The Lord Of The Mysteries

Chapter 135's

"There's some sort of problem there," Klein said in a serious tone, pointing to the staircase separating the living room and dining room.

He once read in the Nighthawks secret notes that if a similar situation arises in one's spiritual perception, it usually implies that something evil and broken is hidden in the target's location. It is best not to interact with him if one is not confident; otherwise, one might lose his life. Sometimes, even a single glance can result in permanent damage.

Dunn turned her head, and similarly, with her high spiritual perception, she immediately felt something was amiss. He turned to look at Klein and instructed calmly, "Divine and see if we will succeed in our investigation."

The captain didn't make me a god before we entered the castle. He was somewhat confident.It meant he believed that the hidden thing might be more dangerous than ghosts. Klein nodded in silence. He sheathed his revolver and handed his wand to Frye.

He then removed the topaz bracelet on his sleeve, held the silver chain with his left hand and quietly recited the corresponding statement.

Instantly, his eyes darkened as the wind began to swirl around him.

"Investigating the hidden places in the ancient castle will be successful.

"Investigating a hidden place in an ancient castle will work."

…

After saying the statement seven times, Klein's eyes regained their normal color. He saw the dangling topaz spinning clockwise.

It wasn't very obvious, but it definitely rotated clockwise!

That means the investigation will be successful.

Klein, who was already a true Diviner, immediately nodded at Dunn and Frye.

"The danger will be in our control, or there will be no danger at all."

Dunn pinned the Mutated Sun Sacred Emblem to the left side of her chest, then pressed down on her hat. He quickly walked towards the stairs and expertly began to search for the mechanism.

Frye, who had taken the challenge, returned Klein's wand to him. He grabbed his revolver and carefully scanned the surroundings, as if he was afraid the enemy would suddenly appear.

I was still not professional enough. as Nighthawk.

A few minutes later, it was unknown what Dunn Smith had triggered kneeling as a loud stammering voice came out from the stairs.

The floor split open, revealing a series of steps leading downwards. Cold and broken vibrations emanated, seemingly condensing into something corporeal.

Dunn glanced and took out the Closed Artifact 3-0782 from her chest. He threw it straight into the trapdoor.

After several twangs, it was unknown where the Sacred Emblem of the Mutated Sun stopped.

If there was a dead spirit inside, they would definitely throw 3-0782 back.

The remaining evil and broken feeling immediately disappeared like snow meeting the sun. Warmth and purity enveloped the entrance of the trapdoor.

"Klein, come down with me. Frye will stay here and prevent other enemies from destroying the mechanism." Dunn made an experienced decision.

"Good." Klein did not back down from the task. He took two steps forward and arrived next to Dunn. Frye nodded, not off guard.

Dunn went down first, her footsteps echoing in silence.

He did not prepare any light source, for the Beyonder who traveled the Sleepless path, darkness was not an obstacle, but a blessing.

Their vision was not hindered by such an environment.

After taking a few steps down, Dunn suddenly turned and looked at Klein. "i forgot that you have no night vision. I'm not used to preparing objects that provide illumination …"

"… Captain, you don't need to think about me. I have my Spirit Vision." Klein realized that he was not surprised at all.

The cool captain from before was indeed abnormal!

In his Spirit Vision, the darkness in front of him was screened by a gray film. Although it was very vague, it was enough for him to see where his steps were.

Well, the Captain was completely healthy, and his mental state was also fine. Klein carefully stuck out his legs and descended slowly.

The flight of the move was not long. It only took about fifteen steps to reach the ground.

Closed Artifact 3-0782 lay there, releasing its purity and warmth. It also emitted a faint light.

Klein could see more clearly with the help of illumination. He looked around and noticed that it was not a large basement. It was no longer cold and creepy, but the humidity remained.

In the center of the basement was a black coffin, with a deep red nail pushed into the lid.

The lid of the coffin had been pushed slightly open, allowing one to see the headless corpse that was all bone.

"Captain, this coffin was meant to prevent the dead inside from becoming zombies or ghosts."

Klein looked at the deep red spikes on the coffins and the formations they were in. He uses his decent knowledge of mysticism to determine that this is an ancient ritual to prevent anything from reviving the corpse.

At the same time, he muttered inwardly. But under normal circumstances, who would not have a better thing to do than to keep their loved ones from being revived? Hmm, the people who helped bury the corpse were definitely not family. And if they were to put the coffin in the basement instead of the grave, they would be afraid of someone finding the corpse…

Dunn, who had been wearing Sealed Artifacts 3-0782 again, approached the coffin and examined it.

"The deceased may be poisoned to death."

"That means the person who poisoned her must have used ritual magic to prevent her from reviving and seeking revenge. This was supposed to happen about 1300 years ago? He became a ghost in the end.The hatred of this spirit was truly shocking!" Klein also walked in front of the coffin. "Where's his head? The ritual does not require that his head be beheaded…"

Dunn thought for a moment before saying, "I have a conclusion. This ghost did not exist all the time and only appeared recently. It is only a fifteen minute walk from the city to the castle. For many years, troublemakers must have visited this place often, but before this incident, there were no rumors of any ghosts in this ancient castle."

Klein nodded indifferently.

"Captain, you mean is someone came here recently, opened the coffin, and took the head of the deceased?"

"Yes, the ritual prevents the corpse from being revived, but it also seals and retains its hatred inside the coffin. When the coffin is opened and the ritual is eliminated, this hatred quickly develops into a ghost with the help of his gauntlet…"

"No corpse of a person opens a coffin, so he is not an ordinary person. After all, why would he take the head of a deceased person?"

Dunn stared at the skeleton in the coffin. "In order for hatred to be maintained for a long time, there must be some reason other than ritual. He could have been a Beyonder when he was alive, perhaps a descendant of a generation or two that was omitted from the Mid-Sequence Beyonder. I I'm talking about the Mid-Sequencer as defined in the past, Sequence 5 or 6.

"And bodies like that are always special. His head might be used in some sort of ritual or in some other occasion."

Dunn paused for a moment before continuing, "What I said just now is just a guess. But we can try to verify some of it. We can split up later in the city and investigate to see if anyone was hurt earlier in their youth.it's still alive, it'll prove that the ghost has only appeared recently."

"The train of logical thought" praised Klein. He quickly searched in the basement but found nothing.

He tries to use ritual magic to sketch out a "guest" entering the basement, but as it has been more than a month since it happened, as well as a disturbed environment due to the frequent appearance of ghosts, there's not a lot of results.

He then takes Frye's place, allowing the death expert to conduct further tests.

Fifteen minutes later, as the sun disappeared below the horizon, Dunn and Frye followed the stairs and returned to the ancient palace hall.

Dunn fumbles to switch to the trapdoor while Frye gives a brief description, "The deceased was indeed poisoned to death. Traces near the neck appeared recently, at most three months ago."

This meant that it was very possible for someone to come here before. Klein nodded while thinking.

The three Nighthawks returned to Lamud City before dark and requested two rooms in an inn. Members who obtain the Closed Artifact 3-0782 must bring this dangerous item for a walk outside the city where there are no people. They would change their shifts once every two hours, and thus only needed two rooms.

After a simple dinner, Klein, Dunn, and Frye immediately parted ways and covered the entire corner of the city, asking the residents who had lived in this city for a long time.

In these situations, their identity documents as police officers prove useful.

…

"Sir, why are you asking this? I used to go to an abandoned castle to play when I was young .. Injured? Sure, how could a child not fall while playing? I remember, yes — I had been cut by a sharp stone on the outer wall of an ancient castle in the past.." A forty-year-old blonde man looked at Klein in bewilderment, but answer the question honestly.

This was the fourteenth person Klein had asked for, two of whom he clearly remembered being injured in the castle when they were young.

Reduction Captain was right. Klein decided while keeping his identity documents. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your cooperation, I don't have any more questions."

He was about to leave when the forty-year-old man called out to him, "Officer, are you interested in the ancient castle? I had the first Baron oil painting living there. He was the grandfather of my grandfather.well, after all, it was a long time ago. He took an oil painting from the castle and told me it was Baron Lamud's first oil painting.

"Do you want it? It's really antique!"

If it was really antique, your family would have sold it long ago. Should I scare him with my gun? Klein railed and adopted the attitude of a window shopper and said, "Who knows if it's real antiques or not? I'll trust my own judgment.

"Take it out and let me see it."

The blond man smiled and went back to the room and ransacked it.

Some time later, he walked out with an oil painting in his hand.

Klein casually looked at the oil painting. He saw that the baron had soft features and bronze skin, his eyes hiding various indescribable human experiences. He also wears a white wig.

Huh, he is very similar to Mr Azik! Klein's eyes suddenly opened wide, his gaze involuntarily falling under the baron's right ear.

He then noticed a mediocre mole near the ear.

The position of the mole is exactly the same as that of Mr. Azik!