fantasy novels Chapter 211 The Matter of Tinggen is Over
Chapter 211 The Matter of Tinggen is Over
Chapter 211 The Matter of Tinggen is Over
Klein suffered severe injuries, and his body was contaminated by Megaoth's blasphemous words, but Klein did not care at all, nor did he lower his guard, because he knew that the real mastermind had not yet appeared.
But the last scene he saw kept replaying in his mind: why did that handsome man, a hybrid of Megas and the offspring of the true creator, say "long time no see" to him?
When did I first see him? What did that meaningful smile mean?
But Klein suppressed these questions for the time being, then struggled to his feet and crawled toward the direction in which the captain had flown away, toward the direction where Saint Selena's urn had fallen.
After climbing for only a short while, Klein felt that he could no longer muster any strength. His flesh and blood seemed to no longer belong to him, and he could only lie helplessly on the grass, waiting for death to come.
Is this how I'm going to die? I'm so unwilling to accept this! I wonder how Blackthorn Corporation is doing, and whether Leonard and the others have dealt with the riot caused by the seal behind Charnis Gate!
Will Benson and Melissa be sad when they find out I'm dead?
"Mr. Azik has also disappeared for some unknown reason."
"Looks like you're really going to die, or you're setting a trap for me!" Just as Klein was lost in thought, a sinister voice came, and at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, realizing that a cane had pierced through his chest and through his heart.
But at that moment, Klein saw the person who was about to kill him by following the direction of his cane.
This is a middle-aged man with short, dark blond hair, wearing a black suit. His features are sculpted, without wrinkles, but he is blind in one eye and missing his left leg.
He viciously pierced Klein's chest with his cane, his eyes filled with hatred. He clearly loathed Klein, who harbored secrets and repeatedly deviated from and disrupted his plans.
At this moment, Klein seemed to have a sudden burst of energy, clearly seeing Ince Zangwell's face. The mental suggestion he had set automatically dissipated. He grabbed the cane in front of his chest and shouted with all his might:
"Light!"
Suddenly, Klein's blood-soaked clothes glowed brightly. Ince Zangwill was shocked and retreated desperately, opening the bronze gate to the underworld in front of him.
It could be because Klein had used too many high-level spells, leading to spiritual depletion, or it could be due to the corrupting influence of Megos's blasphemous words.
In short, Klein's infusion of spiritual energy into the "Sunfire" talisman was clearly insufficient, and the talisman's power was significantly less than what it had shown in the previous battle against Megas.
Fortunately, Klein's final spiritual guidance directed the spell's target at Ince Zangwill, so although Klein had a large hole burned in his chest, most of the spell's power was still directed at Ince Zangwill.
The scorching fireball crashed into the incompletely opened gates of the underworld, instantly destroying them. At the same time, it had the remaining force to strike Ince Zangwill, instantly vaporizing the undead he had summoned to protect him.
Although it was a scaled-down version of the "Sunfire" fireball, it was still something that even Ince Zangwell, the Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper," could not withstand.
So he was thrown dozens of meters away, spitting out a mouthful of blood, with large areas of his body charred. At this moment, Ince Zangwell's first reaction was not to check his injuries, but to look around for something.
Without much effort, Ince Zangwell discovered that a quill pen had written on the ground by itself:
"Ince Zangwell underestimated Klein Moretti's wariness of him; he had secretly placed a high-sequence rune of unknown origin in a hidden compartment of his clothing, waiting for this moment."
Without waiting for 008 to finish writing, Ince Zangwill grabbed it by hand and continued writing on the ground, "Although Klein Moretti injured Ince Zangwill, he also paid the price with his life. High-sequence spells are not so easily mastered."
"Ince Zangwell will successfully take Saint Selena's ashes!"
After writing this, Ince Zangwill, ignoring his injuries, forced himself to stand up and found himself near Saint Selena's urn. He leaned on his cane, picked up Saint Selena's ashes, hesitated for a moment, and then wrote on his clothes:
"Ince Zangwill will use the remaining Death Descendant traits to set up the ritual, consuming Saint Selena's ashes, successfully ascending from Sequence 5 'Gatekeeper' of the 'Death' pathway to Sequence 4 'Night Watcher' of the 'Night' pathway, thereby gaining divinity and becoming a powerful demigod."
"The sun still shines on the earth, and almost no one in Tingen City realizes that they have luckily escaped a huge disaster. The 'monster' Admitor will be very puzzled by this."
After writing this, Ince Zangwell hesitated again, then wrote again:
"The story of Tingen City ends here! Everything will be alright."
Then, leaning on his cane, he limped away from the town of Lamd. Too many unexpected things had happened in Tingen, and he had paid too high a price. He didn't want to stay in Tingen for even a moment longer.
A few minutes later, Dunn Smith, who had landed on the grass in the distance, woke up, pale-faced, and coughed as he stood up. The ashes of Saint Selena had absorbed too much of his blood, leaving him extremely weak.
Ignoring his physical pain and exhaustion, he leaned against a large tree that had been snapped in half by the shockwave of the battle, desperately trying to find Klein's whereabouts and Saint Selena's ashes based on his memories before he lost consciousness. At the same time, he tensed up, on guard against the possible appearance of Ince Zangwell.
Soon Dunn Smith spotted Klein in the distance and scrambled to his side without hesitation.
Holding Klein's body, staring at the clearly burned hole in his chest, Dunn Smith's lips trembled.
I clenched my fists and tried to hold back my tears, but in the end I couldn't stop them from flowing down my cheeks.
Just then, two figures appeared in front of them, one in front and one behind. The person in front had a bronze complexion, soft features, and a mole near his ear.
The person behind had distinctly Southern Continent features, looked surprisingly young, and was following the person in front with an expression of reverence.
Always following in others' footsteps, forever lagging behind by a step.
When Dunn Smith saw the two people who suddenly appeared, he instinctively wanted to pull them into his dream. After all, the way they appeared out of nowhere indicated their status as extraordinary beings, and it was hard to guarantee that they were friends.
But he immediately noticed the leader's appearance and the obvious mole near his ear, stopped what he was doing, and asked in a hoarse voice:
"You must be Mr. Azik that Klein mentioned?"
Azik looked at Klein, who was being held in Dunn Smith's arms, and at the gaping hole in his chest. He nodded with a grim expression, and before Dunn Smith could ask any more questions, he suddenly spoke in a language that no one could understand.
One after another, awkward, obscure, jarring, and completely incomprehensible words came out of Azik's mouth, and a chilling wind immediately swept around them.
Even though Dunn Smith had become a Sequence 6 'Requiemr', he still sensed that his surroundings were filled with 'spirits'.
Sensing an unusually dark aura, I couldn't help but shiver.
At the same time, the secret manual he had read appeared in his mind, which contained a description of the extraordinary abilities of the "receiving person" pathway: "Words of the Dead!"
This is a language that is completely incomprehensible to living beings. It is generally used by extraordinary individuals through the "receiving" pathway to bypass the physical body and directly communicate with, command, and enslave the "spirit." It is just unknown how this ability manifests in high-sequence powerhouses. Could it be that...?
Dunn Smith looked expectantly at Mr. Azik, who was leading the people behind him in chanting the "Words of the Dead."
After a long while, Mr. Azik sighed and said to Dunn Smith:
"I couldn't find his spirit. It seems it dissipated during the fierce battle. I'm sorry I'm late!"
Dunn Smith was somewhat disappointed, but as the Night Watch team leader who had seen many life-and-death situations, he had adjusted his mindset after this period of adjustment and expressed his gratitude to Mr. Azik.
"I only received a letter instructing me to come here and wait for the mastermind. I don't know the specifics. Can you tell me?"
Mr. Azik felt extremely guilty for breaking his promise, and at the same time, he grew increasingly resentful of the mastermind behind taking his child's skull and killing his student.
The fact that Dunn Smith is here and has joined the fight against the mastermind means that he is someone Klein trusts and should know the whole truth.
Dunn Smith hesitated for a moment. This incident could even be considered an internal affair of their Night Church. Whether it was him and Klein, or their rivals Ince Zangwill and 008, they all actually came from the Night Church.
As the captain of the Night Watch squad, he instinctively didn't want others to know about this matter, but when he glanced at Klein in his arms, thought of 008, thought of the lost ashes of Saint Selena, and thought of Ince Zangwill, who might become a high-sequence demigod when they met again, he didn't hesitate to tell the person in front of him everything in detail.
After listening to Dunn Smith's account with a somber expression, Azik nodded and said:
"I know who the enemy is now, and I understand why Quinn came to Ramd Town at this time. Thank you for not hiding it from me. I will definitely avenge Klein!"
"I'll help you take Klein back to Tingen!"
Dunn Smith shook his head, refusing Azik's help, and then explained under his questioning gaze:
"You must not let the church know of your existence, otherwise it may affect Klein's reputation as a 'hero,' and your involvement in 008's affairs may cause the church to put you on their kill list, which would be detrimental to your investigation of Ince Zangwell."
"I can explain Klein's knowledge of 008 and the issue of the advanced talisman he obtained, so you don't need to worry."
Azik glanced at Dunn Smith, whose face was streaked with tears, and admired the thoroughness of his thoughts at that moment.
Regardless of whether Klein saved Tingen or not, as a member of the official organization, having private contact with an unofficial demigod is always suspected of deceiving the organization, especially since this demigod is a "corpse collector" pathway that the Church of the Night is very sensitive to.
Even if Klein remains a villain in the end, this doubt will always be scrutinized, and that's just reality.
Clearly, Dunn Smith had also considered this situation, and he wouldn't allow Klein's reputation to be questioned by idle people, so he refused Azik's help.
Azik understood Dunn Smith's thoughts, gave Klein a deep look, and prepared to turn and leave.
But just as he was about to enter the spirit world, he suddenly heard Dunn Smith's words:
"I'll be applying to join 'Red Gloves' later. Feel free to ask me for help anytime in the investigation of Ince Zangwell!"
Mr. Azik nodded, then led the people behind him and stepped out of the town of Ramd.
After resting for a while and regaining some strength, Dunn Smith got up from his knees, carried Klein's body on his back, and walked heavily toward the town not far away.
He hadn't walked far when he spotted the town's residents, armed with weapons, who had come to investigate, led by the village's clergy.
Dunn Smith identified himself to the clergy, who helped him find a carriage, and they headed towards Tingen.
Leonard and his team worked incredibly hard to suppress the riot behind the seal behind Chanis's door.
Afterwards, he told everyone that it was Klein who had drugged them, and that he had left the antidote so that he could wake them up.
But he couldn't explain why Klein did this. He vaguely guessed that Klein wanted to get Saint Selena's ashes to deal with Tingen's backup plan, but he didn't have any convincing evidence. After all, he only had a superficial understanding of these things.
Some speculate that Klein is an undercover agent sent by a secret organization to infiltrate the Night Watch team.
Some speculate that Klein kidnapped the captain.
Someone wanted to report to the Church of Tranquility, but Leonard vehemently rejected the idea, because he didn't know if doing so would have unpredictable consequences. After all, he was also very impressed by the mastermind's ability to manipulate everything behind the scenes, and he didn't know if his current actions and thoughts were the result of manipulation.
His firm refusal to report to the sanctuary was met with incomprehension and even criticism from most people.
After all, he and Klein were usually the closest.
Suddenly, a highly cohesive and combat-effective Night Watch squad showed signs of falling apart.
This made Leonard extremely irritable. He went to another room under the pretext of annoyance and kept growling in a low voice, trying to get the "old man" to tell him the truth, but he never got a clear answer.
Just then, Cohen Lee, who was guarding the gate, ran over and said that Captain Dunn Smith had returned, bringing Klein's body with him.
"The enemy is Archbishop Ince Zangwell, who has defected from the Sanctuary. His target is Saint Selena's ashes. Klein has realized everything and, in order to protect Tingen, decides to face it alone."
Saint Selena's ashes were ultimately taken away, but Klein's actions protected Tingen from its fate of destruction; he is our hero.
Because this involves a Level 0 sealed artifact, I cannot say much. I will give a detailed report to the Sanctuary.
After settling Klein's body in, Dunn Smith gave a brief introduction to his teammates with a somber expression.
No one expected such a twist behind the scenes, and at the same time, they understood Klein's courage and painstaking efforts.
After assigning different tasks to everyone, Dunn Smith solemnly addressed the group, his fists clenched so tightly his nails dug into his flesh.
Leonard said, "So much so that he didn't even notice the blood dripping onto the ground."
"Let's go to Klein's house together and tell his family about this!"
Leonard remained silent for a moment, then said to the captain with a firm expression:
"After the funeral, I'm going to apply to join the 'Red Gloves'!"
Dunn Smith looked intently at Leonard, took a deep breath, and said, "We'll apply together, we'll get revenge together!"
Then he suddenly strode out of the room. Leonard was stunned for a moment, but then resolutely followed him out.
After Backlund and Lanius were killed, Urolius did not pursue the matter further. He merely glanced at a certain spot in the city before shaking off Augustus I's entanglement and the corrosive influence of his crown, disappearing into the air.
Augustus was left alone in the air, leaving behind the three demigods of the three churches with expressions of disgust. They all frowned and had a sense of absurdity.
Is that all? Ulorus made such a big fuss, even prompting the Storm God to almost intervene.
Did the story end so abruptly, with a promising start but a disappointing finish?
Although everyone had already sensed something was wrong when they discovered that Ouroles didn't react as expected to Ránruus's murder,
But when Ulorius left so easily, they still felt it was absurd and disgusting.
They felt they had been played, and that all their contact and guarding during this time had been like a clown jumping around.
After a long while, and confirming that Urolius had no intention of launching a counterattack, Augustus I removed the crown from his head.
Despite being a Sequence 1 Archangel, the status of this sealed artifact is no lower than his. Although he temporarily limited the side effects of this sealed artifact with the power of the rules, there is still an unforeseen risk if he wears it for a long time.
After Augustus I left, the archbishops of the three major churches collected all the sealed artifacts they had taken out and then had all the files about Lannus brought to them.
Unlike Augustus I, who was now indifferent to worldly affairs, they all recognized the vessel from which the true creator had descended, killed by Bernadette, as the infamous conman, Laneus, who had previously shocked the entire Kingdom of Rune.
This also explains why, after the corruption scandal at the Ministry of National Defense, MI9 and the three major churches were unable to locate him despite using various methods.
If a true creator with divine nature exists, it would be strange if it could be found.
This also explains why the situation in Tingen was so tragic; it was all for the purpose of cultivating a vessel for the true Creator to descend.
However, there is one thing that is unclear: why does Urolius completely ignore the vessel that he painstakingly cultivated for divine intervention, and show no intention of protecting it?
And what exactly is the purpose of Ulorius making such a big scene today?
More importantly, after the God of Storms made his move, the true creator did not intervene, nor did he protect his own divine vessel.
After all, the one targeting Lanluus at the time was a Saint wielding a '0' level sealed artifact with a '3' sequence. If the true creator was determined to protect his divine vessel, Bernadette wouldn't have been able to eliminate Lanluus so easily.
But from beginning to end, the true creator did not react at all, allowing Bernadette to kill Laneus.
"Whether it's Ouroth's forced entry into Backlund or the existence of Lanius, these are all decoys; they're concealing their true intentions."
This was a shared idea among the leaders of the three major churches in Backlund. To uncover the truth behind it, tracing back the experiences of Lannüus was the simplest way!
Since it involved the true Creator and the King of Angels, all three major churches sent telegrams to Tingen, inquiring about the matter of Lanius and the unusual situation in Tingen.
Both the Church of Storms and the Church of Steam and Machinery received the reply that "nothing happened in Tingen," but only Archbishop Anthony of the Church of Saint Selig received the report from Tingen.
"Ince Zangwell and 008 have appeared in Tingen; Saint Selena's ashes are missing; and a member of the Night Watch has been killed!"
"008, 008!"
Although Archbishop Anthony was one of the most prominent members of the 22-member Pre-Church Council of the Church of the Night, he did not know the specific details of 008. He only knew a little more than the ordinary Night Watchers, namely 008's extraordinary characteristics as a 'Writer' from the 'Audience' pathway sequence 1.
The matter of Tingen was somewhat distant from Archbishop Anthony's concerns, but the current situation was of great interest to him. The spectator pathway and the Mystic pathway occupied by the true Creator were adjacent pathways. Could the matter of Tingen be related to the actions of "Tail Eater" Urolius today?
Archbishop Anthony leaned back in his large chair, his face shrouded in deep darkness, lost in deep thought.
Evan realized that the aura that had so deeply attracted him had disappeared, and he made a great effort to calm his desire.
It must have been a great battle between Ouroles and the angels of the Augustus family, with the Augustus family using the exceptionally powerful Hunter Path sealing artifact mentioned by the Gnostic!
It's unclear what the outcome will be, but Urolius probably won't gain much of an advantage.
A Seal of Mercury Serpent of the same pathway, an Arbiter-path Seal of 1 Angel who is very good at restricting opponents, and a Hunter-path "Conqueror" trait that is very good at fighting, forming a seal artifact.
Unless Ouroboros possesses the uniqueness of the Fate Path—a probability-like principle—it is impossible for him to force his way into Backlund.
Just as Ai Wen was idly speculating about the strength of the two sides and the possible outcome of the battle, the carriage carrying him stopped. He lifted the curtain of the carriage and found that it had stopped at the Earl of Ahova's mansion in the Queens District.
Yesterday, Count Akhova returned to the city despite his illness, and Evan came to visit him today.