Chapter 1126: "Unexpected"

After bringing the wood-colored cane back to the real world, Klein

immediately began the ritual.

He lit the candles and burned the corresponding essential oils and

herbal powder, took two steps back, and skillfully recited the honorific

name of the Goddess. Finally, he said, "I sacrifice this cane filled

with life to you. I'm willing to receive your blessings."

He didn't directly mention the Demonic Wolf of Fog's transformed heart

and White Frost Crystal. This was equivalent to making an equivalent

exchange, not offering sacrificial items and praying for a bestowment.

There was no need to be too meticulous in other aspects of the ritual,

but this was a case of showing his attitude at a fundamental level. He

felt that he needed to be careful.

When Klein finished his sentence, two out of the three candle flames

swelled and intertwined, forming an illusory and dark mysterious door.

The door slowly opened, creating strong invisible winds.

They swept up the Life's Cane, allowing it to disappear into the

seemingly endless cosmos through the gap of the illusory door.

Immediately following that, there was a flash as two items tore through

the barrier and landed on the altar without making a single sound.

One of them was a strange heart formed by wisps of white mist, and the

other was crystalline frost that emitted cold air.

Klein was delighted as he hurriedly lowered his head to thank the

Goddess for her bestowment.

When he raised his head again, the dark and mysterious door had closed.

It rapidly faded away, and the altar was completely restored to normal.

Phew, it really succeeded... Klein heaved a sigh of relief and took two

steps forward, putting away the Demonic Wolf of Fog's transformed heart

and White Frost Crystal.

At this moment, the relaxed him couldn't help but have a thought that he

absolutely couldn't say out loud.

If I had known that it would go so smoothly, I wouldn't have had to use

my Life's Cane...

That huge junk pile might've been enough...

Perhaps I didn't need to sacrifice anything, and the Goddess would've

bestowed them to me. The present situation indicates that "She" is

personally supporting me becoming a Scholar of Yore...

Of course, this way, if I receive too many bestowments, who knows what

price I'll pay in the future. Using Life's Cane to trade for it makes me

feel more at ease...

Well, from the looks of it, before advancing to Sequence 2 and becoming

an angel, the Goddess will still shower "Her" blessings on me. In the

future, it will be hard to tell what kind of developments and changes

will happen...

With this in mind, he reined in his thoughts, ended the ritual, and

tidied up the altar.

Then, he began to plan on how to deal with the Hounds of Fulgrim, the

so-called "Sefirah Castle Keepers."

A Magician never performs unprepared!

South of the Bridge, Rose Street.

Leonard changed into a black-and-white police uniform and wore a "red

glove." He led his team members and the real policemen to the only

cathedral of the Church of Earth Mother in Backlund.

The epaulets he was wearing corresponded to a high-ranking inspector.

But in fact, with his status as a captain of a Red Gloves team, he

should be equivalent to a superintendent or even a chief superintendent.

However, officers at that rank wouldn't involve themselves in such

missions. Wearing those epaulets to the Harvest Church would easily

arouse the suspicion of the public.

After passing through the door, Leonard scanned the area and realized

that it was empty. There were only two figures. One was sitting in the

front pew, focused on praying. The second was the handsome man dressed

in a priest's robes.

He had black hair and red eyes.

Emlyn White... Leonard nodded secretly as he walked down the aisle to

Bishop Utravsky.

He then coughed twice, making the half-giant bishop open his eyes and

look over.

"I'm an inspector from the Backlund Police Department." Leonard showed

his identification and said, "We would like to invite you back to assist

in our investigations."

Father Utravsky stood up slowly and asked in a calm tone despite looking

down at him, "What's the matter?"

The nearby residents reported your abnormal behavior, saying that it's

possible that you're a spy for Feysac or Feynapotter." Leonard explained

the reason he had long come up with.

At the same time, he was prepared to pull Bishop Utravsky into a dream

at any moment. Once he resisted, he would try to control this Blessed in

the shortest time possible.

With the Red Gloves team's distribution, as long as they didn't directly

encounter a true demigod, even if they were to face a Blessed who was in

charge of a Holy Artifact, they would have a good chance of taking down

their opponent.

Furthermore, before Leonard set off, he had applied for a Grade 1 Sealed

Artifact. This was also the reason why he had delayed taking action

until today.

Father Utravsky fell silent for two seconds before turning to look at

Emlyn White, who was standing by the candle stand.

Emlyn's slightly complicated expression froze. He opened his mouth, but

didn't know what to say.

Father Utravsky retracted his gaze and nodded slightly.

"Okay."

...So cooperative? I thought we would experience an intense battle and

that we had to be very careful not to cause any casualties... Leonard

was taken aback before he smiled.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

If there really was a battle that ended up harming a Blessed of Earth

Mother, Leonard suspected that the tense situation would rapidly be

aggravated.

Through the ancient history in Groselle's Travels and the various

secrets he learned from the Tarot Club, and the corresponding

explanations of Old Man Pallez, Leonard knew that the relationship

between the Church of Earth Mother and the Church of Evernight was like

dried timber. It could be ignited with a tiny spark. When the time came,

the history books would record today's events.

The war would go from a localized problem to a fuse that ignited the

globe!

Leonard Mitchell had lit a religious gunpowder keg!

Phew... Seeing that Father Utravsky didn't resist and accepted the

"protective custody," Emlyn White secretly heaved a sigh of relief. He

was very satisfied with his performance at the Tarot Club.

At this moment, the Red Gloves team member, Cindy, looked at Emlyn, who

lacked a level of masculinity due to the gentleness of the soft

moonlight. She lowered her voice and said, "Cap, uh, Sir, there's still

a priest. Should we take him with us? Yes, we can temporarily shut down

the Harvest Church for some time to prevent any accidents from

happening."

Emlyn:

Leonard:

After a few seconds and repeated deliberation, Leonard finally said, "If

the spy case involves Feynapotter, he would also be considered a

suspect. Let's invite him back to assist in our investigations."

Emlyn was stunned, unsure of what expression to show in response.

East Borough, in a two-bedroom rental apartment.

Fors rubbed her dark eye circles and drank the last mouthful of bitter

coffee. She stood up abruptly and began changing her clothes.

"Done writing?" Xio, who was enjoying her breakfast, was taken aback.

It had only been a day and a half!

Fors shook her head and took a deep breath.

"No.

"But I've already written the first volume. I can hand it over to the

editor of the publisher. If it's serialized, there's no need to finish

it all now."

Xio thought and said, "This is indeed a good idea. It can effectively

reduce your stress."

Fors's expression twisted as she closed her eyes.

"I hope so..."

In another rental apartment a few streets away, after a series of tasks,

Klein, who had come up with a plan and made his preparations, put on

Creeping Hunger and quickly turned transparent as he entered the spirit

world.

Looking up, he saw the seven pure lights that comprised of seven

different colors. He released the arms of his two marionettes and took

out a box. He removed the wall of spirituality around it, allowing the

aura of the Demonic Wolf of Fog's transformed heart to emanate from it.

Then, he pulled Enuni while Enuni pulled Qonas. Together, the three of

them rapidly teleported deep into the spirit world.

Along the way, all kinds of strange spirit world creatures passed by

them like oil paintings that depicted hell.

After an unknown period of time, Klein's premonition for danger suddenly

stirred as a scene quickly appeared in his mind:

Red, black, white, blue, and other colors saturated and overlapped as a

slender figure suddenly appeared.

It looked like a hound. Its entire body was covered in black short fur,

and its eye sockets were two balls of dark-red burning flames. The ends

of its mouth extended to the back of its head. It clearly existed there

in its corporal form, but it gave off an illusory feeling that felt

surreal.

Hound of Fulgrim!

Klein immediately turned around and faced it.

He released his two marionettes at the same time, allowing them to

wander in different directions.

In the blink of an eye, the Hound of Fulgrim appeared.

The two dark red flames, which weren't too deformed but were absolutely

terrifying, turned and looked at Klein.

Right on the heels of that, its figure became more and more illusory. It

instantly disappeared, as though it was a projection from history.

...It ran away just like that? As Klein muttered to himself in shock, he

became even more wary of the possibility of a surprise attack.

More than ten seconds later, two figures phased into existence. They

were covered in black fur, their eyes burning, and the corners of their

lips extended to the back of their heads.

However, there was only one dark red flame left in the eye sockets of

each of the two monsters. The remaining fireballs were in their paws.

Without waiting for Klein to react, the two Hounds of Fulgrim lay down

in the void of the spirit world and wagged their tails.

They wagged their tails.

Klein's mouth was agape, wondering if he was dreaming.