Through the 'Intuition Enhancement' of the 'magic ring', Lex foresaw the danger that was about to occur in the next second.
He continued his movements, but in reality, he already had a countermeasure.
He planned to use the 'Paper Doll Substitute' to dodge the cards, which were like flying knives, and at the same time approach the person crouching on the door to shoot him with a pistol!
But after Lex stepped through the door, the person on the door did not attack; instead, he swooped down as if startled, landing on Melissa's bed.
The two couldn't help but stare at each other.
What kind of situation is this?
Did you predict my prediction?
Lex felt a bit absurd but still smiled calmly: "Stepping on a girl's bed without permission is not the act of a gentleman."
The person pulled down his top hat, snorted, and then suddenly flicked his hands repeatedly, throwing cards like flying knives.
Lex raised his cane and used it to block these cards, preventing them from damaging Melissa's bedroom.
However, the man in the tuxedo also took this opportunity to roll off the bed with unusually agile movements, quickly spring up, and escape through the window.
By the time Lex reached the window, the person was already out of sight.
He quickly went downstairs and, upon seeing Melissa, shouted, "Call the police."
Without time to say goodbye, Lex rushed into the street, sniffed hard, and vaguely caught a peculiar fragrance that lingered in the air.
Lex immediately gave chase.
As he ducked into an alley, he quickly pulled out a half-mask from his pocket and put it on, then glued a fake mustache to his lips and chin.
By the time he emerged from the alley, he had transformed into 'Duke'.
The tracking process was smooth; the person seemed to be an inexperienced novice, leaving not only the scent of perfume but also various unintentional traces along the way.
These traces might not attract the attention of ordinary people, but in a hunter's eyes, they were signposts indicating the way.
Soon, he arrived at the Dock Area, where various warehouses were concentrated, and Lex personally saw the man in the tuxedo duck into a greyish-white warehouse further inside.
Lex did not rush in; he took out his 'Seer coin' and whispered, "Is there only one person in the warehouse?"
He flipped the coin and watched the side with the wizard's hat land on the back of his hand.
"Is there a hidden danger in the warehouse?"
This time, the numbered side of the coin was facing up.
Lex put away the coin and did not continue divining.
After all, he was not a true Seer; obtaining some information with the help of a magical item was already sufficient.
Before acting, Lex checked the various items on him, and after confirming their status, he walked towards the warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, the man in the tuxedo and a semi-tall top hat was muttering something.
He took a leather case from a wooden box, preparing to move it.
Just then, as if sensing something, he suddenly stopped all movements and rolled outwards.
Bang!
A gunshot rang out, and his leather case was hit, leaving a bullet hole.
Immediately after, crows condensed from flames flew in through the window; after an erratic flight, one by one, the fire crows charged at the man in the tuxedo from different directions.
Although the man was panicked, he was unusually agile and displayed excellent balance.
He dodged the attacks of the fire crows, using acrobatic flexibility to ensure that none of them could hit him.
However, even though the fire crows did not hit him, they left clusters of flames in the warehouse.
At this moment, one of the flames suddenly shot up, and Lex, with his hand on his top hat, leaped out of the flame, raising his arm, his 'blood praise' pointed at his opponent.
The person seemed to have noticed and dodged in advance, also throwing cards like flying knives.
Lex ducked under the cards, and the gems embedded in the 'ring of distortion' on his wrist flashed.
The man, who had originally intended to jump, suddenly squatted to the ground.
He paused, then quickly pulled out the revolver from his chest, but instead of raising it to shoot, he threw the revolver to the ground.
This was the effect of 'Confusion'.
Lex took the opportunity to approach, and the stylish, crimson-colored revolver fired three consecutive shots at a steady frequency, hitting the opponent's chest and head.
He watched the man, whose name he didn't even know, widen his eyes, fall, and die.
Lex put away his revolver, stood far away, and after a while, when no abnormalities appeared, he divined again with the coin to confirm there was no danger before approaching.
He was worried about a sudden, unknown, and fatal danger, similar to his hunt for Hudson.
"His movements are agile, but his combat experience is unusually low, and he has no magical items or particularly mysterious abilities.
How dare he venture out like this?"
Lex finished speaking, then gave a dry laugh: "Although I'm not really in a position to criticize others, it seems this guy is just starting out?"
"Well, I'm truly sorry then."
Saying words devoid of sincerity, Lex began to search the corpse.
He found a wallet, a letter, some bullets, and a speedloader.
Lex first opened the letter.
'Berius, your mission is over; Mr.
Tivia wants you back.
Don't worry about that notebook; we've received news that it has been collected by the Black Night Church.
'Clown' has failed, and there's no need for you to continue lurking in that city.'
The notebook, collected by the Black Night Church?
What notebook? It couldn't be Antigonus's notebook, could it?
If that's the case, this person is actually a member of the Secret Order?
It seems he disobeyed orders and acted on his own.
Did he infiltrate Klein's house to target Melissa?
Did he want to kidnap Melissa to threaten Klein, thereby plotting for that notebook?
This guy's intelligence work is terrible; he doesn't even know that Klein is already in trouble.
Lex then opened the wallet, rummaged through it for dozens of pounds, and found a folded piece of paper.
Lex unfolded it and was stunned when he saw the information on it.
'Clown Potion Formula: Main materials: one crystal from an adult Hornacis Gray Mountain Goat's horn, one complete human-faced rose; Auxiliary materials: 80 ml pure water, 5 drops of mandrake juice, 7 grams of black-edged sunflower powder, 10 grams of golden cloak grass powder, 3 drops of hemlock juice.'
'Magician Potion Formula: Main materials: one piece of misty treant's true roots, all spinal fluid of a wicked-patterned black panther; Auxiliary materials: 60 ml pure water, 30 ml of Mist Treant juice, 3 grams of water-shaped gemstone powder, 4 drops of psychedelic grass essential oil.'
It turned out to be the Seer pathway's Sequence 8 and Sequence 7 potion formulas!
Moreover, on the Magician formula, some materials had checkmarks next to them.
The checked items included misty treant's true roots, Mist Treant juice, and water-shaped gemstone powder.
This indicated that the person named Berius had already started collecting the Magician's formula materials.
He was a 'Clown'!
"No wonder his movements and the way he played with cards reminded me of a circus clown."
Lex found Berius's leather case and, inside, discovered a beautifully patterned wooden box.
Inside the box were three of the materials from the Magician formula!