Chapter 349: Poison Bottle

Due to Wraith Steve's shriek, the weakened Miss Sharron also revealed a

painful expression. However, she still managed to close her palm with

much difficulty, causing the rays of light to be severed, which caused

the illusory, mysterious bronze door to disappear.

Klein knew that the situation was turning bad. Enduring his headache, he

quickly took a step back and entered the fire. His figure quickly

disappeared and reappeared in another explosion that happened in a

different direction.

He had just jumped out, in an attempt to strike back, when he saw Steve,

the middle-aged man with the dark red cloak, stop in his tracks instead

of chasing after him, as though he was waiting for something.

Klein suddenly felt agitated. His head felt dizzy, and his stomach

spasmed.

He quickly weakened, but he had no idea why.

Maric, who had just recovered from the sharp shriek, also had an

abnormal reaction. He constantly stretched out his hands to grab at

himself, as if his body suffered an uncontrollable itch.

He gasped for breath as he used his long, sharp nails to rip apart his

clothes and left white streaks across his body. The more he scratched,

the deeper it became, causing its redness to seep out.

Sharron fell to the ground, but she couldn't stand again. Her blue eyes

lost their focus, as though she couldn't see anything.

"Poison..." she whispered the word.

Not far from her, Steve looked at her tightly clenched fist. He seemed

rather fearful of the bronze door that was covered with mysterious

patterns and an indescribable smell. He didn't dare to recklessly make a

move.

In his right hand, he held the Scarlet Lunar Corona, the crimson full

moon that was releasing a cold glow. Using his left hand, he took out a

brown, translucent glass bottle from his pocket, and he snorted.

"Biological Poison Bottle can be used to randomly create different kinds

of toxins. As long as you open it, the poisons will gradually spread to

its surroundings.

"It will be effective in less than a minute, and the symptoms will only

become worse. In four minutes, if you don't leave the poison-filled

environment, then the corresponding effects will be unpreventable, such

as death.

"What a pity. I thought Jason would be able to hold on to this moment.

"Sharron, you wouldn't have been affected since a Spirit Body isn't

afraid of poison, but unfortunately, there's the Scarlet Lunar Corona

here, which prevents you from switching states.

"Perhaps, you can give up resisting and let me understand your hidden

charms."

He appeared to be leisurely introducing the abilities of the mystical

item in his hand, as though he wanted to wait for Klein and company to

completely lose their ability to resist before attacking.

However, Tyre didn't understand his intention. Under the influence of

the Scarlet Lunar Corona, the irrational Werewolf started his

counterattack without hesitation. He threw himself forward, flailed his

claws, and swiped across Maric's body, tearing it apart.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of nails tearing through steel sounded in succession, and

Maric's skin finally showed signs of bloody wounds.

Klein pinched his forehead. It felt like his forehead was starting to

heat up, but the negative effects weren't as bad as what Steve

mentioned.

*It seems like the poison has been weakened by the Sun Brooch's constant

purification and purging effect...* Klein suddenly sneered.

"Are you planning on attacking us after we succumb to the poison?

"Why do you think I didn't use fireworks just now? Why do you think I

relied on explosives?

"With so many explosions, I've definitely attracted the attention of

others. The official Beyonders nearby are rushing here at this very

moment. You don't have much time left!"

Steve turned his head to look at Klein, whose face was couldn't be

identified thanks to the paint that was smeared on it. He suddenly

laughed and said, "I forgot there's a bug that I can easily deal with.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely be dead before the people from the

Church arrive..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Klein suddenly raised the revolver

in his right hand and shot out a purifying bullet.

Steve moved his footsteps slightly, traversing several meters in turn.

Along the way, he left afterimages behind.

However, Klein's bullet didn't hit where he had aimed. Instead, it hit

the middle of the clearing, piercing through the soil, and creating a

loud commotion!

A breeze of spirituality blew past, and both Maric's zombie and Steve's

shadows stopped moving at the same time.

In a split-second, they charged out rabidly, charging towards the center

of the clearing like a pack of hungry dogs at mealtime.

Steve, who was about to use arcane methods to control Klein and easily

kill him, was stunned for a moment. Then, he revealed a puzzled and

surprised expression.

For some baffling reason, he discovered that he couldn't command the

undead he controlled! It was a first for him!

At the same time, Klein snapped his fingers, detonating a few more bombs

and setting off scarlet flames that soared into the air in different

locations.

His figure leaped from one bonfire to the other as he blinked towards

the clearing's exterior.

"You want to run!?" Steve whispered. Just as he was about to turn

incorporeal to chase after his target, he found that the zombies and

shadows had dug out a square metal box and were fighting for the item

inside.

Soon, one of shadow succeeded. Its body swelled, and seemingly gaining

intelligence, it flew in another direction.

*So that item is used to delay my actions and allow him to successfully

escape... Humph, he still doesn't understand what a Wraith and the

Scarlet Lunar Corona is capable of!* Steve temporarily gave up

on chasing Klein. Putting away the Biological Poison Bottle, his body

suddenly disappeared and appeared on a thin layer of ice that formed in

a puddle of water. He relied on his terrifying speed to drag out an

afterimage and arrived behind that giant shadow.

Steve's eyes flashed with a dark green light. The shadow instantly

dispersed without a sound, and the item in its hand dropped.

The other zombies and shadows, completely disregarding the oppressive

aura of the mighty existence as they rushed over to grab it.

Steve was more and more alarmed and curious. He discovered that his

spiritual intuition couldn't draw any revelations from the object that

had caused the rioting of the zombies and shadows.

He stepped forward and grabbed the object with his left hand.

It was a dark gold key ring. Hanging from it was an ancient and

exquisite copper whistle. Beside the copper whistle hung a simple bronze

key.

They clung closely together as they remained in Steve's pale palm.

At the same time, Steve's Scarlet Lunar Corona in his right hand was

quietly emanating a crimson glow, like a miniature full moon.

Before thoughts even surfaced in Steve's mind, a faint but very strange

sound entered his mind, ripping at his nerves and scraping his scalp.

"Ah!"

Steve let out a miserable scream and fell from midair to the ground. The

Scarlet Lunar Corona, which he held in his hand, and the key ring with

the copper whistle and key were sent flying at the same time.

He struggled and twisted on the spot, his body bulging and protruding.

There were arms that were as small as babies which grew out of his body,

or a foul, light yellow liquid that sloshed inside his body.

At this moment, a flame ignited again. Klein, who had "escaped," leaped

out and appeared in the path of the Scarlet Lunar Corona.

He didn't attempt to catch the mystical item. Instead, with a gentle

flick, he diverted its trajectory, sending it flying toward the weakened

Miss Sharron.

Steve's cries of pain gradually died down, and the Scarlet Lunar Corona

accurately landed on Sharron.

Sharron's figure instantly turned incorporeal, and the blue eyes that

had lost their focus regained their luster.

Clenching her right hand tightly, her left hand held the palm-sized

accessory inlaid with a ring of dark rubies. Her body began to float.

The Scarlet Lunar Corona allowed its wielder to be immune to the

influence of the full moon!

Sharron was no longer weak!

And in her Spirit Body state, she wasn't afraid of the biological

poison!

At this moment, the zombies and shadows gathered together once again,

fighting over the chained Master Key and Azik's copper whistle.

Klein didn't care. He raised his left arm and pointed.

The Sun Brooch on his chest flashed a dark golden glow and disappeared.

An intense, bright, and holy light fell from the sky, shrouding the

group of zombies and shadows that were fighting over it.

In what seemed like daylight, the transparent and bizarre shadows

quickly melted and disappeared. The pale and stinking corpses emitted

black smoke first before they ignited and burned like candles.

By the time the light disappeared, there was almost nothing left except

for Azik's ancient and intricate copper whistle and the Master Key which

were both strung on an already blackened key ring. They lay there

silently.

Meanwhile, Sharron didn't care about Maric, whose injuries were turning

graver thanks to Tyre's attacks. Instead, she relied on her own ability

to phase into mirror-like items to reach the thin piece of ice, that

Steve had previously used, and stepped out.

She stretched out her right hand towards Steve, who was transforming

into a monster, and opened it wide, aiming the palm of her hand at the

enemy!

Endless rays of light burst out and quickly intertwined to form the

mysterious-patterned bronze door.

Creak!

With a jarring noise, the small black hat on Sharron's head was blown

away by a sudden gust of wind, and her carefully combed blonde hair

cascaded down in a disheveled state.

It was obvious that using the mystical item again was rather taxing on

her.

Creak!

The mysterious bronze door produced a crack, and a series of shrill

laughter, sobbing, and shouting echoed in the air.

Arms either filled with teeth or completely without skin reached out

wildly and grabbed at Steve, whose pustules were bursting one by one.

The strange dark-green vines that accentuated an infant's face and the

slippery, illusory tentacles also bound the Sequence 5 powerhouse.

"Ah!"

Steve cried out again.

The pale yellow pus, which flowed out, covered his entire body, allowing

him to barely resist the pull.

A bright red crack appeared on his face, and in it was a hole leading to

a dark tunnel!

At that moment, Klein raised his revolver and aimed it at him.

Without any delay or hesitation, with his face disguised, Klein calmly

pulled the trigger while wearing his half top hat.

Bang! Bang!

With a flash of the Sun Brooch, two bullets filled with holiness

accurately hit Steve in the head.

Although they didn't pierce his skin or bones, they ignited resplendent

flames, turning Steve into a bright torch.

"Ah!"

With another scream, Steve was pulled closer to the illusory bronze

door.

As Klein released the revolver's cylinder, the shells fell to the

ground, and he took out the metal box containing the Beyonder bullets.

At the same time, he once again injected his spirituality into the Sun

Brooch.

2! 1!

A pure and flawless pillar of light fell from the sky and instantly hit

Steve's body.

Taking this breather, Klein inserted three purifying bullets and three

exorcism bullets into the cylinder and snapped it shut.

He aimed at Steve's head again, and with the flash of the dark golden

brooch, he pulled the trigger hard, six times in a row.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!