During the process of returning above the gray fog, Klein felt the coldness in his body rapidly dissipate. He no longer had the feeling that every Worm of Spirit was about to give birth to a brand new consciousness.
In an instant, the long, mottled bronze table appeared in front of him. He saw Miss Justice and Leonard's Spirit Bodies gradually turn clear from the thin gray fog, but they also maintained a certain degree of blur.
After the gray fog that swirled around them sank to the "ground," Klein asked,
"How do you feel now?"
He habitually used German Sparrow's tone, but he immediately recalled the time in the Hall of Truth. His inner grumbles, divergent thoughts, habitual analysis, and slandering of Leonard had been completely exposed. He was no longer able to maintain his original image in front of Miss Justice.
It's all Leonard's fault! Sigh, I'll just treat it as following the doctor's advice. Not only did I not wear a thick mask, I even took off the thin ones … This thought flashed through Klein's mind before he forcefully stopped his thoughts and looked around warily.
He still hadn't escaped the fear that his thoughts would be "said" out loud.
Fortunately, this was no longer the place he had named the Hall of Truth. There was no longer any "magical" things that couldn't be resisted with normal abilities.
Clearly, Audrey and Leonard also had similar post-traumatic stress disorder. One of them pursed her lips tightly, while the other sat up straight, as though they had instinctively thought of something.
After a few seconds of silence, they recalled that The World German Sparrow had just asked about their condition, and they hurriedly pulled their attention back on track.
I feel like something has been purified … I originally had the illusion that I would split into a second personality. No, it's not a second personality. It's as though a consciousness that doesn't belong to me is awakening in my body. Oh, it's gone now. Praise be to Mr. Fool! Audrey began a rather professional self-analysis before sincerely expressing her gratitude.
This is to thank me for being able to calmly accept … dangerous thoughts. Thankfully, in the Hall of Truth, Miss Justice and Leonard's thoughts didn't turn towards The Fool. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't be able to resist "answering." That would be over … My shame would make me lose control on the spot and collapse into a pile of Worms of Spirit … As these thoughts flashed through Klein's mind, he seriously replied:
"Praise be to Mr. Fool!"
"… Praise be to Mr. Fool." As a believer of the Evernight Goddess, Leonard echoed hesitantly before quickly changing the topic. "I don't have any more questions. Just now, I felt something calling out to me from behind the bronze door. What about you?"
Seeing that Leonard had confirmed his condition, Klein placed the Unshadowed Crucifix and the metal bottle of his blood on the long, mottled table in front of him.
"I had the same feeling," he answered affirmatively.
"Me too. This isn't an illusion. I've analyzed my psyche," Audrey said in a rather clear tone.
Leonard raised his hand and scratched his chin.
"What could it be?
"To actually need an ancient god to be sealed behind my throne …"
After experiencing what had happened, he felt that he no longer had any image in front of Miss Justice, so his posture became more casual.
"We can try to do an analysis …" Audrey carefully glanced at The World German Sparrow.
She had a deep impression of this gentleman's ability to assemble information in a short period of time, make connections, and complete analysis and speculation.
Klein thought for a moment and said without presupposition, "There are only three possibilities.
The first is that there's a powerful creature in the Second Epoch's real World, at least close to Sequence 0. It was sealed at the bottom of the City of Miracles, Liveseyd, by Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt, behind his throne. However, I don't think this possibility is too high. This is because the ancient god created this book and stuffed it into Liveseyd, simultaneously affecting the World in the book and the real World. He definitely has his own plans, and it's unlikely for him to leave an unstable factor there for long. "
"Yes, we all know that we have to eliminate any accidents, much less an ancient god." Audrey nodded slightly and seriously began a discussion with The World.
At this moment, Leonard scoffed.
"Perhaps the ancient god, the Dragon of Imagination, has already seen certain scenes in the distant future and believes that the sealed thing will help him realize his plans to a certain extent?"
"That's why I said it's unlikely, not impossible." Klein calmly replied, "The second possibility is that the sealed item is the key to Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt's plans. When this book meets 0-08, the seal will be removed, and that item will return to the real World, bringing about some sort of change. I believe that this might be the biggest possibility. "
Perhaps it also involved the true stance or intentions of the Dragon of Wisdom.
"Then what could it be? Mr. Fool once said that after Adam obtained 0-08, he would be closer to becoming a deity. As a result, the times would change. This means that Adam has already gathered all the ingredients for a Visionary. All that's left is a ritual … I wonder if my understanding is correct? "Audrey gave her opinion.
"I'm not sure either. I'll pray to Mr. Fool in the future to see if I can obtain a clearer revelation." Klein didn't make a definitive statement.
Unfortunately, Old Man is an angel from the Fourth Epoch. "He" doesn't have a deep understanding of the Second Epoch. However, "He" isn't unfamiliar with Adam … Leonard said thoughtfully,
"I'll try …"
He originally wanted to say that he would try to investigate, but when he realized that the two of them knew his secret, he gave up struggling and directly said,
"… Try asking Old Man."
"Sorry for troubling you," Audrey sincerely thanked him.
From her point of view, this was a matter of the Spectator pathway. The one who was most concerned about it was undoubtedly herself. Others were more likely to provide help.
Following that, she took the initiative to say,
"The third possibility is that what's sealed there is an item or monster from the World in the book?"
"Yes, it might be closely related to the World in the book. Destroying it will cause the World in the book to collapse. Therefore, the ancient god, Ankewelt, can only be sealed," Klein gave his guess.
Audrey pondered for a moment before saying, "Yes.
"Regarding this possibility, I have an idea."
Seeing that Mr. World and Mr. Star had cast their gazes over and were waiting for an answer, she slowed down.
"I'm considering it from a psychological point of view.
"Since the World in the book was' imagined 'by Ankewelt, the sea of collective subconscious there must've been caused by' Him. 'There are imprints of' His' psyche, emotions, and feelings.
"Perhaps the City of Miracles, Liveseyd, sealed the most extreme of these things. It's some shadow in the Dragon of Imagination's heart, some fear, or some extremely terrifying thing's imprint in 'His' consciousness. As long as' He 'hasn't truly defeated them and hasn't eradicated them in reality, the World in the book's collective subconscious can't be destroyed.' He 'can only seal them. If we ignore them, they will gradually contaminate that' sea, 'causing the development of history to deviate from its predetermined trajectory."
Leonard was even more focused than when he participated in the internal meetings of the Nighthawks or even the Red Gloves. After listening, he couldn't help but mention:
After listening, he couldn't help but mention, "As an ancient god that rules over the sky and the mind, what can leave an indelible shadow in 'Him' and produce such intense fear?"
"I don't know." Audrey shook her head frankly. "If we analyze it purely from a psychological point of view, since it's sealed beneath the throne, at the bottom of the City of Miracles, and there's a passageway that extends all the way down, it means that the source of the shadow and fear might've come from underground. Therefore, the Dragon of Imagination would seal it, no, block it underground. Otherwise, why wouldn't it be beside the throne, deep in the hall, in a special prison, or somewhere else?"
Upon hearing Miss Justice's words, Klein immediately thought of the Magicians and Judgment's encounter.
According to the information provided by the Sanguine, they discovered an ancient castle of indeterminate age. At the bottom of the ancient castle, there was a bronze door. It seemed to seal something terrifying from underground. Once one approached the door or stayed too long around it, they would be corrupted and die a tragic death!
It's an ancient castle that was built to defend something. It was originally guarded by humans from an unknown era … After the Sanguine discovered this place, no one dared to enter it … Back then, I thought that it might be related to devils, and only demigods or above have the right to explore it … Could this be related to the seal of the City of Miracles, Liveseyd? Klein's thoughts quickly unfolded, and he quickly found a similar piece of information in his memory.
On the way to the ruins of the battle of gods on Cattleya's Future, he had encountered a so-called deep-sea well.
Back then, the Future's boatswain, Nina, dove to the bottom of the sea and did a survey. She said that it wasn't a gigantic well at all, but a dark, bottomless, narrow well that even a human child couldn't enter. Its inner walls had strange honeycomb-like corrosion marks, and there were collapsed steel buildings around it.
In a certain sense, this is also a "passageway" that goes deep underground … Klein looked around and deliberated.
"Do you remember something that Miss Magicians mentioned? In the underground of the abandoned castle in Delaire Forest, there is a door sealed with a powerful fallen power. "
"Ah, right!" Audrey recalled the past. "Could it be that in the early Second Epoch, in ancient times, the Beyonder creatures had a common, terrifying enemy that came from underground?"
"Perhaps." Klein could not give a definite answer, so he took the opportunity to add, "It could also be like what many doomsday prophecies say, that danger comes from the stars."
"Yeah." Audrey and Leonard didn't know much about each other, so they couldn't discuss this in depth.
"Let's end it here for today. When we have a preliminary understanding of the situation, we will try to do the mural experiment again. Also, remember to keep it a secret." Klein glanced at Leonard and said, "Yes, when we return, we'll immediately pray to Mr. Fool and ask 'Him' to witness our oath not to divulge each other's secrets."
Audrey didn't object and even added, "You're right.
"There are some things that I will first 'hypnotize' myself here to forget so that I won't recall them often when I return."
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