Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 26 Confrontation
This thought popped up in Roger's mind, and he immediately narrowed his eyes and observed the back of the tall woman with curly hair.

"His steps were steady and silent, and his muscles were under perfect control... It truly fits the character of a 'clown.'"

An "apprentice," a "hermit" with invisibility and various strange abilities, and a "fortune teller" with Sequence 8 combat power—it had to be said that this was indeed a carefully considered combination.

Earlier, with the help of Seal 2-049, the Nighthawks had killed the descendant of the Antigonus family, Riel Biber, and another Sequence 7 "Magician" of the Secret Order, and recovered the Antigonus family's notes.

It was during that operation that Klein learned that Sequence 8 of the Diviner pathway was the Joker, and at the same time, he qualified to become a full member of the Nighthawks.

"Could it be that the Secret Order doesn't know that the Antigonus family notes have been sent to the Holy Temple of the Church of Night, and they want to try their luck behind the Chanis Gate in Tingen City?

"If they knew that the Aurora Society was involved in the loss of the Antigonus family notes, would they still cooperate..."

As Roger thought about this, he closed the side door of the church and gently pulled the latch.

It was at this moment that he suddenly heard two muffled groans coming from deeper in the darkness, followed by the sound of a heavy fall to the ground.

Roger hurried over and came to the church hall, just in time to see the figure of the young man with glasses quickly outlined under the red moonlight, and at his feet lay two priests in black robes.

The young man took off his glasses and wiped them, his face looking slightly pale.

From the slight rise and fall of the priests' chests, Roger immediately determined that the two were only knocked unconscious, not dead.

"It seems this guy isn't as crazy as I thought. His purpose is very clear... Saint Selina Church is the headquarters of the Church of the Evernight Goddess in Tingen City. If he kills people indiscriminately here, the 'Red Gloves' of the Church will most likely uproot the Aurora Society in Ahowa County."

Roger breathed a sigh of relief, but then he muttered to himself:

"Perhaps this is why he didn't become a divine messenger..."

But no matter what, these two priests who were able to guard the important St. Selina Church at night most likely had extraordinary identities or special items, but they were knocked down in an instant by this "hermit", which shows the young man's excellent fighting ability.

The female "clown" quickly searched the two priests and found a copper key that was clearly in the style of the Church of Evernight. She then took out a pendulum and began to do divination using the key as a medium.

The pendulum was very calm at first, but soon began to swing slowly in a fixed direction.

That's the direction of the confessional.

Seeing this, the young man with glasses fumbled around and soon found a secret door there.

He pushed the door open and walked in, followed closely by Roger and the Joker, who came to a dark and narrow corridor.

This road is a relatively hidden secret passage that leads to the "Chanis Gate" and "Blackthorn Security Company" where various seals are placed.

As they walked, they soon saw four guards wearing Vatican uniforms.

When several guards saw a stranger appear, they were frightened and prepared to take action.

But before they could react, the young man with glasses disappeared into the shadows again.

Within a few breaths, the four guards fell to the ground one after another, covering their ears, with distorted and painful expressions, as if they had heard something extremely terrifying.

The young man with glasses walked out from behind them, his lips moving slightly, obviously whispering some obscene secret words.

"Mental pollution... I didn't expect a Sequence 7 Hermit to be so strong. Truly worthy of being a captain."

Roger thought to himself, gaining a deeper understanding of the young man's abilities.

He had heard that when Beyonders of the "Secret Prayer" path reached the Sequence 8 "Listener" stage, they would display various special and distorted abilities based on the whisper contamination they were exposed to. The scene before him seemed to be one of them.

As for the rest, Roger suspected that it was probably related to the initial abilities of flesh and blood. After all, the subsequent "Rose Bishop" achieved the ultimate in this regard.

Considering that these two might possess undisclosed mystical items, if the Sequence 7 Night Watchman hadn't been present at Blackthorn Security today, the Chanis Gate would have been at risk of being stolen. As the Joker used the previously acquired key to open a secret door, a descending stone staircase appeared before the three, illuminated by the light of an elegant gas lamp.

The three of them walked down the stairs and soon reached the cold stone floor deeper in the ground. Not far away was a crossroads.

The female "clown" now used the pendulum to perform divination again.

What was different from before was that this time the pendulum swung widely left and right.

But compared to the smoothness on the left side, the pendulum obviously vibrates slightly when it turns to the right.

"The Chanis Gate is on the left, and there are guards on the right, and their fighting power is not weak."

After a little thought, she came to a conclusion.

"It's most likely a Nighthawk... However, according to the 'revelation' we received beforehand, their captain is on rest today, so it should be a Sequence 9 or Sequence 8 Beyonder."

The Hermit analyzed the situation and then said to the Clown, "It's not a big deal. Go over and deal with it. At least stop them."

"I say, do you want to send me away and take all the things in Chanis Gate for yourself?"

Upon hearing the "hermit's" proposal, the female "clown" immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.

"Don't forget, we have an agreement."

The Hermit shrugged his shoulders and looked at the Clown as if he were a fool.

"Mr. C has already made a promise to you that he will give you the necessary rewards after this operation is completed.

"We just want to retrieve our belongings... As for the other things in Chanis Gate, you and I don't have to worry about them. Without the protection of the seal, we will most likely die before we can even leave Saint Selina Church."

The "clown" lowered his head and thought for a while, cursed inwardly, and walked to the right.

The "hermit" sneered, took out a pistol from his waist and handed it to Roger, then nodded towards the tightly closed heavy door with the dark holy emblem on the left, motioning him to go over.

"Metus, go in and open the door from the inside. Take this gun and shoot anyone you encounter immediately. Don't hesitate."

"Are you using me as bait?"

Roger thought to himself, but on the surface he remained calm as he took the pistol and walked towards Chanis Gate.

He infused his spirituality into "Benjamin's Gloves", then dodged and tried to rush into the door.

But at this moment, Roger suddenly felt some kind of obstruction, and a strong premonition of danger filled with the breath of death came.

That seemed to be a defense mechanism of "Chanis Gate" with an obliterating property.

In a hurry, he activated Yog-Sothoth's ability without thinking, suppressed the obstruction, and successfully entered behind the door.

In the secret room inside Chanis Gate.

Klein, bored, sat behind the table, reading a stack of newspapers that Old Neil had bought in the dim blue light of the gas lamp.

But his spiritual intuition suddenly moved, and when he looked up, he saw a man wearing an owl mask and about 1 meters tall rushing in.

He subconsciously pulled out his revolver loaded with demon hunting bullets, but the other party also loaded his gun at this moment.

The two of them aimed at each other at the same time.

(End of this chapter)