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 the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem

dead spirits within, they would definitely toss 3-0782 back out… That would be interesting…

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

down with me. Frye will stay here and prevent

steps forward and arrived next to Dunn. Frye nodded, not

his footsteps reverberating in

light, for a Beyonder that went down the

hindered by

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

to mind about me. I have my Spirit

cool Captain from before was

was screened by a gray film. Even though it was very blurry, it was enough for him

the Captain sure is healthy, and his mental state is fine

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

was lying there, releasing its purity and warmth. It also radiated

surveyed the surroundings and noticed that it wasn’t a huge basement. It was no longer cold and sinister, but the dampness

black coffin,

had been pushed open slightly, allowing

bent over to pick up the Mutated Sun

It was intended to prevent the dead within from becoming a

at the dark 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

same time, he 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

Sealed Artifact 3-0782 again,

deceased was probably poisoned to

who poisoned him must have used ritualistic magic to prevent him from reanimating and seeking revenge. This should have happened about 1300 years ago? He became a wraith in the end… The resentment of this spirit is simply shocking!” Klein also walked

moment before saying, “I have a deduction. This wraith didn’t exist all the time and only appeared recently. It’s only a fifteen-minute walk from the town

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

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

When the coffin was opened and the ritual dispelled, this resentment quickly evolved into

coffin, so he’s not an

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 about the Mid-Sequencers as

His head might be usable in some

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

quickly searched the basement

magic to 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

expert on the dead to