"Don't save me... Don't save me..."
While on Sefirah Castle and containing the Fool card, Klein already had the status of an Angel King, so he would no longer be directly contaminated by Mr. Door's shouts, but the content of those words made his scalp tingle, his pupils dilate, and he couldn't suppress the sudden surge of fear in his heart.
He had originally thought that Mr. Door was always calling for help, but now what he heard was:
"Don't save me!"
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In his silence, the ethereal and faint voice that stabbed at his spiritual body like steel needles shouted for more than ten seconds before suddenly changing:
"Help me... Help me..."
This time, the language used also changed.
...Klein leaned back in his chair expressionlessly and listened for nearly another ten seconds.
Then he canceled the maintenance of the historical pore images of the "Universal Key" and the "Crimson Moon Crown", allowing the space above the Gray Fog to completely return to calm.
Phew... he exhaled, habitually tapping his fingers on the edge of the mottled long table, muttering to himself:
"Mr. Door is indeed half-mad, but the mad part is not Him when He is shouting with all his might, but Him when He appears calm and can communicate rationally... The latter can also influence the former to some extent, distorting the content of His shouts?
When sane, Mr. Door actually shouted 'Don't save me'... For an Angel King who has been exiled and sealed for more than a thousand years, this is definitely not a normal reaction, unless He believes that returning to reality would bring a disaster that He himself doesn't want to see... An Angel King who has completely lost control?
Considering that when Mr. Door communicated with the Emperor, he always induced him to go to the moon occupied by the Outer Deities, there is another possibility:
The exiled Mr. Door lost the protection of the barrier left by the Primordial Creator, suffered erosion from one or more Outer Deities, lost most of his sanity, and his condition is only slightly better than that of the Bound God...
The 'Apprentice' pathway can travel the stars at Sequence 3, and Mr. Door's honorable name contains the title 'Guide of the Endless Starry Sky'... Does this indicate that this Angel King might have come into contact with Outer Deities and been influenced before his exile?
Hmm, what does the crimson earth, pyramid-like structures, and the starry sky in different positions that Miss Magician last saw represent? This is not like being in the current galaxy, nor is it like the mausoleum required by the Black Emperor... Is it the lair of one of the Outer Deities affecting Mr. Door, or perhaps a legend left by Mr. Door on other planets with living beings when he became a Traveler, one of his anchors? Most likely the latter, because Miss Magician did not encounter contamination from the stars when she saw that scene..."
The more Klein thought, the heavier his mood became, because this might truly reflect the arrival of the apocalypse in some aspects.
The apocalypse was absolutely not something that could be prevented by not thinking about it and pretending not to know!
No wonder "Yellow Light" Venitan had prophesied that the day the curse was lifted would be the beginning of the real disaster for the Abrahams... Mr. Door's constant cries for help prevented the Abraham family from producing another demigod, perhaps a form of protection... Although it would cause the Abraham family to lose status and most precious things, becoming mediocre, at least it preserved the bloodline... Heh, in that prophecy, the method to resolve the curse was in the hands of an "Apprentice" who had the help of a hidden existence... Klein chuckled and had an idea of how to respond to Miss Magician.
He planned to have "Miss Magician" Fors, when informing her teacher, only tell part of the truth:
First, emphasize that Mr. Door is half-mad and very dangerous, and even conversing with Him carries great risk; second, not mention the second easier curse-breaking ritual, but only talk about the one that requires sacrificing demigods from the "Seer", "Thief", and "Apprentice" pathways each.
With the first point, the Abrahams would understand why their ancestor persistently called for help: because he had lost his reason and could do any terrible thing.
This would effectively eliminate the Abrahams' worry and prevent them from helping Mr. Door escape, making them more and more quickly start to believe in "The Fool".
The second point would dispel the wishful thinking of a few extreme Abrahams, as they would be unable to complete such a ritual.
At the same time, informing about the ritual itself would also enhance the Abraham family's trust in "Miss Magician" Fors.
"Not to mention the current number of 'Mystical Mage's, the demigods who can become 'Faceless' are definitely more difficult to catch than the last, and most are concentrated in the Secret Order; dealing with them is a provocation to Zaratul. Even if the Abraham family itself still has demigods and can use a Grade 0 sealed artefact in a short time, it won't be easy to prepare the ritual. Hmm, dealing with 'Parasite' is the most dangerous; if you're not careful, you might target Amon's avatar, which is equivalent to delivering dessert to Amon...
"Also, later I'll use the identity of 'The World' Gehrman Sparrow to remind Miss Magician to beware of extremists in the Abraham family..." Klein thought for a moment and began to respond to Miss Magician Fors's previous prayer.
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After returning to the real world from the historical fog, Klein boarded a steam train and arrived at the capital of the Inner Sea County, Constan City, once the second largest city in Loen and the front line of the past war.
"...The damage is severe..." After getting off the train and leaving the platform, Klein stood on a height and scanned this purely industrial city.
Although this was his first time here, he had seen various photos of Constan in newspapers and magazines before.