The hazy light carrying an immense amount of information had barely left the Astral World and entered the Spirit World when Klein, who had long been prepared, detected it.
He did not attempt to intercept the light. Instead, with Sefirah Castle's help, he used Grafting to incorporate the positioning authority of the adjacent Door pathway into that information.
If the other party had merely accommodated the Hermit pathway's Uniqueness, even this information sent by the God of Steam might not have easily located a King of Angel who could hide using concealment authority. But the Hidden Sage had formed from a Uniqueness brought to life when the Knowledge Moor, sealed within the Western Continent, was corrupted by the Brood Hive. The Hidden Sage's close connection to both sefirot granted a higher status, but also made it difficult to resist their influence.
With that Celestial Master's help, the torrent of information infused with various powers finally penetrated the Astral World and Spirit World, reaching the depths of the Ideal Land's Dark Side and plunging into the enormous vortex.
In an instant, the vortex opening, previously shrouded in mist that obscured its interior, erupted with dazzling light. Toriobo, Chairman of the Moses Ascetic Order, froze just as he was about to jump inside, escape, and use concealment authority to shake off his pursuer.
Deep in his mind, the prophetic visions of successfully escaping the terrifying Demoness behind him suddenly vanished, replaced by one tragic ending after another.
More information was hidden and has only now been revealed? That threw off my prophecy... The Hidden Sage was using me as bait?
Toriobo immediately guessed part of the truth.
A second later, his mind descended into chaos. All the visions of his possible endings converged, and his fate reached its end.
That momentary pause