Time flew by, and it was already mid-August. The atmosphere in Tingen remained tense, as the official Beyonders in the city discovered that strange Beyonders had once again increased in number.
Apparently having heard of the changes here, Aurora Order members from East Tack County, the East Sea of Chemi County, and even South Wales County flocked in one after another. Although no more mid-sequence Beyonders of the Oracle rank appeared, their fanaticism was quite a headache.
This was not 0-08's arrangement, but the inevitable consequence of the news of the Son of God's birth. Aurora Order members were all zealots; once they heard the Son of God was about to be born and was being blocked by pagan organizations, they would surely come to protect Him. Mid-sequence Oracles might still possess reason, but those Secret Supplicants and Listeners were all madmen with twisted minds.
Even though the authorities had sensed several bad omens and begun to pull Beyonders from other regions, it still felt like a drop in the ocean against the suicidal attacks of the Aurora Order members.
Actually, according to the configuration of official Beyonders, there weren't many casualties. However, the Aurora Order's madmen were always wreathed in the evil god's pollution. A Sequence 7 powerhouse looking at a Sequence 9's dream could be polluted, let alone the evil aura actively released during combat.
As a result, even after successfully crusading against a member of the Aurora Order, the official Beyonders involved had to enter a period of recuperation to avoid losing control. Not to mention that in the shadows, there was a clumsy screenwriter holding a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, constantly rewriting the script.
Low-level members of the Aurora Order were dying in increasing numbers, but this was of no concern to the organization. With a True God watching over them, there was no shortage of mere Sequence 9 Beyonder characteristics. What? Manpower? You must be joking. In this era, the thing people lacked least was human life. One only needed to find a city and go around the slums once; as long as one was willing to provide food, there were plenty of people willing to risk their lives. As for loyalty? Regardless of whether they were loyal before drinking the potion, they certainly were after!
[Translated and Rewritten by Shika Kagura]
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A/N: A Sequence 1's aura in 4-22 could directly pollute ordinary humans into werewolves or zombies; even without Beyonder characteristics, it's not impossible to produce low-tier potions using the True Creator's aura, at most the risk of losing control would be higher.
Fortunately, among these strange Beyonders, there were more than just Aurora Order lunatics. For instance, there was that female Beyonder who first appeared in early August.
Her activities were quite frequent; every two or three days, she would suddenly enter the vision of some official Beyonder, leave behind a few nonsensical words, and then quietly disappear. Her behavior was so nonsensical that it almost seemed like she was playing a prank on the authorities. But invariably, every incident she revealed was quite dangerous--ranging from Mr. A's hiding spot to an evil god's sacrifice in the slums. Even if it seemed fake, the authorities didn't dare to gamble; more importantly, these things were often true.
Although in a sense this lady had made an outstanding contribution to Tingen's public security, purely from a result perspective, the official Beyonders in Tingen undoubtedly became busier.
And this lady, whom the authorities both loved and hated, was currently sitting before a dressing mirror, slowly modifying her makeup.
Although the official Beyonders already basically recognized her, she still had to slightly modify her face every time she set out. Caution was the quality an Assassin should maintain most, and a qualified Instigator also had to learn to keep herself out of the affair.
But just as Trissy was darkening her eyeliner to change his eye shape, the mirror before her suddenly brightened slightly. Subsequently, an image of a cat appeared in the mirror.
And it was only then that Trissy's Beyonder ability was finally triggered. But instead of letting her relax, it made her even more shocked, "How is this possible! This is my ability! How did you do it?"
Indeed, from the fact that the Beyonder ability was triggered, it could be seen that this time the damn cat had finally used the hair she had given him to cast a spell. But why was it that a communication released using a Witch's ability as a medium was instead dominated by the other party?
"That's why I've told you many times: don't be superstitious about Beyonder powers." The black cat in the mirror narrowed its amber eyes. Between the dangerous glimmers of light, Trissy felt her scalp tingle.
Although she had always felt that there was likely a powerhouse of no low sequence behind this black cat, it wasn't until today that Trissy truly felt the other party's strength and eccentricity.
"What is it this time? Who do I kill? Who do I save?" Trissy wasn't stupid enough to ask the other party's true sequence, instead asking directly for the specific mission.
The black cat was clearly satisfied with her cooperation, wearing a somewhat terrifying smile and pointing a paw at the mirror, "Find a girl named Elisabeth. She is a student at Ives Public School. Her family has a manor in the town of Lamud. I believe this information is enough for you to lock onto the target."
"It's enough." Trissy nodded. Such information could yield results within a few days even if entrusted to an ordinary private detective. However, she knew very well that the task wouldn't be this simple. To avoid this cat showing off his detestable "art of language," she asked directly, "And then?"
"After you find her, confirm whether she is being haunted by wraiths or ghosts. If she is, then inform Mr. Klein Moretti, who lives at 2 Narcissus Street; he is an official Beyonder. Oh, you can also tell him that the ghost is related to a certain amnesiac with a mole on his earlobe." The black cat's smile became even more unsettling. Trissy nodded, making a note, and then asked, "And if she isn't?"
"If she isn't, you directly find that Mr. Seer and tell him that there are clues in the old castle in Lamudrelated to his altered fate. Oh, and also that amnesiac with a mole on his ear." The black cat stuck out its tongue and licked its front paw, delivering its requirements in a leisurely manner. Then it tapped the mirror, "That's all for this time. It's not very difficult; only a single Sequence 9 is involved throughout. I'll give you a 500-pound question allowance; you may ask whatever you want."
"I want to know why the Acting Method can digest potions first." Trissy immediately asked the question she had been wanting to ask for a long time. These days her life consisted of using her invisibility and Sequence 7 status to tail those Aurora Order Listeners and then reveal their evil plans to the authorities. Although it couldn't match the feedback from exposing the Hidden Sage's pollution of a Sequence 9 earlier, it was still far more efficient than killing civilians.
"Oh-ho, this question... although I do know the answer, it's a key question pointing to the core of the Acting Method. The allowance you have in hand seems to be only 1300 pounds total; it's absolutely not enough!"
[Translated and Rewritten by Shika Kagura]