Chapter 1176: The Idea Matters

"Give Amon a hard time?" Pallez Zoroast let out a snicker. "What's the benefit? If not, forget it."

Leonard was briefly at a loss for words. A few seconds later, he said, "At least it'll make you feel better."

Pallez chuckled. "If you don't bring up this topic, I'd feel even better."

Without waiting for Leonard's reply, the Sequence 1 Angel of the Thief pathway sighed in a slightly aged voice, "Didn't your former colleague have a Deception charm? Perhaps we can think of something along those lines."

After eliminating Amon's avatar in Backlund, Pallez had passed on the divine symbols and magical signs needed to create the four charms—Deception, Parasitism, Deprivation, and Aging—to Klein through Leonard. Klein used this knowledge and the "Time Worms" he had received to make one Deception Bullet, one Parasitism Bullet, and one Deprivation Bullet. He later used them when dealing with Cunas Colger, but Leonard was unaware of this.

Leonard lowered his voice thoughtfully and asked, "Old man, do you mean using the Deception charm to mislead Amon, to make him misjudge the location and be unable to affect Klein's escape?"

Inside his mind, Pallez Zoroast replied with annoyance, "In front of an Angel King of the Thief pathway, using a Deception charm—do you think that could possibly succeed?"

Not likely... Leonard gave a dry laugh and shamelessly pressed on, "Then what do you mean?"

Pallez Zoroast's voice grew a bit more spirited: "To deceive the rule of returning only to the place where the original body is!"

"Deceive the rules? That works?" Leonard asked in shock.

Pallez laughed at himself and sighed. "Compared to deceiving Amon, it's much easier to deceive the rules. After all, the foundation of this world is madness and chaos."

These words left Leonard speechless for a while. On one hand, he lacked the knowledge to even know that rules and regularities could be "deceived." On the other hand, he never imagined that in the old man's eyes, Amon was more terrifying than "Natural Laws" or "World Rules."

After almost ten seconds, he spoke again, "If we use this method, how high is the chance of success?"

"Very, very low." Pallez gave a contemptuous laugh. "It's just a Deception charm made from a single 'Time Worm' from an Amon avatar. The probability of deceiving such a rule is very, very low. So, my suggestion remains the same: have him seek help from The Fool. Don't waste time. The longer he confronts Amon, the more dangerous it becomes."

Leonard thought it over and nodded in agreement. "I understand. I'll suggest that to him."

Of course, he wouldn't forget to mention this low-probability idea from the old man.

"Good, good. It's really a nuisance, disturbing an old man from reading his newspaper..." Pallez muttered, his voice gradually fading away in Leonard's mind.

At 7 Pinster Street, the newspaper on the coffee table suddenly lifted into the air and unfolded in front of the sofa.

......

"Use the Deception charm to 'deceive' the rule that one can only revive in the area around the original body?" Above the Gray Fog, inside the ancient palace, Klein rephrased Pallez Zoroast's "suggestion" in his own words.

He immediately recalled the leather lantern that had been lit for a long time—Amon had "deceived" the natural laws, allowing a candle to remain in a miraculous state without fuel, glowing for a week.

Klein's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "This idea... only an Angel from the Thief pathway could think of it first. It might not be impossible!"

Like Pallez, he felt that dealing with natural laws was simpler and less troublesome than dealing with Amon.

Seeing hope, Klein immediately started analyzing the specific feasibility:

"Even though I've already used that Deception Bullet, I can summon it from the historical void. After all, before the effect ends, I will have already reconstituted my body and successfully revived...

"Natural laws are really pitiable—not only have they been 'deceived,' but the very item used to deceive them is fake...

"The only problem is that the bullet might not actually be able to deceive mystical laws. Even when I used it against Cunas Colger, it was a bit strained..."

Amid his scattered thoughts, Klein slowly looked around and gradually had an inspiration.

That is, to use "Sefirah Castle"!