The Lord Of The Mysteries

Chapter 71's

Klein repeatedly bowed and stretched out his arms as he watched Dunn push open the Guard room with his body sideways.

The captain's prudence and high vigilance, as well as his ridiculous and ridiculous "protective actions", made him feel abnormally tense. The feeling was identical to what he felt while undergoing a courage test that required him to walk through a spooky grave at night in his youth.

Class 2 Sealed Artifacts. Dangerous. To be used carefully and not excessively.This is something that even the official Nighthawk members do not know the details of, Klein found it impossible to refrain from over-thinking.

At that moment, his brain suddenly went numb as if a power switch had been turned off.

Everything in Klein's vision became slow. Even the actions of his arms shared the same fate.

He saw Captain Dunn stop. He approached her as if in slow motion, extending his palm slowly before pushing his shoulder.

Suddenly, Klein's thought process and vision returned to normal at the same time. It was as if everything from before was just an illusion.

"What's going on?" he whispered amidst his fear and confusion.

Dunn shook her head and said in a heavy voice, "Dead well."

As he finished his sentence, he turned around and walked to the Guard room. Klein followed from behind and saw four others in the room; they were either sitting or standing.

One of them is the Midnight Poet, Leonard. The other three were people whom Klein had never met before. However, they all have the same nature. They all do "exercises" of arms that extend and bend very seriously.

"Klein Moretti has a magical connection to the Antigonus family notebook." Dunn gave a brief introduction.

Then, he pointed to three other foreigners and said, "These masters and mistresses are associates of the Diocese of Backlund. They escort the Closed Artifacts 2-049 here. This is Mrs Lorotta, Grave Digger Sequence 8. He's a great sniper."

At that moment, the black-haired lady who was about thirty years old nodded at Klein kindly.

He looks pretty good. He was not wearing a hat and was wearing what looked like a black men's outfit with a white shirt, tight black trousers, and black leather boots. The corner of his mouth slightly curved upwards.

After Klein exchanged greetings, Dunn pointed to a man sitting behind the table.

"Aiur Harson, someone like me."

Before he finished his sentence, Klein saw Mr. Aiur Harson in his gray jacket moving slowly with the movement of his arms. It is as if the gear loses its lubricant or the connection is covered in rust.

Amid Klein's daze, he saw Lorotta pushing Aiur Harson away. Only then did the man's actions return to normal.

Was I like that before? Klein was first startled before he realized it.

This indicates the danger that Closed Artifacts 02-49 have!

What would happen if someone did not wake up on time?

Will someone become a zombie?

Filled with questions, Klein greeted the charming middle-aged Aiur Harson.

"Borgia," Dunn said as she pointed to the last Nighthawk.

Borgia is a cold man with a knife scar on the side of his face. His brown eyes were sharp like eagle eyes. He was constantly observing everyone in the room.

"Let's go. The sooner we end this, the sooner we can close 2-049," said the handsome Aiur Harson standing up, his eyes revealing several wrinkles.

So where is 2-049? Klein scanned his surroundings curiously but did not see any traces of Closed Artifacts. Of course, he could not see the area obscured by the table without activating his Spirit Vision.

"All right," Dunn turned and looked at Leonard Mitchell. "You'll be in charge of driving. It's best not to involve Cesare with things like this."

Cesare was the officer in charge of procuring and collecting supplies for Tingen Nighthawks while standing as the carriage driver. It was he who drove Klein to Welch's house to meet Spirit Medium Daly.

"No problem." Leonard stopped acting reckless and nodded seriously.

At that moment, Klein saw Aiur Harson bowing. He took out a black metal crate that had been obscured by the table.

The coffin was carved with sparkling stars and a deep red full moon. It was as if there was a formless barrier around the chest.

Sealed Artifacts should be in there? I wonder what 2-049 looks like. Klein observes the chest with curiosity.

Thumping!

Thumping! Thumping!

A loud knocking sound suddenly erupted from the black coffin. Even the surface of his chest was bulging many times.

Thumping! Thumping! Thumping!

It was as if something terrifying had awakened within the chest and was pounding violently. The sound of that knock struck the hearts of everyone present.

It's alive? As Klein thought about it, he saw Captain Dunn's arm training become sluggish, as if his joints were coated in glue.

It's like doing a robot dance when someone is affected by 2-049. If we're all under his influence, aren't we going to be an army of awkward dancers, 2-049 seems to be able to affect only one person at a time. He did not dare to stop his arm training.

He followed Dunn's lead and left his cane. He then followed behind the five Nighthawks through the tunnel and climbed the stairs to the second floor of the Blackthorn Security Company.

Leonard had gone ahead and told everyone in front of the building, so Rozanne and the others all walked to the third level. These incidents rarely involve them, but they are not entirely foreign to them. Another nighthawk, Kenley, had replaced Dunn in his watch above Chanis Gate.

Klein heaved a sigh of relief when he reached the carriage. He looked out the window suspiciously and said, "Wouldn't 2-049 affect ordinary people on the streets?"

From their journey underground to the carriage, Closed Artifacts 2-049 had caused six sluggish incidents, two of which were targeted at him. He has been jolted awake by Captain Dunn and Leonard Mitchell respectively. The level of sluggish effects was rather alarming!

"Don't worry, 2-049 will target humanoid creatures within five meters first. The closer you get to him, the easier it will be for you to choose. As long as there were three people surrounding him, the ones who happened to be around when the carriage passed by would not be affected," the black-haired beautiful woman Lorotta explained in a lazy tone.

What a strange Closed Artifact, Klein thought as he continued his arm training.

Dunn and the other Nighthawks did not speak on the way to Ray Bieber's house. They are very attentive to each other's condition. Only Lorotta looked indifferent. Occasionally, she saw Tingen's not-so-clean streets, and at other times, she praised the Backlund's underground water system.

Soon after, the familiar building finally entered Klein's line of sight. The group of six walked to the third level while observing each other.

The door to Ray Bieber's house is labeled with the symbol of the Tingen Police Department, which indicates that unauthorized persons are prohibited from entering.

As Dunn did the stretching exercises, she pulled out a key. He unlocked the newly replaced key, then turned around, letting Aiur Harson who was carrying the black coffin enter first.

Thumping!

Thumping! Thumping! Thumping!

The Enclosed Artifact in the black coffin knocked once again loudly, even louder than before. This made Aiur Harson's arm wobble from side to side uncontrollably. It even made Klein suspect that the crate would be kicked in time.

Thumping! Thumping! Thumping!

Klein quickly realized that Captain Dunn's movements had become sluggish. He would wake her up when a hum sounded in her brain. His brain became numb, the scene in front of his eyes rotated as if in slow motion.

Didn't they say that ... that it only affects one .. person at a time .. Klein's mind quickly becomes sluggish.

At this moment, Lorotta and Borgia were ready to wake each of them up by pushing them.

After his thought process and vision recovered, Klein looked around with lingering fear. He almost exclaimed.

"Don't you say that 2-049 can only affect one person at a time?"

Luckily, I didn't stop my stretching!

"When Sealed Artifact 2-049 enters a rampage mode, it can affect up to two people at once. We can confirm that Ray Bieber is indeed a descendant of the Antigonus family" Aiur Harson said in a mechanical tone.

Lorota laughed faintly. He looked at Klein and said, "2-049 becomes very agitated when meeting the descendants of the Antigonus family, even if only their scent remains. His abilities will also improve greatly.I'm sure you will be able to understand his feelings."

Well, I don't.. Klein asked curiously, "So, is that a living being?"

Lorotta smiled but did not reply to him directly.

"You'll know in a minute. As long as Ray Bieber hasn't escaped Tingen, 2-049 will take us to him."

Klein could only hold back his other questions as he walked around the room with the Nighthawks.

Amidst the loud and loud thump from the chest, they locked the door, walked down the stairs, and returned to the carriage.

Aiur Harson several times looked out the window and made sure that there were no pedestrians within a five-meter radius of them. He then placed the black crate on the ground and turned the mechanical switch to release his spiritual restraint.

The loud punch stopped abruptly, slipping the entire carriage into silence. Even the breaths of Nighthawks could not be heard.

Klein held his breath as the black chest opened slowly. The sharp creak that injured his ears could be heard.

Crunch!

His chest fell as slender brown arms extended out from his chest. It was about the length of a child's finger.

Two arms were pressed forward one after another as a normal human palm-sized object appeared bit by bit in front of Klein and co.

It has clear elbow, finger, and knee joints. Covered in an oil-stained brown cloth, her face was painted in clown— colors red and yellow.

It was a wooden doll with a strange appearance!

2-049 raised his head and looked at Klein with his pure black eyes.

His stiff mouth slowly opened to reveal a clown-like smile.