Apart from the man in the back, there was another clue.
From the blank spots, Angor could see several figures around the altar. They weren't the living sacrifices that were trapped in the cave. Instead, they were people wearing cloaks like the man in the back.
Angor could tell that the ritual wasn't the work of a single person. There must be a group of people behind it.
However, Angor couldn't confirm their identity yet.
After reading the second image, Dodoro touched the parchment with his spirit feelers again and tried to arrange the third image.
"I saw several broken images when I saw the symbols on the stone slab. Now, I can see two relatively complete images. This is the first one," Dodoro said.
When the images appeared on the parchment, Angor and Ness finally understood why Dodoro said they were "relatively complete". Compared to the previous two images, this one was much more complete.
Only about a quarter of the space was blank. The rest of the space was filled with colors.
The scene in the image was still in the Catacombs, but it was different from before. This time, the center of the scene was on the rectangular stone platforms around the altar.
Angor didn't pay much attention to the platforms in the real world. They were mostly broken limbs, such as arm bones, leg bones, sternum bones, and other odd-shaped bones that didn't belong to human beings.
Compared to the 360 complete skeletons in the underground cavern, they were nothing special. The only thing that caught Angor's attention was the fact that there were traces of energy seeping into them when they were still alive. Perhaps they were part of some supernatural beings.
Unlike the skeletons in the real world, which had already turned into white bones or even calcium powder, Dodoro's images showed that the limbs were still attached to flesh.
On the screen, almost every rectangular stone platform had a special transparent container on it.
Each transparent container was filled with a muddy yellow liquid, and different limbs were soaked in the liquid.
Because of the different sizes of the limbs, the sizes of the containers were also different. For example, there was a pair of huge demon wings that were soaked in a humongous container the size of a small hill, and a thumb that was emitting a golden light was placed in a container the size of a cup.
"These limbs belong to demons from the Abyss, monsters from the void, and some of them … look like the limbs of supernatural beings." Looking at the different containers on the screen, Ness frowned. "Is someone smuggling limbs from another world to sell?"
In order to pursue greater power, it was not uncommon for wizards to choose to transplant the limbs of extraordinary creatures. As long as there was a way to overcome the problem of bloodline collapse, it would not be a problem even if you had a whole body transplant.
Some Bloodline Sorcerers had already started transplanting organs when they were still apprentices. This was because Bloodline Sorcerers had more ways to overcome organ impatience compared to other Sorcerers. This was one of the reasons why Bloodline Adepts were more powerful than their peers.
Since the adepts had a need for transplants of supernatural organs, they would naturally form a corresponding industrial chain.
However, many of the transcendent organs belonged to creatures from another world, and any industry that was related to that world would be suppressed by the Supreme Cult. That was why the smuggling and trading of Transcendent organs was considered a gray area in the southern region.
"If these guys are just some gray merchant groups, then there's no need to investigate further," Ness said. There were quite a few merchant groups like this in the wizarding world.
Even the Depraved Wing Station that Mister Rein took Angor to was considered a gray area. The Depraved Wing Station was a gray merchant group that provided the most high-end services. Otherwise, they would not be able to recruit awakened demons like Elmi.
"If it's just a merchant group, then it's fine. But why is it related to Cazider World? Also, does it require such a large number of human sacrifices to smuggle organs from another world? "
Three hundred and sixty lives. If this number was placed in the worlds controlled by the Evil Gods, it wouldn't be much. However, this was the southern region, where otherworldly creatures could hardly invade. Three hundred and sixty human lives were already a lot to carry out a ritual here.
Also, judging from the situation in the underground cavern, the sacrifice was not to an evil god, but to a certain entity or organization from Cazider World. Being able to consume such a large number of human sacrifices in one go meant that the souls of Cazider World were not to be underestimated.
Was it really necessary to smuggle organs to this extent?
Ness nodded. "Yeah, something's not right. A normal merchant group shouldn't use such a ritual. "
"There's something else I'm curious about. If they're really here to smuggle organs, why would they leave them in the underground cavern? "
In the real world, there were many skeletal organs on the rectangular stone platform. If they really wanted to sell them, why would they leave them in the underground cavern and let them rot?
Ness nodded and tried to recall what Angor showed him last time. "I remember that most of the stone platforms were empty. There were no organs inside them. But from what Dodoro saw, every rectangular stone platform had a container to hold the organs. It seems that the mastermind has taken away a lot of supernatural organs. "
"But you're right. If they really wanted to sell them, they would've taken them all. There's no way they would've left some behind."
Ness thought for a long time but still could not figure out what the mastermind wanted. He looked at Dodoro and asked, "You said there's another image?"
Dodoro looked at Angor and saw Angor nodding. Then he waved his hand to erase the image on the parchment and began to construct the last image he saw.
This last image was the most complete one out of all the images. Only a few edges were left blank, and the main body was very clear.
The center of the image was still a rectangular stone platform.
However, it was different from the previous painting. This time, the main body of the painting was concentrated on a rectangular stone platform.
The same container was placed on top of the platform, in which a right arm with black and red patterns was soaked.
The arm was slender, and its nails were painted with the same pattern as the arm. Basically, it could be determined that this arm belonged to a female human or a female humanoid.
The red-and-black pattern was a possible clue, but neither of them had seen anything like it before, so they decided to ignore it for now.
There was another very important detail in this picture. There were three people standing next to the rectangular stone platform.
The three of them were wearing cloaks, and their faces were tilted to the side. The shadows covered most of their faces, and their appearances could not be seen clearly. However, one could see that there were black tattoos on their faces.
The tattoo on the side of the face of the person on the right was more clearly visible. It was the number 6.
Although the tattoos on the people on the left and in front of him were not very clear, if they were also tattooed with numbers, he could infer from the details that one was a 3 and the other was a 0.
The number 3 and 6 were at the back, while the one in the front was a 0.
The one with the 0 tattoo reached out his hand and touched the wall of the container. A faint light came from the touch, and a glowing symbol appeared on the back of his hand.
The symbol was shaped like a concentric circle with a hexagonal shape inside.
"It's a symbol from Cazider World!" Ness looked at the stone platform. Apart from the two worm-like symbols in the center, everything else was the same.
Ness looked at Dodoro. "Is there a symbol inside the hexagonal shape?"
Dodoro nodded. "There is a symbol, but I can't remember it."
Dodoro couldn't remember it. It was a symbol from Cazider World!
"Is it from this one?" Ness pushed the stone to Dodoro.
"I don't know." Dodoro shook his head.
Ness didn't get a clear answer, but he had a feeling that the symbol on the back of the cloaked man and the one on the stone platform came from the same soul force.
"So this symbol is connected to the organ inside the container. Maybe it can bring some changes to the organ? " From the actions of Cloaked Man 0 in the image, Ness deduced, "If this speculation is true, then this is indeed not a simple stowaway."
Angor nodded. "Unfortunately, we can't tell what the symbol's effect is."
If they could figure out the symbol's effect, they might be able to figure out why these people would carry out such a large-scale human sacrifice in the underground cavern.
"I'll ask Iron Granny about the details later. She knows a lot about these unorthodox things." Ness pondered for a moment and said, "I'll ask Iron Granny about it later."
Iron Granny was the one who found out that the symbol on the stone platform probably came from Cazider World's Listven Safety Zone. That was why Ness immediately thought of Iron Granny.
"Alright. Thank you for your help."
Putting aside the effect of the runes for now, Angor and Ness focused on the other clues in the image.
Ness stared at the faces of the three cloaked figures with a thoughtful look.
"A number tattooed on the face? That's rare. Judging from the size of the symbol, it's big enough to cover half of a person's face. I feel something familiar about it. "
"You mean you've seen people like this?" Angor looked at Ness.
Ness shook his head. "I'm sure I haven't. But I think I've heard of people with tattoos like this. "
"Let me think." Ness placed his index finger between his eyebrows and tapped repeatedly, trying to recall the memory hidden in the corner of his mind.
After a while, Ness put down his finger and shook his head. "I can't remember."
"My memory isn't as good as your professor's, but it's not that far behind. I can easily recall things that happened hundreds of years ago. But this time, I can't remember anything. Maybe it's something I didn't pay attention to before. "
"For example, I once went to a place, saw some murals by accident, or heard some rumors."
These were all extremely fragmented memories. Nessie had only imprinted the details into his mind by accident. It was very difficult to search through the countless memories for this little bit of carelessness.
"I'll think about it later. Or maybe I'll go ask the others and see if they remember anything."
"That's all we can do."
Dodoro looked at Angor with a guilty look. "It's all my fault."
Angor didn't know why Dodoro suddenly blamed himself.
"You've done enough." "You didn't go to the underground cavern yourself. It's good enough that you saw so much through an illusion."
Ness listened to the conversation between Dodoro and Angor with a puzzled look.
You call this bad? You call this not good enough? You're blaming yourself?
Ness had been wondering if Dodoro's reputation was exaggerated. But after seeing these images, he no longer doubted Dodoro's prophecy ability.
To be able to find so many scenes from the illusory timeline without going to the field after so many years, even if it was the Mayan Witch, it would be difficult to do so.
Ness even suspected that the Watchers from Starliege Church were doing the same thing as Dodoro.
Dodoro was only an apprentice, yet he could already do something like this. How could Ness complain that he wasn't good enough?
"You're already quite good at prophecy. If you can tell me which node is more useful, I'll call you the best Prophet in Brute Cavern."
Dodoro glanced at Ness but didn't say anything.
Ness could only look at Angor for help.
Angor thought that if Ness could find a useful node sooner, he wouldn't have to bring the stone slab to Brute Cavern every now and then. With that in mind, he decided to speak up for Ness.
Of course, Dodoro wouldn't refuse Angor's help. He looked at Ness and asked him to tell him what he wanted to know.
Ness didn't want to complain about Dodoro's double standards, but he still managed to keep a smile on his face.
While Ness and Dodoro were talking, Angor returned to reality.
Through the illusion, Freud was able to see what Dodoro had shown him. He asked Freud to help him look for clues.
He mainly looked for the emblem on the boots, the black and red pattern on the woman's arm, and the number tattoo on the man's face.
When everything was done, Angor returned to the dream wasteland.
Dodoro was no longer there, so Ness was the only one left in the attic.
Angor sensed that Dodoro had already logged out of the game, so he left the boy alone. He walked to Ness' side and sat down.
"Did Dodoro find anything for you?" Angor asked when he saw Ness staring blankly at the stone slab.
Ness sighed and shook his head. "No."
"Oh? Dodoro didn't find anything? "
Ness nodded. "It's not his fault."
It was true that Dodoro didn't find anything useful, but it had nothing to do with Dodoro's prophecy ability. It was because Dodoro didn't know the complicated formulas of Soul Manipulators, so he couldn't find the correct node.
Dodoro didn't find the node, but he did give a numerical range. That was why Dodoro was staring blankly at the stone slab.
"If the node is within this range, it'll save me a lot of time."
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