OBS Chapter 40 Reporting, Chance Encounter
Chapter 40 Reporting, Chance Encounter
Has Ince Zangwell become a cripple? A cripple?
Evan could hardly believe his eyes—what kind of spirit was this!
Ince Zangwill actually paid the price of losing a leg to save Dunn Smith; calling him a second father is no exaggeration!
But upon reflection, it makes sense, because the core purpose of Ince Zangwill and 008's script was to corrupt Dunn's mind, causing him to make wrong decisions at crucial moments.
Anyone can die, but Dunn Smith cannot, so it was inevitable that Ince Zangwell would forcibly change his fate.
However, he is only a Sequence 5 and has no divinity. Even with 008's help, the damage to him is still enormous.
Moreover, judging from the original work, the true creator may very well have seen traces of 008's interference through Heinz Vancent and Dunn Smith.
Adam, who founded the Twilight Hermits, is a mortal enemy of the true Creator. 008 is the final weak link on Adam's path to godhood, and this evil god is very interested in getting involved in 008's affairs.
Therefore, Ince Zangwell wasn't battling the corruption of the true creator; he was battling the true creator personally. It's a miracle he didn't die on the spot, thanks to the power of Alshogod's pen, which was due to the true creator being sealed off by the Seven Gods.
At this time, 008 took advantage of his weakest moment to write and rewrite things haphazardly. Ince Zangwell was lucky to have only lost a leg and survived.
After observing a moment of silence for Ince Zangwell, Evan began to analyze the impact of this event on the subsequent Tingen incident.
First of all, having suffered such a severe blow, Ince Zangwell will likely remain calm for a while, given the considerable damage he has sustained.
Given Ince Zangwell's current injuries, he might not be able to control 008, not to mention that 008 has a tendency to kill him off.
Therefore, the Tingen script may stagnate, and it is even possible that Ince Zangwell will write a new script and abandon the original one, because even without 008 pulling the strings behind the scenes, everyone still has their own life.
For example, Lanius might not be involved in the birth ceremony of the divine offspring; he would simply scam a sum of money to complete the role and then quickly leave Tingen.
However, Ince Zangwell will certainly not give up on acquiring the "Night Watch" extraordinary ability in Tingen.
Evan had researched the origins of the Church of Saint Selena and the deeds of Saint Selena, as well as the situation of other cities of similar level to Tingen. In addition, he had also researched the debate in the original work about whether the Church of the Night should provide Tingen with a Level 1 seal after the Tingen incident.
Evan is almost certain that the fact that Saint Selena's ashes are kept behind the Charis Gate in Tingen is an exception, not a standard practice.
Saint Selena was a native of Tingen and played a vital role in protecting Tingen a thousand years ago, for which she was canonized. It is very likely that she left instructions before her death, hoping that her ashes would remain in Tingen to continue protecting it, which is why Tingen possessed a 'Level 1 Sealed Artifact' that it should not have had.
Therefore, it was inevitable that Ince Zangwell would come to Tingen. In his eyes, the Night Watchers in Tingen were like three-year-old children carrying a gold brick, and there was no place where it was easier to obtain the advanced extraordinary trait of "Night Watcher".
Therefore, the development of the Tingen story depends on the extent of Ince Zangwill's injuries and whether the plan to bring forth the offspring of the evil god will continue, with Lanluus at the core.
Regardless, the fact that the progress of Ince Zangwell's and 008's script would be delayed due to this accident brought a slight sense of relief to Evan, who had been on edge.
He was genuinely afraid that his previous actions would force Klein to deal with the chaos in Tingen with only his Sequence 9 Great Perfection form, leaving him with nothing but ashes and unable to be resurrected.
Just as Evan was about to go to sleep, he suddenly felt a familiar gray mist appear before his eyes, realizing that Klein wanted to talk to him, so he perked up.
Soon, Evan reappeared in the ancient, unchanging gray mist palace, where time seemed to stand still, in front of the chair he had sat in when he attended the Tarot meeting.
Looking at the Fool, shrouded in gray mist and whose face was blurred and indistinct, Evan bowed respectfully in awe and said:
"What are your instructions, Mr. Fool?"
The Fool gently shook his head, gesturing for Evan to sit down, then said in an indifferent tone:
"It's not me who needs to talk to you, it's your classmate."
As he spoke, a piece of paper appeared on the bronze table in front of Evan. It was a letter written to Evan in Klein's voice.
In the letter, Klein recounted everything that had happened that day, including how he and Leonard exposed and killed Hynarson Vancent. He didn't write a single extra word, nor did he mention Evan's name. The letter didn't even sound like a letter; it was more like Klein's own diary, written to guard against the mastermind behind it all.
After putting down the letter, Evan thought for a moment and then asked the Fool to let him write a reply to Klein, which the Fool naturally did not refuse.
Evan picked up the manifested pen and told Klein in the letter.
The mastermind behind the scenes was severely injured after being discovered by the true creator for forcibly interfering in Heiner Vancent's loss of control. Therefore, Tingen will have a period of stable development. Klein must not slack off, but quickly summarize the Diviner's Laws, digest the potion as soon as possible, and reveal the Acting Method as soon as possible, because Daly is about to leave Tingen and come to Backlund.
Meanwhile, the purge of the Tingen cultists cannot be relaxed and must be accelerated. Evan explained Mrs. Sharon's situation and asked Klein to find Leonard to expose her.
Then Evan drew another diagram, asking Klein to make sure to mix Mrs. Sharon's case into the physical evidence.
Finally, Evan mentioned his investment in Tingen and asked Klein to pay close attention to it.
In fact, while Evan was writing furiously, the content he was writing appeared in the mind of "The Fool" Klein.
Evan described how, during their capture of Hynarson Vancent, a battle between a mastermind and an evil god occurred, which made Klein feel terrified and break out in a cold sweat. For the first time, he felt so close to death, and he was completely unaware.
When Evan wrote about how the mastermind behind this incident was severely damaged, he couldn't help but burst into laughter three times.
When Evan urged him to strengthen himself as soon as possible during the window of opportunity when the mastermind was severely injured, and to reveal the method of impersonation, Klein secretly took notes in his mind so as not to forget.
When Evan told him about Mrs. Sharon's situation, Klein was speechless again.
He couldn't figure out what Evan asked him to do at the end, but the drawing Evan made looked more like an emoji from his past life, and he still didn't know what Evan was trying to do.
Although he didn't quite understand, Klein didn't intend to ask too many questions. There might be a mastermind behind it all, so asking would be pointless. He'd better ask as few questions as possible.
As for Evan's attempt to urge him to expedite the investment, Klein was also itching to get involved. After all, Evan was offering a reward, and such a generous and easy reward was not uncommon. Klein was already quite impatient.
After Evan finished writing the letter he wanted to give to Klein, he also pretended to ask the Fool to deliver the letter as soon as possible.
The Fool nodded slightly, feigning nonchalance, and then waved for Evan to leave the gray fog.
Klein reviewed Evan's writing one last time, making sure he didn't forget any important information, before leaving the Gray Fog.
Upon learning that the mastermind had been severely injured, Klein sincerely thanked the true creator, even though he was an evil god.
It also made Klein feel relaxed all over, like a fish that had broken free of a fishing net, and the not-so-good air in Tingen felt fresher.
His previously suppressed feelings due to the existence of the mastermind have eased considerably, and he has become certain that the mastermind is not invincible. His outlook on the future has shifted from pessimism to optimism.
Thinking about this, Klein couldn't help but want to celebrate, so he went out to buy some white bread and salmon to make a hearty breakfast for Benson and Melissa the next morning.
Without further ado, Klein got dressed, ready to sneak out and buy it, intending to surprise Benson and the others the next day.
Just as Klein bought the cake and salmon and was walking down the sparsely populated street, he brushed past someone coming from the opposite direction.
At first, Klein didn't sense anything was wrong, but after walking a dozen meters, he felt that the person he had just passed by looked familiar, so he stopped and turned around to look.
The other person also felt that Klein looked familiar, so he stopped and turned around, and the two faced each other.
Klein stared at his opponent and noticed that the man had deep-set eyes, blue eyes, black hair, and a high nose bridge—he looked strangely familiar.
Suddenly, memories flashed through Klein's mind as if they had been released from their restraints. He immediately remembered how he had used the guise of a tracker to lure the captain to his home, draw his portrait, and then issue a warrant for his arrest.
He is the last holder of the Antigonus family notebooks—Rail Bieber!
Riel Bieber also recognized Klein as the young man who had been driven to his home by the Ancestor's Notebook a week earlier.
It was just that the young man's current demeanor was so different from his demeanor back then that he hadn't thought of it for a moment.
Just as Riel Bieber was about to say something, Klein threw the bread and salmon he was holding at him, then quickly ran over and shouted:
"Murder! Murder!"
Although there weren't many people on the streets of Tingen at night, there were still some passersby. Suddenly, Riel Bieber and Klein became the focus of attention, and even the windows of the buildings along the street were opened as many people stuck their heads out to see what was happening.
Seeing this, Riel Bieber hesitated for a moment, but in the end he quickly ran towards the nearest dark alley. After all, he still had things to do and did not want to expose himself too early.
Klein breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that Riel Bieber had escaped. He found a small alley to stop in and gasped for breath.