Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 94 The Absent Priestess
"Mr. Fool, did Ms. Priestess take a day off today? I haven't seen her take her seat in such a long time."

Miss Justice's cheerful voice made Klein no longer as relaxed and comfortable as before, and a hint of sadness welled up in his heart.

Klein Moretti, who had risen from the dead once again and had crawled out of his coffin, used the gray fog world's ability to shield him from the outside world and enhance the "Fortune Teller" pathway sequence to divine "the one who killed me," and learned the causes and consequences of all the events in Tingen.

He knew that the real culprit behind the scenes was Ince Zangwill.

In order to seize the holy relics "Saint Selina's Ashes" and "The Sword of the Goddess", Ince Zangwill used the sealed artifact "0-08" to "write" tiny coincidences one after another, guiding a series of events in Tingen to develop towards his desired outcome.

In the end, Ince Zangwill succeeded.

He took advantage of the incident of the offspring of the evil god to severely damage the Tingen Nighthawks team and took the opportunity to seize the two holy relics.

Klein witnessed Claire using the two sacred objects to stop the evil god from descending, and he also witnessed Claire's subsequent death at the hands of the despicable Ince Zangwill.

Although Senior Claire always seemed rather indifferent during their interactions with the Nighthawks, this form of sacrifice and her identity as a "priestess" of the Tarot Club made Klein feel depressed.

I was also deeply impressed by the "guardianship and madness" of the Nighthawks.

Mr. Fool's always calm and composed voice now had a slightly deeper tone:

"The 'Priestess' died at the hands of a sneak attacker after interrupting the Fallen Creator's seance."

"No, it's impossible." The Queen, who had been suppressing her pain, finally burst into tears upon hearing the Fool's declaration. "Impossible! I dug up her grave, and it was empty! She's not dead! Someone must have hidden her!"

The "Queen" revealed her insane act of digging graves, which stunned the other members of the Tarot Club for a moment.

Even Klein, who had just crawled out of the grave, was silent for a moment.

But considering that Tai Perslan was once Claire's lover and was a big shot who was so cruel as to embark on the path of a witch, it was not surprising that he would do such a thing.

However, Miss "Justice" and the young man "Sun", who did not know the inside story, looked at the "Queen" with complicated and incomprehensible expressions for a moment.

The "Hanged Man" took such events lightly, but he also labeled the "Queen" as a lunatic in his mind.

After letting the Queen vent her emotions, Klein acted magnanimous, not caring about her loss of composure, and simply said:
"The attacker possesses a Level 0 Seal stolen from the Church of Evernight."

"That is one of the most dangerous seals. It can cause people to unknowingly act according to its instructions. In this incident, even the mother pregnant with the child of the Fallen Creator followed its instructions to a certain extent."

"And the attacker's name is Ince Zangwill."

Because in previous gatherings, Klein had pretended that The Fool was hostile to the True Creator. At this time, he believed that talking about the events related to the True Creator's divine descent ritual would not only strengthen this impression, but also leverage the power of other Tarot Club members to resolve the scourge of Ince Zangwill.

This time, it was Claire and Sharon who died, but what about next time? Klein couldn't imagine it.

And this Ince Zangwill actually went so far as to finish him off before leaving!

This Ince Zangwill has such a deep hatred for me that he's determined to kill me despite his injuries! This incident shocked and angered Klein.

Because it was difficult to explain resurrection to the Nighthawks, Klein was forced to abandon his identity as a Nighthawk and pretend to be dead, and was forced to leave his family.

Moreover, Klein had a premonition that this corrupted bishop, who relied on devouring holy objects to ascend to power, would definitely continue to commit crimes and might even meet him in the future.

In short, Ince Zangwill must die!
The Queen's voice had calmed down to an eerie level. "Mr. Fool, do you know where Ince Zangwill fled to?"

The Fool said calmly, "Backlund. Also, when you're in the outside world, don't mention the name 0-08, and try not to mention the name Ince Zangwill."

"Why?" Miss Justice, who had been listening, couldn't help but blurt out.

The Fool did not elaborate, but simply said calmly, "Everything that is said must be understood."

The Fool's response made the Tarot Club members uneasy. The Queen then muttered:

"I saw a description of the 0-08 seal of the Church of Evernight in a certain record."

"The 0-08 Seal has the negative property of killing the holder."

"It won't proactively alert the holder of anything that could threaten their life, unless it involves something that cannot be circumvented or explained."

"But at the same time, because it was sealed, 0-08 has a strong aversion to official members. Now that it has active powers, it doesn't want to return to its sealed state. As long as someone informs the official personnel of the owner's whereabouts, causing them to initiate a corresponding pursuit, it will immediately know and make the necessary arrangements. In addition, 0-08 is also wary of all Beyonders in the 'spectator' channel."

"Why is this?" Zhengyi, a Beyonder on the spectator path, blurted out the question again.

But the "Queen" no longer responded and just sat in her seat in a daze.

The Fool didn't respond.

Claire, who overheard this, suddenly realized that it was no wonder that even Her Highness Arianna said that the other party was difficult.

"Well... now that I'm a member of the Red Gloves, it's going to be extremely difficult for me to seek revenge on Ince Zangwill."

But Claire was not discouraged. Everything depended on human effort. Even "omniscience" did not necessarily mean "omnipotence." She could always find a way to bypass the 0-08 Seal or induce it, thereby achieving her goal of revenge against Ince Zangwill.

Furthermore, the Fool's familiarity with the Tingen incident also made Claire suspicious. Through previous probing, Claire had confirmed that the Fool wasn't omniscient. Furthermore, judging by the Fool's thirst for knowledge and his thoughtful attitude, it was highly likely that he wasn't even a High-Sequence Beyonder.

Or maybe it's a special being that has lost a lot of memories?

But no matter which speculation the truth is, how could a fool in this state know so much about the Tingen incident?

"Could it be that the Fool is in Tingen? Or even right next to me?"

The images of Klein and Leonard appeared in Claire's mind.

Both of these people, who have secrets hidden within them, are very suspicious.

"Or maybe the Fool really is a high-ranking being, and some of them are his followers."

Claire kept speculating.

Klein is dead, and Leonard...

"I did, through my authority as the Red Gloves captain, see the information about Dunn and Leonard applying to join the Red Gloves. According to the relevant regulations, I even have the right to recruit them into my team after they complete their training in the temple."

Claire thought with some evil amusement.

Compared to Claire's relaxed state of mind at the moment, the atmosphere of this Tarot Club gathering was destined to be a little heavy.

In this heavy atmosphere, Miss Justice said in a dull voice, "Mr. Hanged Man, there has been progress in the matter of Qilingos."

"Where is he?" The Hanged Man sat up straight, his tone full of excitement. The death of a Tarot Club member was not enough to make him indulge in sorrow. He just felt a little grieving. However, he cared more about Qilingos's information.

"Unfortunately, just as we discovered his whereabouts, he became aware of our investigation and killed the relevant personnel."

The follow-up news about "Justice" made "The Hanged Man" feel a little disappointed, but being able to find the trace of Qilingos was a clue.

Justice also promised that if he had any new information, he would convey it to The Hanged Man by praying to the Fool.

The Generous Fool agreed to this.

(End of this chapter)