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.

unknown where the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem

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

feeling soon dissolved away like snow meeting the sun. Warmness and purity blanketed the entrance of the

down with me. Frye will stay here and prevent other enemies from destroying the mechanism.” Dunn made an

He took two steps forward and

first, his footsteps reverberating in

down the Sleepless pathway,

hindered by such

a few steps down, Dunn suddenly turned around and looked at Klein. “I forgot that you don’t have night vision. I’m not

have my Spirit Vision.” Klein realized that

before was indeed not

darkness before him was screened by a gray film. Even though it was very blurry, it was enough for him to make out where

fine too… Klein carefully extended

flight of steps wasn’t long. It only took about fifteen steps to reach the

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

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

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

lid of the coffin had been pushed open slightly, allowing one to

to

this coffin… It was intended to prevent the dead within

his decent mysticism knowledge to determine that this was an ancient ritual to prevent anything the

one from reanimating? Hmm, the people who helped bury the corpse must

had worn Sealed Artifact 3-0782 again, approached the coffin and inspected

was probably

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 in front of the coffin. “Where is his head? That ritual does

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 to the

Klein nodded indiscernibly.

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

resentment within the coffin. When the coffin was opened and the

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

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

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

later in town and investigate to see if anyone was

train of thought,” Klein praised. He quickly searched

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

place, allowing the expert on