Mystery: A Spark

He lowered his head and stared blankly as a slightly pale hand emerged from his left chest, stained with blood.

Leonard stared blankly at Klein, whose heart had been ripped out, seemingly still reeling from the sudden turn of events.

However, Ince Zangwell, who killed Klein, wouldn't be as stunned as he was.

The former archbishop who had betrayed the Church of the Night shook off Klein, who had been killed instantly by having his heart ripped out, and turned his gaze to Leonard, who was in a daze.

During this period, he experienced a series of setbacks.

Especially with that damned Klein Moretti, plans always inexplicably fail.

Moreover, the true offspring of the Creator, which he had meticulously planned and finally created, mysteriously disappeared last month.

As a result of this incident, all the true believers of the Creator in Tingen left and went to Backlund in a frenzy, wanting to take revenge on Utravsky for taking away Megos.

This deprived him of the means to easily put Dunn Smith, the leader of the Night Watch squad, in a bad state.

Therefore, he had no choice but to use Mrs. Sharon from the Witch Cult to try and get her to kill Cohenley, who had less experience as a Night Watchman.

This is to allow Dunn to consume the extraordinary characteristics left behind by Cohen, just as he had before.

This practice of consuming multiple extraordinary traits will make Dunn more powerful than a typical Nightmare.

However, this will also increase his mental burden, make him more forgetful, and cause him to make wrong choices at crucial moments.

Ince Zangwell was initially very confident in his plan.

To his surprise, Leonard, who was resting, suddenly went to Blackthorn Security Company that night.

He also replaced Cohenley, who was originally preparing to depart, and joined the mission himself.

If he had simply joined the mission himself, that would have been fine; a Sequence 8 Midnight Poet like him wouldn't have been able to cause much of a stir.

Even if he had a secret, he couldn't have stopped Mrs. Sharon from escaping.

In this way, Ince Zangwell can still use Mrs. Sharon to achieve his own goals.

But to Ince Zangwell's utter surprise, the usually incredibly proud Leonard was unusually cautious this time.

He directly summoned a small team of Mechanical Heart members, then used cannons to blast open Mrs. Sharon's villa, completely ignoring the trap she had set.

All these changes in the plan occurred after Klein Moretti joined the Night Watchers.

Ince Zangwell believes that Leonard alone could not have accomplished anything without Klein Moretti.

Because before Klein Moretti joined the Night Watchers, Ince Zangwell's plans had generally gone smoothly.

After Mrs. Sharon was surrounded and killed by the Night Watchers and the Mechanical Heart, Ince Zangwill had basically no cards left to play.

That's why he deliberately revealed the location of his residence to Klein Moretti, so that Moretti would report it to Dunn after discovering it.

Thanks to Ince Zangwell's arrangement with 0-08, Dunn did not choose to prioritize reporting the information to the Church of the Night headquarters because the situation was still unclear.

He chose to contact the other two churches himself and go ahead to check on the situation.

As a result, Klein Moretti, who had repeatedly sabotaged Ince Zangwell's plans, and Leonard Mitchell naturally remained with Blackthorn Security.

As for the others, they all have their own things to do and certainly won't be back anytime soon.

This gave Ince Zangwell the opportunity to raid Blackthorn Security and eliminate the two people who thwarted his plans.

And the person he chose to kill first was naturally Klein, whom he regarded as the root of the problem.

Now, Ince Zangwell is about to make his move against Leonard.

However, just as he shook off Klein's corpse and prepared to rush towards Leonard, a thin golden shard appeared in Leonard's hand.

Leonard threw the thin piece at Ince Zangwell, simultaneously uttering an ancient Hermes word:

"Light!"

The next second, a large hole appeared in the ceiling of Blackthorn Security Company, running through the roof of the third floor and letting in the blinding sunlight.

The golden sheet above Ince Zangwell's head combined with the sunlight and immediately expanded into a sphere of light surrounded by countless flames.

Boom!

The entire building shook violently, and all the windows on the nearby streets shattered.

"what!!!"

Although the ball of light caused a violent tremor in the surrounding area, its power was entirely concentrated on Ince Zangwell, causing him to let out a shrill scream.

Under the holy and blazing power of the sun released by the Sunfire Charm, Ince Zangwill would have been greatly harmed.

However, Ince Zangwell was, after all, a Sequence 5 who had once attempted to ascend to the demigod realm.

Although he failed to advance at that time, he also suffered irreversible injuries, which put his lifespan on a countdown.

However, this experience of advancing towards demigod also brought Ince Zangwell some special gains.

Therefore, to some extent, we might call the current Ince Zangwell a "half-step Sequence Four".

So although the Sunfire Talisman possessed power comparable to a demigod, it ultimately managed to barely withstand Leonard's attack after Ince Zangwell paid the price with all his spiritual energy.

Having lost all the spirits he had painstakingly collected, Ince Zangwell was now filled with immense rage.

He never expected that Leonard, whom he should have been able to kill easily, would give him such a big surprise.

What he didn't expect was that an even bigger surprise was coming his way at that moment.

Just as Ince Zangwell was preparing to quickly kill Leonard and then head underground to retrieve Saint Selena's ashes, an extremely piercing scream rang out from behind him, directly filling his mind.

Because of that shriek, Ince Zangwell felt an overwhelming sense of fear.

While he was momentarily distracted by his fear, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Chapter 94 Burning Blood (4k words)

With the help of Arthas, the little scout, Arthur had actually been keeping an eye on the situation of Blackthorn Security Company.

So, when Klein and his two companions arrived at the front desk, and Dunn left alone while the other two stayed behind at the reception desk, all of this was actually observed by the inconspicuous puppy hiding in the shadows.

So it quickly went back to inform Arthur, and then returned to watch the show.

After receiving a tip from Arthas, Arthur quickly headed to Blackthorn Security Company.

However, on the way, he encountered several problems, including getting a stitch while running, bumping into a wall, and even getting lost for no apparent reason.

Arthur knew perfectly well that this was all orchestrated by Ince Zangwell using that quill pen to give him more time to act.

If he's not mistaken, at this point, any attempt to travel to Blackthorn Security Company will encounter various unexpected events, thus delaying the arrival time.

When Arthur finally overcame these unexpected obstacles and successfully arrived at Blackthorn Security Company, he saw Klein lying on the ground, already dead with a hole in his chest.

And Ince Zangwell, who was clearly in a very sorry state after being hit by a Sunfire Spell.

Across from him stood Leonard, his eyes bloodshot with grief and indignation at the killing of his comrades.

It was a little too late in the end; Klein's "first blood" was still given to Ince Zangwell... Arthur glanced at Klein lying on the ground and thought to himself.

These thoughts took him less than a second.

Arthur looked at Ince Zangwell, who was facing away from him and had just recovered from the attack of the Sunfire Spell. Without hesitation, he teleported over and unleashed a "Fear Shriek".

Then the hidden blade shot out from his hand like a venomous snake, swiftly piercing Ince Zangwell's waist.

Five-star kidney strike!

Among the vital organs of the human body, the heart, lungs, and liver are all protected by ribs.

The kidneys, however, are located on either side of the spine, close to the posterior abdominal wall, and behind the peritoneum.

It's very difficult to hit them if you attack from the front.

But if it's from behind, then it becomes a perfect weakness.

Because it is fragile and unprotected, and at the same time, it is an extremely important organ for humans.

Although Ince Zangwell is a powerful extraordinary being, he has failed to advance to demigod status and is currently still considered human.

Moreover, unlike "vengeful spirits," he is not without a physical form, so any attack methods that are effective against humans will also be effective against him.

After successfully executing the "Five-Star Kidney Strike," Arthur quickly retracted his hidden blade and retreated swiftly.

The next second, Ince Zangwell turned and swung his claw across Arthur's face.

However, because he withdrew in time, the claw only severed a few strands of golden hair on his forehead and did not cause him any real harm.

As he retreated, Arthur also drew a uniquely shaped two-handed greatsword that shone with golden light.

This greatsword is the Salamaine, which Bernadette took and then underwent an epic upgrade.

As mentioned before, this sword has gained the ability to switch forms after being enhanced.

In its two-handed greatsword form, it primarily embodies the extraordinary abilities of the solar pathway.

It can unleash even more powerful holy light slashes, and the sword can also be coated with more lethal solar flames.

In addition, the person who wields this sword can also use abilities such as "summoning holy light", "creating holy water", "immunity to fear", "divine oath" and "sun halo".

Its negative effect is that the holding time is greatly shortened, from the original three hours to the current one hour.

Although there is a time limit on its use, this does not actually affect Arthur.

For him now, there is probably no battle that requires continuous fighting for an hour.

Moreover, Arthur could store the sword in the emblem at different times.

Therefore, this one-hour usage time is more than enough for Arthur.

Additionally, when his two-handed sword form is insufficient to deal with enemies and he needs to fight desperately, Arthur can use that ability that only Anduin has survived to this day:

"Break chopsticks".

When this Salamani is broken into two one-handed swords, they will gain the ability to control the wind, which will greatly increase the attack speed of the two swords.

In addition, the two swords can also bring the user a continuous stream of anger and power, which can be considered both a positive and a negative effect.

In the beginning, this anger will make the holder swing them more forcefully.

Furthermore, its power will gradually increase, and the destructive power of each strike will become greater than the last.

However, this power and anger will continue to accumulate and impact the holder's body and mind.

Once the holder can no longer withstand the pressure, they will turn into a madman who only knows how to hack and slash indiscriminately, or their body will collapse and lead to death.