Chapter 1164: Cheating

Although Klein had been a Beyonder for less than two years, his

experience could be described as rich and exciting, even among Sequence

4 and Sequence 3 saints. The things he possessed or encountered before

that could be summoned from the Historical Void, and the ones that were

capable of quickly killing him didn't number many.

Here, he chose the Flaring Sun Charm that he had used in Tingen City. He

had already recited the incantation, injected his spirituality into it,

and was about to activate the charms!

Indeed, to a demigod of the Seer pathway that meant bizarreness and

change, it wasn't very effective against him. He mainly depended on the

damage it did to his body, but Klein didn't dodge or defend himself.

Instead, he released his body and mind to embrace the light of "hope."

Even at the level of a Sequence 3 Scholar of Yore, the defense of a Seer

pathway's Beyonder remained low. His offensive ability was also equally

insufficient compared to his peers. This resulted in a sad fact:

When Klein wanted to commit suicide, he didn't have any powers that

could quickly kill himself. After all, it was impossible for him to

control his Spirit Body Threads and transform himself into his

marionette. This would result in logical contradictions. Towards the end

of the process, he would lack the ability to continue making himself a

marionette.

And when he was searching for ways to kill himself through external

means, he realized that, as long as he didn't use methods like

Marionette Interchange, Paper Figurine Substitutes, and Historical Void

Hiding, there were too many options that he could consider.

The Seer was such a powerful pathway that veered towards the extremes.

Seeing that Klein was about to take out a Flaring Sun Charm from the fog

of history, along with having a strong desire to commit suicide, Amon

only smiled. Without even raising "His" hand, "He" stole the entire

idea, causing the crystal monocle to glow slightly.

Klein immediately forgot what he was trying to do.

But his actions didn't stop!

His shocked reaction when he heard that they were only half a day away

from the final destination was mostly faked. This was because he had

always been wary of the God of Deceit. He didn't trust anything that

"He" said.

There were too many interpretations of "not more than three days," so

Klein had long prepared for the worst. After hearing what Amon said, he

immediately arranged the things he needed to do into a sequence: After

having the idea of summoning the Flaring Sun Charm to commit suicide; it

was to summon that existence; summon that existence; summon this, that,

and those existences. He made it cyclic, hoping that no matter how many

thoughts Amon stole from him, he would still follow his original plan

and perform the corresponding actions.

Regarding this matter, back when he dealt with 0-08, he had been

thinking about it above the gray fog. He had used the experience of

treating the real him as a marionette and only following a predetermined

set of actions. This helped him greatly.

At that moment, although he didn't know what he was trying to do, to the

point of not realizing that he had forgotten something, he knew very

well what he would do next.

The past wasn't important, but the present and future were key!

Klein reached out his palm again and grabbed the void in front of him.

His entire arm sank.

However, when he retracted his right hand, nothing came out.

At the same time, Amon raised "His" palm and gently swiped forward.

"He" had stolen the Historical Void projection that Klein had summoned!

A figure quickly appeared beside Amon. It was an elder dressed in a

hooded black robe. His eyes were deep black, like a dark water surface,

and the white beard around his mouth was long and dense.

Zaratul!

The leader of the Secret Order, the Sequence 1 angel, Zaratul!

The existence that Klein had attempted to summon was actually Zaratul,

and he had succeeded in one try!

This was because he had made preparations in advance.

Back in the city that the phoenix believers had built, when Klein had

split his marionettes into three groups, he was actually attempting to

summon Zaratul from the Historical Void.

Without a doubt, it was impossible to succeed at that time. However, as

a Scholar of Yore, it would be a massive failure if one failed to notice

that someone else was trying to summon their historical projection. As

for Zaratul, he was definitely a senior, excellent, and experienced

Scholar of Yore.

After such a failed summoning, Klein had established a connection with

Zaratul.

This was the tacit understanding between Scholars of Yore!

As for a Miracle Invoker, an Attendant of Mysteries, "He" was able to

respond to "His" historical projection. It was just like how a Scholar

of Yore had a hundred percent chance of success when borrowing strength

from his past.

In addition, a Scholar of Yore had no contractual connection with the

Historical Void projection. They relied on the other party's lack of

intelligence, or them having good relationships with them, to control

it. And in this world, the few high-level existences most unwilling to

see Amon obtain Sefirah Castle was Mr. Door, followed by Pallez, and

then Zaratul!

In other words, the two of them were short-term allies when it came to

resisting Amon.

Due to these factors, Klein believed that he could summon Zaratul in one

go. And the facts proved that he was right.

And it was precisely because of this that he wasn't worried at all that

Amon would steal away his historical projection that he had summoned. He

even hoped that the Angel of Time would do so.

As for the reason why he first came up with the idea of committing

suicide before summoning Zaratu, it was to let Amon steal his thoughts.

And for Amon, "He" would be happy to try since "He" was a King of Angels

in search of excitement. With too many choices for "Him" to choose from,

it was unlikely "He" would repeat another "Thought Usurpation." It might

be the "Theft" of a Historical Void projection.

This was one of the few trump cards that Klein had.

In the next second, Zaratul's gaze turned from a glazed one to a

spirited and real one.

Clearly, this Attendant of Mysteries, a senior Scholar of Yore, had

entered the Historical Void and allowed "His" projection from the same

era to receive "His" consciousness!

And having "His" own consciousness meant that Zaratul's projection

didn't hesitate at all to firmly cast "His" gaze at Amon.

The eyes of Amon---the ones wearing and not wearing the

monocle---narrowed at the same time. "He" saw the lightning around "Him"

increase in frequency as the vast wilderness with many ravines instantly

turned empty and dark. They were speckled with twinkling stars.

"He" had apparently been pulled beneath the cosmos by Zaratul.

This was a miracle.

As for the projection opposite of Amon, it had already transformed into

a gigantic, mysterious whirlpool formed by squirming mysterious. They

extended out in all directions with transparent tentacles. Just looking

at them would make humans lose their minds and turn crazy.

At that moment, Klein abandoned the other thoughts in the "queue." He

took the opportunity to control a monster deep in the darkness and

transform it into his marionette.

Immediately following that, he switched places with his marionette.

After coming to the depths of the darkness, Klein reached out his hand

once again to grab at the air in front of him a few times in succession.

His marionette did the same action as well.

Finally, he dragged a new figure out of the void.

It was a figure dressed in a simple linen robe, with a tree bark as a

belt. Standing there, barefooted with long, black hair, Arianna's facial

features were ordinary and her eyes dark and cold.

The Evernight cloister's matron, the ascetic leader, the Servant of

Concealment, the Grounded Angel, Arianna.

As soon as Arianna appeared,"Her" dark eyes turned normal. She didn't

look like a projection at all.

"Her" true body seemed to have entered a concealed state, allowing the

summoned Historical Void projection to also possess intelligence.

This was also one of the reasons why Klein had chosen to summon "Her,"

and had given up on summoning Mr. Azik and Miss Messenger who gave him a

higher success rate. This way, even if an accident happened during his

"suicide," preventing his success, there was still a chance to fight

Amon in the subsequent battle!

After a Historical Void's projection possessed their own consciousness,

it made it much easier for Klein to maintain them. This resulted in an

extension in time for the maintenance of the projection.

Following that, he used the connection between the Scholar of Yore and

their summoned Historical Void projection, quickly communicating to

Servant of Concealment, Arianna, his intent to kill him!

Arianna suddenly bent "Her" body, and "Her" right hand reached behind

her back. "She" pulled out a bone sword covered in strange patterns from

the depths of the darkness.

Then, "She" suddenly took a step forward and swung "Her" sword forward.

The entire darkness literally stirred as it wildly spread towards where

the spot Klein was standing.

An unlucky monster happened to be situated between the two of them as it

melted away when drowned by the tide of darkness.

This wasn't the authority of concealment. This was a combination of

repose and horror. It symbolized danger in the darkness, a symbol of

silent destruction and vanquishment.

The Beyonders of the Sleepless pathway had to reach Sequence 3 Horror

Bishop to grasp such powers.

Subconsciously, Klein's survival instinct made him attempt to escape.

But at that moment, he felt that the surrounding darkness was an enemy.

If he was infected by that force, he would become a part of the tide.

There was no avoiding it.

There's no need to use all your strength. You can easily kill me with

just a portion of your strength... Klein restrained his primal

instincts, and he stood on the spot, waiting for the destruction to

sweep through him.

At that moment, a distant, illusory bell sounded.

It was as if it had traveled through a long stretch of history, causing

everything around it to slow down, including the surging darkness.

In midair, swaths of darkness were pierced, revealing a gigantic wall

clock carved out of stone.

It was ancient and mottled, and its surface was separated into twelve

segments by grayish-white and bluish-black colors. Each segment had

different symbols, and the needle had a total of three hands---short,

medium, long. It seemed to be formed from the twelve rings of a Worm of

Time.

As the second hand ticked, the bell rang again.

Gong!

As the sound echoed, the surging darkness like a tide slowed down even

more. Then, the ancient clock's projection dissipated, turning back into

Amon with "His" pointed hat and monocle.

Behind "Him", the projection of Zaratul was also in a sluggish state.

Right on the heels of that, Amon levitated in midair, extending "His"

right hand, and "He" pressed down at the darkness.

The darkness quickly returned to normal, drowning Klein without causing

him any damage. It was unknown if there was a bug or if a Beyonder

effect had been stolen.

At the same time, Amon's body instantly became abnormally huge. It was

nearly twenty meters tall, but none of "His" clothes suffered any

damage.

"He" looked down at Klein and raised "His" hand to adjust his monocle.

He ignored the attacks from the Zaratul projection behind "Him" as "He"

curled "His" lips and said with deep interest, "Interesting."