Chapter 127: A House Call

Chapter 127: A House Call

Tap, tap, tap. In the dim environment and under the crimson moonlight, the wireless telegraph receiver spat out another length of illusory white paper:

“Leonard Mitchell is parasitized by an angel of the Zoroast family. He once tampered with my question.”

Angel? Leonard has an angel parasitizing him? An angel from the Zoroast family of the Fourth Epoch? Although Klein had already prepared himself to hear an extraordinary secret, he was still shocked by what the magic mirror Arrodes revealed.

It was both concern and astonishment.

Angels referred to Beyonders at Sequence 2 and Sequence 1. They were already extremely close to the position of true gods, possessing all kinds of strange characteristics. They could even, within a certain range and to a certain degree, affect lower-Sequence members of their own pathway. They were major figures standing at the very summit of the real world. Within the various Churches, only popes, pontiffs, patriarchs, and certain legendary ascetics were angels upon the earth. Therefore, Klein believed that being parasitized by a powerhouse of this level absolutely could not be anything good.

“In the dark Second Epoch, angels could possess divine names and serve as subordinate gods to the ancient gods…

“I have directly or indirectly encountered only a handful of angels. One is Amon the Blasphemer. One is Calamity Queen Cohinem. One is the evil spirit suspected to be Red Angel Medici. One is Ouroboros, the Tail Devourer mentioned by Little Sun. One is Zaratul the Miracle Invoker from Roselle’s diary. One is Adam, the Creator’s son. One is Hermes, whose angelic status is uncertain. One is the Snake of Fate, Will Auceptin, still inside his mother’s belly…

“Apart from the last two, all of them appear very sinister. Even words they left behind can drive the reader mad and out of control… Will Poet ultimately become a sacrifice to the angel parasitizing him?

“This does explain why he felt he was the protagonist of some drama, the special one, and why he was willing to help me hide secrets… The Zoroast family controls the Thief pathway, which is the pathway capable of stealing others’ Beyonder abilities. So Leonard being able to find and attend the Hermits of Fate gathering is completely normal… No wonder he volunteered to use the Vessel Thief back then. It turns out there was an old grandpa helping him, stealing away Megose’s strongest ability in one stroke…

“Heh. What Hermits of Fate? They are nothing but thieves and swindlers. At most, later on, the things they stole and deceived became time and fate…

“In short, Poet’s old grandpa does not seem like a good person. I need to find a chance to remind him… But the problem is that they are together at all times. Any warning might only cause the problem to erupt ahead of schedule.”

Klein’s thoughts raced, yet he could not find a good approach. He could only temporarily set the matter aside, preparing to later write to Mr. Azik and the Mercury Snake, Will Auceptin, to ask whether they had any methods.

In the minutes just now, he had even thought of using the Blasphemer Amon. Simply put, he would reveal to that son of the Creator that an angel of the Zoroast family was parasitizing Leonard Mitchell, letting Him go over and “eat” that “parasite.”

As far as Klein knew, during the Fourth Epoch, the Amon family had supported the Tudor Empire, while the Zoroast family had belonged to the Solomon Empire. They had been enemies. Moreover, according to the law of conservation of Beyonder characteristics, the higher one advanced within the same pathway, the greater the possible conflict among powerful individuals, just like the struggle between the two Mercury Snakes.

Unfortunately, this method was constrained by practical difficulties and was ultimately abandoned by Klein. First, he had no idea where to find the Blasphemer Amon. Second, he feared that an angel-level battle might directly destroy Leonard Mitchell. Third…