Chapter 168: Speculation

Chapter 168: Speculation

With a flash, the early winter night was lit by a silver-white bolt of lightning shaped like a branching tree.

It did not strike downward. It merely pierced across the sky, illuminating the area around the spot where Klein had just stood until it was as bright as day, revealing every minute detail.

The “Singer of God,” Ace Snake, withdrew his gaze. His face darkened as he muttered, “The Rose School of Thought?

“Not a Wraith, and not a true undead creature…”

The mature middle-aged gentleman with the golden eyes turned his head and glanced at Capim’s corpse.

“The target’s body was covered with tarot cards…

“This is the second similar case to occur in the last two months.”

“When was the first?” Cardinal Snake asked in a low voice.

The mature middle-aged gentleman in the crisp formal suit gave a slight cough.

“The time the True Creator attempted to descend through a swindler.”

“Then it isn’t the Rose School of Thought,” Cardinal Snake judged with certainty.

Although organizations that believed in evil gods found one another displeasing, they would not deliberately sabotage such matters. On the contrary, they usually had the attitude of being happy to watch it unfold, waiting for the other side to muddy the waters first.

“I think so as well. Perhaps it’s a newly emerged secret organization, and their hallmark is scattering tarot cards over their targets.” The mature, handsome middle-aged gentleman smiled. “And the different arrangements of the tarot cards seem to express different meanings… This corpse’s face only has two cards on it: Judgment and the Emperor. Judgment represents the motive and purpose, while the Emperor is that person’s codename within the organization? Of course, it could also be a ritual.”

Cardinal Snake did not answer. He looked around and said, “Let us see what exactly happened here.”

Only then did the first group of Mandated Punishers arrive at Capim’s villa.

…

Above the gray fog, Klein, who had only used Paper Figurine Substitute three times and had not yet reached his limit, was using divination to confirm Daisy’s subsequent safety.

“Daisy can return home safely.” Holding the pendulum in his left hand, he closed his eyes and recited the statement silently.

After seven repetitions, Klein opened his eyes and saw the citrine pendant rotating counterclockwise, though with an extremely small amplitude and at a very slow speed.

This indicates that Daisy’s journey home will still have a few minor complications, but they can almost be ignored… After interpreting the revelation, Klein finally set aside his last worry.

He then looked at the two items placed in front of him. Both gave off comparatively strong spiritual radiance.

One was a light-blue, translucent hexagonal prism. Threads of light occasionally slid through it, as though they were lightning from the depths of consciousness. This was the Beyonder characteristic left behind by Ms. Katy.

The other belonged to Parker, who had failed to play any role in the earlier battle. His Beyonder characteristic had condensed into a lump the size of a child’s fist.

This “fist” was composed of three colors: iron-black and dark red coiling around a large expanse of silver-white.

Klein did not hesitate. He immediately conjured paper and pen, preparing to divine the corresponding potion formulas with the help of these two Beyonder characteristics.

Before advancing to Sequence 7, because the Beyonder characteristics that had been left behind contained too many additional influences, he had almost no way to divine the formulas from them. Even with this mysterious space eliminating interference and enhancing his divination ability to a certain extent, it had still been impossible.

Therefore, in the past, Klein had only one method: spirit channeling.

Only after becoming a Magician did he initially gain the ability, above the gray fog, to use Beyonder characteristics left behind by the dead for divination—though the chance of…