World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 74 The Chaos at Bodø/Glimt
“falbh mo rioghachd!”

Catsis felt the stable and calm energy within his body turn violent. His originally sharp cat claws became smooth, and then his fur disappeared, turning back into a human hand.

How?

Lin An below narrowed his eyes. Sure enough, the Fairy Queen had the ability to banish fairies.

The falling cat, Sis, nimbly grabbed the train engine prop, but the flimsy wooden structure couldn't support the human's weight, emitting a weak, mournful cry.

"crunch-"

Gritting her teeth, she transformed into a black cat once more and leaped onto the ceiling with lightning speed.

The next moment, Lin An raised his wand high, and the floating energy transformed into a blue beam of light that struck her body directly.

Cat Sisley saw stars and missed his step.

"Meow--!"

She let out a sharp, piercing scream that could not be masked by the loud sounds from the orchestra pit and the opera.

The two were on the edge of a nearly unlit area. At first, no one in the audience noticed the commotion. Only a few people vaguely saw an actor lying on the set, followed by a creature that looked like a black cat flashing by.

What ran past?

"Even if you're staging a musical like 'Cats,' there's no need to have real cats make guest appearances. What if something goes wrong? Can the Bodwell Theatre and the theater take responsibility?"

"Neither the ticket nor the website mentioned any real cats here! Damn it, I want a refund!"

"Aren't cats cute? You come to see the musical 'Cats' and you don't like cats? Are you here to be tortured?"

"Musicals and real-life animals are two different concepts! Are people who watch 'Hannibal' because they've eaten human flesh in real life and are looking for a dining buddy to exchange recipes?"

Amidst the whispering audience, a mysterious man and woman exchanged a glance, then rose and headed backstage.

The production team was dumbfounded. The agent kept directing from behind the scenes, the lead actors sang at the top of their lungs to try to get the audience's attention back, and the other extras held up stage props such as wheels and train carriages to block the corner where Lin An and Cat Sis were.

"Go and stop that troublemaker and his cat! I've been getting so many complaints lately, and it turns out this guy brought his cat into the Bodwell Theatre!" The agent was furious. "Fire him! He has to be fired!"

With a hand on his agent's shoulder, the mysterious man revealed his identification.

"This is the special operations team."

"You're the group that came with the police yesterday..." The agent paused, then said in an unfriendly tone, "Didn't you say the matter was resolved?"

"It was our oversight. That's why we're making a point of checking today."

"Can't catch even several cats?"

"Tch, if you're unhappy, you can call the police."

The agent grumbled a few words, but seeing his bad attitude, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and instruct the backstage staff to make way.

The two foundation members then picked up wigs and costumes and dressed up as extras.

"You guys keep acting, don't worry about us. Just try to avoid getting the lights on us." The mysterious woman glanced at the agent who dared not speak out, "Don't put on that deadpan face, you'll get a bonus afterward."

After saying this, the two mysterious figures flew onto the stage like petrels.

On stage, the battle between Catsis and Lin An is coming to an end.

Whenever Cat Sith transforms into a cat, Lin An uses his wand to create a wisp of air that leaves her dizzy and disoriented, forcing her to steady herself on the ground.

Then he picked up his wand and attacked again. The four gems were unpredictable, sometimes striking hard, sometimes changing perception, and sometimes turning the wooden scenery into metal spikes, making it impossible for Catsis to defend against. He had no way to fight back except to run around.

Whenever she tried to climb onto the ceiling to catch her breath, the moment she was illuminated by the stage lights, a gaze would always lock onto Catsis without fail.

With the strange incantation, the energy within her body immediately went berserk and became uncontrollable.

At this point, she was either in mid-air or had just climbed onto the steel pipe, which was three stories above the ground. If a human body were to fall, it would result in a fracture at best and paralysis at worst, so she had to change her position again.

Because Lin An and Mi Xi coordinated so well, Cat Sis was forced to transform three times in just two minutes.

Only a few more chances left.

Lin An silently counted, energy coiling around the magic wand, the gem snapping into the golden snake head, shining brightly, aimed at the disheveled Cat Sith.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The bright lights of the Bode Stadium flickered suddenly and then plunged into darkness, making the already restless audience even more chaotic.

"Holy crap! I think I heard something break!"

"Who turned off the lights! Now I can't even see the actors on stage! Is this supposed to be a good effect for the show? You don't really think you've done a great job with these changes, do you?!"

“You’ll soon receive my scathing review in the New York Times! What a piece of garbage this show is!”

"predict--"

Fortunately, the performers were highly skilled and did not stop singing even in the extreme situation. The audience gradually became convinced that turning off the lights was part of the show's effect. Influenced by several critics, they quickly recovered from their panic and began to boo.

Both Lin An and Cat Sis, who were locked in a fierce confrontation, were taken aback.

Humans cannot see in the dark, but cats are not greatly affected.

Cat Sith licked his nose and slipped away in the chaos.

However, the green data was ever-present, and in the darkness, her location was exposed to Lin An's vision like fluorescent light.

Before he could catch up, there was a loud bang.

"Bang!"

Lin An looked up and saw a mysterious woman tightly clutching a broken steel pipe from the ceiling. Familiar yet distinctly different light gray restraints hung down, silently confirming her identity. The St. Aniloff Foundation, New York Branch.

Judging from the mysterious woman's posture, Lin An roughly guessed what had happened.

She was probably just trying to sneak up on Cat Sith from the ceiling, so that she and her companions could form a pincer movement and take control of the cat.

But she didn't expect that several of the steel pipes for the lighting equipment had been broken by Cat Sith, and although she didn't know what ability the mysterious woman used, she climbed up in the blink of an eye.

However, the weight of an adult woman was undoubtedly the final straw that broke the camel's back from the precarious steel pipe.

Alas, it was too late.

Based on various clues, Lin An knew that the Foundation had already discovered Catsis's whereabouts. He just wanted to get ahead of them and see if he could include this mysterious figure in the entry.

After all, we have come...

At least for now, it has allowed the system to "open a catalog".

As darkness fell, Mishi could no longer see Catsis and was unable to give her any orders.

"Clang! Boom—!"

Loud noises came one after another from the ceiling, and the boos from the audience gradually subsided, replaced by a flurry of panicked discussions.

"Is this...is this really just for the sake of the show?"

Why is the floor shaking?!

"Even if it's a performance, this is a bit too realistic!"

"Listen up, folks! There's a landslide going on here! Let's run!"

The last sound was particularly loud, startling the audience so much that they could no longer sit still, and footsteps echoed from below the stage.

Several impatient audience members, who were sitting in the aisle, couldn't contain themselves and ran towards the exit.

To their astonishment, they discovered that the door could not be opened.

"Open the door! Open the door!" They kicked the door hard. "Film crew, are you out of your minds?! Open the door now!"

At the same time, Lin An discovered that Cat Sis was hiding under a chair, staying motionless in place, guessing that she had finally found an opportunity to control her "puppet" to run around.

Just as Cat Sith was about to slip away in the chaos, the production team locked all the exits first. With nowhere to go, she had no choice but to stir up emotions, create panic, and force them to unlock the locks.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please do not move around! This is just an avant-garde synesthetic performance. Please stay where you are and look forward to the next classic piece - Memory."

The broadcast echoed through the dark theater, and the agent and several theater managers hurriedly activated the backup lighting equipment while shouting backstage.

"Where are the main actors from 'Glamour Cat'?"

No one responded. The agent was taken aback. He saw that the actor's head was drooping to his chest and his breathing was weak.

"It's your turn to go on stage! Wait, what's wrong?"

The agent rushed to her side, but no matter what he did, the female lead fell into a deep coma, and his face gradually turned as pale as hers.

"What...what should we do?"

On stage, the mysterious woman had already realized what was happening.

She hurriedly used her magic to repair the broken steel pipe, but the repair speed could not keep up with the breaking speed. A steel pipe snapped with a "crack," and the huge ball of light equipment was about to smash into the actors who were performing hard.

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"

A blue gem was embedded in the end of the wand, and a light stream of air lifted the last steel pipe and pushed it upwards. The quick-witted female mystic hurriedly restored it to its original state.

After unleashing his mystical spell, Lin An caught up with Cat Sith.

Cat Sis was focused on controlling the puppet, and by the time she realized that Lin An could see her in the dark, they were already too close.

"Meow!"

She screamed and ran in the opposite direction.

"Aha, I've got you!"

Using the dim light from the crack in the door, the male mystic, who was prepared, waved his large hand, and Catsis's eyes widened as his body crashed heavily to the ground uncontrollably.

Unlike Lin An's airflow technique, this time her perception was completely blurred, as if the gravity around her had been artificially altered.

"Brush it!"

The restraints bound the struggling cat Sith, but the male mystic didn't even glance at her; instead, he charged towards Lin An.

"Hmph, you're not getting away either!"

"Dengdengdeng..."

Just then, the backup lights were turned on, and the theater was once again illuminated. The mysterious man saw Lin An roll his eyes, pull out a black card, wave it, and turn to walk back onto the stage.

"Black Card? You're from the Dietrich branch of St. Anilov..."

The mysterious man stopped his pursuit and watched Lin An walk onto the stage, where he stood amidst the bewildered gazes of a group of actors and sang loudly towards the chaotic audience at Bodehui.

The streets were silent. Had the moon lost her memories? She was only smiling to herself...

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