Chapter 1206: Sly Old Foxes, Everyone of Them

Too late? After Klein's heart sank, he suddenly felt the Box

of the Great Old Ones in his hand shake violently.

He hurriedly looked down and saw that the surface of the corpse

cathedral's door, which had shrunken into a toy, emitted rays of light.

Every twisted face on the white skull seemed to come alive.

*Adam's corpse cathedral has such a high level? It can withstand the

first level of 0-61 with just one door?* Without any hesitation,

Klein used the crimson star representing Leonard and locked onto a gas

lamp on 7 Pinster Street.

Suddenly, the door with white bones protruding out with a distorted face

returned to the real world. And on the first level of the Box of the

Great Old Ones, there was an additional toy street lamp.

Right on the heels of that, Klein aimed at the Amon inside the corpse

cathedral as he swiped his right hand, opening the second level of 0-61.

At that moment, Pallez Zoroast was no longer present on the battlefield.

Without any qualms, Klein could move Amon elsewhere.

He had designated the destination to be the astral world, hoping that

the seven deities would show "Him" "Their" love, but it was unknown if

there would be a random anomaly.

At this moment, the door returned to the corpse cathedral. Then, the

majestic building that overlapped with 7 Pinster Street quickly

disintegrated.

The process of the collapse was very organized. First, it began from the

dome, followed by the arches and the walls. It finally ended with the

pitch-black stone pillars.

The item that fell didn't hit the ground and instead disappeared in

midair.

Standing in front of the cross, Amon also began to dissipate along with

the collapse of the entire corpse cathedral. It was as though "He" had

also been "envisioned," an entity that could be removed at any time.

Of course, Klein knew very well that this was only Amon exploiting a

loophole to use the expiration of the "imagined" corpse cathedral, so as

to also become a figment of imagination to leave Backlund.

Boom!

At some point in time, a thick dark cloud appeared in midair. A ball of

lightning the size of a house dragged a silvery-white stream of light as

it ruthlessly smashed onto the corpse cathedral and Amon's body that had

not completely disintegrated.

A fine crack appeared on Amon's crystal monocle as the pointed hat on

"His" head collapsed.

However, this Angel of Time didn't panic. When "His" face twitched

uncontrollably, "He" maintained "His" smile and held the crystal pillar

formed from light and shadows. Like an illusion, "He" completely

disintegrated as the sea of light that filled the corpse cathedral

vanished.

In the next second, the pitch-black and bone-embedded towering cathedral

returned to the realm of fantasy.

The house on 7 Pinster Street remained, but there were exaggerated marks

on the living room's floor.

The mark was like a person lying there, having turned to ashes.

This was left behind by the countless avatars of Amon after they were

smitten apart. However, Klein knew that Amon's true body had

successfully escaped and had achieved "His" desired goal.

When "He" recovered, this King of Angels was just short of a ritual to

reach the divine throne and become the embodiment of all that was

erroneous in the world.

*After I swapped the main door of the corpse cathedral, the first one to

notice and react with "His" powers was the Lord of Storms... The Goddess

really has no way of performing a divine descent. "She" can only use

various mediums to interfere with reality, making it difficult for "Her"

to affect "Him" when "He" is prepared...*

*...I was still feeling happy for myself that I managed to escape from

Amon. I was satisfied that I had repeatedly avoided "Him" and didn't

fall into "His" traps, but in the end, "He" ended up pulling off such a

huge stunt without any prior warning...*

*...When did "He" transfer "His" focus to Backlund? Hmm, it should be

after I deceived the laws to resurrect elsewhere. "He" caught a hint of

Pallez Zoroast, as well as the fact that there's a connection between

him and me. He began to target the last Sequence 1 Beyonder

characteristic so as to become a true god...*

*...Back then, Leonard didn't explain in detail when he was praying. He

only mentioned that there was a problem with the treasure trove of the

Jacob family... For a Sequence 1 angel who's so familiar with Amon to

not notice anything amiss and fall into the trap, Amon must have done

something incredible again...*

*Phew, although I've rapidly grown in my battle of wits with Amon and

completed a transformation, I'm still far from being a top swindler like

"Him." I'm still too tender...*

*Once Amon becomes a Sequence 0 Error and can even traverse the land, it

will be tough for me...*

*No, I have to figure out the Marauder pathway's ritual to become a god.

I need to think of a way to do some damage. I can't let Amon easily

ascend to the divine throne...*

*But can this be what Amon wants? "He" will deliberately hold a ritual

and wait for me to knock on "His" doorstep?* As his thoughts

raced, Klein let out a long sigh.

Then, he sent a message to Leonard in the tone of The Fool.

"There's no need to pray."

In Saint Samuel Cathedral, Leonard had just emerged from the soil in the

garden. He was trying to rush into the prayer hall when he heard Mr.

Fool's words.

There's no need to pray... Leonard slowed down as he repeated

the sentence in a daze.

He slowed down and finally stopped beside a stone pillar. He lowered his

head and raised his hands to cover his face.

At this moment, a slightly-aged voice suddenly echoed in his mind:

"What are you sad about? I haven't died yet!"

"Ah?" Leonard released his hands and said in a daze and pleasant

surprise, "Old Man, you haven't died yet?"

His eyes were already slightly red.

"Look at you, what are you saying!" Pallez Zoroast's voice was

clearly weak. *"Ahem, to put it simply, I've died once, but not entirely

yet."*

Leonard finally heaved a sigh of relief and looked around. Seeing that

no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "Did you

successfully deceive Amon?"

"I can't really call it deceiving." Pallez Zoroast sighed and

said, *"All these years, the thing I've thought about the most is what I

should do if Amon's true body finds me. After repeated experiments, I've

also 'created' a technique. After my true body dies, I can revive in my

avatar. However, I will lose the Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and

passively lower my level. Heh, I haven't been left behind by the times

either."*

"In other words, Amon killed you once and obtained your Sequence 1

characteristic while you resurrected at the Sequence 2 level?" Leonard

had a rough idea of what was going on as he asked in confirmation.

Pallez Zoroast sighed and replied, *"Something like that. Actually, it's

not like Amon didn't notice it. 'He' didn't do anything to stop it when

I pushed you out of the corpse cathedral. 'He' just wanted to leave some

hope for me, and make me lose my will to fight to the death in the

upcoming battle. Sigh, if not for that, I wouldn't have been finished by

'Him' so quickly. After all, I'd basically recovered after absorbing the

treasure trove's Beyonder characteristic...*

Leonard blurted out in surprise, "Old Man, you pushed me out of the

corpse cathedral because I have your avatar in me?"

Pallez immediately scoffed.

*"What do you think? Do you really think I'm treating you like a

grandson?"*

"...Don't you have other avatars?" Leonard muttered.

Pallez grunted and sighed.

*"Amon actually lied to 'His' avatar. I must admit that 'He' pulled a

fast one on me."*

If it wasn't for the fact that "He" learned that the Angel of Time

didn't know the exact situation of the Jacob family's treasure trove

back when "He" absorbed Amon's avatars, "He" definitely would've taken

more caution on the matter, and would've made more adequate preparations

for Amon's appearance.

This was the most important reason. As for the other matters regarding

the Jacob family's ancestor or Klein Moretti playing hide-and-seek with

Amon's true body in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, none of them were key

in "Him" making up "His" mind.

Leonard thought for a moment and consoled, "Old Man, you would've fallen

for this most fatal of traps in the treasure trove regardless, so it

isn't bad for you to have survived it."

"That's not it," Pallez immediately refuted. *"If I had a

premonition that something dangerous would happen, I would've directly

taken up the faith of a true god and become 'Their' Grounded Angel. With

'Their' protection, I would head to Jacob family's treasure trove. Sigh,

after I absorbed the characteristic and regained the strength of a

Sequence 1, I was considering this problem. Should I join the Church of

Evernight, or work with The Fool of yours, or remove the Parasitizing

and hide from Amon like before."*

Upon saying this, "His" emotions became very complicated again.

*...Old Man really has quite a plan... Why are you so familiar with

seeking refuge from a deity...* Leonard sighed inwardly as he

focused his attention on the most important matter.

"Old man, after Amon obtained your Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic,

will 'He' be preparing the apotheosis ritual?"

"Yes." Pallez replied in a deep voice, *"This means that, for

a very long period of time, your former colleague and ourselves would,

at most, be harassed by Amon's lower-level avatars, or nothing at

all."*

"What is the requirement of 'His' apotheosis ritual?" Leonard pressed.

Pallez fell silent for a second before saying, *"To replace someone

during 'Their' apotheosis ritual."*

At this point, Pallez laughed self-deprecatingly.

*"Amon's next focus will definitely be the apotheosis ritual. This will

be our last moments of peace and quiet.*

*"Once 'He' becomes a god, 'He' will definitely come to you to deal with

The Fool through you.*

*"Although I can abandon you and run ahead of time, I have to worry that

'He' has the intention of retrieving all the characteristics at the

angel level.*

*"Gain control of those rare spirits as soon as possible, digest the

potion, and become a demigod. Wield a Holy Artifact, and obtain the

favor of Evernight."*

Leonard's expression turned serious as he slowly nodded.

He immediately found a quiet spot and informed Mr. Fool through a prayer

of the key information.

*Someone else's apotheosis ritual? The only one who seems to be able to

become a god anytime soon is Adam... It's good if the two brothers end

up fighting... The final period of peace... I hope that the avatars that

Amon leaves behind to interfere with me won't be too strong. I hope that

I can find traces of the Dark Demonic Wolf as soon as possible. I hope

that Dorian will agree to the deal...* Klein sighed and returned

to the real world. He continued walking in the dark with his lantern

raised.