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.

a few clanks, it was unknown where

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

dissolved away like snow meeting the sun. Warmness and purity

down with me. Frye will stay here and prevent other

He took two steps forward

first, his footsteps reverberating in the

didn’t prepare any sources of light, for a Beyonder that went down the Sleepless pathway, the darkness was not an obstacle,

wasn’t hindered

looked at Klein. “I forgot that you don’t have night vision. I’m not used to preparing objects

me. I have my Spirit Vision.” Klein realized that

cool Captain from before was

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

state is fine

only took about fifteen

releasing its purity and warmth. It

more clearly with the help of the illumination. He surveyed the surroundings and noticed that it wasn’t a huge basement. It was no longer cold and

middle of the basement was a black coffin, with dark red nails

had been pushed open slightly, allowing one to see a headless corpse that was all

then bent over to pick up the Mutated Sun Sacred

prevent the dead within from becoming a zombie or

red nails in the coffin and the formation they were in. He used his decent mysticism knowledge to determine that this was an

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 afraid of someone finding the

had worn Sealed Artifact 3-0782

was probably

years ago? He became a wraith in the end… The resentment of this spirit is simply shocking!”

walk from the town to the castle. Throughout the years, troublemakers must have frequented this place,

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

what you mean to say is that someone came here recently, opened the coffin, and took

from reanimating, but it also seals 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

coffin, so he’s not an ordinary person… Besides, why

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 about the Mid-Sequencers as

be usable in some kind of ritual or in

before continuing, “What I said just now was all conjecture. But we can try to verify some of it. We can split up later in town and investigate to see if

Klein praised. He quickly searched the basement but didn’t

more than a month since it happened, as well as the disturbed environment due to the frequent

expert