In the room at the bottom of the ship's cabin, Belie, or rather Charles, took out a Paper Doll and threw it on the bed.
Everything was ready.
Through his observations over the past few days, Charles believed he had grasped the characteristics of the Hunter, Rayleigh, especially the scene at noon, which further affirmed that Rayleigh was a female supporter.
So he devised a plan, preparing to complete the hunt tonight.
He bribed the crew, using a gas leak that needed repair as an excuse, to have all the guests in the rooms at the bottom of the ship's cabin move out. He left some inconspicuous items in those rooms and the corridor.
He had already informed Sandy, preparing to cooperate with him. As for the Physician, that man was not good at direct combat; healing the two of them after the hunt was the Physician's stage to perform.
Now, with just one or two more preparations, the plan would be perfect.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Charles covered the Paper Doll with a quilt and, with a neutral voice tinged with some feminine characteristics, said, "Come in."
The door opened, and he saw the Hunter, Rayleigh, take off his hat and say, "Miss Belie, I've already moved in. Do you want to stay in your room now, or go for a walk on the deck?"
"Neither."
"I'm going to take a bath, so please wait outside the bathroom as I just told you."
Charles picked up a set of prepared women's underwear, with lace trim, the kind that easily sparks imagination.
The Hunter, Rayleigh, glanced at the underwear in his hand, nodded, and said, "Okay."
Watching the Miss, who Charles had transformed into using his Faceless Man ability, walk into the bathroom, Lex maintained his expression, standing at the door, observing his surroundings. Soon, he noticed someone lurking in the corridor not far away, seemingly observing something in secret.
Lex immediately walked in that direction and saw a man with a cold expression jog away, but he kept looking back, seemingly unwilling to give up.
"His acting is pretty good. This must be to make me believe that this non-existent Miss Belie is indeed being targeted by a pervert, so that their entire hunting plan looks natural and gentle, and won't arouse my suspicion."
"Fortunately, Richard has already figured out their background, especially the magical item in their hands, and the 'hint' planted on one of their companions." Lex retreated to the bathroom door, his expression normal.
About half an hour later, the blonde Miss came out and asked, "Was there anything?"
"There was a suspicious person looking around nearby just now, but he's already left," Lex answered truthfully.
"This proves my decision was correct. With you by my side, I feel much safer." The blonde Miss wiped her hair with a towel, her movements soft and skilled, like a real woman.
"I'll be in the room from now on. If I need to go out, I'll let you know," the blonde Miss said with a smile, standing at the door.
"I await your command at any time," Lex responded politely, and after the door closed, he returned to his room.
In the room, Lex sat on the edge of the bed, picking up a magazine to read, but in his mind, he was recalling information about the Seer pathway, including the Beyonder abilities of several Sequences.
Sequence 9 Seer has no direct means of fighting enemies. Beyonder of this stage only master astrology, card divination, pendulums, Spiritual Vision, and similar things. They can use ritual magic, but ritual magic requires too much preparation and is not suitable for encounters.
In this situation, to avoid being detected by me, the opponent would not be able to use ritual magic either.
Sequence 8 Clown. Beyonder at this stage have greatly improved physical coordination. They are flexible, agile, and fast, skilled in technical combat, have strong intuition, and can throw paper as flying knives to attack enemies.
If the previous two Sequences were not powerful enough, then, at Sequence 7 Magician, the Beyonder of this pathway undergo a qualitative change. They possess various Spells such as 'Damage Transfer', 'Flame Jump', 'Paper Doll Substitute', 'Air Bullet', and 'Illusion Creation'.
Now we are at Sea. If 'Paper Doll Substitute', 'Flame Jump', and 'Underwater Breathing' are used in conjunction, once the situation becomes unfavorable, the Faceless Man next door can completely use this set of Spells to escape.
As for the relatively narrow window, I think it shouldn't be difficult for a Magician who can 'soften bones'.
Sequence 6 Faceless Man can freely change his appearance, hair color, skin color, and height. Once they escape into a crowd, it is difficult to distinguish them.
In short, if I want to hunt them, I cannot let Charles and his companions leave this ship's cabin. Whether they jump into the Sea or run onto the deck, as long as they leave this ship's cabin, I lose.
Lex, while reading the magazine, simulated various situations and corresponding methods in his mind, based on the information he had.
At this moment, a note fell into his hand, on which was written a sentence: "I checked. There are no passengers in the five rooms nearby, but in the second to last room ahead, I found a Paper Doll."
Lex smiled and burned the paper.
About forty minutes later, suddenly, a scream rang out from the next room, followed by Belie's voice: "Mr. Rayleigh, help!"
Lex's spirit was roused.
It had begun!
Who was the hunter, and who was the prey?
The answer was about to be revealed!
He took out 'blood praise' from the holster under his arm, rushed out of the room, and violently kicked open the door to Belie's room, only to see Belie huddled in the corner of the bed, holding a short blade in an unskillful posture, pointing it at a cold-faced man by the bed.
At this moment, Lex's hand twinged slightly, and a scene suddenly appeared in his mind.
Behind him, a tall fellow pounced, ready to embrace him tightly.
Lex could have completely dodged the pounce, but he pointed 'blood praise' at the cold-faced man in front of the bed: "Who are you? Get out immediately!"
Just then, two strong arms reached out from behind and hugged him tightly. Before he could react, Belie raised her hand, pointed the black gemstone ring at Lex, and then quickly uttered a word in Hermes: "Sleep."
Lex's eyes reflected the gemstone ring, then suddenly rolled back, and he fell unconscious.
But at that instant, streams of orange-red flames erupted from thin air in the room, and clusters of fire sprang up all around. They made the big man holding Lex cry out and retreat, they ignited the cold-faced man by the bed, making him thin out in the flames and turn into a piece of paper. They made Charles's figure disappear, then reappear in a burst of flames.
In an instant, the room looked as if it had experienced a fire, everything was blackened, and thick smoke rose.
Charles said in his own voice: "This is an emergency outburst of his Beyonder power. Fortunately, we made arrangements and planned in detail in advance. Otherwise, it would probably be a bitter fight."
Sandy, the big man who launched the attack from behind the door, said nothing. He raised his big foot and stomped down towards Lex's head.
He was going to crush Lex's head and complete the hunt!