Chapter 206 Urgent Arrangements (Asking for Monthly Votes)

Klein instinctively stuffed both hands into his pockets, one gripping the Scorching Sun Charm, the other holding Azik's Copper Whistle.

He keenly sensed that the latter's cold yet gentle mystical touch had vanished, as if suppressed by an invisible force, while the former remained warm and reassuring.

Taking advantage of this reassurance, Klein entered a half-meditative state, discarding his panic and no longer harboring any fluke hopes.

He turned his head, cast a glance at Leonard Mitchell, and jutted his chin towards Megose.

Then, relying on his Clown ability to control his expression, he smiled at Megose and said: "Would you like coffee, black tea, or nothing at all?"

Megose stroked her belly, as if listening to something, and said: "A glass of warm water. I suddenly really want to talk to you about Lanevus. I feel you know a lot."

"Who told you that?" Leonard, who had long shed his usual debonair and careless demeanor, smiled rather stiffly.

Megose suddenly chuckled.

"My child told me. He knows a lot, he's very smart!"

Klein suppressed the urge to curse, turned, and walked towards the partition, signaling Leonard to keep Megose steady.

Leonard forcefully raised the corners of his mouth, pointed to the sofa area, and said: "That's exactly what I wanted to talk about. We also hope to chat with you about Lanevus."

Rozanne at the reception desk watched all this with slight bewilderment and confusion, suddenly feeling like there was nothing she needed to do.

Klein quickly walked through the partition, directly twisted the handle of Dunn Smith's office door, and slammed it shut.

Looking at Dunn, who went from surprise to solemnity, he spoke in a deep voice: "Captain, something terrible has happened!"

"I know what the 'bomb' Lanevus was talking about is!"

Dunn shot up from his seat, pointed outward, and said: "Megose?"

He had clearly heard Leonard's startled voice, but couldn't see the cold sweat and terror on the faces of his two teammates.

Klein nodded and explained rapidly: "I tried to activate my Spirit Vision to observe Megose and check her mental state, but my spirituality stopped me, constantly 'telling' me, don't look, don't look! Looking means death!"

"This made me think of a saying: 'Do not observe gods directly.' Even if the baby in Megose's womb isn't an evil god trying to be born or an evil god's offspring, it definitely belongs to a Mythical Creature."

"Captain, coupled with the black altar in Hood Eugen's memories, his 'Psychiatrist' ability, and the tragic world described in Lanevus's letter, I feel my guess is very close to the truth: Lanevus obtained ritualistic magic related to the 'True Creator' from an Aurora Order member. With Hood Eugen's help, he turned Megose into a vessel to nurture a certain power. This power would rapidly grow by absorbing the resentment, oppression, and darkness around the factory until it matures. Or rather, the ritual itself requires these resentments, oppressions, and darkness to succeed!"

Dunn thought seriously for over a dozen seconds, then nodded solemnly and said: "I will immediately request aid from the Church. I hope the baby in Megose's belly can wait!"

"Of course, we can't just do nothing. You tell Leonard to stabilize Megose, try to keep her from leaving the company. You go notify Mrs. Orianna, Rozanne, and the others. Have all non-combatants evacuate!"

"I will go to the back of the Chanis Gate after I send the telegram. We must prepare for the worst—that the Church's reinforcements haven't arrived yet, and the baby in Megose's belly is about to be born."

"As the captain of the Tingen Nighthawks, I have the right to use Saint Selena's ashes in a crisis!"

Saint Selena's ashes! The ashes of a high-sequence powerhouse... the sealing core of the Chanis Gate... Klein calmed down a bit, his thoughts turning.

"Captain, we can also request aid from the Punishers and the Machinery Hivemind. They should have similar Sacred Relics!"

Saying this, a sudden flash of inspiration hit Klein, and he muttered to himself: "Lanevus's case was previously under the Punishers' jurisdiction... They happened to have a senior member lose control during that time. Old Neil and I helped handle it..."

In the midst of his muttering, his voice suddenly grew louder: "Captain, ask the Punishers again! Ask them if the member who lost control previously had followed or surveilled Megose?"

"You suspect his loss of control was due to pollution from the baby in Megose's belly?" Dunn replied solemnly. "During the re-investigation, Megose was also their responsibility... We can't delay any longer. Go find Mrs. Orianna and the others. I'll hurry up and send the telegrams, first requesting aid from the Church, then contacting the Punishers and the Machinery Hivemind. Ah, I also need to send one to the police department, asking them to find a way and an excuse to evacuate the civilians nearby."

"Okay." Klein took a few steps outside, but suddenly thought of something else. Megose's 'visit' was so sudden and coincidental.

The image of the house with the red chimney flashed through his mind. He quickly turned back to Dunn and said: "Captain, there's something else. Do you remember the coincidences I mentioned? The clues to the Antigonus family notebook in the house opposite the kidnapping, Riel Bieber not managing to escape Tingen in time, Hynas Vincent being exposed because of a coincidence, another Aurora Order member running into me and directly losing his life, and so on."

"These coincidences were relatively subtle and hard to notice, but Megose's sudden visit today right after we found Lanevus's letter is too obvious, too direct. This coincidence is completely stark and undisguised! I think the one behind it all might be about to take the stage!"

"Also, why did Mrs. Sharon risk killing Councilman Maynard? Does this also belong to a 'coincidence'?"

Dunn thought for a moment and replied seriously: "I will add this to the telegram."