"God, God is here to save us …"
The sobbing words echoed at the entrance of Moon City, leaving the waiting residents in a daze and feeling shocked.
…
At the edge of the solidified grayish-white fog, beside a burning bonfire.
Klein, who had eaten another round of mushrooms, wiped away the iron-black stick in his hand and looked up at the crater described by Moon City's High Priest, Nim.
He then reached out his right hand and gently pulled out his past self from fifteen minutes ago.
After exchanging looks, Klein's true body rapidly vanished and entered the fog of history. He ran all the way to a time before the First Epoch and sat above the stacked cities of the past.
His Historical Void projection stood up and snapped his fingers. Amidst the rising scarlet flames, he flashed towards his destination.
When the crater that the hill had turned into was just inches away, Klein stopped and carefully extended his right palm, dragging his past marionette, Qonas Kilgor, out of the void.
The facial muscles of this tough-looking Earl of The Fallen squirmed as he quickly transformed into another German Sparrow.
He took out a lantern from the fog of history with one hand and rubbed his temples with the other.
He muttered softly, Why does a marionette have to change his appearance?
There's no one else here …
I can't develop obsessive-compulsive disorder …
A few seconds later, the marionette projection walked towards the crater not far away with the lantern that emitted a faint yellow light.
As the light flickered, Klein saw his target and realized that it wasn't deep. The difference between the bottom and the ground was no more than two meters. Of course, compared to the original hill, this change was indeed huge.
Inside the crater, the soil was smooth with a few rocks in it. There were many mutated and twisted plants that were difficult to distinguish. It looked no different from other places.
After observing for a while, Klein, who had already secretly activated his Spirit Body Threads vision, slowly walked into the crater. He planned on following the planned route and circling every spot that was worth revisiting.
As he walked, he frowned slightly and exclaimed, "Huh?"
He realized that his thoughts had turned sluggish, but it didn't affect his thinking!
It was like waking up after sleeping too much. His head felt stuffy, and his thoughts weren't active enough.
This was a situation that occasionally happened to a person. Beyonders of other pathways might not be able to sense it, but as a demigod of the Seer pathway, Klein could clearly sense the abnormality.
If this were to deepen further, it would be close to the reaction brought about by a Marionettist controlling Spirit Body Threads … The influence left behind by Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar? That's not right. If "He" had unintentionally left it behind, it means that "He" had presented a complete Mythical Creature form. Then, Moon City's investigation team would have long collapsed and lost control … If "He" had intentionally left it behind, what's the point of doing so? Tell others that He had been here? Puzzled, Klein walked around the area but did not find anything out of the ordinary.
After some thought, his main body, which was hiding in a Historical Void before the First Epoch, took four steps counterclockwise, chanted an incantation, and went above the gray fog.
He wanted to do a divination!
With the specific time and location, the High Priest of Moon City, Nim's description, and the on-site investigation, as well as the help of the illuminated historical fragments, Klein believed that the prerequisites for divination were basically met.
This couldn't be said to be enough, but it was barely enough for him to give it a try. Furthermore, if the matter of the hill turning into a crater was really related to Sefirah Castle and him, then the success rate of the divination would greatly increase. The revelation would be very clear and unaffected.
Without any thought, Klein, who had already considered the details, sat on The Fool's high-back chair. He conjured a dark red fountain pen and yellowish goatskin parchment and wrote:
"On the 28th of June, 1349 of the Fifth Epoch, an anomaly occurred in this place."
Putting down the fountain pen, Klein grabbed with his left hand and took out a clump of crater soil from the fog of history, using it as a medium for divination.
With one hand holding the soil and the other holding the goatskin parchment, he leaned back in his chair and recited the divination statement seven times. Then, with the help of Cogitation, he entered a deep sleep.
In the gray World of Dreams, Klein saw the grayish-white fog, the hill that was dozens of meters tall, and the surrounding twisted and mutated plants.
A few seconds later, the fog suddenly squirmed and quickly "spat out" a black shadow.
The black shadow was like a huge velvet curtain, crazily absorbing all the light around it.
It was translucent as it grew larger and larger, completely enveloping the hill.
The hill disappeared along with it, not even its roots could be seen. All that was left was a deep pit.
The strange plants at the edge of the crater that were similarly covered suddenly had thin, illusory Spirit Body Threads that extended towards different sections of the black "curtain."
The "curtain" became more and more transparent and illusory. Finally, it reached a point where it couldn't be seen with the naked eye. If not for the Spirit Body Threads revealing the actual situation, Klein wouldn't have discovered that the "curtain" was covering the surface of the crater.
The scene flickered as the dream distorted and a new scene appeared.
The five-man Moon City patrol team approached and discovered that the hill had disappeared. There was an additional crater.
They stopped in their tracks and didn't hesitate to turn around and leave the area. They didn't rashly investigate.
After an unknown period of time, a huge figure suddenly appeared in another direction.
It was a demonic wolf that was four to five meters tall and covered in dark short fur. It had eight legs and was covered in dark, short fur.
The demonic wolf had a tuft of short, grayish-white fur on its forehead. Its pure black pupils occupied at least three-quarters of the space in its eyes. It was none other than Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar, who had yet to reveal his complete Mythical Creature form.
The Dark Demonic Wolf raised "His" head and opened "His" mouth as though "He" was roaring, but there was no movement.
In the next second, a figure appeared in front of "Him." It was another "Him."
The Dark Demonic Wolf's Historical Void projection gently kicked with "His" eight legs and instantly arrived beside the crater.
After "He" surveyed the area, "He" carefully lowered "His" head and picked up the completely transparent "curtain" that had caused the entire hill to vanish.
The "curtain" suddenly came to life as it rapidly contracted and wrapped around the Dark Demonic Wolf. It was as though "He" had added a half-black, translucent piece of clothing onto "Him."
The Dark Demonic Wolf trembled slightly as though "He" had turned into a puppet of "Clothes" in two to three seconds.
However, this was only a projection in the Historical Void. In the next breath, "His" true body removed "His" maintenance and vanished.
The "curtain" lost its support and instantly collapsed, spreading out to the ground.
Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar didn't give up. From time to time, "He" would transform the surrounding monsters into marionettes or summon historical projections. "He" made them come forward again and again, suffering all kinds of failures. But in the end, "His" new batch of marionettes still managed to pick up and control the "curtain."
The entire process didn't make a sound, as though "He" was performing a mime.
Following that, the gigantic demonic wolf made the marionettes bring the "curtain" close to "Him."
At this moment, the nearby grayish-white fog squirmed again, forming a vortex that was comparable to a hill.
The vortex emitted an invisible suction force, causing the strange "curtain" and Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar to be pulled over at the same time!
This scene caused substantial ripples to appear in Klein's dream. Countless points of light burst out, making it difficult for him to see the exact details.
When everything returned to normal, Dark Demonic Wolf Kotar quickly left the solidified fog with the transparent "curtain."
At this moment, Moon City's investigation team arrived and saw the ancient subsidiary god's departing figure.
Kotar glanced at them and didn't stop as he disappeared into the depths of the darkness.
At this point, the scene shattered and the dream ended. Klein woke up.
He sat up straight and tapped the edge of the long mottled table with his fingers.
It's not that the solidified grayish-white fog didn't undergo any abnormalities before I arrived. It's just that the guards of Moon City didn't notice it. After all, this fog extends for an unknown length of time …
What's the "curtain" that the grayish-white fog spat out? When it's large, it can cover a hill, turning it into a "deep pit" like magic. When it's small, it can become the demonic wolf's "clothes," transforming "Him" into a puppet … It's a little like a high-level item of the Seer pathway …
It was spat out because I entered the world above the gray fog and completed the binding with Sefirah Castle?
It seems to be able to turn the surrounding plants into its marionettes … This gives me a familiar feeling …
Right, in the foggy town, there's a problem with the food prepared in the room. There are Spirit Body Threads that grow out and extend towards the cathedral at the core. Once they're eaten, one's entire body will instantly evaporate and vanish. Yes, it's being hung in the cathedral and becoming a marionette …
In other words, at the level of a Miracle Invoker or Attendant of Mysteries, one can make plants or objects that once possessed spirituality grow Spirit Body Threads, turning them into marionettes?
… Is that "curtain" the Beyonder characteristic of a Miracle Invoker or an Attendant of Mysteries?
From the Dark Demonic Wolf's performance, it's very likely the latter …
This is the reason why the Attendant of Mysteries characteristic has been missing for a long period of time. There are only clues, but no one can find it?
Before Sefirah Castle has an "owner," the grayish-white fog will unconsciously attract the empty high-level characteristics of the three pathways and contain them? What is it trying to do?
That suction force is really strong. It even scared the Dark Demonic Wolf, Kotar. He couldn't care less about staying and only wanted to escape …
What is "He" suspecting and afraid of?
After a series of analysis, Klein's face gradually turned excited.
If he could successfully hunt an angel-level existence like the Dark Demonic Wolf, it would be an unparalleled harvest!
Of course, the Dark Demonic Wolf after obtaining the "curtain" was definitely more difficult to deal with than before. Klein's confidence in this matter had decreased significantly.
As his thoughts raced, Klein suddenly recalled something.
From the time node, when the Dark Demonic Wolf arrived at the northern city ruin, Nois, "He" had clearly obtained the "curtain" …
"He" turned the entire city into marionettes and created a puppet city not to settle down or to accumulate helpers, but to prepare for the Attendant of Mysteries ritual?
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