Chapter 144: When 008 Begins to Alter the Script
Chapter 144: When 008 Begins to Alter the Script
"Dear Mr. Azik, I have recently learned of a most terrifying piece of news concerning the offspring of an evil deity."
"Do you remember the scandalouslanerus fraud case that caused an uproar not long ago?
Thatlanerus must be a mad follower of the evil deity. In the process of committing the fraud, he deceived a girl named Megose and impregnated her."
"Yes, this may seem like a common occurrence, but I have a premonition thatlanerus might use the child in Megose's womb to conduct a ritual for the evil deity's descent!"
"I am quite ignorant about the offspring of evil deities, so I would like to ask Mr. Azik if there is any way to verify the truth of my guess and how to resolve this issue."
"This matter is of great importance, and I hope Mr. Azik can reply at your earliest convenience. Your student, Klein."
After writing the letter, Klein read it over twice to ensure there were no omissions. He then blew the copper whistle to summon Mr. Azik's messenger and sent the letter out.
"Besides consulting Mr. Azik, what else should I do?"
"Well, remind the captain, and have the members of the Night Watcher squad pay extra attention to safety to prevent any accidents."
"I should also take extra precautions for my own safety… Could it be that this incident is also manipulated by Ince Zangwill and 008 from behind the scenes?"
Klein's face paled at the thought, and he could no longer sit still.
If this was truly arranged by 008, then his situation was not just dangerous. It was extremely dangerous! No, this won't do!
He couldn't stay at home any longer. For the time being, he would have to live at the company to prevent any accidents.
Klein hastily wrote a note to Melissa and Benson, telling them that he needed to work overtime at night to decipher a batch of ancient documents and would not be able to come home for a short period.
After writing the note, he placed it in the hall, covered by a water glass to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.
Having done all this, Klein left home and quickly hailed a carriage to the Blackthorn Security Company.
…
A river flowed from the depths of the forest, passing in front of a small cabin.
The cabin had two rooms and a living room, with one room as a bedroom and the other as a study.
At this moment, in the study, the dim yellow light of the setting sun filtered through the gaps in the leaves outside the window, spreading over the edge and falling on an ordinary-looking diary.
The pen, moving on its own without wind, began to write another segment of the story.
"The miraculous Klein, the Klein who cannot die, he somehow learned of the affair betweenlanerus and Megose. Yes, he has realized that Megose's womb may carry the offspring of the evil deity."
"This does not make sense, it defies logic, it is not something Klein should know, yet he knows it and has even revealed it to Mr. Azik."
"Poor Ince Zangwill, who has been scheming for his own promotion, has once again exposed one of his cards. With the existence of the evil deity's offspring discovered, the destruction it can bring is limited, and it can hardly be called destruction, as it has only just begun to develop consciousness."
"Poor Ince Zangwill, his current situation is like that of a dog fleeing in panic, even his current dwelling seems so shabby. He even has to hunt in the forest for a living, occasionally eating wild vegetables."
"Oh, he is a Sequence 5 Gatekeeper, a powerful extraordinary being. Just last night, he had a stomachache because the meat he roasted was not cooked thoroughly. Poor Ince Zangwill, what has led you to such a state?"
"It's because of your stupidity!"
As the story reached this point, a pale hand reached over, grabbed the magical pen, and looked down at the new story in the diary, Ince Zangwill showed an incredulous expression for the first time.
His existence and that of 008 had been discovered, but the child betweenlanerus and Megose, not only concealed by the power of the true Creator but also interfered with by 008 to some extent.
Not to mention a mere fortune-teller, even a demigod skilled in divination would not be able to detect the offspring of the evil deity in Megose's womb in such a short time.
Even 008 called this an illogical, unreasonable event.
And that little fortune-teller named Klein, what kind of identity does he have to be able to step by step uncover secrets that should not have been discovered by him!
Could it be… he is a follower of the night? Ince Zangwill felt an inexplicable panic in his heart, this was currently the most likely explanation for everything.
Klein was able to repeatedly see through his arrangements and even drive Mr. Azik, surely guided by a mysterious existence.
And the existence providing this guidance and secrecy could only be the night! At this moment, the held pen wrote down another paragraph.
"Ince Zangwill, combining his pitiful experiences, guessed that Klein is a follower of the night. Hmm, this is a very interesting and normal guess. Based on recent events, it is quite reasonable and logical."
Ince Zangwill also saw this paragraph, which added a bit more despair to his heart.
If the night truly provided guidance to Klein, then it proved that Its gaze was cast here, and all his filthy deeds had already fallen into Its eyes.
It was through Its follower Klein that It was targeting him, to deal with him, the archbishop who had defected. Ince Zangwill fell into deep silence, he had thought that the divine had never watched over him, but it turned out that the divine's gaze had never been far away.
And yet, he had betrayed the grace of the night and offered himself to the devil.
Ince Zangwill's face turned pale, he bent down, subconsciously wanting to touch his chest four times, drawing the shape of the crimson moon, but he came to his senses in time, tightly grasping his fingers, and forcefully broke them! The intense pain made Ince Zangwill fall to the ground in agony, but it also brought him back to his senses, no longer daring to think about divine matters.
The notebook once again displayed a passage: "The willful Ince Zangwill was frightened by this message, almost losing his sanity and falling into eternal madness. Fortunately, he broke his fingers in time to regain his clarity. It really makes one wonder, how painful is it to break one's own fingers?"
Lying on the ground and gasping for breath, Ince Zangwill took a long time to gradually recover. He glanced at his two twisted fingers, was silent for a moment, then endured the severe pain and straightened his fingers back.
He sat down on the ground, his face pale, cold sweat flowing down his temples, and the dim yellow sunlight spreading from outside the window had already moved away.
The wilderness began to fall into silence, and the home field of the night was about to arrive.
Ince Zangwill closed his eyes, rested for more than half an hour, and then readjusted his state.
He got up from the ground, came to the notebook on the desk, turned over a page, took hold of 008, and began to write on the blank paper.
"The still unarrested lanerus, unwilling to have his carefully prepared gift destroyed, decided to take Megose away overnight, temporarily hiding in a corner of Tingen where no one could spy on them."
"Tonight, all the followers of the true Creator… lost their sanity, heading to various towns and densely populated areas of Tingen to conduct large-scale sacrifices and terrorist attacks."
"The large-scale turmoil diverted all the attention of the Tingen Night Watcher squad, preventing them from focusing onlanerus and Megose, buying them more time to hide."
"Klein, because of the unclean food he ate tonight, accidentally had a stomach upset, was completely drained, and needed to rest in bed for a few days, thus unable to concentrate on the matters of Ince Zangwill and 008."
"This story is true and reasonable, and also logical!"
As Ince Zangwill finished writing the last word, the ordinary diary began to exert its power to influence reality.
At this moment, the light on 008 dimmed slightly, obviously arranging so many stories at once required a lot of its power.
"Why are you cooperating with me this time?"
Ince Zangwill looked at the feather pen in his hand in surprise.
In the past, when he wrote stories and scripts, 008 never actively helped, and even deliberately caused him trouble.
Except for the last time he encountered Mr. Azik's pursuit, 008 actively exerted the power of a level 0 sealed item to help him escape danger.
"It's because I can't stand your stupidity anymore. Following such a script, the best outcome for you is death, and I will return to a sealed state."
The notebook revealed a line of text, telling Ince Zangwill the answer to the question he wanted to know.
"Heh, you can't affect that Klein either? Several times you arranged scripts against him, but ultimately they didn't achieve the desired effect."
"A mysterious aura envelops him, and you still can't see things at this level."
"Can he really not be killed?"
"You can go and kill him in person right now."
"What's the price?"
"Death."
"…"
Ince Zangwill fell silent; he was not yet ready to exchange his life for Klein's, who was merely a small fortune-teller.
If it wasn't for the grace of the night, if it wasn't for…
He couldn't think any further!
Ince Zangwill forced himself to calm down and looked at 008, saying, "Why did you talk so much tonight?"
"Because I want to know who has been secretly altering the scripts I've written."
"Isn't it the night that provides Klein with secret protection?"
No new content appeared in the notebook, leaving only a bewildered Ince Zangwill.
(End of Chapter)