Chapter 272: Will

"You actually dare to curse me?" Such a voice echoed throughout the entire Dream World, making Klein's expression grow increasingly strange.

"I was merely offering a sincere wish," Klein said cautiously.

"For many people, that is a wish, but for someone like me, it is a curse; it will cause the gaze of Dream to notice me."

"And often, being watched by him is very troublesome, even dangerous."

Klein looked toward the source of the voice; from the shadows of the church, a black baby carriage slid out, inside which lay an infant wrapped in silver silk whose features could not be clearly seen.

The infant was very small, giving one a feeling of extreme fragility, yet this was an Angel; if not for his deliberate suppression, Klein, upon seeing him, would have already gone mad.

"Mercury Snake, Mr. Will..." Klein appeared respectful and submissive.

"You really do know me, though that is not strange. Let me count how many auras you have on you..."

In Klein's mind appeared the image of a child counting on their fingers, "That mirror that loves to peek, Witch, Sun, Evernight, Dream..."

Counting to the end, the infant paused. This... is this not a bit too many?

The mirror is Arrodes, the Witch is because I pried into that Ring? The Sun is the same, and as for Evernight and Dream, they go without saying...

"... And that wisp of Grey Fog," the infant let out a sighing sound. "There are quite a few great existences who have watched you."

So, He did not recognize that Mr. Fool is me... Klein blinked, his mood inexplicably relaxing a little.

"Why do you say that being watched by Dream would be troublesome?" Klein looked at this Mercury Snake and asked cautiously.

"Since the Second Epoch, not a single ordinary person has died because of Dream, but the number of Beyonders who have died because of him is too many, and the higher the Sequence, the more dangerous it is," the infant said.

"Especially for someone like me."

"Waa!" This Mr. Mercury Snake opened his mouth without warning and let out a wail.

Klein slowly widened his eyes, his mouth also slowly opening, unable to close.

At this moment, he truly doubted whether the one before him was really a Sequence 1 existence, and whether he was the Fate Speaker mentioned by Arrodes.

"I just thought of something sad," the infant stopped crying instantly. "And it is very normal for a child to cry because they are sad."

"A child should do what a child dares to do."

Klein could not fully understand this sentence yet, but he kept it in his heart.

"Because of Dream, I exhausted the Luck I had accumulated over several thousand years; the most recent time, I was almost caught by that silly big snake."

"Waa!" Will started crying again. "That snake is so big, and I am so small!"

Two small hands gestured, attempting to make Klein understand.

Are the two Mercury Snakes in a competitive relationship? Klein was thoughtful.

"That silly big snake hides in the God's Kingdom of the True Creator because of every Restart; he has no childhood and lacks the corresponding experiences, which should have caused him to fall into madness."

"But it is because of the existence of Dream that his state is even better than mine! This is unfair!"

The infant was on the verge of tears, wiping his eyes with both hands.

An infant in this state easily makes one's sympathy overflow, but Klein restrained himself.

This is not someone he can sympathize with.

"Alright," the infant suddenly stopped crying and stared at Klein, making him nervous all at once.

"Because of your curse, and also because of the Hidden knowledge I just gave, you need to help me with one thing."

The Mercury Snake's topic shifted too quickly, almost throwing Klein off balance.

And most of that Hidden knowledge was spoken by you... Klein's thought flashed, but a smile piled up on his face.

"I, a Sequence 7, do not have that kind of ability."

"But you are not an ordinary Sequence 7! Dual-Pathway Beyonders are extremely rare in my view; I have only seen three in all the time I have lived."

"Generally speaking, those who drink a Potion will have their favor reclaimed by Dream."

"Three times?" Klein knew this commission could not be escaped, so he hurried to take advantage of the situation.

"The earliest was Hermes, and the last time was with Bernadette."

Hermes? The creator of Ancient Hermes?!

"... Bernadette? The daughter of the Imperial Speaker Roselle?" Klein blinked; he had seen this name in the diary.

"Yes," the infant nodded lightly.

Klein's heart surged, and then he heard the infant say, "My commission is very simple. You should have made contact with the Aurora Order by now. I need you to scout their progress in tracking me and report to me at any time."

You want me to be a double agent... Klein felt a wave of resistance, but this was not something he could resist!

Crack!

The dream shattered, and Klein woke up. Before him were Mr. Allen and his wife; only a few seconds had passed.

Klein left without any abnormalities. Who could have imagined that there was a Sequence 1 Angel here?

"Restart!" Just after Klein left, the dream that was on the verge of shattering returned to its state before it broke.

This was not the signature ultimate move of the Mercury Snake, but a reversal of time under the effect of "wishing for something and having it come true." Except for Klein, who had already left the dream, everything returned to how it had just begun.

"Waa!" A panicked wail resounded throughout the dream. The infant in the carriage kicked and struggled continuously; this time, he was truly crying.

"Sigh, don't cry, don't cry! I didn't come to cause you trouble," Chumen's helpless voice sounded in the dream. He walked out from the illusion, his body gradually solidifying.

He squatted down, looked at Will in the baby carriage, and reached out to gently pat the infant's chest to show comfort.

"Why did you come here? Could it be that I am finally going to be eaten by that silly big snake today?!"

"My Luck was indeed used up; I am so miserable!"

Under Chumen's comfort, Will temporarily stopped crying, but tears continued to flow.

"The silly snake didn't come," Chumen looked at Will, who was fussing like an infant, with some helplessness.

"Ah?" Will's small hands wiped away the tears and he looked around. Indeed, he did not see that silly big snake. At the very least, he didn't need to worry about being eaten today.

"Could it be that the curse succeeded?!" Will recalled that sentence, "May Dream favor you."

"Yes, the curse succeeded. At the very least, it allowed me to see you." Chumen usually wouldn't deliberately look for Will, who masks his own Fate, but that "curse" from Klein made him notice this place.

The status of a Sequence 1 is right there; it would be a bit difficult not to notice it.

"I..." Will's small face wrinkled, "Then what did you come here for?"

"Isn't this just catching up on old times?" Chumen looked at Will with great interest.

"..." Will was very clear about what status the current one held, so he simply gave up; with such an existence coming here, his Fate was no longer something he could control.