Chapter 1149: Escape

When Audrey and company below the platform saw this scene, it was as if

they were admiring a large magic show. For a moment, no one realized

what had happened.

A few seconds later, the scene started to turn disorderly. Amidst

screams, the king's guards all rushed up the platform.

The Cabinet ministers and the House of Lords nobles subconsciously

sought a place to hide, or they mustered their courage to follow the

guards to check the scene.

Audrey looked on in a daze. She wasn't too surprised, but she felt that

it was surreal.

If Mr. World paid strong attention to someone, it meant that they were

being watched by Mr. Fool. And to date, none of Mr. Fool's goals had

failed.

This was the will of a deity.

In the other municipal square in Backlund, Melissa, Benson, and company

also heard the explosion before realizing that the king's speech had

come to an abrupt stop.

After a moment of silence, people began to turn rowdy as they began

breaking out into a discussion amidst hushed whispers.

Fear of the unknown and fear of the future slowly occupied their hearts.

In the outskirts of Backlund, inside Ruins No. 1.

George III's mind was a blur. "He" felt something that couldn't be

resisted inside "His" body as a volcano of extreme madness erupted in

his mind. It was changing "His" body while distorting everything around

"Him."

Indistinctly, "He" saw a huge black throne, one which "He" was sitting

on. "He" wore an emperor's crown, looking down upon the real world with

great pride. "He" had rein over his subjects, and "He" was equal to the

deities.

"He" reached out "His" hand in an attempt to grab this future, but

countless curses and attacks of unknown origins kept striking "Him." It

prevented "Him" from touching that future.

"No..."

George III's hand, which had faded, hung in midair as "His"

consciousness tore apart as "His" body mutated completely.

Trissy, who had been reduced to a blob of flesh and blood, enveloped

that shadow of order using her countless thick snake hair.

Boom!

In the outside world, in the area corresponding to Ruins No. 1, large

amounts of dust were stirred up into the sky like the thickest of smog.

Boom!

The area became a humongous crater that was connected to the Tussock

River, opening up an inlet for the river water to rush in.

Rumble!

High up in the sky, lights dimmed as a storm containing immense horror

enveloped the area.

Further away on a mountain peak, two figures watched this scene without

anyone speaking a word.

They were the Demoness of Unaging Katarina, who was wearing a pure white

robe, and the pale, hooded Red Angel evil spirit.

After two seconds, Saintess of White Katarina sighed softly and said,

"The reason we wanted to find her was because Primordial told us that

she has strong inclinations towards self-destructing."

The Red Angel evil spirit listened silently as "His" expression twisted

slightly.

"I know who interfered with my response."

Katarina thought of various answers, but she couldn't be sure.

Ultimately, she chose to remain silent.

The Red Angel evil spirit slowly said a word, "Evernight."

After a pause, "He" suppressed "His" emotions and added, "Otherwise, I

would've long found Trissy Cheek."

Without waiting for Katarina to respond, the Red Angel evil spirit

turned around and left.

In another ruin, a hint of joy flashed past Klein's eyes when he saw the

secret mausoleum collapse and spill out copious amounts of blood. But it

was ephemeral because he had to turn his attention back to his

situation.

With George III's ritual failing and him not becoming Black Emperor, it

meant that his goal had been achieved. What followed next was to escape!

At that moment, while the mausoleum's destruction didn't have any

significant impact, Reinette Tinekerr followed "Her" agreement with

Klein, and she didn't stay any longer. "She" first entered the spirit

world and fled deep inside it.

The power "She" borrowed from "Herself" was coming to an end!

The maintenance of the beautiful, concealment angel had already reached

Klein's limits. After it transformed into a strange world, it naturally

disappeared.

Inside the half-collapsed ruin, Klein faced the arm of Abomination Suah,

Hermes from an ancient time, Emperor Roselle's projection, William

Augustus I's projection, and the Angel of Light projection, as well as

the thunder that pointed at an unknown location. Anyone of them had the

ability to easily kill him.

And for him to summon a Historical Void projection at the angel level

wasn't something that could succeed within a few attempts.

Without any hesitation, Klein's body turned incorporeal as he attempted

to hide in the Historical Void.

At this moment, a vortex suddenly appeared in the grayish-white fog in

his vision. It was made up of countless transparent maggots that

extended out transparent and slippery tentacles.

Zaratul!

Zaratul's actual body had appeared!

"He" had been waiting in the Historical Void for Klein!

At that moment, Klein's action of entering the Historical Void could no

longer be reversed. All he could do was watch helplessly as he was

pulled in by the vortex and thrown into the center!

He wanted to snap his fingers and ignite another paper crane, but he

realized that no flames could rise up there.

Having probed him once, Zaratul was confident of "His" trump card. By

relying on "His" level suppressing him, and the authority of

bizarreness, "He" made Klein unable to control the flames anymore!

In addition, Klein's intuition told him that the destination after

making a "Teleportation" attempt was mysteriously connected to the

vortex formed by the transparent maggots.

He was unable to escape, nor could he summon enough helpers.

However, Beyonders of the Seer pathway never perform unprepared.

The vortex formed by the transparent maggots slowly spun as it received

a "visit" initiated by Klein. The transparent and slippery tentacles

swam over in an unstoppable manner.

They reached towards him, but they only wrapped around the ancient book

covered in dark-colored skin.

The blood on the book's surface hadn't completely faded.

Groselle's Travels!

At the most dangerous moment, Klein pricked his fingers, allowing his

blood to flow onto the surface of Groselle's Travels. Then, with a

whoosh, he entered the book world and temporarily escaped the fatal trap

set up by Zaratul.

The moment he entered the book world, he immediately stretched out his

hand and grabbed forward, pulling out a marionette that he had

temporarily possessed from the Historical Void.

Hvin Rambis!

He had once tested that he could summon the projections of true history

here. After all, it belonged to Sefirah Castle, and praying to The Fool

in the book world wasn't obstructed. Of course, if that didn't work, he

had other ways to resolve it. He could summon Justice Audrey who existed

in the book world's history!

In short, he needed a Mid- or High-Sequence Beyonder from the Spectator

pathway to bring him into the sea of collective subconscious, into the

City of Miracles, Liveseyd, and into the Hall of Truth.

Time was of the essence, so the faster, the better. This was because he

had no idea how long before this Sequence 1 would be able to grasp the

secret of Groselle's Travels, much less whether the other party would

forcibly descend into the book world.

He could only race against time!

Hvin Rambis, who was wearing a formal suit and a dark red bow tie, held

onto him with a stiff expression. He directly entered the sea of

collective subconscious formed by countless shadows.

With the power of a Manipulator, they quickly shuttled through and

arrived at the City of Miracles, Liveseyd, in seconds, appearing before

the entrance of the Hall of Truth.

Klein released his control over his marionette, Hvin Rambis, and under

the nudge from the strong winds, he "ran" through the door.

As he passed by the colorful murals, his inner voice resounded in the

hall:

The chances of summoning 0-08 here should be higher...

*Using it to draw or write at the end of the mural on the left side can

affect the real world...*

*Through its arrangements, I can make Zaratul make a mistake, allowing

me to find a safe escape route...*

*No, it's still easier to let Amon's avatar join the battle royale and

implicate Zaratul. That will be easier to fulfill...*

*It's no wonder the Goddess wants to "bait" Amon into

Backlund...*

*The mural on the right represents the book world. I can use 0-08 to

draw another temporary door for me to leave...*

While "flying", Klein's right hand kept grabbing at the void ahead.

Five times, ten times, twenty times. When Klein borrowed strength from

his former self, his right hand suddenly sank as he dragged out a dull

classic quill.

0-08!

In the next second, Klein arrived in front of the huge pillar that was

multiple arm spans wide.

This had a clear sense of being worn down by time. It was the throne of

the Dragon of Imagination, Ankewelt.

Klein circled around the stone pillar and arrived at the end of the

mural. He raised the quill, 0-08, and was about to write.

He had never tested for any changes when using 0-08 in here before. He

was afraid that it would result in an excessive accident and alert

Amon's brother, making his ploy of preventing George III from becoming

the Black Emperor to be detected in advance.

At this moment, he no longer needed to bother about such matters. He

could wholeheartedly weave the development that he needed.

Suddenly, 0-08, which was about to begin writing, disappeared. It

disappeared before it reached the time limit!

What's happening... Klein felt alarmed.

He then realized that his words in the Hall of Truth hadn't been

projected. There was silence all around him.

With his spiritual perception triggered, Klein slowly turned around and

saw that the time-worn rock had turned into a hundred-meter-tall cross

at some point in time.

In front of the cross was a huge, blurry figure standing there. Facing

everything with its back, it was observing all life with compassion.

Inside the Hall of Truth, there were rows of black, high-back pews, but

only one supplicant.

The supplicant had his eyes closed as he sat in the middle of the first

row. He wore a rather simple white robe with a pale gold beard that

covered half his face. His hands were clasping a silver cross in front

of his chest as he wore a genial and calm look.

Adam.

Twilight Hermit Order's Chair, King of Angels Adam.

Klein didn't even know when "He" had arrived.

At this moment, Adam looked up, revealing his clear, limpid eyes that

resembled a child's.

He slowly stood up, speaking with a calm expression:

"George III's death causes Loen to suffer a heavy blow. Unable to sit

idle any further, Intis decides to take this opportunity to launch an

attack. This war officially develops into a war that sweeps through the

world.

"Can you accept such an outcome?"