Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

When the woods were completely dark, leaving only shadows blown by the wind, Esther raised her head and noticed that what rose into the night tonight was a crimson moon filled with light, and the blood-like color poured into the dark and dormant forest. In the valley.

Under the trees and grass, there was nothing but the sound of the wind, as if the birds and beasts were holding their breath, avoiding the evil and filth wandering nearby out of survival instinct.

Esther pinched the bridge of her nose twice and cheered up: "It's such an uncomfortable night."

"It sounds like you don't like the moonlight very much." Benjamin has broken away from the magpie form and is standing next to Esther. A few strands of golden brown hair are hanging loosely, slightly blocking the round glasses on his right side.

His green and deep eyes were always staring at the sky, occasionally glancing at the spire of the castle.

Esther corrected his wording: "I hate it. I hate the red moon."

Benjamin carefully avoided the topic, confident that he would not reveal any flaws. But continuing to chat in this regard would easily remind Benjamin of Esther's time with "Xiao Qi", which made him even more resistant.

After confirming that the compass had been rotating "normally", Benjamin continued to wait for the moment when the moon rose to the highest point in the night sky. He always subconsciously avoided looking at Esther, so in the end both of them lowered their heads and thought in their hearts. own things.

Esther was still sitting on the tree stump, caressing the base of the compass absentmindedly, picking at the dull hard lump on the edge out of boredom.

"Don't talk much at tomorrow's rally," Benjamin said in a low voice.

He would speak first, which surprised Esther. She nodded: "I know, after all, it is the first time to participate in a meeting, so I shouldn't be too active."

Benjamin adjusted his glasses: "That's not what I mean. Because I am the one who brought you into the meeting, the doubts you will encounter will only be greater. Even within the 'assembly', I am not very popular, because hundreds of The host has not changed in years, and they have always been dissatisfied with me."

Esther turned to Benjamin and asked curiously: "But since you are the founder of the 'Hermits of Destiny', shouldn't you be the president?"

"I'm just the host, because the place where we gathered is a secret underground palace left by the Jacob family." Benjamin shook his head in distress, "There were two other people in the gathering who were also Sequence Three, but they were not Of the house of Jacob.”

"I thought there would be a Sequence 2..."

Benjamin curled up his lips: "My suggestion is to run as soon as you see Sequence 2, because the 'thief' who has reached this level is enough to see the abnormality in you. Of course, there is also a reason, there is a high probability that it is an Amon Doppelgänger.”

Esther frowned: "How much do you know about His clone?"

The smile on Benjamin's face gradually faded, and he was silent for a few seconds, his green eyes rolling on Esther's face. The look in his eyes was too complicated for Esther to understand, nor could she read the deep meaning in Benjamin's eyes, so she could only look back quietly.

Finally, Benjamin retracted his gaze, fell back on the distant castle, and shook his head:

"Amon's clone itself has the personality of an angel, because it is based on the 'Insect of Time', and each one is equivalent to weak sequence four, with divinity based on mythical creatures.

"It's hard to follow a fixed pattern in their actions. Some Amon clones are scattered and some are gathered. This is the most troublesome part. You don't know how many Amon are around. They can be anywhere and become anyone. .”

He pointed to the compass in Esther's hand with the needle constantly rotating: "If there is too much Amon in the air nearby, at least now we can know."

"Will He come after me?"

Benjamin noticed that Esther's fingers tightened on the edge of the compass. The uneasiness she showed made Benjamin curl his lips again: "No, He chasing us will only make us hide more hiddenly, He will not That’s what it does.”

He is not a hunter. He will only take action at the most critical moment and during the entertainment period when everything is ready.

Benjamin looked at Esther, who was barely comforted. He raised his fingers slightly, and the urge to tell her his true identity appeared again.

Benjamin raised his hand to take off his glasses, grabbed a handkerchief, and wiped the lens of his right eye.

The "stealer"'s frankness is too great. This trust is too heavy. Zoya's anchoring ability makes this connection two-way.

Benjamin could clearly sense that he was withdrawing from the cognition of "Amon". He didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but Benjamin figured out the process by which "Little Seven" and "Little Five" were distorted.

The real body, He will be very interested in the information he feeds back, Benjamin thought with a smile, putting his glasses back on his face, his smile showing a bit of irony.

At twelve o'clock at midnight, the change began.

The crimson moonlight condensed above the castle. Amid a piercing scream, an even more dazzling crimson light bloomed, and a miniature red full moon rose from the castle, completely covering it.

The next moment, the long-collapsed castle began to fly from the ground and floated dozens of meters above the ground.

A large amount of broken earth fell from below the castle, revealing a huge group of dark red tree roots coiled at the bottom. They were still hanging straight down, even piercing into the ground. The transparent bubbles on the outer membrane can be seen on the raised surface of the roots, with bright red liquid rolling inside.

This makes the castle look more like some kind of plant rooted in the ground than a building. Now it wakes up under the full moon and is slowly raising its body.

The plants covering the abandoned building began to squeeze and support each other. Under the nourishment of the moonlight, they gained crazy vitality. They grew and spread rapidly, filling the gaps in the castle with their own vines and branches.

The outer walls were re-erected with the support of branches, a huge crown of trees hovered above the towers, and a blood-colored river gushes out of the void, spiraling around the castle. The crimson moonlight condensed into a solid body and built a wide staircase leading from the ground to the castle gate. It seemed to be covered with a red carpet, making people who saw it have the urge to step on it and be tempted by this weird castle.

It now looks not only ancient, but also grand and leafy. The walls are surrounded by an evil crimson moonlight, and a small full moon hangs high above the castle, far away from the blood moon in the dark sky. Look at each other.

An ancient castle suspended in mid-air, surrounded by bloody rivers gushing out of the void.

The entire valley was extremely quiet, or the sound in the castle was amplified, where cheerful and elegant music was being played, with a strange rhythm that made people addicted, and an invitation to a ball was issued to anyone who heard it.

Esther's breathing gradually became heavier: "This is really... spectacular."

She didn't know how to describe the scene she saw in front of her. Such an impactful and strange change made her discomfort with the castle suddenly worsen.

Just looking at it from a distance, there seemed to be a sickeningly sweet smell of blood lingering in her nose. Along with the music that penetrated the soul, Esther's eyes wandered between trance and disgust.

Something cold lightly touched the back of Esther's hand, causing her to shiver subconsciously and come back to her senses from the daze of being attracted.

But before Esther jerked her hand back, her hand was already held by someone.

Benjamin was still looking in the direction of the castle: "Let's go."

Esther stared down at her compass, trying to adjust her slightly confused consciousness through the constantly rotating pointer. Her heart was beating a little too fast. It was hard to tell whether it was because of the danger of the castle or because Benjamin was holding her hand.

Benjamin noticed that Esther shrank, and her arms seemed unnatural because of the tension, but to his surprise, Esther did not pull her hand away directly, nor was she as annoyed or annoyed as he expected. A sudden blush.

Esther's nervous reaction seemed too indifferent, which made Benjamin feel bored.

But he still didn't let go. Instead, he asked, "You look nervous?"

"I just thought something was sneaking up on me while I was distracted." Esther admitted frankly. She had to speed up to keep up with Benjamin.

This was not completely wrong. Benjamin couldn't help but let out a low laugh. It seemed like she was still a little angry.

"You sound quite proud of yourself," Esther heard the chuckle, her voice no longer so calm, "Are you confident enough to escape from that castle?"

Benjamin's expression became much more serious, and he took the opportunity to talk business to avoid Esther's possible suspicion of him:

"I know something about it. I can answer what you want to know as best I can. Anyway, we have to walk there. Flying over or using extraordinary abilities to get close will attract the attention of the miniature red moon and make it more dangerous."

"Is it alive or a building eroded by extraordinary power?" Esther was too impressed by the scene of the castle rising, but because Benjamin kept holding her hand, she couldn't even show the slightest bit of walking speed. hesitate.

Benjamin pointed to the small red crimson moon at the top of the castle: "It was originally a castle belonging to the Blood Marquis. In the Fourth Age, the scope of the Trunsoest Empire included most of today's Loen. In that year , as the 'Night Emperor' Trunsoest married Ornia, the vampires became important supporters of the Trunsoest Empire after this union."

Esther couldn't help but frown. As the two walked through the dense woods, the singing and music in the castle became clearer and clearer: "But this castle looks like..."

"Yes, it is no longer a simple castle, but has been infiltrated by more terrifying forces, including a vampire marquis. In the end, he died tragically under the siege of the Trunsoest military and the vampires, but the evil he left behind The spirit still dwells here. Whenever the red moon becomes full, He is awakened by the power of the moon."

"Why did it become like this?"

Benjamin smiled and raised a finger, pointing directly upward: "The vampire marquis has been specially contaminated. Just outside this sky, there are several existences with malicious intentions."

Esther raised her head and looked at the crimson moon above her head, a chill slowly creeping up her back.

To add to her fear, Benjamin added: "They are all above the true God."

Esther let out a long sigh of relief: "You should talk about what we are going to do next and let the topic return to the castle."

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