Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 193 Azik and the Artificial Death God

Backlund——

"So you received a protection commission a few days ago, but you found out that the person you were protecting wasn't a good student. At such a young age, he was learning spirit dance and resurrecting corpses from a teacher. You originally thought the teacher was a corpse collector, but after investigating, you discovered he was just an ordinary, unskilled person?"

Wearing Jack's vest, Rowling smiled and summarized what Klein had just briefly described. He then looked at the feather and copper whistle on the table and said, "Is this what you gained from them?"

"Hmm." Klein nodded and said, "I suspect these things may be related to the so-called artificial death god of the Spiritual Cult."

"Yeah, that makes sense." Luo Lin nodded. Having read the original novel, he naturally knew what these were. He suddenly pulled out a newspaper from under the coffee table, pointed at the front page headline, and said with a hint of curiosity: "But compared to your little discovery while being a bodyguard, I'm actually more curious about what other accidents you encountered."

The newspaper's front page headline read: "Swindler's Death: Is the Mysterious Tarot Club Attacking Again?!"

It was a very eye-catching title. It was only after Rowling returned home today wearing the "Jack Jones" vest that he discovered that the most explosive news in today's morning paper was actually this. This reminded Rowling of a person he had forgotten - the fraudster Lanevus, one of the murderers of the Tingen Incident, a bastard who deserved to be put to death.

Luo Lin had actually forgotten about this guy before. After all, he was just a cannon fodder with little presence.

In the original novel, Lanrvus was used as a vessel for a divine descent ritual by the half-crazy True Creator. In order to escape this fate, he used the power of the Night Watcher. After consuming the divinity of the True Creator in his body, he decisively ran away. Then he met Mr. Fool who was lying in ambush nearby and was executed by justice.

But now the True Creator clearly no longer needs Lanevus as a vessel for divine descent. Although Klein is also investigating him, he has no clues. So how did this wretch have the bad luck to meet Klein?

Klein's expression stiffened upon hearing this, evidently remembering something. He sighed and said helplessly,

"Before I went to investigate that teacher, I unexpectedly ran into Lanevus, the fraudster I mentioned earlier. He seemed to have just escaped from there, and there were some strange changes in him. It made me feel like I was facing the offspring of the evil god before, but not as powerful."

At this point, Klein's expression showed a hint of fear. He glanced at the black gloves on his hands before saying:

"Luckily, I had the Wriggling Hunger and the Flaming Sun Talisman, otherwise I wouldn't have been a match for Lanevus. But because of that, the commotion got a bit louder. I didn't want to be dealt with by an official Beyonder, so I scattered a deck of tarot cards before leaving."

Although Klein wasn't afraid of dealing with official Beyonders, it was always better to have less trouble. Klein didn't want to be captured and see a Nighthawk come to rescue him, such as Ms. Daly or Captain Dunn. It would be even worse if someone from his family came to rescue him.

Because given the situation here, the only one who can rescue him openly is probably Mr. Lucifer.

Klein didn't dare to imagine how Lucifer, who already disliked him, would react if he came to the church to rescue him.

So Klein simply left behind a deck of tarot cards to indicate the identity of the Tarot Club. Although this might not be useful, it was better than doing nothing.

Luo Lin knew what was going on the moment he heard it. Clearly, in this fate he had altered, although the True Creator had long since implanted divinity within Lanevus—after all, this had occurred before Luo Lin arrived in this world—the True Creator hadn't used him as a vessel for divine descent. This meant that, while Lanevus didn't gain overpowering power, he was still stronger than an ordinary Beyonder, but not too out of character. Perhaps Lanevus had escaped the Aurora Society and encountered Klein, the Sixth Brother, and was killed.

"Well, although the process is different, the result is still the same, which is in line with the characteristics of fate. The only difference is that the Tarot Club is now more famous and has a better reputation. I feel that after a while, when the Tarot Club opens its recruitment, someone might join."

Luo Lin muttered to himself and was about to say something when he saw Azik coming down from the second floor. He immediately said, "Mr. Azik, are you awake?"

"Sorry, my nap took a little too long." Azik rubbed his temples, his gaze then falling on the two items on the table. He froze for a moment, pursed his lips, and said, "Klein, it looks like you've encountered a little accident."

"Yes." Klein nodded and briefly explained what had happened to Azik before saying, "Mr. Azik, I suspect these things may be related to you."

This is not nonsense, because the artificial Grim Reaper of the Spirit Cult is almost confirmed to be related to the other half of Azik's soul, so these two things are definitely related to Azik.

Azik didn't look surprised when he heard that. He reached out and grabbed the two things one by one to examine them. After pinching the copper whistle, he closed his eyes and a cold aura suddenly emanated from his body.

Obviously, compared to Azik in the original novel, who has not yet recovered much of his memory and power, Azik, the Archon of Death who has now faced the past, has more means at his disposal.

After a while, Azik opened his eyes, his expression slightly complicated. He said, "I sensed His presence. It was indeed another me, but unlike me, I didn't sense any emotions from Him. He... He was like a machine without consciousness. Perhaps the God of Death erased His will."

Luo Lin wasn't surprised by this result. He propped himself up on the coffee table with one hand, looked at Azik, and asked with a hint of concern, "Mr. Azik, has "He" affected you?"

"There might be some impact, but fortunately, there's so much between us, and I've recovered to my current strength. Before we officially meet, it's unlikely that He will have a significant impact on me, and vice versa." Azik shook his head, then suddenly smiled again, saying:
"However, with this medium, as another Azik, I seem to be able to influence those beings who have established a connection with Him."

Luo Lin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Are you referring to those people from the Artificial Death God Sect?"

The forces within the Spiritual Cult are basically divided into three parts: the Royal Faction, the Artificial Death Faction, and other inferior factions.

The strongest among them is undoubtedly the royal faction, led by the Pale Queen Shia, an unknown descendant of the God of Death, possibly a relative of Azik, who possesses a Sequence 1 characteristic of the God of Death's path.

The second is the faction of artificial death. The leader of this faction is an angel named Heitel who was influenced by the artificial death. It is hard to say how loyal he is to the artificial death, but he has been greatly influenced by it.

Finally, those second-rate factions are not worth mentioning. If the first two factions can be conquered, the members of these spiritual cults will naturally be in our pockets.

(End of this chapter)