Mystery: Higher-Dimensional Overlookers

Chapter 497 The Clown
In the dark alley, a man in a black robe loosened his hands, and a man in an official uniform fell in the alley with several playing cards stuck in his body.

Looking at this scene, he pursed his lips and a weird smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:

"Our chance has come... Now the church and the government can only send out these lackeys without extraordinary abilities. Their power has weakened to a very sad level. It's time for Mr. Viscount to show his loyalty to the Lord..."

He suddenly raised his head and revealed a ferocious smile.

As if he was afraid of exposing his presence, he did not stay here for too long. He just contacted several of his subordinates and faked a scene in which an official was killed by the gang members here.

"May all things return to chaos..." The black-robed man muttered to himself as he carefully removed all traces of the place. Whether they were physical or mystical, he carefully erased them one by one.

After cleaning up all the traces, a little flame burned on his body and he disappeared on the spot.

For him, this was a frame-up. His sect supported certain local officials and tycoons, but these people were weak after all and did not have enough courage to confront the authorities head-on.

Therefore, these cultists who believe in "chaos" decided to help these people and bring them closer to their Lord.

However, what he didn't see was that the "corpse" on the ground slowly and carefully opened its eyes a crack, and then closed them again.

Gao Wei's corpse whispered: "Sure enough, these people who were not gathered together are all contaminated by the source..."

"…But, I wonder which 'old friend''s' believer this time will be?"

……

"Backlund..."

After simply packing up her things, Fors went to the train station with her badge and ID from the Church of Fools.

Although the outside world and the areas that fell into darkness were now cut off, and most of the trains on the lines between Backlund and the outside world had now stopped, the government and the church in the outside world also began to deal with the situation accordingly after discovering that they could not contact the capital and headquarters.

Now Fors was going to take the train to Backlund by relying on her status as a member of the Church of Fools. The reason why she didn't use the ability of the "gate" to teleport there was because the spiritual world corresponding to Backlund was blocked by the power of the source, and Fors was worried that she would be contaminated by the power there after she went there.

Although Fors didn't know what the pale and dark thing was, she knew it was no less polluted than the true God. Before reaching the status of an angel, you don't even have the qualifications to know this knowledge. Otherwise, the moment you know it, you will be polluted by this knowledge.

Fors walked towards the train station. When she passed the entrance of an alley, she suddenly turned back and met the eyes of several gang members who walked out of the alley.

Fors glanced at the alley beside her. Her sight penetrated the darkness and saw the blood flowing in it. After seeing this scene, Fors couldn't help but sigh in her heart:
"As expected, there are gang fights like this everywhere..."

However, thanks to the current government policies and strict management, such situations are much less common in Backlund.

After a brief pause, Fors did not feel her spirituality reminding her, so she retracted her gaze and quickly walked away, heading towards the local train station.

According to Gao Wei, a train carrying church members is currently parked there.

However, behind Fors, the gang members exchanged glances and retreated into the alley.

"She is wearing the holy emblem of the Church of Fools, right?"

A younger man among several gang members said to the others, "It was precisely because they saw the church emblem on Fors that they cautiously waited until the other party was completely out of their sight before starting the discussion. This was what their leader taught them."

"Yeah." The leading gang member nodded, took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth: "Anyway, let's leave here according to the instructions of that adult, and don't let others see any clues.

“Every official member of the Church of Fools is basically a Beyonder, and she is probably one too. I just don’t know what her Sequence is. If she is the type with a higher level of inspiration, she would probably have a vague premonition of something. Otherwise, there would be no reason for her to look at us just now.”

"Then let's go back now?" The first gang member who spoke said to the man holding a cigarette nervously after hearing the leader's words.

Their leader is a Sequence 7 Extraordinary, who possesses strength and extraordinary knowledge that ordinary people like them cannot imagine. However, even such a "powerful Extraordinary" is just an ordinary subordinate of the "High Priest" who contacted them.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Priest will arrange everything." He took a puff of cigarette and exhaled the white smoke: "The sequence of that woman just now is probably not very high. If she senses danger, she will definitely go to the government and the church for help.

"Get ready. These are the traces we dealt with. Mr. Priest will probably ask us to deal with the woman from the Church of Fools. If you perform well, I don't mind giving you a small reward."

The other few people suddenly became a little motivated. As gang members, they naturally knew what the leader meant. Money, violence and desire have always been the favorite things of these drunkards.

The state wants to deprive them of the "violence" on which they depend for survival. After losing "violence", money and desire will also stay away from them. Naturally, they do not want to have such a government. Under the solicitation of cultists and nobles, they will cling to it like vultures.

Fors walked away quickly. Her inspiration did not warn her, or rather, the danger that followed was not dangerous at all for Fors. After leaving there, Fors just sighed a little and continued to rush towards the station.

At this time, the man in black robe was sitting in the study of a viscount, with a slight smile on the lower half of his face.

"What do you mean?!!"

In contrast to the smiling black-robed cultist, the noble viscount sitting opposite him had a livid face, clenched his hands into fists, and placed them on the table:

"Although we are dissatisfied with the current government's rule, do you know what the consequences would be if we directly assassinated the special commissioner from the capital?"

"Oh, my dear Viscount, I know what the result will be, but why are you so nervous?"

Looking at the viscount who was questioning him, the black-robed man's mouth shrank: "Viscount Leichhart, don't you think this is a great opportunity?"

"...I'll give you some time to explain." Viscount Leichhart unexpectedly calmed down and stared at the black-robed man in front of him, who chuckled.

"According to the revelation of my Lord, Backlund is now covered by darkness. Haven't you noticed that neither the Church of the Night nor the Church of the Creator has any way to get in touch with the capital?
"A large number of Beyonders from the Church of the Night have fallen into dreams. The church's power has reached its lowest point, and now only the Beyonders from the Church of the Creator are supporting the situation here. They don't have many Beyonders here, only a few Sequence 7 and lower-sequence people.

“And we—believe me, Mr. Viscount, our power is much stronger than the current church.

“We have dozens of Sequence 7 and several mid-Sequence Beyonders, and I am only one step away from knocking on the door to divinity. If you are not pious enough, we are unwilling to let you get closer to the Lord.

"When the Lord returns to this world, He will do as you wish, allowing ordinary people to return to chaos and extraordinary people to master wisdom. Not everyone can receive the gift of wisdom, don't you think? Mr. Viscount?"

"Even so..."

Before Viscount Leichhart finished speaking, the cultist sitting opposite him seemed to have heard something. The corners of his mouth suddenly curled up, and then he laughed:
"By the way, I have a piece of news for you. I asked the gang members attached to you to help me clean up the traces of the killing of the special commissioner. But in the process, they were seen by a member of the Church of Fools who came from the darkness. Oh, she acted as if she was just passing by by chance, but in fact, I think she was ready to seek help from the Church of the Creator and the Church of Night."

"You don't want to be liquidated by the messenger of the evil god before the Lord comes to the world, do you?"

Viscount Leichhart's expression was uncertain. His face changed several times before finally showing a blooming smile:
“We are all the Lord’s people. You are doubting my faith by saying this, Mr. Priest.

"I think now is the time for us to counterattack the followers of the evil god. From here on, we must turn this place into the Lord's kingdom on earth."

"In that case—" The cultist looked at Viscount Leichhart's sudden change of attitude, smiled with satisfaction, and slowly stood up: "After all, this matter involves the followers of the Evil God of Fools, I will take action myself."

"That's great."

Viscount Leichhart's smile was still overflowing: "I will help you block several streets outside the train and create some opportunities for you."

"Very good." The cultist's half-exposed face also showed a slight smile: "The Lord will remember your contribution to Him. When the Lord walks on the earth, you will be able to enjoy happiness on earth as a righteous person."

The two men had smiles on their faces and held their right hands tightly, but they each had their own ulterior motives in their hearts.

……

"This road is not accessible at all... If it weren't for the teacher's request, and if the spirit world couldn't be teleported at will without coordinates, I would have teleported directly there..."

Fors looked at the sky that was gradually getting darker, scratched her hair with her slender fingers, sighed helplessly, and walked towards the alley.

Gao Wei asked her to walk around here as much as possible before the train departed, to see if she could find some extraordinary people or evil god believers that she had not found before. For this reason, He also gave her an extraordinary item that strengthened her aggregation ability, and paired it with a silver-white ring.

Fors made a simple calculation and found that it would only take less than ten minutes to get from here to the station. Although it was gradually getting dark, the train would not leave for some time. They had to travel to Backlund and its surrounding areas in the dark.

This is to prevent them from being unable to light the lights before entering darkness due to sabotage by some Extraordinary People during the day. In the darkness, the disappearance of any light is enough to alert people.

As the sun gradually sank, a figure in a black robe slowly emerged. He stretched out his hand, looked at Fors who was gradually walking into the alley, and moved forward strangely, grabbing Fors's spiritual thread!

Considering that this woman was a Beyonder of the Church of Fools, the man in black robe chose the safest way and did not let his subordinates come to kill this Beyonder. He also waited for a long time, and in the alley where no one entered at night, he turned this Beyonder into his secret doll!

Compared with Master Rosago, the black-robed man's behavior is obviously a perfect example of the "Master of Secret Dolls"!

However, after grabbing Fors's spiritual thread, the black-robed man felt something was wrong. Her spiritual thread was unusually tough and seemed impossible to pull. And just a few seconds before he grabbed the spiritual thread, Fors noticed this extraordinary person. She turned her head and looked at the black-robed man in the distance with the corner of her eye.

After seeing the woman in front of him looking at him, a flame ignited on the black-robed man's body. However, the flame disappeared the moment it appeared, and was replaced by ice crystals condensed on the black-robed man's body.

Fors turned around, and her eyes naturally emitted a cold light against the backdrop of the darkness.

"Well, I caught a little bug. My previous inspiration has not given me any clues. He may have something you want, teacher."

A lazy and cold voice sounded in the black-robed man's ears. He saw the scene around him change rapidly, as if dragging him to a certain place. As soon as the woman finished speaking, another voice answered:
"understood."

The last voice the black-robed man heard was a deep, slightly teasing male voice, and the helpless voice of the Beyonder whom he had just tried to control and turn into his own puppet:

"You really are using me to fish, teacher."

"Don't say that, he is the fish."

"It's still the same... I'm still the bait."

"do not mind the details."

I, how can I die like this? I haven't seen the power of the Lord descend on the earth yet... The man in black robes tried his best to open his eyes, wanting to see what he had fallen into.

In the darkness, he saw a dense mass of star-filled worms that bent their bodies into an arch shape, and a tall human figure formed by countless lines of varying thicknesses.

The tall figure's face curved into a terrifying smile, and he looked at the man in black robes:
"...After all, with this believer you fished out as a starting point, we can find those people who have been causing trouble for us one by one."

"So it was you who did this, Tianzun."

　The manuscript is gone. The title refers to Xiao Hei (the man in black robe) and me.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)