abnabooks Chapter 296 Angel War 007
Chapter 296 Angel War 007
Chapter 296 Angel War 007
At 7 p.m. in Backlund, the sun had already set and the red moon was hanging in the sky. Klein changed into the uniform of a captain in MI9, with a revolver at his waist. He flagged down a carriage and prepared to go to the museum to change shifts.
Klein had joined the list of MI9 members responsible for perimeter protection a few days ago through Evan's connections, and today was his turn to be on duty.
When Klein arrived at the museum, it was already 8 p.m., and it was completely dark. The museum staff had all gone home.
Apart from a few uniformed security personnel patrolling the museum, the entire museum seemed to be asleep.
There was no movement.
Klein did not enter the museum through the main entrance, but instead inspected several MI9 outposts in the vicinity.
Since MI9 was only responsible for the peripheral work, while the interior of the museum was mainly handled by 'Mechanical Heart', MI9 did not send too many extraordinary individuals to the site. Most of the members were police officers drawn from surrounding police stations.
To prevent any accidents, a Sequence 7 Extraordinary is sent over periodically to oversee the operation and connect with the internal Mechanical Heart.
Because this mission didn't seem dangerous at all, it didn't offer much merit, so no one wanted to do it. Therefore, MI9 simply assigned the duty shifts to a few Sequence 7 Extraordinary Individuals, and everyone just had to work 12-hour shifts whenever they had free time.
Because no one took this job seriously, Evan easily placed Klein on the list of officers on duty.
After inspecting several MI9 duty stations, Klein took the opportunity to enter through the side door of the museum and headed straight for the "Mechanical Heart" lounge.
Having already seen Klein during the day, the members of the "Mechanical Heart" squad guarding the side gate did not stop him but let him pass directly.
Opening the door to the lounge, Klein saw several members of "Mechanical Heart" gathered around a table, leisurely drinking coffee. He rubbed his hands together and said with a smile:
"It's sunny during the day, but the weather changes at night. The weather in Backlund is always so unpredictable. I've come over to ask for a cup of coffee. You don't mind, do you?"
Max Livemore, the captain of the "Mechanical Heart" team in charge of security today, stood up, shook hands with Klein, and then said with a smile:
"Of course I don't mind. Sherlock, you're not a native of Backlund, so you don't know how changeable the weather is in Backlund!"
Apart from the notes written by Emperor Roselle in his own script, there wasn't much of value in the entire memorial exhibition. Even if there were one or two petty thieves, we could handle them.
MI9 doesn't actually need to send you on patrol outside every day!
As he spoke, Max personally poured a cup of coffee for Klein and handed it to him.
Klein took the coffee, found a seat, took a sip, and then said:
"The department knows that it doesn't actually need to send special personnel; the existing police force on the perimeter is sufficient. However, this commemorative exhibition is a large-scale event jointly promoted by the two countries' governments, so MI9 has to send people just to show its importance!"
As he spoke, Klein revealed a look of resentment, clearly dissatisfied with the bureaucratic behavior of his superiors. After all, it's easy for those above to give orders while those below run themselves ragged. Nobody wants to do work that yields no benefit and wastes time and energy, unless they have ulterior motives.
Max, the captain of the "Mechanical Heart" squad, patted Klein on the shoulder understandingly.
He understood Klein's complaints, because if he were in a different place, he wouldn't like peripheral work that didn't bring much recognition either!
The lounge features a miniature library made of building blocks, allowing visitors to explore anything that enters the library.
Since only one person needed to keep an eye on things, after chatting for an hour, Klein, who was "extremely bored," suggested playing "Fight Evil," which was met with enthusiastic responses from the members of "Mechanical Heart," and the game was set up.
At midnight, most people in Backlund, except for the workers on the night shift, were fast asleep, and the streets were quiet, with only the gas lamps on both sides casting a dim light.
Suddenly, a giant silver-white serpent covered in wheel-like patterns appeared in the sky above Backlund, looking in one direction with its mouth wide open, as if letting out a silent roar.
It was the Life Council Chairman who had been hiding in Backlund.
And at the very moment when the Speaker of Life revealed his mythical creature form above Backlund.
On the outskirts of Backlund, a man with gentle features, a beautiful face, and eyes that were both tender and indifferent appeared in mid-air, coldly looking at the Speaker of Life.
He wore a simple and plain linen robe and had a head of beautiful long silver hair.
Behind him, beams of light formed illusory, layered wings that expanded outwards, almost blotting out the sky and dazzling in their brilliance. These were none other than the true Creator's chosen one—"Tail-Eater" Urolius.
At the same time that Ouroles appeared, Augustus I, with his square face, black hair, blue eyes, and high nose, reappeared, wearing a "bloody crown" on his head. He drew his longsword and slashed it through the air at Ouroles.
Ouroboros seemed to be trapped in a strange space, unable to escape easily.
Upon seeing this, Urelius remained expressionless, and the wings on his back expanded, revealing many mysterious symbols representing fate that began to rotate.
As the symbol rotated, Augustus I's longsword seemed to rewind time, returning to its original trajectory and sheathing itself at his waist.
Fate restarts.
Ouroboros's attempt to restart his destiny was hoped to break the blockade imposed by Augustus I.
The Speaker of Life, of course, would not stand idly by. He let out another silent roar, stirring up the mysterious river of fate and stopping Urelius's actions.
The intervention of the Speaker of Life gave Augustus I an opportunity to directly activate the "Bloody Crown" on his head to cover himself and "conquer" the influence exerted by Urolius.
After conquering the power of fate, Augustus I, as the owner of the "Bloody Crown," saw a branch of fate that he could exploit.
He could have kept this tributary as a card for his next battle, but he didn't. Instead, he made the "Bloody Crown" glow with a rich red light again, connecting with Bonova Gustav who appeared in mid-air, sharing this "conquered" tributary of fate with him.
Bonova Gustav, who also saw the tributary of Ouro's fate with the help of the "Bloody Crown," did not hesitate at all.
He pulled out a large box from the void, exuding a mysterious and ancient aura. The box had a dark color tone, as if it carried the weight of time.
The surface of the box is covered with dense, intricate, and mysterious symbols and patterns. At first glance, these symbols seem to be ancient codes, twisted and intertwined, carrying an indescribable sense of fantasy.
But upon closer inspection, it seems that these symbols contain all the rules of the world, are the embodiment of all rule-based things, and possess a symmetrical beauty, harmonious and unified.
In short, the interplay of these two feelings creates an unusually contradictory and sinister sensation.
Bonova Gustav opened the box directly, and a soft yet eerie red light emanated from it.
The red light echoed the red moon in the sky, and even to some extent repelled the 'Bloody Crown's' encroachment on the surroundings.
All the angels present felt spiritual nourishment and felt an indescribable joy.
"007", the most powerful '0' level sealed artifact of the Steam and Mechanical Church!
Even Urolius, who had remained expressionless as if nothing could shake his resolve, frowned for the first time upon seeing this scene. His eyes revealed a surging, illusory river that enveloped the entire River of Fate in Backlund, hoping to force Bonova Gustav to stop.
Seeing this, the Speaker of Life naturally could not stand idly by. Once again, he connected head to tail with countless illusory rivers of fate, and many future scenes of heading in different directions appeared around his body.
In an instant, as the silver-white giant ship trembled, most of the future scenes that had appeared shattered, leaving only a predetermined future, ensuring that Ulorus's plan to control the fate of everyone in Backlund was doomed to fail.
However, the future that Urelius had envisioned was not so easy to break. The Life Councilor, who had forcibly exerted all his strength, was further injured, and the light on the entire giant serpent dimmed considerably, and the patterns composed of mysterious symbols also diminished, making it look as if it were covered in dust.
The struggle between the two serpents of fate did not affect Bonova Gustav's actions in the slightest. The moment he opened the box, he pointed the contents at himself, at the tributary of fate that Augustus I had "shared" with.
The illusory, silvery-white tributary of destiny was nourished and grew under the red light, even making a gurgling sound, and gradually revealed itself in the real world, expanding and extending, and finally transforming into a female figure that shimmered with dazzling light.
Countless dazzling points of light shone around her, swirling around her like stars. Almost instantly, the light faded, and a beautiful girl who looked remarkably like Ouroboros appeared before Bonova Gustav.
The Moon's Path—the Authority of Creation.
With just a trace of its essence, this sealed artifact can create a life, an identical life!
The instant the girl appeared, silver-white scales suddenly appeared on Urolius's face, the mysterious symbols on his wings became extremely chaotic, and his expression turned extremely painful.
Having already digested the potion, Urolius suddenly lost control.
As Ouroles began to lose control, the girl before Bonova Gustav became increasingly vibrant and powerful, as if she wanted to take away her other half from Ouroles, including but not limited to Ouroles' 'fate,' 'identity,' 'extraordinary characteristics,' and so on!
No, it can't be said that it was taken away, because this beautiful girl is also 'Ouro,' whether from a mystical perspective or a realistic perspective!
She was trying to reclaim what was rightfully hers, which was essentially two Ouros vying for dominance!
Just as Augustus I was about to unleash a fatal blow on Urolius by once again activating the Blood Crown, Urolius suddenly transformed into a giant silver serpent that coiled above Backlund. Behind him, a faint shadow appeared, and in the center of the shadow, an eye looked down upon all living beings.
The eyes behind the shadows—a symbol of the true Creator!
This is the true blessing of the Creator upon His chosen ones!
Because of the appearance of this shadow, the light of the red moon in the sky was directly blocked—the sky was completely dark.
Without Red Moon's help, the contents of the box alone were not enough to leave Ouroboros helpless.
Just after the red moon's blessing on the things in the box disappeared, the silver-haired girl broke free from the box's control and involuntarily ran towards Ouroboros.
The Speaker of the Council of Life and Augustus I both tried to stop it, but their efforts were in vain under the watchful gaze of that eye in the sky.
After consuming his other self, Urolius took a deep look at the already weakened Life Council Chairman before disappearing into the air. The pair of eyes filled with pain in the sky also vanished after Urolius left.
The departure of Ouroboros did not cause Augustus I and Bonova Gustav to feel grief; instead, they both looked at the Speaker of Life.
They knew very well beforehand that without the help of other 'Angel Kings' or gods, it would be difficult for them to keep an 'Angel King' alive. So their initial goal was to drive away Urelius and kill the 'Chief of Life'!
Dressed in knightly attire, Robert Horn, holding a pocket watch, gazes at the pirate queen Bernadette from the rooftop of the Kingdom Museum, but neither of them makes a move, instead watching the battle unfold on the other side of Backlund.
"I have successfully ascended to 'Chaos Hunter'. With the blessing of this pocket watch, you can no longer take that blasphemous card without alerting anyone else."
"Why don't we call it quits here? I can share the potion recipe for this blasphemous card with you, so you'll have time to get involved in the battle above!"
As Robert gazed at the sinister sealed artifact that Bonova Gustav had pulled out, he couldn't help but frown, recalling MI9's records about the artifact's inscription.
Bernadette also had her own desires; she longed to intervene in the battle in the sky and disrupt the affairs of the Augustus family and the Church of Steam and Machines, but she was unwilling to relinquish the blasphemous card that concerned her father.
She didn't care about the potion recipe on the blasphemous card; she was more concerned with its symbolic meaning because her father had gone down the path of the "Black Emperor."
Just as Bernadette was hesitating and struggling to make a decision, she suddenly noticed a strange spirit appearing in the museum beneath her feet.
They are getting closer and closer to that blasphemous card.
Bernadette, an angel who is a "peeper," immediately discovered a person who had lost their spirit in the washbasin but had not lost their life.
And this person is the one whose fate she couldn't see through that she discovered today, but this person is only a Sequence 7 Beyonder!
After becoming an 'angel', Bernadette only encountered this situation once, when she was looking at Evan's fate.
Bernadette became curious about this person at the time, but Bonova's presence prevented her from investigating further.
Bernadette never expected to see this mysterious person again under these circumstances.
Thinking of this, Bernadette glanced at Robert, who had clearly also noticed the situation at the museum, and then her eyes emitted a faint purple light.
It disrupted fate and obscured Robert's surveillance of the museum!