Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther turned to look at the three of them: "I'm sorry, did I scare you if I acted like this suddenly?"

Alexander lowered his head to sort out the things in his backpack. Ever since "Simon" appeared, he had been as alert as everyone else. Only now could he continue: "It doesn't look normal. Your mental state may be a little strange."

Thomas wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After seeing Hamel's clear eyes and gentle questions, Thomas's fearful mood eased a lot. He really thought that the lady was going to lose control in the next moment: "I thought you were contaminated by something in the passage, and we didn't notice... How reckless!"

Aaron took out a handkerchief and handed it out: "Wipe it first. No one will come again this time. I have a hunch."

Alexander picked up his backpack again: "We will leave here after searching for the extraordinary characteristics of these two people. When we reach a safe station, you can change your clothes and feel aggrieved first."

Esther carefully wiped away the bright red stain on her cheeks and neck, and she completely calmed down from her previous strange desire to "eat". When she smiled now, she looked much more normal: "It doesn't matter, this counts. It’s not a grievance, but you just mentioned their extraordinary characteristics?”

Her eyes were bright, with a strange desire. Alexander easily confused this desire with the desire for knowledge: "Yes, after the death of an extraordinary person, his extraordinary characteristics will be released for a period of time."

Esther's eyes widened slightly, but she soon regained her composure, so the smell she smelled before was very special. The same was true for the secret cult member in the passage. When he burst out of the flames, that moment was not just an illusion...

Esther frowned, and her troubled expression aroused Thomas' alertness: "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, maybe I'm a little over-exhausted. Let's go find a place to rest for a while."

Alexander took out his pocket watch and looked at the time: "Well, let's find a place where you can change clothes. It's almost one o'clock in the afternoon now."

Esther nodded, sat under the tree next to her, took out the slices of cured ham that she kept in her backpack, and chewed them slowly and methodically.

Thomas dragged the other man's body out of the passage and placed it side by side with that "Simon". It was still covered with fine pieces of ice, which soon turned into water stains in the sun.

Alexander turned back to the entrance of the passage. He didn't know what he was busy with. After several minutes, he pulled a piece of thread and walked out again.

"His appearance has not changed back." Esther bit her ham slices while looking at the Secret Order members on the ground indifferently. "I seem to know a little bit about such an ability."

She thought of what happened when Klein showed him the "Faceless Man" ability.

"There are many extraordinary abilities and magical items that can change the appearance. The effect will not disappear if you simply die." Aaron explained it this way. These words were more like comforting Esther, for fear that she would feel guilty.

Aaron had already conducted divination and confirmed that the person on the ground was not Simon himself. When he used the crystal ball to verify whether the real Simon was still alive, Aaron did not tell anyone else the result.

This is almost a tacit admission that the odds are against the odds.

The corner of Toma's mouth twitched twice: "To be honest, even if this is real Simon, she will just kill him, and no one will know about this place anymore. This is also good for us, and the whole thing will be completely covered up. .”

Aaron glared at Thomas, but Thomas didn't react at all and continued: "But I have to praise you, you can still eat like this, you really have a good appetite..."

Alexander suddenly interrupted Thomas's words, obviously not wanting him to continue: "It should be soon, I saw something condensing and forming in his heart."

Esther said "Hmm" and asked Aaron: "Are the consequences of swallowing Extraordinary characteristics serious?"

Aaron's face suddenly turned a lot worse: "No, no, you'd better not consider this kind of thing, especially the higher the sequence, the more terrifying the risk..."

Esther looked at Aaron and quickly thought of a possibility: "So, Mr. Aaron, is this how you became an Extraordinary?"

Aaron pointed to the burn scar on the side of his cheek: "Because of my madness, I couldn't wake up for a long time. Every day I was confused and troubled by all kinds of weird pictures and messages... But I was also very lucky. I After surviving and meeting my teacher, I officially became an Extraordinary."

In the end, the four of them waited until almost two o'clock before the two members of the Secret Order fully developed the extraordinary characteristics.

However, Esther did not poke her head to look. Instead, after a brief exchange, she agreed to hand these over to Aaron for safekeeping as part of the results of this exploration.

When Alexander put away the two things, Esther smelled the hot and sour smell again. If she hadn't eaten two pieces of bacon slices just now, she would have really couldn't help but salivate now.

Fortunately, the longing in Esther's heart quickly subsided after Alexander sealed them in the box.

"It's good. We can return to town tomorrow." Thomas said, "What to do with the remaining bodies?"

Alexander pointed to the hole: "Move in, we throw them into that door, and then blow up the hole."

Aaron immediately laughed: "It's the explosives they left behind anyway, so let them use it. That weird corridor also has the effect of interfering with divination. You are always very thoughtful."

"It's nearby, it's just convenient." Alexander pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and glanced at the people next to him, "I want to ask you to do a favor, Hamel."

Esther immediately stood up from the ground: "No problem, let's finish it quickly."

The four of them returned to the strange door again. Esther released a point of light to block the black line near the door, while Aaron and Thomas threw the bodies of the two Secret Order members deeper. In an instant, they were hung on the disembodied silk thread and began to rotate and twist.

Esther watched Alexander arrange the explosive tubes beside the wall. He had a longer straw rope in his hand to be used as a lead outside.

"Wouldn't this cause any problems?" Esther asked.

Alexander shook his head: "The quality of these explosives is very poor. I have checked them, and they are much less powerful than I thought. The structure of this passage is quite strong, and it is on the edge. If we do this, it will only cause a lot of internal fragmentation." The falling off of the stone will not affect the mountain itself."

After getting a more reassuring answer, Esther no longer had to show her "good student and eager to learn" side, but instead followed Alexander's instructions to help him place the explosives on both sides.

When the four of them crossed the gap again and stood back in the sunshine, Thomas sprinkled a handful of powder, and a stream of flames quickly rolled up along the grass rope. They stepped back one after another, and not long after, a series of muffled sounds came from deep in the corridor.

Esther tightened the shoulder straps of her backpack: "The movement is much smaller than I thought."

"At least it's enough to bury it inside, right Alexander?" Thomas asked the more "professional" people present.

Alexander nodded: "We should go."

On the way back, the four of them remained vigilant for dozens of minutes, but Aaron's divination kept showing that there was no problem, and they were basically convinced that the enemy had no back-up plan, which made them relax a lot.

Because she was still thinking about the reward of this expedition, Esther walked a few steps faster and walked to Aaron: "Do you think our harvest this time is enough to exchange for such a 'parasite' level magical item?"

"If it's just the coat of arms, it probably won't be enough, but with these two extraordinary characteristics, it should be almost enough." Aaron estimated the process of this exploration, "Actually, having you here is the greatest help to us. I will mention this to the teacher."

"Then I have to trouble you to convey it to me, because I have a longer-term deal with her. If she agrees, it's best to tell me the messenger's summoning spell, so I don't need to trouble you." Esther said. said.

Thomas on the other side looked at Hamel thoughtfully: "Are you really determined not to return to the 'Clover'? It doesn't matter even if you meet others from scratch. Anyway, you have that special Affected by his abilities, he can easily get to know people."

Aaron glared at Thomas impatiently: "You'd better shut up!"

Esther smiled and shook her head: "That's still different. Although the other person doesn't remember, I will remember it, so I will feel sad because the other person forgets these things."

But her tone and demeanor when she said this didn't sound sad at all.

Thomas's eyebrows raised exaggeratedly: "You are just like drifting everywhere with the waves, with no way to land."

Alexander pushed aside two more branches lying in front of him: "Hamel, I also want to remind you, because your situation is very special, and it is best not to delve into it until you have enough ability."

Aaron immediately nodded in agreement: "Knowledge itself can become pollution, and knowing too much is not a good thing."

Esther heard the special warning in Alexander's words: "Thank you for reminding me, I know this, which is why my first goal now is promotion."

Alexander tilted his head, his eyes behind the lenses were quite indifferent: "If you can't wait to advance to Sequence Four, it's best to be under suitable protection. This is a special level."

Thomas fiddled with the air twice with his hand gestures, but no one could understand what he was making: "This level is very special, because extraordinary people will come into contact with the 'divine' level, which belongs to the category of transition from human to 'mythical creature' transformation."

Esther raised her head with her hand and gently rubbed the area between her right eyebrows: "I know this."

Aaron rubbed his chin: "You have to prepare the rituals and auxiliary materials needed for promotion yourself, and the magical items must be crushed before they can be used as main materials. If you need help from my teacher, I can ask you."

Esther was silent for two seconds and showed a gentle smile: "It's okay, I won't bother her."

Her "spiritual intuition" gave very clear hints, just "eat".