That name

Lumian turned his gaze to his right shoulder.

Before this, he had anticipated many possibilities, but none of them expected that the Contract Mark corresponding to the "Abscessed Severed Hand" would react abnormally when he touched the "Earth’s Gift," bringing stinging and cold sensations.

"Is this because the complete ' Abscessed Severed Hand ' is Corruption by the ' Great Mother ', or is the Severed-Hand Brother itself related to the ' Harvest Goddess ' Ombella? After becoming the '0-01' Marionette, it called out 'Ombella ' when it met me..." Lumian frowned almost imperceptibly, having made a rough guess.

It's quite strange that the original form of the "Abscessed Severed Hand" was an Angel, yet no High-Ranking Being remembered it!

Based on some thoughts I had while reading about Ombella, Lumian suspected that the Severed-Hand Brother might also be an Angel identity and Destiny Steal by an enemy, and who had been dismembered and sealed in various places to prevent his Resurrection.

However, such doubts fail to explain one crucial point: given that the "Abscessed Severed Hand" evolved into a Women form after its entire body was Aggregation, exhibiting characteristics related to the "Moon" Pathway Sequence 1 "Goddess of Beauty," it must have either been deeply Corruption by the "Great Mother" or received corresponding Gift. Who would dare bear such Destiny?

"Perhaps Brother One-Handed meets both the conditions of lacking the necessary wisdom and having received the high-ranking grace of the 'Great Mother,' thus naturally reacting to matters concerning the divine child, and also has intricate connections with Omibella... He should be an angel of the 'Moon' pathway, and his pathway is adjacent to that of the 'Goddess of Harvest,' Omibella..."

"I wonder how many High-Ranking Being survived from the Second Epoch... but they might not know about this, like the ' Duke of the Full Moon ' among the Sanguine..." Lumian suppressed his doubts and looked again at the "Earth Gift" that existed in the form of a withered tree trunk.

After the first contact, he was certain that he would not die on the spot, so he tried pressing his right palm onto the grayish-brown tree trunk, which had both protrusions and depressions.

The fragrance of Flowers and the stench of blood assaulted his nostrils, and before his eyes appeared the hazy sky shrouded in dark mist, the enormous light and shadow that seemed to support the heavens and the earth, and the strange figures outlined by blurry lines.

This time, Lumian felt Pain, horror, and the madness of wanting everything to return to the earth.

He was plunged into familiar darkness, a darkness devoid of any light, a silence so profound it was deathly still.

As time ticked by, he gradually heard a mournful cry, calling for her child Ombella.

This gradually brought Lumian back to consciousness, and then he felt a stinging and cold sensation in his right shoulder.

He suppressed the feeling and didn't get pulled out of the illusion.

The darkness quickly shattered, and Lumian saw the light of Dawn, saw resolute faces, and felt the anger, hatred, and resentment within him.

Then he heard a voice, a gentle yet Pain female voice:

"Giddas..."

Lumian "woke up," and what came into his Eyes was a Distortion face outlined by protrusions and depressions on the withered tree trunk, and two giant crimson flowers that served as the eyes of the face.

His palm remained pressed against the tree trunk.

"What I just saw and heard were Ombella's final Lingering Obsession, the scenes that left the deepest impression on her? Combined with the corresponding emotions, does the world shrouded in dark mist correspond to her first death? Is one of the enormous lights and blurry figures the High-Ranking Being Steal her identity and Destiny?"

"What did that deathly darkness and the mournful cries represent? I've heard similar cries in the Depths the Underworld, when I shared the senses of the creature inside the Bird Egg... The Bird Egg represents gestation... That deathly darkness corresponds to Ombella's state before birth, or, before Rebirth? Did that cry for her child pull Ombella back from the Depths of death, granting her Rebirth?"

"Will this Rebirth reset their identity and Destiny, rendering Steal ineffective?"

"The main characters in the third act are the Dawn and human faces, and the emotions they evoke are anger and hatred. Does this correspond to Ombella's death at the hands of the City of Silver?"

"Yes, these can indeed be called Lingering Obsession, and they have a crucial impact on Ombella's Destiny..."

"Who was that last ' Giddas ' shouting?"

As his thoughts raced, Lumian turned his head to look at the tall and composed "Sun" beside him:

Have you ever heard of the name Giddas?

"You're perfectly fine. In the Church, no one is more noble than anyone else." "The Sun," Derrick Berger corrected him first, then shook his head and said, "I've never heard of that name."

"When ' Harvest Goddess ' Ombella last visited City of Silver, was there anyone named Giddas among the City of Silver's high-ranking officials?" Lumian pressed.

Mr. Sun answered with certainty, "No."

Giddas wasn't the one who killed Ombella... so who could it be? Suddenly, Lumian had a flash of inspiration.

Could this be the name of the Severed-Hand Brother?

Since Severed-Hand Brother could call out "Ombella" to me and cause the Contract to Mutation when I came into contact with "Earth’s Gift," then theoretically, the remnant of Ombella in "Earth Gift" should also be able to detect the "Abscessed Severed Hand" Contract Mark on my body and call out its name!

Lumian withdrew his right hand, waited for several seconds, and then placed his palm on the withered tree trunk for the third time.

The previous hallucinations and auditory hallucinations reappeared, but there was no further content.

Lumian sighed inwardly, crouched down slightly, adjusted his Cloak, and placed his other hand on the surface of "Earth Gift," grasping the most solid and obvious protrusion.

Immediately afterwards, he clenched his Teeth, the veins in his neck bulged, and a bluish tingle appeared on his forehead.

Mr. Sun's eyelids twitched slightly, seemingly surprised that a beautiful Lady with a cold expression would show such a side of herself.

Soon, the brownish soil began to loosen, and Lumian forcefully uprooted the withered, massive tree trunk.

The entire New Silver City inexplicably shook, gently swaying.

Lumian half-raised the seven- or eight-meter-tall withered tree trunk and tried to swing it.

"It can barely be used to smash people, but it will reduce agility to the minimum and speed will also drop significantly..." Lumian made a judgment on whether he would be able to fight with the "Earth’s Gift" in the future, and then stuck the huge withered tree trunk back into the pile of brown soil.

Almost simultaneously, he felt a certain force surging through his blood to his abdomen, causing a slight stinging sensation, as if something was being conceived.

Lumian raised his right hand, pressing it against the corresponding spot on his stomach with a quiet yet Evil black Flames.

For a fleeting moment, he felt a maternal instinct of reluctance and pity, but this could not stop him from pouring the "Witch's" Black Flame into her abdomen using the "Fire Infusion" method.

An indescribable pain, loss, and sorrow surged into his heart at the same time. His face turned Paleness, and his pale lips trembled slightly involuntarily.

This prompted "The Sun" Derrick Berg to ask, "Do you need my help to dispel the negative effects, or find Beyonder to provide treatment?"

Lumian shook his head, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said softly, "It's nothing."

He then reminded Mr. "Sun":

"Even Beyonder with Divinity may conceive after coming into contact with the ' Earth’s Gift,' and those with the blood of Ombella are more likely to experience this."

"We have no record of this. Historically, City of Silver has rarely needed to actively use this Sealed Artifact, and each time, the user has died quickly." Mr. "Sun" nodded.

Luhe-Tu-Shumian said nothing more, turned around, and walked step by step out of the giant room, toward the Mottled Steps leading to the top of the Round Tower, with Mr. Sun trailing quietly behind.

Inside a hotel room.

Lumian wrote down his findings and questions from reading Ombella's records and his encounter with "the Earth Gift" in a letter.

He then summoned the "Doll" Messenger and handed Past the letter and a Mirror —with this marked Mirror, he could later directly transmit messages to the "Magician" Lady through the Mirror World.

The "Doll" Messenger took the letter and Mirror, but did not leave immediately. Dressed in a pale Golden dress, it leaned against the window frame, carefully and attentively examining Lumian.

Lumian raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you looking at?"

The "Doll" Messenger suddenly jumped up, hovering in mid-air, and said indignantly, "Don't you know how beautiful you look right now?"

"You're so beautiful that I can ignore the fact that you're wearing men's clothes; you're so beautiful that I can forgive you for not dressing yourself more neatly!"

Lumian was speechless for a moment.

The "Doll" Messenger waved goodbye, saying reluctantly, "See you next time!"

"See you next time," Lumian replied politely.

Within fifteen minutes, the "Doll" Messenger emerged from the void, holding a bulging envelope, and exclaimed joyfully, "We meet again!"

"Yes," Lumian, somewhat helplessly.

He took the envelope, opened it, and found that the letter itself was very thin, but mainly contained a green gemstone.

The gemstone was deep and captivating, its crystalline green an exceptionally dreamlike quality.

Lumian only glanced at it, but felt as if his gaze and soul were being drawn in.

He quickly forced himself to look away, unfolded the letter with a puzzled expression, and began to read:

"The Steal of Ombella's identity and Destiny did not fail before the Fifth Epoch..."

"The name ' Giddas ' is something we would ask the Ancient Creatures who survived the Second Epoch, including seeking revelation from High-Ranking Being."

The origin of this name might unlock the mysteries surrounding Ombella...

"That emerald was made by Miss ' Justice ' at my request. Its purpose is to help you seal away some of the knowledge related to the Great Ones. Although you still have a lot of Corruption and seals, as long as you don't recall that knowledge, there won't be any problems. However, we cannot guarantee that you won't encounter situations where you need to recall it. The hypnotic effect will not be lifted until you possess a true or False Angel-Level."

Lumian understood the reason, and looked at the green gem again, letting his mind wander.

When he regained consciousness, the green gemstone was no longer remarkable, and he had also forgotten some of his knowledge.

"But it's still worth quite a bit of money." Lumian put away the emerald and said to the "Doll" Messenger still on the Desk, "See you next time."

The "Doll" Messenger waved in response:

See you next time!

After leaving the room, Lumian said to Franca, Jenna, Ludwig, and the others, "We're going back to Trier now."