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.”

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

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

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

corpse. Therefore, he focused on the suited clown’s wrist and looked at the strange

was unknown when the brand had slipped off, shrinking into a spherical

of a thumb. It floated

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

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 wrist. It was even

Nighthawks research it is definitely better than me

had to know how to make use

a few minutes before he saw the black-haired, blue-eyed, and thin-lipped Frye

asked Klein a question

“What is this?”

Klein shook his head honestly. He recounted what

into a blood sphere…” Frye nodded, seemingly deep in thought.

Captain here. Inform him about the contents that the

Klein was already itching

the Captain,” Frye added. “I believe you won’t

he picked up a

nodded with

was hoping you’d

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

his recollection of what happened,

with it. Maybe they’ll send people to the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range

Kenley and the Captain were in the Keeper’s room, he casually asked,

Saint Selena Cathedral.

Lorotta hasn’t recovered from her injuries, right?”

bridge 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

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

sure is weird.” Klein had no idea what kind

out the Keeper’s room. As

eye that Sleepless Kenley had fished out

Klein finished counting down silently, Dunn stopped and turned

you to be here in the afternoon. Go back and get some rest. Tomorrow,

worry too much about your killing of a Beyonder. Killing him

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

just as he turned around,

sketch to Leonard. He and the police department are in charge of the follow up investigations. I

he leaves behind, even unconsciously, will