Chapter 99 Young Dunn Smith

"Old man, can't you just take us away?!" Leonard carried the unconscious Cohenli on his back, exerted force on his feet, and ran quickly, as if he was avoiding a deadly beast.

"...I am an old and weak man, and you don't let me control your body. How can I help you? At most, I can give you a tip-off. Well, your captain has seen the letter for help and should be organizing people to rescue you. Just hold on for a while." The voice sounded a little old and rang directly in Leonard's mind.

"A while? It will take at least an hour and a half for the carriage to get here!" Leonard growled. The sweat on his forehead soaked his hair, and the wind caused by running couldn't blow it away. He looked extremely embarrassed.

"Then there's nothing I can do..." Having said that, the old man quietly stole the idea of ​​chasing the monster, causing the strange figure to pause where it was, but after a few seconds, it began to chase again.

……

"Captain, where are we going?" Klein opened the door of the carriage and asked Dunn, who was driving the carriage.

Dunn did not look back. He pulled the reins steadily, drove the carriage steadily and quickly, and said in a low voice:

"...This morning I asked Leonard and Cornelia to monitor an outside archaeologist. Well, I suspect she is a Beyonder with unclear motives for entering Tingen.

"The original plan was for them to confirm the target's location, and at night, I would quietly enter her dream and ask for all the information. But just now I received a letter from Leonard asking for help, saying that she was discovered by the target and was being hunted down...

“…I don’t know how Leonard did it, maybe he found an opportunity to hire someone to deliver the letter.

"No matter what, they are already in danger. They are now in the town of Turk outside the city, an hour and a half away. I will need your divination and ritual magic help after we arrive... I hope they can hold on..."

"What!" Klein's bad premonition came true. He immediately returned to the carriage, took out his pen and paper, and wrote a sentence:

"What happened to Leonard."

Then he leaned back, recited it silently seven times, and through meditation, he fell into a dream in the slightly shaking carriage.

In the twisted and illusory world, he quickly found himself. In an abandoned castle, Leonard and Cohenley followed a man and a woman, moving quietly. The woman was dressed as an archaeologist, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, looking intellectual and professional.

Suddenly, a pair of cold, ruthless, eyelash-less eyes appeared above the glasses...looking straight at Leonard's hiding place, with a hint of teasing in the cold eyes.

The scene was broken and changed. Cohen's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot as he pulled out a revolver. He held his head with both hands, with a ferocious expression, as if he was enduring great pain. Leonard listened to something, then knocked Cohen unconscious with a punch, carried his companion on his back, and started to run away.

Behind them, countless eyes, eyes without eyelashes appeared from the void, gathered on the woman's body, and transformed into the familiar, creepy "eyeball man".

“Gudong!” Klein stood up with a serious expression. “The Hidden Sage! He’s still haunting us! He’s here again!” He suddenly grabbed the “Invisible Kitchen Knife” under his armpit and felt a burst of warmth, heat... courage.

“Huh… I can do it, I can do it! Don’t tremble!” Klein took a deep breath, opened the door of the carriage, told Dunn everything he saw, and said anxiously:
"Captain! That's the Hidden Sage! It's exactly the same as what happened to Old Neil back then. I suspect that archaeologist is a member of the Moss Ascetic Order. That evil god has descended upon this Beyonder of the Mysterious Peeper Path!"

Dunn pulled the reins hard, the horse neighed, and slowly stopped running.

The usually serious and reliable captain turned his head away and fell into deep thought.

Klein steadied himself and continued, "I'm not sure how strong this incarnation is, but the Beyonder that is the carrier is definitely not Sequence 9. This incarnation will only be stronger than before!

"Captain! We may need a powerful seal. Also, I heard that the Mechanicus has always been interested in the 'Secret Voyeur' path. Should we contact them and ask for support?

"And the Mandated Punishers! We have worked together on our joint operations..."

"Klein," Dunn's eyes regained their depth and calmness. He turned his head and smiled at Klein, and said in a low voice:
"I have '3-0217' with me. I will soon turn to the 'Manufactured Punishers' team in the North District, borrow their telegraph to notify the 'Mechanical Heart', and then go with the Manufactured Punishers to rescue Leonard and Cornelius.

"You did a great job in divining such important information. They will definitely thank you when they come back.

"Well, call a cab and go back to the headquarters first. Luo Yao is on duty at Chanis Gate today. Go there and get a suitable seal, then hurry back here."

Seeing that Klein wanted to say something, Dunn spoke in a mellow voice:
"Don't worry, the fare will be reimbursed to you."

After saying that, he no longer looked so calm and serious, and winked at Klein with his left eye, as if he was still the twenty-year-old boy.

The horse started to move, pulling the carriage, and quickly disappeared from Klein's sight.

Klein stood there in a daze, thoughts welling up in his mind:

“The captain can actually be funny sometimes… Yeah, he’s only in his thirties, but his hairline is a little receding, which makes him look older.

"The strongest seal in the Chanis Gate is only level 2, corresponding to the stronger type of mid-sequence...

“But I already have the ‘Uncovered Kitchen Knife’, so I don’t need any other Sealing Items. This time, I can’t deal with the ‘Hidden Sage’ even if he is exposed!

"The captain only brought 3-0217. Hmm, it seems to be called 'Mirror of the Psychic'? It doesn't seem very powerful. It's enough to deal with ordinary Beyonders, but it's not enough to deal with the incarnation of the evil god..."

Klein suddenly realized that the captain knew that no matter which seal was used, it would not have much effect! So why did he ask him to go back to the headquarters to get the seal? Moreover, the captain did not give him any approval or proof, so it was impossible for him to take anything out of Chanis Gate!
"Captain...what is he going to do? Why? Is he going to get me out of here?
"Is he going alone? To prevent me from participating in the battle?
"Will he follow my request for support? Or... is he just trying to give me a perfunctory response..."

Klein suddenly panicked. His previous ominous premonition became stronger. He might lose...

No! Absolutely not! This time I already have the "No-Darkness Kitchen Knife"! In a short time, I will have the strength of a demigod!

Could it be, could it be...

Last time, I was powerless. This time, I have the power, but because I concealed it, my strength was misjudged, which led to...

Fate? Irony?
Klein felt weak. He stood in the street. It was almost noon, and there were almost no pedestrians on the road. The sun was so hot that it seemed that it could make people faint.

　Thanks to the monthly ticket from the boss "One thought, one fate ends"!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)