landbeastnovel Chapter 38 Capture Out of Control, Good Luck
Chapter 38 Capture Out of Control, Good Luck
After burying old Neil, Klein accelerated his efforts to expose Hynarson Vancent. Although Evan could no longer provide him with direct scripts about the mastermind due to the butterfly effect, the suggestions Evan made were still very reasonable.
For example, try to eliminate and arrest the cultists in Tingen as much as possible, and reduce the number of pawns that the mastermind can influence.
After all, the difficulty of crafting a script is completely different when using extraordinary individuals as pawns versus using ordinary people as pawns. This is the correct approach to start from the big picture and fight against the mastermind behind the scenes.
Moreover, Klein also realized that all conspiracies must not be exposed. No matter what the opponent's purpose is, he dares not take action directly and can only hide in the shadows. Therefore, he is definitely safe in the open. He only needs to be careful to guard against unexpected events. Not to mention that the gray fog, which is closely related to his crossing, can interfere with the opponent's script.
Just as Klein was lost in thought, Heinz Vancent had finished explaining his latest research findings—astrological divination—and stepped down from the stage to share his insights with the others.
Klein stepped forward and said in a beginner's tone:
"Hello, Mr. Heinz Vancent, your knowledge of occultism, especially divination, is truly amazing. I am also a divination enthusiast; may I ask you some questions?"
With dark circles under his eyes and thick, stiff brown hair that made him look like a hedgehog from afar, Heinz Vancent naturally wouldn't refuse and directly gestured for Klein to ask a question.
Klein then began to consult Heinz Vancent using the half-baked divination he had learned from Old Neil a couple of days earlier.
Heiner Vancent was also surprised that someone could ask such a profound divination question, and he explained it to Klein with the same enthusiasm. The two gradually became more and more engrossed in their conversation until they were reminded by others.
Heinz Vancent was surprised by Klein's knowledge of divination and invited him to his home on Sunday, which Klein, of course, accepted.
After leaving the fortune teller's club, Klein didn't head home at all, but went straight to 36 Zotland Street. He had specifically chosen this day to file the report because Leonard Mitchell was on duty.
Previously, Klein had reached an agreement with Leonard to purge the followers of the evil god Tingan.
"Captain! I saw the people who sold Welch's notes with the guy who was following me."
When Klein burst into the captain's office, he found the captain also slacking off at work, reading a magazine. Klein caught a glimpse of the magazine's contents out of the corner of his eye:
"The sap of the Doningsman tree in the rainforests of the Southern Continent has a significant effect on promoting hair growth."
Klein looked away with pity, but couldn't help stealing glances at the captain's receding hairline.
Dunn Smith, seemingly oblivious to his subordinate's disrespectful behavior, hesitated for a moment before asking:
"Welch? That's your classmate who's already been buried?"
Klein nodded and said, "Yes, I saw someone at the fortune teller's club today. It was him who sold the notes to Welch with the guy who was following me the other day! Here's his address!"
Klein placed the prepared note on the captain's desk.
Because Klein hadn't closed the captain's office door when he barged in, and Leonard, who already knew something was going to happen, appeared at the door, whistled, and chuckled as he said:
"It seems that Klein's application to join the fortune tellers' club was not a waste of money; he actually found a lost clue."
Dunn Smith picked up the note on the table, glanced at it, and immediately stood up, saying:
"Leonard, give Luo Yao some instructions, then we'll set off together."
"When I saw Klein rush in, I guessed something was wrong, and I've already told Luo Yao," Leonard said calmly.
Dunn Smith glanced at Leonard's already-put-on top hat with surprise, nodded with satisfaction, picked up his cane, and walked out of the office first, followed closely by Klein and Leonard.
By the time the three-man night watch team arrived at Heinz Vancent's house, the sun had already set and the gaslights along the roadside were already lit.
The carriage stopped in the passageway near the house. Dunn Smith sensed it briefly and said:
"There are three people in his house. Besides him, the other two should be servants. I will pull them into the dream at the same time, and you will go in and subdue Heinz Vancent."
"Yes!" Leonard and Klein answered simultaneously.
Just as Dunn was about to send his target into his dream, Leonard suddenly spoke up:
"Captain, that notebook is extremely eerie. Since Henason Vancent once possessed it, even if he didn't commit suicide, we can't be careless. Moreover, his accomplices have been confirmed as Extraordinary Beings, so there's no reason why Henason Vancent wouldn't be. We can't even rule out the possibility that he's a follower of an evil god, so we must be careful!"
Dunn Smith was visibly taken aback by Leonard's words, then said with satisfaction:
"Leonard has matured. He's no longer the bad boy who used to write poetry and flirt with female students. He's almost ready to stand on his own."
Leonard stared blankly, then his face turned bright red, unsure of what to say.
Klein, on the other hand, chuckled inwardly, as this was also a dark chapter in Leonard's history.
Leonard once investigated a mysterious case at the University of Tingen involving a female student summoning the dead. In order to learn more about the case, he used his handsome face to chat with female students everywhere, charming a lot of them and breaking up several college couples. In the end, he was reported to the police station for seducing female college students.
Leonard was not punished, but he became the subject of ridicule from then on.
Klein learned about this from Rosanne. He hadn't thought much of it before, but after learning about the impersonation method, Klein suspected that Leonard might have been trying to digest the potion.
Because the sequence 8 of the Sleepless Path is the 'Midnight Poet'.
"Alright, that's enough. I'll be careful. You guys get ready to go in!"
He teased Leonard a bit, but Dunn was indeed on high alert, giving serious instructions to his two subordinates before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
Just as Leonard and Klein disembarked from the carriage, preparing to sneak into Hynarson Vancent's house, Dunn Smith suddenly opened his eyes, groaned, and fell backward, his face pale.
Leonard and Klein quickly helped him up. After being helped to sit in the carriage, Dunn, ignoring the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, urgently shouted:
"Quickly, rush in! Heinz Vancent has gone out of control. Subdue him and protect the innocent people inside."
Klein and Leonard reacted quickly, turned around and got off the carriage. Leonard led the way, smashing the door of the house with a single punch. Then, they both grabbed revolvers and ran towards the second floor of the house.
Before they even reached the second floor, a huge green figure rushed down.
Leonard grabbed Klein, slammed into the railing of the nearby stairs, and jumped down.
Only then did Klein get a clear look at the figure rushing down from the second floor.
It was a humanoid monster with a wrinkled head that had lost its normal facial features. Its ears, in particular, were larger than its head. Its entire body was devoid of skin, revealing bright red flesh and blood. The flesh and blood constantly turned into a thick, red liquid that dripped onto the ground, but at the same time, new muscles were being generated, in an endless cycle.
The monster had lost its reason and rushed towards the two of them at top speed, wanting only to unleash its bloodlust.
This was Klein's first time participating in such a battle, and he encountered the most troublesome out-of-control individuals. Because out-of-control individuals could perfectly utilize the power of the potion without worrying about losing control, it was easy to misjudge their strength and suffer a great loss.
This was also the first time Klein had ever seen such a monster in real life, so he was a bit stunned and for a moment forgot to dodge.
Fortunately, he had an experienced night watchman by his side who rushed forward and punched the monster in the head, knocking it back two steps. At the same time, the watchman shouted to Klein:
"Quick! Use the talisman!"
Klein had been jolted awake the moment Leonard charged out, intending to draw his gun in response. Upon hearing Leonard's shout, he unhesitatingly pulled out a talisman he'd found while sorting through Old Neil's belongings, throwing a silver talisman the size of a baby's palm at the monster while shouting in Ancient Hermes:
"Night!"
The silver runes in the air suddenly burst into flames, emitting a soft popping sound.
A profound, tranquil power emanated from it, causing the monster that had been driven back to become unusually slow in its attempts to charge forward again.
Leonard, of course, was not about to let this opportunity slip by. As he called for Klein to use the spell, he had already drawn his pistol and aimed it at the monster.
When Klein's spell took effect, he fired six shots without hesitation, each hitting the monster's face and leaving chunks of flesh and blood on its face.
The monster's defense was also incredibly strong. Despite being hit repeatedly by demon hunter bullets, its head was never penetrated. Instead, it tried to charge forward again despite the bullets.
Leonard ran out of Demon Hunter bullets in his revolver, while Klein, already prepared, threw out a second "Sleep Charm" and, at the same time, followed Leonard's example, emptying his own ammo in one go.
Unfortunately, the shooting results were not satisfactory, with only three Demon Hunter bullets hitting the monster. But luckily, one Demon Hunter bullet hit the monster's mouth, finally piercing through the back of its head and killing it.
Klein rubbed his sore arms and found that Leonard was hiding far away behind a pillar, looking at him with a terrified expression, as if he were more dangerous than a monster.
Klein gave an awkward laugh. He had underestimated the impact of burst fire on shooting accuracy, as well as the intensity of the revolver's recoil. He had almost lost his grip on the revolver just now.
At that moment, Leonard emerged from behind the pillar, his face filled with fear and lingering unease, and said:
"You really need to get proper shooting and physical training, otherwise I'll die by your gun even if I don't die at the hands of cultists."