, and even cause a large number of innocent casualties.
"I went to St. Samuel's Church, I hadn't prayed for a few days."
A slightly ethereal female voice came from beside him.
Angel asked curiously.
Thinking of what "Orange Light" Hilarion said to her in Byam, Angel seemed to guess the reason why Arodes was so "licking the dog".
Unfortunately, the biggest obstacle to promotion sequence 3 is not the potion formula, but the weird promotion ceremony...... Angel's mind of imagining the "ageless" witch was quickly punctured, and sighed with some regret.
"What, can't wait? Let's go, then. ”
Seeing that the joke did not amuse Angel, Cesima laughed dryly and continued:
"I dragged you to sleep to inform you that the action to deal with the 'Man in the Mirror' Pierce Turner has been approved, but with one requirement, he must not die at the hands of a member of the Church, and, moreover, die like a hero."
(End of chapter)