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Chapter 394 Digestion

After hearing what Erin said.

Gwen didn't say anything, but buried her head in Erin's arms and hugged him even tighter.

Sensing that slight pressure, Erin gently patted Gwen's back and said:

"Okay, don't worry, I'm fine, aren't I?"

Hearing this, Gwen finally got off Erin.

Even so, Gwen still thoroughly checked Erin inside and out.

Not long after Erin left, a huge battle broke out in the Papal Palace, which made Gwen, who was already frightened today, even more worried.

So, after changing into a set of black bodysuit that allowed for easy movement, Gwen took advantage of the darkness to climb and scale the walls, and sneaked into the Papal Palace.

Fortunately, when Gwen received the inheritance from the dream, she not only received the extraordinary power, but also a lot of combat experience and strategies.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't have been able to sneak in without the help of the many guards outside the Papal Palace.

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More than an hour after carrying Gwen away from the Papal Palace.

Wearing a bathrobe and still slightly damp, Erin emerged from the bathroom, while Gwen, exhausted, had already fallen into a deep sleep on the large bed marked by the battle.

He walked to the gilded bed, pulled up the soft velvet quilt, and covered Gwen's fair and smooth back.

Erin sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Gwen's peaceful sleeping face, and a smile appeared on his face.

Erin lightly brushed her fingertips across Gwen's cheek, brushed aside a stray strand of hair, and then tapped the tip of her nose.

Feeling the warmth from her fingertips, Erin's turbulent emotions quickly calmed down.

The battle tonight seemed to go smoothly, and Erin wasn't even seriously injured. But the appearance of the man with Erin's other face from his previous life in the pure white cage at the end brought an extreme shock to Erin's mind.

It was a kind of panic of having one's deepest secrets exposed, and a sense of being torn apart from one's soul.

It even made Erin, who had already vaguely integrated into this world, feel once again that this world did not belong to her.

No.

Not just this world.

Even the identity of Erin, her name, and everything else did not belong to her.

From the day he transmigrated, he did his best to play the role of another person in order to survive.

But these few months of acting seemed to have made Erin forget her former self and completely identify herself as Erin in this world.

It wasn't until the appearance of "herself" in that mirror world today that Erin suddenly remembered who she really was.

Past life and present life;

Reality and illusion;

That instant.

The stark contrast between the two worlds and the two lives stirred even Erin's meditative state of mind, causing his emotions to surge and fluctuate wildly.

After leaving the pure white cage, Erin's behavior seemed normal, but it was all just a disguise.

Erin's heart was constantly struggling and changing between two lives, and even his ability to meditate and calm his mind showed signs of regression.

Changes deep within the soul.

Erin couldn't wait to find a place to escape reality.

For this reason, Erin even asked the Pope to reschedule so that he could bring him the things he had promised.

but.

What Erin didn't expect was that after leaving that corridor, Gwen's unintentional hug acted like a warm and powerful stimulant, quickly soothing Erin's slight sense of estrangement.

Afterwards, that exhilarating battle helped Erin regain her senses.

I have overcome my inner turmoil.

Whether it's my past self or the current Erin.

He is always himself.

Although he is now using the identity of Erin and trying his best to play the role of "him" in a social sense, he has always been himself.

Whether it's time travel or reincarnation, isn't this just another, deeper form of acting?

Just like now, he could be Erin, or the Joker, or even Loki by Helen's side.

All of this is just another way of living life.

"From beginning to end, I am still me!"

After saying this, Erin's body and mind suddenly entered a strange state. He leaned back slightly, closed his eyes, and tried to understand something. But at that moment, he suddenly heard a phantom shattering sound in his ears.

"Snap!"

This moment.

The Faceless Man potion within Erin's body was being digested and merging with his spirit at an unimaginable speed.

Amidst the illusory shattering sound, Erin seemed to see a kaleidoscope of colors flashing before his eyes.

It's a unique feeling that's hard to describe.

Erin closed his eyes, quietly experiencing all of this.

Without needing any prompting, Erin, who had several experiences with this before, knew that this was a sign that the Faceless Man's potion had been completely digested.

at the same time.

Erin also completely used up all the benefits brought by the time travel.

From now on, whether it's a master of puppets or a trickster, Erin will no longer have this extra benefit that helps him quickly digest potions.

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"call······"

"Has it been digested?"

It took Erin a long time to open his eyes and exhale a long breath after leaning against the headboard.

At this moment, he had completely digested the [Faceless Man] potion. He was only one promotion ritual away from being able to use the [Puppet Master] potion stored in the Scales of Fate to advance from [Faceless Man] to Sequence Five—[Puppet Master], who was only one step away from becoming a demigod.

"Master of the Puppet?"

After murmuring something softly, Erin suppressed his eagerness and abandoned the idea of ​​immediately taking out the [Master of Puppets] potion to seek advancement.

to be frank.

The Faceless Man's digestion of the potion was somewhat faster than Erin had anticipated.

Originally, Erin thought he would stay in this sequence for a continuous period of time, and then use his spare time to play different characters to speed up the digestion of the potion.

But the fusion of the Joker's clones and today's experience unexpectedly shattered Erin's expectations and hastened the arrival of this day.

If it weren't for the inconvenient time and place, and the fact that he still had an unresolved advancement ceremony, Erin would have even taken out the [Master of Puppets] potion and wanted to advance.

However, considering her current situation, Erin suppressed the urge to act.

The Vatican, rife with secrets, is not a good place for advancement.

Aside from a pure white cage imprisoning countless demons, who knows what other tricks the original Heavenly Dimension left in this place?

Erin had already been ambushed here once by the [Angel's Scepter].

I don't want to be targeted by some entity again at the most vulnerable moment when I'm being promoted.

after all.

No one can guarantee that next time Erin is ambushed, he will be able to purify the pollution with the Light of Purification just like last time.

and.

This promotion is different from the previous ones.

The ascension ritual used to aid in the digestion of potions is also a problem.

The auxiliary ritual for advancing to the rank of [Master Puppet] involves taking a magic potion while listening to the song of a mermaid.

The special energy contained in the mermaid's song neutralizes and balances the corruption of the [Puppet Master] potion on the threads of one's own spirit, thus helping the Faceless Man to successfully advance to the rank of Puppet Master.

But the Marvel universe isn't a mystery world, so let's not even talk about whether mermaids actually exist in this world.

Who knows if the mermaids in this world are the same as the mermaids in the mysterious world?

If the mermaid songs from other worlds don't possess the special energy of those from the mysterious world, then if Erin misheard the mermaid song during his advancement, wouldn't he be doomed?

Erin did not consider himself a chosen one like Adam and Amon, who could be born with a first-order rank and power without any ceremony, simply because of a good father.

Who knows if, without the aid of the ritual, Erin might fail to ascend at the last moment and directly lose control, transforming into a mindless monster.

Or to put it more bluntly, it would simply become a pile of rotten flesh.

Therefore, for safety's sake, Erin still plans to advance amidst the mermaid's song in the mysterious world.

As for how to obtain the mermaid from the bizarre world, that depends on the omnipotent "Scales of Fate".

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As Erin continued to ponder and solve one problem after another.

Time slips away unnoticed.

The moon sets and the sun rises.

Soon, a ray of orange-red dawn, along with the rising sun, illuminated the Vatican, draping it in an orange-red cloak.

Outside the Vatican.

Those tourists who got up early, hoping to enter the Vatican to pay homage and witness the divine presence of the previous day, were surprised to find that the road leading to the Vatican had been cordoned off at some point.

A group of burly Papal knights guarded the roads leading to the Vatican, blocking any tourists who wanted to enter.

Even some devout believers who previously had close ties with the Vatican were turned away this time.

As time went by, the number of people gathering outside the Vatican grew larger and larger.

The miracle that occurred over the Vatican yesterday was captured on video and uploaded online.

Then a large group of devout believers bought plane and train tickets to the Vatican, traveling thousands of miles from foreign lands to this place of divine miracles.

Even some local residents who witnessed this miracle yesterday got up early this morning and rushed over.

But who would have thought that before they even entered the Vatican, they would be turned away by a bunch of people.

In this situation, those who were blocked from entering the Vatican were extremely agitated.

Even the once-respected cardinal himself could not quell the crowd's excitement.

"It's really lively outside!"

Through the window in the room, where she could see the sea of ​​people, Erin remarked to Gwen.

Upon hearing this, Gwen rolled her eyes and said, "Isn't this all someone's fault? If it weren't for the miracle you performed yesterday that caused such a stir online, there wouldn't be so many people rushing to the Vatican for pilgrimage so early this morning."

Erin shrugged upon hearing this. "Is this some kind of monster? I was ambushed by that bastard named Israel yesterday. Come to think of it, I was a victim too, okay?"

After saying that.

Erin shook his head again and said, "However, given the situation outside, even if the Vatican doesn't let them in, we probably won't be able to properly tour the Vatican anymore."

"It's fine if we don't visit; it'll allow us to go back earlier."

Yesterday's experience with Erin has turned Gwen, who was originally full of curiosity and goodwill towards this papal state, into someone who is now filled with aversion to the Vatican.

In fact, even without what happened outside, Gwen had already planned to persuade Erin to leave.

The commotion caused by those people outside saved her the trouble of finding an excuse.

Hearing Gwen's words, Erin nodded: "Going back early? That's fine. Apart from a few cathedrals and the Papal Palace, there's really not much to see in the Vatican."

"Tap tap tap..."

Just as Gwen and Erin were discussing when to leave the Vatican, a knock sounded in the room opposite Gwen's.

Ok.

Yesterday, Erin slept in Gwen's room, so the person standing outside the door must be knocking on Erin's room.

After greeting Gwen, Erin walked from the bedside to the door and turned the doorknob.

Just as Erin had predicted.

Appearing outside Erin's room were the Pope and Wendy, who was carrying a pile of books and parchment scrolls.

As Erin opened the door, the Pope and Wendy, who had heard the sound, turned around and saw Erin walking out of Gwen's room.

However, when they saw that Erin did not come out of his room but instead came out of Gwen's room, neither the Pope nor Wendy showed any surprise, as if they had already guessed this.

after all.

With the Vatican's intelligence network, they already knew the two were a couple.

If it weren't for respect for the angels and consideration for Gwen's reputation, the Pope wouldn't have needed to arrange two rooms at all.

After Wendy turned around, Erin glanced at what was in his hand, then raised an eyebrow at the Pope and said, "Is this what you were talking about?"

"That's right. These parchment scrolls and books contain all the information within the Vatican regarding that matter. In addition, I have also compiled a related notebook, which I hope will be helpful to you."

As he spoke, the Pope pointed to the notebook at the very top of the parchment scroll.

"Thanks."

After thanking him, Erin walked up to Wendy, reached out and wiped his hand, and the huge pile of books and parchment scrolls disappeared into thin air from Erin's hand.

Wendy, startled by the bite in his hand, instinctively reached out and grabbed at the air before realizing that Erin had taken away the thing he had been carrying all the way through using some unknown means.

Is this a space-saving marvel with storage capabilities?

This is so convenient!

Unlike Wendy, when Erin took those things, the Pope's mental power keenly sensed a faint light flashing from something in Erin's hand.

It vaguely resembles the shape of a ring.

However, when the Pope looked closely at Erin's hand, he found that Erin's fingers were empty, as if there was nothing there at all.

(End of this chapter)