Chapter 145: A Stomachache with Extraordinary Factors

Chapter 145: A Stomachache with Extraordinary Factors

In Tingen, at the Blackthorn Security Company.

"Klein, have you been staying late at the company to work overtime recently?"

"Yes, Rozanne, I've applied to the captain and got approval."

Klein smiled at the brown-haired girl in front of him.

"But why? We clearly don't require any extra overtime."

"Well, I need to decipher a batch of ancient documents, which is quite time-consuming."

After chatting with Rozanne for a bit more, Klein prepared to head down to the archives below the stairs.

Just as he was about to step down, his stomach suddenly started to act up, causing him unbearable pain.

"Ouch!"

Klein quickly grabbed the handrail with one hand to prevent himself from tumbling down the stairs, while the other hand clutched his aching stomach.

"Klein, what's wrong?"

Rozanne, not far away, noticed something was amiss with Klein and hurried over, calling others to help.

Soon, Leonard and Blite heard the commotion and came rushing to help Klein, who was almost collapsing in pain on the floor.

"Why is it hurting so badly? Did you eat something bad? Do we need to take you to the hospital?"

"No need, just help me to the bed to rest for a while."

Klein refused Blite's kind offer, feeling that his stomachache was not just from eating something bad.

Even if it was food poisoning, at most it would mean several trips to the restroom. The sudden onset of his stomachache at this time definitely had other reasons.

"Come on, be careful, let's help you to the bed to rest."

Leonard and Blite supported Klein by his shoulders, one on each side, and helped him to a room usually used for resting.

After lying on the bed for a while, Klein felt the pain in his stomach subside slightly, but he was still weak and couldn't even stand up.

Leonard brought a stool over to sit by the bed and curiously asked, "What exactly did you eat tonight?"

"A pan-seared steak, a Tassock fish, and a glass of sweet iced tea."

Blite asked, "Strange, those foods don't seem problematic. Which restaurant did you eat at?"

"Just the one 100 meters north from here, then a left turn at the right angle."

To avoid being targeted by Ince Zangwill, he had deliberately chosen a restaurant close by, so he could call for support quickly in case of an emergency.

Blite frowned and said, "I'll go investigate for you."

"I'll find some painkillers for you."

Rozanne also left the room following Blite.

Leonard thought for a moment, stood up to close the door, came back to sit by the bed, and whispered, "Klein, do you think your sudden stomachache tonight involves extraordinary factors?"

Recently, Klein had demonstrated his diviner's miraculous perception of certain situations and dangers, especially in revealing Ince Zangwill and 008 hiding in Tingen, earning Leonard's trust.

Today, he even suspected that there were issues between Riel and Megose.

They were planning to investigate this matter tonight, but at this critical moment, Klein's sudden stomachache, with its inexplicable symptoms, led him to rich speculations.

Lying on the bed, Klein nodded weakly, "I've been cautious of Ince Zangwill's retaliation, so I deliberately stayed at the company to avoid any accidents."

Leonard said indignantly, "Wasn't that 008 supposed to be a powerful Level 0 Sealed Artifact? To think it would resort to such a despicable tactic as a stomachache to deal with you."

"I don't know either."

Klein had a wry smile, never expecting that even the supernatural world would use such underhanded tactics, utilizing 008's ability to cause him a stomachache from eating bad food.

It was like using the tactic of unplugging the network cable in modern business warfare.

"Then you're in for a rough time; you'll probably have to lie in bed for a few days."

"If that's the case, it means Ince Zangwill is about to make a big move."

"The child in Megose's womb?"

"Yes, you all must be careful tonight, don't be careless."

"I understand."

Leonard's expression turned serious; he knew all too well how terrifying 008 could be.

After a while, Rozanne brought some painkillers and warm water. After taking them, Klein finally regained a bit of strength.

"Gurgle…"

But soon, his stomach started acting up again, and Klein's face turned slightly red, "I need to go to the restroom."

Rozanne's face also turned red, and she whispered, "Looking at you, one trip might not be enough, right?"

"Let me help you."

Leonard asked Rozanne to lend a hand, and they helped Klein to the restroom.

Being escorted to the restroom like this, Klein felt for the first time that his skin was too thin.

He also secretly resented Ince Zangwill for using such a vile method against him; it was utterly disgusting!

After all, he was a powerful Sequence 5 extraordinary being!

"Gurgle…"

His stomach started acting up again, and Klein's face turned pale. Although he had the Gray Mist as his trump card, his body wasn't much stronger than an ordinary person's. In such a situation, his extraordinary abilities couldn't help him with the stomachache.

After struggling for half an hour, Klein barely managed to walk four steps backward to the Gray Mist. He needed to perform a divination to confirm that this stomachache was indeed caused by Ince Zangwill.

Divination sentence: "My stomachache this time involves extraordinary factors!"

Soon, the yellow crystal pendant gave him a positive response; there were indeed extraordinary factors at play!

"It's really Ince Zangwill and 008 causing trouble behind the scenes!"

"Is there any way to solve this stomachache?"

Klein frowned and thought for a while but couldn't come up with a good solution. He quickly logged off and then, leaning on the wall, walked out of the restroom.

"Klein…"

Leonard quickly came forward to support him. Although he knew he shouldn't laugh out loud, he couldn't help but find it a bit funny.

Klein saw through Leonard's thoughts and said with a pout, "Go ahead and laugh."

"How could I? Why would I laugh at you at a time like this… Hahaha… How did Ince Zangwill even come up with this method? Did he get a stomachache too?"

"…"

Klein covered his face with his hand. In his past life and this one, he had never been so speechless.

Later that night, around nine o'clock.

Dunn Smith, Leonard, and Frye, three members of the Nighthawk Squad, along with four police officers, went to Megose's residence.

"I'll pull the person into the dream first, and you two act opportunistically. Don't be too impulsive; our main goal tonight is to probe whether there's a problem with the child in her womb."

After Dunn Smith assigned their respective tasks, he had the four police officers split into two pairs, one pair responsible for knocking on the front door, the other stationed at the back.

Knock, knock, knock.

As the knocking sounded, someone soon came to open the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

"Megose, we need her cooperation regarding a matter with Riel."

"Alright, I'll call her."

At this moment, Dunn Smith had already entered a nightmare state, ready to drag the soon-to-appear Megose into a dream.

"Officers! My niece Megose has suddenly disappeared!" Christina shouted in panic.

The two officers hurried to the now-empty room, indeed finding no one there.

After a thorough search, they found a note under the pillow where Megose slept.

"How interesting, as foolish as you are, you managed to anticipate my plan using Megose. Good, this makes me very happy, and at the same time, very angry!"

"The gift I carefully prepared for you was discovered before I could even give it. I had to come back to take Megose away and then play a game with you."

"This time I won't leave any clues. If you want to find me, find Megose and the child in her womb, then wring out your not-so-bright brains!"

Dunn Smith and the others recognized the handwriting on the note; it was laneruss usual provocative method.

Tonight, he had taken Megose away in advance!

Leonard spoke in a complex tone, "This means Klein's guess was right; otherwise, Riel wouldn't have gone to such lengths to take Megose away."

A growing and strengthening offspring of an evil god, just the thought of it was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Such a terrifying existence, even if their Nighthawk Squad mobilized in full force, would be difficult to deal with.

Dunn Smith's face also darkened. This was Tingen, the place he was determined to protect, yet someone dared to use it as soil for the birth of an evil god, unforgivable!

Just as they were about to leave and search for laneruss possible whereabouts.

The quiet Tingen night sky was suddenly filled with explosions.

The flames grew from one spot to two, three… over a dozen.

The sounds of explosions, screams, and people running in all directions plunged the peaceful Tingen into unprecedented chaos.

This was definitely not normal!

It was a premeditated action!

Someone wanted to create chaos to cover laneruss escape with Megose!

(End of Chapter)