Chapter 214: Magician vs. Calamity Priest
"Mister Moriarty, when did I ever say I'd been to Tingen?"
Luo En slowly rose from his chair, approaching the door step by step.
He hadn't told anyone about Tingen. Mrs. Griffin didn't know, and Danitz didn't know either.
"I—" Klein subconsciously swallowed, a bead of cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He quickly explained:
"I once went to Tingen and knew there was a Narcissus Street there. And Tingen's location is indeed north of Backlund."
"So I subconsciously jumped to conclusions."
"Hmm, a reasonable answer." Luo En was already blocking the door. He looked at Klein, who was still sitting in the chair, and showed a strange smile, "However, there are many cities in the north, and quite a few cities have Narcissus Street—"
Luo En muttered to himself, and with each word he spoke, Klein's heart trembled.
Just minutes ago, he was controlling the rhythm of the conversation, but now the roles had suddenly reversed.
Luo En slightly raised his head, seemingly casually surveying the upper part of the room.
"Very good, no sense of being spied on, and there's nothing unusual about this person."
This meant that the high-level existence wasn't constantly watching him—
Luo En, with a smile on his face, walked forward again step by step.
"Mister Di Sen Ke, what do you want to do?" Klein stood up and subconsciously retreated, but the room was not large, and after only a few steps, his back hit the cold wall.
"Nothing, it's just that I said so much just now, and now I also have some questions I'd like to ask you, Mister Moriarty."
"I—" Klein still barely maintained a smile on his face, but felt a hint of bitterness in his heart.
Damn it, he must have discovered something! I was so foolish, to be led astray by him! If he really noticed something, it might implicate Benson and Melissa. Thinking of his experience in Tingen, Klein regretted his carelessness.
This guy is definitely not simple.
He glanced at the open window beside him.
This is the second floor; with my physical fitness, jumping down won't be a problem.
"Mister Di Sen Ke, don't get agitated, I'll answer any questions you have." Klein tried to calm Luo En with words while subtly shifting his feet, preparing to jump out the window at any moment.
"I told you so much about myself. Now, it's time for you to tell me your experiences." Luo En's voice turned cold, "For example, why did you break into my house in the middle of the night, and also—"
"Who exactly are you?!"
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"These questions, ah, easy to answer, easy to answer—"
Klein showed an awkward smile, agreeing on the surface.
The next second, he pushed off with his legs, and his entire body shot towards the window like an arrow released from a bowstring.
Just as he was about to burst out the window, even though there wasn't a breath of wind, the open window suddenly closed "by itself"!
With a loud "bang," Klein, who wanted to escape through the window, was solidly thrown back, falling somewhat disheveled onto the floor.
"Damn it, how could this happen?" Klein scrambled up from the ground, looking at Luo En in disbelief.
Was he behind it?
Luo En, who witnessed the entire process, shook his head slightly. He knew that Bodyguard Miss had made her move.
The previous reminder of "dinner" was actually the agreed-upon signal for them to act.
Before figuring out the detective's true purpose, he absolutely could not let the other party leave. He knew very well that once a tiger was let back into the mountains, the consequences would be unpredictable.
"Alas, it seems Mister Detective is unwilling to cooperate." Luo En sighed, his tone helpless: "Coincidentally, I also don't like slow interrogations."
He raised his head, a somewhat distorted smile appearing on his face, and threatened, "I imagine you know what 'Spirit Mediumship' is, don't you?"
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Klein immediately felt a bad premonition and reached to pull out the revolver from the holster under his arm! However, just as he reached out, he suddenly felt all his senses abruptly sink, and a cold sensation instantly spread throughout his body!
This—something, something entered my body!
Klein felt his consciousness rapidly fading. He used every last bit of his strength to control his hand, snapping his fingers with a crisp sound.
An invisible "air bullet" instantly shattered the window!
"No, get away from him!" Luo En's Calamity foresight activated, and he quickly shouted.
As soon as his voice fell, a scorching black flame that burned spirits erupted from Klein's body!
Bodyguard Miss's possession was forcibly terminated, and her figure, clad in a Gothic court gown, appeared in clear form for the first time.
Immediately after, countless transparent spiritual threads attacked from Klein's body, wrapping around the weakened Sharon, trying to drag her away!
"Dream on!" Luo En decisively drew his gun.
Before he could pull the trigger, he suddenly paused, as if realizing something, and immediately retreated, narrowly dodging another black flame shot from a blind spot.
Irin, who had been invisible, seeing her sneak attack fail, no longer concealed herself and decisively attacked Luo En himself, intending to kill him directly!
However, Sharon appeared behind her like a ghost, blocking her attack, and the two instantly fell into a brief stalemate.
"Go!"
Klein, regaining his senses, snapped his fingers again, and a surging "flame stream" shot out, igniting the bed in the room. The next moment, he activated "Flame Jump," and his entire person vanished from his original spot!
Luo En instantly realized something, drew his dagger, decisively turned, and stabbed fiercely behind him!
Just as the dagger was about to hit Klein, his figure suddenly changed, turning into a crumpled paper figure!
Paper Man Substitute!
"Over here!" Luo En did not panic. Relying on his Beyonder's extraordinary spiritual intuition, he immediately foresaw the other party's true location, raising his dagger again and stabbing directly in front of him, where Klein, having finished his Flame Jump, had just appeared!
Facing the stab before him, Klein's body coordination far exceeded Luo En's expectations. He suddenly turned, leaning his body back at a sharp angle, narrowly dodging the attack with an extremely strange posture, while simultaneously using his left hand to firmly control Luo En's wrist holding the dagger!
Luo En did not hesitate and immediately activated "Mental Storm"!
Klein's figure suddenly paused, but just before his consciousness became dazed, he grabbed Luo En's collar with his right hand! He lunged forward with all his strength.
The two of them, in an extremely disheveled manner, fell heavily together towards the broken window.
You want to play for keeps with me! I am a Lucky One, I'd like to see which of us falls harder!
Thud!
With a dull thud, the two of them, like kites with broken strings, fell together from the broken second-floor window, crashing heavily onto the cold, hard street.
"Hoo—hoo—ah!"
Luo En gasped for breath, struggling to get up from the ground first. Intense pain came from all over his body, but he still gritted his teeth.
Just as he had expected, because the detective beneath him served as a human cushion, even though his body tumbled a few times when he fell, and the angle wasn't ideal, as a Lucky One, the damage he sustained was significantly less.
"I was really careless. I didn't expect him to have an invisible companion. My Calamity premonition seems a bit delayed."
"But, since things have come to this—"
He looked at Klein, who was still struggling on the ground, seemingly unable to get up anytime soon, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
After a brief hesitation, he pulled out "Phantom" and aimed the muzzle at the other party.
Just making him temporarily lose consciousness would be enough.
"Click."
A crisp, empty click, "Phantom" misfired.
"What?"
Luo En paused slightly, then continued to pull the trigger.
"Click."
"Click."
"This, this is impossible!"
"Phantom" indeed had a chance to misfire, but three consecutive misfires, especially at such a critical moment of life and death, was something that had never happened since he obtained this Beyonder weapon!
"Bang!"
Just as he was momentarily dazed, an air bullet whizzed past, carrying a sharp whooshing sound, directly grazing Luo En's ear. Luo En quickly regained his senses, looking at the somewhat stumbling figure in front.
Klein knelt and stood up. Due to the impact of the fall causing him to lose his balance, this hasty counterattack was a bit off target.
Fortunately, taking advantage of the momentary pause when Luo En's gun misfired, he successfully activated his "Damage Transfer" ability, transferring most of the impact and pain to non-vital areas, allowing him to regain most of his combat effectiveness.
Klein knew that running away today was no longer an option. This Luo En Di Sen Ke had already discovered clues and was getting serious.
Even if he managed to escape today, the other party would absolutely not let it go. There's a saying from before he transmigrated—you can run from the monk, but not from the temple. The identity of "Sherlock Moriarty" would definitely be exposed. He had now joined the Society, and if these messy things were known by the higher-ups in the organization, he couldn't even imagine what would happen.
If he didn't thoroughly resolve this matter here, he would never again find peace in his future life.
"Hmph! Falling from the second floor and seemingly being fine, this guy's abilities are a bit troublesome." Luo En looked at Klein, who had already resumed a combat stance, his brows slightly furrowed.
He could be certain that this detective's Sequence was definitely not as high as his own. But after that last incident, he could still maintain a fighting state, and apparently hadn't been too affected. Looking at the other party's unyielding gaze, an indescribable surge of anger suddenly welled up in Luo En's heart.
Why! Why do you always pursue me and not let go!
"Since I transmigrated, I haven't had a single day of peace! It was like this in Tingen, and it's like this at sea, accidents everywhere!"
"Peeping Tom, Rose School of Thought, Tracy—"
Why won't you all let me go! Escaping death again and again at sea, finally returning to Backlund, and then this again! What exactly are you guys after?!
Why is this world doing this to me? "What is your purpose? Is what happened in Tingen related to you?" Luo En's voice was hoarse with anger, "Today, if you don't tell me everything you know, don't even think about leaving!"
What?
Hearing Luo En's words, the anger in Klein's heart also ignited.
My purpose?! I haven't even asked what your purpose is yet!
In Tingen, because of you, I was forced to leave my hometown, unable to return home! Now that I've finally settled down in Backlund, you repeatedly intrude into my life, throwing my daily routine into chaos! "And today you even set up an ambush for me! I should be the one asking you what you're trying to do!"
The two of them faced each other, their faces ashen, their eyes filled with grievance and unwillingness.
"Why are you forcing me?!"
This sentence flashed simultaneously in both their minds.
Klein made the first move! He raised his hand and snapped his fingers, a "flame stream" erupted, striking towards Luo En like a fiery serpent!
Luo En quickly shifted his feet, his body swiftly moving aside, easily dodging the attack.
The out-of-control flame stream instantly ignited the surrounding bushes and piled-up debris.
Diversion. Luo En looked at the debris ignited by sparks and immediately understood the other party's intention.
"Trying that trick again—"
In their previous exchanges, Luo En had already realized that the other party possessed a peculiar ability to instantly move short distances by means of flames.
He pulled out several purification talismans from his pocket, clenching them tightly in his palm. Just as the detective's figure vanished before his eyes, Luo En suddenly closed his eyes.
"Light!"
Countless pure, sacred golden rays of light instantly surged from his palm, enveloping everything around them in that dazzling white light!
"Ah!"
Klein's figure had just emerged from a ball of flame when a blinding flash of light directly hit his face!
Feeling the spiritual fluctuations generated by the light around him, Luo En didn't even need to use his eyes. Relying on his intuition, he directly stabbed the dagger in his hand behind him!
Unfortunately, just as the dagger was about to hit the other party, Klein's body once again transformed into a fragmented paper figure!
"To the side!"
Noticing a faint movement to the side, Luo En didn't hesitate at all and decisively activated "Mental Storm"!
"Ngh ah!"
Hearing that suppressed groan of pain from the side, Luo En unhesitatingly threw the dagger in his hand like a throwing knife, fiercely flinging it towards Klein!
"Rip—"
The sharp dagger instantly cut through Klein's clothes, and blood gushed out.
If it weren't for his powerful body control as a Clown, he would have forcibly twisted his body at the last moment, and that blow would have been a fatal piercing wound!
"This is—"
Klein was about to snap his fingers again to counterattack when he suddenly felt his fingers go limp! A violent, numbing pain emerged from the wound and rapidly spread throughout his body.
"That knife—it's poisoned!"
"Ha, good effect—honestly, I don't like playing dirty tricks either, but this is a special case now." A low voice came.
The dagger Luo En had just thrown was the one he had bought from Cattelya. The dagger came with its own poison, and wounds inflicted by it could not heal on their own.
"Ngh ah… You—"
Klein stumbled, no longer able to support himself, and knelt on one knee on the ground.
"I'm going to capture you alive."