Upon hearing Amonās words, Kleinās heart sank.
Before this, he wasnāt worried that Amon would collude with Genie, because āHeā was a top-notch Swindler. No promises āHeā made could be believed. As for Genie, āHeā had encountered the former Lord of the Mysteries. āHeā was considered a victim of such matters in a similar vein. Therefore, āHeā would definitely use āHisā most wary of approaches to deal with Mr. Error.
This was the result of a lack of trust.
Sometimes, lying, cheating, and swindling could indeed increase the profits in the short-term, but in the long-term, it was better to be honest.
But now, the Trunsoest Brass Book had just formulated the rule of ādeception is prohibited here.ā
And Amon didnāt receive any punishment after making the promise!
At the same time, Klein and Genie didnāt notice āHimā using any loopholes.
This proved how true and effective Amonās words were. It was from the bottom of āHisā heart and wasnāt a scam.
Genie could even rely on āHisā own level and traits to distort the sentence from āI can promiseā to āI promise.ā It would make it impossible for Amon to go back on āHisā word. If āHeā did, āHeā would suffer damage at the level of a Great Old One.
This made Klein not help but wonder if the rule that ādeception is prohibited hereā was secretly guided by Amon or deliberately created by Genie, making any Lord of the Mysteries candidate to promise to return āHimā to the cosmos.
To Genie, āHeā didnāt suffer any losses in such a deal because Klein himself owed āHimā a promise.
If it were any other scene, Klein would still have the time to communicate with Genie and rebuild āHisā trust. However, at this moment, Amonās threat was right before his eyes. āHeā wouldnāt give him the chance to resolve this problem.
If he chose to continue to believe in Genie, Klein would be putting his life in the hands of this Outer Deity and be under āHisā control. In the subsequent battle, as long as Genie was able to formulate a few rules that appeared to be fine but were biased towards Amon through the Trunsoest Brass Book, Klein, who was already at a great disadvantage, would rapidly lose with no way to reverse the situation.
As his thoughts raced, Klein made the choice of this gamble. A translucent dark-colored cloak instantly appeared around him. His face was covered with a strange and distorted mask.
The Fool!
Invisible rings rippled from his body and instantly enveloped Genie, the Trunsoest Brass Book, and the entire wilderness, as well as Amon.
āBlind Stupidityā authority!
Amonās monocle temporarily lost its luster, as though āHeā had lost āHisā vision. āHisā gaze also turned dull.
The speed of text being written on the Trunsoest Brass Book clearly slowed down as though it would take fifteen minutes or even hours to think up the next rule.
Genieās blurry and distorted golden figure shook as it suddenly shrank back into the golden magic lamp that looked like a water flask. It was unknown if it was escaping or if it was purely an instinctual reaction.
Seizing this opportunity, Klein attempted to escape Sefirah Castle as he prepared to āGraftā something to himself.
Just as his consciousness sank, the crystal monocle appeared at the edge of Sefirah Castle, blocking his āpath.ā
Even though āHisā intelligence had been reduced briefly, Amon still seemed to remember to stop Klein from leaving Sefirah Castle.
āHisā eyes quickly regained clarity as they were still dyed black. āHisā mouth slowly opened as āHeā laughed uncontrollably.
āIāve written this matter into my instinct. This is a good way to resist the effects of Blind Stupidity.ā
Clearly, āHeā had cheated the rules and lied to āHimself,ā making āHisā instincts believe that this was what āHeā wanted.
Klein wasnāt depressed. He immediately completed the āGraftingā he had prepared long ago.
In the cosmos, a giant star that emitted light and heat suddenly dimmed.
In the wilderness with the effects of āeternal daylight,ā an orange sun with a destructive aura and a heavy feeling descended from the sky.
The entire wilderness collapsed and curled up as though it was going to charge straight into the star.
At the same time, everything here was ignited, including Amon.
In the next second, the surrounding void began to shrink as they revolved around the real sun. Everything in the world either disintegrated or vaporized. All that was left was the Magic Wishing Lamp and the Trunsoest Brass Book, which were still struggling to withstand the flames, barely suffering any damage. Klein, who was floating in midair, had long disappeared. He had āGraftedā himself to that star.
Of course, his āGraftingā was only with the concept of a star, not a physical entity. Otherwise, with The Foolās obviously lower defense than most Sequence os, he would be directly swallowed by a real star and die on the spot thanks to his relatively weak body.
The Fool was a very extreme deity. āHeā had the ability to destroy a star, but he was unable to face it directly. āHisā strengths and weaknesses were equally obvious. In addition, conceptualized objects couldnāt directly affect the surrounding environment and harm the enemy. It wasnāt enough to write the words āimmense mass, gravity, high temperatures, high heat, and fusionā to create similar effects, but as Mr. Fool, Klein held the authority of āFooling.ā
He made his surroundings change according to the concept of a star!
This was an intense āchangeā and also a type of āFooling.ā
Amon, who was wearing a pointed hat and a classic black robe, was completely ignited under the illumination of the star. āHeā began to vaporize. At this moment, his figure distorted as āHeā was instantly dyed with resplendent starlight. āHeā turned extremely illusory, as though āHeā had transformed into an astral door.
At that moment, Amon no longer resembled a physical creature. āHeā was closer to a collective body of the symbols like āwandering,ā āastral world tunnel,ā ākey,ā and ādoor.ā
This was the ability of a Planeswalker to use the astral world to head to different planets and worlds. āTheyā were able to transform āThemselvesā into symbols, allowing āThemā to effectively use the astral world.
At Sequence o Doorās stage, the qualitative change in such powers became āconceptualized.ā
Amon transformed āHimselfā into a concept creature and avoided the damage brought by the star.
A figure suddenly appeared behind āHim.ā It was Klein, who was wearing a trench coat and a top hat.
Almost at the same time, Amonās thoughts slowed down a little.
āHisā Spirit Body Threads were grabbed by Klein.
Using the chaos brought by the 'star,ā Klein dispelled the combination he had with the corresponding concepts, and he secretly āGraftedā the location of both parties and arrived behind Amon.
Originally, without the concept of āReassembly,ā the starās influence on the surroundings would immediately stop. However, Klein had āFooledā time, allowing the effects of the first two seconds to linger until now, allowing him to fool Amon.
If possible, what Klein wished to do now was to deepen the control of Amonās Spirit Body Threads and turn āHimā into his marionette. However, he knew very well that in the present situation, the probability of success was very low: On the one hand, Amon could withstand damage and steal the Spirit Body Threads back. On the other hand, āHeā might be able to use the connection established between the two of them via the Spirit Body Threads to use a bug and influence Klein and āParasitizeā him.
Before he had absolute confidence, Klein didnāt want his actions to appear rash.
The main goal of capturing Amonās Spirit Body Threads was to give the other party a certain sense of sluggishness. This was a performance of the āFoolingā authority during the stage of transforming into a marionette. And with Kleinās present state, he was naturally more willing to choose such a low-level but effective method. This would be less of a burden on him, and it wouldnāt seriously affect his mental stability like when he used the authority of āFooling.ā
At this moment, apart from Amon, his enemy also included the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings in his body.
Of course, Amon was the same. If āHeā didnāt suppress the Celestial Worthyās madness, the latter would have already revived in āHisā body.
After creating a brief pause in Amonās thoughts, Klein had three choices:
The first was to take this opportunity to escape Sefirah Castle, but he wasnāt sure if Amonās instincts were still working and would still attempt to stop him from escaping
Second, it was to summon the projections of the Historical Void, but it wasnāt of much use. The effects of an angel-level existence could do little in this battle of gods. It was possible that they couldnāt withstand Amonās gaze, much less āTheirā historical projections. Even if Klein wanted to use it to transmit information, it lacked sufficient valueāthe other deities couldnāt enter Sefirah Castle and provide help.
Third, he could use this opportunity to exert a certain amount of influence on Amonās true body.
Without any hesitation, Klein chose the third plan.
He wanted to take the opportunity to āGraftā Amon, Sefirah Castle, and the door of light that was stained with bluish-black together.
Klein felt that Amonās half-crazy state wasnāt bad enough. āHeā just appeared rather talkative, with him occasionally not grasping an opportunity. He wanted to make āHimā go crazier.
When Amon and Sefirah Castle completed the āReassembly,ā the Celestial Worthyās will in āHisā body would clearly strengthen, and the chaos in āHisā mind would intensify.
That way, Amon would lack the rationality to restrain āHimself,ā making āHisā actions more instinctive than being the result of a contemplative thinking process.
To Mr. Error who was an expert at ādeceit,ā this would be fatal.
Of course, Klein could only maintain this kind of āGraftingā for a second. Exceeding this limit might mean that he would no longer be facing Amon, but the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings.
When the time came, the other party would definitely gladly accept the gift of Sefirah Castle. āHeā could then fight Sequence o The Fool with a sefirah, two Uniquenesses, and the corresponding Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics.
Originally, Klein couldāve relied on his āFoolingā authority to reduce Amonās intelligence, but firstly, he wasnāt able to use power at this level for a long time in his current state. Secondly, as a dual-pathway true god, and a wielder of many authorities, the duration of the āBlind Stupidityā effect on āHimā was rather limited. Therefore, Klein had no choice but to take the risk of āGraftingā things in such a way.
And madness would accompany Amon, doing so until āHeā found a new balance or met the best Psychiatrist.
In the blink of an eye, the translucent, cold mask appeared on Kleinās face once again. A strange door of light that was stained with a hint of bluish-black suffused from Amonās body.