Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

With the help of faith, Klein gradually regained his humanity and memory, and initially recovered to the state before taking the potion. He murmured in a low voice:
"Is that so?"

When he was promoted to Sequence 2, an extraordinary characteristic that was integrated into his body, a strong, terrifying, superior, and irresistible idea seemed to awaken a little, and it transmitted one picture after another. Some of these pictures were about the mystical knowledge of the "Miracle Master", and some were magnificent scenes of dust ignited into the sun and various celestial bodies. They all carried the spiritual imprint of being wild, indifferent, cruel, crazy, condescending, and without any emotion. They quickly assimilated Klein's soul, causing him to change his state uncontrollably!
Klein knew that it was the 'Origin'!
Just as he had expected, when he was promoted to Sequence 2, the Origin could no longer be suppressed and gradually revived in his body.

And because of his connection with Sefirah Castle, the degree of resurrection of the Origin in his body is higher than that of other miracle workers!

Fortunately, those crimson stars and numerous bright spots of light: the prayers of Tarot Club members such as Justice came from those stars, and the prayers of Abraham's family members echoed in the spots of light. Together, they created an image of a supreme and great hidden existence shrouded in gray mist, watching the world with compassion.

To Klein, these two anomalies were both pollution—

The mental imprint within the Beyonder characteristic wants to turn him into an Original, while the Anchor wants to turn him into a 'Fool'!
Yes, the anchor is the key to Crane's humanity, but it is also a kind of pollution!
Because the anchor is not a tool to help him maintain his humanity. Its main function is to form corresponding cognition, positioning, and image, and to confront the spiritual imprint within the extraordinary characteristics to maintain a delicate balance.

Under this balance, Klein's own humanity can be barely maintained and not be seriously affected by either side.

In other words, there is a difference between the gods that believers perceive and the actual gods. If there is no spiritual imprint within the extraordinary characteristics to counteract this influence, the image of the gods in their minds will gradually cover the true appearance of the gods.

Until this moment, Klein understood why the righteous gods originally had human statues, but later they were all turned into holy emblems. This can prevent believers from having a unified image perception and better play the role of anchor against the original residual spirit, rather than subtly changing itself.

Klein thought of a lot of things in an instant, and then he thought about returning to the gray fog.

After becoming a 'Miracle Master', becoming Him, and becoming the master of 'Source Castle', he no longer needs to walk four steps backwards, recite spells, or let all the Tarot Club members pray, and he can easily return here.

Now that he has become a 'miracle master', Klein has no choice but to prepare for the next step -

Although Zaratul offered it to him, he was still one Sequence 0 Beyonder characteristic away from Sequence 1.

But just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a huge ship with sails flying silently in the fog in the distance!

This ship was not alone, there were many similar ships following behind it, one, two, three... they formed a long fleet.

In the entire Sonia Sea, there are only two fleets of this scale, one is the Sonia Sea Fleet of the Loen Kingdom, and the other is the Sonia Sea Fleet of the Feysac Empire.

Even those who don’t recognize the flags flying on the ships can guess their departure point from the direction the fleet is coming from - Sonia Island!
Whether for the Feysac Empire or the Kingdom of Loen, Sonia Island is a very important strategic location.

If Loen occupied it, Feysac’s Eastern Navy would be blocked in the cold north, unable to fight for the various colonized islands in the Sonia Sea, and unable to go to East Balam. At the same time, after they launched a war, if they wanted to threaten the heartland of Loen, they would have to cross the Amanda Mountains or cross the sea, passing through the defenses of several counties, which was very, very difficult.

If Sonia Island is occupied by the Feysac Empire, all ports in northern and central Loen will be within the attack range, including but not limited to Enmat Port and Pritz Port. If the commander of Feysac is bolder and does not care about the losses, he can even directly target Backlund, the capital of Loen, which is not far from the port.

Because of this, the 'Twenty Years' War' broke out between the two countries, and the Feysac Empire won and obtained the crucial 'Southward Passage'.

In the subsequent "Battle of Oath Breaking", Loen won the war, but failed to regain the territory, and only half of the strategic goal was achieved.

And now the Sonia Sea Volley of the Feysac Empire is heading towards the Rorsted Islands. What does this mean?
Klein's expression changed slightly because he thought of a word:

war!

Taking advantage of the thick fog in the Sonia Sea, the Feysac Empire prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Loen Kingdom's naval base!

And since the Feysac Empire wants to start a war, it will definitely not be limited to the Sonia Sea. In the northern Jianhai County and Winter County, there must be corresponding Feysac Empire troops trying to launch an attack!
Thinking of this, Klein gave up his plan to return to the gray fog without hesitation and directly "teleported" back to Backlund.
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6 Pinster Street.

In the study, Melissa was studying hard for the upcoming entrance exam. Just when she was about to relax, she suddenly saw a blur in front of her eyes. A man in a windbreaker and a top hat appeared silently in the study, which scared her.

"Klein?"

Klein didn't have time for small talk and asked quickly:
"It's me, where's Benson?"

Melissa stood up from the desk and asked curiously:

"He's at work. What happened?"

Just as Klein was about to answer, he was suddenly inspired. He turned around and walked to the window, opened it and looked at the sky.

In the sky where the clouds were not thin at all, a number of dark brown airships were approaching closely.

These airships were painted with diagonal red, white, and yellow tricolor logos. This was the national flag of Feysac!
Klein said in a deep voice:

"Melissa, come with me to St. Samuel's Church."

"now?"

Seeing how serious he was, Melissa couldn't help but get nervous.

"Yes, now."

"What about Benson..."

"I'll take you to church first, and then I'll go find him."

Klein reached out and grabbed Melissa's shoulders, and the next moment, the two of them disappeared into the study.

When he appeared again, he was already in the prayer hall of St. Samuel's Church.

Melissa looked at what was happening in amazement, and then she found that a lot of darkness suddenly emerged around the church, surrounding them almost in the blink of an eye.

Melissa didn't understand the reason for this change, but Klein understood that this was a necessary precaution taken by the Church of Evernight against the invasion of an angel.

In order to avoid the escalation of the conflict, Klein waved his hand and displayed a badge. It was the Badge of Night that symbolized the favor of the Goddess of Night.

Of course, this is not the real Badge of Night, but just a replica that Klein made from the historical projection.

The real Badge of Night was in Ember's hands. Klein had seen it several times, so he was able to "take it" out from the historical projection.

really.

The darkness around them disappeared silently, and an old man with a clean-shaven face and deep eyes appeared in front of them.

He wore a clergy robe with a black background and red patterns, and the five dark holy emblems on his chest revealed his identity - Archbishop of the Church of Night, head of the Backlund Diocese, Saint Anthony Stevenson.

Klein got straight to the point:

"Lord Black and I are friends."

Archbishop Saint Anthony asked in a soothing tone:

“Sir, how can I help you?” Klein breathed a sigh of relief and said without hesitation:

"This is the sister of a friend of mine. I have some things to deal with and cannot protect her personally, so I hope she and her brother can stay here and receive the protection of the goddess."

In order to gain Melissa's trust, he used the face of 'Klein Moretti' when he returned to Backlund, but changed it to 'German Sparrow' when he came to the Church of Evernight. Although it was just a layer of gauze, the other party could find out if they wanted to, but Klein felt that this layer of 'gauze window' was still necessary.

As long as both parties keep it a secret and don't reveal it, it's fine.

"no problem."

Saint Anthony smiled and nodded:

"Your Excellency, you may do whatever you want."

"Thank you."

Klein nodded solemnly, then looked at Melissa beside him and said:
"Melissa, stay here, Benson will be here soon."

"gram……"

Melissa opened her mouth but no sound came out because she was now just the sister of one of Klein's friends.

The girl pursed her lips and whispered:
"Thank you."

Klein smiled and disappeared from the spot. Only Melissa and Archbishop Saint Anthony were left in the prayer hall.

But soon, Melissa suddenly found that the surrounding environment had changed.

The location was still the prayer hall, but the girl could hear people's noisy discussions.

She looked around and realized that the prayer hall, which she had thought was empty, was actually already full of people.

Most of them have prominent identities, are dressed luxuriously, and have extraordinary status. They are all important figures who influence the situation in Loen.

But at this moment, the faces of these bigwigs were filled with anxiety and tension.

Outside the church, there was an endless stream of believers coming here.

It was obvious that these bigwigs had realized what was going to happen in advance, just like Klein.

"Melissa!"

The girl heard a shout in her ear and she turned around subconsciously to see a man with deep grey eyes, a slightly high hairline, wearing a windbreaker and red gloves walking towards her.

"Mr. Dunne."

Melissa recognized him and knew that he was Klein's former boss, so she greeted him softly.

Dunn Smith was obviously relieved when he saw Melissa, but he quickly asked again:

"Where's Benson?"

Just as Melissa was about to answer, an anxious shout came from the door:

"Melissa!"

They both turned around at the same time and saw Benson standing at the entrance of the church, anxiously looking for Melissa among the crowd.
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Outside of St. Samuel's Church, Klein frowned as he looked at the airship fleet approaching in the sky.

It was no secret that Feysac had an airship unit.

In fact, the Kingdom of Loen also had its own airship forces, but most of them were deployed on the border.

And precisely because of this, the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Loen must be aware of the threat posed by the airship force. Although the concept of "air defense" has just emerged, it is definitely not weak.

The Kingdom of Loen knew very well that its northern neighbor would not be too honest and might go south to start a war at any time, so it was impossible not to take any precautions.

Under the premise that the Kingdom of Loen was on guard, Feysac's airship troops were able to pass through the coastal area to Backlund, a nearly 100-kilometer area, extremely secretly without being detected. This was definitely due to the influence of extraordinary abilities!
The thick fog was the best cover, enough to prevent ordinary people from seeing the airships flying high in the sky, providing sufficient concealment.

In other words, this sneak attack must have been protected by the 'Weather Warlock'!
Otherwise, even if they took a detour through sparsely populated areas, they would definitely be seen in advance and would be intercepted by the Loen airship force.

The royal family of the Feysac Empire is the Einhorn family. They control the 'Hunter' pathway, so it is not surprising that they have a Sequence 2 'Weather Warlock', but that is an angel after all!

Since the Fifth Era, the number of times extraordinary people of this level have appeared in wars has been extremely rare.

In order to ensure that the attack could proceed smoothly, the Feysac Empire actually directly let the angels take action. In a sense, this has already shown that the scale of this war is destined to far exceed people's expectations!

Klein had anticipated this war, so he knew that it was destined to sweep the world. Once the war started, it would inevitably involve all levels. Even gods such as the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, the Mother Earth, the God of Steam and Machinery, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom would have to choose their own positions, and the conflicts between them that had been temporarily suppressed for a thousand or two thousand years would be completely intensified.

The 'Mother Earth Goddess' likes giants, and even among her favored ones there are Feysac people. The Feynepot Kingdom has a deep hatred for Loen and Intis because of the split between Renburg, Masi, and Segar. The will of the royal power and the divine power is likely to be unified, and it is very likely to form an alliance with Feysac and attack Loen and Intis from south to north. Of course, the countries such as Renburg and the Church of Knowledge in the middle will definitely try to stop it.

The only variable is the Republic of Intis.

Theoretically, the Republic of Intis should have a closer relationship with the Kingdom of Loen. The Feysac Empire and the Feynaport Kingdom are their common enemies. In addition, the Steam Church also has large-scale missionary work in the Kingdom of Loen and has good relations with the Church of the Night and the Church of the Storm.

But on the other hand, the Eternal Sun and the Lord of Storms and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom are mortal enemies and may well side with the God of War.

Therefore, which side the Intis Republic sides with will largely determine the outcome of this war.

Klein collected his thoughts and looked toward the airship in the sky.

But this still cannot explain one problem.

Although the Feysac Empire has the 'Weather Wizards' to provide cover, the Kingdom of Loen is also not short of angels.

In theory, the angels of the Kingdom of Loen should be able to respond in time.

So, what caused the angels of the Kingdom of Loen to fail to discover all these abnormalities?
Klein asked the question and quickly thought of the answer. A word popped into his mind:
"coincide!"

The answer is that the fact that the airship troops of the Feysac Empire were able to reach Backlund was based on coincidence!
The fact that the angels from the Kingdom of Loen failed to discover it was also a coincidence.

So, who is helping the Feysac Empire create coincidences?