Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area

Unlike Klein, who looked relaxed and unguarded, Dunn began bending his arms and stretching them out as soon as he entered the guard room, repeating this cycle without interruption.

The two stepped into the circular staircase leading to the guard room one after the other. In an instant, Klein's body began to shimmer with a continuous spiritual light.

It was as if something was trying to control him.

Unfortunately, this level of strength couldn't even break through his external martial arts, let alone invade his brain and control his actions.

"What the heck?" Klein asked curiously.

He speculated that this might be a sign of the dangerous leakage of the sealed artifact "2-049".

However, it is clear that this level of danger is not a big problem for him.

Seeing this, Dunn took two steps closer to Klein, who in turn raised his aura and erected a barrier within a one-meter radius of his body.

“Captain, I think you could try relaxing a little. I’ll wake you up if there’s any danger,” Klein suggested somewhat uncertainly. Dunn nodded seriously, slowly stopped moving, and after confirming that there was no discomfort, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, “That’s fine.”

The two then entered the guard room, where four people were either sitting or standing.

Besides Leonard, whom Klein knew well, there were two men and one woman, all of whom were doing "arm flexion and extension exercises" without any relaxation.

“Klein Moretti, a new member of the Night Watchers squad,” Dunn briefly introduced. Klein’s identity was special; apart from him and Daly, only a few important figures of Sequence Four and above knew him. The people in front of him were not high enough in rank.

Then, he pointed to the three strangers and said:
“These ladies and gentlemen are colleagues from the Backlund parish, escorting the sealed artifact '2-049' here. This is Lady Lorota, the Sequence 8 'Gravedigger', and also a sharpshooter.”

At that moment, the dark-haired woman, who was around thirty years old, nodded kindly to Klein.

After Klein greeted him, Dunn pointed to the man sitting behind the desk: "El Hassen, an old guy like me."

“Borgia,” Dunn said, pointing to the last night watchman.

He was a cold-looking man with a knife scar on the side of his face. His brownish-yellow eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, constantly scrutinizing everyone present.

“Dunne, are you crazy?” Borgia looked at Dunne, referring to why Dunne wasn’t making the same alert gestures as them.

It is important to know that the ability of the sealed artifact '2-049' will slow down those around it and eventually assimilate the creatures it controls.

If you don't take any action to get your companions to keep an eye on you, you can be assimilated without anyone even knowing.

"It's alright." Dunn patted his hand, gesturing for the four to stand next to Klein.

Leonard had already discussed the various inconsistencies in Klein's behavior with Palles, and his trust in him far exceeded the danger posed by a mere Level 2 sealed artifact. He took a step to Klein's side and rubbed his slightly sore arm.

The remaining three looked at each other, and just as they were about to speak, Elhassen was affected by the sealed artifact '2-049'. His "bending and extending arm movements" became stiff, as if gears were not lubricated or joints were covered with rust.

Before Lolota could help him recover from the status effect, Klein took a step forward, and in less than a second, Elhason was back to normal.

“This…” Lolota looked at Klein in surprise, guessing that Klein might be the offspring of some important figure, here to serve as a Night Watchman for gilding.

After all, the only way to counteract the effects of a sealed artifact is to have another, more powerful sealed artifact, or one's own sequence level must be high enough to ignore the effects of the sealed artifact, which is obviously impossible.

“Give the sealed artifact to Klein,” Dunn continued.

After what just happened, naturally no one will have any objections.

Elhasson bent down and lifted a dark iron box, engraved with a pattern of glittering stars and a crimson full moon, from where it was hidden by the table, and handed it to Klein with both hands.

"Thank you." Klein said his thanks, and just as he took the box with both hands, a message popped up in front of him.

[Absorbable source energy detected. Absorb?]

By choosing "no" with his mind, Klein became increasingly certain that the so-called sealed artifact was made of some kind of extraordinary property.

The group boarded the carriage and arrived at Riel Bieber's house.

Riel Bieber is a member of the Secret Order and is associated with the Antigonus family's notes.

Whenever the sealed artifact '2-049' encounters a descendant of the Antigonus family, even if only a trace of their aura remains, '2-049' will become extremely excited, and its abilities will significantly increase.

“As long as Riel Bieber hasn’t escaped Tingen, ‘2-049’ will lead us to him,” Lolota said confidently.

Two people in front, two on the left and right, and two behind Klein surrounded him as they explored Riel Bieber's house.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
After arriving here, even with Klein's suppression, the sealed objects inside the iron-black box began to thrash violently, their force so great that Klein almost suspected the box would be smashed through.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Another impact struck, and Klein felt a force trying to invade his body again. He was immediately enraged and, without waiting for Elhassen to use ritual magic to open the box, he pressed his hands against the sides of the box and forcefully opened it.

He released one of the strangely shaped puppets painted with red and yellow clown paint and held it in his hand.

“If you move again, I’ll kill you.” Klein exerted force with one hand, and the eerie smile on the face of the sealed artifact “2-049” instantly froze.

Klein nodded in satisfaction, his palm surging with energy, reconnecting with the vision of the sealed artifact "2-049" and sharing his perception.

This application of Qi is the result of his extensive training over the past two weeks, and its effectiveness is quite remarkable.

Based on the location of Riel Bieber's presence in their spiritual vision, Klein and the others boarded the carriage again and quickly entered the dock area. They drove all the way to the warehouse cluster, circled around a few times, and finally arrived at the gray-white warehouse at the innermost part of the area.

"Are you sure this is the place?" Dunn confirmed.

“I’m sure.” Klein nodded affirmatively.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fist-sized, orange fireball suddenly flew in from afar.

It crashed into the center of the crowd at an extremely high speed.

Just as the group was about to dodge, they saw Klein make a fist gesture, and his empty right hand suddenly punched out, shattering an orange fireball in mid-air.

"It's an illusion." Leonard didn't feel any burning sensation.

He looked around, and Elhassen immediately began to chant. As the chanting continued, ripples appeared on the water beside the stacks of large wooden crates, revealing a man dressed in a black tailcoat and a top silk hat.

However, the man's face was painted with red, yellow, and white paint, creating a clown-like appearance with the corners of his mouth turned up high, forming an absurd and ridiculous contrast with his formal attire, which resembled that of someone attending a banquet.

Lolota, the black-haired sharpshooter introduced as a sharpshooter, sprinted forward, gun in one hand and fist in the other, closing in on the clown in the tuxedo in just a few steps.

The clown in the tuxedo seemed to be influenced by the Elhasson Poems; his body swayed slightly, his eyes were calm and serene, and he showed no desire to resist.

*Smack!* The black-haired woman, Lolota, took a boxing stance, raised her arm, and swung her fist, aiming for the tuxedo clown's face.

boom!
With a loud bang, the clown in the tuxedo shattered like a mirror, piece by piece, rapidly evaporating and disappearing. Just then, in the shadows of a pile of wooden crates a few steps away, the clown's figure flashed out and reappeared.

“It’s still an illusion.” Dunn frowned slightly, moved his feet lightly, and silently came up behind Klein.

The clown in the tuxedo grinned as always, his smile comical. He held his top hat down with one hand and snapped his fingers with the other.

This is a magician with the Diviner's Pathway Sequence Seven.

He possesses skills such as mastering technical combat, throwing cards, divination, damage transfer, air bullets, paper dolls, creating illusions, and fire.

His original intention was to concentrate the air bullets as much as possible on Klein, who had no supernatural aura in the crowd, in order to force the others to turn back and come to his rescue, so that he could enter the warehouse to find the notes.

Unexpectedly, the most inconspicuous kid in the crowd not only did not try to dodge his air blast, but also looked at him as if he were prey.

He rushed forward, swung his fist, and hit himself...

There was a boom.

A sound like a bomb exploding exploded from the gap between his face and Klein's fist.

The clown in the tuxedo felt the scenery rushing past him in a mere second before he crashed heavily onto the box.

"If you're going to do a magic trick, then do a magic trick, why do you have to come and fight..."

Klein shook his hand; he had just sensed a spiritual power gathering around the clown.

He seemed to be trying to manipulate him using techniques like illusions and teleportation, just as he had done with Lolota and Elhassen.

But the irony is that he had previously discovered that his Thirteen Bodyguards' Horizontal Training seemed to be able to cancel the supernatural abilities of superhumans who were no higher than himself by a certain level, restrict their mechanisms, and force them to compete in numerical strength.

This discovery made him extremely happy.

He had spoken with Mr. Azik during this time, and according to Mr. Azik, all extraordinary beings at Sequence Six and below would be affected by his ability.

In other words, apart from a small number of warriors and hunters who have enhanced physical and combat abilities, under the influence of external training and blessing, he can fight anyone below Sequence 5. If the battle can be dragged out long enough, he can also put up a fight against someone at Sequence 5.

As for the magician clown in front of us right now.

The Diviner's path doesn't significantly increase physical strength. The reason the Joker hasn't called GG yet is because he transferred the damage to his head to his left hand the instant he was sent flying out of Klein's domain.

This rarely used hand turned into a cloud of blood mist in the very first instant.

"Klein! The stuff in the warehouse is coming out!" Leonard suddenly shouted at that moment.

Klein looked in the direction of the sound and heard a loud bang as the door to the innermost warehouse suddenly shattered, sending debris flying in all directions.

Immediately afterwards, something wrapped in rags flew out and landed not far in front of Klein.

Klein stared intently and discovered that it was actually an arm, with bloody flesh torn to pieces and white bones irregularly broken and protruding outwards.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped

One thing after another flew out: first, blood overflowed from the eyes with dilated pupils; then, an earlobe that looked as if it had been torn off alive; then, half of the heart that was still beating; and intestines filled with yellowish-brown matter.

Taking advantage of Klein's distraction, the magician clown suddenly pulled a long strip of paper from his pocket, smashed it on the ground, creating a burst of fire, and then did a somersault, trying to leave.

But Klein didn't even turn his head. He simply made a gun gesture with his hand and pointed it at the clown from a distance.

A surge of energy erupted from Klein's fingertips.

Before the clown could even land after his backflip, he was physically exploded into fireworks.

[You have overcome the level restriction and won a battle. You have gained 1000 combat experience.]

[You have acquired a new module – Magician (containing the abilities of the Diviner, Clown, and Magician sequence), which can be dissolved into Source Energy]

Huh?
Klein was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was the loot dropped after the kill.

In that brief moment of delay, the large object in the warehouse revealed its true form.

This was a humanoid creature over two meters tall, with all its joints twisted unnaturally in the opposite direction, as if they had been forcibly broken.

One after another, white, broken bones protrude from under its skin, and its overall grayish-white surface is full of grooves, like a human brain that has been stripped of its "shell".

The monster was covered in a grayish-white, rotten, viscous liquid, while its head was relatively normal, with deep nasolabial folds and pale skin.

As its mouth opened and closed, one could see a full porcelain denture that was about to fall out, several strands of bloody saliva that had stretched into long threads, and muscle and bone fragments that had turned into dust.

【Rail Bieber (lv29→lv30)】

The combat power increased from Sequence 8 to Sequence 7, but the price paid was the loss of control over the extraordinary power.

Leonard's demon-hunting bullet struck Riel Bieber in the forehead, passing right through and leaving a deep hole.

The grayish-white liquid flowed out, fell to the ground, and wriggled and turned into milky-white, fat maggots.

But the monster was unaffected, its eyes fixed on Klein, or rather, on the sealed artifact "2-049" in his hand.

"Klein, can you handle it?" Dunn asked again.

Klein didn't say anything, he simply stuffed the sealed item "2-049" into his shirt pocket, then, with an extremely arrogant air, he put his hands in his pockets and strolled to a position ten meters in front of Riel Bieber.

Watching the bulky and enormous body slowly moving toward him, he casually extended his right hand, and the muscles in his arm instantly doubled in size. Boiling blood surged through his veins, which throbbed like tiny snakes.

A thick, tangible yet intangible wave gathered in his palm.

At that moment, everyone present felt the aura emanating from him.

Leonard, Dunn, Lolota, and the others stared wide-eyed.

They felt the air tremble slightly, as if an invisible pressure was looming over their hearts, and the air felt thick and viscous, making it difficult to breathe.

boom!
Klein clenched his fist tightly.

The sound of air being compressed and bursting suddenly rang out.

Riel Bieber burst like a balloon. (End of Chapter)