Part 4 The Undead Chapter 106 – Images in the Holes of History
Sitting diagonally behind the statue was an old man in black robes, he wore a hood, his head was hanging low, his eyes were tightly closed, and the white beard on the side of his mouth and face was long and dense, as if it hadn’t been trimmed for several years or ten years, making it impossible to see his original appearance.
In Klein’s eyes, this bearded old man was even more bizarre than those figures hanging in the air.
After his “spiritual body line” extended out from his body, it did not float to the sky and converge to the place that seemed to hide the “magnet”, but circled around his body and returned to the location where it came out, the source and the end point merged into one!
–The normal “spiritual threads” originate from within the living being, and extend in different directions until the figures hanging down from above in the infinite distance, the source of the “spiritual threads” remains unchanged, but the end of the extension is all centered in the same place. Those figures hanging down from above, the source of the “spiritual threads” remained unchanged, but the end point of the extension was all centered on the top of this ancient church, which was not a small problem at first glance.
Is that why he wasn’t suspended? Or was this his way of avoiding the dangers inside the church? Kraven was maneuvering his “Spirit Thread” to counteract the tendency to drift upwards, while secretly whispering and speculating about the reason.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes, eyes that were as black as the surface of the lightless water.
That old man sitting diagonally behind the statue opened his eyes at once.
He was still alive!
Klein subconsciously took a step back, his body slightly bowed up, and his left palm blocked in front of him.
In the unspeakably palpitating silence and tightness, the pale-bearded old man’s eyes moved slightly, his mouth half-closed, and he spoke indistinctly:
”Finally another ‘Diviner’ has come here ……”
Again? There have been other “Diviners” who have entered this church through the path of the extraordinary? Yes, in addition to those who were erased by the Eraser Angels coming to Misty Town, those who disappeared during the night of the Divine War Ruins also appeared here, which might include a few Soothsayers who were trying to find the mermaids in those waters or had successfully advanced and were ready to leave! “The Pathway Extraordinary One …… Klein saw that the other party did not immediately attack himself, there is a tendency to communicate, so he forcibly stabilized his emotions, thoughtfully asked:
”Why is that?”
The dark-eyed, white-bearded, hooded old man didn’t respond directly and asked in a vague, low voice:
”Do you want to escape from here?
”I can show you the way.”
Klein wasn’t impressed and asked instantly:
”Then why are you still staying here?”
Since he knew the way to escape this misty town, why would he still stay inside this dangerous church?
That old man half hung his head and laughed twice in his throat:
”Because I died a long time ago.”
”…… “The sweaty hairs on Klein’s back shrugged, unable to speak.
In his eyes, this old man was not an existence in the form of a spirit!
Seeing that there was no response from the opposite side, the old man slowly raised his head and swept a glance at Klein in Germaine Sparrow’s disguise and said:
”I used a special extraordinary ability to find the hole in this world’s history and destiny, cut out my own image, fixed it here, and maintained it until now, as for my body and my spirit, they have long since died completely and utterly dissipated.”
This ability is unbelievable ah …… Klein has no way to confirm the truth, so he had to turn to ask:
”Then what is the reason why you instructed the ‘Diviner’ who entered here how to escape?”
The old man’s voice remained vague:
”After you open the gate, the history and destiny of this place will change, and this image I cut out will disappear with it; at that time, you will see a jar of ashes.
”I only hope they will be sprinkled into the River Serenzo near Trier, the capital of Intis, the place where I was born.
”Does the name of the place ring a bell with you? I’m not really sure how much time has passed in the real world.”
Imprisoned here for at least a hundred years? Klein responded frankly:
”They still exist.”
”Good.” The old man nodded with a phlegmatic throat.
Although Klein wasn’t too trusting of the one in front of him, with the idea that knowing a little more would be more conducive to a comprehensive judgment, he decided not to waste time before he was interrupted by another accident:
”Then how should I escape?”
The old man was still sitting in the same place, without making too obvious a move:
”See that wall behind this statue?
”Is there an indentation in it?”
Klein didn’t actually want to follow his words, because that was how he had been lured by the Panathena Witch before, seeing her incomplete mythological creature form and being tragically shocked and hurt, however, he had also intended to examine the surrounding area for clues just now, so he eventually moved his eyes cautiously to look at the wall behind the stone statue.
There was one short, ancient symbol after another painted and engraved there, but there was an empty piece in the center that failed to connect and take shape.
The blank area was the size of two palms and was visibly sunken inward, as if someone had dug away the surface stone tiles.
”If you can find that corresponding piece of obsidian and place it here, you will be able to initially rid this wall of its ‘hidden’ state and give it an illusory color, at which point I will tell you about an intricate and special symbol that is the key to unlocking the door of escape on the wall. ” The bearded old man didn’t turn his head, stared flatly ahead and said in detail.
Complex special symbols …… key to open the door …… Klein listened to the wind behind the echo of “Hornachs …… Fregla ……” this murmuring voice behind him, a symbol suddenly appeared in his mind:
It was a vertical eye made up of many hidden symbols!
That was the message that the Antigonus family notes had sent to him through the infection of the Doom Muppets!
The Antigonus family seems to have a close connection with the Kingdom of Night on the peak of the Honchos Mountains!
Is this the so-called “key to the door”? Klein withdrew his gaze without moving and asked:
”Why did all those soothsayers fail?”
The old man sitting diagonally behind the statue and wearing a hood laughed:
”Some of them shivered like you, didn’t have time to leave this church before the red moon was clear, and got hung up on it, that guy who got himself a handsome face is, and also, that little girl with flawless features.”
”……” Klein was nearly speechless at the other’s flirtation.
However, he also knew that when the red moon was clear, the danger inside the church would increase geometrically, and even the “Secret Puppet Master” could no longer control his own spiritual thread!
Always have to pay attention to the change of light, once the red moon is clear, “through the wall” out …… Klein looked around to make sure that the closest wall to the dark altar is six or seven meters away, and then quickly formulated a contingency plan in his mind.
The hooded old man didn’t tilt his head to look at him, and continued to speak to himself:
”The rest of them were not so lucky and met enemies who had lost their minds and only wanted food, and were eaten by them.
”You know, there are not many extraordinary people in the ‘Diviner’s’ pathway to begin with, and even fewer who can become ‘Secret Puppet Masters’, and those who come here for various reasons can be counted on one hand.
”Of course, many more than that are attracted and lured here, but it’s hard to get in here, it’s all in ……”
He didn’t finish his speech, slowly tilting his head up and glancing at the highest point of the old church before slurring his words:
”The end is equally tragic.”
What do you mean …… If I failed to steal the notes, and had to follow the murmurings of those corpses hanging in this church, and climbed the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains in search of the treasures left behind by the Antigonus family, wouldn’t I be one of the ones who were attracted to be seduced? Hard to get in here with an equally tragic end? Klein’s thoughts turned, and combined with the dilapidated palace and the transparent worm mass he had seen in his previous divination, he became more and more skeptical that the Antigonus family’s so-called treasure was a trap.
He didn’t bother to ask about this matter in detail, and first pried for more important information:
”Do you know where that obsidian is?”
That old man smiled lowly:
”It is in the hands of that ‘Witch of Despair’.”
”Witch of Despair”, so Panatia is really the “Witch of Despair”…… Klein had secretly called Panatia that before, but that was because he knew that the other party was honored with the title of “Ms. Despair”, and is certainly a witch, so the two situations simply put together a nickname, he did not realize that the “witch” pathway sequence 4 may really be called “Despair Witch “.
”I’m going to have a hard time getting that obsidian then, she’s a real demigod.” Klein didn’t hide his difficulty in seeing what advice the other would give.
The old man shook his head and said:
”I am a long dead man who can offer very little help.
”Well …… didn’t you have a secret puppet when you came in?”
”Yes, but it had been eaten by the ‘Witch of Despair’.” Klein replied seemingly calmly.
The old man half-sighed and half-laughed:
”Let me help you summon him from the history of this world.”
As soon as his words fell, Klein saw the lines around him quickly sketching out, depicting the “General of Blood” Seignior wearing a tricorn hat and a dark red coat, while the “Spirit Thread” remained under his control!
Klein’s eyes contracted and froze, while the old man in the hood added in his ears:
”It can only last for two quarters of an hour, so you have to make good use of your time.
”I’ll help you strengthen the connection a little bit more and improve your control over the secret puppet, so that you can let the secret puppet use your own extraordinary abilities and be able to instantly swap positions with him, huh, the distance of the manipulation and the characteristics of being alive will also be improved accordingly.”
Letting the secret puppet use my extraordinary ability? In that case, wouldn’t I be able to utilize the power of the “Faceless Man” to make the secret puppet become another me? The perfect double? This is the demigod of the Diviner’s Path? Is this one of the Trickster’s powers? The enemy will never know if they killed the real Trickster or not? Also, summoning secret puppets from history, this is beyond imagination …… Kraven’s mind was overwhelmed by one thought after another.
The old man looked up at him and continued:
”Give me a paper man.”
Klein’s brows furrowed slightly, and after hesitating for a few seconds, he still took out a paper man and handed it to the other party.
That old man stretched out his dry palm, received the paper man, and casually wiped on it.
Klein’s headache and fever and nasal congestion and throat swelling disappeared in a flash!
The paper figure, however, was stained with red rust and quickly turned brittle and cracked.
You used my paper figure to help me transfer the disease? Klein thought about it and finally asked:
”Please forgive my rudeness just now, what should I call you?”
The old man didn’t answer immediately and sighed:
”I can only offer this much help.”
He paused and smiled vaguely:
”You may call me, well ……
”Charatu.”