Amid the long sigh coming from deep within the church, Klein and Alger both tensed their back muscles, adrenaline surging.
Without hesitation, Klein's left glove turned transparent, and he suddenly vanished, only to reappear beside The Hanged Man.
As he reached out to grab the other's shoulder, the Wraith Seniel also picked up the jellyfish-like Beyonder characteristic and, using Mirror Jump, returned to the gold coin inside the iron cigarette case.
Immediately after, Klein and Alger's bodies simultaneously grew pale, becoming invisible, and the entire burial hall fell silent.
The two directly Teleported to a distant spot in midair, appearing under the crimson moonlight and the shadow of clouds.
Instinctively, Klein and Alger both turned their heads to look at the primitive island, wondering what changes would occur.
—They had only heard that sigh and hadn't yet sensed any real danger, but based on instinct and experience, they decided to flee immediately; now they couldn't help but feel a bit curious and puzzled.
In their sight, the thick fog that enveloped the primitive island was rapidly dissipating, allowing the moonlight from above to no longer be obstructed and fall straight in.
Amid the howling wind, Klein and Alger hovered in midair, and through the now thinning fog, they clearly saw what the primitive island now looked like: It was gone.
This primitive island, home to a demigod-level plumed serpent and various supernatural creatures, had vanished!
In the area where it had been, the dark blue, almost black seawater gently swayed without any abnormality!
Alger couldn't help but reach into his pocket, touching the core crystal of the six-winged gargoyle, which briefly stunned his thoughts.
If the spoils of war weren't still there, he would have absolutely suspected that everything had just been a dream, that he and Gehrman Sparrow had strangely gotten lost, never finding the real primitive island, and had completed an exploration in a dream.
Klein had similar thoughts, even feeling that he might be hallucinating at this moment; after all, a large island inhabited by many powerful creatures and harboring secrets of the mythological era couldn't just disappear without a trace, not even leaving any marks in the sea.
Luckily, we didn't hesitate for a moment and chose to retreat immediately. Otherwise, Mr. Hanged Man and I might have disappeared too, never to be found... Klein suddenly felt immense relief, not daring to linger any longer, and activated Travel again, vanishing from midair with Alger, traversing the Spirit World.
The last image that solidified in their eyes of this sea area was the fog re-gathering, becoming denser and denser.
After one more Teleportation, Klein and Alger returned to the previous deserted island, standing on the rocks, watching the waves wash over the sand with crashing sounds.
Alger looked around, let out a silent sigh, took out the core crystal and eyeball of the six-winged gargoyle, and said: «This is common loot. You choose first.»
After weighing it, he only considered the six-winged gargoyle as a monster they had killed together, while the three deceased belonged solely to Gehrman Sparrow.
Klein didn't respond directly; he made the Wraith Seniel appear beside him, took out the Tyrant card, the brown earthy Beyonder characteristic, and the jellyfish-like Beyonder characteristic—the latter presumably corresponding to Sea Singer.
After doing all this, he spoke: «One battle, I choose first, three times.»
He meant that this was an encounter involving the two of them plus three dead men and one six-winged gargoyle; the other side had also made a considerable contribution to the overall battle, so all the spoils obtained in the burial hall were common property.
Of course, according to the contribution made, Gehrman Sparrow had the right to choose first and to take three consecutive picks.
Alger was stunned for a moment, gaining a new understanding of the crazy adventurer, then nodded: «Okay.»
Klein then reached his hand toward his marionette and calmly took the Tyrant card with Roselle's face: «This counts as two.»
With this Blasphemy Card, combined with the Sea God's Trident, when he acted in spirit form, he could barely be considered a pseudo-demigod.
This also played a significant role in acting as the Sea God.
Of course, the most valuable part of the Tyrant card was the potion formula for the entire Storm Pathway sequence, and the ability to give the holder a subtle sense of the materials they needed after reaching Sequence 4.
That was why Klein stopped mid-journey to distribute the spoils instead of waiting until returning to Bayam, the City of Generosity. He feared that the Tyrant card might attract «Sea King» Arne Cotman directly.