Lord of the Mysteries

At the top of the spire, in the room that belonged to the Chief.

Colin Iliad had the tall body that was standard of the City of Silver. His hair was grizzled, unkempt, and rather disheveled. He had deep wrinkles around his cheeks, but there were no wrinkles elsewhere. Some old scars, that were either deep or twisted, remained on his cheeks.

He wore a linen shirt on the inside with a brown coat draped over his body. By his waist was a belt filled with tiny compartments. His light blue eyes were deep, filled with the experiences and stories they had seen.

After Derrick bowed, the Demon Hunter nodded gently and pointed diagonally to the items placed on the table.

“Do you still remember them?”

Derrick took a glance as his gaze suddenly froze. His eyes reflected two translucent worms that had the thickness of a child’s finger.

Worm of Time!

They were translucent Worms of Time with rings!

They were Worms of Time that came from Blasphemer Amon’s avatar!

“Yes.” Derrick fell silent for a second before instinctively answering, “They were left behind by Amon.”

Colin Iliad nodded indiscernibly and said, “One of them was even coughed out by you.”

Without waiting for Derrick to say a word, he continued in a thorough manner, “You once said that while being possessed by Amon, you were in a daze most of the time, as though you were in a dream. You were occasionally lucid.”

Faced with the Chief’s gaze, Derrick nodded, indicating that he had given such a description before.

Colin Iliad moved his gaze away and cast it out the window, looking down at the nearby buildings.

“I believe I haven’t told you the things you did during those times.

“You did a total of two rituals. One of them had elements of a secret deed, and the other one was like a sacrifice. You obtained a certain reply. Do you have any recollection of such things?”

Indeed, I was being monitored when I sought Mr. Fool’s help and used the secret deed ritual to cleanse Amon’s avatar… Derrick wasn’t surprised by what the Chief was mentioning. He had long been advised by The Hanged Man that, based on the rich experience the City of Silver elders, it was impossible that they would dismiss someone acting abnormally. Thus, the conclusion that he had been constantly been monitored after he left the dungeon was obtained. This was corroborated by the fact that someone had emerged from the shadows when doing the sacrificial ritual.

“…I don’t have any recollections.” Derrick pretended to be in thought before he shook his head.

Colin, who was observing him through the corner of his eye, turned his head over and said with a sigh, “Try recalling it carefully.

been trying to find ways of using them. If I can secretly make them into items, this might be a

the two rituals you experienced, you might have symbols, ancient incantations, or

“Think about it carefully.”

have only understood the Chief superficially, but at this moment, he was able to interpret the hidden and indirect meaning behind the sentence,

still a certain connection between you and

the mausoleum to the former City of Silver Chief. I need to prepare additional trump cards against any unexpected

the more experienced they are at handling danger, and the more accustomed they will be at expressing themselves by speaking in riddles. It’s a way to leave options open for both parties… Derrick

that he needed to do something. However, he had zero clue on how to use a Worm of Time. All he could do was consider praying to Mr. Fool and

recall. I… need… a silent room.” As Derrick spoke,

was apparently prepared as he

rooms across the corridor do not have people in them. Choose one

Your Excellency.” Derrick bowed and exited the room before entering an unused room. He locked the wooden door, sat

…

Desi Bay, Eskelson Harbor.

left the airship from the gangway with his suitcase in hand, prepared to head into the city on a

Gloves, they were the first batch to leave the airship. Klein had been arranged to be

some rest to remedy the poor sleep he had last night. Suddenly, he heard a

yawned while covering his mouth and entered a cramped washroom.

crimson star that was blinking and burgeoning was none other than the one that represented The

to make contact with it, and he quickly

what he thinks to be Amon on how to use a Worm of Time charm… Thankfully, I had such a question previously and have already gotten an answer… However, using the Worm of Time to create a potent charm that can temporarily exchange fates will require him to pray to The Fool. Wouldn’t this directly expose the fact that the

reframed his line of

Time, one of the eight Kings of Angels

True Creator, Blasphemer Amon, and Shepherd Elder Lovia. It doesn’t matter if more people from the

knows the honorific name of The Fool and has a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, there’s nothing he can do. After all, Blasphemer Amon and

the six-member council’s Chief is long aware of a problem with Little Sun. He just

to be bolder. Perhaps I can use this opportunity to develop another one or two downlines, no—I

have to worry about missing anything when facing a Sequence 4 demigod during the ritual… as long as I don’t rashly pull him above the gray fog… Klein quickly

…

sound of knocking resonated within the

already known that Derrick Berg had opened the door and was

He turned his body and

the door and entered. Bowing, he said, “Your Excellency, I’ve recalled some

nodded with a calm