Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 409 "The Parasite"

A dreamlike phosphorescence lit up in Klein's eyes. With his control over the causal lines, he was able to completely erase all traces of his divination.

Doing so would greatly reduce the chances of him being discovered, and Klein was not lacking in the caution expected of a demigod.

Meanwhile, at the same time that Klein was performing a divination in his dream, people were awakened from their dreams in both Berklund Street in the North District of Backlund and at a manor in the northwest suburbs.

The girl frantically picked up the ornament from her chest, and a rat in the suburban manor nearly jumped up.

Squeak!

The rat's blood-red eyes showed a hint of confusion. "Something just seemed to have touched my soul..."

Because Klein had erased his causal entanglements early on, the rat could not accurately grasp the information of his arrival.

"My mental state is deteriorating. I need to find the family treasure as soon as possible, and also find other ways to stabilize it..."

This rat transformed into a rat thief, roaming around various noble manors. This method could suppress the madness, but the effect was not very obvious.

Around this time, Klein, having finished his dream divination, had already woken up.

He said carefully, "This is related to a demigod of the 'Thief,' who should be Sequence Four."

Even if it's a demigod beyond Sequence Four, Klein wouldn't be able to erase his traces.

"A demigod of 'The Thief'?" Leonard suddenly realized why the old man had reminded him.

"Old man, do you need his special ability to recover?" Leonard asked softly, no longer trying to hide it from Klein, since everyone at the Tarot Club already knew.

"He's probably not in good shape, maybe on the verge of getting out of control," Palez Zoroaster said. "It's really shameful that he's parasitizing a rat and causing so many thefts."

The only reasonable explanation is that he was already on the verge of losing control and could no longer perfectly manage himself.

Leonard thought for a moment and then relayed the old man's words to Klein.

"Not in good condition? Out of control?" Klein nodded slightly.

"Then I'd like to make a deal with you." Leonard hesitated for a moment, then decided to take the initiative this time.

"What?" Klein had already anticipated this.

"Help me hunt down that rat demigod, and also prevent him from going out of control and causing even greater damage," Leonard said. He knew Klein's strength; dealing with a demigod on the verge of losing control would not be a problem.

"Sell me that special ability later." Leonard also gained a lot during the siege against the Blood Cult and the Rose School.

Of course, Leonard didn't want that special ability for himself; he just wanted to give it to his father.

"..." Palez Zoroaster did not speak again, leaving Leonard to make the decision.

"It's not impossible..." Klein wasn't afraid of a "parasite" demigod, "but I need information about the 'parasite'."

"Okay." Leonard picked up a pen and paper, and as Pales's voice echoed in his mind, he wrote down the information.

Not long after, Klein received a very detailed intelligence report on the "parasite" dictated by an angel. "Wait for my news."

Leonard nodded slightly. The two of them tacitly avoided the channels of the Cult of the Night. After all, they had done this kind of thing many times before, and the goddess would forgive them.

Klein did not set off immediately. Instead, he determined a time through divination on the gray fog. Around 10 p.m., Klein threw an angel paper figure onto the gray fog.

Caution is a fine quality that has kept Klein alive to this day.

The paper figure transformed into his likeness and arrived at the Deer Manor in the northwestern suburbs. This was the young girl's family's vacation estate, luxurious and comfortable. However, the estate was now occupied by a rat demigod.

"They really know how to enjoy life." From the perspective of the causal line, Klein immediately noticed the rat demigod.

The causal relationships between demigods and ordinary extraordinary beings are two different things.

On the thick carpet embroidered with gorgeous patterns was a set of small leather sofas. On the surface of the single sofa was a cushion with dense, white fur. In the center of the cushion lay a gray mouse, whose eyes were closer to dark red than those of its kind.

"This mat looks expensive..." Klein muttered silently.

Klein slightly raised his hand, about to use the thread that controlled the spirit of the rat demigod.

At this moment, the rat demigod seemed to sense something and, following the guidance of its spirit, extended a paw and gently grabbed.

Klein, wearing a silk top hat, froze on the spot, forgetting what he was supposed to do.

The mouse used "steal" to steal the enemy's thoughts two seconds later, preventing him from harming it.

However, the rat demigod's body also froze in the next instant.

"How could there be a 'trickster' here?!" A thought flashed through the rat demigod's mind, but it was quickly affected by his thoughts, and his thinking speed slowed down.

The dazed paper figure instantly came to its senses, chuckled, and manipulated the causal threads, influencing the rat demigod's choice to some extent.

"Steal...!" The rat demigod's dark red eyes lit up.

He "stole" distance, instantly teleporting several thousand meters in one direction. This was the limit of what he could do, all to escape the range of the controlled spirit lines.

Unable to pinpoint the enemy's location, he had no choice but to resort to this method.

However, even after landing several kilometers away, his physical condition continued to decline towards that of a puppet!

"How... is this possible?!" The rat demigod was shocked. The distance at which the "Trickster" could control the puppet was absolutely impossible to reach!

The paper figure Klein appeared almost simultaneously behind the rat demigod, nodding slightly in respect.

Demigods naturally have a stronger resistance to the Spirit Threads, requiring a few more seconds. During those few seconds, the rat demigod can mount many counterattacks.

So, to save energy, Klein manipulated the causal threads, causing the rat demigod to choose the "steal" distance.

This is very effective against "tricksters". A normal "trickster" cannot control a puppet at an exaggerated distance of several thousand meters, but Klein is not a proper "trickster".

The Rat Demigod was tricked into using his ultimate move!

"Damn it!" The rat demigod's eyes flashed again. The "parasite" no longer needed to perform the corresponding "stealing" action.

This time, the rat demigod stole "extraordinary abilities," choosing the "spiritual thread"!

As a Sequence Four demigod, he is capable of stealing certain extraordinary abilities.

"Congratulations, you've fallen into a trap again." Klein sensed something leaving him, but he wasn't worried at all. Instead, he said something to the rat.

He tricked us with his ultimate move again!

Even if the spiritual thread is gone, I still have the causal thread. Klein, a dual-path demigod, has already fused his abilities perfectly.

(End of this chapter)