Within the ruins of the "Land of Night".
Klein's true form was found in the "historical fog" by a high-sequence extraordinary "diviner" hiding in the shadows, and pulled out, where he was swapped with the "historical projection".
"Historical Fog" is the favorite hiding place for high-sequence extraordinary individuals of the "Diviner" pathway.
Other extraordinary beings, if in the same sequence, have almost no way to deal with them.
But if it's another "diviner," they can trace it into the "mystery of history."
If both "diviners" know the history, then they can find each other in that "historical fog." Only the "historical fog" corresponding to the history that other "diviners" do not know is a safe place, because other "diviners" cannot find it.
Just now, Klein was hiding in the historical fog corresponding to the history of the Solomon Empire in the Fourth Epoch, but "unexpectedly" he was found immediately and dragged into the real world.
Klein was about to enter the "historical fog" again, but as soon as he opened the "historical pore," he was forced back by the slippery tentacles that reached out from inside.
His escape route was cut off.
At this moment, an old man with a full beard emerged from the depths of the church. He wore a black robe with a hood, his eyes were as dark as a surface of water, and his white beard was long and thick.
Little Zarathustra!
But Klein showed no panic; instead, he smiled.
Before Little Zarathustra's puppets could launch their attack, Klein quickly opened an iron cigarette case sealed with a "spiritual wall," from which a tiny figure, only four or five centimeters tall, jumped out.
That little figure is a miniature version of Odis.
He modified his body's parameters, transforming himself from a normal person into a miniature human who could hide inside a metal cigarette box.
Klein's actions tonight, and even recently, have all been aimed at luring out Little Zarathustra; otherwise, he would never have gone to such a dangerous place as the Hornach Mountains.
Young Zarathustra was also very cautious, and for several days he did not take the bait, making Odis wonder if he had sensed the danger.
However, Klein, who knew the "substitute" high-level extraordinary individuals very well, stated that he had used source matter to conceal the two's plans.
They also made several arrangements to counter divination.
The other party couldn't possibly have taken over the plans of two people, and the reason he hadn't made a move was simply because he was still observing.
So Klein's performance continued, as if he were carefully searching for something, while his true self kept changing positions in the "historical fog," seemingly trying his best to hide himself.
After performing it several more times, they finally managed to lure out Little Zarathustra.
The moment Odis jumped out of the cigarette box, his body began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he had become a normal person.
Without hesitation, Little Zarathustra opened a "historical rift," but a torrent of knowledge surged forth from it. If Little Zarathustra hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been engulfed by the torrent of knowledge.
Klein, who had stepped aside to watch the battle, smiled slightly. Just now, Zarathustra had pulled him out of the "historical gap," and now it was Zarathustra's turn to be pulled out.
After glancing at Odis, Little Zarathustra quickly calmed down. Although the other party was an angel king and could not hide in the "historical fog" for the time being, it would not be difficult for him to escape.
So Zarathustra immediately raised his hand, preparing to summon helpers from the gaps in history.
In that instant, the torrent of knowledge that had just emerged from the "historical gap" swept across a large area, turning all the surrounding artifacts and ruins into a bloated flood of information.
And in the next instant, this torrent of information poured into Little Zarathustra's brain, leaving the "mysterious servant" momentarily stunned.
Immediately, a ball of light representing control over knowledge appeared in Odis's hand, and Zarathustra before her was instantly transformed into a stream of information by Odis.
However, the process was not yet complete. The intense signs of danger caused Little Zarathustra's spirit to react almost instinctively. In an instant, he used the ability of "Substitute". The information flow controlled by Odis suddenly shrank, and only one or two "spirit worms" turned into information.
As soon as Little Zarathustra recovered, he saw a pair of deep, dark eyes.
Those were Odis's eyes. In the next instant, Little Zarathustra's mind was once again filled with a massive amount of information, and he froze in place again.
After Odis became the "Knowledge Emperor," he used two methods to instill knowledge into the minds of his targets. One method was to transform the objects in the surrounding environment into a flow of information and stuff it into the target's mind.
Another approach is to cram a vast amount of knowledge from one's own mind into the target's mind all at once.
Odis usually uses the first method because this kind of knowledge has no hidden dangers. Even if the other party's brain analyzes it, it will only get some information that is not very useful.
While the second method is faster, and Odis can retrieve the knowledge that was once implanted into the opponent's mind, it has still appeared in the opponent's mind.
Even if the enemy is not killed, they can still "recall" some of it.
That would be a huge waste, because it's like having a "hidden sage" relentlessly pouring knowledge into the enemy; there's a chance the enemy could "recall" some very important knowledge.
But today, Odis was very confident that he could kill Zarathustra once they started fighting.
Logically speaking, the Angel King—especially the Angel King with double sequence 1—is only half a level higher than the ordinary sequence 1, or even less than half a level higher.
However, people like Odis and Klein, who possess the essence of the source, can never be viewed in the conventional sense.
Then Odis transformed into a stream of information and rushed toward Little Zarathustra, who remained motionless, still affected by the flood of information.
The moment Odis touched Little Zarathustra, the "mysterious servant" transformed into information, and all the information shattered instantly, turning into individual symbols and numbers that scattered around!
This completely eliminates the possibility of Zarathustra using a "stand-in".
But in the next second, Zarathustra, upon regaining consciousness, instantly swapped places with a Mystic.
This action startled Odis, but then she remembered that the extraordinary ones who "occupy the next house" used "spiritual threads" to control the puppets.
He guessed that as long as the other party's spirit hadn't disappeared, they would still have the power to exchange with the puppet.
The high-sequence "diviner" is indeed very difficult to kill!
Having already brushed with death twice, Lower Zarathustra now realized that he was no match for this angel king.
He quickly pulled out a "historical projection" from the void, hoping to use it as a barrier and buy himself a chance to escape.
Perhaps due to the urgency, the "historical projection" that Little Zarathustra pulled out had long, slightly wavy chestnut hair, blue eyes, a high nose, thin lips, and two neatly groomed mustaches, and wore a dark red coat with rust-gold thread.
It was Emperor Roselle!
Odis held the ball of light in one hand and snapped his fingers with the other.
Just as the stream of information was about to appear around him, Emperor Roselle paused for a moment. Suddenly, he opened his mouth, and a small stream of information emerged from it. This stream of information drifted along an illusory line toward Little Zarathustra.
Upon seeing the information stream, Little Zaratu, who was preparing to escape, immediately broke out in a fine sweat.
Sleeve's spiritual senses can tell that Rosell is completely out of her control and is even attacking her.
That illusory line is actually a mystical connection between him and Roselle.
It was only then that Little Zarathustra realized that he had been careless in his planning and had actually summoned a high-sequence "historical image" of the "Hermit" pathway in front of the "Knowledge Emperor," who was also the Angel King of this pathway.
This is tantamount to showing off one's "spiritual thread" in front of him.
While quickly severing the maintenance of Roselle's "historical image," Zarathustra immediately summoned another historical projection, a middle-aged man with a large robe, black hair, blue eyes, a square face, and a dignified demeanor.
This is the "Hand of Order," William Augustus, the "Founder" of Rune!
The other party raised his hand, about to "strip" Odis of his extraordinary abilities.
But Odis took the lead and brought out the "0-02" brass book of Terensus from the "wilderness of knowledge".
The book opened to its first page, and illusory text quickly appeared on it: "Summoning 'historical projections' is forbidden here."
William I's raised hand immediately became ethereal and vanished without a trace.
This really surprised Little Zarathustra. He didn't expect that instead of being able to "strip" the angel king of his abilities, he would be stripped of one of his important abilities by the other party using the sealing artifact.
Klein was filled with envy. His spiritual sense allowed him to perceive that the brass book in Odis's hand was a very effective level 0 sealing artifact.
Just as Zaratu was slightly taken aback, Odis appeared in front of him, holding a brass book in one hand and a ball of light in the other. Before Zaratu could react, Odis pressed the ball of light into his chest.
Zarathustra screamed and used his "Stand" ability again. This time, the ability succeeded. Zarathustra appeared not far away. Just as he was about to use "Air Cannon" to attack Odis, he saw his raised hand turn into a palm-shaped information.
Then Little Zarathustra and the Mystic swapped positions and instantly appeared several kilometers away.
They then discovered that the enemy was not pursuing them closely this time, but was instead flying towards them at a leisurely pace.
Little Zarathustra quickly opened the "historical pore" to prepare for his escape.
But the moment he opened it, he discovered that what appeared in front of him was yet another information cluster!
Young Zarathustra's eyes widened, and his spiritual awareness revealed that the power he was using had also become a mass of information.
Then he looked down and saw that his chest had silently turned into a ball of information, and his hands and thighs had also turned into information.
The processes of "substitute" and "secret partner swapping" are both inseparable from the process of "informatization"!
In just a second or two, more and more of Little Zarathustra's body transformed into a mass of information, turning him into a "data man."
It's like an information cluster that's been covered by human skin. The exposed information cluster is like the outer skin peeling off, revealing the "data" inside.
The reason why the "datafication" ability follows Little Zarathustra like Bone Sister is because Odis's orb of light is eroding Little Zarathustra's spirit and mental body.
This is the power Odis wielded after becoming the King of Angels. It allows him to not only transform physical entities into information streams, but also to launch "information-based" attacks on illusory things.
Therefore, no matter what abilities Little Zarathustra uses, he cannot escape the ability of "information".
Because no matter how he uses a substitute or swaps positions with the puppet, the spirit body and the mental body will not be swapped.
The ability of a "stand" can leave some unfavorable conditions and attacks in the original body, including attacks on the spirit and mental body.
However, Odis's sphere of light is a form of pollution and erosion, which is difficult to avoid with such power.
In particular, the high-level "information" capabilities of the "Hermit" approach are, to put it bluntly, a high-level erosion that virtualizes things in the real world.
However, unlike the old erosion, a typical Sequence 1 can find a way to control and drive away this erosion, but this takes time and cannot be accomplished in a short period of time.
Only then did Odis leisurely approach Zarathustra and take out a branch covered with ugly burls.
Little Zarathustra's half-face had now become "data," and he stared intently at Odis with his remaining eye, but did not use any of his abilities.
Because no matter what ability he uses at this moment, those abilities will turn into information clusters, so he simply doesn't resist.
At this moment, he was quietly waiting for himself to completely become a "data man," which would mean his complete death.
This is a perfect opportunity to escape; at the moment of death, they will be resurrected using the previous arrangements.
Upon resurrection, Zarathustra will immediately hide in the "mist of history" to prevent Odysseus from leaving a mark on him.
Go there immediately.
The ability to "resurrect" can completely isolate Odis's ability to "informationize," preventing him from being further eroded.
However, Zarathustra did not commit suicide immediately. He wanted to observe his current condition and his opponent's plans to deal with his resurrection.
In his view, since Odis was helping "Miracle Master" Klein hunt him down, he must know about his ability to resurrect.
The best course of action at this point is not to panic and die, but to observe the opponent's arrangements so that you can be prepared.
However, Odis's next move made young Zarathustra somewhat uneasy.
Odis used the branch covered with ugly burls to set up several layers of "spiritual barriers" within a radius of several kilometers.
The tree branch in his hand was the seal formed by the "divine evil" Siea, which Odis named the "0-75" Divine Evil Tree.
Its main abilities are "Curse" and "Spiritual Barrier," which have a 30-second safe usage period.
The "spiritual barrier" at Sequence 1 level is very sturdy and highly resistant to attack, easily blocking extraordinary attacks.
During the battle against the "divine wrath" Sea, Odis and his subordinates were constantly besieging Sea, which did not demonstrate the power of this ability.
After obtaining this sealed artifact, Odis realized that at the Sequence 1 and Angel King levels, it would be difficult to break through the opponent's defenses in a one-on-one situation.
Furthermore, this ability has another function: trapping enemies. It can seal off the real world and prevent enemies from entering the spirit world.
Or enter the underworld or the astral realm.
For example, Odis is now trying to use the "spiritual barrier" to trap Zarathustra's spirit or his extraordinary qualities.
Little Zarathustra realized something was wrong and immediately wished to himself with his half-empty mouth: "I wish I could die right now!"
In an instant, the part of his body that was still "normal" was also immediately "digitized".
Odis quickly retrieved the "0-02" Tronsus brass book from the "Wilderness of Knowledge," on which appeared a line of illusory text: Resurrection is forbidden here.
The "data man" formed by Younger Zarathustra did not immediately dissipate; it was data composed of corpses. To Odis, the information about Younger Zarathustra's current corpse was "clearly verifiable."
One thing is very clear: the extraordinary characteristics of the "mysterious servant" remain in the corpse, and there is currently no way to extract these characteristics immediately.
The next second, Little Zarathustra's figure suddenly returned from the "historical gap," and after seeing the "data man" formed by Odis and his own corpse, he was stunned for a moment.
Odis immediately realized that her plan had essentially succeeded; the "spiritual barrier" could not stop the "miracle worker."
The process of resurrection.
This was indeed a "miracle." At that moment, the "miracle worker's" spirit and mental body suddenly vanished and instantly appeared in another place.
However, because resurrection is "forbidden" here and is sealed by a "spiritual barrier," the resurrection process of Zarathustra's body did not begin immediately.
If Little Zarathustra could hide in the "Source Castle" like Klein, he could wait until the enemy had to put away "0-02" before starting the resurrection process.
However, in the Sequence 1 state, even the divine kingdom was only in its infancy, with nowhere to live. The resurrection plan was quickly drawn to the extraordinary characteristics.
Because the most important step in "resurrection" is for extraordinary characteristics to enter another vessel from the physical body, and this process is temporarily "prohibited," but the resurrection process of the spirit and spiritual body has already begun. Therefore, the historical images that temporarily carry the spirit and spiritual body of Little Zarathustra will come looking for them on their own.
Little Zarathustra quickly waved to the "data man," and his extraordinary abilities swiftly moved toward him.
Once a historical image possesses extraordinary characteristics, it can become a true mini-Zarathustra.
Odis, of course, could not miss this opportunity. He immediately teleported to the side of Little Zarathustra's "historical projection" and struck him with "God's Abomination Wood".
The moment it was smashed, the ugly burls on the "God's Tree" suddenly transformed into hideous human faces. They opened their mouths, tearing at Little Zarathustra's spirit and "offering" him one vicious curse after another.
Ah~
Little Zarathustra screamed as his chest ruptured, and tumors resembling piles of rotten flesh grew on his spirit body. Some of these tumors immediately burst open, oozing yellow or black liquid.
Some of the tumors transformed into faces that were either evil or painful, each one bearing a striking resemblance to Zarathustra himself.
These human faces struggled and roared, as if trying to break free from their original form.
Before regaining its extraordinary properties, it was merely a "historical projection" and could not withstand such a blow. It was immediately cursed to death and turned into a pool of black liquid.
The process of transferring extraordinary characteristics has stopped again.
Two or three seconds later, Little Zarathustra's projection reappeared here, racing against time to recover the extraordinary properties.
Suddenly, an information stream appeared behind Odis, and this information stream immediately transformed into the shape of a normal arm.
Immediately afterwards, Odis used this newly "grown" arm to retrieve "0-" from the "wilderness of knowledge".
74" Sword of Honor, a massive twilight-colored greatsword appeared above Little Zarathustra's head and immediately fell, puncturing the historical projection like a balloon.
Later, Zarathustra appeared twice more. Once, he was stabbed to death by Odis with the "Sword of Starlight," and the other time, he was killed by Xing Tian, whom he "recreated."
The historical projection of Little Zarathustra, which was killed, did not immediately disappear. Instead, it roared at the sky, and the roar caused the surrounding "spiritual barrier" to tremble noticeably.
Then, a face full of resentment and despair was imprinted on the "spiritual barrier," as if it was trying to break through the "spiritual barrier," but ultimately failed.
In the next instant, the extraordinary properties within Little Zarathustra's body were rapidly released.
Odis breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that the "mysterious servant" was truly dead this time.
Sleeve may still have a backup plan for resurrection, but that kind of resurrection is not the resurrection in the "Miracle Master" ability, but rather a resurrection after complete death using some arrangements outside of her abilities.
Just in case, Odis quickly extracted the opponent's characteristics and gave them to Klein.
Klein immediately incorporated the special features into "Source Castle".
Odis quickly put away the "0-75" Divine Spawn Wood, as its safe usage period was about to expire.
Then he put away the brass book of "0-02" Terensost, and the "prohibition" and the surrounding "spiritual barrier" disappeared instantly.
Klein remarked, "After being promoted to King of Angels, his abilities have become much stronger."
Odis said frankly, "It's mainly due to the help of the source matter."
Furthermore, his level 0 sealed artifacts were able to completely trap Zarathustra and prevent his resurrection; those sealed artifacts played a crucial role.
Just as the two were about to leave, a voice suddenly came from the ruins of the Night Kingdom: "That's brilliant! They even know how to deal with 'diviners' like that! I've learned something new!"
The moment they heard the other person's voice, Odis and Klein turned pale, as if they could see the guy wearing a monocle made of crystal and dressed in a black classical robe.
Ah, Monk!
In the next instant, Odis and Klein, one hid directly in the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and the other in the "Mist of History," running to the end of the "Mist."
Amon, standing some distance away, adjusted his monocle: "They ran away already?"
He grinned and said, "I didn't mean to attack you."
Amon was telling the truth. The reason he was here was because of Little Zarathustra's caution; he was afraid that Klein's appearance in the Night Kingdom was a trap.
So, before attacking Klein, Zarathustra told Amon about Klein's location. If this wasn't a trap,
That would be perfect. Even if we can't kill Klein, we can still use up one of his resurrection opportunities or affect his condition.
If it's a trap and you can't escape, then try to delay as much as possible. Trust that Amon won't keep you waiting too long.
When the moment comes that Amon attacks Klein, Zarathustra will be able to escape.
Although Amon was telling the truth, no one would believe him.
Odis, hiding in the "wilderness of knowledge," belatedly realized: Why did I have to run away?
He is now also an Angel King, although he is a dual-sequence 1 Angel King. But when he encounters an opponent like Amon, he is considered to have the strength to fight. He shouldn't run away immediately!
Thinking of this, he smiled wryly and thought to himself: This is definitely a conditioned reflex formed from hearing too many of Amon's stories!
Taking a deep breath, Odis used the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to return to Azshara.
He will be very busy from now on, because a new round of war is about to begin.
October arrived in the blink of an eye. Following a conflict between believers of the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, Lenburg declared war on the Republic of Intis, citing the need to protect the legitimate rights and interests of believers.
The Republic of Intis responded immediately and also declared war on Remburg!
Following this, the Kingdom of Rune, a former ally of Lenburg, joined the war, indicating that it had formed a military alliance with Intis.
Less than an hour later, the Church of the Goddess of Night announced that it would remain neutral.
The parties involved in this world war acted swiftly and decisively. Apart from Fussack and Fenneport not immediately making a statement, Intis and Rune both seemed ready to fight with all their might!
At this time, it had been only one year since the end of the last world war.
Republic of Intis, Suhit Province.
Minutes later, Rembrandt and Intis declared war on each other.
Ian, a maintenance worker at the textile factory, was smoking as he repaired an old steam-powered textile machine.
Just as he found the cause of the malfunction, he heard a commotion outside. The female workers in the workshop dared not leave their workstations and could only look out from their workstations.
Ian hesitated whether to go out and take a look, but if the factory manager found out, he would get a good scolding.
"Ian, come quick!" another repairman called from the workshop doorway. "Look, what's that in the sky? A shooting star?"
Ian made one last effort and quickly walked to the doorway. He saw several points of light in the sky, with a long "tail" trailing behind them.
Those "tails" grew wider as they went further back, eventually disappearing into the sky.
"I know, that's a jinx." At this moment, a worker said confidently, "I heard that's what a jinx looks like."
"Nonsense." At this point, the workshop director joined the discussion: "Broom stars are all single, how could there be a group of them?"
Chirp~
At that moment, air raid sirens sounded over this major textile manufacturing town!
Everyone paused for a moment before recalling the previous air raid drill. The workshop foreman shouted, "Quick, turn off the machines and get to the open field!"
Ian slung his tool bag over his shoulder and ran outside. After running out of the factory, he couldn't help but glance at the lights in the sky again. Suddenly, three lights changed their trajectory and seemed to be flying towards the ground!
Only then did Ian realize that the air raid siren earlier was meant to protect against these points of light!
What exactly are those things?