Lord of the Mysteries

Klein instantly felt his hair stand on end as the icy hand tightened around his wrist. He instinctively pulled his wrist back in a desperate attempt to escape.

A heavy sensation bore down on him as Klein used every fiber of strength in his entire body to yank his arm back.

Bam!

The pale, naked corpse was yanked so forcefully to the side that it fell from the autopsy table.

However, the white, ice-cold fingers’ grip remained firmly latched onto Klein’s wrist.

Klein momentarily lost the ability to think; the only thought that went through his mind was to draw his revolver and riddle the corpse in holes.

However, as he could not retract his dominant hand, he threw his black cane and desperately tried to retrieve his revolver from his holster to no avail.

At that moment, the corpse’s eyes rose, revealing a pair of calm, blue eyes.

His mouth moved as he muttered, “Hornacis… Hornacis… Hornacis…”

After those three words were said, Klein was completely flustered as he felt that the fingers gripping onto his wrist began to loosen before dropping limp.

The suited clown’s eyes were shut once again, as though nothing had happened at all.

If the pale corpse wasn’t lying on the stone floor, Klein would have imagined that he had been struck by a hallucination spell.

He staggered backwards a few steps and felt that most of his body was trembling as a result of the shock and fear.

Phew… Phew… Klein gasped for air as he slowly regained control of his mental facilities. He looked at the corpse on the ground in alarm and fear.

He drew his revolver and carefully retreated from the room, one step at a time. After confirming that the corpse was motionless, he took a glance at his wrist of the hand holding onto his revolver.

There were five deep, red finger marks imprinted on his wrist. They silently described his encounter.

Klein calmed down as vulgarities filled his mind.

F*cking hell. I almost died from the shock!

After panting for more than ten seconds, he began assembling items in his mind to quickly compose himself.

He carefully recalled everything that he encountered and pieced them together.

Although he did not understand the reason for the suited clown’s “resurrection,” he acutely noticed an important point. The corpse had repeated the words “Hornacis!”

“It’s Hornacis again…” Klein knitted his brows. “The Antigonus family’s notebook has records of a Nation of the Evernight in the Hornacis mountain range. While in Cogitation or Spirit Vision, I would hear sounds that I shouldn’t be able to hear, and among those sounds is the word ‘Hornacis’… Is the answer to all these questions on the Hornacis mountain range?… There might be massive danger lurking there. For example, an evil god might be sealed within and was using various forms of ‘attraction’ to achieve freedom.”

the room and touched the corpse a few times to verify that it

to see him mess up the place, so he mustered his courage to move the corpse back onto the

heart was in his mouth throughout the process. The slightest movement could snap his tense nerves. Furthermore, the ice-cold feeling given

finishing the mission with great difficulty, he recalled the reason he approached the corpse. Therefore,

had slipped off, shrinking into a spherical blob of blood which

of blood was the size of a thumb. It

is this?” Klein muttered, but he didn’t dare to

intention of hiding the strange blood sphere. Firstly, he didn’t know if it was a good or bad thing. Secondly, he was certain that Frye, who had examined the corpse, would have long discovered the brand on the

Frye doesn’t know, reporting it to Captain and letting the Nighthawks research it is definitely better than me making

he had to know how to

he saw the black-haired, blue-eyed,

asked Klein

“What is this?”

head honestly. He recounted what had

blood sphere…” Frye nodded, seemingly deep in thought. “The

looked up and said to Klein, “Bring the Captain here. Inform him

was already itching

have to return with the Captain,” Frye added. “I believe

spoke, he picked up

nodded with some

hoping you’d

hat and hobbled over to the Chanis Gate. At the Keeper’s room, he saw the no

heard his recollection of what happened, he nodded

ups and let the Holy Cathedral deal with it. Maybe they’ll send people to the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range to take a

answered briefly in confirmation. Seeing that only Sleepless Kenley and the Captain were in the Keeper’s room, he casually asked, “Are Mr. Aiur

Borgia are at Saint Selena Cathedral.

hasn’t recovered from

and said with a laugh, “Lorotta has three hobbies—coffee, dessert, and maidservants. She says she needs these three things to speed up

“Maidservants?” Klein asked, perplexed.

Madam Lorotta have a particular

his head helplessly and said, “She likes maidservants. Yeah, that’s right. Furthermore, she likes ones with

Klein had no idea what kind of expression he should show in

the Keeper’s room. As Klein watched his back, he silently waited for

that Sleepless Kenley had fished out his pocket watch and opened

finished counting down

you to be here in the afternoon. Go back and get

of a

matter of fact, I’m actually feeling much better.” Klein

turned around, he smacked himself

the follow up investigations. I believe

he leaves behind, even unconsciously, will serve as a silent witness