Just now, when Klein was thinking of a solution, a scene naturally came to mind:
The sea of clouds between the two mountain peaks suddenly "boiled" and parted to the left and right, revealing a dark, bottomless crevice. The orange-red light of Twilight filled it, forming a tangible road.
This is the scene created when " Blasphemer " Amon entered the dream projection of " Giant King's Court ".
Just as Klein felt he didn't understand the corresponding ability enough and was about to try a different approach, the red, green, blue, and clear gems embedded in the " Staff of the Stars " began to emit a faint glow and activated on their own.
The condensed grayish-white mist also "boiled," only less violently.
They rolled backwards and parted to the sides, but ahead lay an endless expanse of gray and white, with no end in sight.
Klein sighed inwardly, trying to control his thoughts while attempting other things.
In three minutes, he made at least ten attempts, seven of which were voluntary and three were triggered by external stimuli, but none of them could break through that invisible barrier.
... The normal methods didn't work after all... Klein flicked his wrist, causing the "0-62" Historical Projection, which was nearing its limit, to disappear from the real world.
He stared at the silent, grayish-white mist, remaining motionless for dozens of seconds, as if he had turned into a statue.
Finally, Klein closed his eyes, withdrew his gaze, picked up the lantern, and walked towards the humans who were spying on them from a distance.
He didn't intend to continue making blind attempts, as it was highly unlikely to succeed. He planned to ask the ancient inhabitants who had stayed in the vicinity for two or three thousand years and had clearly explored this gray-white mist, to see if he could find Spirit Intuition from their long-accumulated experience.
As Klein had anticipated, the humans would react excessively to his approach. He had prepared the necessary abilities to allow them to speak with him calmly. However, when he looked over in the Yellow Light of the lanterns on either side, he found that each of the humans, whether ugly or deformed, was staring at him with their mouths slightly open, their expressions a mixture of confusion and shock, as if they had briefly lost their ability to think.
Klein frowned slightly, and in the deep darkness, he walked at a moderate pace to the group of ancient people, stopping about two or three meters away.
"What do you know about this fog?" Klein asked in a low voice in Jotun.
This language, capable of manipulating the power of nature, does not differ between regions, with only slight variations in accent, but not by much. This is because if it were modified from the original, it would most likely lose its effectiveness in Ritualistic Magic.
It wasn't until Gehrman Sparrow asked the question that Adal seemed to snap out of his reverie. His lips moved for a moment, and he gave an irrelevant answer:
"We... we didn't cause any change to the fog..."
The sight of Gehrman Sparrow making the mist boil and part to both sides really startled them; it felt like witnessing a miracle.
The efforts of generations of people in Moon City over two or three thousand years cannot compare to the opponent's attempts with a cane, made in a hundred or two hundred heartbeats!
This is the main reason why they gave up resistance when Gehrman Sparrow approached.
They instinctively believe that no matter how much they try to avoid it, it won't have any effect.
Klein paused for two seconds, then continued to ask:
Do you have any relevant records?
Adal seemed to understand what Gehrman Sparrow for a moment, he slowly nodded and said:
"Yes... but only the high priests and their ilk look at it frequently."
Wearing a black trench coat and a top hat, Klein thought for a moment, then suddenly reached out and pulled an item out of thin air.
It was a cross covered in verdigris, with several sharp spikes protruding from it.
Historical Void images of the " Unshadowed Crucifix " originating from the " Ancient The Sun God "!
Klein held the cross a little higher, pointing it at the group of ancient people.
A pure, bright, and warm light shone forth, dispelling the surrounding darkness and illuminating Adal, Sin, and the others.
Their combat experience made them reflexively try to defend themselves, but the instinctive comfort caused them to stop halfway through their movements.
That light, that warmth, is something a campfire could never match!
This made the remaining members of the Moon City Hunting Team vaguely recall the gods described in ancient texts and by the high priest—gods that radiated boundless light and brought boundless warmth.
Bathed in the clear light, wisps of illusory black energy, Distortion and struggling as if possessing its own life force, rose from Adal, Sin, and the others, then quickly dissipated.
The members of the Moon City Hunting Team felt their bodies lighten, and the oppression in their souls disappeared.
After Purification the target's body of accumulated pollution and disease, Klein flicked his wrist, causing the " Unshadowed Crucifix " to disappear before him.
Immediately afterwards, he reached out diagonally forward and pulled another cane out of nothingness—an ordinary, light-colored wooden cane.
This is the " Staff of Life," Sealed Artifact within City of Silver!
Although Klein has already sacrificed it to the " Evernight Goddess," anything the " Scholar of Yore " once possessed will simply accompany him in another form.
Holding the " Staff of Life," Klein stepped forward and nudged the leader of the Moon City Hunting Team with the tip of the staff.
The experience just now left Adal with no room to dodge. The tumor on his face began to crack, ooze pus, fade, shrink, and disappear. In the end, not even a scar remained.
Adal noticed the change in his teammates' eyes. He hesitated and slowly raised his right hand, touching his face from top to bottom and from bottom to top several times.
During this process, he found himself in a better state than ever before, even better than when he first became an adult.
Klein ignored him, took a step to the side, and used the " Staff of Life " to heal the remaining ancient survivors.
With Adal as their role model, Sin and the others, while remaining wary and vigilant, accepted the touch of the staff and were reborn in an indescribable feeling.
Among them, two deformed individuals, who were already easily agitated, couldn't help but shed tears.
It's a pity that congenital defects cannot be cured... Mental illnesses can be cured, but some crazy tendencies cannot... Klein pulled his right hand back, causing the Historical Projection of the " Staff of Life " to vanish into thin air.
He walked to his original spot, turned around, and looked at the group of ancient survivors, saying:
"I have come here not to destroy, but to spread the glory of my Lord and bring light and warmth."
"Go back and tell your chief that I am here, and he may come over if he wishes."
He didn't try to find out where this group of ancient people lived, nor did he intend to go there directly, because that would provoke the strongest resistance and vigilance.
Therefore, handing over the initiative to the other party is the most appropriate solution.
Adal and Sin were already deeply impressed by the missionary Gehrman Sparrow. They felt increasingly that they were walking into a miracle and had received a divine baptism, restoring their physical condition to its peak, or even surpassing it.
"... Okay." A few seconds later, Adal responded.
Just as they turned around, preparing to return to Moon City, a tiny light appeared in the depths of darkness, rapidly approaching from afar.
The leader was an old man wearing a dark brown animal skin. His hair was gray and hung down in a mess, and his face was lined with deep wrinkles.
"High Priest..." Xin blurted out after seeing the other person's appearance clearly.
The visitor was none other than Nim, the High Priest of Moon City.
Nim was followed by Ruth and other members of the hunting party who had returned to the city earlier, as well as several High-Sequence Beyonder.
Nim nodded to Adal and Sin, then walked to the front of the group, looked at the man who called himself missionary Gehrman Sparrow, crossed his arms, and bowed.
"Honored guest, I am Nim, the High Priest of Moon City."
" Moon City was once a city belonging to Vampire, but that civilization was destroyed in ancient times."
"Afterwards, we received the command of the great the Sun God, the Lord Who Created Everything, and migrated here to guard this gray mist and make corresponding attempts. Even when this land was later cursed and the Lord no longer responded to us, we did not give up."
"To this day, three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two years have passed."
P. S.: Updated first, revised later.
PS2: This chapter is completely free. Yesterday I said I would make up for it with a long chapter because I thought everyone might value that more. But since there are different opinions, let's make it free to repay the debt. It's fairer that way, and I don't have to worry about owing debts or having to write long chapters (laughs).