Chapter 599: Dragon Might
Bang!
The brass bullet traversed past half the bar, flying straight for
Wormtongue Mithor King's body.
But just as it was about to hit him, Mithor's brown eyes suddenly turned
dark.
The bullet made a turn, and its trajectory was thrown upwards slightly
as it accurately hit a glass cup filled with golden beer.
Amidst a loud noise, the glass instantly shattered, splashing beer
everywhere.
At the same time, Mithor grabbed a cup from a customer, extended his
arm, and threw it at Klein.
What's the point of that? Klein only dodged slightly to allow
the glass cup to miss him, shattering onto the wall.
At this moment, Wormtongue Mithor immediately lunged forward and rolled,
heading for the entrance to the basement. He attempted entry in order to
get help or escape via a secret path.
He had initially confirmed that the unknown and crazy adventurer was the
assassin, who had disguised as Helene and boarded the Black Death,
targeting Vice Admiral Ailment Tracy.
Furthermore, his series of actions, which had nearly succeeded, told him
that in a one-on-one situation, he wasn't a match for him!
This was a powerhouse at the pirate admiral level!
Tap! Tap! Tap! Klein quickly chased after Wormtongue Mithor.
He was fast and agile. Despite being inside the chaotic bar, he didn't
step onto anyone.
Seeing that the bouncers in the basement were coming with revolvers in
hand and how Mithor King was about to enter the basement with bouncers
in the bar approaching, Klein didn't hesitate. He suddenly clenched his
left hand.
The black glove was instantly covered with dense dark golden scales. His
dark brown irises turned pale and became vertical.
Right on the heels of that, an invisible wave surged outwards with him
as its epicenter.
In the areas where the wave passed, the customers who were holding their
heads down turned limp or trembled. The military contact, Oz Kent, also
clearly lost his sense of reason, as though he had encountered the most
terrifying thing in the world. All he wanted to do was to escape.
The bouncers who had approached were no different. Extreme horror
gripped their hearts as they ran around aimlessly, making the situation
turn even more chaotic.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The bouncers in the basement threw away
their weapons, either running to a corner and shrinking into a ball, or
they were trembling on the spot, their crotches rapidly turning moist.
Wormtongue Mithor felt as though he was struck by lightning. In his
fear, he began running in circles at the entrance.
This was a Psychiatrist's Awe, also known as Dragon's Might or Mass
Chaos!
This was Klein's only crowd control Beyonder power!
At this moment, Klein's rapidly approaching figure didn't stop. In a few
steps, he had arrived beside Mithor.
In that instant, a scene suddenly surfaced in his mind. Mithor, who
looked to be lost in extreme horror, suddenly raised his head and swung
his right fist over, aiming straight for Klein's head.
Without any thought, Klein fully trusted his Clown's intuition for
danger. He immediately bent down and turned his body sideways.
Almost at the same time, Wormtongue Mithor suddenly raised his head. His
brown eyes were dark and clear, without any sense of muddleheadedness.
At some moment in time, he had shaken off the effects of Dragon's Might!
This was something that exceeded Klein's expectations.
Bang!
Mithor's muscles bulged as he bent his back and threw a punch that
resembled a cannonball. However, he didn't hit his expected target and
instead hit the wall of the entrance.
Creak!
The spot where his fist connected threw up pulverized bricks. Quickly, a
huge hole that seemed to be covered in a "spider-web" appeared. The
entire bar seemed to shake.
The power of the punch was far stronger than a revolver's bullet!
But at this moment, Klein had already flashed behind him. His body
straightened up again as his glove seemed to be covered in a layer of
gold.
His brown eyes lit up with two flashes of lightning as they shot out
like bullets.
Interrogator's Psychic Piercing!
"Ah!"
Mithor King let out a shrill cry, but he didn't fall to the ground. He
rolled as he grimaced in pain, holding his arms to protect his head.
He soon magically recovered from the pain of Psychic Piercing, but he
felt ice-cold metal at his forehead. He saw the cold and thin adventurer
pull the trigger.
At such a close distance, even though Psychic Piercing's effects could
only be maintained for a second, it was enough for Klein to raise his
right arm and place the revolver's barrel at Wormtongue Mithor King's
head!
Bang!
Mithor King's pleas shrank back from his half-agape mouth and into his
throat as a picture seemingly formed of blood and white material
appeared on the wall behind him. it was melancholic, fresh, and messy.
The luster in his eyes vanished as Mithor collapsed backward, leaning
against the wall before sliding to the ground.
At noon on the 1st of February 1350, Wormtongue Mithor was hunted.
Klein glanced around at the chaotic bar and closed the door to the
basement. He chained the door with the existing chains and forcibly made
a knot.
He bent down and dragged Mithor King down a few steps, but he didn't
directly enter.
As he was wary of enemies who might suddenly charge out from inside, he
opened up his palm and aimed it at Wormtongue Mithor's corpse from
above.
He had no qualms about Grazing the Black Death's third mate. He believed
that he was definitely someone with heinous crimes to his name. Firstly,
he was once a subordinate of Vice Admiral Hurricane Qilangos, and the
deceased pirate admiral had once massacred an entire ship. He was a
rather coldblooded person. It was simply obvious from what the Red Glove
Nightmare inside Creeping Hunger had encountered. Secondly, Mithor was
working for Vice Admiral Ailment, which was equivalent to working for
the Demoness Sect. It was unknown how many cases of human trafficking he
had been involved in.
Creeping Hunger restored its thin human skin appearance as his palm
cracked open, producing two bloodshot eyes.
In an instant, a biting cold wind stirred in the entrance's passageway
to the basement. It constantly spun around Wormtongue Mithor's corpse,
slowly outlining a blurry figure with short eyebrows and deep eye
sockets.
Black but undull points of light rapidly surged out of the corpse,
combining with Mithor's Spirit Body. All of them were injected into
Creeping Hunger, where an empty finger was waiting for it, forming a
connection with the surroundings to a certain degree.
Creeping Hunger first went from a black color with a sinister and noble
vibe before returning to its original state as it suffused its desire
for flesh and blood.
Klein silently diverted his senses to it for a few seconds and was
pleasantly surprised that the powers he received were rather useful.
Although there were only two, they were much better than the previous
three he had obtained from the Zombie Sequence!
At this point, he learned that the Mid-Sequence Beyonder was a Sequence
6 Baron of Corruption from the Lawyer pathway. One of them came from a
Baron of Corruption and the other came from the Sequence 7 Briber.
The former was Distortion. By distorting the target's words, actions,
and intent, he could formulate a certain order that provided himself
with an advantage, so as to achieve the goal of restraining and
influencing his opponent.
The latter was Bribe, which was one of the various powers of a Briber.
More accurately, it would be Bribe---Weaken.
The premise behind using this power was to give the target a certain
item, then for a certain amount of time, greatly weaken the target's
attacks, defense, and control over him.
*Give the target a certain item? His act of throwing a cup of alcohol
was considered a Bribe? As expected of the Black Emperor pathway. It
finds loopholes in "order" while it appears domineering... It's no
wonder my Dragon's Might and Psychic Piercing powers weren't as
effective as I imagined them to be on Mithor. Even my bullet's strength
was reduced. I thought that shot would've blown his entire head
up...* Klein came to a realization.
At the same time, he understood why he had involuntarily flown towards
the Black Emperor where King of the Five Seas, Nast, was. It was because
Nast had distorted his intent to proceed forward, making it impossible
for him to stop.
Not bad at all... Klein lowered his head to steal a glance at
Wormtongue Mithor's corpse before he went down to the basement.
He was trying to find some food for Creeping Hunger.
It was unknown whether it had to do with him throwing Creeping Hunger
above the gray fog repeatedly, but Creeping Hunger wasn't as crazy
anymore. It seemed to be able to bear with its hunger; therefore, Klein
wasn't in a hurry. He slowly proceeded forward so as to be careful of
encountering any accidents.
Before long, he saw Strongman Ozil leading his subordinates over. There
were Beyonders and gunmen, and their numbers were sizable!
Klein's expression remained stoic as his black glove was covered in dark
golden scales once again.
His irises turned light in color as they suddenly turned vertical.
Invisible waves instantly surged forward.
Psychiatrist's Dragon's Might!