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

within, they would definitely toss 3-0782 back out… That would be interesting… Klein stared at the stairs and waited

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

and prevent

didn’t shrink back from the task. He took two steps forward and

down first, his footsteps reverberating

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

hindered

suddenly turned around and looked at Klein. “I forgot that you don’t have night vision. I’m not used

have my Spirit Vision.” Klein realized that he wasn’t shocked

from before

his Spirit Vision, the darkness before him was screened by a gray film. Even though

is healthy, and his mental state is fine too… Klein

It only took about fifteen steps to reach

Artifact 3-0782 was lying there, releasing its purity and

and noticed that it wasn’t a huge basement. It was

of the basement was a black coffin,

lid of the coffin had been pushed open slightly, allowing

to

intended to prevent the dead within from becoming a zombie or

dark red nails in the coffin and the formation they were in. He used his decent mysticism knowledge

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

Artifact 3-0782 again,

probably poisoned

wraith in the end… The resentment of this spirit is simply shocking!” Klein also walked in front of the coffin. “Where is his head? That ritual

exist all the time and only appeared recently. It’s only a fifteen-minute walk from the town to the castle. Throughout the years, troublemakers must have frequented this place, but before

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

is that someone came here recently, opened the coffin, and took away the head of

and preserves its resentment within the coffin. When the coffin was opened and the ritual dispelled, this resentment quickly evolved into a wraith with the help of

no corpse of the person who opened the coffin, so he’s not an

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 or two generations removed of a Mid-Sequence Beyonder. I am talking

corpses are always special. His head might be usable in some kind of ritual or in some

to verify some of it. We can split up later in town and investigate to see if anyone

Klein praised. He quickly

make a sketch of the “guest” that entered the basement, but because it had been more than a month since it happened, as well as the disturbed environment due to the frequent appearance of the wraith, there wasn’t much of a

then took Frye’s place, allowing the expert on