Chapter 151 Facing Daly's Interrogation
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Hobert arrived at the Nation of Disorder and cautiously wrapped Dunn Smith's spirit with the power of order. Then, using the status of the "Nation of Disorder," he accelerated the extraction of Beyonder characteristics.
Finally, he wrapped this characteristic, which had been highly compatible with Dunn's spirit due to being his, together with Dunn's spirit, ensuring that the characteristic could sustain Dunn's spirit for a long time.
After completing all this, under the envelopment of orderly power and nurtured by the characteristics, Dunn's spirit stopped dissipating.
To prevent Dunn's spirit from turning towards malevolence, Hobert took his spirit along with the characteristics and the "Umbilical Cord" to the Nation of Disorder.
Behind the Iron Throne, Hobert manifested a stone coffin and laid Dunn's spirit inside.
At this moment, Dunn's eyes were blank, his consciousness still in a chaotic state.
Hobert could have awakened him with the "Spirit Necklace," but there was no point in doing so now.
Hobert said to Dunn, "I've heard that the 'Classical Alchemists' have a way to craft a normal body. Lie here and wait. Once your body is ready, I'll let you out."
With a wave of his hand, he covered the lid of the coffin, sealing it with another layer of "Order Power" outside to prevent Dunn from becoming an evil spirit.
Next, Hobert manifested a small stone box and placed the "Umbilical Cord" inside, next to the box containing the "Black Eyes."
Feeling his own spirituality depleted, Hobert quickly returned to the real world. He first pulled out a few strands of Dunn's hair, then took out a glass vial from his pocket containing mystical herbs and poured out half a vial of Dunn's now viscous blood.
He then changed the symbol of the "Creator" on the altar to one representing the "Evernight Goddess ."
Just as he finished changing it, waves of exhaustion swept over him. Hobert felt himself about to faint.
Suddenly, he remembered: Oh no, I forgot about the old man inside Leonard!
He called out towards Leonard, "The great 'Creator' says: If you expose the existence of the 'Creator,' He will definitely send you a monocle."
[T/N: every good fanfic needs to threaten Pallez with monocles]
As he spoke, Hobert tried to lean against the wall, but his strength was insufficient to support him crawling over, so he collapsed on the ground and passed out.
Half a minute later, Leonard, pale-faced, woke up. He looked at the reception hall, now resembling ruins, and stared blankly for a second or two.
Then he saw Dunn, with a gentle smile, and Klein, looking incredulous.
Leonard crawled over to check Dunn's and Klein's breath and pulse, muttering, "No..." a word squeezed out of his throat.
He continued to verify, going back and forth between the two, but ultimately had to accept the unchangeable outcome.
Leonard's legs gave way, and he knelt on the spot. His emerald eyes were full of pain, and tears streamed down his face, washing away the blood and dust.
Suddenly, he seemed to grasp at a lifeline: "Old man! Old man! You must have a way, right? You can definitely bring them back to life, right?"
"I'm not a god. Do you think I have the power to resurrect?" A voice that only Leonard could hear said, "Don't bother. Hobert has tried every possible method."
"He said, 'Klein is already dead!'"
Leonard's shoulders slumped, the last hope shattered.
At that moment, the sound of rapid footsteps running upstairs came from outside, the reinforcements from the "Mandated Punishers" and members of the "Machinery Hivemind" rushing to support.
...
When Hobert woke up, he was lying on a cold stone platform. The fiery pain in his back had disappeared, and his spirit and strength had recovered somewhat.
"Old Neil just performed a healing ritual for you." Leonard, sitting on a nearby chair with a pale face, said, "He's also quite old. The deaths of two teammates in a row have aged him a lot."
Hobert sighed with relief, meaning that no one died in this incident, Old Neil didn't die, Klein would come back to life, and as for Dunn, Hobert was also confident that he could bring him back to life.
Hobert had barely achieved the goal he set for himself before.
Next, Hobert sensed that the potion of the "Barbarian" had been digested by most of it. His appearance completely contradicted the script written by "0-08."
The "True Creator" did not wait, but chose to be born with a small part of his power, creating the "Descendant," and Dunn did not die completely in the true sense. The "True Creator" "paid" the reward to Ince Zangweil, picked up by Hobert.
Finally, "0-08" was forced to "invite" a "Frenzied Mage" to create an escape opportunity for Ince.
Because he had been challenging the script written by "0-08" all along, constantly refreshing "0-08's" understanding of Hobert, the potion of the "Barbarian" was well digested.
Hobert asked, "Did you catch Ince?"
Leonard shook his head expressionlessly, "0-08 created too many obstacles for the Archbishop. In the end, Ince escaped with excellent luck."
Hobert nodded. If Ince had been caught, the desire for revenge and the desire to improve his strength would not be so strong for either Klein or Leonard.
He asked, "Has Miss Daly arrived?"
"She should have arrived."
Hobert sighed, "How should I explain to her?"
Leonard was puzzled, not understanding what he meant. At this moment, the stone door of the dim room was opened.
It was Daly. Her eyes were filled with pain. After seeing Hobert, there was some anger left: "Hobert! Didn't you say you could save Dunn?"
She quickly walked over, grabbed Hobert's collar: "I followed your advice and immediately gave the Archbishop a telegram. Why? Why did he die?"
Of course, now is not the time to explain that there is still hope for Dunn to come back to life. Otherwise, the Church of the Evernight Goddess will definitely investigate, which will be a big trouble.
Hobert squeezed out a faint smile, "I'm sorry, Madam. I couldn't save him."
"Madam," Leonard probably understood what was going on. "Hobert did his best. He fainted beside the captain."
As he spoke, he choked up too.
Daly's hand clutching Hobert's collar trembled violently. Finally, she leaned on Hobert's shoulder and sobbed. She didn't cry aloud, just sobbed, but it tore her heart apart.
Hobert patted Daly's back, "He protected Tingen City."
Daly wiped away tears, seeing the blood on Hobert's clothes still not dry, "Sorry, I shouldn't blame you, but, but..."
But her heart was bleeding now, unable to control her emotions.