Wait for the cake? This is really an answer beyond my imagination... No, if I could have guessed the answer of the mentally ill person, wouldn't that mean I was almost there too... A thought flashed through his mind, and Klein maintained a relaxed smile, as if chatting with a friend, asking:
"Who is going to give you the cake?"
Hude Ogen's expression collapsed at once, his face skin became even thinner and longer, and he said mournfully:
"There is none, there is no cake... No cake!"
"You stole my cake!"
His voice suddenly rose, and his eyes widened in anger as he stared at Klein.
Before Klein could think of how to respond, he suddenly barked, opened his mouth, and showed two rows of white, sharp teeth.
Immediately after that, he spat saliva from his mouth and jumped off the bed, approaching Klein in one step, extending his hands forward, attempting to grasp his shoulders, and then dragging the target towards himself, biting down heavily.
Facing this sudden attack, Klein, although slightly panicked, reacted in time. He instantly bent his knees, crouched down, and at the same time, turned his body sideways, raised his left arm.
Puff!
He used his elbow to hit Hude Ogen's abdomen, causing the other person's eyes to turn white and leaving more saliva in his mouth.
However, Hude Ogen didn't stop his actions. He fell down in a row, opened his arms, and tried to hold the target tightly.
Klein's body shifted to the side, rolled out, as if practiced hundreds of times before.
He supported himself with his right hand, did a backflip to stand up, intending to switch to the defensive mode and pounce on him to subdue him.
Just at this moment, he saw Hude Ogen standing there stupidly, his eyes losing focus, empty and confused. ... Klein was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head towards the corner. There, wearing a black thin windbreaker and a matching silk hat, Dunn Smith, the one with the dark hair, was tightly gripping his hands and lowering his head.
The captain had dragged Hude Ogen into the dream... He suddenly stopped his actions with a realization, seizing this opportunity and pulling out a ritual silver dagger that could not harm anyone. Using it, he created a spiritual wall and sealed this single-person ward.
Then, Klein took out three candles mixed with mint, arranging them in an inverted triangle on the windowsill. One symbolized the Goddess of Night, one the Mother of Secrets, and one represented himself.
Not long after, he set up a simple altar and ignited all the candles using the spiritual friction method.
Just as he was about to turn back to remind the captain, Dunn raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"Hude Ogen's dream is in a complete mess, there's no way to induce it."
Before he could finish his words, Hude Ogen's eyes regained their vitality, no longer empty.
Then, this deranged "psychiatrist" slightly arched his back and neck, comfortably yawning. ... For a moment, Klein didn't know what to say, so he remained silent and picked up the small metal bottle containing "Amanda" essence.
He dropped the transparent liquid, which was a mixture of night-breeze, deep-sleep flower, and chamomile, into the flame of the candle representing himself, allowing the serene and peaceful fragrance to instantly spread and fill every corner of the room.
Hude Eugen's tension, anger, and comfort vanished completely. He lazily sat back on the bed and stared blankly at the crimson moon outside the window, his eyes losing focus again, in a state of peace.
Klein also felt the transcendence of the quiet night. He put down "Amanda" essence and sat down beside Hude Eugen, intending to find something for him to remove his last defenses.
Only in this way could he use the "Spirit Eye" potion to gradually let Hude Eugen's spirit enter a trance-like state.
After all, I'm just an amateur "psychic"… He had already thought of a solution beforehand. He took out a deck of tarot cards from his pocket.
This deck contained only twenty-two major cards. It was designed to be portable and was a "weapon" successfully applied for by Klein.
Each card was embedded with silver and other metals that could harm undead creatures. The patterns were intricate and magnificent, making Klein only want to collect them and not use them against enemies.
Klein cut the cards with one hand, smiling and looking at Hude Eugen:
"Let's play cards."
"Play cards?" Hude Eugen shifted his gaze from the window and repeated the word confusedly.
Klein didn't respond. With a kind gesture that couldn't be refused, he placed the tarot deck in his hand.
Hude Eugen imitated his previous actions, cutting the cards with difficulty with one hand and successfully completing it.
The mental patient among this extraordinary person gradually focused his attention on the hard and elastic paper cards with outstanding texture in his hand, flipping over the top card:
A man in ragged clothes was tied up and hung upside down. There was a faint halo above his head.
The upside-down man… Klein thought to himself and took the opportunity to stand up, grasping the "Spirit Eye" potion, and dripping the amber liquid onto the candle flame - again, it represented himself.
The ethereal and elusive aroma spread out, making people feel drunk just by smelling it.
Hude Eugen's expression gradually relaxed, his gaze lost focus, and the tarot cards slipped off his hand onto the bed one by one.
But he still sat firmly, not collapsing.
Klein relied on "Meditation" to resist this effect that made his body and soul become lighter, more floating, and more confused. He took out another small metal bottle, rotated and unscrewed the stopper, and poured the dark blue liquid into his mouth.
"Calming Potion!"
The cold liquid flowed through his mouth, across his esophagus, and into his stomach. Klein instantly became extremely clear-headed, with no trace of confusion left.
He slowly exhaled, skillfully picking up another essential oil pure essence and herb powder, and dropping them into the two candles symbolizing the Goddess of Night.
In the thin mist, he stepped back two steps, solemnly and seriously chanting in Greek:
"I pray for the power of the night;"
"I pray for the power of secrecy;"
"I pray for the Goddess's favor."
"I pray that you allow me to communicate with Hude Eugen, and with this extraordinary person beside me, through their spiritual essence."
...
Chant after chant reverberated, and Klein saw that the dark-colored candle flame was emitting "blackness" outward.
He did not evade or resist; he allowed this deep "night" to envelop him.
In an exceptionally clear state, he felt that his spiritual body had broken free from the protection of his physical body and entered the void like the depths of the universe. Around him was boundless, boundless, and pitch-black darkness without any sound. And above his head, the sky was filled with transparent shadows of indescribable shapes, a series of different colors, containing countless knowledge and bright, clear light.
The spiritual realm... Klein was no longer unfamiliar with it.
His thought just appeared, and he saw a hazy world surrounded by a faint light storm ahead.
Klein knew that this represented Hude Ogen's spirit, representing his "mental body", so he moved closer and entered the "storm" acting as a barrier.
In an instant, he saw countless faint lights hitting him, and heard the murmurs of thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people talking in a low voice about something.
These murmurs were very chaotic and had no logic. One moment they were praising the elegance of women, the next they were describing the ease of using the toilet, one moment they were crying, and the next they were celebrating... The crazy storm of thoughts "tugged and bit" at Klein's spirit, trying to assimilate him, but Klein maintained absolute clarity and rationality, speeding towards the inner "mental world" of Hude Ogen.
Compared to the terrifying murmurs and terrifying howls before I entered the mysterious space above the mist, this was like a beautiful concert... Klein chuckled to himself, penetrating the storm, and saw Hude Ogen in a daze, his transparent and blurry figure.
This sequence 7 "psychiatrist" maintained the appearance of the outside world, his eyes looking back blankly.
Klein stopped in front of him and asked in a low voice:
"Do you know Larnusius?"
Hude Ogen replied blankly:
"I do."
The light and shadow around him changed accordingly, as if revealing the "mental ocean" of Hude Ogen.
Very quickly, the interwoven light and shadow depicted a young man with ordinary features, a full forehead, wearing round glasses, and a sarcastic smile often on his lips, black hair and brown eyes. This was exactly the Larnusius that Klein had seen in the wanted notice.
Klein nodded in satisfaction, stabilized his emotions, and asked in an inducing tone:
"Why did Larnusius come to you?"
"His words were..." Hude Ogen's voice gradually became lower.
Suddenly, he changed to a voice full of magnetism, slightly insane, and laughed:
"Hude Ogen, this is the worst of times, but also the best of times. As long as we can seize the opportunity, we can also become the masters of the world and true immortals!"
"As long as you provide help, I will not only tell you the way to master the power of magic and avoid losing control, but also promise to give you a bit of divinity, true divinity in the future!"
"You should be able to tell that there is a being behind me. My promise is His promise, and psychological alchemy, in a certain sense, has a certain relationship with Him."
"Don't doubt. Psychological alchemy is currently not powerful enough to provide you with sufficient help. Unless you are willing to stay at your current level forever."
The way to master the power of magic and avoid losing control... How does it feel like I'm using the "role-playing method" to tempt others... Larnusius really has a lofty ambition. Even though he is only sequence 8, he starts worrying about divinity matters... What is the hidden being behind him... This guy seems to be planning something, not just for money fraud... Or is money fraud just his hobby? Klein's thoughts were in a flurry as he saw Hude Ogen stop talking, rushing to ask:
"What kind of help does Larnusius want from you?"
Hude Ogen didn't answer immediately, and the "mental world" fell silent. Then, he burst into laughter and answered in a very confused manner:
"Help... Help... Help!"
"Ha ha ha, I provided help! I provided help!"
"I made..."
Just then, his words stopped abruptly. The entire blurry spirit body bent over, and the light and shadow symbolizing the "mind ocean" rapidly changed, forming a sinister, terrifying, and dark altar.
On the altar, there was a cross, and it seemed that something was hanging upside down on it. At the bottom, there were blurry things piled up.
The light and shadow moved, and the upside-down thing was about to become clear. The entire "mind world" suddenly shook violently like a ten-level earthquake.
Damn it! Klein immediately sensed the impending danger and without thinking, turned and flew into the chaotic storm of thoughts, trying to escape.