Chapter 229: Leonard, what are you doing here!
"You—you're the one from last time…" Seeing the figure suddenly emerge from the alley, Xio's face showed undisguised surprise.
"Why are you here?!"
"Who knows—" Luo En shrugged, "Perhaps, this is what they call fate~"
"I saved you again, you know."
This time, it truly was a pure accident.
Although he had previously entertained the idea of proactively contacting Xio, he hadn't yet put it into action.
Today, he had merely attended a small Beyonder gathering in the East Borough. Who knew that the gathering would be raided by a group of Official Church members from who-knows-where, just halfway through!
The whole scene was chaotic. If it weren't for his Calamity Premonition activating and alerting him to the abnormality, he wouldn't have escaped so easily.
Unexpectedly, not long after he started running, he encountered Xio, who was being forced into a desperate situation.
So, Luo En took the opportunity to help her out.
"He won't last much longer in this state."
Luo En pointed at the Nighthawk, who was still frozen in place.
This guy's Sequence probably wasn't high. He was taken down in one hit by Luo En's sneak attack with a Mental Storm.
However, Mental Storm wasn't too strong a control ability, and its effect couldn't last for too long.
"We should leave quickly. There are many other Officials around here."
"...Alright."
Xio didn't hesitate much. In this situation, she could only choose to follow behind Luo En and quickly escape this dangerous place.
Somewhere in the East Borough.
Klein and a group of Red Gloves were carrying out their "duty" of transferring (stealing) a secret warehouse belonging to the Aurora Order.
"Are we—are we really going to do this?" Klein lowered his voice, his tone a bit grave, "I feel like… something is a bit off—"
"Didn't you already do a divination?"
Charles, who had been dragged along as a laborer, asked with an unhappy expression.
"I did do a divination." Klein nervously touched the pendulum on his wrist, "But I always feel a bit uneasy."
Because this collective operation was very sudden, he didn't have time to go to the gray fog for a more precise divination, only a simple rough measurement with the pendulum.
"Alright, great detective." Irin, dressed in a black dress, spoke lazily, "Just like before, you only need to be responsible for keeping watch outside."
"Since we're already here, we can't return empty-handed."
"Sigh, I know. I'll go to a high place to keep watch now."
Klein sighed.
After all, since they were already here, they might as well finish quickly and leave.
He utilized the Clown's excellent balance and agility. He easily climbed to the top of a house, hiding in a large shadow, observing the movements around him from a high vantage point.
Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. After a while, the crimson full moon, which had been obscured by dark clouds, shone its crimson moonlight through a gap in the clouds.
The moonlight clearly outlined his figure in the Red Gloves uniform, casting a long shadow on the rooftop. "Captain, look at that shadow over there!"
In the distance, Leonard, who was waiting for news from his teammates, suddenly saw a strangely shaped shadow.
Sost looked over and immediately showed a look of surprise!
Hiding on a rooftop in the middle of the night! There must be something suspicious!
"It truly echoes Emperor Rosell's words—'Things come easily when you don't work for them.'"
He drew a crimson moon on his chest, then looked at Leonard beside him and ordered, "Quickly notify the others, prepare for the arrest!"
"Merit is right before us!"
"Damn it! This moonlight, it couldn't have come at a worse time!" Klein complained.
He had been hiding perfectly, but this accursed moonlight exposed him immediately. This forced him to quickly change his position.
After a brief search, he hid behind a large chimney.
"I only showed myself for a moment. It should—it shouldn't be a big deal, right?"
He thought with lingering fear.
At the same time, with the blessing of a Sealed Artifact that could block perception, and the natural affinity for Darkness of the Sleepless Pathway Beyonders, Leonard and his group had silently approached Klein's vicinity.
'Sure enough, it's those fakes!'
Seeing the very conspicuous uniform on Klein, with the crimson moon embroidered on the back, they knew they hadn't found the wrong person!
'Blasphemers of the Goddess!'
'I'll make you realize the price of impersonating a Nighthawk!'
"Ah—choo—"
Klein, who was hiding behind the chimney, suddenly felt a strange trance. He felt his eyelids becoming heavy. "Nightmare!"
Having fought alongside Dunn before, Klein was all too familiar with this ability that could forcibly pull people into dreams!
He instantly realized that a Nightmare had made a move.
At the same time, this also meant that people from the Night Church had arrived!
How did they manage to approach so silently?! Did they use a Sealed Artifact that could hide their presence?!
Without time to think further, Klein used all his strength, and before his consciousness completely blurred, he activated a charm he had already placed in his pocket!
A warm sunlight emerged around him, forcibly pulling his consciousness, which was about to fall into a dream, back to reality!
Without hesitation, he immediately picked up his flare gun and fired a signal flare into the dark sky!
A simple sketch of a baby, surrounded by symbols of wheat, flowers, and springs, exploded violently in the sky!
Huh?
Isn't this the symbol of the Earth Mother Church?
When did these fakes get involved with the Earth Mother Church?! Or is this some kind of deceptive tactic?
All the Nighthawks present were stunned.
Just as all the Nighthawks were momentarily taken aback by this unexpected signal flare, Klein seized this fleeting opportunity! He quickly snapped his fingers, summoning a stream of flames that accurately shot towards a pile of discarded wooden crates and tarpaulin in the distance, instantly igniting them.
Then, with a "Flame Jump," he directly flashed away from the rooftop!
Irin and the others should have seen the signal. I need to get out of here quickly—
However, just as Klein had jumped out not far using Flame Jump, before he even had a chance to steady his footing, a familiar figure suddenly emerged from the Darkness ahead.
This—
The moment he saw that person, Klein, wearing a mask, froze abruptly, his pupils suddenly constricting. It was a familiar acquaintance with black hair and green eyes, and a rather handsome appearance.
Leonard?!
No, why did you also come to Backlund!