The Lord Of The Mysteries

Chapter 121

Upon hearing Klein and Frye's guess, Leonard pulled his collar and paced back and forth, saying, "Then we should investigate everyone in the workhouse related to Salus, as well as everyone he met after he went bankrupt and was evicted. This is indeed very troublesome.Time is the most important thing. Let's split up and do a cursory check here, then head for the third reported death in West Borough and hand the rest over to the police."

"Alright," Klein replied without hesitation.

Frye doesn't mind. He turned towards the people who slept near Salus last night.

Klein was about to find someone to question when he suddenly saw Leonard shooting at him. He pointed to the hall beside the work house with his chin.

What does he want? Klein was a little lost. He acted as if nothing had happened and walked around the hall, then followed Leonard into the side hall while Frye was interrupted. They walked through the partition to a quiet corner that no one else was around.

"I have a hypothesis" Leonard suddenly said, stopping in front of the broken window.

Klein looked around in confusion. "What's your hypothesis?"

Leonard with his deep green eyes, he replies to a question, "If there is no supernatural factor, how do you think the end result of Mrs. Lauvis?"

Klein thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "Again, it's only been delayed by a week or two, maybe a month. But for a family like them, they would only see a doctor when he was truly at his limits. As long as his heart problem worsens, there will be no way for him to be saved."

"What about Salus? If he had not been instigated by someone, what end would he have?" Leonard asked again.

Klein pondered and said, "From the description in the information, Salus was already very angry about his bankruptcy, and was furious that no one had saved him. I thought he would take revenge sooner or later, he said, but not to people at work. He may be after the boss who broke him or the bank staff who confiscated his house."

"What was the result of his revenge?" Leonard.

"Without hesitation, he had already decided to end his life. He'll die no matter what the outcome of his revenge is." Klein gave an affirmative answer.

Leonard nodded and showed his typical frivolous smile.

"Then can we conclude that Lady Lauwis and Salus are the ones who are destined to die soon?

Klein is a 'wide-knowing' keyboard warrior'. After hearing the question, he immediately guessed.

"You mean their deaths were driven by some supernatural factor? But why?"

"A more accurate description is, their 'life force' has been shortened by several supernatural factors. It's stolen. And life force is the best material when it comes to summoning evil gods and demons or performing terrible curses." Leonard smiled as he corrected Klein's guess.

"Call for evil gods and demons or perform terrible curses ..." Klein looked into Leonard's emerald eyes and said, half in doubt, "You seem to be very sure of this? But, for now, our investigation sample is only two… "

Leonard laughed cynically. "Klein, there is no need for any pretence between us. I saw you break away from the control of Sealed Artifact 2-049, and I knew that you were special. And you should be able to sense that I'm a little different from the average Beyonder."

His smile disappeared as he looked into Klein's eyes.

"I've told you that there are a lot of special people in this world who can always do things that no one else can, like you.

"The world has a long history. There were many magical items that people wanted to obtain, to control. They want to be the stars of their own show. There aren't many people like that, but there can't be just one or two of them.

"i don't think that Beyonder with his secret is a bad guy or a bad villain. I don't think that we even need to explain where their special abilities come from, and what they represent … As long as your actions do not harm me, the Nighthawks, or Tingen City, then you are still my partner. Similarly, I hope you will see me with the same attitude. Of course, it was better not to talk about this to the higher-ups. The foggy people are old-fashioned and conservative, always thinking that special people like us would definitely lose control, definitely feeling the pull and temptation of the gods or evil demons."

But I have more secrets than you can imagine. He said bluntly, "i have the same feelings as you. I will only see your actions and motives and no matter how special you are. I'll also try not to investigate your secrets."

After saying this, he added in his heart, No, actually I object and am very curious, but I put up with it for now. Hmm, Leonard thinks that he is the star of the show? What kind of encounter did he have, and what kind of magic thing did he have?

Leonard unbuttoned his shirt and nodded with a chuckle.

"i'm glad we had this understanding.

"In an action novel, this is called the meeting of two protagonists. The wheels of history are moving.

How shameless! Klein gave an indifferent smile.

He knew that the phrase "the wheel of history is in motion" came from Emperor Roselle …

Leonard paced back and forth quickly, his green eyes shining as he curled the corners of his mouth.

"Well, I'll be honest; I'm pretty sure that these victims will die in the next three months, but their deaths have been brought to the last two weeks by someone, he said, through some means.the other party's motive was to summon an evil god or demon, or perform a terrible large-scale curse."

"It's easy for the perpetrators to hide their murder, given that their victims are already showing signs that they will soon die. This would not attract the attention of the police department, nor be bothered by the Nighthawks, Mandated Punishers, or Machinery Hivemind during the preparation phase of the culprit ..." Klein muttered to himself and analyzed the thought process of the culprit.

“Then how will we find the altar used for that ritual? Regardless of whether the culprit wanted to summon an evil god, a demon, or perform a terrible curse, he would need a sacrificial altar, a ritual. The life that harvested the power must also be kept in the same place." Klein chose to believe in Leonard, because he had no other clue and could not make any other deductions.

There is no harm in trying!

Leonard laughed and said, "Klein, isn't that in your professional domain? Can't you imagine what's going on around the altar like that?"

Without waiting for Klein to answer, Leonard explained, "The aura of death is thick with an altar in the middle. There would be no living beings other than people performing rituals within a ten meter radius. The surrounding temperature will be at least five degrees lower than the average temperature, with a cold wind blowing past it continuously. The stolen Lauwis and the others will remain inside the altar, sealed by the wall of spirituality.”.

After saying that, he looked towards Klein and teased, "i think you will be able to roughly guess where an altar of the following qualities is located."

Klein frowned slightly and replied earnestly, "For that long inside Tingen City. Besides, I'm gonna need a quiet place where I won't be disturbed. My house, for example, I also need Mrs Lauwis' personal belongings and the rest as well."

Klein's heart was also racing. He felt that Leonard was a little too knowledgeable in black magic.

"No problem." Leonard laughs. He suddenly stepped past Klein and walked towards the hall, saying nothing more.

The man really had a unique style .. Klein cursed in his heart and followed.

When Leonard found Frye seriously taking notes, he put on a serious tone and said, "i have a hypothesis and hope Klein will try it."

"What hypothesis?" asked Frye, looking cold.

"I'll tell you if there's a result. I don't want to be laughed at by Rozanne and the others." Leonard gave a strange excuse and changed the subject.

Frye did not ask any further. He acted according to instructions and took Salus and Lady Lauwis' personal belongings from a nearby police station, then met with his colleagues at Klein's home.

"Wait in the living room and don't let anyone bother me." Klein took out his pocket watch and looked at the time.

It's about six o'clock. Melissa might come back anytime.

"You can trust us." Leonard placed his hands on his hips and paced back and forth in the living room. Frye sat quietly on the sofa.

Does Leonard have ADHD? Klein pouted and went to his room on the second floor. He locked the door and sealed the room with a wall of spirituality.

After that, he set up the altar and asked the goddess for help, eliminating any distractions.

Later, Klein wrote a divination statement on a piece of paper.

"Altarpiece position."

He gave a thorough statement to prevent himself from losing any information.

Grabbing a piece of paper and the belongings of the dead, Klein lay on his bed. He first recalled the scene that Leonard described, then quietly recited the statement seven times.

He did not try to use the world of fog, first, because the strange and mysterious Leonard was below. Who knew if he would see anything strange about the ritual. Second, his Annihilation would be completely digested. It seemed like the ritual's help was enough for the success of his prophecy.

Klein would only consider finding an opportunity to enter the world of fog if he did not obtain results. After all, summoning a god or an evil demon was something that could threaten Benson, Melissa, and herself!

With the help of Cogitation, he quickly entered the dream and saw a blurred, illusory, and fragmented scene.

Immediately after, a picture floated before his eyes.

It was a two-story, grayish-blue house bathed in sunset light. The first floor window was tightly closed and the dark curtains had no gaps. However, they develop and shrink over time.

The soil around the house was dark brown, but nothing grew in it. The garden around the house seemed to be covered in shadows, dilapidated, and dark.

There was a river that flowed silently near the house.

…

A while later, Klein came out of the dream, not seeing anything else.

Leonard's hypothesis is correct.Where is the building located? There were too many rivers in Tingen City, such as the West Borough, Southwest Borough, port area, university area.