Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 288 "The Person in the Painting"

After Amon's tomb was cleared, most of the spoils were taken back to Truman's manor for the Church of the Night to receive, and Klein and his companion both got what they wanted.

Those were the main ingredients for the magic potion that they had exchanged; both of them could now prepare for their advancement.

Klein also took the opportunity to obtain the Sequence Six knowledge of the "Dream" pathway, "The Man in the Painting," from Truman.

Klein was preparing for his advancement at Truman Manor, setting up the altar and taking out the Dream Coins.

This must be the oldest version of the Dream Coin, which is closer to the Dream than the regular Coin, and even has a mystical bonus when used for divination.

Of course, very few of the first edition of the Dream Coins exist, making them extremely valuable to collectors and therefore very expensive.

Klein took out the Dream Coin, recited a prayer for the "Supreme Dream," and then tossed the Dream Coin down.

hum!

The gold coins tumbled and hummed in the air, while the candle flames, representing God, bloomed like flowers.

Klein looked up, and a magnificent, indescribable portal slowly opened.

This was the second time Klein had seen that boundless, dreamlike sea, where it seemed as if the starry sky was flowing in the water, with dreamlike bubbles rising and falling within it.

Klein's gaze was drawn to the dreamlike light. He opened his eyes wide to look, and then he saw himself.

The sea can be a mirror, or it can be a painting.

In the interplay of light and shadow, Klein entered the painting.

Klein stared wide-eyed at the painting of himself, and gradually realized that it was him!

It was at this moment that the painting peeled off the sea surface, fell onto Klein like a cloak, and then seeped into his spirit.

Klein easily completed his promotion to "the man in the painting".

At that moment, Klein took out the "Faceless Man" potion he had already prepared and drank it directly.

The relevant knowledge began to flood into Klein's mind, but at this time the gates to the Sea of ​​Dreams were not yet closed!

The dreamlike light fell upon Klein, like sunlight, or even a blessing from God.

Without any surprises or dangers, Klein has easily completed his dual-path promotion.

"Too powerful..." Klein recalled the records of things going out of control that he had seen in the church. Fortunately, he had never seen it.

"Click!" The illusory dream gate seemed to actually close, gradually disappearing from Klein's sight.

"The Person in the Painting," "The Faceless Man"...

First, there was the knowledge that the "Dream" pathway brought to Klein: various drawing techniques, color matching, and the art of light and shadow...

With a variety of styles, Klein could become a decent painter after some practice.

All of the abilities of the "figure in the painting" are based on this painter's technique.

The first ability best fits the name "Man in the Painting"—he can enter any painting, and the range of paintings is quite wide.

Realistic paintings, reflections in water, people in mirrors, even eyes...

These can all be abstracted into pictures, after all, he is both a "figure in a painting" and a "Mirror Knight".

"Isn't this ability the same as Miss Sharon's 'vengeful spirit'?" Klein asked, somewhat surprised.

"However, this is only a life-saving ability; it cannot have the powerful control of a 'vengeful spirit'."

The second ability is even more amazing: he can draw a picture in advance and then "take" something out of the picture.

For example, if there's a knife in a painting, the "person in the painting" can use that knife to stab someone, and it could actually kill them.

It's perfectly normal to use "objects in a painting" when referring to "people in a painting".

This is... the false becoming the real.

"Unbelievable... I can save money on revolvers and bullets from now on..."

"...The 'Dream' path always gives me a strange feeling, as if it's more powerful than other paths..."

"However, there are limitations. For example, the size and exquisiteness of the objects in the painting need to reach a certain limit, and they must even be things that exist in the world. Otherwise, if I painted a nuclear bomb, the world would be in chaos."

"As for its duration..."

Klein did the math and figured it was still possible to sustain a battle.

"It's normal that the most important objects in the painting are unlikely to involve the extraordinary, since extraordinary characteristics are conserved and cannot appear out of thin air."

It's difficult, but not impossible.

The conditions that need to be met are related to the "Mirror Knight," meaning that a copy must be made first.

After Sequence Six, the ability of "Mirror Image" has been greatly enhanced. Now, when facing a Sequence Six Extraordinary, Klein can "copy" at least three or more Extraordinary abilities from the other party's body.

In terms of pairing with "the person in the painting," Klein can even strip away all of the other party's extraordinary abilities.

Of course, this is under the condition of having made the corresponding preparations, such as having already copied the enemy and his abilities in advance, and then drawing them on the album with the ability of "the person in the painting".

"Undefeated in every encounter, invincible in every duel!" Klein commented on the "person in the painting."

Of course, in addition to this ability, the "person in the painting" also has the ability to transform real objects into "objects in the painting" within a certain period of time.

It can be used as a spatial bag, or...

"Could this power be understood as a kind of seal?" Klein's imagination ran wild. "What would it be like if this ability were used on a person? A dimensional attack?!"

Of course, Klein certainly can't do this in the initial stage, but it's hard to say as the sequence improves.

With the addition of the "Faceless Man," Klein had become somewhat arrogant.

"No... 'Faceless Man,' a paper doll!?" A flash of inspiration struck Klein.

Soon Klein found paper and pen at the manor and Leonard, who had just been promoted, and began his practice.

He first replicated Leonard's "Requiem" ability, and then drew Leonard's face on a piece of white paper.

Having mastered many painting techniques and knowledge, Klein's first painting was quite successful. Then, in front of Leonard, he pressed the painting onto his face.

Leonard: ?!

The blank sheet of paper disappeared, and Klein became Leonard.

"Requiem." Klein gave a lazy smile like Leonard, then lightly tapped his finger, and the surroundings suddenly darkened, as if he had suddenly entered the dead of night, with a sense of tranquility and peace descending with the starlight.

"Hiss!" Leonard looked like he'd seen a ghost.

Not only are their faces and bodies the same, but even their extraordinary abilities are the same!

"Haha! This is good, let's call it 'Painted Skin'." Klein said with a rather wicked sense of humor.

"Change back to normal!" Leonard glared, finding it extremely strange to see such a face using his extraordinary abilities.

"No rush, I still have one more ability to show." Klein was happy to joke around, but his exploration of new abilities was not over yet.

He took out a paper figure from his pocket and drew various details of Leonard on it, basically a paper version of Leonard.

"The time to witness a miracle has come." Klein subconsciously played the role of "magician."

(End of this chapter)