Chapter 46 Klein's First Kill
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Air Bullet!
Still in a concealed state, Lin Ruo narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.
He naturally knew that the man dressed as a clown in front of him was a Magician of Sequence 7 from the Seer pathway, so he wasn't surprised that the other party could use Air Bullets.
But that didn't mean that Lin Ruo could calmly accept what he was seeing—after all, he already considered Klein a friend, so how could he calmly stand by and watch him in danger!
In fact, if it weren't for his concerns about Ince and the idea of training Klein, Lin Ruo would have appeared and beaten the other party down the moment they showed up.
However, Lin Ruo didn't want to wait any longer.
After all, he understood the strength of that tailcoat-wearing clown; the other party was a Sequence 7 with rich combat experience, who even caused the Nighthawks a lot of trouble with "2-049" in the original story.
Although he was killed by Klein in the original story, it wasn't because he was weak, but because Klein had used the Cheat of the Sefirah Castle and the power of "2-049".
The current Klein doesn't have the advantages he had in the original story; he's purely support.
In this situation, Lin Ruo naturally wouldn't expect him to kill the tailcoat-wearing clown—that wasn't training, it was sending him to his death.
Training should be gradual.
That last bit was already enough, more or less a brush with death.
Next, he'll let him experience killing…
While thinking this in his heart, Lin Ruo didn't delay, and said in a soft but quick voice:
"I am not a Sequence 5 Wraith, this is a fallacy."
The Fallacy instantly took effect.
At the same moment, Lin Ruo exited the concealed state, only to remain unnoticed by the people present because he was in the Wraith state.
He glanced at Klein, who had rolled around on the ground several times, dirtying his clothes, after that initial pounce and subsequent continuous Air Bullet attacks.
Then, he looked at the tailcoat-wearing clown who was raising his hand at Klein, constantly using Air Bullets.
Confirming that the other party was the main body, he didn't delay and directly entered the other party's body.
Wraith Possession!
An absolute crowd control skill, with no shortcomings except for the lack of direct damage.
The tailcoat-wearing clown's body suddenly froze.
He felt a chilling aura swirling within him, then spreading from his torso to his limbs.
Not good!
There are other Beyonders present…
The tailcoat-wearing clown obviously wasn't as knowledgeable as the military Beyonder Lin Ruo had killed before, and didn't recognize that he was currently being controlled by the power of a Wraith.
He only knew one thing, and that was that as the chill spread throughout his body, he couldn't move.
"Huh?"
Klein, who was dodging Air Bullets, naturally noticed the abnormality behind him immediately.
He scrambled to his feet, looking at the tailcoat-wearing clown while also being wary of his surroundings, ready to dodge at any moment, while the revolver in his hand was also ready to fire.
Although Klein was often jokingly called "Coward Klein" by readers, no one could deny that although he was always cautious, he was also really brave when he needed to be.
For example, right now, a normal cautious person would be thinking about running away, but Klein still didn't forget to counterattack.
Of course, this might also be related to the fact that Klein knew Lin Ruo was nearby, giving him more confidence.
Even so, after turning around and clearly seeing the tailcoat-wearing clown's motionless state, Klein was still stunned for a moment, wary while also thinking of something.
"Shoot!"
Just then, Klein heard Lin Ruo's voice, which was coming from the tailcoat-wearing clown.
Although somewhat doubtful, Klein's heart was still greatly relieved.
He raised the revolver, pointing the muzzle at the tailcoat-wearing clown, looking at the other party's face, his breathing suddenly becoming a little rapid.
He was nervous!
This was unavoidable, after all, Klein had never killed anyone before.
Even knowing that the person in front of him was an unforgivable cultist, and that the other party had just tried to kill him, Klein couldn't help but feel nervous when he was now out of danger and about to kill the other party.
But even so, the finger he had on the trigger didn't relax at all, nor did he close his eyes to escape, his expression could even be described as calm.
"Bang—"
The gunshot rang out, and along with the splattering blood, the bullet pierced the tailcoat-wearing clown's forehead, destroying his brain.
This wasn't a Demon Hunter bullet, so it naturally wouldn't harm Lin Ruo, who was currently possessing the tailcoat-wearing clown.
And the tailcoat-wearing clown, in a state of being possessed by a Wraith and hit in a vital spot, was obviously unable to use a Paper Substitute to negate this attack.
So he died.
After Lin Ruo ended the Wraith Possession, his body directly collapsed, falling to the ground.
"Huff, huff—"
Klein couldn't help but pant a few times upon seeing this scene, not knowing whether it was from nervousness or relief.
Lin Ruo ended the simulation of the Wraith.
He looked down at the Concealment badge pinned to his chest, the badge was playing its role, ensuring that his actions wouldn't be remotely discovered by others through Beyonder abilities.
Lin Ruo knew that Ince would most likely be able to sense the strangeness of today's battle.
After all, although the Concealment badge could prevent his actions from being recorded by 0-08, the fact that the tailcoat-wearing clown died was still a fact.
But Lin Ruo was also confident that he most likely wouldn't be exposed to Ince this time—just like how Klein used the Sefirah Castle to get rid of the control of "2-049" in the original story, and then used "2-049" to kill the tailcoat-wearing clown, Ince sensed that Klein might have a secret, but was completely unable to peek into the existence of the Sefirah Castle.
Ince would certainly sense the strangeness of this battle, but under the protection of the Concealment badge, what Ince could know was probably that Klein killed the tailcoat-wearing clown, leading Ince to put the blame on Klein.
This was also the second reason why Lin Ruo chose to simulate the Wraith's ability, strongly controlling the tailcoat-wearing clown to let Klein kill him personally.
The first reason was naturally to further train Klein.
As for whether putting the blame on Klein would lead to bad results.
After all, in the original story, Ince remembered Klein because of the strangeness he repeatedly showed, and narrow-mindedly listed him as a target for elimination—Lin Ruo wasn't worried about this.
Because he won't have the chance!
Lin Ruo won't give him that chance!
His eyes darkened for a moment, then Lin Ruo returned to normal, and then looked at Klein, asking with a concerned expression: "How is it, how does it feel to kill someone for the first time? Is it very uncomfortable?"
"Actually, it's okay… it's just a little… I can't really say whether it's uncomfortable or not."
Klein's expression was also a bit complicated, after all, this was really the first time he had killed someone.
"I can understand, the first time I killed someone… my mood was much more complicated than yours."
Inevitable memories of the past flashed through Lin Ruo's mind.
He was momentarily dazed, then came back to his senses, looked at Klein and said: "Klein, actually you can think about it from another perspective.
You have to know that the person you killed today was evil.
If you didn't kill him, more people would die because of him, including even your companions, and even yourself… Thinking about it this way, isn't it less uncomfortable?"
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