Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

The Bridge District is quite a distance from the North District and far away from the direction of the airship entering Backlund, so the low-cost apartment that Barnabas rented was not affected too much.

But he could hear nervous footsteps walking back and forth upstairs and downstairs. The soundproofing of the apartment building was not good. Someone in one of the rooms was crying, and vague curses could be heard from time to time.

Even without facing the pain caused by the war, the news of Fusac's invasion spread like airships in the sky, causing panic to spread among the residents with uncontrollable momentum.

Banabei ignored the movement outside the door. As long as no one knocked on his door with a gun, and his spiritual intuition did not give any "dead" warning, Banabei did not feel that any threat would come to him.

Oh, and as long as that old guy doesn't show up...

The room was filled with a strong smell of tobacco. Speaking of this room alone, it was hard to tell whether the smell in the room was more pungent or the pollution level of Backlund's smog was worse.

The cigarette in Banabei's mouth swayed up and down, but his attention was not on enjoying the suffocating air in the confined space. The flying insect he had transformed into a Marionette was flying along the corridor past the cracks in the neighbors' doors. , listening to their conversation.

The one who has been crying non-stop is a middle-aged woman with a weathered face and calloused hands. Her husband is a taxi driver. He was hired by a customer today and is about to go to the West End.

The North and West districts were in chaos according to everyone's news. It was said that bombs and corpses were everywhere on the streets. The woman continued to knit the blankets while shedding tears, because the family still hoped to sell these blankets before winter and mix in some coal money for heating.

The man who has been cursing is a worker who transports fish at the dock. Because his wages have been repeatedly delayed, his rent for the next month has not yet been paid.

Hearing the crying next door, the man cursed those bastards flying over Loen through the window to vent his inner frustration.

There were three empty rooms, one of which was unoccupied, and the owners of the other two had gone out.

Banabei controlled the flying insect that had been transformed into a marionette and let it fly toward the roof of the building along the unclosed window of a certain room.

Within a few minutes, Banabei's body stiffened in the chair, and he immediately broke away from controlling the marionette.

Flying insects are too reluctant to be marionettes. Not only can they not see the scene in the distance, but a bird passing by can be eaten...

Barnabas left the room with his "devil" marionette, walked through the corridor filled with curses and cries, and climbed along the narrow corridor to the top floor.

The top floor of this apartment building is not high, but it is enough. Looking from the bridge area, Banabei can only see oval black spots moving in the sky in the distance, surrounded by a hazy red.

There are members of the high-ranking Extraordinary Church on the other side, and the expression of that skill is very similar to the "Hunter" related to war... Even if the church does not dare to take action directly, the royal family does not take action. Is it because this is part of their plan? ?

The cigarette butt turned red from the forceful inhalation of Barnabas, giving off a pungent smell similar to gunpowder smoke.

Is this what they want?

——

"It flew out earlier?"

Klein frowned, not expecting to hear Butler Walter say that.

The butler, who had just returned from leave and had been working hard these days, was breaking out in a cold sweat. He knew that the little bird was his employer's beloved pet and could not be found at the moment. It would be terrible if something happened outside.

But Klein knows that Norns is never an ordinary bird. If it has any special good luck, or subconsciously senses danger, that is normal and there is nothing to worry about.

Klein glanced out the window again, and the shadow of the airship continued to grow in front of his eyes: "You take all the servants to the underground area to take refuge. I will go to St. Samuel's Church to find Bishop Elektra. He may be interested in the current situation. Learn more about the situation.”

"Yes, sir."

Klein took a deep breath and quickly left the mansion with his marionette, quickly heading to the nearest St. Samuel's Church.

He is also a little worried about the whereabouts of Norns. Although the skylark has always been smart, it is almost impossible to encounter any danger, but Backlund now hides too many unstable factors.

Norns also had a premonition of this change? No, I should be overthinking this point, it doesn’t have the heart to put it into this kind of thing...

It didn't take long for Klein to meet the very familiar Bishop Elektra in the church and learn more detailed information from him.

The attack on the North District from outside was over for the time being, and the other party was marching majestically towards the West District, obviously targeting Backlund's political center area.

However, it would be too impatient to say that the North District was already safe. Fusac's airship might turn back at some point, and everyone was nervous.

Klein also used "teleportation" and saw his relatives in secret. When Melissa and Benson met, Klein was hiding in the shadows, and moved the impact point of a cannonball to protect the Those two people.

We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Benson’s hairline has not changed much, but Melissa has grown taller and looks more mature. She actually dared to take the subway and come to the West End at this time, which made Klein sigh in his heart. Take a breath.

Klein didn't leave until the two took refuge in a nearby church.

For safety reasons, Klein rushed back to No. 160 Burklund Street and asked the housekeeper to take the family servants to St. Samuel's Church and hide for a while.

After Feysac's army has completely withdrawn, Klein plans to have the servants move to the Meige Manor on the edge of Backlund, which is less likely to be a target for military attacks than the city.

Although there are sufficient food reserves in the manor, enough food must be stored before a full-scale war breaks out...

Dawn Dantès took the servants at home and quickly came to St. Samuel's Church and took refuge in the underground area.

Most people talked in low voices with people they knew well. At this time, everyone was eager to hear more news. Worry and panic grew quietly like mold, growing in their low-voiced exchanges.

Even though the expressions of those people looked very calm, their wandering eyes and constant glances at the entrances and exits showed the true suppressed emotions of these people.

A young lady with blond hair was walking among the crowd, communicating in a low voice with the worried residents. Without anyone noticing, she quietly used her "pacifying" ability to calm down the violently fluctuating emotions in some people's hearts.

Audrey Hall was originally working at the "Lun Charitable Student Foundation" on Paisfield Street in the North District as usual. When the explosion sounded, she immediately dropped the letter in her hand. , rushed to the window to observe the situation.

The education she had received all year round told her that she should go to the nearby church to seek help as soon as possible at this time, and Audrey did the same. She gave a very clear order and asked the maid and the staff of the student aid fund to rush there quickly. Nearby church.

Audrey originally wanted to rush back to Queens to protect her mother, but it was obvious that the people around her were ordinary people and lacked the ability to deal with the current crisis situation. Audrey had to accompany them to St. Samuel's Church.

Fortunately, Audrey had always carried these two extraordinary items, "Hand of Fear" and "Lie", otherwise the "audience" would not have had any direct means to fight against long-range weapons such as bombs.

After arriving at the church, the bishop also comforted Audrey. Audrey only learned simple information from him, led everyone to the underground area, and left.

Audrey always felt that she couldn't stay here any longer. She also felt uneasy in her heart and always wanted to do something. So after comforting the people around her, she took the initiative to walk among the crowd and began to calm the undercurrent of anxiety and fear.

When someone new came down, Audrey subconsciously looked up.

The moment she made eye contact with Mr. Dawn, Audrey saw a very gentle smile, and the affirmation in that smile made her heart feel warmer.

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"Extraordinary! Extraordinary! The kingdom declares war on Fusac!"

The newsboys walking through the streets shouted out the headlines for everyone to hear clearly—the Kingdom of Loen was about to usher in a new war.

It was already past noon, and although calm had returned to the early morning air raids, most of the pedestrians on the street had blank faces, and a few showed obvious panic, but they didn't know what to do.

This is an instinctive perception of danger. Deep down in their hearts, they know that their lives are about to be affected by the coming war, but they don't know what might happen until the moment the change really comes.

Klein was sitting in the carriage. When he heard the newsboy's call, he just lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the blank faces. Not long after, Klein withdrew his gaze again.

The family's servants have already dragged their family to the Meige Manor in the suburbs, but Klein does not intend to leave the urban area of ​​Backlund. He must stay here to continue to understand the changes in Loen's military.

At this time, it was time for Norns to return home. Klein planned to send the little bird to Meige Manor so that Nornes could continue to operate in the city. He was very worried.

He reviewed what had happened these days in his mind. He had foreseen the signs of war, but the other party did not even test it, and directly let high-ranking extraordinary people take action. There was also a corresponding secret organization behind it...

Worried about attracting attention, Klein did not continue to ponder this issue, but suddenly remembered another thing.

"Zarath" is looking for news about Gehrman Sparrow in Backlund, and so is the Rose School. Now, the evil spirit of the "Red Angel" is also in Backlund.

If this "hunter" who is good at weaving conspiracies wants to use this information about Dwayne Dantès and Hermann in exchange for the help of a "divineer" angel, will he let go of such a good opportunity? ?

Klein immediately asked the driver to stop. He was even prepared for the driver to be turned into a Marionette, but nothing happened.

After the carriage stopped, Klein took his valet Enuni to a nearby alley.

Flames shot up from under his feet and enveloped Klein and his marionette. He wanted to use extraordinary means to secretly go to St. Samuel's Church as quickly as possible.

However, when this "flame jump" ended, Klein found himself in a spacious living room.

His sense of all fire was gone.

Klein raised his head and looked at the figure sitting on the easy chair. The man was wrapped in a red cloak and staring at him with a stern smile.

On the iron table next to the red-haired young man was a cage made of pure flames. A skylark was squatting inside. The moment it saw Klein, it screamed in grievance.