Inside the dark, foggy town, the woman who walked out of the alley seemed to be out of place with her surroundings. She was pure, stately, and untainted. She was so gorgeous that it lit up the eyes of anyone whose gaze landed on her.
As for her pure, simple robe and her loosely pulled back hair, they added to her bearing and languidness.
That gorgeous woman also noticed Senor. Her expression froze for a moment before she smiled. using a sweet voice, she said, âSenorâŚ
âWhen did you become a marionette? If not for the powers of Evernight contaminating you this badly, I wouldnât have recognized you.â
Although she looked like she was talking to Senor, she was actually conversing with the controller through the marionette.
Sigh, this kind of dead and cold aura canât be hidden at all. I canât fool Beyonders of higher Sequences⌠I was still hoping that I could hide somewhere inconspicuous and use Admiral of Blood Senor to make contact with her so as to maximize my own safety⌠This place screens away the power of the gray fog, so if I were to die, I likely wonât be able to resurrect⌠Klein hid inside the grayish-white mill and made his marionette speak hoarsely, âIf you could leave, youâd easily find out that Iâve been serving my master more than a month ago.â
He used Admiral of Bloodâs tone and experiences to answer as though he was still alive.
This was the acting principle of a Marionettist, to let each marionette have their unique identity and setting!
Meanwhile, Klein also buried a keyword âleave,â in preparation to broach the topic of leaving.
In this bizarre and mysterious town, he didnât have thoughts of instantly killing any Demoness that he saw. Ignoring the question of there being any good Demonesses and whether he was equipped with the strength to do so, just the fact that they were trapped in here had made it imperative that he communicated with her for intelligence to seek a way to get out. This was enough to make him choose peaceful coexistence for the time being.
The woman in a simple white robe chuckled and said, âNot forgetting to constantly act. From the looks of it, you will quickly digest the Marionettist potion.
âA member of the Secret Order?â
Sheâs very familiar with the Seer pathway⌠Hmm, the Demoness Sect was a secret organization that was active in the Fourth Epoch. Even if they didnât have close ties with the Zaratul or Antigonus families, they should be quite familiar with each other. Itâs very normal to understand the Seer pathway. Of course, the premise to that is that this lady is a Demoness⌠Kleinâs heart stirred as he deliberately asked, âArenât there other possibilities?â
He tried to sound her out to see if other organizations might wield control over the Seer pathway.
The beautiful and pure lady walked forward and leaned towards Admiral of Blood Senor as she said with a smile, âIt doesnât matter which organization you belong to. We have been exiled here, and itâs practically eternal imprisonment. The past no longer matters; what matters is the futureâwhether we can cooperate to find a way of leaving.â
I failed to sound her out⌠Klein made the Wraith reply, âThatâs exactly what I was thinking.
âHow may I address you?â
As the lady approached Senor, Klein caught a whiff of a refreshing fragrance with his marionetteâs sense of smell. Due to her words, he suddenly had a baffling thought to help each other in such a perilous situation while abandoning all morals, to help warm up each otherâs souls with their bodies.
Sheâs like a Demoness⌠Hmm, her voice sounds more familiar the more I listen to her. But why canât I put my thumb on it. What a pity, thereâs no way to use dream divination in such a situation. She will be able to seize the opportunity while Iâm unconscious, and itâs hard to predict what will happen⌠Klein frowned slightly.
This beautiful woman with a tinge of languidness raised her hand to stroke her hair, accentuating her petite ear.
âPanatiya.
âWhat about you?â
Klein had originally planned on randomly choosing a disguise, such as the Aurora Orderâs Mr. X or Death Announcerâs second mate, Kircheis. After all, he could use Creeping Hunger to simulate their powers, but he ultimately gave up the disguise and directly said, âGehrman Sparrow.â
He didnât know when this suspected Demoness had entered the foggy town, so he was unable to eliminate the possibility that she knew about Admiral of Bloodâs disappearance.
Panatiya nodded and asked, âHow did you get in?â
Klein didnât keep the truth from her as he said with the marionetteâs mouth, âI encountered an unknown lady.
âShe wore a hood, and her eyes were like the night, but it lacked any spirituality.â
Panatiya fell silent for two seconds before saying, âSo itâs her. HehâŚâ
She didnât continue in detail as she said with a smile, âWhat did you actually do? You actually managed to get the Church of Evernight to send âHerâ to deal with you?â
Panatiya had changed the pronoun she used.
âHerâ? That lady is an angel? An ascetic from the Church? Panatiya seems to know much about âHerâ⌠Kleinâs thoughts whirred as he said vaguely, âI infiltrated Saint Samuel Cathedral and attempted to steal a Sealed Artifact, but in the endâŚâ
He didnât go into the details, because he had no idea how he encountered the lady.
Klein believed that as an angel, it was impossible for the lady to keep living behind Saint Samuel Cathedralâs Chanis Gate. There was nothing in there that required an important figure like âHerâ to keep watch on the entire time!
âIs that so⌠So âSheâ is indeed in the basement of Samuel Cathedral.â Panatiya seemed to confirm something.
In secret organizations, the word 'saintâ is not used when talking about Saint Samuel Cathedral⌠I should take note of this detail in the future⌠Klein ruminated over her choice of words.
Panatiya didnât continue on the topic as she said with a smile, âAlright, letâs not bother with the past. Just as I said, whatâs important is the future and how we can escape.â
Klein used this opportunity to make Senor ask, âWhat do you know about this place?â
Panatiya glanced at the spired cathedral in the middle of the town and said, âThis place isnât the real or spirit world, nor is it the astral world. Itâs in some kind of secret, hidden state.
âIâve explored most of this area, including the area outside the town. I didnât manage to find any clues. All thatâs left is that cathedral. Perhaps all the secrets are hidden inside.
âWhy donât you explore the cathedral?â Klein asked with his marionetteâs mouth.
Panatiya yanked her pure white robe. On it were signs of wear and tear.
âMy intuition tells me that thereâs extreme danger inside.â
Upon saying that, she switched topics.
âAnd now, thereâs a solution. Your marionette can help us scout. Even if itâs lost, it wouldnât deal you any harm.
âDonât worry. As long as we gain an understanding of the situation inside, Iâll find a chance to give you a better marionette. After all, it doesnât look like it can last long.â
Thereâs nothing unreasonable about that, but I donât trust you. After all, you are most likely a Demoness⌠Klein didnât agree or object to it as he took the opportunity to get Senor to ask, âAre there any things to take note of while in here?â
Panatiya pursed her lips and said, âDue to various reasons, a sizable number of people end up here, but they have all vanished.â
All vanished? Kleinâs heart palpitated as he asked, âWhat happened?â
Panatiya sighed and said, âThere are things Iâm not sure about. Some entered those buildings and ate some of the food inside. Then, they vanishedâinstantly.
âAnd this time, the results of divination indicate that theyâve lost their lives and are undergoing eternal sleep.â
There will be erasure and vanishing events in this foggy town? Furthermore, they will no longer exist⌠Klein was horrified before he thought of another matter. He nearly blurted it out.
Wonât you feel hungry?
Afraid that it would result in an anomaly, he forcefully held his tongue and made Senor ask her indirectly, âHow long have you been in here?â
As though sighing and laughing, Panatiya said, âPerhaps itâs been half a year.
âIâve witnessed many people cannibalize others for sustenance. Thankfully, I donât need much and can live very long with a bit of food. And on a humanâs body, there is food that wonât damage the body too significantly.â
As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at the crimson moon hanging behind the fog.
âAnother thing to take note of is that once the crimson moon turns clear, there will be changes here. It will become extremely dangerous.
âIâve been severely injured as a result.â
As she said that, she turned to point at a tear in her pure white robe.
Klein subconsciously made Senor cast his gaze over, and he saw that at her collarbone underneath the tear, there was a deep wound that exposed her bone amidst fair, supple skin.
At this moment, the skin transformed, producing dense patterns of mystery and colors of darkness and evil!
Kleinâs mind seemed to explode as ravings and cries resounded in it.
Meanwhile, his breathing became difficult as his body rapidly weakened. He couldnât help but collapse backward as he broke into a coughing fit.
Then, he saw the pure white robe and the two long female legsâPanatiya.
This lady had already entered the grayish-white mill, and as she watched the struggling Gehrman Sparrow, she cracked the corners of her lips and revealed blood-colored tendrils in the gaps between her neat, white teeth. She softly said, âGot youâŚâ