In the deep and quiet underground corridor, the nearly four-meter bone messenger clutched the paper and disappeared before Klein's eyes, without causing any abnormal changes.
When only the elegant gas lamps embedded in the walls remained around him, he put away Azik's copper whistle and continued towards the Chanis Gate.
In the process of writing the letter, he had already decided which sealed artifact to choose next:
First, level "3" sealed artifacts had almost no chance of affecting the baby in Megose's womb, unless it was something like the "Mutated Sun Emblem" that concealed mysteries.
But at this moment, in this situation, Klein had neither the mood nor the time to explore or study secrets that might or might not exist. Moreover, sealed artifacts always had hidden dangers to some extent, causing great inconvenience to the user, or even danger. So Klein directly ruled out these level "3" sealed artifacts that couldn't affect the enemy but would weaken himself.
Second, the Nighthawks team of Tingen City had no level "1" sealed artifacts, and only three level "2" artifacts. This was a secret that Klein shouldn't have known, but given the critical situation, Dunn decisively used the "Emergency Clause" and told him the general situation.
— Dunn Smith couldn't hold any other sealed artifact while possessing Saint Selena's ashes, not even one.
And the level "2" sealed artifacts behind the Chanis Gate in Tingen were: "2—030", "2—078", and "2—105".
"2—030" was named "Inexhaustible Poison". It originated from a Beyonder who suddenly went mad, with an unknown Sequence name. He slit his wrist to commit suicide, letting the blood from his body flow into a small ordinary silver cup. However, when his blood had fully drained, the silver cup was not filled, and the liquid inside became crystal clear, extraordinarily tempting. Even a Sequence 5 Beyonder couldn't resist the temptation, drank the liquid, and was poisoned on the spot.
After the poisoned person died, the venom would slowly seep out from the pores of his skin and gather together again, neither more nor less than at the beginning.
Dunn said that researchers from the Church suspected that even high-sequence powerhouses would die from this, but the problem was that high-sequence powerhouses were almost never tempted by that cup of poison, and because "2—030" had obvious characteristics, it couldn't be ingested by mistake. To poison them, they would have to be captured, firmly controlled, and forced to drink it. But why go to such trouble?
"2—030" constantly tempted nearby creatures to drink it. The user had to concentrate fully to resist this force; the slightest lapse would cause them to drink the poison in their hand as if by habit.
Almost at the same time as Dunn finished describing, Klein had already decided not to choose this sealed artifact.
"2—078" was called "Door of Death". Its appearance was that of a normal wooden door. Any creature that passed through it would die instantly. No tests had been conducted with high-sequence powerhouses.
It had living characteristics, constantly trying to escape, and could change its appearance to disguise itself as existing doors. If the user made a mistake and allowed it to break free from control, they had to be careful not to pass through any door around them, stay put and wait for rescue, or directly break a wall to leave.
Klein considered using "2—078", but after careful deliberation, he thought that a mythical creature's intuition would certainly be sharp enough to distinguish which door was the "Door of Death". Therefore, this artifact's practical combat effectiveness wouldn't be too good.
In the end, he decided to choose "2—105".
The name of this sealed artifact was "Blood Vessel Thief". Its appearance was that of a thick, stiffened blood vessel. Anyone who touched it, regardless of protection, would have their life stolen. Initially, it wasn't obvious, but if contact wasn't broken, after half an hour, corresponding external manifestations would appear. Dunn said that a Sequence 5 cultist lasted two hours and turned from a strong man in his thirties into a hunched, wrinkled old man with sparse white hair and no teeth.
The biggest feature of "2—105" was that the person wearing it had a chance to steal one ability from a target within a certain range. Even high-sequence powerhouses could be stolen from, but the probability was small.
Within the ten minutes that the artifact's ability was active, the stolen target would directly lose the corresponding ability, while the wearer could use it proficiently. After ten minutes, the ability disappeared, and the stolen target wouldn't recover until the next day.
"Whether it works or not, at least it raises the probability of victory from five percent to ten percent. And I am, after all, the Yellow and Black King who controls good luck… Besides, our main goal is just to prevent trouble, to prepare for the worst. We might not even have to fight… I hope the reinforcements arrive soon…" Klein stopped outside the duty room, no longer hesitating.
As for the negative effects of the sealed artifact "2—105", he wasn't too worried because he didn't plan to use it himself…
His plan was to give it to Leonard. He himself had the "Sunfire Talisman" and the "Azik's Copper Whistle", which might still be suppressed.
Poet classmate, it's time to show your true secrets… Klein muttered, and saw Secca Teyang standing at the door of the duty room.
This part-time writer with white hair and black eyes, calm in temperament, was silent for a few seconds and said:
"You should guard the Chanis Gate."
"My strength is greater than yours, and my experience is richer than yours."
"But you don't have the Sunfire Talisman…" Klein smiled.
"Miss, I'm already Sequence 8."
"Even here, it won't be safe. The sealed artifacts with living characteristics behind the Chanis Gate are probably stirring. If we fail, those here certainly won't survive either."
"Heh, our goal upstairs is to buy time and wait for rescue. That might be even safer than being near the Chanis Gate."
Secca Teyang slowly pressed her lips together and solemnly drew a crimson moon on her chest:
"May the Goddess protect you all."