Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 301 Farewell to Klein

Upon seeing Roger's appearance, the two demigods, a man and a woman, who possessed dual abilities of calamity, were immediately taken aback!
They had no idea how the young man had appeared; he seemed to have suddenly fallen from somewhere in this space, without even damaging the building.

"An extraordinary individual through the 'Apprentice' pathway? Or were they always hidden here?"

The red-haired man was thinking rapidly, his eyes cold.

Unlike Roger's seemingly relaxed and even somewhat apologetic, harmless appearance, the demigod he posed with the "Red Priest" pathway felt extremely dangerous!
Luna breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw Roger appear.

She hadn't expected Roger to arrive so quickly, and a feeling of being touched welled up inside her.

"How did you find this place? I should have hidden it by now."

The red-haired man spoke with some doubt. This question, though seemingly posed, actually presupposed a premise: that Roger had already been lurking here before their battle began.

If not, it means that the other side did indeed break through the "fog of war" and arrive here later through some means. If so, he needs to reassess the safety of this operation.

"hide?"

Roger scratched his head, somewhat puzzled:
"Oh, you mean the fog outside? I've cleared it away."

"And those people you were hiding outside, I've taken them all out too."

"What???"

The red-haired man was taken aback; he hadn't sensed anything Roger was saying at all!
He squinted and tried to feel it, and after a moment, the shock finally reverberated in his eyes.

As Roger said, this "war bishop" not only released the "fog of war," but also hid a tactical squad that obeyed his orders within the fog.

The "fog of war" can significantly reduce the visibility of all living beings within the fog, affect their hearing and sense of smell, and also shroud the corresponding spirit world. By suppressing the interaction between astral beings and the spirit world, it dulls spiritual warnings and spiritual intuition.

The members of the tactical squad serve the dual purpose of defending against enemies and providing early warnings. Since the team members belonging to the "War Bishop" are all of one mind, if there are any intruders or battles outside, the "War Bishop" should be able to detect them immediately.

However, nothing happened. Just as Roger had arrived silently and without warning, the "fog of war" outside and his own tactical squad members had all been cut off from his occult connections without his knowledge!

"Don't be too surprised, my ability is a natural counter to 'Fog of War'."

Roger smiled and shrugged. Before he flew to the coordinates given by Shining, Bandit, who possessed the "Virtual Realm Nexus," told him that a large area corresponding to it was in a state of anti-divination, as if it were completely isolated from the spirit world.

Roger realized at the time that the manor where Luna was located must have some kind of secret method. Considering the power system of the Fussac Empire, this secret method was most likely the "War Fog" of the "War Bishop".

Therefore, the moment Roger entered the "fog of war," he immediately used his demigod-level "leaking" ability, enhanced by the "Original Force Core," to remove the restrictions imposed on him and Bendit by the "fog of war." Then, he used his abilities to silently eliminate the elite tactical squad of nearly thirty people who were waiting outside, and finally broke through the "fog of war."

Throughout this, Roger's "leaking" ability remained operational, and he used it to sever the connection between the "fog of war" and the tactical squad members and their masters, thus catching the "war bishop" off guard.

This is the power of "Secret Insight" + "Leak". This combination has a strong restraining effect on all abilities involving secrecy. The occult connection between "Fog of War", "War Bishop" and his team is also included in this!

Before the "War Bishop" could react, a black light flashed in Roger's fiery red right eye, and his right hand formed a strange gesture before pointing at the man.

The next second, a blue light burst forth from the "War Bishop," and this power actually sent him flying. In the end, he transformed into several streams of blue flames, which neutralized the power of Roger's attack.

"Asteroid eruption!"
Because of this interruption, the blue flame cage that had been controlling Luna Augustus dissipated. Roger reacted quickly and used his ability to distort gravity before the "witch" could counter Luna, pulling the pale-faced female demigod to his side.

After Luna landed, she immediately whispered to Roger:

"Vladimir Kassienov, a lieutenant general of the Vsak Empire, commanded the Fifth Army, one of the Vsak Army's elite units, and was also the head of the special forces "Saint Milon Brigade".

He is a 'War Bishop' of Sequence 3 of the 'Hunter' pathway, and Andrea Einhorn is his cousin.

"Maggie Lopez, the 'Witch Cult' in the upper echelons of Saint Milon, the Sequence 4 'Witch of Despair', is Vladimir's mistress."

"As far as I know, Maggie Lopez does not have any seals on her, but Vladimir Kassienov is not so sure."

After quickly relaying the intelligence related to the operation, Luna spoke again, her voice soft:

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it, we're all friends."

Roger waved his hand and asked again:

"Do you still have the strength to fight?"

"It will take some time to recover, but I have already stopped the spread of the disease in this area. I hope this helps you."

Luna coughed lightly twice and said.

"it is good."

Roger nodded, and at the same time, a beautiful figure in white quickly appeared beside him.

That was none other than the outward-facing "White Saintess," Katarina Pelle!
As soon as Katarina Pelle appeared, she rushed forward and engaged in a fierce battle with "Desperate Witch" Maggie Lopez.

The latter clearly recognized Katarina, and her expression became complicated. She quickly dodged the ice javelins that Katarina fired, but suddenly felt a strange wind pressure coming from the darkness beside her.

Maggie Lopez immediately and instinctively used "Wand Substitute". As she appeared not far away, a leopard with a black greatsword in its mouth and covered in dark armor slashed out and completely shattered the wand used as a substitute!
This was Bandit, who had transformed into the "Black Knight." However, compared to his previous battle against "Disease General" Tracy, Bandit was now much larger in both size and the divine aura emanating from his body!
This is mainly because Roger temporarily altered Bendit's fate in advance by using "fate-granting" to do so. At this point, Bendit's fate can be seen as a tributary of Roger's fate, and the two have formed an inseparable connection at the level of "fate".

Furthermore, with the increased digestion of the "Recorder" potion, Bandit is now able to exert the "Black Knight" ability derived from Roger to a greater extent!
With Bandit's help, the spirit-formed Katarina Pelle fought with even greater ease.

Because the abilities of a demigod in spirit form are different from those of a demigod with a physical body, spirits are more vulnerable to damage from "black flames" and curses, and the "Witch of Despair" happens to be skilled in these two demigod-level abilities.

Therefore, even though Katarina Pelle's own sequence level is higher than Maggie Lopez's, she could still be killed when fighting her and would need to use up her resurrection opportunities from "The Mirror Man" more frequently.

With the help of Bandit, who can use divine powers, Katarina Pelle's pressure was greatly reduced, because Bandit's "Black Knight" armor had considerable resistance to the two abilities she feared!
For a time, the two sides were evenly matched, but Bandit and Katrina Pelle had a slight advantage overall, and were able to continuously accumulate damage to Maggie Lopez.

Vladimir Kassienov was completely unable to help Maggie Lopez at this time, as he was entangled with Roger, who had fully unleashed "Demon Slayer," and his "Shadow of Corruption."

With a sharp whooshing sound, Vladimir transformed into a ball of blue flame and flew towards Roger at an extremely fast speed from afar!

Roger, however, remained calm and unhurried. He directly opened the first layer of the "Box of the Past" and used the "Gate of Light" to receive the oncoming pure blue flames.

This startled Vladimir, but it was too late to brake. He exploded into several small flames with a "bang," many of which landed on Roger, creating a series of explosions.

Two of the larger flames quickly converged into Vladimir. However, before he could catch his breath, his face pale, Roger, still covered in black smoke, appeared in front of him in a flash. Then, a burst of bright, dawn-like sword light bloomed in front of Vladimir!
As the dawn light faded, Vladimir had almost transformed into a bronze-colored steel puppet. Many parts of the puppet's body were bruised, clearly from the sharp sword strikes of the "Demon Slayer" earlier.

The extremely tall "War Bishop" had gone completely mad. Although he had a well-organized army, the squad he brought today consisted entirely of elite soldiers from his own unit with whom he had a deep bond. Roger had silently wiped them all out, which naturally enraged Vladimir.
He picked Roger upside down and then slammed him hard against the ground!

However, the instant Vladimir slammed Roger down, the "War Bishop" felt a lightness all over his body and flew up to the highest point of the underground hall!

And it was because of this that Roger was thrown down from an even higher place. He once again manipulated gravity to make his feet land steadily, and then suddenly raised his hands, shooting Vladimir into the upper floor slab, where he was firmly embedded in the floor slab!
Luna also shouted at this moment:
"Fireworks are prohibited here!"

As a result, Vladimir's flame transformation is temporarily disabled!
The next second, Roger slammed the steel puppet downwards again, and at the same time, the portal of light from the "Box of the Past" suddenly opened and appeared at Vladimir's intended landing point!
If Vladimir cannot find a way to escape during his fall, he will be successfully banished into the "Old Box" which has the rank of an angel, and completely become Roger's possession!

At that moment, Vladimir suddenly pulled out a gemstone that looked like tourmaline from his person, quickly muttered a name, and then crushed it.

The next second, he suddenly exploded into a large patch of flames, and then quickly reformed.

At this moment, Vladimir's aura suddenly surged, and the blue flames all over his body suddenly took on some purple hues.

"Purple flames?"

Roger was slightly startled, because this was the color of flames that only appeared when the "Red Priest" path reached the angelic level.

"That tourmaline-like object he just crushed... was it a sacrifice?"

A "War Bishop" can sacrifice something of high value to the symbol of "war" during a battle in order to gain assistance or some kind of benefit.

Judging from the effect, Vladimir's power level should have been blessed in some way, and he was able to break through the "Flame Transformation" prohibition of the Sequence 4 "Law Mage".

At this moment, Luna finally straightened her back and stood beside Roger.

"You rest, we don't need you."

Roger glanced at Luna, whose complexion was still somewhat unwell, with some concern, and offered some words of advice.

Although Vladimir's power increased once again, he was not afraid, because Roger had also not used his full strength.

"I'm fine. After all, it's a rare opportunity."

Luna spoke:

"Vladimir Kassienov's army has caused us a lot of trouble on the main battlefield. It took me a lot of effort to trick him into coming here this time."

"Tricked into coming?"

"Tricked into coming?"

Roger and Vladimir were both slightly taken aback, especially the latter, who seemed to realize something and his expression suddenly turned grim.

"Yes, we tricked them into coming."

Just then, another Luna's voice came from not far away. Roger and Vladimir Kassienov turned their heads at the same time and saw another Luna Augustus, dressed in a white leather jacket, brown leather pants and black ankle boots, walking out of the darkness.

This Luna looks exactly like the Luna standing next to Roger, except she's in much better condition.

"Is it possible..."

Roger finally realized that the ability to create a realistic clone was clearly the ability of the "Dream Weaver," which was the effect Luna created using the "Dreamer" pathway seal given to her by Hermes!
"I'm sorry, Roger, there are some undercurrents in the military right now, and some things can't be done openly."

"In addition, you are surrounded by Rune soldiers, some of whom have serious problems. This is the only way I can get you here."

"There are some variables in this plan. I originally thought Vladimir Kassienov would come alone, so I didn't want to call you. But I didn't expect Maggie Lopez to come as well, so I have to borrow your strength."

"I owe you a favor for what happened today, and afterwards I..."

Luna walked over to Roger and whispered, her voice full of apology.

I'll settle the score with you later.

Roger interrupted Luna impatiently.

He wasn't unable to understand Luna's actions; in fact, he might have done the same thing himself.

Roger once again deeply realized how complex Luna's mind was as an intelligence chief. He had originally thought that since they were already friends, helping her wouldn't be a big deal, but he never expected that Luna would still trick him.

In fact, he wasn't the only one who got involved; even Luna's subordinates and Luna herself were caught in the trap.

Her subordinates paid the price with their lives, and she herself was also taking a huge risk. If Roger hadn't come, and if those two demigods had really killed the fake body she had created, Luna's lies would have been exposed, and it would only be a matter of time before she was found out and punished.

After all, under the "fog of war," it was not very realistic for her to run away.

"Did Shining get fooled too?"

Roger thought of the little yellow parrot's anxious look and couldn't help but ask another question.

"Ah."

Luna lowered her head even further.

"If you keep doing this, you'll end up with no friends sooner or later."

Roger couldn't help but complain.

"You used your men as bait?"

At this moment, Vladimir looked at Luna with a puzzled expression. He had never expected that the head of MI9 would be so ruthless. In fact, he had received intelligence in advance that Luna and her group were working here as usual without any abnormalities, which was why he dared to lead his men to raid the base.

“I didn’t force them.”

Luna raised her head again and looked around at the twenty people surrounding her:

"In fact, I have far more than this many men, but these twenty are all people who have a deep-seated hatred for Fussak."

"Some of them lost their parents, brothers, or husbands in the war with Fussack. Some of them had entire families who were intelligence agents. The most tragic one was tortured by you for a month before finally dying for his country."

"For them, happiness in life is an illusion; the only reason they can keep living is for revenge and to see Fussack fail."

“They all volunteered to be the bait, but I didn’t expect that this time I would not only lure you here, but also a high-ranking member of the ‘Witch Cult’.”

After hearing Luna's words, Vladimir shook his head:

"If it's targeting you, it's worth it to deploy as much force as you want."

"After all, the losses you caused us alone exceeded the value of two divisions... To be honest, if it weren't for the two demigods of the Church of the Night in Jianhai, I would have loved to bring the Holy Milon Brigade over here to kill you."

Having said that, the red-haired man looked up at Roger:

"Kid, I know you. You're the one who killed Bulatov, right?"
"This woman is no good. Be careful she doesn't sell you out and then return you to her..."

However, Roger didn't give Vladimir a chance to finish speaking. The black armor covered his body once again, but compared to before, many places on the black armor and Roger's greatsword had patterns resembling rust-colored lava.

This is a manifestation of the fusion of two divine powers. Roger's "Spirit and Flesh Blade" strikes are thus enhanced by the "Astral Burst" effect, and his armor is also affected by the distorted gravity, which further improves the damage reduction effect of the "Black Knight" armor.

Roger charged forward, while Luna raised her hand, aimed it at the space between Roger and Vladimir, and then silently uttered a command.

For a moment, Roger had a strange feeling. He seemed to have a strange potential energy, as if he were falling from the sky. His strength, agility and speed had been greatly enhanced.

This was not a manifestation of his "gravity" ability; in fact, Roger had not yet had a chance to use this ability.

On the other hand, Vladimir seemed to have suffered a corresponding debuff. The "War Bishop" became much slower to react, and the power of his flaming sword was also weakened.

At the same time, Luna spoke again:

"deprivation!"

Vladimir, struck by Roger, was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

Roger's attack alone severely injured him, but what shocked Vladimir the most was that his "metallization" ability was "taken away"!

It should be noted that at this moment, he was blessed by the symbol of "war," and his power far exceeded that of Sequence 3. Luna's Sequence 4 level "stripping" should not have taken effect so easily.

Then, recalling Luna's previous use of that strange buff that made him sluggish and increased Roger's offensive capabilities, an idea flashed through his mind.

"You are not a 'Law Master,' you are a 'Chaos Hunter'!"

He roared incredulously:
When were you promoted?

“I’ve been a ‘Chaos Hunter’ for a long time, but it’s too late for you to realize it now.”

"Otherwise, where do you think I get the confidence to kill you in a one-on-one fight?"

At this moment, Luna created a large, extremely viscous "imprisonment" space around Vladimir, preventing him from using "Flame Transformation" to escape again and also preventing his counterattack.

However, Vladimir had no intention of giving in. He began to use the blessing within him to try to forcefully break through the "imprisonment" barrier. However, Roger once again released "Astral Burst," which aggravated his injuries, and then used "Gravity" to apply an additional layer of restraint to him.

With a Sequence 3 demigod and a dual-path Sequence 4 demigod attacking simultaneously, even his blessing, which surpassed the Sequence 3 level and allowed him to touch a trace of angelic power, was completely ineffective.

Luna glanced up at Maggie Lopez, the "Witch of Despair" whose body was covered in wounds, then looked up at Roger:

"Both of them are yours, please forgive me."

"But you must give me the opportunity to execute Vladimir Kassienov."

"it is good."

Roger immediately nodded and agreed.

Although he has the ability to fight on multiple fronts, the fact that he is distracted by supplying power to the "White Saintess" Katarina Pelle and manipulating her attacks still puts him under considerable pressure. If Luna hadn't used the power of the "Chaos Hunter" to help him, he might not have been confident that he could have subdued the blessed Vladimir at such a low cost.

Moreover, Luna's colleagues paid a heavy price to lure Vladimir and the other two here; the cost was considerable.

So, in principle, he shouldn't have kept the spoils of the two demigods all to himself, but Luna readily gave up her share, which made Roger feel much better.

In this way, Roger not only gains a new Sequence 3 demigod soul, but also completes another plan, making it a huge profit overall.

Facing Vladimir Kassienov, who was lying on the ground with despair in his eyes, Luna simply said:
"Go to hell."

"But before I die, I must give my colleagues a chance to avenge themselves."

After saying that, Luna activated the "Dream Weaver" seal on her body, pulling the other party into a meticulously woven dream.

Roger also thoughtfully provided assistance with a "troublemaker" ability, enhanced by the "Original Force Core" and at the demigod level.

When Vladimir Kassienov came to his senses again, he found himself surrounded by a group of people.

Those people were all the Rune intelligence agents he killed when he invaded Luna's mansion; they included men and women of all ages.

At this moment, their clothes were stained with blood, their eyes filled with intense hatred as they looked at Vladimir, and in their hands they held daggers, sickles, bayonets, and all sorts of other sharp weapons.

These people approached Vladimir Kassienov step by step, and the demigod tried to retreat, but was horrified to find that he could not move at all.

Soon, the first knife pierced his body.

The second cut, the third cut.

The fourth cut, the fifth cut, the sixth cut.

Each person, like a ghost, would come up and stab him three times, then turn and leave, as if performing some kind of execution ritual.

But this is not the end. Soon more men and women who had been persecuted, ravaged, and slaughtered by Vladimir will emerge from the void and do the same things to him as those before them.

Finally, Roger saw Vladimir's eyes roll back, and he began to vomit white foam. His whole body trembled as if he were in extreme terror, and it was clear that he was not going to survive.

"Is he having a mental breakdown?"

Roger looked up at Luna.

"Yes, I made those he had harmed torture him in his dreams for three days and three nights."

Luna nodded and said softly.

Roger sighed softly, patted Luna on the shoulder, and then began to enslave Vladimir Kassienov's soul and his extraordinary qualities.

After doing all that, he walked up to Maggie Lopez, who was now under the control of "White Saintess" Katarina Pelle, glanced at the despairing "Witch of Despair," and then opened the first level of the "Old Box" and locked her inside.

Afterwards, Roger used his "gravity" ability to transport the bodies of Luna's colleagues to a cemetery outside the manor.

Having already resolved to die, these members had secretly prepared burial sites for themselves here, and the two buried them one by one according to the predetermined locations.

After doing all this, Roger used Vladimir's power to light three ever-burning flames in front of the graveyard, and then stood there with Bendit and Luna, silently watching them.

"What does this flame mean?"

After a long while, Luna finally couldn't suppress her doubts and asked.

"It's a ritual in my hometown to commemorate the dead."

Roger spoke softly.

Luna knew that Roger's hometown was near Pulitzer Port, where such a custom did not seem to exist.

But she refrained from asking further questions and instead thanked him softly.

As dawn broke, Roger finally extinguished the three flames.

"Then, I'll go."

He spoke.

"Okay, we'll see each other again soon."

Luna nodded and uttered this sentence.

Where shall we meet?

Roger asked.

“Fusak”.

Luna replied.

Roger chuckled, then tossed the "Traveler's Dice" and returned with Bandit to the captain's cabin of the "Star Lord".

Upon returning to the captain's cabin, Roger immediately wrote a letter to Klein:

My friend Klein:

"Seeing this letter is like seeing you in person. I hope you are doing well."

"Have you already advanced to 'Master of Mystic Puppet'? If you have, please tell me your exact coordinates, and I have a gift for you."

After drafting the letter, Roger summoned the "Rat of Dela Hoya," which carried a silk pouch, and handed the letter to Klein to this magical creature that was half rat and half rabbit. He then paid Klein with five different kinds of nuts and watched him leave.

Soon, Klein sent a reply, the content of which was very simple:
Roger:
"It's so good to receive your letter. Just as you said, I have been promoted to 'Master of Mystic Puppet'."

“I am currently in room 305 of the ‘Blue Sky Hotel’ in Damir Port, which is right behind the ‘Osprey’ bar in the dock area.”

"Osprey" bar... Uncle Reeves's place.

Roger couldn't help but recall old Wiseman and Captain Thor's old friend. He put the letter away and then took Bandit directly to the entrance of the "Osprey" bar using "Philippian's Bell".

Today, the "Osprey" bar had a "Closed" sign on, which made Roger shake his head in disappointment. He wandered around and entered a small alley behind the "Osprey" bar, where he found the inconspicuous "Blue Sky Hotel". He went to the door of room 305 and knocked.

Roger.

Mr. Fool, now transformed into Klein Moretti's original form, opened the door and then smiled and hugged Roger.

Strictly speaking, this was the first formal meeting between the two since leaving Pulitzer Bay, without any pretense or lies.

Bandit jumped down excitedly and rubbed against Klein's trouser leg. Klein, ignoring the possibility of Bandit's fur getting on his clothes, picked it up with a big smile and bumped foreheads with Bandit.

"Come in and sit down."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Klein finally realized what was happening and invited them into his guest room.

(End of this chapter)