Seated diagonally behind the statue is an old man in a black robe. He wears a hood, his head is lowered, his eyes are closed, and his white beard is long and thick, as if it has not been trimmed for several years or even decades, making it impossible to see his original appearance.
In Klein's eyes, this bearded old man was even more eerie than the figures suspended in mid-air.
After his " Spirit Body Threads " extended out from his body, it did not float into the sky and converge at the place that seemed to contain a "magnet," but instead circled around his body and returned to the place where it came out, with the source and the end point becoming one!
Normally, " Spirit Body Threads " originate from within living beings and extend in different directions to infinity. However, for the figures hanging from above, while the source of their " Spirit Body Threads " remains unchanged, the endpoints of their extensions all converge at the top of this ancient church, which is clearly a significant problem.
Was this why he wasn't suspended? Or was it his way of avoiding the dangers inside the church? Klein muttered to himself, trying to figure out the reason as he Manipulation his " Spirit Body Threads " to fight against the upward tendency.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes, eyes that were pitch black, like the surface of still water.
The old man sitting diagonally behind the statue suddenly opened his eyes.
He's still alive!
Klein instinctively took a step back, slightly arching his back, and placed his left palm in front of him to block.
In an indescribable, heart-pounding silence and tension, the old man with a full white beard slightly moved his eyes, his mouth half-closed, and he spoke indistinctly:
"Finally, another ' Seer ' has arrived here..."
"And... have other ' Seer ' pathway Beyonder entered this church before?" Indeed, besides those erased by the "Eraser" Angel, those beings who disappeared at night in Foggy Town Ruins of the Gods' Battle would also appear here. Perhaps among them are a few ' Seer ' pathway Beyonder who were trying to find mermaids in that sea or who had successfully advanced and were preparing to leave... Seeing that the other party didn't immediately attack him and showed a tendency to communicate, Klein forcibly calmed his emotions and thoughtfully asked:
Why do you say that?
The old man with dark eyes, a white beard, and a hood didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked in a low, indistinct voice:
Do you want to escape from here?
I can tell you how.
Klein was unmoved and immediately asked:
"Then why are you still here?"
If you know how to escape this Foggy Town, why stay in this dangerous church?
The old man lowered his head slightly and chuckled twice in his throat.
Because I'm already dead.
"..." Klein's hair stood on end, and he was speechless.
In his eyes, the old man was not a spirit!
Seeing no response, the old man slowly raised his head, glanced at Klein, who was dressed as Gehrman Sparrow, and said:
"With my extraordinary abilities, I found the gap in the history and Fate of this world, cut out my own image, and froze it here, maintaining it until now. As for my body and my spirit, they have long since died and vanished completely."
This ability is unbelievable... Klein had no way of verifying its authenticity, so he could only ask:
"Then why did you instruct the ' Seer ' who entered this place to escape?"
The old man's voice was still unclear.
"Once you open the door, the history and Fate of this place will change, and the image I cut out will disappear. At that time, you will see a jar of ashes."
"I only hope they can be poured into the River Srenzo near Intis, the capital of Trier, which is my hometown and the place where I was born."
"Can you understand this place name? I don't know how much time has passed in the real world."
"Have you been Imprisonment here for at least a century?" Klein replied calmly.
They still exist.
"Very good," the old man nodded, as if he had phlegm in his throat.
Although Klein didn't entirely trust the person in front of him, believing that knowing more would help in making a comprehensive judgment, he decided not to waste time and avoid being interrupted by unexpected events.
"Then how do I escape?"
The old man remained seated, making no obvious movements.
"Do you see that wall behind that statue?"
Is there a dent on top?
Klein didn't actually want to do as he was told, because he had been lured by the Witch Panatiya in the same way before, seeing her incomplete Mythical Creature Form and suffering Awe and injury. However, he had just planned to examine his surroundings for clues, so he finally cautiously shifted his gaze to the wall behind the statue.
There were short, archaic symbols carved there, but there was a gap in the middle, and they failed to connect and form a complete shape.
The blank area was about the size of two palms, and it was clearly concave inward, as if someone had dug away the surface bricks.
"Once you can find the corresponding obsidian and place it here, this wall will initially shed its ' Concealment ' state and reveal an ethereal color. Then, I'll tell you about a complex and special symbol; it's the key to opening the Door of Escape on the wall." The bearded old man didn't turn his head, looking straight ahead, and explained in detail.
Complex, peculiar symbols... the key to Door Opening... Klein listened to the murmured " Hornacis... Flegrea..." echoing in the wind behind him, a symbol suddenly popped into his mind:
It was a vertical eye composed of numerous Concealment symbols!
That was a message from the Antigonus Family Notebook, transmitted to him through the infection of the " Misfortune Cloth Doll "!
The Antigonus Family seems to have a close connection with the " Nation of Evernight " on the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range!
Is this the so-called "key to Door Opening "? Klein calmly withdrew his gaze and asked:
Why did all those previous ' Seer ' fail?
The old man, sitting diagonally behind the statue and wearing a hood, chuckled:
"Some of them, like you, were too talkative and didn't make it out of the church before the red moon became clear. They ended up hanging there. The guy who gave himself a handsome face was one of them, and so was that little girl with flawless features."
"..." Klein was almost speechless after being teased by the other party.
However, he also learned from this that when the red moon is clear, the danger inside the church increases exponentially, and even the " Marionettist " can no longer control his own Spirit Body Threads!
He had to pay close attention to the changes in light; as soon as the red moon became clear, it would "pass through the wall" and go out... Klein glanced around and made sure that the outer wall closest to the dark altar was six or seven meters away. Then he quickly drafted an emergency plan in his mind.
The hooded old man didn't look up at him, and continued speaking to himself:
"The rest were less fortunate; they encountered enemies who had lost their minds and only wanted food, and were eaten by them."
"As you know, there are very few Beyonder follow the ' Seer ' path, even fewer who can become ' Marionettist Puppetry,' and those who come here for various reasons can be counted on one hand."
"Of course, there are many more who are attracted and lured here, but it's very difficult for them to get in; they're all..."
He didn't finish speaking. He slowly raised his head, glanced at the highest point of the ancient church, and then mumbled:
"The ending was equally tragic."
What does this mean...? If I failed to steal the notebook and was forced to follow the murmurs of the corpses hanging in this church, climbing the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range to search for the treasure left behind by the Antigonus Family, would I be one of those who were attracted and lured in? Would it be difficult to enter this place, and would my end be equally tragic? Klein's thoughts shifted, and combined with the dilapidated palace and the transparent worm swarm he had seen in the Divination, he became increasingly suspicious that the so-called treasure of the Antigonus Family was a trap.
He didn't have time to ask about the details; instead, he sought out more important information first.
Do you know where that obsidian is?
The old man chuckled softly:
"It's in the hands of that ' Witch of Despair '."
" The Witch of Despair," so Panatiya really is the " Witch of Despair "... Klein had secretly called Panatiya that before, but that was because he knew she was respectfully called " Lady Despair " and was definitely Witch, so he simply pieced together the two facts into a nickname. What he didn't expect was that the Sequence 4 of the " Witch " pathway might really be called " The Witch of Despair."
"Then it will be very difficult for me to obtain that obsidian; she is a true Demigod." Klein did not hide his predicament, waiting to see what advice the other party would offer.
The old man shook his head and said:
"I am a person who has been dead for a long time, and there is very little help I can offer."
"Hmm... wasn't there a Marionette when you came in?"
"Yes, but it has already been eaten by the ' Witch of Despair '," Klein replied, seemingly calmly.
The old man said with a half-sigh and a half-laugh:
"I will summon him from the history of this world for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Klein saw lines rapidly drawing out the image of " Admiral of Blood " Senor, wearing a tricorn hat and a dark red coat, while the " Spirit Body Threads " remained under his control!
Klein's gaze narrowed and froze, as the hooded old man added in his ear:
"It can only last for 15 minutes, so you need to manage your time well."
"I'll help you strengthen your connection and improve your control over the Marionette. This way, you can make the Marionette use its extraordinary abilities and instantly swap positions with it. Hehe, the range of Manipulation and the characteristics of its being alive will also be improved accordingly."
To let the Marionette use my extraordinary abilities? That way, wouldn't I be able to use the Faceless's abilities to turn the Marionette into another version of myself? The perfect substitute? Is this Demigod of the " Seer " pathway? Is this one of the abilities of the " Bizarro Sorcerer "? The enemy will never know whether the one they killed was truly the " Bizarro Sorcerer "? And summoning the Marionette from history, this is simply beyond imagination... One thought after another rushed through Klein's mind, making it difficult to calm down.
The old man looked up at him and continued:
Give me a paper doll.
Klein frowned slightly, hesitated for a few seconds, and then took out a paper figure and handed it to the other person.
The old man stretched out his withered hand, took the paper figure, and casually wiped it.
Klein's headache, fever, nasal congestion, and sore throat vanished instantly!
The paper figure was stained with red rust and quickly became brittle and cracked.
"Using my paper doll, you helped me transfer the disease?" Klein thought for a moment, then finally asked.
"Please forgive my rudeness earlier. How should I address you?"
The old man did not answer immediately, but sighed and said:
That's all the help I can offer.
He paused, then chuckled indistinctly:
You can call me, um...
" Zaratul."
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