Chapter 380: Curtain Call

Capim lay flat on the ground, itching and aching, wishing he could tear

himself apart on the spot to rid himself of this hellish pain.

Then, he saw a scarlet wave of fire that spread over in a flash, and he

heard a deafening explosion.

He imagined that this last moment would seem infinitely long and that it

would allow him to recall all of the beautiful scenes when his wife and

children were still by his side. He thought that he would feel relieved

because he would no longer have to endure this inhuman torture, but at

that moment, extreme fear and an intense desire to live surged from the

bottom of his heart. And the so-called memories didn't even flash past

his mind before he was overwhelmed by an excruciating pain before being

plunged into deep darkness.

Boom!

The dining room windows were blasted apart, accompanied by countless

brick fragments and rubble, as well as the burning tongues of fire that

kept reaching outwards.

The guards patrolling this area were immediately knocked over. Those who

were lucky enough to not get hit had their ears left ringing. Their

bodies either swayed, staggered, or fell.

They saw that more than half of the dining room's outer wall had

collapsed and that the flames seemed to be floating in midair.

The residents of the entire street and the police officers in charge of

the surrounding area heard a loud boom at the same time, leaving them

confused and frightened.

In the dining room, dressed in black armor and a black crown, Klein

stood there, bathing in the red flames and enjoying the strong blasts of

the waves without flinching.

A lot of the black gases around him had dispersed, and even his Spirit

Body had suffered some damage, but it wasn't serious at all.

Beside a toppled table, Parker and Capim were blasted into a corner,

their heads were cracking and their bodies charred.

The surface of their bodies was still quietly burning with flames, and

the rest of the servants were in a similar state.

In the area opposite the fireplace, Katy, who had been unable to avoid

the attack in time, was slammed into the wall and then fell to the

ground. Her body was mangled and covered in blood, and there were a lot

of charred marks on her skin. Not a single piece of her skin remained

intact.

She wasn't dead yet, but she had fainted from her severe injuries. Even

so, she still coughed while convulsing, inhaling large amounts of the

lingering flames.

The black whip also suffered similar damage. Many cracks appeared on its

surface, and a small portion of the whip was ignited. None of the

Beyonder bullets that she possessed were spared from the explosion.

Katy was no longer capable of fighting.

Harras had rolled in time to protect his vitals, but there was still a

lot of blood and charred flesh on him.

He staggered to his feet, revealing that his back, his hairband, and his

legs were ablaze with red flames.

His breathing became more difficult, and his body suffered relatively

severe injuries.

However, this was sufficient to prove the robustness and strength of his

body. Or rather, having worn the black iron glove, his body became

sufficiently robust, and his physique was sufficiently strong!

However, this was within Klein's expectations.

Since he was unable to assess how much damage his opponent could take,

he had overestimated his enemy's constitution while coming up with a

plan.

Out of the corner of his eye, Harras saw that Klein was almost perfectly

fine. His pupils shrank as he hurriedly stretched out his left hand and

pointed in that direction. He said in a low voice, "Exile!"

Again, Klein failed to resist and was pushed away like scrap paper in a

hurricane. He flew out of the dining room. In the hall outside, after

the momentary ignition, the fire had already weakened. Another wave of

disaster was brewing due to the wooden staircase, but the damage here

wasn't too severe because the main body of the explosion had been

"confined" to the dining room.

Seizing this opportunity, Harras suddenly turned around and ran outside

without looking back.

Even though the flames covering his body were still burning, he didn't

waste any time to deal with them.

He knew that he was in a terrible condition and on the brink of losing

control. Furthermore, the effects of the poison would soon reach its

peak. Compounded by these two factors, he didn't think that he had any

chance of defeating the intruder. It would be the same even if he had

the help of the Sequence 7, Belize, at the entrance to the basement!

Harras believed that if this battle continued, the only thing that

awaited him was having the poison act up or him losing control due to

his injuries!

Once he decided to run, he didn't care about Katy, who was still alive,

anymore.

When Klein, who had just stabilized his body under "Exile," saw this

scene. He immediately raised his head, opened his mouth, and let out a

shriek that no human could hear!

Hum!

Harras felt a wave of dizziness, and his feet paused for a moment. His

skin, which was still in relatively good condition, was now covered in

dense, translucent blisters. This was an early sign of him losing

control.

However, he quickly recovered and continued his mad dash, escaping from

the lawn of the villa.

He's really hard to kill... Klein didn't pursue him, in order

to avoid an accident.

He remembered that his goal was to rescue the victims and not to wipe

away these degenerate Beyonders.

More importantly, he had expended a lot of his energy and had suffered

heavy injuries. If he were to give chase, he might not be able to stop

Harras's berserk counterattack.

Pa!

Klein snapped his fingers and fired an Air Bullet.

The bullet struck Katy in the head, ending her pain.

Immediately following that, Klein turned around and flew towards the

entrance to the basement.

Belize, who had a full beard, had been keeping an eye on the situation

outside, but he didn't dare to leave his post out of fear that the

intruder's accomplices would take the opportunity to break into the

dungeon.

At this very moment, he held a high-pressure steam rifle and had his

Spirit Vision activated. He had been frightened by the loud boom and

became abnormally tense.

Immediately afterwards, he saw the dignified specter fly over, and

without hesitation, he raised his rifle and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

White mist was ejected from the barrel, and a sharp-tipped pale-gold

bullet was shot forward at an astonishing speed.

Klein was prepared and long had a hunch. He had drawn out a small curve

before Belize fired.

The bullet tore through the hall, past the front door, and to the

outside.

At the same time, Belize rushed out of the duty room, holding his

high-pressure steam rifle and took on a threatening pose as he quickly

moved towards the door.

He believed that the intruder, who could deal with Harras, Katy, and

Parker, would be able to easily kill him as well. Besides, such a big

commotion must've attracted a lot of attention. He couldn't be certain

that the Mandated Punishers would come over to investigate. Therefore,

his only choice was to flee!

Klein once again let out an invisible shriek, making Belize feel as if

he had been smashed by a hammer. He saw stars as a few drops of blood

dripped from the tip of his nose.

But this didn't stop Belize from running. After shooting at Klein to

stop him, he was already running into the hall, tumbling towards the

door.

Klein hesitated for a moment, then he gave up on chasing and fighting.

He turned off the main valve, went to the entrance of the basement, and

snapped his fingers repeatedly.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Air Bullets shot at the invisible walls, gradually disintegrating the

Confinement.

This was also one of the reasons why Klein dared to cause a gas

explosion and use the Biological Poison Bottle. With the effects of

Harras's Confinement in the underground dungeon, as long as it wasn't a

frontal assault, he didn't have to worry about accidentally harming

those pitiful girls.

He destroyed the locks and flew into the dungeon, first finding the cell

where Daisy had been held based on the revelation from his prior

divination scenes. He then confirmed that she wasn't hurt too badly and

was still able to move.

Then, his body turned illusory and melted into the metal door.

Creak! Creak! Creak!

The iron doors on one side opened quickly, one after another, as though

an invisible specter was running to unlock them.

Creak! Creak! Creak!

After one side was done, he did it for the other side.

Daisy and the other girls were frightened by the explosion outside.

After a while, she was surprised to find that the door to her cell was

open for some baffling reason. Yet, no one entered. It felt like she

could leave at any time.

Some of the girls, who hadn't been disciplined at all since they were

recently kidnapped, mustered their courage, got up, and attempted to run

to the exit of the basement.

They passed through the hall which was slightly damaged by the

explosion, and they left the burning villa's worsening condition,

running faster and faster in the direction of freedom.

When they reached the street, Daisy and the other girls thought to look

back.

Looking back, they could just barely make out an imposing figure

standing upright on top of the evil building. It was clad in full black

armor, and it wore a black crown.

Whoosh!

The cape behind the figure began to flutter silently.

As they remembered the scene, they sought a nearby cathedral with their

mistrust towards the police.

When Klein returned to the smoky and burning dining room, he found that

Parker's and Katy's Beyonder characteristics had just begun to show

signs of appearing.

He checked the items they were carrying and confirmed that most of them

had been destroyed. Even their money was charred to a crisp.

Klein jumped up to the second and third floor, quickly checking for any

relevant clues.

He didn't attempt to use mediumship, because he was short on time. And

bringing them above the gray fog didn't meet the requirements of his

"curtain call."

*If even a minor leader was made to maintain "secrecy," then these

important figures would definitely have their own "restrictions." They

aren't good candidates for performing mediumship as I please.

Furthermore, the previous series of required actions is too troublesome,

complicated, and inappropriate for the current situation that I'm

in...* Klein ended his investigation with nothing to show for,

but he picked up a deck of tarot cards.

Returning to the destroyed, charred dining room, he took out all the

Major Arcana cards from the tarot card deck and walked over to Capim's

corpse.

Then, he specially took two of them and scattered the rest over Capim's

body.

When this was done, he covered Capim's eyes with the two tarot cards he

had specially drawn. They faced up with their main side.

By this time, Parker's and Katy's Beyonder characteristics had appeared.

Tens of seconds later, an illusory door covered with complicated symbols

appeared in midair outside the villa.

The door opened without a sound, and from it, a handsome man in a crisp

suit walked out. He looked to be in his forties---mature and elegant.

He had a pair of golden eyes, and with just one sweep of his face, he

locked onto the dining room in the midst of the fire.

At this moment, a strong gust of wind blew past, and a figure flew over

at high speeds.

It was an old man wearing a soft hat. His silver eyes had an abnormal

seriousness to them. He was wearing a black robe with the symbol of the

Lord of Storms embroidered on it. It was none other than the Cardinal of

the Church of Storms, the Archbishop of Backlund, Spellsinger of God,

Ace Snake.

"Why are you here?" Ace asked in a deep voice.

Any Beyonder-related matters in Cherwood Borough came under the

jurisdiction of the Holy Wind Cathedral, so he was entitled to ask.

The handsome man's expression turned slightly nasty as he replied, "I

live nearby."

They were close to the West Borough.

The two of them didn't speak any further. They landed on the ground at

the same time and entered the explosion site. A violent hurricane

churned and swept away the flames, sending them to the artificial

fountain outside.

The wind seemed to have a life and intelligence of its own.

The two demigod figures then saw Katy, whose head was shot and her flesh

charred black, and Parker, who was entangled with someone else while his

head had caved in and cracked. They also saw Capim, who was covered in

tarot cards, as well as the two Major Arcana cards on the face of the

human trafficker.

These were the "Judgment" card which depicted an Angel blowing a great

trumpet, and "The Emperor" card which was decked out in armor and was

crowned!

Almost at the same time, Cardinal Snake and the handsome man sensed

something and turned their heads to look outside.

They discovered a majestic figure in black armor and a black crown

located at the top of the house by the side of the villa.

The figure nodded slightly, and his cape was lifted.

Then, without any warning, he disappeared, right under the noses of the

two High-Sequence Beyonders.