Lord of the Mysteries

Inside a bar in Belltaine City.

Roy, Biles, Phil, and Pasha sat around a small round table, guzzling down Southville beer.

They didn’t talk much as they listened to the drunkards in the next table discussing supernatural powers and mysticism incidents.

“Before this, hic. I saw that, not only do the Feysacians look like bears, but they could also control fire, throwing them out like javelins!”

“No way… Supernatural powers actually exist?”

“Haha, that’s because you don’t know a thing. I was drunk one day and slept near the cemetery. I saw people from the Church of Evernight appear with a few ghosts out. Yes, ghosts! They floated in the air, and it was terrifying!”

…

It was unknown if the drunkards were sharing stories from personal experiences or from hearsay, but the way they described it was with so much agitation that saliva kept flying as their faces flushed red.

“That’s what they’re like. They only become more excited after drinking. They always like to brag and be dramatic despite usually being depressed.” Biles was a Belltaine local. Upon seeing this, he explained, “Ever since the coal mines began to run dry, young people gradually left Belltaine and headed for Constant and Backlund. The atmosphere here has become more and more oppressive, and the city is just declining by the day.”

This man, who was less than thirty years old, had also been a miner when he was young. He was lucky to survive in the mines, his skin was tanned from all the labor.

His exposed muscles weren’t too exaggerated, but it gave people the feeling that they were made of steel.

As the leader of the group, Roy smiled and said, “What they’re saying might be the truth. They’re not bragging. The previous war has indeed exposed supernatural powers to many people, especially the soldiers who were directly involved. As long as they’re still alive, they will have the corresponding experience.

“Besides, this also brings about many fortuitous encounters, making it so that people who had zero chance of interacting with supernatural powers or true mysticism to become Beyonders.”

The way he expressed himself was very subtle, as though he was talking about others, but in reality, this was exactly what the four of them had experienced.

Biles and Roy had participated in the defense of Belltaine City before. Phil had once been ransacked by the Feysacians, but he was lucky to not have died. Pasha and her former citizens had seduced and ambushed a few Intis soldiers in the harbor battle.

They had witnessed the deaths of many of their friends and obtained supernatural powers due to various reasons.

After that, due to the chaos brought about by the war, they either lost contact with their unit, or they avoided it on their own accord without the officials learning about it. Slowly, they got to know each other and became friends with each other due to their common experiences.

This time, they had come to Biles’s hometown in Belltaine to seek out any friends and family who might’ve survived.

“The reality of this world far exceeds our imaginations.” Pasha, who had long dark-blonde hair and deep-blue eyes, sighed.

She was only in her twenties, and she was quite good looking. However, her face was a little thin, accentuating the protrusion of her cheekbones. This made her look much older than her actual age.

“In the future, we will lead different lives.” Roy, who had the typical Loenese characteristics, raised his cup. “To a brand new future…”

Before he could finish speaking, someone in the bar suddenly screamed.

The experienced Roy and company quickly raised their vigilance and cast their gazes over.

They saw a young man dressed in ordinary clothes, lying on the ground, rolling back and forth as if he was in extreme pain.

man’s back had been torn open,

out one scream. This was only possible if he

that were the case,

just now?” The thin Phil took several looks and said after some deliberation, “Shall I take

a moment and

“Be careful.”

of the crowd, he approached the young man

His target was the seemingly

“Ah!”

he watched his left wrist snap and land

stump onto the faces and bodies

saliva. Then, they turned around and ran frantically towards the

wrong… No one attacked me!” Phil nearly fainted from the pain, but he still forced himself to

said, “Let’s get out of

hand and preserve it well. I remember that a military doctor I met before is also from Belltaine. After he got discharged from the army, he

in the war in the south, he had advanced step by step, obtaining medical skills that surpassed reality. It was said

agreed

took out a wooden

she had bought previously to stop Phil’s

the group of

finally found Weber’s clinic with the help of

closed for the day, and the light from the gas lamps inside

at the doorbell again and again as

minutes, no one came to open

Pasha looked at the miserable Phil and

Roy shook his head.

Other than being

man with a face full of weathered pockmarks pushed the door open and realized that it was not locked. It

the door opened, Roy, Biles, and the others saw

Due to the

a young lady in a nurse’s uniform. Their lower bodies were naked and their eyes were protruding. Their mouths were half-open, and their tongues were squeezed out. They were hung on the ceiling by an invisible rope. Their expressions were filled with

recognized

with Pasha, Phil, and Biles, felt a chill run down their spines. They didn’t know why something like this had happened, nor did

Boom!

being knocked over sounded from the side, jolting the dazed

saw a lady carrying a baby standing up in a fluster. She whispered in horror and

a deep breath. He felt

instructed,

nor did he attempt

with great difficulty, turned around, and warily left

had

exactly happened?” Phil asked as he turned into

out. He had seemed to lose

around

“Calm down.