Leonard looked at the inquiry and concern in Roxanne's eyes, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
It's more like a plea than a question. It's not a question at all.
If I really die, only the people in the company will be sad.
No, there should be at least some colleagues in the company who are sad for me... The corners of Leonard's mouth suddenly turned up, his green eyes were full of helplessness, and his tone was like coaxing a child who had not grown up.
"possible."
boom!
He didn't dare to look at Roxanne's next reaction, but took a deep breath, and his face turned into a forced and weird smile that was uncontrollable, and he walked towards Miss Megoose who already looked a little anxious.
"Rosanne needs to go do something, and I will accompany you for the rest of the time."
........
After watching all the clerical staff and Mrs. Oriana evacuate the company one after another, Klein passed by the sofa where Megoose was sitting as usual. After discovering that Leonard had stabilized the terrifying pregnant woman, Klein did not rush up.
Instead, he turned around without leaving a trace and walked towards the telegraph room where the captain was.
He did not knock on the door, but directly turned the handle and opened the closed wooden door of the telegraph room.
Looking at the empty telegraph room, Klein realized that the captain had finished taking the telegram and was now selecting sealed objects behind the Chanis Gate.
"Yes, we'll come right away."
"Try to delay as much as possible."
Looking at the two translated telegrams, Klein's worry rose to the extreme.
The "child" in Megoose's body is probably a mythical creature. No extraordinary person in Tingen can even look at it normally. Even if this "child" is incomplete, it is at least good enough to fight against demigods.
The situation, even if the Punisher and the Machine Heart arrive on time...
"I hope all high-level experts know how to teleport... It probably won't work. Each sequence has its own strengths and weaknesses..." Just as Klein was confused by the current deadlock.
When he was restless, a burst of blue light emerged from the ground, instantly calming all the negative emotions in his heart.
He raised his head in surprise and found that the candles on the walls around the spiral staircase were also dyed blue. Dunn Smith was holding a square urn the size of a palm in his hand, and slowly emerged from the darkness and depth little by little.
Walked up.
The box seemed to be made of sterling silver and had the look of time as a bone product. It was engraved with mysterious patterns. The closer he got, the colder Klein's body became, as if a chill was piercing his skin.
got into his blood.
Looking at Dunn, who was shrouded in icy blue light, Klein changed direction and was about to go up with him, but he heard the familiar mellow voice and suddenly stopped mid-movement.
"You go behind the Chanis Gate and choose a highly offensive sealed object. It is up to you to decide which one to choose. I have informed Sika and the internal guards. Remember to avoid hidden dangers. Among them, the '2' level sealed object
There are three items, namely..."
Dunn, holding the ashes of St. Selina in his hand, briefly and clearly introduced the characteristics of the three 'Level 2' sealed artifacts. Just as he was about to continue moving forward, he seemed to remember something, and turned to Klein and added:
"Because I took away the ashes of Saint Selina, there is a risk that the sealed objects in the underground will get out of control at any time. You must take out the needed sealed objects as soon as possible with the help of Sika and the internal guardians. This is also to share the pressure for them.
Already."
The blond pregnant woman first opened her mouth to say something, and then suddenly fell into disarray. She was silent for a second or two before she regained her focus. She had a sweet smile on her face and stroked her smooth and shiny breasts with her hands.
The blond man said in a doting tone:
"No, he just needs to compensate the victims for their losses. I have already received the compensation in advance."
Receive compensation in advance?
Before Leonard could ask, Melgoose's right hand that was stroking her smooth blond hair suddenly twitched, and she pulled out a strand of hair that had been dyed black at the root.
"Boy, now is your last chance to leave. She has been completely contaminated by the true creator. When the thing in her belly comes out, the entire Tingen may not be immune to destruction."
Leonard looked at the strand of hair that Megoos had pulled out without realizing it, and was stunned for a moment. Then he returned to normal, and on the pretext of refilling the tea she had finished drinking, he got up and left the sofa.
As he walked towards the tea room, Leonard, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly lost all expression, tilted his head slightly, and murmured in a low voice with his lips barely separated.
"The whole of Tingen is not safe from harm?"
"Otherwise, in a sense, the Son of God can be regarded as the true Creator." The old voice in his head sounded again, and his words were full of a strong sense of conviction.
Leonard, who was bending to collect the water, carefully raised the kettle, and the sound of water flowing covered his words.
"So shouldn't I stay?"
"But you will die if you stay here!" The old voice began to rise and fall for the first time.
The light yellow tea water continued to rise, and the strong aroma of black tea overflowed. Leonard felt the warm steam on his face and raised the corners of his mouth from the bottom of his heart.
"My home is here. I can't betray my family. You know, I'm an orphan and I have nothing left."
Suddenly, Leonard, who had just stood up straight with a white porcelain tea cup in hand and was about to walk back, stiffened strangely, and two clocks made of transparent worms decorated with golden patterns appeared in his eyes.
He stepped forward, his pace getting faster and faster, as if he was not going back to the reception hall where Megoos was, but he was walking towards the door, towards the door of Blackthorn Security Company.
The footsteps of black leather shoes stopped abruptly. The green-eyed young man with a messy aesthetic suddenly stopped a few meters away from the gate. He turned around silently, facing a few strands of long hair that had fallen off, and was looking at him in confusion.
His Megoose walked over without hesitation and walked back to the reception area.
The warm sunshine filled every corner of the house, and in this comfortable tranquility, there was an old sigh.
............
Klein walked up the stairs to the second floor where Megoose was.
Although it only lasted a few minutes, the sealed item wrapped around his left hand seemed to have already exerted its "side effects".
Klein stood at the stairs of the second floor with a pale face, his vision was a little blurry for a while.
Under the light of the blue gas lamp, half of Dunn Smith, wearing a black knee-length thin trench coat, melted into the darkness that should not have appeared. He was bathed in the cold light and his eyes were deep, just like what Klein first encountered.
The corners of his mouth seemed to be curved, but his voice was still mellow.
"Re-acquaint yourself with Nighthawks, Dunn Smith."
What would have happened if I hadn't joined the Nighthawks at that time? This question suddenly popped into Klein's mind.
"I may be killed by members of the Secret Order, and it may also affect Benson and Melissa. I may not know Mr. Azik anymore, and I will lose everything I have now."
And all I paid was some hard work... Klein was silent for a few seconds, walked over, raised his left hand and gestured:
"Captain, the sealed artifact I selected is 2-105, and I plan to give it to Leonard for use."
Dunn nodded lightly, without asking why. He just grasped the square urn in his hand, pointed symbolically at the door of his office, and spoke in a low voice.
"We just need to hold on for a while. The strong men from the temple are already on their way. The other official extraordinary people in Tingen have also received the news."
"I know, I just saw the telegram." Klein, whose lips turned white, nodded, and then added in his mind, "I also wrote a letter to Mr. Azik, maybe I can catch up."
Dunn saw that his team members were mentally prepared and were no longer as serious as usual, with some youthful playfulness appearing on their faces.
He raised his eyebrows and squinted his eyes, catching Leonard who was talking to Megoose.
"To be honest, I always thought that Leonard was not good at dealing with women before. Dai Li even made a joke on him, saying that he obviously has enviable capital, but he is still an innocent boy now."
"This may show that our Nighthawks have a good style and our love life is not as chaotic as the Church of Storms and the Church of Steam." Klein made a timely joke.
"Emotional life..." Dunn's eyes suddenly lowered, and his eyelashes blocked the depth of his gray pupils.
He laughed silently at himself and turned his attention to the reception hall, alerting himself to the unstable "bomb".
Klein realized that he might have brought back bad memories of the captain, so he kept silent, stopped talking, and carefully observed possible abnormalities.
Under the cover of the conversation between Leonard and Melgoose, Dunn, who had fallen into silence, spoke again, with a hint of hoarseness brought about by vicissitudes of life in his voice, making his voice inaudible.
"Actually, the 'acting method' may not be of much use to me."
Why? Klein subconsciously wanted to ask, but inspiration told him that he should remain silent at this time.
"I have swallowed too many characteristics of the 'Sleepless One' path before, which means I need to digest a lot of characteristics."
Klein finally could no longer remain silent. He tried his best not to look away and said with his lips motionless:
"The church should not let members of the Nighthawks swallow excess potions."
"Yes, so this is a special event." Dunn nodded calmly, "Because of an accident, I learned about the existence of extraordinary characteristics. This is what remains after the death of an extraordinary person. It can be directly used as a complete potion.
Main material."
"So after the death of my teammates, as long as the circumstances are right, I will swallow the extraordinary characteristics they left behind. Unfortunately, Old Neil died out of control, and he and I are not in the same path..."
It’s equivalent to a complete main material! Several unclear clues in Klein’s mind suddenly connected into a thread, and he found the problem that had been troubling him before.
"So this is the substitute material that 'The Hanged Man' mentioned!" Klein couldn't help but shout in his heart.
Then, in sudden surprise, he turned to look at the captain, and once again thought of a sentence he had learned:
"The sealed objects left behind by extraordinary people after their death are essentially objects formed naturally by magic medicine under the guidance of the extraordinary person's spiritual legacy. They will reflect some of the original owner's character in negative effects. This is especially true for living sealed objects."
"Since swallowing extraordinary characteristics will prevent the captain from digesting magic potions, what is the real reason why he swallowed extraordinary characteristics?"
"He is obviously feeling inferior because he cannot keep up with Ms. Dai Li's promotion progress..."
Klein looked at Dunn, whose eyes seemed to have condensed into a deep spring, showing no emotion, and suddenly felt a helpless sadness.