Lord of the Mysteries

Darc? The image of Darc appeared in Derrick’s mind.

He was of medium height, slightly plump, and strong. He was an optimistic, cheerful teenager who often beamed with a friendly smile. He was a classmate during general education and a teammate of the patrol squad.

But after this exploration of the Fallen Creator’s half-destroyed temple, he had become reserved and merely smiled at everyone.

Once he recalled Darc Regence’s changes, Derrick couldn’t help but quiver as he felt a chill down his spine.

Why did he suddenly come looking for me? Shouldn’t he be heading home after being removed from quarantine? At that moment, many questions arose in Derrick’s mind.

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility.

Elder Lovia knows that I’ve suspected that something abnormal had happened to them, so she sent Darc to deal with me?

Derrick was first shocked and filled with horror. But immediately following that, he felt that it might not be a bad thing.

Mr. Hanged Man said, “if there isn’t a suitable audience to testify for you, then you might as well use the Beyonder who’s monitoring you.” And now, the person monitoring me is in that corner. If Darc were to suddenly attack me, then he would definitely expose the fact that there’s something wrong with him!

This way, even if I don’t use Mr. World’s item, I can still make things go smoothly!

Derrick turned his head to look out the window.

At that moment, the frequency of the lightning had dropped to its nadir. Only after a minute or two would a bolt of lightning streak across the sky, illuminating half the sky. The entire world and most of the City of Silver was immersed in a deep darkness most of the time.

If he were alone, Derrick wouldn’t have searched for a candle to light. He liked to lie quietly in bed and think about all sorts of things.

Of course, he knew that this was actually rather dangerous. If there was no light to dispel the darkness, then monsters could suddenly appear, even within the City of Silver. However, Derrick was a Light Suppliant himself, so he came equipped with the attribute of light and wasn’t afraid of something similar happening.

Knock! Knock! Knock! Darc knocked three more times, as if urging the master of the house to open the door.

He wasn’t like that before; he was very polite… Derrick suddenly felt a deep sense of sorrow.

He took out a candle from a wooden box and placed it in the middle of the table. He then rubbed his fingers, creating a golden flame.

The flame lit the candle, filling the room with a faint but warm glow, and this was accompanied by a faint, pungent aroma.

from the fat and oil refined from the bodies of monsters. They would have different smells due to their

to the door with a strong sense of vigilance

long?” Darc asked with

for

by side with Darc. With his

try some of these recently dried Doom fruits?” Darc asked with a smile as

fruits were one of the very rare snacks in the City of Silver. It came from a plant called the Doom Blood Vine, a type of organism that didn’t need light to grow. It grew by absorbing the nutrients from rotten corpses. It had a tendency

had many thumb-sized black fruits, which could be eaten directly. They were crispy and sweet, but they were unable to fill one’s stomach and didn’t provide the necessary nutrients. They could

need.” Derrick

then,” Darc poured out a pile of black fruit from the bag, picked one up, and popped it

ask, “Did you encounter any monsters in

were easily eliminated by us. That place was destroyed for a long time, so the powerful monsters probably left a long time

corners of his mouth curled, “We found some strange plants at the bottom of the temple. They looked like mushrooms in the general

confirmed that they’re edible. They can bring about an enhancement in one’s spirituality and strengthen one’s body. If it’s combined with roasted monsters, then it will

took out a palm-sized mushroom-shaped object from another small cloth bag. The stem was milky-white, and the

plant made Derrick gulp a mouthful

mushroom-shaped object had an

you.” Darc

up the mushroom-shaped plant to stuff it into his mouth, but in the end, he forced himself to open his

in front of Derrick

gaze away from the “mushroom” and asked, “Did you make any discoveries on this

his snack-eating and held a black Doom fruit, replying extremely seriously, “We found a lot of murals, a continuous

the “mushroom” and nodded. “A huge cross with a naked man nailed to it while hanging

newly discovered murals tell us that the builders of the temple believed that the statue represented the Lord who created everything, the omnipotent and omniscient God. They believed that the Lord didn’t abandon this land, but instead helped us shoulder the vast majority of our sins when the Cataclysm came; thus, turning from an upright position to upside down, from walking freely to being nailed to the cross and

not the abandoned, but instead, the beloved chosen ones. Without the Lord bearing our sins

Miss Justice, and the others are located, there are no curses, no extreme darkness, no monsters lurking in

went on, describing the murals under the temple and speaking of his speculations. As this went on, Derrick found it increasingly difficult to resist the

I eat it, I might end up like Darc and the others, completely corrupted by the Fallen Creator and become a fanatical believer… Even if there’s someone monitoring me, they wouldn’t notice anything amiss… Derrick felt a surge of horror that he had to do something

“mushroom” to him? However, this is equivalent to giving up on

went through the plan he had discussed with Mr. Hanged Man and calmly stood

the black thumb-sized Doom fruit into his mouth,

recited the honorific name of Mr. Fool. Finally, he said, “Your devoted servant prays

for you to take his