Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 138 Discovery and Battle

"Tomorrow afternoon? So soon?"

Roger was also surprised.

He thought things would take a few days to escalate, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"Well, that's it."

Roger thought for a moment and said:

“You and Ms. Sharon will go there first tomorrow, and remember to bring my finger with you.

"Because of my current state, some people may think that I might reflect the special attitude of certain nobles on this matter and cause misunderstandings, so I will wait and see in secret nearby to see if I can find the mastermind behind this.

"Plus, you've had a head-on conflict with the Iron Cross, so you need to wear the 'Wanderer Mask' to conceal your identity. Also, remember to bring my grandfather's gloves and my finger.

"In such a public place, with so many people's spiritual and etheric bodies gathered together, my mystical connection with my finger shouldn't be severed. I'll be able to detect any danger you and Ms. Sharon encounter immediately."

Klein nodded upon hearing this, approving Roger's arrangement.

As for Sharon, Klein had already discussed it with her, so naturally she had no objection.

But Klein still mentioned the agreement between him and Sharon to Roger, and Roger agreed.

He guessed that Sharon's request should be related to the "Rose School". If nothing unexpected happened, it would not be a complicated matter.

Frankly speaking, as long as it wasn't a Sequence 4 Saint taking action, Roger basically had nothing to fear...

"By the way, you can bring Bandit with you tomorrow. His 'trick' should be helpful in the battle."

Roger took another look at the tabby cat sleeping next to the stove. This guy had obviously grown a lot recently, so his body had also become a little slimmer.

At this moment, Roger suddenly heard a "cooing" sound...

"Oh, I'm hungry."

Roger was stunned for a moment before realizing he hadn't finished his meal. He ran to the kitchen, scooped out a bowl of beef soup that Klein had prepared in advance, and devoured it...

Noon the next day.

Klein left with Bandit and Sharon first, while Roger split up with them and took the steam subway train to Backlund City Hall on the edge of Queens.

“There are so many people…”

As soon as Klein, whose appearance had changed, got out of the rented carriage, he saw the massive demonstration procession in front of the City Hall and on Municipal Street.

Most of these people were dressed as workers, and some seemed to be staff members of the East District Labor Union, who were maintaining order at the scene.

Klein made a quick estimate and discovered that there were thousands of people just by himself, and even more were gathering from streets and alleys in all directions.

They were very excited and held signs that read "Healthy Work", "Wage Increase", "Labor Protection", and various other slogans, while shouting slogans of the demonstration in unison.

The police at Sivella Square were on high alert. They sent out many mounted police and patrol officers to follow the flow of people and be on guard against possible emergencies at all times.

In the garden square in front of the city hall, hundreds of uniformed police officers have gathered to prevent vicious bloodshed.

Soon, all the demonstrators gathered together, almost blocking the garden and the municipal street, making it impossible to get in or out.

Not only that, the demonstrators also sent a middle-aged male representative wearing black clothes and a hat to negotiate with the police.

He is Mr. Smik, who is leading the parade and serves as secretary general of the East District Federation of Labor. He expressed the hope that someone from City Hall would come forward to answer people's questions and make a commitment to solve the problems.

Soon, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a neat brown suit walked out of the city hall.

Accompanied by two policemen, he came to the Garden Square and had a direct conversation with the workers' representatives.

Because there were too many people and Klein was far away from the negotiation center, he couldn't get close and couldn't hear what they were talking about. In order to protect Klein, Sharon also didn't go far away.

The initial conversation was relatively peaceful, but soon Klein could clearly hear some discontented booing from the demonstrators at the front of the group, apparently because they hadn't reached an agreement on their core demands.

Perhaps because of their large numbers, many workers who usually did not dare to express their ideas became very excited. At this time, under the catalysis of strong dissatisfaction, the smell of gunpowder gradually spread.

In the front row, some people began to curse fiercely in the ugly Loenese slang, and more people began to push and shove, trying to break through the police blockade and move forward to enter the city hall!
Such actions became increasingly serious and soon attracted continuous warning shots from the police.

But these workers didn't seem to be afraid at all. They must have expected that the police would not dare to shoot, so they continued to advance and almost forced the police into a corner.

However, at this moment, a gunshot rang out without warning.

At first the crowd thought it was the police firing warning shots again, but soon screams were heard from the front row.

"Mr. Smike's been shot!"

At this moment, Klein heard someone shouting loudly!

As the sound spread and was repeated many times, the workers behind also realized what was happening.

Naturally, the collective emotions were ignited, and the crowd rushed forward and surrounded the police in an angry charge!

Shouts and gunshots suddenly filled the air. Klein clearly saw several civilians being shot, and some people began to snatch the pistols from the police and shoot at them!

Some people began to take advantage of the chaos to smash public property and street windows, trying to expand the scale of the riots and distract the police!
Some people even fell to the ground because they were unable to react in time, and were then trampled to death by the crowd that rushed over.

These dead people became stumbling blocks, causing more falls and trampling accidents. For a while, the streets were filled with screams of fear, cries of pain, and roars of anger, forming a terrifying "symphony"!
“Where, where…”

Klein was extremely anxious, trying hard to find the suspicious target.

He immediately realized that someone was pretending to be a policeman and shooting Mr. Smike, thereby igniting the emotional powder keg at the scene that was ready to explode!
"Klein, look there!"

Suddenly, Bandit scratched Klein's face with his tail and pointed to a corner near the city hall.

There, there was a young man wearing a black police uniform, with his hat brim pulled down and his hands in his pockets, who was backing away and moving towards the side of the city hall, as if he wanted to escape!

For a moment, Klein finally saw his profile clearly.

"This is……"

Klein's pupils shrank slightly.

This was exactly the red-eyed young man he had seen through Ince Zangwill's notes and dream divination!
"Well done, Bandit!" Klein made up his mind. He took advantage of the chaos and used "Benjamin's Gloves" to break through the two commercial buildings blocking the street and quickly arrived at a corner of the Garden Square!
Ms. Sharon followed closely behind, and along the way she used the power of "ghost" to kill several gangsters who were smashing, looting and robbing.

Soon, the two of them chased to the edge of the garden square and followed the fleeing young man into an alley!
"Mad, where are you running to?"

While running, Klein snapped his fingers several times and fired "air bullets" at the young man in police uniform in front of him.

The red-eyed young man immediately felt a strong premonition of danger. He used the physical strength of the "Hunter" to make a sharp turn and then rolled to the side fork in the road.

The air bullet suddenly crackled and hit the trash can on the side of the road. At the same time, Klein felt a heat wave coming from behind him.

In the blink of an eye, Klein was hit by a fiery red fireball. The violent explosion blew him forward, and all his clothes were on fire!

At the same time, another middle-aged man in a red jacket appeared behind Klein.

The man stared at the young man in front of him who was on fire with his iron-black eyes. He was about to go forward to finish him off, but he saw the other person's body suddenly sway, and as the flames burned, it turned into ashes and was blown away by the wind.

"paper man?"

Just as the middle-aged man reacted, a sharp sound of breaking through the air approached him at the speed of thunder.

That's a fast-flying Tarot card!
As soon as Klein dodged the damage with the help of his "paper substitute," he used his extraordinary ability of "drawing paper as a soldier" to throw a card throwing knife.

The card flying knife, with the help of the burning paper man's cover, was about to hit the middle-aged man, but suddenly flames rose around the latter's body, forming an extremely hot "shield"!
When the tarot card encountered the flame shield, it immediately burned up and disappeared.

"Got you."

The iron-black light flashed in the red-clothed man's eyes again. He had locked onto Klein's vital point through "weakness detection". The next "precise" fire crow would kill him with one blow!

However, at this moment, white mist suddenly rose around.

The fog filled the alley in an instant, not only obscuring Klein's figure but also blocking the vision of the man in red.

The latter's "precise" lock was also lost!

With the cover of the white fog, Klein quickly retreated into a nearby shelter. Bandit emerged from the fog, shook off his fur, and nodded at Klein.

"Well done, Bandit. You've done a great job today."

Klein stroked Bandit's fur, then looked solemnly into the depths of the white fog.

The few exchanges just now had allowed Klein to roughly guess the opponent's sequence level.

That should be Sequence 5 of the Hunter pathway, the Reaper!
Since Ms. Sharon has gone after the red-eyed young man who shot and killed Secretary Smike, the only one who can join him in dealing with this Sequence 5 enemy is Bandit!

Just as Klein was thinking of a countermeasure, he suddenly heard a loud explosion!
The violent shock wave was immediately accompanied by a scorching wind, which evaporated and blew away the mist in the air, and even the metal trash can was almost melted by the heat.

In order to disperse the fog, the man in red actually caused an explosion next to himself!

As the fog dissipated, he saw Klein again and locked onto him with precision.

A blazing white flaming spear quickly appeared in his hand and was then thrown over quickly!

Klein immediately used his "paper substitute" to dodge the attack. However, as soon as he landed, he saw many fiery red and almost white fire crows emerging from the smoke and dust of the flaming spear explosion!
The flaming spear just now was a feint.

The other party had long known that Klein would use the "Magician" paper substitute again, so they first used the flaming spear to create an explosion, and when the smoke and dust rose, they used dense fire crows to bombard Klein's possible landing point!
Just when the latter was about to be hit by the Fire Crow, he suddenly felt a bulge in his chest pocket.

Before Klein could react, a blood-colored light suddenly exploded and quickly transformed into a shield-like wall of flesh and blood, firmly protecting him and Bandit behind him.

Several fire crows suddenly bombarded the wall of flesh and blood, quickly carbonizing and scorching the surface of the wall.

"Roger's index finger?" Klein almost blurted out.

"Bishop Rose?"

The man in red also frowned. As a mid-level member of the "Iron Blood Cross", he naturally knew the ability of this "Secret Prayer" Path Sequence 6.

But soon, something unexpected happened.

The flesh and blood shield did not collapse due to the bombardment of the Fire Crow. Instead, a huge mouth quickly emerged from below.

The mouth first gasped as if in pain from the burn, and then opened wide, revealing its sharp teeth.

The next moment, a sharp explosion sounded from the mouth, sweeping towards the man in red like a storm!

……

A fork in the road on the other side of the alley.

The red-eyed young man ran wildly all the way.

Although he couldn't understand why someone other than the police was chasing him, he only needed to cross two more intersections to reach the nearest subway station!

At that time, the red-eyed young man can take advantage of the crowd in the subway and leave here quickly!

Once he steps on the subway, he will be like a fish in the sea, and it will be difficult to catch him again.

However, at this moment, an elegant female figure wearing a black court dress and a small soft hat appeared at an intersection not far ahead.

It was Sharon.

"Mad, who is it?"

The red-eyed young man was horrified.

Although he didn't know why a woman dressed strangely appeared here, he could tell from her face as calm as water that she was an enemy!

Without thinking, the young man condensed a blazing white spear surrounded by several small fireballs in his hand. After adding a little spirituality to it, he shot it towards the woman in black not far away with a desperate attitude!

However, the blazing flaming spear inexplicably went out halfway through its flight.

The red-eyed young man's body shook slightly and he stood still, unable to move.

In his sight, the woman in black had disappeared, and in her place were countless indescribable terrifying shadows rapidly approaching him!
　The second update will be coming soon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)