Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 178 You are noble, you are great, you are justified in cheating on insurance
"Klein..."

Melissa covered her mouth, with a hint of disbelief in her brown eyes.

Benson's body trembled slightly, but he still forced himself to calm down and asked in a deep voice:
"Who are you? Klein is dead!"

Klein touched his nose uncomfortably. He didn't often do this, but he didn't know how to express it, so he could only smile bitterly:
"I am indeed dead, but you may not believe it, but I am alive again..."

Klein paused. Resurrection was indeed difficult for ordinary people to accept. Even Klein himself felt that his resurrection was a little incredible. Even though he knew that resurrection was related to the gray fog, he had not yet figured out the principle.

Although he had prepared a set of logically rigorous and systematic arguments, Benson and the others might not be able to accept it. After all, this argument was convincing and well-founded to Klein, but for ordinary people like Benson and Melissa, it was beyond their comprehension.

But since he had decided to confess, Klein had already prepared himself mentally for this.

Klein took a deep breath and said:

"actually, I……"

"I believe!"

"Ah, what?"

Klein was stunned when he heard his sister's voice and didn't react.

"I believe."

Melissa stood up at some point and walked to Klein's side, repeating the words in a low but extremely firm voice.

"Klein, welcome home."

Melissa took a step forward, smiled, and hugged Klein tightly.

Klein's body stiffened for a moment. He subconsciously raised his hands but they remained suspended in the air. He saw the tears accumulating in the girl's eyes.

Those were tears of joy, and her eyes, shining with light, held a hint of uneasiness and anxiety, as if she was afraid that all this was just an illusion.

"Well, I'm back."

Klein gently hugged the girl with his backhand, feeling her body trembling slightly, and said gently, "Also, I'm sorry, I'm late."

Klein patted his sister's back gently and looked at Benson with some hesitation.

Benson was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"I think we need to have a good talk. You need to explain yourself."

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and said without hesitation:

"Of course, I'll explain it all."
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No. 7 Pinster Street, in a reception room on the second floor.

Daly Simone sat on the sofa in the living room, her emerald eyes fixed on Dunn Smith who was standing in front of the window.

Old Neil took off the lid of the silver-inlaid tin can and used a small metallic spoon to shake a spoonful of fragrant coffee powder into each of the four cups. He then poured in hot water and stirred it skillfully.

"team leader."

Leonard picked up two cups of coffee, walked over to Dunn who was standing in front of the window, and handed him one of the cups.

Dunn took the coffee, but his eyes were still fixed on the window.

Old Neil came to the sofa with two cups of coffee, handed one to Daly, and then shook his head and said:
"Actually, I still don't quite agree with what you're doing. It may not be a good thing for Benson and the others to have too much contact with us. Perhaps letting them live the life of ordinary people is the best option."

Leonard took a sip of coffee and said calmly:
"Are ordinary people safe? Ordinary people are only in greater danger. If an angel hadn't happened to pass by and lent a helping hand during the Backlund smog incident a week ago, at least hundreds of thousands of people would have died!"

"This is only the case when the Archbishop of the Church of Storms takes action to blow away the smog. Otherwise, the smog will even spread to the entire Backlund, and the consequences will be disastrous! The Beyonders are still able to protect themselves, but ordinary people will just fall down like wheat being cut..."

Old Neil fell silent for a long time before he sighed softly.

Leonard was right, and it was not a good or bad thing to have too much contact with them. But at least, living in the North District was safer than living in other places. Of course, Queens was an exception, but the Benson brothers and sisters could not live in Queens in their situation.

Dunn stood by the window, sipped his coffee, and made no comment on the argument.

His eyes were still fixed on the street below, on the doorway of number 6 Pinster Street.

Until a familiar figure appeared in front of him, Dunn's eyes suddenly fixed.

Dunn recognized him: it was Ash Black.
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"That's it, anyway."

Klein's mouth was dry after speaking, so he took the cup of black tea handed to him by his sister and drank it all in one gulp.

He accidentally became involved with the Extraordinary because of the "Antigonus Family Notes", and then won Dunn's appreciation during his investigation, thus becoming an Extraordinary by accident.

Then in the next operation, he met Ash Black, and the two hit it off immediately.

At the same time, he also discovered by chance that his college mentor, Mr. Azik, was also a Beyonder, and had lived for at least a thousand years. In the process, he used his identity as a Nighthawk to help Mr. Azik solve some problems, and successfully gained Mr. Azik's friendship. And the reason why he was able to come back to life was all thanks to Mr. Azik.

Of course, while telling these stories, Klein also concealed some key information.

For example, the Antigonus Family Notes was only briefly mentioned, without mentioning its specific name, and was only said to be an item. As for how he was resurrected, it was only said to be Mr. Azik's extraordinary ability.

After listening to Klein's narration, Benson lowered his head with a deep look in his eyes, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Klein smiled bitterly and said:

"I know this sounds a little unbelievable, but it's normal for you not to believe it..."

"I believe."

"what?"

"I believe."

Benson repeated what he said as Klein looked a little surprised, and then suddenly asked, "You just walked through the door directly. Is that your extraordinary ability?"

Klein shook his head and explained:
"No, the ability to 'open the door' belongs to a magical item. I am a Beyonder of the Fortune Teller Path, so as for my ability..."

Klein paused and suddenly snapped his fingers.

Snapped!
A bright flame suddenly flew out from the burning fireplace and hovered in front of them.

Klein pulled out a piece of notepaper from his clothes, lit it with the flame suspended in the air, placed it on the table and threw it up, burning it to ashes.

The flames that were originally hovering in front of them gradually dissipated.

"That's it."

Melissa looked at the note that had burned into black ash and suddenly asked in a low voice:

"why?"

Klein was stunned for a moment:
"what why?"

Melissa looked directly into Klein's eyes and asked:

"Why didn't you tell us until now?"

"I……"

Klein opened his mouth and smiled bitterly, "I've actually met you guys before."

Benson frowned: "When?"

"Probably the day after I was buried."

Klein's expression was a little strange, and he said awkwardly, "When you went to the circus..."

Benson and Melissa looked at each other, confused for a moment, but soon remembered something and said in unison:
"That clown!"

"Ah."

Klein nodded silently and explained, "Sequence 8 of the Fortune Teller's Path is the Joker, which is also the sequence I was in before I died."

Benson frowned and asked, "Since you've come to see us, why don't you want to recognize us? Are you worried that we'll tell others?"

Klein shook his head and said:
"I'm afraid I'll scare you. Resurrection from the dead isn't so easy to accept. Besides..."

Klein was silent for a long time, then whispered, "I don't want to involve you."

He originally had no intention of meeting Benson and the others, as that would only put them in danger. Only by staying away from them, the farther the better, could he ensure their safety.

But it turns out that this idea is wrong.

Even if he had no contact with Benson and the others, the danger would not go away.

Just like the Backlund smog incident, it was too easy for a demigod of the Witch Church to kill people indiscriminately on a large scale!

Although an angel resolved the crisis this time, it is impossible for an angel to always appear by chance and save everyone like in a fairy tale.

In the final analysis, he was just running away.

Avoiding the trouble that may be encountered in recognizing each other may bring danger to Benson and others.

It seemed that as long as he did nothing, Benson and the others would never be in danger. Although this idea was wrong, recognition would inevitably bring danger to Benson and the others, such as Ince Zangwill and '0-08'——

No matter whether it was Klein Moretti or Sherlock Moriarty, they were undoubtedly on Ince Zangwill's blacklist. Ince Zangwill wanted to rip out the former's heart with his own hands, and the latter directly summoned a batch of meteorites to smash him to death. It was no exaggeration to say that he hated him to the core.

That is to say, as long as he appears, he will definitely be the focus of Ince Zangwill's attention. And his meeting with Benson and others is likely to lead to Ince Zangwill killing Benson and others.

A big part of the reason why Klein was determined to meet Benson and the others was because Ince Zangwill had already left Backlund. He was being hunted by Mr. Azik, the demigods of the three major churches, and a strange angel. Even if he had the '0-08' in his hand, he didn't dare to stay in Backlund.

As for other dangers related to Extraordinary People, since Klein dared to meet them, he certainly thought of a solution, which was to let Benson and the others have the strength of Extraordinary People, while also keeping them away from the Extraordinary World.

In short, it means living the life of an ordinary person with the strength of an extraordinary person.

The strength of the Extraordinary allows Benson and his friends to protect themselves, while ordinary people can avoid being involved in the dangers of the Extraordinary world to the greatest extent possible. Moreover, there is the law of aggregation of Extraordinary characteristics. Even if they do nothing, becoming an Extraordinary will inevitably bring danger.

Even the law of Beyonder characteristic aggregation follows the rule of 'the greater the mass, the greater the gravity' -

In other words, the higher the sequence, the higher the possibility of encountering danger due to the law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics.

On the contrary, the lower the sequence, the lower the possibility of encountering danger due to the law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics, and the danger level is also much lower.

But even if there was only a little danger, Klein hoped to avoid it. He hoped to allow Benson and the others to protect themselves while avoiding all potential dangers as much as possible.

Moreover, he had already thought of a strategy to deal with it——

He turned to look at Yu Jin who had been watching the show on the side and nodded slightly.

Yu Jin understood and suddenly asked:
"Would you mind getting some dogs?"

Melissa blinked:
"dog?"

Benson wondered:
"I don't object, but why are you asking?"

Ember pulled out the bell and urn and quickly explained to Benson why this was happening.

"Jingle Bell!"

With the clear sound of bells, three white mists rose up. Soon, the three white mists condensed into three giant wolves that were almost as tall as a person!
Benson and Melissa were startled by the sudden appearance of the giant wolf. Even Klein's eyes twitched:
"You call this a dog?"

Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds and nodded slightly:

"Yes, that's what a Husky looks like."

Benson said in disbelief:

"This is obviously a wolf, right?"

“They look pretty much the same.”

Klein was speechless:
"What about size? Have you ever seen a husky this big?"

These three giant wolves are as tall as a man!

Not to mention dogs, even ordinary wolves can't grow this big, okay?

"Simple."

Yu Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, and the stray wolves immediately understood what he meant.

Under the power of the Furnace, they quickly transformed from their original soul state into physical entities, and even shrank in size. At first glance, they really looked like three black and white huskies.

Benson couldn't help but ask:
"Klein, what's going on?"

Klein sighed, looked at Benson and said:

"In short, these three... Huskies are the ones I hired to protect you."

Becoming an extraordinary person will inevitably lead to danger, so let's not let them become extraordinary.

As for how to have the strength of a Beyonder without becoming one, the ashes in Yu Jin's hand are the best choice. This is an ability different from the Beyonder system, and it does not need to follow the law of aggregation of Beyonder characteristics, and there will be no additional danger.

If we have to talk about danger, the only danger is Klein himself—

This was a personal request, and he paid a high price for it, which made his already dry wallet even more stretched.

"Klein."

Benson was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If we want to become Beyonders, is there a way?"

"..."

Klein also fell silent and said softly, "If you want, you can do it anytime."

From a personal perspective, he didn't want Benson and the others to become Beyonders—

Those three huskies are far more powerful than the mid-sequence Beyonders. In comparison, the power Benson and the others gain from becoming Beyonders is insignificant. Instead, it will bring them danger due to the law of aggregation of Beyonder characteristics.

But if this is their wish, Klein will not stop them.

Melissa asked in a low voice:
“Is there anything wrong with being a Beyonder?”

"harm……"

Klein's expression became a little strange. "If you become an official Beyonder, you will inevitably be involved in danger. And if you become a private Beyonder, the biggest danger is probably..."

Klein's expression became extremely serious, and Benson and Melissa subconsciously held their breath.

Klein said in a deep voice:

"The biggest danger is your wallet!"

"Even if you become a Sequence 9 Beyonder, it will cost 200 gold pounds."

"And in this regard, I can't help you for now."

Klein said, his face darkening.

Not only could he not help Benson and the others, but he also had a lot of debts to pay, both from the embers and justice...

Melissa said in a low voice with some distress:

"200 pounds? Your pension is only 6000 pounds."

As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the three siblings suddenly became a little subtle.

(End of this chapter)