Within the hidden area, " The Saint of Secrets " Botis narrowed his eyes slightly, recognizing " Lemano's Travel Notes ".
This left him with no further doubt about the information provided by " Dark Saint " Kisma.
He recognized the notebook; he knew it was a magical item highly valued by the Abraham Family, belonging to the most powerful category below the High-Sequence, with negligible negative effects.
"Ha, how much I longed for this notebook when I Mid-Sequence, but the Abraham were wary of me and didn't take my needs seriously at all... Is she learning her lesson now? This woman shouldn't be a descendant of the Abraham Family, otherwise she wouldn't be searching everywhere for cursed objects from Ancient Evil Spirit..." Botis muttered to himself, his expression gradually becoming serious, yet also carrying a touch of cruel fanaticism.
After observing his surroundings for a while, he cautiously reached into the hidden pocket of his black robe.
The hidden bag seemed to conceal a vast space, from which " The Saint of Secrets " Botis pulled out a jewelry box with three layers.
This jewelry box is quite large, making it difficult to hold with one hand. It is predominantly silver-black, with intricate openwork decorations on its surface, and is inlaid with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds, giving it a rather luxurious appearance.
Holding this "jewelry box," Botis's expression revealed a hint of panic and fear, as if he were facing an " Abyss " or listening to the ravings of an evil god.
The party proceeded as usual. Fors carefully put away " Lemano's Travel Notes " and listened attentively to the speeches of the different participants, seemingly seeking some answers.
During this process, she would occasionally ask questions, offering gold pounds or Spirituality materials as payment, but she never received any effective answers.
Gradually, the gathering of Beyonder drew to a close, and the organizers began arranging for the different participants to leave from different locations.
Soon, only Fors and a few Beyonder remained in the opened room.
After receiving a signal from the convener, Fors stood up, resisted the urge to stretch, and walked towards the side door.
Just then, she found her body suddenly stiffen, and although she could barely turn her head, it was like a wind-up toy.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the gray walls instantly turn silver-black, covered with particles, as if cast in metal, while the remaining party participants and the organizer had lost their human luster, their eyes were dull, and their movements were mechanical, like large dolls.
In that hidden area, the " Saint of Secrets " Botis had somehow opened the top layer of the "jewelry box," revealing a room scene that, while not exquisitely detailed, was absolutely accurate.
Inside the room, chairs and a long table were scattered haphazardly, and several palm-sized Puppet sat or stood, as if simulating a real situation.
Among these Puppet, the one standing is wearing a hooded robe, has a beautifully curved chin, and has red, full lips; it is Fors.
She, along with the remaining Beyonder, the convener of the gathering, and the entire room, were silently transformed into toys and stored in the top shelf of that "jewelry box"!
The room that had been opened up to the outside was now just bare gray walls; there was nothing else there.
The corners of " Saint of Secrets " Botis's mouth gradually curved into a smile, and he forcefully closed the lid of the "jewelry box" with his right hand.
With just one breath, he miraculously controlled the target!
This silver-black three-tiered "jewelry box" was the very "0" level Sealed Artifact he had stolen from the Abraham Family.
Because it has never been obtained or thoroughly understood by the orthodox church, it has no corresponding number.
According to Botis, this "jewelry box" originated from an Angel from the Fourth Age of the Abraham Family. He loved to travel among the Starry Sky and visit different places in the vast universe. However, one time, when he returned to his family to rest, he died silently in his palace, his face filled with fear and his expression Distortion, as if he had seen something extremely terrible.
A true Mythical Creature, who could be considered a god in the Second Age, perished in such a bizarre and unpredictable manner, without causing any disturbance.
His Beyonder Characteristic, combined with his remains, formed this "jewelry box," quite different from other Sealed Artifact. And Mr. Bethel Abraham, the "Door" at the time, not only didn't attempt to destroy it and restore it to its pure Beyonder Characteristic, but also gave it a rather strange name:
" The Box of the Great Old One ".
The first layer of this " Box of the Great Old One " can turn the target location into a toy, swapping its position with its own internal space. The " Saint of Secrets," Botis, used this ability to easily and ingeniously achieve his goal.
The second layer of the " Box of the Great Old One " Record different locations. Once released, the holder and any creature within its range can travel directly to the corresponding area, exploring the universe and traversing the Starry Sky just like the Angel of the Abraham Family.
As for what lies on the third layer of the " Box of the Great Old One," the " Saint of Secrets," Botis, knows but dares not think about it, just as he normally dares not touch this "0" level Sealed Artifact.
With a snap, the lid of the " Box of the Great Old One " closed, and Botis grabbed the mirror embedded in the transparent vortex in mid-air with his right hand.
Once an area is hidden, the " Secrets Sorcerer " must either pass through the corresponding "door" or directly remove the "hiddenness" to exit.
Botis chose the latter method, which was the most convenient and quickest.
The shadows shifted, the vanished area returned to the real world, and the room finally became whole again.
Without lingering or even glancing around, Botis made his body instantly transparent.
He carried the " Box of the Great Old One " inlaid with many "gems" and entirely silver-black, "traversing" through the Spirit World, where colors were rich and overlapping, and strange creatures were everywhere, towards the predetermined location. In just a few seconds, he stepped out of the void and attempted to enter the Ruins of the Gods' Battle by passing through the " Abyss " that divided the sea.
Just then, Botis slowed down and stopped in mid-air.
His eyes narrowed slightly, instantly turning a deep black, adorned with countless sparkles.
It was as if a Starry Sky was reflected in his eyes.
The "grains" made of stars began to spin rapidly, causing the bottomless crevice that tore the ocean to blur quickly, and causing everything that Botis could see to shrink abruptly, condensing into a flickering orange flame.
The flame "grows" on the top of a match, about to go out.
Everything that " Saint of Secrets " Botis experienced after dispelling " Spatial Concealment " turned out to be an illusion; he remained in the same spot!
The source of this illusion was the lit match.
The match was held in a fair-skinned hand, belonging to a woman dressed in a black robe with purple patterns and a hood. She was sitting in a carriage made of a giant pumpkin that was half-hidden through the wall.
The cart was pulled by a group of gray rats.
This is indeed " Admiral of Stars " Cattleya, but her appearance, image, and temperament have all changed.
This was a gift from Cinderella's magic!
--The " Mystery Pryer " pathway Sequence 4: The core extraordinary ability of the Mystic " is called " Mysticism Re-enactment," which fully embodies the saying "knowledge is power."
Simply put, a " Mystic " can draw power from the different mystical knowledge they possess to create all sorts of magic or witchcraft. The fewer people who know the corresponding "mystical knowledge" and the less it is passed down, the more powerful the spell becomes.
The reverse is also true: once a piece of knowledge or legend becomes widely known and is no longer mysterious, the magic or witchcraft created by drawing power from it will become almost ineffective.
Cattleya didn't know why the Queen could create all sorts of fantastical magic from the private fairy tales that Emperor Roselle told her, but that didn't stop her from learning and applying them, after all, she had heard those fairy tales from the " Mystery Queen ".
The magic she used to temporarily transform and disguise herself was called " Cinderella." The illusion that " The Little Match Girl " had caused " The Saint of Secrets " Botis to fall into was thus prevented from " Teleportation " away, creating an opportunity for the upcoming battle.
Just as Botis was shaking off the illusion, " Cinderella," sitting in the pumpkin carriage, stepped onto the ground, spread her arms, and a huge cross appeared behind her.
And Cattleya seems to be carrying this illusion on her back.
In the empty room, a few candles lit up, illuminating a long table covered with flesh and blood.
Around the long table, three extremely blurry figures were holding pieces of flesh and blood, constantly Devouring.
Seemingly sensing something, the three figures turned their heads at the same time and looked at Botis. This caused the " Saint of Secrets " to suddenly feel his heart beat faster and he felt a chill surge from the depths of his soul.
He then heard illusory gnawing, chewing, and digesting sounds, and felt undisguised malice and hunger.
Botis's eyelids twitched, and he quickly lowered his head, turning his gaze to the " Box of the Great Old One " in his hand.
The mysterious silver-black box opened by itself sometime during the night!
The magic that Cattleya just used is called " Banquet of Betrayal," which comes from the occult knowledge of " the Death of the Ancient The Sun God " that she learned from the Tarot Club. Its effect is to temporarily awaken or endow the objects in the target's hands with sentience, causing them to "betray" them!
Undoubtedly, this will be very effective when encountering Sealed Artifact that are inherently hostile to their holders.
But if it weren't for Mr. The Fool's protection every time she monitored the gatherings, Cattleya would never have dared to use this magic.
Once she is sensed by the three main characters of the " Banquet of Betrayal," she will definitely die an inexplicable, powerless, and horrific death.
Therefore, " Mystic " are an extremely high-risk group. Their power comes from walking on the edge of the " Abyss," from things they shouldn't know, shouldn't see, and shouldn't hear.
In comparison, Bernadette, the " Mystery Queen " who could create magic from her father's private fairy tales, was much safer than her peers during her " Mystic " phase.
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