Chapter 144: Art of Shifting Calamity

Chapter 144: Art of Shifting Calamity

Amon!

Klein’s pupils contracted. Although he appeared normal on the surface, his mind had already gone taut. Stormy waves surged through his heart.

He had always used Amon to frighten the old grandfather inside Leonard and the Marauder pathway demigod beside Hazel, but that was merely borrowing a name. He had never expected that this Blasphemer, this King of Angels, would arrive in Backlund so soon—and that what he was searching for was an organization that believed in the Fool!

Actually, this is both unexpected and reasonable. When Backlund contains an angel and demigod of the Marauder pathway, according to the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence, Amon would come sooner or later… The only problem is that He has spent all these years searching for something in the Forsaken Land of the Gods. He is unlikely to suddenly give that up. And His mausoleum in the outskirts of Backlund has already been destroyed by the Machinery Hivemind, so He cannot travel back and forth as before… Therefore, this is not His main body, but an avatar? An avatar that already existed on the Northern Continent? Mm, angels of the Marauder pathway should all be skilled at using Worms of Time to create avatars. Amon must be stronger than all of Them in that regard…

Thoughts slid through Klein’s mind like lightning as he gradually formed a certain guess.

—Sometimes, he even suspected that the mythical creature form of the Marauder pathway was a pile of Worms of Time combined in some manner.

As a King of Angels of the Marauder pathway from before the Cataclysm, Amon definitely knew what the title “Fool” represented and could detect the corresponding aura… He even wanted to steal control and ownership of the gray fog… This time, He is coming for the Fool. That really is troublesome…

After the initial shock and horror, Klein gradually calmed his emotions.

What he feared most now was that, due to the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence, he might accidentally run into Blasphemer Amon while going out. The other party was clearly capable of detecting his special nature. At that point, there might not be any great commotion; the so-called Fool would have to consider whether he had the chance to resurrect and revive. After all, that was a King of Angels, an existence second only to a true god. Moreover, the Marauder pathway had always been known for deception and hidden abilities. Even in Backlund, Amon might not necessarily be afraid to act. Perhaps silently stealing away another person’s life was precisely His specialty.

From this perspective, temporarily leaving Backlund for West Balam may not necessarily be a bad thing… In short, the greatest problem still lies with me. If I had already advanced and become a Bizarro Sorcerer, I would be able to conceal the aura of the gray fog. Even if I ran into Amon, I would not have to worry about exposing anything…

Klein inhaled soundlessly, once again feeling a certain urgency:

He had to push open the door to Sequence 4 as soon as possible, alter his life form, and become a half-human, half-god powerhouse!

For that, whether it meant obtaining another marionette, deepening his acting, accelerating digestion, or gathering the corresponding Beyonder materials, he had to work even harder!

Whew… Backlund really is a terrifying place. If Ouroboros has not left, or has already returned, then among the ones I know of alone, there are four—no, five angels here, including two Kings of Angels! That does not even count the royal family and military, who have Backlund as their base, nor that underground-ruins evil spirit whose whereabouts are unknown—an amalgamation of a former King of Angels and the wills of two angels… If the Rose School of Thought’s Abomination Suah also comes here because He is tracking Gehrman Sparrow, then things will truly become lively. Compared with this, the demigod battle outside Bayam back then can only count as child-level…

Looking at Ian’s…