Chapter 327: Courage and Strategy

Klein pulled a stack of Paper Figurines out from his pocket with his right hand.

Whether it was the acting requirements of the "Magician," the combat characteristics of the "Person in the Painting," or even his own cautious nature, everything was pointing toward one result.

That was pre-battle preparation.

Killing a pirate admiral on their own flagship was insane, so Klein had prepared for this battle for a long time.

The stack of Paper Figurines in his hand was quite substantial as well.

"You?!" The demonic true form of the "Apostle of Desire" froze inexplicably, subconsciously looking toward that pile of Paper Figurines.

And at this moment, Klein spread out the stack of Paper Figurines.

At this instant, even with Klein's dual-pathway Spirituality, he had the illusion that it was about to be drained dry.

But the result was very gratifying.

Leonard, Sharon, Maric, Beckett, Danitz, and certain other Beyonders Klein had dealt with—there were fully ten of them.

This was absolutely the limit of Klein's "Person in the Painting" combined with his "Faceless" abilities.

In a sense, Klein and Edwina were very similar; both were almost one-person armies, only Edwina relied on the many secret arts she had mastered, while here, Klein truly had a Paper Figurine legion.

"Roar!" The demon in the "Apostle of Desire's" eyes was completely unleashed; he felt an extreme threat!

"Attack!"

Klein gently pinched the space between his eyebrows to alleviate the sense of emptiness in his body; since becoming a Dual-Pathway Beyonder, he had rarely encountered such a situation.

More than half of his Spirituality was extracted in an instant.

However, the moment his order was given, these Paper Figurines each unleashed their own strongest attack.

"Requiem," "Filthy Words," "Wraith Scream," "Frost Manipulation"...

For a time, a feast of Beyonder abilities was staged upon the "Tree of Flesh and Blood."

The true form of the "Apostle of Desire" was directly submerged in the Beyonder abilities, torn by various powers.

Boom!

Senor was also startled by the terrifying commotion here and was paying attention to it, but the "Purification Cannon" condensed another huge fireball, exploding it onto the "Tree of Flesh and Blood"; already injured, his condition was extremely poor.

Bang!

Among the clustered Beyonder abilities, ice spikes formed from frost stabbed toward the demonic true form, but they were snapped off at the first moment, shattering into ice flowers filling the sky.

But this did not affect the power of the remaining Beyonder abilities; admittedly, some of them, like Danitz's fireball, were just there to make up the numbers and draw attention, but without them, it really wouldn't have worked.

Amidst a dazzling display, all the attacks calmed down; Klein had already achieved his goal.

"Wraith Scream" and "Requiem" caused the "Apostle of Desire's" damaged spirit body to lose its desire to fight, sinking into a dream.

And Klein had already arrived before the demon by relying on the "Flame Jump" ability and the lingering heat of the fireballs.

Klein's eyes suddenly burned with Demonic Flame, and then he pulled a huge Magma Greatsword from behind his back.

The Magma Greatsword slashed toward the "Apostle of Desire's" neck, intending to decapitate him with one strike.

"Die!" The "Apostle of Desire" did not die either; as the ice flowers gradually dissipated, a piece of dawn's radiance was revealed, and this radiance formed a suit of armor, protecting the "Apostle of Desire's" vital parts.

But more importantly, this "Apostle of Desire" was also holding a dark red sword in its hand; it was not the Magma Greatsword the demon was most accustomed to using, but it was even more terrifying!

This sword thrust straight toward Klein's heart, making Klein's heart palpitate.

This was a "Fatal Strike"!

Klein had seen it in that ball of knowledge from the "Hidden Emperor"; the "Blood Emperor" was a True God of the "Hunter" pathway, so he naturally carried this information.

"Ssh!"

Klein did not dodge, still firmly slashing toward the "Apostle of Desire's" neck.

Calculated by factors such as height, arm length, and speed, the dark red longsword would hit the opponent higher up than the Magma Greatsword.

And then, no accidents occurred; the dark red longsword pierced through Klein's chest.

It was just that the sword could not advance even an inch further after piercing Klein's chest.

"What?!" The "Apostle of Desire" exclaimed in horror, "A 'Fatal Strike' can't pierce your defense? Are you a 'Guardian'?"

But which of your Beyonder abilities looks like a "Guardian"?!

The "Apostle of Desire" was extremely puzzled, but the next instant, his head flew up and fell to the ground.

Whew!

Klein let out a heavy sigh of relief, the cold sweat on his forehead wiped away by frost.

He pushed aside the clothes in front of him, revealing a book; it was precisely Groselle's Travels.

Above the Gray Fog, he had tested the indestructible characteristic of this book; it was a super-strong defense that he hadn't been able to break even after bombarding it with the Sea God Scepter for ten minutes.

Only such a book could block a "Fatal Strike."

"This sword is very dangerous!" Klein took the dark red longsword from the demon's hand, his Spirituality constantly sounding an alarm.

"This is a Magical Item that must be sealed."

Of course, that would have to be after the battle.

Klein took the sword and killed his way toward Senor.

Having been heavily injured early on and held back by the Golden Dream, he was bound not to last more than two rounds before Klein.

"Damn it!" Senor felt a huge crisis; gritting his teeth, he had no choice but to abandon the "Tree of Flesh and Blood"!

He directly transformed into a "Wraith" state, performing Mirror Jumps several times in succession to escape Klein's pursuit.

Whether this would be effective was another matter, but after the "Tree of Flesh and Blood" lost its infusion of Spirituality, it was directly blasted into a huge crater by a shot from the "Purification Cannon."

Klein was on the "Tree of Flesh and Blood," and this impact almost made him lose his footing; he only managed not to fall by relying on the "Clown's" Balance ability.

Hum!

Senor's shadow was suddenly reflected in Klein's eyes; he jumped directly into Klein's eyes, intending to control Klein's body directly.

I've been waiting for you...

Klein's lips curled into a smile; he had long been prepared for this situation and had even invited Miss Sharon to conduct simulations.

He knew the abilities of a "Wraith" like the back of his hand, but Senor knew absolutely nothing about the "Person in the Painting"!

Klein performed two actions just before the "Wraith" was about to complete its Possession.

The first was to pull a white silk handkerchief from his pocket, and the second was to toss a dark red longsword above his head.

He had originally intended to use the Magma Greatsword, but this dark red longsword seemed more ferocious and better suited for carrying out this mission.

Having finished these two actions, Klein was, in fact, already possessed by the "Wraith" and unable to move.

Yet, the moment the silk handkerchief was fully unfurled, Klein's body seemed to become two-dimensional and entered directly into the handkerchief; this was the "Person in the Painting."

However, the eyes of the Klein in the painting seemed somewhat strange, as they contained another shadow.

If one were to use a magnifying glass, one could likely see that shadow's terrified and bewildered face.

It is very difficult for Klein to turn living things, or even people, into a Painted Object, but he himself is a "Person in the Painting" and can walk into paintings.

So, who told you to possess me?

Hum!

The dark red longsword that had been tossed into the air fell straight down, its tip pointing directly at the silk handkerchief.