Chapter 18 Vulnerabilities of Limitations
In the current era, in this world, belief in gods is common, and the difference is only in which god they believe in. Therefore, even if Roy, Pasha and others do not understand the meaning of the term angel in mysticism, I have also more or less heard the legends about angels from the priests, bishops and the elders around them. I know that they are the attendants of the gods, and they are powerful creatures who are qualified to be called "He". They can create miracles with every move. Humans can be compared.
In the hearts of these four Beyonders, angels are holy spirits of another level and another world. Under normal circumstances, they live in the kingdom of God and will not come to reality. They can be treated as real legends. They don’t need to consider their practical significance. Like in the wars they had experienced before, although there were occasional Beyonders that made them feel terrified to this day, they definitely wouldn't make them think of angels.
The two are not on the same level at all!
But today, a wandering, mysterious "magician" told them that the Patriarch of the Church of God of War was an angel walking on earth.
For the gentleman who showed a lot of magic, Phil and others believed in their hearts. First, the other party met their wishes and was friendly enough. Second, they didn't think they were deceived in this regard. Qualifications, for them, whether the patriarch is an angel or an extremely powerful Beyonder, there is essentially no difference.
The reality of this world is far beyond our imagination... Pasha's mind flashed the words she often said again.
Roy thought of more.
He remembered that the lady whom Mr. "Magic" invited out of the air said that she was following the chief patriarch of the Church of God of War, and she seemed to be qualified to watch the oracle of "Goddess of the Evernight".
The only one who can track an angel can be another angel... Judging from Mr. "Magic"'s performance in front of the lady, his status is not too bad... Roy hurriedly looked at Ke subconsciously. Ryan's back eyes were withdrawn, and he didn't dare to look directly at the other party.
He glanced left and right, and found that Phil seemed to have a similar guess, and extremely complicated emotions emerged from his face that was white with blood loss.
Byers held his breath and said for a few seconds:
"No wonder Beldan has such an incomprehensible mutation..."
"Now is not the time to sigh with emotion, let's go, the curfew order is about to take effect." Klein reminded with a smile that was not nervous at all.
Pasha hurriedly glanced at the notice board again, and printed the complete content of the curfew order in her mind:
"...From eight o'clock in the evening to eight in the morning, it is strictly forbidden to walk outdoors, gather..."
"Where are we going?" she blurted out.
Under the dual restrictions of the curfew and trespassing, they seem to have only the option of accepting punishment.
Klein smiled and said:
"It's just that walking and gathering outdoors are strictly prohibited."
While speaking, he tapped the manhole cover next to him with his foot.
Byers' eyes lit up and said:
"Yes, I didn't say you can't walk through the sewer!
"Where the curfew was imposed before, the homeless were hiding in sewers or abandoned buildings."
Roy and the others no longer hesitated, and immediately stepped forward, taking advantage of their strength, pushed open the manhole cover, and climbed into the sewer.
In the darkness, a dim yellow fire lit up, and Klein had a lantern in his hand.
Following this magical "magician", Phil said thoughtfully:
"Next we can go to the hotel.
"Byers is a local and will not be attacked. He can open a suite. Then, we climb into the window from the outside. Because of the owner's permission, it is not considered a private residence.
"so,
We can stay until dawn and wait for the curfew to be lifted automatically. "
"It's an interesting idea, but our goal is not to survive until dawn." Klein, who was walking in front of him with a lantern, responded with a smile.
Roy nodded and said:
"If we do nothing and stay in the hotel all the time, the laws will increase one by one, to the extent that we can't stay outsiders in the hotel room."
"Actually, the most interesting point of the proposal just now was not that it found a loophole in the restriction, but reminded me of one thing." Klein turned his body halfway and looked at Byers, "As a local resident of Beldan, he actually No attempt was made to arrest strangers."
That is, it was not affected by the order on the yellow paper.
This... Pasha and the others looked at Byers slightly warily, with unconcealed doubts in their expressions.
What happened to them just now made them sure that the citizens of Beldan City had lost their minds in arresting foreigners.
"I don't know why..." Byers also whispered in confusion.
"Are you still a citizen of Beldan?" Klein asked casually as he walked slowly through the damp and foul-smelling sewers.
Byers followed behind him and replied quite definitively:
"certainly."
Klein said thoughtfully:
"You are a citizen of Beldan on the one hand, and a standard outsider on the other. The two attributes overlap and there is a contradiction. Under that order, you will neither be attacked nor affected by reason."
"If we can create this 'contradiction', will we be able to escape the constraints of the rules?" Phil said with a sense of refreshment.
Pasha shook her head:
"But this kind of 'contradiction' is difficult to create, at least I can't think of any possibility now..."
Having said that, she suddenly stopped, hesitated for a while, and said:
"The most important thing is that we have stayed away from the notice board, and we have absolutely no idea what laws will follow, and there is no way to avoid it."
At that time, there is nothing to do!
Klein smiled and said:
"Don't worry, this mirror will help us see what's new on the notice board."
He casually showed the "magic mirror" that slid down to his left palm.
Pasha breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked suspiciously:
"Isn't this a crime of voyeurism?"
On the surface of the silver mirror, words like dripping blood appeared:
"I look at the notice board like the sun during the day, no peeping required."
Klein took back the "magic mirror" and added with a smile:
"And, this is just an item, how can it be a crime?"
It really makes sense... Byers and Phil couldn't help nodding their heads.
After Roy wanted to understand, he sighed and turned to ask:
"Our next most important thing is to find the item, but we have no clues at all. As a 'book', it can be anywhere, and we can only do a city-wide search, but it's obviously too late."
"Indeed, we don't know where '0-02' is at all, and we don't have any clues at all, but one is very clear." Klein replied leisurely as he listened to the footsteps echoing in the sewer.
Pasha's heart moved:
"You mean the Great Patriarch?"
Klein nodded with a smile and said:
"'0-02' is either in his hands or hidden by him somewhere, and a 'book' obviously cannot be transferred on its own, and this is not something the current rules can help it accomplish. ."
"But how did we find the patriarch?" Byers blurted out.
I don't know if it was because the magical Mr. "Magic" was right next to him, and he was not so afraid of finding the angel on earth.
Klein calmly held the lantern and said:
"As long as '0-02' does not grant immunity to the patriarch, then he must also obey the decrees on the notice.
"He was originally a Feysac, he was undoubtedly not a Beldan citizen and could not enjoy the treatment of the locals. Similarly, although he is an alien angel, not a foreigner in the narrow sense, he will be treated by the citizens as well. Hunt, that's for sure."
"In short, the patriarch must abide by the curfew order, cannot break into private houses, and cannot hide in public areas that are not open to the public at night. At the same time, he who is being tracked should not have a companion with dual attributes like Byers, you guys. Say, where will he be?"
Roy turned his eyes slightly and said several answers:
"The sewers, the cemetery, the church before zero, the abandoned buildings..."
"The cemetery at night cannot be entered, and the abandoned buildings themselves have property rights and belong to a certain person or group." Pasha reminded hurriedly.
"Well, when the passage of the sewers is also restricted, we will go to the church to find the patriarch or wait for him." Klein said in a relaxed tone, as if deciding on a trivial matter.
Roy, Phil and others were a little stunned. They didn't expect to be able to lock the target so easily.
After just a few words of discussion, the whereabouts of an angel was exposed!
"However, there are several churches in Beldan. We will take the lead and save time. Also, the patriarch may rely on the level and strength of an angel to forcibly resist punishment." Klein said here, bowing his head to the one in his palm "Magic Mirror" said, "Arrodes, you monitor the whole city and pay attention to abnormal situations."
After ordering the magic mirror, Klein once again dragged Ms. Arianna out of the fog of history and asked her to take charge of the churches of the Church of the Evernight.
After doing these things, he turned around halfway and said to Roy, Pasha and others:
"If the patriarch cannot be found in this way, it means that he has either left Beldan and just left '0-02' to block the enemy, or he has controlled '0-02' to some extent. In short, We can only do the exclusion method for the time being.”
Roy and the others nodded at the same time, and continued to follow Klein in the sewers.
After several minutes, the ancient silver mirror glowed with water, reflecting a picture:
On the notice board, there was another piece of white paper with the new rules written on it:
"...Because of municipal maintenance needs, from now on, no creatures are allowed to enter the sewers."
"The speed of adding new content has become faster..." Klein frowned invisibly, whispered, and took out a human leather glove from the air.
Immediately afterwards, he motioned Pasha and the others to hold hands.
He then grabbed one of them by the shoulders, led them out of the sewers, and "teleported" to the nearest Church of the Storm.
During this process, the four Beyonders first saw the mice and cockroaches in the sewers twitching and dying one by one, and they were immediately attracted by the strange and abstract spiritual world, as if they had suffered some kind of spiritual baptism.