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.

candles in the City of Silver were mainly made from the fat and oil refined from the bodies of monsters. They would have different smells

door with a strong sense

so long?” Darc asked with a

was looking for

by side with Darc. With his classmate and teammate, he walked back to

fruits?” Darc asked with a smile

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 to attack

but they were unable to fill one’s stomach and didn’t provide the necessary nutrients. They could only be used as a daily snack. The merit points received from a single patrol could be exchanged for several large bags of

need.” Derrick

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

moment and took the initiative to ask, “Did you encounter any

a few of them, but they weren’t that powerful. They were easily eliminated by us. That place was

the bottom of the temple. They looked like mushrooms in the general knowledge class. They were especially bright

they’re edible. They can bring about an enhancement in one’s spirituality and strengthen

from another small cloth bag. The stem was milky-white, and the cap was bright crystalline red.

sight of the plant made Derrick gulp a mouthful of saliva, as though

the illumination of the dim candlelight, the beautiful mushroom-shaped object had an alluring luster that

for you.” Darc

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

in front of Derrick and continued to eat

gaze away from the “mushroom” and asked, “Did you make

a

with a naked man nailed to it while hanging upside down, and its surface was deliberately smeared

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

chosen ones. Without the Lord bearing our sins and shedding blood in our stead, the City of Silver would’ve

the others are located, there are no curses, no extreme darkness,

the symbols and the corresponding honorific name during a ritual, and we can receive the Lord’s response again…” Darc 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

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

up on this opportunity… Opportunity… Derrick’s gaze automatically fell on the yellow candle flame that was

went through the plan he had discussed with Mr.

thumb-sized Doom fruit into his

the water, he deliberately slowed down his actions, lowered his head, and recited the

pray for you to