"Waah!"
The baby inside Megose's womb cried, squirming as if to be born, wanting to help its mother out of her predicament.
The black, cold, slippery threads seemed startled, or as if seized by an invisible force, they all retreated backward.
"Waah!"
Dunn and Klein both felt dizzy, their throats constricted, their tracheas compressed, and breathing instantly became difficult.
Blood dripped from their noses, the corners of their eyes, and their ears; all capillaries seemed to have burst.
If not for Klein's experience of enduring whispers and roars before entering the gray fog, if not for Dunn holding Saint Selena's ashes, they would certainly have fainted, just like Leonard Mitchell.
Megose's headless body turned to face Klein, the charred skin falling off in patches and the holy yet eerie white bone dagger clearly reflected in his eyes.
Klein, who had just freed himself from the effects due to his rich experience, felt his scalp tingle, forgot the pain in his right chest, and seemed to see her rushing madly at him as if teleporting, not giving him a chance to chant a spell, pour spirituality, and throw the "Sunlight Charm".
Just as he was about to roll and dodge, Klein saw Megose suddenly stop, saw Dunn Smith's black trench coat billowing backward, saw the captain in front to the left lower his head, and his back bulging with thick, wriggling strips, as if hiding snakes, tentacles, monsters!
Dunn was using his "Nightmare" ability to forcefully interfere with Megose.
Bang! Bang! Bang! With just a struggle from Megose, the thick strips bulging on Dunn's body exploded all at once!
A large amount of bright red blood splattered, raining all around.
Despite this, pale-faced Dunn was not discouraged, because the blood was absorbed by the black threads created from Saint Selena's ashes!
Absorbed!
The countless cold, slippery, tentacle-like threads suddenly became violent, reversed their retreat, surged forward, and tightly entwined Megose, entwined her high, bulging, squirming abdomen.
Opportunity!
Klein was both nervous and delighted; the word for "Light" in ancient Hermes was already brewing in his throat.
"Waah! Waah! Waah!"
The baby's cry sounded again, more continuous and more urgent than before!
The black, countless, nearly invisible threads suddenly paused, as if struck by lightning, trembling and retracting.
Dunn watched this scene, realized Megose was about to break free, his expression changed, and without almost any hesitation, he withdrew his right hand, spread his fingers, and with a splat, thrust it into his own chest, his left chest!
He quickly pulled his hand out, covered in blood, his five fingers tightly clutching a heart that felt like the peace of the night and the mutability of dreams, a heart still contracting and expanding!
Captain... Klein watched as Dunn Smith pushed the heart in his right hand into Saint Selena's urn, his vision quickly blurred.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
A crying sound like a nightmare in the dead of night rose, and the countless black threads, with extreme coldness and calmness, tightened again, firmly and tightly confining Megose!
Even when another baby's cry came from Megose's belly, they did not loosen, even locked the terrible sound within their wrap!
Klein's tears mixed with blood dripped down, and he softly uttered an ancient Hermes word:
"Light!"
Light that illuminates darkness! Light that brings warmth!
He poured almost all his remaining spirituality into the thin golden sheet engraved with mysterious patterns, his head suddenly empty and dizzy.
Mustering his last strength, Klein threw the "Sunlight Charm" at Megose, who was bound by countless black threads.
This time, the black threads did not retreat early, no longer following instinct, as if commanded by some will.
Thump! Thump!
Inside Saint Selena's urn, Dunn's red heart was still beating.
Sunlight once again penetrated the large hole in the ceiling, through the entire third floor, into Blackthorn Security Company, forming an almost solid pillar.
Drawn by the "Sunlight Charm", it was reflected toward Megose.
The two merged above the headless monster and erupted like a sun!
Boom!