Meanwhile, Lin Ruo suddenly felt a change within him. It was similar to the clear vision described in the original work when Klein digested his potion. Lin Ruo had a similar feeling and realized:
With just this one hunt, he had digested more than a third of his Hunter potion.
This was both terrifying and expected, as Lin Ruo, at Sequence 9, had hunted a Sequence 6, a Sequence 7, a Sequence 8, and his main target, the scumbag Kapin.
In the mysterious world, completing actions against those of higher sequences greatly aids potion digestion. For example, when Klein scared the hotpot evil spirit while playing, his potion digestion advanced significantly.
If Lin Ruo could provoke an angel while playing the Provocateur, even a freshly consumed potion might be instantly digested.
Of course, whether he could leave safely after digesting the potion was another matter.
At that moment, Lin Ruo's spirituality suddenly alerted him. He looked out the window in a certain direction. Although he couldn't see anything, his spirituality told him something was approaching.
Lin Ruo knew it was a demigod from the Storm Church.
Without rushing to use the fallacy, Lin Ruo took out a deck of tarot cards. He selected the "Judgment" and "Chariot" cards, placing "Judgment" on Kapin's face and keeping "Chariot" aside.
"Hope Mr. Fool won't be scared… But if Justice and the Hanged Man find out, they'll probably start imagining things again!" Lin Ruo chuckled, satisfying his inner mischief and sense of ritual. Aspiring to join the Tarot Club, he scattered the remaining tarot cards around the room and used the secret emblem to enter a hidden state, waiting quietly.
After waiting for about a few dozen seconds, a howling wind blew from afar, and an elderly man with a black soft hat and serious silver eyes descended from the sky.
He wore a black robe embroidered with storm symbols, the Cardinal of the Storm Church, Archbishop of the Beckland Diocese, "Singer of God" Ace Snake.
With just one glance, "Singer of God" Ace Snake saw the aftermath of the lightning in the dining room and the scattered tarot cards.
In his hidden state, Lin Ruo softly said:
"I am not a Sequence 4 of the Apprentice pathway, this is a fallacy."
"I am not a Sequence 2 of the Apprentice pathway, this is a fallacy!"
Lin Ruo established two fallacies simultaneously. One simulated the aura of a Sequence 2 of the Apprentice pathway to appear as a true angel after leaving the hidden state. The other simulated the abilities of a Sequence 4 of the Apprentice pathway to ensure he wouldn't be instantly killed if the storm demigod attacked and could escape in time.
Then, Lin Ruo exited the hidden state, revealing his rank without concealment.
"Singer of God" Ace Snake, who was observing the dining room, was shocked. He instinctively prepared to throw lightning, but before it struck, he restrained himself.
His spiritual intuition told him this was an angel.
A stranger angel!
Being irritable didn't mean being brainless. Even "Singer of God" Ace Snake knew that if he, a mere demigod, fought, the area would likely be destroyed.
As "Singer of God" Ace Snake pondered his next move, a phantom door suddenly opened beside him, and a forty-year-old man with golden eyes, looking elegant and mature, stepped out.
The golden-eyed man first saw "Singer of God" Ace Snake and sensed the strange atmosphere. He then looked at the dining room and saw a young man with black hair and eyes, ordinary features, and an indifferent expression.
Angel!
The golden-eyed man instantly understood the source of the strange atmosphere.
"Heh!"
The golden-eyed man heard a laugh from the black-haired angel.
Both the golden-eyed man and "Singer of God" Ace Snake looked over to see the black-haired angel smiling at them.
"The Fallen Creator is about to hold a grand and bloody sacrifice in Tingen. I am here to inform you on behalf of my Lord."
This statement shocked both "Singer of God" Ace Snake and the golden-eyed man. "Singer of God" Ace Snake instinctively wanted to ask for more details, but the black-haired angel smiled again, placed his right hand on his left shoulder, and bowed slightly.
Then, the black-haired angel stepped back, and a phantom door covered in mysterious symbols opened behind him, accepting him.
In the next moment, the phantom door closed, and the black-haired angel disappeared before the two demigods. A tarot card representing the "Chariot" slowly fell, like a fluttering butterfly, carrying an indescribable symbolic meaning.
"Singer of God" Ace Snake and the golden-eyed man exchanged glances, each lost in thought.
"By the way, why are you here?" "Singer of God" Ace Snake suddenly asked, looking at the golden-eyed man with a hint of rudeness.
He had the right to ask, as this was his jurisdiction.
"I live nearby." The golden-eyed man replied, a flawless answer. "Singer of God" Ace Snake didn't think much of it.
In reality, the golden-eyed man had a more complex reason for arriving so quickly. He did live nearby, but if the matter wasn't related to him, he wouldn't have come so fast.
But that was not for outsiders to know.
The golden-eyed man then said, "There seems to be residual storm power here… Did that angel use a storm domain sealed artifact?"
This was a probe to see if the matter was related to the Punishers. Wild angels were rare, and storm domain demigod-level sealed artifacts were equally scarce.
Given the black-haired angel's attitude, the golden-eyed man couldn't help but wonder if he was a hidden angel of the Storm Church.
"Singer of God" Ace Snake just glanced at him, feeling even more irritable, and snapped, "What does that have to do with you!"
At this moment, the always-late Punishers finally arrived.
Meanwhile, Lin Ruo, who had left Kapin's villa using his travel ability, finally returned home.
He wasn't worried about the safety of the girls imprisoned in the underground area. He knew that once the church's official Beyonders were alerted, they would rescue the victims, regardless of which church they belonged to.
So, after a big show and posing as an angel, Lin Ruo lazily stretched and began processing his gains from the hunt.