Chapter 1096: Cooperation

At just past six in the morning, the entirety of Backlund remained dark.

It was very quiet, with most areas being illuminated only by the street

lamps.

Wearing his pajamas, Klein sat on the bed and looked at Miss Messenger

who was carrying four heads. He rubbed his temples and asked helplessly,

"Who sent the letter?"

Why couldn't he have a good night's rest?

The three heads in Reinette Tinekerr's hands replied one by one,

"That..." "Particular..." "Brainless..."

"Servant..." "Of..." "Yours..."

Danitz... He prayed in the middle of the night in the past, and now he's

sending letters in the morning... Klein took a deep breath and slowly

exhaled. Following that, he received the letter from Miss Messenger.

When he opened it, his expression gradually turned solemn. This was

because Danitz's and Anderson's discovery of Vice Admiral Ailment

Tracy's location was extremely untimely.

According to Klein's deductions, it wouldn't take long for the pirate

admiral and Demoness of White Katarina to regain their "freedom." They

wouldn't be hiding much, making it easier to find them. Now that they

had dealt with the intelligence peddler, Bartz, and obtained the items

to contact Tracy from him, the greatest possibility was that they had

frightened the target and made her continue hiding.

Of course, Klein could seek the help of Queen Mystic Bernadette to find

a way to lock onto Vice Admiral Ailment through the mirror. However, the

problem was that he suspected that the target's hiding place was an

important stronghold of the Demoness Sect. It might even be the

headquarters where there were Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts. This way, even

if he had confirmed the whereabouts of Tracy, he wouldn't dare to

"Teleport" over to capture her. Hence, any contact would alert the

pirate admiral.

And if he didn't take the opportunity to contact her, regardless of

whether Bartz was dead or alive, the news would spread after daybreak.

Similarly, Tracy would be on guard.

Seriously... However, this is also because Anderson and Danitz don't

know the truth. They don't know the changes in the situation of the Loen

Kingdom... After some thought, he said to Miss Messenger who was waiting

by the side, "Wait for me. I'll write a reply."

He had originally planned to "Teleport" over directly to decide what to

do next, but after some consideration, he still chose to write a letter.

Although he believed that Zaratul wouldn't waste time on an obvious

"bait" like Danitz, he still felt that he had to be more careful. If

Zaratul didn't do so, it didn't mean that the members of the Secret

Order under "Him" would do the same. Such a huge secret organization

definitely had a few demigods at the saint level. Once he got entangled

by the other party, it would be a huge problem.

"Alright." The head carried by Reinette Tinekerr that had failed to

speak previously rushed to answer first.

Klein got out of bed, walked out of the bedroom, and came to the room

outside. He took out a pen and paper and wrote fluidly:

"Think of a way to make Bartz faint until dawn.

Then, leave his room immediately and stay far away. There is a great

danger lurking there.

"Monitor Bartz again when daybreak arrives, but don't alarm him."

The so-called danger was a half-truth, and his main goal was to get

Anderson and Danitz to leave the scene, so as to draw away any possible

spying.

Putting down the pen and looking through it again, he folded the letter

and handed it to his messenger, Reinette Tinekerr, who had followed him

out.

At 3:10 a.m. in the Berserk Sea, Theros Island, Bartz's room.

Danitz had just finished clearing the altar and wiping away the traces

when he saw the terrifying messenger with four heads return.

Gehrman Sparrow actually didn't come... Danitz reached out to receive

the letter in surprise, then he took out a gold coin for the messenger.

After the figure with four heads and dark, complicated long dress

disappeared into the void, he opened the letter and quickly read through

it.

T-there's danger! Danitz's pupils dilated as he rushed towards the door

as if he had been burned in the ass.

After leaving the room, he said to Anderson, who was standing in the

corridor with his back against the wall with an unlit cigarette in his

mouth, "Quick, let's go. It's very dangerous here!"

"...Did Gehrman Sparrow say that?" Anderson was taken aback as he asked

thoughtfully.

"Yes, how do you know? Couldn't it be that I discovered something?"

Danitz replied instinctively.

"You? Heh." Anderson chuckled and asked rather relaxed, "What else did

he say?"

"Aren't you nervous? Gehrman Sparrow is very reliable on such matters."

Danitz's focus was completely off.

Anderson fell silent for a moment before saying, "His messenger is more

reliable. At least, within the few minutes of his messenger's return

trip, there won't be any danger here."

If there really was any "danger" lurking here, they would silently

shrink back when they saw the messenger.

Danitz originally wanted to reply that it may seem so in terms of her

image, but for some reason, he instinctively gave up on that sentence.

He switched to saying, "Gehrman Sparrow also said to let Bartz pass out

until dawn so that we can monitor him again when the sun rises without

exposing ourselves."

Anderson frowned. "What does he want to do? There won't be any latent

dangers anymore once the sun rises?"

Without waiting for Danitz to respond, the Strongest Hunter of the Fog

Sea turned around and entered the room. He took out a small metal bottle

he carried with him and pulled out the stopper. He placed it at the tip

of Bartz's nose and moved it back and forth.

"It's done. Let's go." Anderson didn't hide his curiosity as he surveyed

the area before leading Danitz out of Bartz's room and walked far into

the distance.

Backlund, Empress Borough, Inside the Hall family's luxurious mansion.

At 7:25 a.m., Audrey suddenly woke up from her dream.

She dreamed of the boundless gray fog and dreamed of The World Gehrman

Sparrow asking her to help hypnotize someone, making the target forget

everything that had happened in the past six hours, as well as all the

people who asked about a particular secret island.

This is something that can be used as contributions needed for the

Manipulator potion formula and Beyonder characteristic... Also, Mr.

World said that he would donate 7,000 pounds for the war efforts...

Audrey got off the bed very lightly and put a teal cloak over her white

nightgown.

Following that, she followed Gehrman Sparrow's instructions and set up a

ritual, praying for Mr. Fool's bestowment.

The illusory door quickly took shape and opened, sending three items

flying out and landing on the altar.

One of them was a thin human-skinned glove, the other was the

"instruction manual" on a piece of paper, and the other was a neat stack

of cash that wasn't tied up.

This is Creeping Hunger? Audrey scrutinized the altar and thanked Mr.

Fool.

Then, she put on the glove and, according to the "instruction manual,"

activated the spirit of the Traveler.

When the glove turned transparent, the twelve sacred angels with fiery

wings suddenly appeared in front of her.

This is the Angel's Embrace that Mr. World has requested? Its effect is

to interfere with divination and prophecy powers at the scene, so as to

ensure that my identity won't be exposed? Audrey's eyes darted around as

she changed the Lie accessory which she had already prepared into a

silver mask, and she wore it on her face.

Following that, she followed the coordinates given by The World Gehrman

Sparrow and began the "Teleportation" step.

During this process, the strange scenery of the spirit world and all

kinds of strange creatures left a deep impression on her. However,

before she could carefully observe them, she arrived at her destination.

She saw that the colors were saturated, and the stacked scenes rapidly

faded away, becoming normal. It was still late at night outside.

It feels like I've recovered my feelings and mood from when I first

entered the mysterious world... Audrey analyzed her mental state and

focused her attention on the target lying on the floor in the room she

was in.

It was an unconscious man. The door to his Body of Heart and Mind was

rather weak, meaning that he was someone who could easily be charmed,

even if it didn't involve Beyonder powers.

Hypnotizing such a target wasn't difficult for Audrey. However, in order

to digest the potion, she decided to use dreams to help with the

"Hypnosis."

The unconscious Bartz had a dream. He dreamed of a blurry female figure.

In his dream, he believed that she was the most beautiful woman in the

world, a perfect state that Vice Admiral Ailment Tracy could achieve.

Bartz wildly chased her as he ran back and forth in the wilderness,

hills, and mountains. However, he couldn't catch up to her, as though he

had left behind something very important.

After an unknown period of time, he woke up from exhaustion and slowly

recalled what had happened last night. He was in a bad mood because of

him losing money. He had fallen drunk after drinking only half a bottle

of Lanti Proof. Up to now, his temples were still throbbing in pain.

I even knocked the back of my head... Bartz rubbed the swollen area and

lumbered back to the bed. He fell into it and continued sleeping.

And for Audrey who had completed a milder form of hypnosis with the

Dreamwalker's powers, she had long followed The World Gehrman Sparrow's

instructions and restored the scene completely, leaving nothing

suspicious behind.

This was the ability of a senior Spectator.

Then, she "Teleported" back to Backlund and sacrificed Creeping Hunger

to Mr. Fool.

The entire process didn't cause much of a stir. The Church of Evernight

Beyonders in charge of protecting the Hall family were completely

unaware.

After dealing with all kinds of traces, Audrey pulled a bell and let the

maidservants waiting outside enter.

Her personal maidservant, Annie, gestured for the other maidservants to

get busy as she said to Audrey, "Miss, there's a piece of news from the

bursary foundation."

"What news?" Audrey interpreted the shock, confusion, disbelief, joy,

and curiosity in Annie's tone.

Annie replied quickly, "That Miss Eudora who needed to have her leg

amputated has completely recovered. It's as though she was never

injured. This... this is a medical miracle!"

Audrey was similarly stunned. She had some guesses, but she didn't dare

to confirm them. She lacked sufficient clues and evidence.

"Also, all the patients with serious medical conditions have fully

recovered!" At this point, Annie couldn't control herself. She lowered

her voice and said, "I heard that there was a ghost wandering around.

Half of its face had mushrooms growing all over, and the other half was

covered in weeds. It ate illnesses, trauma, and grief. I don't know if

it's true, but it's scary."

"Mushroom... Weeds..." Audrey repeated the two words, momentarily at a

loss.