Lord of the Mysteries

“There’s some sort of problem there,” Klein said with a serious tone, pointing at the steps separating the living room and dining room.

He once read in the Nighthawks’ confidential records that if similar situations appeared in one’s spiritual perception, it usually implied that there was something evil and corrupted hidden at the target location. It was best not to interact with it if one wasn’t confident; otherwise, one might lose their life. Sometimes, even a mere glance could result in irreversible damage.

Dunn looked over, and similarly, with his high spiritual perception, he immediately sensed something wrong. He turned to look at Klein and instructed calmly, “Divine and see if we would be successful in our investigation.”

Captain didn’t get me to divine before we entered the castle. He was rather confident… That means that he believes that the hidden thing might be more dangerous than the wraith. Klein nodded in silence. He holstered his revolver and handed his cane to Frye.

He then released the topaz bracelet within his sleeve, held the silver chain with his left hand and silently recited a suitable statement.

Instantly, his eyes darkened as a breeze started spiraling around him.

“The investigation of the hidden place in the ancient castle would be successful.

“The investigation of the hidden place in the ancient castle would be successful.”

…

After reciting the statement seven times, Klein’s eyes regained their normal color. He saw the dangling topaz rotating clockwise.

It wasn’t very obvious, but it was unmistakably rotating clockwise!

That meant that the investigation would be successful.

Klein, who was already a true Seer, immediately nodded at Dunn and Frye.

“The danger will be manageable by us, or there could be no danger at all.”

Dunn pinned the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem to the left side of his chest, then pressed down on his hat. He briskly walked toward the steps and expertly started searching for a mechanism.

Frye, who had picked up the gauntlet, handed Klein’s cane back to him. He grabbed his revolver and cautiously scanned the surroundings, as if he was afraid that an enemy would suddenly appear.

I’m still not professional enough… as a Nighthawk… Klein geared himself up and took out his revolver, and turned alert as well.

A few minutes later, it was unknown what the kneeling Dunn Smith triggered as heavy sputtering sounds emanated from the staircase.

The floor split open, revealing a set of steps heading down. A cold and corrupted vibe emanated, seemingly condensing into something corporeal.

Dunn glanced over and removed Sealed Artifact 3-0782 from his chest. He tossed it directly into the trap door.

was unknown where the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem

3-0782 back out… That would be interesting… Klein stared at the stairs and waited

sinister and corrupted feeling soon dissolved away like snow meeting the sun. Warmness and purity blanketed

stay here and prevent other enemies from destroying the mechanism.” Dunn made an experienced

shrink back from the task. He took two steps forward and arrived next to Dunn. Frye nodded,

down first, his footsteps reverberating in

a Beyonder that went down the Sleepless pathway, the darkness was not an obstacle, but

hindered by

and looked at Klein. “I forgot that

to mind about me. I have my Spirit Vision.” Klein realized that he wasn’t shocked

before was indeed

gray film. Even though it was very blurry, it was

sure is healthy, and his mental state is fine too… Klein carefully extended his feet and made his way

of steps wasn’t long. It only took about fifteen steps

releasing its purity and warmth. It

with the help of the illumination. He surveyed the surroundings and noticed that it wasn’t a

the basement was a black coffin, with dark red nails driven into

coffin had been pushed open slightly, allowing one to see

over to pick up the Mutated

was intended to prevent the dead within from becoming

red nails in the coffin and the formation they were in. He used his decent mysticism knowledge to determine that this was an ancient ritual to prevent anything the corpse from

muttered inwardly. But under normal circumstances, who would have nothing better to do than guard against their loved one from reanimating? Hmm, the people who helped bury the corpse must not be family… And if they placed the coffin in the basement instead of a tomb, they must have been

Sealed Artifact 3-0782 again, approached the

was probably

ago? He became a wraith in the end… The resentment of this spirit

only a fifteen-minute walk from the town to

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

that someone came here recently, opened the coffin,

seals and preserves its resentment within the coffin. When the coffin was opened and the ritual dispelled,

person who opened the coffin, so he’s not an ordinary person… Besides, why did he take away the head

the skeleton in the coffin. “For resentment to be preserved for such a long time, there should be some reason other than the ritual. He could’ve been a Beyonder when he was alive, perhaps a descendant one

usable in some kind of ritual or in some other

can split up later in town and investigate to see if

quickly searched the basement but didn’t find anything

more than a month since it happened, as

allowing the expert on the dead to conduct