Lord of the Mysteries

Under the illumination of the afternoon sun, Klein in his dust-coated clothes quickly twisted his revolver’s barrel to remove his self-imposed safety. He went into a shooting stance, allowing the light to reflect from the bronze body of the revolver.

He held the revolver with one hand, and moved his other arm, cautiously paying attention to anything that could happen around him.

At the same time, he was a little worried for Captain Dunn and Mr. Aiur Harson. After all, both were Nightmare Beyonders who specialized in influencing the enemy from the shadows. He did not know if they were adept at direct combat.

Just as Klein was having these considerations, Aiur Harson slowed down, his expression becoming serene and peaceful.

He opened his mouth and recited a peaceful poem, one that seemed to place a person into the night.

“When once the sun sinks in the west,

“And dewdrops pearl the evening’s breast;

“Almost as pale as moonbeams are,

“Or its companionable star,

“The evening primrose opens anew

“Its delicate blossoms to the dew;

“And, hermit-like, shunning the light 1 ”

…

The recital reverberated around them. Klein nearly lost his tense feelings and completely relaxed.

He was lucky that he had experienced something similar before and was not facing Aiur Harson. Thus, he quickly collected himself and entered a half-cogitative state to combat the influence of the poem.

Phew… He let out a sigh of relief. He no longer had any doubts about Dunn’s and Aiur’s direct combat abilities.

As he had only advanced recently and still did not have a deep understanding of Sequence potions, Klein had forgotten that the Sequence 7 Nightmare was the advancement of Sequence 8 Midnight Poet. They could keep whatever abilities they had before and, in fact, enjoy a small increase in their abilities.

The impression Klein had of Midnight Poets all came from Leonard Mitchell. He knew that this “job” inherited the unique traits of a Sleepless. They were good at combat, shooting, climbing, and sensing. They were also adept in influencing the living creatures around them through the use of various poems. In simpler terms, they were violent poets.

While Aiur was reciting his poem, the large wooden crates stacked up around them seemed to suddenly ripple like water. A man wearing a black tuxedo and halved top hat appeared.

But this man’s face was painted in three pastel colors—red, yellow, and white. The sides of his lips were arched high like a clown, forming a ridiculous contrast with his formal wear that was suitable for joining an evening banquet.

Thud! Thud! Thud! The black-haired Lorotta who had been introduced as a sharpshooter charged forward quickly. She had a gun in one hand and had clenched the other into a fist. She made it within inches of the suited clown in a few steps.

The suited clown seemed to be affected by Aiur Harson’s poem. His body was swaying, and he had a peaceful expression in his eyes. He did not have any desire to retaliate.

Lorotta tilted her body with a boxing maneuver as she pulled back her fist, then punched toward the suited clown’s face.

Bang!

The air crackled as the suited clown shattered suddenly like a mirror, pieces quickly evaporating and vanishing into thin air.

appeared once again in the shadows of the wooden crates a few steps away. The suited clown’s figure

of the poem was only an illusion!

clown grinned again. It had a comical look as he pressed down on his halved top hat with one hand and pointed a finger gun with the

Bang!

sound of a shot rang from the finger gun. Lorotta fell to the left and rolled on the floor, dodging

had happened, except for

Bang! Bang! Bang!

right and left, sometimes rolling on the ground. It was

again. Despite being called

Bam!

suited clown could not dodge the attack in time and could only lift

did not hesitate to each take aim and pulled

the suited clown used to block Lorotta’s fist ignited

the suited clown and

Bang! Dunn and Aiur fired their

in the sky. But the suited clown once again appeared behind

hand and pointed a finger

Bang!

did not charge

longer delivering an illusion with this

was hard to discern real from fake, reality from

Bang! Bang! Bang!

shot at Dunn and Aiur repeatedly while hiding

seeing this, Lorotta squinted and lifted the dull gold

Bang!

hat was sent flying backward, falling to the ground. The bullet had left a visible scorch

few times on the floor, the suited clown scaled the stacks of wooden crates with the agility of a monkey.

steps back and lowered his gun. He began

fair bloom upon

to its fond

the

…

the crates. He suddenly raised his hand to scratch his

that the Secret Order possesses sure is weird… Klein

suddenly saw a figure appear at the top of

which workers at the docks wore. His face also appeared to be

and the rest while the other person retrieved the diary? Klein instinctively raised his

had just taken aim when the figure suddenly squatted,

Bang!

pulling the trigger. He saw the figure suddenly pause, blood blooming in a

shock. While bearing the pain,

twitched his lips and pulled the trigger once again.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Borgia also shot but did

were as compared to