Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After hiding in the bushes in the morning on the pretext of personal issues, Esther quickly prayed to "The Fool" and asked for leave for her absence from the Tarot meeting next Monday.

The journey on the second day was much more tortuous than the first day. If the four of them were not Extraordinary, it would have taken longer to climb the low slopes so frequently. This was not a place where local residents were active. See how many human traces there are.

But in the afternoon, Alexander discovered burn marks on a tree trunk.

He rubbed the charred edge: "There is no external cause, this is not normal."

"It seems that someone did pass by nearby, but he covered his whereabouts very well." Thomas frowned and looked around more alertly, but he did not notice any trace of anyone passing here.

Esther quickly thought of the scene she had glimpsed during the divination: "I remember that there was a sequence of abilities called 'Fire Jump', which allowed you to pass through the flames and appear directly in another place."

Aaron nodded: "'Magician'. But I'm not sure whether the other party only has Sequence Seven, or how many people there are."

"Not too many, no more than three at most, otherwise there will definitely be traces." Alexander continued to lead the way, and the other three people quickly followed him. "I don't think they will leave many people here, because this place The tunnel is closed. Without the key, they can only explore the outside at best, and they will not be willing to send a large number of manpower to stay in such a remote area."

"The secret order itself is not large in scale, and it develops secretly underground. It does not have enough extraordinary people like the Orthodox Church. They usually only send people out when the news is confirmed." Thomas said. As he stood, his expression became more and more serious.

Aaron's voice seemed very indifferent: "So now I think the probability that Simon is still alive is very low."

"Is the Mr. Simon you are talking about also an Extraordinary?" Esther asked.

Thomas shook his head: "He is just a stingy and greedy information dealer. It is not that easy to become an extraordinary person. Just the potion formula monopolized by all parties has stopped a large number of ordinary people who want to step into the extraordinary world. Not to mention the expensive materials.”

Esther echoed this with a smile: "That's right, the official does not want people to know the truth about the extraordinary world. Concealing these things can better protect ordinary people who lack common sense in mysticism..."

"But they still cannot avoid being in danger. There will always be some people who let the fire burn themselves out of curiosity." Aaron said.

Esther thought about it in her heart, and realized that these words were very similar to "getting angry".

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The trip went fairly smoothly, and the group arrived at the cave entrance of the ruins on the morning of the third day.

Dense vines hung outside the cave entrance, completely covering the narrow gap at the back that could only allow one person to pass through.

"If it weren't for Aaron's divination, we wouldn't have been able to find this place at that time." Alexander said while pushing aside the branches. He took the lead in getting into the hole with the lantern that had just been lit.

Aaron raised his lips proudly, and was the second to turn up the green leaves blocking the road. They were all careful not to destroy too many plants, lest the natural cover here be destroyed: "Ha, of course it's because of good luck. ”

When Esther got into the gap, she heard a sneer from Thomas behind her in response to Aaron's words.

Although the gap was only a small crack, after passing through, the deep and dark tunnel inside was very wide, and the lantern in Alexander's hand could only illuminate a few meters. There was a dark cold air floating in the air, and the dust under the feet and on the walls was almost caked, blocking the small amount of murals underneath.

But judging from the irregular patterns at the edges, it can only be seen that this place is a relic of the Quaternary Period. The asymmetrical aesthetics of that time were complex and barbaric, which was far different from other eras. .

At regular intervals, you can see rusty candlesticks hanging on the walls of the passage. Where a few people walked in, the right side was completely blocked by large pieces of rubble.

Esther's gaze swept across the outer edge of the deformed crack, guessing that some kind of turmoil had occurred here, causing the tunnel to collapse, revealing this small opening to the outside world.

"Don't move around, there are many mechanisms here." Alexander reminded him first, then put down the heaviest and huge backpack behind him, and pulled out a small mercury ball. When he kneaded it, he could see that This stuff is very soft.

The small crystal ball in Aaron's hand flickered on and off, hitting his face like a fluorescent light: "Same as last time, as long as you walk in here, your divination will be seriously disturbed, but this time it seems that you can vaguely confirm some directions. …”

He subconsciously looked back. Hamel was looking at the surrounding environment. She frowned. Because of the dim light, Aaron couldn't see the expression in Hamel's light eyes clearly.

Thomas stared at the footprints on the soles of the four people's feet and complained: "So many marks are a troublesome thing. Do they need to be dealt with?"

Aaron quickly retorted: "No, if you use the scroll here, it will easily trigger the hidden extraordinary power and attract lurking monsters. It would be terrible."

"Hey, it's really annoying, so why don't you leave these traces like this?"

Esther glanced back at the gap where the four people stepped in. No sunlight from outside penetrated at all, and it was all blocked off: "That's it. Leaving footprints will also help us find the way we came."

Alexander nodded: "I think so too."

The ball in his hand has been imbued with spirituality. Its shape is twisted and squirming, and six slender claws extend from the side walls. They are constantly waving, and the ball emits green light.

Alexander placed the ball with "legs" on the ground. After the balance of the ball stabilized, he tapped the top of the ball twice with his knuckles, and the little thing swung its six thin legs forward. Jump away.

Each jump it made was about one step, and it quickly jumped five meters, then stopped in place and turned yellow.

Alexander arranged two such small balls again, and to Esther's surprise, they were able to stand firm on the wall.

"Red is warning, and yellow represents waiting at a safe distance. This 'Inspiration Warning Spider' can simulate the early warning ability of Extraordinary people in a small range, but does not require the user to bear the risk of peeking. They all need to be used It is driven by spirituality, so it cannot be far away from me. It will be scrapped after one use. The cost is too high, so it cannot be promoted."

Speaking of this, Alexander clearly looked regretful: "We don't have enough firepower to bomb this ruins directly, so we can only inspect it in this slow way."

"Just think about the fighting style of the Heart of Machinery. No matter how much money I have, I can't afford such a large scale of extraordinary firearms and spiritual bullets. That kind of configuration is not suitable for us!" Aaron's face immediately darkened, obviously thinking of it. He recalled some very bad memories and said, “Seriously, I can’t give you any more research funding.”

Thomas laughed instead and explained to the only lady next to him: "When Alexander was studying the design of the 'Clover', Aaron almost went bankrupt. After all, he hadn't had time to 'loot' Byam's at that time. casino."

"But on the day I went to sea, I only had ten silver coins left with me!"

Thomas scolded Aaron very dissatisfied: "You fart, it is obviously ten gold louis, and I am responsible for registering it in the ledger!"

Alexander didn't comment on this. The four of them stopped and walked. Every five meters they had to tap the three "Inspiration Warning Spiders" again to prompt them to continue jumping forward.

After they walked nearly twenty meters, they approached a simple gray stone door. The stone door was smooth and smooth with nothing carved on it, except for a dark keyhole.

There was a piece of arm with only white bones left outside the door, but there was less dust on the knuckles and there were signs of being broken.

"You got that key from here." Esther made this judgment instantly.

Alexander put down his backpack again and quickly found the mentioned item. He unwrapped the layers of silk and revealed the bronze square box containing the key inside: "Yes, after you help remove the pollution, Aaron and I both tested the key using our own methods."

The crystal ball in Aaron's hand has become very dim, and the silver-like trickle inside no longer rotates, but exudes a gray color. Aaron's expression is very serious: "There is nothing wrong with the key itself, but the divination except this Doors and a dash of repeated murmurs mixed with 'Antigonus', nothing came of it."

Esther became even more confused: "Then why do we have to explore this ruins?"

Aaron looked at Alexander who was putting on gloves: "Because the Secret Order is searching for this family's things, my teacher hopes to get more chips before them, so as to negotiate with the Secret Order and lure them from the darkness. Come out."

"Aaron's teacher is investigating the situation of the leader of the Secret Order," Thomas further explained the deeper reasons. "There are some old things that are hard to obtain definite evidence for, so we have to use 'trading' to find out in a roundabout way. .”

Having said this, Toma smiled disdainfully: "Haha, but if you get the chance, of course you will kill if you can, you know? They won't be lenient to us. No one knows anyone anyway."

Alexander cleared his throat: "Get ready, I'm going to open the door."

Esther closed and opened her hands, clenching the "Pale Bone Nail" in her right palm, spreading her left hand, and she nodded slightly.

Toma took out several scrolls from his arms: "If the opponent threatens too much, get out of the way and I will activate spells continuously to blow up the tunnel in front."

Alexander nodded: "I will activate the protective measures when the time comes, and you can just run back and forth."

Aaron held the crystal ball in one hand and placed the other on it, quietly waiting for Alexander's movements.

Alexander inserted the key into the hole. After he turned it, the four of them clearly heard the sound of some mechanism being pried.

Alexander immediately let go of the key, and when the stone door opened automatically, he and the others took two steps back.

Suddenly, the "Inspiration Warning Spiders" standing on both sides of the wall turned bright red.

The red light flashed twice and suddenly lost its color. With two "clicks", the detectors originally hung on both sides of the wall fell down one after another, leaving only the "Inspiration Warning Spider" on the ground still intact. Reactive yellow color.

The crystal ball in Aaron's hand suddenly made a shattering sound, and spiderweb-like cracks spread from it.

Everyone's expressions did not change, but they stared nervously at the other side of the tunnel.

The light of the lantern penetrated the mist formed by the dust and slightly illuminated the scene behind the door:

A skull that was constantly shaking up and down was suspended there, with its upper and lower jaws constantly knocking together, as if laughing silently.