Late at night, the sound of doors and windows opening woke Wendel up from his deep sleep. He got out of bed warily and surveyed his surroundings.
What exactly happened? Did Utopia encounter a huge storm? Wendel, who hadn't slept well for the past few days, finally fell into a deep sleep, but he had no choice but to wake up. His thoughts were still a little frozen, and he appeared rather confused.
He then realized that there was no wind blowing in through the wide-open window, nor was there any rain. It was as if he had opened it in his sleep to take in a breath of fresh air.
Wendel suddenly thought of the Beyonder incidents he had experienced and learned about through the dossier. He thought of the fear of the unknown that had once ruled his heart.
He didn't know what would happen next, nor could he guess what he would encounter. He felt a chill run down his spine as he trembled.
At this moment, he heard a commotion outside the door. All kinds of sounds entered his ears.
There were the sounds of running, the sounds of certain actions being judged, the sounds of the current order being modified, and undisguised shouts.
"There's an abnormality with the underground seal!"
"Raise your guard!"
The underground seal? What's sealed beneath the Irises Hotel? Wendel was surprised and confused when he heard that. He couldn't help but walk to the door and look around.
He then saw his MI9 colleagues whom he barely knew, as well as Colonel Xio Derecha, who was on duty tonight.
MI9 found Utopia through me? They're going to deal with the abnormality here? Just as this thought flashed through Wendel's mind, he subconsciously frowned.
He realized that the layout of the corridor outside was completely different from the Irises Hotel. Not only were there gas wall lamps on both sides, but there were also classical lampstands. The floor was maintained to be very bright, and the floors were more than three meters tall …
This … This isn't the Irises Hotel … Wendel suddenly turned around and sized up the room he was in.
He quickly recognized that this was his bedroom at MI9 headquarters. His luggage was placed quietly in the corner without any signs of being moved.
Wendel remembered very clearly that he had gone to Utopia through the bathroom in his room. He wasn't too confident, so he didn't bring any luggage with him. He only took the document from Utopia's police court. Tap!
Tap! Tap! He quickly ran to the window and looked outside.
What he saw was the garden and the lawn that belonged to MI9 headquarters.
I, I'm back in Baekeland? Or did I not return to Utopia at all? I was just too tired to sleep and had a dream? Wendel walked back to the bed in a daze and sat down.
After ten seconds, he suddenly jumped up and picked up his jacket from the ground.
Then, he saw the Utopia court document lying quietly in the inside pocket of his coat, which should have been in the drawer.
Wendel fell silent, as if he had turned into a statue.
…
Travel columnist Monica also woke to the sound of the window and the door banging against the wall.
She sat up and pulled the blanket up to cover her chest.
Her sleepy first thought was that a robber had broken into the hotel, so she prepared to scream and call the police.
But in the next ten to twenty seconds, Monica didn't hear any footsteps entering her room. She only felt more and more people gathering in the corridor.
"What happened?"
"It doesn't look like a storm …"
"Is someone playing a prank?"
"Damn clown. If I find out who it is, I'll definitely kick his ass!"
…
The sounds of discussion rose and fell, mixed with all kinds of curses.
Monica didn't think much of it when she first heard it. Instead, she followed the words of the crowd outside and seriously thought about the reason for this strange incident. She wanted to write it down in her travelogue.
However, as she listened, she gradually realized that something was amiss.
How could the Irises Hotel in Utopia have so many guests!
She remembered very clearly that on this floor, there were at most five rooms with occupants, and that included her room.
At that moment, Monica thought of the ghost stories she had read and heard. She immediately felt that there were vengeful spirits and shadows outside the door.
She had originally extended her feet to the side of the bed, preparing to go out and participate in the discussion. She wanted to grasp more details and accumulate material for her future writing. At that moment, she retracted her feet and curled up into a ball, trembling.
A few seconds later, she heard a man say, "I asked the hotel owner.
"I asked the hotel owner, and he said he didn't know what happened. Maybe there was a short storm just now.
"Go back to your rooms and rest. Lock the doors and windows. Yawn, I have to wake up early tomorrow to go to the Royal Museum."
The Royal Museum … Monica was stunned.
As a travel writer and a traveler who had spent a long time in Utopia, she naturally knew that there wasn't a Royal Museum here.
In the Kingdom of Rouen, a museum with such a name had to be in Baekeland.
And it would take many hours to take the steam locomotive from Utopia to Baekeland. Even if she woke up early and arrived there, she wouldn't be able to reach the Royal Museum before it closed.
Monica slowly lifted the blanket in puzzlement. She heard the sound of doors and windows closing.
She carefully got out of bed and walked to the door.
During this process, she gradually saw the room illuminated by the moonlight.
Hiss … Monica nearly screamed.
This wasn't the guest room she had slept in previously!
Be it the layout or the decorations, they were completely different!
The ghost stories that she had just thought of surged into her mind again, causing her legs to go limp. She almost couldn't support her body.
Just as Monica's teeth chattered, she saw a hotel business card on the table — it was prepared for the guests. If they brought it with them when they went out, they wouldn't be unable to find their way back. Even if they couldn't read, they could use it to ask for directions.
Monica subconsciously approached it and used the moonlight to read the words on the business card.
Carlpensa Hotel, West Baekeland, 19 Morning Street.
West Baekeland … Baekeland … Monica's eyes widened as she felt as though time and space were in disarray.
...
Baekeland, Hillston Borough, in a house with a fireplace.
Fors heard the door and window open, but she didn't immediately wake up. This was because she had fallen into a strange nightmare that she couldn't escape.
She dreamed that her teacher, Dorian Gray Abraham, had been affected by the family's Sealed Artifact and had died a bloody death in front of her. She dreamed that she had lost control and mutated, turning into starlight worms that curved into the shape of a door. She dreamed that the end of the world had arrived, and the surging tide of blood had drowned the entire World. Xio, German Sparrow, and company weren't spared …
Finally, Fors escaped the dream and sat up, panting heavily.
As a demigod, a demigod who had once been an Astrologer, she knew what such a dream meant. She hurriedly restrained her emotions and looked up.
At some point in time, the glass on the oriel window in the bedroom had completely cracked open.
Something must've happened … Furthermore, it has something to do with the apocalypse, the House of Abraham, and the Apprentice pathway … Fors silently muttered to herself. She immediately got up, put on her cloak, and prepared to "Teleport" to her teacher's place to confirm his safety.
This change added a sense of urgency to her advancement to Sequence 3 or even Sequence 2.
After learning about the apocalypse from Mr. Fool and German Sparrow of The World, Fors had actually been working hard, but the Secrets Sorcerer potion wasn't something that could be digested in a short period of time. Furthermore, without making any contributions, she was too embarrassed to ask her teacher for the formula and ingredients of Wanderer.
Of course, if she wanted to, she could've obtained it from Mr. Door, but how could she be bewitched after being warned beforehand?
With a flash, Fors disappeared from the room.
A few seconds later, she appeared at Dorian Gray Abraham's residence. She saw her teacher sitting there, pressing his heart, looking frightened.
"… Do you need potions?" Fors asked cautiously.
She had bought some medicine from Mr. Moon for the diseases of old age.
Dorian took a deep breath and shook her head.
"No need."
Fors immediately relaxed a little.
"Teacher, I dreamed that you encountered the negative effects of the Sealed Artifact. Uh, the doors and windows around me also underwent unnecessary changes, so I came to take a look."
Dorian looked up at the open window and said with a solemn expression,
"Your dream wasn't wrong. I almost died just now, but at the most crucial moment, the seal took effect again …"
At this point, he suddenly stood up and said to Fors,
"Quick! Take me somewhere else. I'm worried that something might happen to the other family members! "
Fors did not hesitate. She immediately grabbed her teacher's arm and asked for the exact location.
Their figures quickly faded and became transparent, disappearing without a trace.
After traveling through the misty, colorful spirit world for a few seconds, Fors and Dorian suddenly left their current environment and landed in what looked like a study.
There were a few people standing here. They were all members of the House of Abraham who wielded different Sealed Artifacts and could "Travel."
"Veros? Why are you here? "Dorian blurted out.
Veros and company shook their heads in unison, feeling confused and alarmed.
In the next second, countless resplendent starlight appeared in the void.
The starlight quickly gathered together, turning into items that landed on the ground.
There was a miniature starlight gate, a crystal ball made of insects, a translucent key with a strange design, and a resplendent Fire Seed that was quietly burning inside …
For some reason, terms appeared in the minds of Dorian, Veros, and company.
Sequence 3 Wanderer Beyonder characteristic … Sequence 4 Secrets Sorcerer Beyonder characteristic … Sequence 1 Key of Stars Beyonder characteristic, Sequence 2 Planeswalker Beyonder characteristic …
Furthermore, this wasn't a single one. There were even two Sequence 1 Key of Stars Beyonder characteristics! In addition, there were three Planeswalker Beyonder characteristics, and there were even more.
The key members of the House of Abraham and Fors opened their mouths bit by bit, unable to close them for a long time.
After the Beyonder characteristics dropped, nothing abnormal happened around them. It was silent.
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