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Under Leyton's gaze, the Spirit Body gracefully and demurely approached, as if lifting its skirt.
Finally, it stopped two steps in front of Leyton, performing a skilled and dignified curtsy.
Then, a rift tore open in its chest and abdomen, and a swollen, pale arm, seemingly soaked for a long time, reached out from within, handing a letter to Leyton.
Leyton took the letter with some confusion; he truly couldn't imagine who this messenger was. There were only a few people who could have a messenger pinpoint his location.
After handing over the letter, the strangely shaped messenger disintegrated into a mass of twisting, wriggling tentacles, like water weeds, sliding to the ground and disappearing into the Spirit World.
Good afternoon, my young friend Tines:
By my estimation, it should be afternoon in Backlund when you receive this letter.
This is my new messenger; the previous one perished due to some accident.
Many things seem to have happened in Backlund recently. I hope this won't affect your experience in this City. I apologize for the intrusion, but there is something I wish to ask of you.
My informant in Backlund told me that someone has recently been looking for a man named Azik Eggers, who was once a university lecturer. He is a direct descendant of the Balam Empire's royal family. Currently, he seems to be wandering in Backlund.
If you happen to encounter him, please tell him: Be careful. The Numinous Episcopate members are not trustworthy, especially those from the royal faction and the Artificial Death faction.
You do not need to deliberately seek him out. His strength is not weak, and deliberately pursuing him might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
I just think that the raven by your side might inadvertently meet him.
As compensation, I can answer some questions for you in the field of necromancy. Of course, if you wish to purchase the subsequent Death Tutor potion formula, you can also write to me.
Your friend, Mr. Pulak Eggers.
Below the letter was a blank piece of paper with a very vivid portrait on it.
It was a middle-aged man of average build, with bronze skin, relatively soft facial features, and a small black mole below his right ear.
Leyton glanced at Azik's portrait, then leaned back in his chair and murmured softly:
"Mr. Azik seems to be sought by the royal faction and the Artificial Death faction within the Numinous Episcopate as well, but they are not as ostentatious as MI9."
"They most likely don't genuinely want to retrieve an Angel or a Death descendant."
Casually placing the letter aside, Leyton didn't think that the bounty hunters or Numinous Episcopate members in Backlund could truly affect Mr. Azik.
He was a genuine Angel, and even if his current state wasn't great, he wasn't unintelligent.
In the evening, at the Harvest Church in South of the Bridge.
Leyton came to Emlyn to get the last course of medicine.
As soon as he stepped out of the Spirit World, he saw Emlyn sitting calmly and peacefully behind Father Utravsky in the quiet church prayer hall, with his fingers interlaced, palms cupped, and hands placed before his mouth and nose.
A very standard Church of the Earth Mother prayer posture!
Leyton found a random seat and sat down, waiting for the prayer to end.
Emlyn glanced at Leyton sitting aside, quickly got up to a corner, took out several pre-prepared potions, and handed them to Leyton.
With his chin slightly raised, he said somewhat smugly:
"This is the last course of medicine. After taking these potions, that Abraham Family member's body will have basically recovered."
"However, for you humans, his age is already too great. Even if his physical condition recovers this time, he will at most live for another five or six years, unless he can continue to advance, which might extend his lifespan by a few more years."
Leyton nodded slightly, not paying attention to Emlyn's words. After all, in terms of lifespan, the Sanguine pathway indeed allows for a long life.
He reached out to take the potions, then stared at Emlyn for a long time, and just before the Sanguine opposite him was about to become agitated, he chuckled and said:
"You are exceptionally devout today!"
"What?" Emlyn was stunned for a moment, then, as if waking from a dream, he muttered with a somewhat pale face:
"I… what have I done…"
Recalling his devout posture during prayer and his calm and peaceful inner self, Emlyn said in a slightly mournful voice:
"But, I don't want to betray the Moon!"
"Although I can also feel that my resistance to the Earth Mother's faith is decreasing…"
"If you're truly conflicted, why not believe in both the Moon and the Earth Mother simultaneously?"
Leyton raised an eyebrow slightly, giving the other party an idea that wasn't quite an idea. Anyway, both of them were one God, and no matter how the Sanguine believed, She wouldn't have any objections.
Emlyn paused, his expression suddenly becoming serious, even showing some anger in his eyes as he said:
"Faith is pure! Your idea is disrespectful to the Moon and the Earth Mother!"
"Alright then…" Leyton shrugged, not reminding Emlyn that when he spoke of the Moon and the Earth Mother, his words carried the same reverence and respect, with no significant difference.
Holding the potions Emlyn gave him, Leyton stepped into the Spirit World.
On Minsk Street, after Leyton delivered the potions to Lawrence, he returned directly to his rented house.
Knock knock knock!
The knocking sound appeared almost simultaneously with Leyton entering the house.
The timing of the knock was so precise, did he perform a divination beforehand?
He grumbled inwardly.
The door had already opened automatically, and Klein walked in with a somewhat grim expression.
"I seem to have been targeted by the companions of that Demon Dog. I found a threatening letter written in blood on the second-floor window."
"It's not just me, but also other detectives who participated in the serial murder case… In fact, several detectives have already been attacked and died."
"That great detective, Isengard Stanton, who organized us detectives to participate in the investigation, was also attacked, but his own strength is not weak, so he only suffered some injuries."
"…" Leyton was briefly silent.
So, that Desire Apostle was sent by 0-08 to find me when he was writing threatening letters to Klein? No wonder he interfered; his assassination mission almost ended before it even began.
Duke Negan's death can only be considered a catalyst for war; no matter how things develop, war is inevitable. Was he more concerned about preventing me from having contact with 0-08?
Lost in thought for a while, he then replied to Klein:
"Don't worry, this street is home to a Demigod. After that Desire Apostle came today, he shouldn't dare to come here again."
"Desire Apostle? Which Sequence is that from the Demon pathway?"
Hearing that the other party wouldn't dare to come to Minsk Street again, Klein relaxed, and his attention naturally shifted to other matters.
"Sequence 5, Desire Apostle. The most prominent characteristic is the ability to utilize and manipulate the emotions and desires of everyone within a certain range, leading them to become Fallen."
"Both its spell abilities and close-quarters combat abilities are not weak. Moreover, the ability to control emotions and desires is quite troublesome and bizarre. Among Sequence 5, it belongs to the more difficult type to deal with."
Leyton briefly explained the characteristics of an Desire Apostle.
Klein frowned tightly and said:
"A Sequence 5 Desire Apostle… But the death of the Devil who caused the serial murders earlier had little to do with us detectives. Why is he seeking revenge on us?"
Probably because he couldn't beat me, Leyton explained inwardly with a slight sense of guilt.
Then, with a grave expression of thought, he pondered for a moment and said:
"Perhaps it's to create panic and chaos, which would maximize the attention of official Beyonders like the Nighthawks, Punishers, and Machinery Hivemind."
Klein mused slightly and said:
"…Now I do have members of the Machinery Hivemind secretly protecting me."
"You mean that Desire Apostle leaving threatening letters everywhere and killing multiple detectives is all to cover up his true purpose?"
"Then what exactly is his true purpose?"
"You'll know when the time comes."
Leyton did not answer this question, nor did he actively think about it. If the other party sensed something through danger premonition, his plan to pick up the Characteristic would fall through.
Klein nodded slightly, then turned and left.
He returned to the house at No. 15 across the street.
In the second-floor washroom, Klein pulled out a paper figurine, shook it casually, and it transformed into an identical substitute.
He had the paper figurine substitute sit on the toilet, holding a newspaper, to mislead the Machinery Hivemind members secretly protecting him. He himself hid in the shadows nearby, taking four steps counter-clockwise, and entered the Gray Fog.
As expected of a Magician, this series of performances was skillful and seamless.
In the house across the street, Leyton retracted his gaze from Klein's house.
He focused his gaze on the bay window of the washroom, and using his Sequence 5-level reasoning ability, he directly reconstructed Klein's actions in the washroom in his mind.
After this series of actions, Klein indeed did not detect his prying.
"It seems that using this method to avoid triggering a Beyonder's strong intuition is feasible!"
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