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Lawrence did not hear the full moon's ravings again until late at night, and the tense expression on his face finally completely relaxed.
"It seems to be working well," Leyton said with a light chuckle.
A rare, heartfelt smile appeared on Lawrence's face, and his voice, somewhat hoarse from age, sounded a few shades more pleasant: "Yes, it seems I should seize the time to collect the Scribe's potion."
"The Ancient Wraith's cursed item happened to appear a few days ago. It should not have been sold yet. If you need it, I can help you get in touch."
Klein is truly a failed seller; all his goods are promoted by me.
"No problem. I will prepare the corresponding gold pounds within these two days."
Lawrence nodded lightly, replying with a very serious tone.
"Then, I wish you sweet dreams." Leyton rose and bowed slightly.
Then he turned around, and after a few steps, his figure quickly became transparent, faded, and disappeared.
City of Silver, it is currently a period of frequent lightning, with almost one bolt striking every two or three seconds, illuminating the dark city walls around.
Derrick carried a leather pouch on his back and tightly clutched the hurricane axe in his hand. Beside him were nearly ten teammates, all members of this expedition team.
Amidst the alternating lightning and Darkness, a tall figure walked over with a steady, unhurried gait, carrying two sheathed straight swords crossed on his back.
As he approached, his pale, disheveled hair and weathered, deep-set eyes came into view of the others.
"Light the lamps, let's go."
Colin looked around, and after confirming that all team members had arrived, he spoke in a low voice.
Two members of the expedition team immediately lit the candles inside their lanterns, letting the dim yellow light dimly illuminate the surroundings through the thin leather.
Taking a deep breath, Derrick tightened his grip on the hurricane axe with his right hand, walked in the middle of the team, and followed the chief in the predetermined direction.
Flashes of lightning continuously illuminated the plains and fields covered with long black grass, presenting them like a sinister oil painting.
The expedition team walked on a road full of rugged gravel, constantly going deeper.
The lightning was intermittent, and the dense Darkness around them almost swallowed them whole. Fortunately, there was the dim yellow candlelight, weakly and flickeringly holding its ground in the surrounding area.
Backlund, Minsk Street.
It was already the next morning. Leyton was not in a hurry to find Klein to buy that Ancient Wraith's cursed item. After all, Lawrence still needed a day or two to raise funds.
He took out the Human-skin Shadow characteristic that Klein had previously sent over for Miss Justice.
On the thin mass, faces appeared, making one a little dizzy.
"A Faceless's transformation ability largely comes from it. So, which part of a Faceless's ability is the mutated pituitary gland of the Thousand-faced Hunter?"
"Being able to easily remember every person's characteristics, including but not limited to voice, smell, and temperament? It should also provide some auxiliary enhancement to disguise or transformation abilities."
Holding the Human-skin Shadow characteristic in his hand, as a Reader, Leyton instinctively began to analyze in his mind the role of the Human-skin Shadow characteristic in the Faceless potion and how to exploit it.
Speaking of which, I haven't asked Klein to analyze his Faceless abilities yet. It should be easier to create Mystical Items after analyzing the characteristics of the Faceless's transformation ability first.
Thinking of this, a layer of purple fluorescence instantly covered Leyton's eyes. His gaze easily penetrated the layers of walls and saw Klein, who was in the living room preparing to go out.
The other party seemed to have sensed Leyton's gaze and looked over with a slight doubt.
"The intuition is even more sensitive," Leyton commented softly, then raised his hand and opened a "Door" in mid-air, stepping into it.
In the room across the street, Leyton's figure quickly materialized.
Klein stopped his preparations to go out, took off the semi-tall top hat he had just put on, and said, "Good morning~"
"Good morning. You haven't sold that Ancient Wraith's cursed item yet, have you?" Leyton said after a slight nod.
Klein shook his head slightly and said, "Not yet. I plan to find an opportunity to sell them in batches at the Beyonder gathering I will participate in later."
"The Ancient Wraith's cursed item is a main ingredient for the Door Pathway's Sequence 6. I happen to have a buyer here."
"Door Pathway?" Klein was stunned for a moment, then recalled Mr. Lawrence from last night, and his eyes lit up: "No problem, as long as the price he offers is suitable."
"He is still raising funds these two days. I will have him come to you for the transaction then."
As he spoke, Leyton had already walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down, his tone slightly more serious: "I want to analyze the Faceless's abilities. Can we do it today?"
"No problem, this was agreed upon long ago. I thought you had forgotten."
Klein nodded lightly in response, walked to the window to draw the curtains, and then scanned the living room.
Then he took two steps forward, and at the same time, the flesh on his body began to squirm, his height slightly increased, and the color of his eyes rapidly changed.
When he stopped, he had completely changed his appearance, becoming the Sanguine Emelyn White, only slightly shorter.
"Besides this core ability, the Faceless's remaining abilities are enhancements to previously possessed Beyonder abilities. Do you need a demonstration?"
While speaking, Klein's height shortened a bit, his facial skin rapidly shriveled, and layers of wrinkles and age spots appeared, his eyes becoming cloudy.
This was the appearance of his informant in the East Borough, Old Kohler.
Leyton's eyes were filled with faint blue fluorescence. His gaze penetrated Klein's skin and flesh, seeing how the transforming Beyonder ability operated on his body.
All the cells in his body seemed to have become independent entities, capable of subtle adjustments according to their needs, which manifested as changes in skin, hair, body odor, and even bone height and density.
This ability to change one's own flesh is completely different from that of a Rose Bishop. It is somewhat like an embodiment of the unique mythical creature form of the Seer-related Pathways.
Leyton subconsciously rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then asked with a hint of excitement, "Can you transform into a female appearance?"
Klein was speechless for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, suppressing the urge to punch the other party, "Only surface transformation can be achieved; the actual body cannot be changed."
"It seems you've already tried it!"
"Sure enough, how can one resist the urge to try it out after gaining such an ability to change appearance?"
"Are you done analyzing?"
Klein asked with a somber face and a hoarse voice.
When the analysis progress was mentioned, Leyton quickly composed his expression, furrowing his brows slightly and saying, "Not yet. This transformation ability is a bit troublesome. Its operating mechanism is completely different from the Rose Bishop's flesh magic. Every cell in your body has undergone certain changes under the potion's modification. They are evolving towards independent entities, with clear divisions of labor, yet unified and orderly."
"This is a special ability unique to your three Pathways. It's a bit troublesome to analyze, and it should be even more troublesome to actually use."
"Transform your appearance twice more, any image will do."
Klein nodded lightly, expressionless. The other party's sudden seriousness, on the contrary, made the shame and embarrassment caused by the previous question even more severe for him.
He slightly raised his hand, and the muscle lines on his hand rapidly swelled, but because his own physique was not of the tall type, the muscles he could expand were limited.
Layers of leathery scales appeared on his arm, and their color also rapidly darkened.
This was how an out-of-control Beyonder he had seen in Tingen looked when turning into a Monster. He wanted to try to transform himself into a Beyonder form.
Leyton's gaze was fixed on the changes in Klein's body. From the moment he started trying to transform into the image of a Monster, the cells in his body began to lose control.
As his body gradually changed, Leyton could clearly see that the cells in his body had a tendency to develop towards losing control, and he quickly spoke to stop him: "Stop quickly! You are developing towards losing control!"
Leyton frowned tightly. In Klein's current condition, he didn't even dare to simulate Purification or healing abilities to help him, as the cells in his body with a tendency to lose control might instead become targets for Purification.
A minute or two later, Klein recovered, panting with a somewhat pale face.
"I wanted to try transforming into a non-human form... It seems the Faceless's ability can still only be limited to similar types of species."
"An out-of-control Faceless might be able to cross-species transform, but at that point, they would no longer be human."
Leyton said thoughtfully, following up.
Klein leaned on the sofa and gave a wry smile: "That level of transformation ability, I choose not to have it."
"What did you mean by 'special ability unique to our three Pathways' just now?"
"Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder. The mythical creature forms of these three Pathways are somewhat unique compared to other Pathways. They are an aggregate of Worms, more like a collective with a unified consciousness..."
"Worms?" Klein was stunned for a moment. Although he knew that the Worm of Time was the vessel for Amon's main body to create his avatars, he had never thought that Amon's main body was a pile of Worms.
He imagined a scene of a pile of Worms wriggling and rolling into a ball in his mind, then violently shook his head. That scene was too beautiful, too sanity-dropping.
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