I've been shot

The self-produced and self-sold occult news did not disturb Klein, who was fighting against the esoteric order.

With the Antigonus Notebook in hand, Shael simultaneously performed a mysterious ritual and a prayer sacrifice. With a flick of his finger, he transformed the paper into a tiny figure resembling Riel Bieber. Using Riel Bieber's blood on the ground as a catalyst, he manipulated the 'paper figure' to restart the ritual of 'absorbing' extraordinary power.

During this process, he completed his prayer to the gray fog, and using the remaining power of Antigonus within the Fourth Epoch Notebook, he leveraged some of the gray fog's power to accelerate the completion of the transfer ritual, and also incorporated some of the gray fog's power into his own notes.

As a cryptic person, Shael is quite skilled at various rituals and sacrifices.

His figure became somewhat ethereal, aided by the power of vengeful spirits, guiding the notebook and the gray mist's inherent ability to conceal and eliminate mysterious traces.

Too lazy to find divination tools, I quickly calculate with my fingers, relying on spiritual intuition for guidance.

Xiaoji.

This means that the fighting outside will continue for a while, and for the time being, no one will disturb them.

But someone might try to sabotage you.

......

In a red house in Tingen, a hand holding a quill pen is writing with some force.

"Although Riel Bieber was affected by the sealed artifact '3-089' and did not experience any supernatural outbursts that severely injured the Night Watch team, Al Hassen was also affected by the negative effects of the sealed artifact and chose to leave Bennet Maynard alone in the safe warehouse."

"A young and impulsive extraordinary being is clearly not able to withstand this test; he will be drawn to the power of the Antigonus Notebook, and the Mystic will be more able to feel the power contained within the notebook."

"He might be tempted to try one of the mysterious rituals recorded in the notebook. He would have ample time to read the notebook and be influenced by its power before the secret order members broke in and interfered with the ritual."

......

This ritual magic is relatively simple.

Riel Bieber, who was just an ordinary person before, was able to do it.

Following the ritual, Xia'er transferred some of the remaining mysterious power from the notebook to another notebook, using some pages from the Antigonus Notebook as a medium and the power of the gray mist as a buffer to maintain the stability of the ritual.

Did a problem occur during the ceremony?

How did it go wrong?

If a living person can become superhuman and lose control, can a paper doll also become superhuman and lose control?

Xia Er watched as an abnormal white slime oozed from the paper figure he had made, and tiny worms began to tear at its body.

How could a low-level ceremony he personally organized fail?

Shael calmly used a spell-like ability to transform into paper. The tiny insects that had crawled out of the paper figure turned back into paper, repairing the paper figure's damaged body, and the ritual returned to stability.

The ceremony went very smoothly. Xia'er's ears twitched, and she put the paper figure back into her arms.

boom!

He turned his head to the side, dodging a throwing knife made of playing cards.

Chael's gaze was drawn to a clown in a tuxedo, who snapped his fingers—an air blast?

Shael used the Fourth Age Notebook as a shield in front of him, then fired.

The pistol bullet pierced through the tuxedo clown as if striking a phantom.

The air bullet struck the Antigonus family's notebook but did not penetrate it.

The clown in the tuxedo lit the playing card he had just thrown, leaped through the flames, and flashed behind Shael. The card in his hand transformed into a sharp long knife, which he slashed at Shael's arm, intending to snatch the Antigonus Notebook and make a quick getaway.

You want to play double jump with me?

As Shael turned and rolled, he infused spiritual energy into the sealed artifact 3-089. Among the three gems inlaid at the end of the handle, the obsidian in the middle, representing madness, lit up.

The clown in the tuxedo's eagerness to quickly complete his mission and escape was ignited!

He also released air bullets again when he sensed the crisis.

boom!

The simulated bullet sound didn't deter Xia Er. He felt as if he had been shot, and despite the pain, he rolled over.

The clown in the tuxedo stood where Xia Er had just held the ceremony, holding the Fourth Epoch Notebook that Xia Er had accidentally tossed aside, and rubbing his throbbing head.

Sequence 7 of the Diviner's Path is more susceptible to the influence of superior auras in the environment, whether it be the lingering Antigonus's Notes or the aura of the gray fog.

Despite being injured and suffering severe spiritual depletion, he endured the mental attack from the audience's sealing artifact, and a look of madness appeared in his eyes.

The other night watchmen arrived at this time, only to find the clown inexplicably out of control.

"He stole the Fourth Age notebook."

"He also ambushed me!"

Shael, clutching her wound, staggered and fell into Lolota's arms.

He did his best.

Hey, hey, hey!

Heavy breathing filled the air as the clown in the tuxedo seemed to have gone mad, tearing at Riel Bieber's body on the ground. Blood stained his painted face and dripped onto the notebook he was clutching in his palm, activating the power within it that had not yet subsided.

His flesh began to rot, his bones began to swell, and a violent and dangerous aura began to spread.

"Out of control?"

Dunn's gaze turned serious, and it seemed as if tiny snakes were flowing beneath his skin. This Sequence 7 Nightmare wanted to drag the tuxedo clown into his dream, but was interrupted by the other's roar and suffered a mental shock, letting out a muffled groan.

"Mr. Moretti, could you please look after Maynard?"

Lolota dared not be careless. She handed the injured Shael over to Klein, who had the lowest combat strength, to take care of, and then began to observe the opponent's spiritual weaknesses through the Eye of the Dead.

"Every time the sun sets in the west."

El Hasenborgia began chanting hymns to assist Dunn.

Borgia and Leonard were outside watching the seal 2-049.

At the same time, it prevents any remaining members of the Secret Order from coming to support them.

Klein tried to help Shael join the fight, but he was too weak to do so.

"You can use this, just hold it, don't bite it."

Shael wiped the porcelain spoon she had bitten with Klein's clothes, then handed the sealed artifact to Klein.

Klein, seeing how Shael treated his newly bought suit, really wanted to let go and make the guy lie on the ground, but influenced by the passive power of the sealed artifact, he just couldn't get angry. In the end, his body honestly accepted the sealed artifact:

"How do I use this sealed artifact?"

"You just need to infuse it with spirituality. The first two gems are for psychological intimidation, disrupting emotions, and for psychological frenzy, igniting emotions. The last one is for psychological soothing, calming emotions. It's very simple, isn't it?"

"That's all," said Xia Er simply.

After he finished explaining, he closed his eyes, looking very tired.

Klein dared not disturb the wounded any longer, and while supporting Xia'er, he observed the battle situation on the scene.

With the help of the Midnight Poet, Dunn successfully used his Nightmare ability to restrain the out-of-control Joker in the Tuxedo, while Klein also skillfully used Psychological Intimidation to disrupt the Joker's performance.

After gaining insight into the weaknesses of the out-of-control extraordinary from a spiritual perspective, Ms. Lolota rushed up and delivered two powerful punches.

The clown in the tuxedo had his lifeline severely damaged. Even though he was out of control, he was still greatly stimulated and opened his mouth to let out a roar that could pierce eardrums.

This time, Klein astutely seized the opportunity. When the out-of-control Joker in the tuxedo reached his emotional peak, he detonated his emotions through frenzy.

Boom!

Under the combined assault of justice, the ugly, out-of-control monster fell.

Klein detonated the already broken spirits that were spiraling out of control.

The Night Watch team achieved final victory.

......

"It's alright, the wound isn't serious."

"You'll be fine after a few days of rest."

Lolota, who had helped examine Chael's wounds after the battle, said.

Because it is an air bullet, the bullet will not get stuck inside the body, and there is no need for the process of removing the spent cartridge case.

Lolota bandaged up Chael's wound.

Dunn briefly glanced through the Antigonus family notes but did not attempt to decipher them.

Because the power within the notebook had been depleted several times, it had no effect on him.

After confirming that everything was correct, he praised Klein:

"Klein, you did a good job, the timing was excellent."

"This proves that my shooting training was not in vain."

Klein smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

He held the 'Soul Slayer's Silver Key', somewhat reluctant to return this sealed artifact to Xia'er.

This is really useful. After using it, he understood why Xia Er was able to restrain Al Bieber.

"Mr. Moretti, you really should eat more and get some nutrition."

"Leaning against you makes me very uncomfortable."

"I'm leaning against Lolota's chest," said Xia'er.

Klein frowned, but he found himself completely unable to get angry.

She just felt contempt for the way Shael was clinging to Ms. Lolota even though he hadn't hurt his leg.

"Mr. Moretti, Maynard is testing which emotion you have temporarily lost."

"Each time 3-089 is used, the user will lose the ability to perceive specific emotions within 12 hours, or frequent use may lead to permanent emotional loss."

Ms. Lolota smiled as she looked at Klein, who was frowning slightly.

She didn't mind holding Xia Er, after all, Xia Er had already done enough. She was already very grateful that he had survived the tuxedo clown's sneak attack.

"Permanent loss of emotional well-being?"

Klein asked in disbelief, and the sealed artifact in his hand suddenly lost its appeal.

"You're just using it for the first time, it won't be that serious."

"For the next few days, seal artifact '2-049', seal artifact '3-089', and Antigonus's Notebook will be stored together behind the Charis Gate in Tingen City until you recover, or until Backlund sends someone over."

Dunn patted Klein on the shoulder and watched as everyone made arrangements.

Both Chael and Borgia sustained minor injuries.

They can certainly rest for a few days in Tingen.

"I want to keep the sealed item '3~089' myself. As long as I don't use it actively, its passive effect is actually a kind of buff."

Chael offered his opinion.

He's too inexperienced right now and needs some security.

"We will help you re-contain 3-089 in a moment."

Dunn did not refuse.

He continued to examine the two bodies on the ground.

The spirits in this area had already been driven away by the power of the Antigonus Notebook.

Now, due to the clown in the tuxedo's loss of control, the spirits of these two corpses cannot be investigated through ordinary psychic means, which may cause the psychic to become insane.

Dunn would not joke about the safety of his team members.

"I actually really wanted to save him."

Xia Er looked at Riel Bieber's corpse with some regret.

He really didn't intend to kill this descendant of the demon wolf, but who knew that a Sequence 7 magician would suddenly burst in?

So many extraordinary individuals couldn't stop this slippery fellow.

"You've done your best."

"Actually, your safety is the most important thing. You took a bit of a risk this time."

Dunn wanted to reprimand Chael for his unauthorized actions, but in the end he didn't.

First, Xia Er wasn't his teammate. Second, Xia Er did the right thing. Third, the passive effect of 3-089 made everyone's emotions more restrained.

"I didn't want to either, but I sensed danger, and you still want to perform divination first."

"I don't have time to explain to you."

As she spoke, Xia Er glanced at Klein.

Why are you looking at me like that?

The people of Miqi are amazing!

Klein couldn't get angry, so he could only manage a smile.

"Ryle Bieber is probably absorbing the power inside the notebook using some kind of ancient ritual, just like when we take a potion. This requires sleep, a quiet, undisturbed environment, and our arrival has clearly disturbed his absorption."

"You used the sealing artifact to calm his mind before he lost control of his supernatural powers, but you obviously overlooked one thing: the supernatural power he absorbed did not disappear and was still accumulating in his body. Al Hassen, who arrived later, did not have enough time to analyze the situation and also overlooked this point."

"What else did you see the members of this secret order excessively deplete their spirituality in order to shake us off?"

Dunn analyzed what had happened and turned to ask Xia Er.

"It seems he tore up notes to fold paper figures?"

After recalling for a moment, Xia Er said somewhat uncertainly.

"That's right, the members of this secret order have the extraordinary ability to use paper dolls as substitutes."

"He had almost used up the paper dolls he was carrying outside the warehouse, and then he snatched the notebook from you. In order to escape from here as soon as possible, he probably tried to make two more paper dolls, but he was affected by the power of the notebook and was attacked by 3-089, so he lost control."

"After he lost control, he was clearly more interested in Riel Bieber, who had absorbed the power of the notebook on the ground, which is why he didn't attack you immediately."

Based on the available intelligence, Dunn speculated on the possibilities.

"I'm not afraid of him!"

Chael waved his uninjured arm.

"Shut up!"

Then he was punched by Lady Lolota.

"I've trained with a Sequence 8 combat scholar."

Xia Er was clearly still unconvinced.

"You mean you needed help to stand up later on?"

Klein joked with a laugh.

They were both newcomers.

This Mr. Maynard may have to learn from his mistakes to realize that it's best for newcomers to be cautious.