Following the direction Angel said, Leonard and Borgia quickly found the body of the "assassin".
Of course, it was not an easy task to bring the body down from the roof of a building six or seven meters high, so the two men did not do so. Instead, after confirming the body, they returned directly to the open space in front of the warehouse.
"The dead 'assassin' did look the same as the one on the wanted poster. He was shot in the jaw and the bullet went through his brain. He died on the spot. We also found these on the rooftop."
Leonard handed Dunn a shiny black ball about the size of a grape. It was an object similar to an eyeball. Angel felt that it was somewhat similar to the main ingredient of the "Assassin" potion in her memory, but not exactly the same.
Borgia carried a dagger, a piece of silver that had become tarnished.
The former was a common double-edged dagger, the handle of which was badly worn, but the blade was well-maintained and extremely sharp; the latter was engraved with various Ancient Hermes spells and symbols, and the material that made up the spell no longer had the luster of pure silver, but looked like tin sheets with oxidized surface.
"This should be the spell used by the 'Assassin' before. The spell he recited was 'Frost' in Ancient Hermes. It can make the surrounding area extremely cold, affecting the ability to move. The radius is less than ten meters."
Taking the silver piece, Angel explained.
"Frost…" Dunn repeated the word. "It should be a spell made by other Beyonders and given to him. The Beyonders of the Secret Order did not show similar abilities in previous battles. He is more like an expert in manipulating illusions and flames to fight."
"Well, it should be a Beyonder of the 'Witch' sequence or higher. Madam Sharon has used the power of frost in battle. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are other Beyonders of the sequence who possess similar powers."
Angel analyzed.
In fact, she has basically confirmed that this is due to the ability of the "witch", and behind this "assassin" is likely to be a mid-sequence extraordinary person of the same path.
"Witch Sect?" Leonard reacted immediately.
"Not necessarily, but it's worth reporting."
Dunn thought for a moment, took the used talisman from Angel's hand and examined it carefully.
Unfortunately, the patterns on the surface of the silver sheet have become dim and unclear as it has exhausted its power, and the material itself has become fragile. Therefore, these talismans are disposable items, and even if they are not broken on the spot after use, they cannot be recycled and reused.
After collecting the extraordinary items and silver pieces left behind by the assassin, several people searched the entire place thoroughly, but found no other useful clues or items.
The body of the Tuxedo Clown was still lying there, and the fragments of the mutant Bieber were scattered all over the ground, making it inconvenient for passers-by to touch them. After discussing, the Night Watchmen decided to let Lolota stay there and wait. She had the police inspector badge issued by the Backlund Parish, so it was no problem for her to scare ordinary people. Even if nearby residents called the police, she could handle it when the police arrived.
The other five people first returned to Blackthorn Security Company with Sealed Object 2-049, Antigonus's Notes and the extraordinary materials they picked up. They needed to return these extraordinary items to the "Chanis Gate" as soon as possible.
After that, other rotated Nighthawks would come to the battlefield and retrieve the bodies of the two dead Extraordinary Personages in the hope of finding clues about the Secret Order or the Witch Cult.
Borgia picked up the iron box containing 2-049 again, and the five of them returned to the carriage at the street corner, flexing their arms as they had come.
It was already afternoon, and there were already many residents and dock workers walking around outside the warehouse. The fierce gunfire and explosions during the previous battle attracted the attention of many nearby residents and workers, but there were no fools making a living in the dock area, and no curious onlookers dared to approach the warehouse to check.
Leonard was still driving, while Angel, Dunn, Klein, and Borgia sat in the car around 2-049. After reactivating the seal on the iron box, the Antigonus puppet would no longer control two people at the same time, and the few of them were able to chat in the intermittent stagnation.
The first person to speak was Borgia, who was silent when he first arrived. Angel had always thought that this was his personality, but now it seems that perhaps silence was just a subconscious behavior of this night watchman with a scar on the side of his face when facing unfamiliar colleagues.
"I'm curious, how did you kill that clown from the Secret Order? That guy was able to move freely in the hail of bullets. I even suspected that he had reached Sequence 7."
Borgia seemed to have been thinking about this question for a long time. After placing 2-049 in the middle of the carriage, he immediately asked.
"Angel, you speak first." Dunn also echoed.
Two Sequence 9s, one of whom was a fortune teller without the ability to engage in direct combat, actually teamed up to defeat a Beyonder who was likely a Sequence 7. It was normal for them to have doubts about this...
Angel did not intend to hide what happened. The Tuxedo Clown of the Secret Order was seriously injured, and his mind was full of thoughts on how to steal the notes, which exposed his flaws and led to his control by 2-049. There was nothing in this that he could not let his teammates know.
The only problem is…
She looked at Klein, who was sitting opposite her. He was flexing his arms calmly, his eyes straight ahead, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
Pretending to lower her head to organize her words, she recalled the process of fighting with Tuxedo Clown and confirmed the status of the other four Night Watchmen at that time.
The captain was unconscious after landing, Leonard was in the worst condition, and only recovered after I rescued him. Lorota and Borgia fell to the other side of the open space and were unable to get up at that time...
After assessing the risks, Angel decided to help Klein conceal the information that he could remove the negative status imposed by 2-049 on his own.
"After Ms. Lorota snatched the notebook back from Ray Bieber, causing the mutated Bieber to explode on the spot, Sealed Artifact 2-049 was blown to Klein's feet by the aftermath of the explosion. He should have been affected by the negative effects immediately…"
After preparing a rough draft in her mind, Angel began to tell Dunn and Borgia about the situation at that time.
"...The clown from the secret society used Klein's body as a cover and asked me to hand over my notes. I tried to bypass Klein and attack him, but he was very agile and alert, so I never succeeded. His attack had an obvious prelude, so he couldn't hit me..."
"You guys are in a stalemate?" Dunn asked. He no longer bent his arms, as if he had noticed something was wrong.
Angel nodded. "It's not good for him to continue the stalemate. After all, you guys may regain consciousness at any time and join the battle. He is more and more eager to ask me to hand over the notes, otherwise he will kill Klein."
"I was thinking about stalling for time, so I threw the Antigonus Notes at Klein. It would be best if I could wake him up through the collision with an external object. Even in the worst case scenario, the notes would be protected by the effect range of 2-049 and would not be easily taken away by the Secret Order."
From here on, Angel's description deviates from the reality.
I hope Klein is smart enough to pick up where I left off...
She looked at Klein, who was sitting opposite her. He seemed to be thinking about something, and his right arm slowly stopped flexing.
No, he was affected by the seal and entered a stagnant state.
"As far as I know, it is impossible to wake up someone affected by 2-049 by throwing objects without direct contact." Dunn pointed out the flaw in her words.
"But this 'thrown object' is different." Angel reached out to stop Borgia who was about to touch Klein, and pointed to the Antigonus notebook on Dunn's lap.
Dunn looked at Klein, who had become stiff beside him, and nodded thoughtfully.
He picked up the notebook and gently threw it into Klein's lap.
Just like the people who were awakened by direct contact before, Klein's arms, which had stopped swinging, began to move at a normal speed again, and his eyes regained clarity after a moment of confusion.
"...Yes, that's right. Angel woke me up through the notebook. The angry Beyonder of the Secret Order behind me was about to kill me with that invisible bullet, and 2-049 was right under my feet..."
He naturally took over the topic and continued talking.
Very good, that's right.
Angel mentally praised Klein for his quick thinking.
The subsequent description was given by Klein, until Angel decisively killed the Secret Order clown who was affected by 2-049 with two shots, and it was consistent with the actual situation.
Only Klein escaped from the image of the sealed object on his own, which was tacitly explained by the two as the special nature of Antigonus's notes.
"So, your luck is pretty good. If the Antigonus Notes couldn't remove the influence of the Antigonus puppet, Mr. Moretti would have been killed by the secret society members."
Borgia, who was quietly listening to the conversation, said.
Klein forced an ugly smile and said, "I've always had good luck."
"But you don't do things based on luck, do you?" Dunn looked at Angel, his gray eyes showing not doubt but certainty.
"Yes, I noticed it when Ray Bieber approached Sealed Artifact 2-049 several times. He was completely unaffected by the effect of 2-049. It was not until I was fighting with the Clown of the Secret Order for the Notes that I accidentally entered the range of influence of the Sealed Artifact while holding the Notes, but was not controlled by the Sealed Artifact in its violent state that I basically confirmed this."
Angel did have some guesses about the effectiveness of the Antigonus Note in resisting 2-049, but she didn't have the courage to try such unreliable speculation in battle. The actual confirmation of the note's effectiveness was after Dunn took the note on board. Because of holding the note, Dunn was no longer affected by 2-049 - the other three people in the car had been repeatedly controlled by 2-049 for several rounds.
But since Dunn herself had verified the effectiveness of the notes, she didn't mind deceiving her captain a little and helping her new teammates hide their secrets.
The premise is that Klein's secrets will not cause harm to himself, the Nighthawks or other ordinary people.
At least from the current point of view, Klein is still a diligent and responsible Nighthawk. Even if he has not yet been promoted, he has already participated in several missions. It is said that he also played a big role in finding Antigonus's notes this time.
After finishing this topic, the few of them chatted idly. Dunn used his captain's privilege to get the notebook back into his hands, so he could relax and rest against the back of the chair. The other three had to spend the difficult journey between flexing and stretching their arms and waking up others.