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In Osel, at the Duke of East Tucker's mansion.
Aaron was discussing the East Tucker family's arrangements in the Southern Continent with his father, Gusman Weil, while Evelina lay on the soft sofa, idly flicking her tail.
Although the localized war in the Southern Continent had ended several months ago, this did not mean that the Feysac Empire and other secretly conspiring organizations would cease their activities, especially with a chief Shepherd of the God of Combat's Church having fallen in East Balam.
Aaron couldn't confirm how far George III had progressed, but he assumed he was at least at the King of Angels level, and the world-spanning war promoted by the Twilight Secret Order must already be in secret preparation.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered. Aaron didn't want the curtain of this war to be drawn in the Southern Continent, or rather, in the East Tucker family's colonies, as this could lead to unforeseen losses.
Just then, a paper crane covered in writing flew out of Aaron's shirt pocket. One after another, quicksilver-colored complex symbols leaped from it, forming a short message with dense patterns and symbols:
"Tingen, fate is disturbed…"
Tingen… A glint flashed in Aaron's eyes. The only thing that would prompt Will Auceptin to personally warn him was likely the "Quill of Alzuhod."
At this moment, Ince Zangwill, who wielded this Sealed Artifact, probably most wanted to obtain Saint Selena's ashes. Aaron instantly understood Will Auceptin's meaning, politely declined his father's company, and immediately opened the "Traveler's Door."
Aaron had already marked the Spirit World space corresponding to the "Traveler's Brooch" he had given Klein, making it convenient to directly pinpoint Klein's location in reverse.
Shuttling through indescribably shaped ethereal transparent objects, all colors became vivid and distinct yet overlapped. A yellowish-green flash suddenly appeared before Aaron's eyes without any warning.
A foot, so massive it could obscure the seven bright mirrors of light high above, descended, stomping Aaron into red and blue intersecting color blocks.
At the last moment, Aaron, who barely managed to teleport a short distance, had his eyes instantly blur, as if dyed golden, and looked up along the massive foot.
It was a rotting long leg dripping yellowish-green liquid, and further up, a colossal body wrapped in corpse oil bandages. This was the shell Astolfo left behind in the Spirit World!
Ince Zangwill… This name instantly surfaced in Aaron's mind. He hadn't encountered this Angel during previous Sights in the Spirit World, but now, on his way to Tingen, he was coincidentally blocked by this fellow. This must be his doing, but the situation didn't allow him to ponder further.
Amidst the aura that almost solidified the surroundings, the two legs dripping yellowish-green pus alternately lifted. The indistinct body stretched out an arm wrapped in corpse oil bandages, and a majestic aura of decay, accompanied by roars that made spirits tremble, swept over.
His usual infallible danger premonition seemed to fail, but Aaron, who had already activated his "Judgement Domain," could clearly observe various colored lines sweeping towards him.
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"Lanevus's departure completely shattered Megose's will. She complied with Ince Zangwill's arrangement and went to Blackthorn Security Company."
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"That Nighthawk who kept disrupting Ince Zangwill's plans actually has an item tainted with the aura of a high-level Beyonder of the Fate Pathway. No wonder the great Quill of Alzuhod didn't detect this."
"That mysterious Duke far away in East Tucker County has already become aware of poor Ince Zangwill's supposedly meticulous plan. With his mastery of Spirit World Travel, he will soon rush to Tingen to kill Ince Zangwill!"
"Aaron Weil, who just entered the Spirit World, was detected by a high-level Spirit World creature for some reason. Entangled, he couldn't reach Tingen in time, and Ince Zangwill ultimately successfully completed his plan!"
On the tallest clock tower in Tingen City, a pure white quill continuously wrote on the wall. As characters emerged one by one, a crack appeared on Ince Zangwill's forehead, constantly seeping blood.
This was the inevitable backlash Ince Zangwill suffered from forcibly using 0-08 at Sequence 5 to manipulate something far beyond his own Beyonder grade.
At this moment, he was using the many spirits imprisoned within the Gatekeeper's unique inner netherworld to replenish the damage caused by the backlash.
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At Blackthorn Security Company, Klein, who had stood stiff and dazed for over ten seconds, finally broke free from his cold-sweating state. He instinctively turned his head to look at Leonard and found that the Midnight Poet also had a face full of cold sweat and eyes full of fear.
Suddenly, Klein recalled a passage from Roselle's diary:
"The Industrial Revolution I personally initiated, the Age of Steam and Machinery I personally forged, will become the breeding ground for the birth of an evil god?"
He also remembered the source of that soul-deep fear:
Do not gaze directly upon a god…
Klein instinctively put both hands into his pockets. One held a "Flaring Sun Charm" and a "Slumber Charm," while the other held the "Azik Copper Whistle."
He keenly noticed that the cold but gentle Beyonder sensation of the copper whistle had disappeared, seemingly suppressed by an invisible force, while the two charms remained full of spirituality.
Taking a deep breath, Klein entered a semi-meditative state, dispelling his panic and no longer harboring any lucky.
He turned his head, gave Leonard a look, and gestured towards Megose with his mouth.
Then, using his Clown ability, he controlled his expression and smiled at Megose:
"Miss Megose, do you have a commission for us?"
Megose stroked her belly, as if listening to something, and said:
"No, I just suddenly wanted to talk to you about Lanevus. I feel like you know a lot."
"Who told you that?" Leonard no longer displayed his usual carefree and slovenly demeanor, smiling quite stiffly, while constantly calling out in his mind:
"Old man, old man, what does the True Creator's offspring mean?"
With an increasingly strange expression, Megose suddenly giggled:
"My child told me. He knows a lot, he's very smart!"
Klein suppressed the urge to curse, secretly took out the "Slumber Charm" from his pocket and handed it to Leonard. He wasn't sure if this high-level charm from the "City of Moon" could appease the thing in Megose's belly, but at least it could buy some time.
Instinctively taking the charm, Leonard's mind suddenly heard Pallez Zoroast's brief voice:
"This is a high-level charm of the Sleepless Pathway. Keep it safe; it can save your life."
No matter how Leonard called out afterwards, Pallez Zoroast's voice never reappeared, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Complaining about the old man's unreliability in his mind, and with no time to consider where Klein got the charm, Leonard felt the peaceful and serene aura emanating from the "Slumber Charm" in his hand. He gritted his teeth and sat on the sofa, stiffly chatting with Megose.
Klein rushed to the basement and explained the current situation to the Captain in the most concise words. While Dunn went to Chanis Gate to retrieve a Sealed Artifact, he notified all clerical staff to evacuate immediately.
Returning to the basement, Klein was pleasantly surprised to find that the "Azik Copper Whistle" seemed to have returned to normal. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, Klein immediately took out the paper and pen for divination and quickly wrote a short letter:
"The fellow who disrupted my fate and took your child's skull has appeared. He 'arranged' for Megose to enter Blackthorn Security Company at 36 Zouteland Street. Megose is likely pregnant with an evil god's offspring."
"The situation is very urgent."
Putting away the letter, Klein stood at the crossroads, directly took out the copper whistle, blew it, and saw the huge skeleton messenger appear before him.
In the deep and quiet underground corridor, the nearly four-meter-tall skeleton messenger, clutching the paper, disappeared before Klein's eyes without causing any abnormal changes.
After doing all this, Klein's spiritual intuition was touched. He instinctively turned his head and saw Dunn Smith, wearing a black knee-length thin trench coat, standing silently under the faint blue gas lamp, his eyes deep and dim.
He held a palm-sized square urn in one hand, carved with mysterious patterns. The closer it got, the colder Klein felt, as if a chill was quickly seeping into his blood.
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The scorching white miniature Sun steamed with grayish-yellow cursed mist. With the restriction of the "Judgement Domain," Aaron finally saw the true form of this Angel's body using the "Sun Chaser Scepter."
Beneath the rotting, pus-dripping bandages was a bluish-black, one-eyed giant entwined with black thorns. Seemingly completely enraged by Aaron's resistance, the already irrational one-eyed giant's body emitted an even denser cursed mist, as if trying to completely pollute this Spirit World area with the power of an Ancient Bane.
Looking at the bluish-black body and the iconic single eye, Aaron instantly recalled the "incident" Astolfo had mentioned before, and felt a sudden toothache.
If it were just an Ancient Bane, Aaron, who possessed several Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts and was empowered by the Nation of Disorder, was confident he could end the battle within minutes, as this Angel's consciousness was chaotic and incomplete.
But if it also mixed with High-Sequence Beyonder characteristics of the "Giant" Pathway… Recalling the "Proof of Glory" that had protected the City of Silver for thousands of years, Aaron decisively chose to stop.
Making a mental note against this fellow, the Mark of Evernight emitted an obscure light. Aaron's body instantly vanished as if erased by an eraser, no matter how the bandage-wrapped one-eyed giant roared, it could no longer sense Aaron.
After losing its target, It became sluggish again. Its two legs, dripping yellowish-green pus, alternated, carrying the bluish-black body revealed by the broken bandages, and quickly moved away, disappearing into the depths of the Spirit World.
Time in the Spirit World was extremely blurry. The originally pervasive cursed mist seemed to be pulled, forming a vortex that gradually thinned. At the center of the vortex, Reinette Tinekerr, dressed in a somber and intricate black dress, with four pairs of eyes as red as blood, looked into the depths of the Spirit World.
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In the solemn and quiet black monastery, Aaron's figure appeared. As soon as he opened his eyes, he found Lady Arianna, dressed simply, standing silently before him.
Without wasting time explaining, Aaron quickly drew a crimson moon on his chest:
"Ma'am Arianna, please send me away!"
Arianna's expression was as usual. She nodded slightly, watching Aaron's body disappear as if a watercolor painting being quickly erased. Only then did She slowly say:
"The Goddess watches over you!"
His consciousness blurred for a moment. Appearing in the outside world again, Aaron instinctively looked up at the midday sky, at the Astral World that ordinary people could not gaze upon.
His lips moved. Aaron immediately entered a semi-hidden state, and with the help of the "Crown of Stars" historical projection he summoned, he appeared above Tingen City.
The world seemed to fall into dead silence. Fine cold sweat seeped from Aaron's forehead, and his pupils reflected a simple priest wearing a simple white robe and a silver cross pendant.
The True Creator's Son, the King of Angels, Adam!
"He knew I was coming. He was waiting for me here!"
As this thought arose in Aaron's mind, the eyes of the simple priest opposite opened, and his light-colored pupils were dyed pure gold.
Suddenly, black stone pillars rose all around, supporting a magnificent and enormous church.
In this church, every pillar, every arch, every surface of the dome was inlaid with bones of different races. They were dense, watching Aaron with different eye sockets, collectively embracing a hundred-meter-tall cross.
Before the cross, a blurry figure stood there, seemingly looking at everything with pity.
This was a church of bones, a church of bones that showed no trace of grimness but instead was full of sanctity!
On the walls, windows, and doors of the church, transparent, distorted faces protruded, as if countless souls were sealed within, making Beyonders unable to feel the existence of the Spirit World and the Astral World anymore!
And the previous clock tower, and Ince Zangwill on its top floor, were all gone, repelled outside this suddenly appearing church of bones.
A strong sense of dread suddenly arose in Ince Zangwill's heart, who had been extending his spirituality from the clock tower to observe Blackthorn Security Company. He instinctively looked up at the sky but found nothing.
But the ancient quill he clutched tightly trembled violently, suddenly breaking free and rapidly writing on his black clerical robe:
"The True Creator's offspring nurtured by Megose sensed an extremely repulsive aura. Feeling danger, it prayed to the True Creator, thus gaining the attention of Ouroboros. Based on certain unknown factors, it is logical for Ouroboros to descend here at this point in time!"
As soon as the quill finished outlining the exclamation mark, one light after another, invisible to the naked eye, bloomed in the sky above Tingen City, transforming into layers of ethereal, pure wings.
Beneath the covering of the wings, a silver-haired figure was outlined in a kneeling prayer posture, then straightened up.
He wore a simple linen robe, his face was beautiful, his features soft; it was indeed the King of Angels, "The Tail-Devourer" Ouroboros!
Ouroboros's indifferent eyes did not look towards Blackthorn Security Company, but suddenly looked up, and His eyes immediately reflected the church of bones that seemed to exist in another world.
In His pupils, beneath His feet, and within the layered wings of light behind Him, one transcendental and mysterious wheel after another protruded, converging into an ethereal, flowing long river, connecting head to tail like a snake.
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