Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 447 The Lord's Redeeming Angels Walk the Earth
North Campus, Backlund University of Technology.

The withered leaves of the Intis plane trees fluttered in the wind as students walked back and forth on campus, some carrying books and others holding bags.

The roadside was lined with rows of electric streetlights, while the classrooms contained high-tech instruments that the residents of Backlund had never seen before.

Some of these items came from Mr. Screw Gum, who had once visited the Steam Church, while others came from a kind person who went by the name "Miss Pink Fairy".

In the center of the square stands a steam train locomotive, its massive and complex body showcasing the boundless charm of the mechanical field. It is equipped with some strange, never-before-seen high-tech instruments and a graffiti of an adorable folded-eared rabbit wearing a hat.

It is said that this was drawn by a gray-haired girl, but for some reason, the school leaders did not erase it.

Many students like to gather there, tinkering and studying the structure, but the school neither encourages nor prohibits this.

As members of a higher education institution, as the first batch of students in this newly established university, these young people are full of vigor and aspirations for the future. They gather together every day to discuss their ideals, recite poetry, and study technology, living a simple and happy life.

Suddenly, a grayish-brown object fell from the sky and landed in the center of the square.

Boom!

The ground trembled violently, and all the windows of the main teaching building were shattered.

Countless screams erupted as students scattered in panic, bewildered as they fled in all directions, unaware of what had happened.

When the smoke cleared, the steam train engine was found shattered into pieces, with parts and fragments scattered everywhere.

Among the students around and passing by, some were lying on the ground with mutilated bodies, no longer breathing; others were covered in blood, with many charred marks, and were still groaning in pain.

Many teachers rushed out of the teaching building to rescue the injured and organize the students to evacuate.

At that moment, a man dressed as a wandering magician descended from the sky, holding an ordinary-looking cane.

He held the Staff of Life in one hand and reached the other hand over his head to remove the top hat from his head and press it to his chest.

It's not just humans who are disturbed by disasters.

In every corner of Backlund, insects, rats, cats, dogs, and birds scurried about.

But at a certain moment, they all suddenly froze, remaining in place.

The next moment, their shapes changed, and they began to swell, grow larger, twist, and deform.

They all transformed into wandering magicians, dressed in black robes, wearing more classical top hats, with soft and elegant features, and exuding divine charm.

The moment Merlin Hermes left Moretti’s house, they all turned into his secret puppets.

These tiny puppets appear in every corner of Backlund.

They reached out almost simultaneously, grabbing at something in the air.

Some of them pulled seemingly ordinary life-saving canes out of thin air, while others pulled out quill 008 that could write "coincidences".

Some even managed to pull out Roselle with her slightly curly hair or Ariana in a simple robe after several failed attempts to grab at the air.

Some of the cannonballs in the sky disappeared secretly, while others were twisted into fireworks.

And one by one, 008s write a series of coincidences on the walls, the floor, and clothes, trying their best to save more people.

There happens to be a puppet holding a life cane inside Backlund University of Technology.

But a bird that had transformed into a puppet happened to fall from the sky and land on the ground.

The Lord's angel of redemption walks on the earth, first raising the staff of life in his hand, using its extraordinary power to heal wounds.

After fulfilling one wish after another for "salvation," he began to use his authority as a miracle worker to extend the reach of those wishes on a large scale.

Time flowed slowly, one second, two seconds. Suddenly, the angel of salvation stopped moving.

He tapped the ground twice with his Life Staff, then looked at the sky with a hint of confusion.

Then, he smiled slightly again, faced the crowd in the school, and put his top hat back on.

The next moment, right before the eyes of the faculty and students of Backlund University of Technology, he suddenly vanished without a trace.

No one could find him; only a dead bird remained on the ground.

Just minutes earlier, inside the Siviras factory, which had been hit by a shell.

A fleeing rat stopped running, twisted a few times, swelled up and grew larger, transforming into Merlin Hermes dressed as a wandering magician.

His eyes darted around quickly as he surveyed the surroundings, and a few seconds later he let out a helpless sigh of relief.

The factory area was still too far from his location, and he was unable to catch up in time.

Moreover, the project involved many flammable and explosive materials, and by the time Merlin Hermes arrived, there was no one left alive in the factory.

His eyes were full of pity. He made a few grasping motions in the air and soon grabbed a small black box filled with dust that resembled a starry sky.

Saint Selena's urn.

Although this might be a little disrespectful to that saint, it's not worth arguing too much at this point.

Then, Merlin Hermes raised the urn in his hand, and an aura of tranquility, peace, and serenity emanated from it, enveloping the entire West Velas factory.

Since we're already here, let's take this opportunity to soothe the souls of those who died in the factory.

“I said, the deceased will find peace.”

Merlin Hermes closed his eyes and chanted sacred words in an aria-like style.

Suddenly, he paused for a moment.

He opened his eyes somewhat blankly, tentatively stretched out a hand, grasped at the air, and then tilted his head.

its not right.

After scratching it a few times, he turned his head to the other side.

It's still not right.

There are indeed spirits here, and he has indeed soothed them.

But why did he feel that these spirits gave him such a strange feeling?

He released his grip, letting Saint Selena's urn leave and return to the void of history.

The next second, his body disappeared from the spot, and the information he had sensed was transmitted along the spiritual thread to every Merlin Hermes's mind.

These Merlin Hermes were confused at almost the same time, and they each checked their own place in their own way.

A few seconds later, these Merlin Hermes all showed expressions of relief mixed with a slight sense of loss, and disappeared, transforming back into various animals and insects lying on the ground.

This left a soft chuckle in the air.

"Ah."

What's going on? They changed a major event without notifying him, making him work for nothing.

(End of this chapter)