"This… how could the 'Explosion' charm be so powerful?"
Looking at the collapsed room, the Magician was a bit dazed. He had intended to use the Explosion charm as a cover, to weaken the power of that notebook, and create an opportunity for his subsequent handling.
But… he hadn't expected it to directly blast the Antigonus Family's notebook away.
"A misjudgment…"
In his impression, the effect of the "Explosion" charm shouldn't have been this strong.
No, now isn't the time to think about this.
That notebook hasn't been truly dealt with yet!
Without time to think, the Magician quickly rushed in the direction the notebook had flown.
…
The situation before them changed too quickly, leaving the surrounding Punishers momentarily unable to react.
Lan'erwusi, originally the biggest threat, was dramatically knocked to the ground by a notebook, an outcome that completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
"Madam, are you alright?"
A Punisher looked at Meigao Ousi, who was painfully collapsed on the ground, and asked softly.
Meigao Ousi ignored him, her expression still pained, muttering continuously: "Baby… baby…"
Just as the Punishers present were at a loss, a cluster of firelight surged over.
"What is it?!"
To everyone's shocked gazes, a stream of flames descended from the sky, and a figure materialized from within it.
"Ah?"
The Magician, who had arrived using the Flame Jump, was also somewhat flustered upon seeing the team of Punishers in front of him.
He hadn't expected there to be Church personnel in the Circus.
The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
"Who are you?" The Punisher's captain, with an unfriendly expression, was the first to ask.
Under his Spirit Vision, the Magician's spirituality was quite ostentatious; the other party was definitely a Beyonder, and a problematic Beyonder at that.
The Magician didn't answer, merely observing the other party with a cold gaze.
His condition wasn't good, making a head-on confrontation impossible. In this situation, maintaining silence was the optimal solution.
How could this be…? When the Magician observed his surroundings, he found the situation was even worse than he had expected.
He saw Meigao Ousi, who was clearly in an abnormal state, and Lan'erwusi lying on the ground beside her. Most importantly, he saw the Antigonus Family's notebook resting on Lan'erwusi's head.
Adding to that, a team of Punishers nearby… Was today cursed?
His subordinate was out of control, he was contaminated, and now this happened.
"Boss, we're here to help you."
Just as the situation became tense, the other two members of the Circus team also rushed over.
Damn it, what are you doing here at a time like this… the Magician cursed inwardly.
These two subordinates also couldn't see the situation clearly; were they planning a fight now?
My condition isn't good; I can't win a fight against them!
The situation fell into a strange standoff.
"Ah!"
A heart-wrenching scream drew everyone's attention.
Meigao Ousi knelt on the ground, her fingers digging deep into the earth, her knuckles white from excessive force. Her lower abdomen spasmed violently, as if countless worms were gnawing and writhing in her flesh and blood, and a non-human shriek squeezed from her throat: "No… don't…"
And the Antigonus notebook resting on Lan'erwusi's head seemed to be triggered by some instinct.
It began to turn pages automatically, and an invisible, distorted power began to spread.
"Ah! Ah…" Lan'erwusi, beneath the notebook, began to convulse, and immensely painful groans squeezed from his throat.
The two forces seemed to be silently competing, and the strange aura swelled even more.
Seeing this, the two opposing teams, to a certain extent, put aside their animosity towards each other.
The Magician and the Punisher captain exchanged glances; the two experienced individuals confirmed a piece of information with a single look: this was an accident, unrelated to the other party.
In the face of a common enemy, mutual animosity was meaningless.
Feeling the increasingly dangerous aura, the Punisher captain instinctively fired a shot in Meigao Ousi's direction.
It was a demon-hunting bullet engraved with special patterns.
The high-speed spinning bullet instantly disintegrated the moment it was about to touch the target, leaving not even a trace of a speck.
"Something big has happened." The Punisher captain immediately realized something. He looked at a nearby member and ordered:
"You, quickly call for backup.
Call both the Nighthawks and the Machinery Hivemind.
Hurry!"
That Punisher nodded slightly and quickly left.
The members of the Circus team did not stop him; they also knew that the current situation could not be resolved by just a few of them.
"Not good…" A bead of cold sweat trickled down the Magician's cheek.
More had happened today than he had experienced in his entire life.
…
"Run!"
"Help!"
"What's wrong?" Looking at the suddenly panicked crowd, Leonard was a bit confused.
Perhaps this is an opportunity… In such a chaotic situation, infiltrating the Circus to investigate would be a good choice.
After a brief thought, Leonard decided not to give up this opportunity.
Just as he was about to act, Pales, within him, said solemnly.
"Something's happened!"
…
"Why are there suddenly so many people?" Looking at the large panicked crowd, Luo En was also somewhat puzzled.
But before he could react, the crowd was already upon him. The crowd surged like a broken dam. In a series of shoves, Luo En's luggage case was knocked from his hand and flew out.
Apparently unable to bear the crush of the crowd, Lachi also leaped from the satchel at his waist and disappeared into the flow of people.
"Lachi!" His roar was drowned out by the continuous screams. Luo En pushed against the flow of people, and his lower back received an elbow from someone fleeing for their life.
"Unlucky!"
In that brief moment, both his cat and his case were lost, and Luo En couldn't help but lament his misfortune.
There was no other way; he could only go against the flow of people.
…
Blackthorn Security Company.
Acting Captain Frey was working at his desk in the office.
Dunn Smith and Daily had finished their work in Backlund and would soon return to Tingen.
This made Frey feel a sense of relief and gratitude; too many things had happened recently, making it a bit overwhelming for him as Acting Captain.
Old Neil was taken away for investigation after attempting to hold a black magic ritual, and Klein was also anonymously reported, and they still didn't know how to deal with it.
Klein… Thinking of his teammate, Frey had a headache.
Old Neil was taken away for investigation, and Ke Enli was injured and bedridden. The Nighthawks team could no longer afford any more personnel losses.
Emotionally, he believed Klein was fine, but there were indeed many suspicious points about Klein.
Sigh, it should be fine.
As long as the Captain returns, everything will get better.
"Frey, there's an urgent telegram." Nighthawk Luo Yao pushed open the office door.
"Urgent telegram?" Frey suddenly had a bad premonition.
Could something be happening in Tingen again?
"This is bad, something's happened!" As if reality responded to Frey's thoughts, Rosanne, who was in charge of reception, suddenly rushed into the office.
"What's wrong?!"
"Come with me and you'll see."
Several people came to the Blackthorn Security Company's lobby and saw a panting Punisher collapsed on the ground.
He seemed to have been running for a considerable amount of time, still gasping for breath.
"How are you, do you need water?" Frey was a bit worried looking at his condition.
"No, no need." That Punisher waved his hands repeatedly, pulled out his identification from his 懷 and handed it to Frey.
Frey took the identification, glanced at it, and returned it to the other party.
"Are you the captain of the Nighthawks?" the Punisher asked.
"I am the Acting Captain, and I am in charge here now."
After a simple calming of his breath, the Punisher began to recount everything that had happened at the Circus.
…
"That's the situation. We were originally just trying to apprehend a Beyonder con artist, and we never expected to encounter something like this."
"You should hurry; our captain might not be able to hold on."
After speaking, he climbed up from the ground and ran towards the door, speaking as he ran.
"I'll go notify the Machinery Hivemind, you go support them quickly."
From the other party's description, Frey realized the seriousness of the matter and couldn't help but sigh.
Tingen has really been plagued by disasters lately!
"Damn it, Leonard is off today."
He cursed inwardly, then looked at Luo Yao beside him and said:
"The situation is urgent, I'll go notify Xijia."
"Get your bullets and charms ready, we're leaving immediately."
Perhaps due to the urgency of the situation and lack of time to think, the Nighthawks team chose not to carry those dangerous and difficult-to-control Sealed Artifacts, but only brought the most basic equipment.
Naturally, they forgot about Klein, who was staying behind the Chanis Gate.
…
"Strange, why are the footsteps upstairs so chaotic?" Klein was a bit puzzled.
Could something have happened?!
…
'Nighthawks, Punishers, Machinery Hivemind, Beyonder teams from the three major Churches have all had their attention drawn to the accident at the Circus.
Lorne Disonke, as a variable, also accidentally entered the accident scene as planned.
He seemed to have been affected by some unknown influence, losing his usual luck, and just walked towards the accident scene.
Fortunately, there were no unexpected events in this script; it went surprisingly smoothly.
Clearly, under the dual influence of the True Creator's offspring and the Antigonus Family's notebook, this accidental incident would be exceptionally terrifying.
…
Due to the suddenness of the incident, all existing official members of the Nighthawks, except for the confined Klein Moretti, were dispatched.
Even Leonard Mitchell, who was originally on vacation, remained near the Circus due to his private investigation.
This is an excellent opportunity!
The only combat personnel remaining in the Blackthorn Security Company was Klein Moretti.
Clearly, even with secrets, a sequence 8 "Clown" could never be a match for a Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper."
Ince Zangwill will get everything he wants.'
Looking at the content on the paper, Ince Zangwill put down his quill and showed a smile.
This performance, full of unexpected events, was finally coming to an end.