Chapter 527: A Quick Battle

Just as he leaped out of the flames, the two points of light in the eyes

of Klein, who wore golden gloves on his left hand, enlarged in size and

changed from dark to bright, as if they were lightning that suddenly cut

across the sky.

After distracting Steel Maveti and company's attention with Paper

Figurine Substitutes, he had activated Creeping Hunger and switched to

the Interrogator's soul. He planned on using the Psychic Piercing

Beyonder power.

"Ah!"

Steel Maveti suddenly cried out miserably. It was as if someone had

stabbed a knife into his head, stirring his grayish-white brain. A

feeling of pain came from the depths of his soul, instantly occupying

his mind.

At the same time, his Beyonder powers erupted from the irritation and

turned into a hurricane that spread out in all directions.

Suddenly, beautiful snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Layers of

translucent ice began spreading outwards, and the trees on both sides of

the road were covered with white edges. They withered quickly, revealing

traces of decay.

The lingering resentment of the remnant spirits was successively

awakened. They sobbed, wailed, and shrieked, causing the nearby area to

be dyed with a gray and repressed color.

Klein naturally descended from the sky, his left glove shining like the

sun.

He opened his arms and leaned back as if embracing something.

Just as his heels touched the cold ground, a pure, blazing, thick pillar

of light descended from above.

This holy radiance enveloped Steel Maveti, illuminating his dark skin,

firm muscles, and steel ball-like curly hair.

Priest of Light, Light of Holiness!

Without a sound, Maveti's expression became even more twisted, and his

skin began to show signs of melting.

At this moment, he was like a candle that had been thrown into a burning

fireplace.

Compared to the corrupted Bishop Millet, as a Zombie, he was weaker

towards such attacks. The damage he took was even more serious!

The snowflakes stopped falling, and the ice on the ground quickly

melted. The trees that had white edges revealed their brown colors.

There was no doubt that the powerful beam of light had caught the

attention of Blood Brambles Hendry and Squall. The former's expression

changed as he reached into his secret pocket and pulled out materials

casting magic. He planned to use his terrain advantage to save Steel

Maveti.

At this moment, a raven made purely out of flames suddenly appeared

before his eyes.

One, two, three... Countless Fire Ravens filled Hendry's field of vision

like crimson stars. They flew over from all directions, flapping their

wings in a dense, scorching-hot formation.

Hendry's heart skipped a beat as his gaze seemed to freeze. He

immediately moved his hand elsewhere to grab another type of material.

Whoosh!

He scattered light-blue powder on his body while he chanted in ancient

Hermes, "Sea Waves!"

The powder suddenly expanded and turned into dark blue waves that spread

out in all directions.

When they met the Fire Ravens, they made sizzling sounds and created a

large amount of white fog.

The fire wave from the previous explosion had subsided a little. Through

the remnants of the crimson light, Squall saw that Steel Maveti's skin

was melting like wax and his flesh melted inch by inch. He saw the

unfamiliar man in a black cloak standing next to him.

He didn't panic. Like a cold-blooded viper who had lost its emotions, he

calmly raised his arms and abruptly pressed both his palms down.

In a split-second, he saw the thin, grim-faced young man's body sink.

His movements had turned slow, as though the wings he used for flying

had been snapped. As for Steel Maveti, he began to struggle and roll in

order to avoid a second round of Light of Holiness.

Immediately following that, Squall noticed that the man had lost his

weight and thickness. Once again, he turned into a thin paper figurine,

pressed to the ground by an invisible force before soaking into the mud

that came as a result of the melting ice.

Klein phased into existence from another position. He rubbed his right

thumb and middle finger together and snapped his fingers three times as

he rushed forward.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

The Sunbird-shaped dark golden brooch in front of him flashed

continuously as it added a purifying element to his Air Bullets.

Bang! Bang! Bang! The three bullets connected at an extremely

fast speed and hit the slow-moving Steel Maveti in his right chest,

penetrating his half-melted skin and flesh, creating an exaggerated,

gruesome wound. Golden flames spread in all directions.

Sou! Sou! Sou! Squall tossed out scalpels after scalpels, but

they were all dodged by Klein's deft, acrobatic maneuvers.

At that moment, Steel Maveti had gotten a breather. With a push of his

palm, he stood up once again and charged straight at the enemy, fully

displaying his advantage in close combat, as well as his abnormally

strong body that could withstand powerful blows.

Ice formed under his feet again, and his fists effused a rotting aura.

Then, once again, he saw two bolts of lightning shoot out from Klein's

dark brown eyes, shooting into his own.

Steel Maveti subconsciously raised his head and clenched his teeth. His

nose, mouth, and ears were all leaking blood, adding to his previously

melted skin.

While shooting the Air Bullets, Klein had changed the soul he used for

Grazing.

It was still Interrogator, and it was still Psychic Piercing!

Against a Beyonder like a Zombie which had a body as tough as steel,

dealing damage to the Spirit Body was far more effective!

While the repeated strikes made Steel Maveti's body stiffen for short

periods of time, he lost the shackles of his reasoning. Black, firm hair

grew from his face, one strand at a time, while his teeth and nails also

constantly grew longer. His skin squirmed in a bid to coalesce, turning

from black to white. He was like a real, crazy zombie who was thirsting

for blood!

Klein took this opportunity to close in. He bent his body and brushed

past Steel Maveti's shoulder. He then stuffed the item in his hand into

the hideous wound that he had created into the man's body.

It was a bottle with a few ordinary brass bullets, and inside it was a

large amount of Sun Holy Water that Klein had prepared in advance!

Oof!

Klein, who didn't stop, caused Squall's attempt to control him to fail

again.

With a twist of his heel, he moved behind Steel Maveti, his back to him.

Pow! He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers before

Steel Maveti could pull out the glass bottle.

Bang!

A light explosion rang out, and fiery crimson light soared, shattering

the already fragile glass bottle. Large amounts of Sun Holy Water

inundated Steel Maveti's body.

The infamous pirate with a bounty of 6,000 pounds froze where he stood,

his throat letting out an anguished groan.

He plopped to his knees, a dark green gas in his body was pouring out

and disappearing into the air.

At the sight of this, Squall's eyes darkened. He immediately took out an

iron-black charm and muttered a word in ancient Hermes, "Shriek!"

The charm suddenly cracked and vanished, completing the sacrifice.

An invisible sound wave swept outwards like a tsunami, almost

successively drilling into the ears of everyone around.

Klein's mind buzzed, the tip of his nose cold. Blood oozed out, and

Blood Brambles Hendry on the Flying Carpet was in an even more miserable

state. His face was twisted, and his body convulsed as he fell down,

unable to even let out a tragic scream. On the contrary, Blazing Danitz,

who was far away on a rooftop, wasn't subject to any effects. He happily

threw out another blob of a highly-compressed incandescent fireball.

The fireball landed on Hendry's body without any resistance and exploded

with a loud boom.

Flesh and blood splattered outwards. Flames wrapped around his fingers,

calves, and head before he fell to the ground. The Flying Carpet then

lost control and slowly settled down.

Squall took the opportunity to turn around and run, not hesitating in

the slightest.

However, he was stunned to discover that the terrifying man, who had

almost finished off Steel Maveti within ten seconds, didn't seem to show

the slightest signs of being impeded. He had turned around and given

chase!

How is that possible? This a Shriek charm created by Admiral!

Squall had no time to think over the reasons. He ran as fast as he could

down the other street.

At that moment, his head was suddenly hit hard by someone. A tearing

pain made his whole body spasm.

The lightning in Klein's eyes faded as he raised his right hand and

snapped his fingers once more.

Bang!

An Air Bullet crossed the distance of about ten meters and accurately

drilled into the back of Squall's head.

Squall didn't have the non-human endurance that Steel had. His vision

immediately blackened, and he slowly fell to the ground.

Klein caught up with him in a few steps, reached out his left hand, and

let the jubilant Creeping Hunger enjoy the meal.

*I have heard the voice of the True Creator before, and I've experienced

Mr. Door's call for help. I have great resistance in this aspect, and I

can even quickly recover from the shrieking of a Wraith, let alone a

mere charm...* Klein muttered silently to himself as he watched

Squall's body be reduced to flesh and blood and plunge into the open

mouth of Creeping Hunger.

After a few seconds, Creeping Hunger came to a satisfied halt, and Klein

quickly returned to Steel Maveti's side.

This Zombie had been miserably purged. Although his head remained

intact, he was already dead.

Klein took a few steps forward, picked up the peacock-blue Flying Carpet

that had fallen to the ground, wrapped it around Steel's body, and

lifted it.

Glancing back at 15 Amyris Avenue, he listened to the commotion of

rampaging zombies and puppets, and he sensed that the Mandated Punishers

were approaching. Klein pulled his hood over his head, bowed slightly in

that direction as a salute.

Pa!

Klein rubbed his fingers, and all of the paper fragments around him were

set ablaze, producing crimson red columns of fire.

Under the light of the fire, his body turned illusory, and he vanished

from where he stood, with the items turning into a shadow.

As for the Beyonder characteristics of Squall and Hendry, which were

slowly coming into existence, he didn't take a look, nor did he pay any

attention to them.

Greed would cause him to fall into unnecessary danger; besides, the

harvest he had reaped now was already sufficient!

After leaving some of the Mandated Punishers to deal with the rampaging

zombies and puppets, the pirates who had been damaged by his

"companions" and the Beyonder adventurers who were caught, Cordoba Roye

led the rest of the team and rushed over. However, all they saw were

scattered corpses, scalpels, and withered trees on the streets. They

could distinguish the receding aura of the sun, as well as the evil

sensation that came from the depths of flesh and blood.