Mystery: Lucky One

Chapter 641 Chapter 33 Fighting for Favor
Alice met this Zaun... no, this "Angel of the Word".

The frequency of lightning had slowed down by then, and when a figure gradually emerged in the dim yellow mist, Alice almost thought it was some extremely powerful monster.

During that encounter, Alice raised the sickle named Doom and pointed it at the river of his destiny. Then she found that he was not a monster, but just looked very similar to a monster.

Alice pretended nothing had happened and shouted to the figure in the mist:

"Steev?"

Then the figure slowly walked over and stood in front of Alice. He did not hold a lantern or a torch, but instead held a scroll. All Alice saw was a deep black color - it was the clergy robe on his body.

Stiver was over two meters tall, not as tall as Leo Master, but not much different from the normal height of the Chief of Silver City. Alice looked up at him and caught a glimpse of the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, the scars around his mouth, and his slightly hunched back.

Angels...will they grow old too?

Alice looked down at herself and fell into a long period of contemplation.

...Then can I still grow taller?

Stifel had a pair of dark brown eyes. He lowered his head calmly and asked:
“You have the breath of the Lord on you…Who are you?”

Alice first confirmed whether the "True Creator" was watching her.

This was actually unreliable. Alice already knew that if a being of this level didn't want to be discovered while staring at her, there was probably nothing she could do. But even so, Alice chose to behave differently in the two situations - at least to be a little more polite when being stared at.

Unable to feel that powerful and reassuring gaze, Alice exhaled, smiled, and whispered:
"Don't you recognize me?

"That's right, my appearance now is very different from before... But I thought you could recognize my power.

"I am Ouroboros."

It shouldn't be a problem to help the Creator and pretend to be an angel under His throne...right?

Although Alice guessed that the ability of the "Elder of Dirty Whispers" was related to language, she did not take it seriously - she was afraid that the "Son of Chaos" in the "Wishing Lamp" would take action because that person was a genuine Old One, but she was not too worried about the "Elder of Dirty Whispers".

After listening to her statement, Stifel nodded, as if he believed it, and asked with the scroll in his hand:

"Lord Ouroboros? What do you want to do with me?"

"The Lord gave me an order," Alice answered truthfully, "Before the opportunity comes, I need to take the lambs living on this land out - don't worry about the door, someone will push it open, but this task is heavy, and I'm afraid I will waste time alone..."

"I see." Stive nodded in conviction. "Then can you tell me, you are Lord Ouroboros, who is He?"

Alice blinked blankly. She suddenly had a bad feeling. In her dazed mood, Stiver reached out and unfolded the scroll.

That's a painting.

The silver-haired angel in the picture lowered his eyelids, as if looking at her through the picture. Alice soon realized that this was not an illusion. The angel's eyelashes trembled for a moment, and then the silver-haired angel walked out of the painting just like that.

Meeting that pair of silver eyes, Alice's body froze for a moment. She stepped back without hesitation and turned to run - this was different from before. Before she was ready, Alice didn't want to see either Ouroboros or Will Auceptin!
There was a pulling force, and Alice felt like she was forced into a tug-of-war. Ouroboros wanted to pull her back, and she... no, someone wanted to take her away!

She is the rope!
Alice opened her eyes wide, and her spirituality spread over. Alice saw the owner of the other hand. The young man with a monocle looked at her from a distance and casually stretched out a hand.

...It seems that this person is not a good person.

After a brief silence, Ellie grabbed it without hesitation.

Alice clearly saw a hint of surprise, and then the hand loosened and pushed her without hesitation.

"?" Alice looked at herself blankly as she retreated back to Ouroboros and looked at him again.

"Are you sick, Amon?" She was defeated.

“Amon?” Ripples appeared in Ouroboros’s calm eyes. “He” took a step forward, and Alice stepped back subconsciously, which successfully made Ouroboros frown.

"...I didn't intend to kill you," He explained, "You shouldn't die in my hands. Fate just told me to come and watch the fight between you and Will Auceptin."

"...No, although I know, I'm still very puzzled," Alice stopped, "You listen to fate so much, what if fate lets you die one day???"

"I will commit suicide." Ouroboros' voice was calm and even.

“……”Alice was speechless.

"I kind of understand why He didn't choose you..." She murmured and pressed her head, "Prey that doesn't struggle isn't even worth being hunted... I mean, I'm hiding from you not because I'm afraid you want to kill me, but because I feel it..."

She paused, raised her head and smiled:

“I felt the opportunity, but I didn’t want it.

"The turning point of fate... Humph, if I am the incarnation of fate, shouldn't I have the final say on what the turning point of fate is?"

Ouroboros frowned slightly as he looked at her. Alice stood there with her head raised. The scene fell into silence for a moment until a round of applause broke out.

“Pah, pah, pah,” the young man wearing a monocle came out of the darkness and joined the conversation. “What an impressive declaration… Maybe I should bring Will here, so that you’ll all be safe.”

Ouroboros turned his head and Alice instantly sensed a familiar sense of danger, which reminded her of His reaction when she first reached out to Ouroboros's clothes, so she subconsciously asked:

"You... couldn't win His favor before?"

"?" Ouroboros and Amon looked at her with confusion.

Alice blinked and explained:

"Look, you were probably in the belly of the Sun God when you 'restarted' before. If you round it off, you are half the son of the Sun God..."

Alice swallowed and didn't dare to continue, because Ouroboros's gaze had already fallen on her, bringing a chill like a blade. Amon's eyes were dim, and only the curve of the corners of his lips became more and more obvious.

"Look," Amon turned his head and chatted with Ouroboros like a long-lost friend, "She is indeed very suitable to be a 'provocateur'."

Ouroboros ignored Amon. His gaze fell heavily on Alice, causing her to put her raised foot back down. She asked:
"Can I go?"

Ouroboros said nothing. After looking at her intently for more than ten seconds, he took a half step back and cast his cold gaze on Amon.

Alice then looked at Amon again. This angel, who was surrounded by enemies on all sides, didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this scene. He chuckled and said:

"Do you want to come together?" "Not impossible," Alice said, "Grisha, keep an eye on your son!"

Her shout successfully made Amon and Ouroboros stop their actions. They looked hesitant and confused, with a mixture of shock that could not be concealed. Only the owner of the shout did not seem to intend to respond.

Of course, Alice didn't intend to get a response. While Amon was distracted, she ran away without hesitation.

Even while running, she didn't forget to pass on the blame:

"I don't care. I've got your message across. The believers here are no longer under my control!"

Her words fell from the air, and the surroundings returned to silence again. Stiver had already realized that this was not a place for him to intervene, so he left the area when no one was paying attention, leaving only Amon and Ouroboros at the scene.

Amon turned to look at Ouroboros and sneered, "My...brother?"

"I have never thought of this." Ouroboros said calmly.

Amon's gaze fell on Him, and he did not speak for a while. After a moment of silence, Ouroboros asked:
"You're not going to chase?
"You seem to be here to see her."

"Originally, yes," Amon sneered, "and then I found out that she is now protected by the Hanged Man just like you."

His cold gaze swept across Ouroboros, and finally he disappeared, as if he had never been there.

Ouroboros shook his head and disappeared on the spot.

……

Alice dived into the spirit world and then ran around.

She didn't know where she ran to, she just rushed out when she felt it was about time.

This is a desolate and dead plain, which is nothing strange. There are places like this everywhere in the "God-forsaken Land". If Alice had a higher level of education, she might have analyzed what the land was like before it became like this when she saw the ground - but unfortunately she didn't.

So she landed on the ground without much care and looked for road signs around her.

Having just met a dangerous person like Amon, Alice did not plan to go back to find Klein for the time being. However, she still remembered Amon's desire for "Source Castle", so she passed on the news that Amon had returned and reminded Klein to be careful.

After doing all this, Alice turned her attention to the front.

——There is a city there.

The outline of the city ahead was dark and shadowy, but it was deathly silent. Alice blinked and probed her spiritual sense over there first.

Using the special skills of divination, Alice was able to glimpse the traces of this city from the long river of fate even though she was far away - you see, this is the benefit of reconnecting with the spirit world.

After a brief comparison, Alice successfully located the city and confirmed that it was the city of North. Alice tried hard to recall and remembered that she had heard of this city before.

——When Klein was promoted to Sequence 4, Silver City Chief Colin Iliad led an exploration team to this city to hunt down "Shaper".

This is one of the main ingredients of Klein's potion.

According to the description of "Sun" Derrick, there are many monsters in Noscheng and they are very dangerous, especially the "shapeshifters" who are good at disguise - maybe halfway through their exploration, they will find that they have an extra teammate.

The city was filled with a light mist that even lightning could hardly illuminate. Alice frowned as she watched. She wanted to try to use her spiritual power to penetrate it, but she stopped suddenly.

That is……

Alice blinked slightly. In the light of lightning, a translucent black shadow flashed by in her sight, taking away the light of lightning.

That curtain!

Alice's eyes lit up for a moment. If the curtain was nearby, it would be obvious who was in North City. Alice no longer approached, but slowly retreated, gradually moving away from the city.

When they were far enough away, she quietly passed the message to Klein.

……

“Amon is back?” Klein’s heart tightened. “It seems I have to speed up… However, Moon City… Well, they should have almost believed me. When I find an opportunity, I will go into the city, do a unified purification, and leave the food and honorific name. That should be enough…”

Next to the gray mist, in the gap of history, Klein opened his eyes, shook his head, and lay back down.

It was not until Alice brought news about North City that Klein opened his eyes for the second time and rubbed his brows:

"Nos City? It's the place that Little Sun mentioned. If we use the Star Staff, it should be easy to get there...

"Very quiet? And foggy? It seems a little familiar..."

Klein frowned slightly, looking at the historical mist around him, and thought of Calderon City.

Klein would never forget his experience of exploring this "City of the Dead", especially when he went to this city, he also went to the "Fortune Teller" to obtain high-sequence items, so some of the similarities here were particularly suspicious.

——For example, it’s exceptionally quiet.

In the silence of Calderon City, he was nearly controlled by the "Spirit World Plunderer" through his spiritual body line, so when Alice mentioned the abnormality in North City, he subconsciously wanted to order Alice to take a look at the spiritual body lines of the people inside.

But he soon realized that Alice did not have the corresponding authority. Even if she could see this, she would probably have to go through a roundabout way, such as divination.

But judging from the honorific name of The Fool, the high-sequence Fortuneteller should also have authority related to fate. Klein suspected that doing so might alarm the Wish Wolf.

But it was obviously impossible for Klein to rush over immediately. If the "Wish Wolf" disappeared, he would suffer a great loss.

In particular, Kotal, who was startled, should be alert in a short period of time, and may not try to perform the ceremony again, but wait until it is safe...

This was not due to his understanding of Kotal, but purely based on his own experience. Klein suspected that the "fortune tellers" who were not careful enough had all died in the middle and low sequences.

Just like the High-Sequence Beyonders on the Path of “Destiny”, I can’t say anything else, but at least they must have good luck… Wait, no one who can reach the High-Sequence has bad luck… Well, that’s not necessarily true.

Klein thought of Anderson.

...or maybe it's just a tough fate.

(End of this chapter)