Chapter 378: The Show Begins

With a black crown and a solid suit of armor, Klein stood in the

doorway, attuned himself for a few seconds, and took a step forward.

His seemingly physical body silently passed through the door and entered

Capim's villa.

The first thing that met him was a spacious hall with lots of chairs and

clothes racks, and behind it was a magnificent hall with gold as the

main color theme.

There was no ceiling, only a dome reaching three-stories high. A giant

crystal chandelier hung down, and on each "petal" was a pearly-white

candle.

Through a thick, heavy door to the left of the hall was an elegant and

exquisite dining room. The fragrance of roasted meat was the richest

inside, concealing the smell of alcohol and other food.

Klein was in no hurry to enter the dining room. He partially circled the

exterior first, occasionally reaching out his hand to pull on the

grayish-white gas pipes. It appeared as if he was experimenting with his

physical strength, after carrying the Black Emperor card, to see how

much of an impact he had on the real world.

While he was a Seer and Clown, Klein's Spirit Body only had an intuition

ability that was separate from divination. He possessed only two

spell-like powers, which were to directly attack the soul and to freeze

the target through contact. Once he advanced to the Magician Sequence,

even if Klein didn't rely on the Beyonder powers of his physical body,

he could still use Paper Figurine Substitutes and Air Bullets in his

Spirit Body state.

In addition, he began to be able to possess others and gain basic

control of the target.

Augmented by the Black Emperor card, the strength of his Spirit Body

increased, and the number of items he could carry increased. His

spell-like powers, which could directly attack souls, evolved into a

Specter's Shriek. It produced sound waves that were inaudible to humans

but capable of damaging the souls of all living beings in the area, also

known as Soul Bodies. Similarly, the frozen effects derived from contact

was clearly strengthened.

After confirming everything, he found the corner of a wall and

penetrated it to enter the dining hall.

Then, suppressing all his emotions, he swept his eyes across the long

table.

The scene of Harras in his white wig, Katy in her thin blouse, Parker

with his aged face drinking red wine, and the slightly plump Capim

slicing his rib eye steak caught his eye.

Klein retracted his gaze quickly, not daring to look too much, lest the

few Beyonders would discover him via their spiritual perception.

With the help of the spiritual glows from the male and female servants

standing around him, that is---the color of their auras, he carefully

circled around the dining room and figured out the exact layout. For

example, the size of the dining room was equivalent to the total area of

his living room, dining room, and activity room. Another example was

that there was a fireplace that burned with charcoal. It warmed the

entire room via a pipe. There were sixteen elegant gas lamps, and their

lighting mixed together, making the room appear like it was daytime.

Across from the fireplace was a wall which had hanging picture frames.

There were sketches and oil paintings, all works of famous artists.

*That bearded Belize isn't here. He should be changing shifts at the

basement... For a Beyonder to be willing to do such menial work, Capim

is definitely not involved in a simple matter of human

trafficking...* Klein thought for a few seconds, then he leaned

against an oil painting of the sunset. He reached his hand into his body

and unscrewed a translucent brown bottle's cap.

It was the Biological Poison Bottle!

The reason why he paid so much attention to the time and chose to arrive

at dinner time was because, at this very moment, the main figures were

gathered here in the most orderly manner. It was the most advantageous

for him to use the Biological Poison Bottle!

And with the tightly shut doors and windows during early winter, it

allowed the effects of Biological Poison Bottle to be more effective and

have faster effects!

In addition, Klein didn't soak the Biological Poison Bottle to concoct

the "prophylactic" drug before he came. He was currently in his Spirit

Body state, so he wasn't afraid of biological poisons!

With his Spirit Body's concealment and containment, he stood there

silently and patiently admiring each and every one of the elegant wall

lamps which were connected to the grayish-white gas pipes. Quickly, the

odorless poison swiftly emanated outwards.

Harras, with his white wig, sliced up a deep-fried Dragon-Bone Fish,

dipped it in black pepper sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Chewing and swallowing, he picked up the faintly golden champagne that

was bubbling like a string of beads and took a sip in a good mood.

He couldn't help but think of the entertainment that he would be

experiencing that evening---the joy of a stubborn girl being conquered

by him.

This affected his appetite and made him unable to concentrate.

Katy didn't get the servant to help her slice the roasted chicken. She

was burying her head, holding a knife and fork, and like doing a precise

dissection, she quickly divided the chicken into several pieces. They

were all almost the same size.

As Parker sampled the red wine and ate the stewed lamb, he would

occasionally chat with Capim, who was sitting at the head of the table,

and was considered as a guest that didn't sully the title.

The dinner proceeded in an orderly manner, and finally, Capim put the

last piece of beef into his mouth.

He smiled at the three Beyonders and said, "Mr. Harras, Ma'am Katy, and

Mr. Parker, tonight's desserts are from La Borrega's head chef. There

are three kinds---fruit caramel pudding, cream shortcake, and the carrot

cake."

Harras, who had always been cold, nodded slightly.

"We love dessert so much in this country."

As soon as he finished his reflection, he saw Capim raise his hand and

scratch his cheek before scratching again.

"It's a little itchy." Capim smiled apologetically.

Before he could finish his sentence, he couldn't help but scratch one

more time, leaving a clear bloody mark on his face.

The bloody mark quickly swelled up, and his skin turned translucent. One

could even see yellowish pus inside.

"It's really a bit itchy." Capim smiled again.

He scratched the original spot again, but due to using excessive force,

the swelling caused the translucent skin to split open, and pus with a

nauseating smell sprayed out.

Harras narrowed his eyes and shot to his feet, looking around warily.

"Hahaha."

"Haha. Hahaha."

At that moment, he heard exaggerated laughter, and his body suddenly

tensed up.

He saw a male and female servant holding onto their bellies, laughing

out loud. They laughed so much that they couldn't even straighten their

backs. Tears flowed out from their laughter, their laughter caused the

room to turn completely silent.

Like a chain reaction, the rest of the servants fainted or vomited

yellow-green liquid continuously without end.

None of them were spared.

Bam! Katy flipped the dining table, letting the gold-plated

cutlery and leftover food and wine to spill onto the floor.

She had a revolver and a soft black whip in her hands.

Parker stood up as well, but his mind appeared adrift. He looked at

Capim crying miserably for help as he kept scratching and forcefully

tore off a few pieces of flesh. For some baffling reason, he felt that

the other party's ugly and disgusting appearance was quite the fine

sight.

At that moment, Harras realized that he was a little out of breath and

realized that the room was probably filled with poison.

He growled, "Hold your breath!

"Parker, open the door.

"Katy, follow me to find the intruder!"

At this moment, Harras was grateful that the dinner had been enjoyed

with Capim, and there were quite a few attendants around.

These ordinary people's ability to resist poison was far inferior to

Beyonders. The fact that they showed signs ahead of time had allowed

them to detect that something was amiss even before the poison had

reached the deepest part of their bodies!

*Parker, who has the lowest Sequence, should be the one with the most

severe symptoms among us...* Harras suddenly had this thought.

Creak!

As Parker opened the door to ensure that the dining room was no longer

sealed, Harras, relying on his Spirit Vision, discovered an illusory

figure quietly fleeting around.

The figure wore a thick and imposing black armor, and a pitch-black

crown on his head. A mask of the same color covered his face, making him

look like a king from the spirit world.

It was none other than Klein.

Harras raised his right hand and pointed at the black figure that

couldn't be seen by ordinary people. He chanted in ancient Hermes,

"Imprison!"

All of a sudden, the black figure's surroundings turned viscous, as

though it had transformed into a giant amber or produced a sealed,

transparent wall.

The figure was rooted to the spot, hardly able to move. Katy had taken

aim long ago, and she pulled the trigger. They worked well together.

With two bangs, the light golden bullet, filled with strange patterns,

penetrated the viscous air and hit the black figure.

The bullet pierced through and struck the wall opposite. The black

shadow self-ignited, reduced to a roughly cut paper figurine.

Within the pale golden flames, the paper figurine was quickly reduced to

ashes.

Pa!

With a strange, crisp snap, the light from the sixteen elegant gas lamps

and the fire burning quietly in the fireplace suddenly lit up, leaving

Harras, Katy, and Parker with only a brief flash of red before their

eyes.

Soon after, all the flames were extinguished, leaving the dining room

illuminated via the human-height street lamps outside the window and the

crimson moonlight shining through the layers of clouds. It made the

place abnormally dark and silent.

Harras and the others once again relied on their Spirit Vision and

spiritual perception to search for the ghostly intruder.

At the same time, he realized that the poison wasn't showing its effects

fast enough. It wouldn't really flare up until he finished the enemy.

Therefore, he paid attention to the movement at the entrance of the

basement. He pointed at the door again and said in ancient Hermes,

"Confinement!"

The entire dining room suddenly froze, as if there was an additional

layer of an invisible wall that even Spirit Bodies couldn't penetrate.

Harras wanted to make it impossible for the intruder to escape!

I've found you! Wielding the revolver in one hand and the whip

in the other, Katy noticed a black figure floating in the air.

A strange light flashed in her eyes, and before she could attack, her

mind buzzed as if someone had struck her head with a wooden stick.

She felt as if she had encountered an indescribable shriek. A few drops

of sticky blood slowly dripped from the tip of her nose.

Harras only felt slight dizziness while the symptoms of shortness of

breath seemed to worsen. Parker, the weakest of them, was seeing stars,

and his steps became unstable.

Suddenly, someone patted Parker's shoulder.

A cold and gloomy feeling gushed over, causing him to freeze on the

spot. It was as if he was completely covered in ice, and the cold

moisture seeped into his bones. A familiar, deep voice sounded in his

ears.

"Imprison!"

Parker was instantly trapped by the transparent wall that imprisoned the

door. However, Klein didn't possess him and went straight through

instead, avoiding the effects of Harras's spell in a timely manner.

Harras narrowed his eyes and waved his right hand.

"Release!"