Shadow Apostle

"Pfft, it looks like you did succeed."

Miss Berndt covered her mouth and smiled secretly, her eyes bent into two crescents. She watched Horst swinging her around until the cabinet was about to be knocked down, and then she stepped forward to help Horst. Te, explained softly:

"Don't worry, this is a normal phenomenon. You slowly learn to control your strength and you will be fine in a while. Pfft, I didn't expect you to be so lucky. You succeeded in one go. If I had told you clearly in advance, you wouldn't have to be so embarrassed. , Haha, cough, sorry."

"So, even if you are too lucky, sometimes you will be unlucky." Horst patted his belly meaningfully, "But apart from the fact that I can no longer walk, I don't think there is anything special about it. As for the characteristics, I don’t even know what they are.”

"Don't ask me, Mr. Horst, ask yourself." Miss Berndt pointed to her heart, "Recall carefully the process of your awakening, it will tell you the two characteristics you really recognize."

Horst stared at the setting sun outside the window, his eyes a little dazed for a moment. The experiences he had just had, whether they were illusions or real, reappeared in his mind over and over again. He seemed to hear the holy words that were constantly chanted in his ears again, which made him involuntarily Then read it out.

"If the light is rampant and scorching, I will use my body to block the sun and protect the world with my shadow. If the darkness is rampant and I am afraid of the cold, my shadow will step into the darkness, because behind me, I guide the endless light."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Horst said thoughtfully, "I mean, blocking or hiding, guiding or inducing, I think these are the two characteristics of my awakening."

"I can understand blocking and hiding, but...guiding?"

"People all think that light casts a shadow, but why can't they think that behind every shadow there must be light, and it is the arrival of the shadow that will lead the light here. But I don't know yet, what is my characteristic? What's the use?"

"No one can give you a reference, so you can only explore it yourself. Remember to use your imagination. As long as you dare to think, maybe the characteristics will allow you to do it. Just like I use compassion to The reverse transmission of life energy to the recipient is a disguised use. But you don’t have to be too anxious. When you have time, use the meditation method you just woke up to sink your consciousness deep into your soul. You will gradually deepen your understanding of the characteristics, you... huh?"

Jessica suddenly fell silent, because right in front of her, Horst suddenly disappeared from her sight.

It was already evening, and the setting sun shone in from the window, casting a long shadow in front of the experimental table. The shadow passed over Horst and Jessica, shrouding them in it.

And in this shadow, Horst suddenly disappeared.

"A bit like the dark stealth of the Lord of Theft and Fraud."

Jessica stretched out her hand curiously and touched where Horst was sitting.

But found nothing.

"You didn't hide away, right? If not, it would be quite powerful. However, the spiritual sense always feels that something is wrong here. It should be the influence of the mystery in you. After all, you have now crossed the threshold of mystery, just like us. , has become part of the mystery.”

Jessica touched around and praised:

"Very interesting feature, can you move in this state?"

There was silence for a moment, and then...

"Bang, ding, bang, ow..."

Jessica covered her eyes and turned away. After the tragedy was over, she found Horst in the corner and helped him up while holding back her laughter.

"Okay, it looks like it can move, but the speed is a bit fast, pfft..."

"I think your question just now was intentional, heh, my back hurts." Horst gritted his teeth and said, "My commission hasn't officially ended yet. I should be considered a work-related injury and I have to pay extra. Phew, oops."

"I really didn't mean it." Jessica covered her mouth and shook her shoulders for a long time, then she suppressed her smile and helped the cautious Horst sit down, "If you look carefully at your characteristics, you are indeed very different from those followers of the Lord of Deception. Like, but the essence is completely different. They lurk in the dark and will be exposed as soon as there is light, while you seem to be hiding in the shadows, but you need light to do so."

"Yes, between light and darkness is my stage. I will study it slowly after I learn to walk."

"Actually, it only takes half an hour to get used to it. How about I arrange a guest room for you and you can rest for the night."

"No need, don't forget that there is still business to be done."

The smile froze on Jessica's face, she nodded, and said softly: "Then you sit down and get used to it for a while, and I'll prepare the carriage for you and bring your things over."

Leaving Horst stretching his arms and kicking his legs, Miss Berndt left the laboratory in a hurry. Within a few minutes, she came back with a metal box.

A bronze box with a surface covered with patina. It was ancient and heavy. It didn’t look like a modern item at first glance.

In fact, both of them had seen this box before, and it was the box that was kept in the Burnt family's secret room.

At that time, the mysterious man opened the box and took out the scroll of the Lord of Shadows, but there was something left inside that he had not taken away.

It was a very simple stone box, just like an ordinary ring box.

Although Horst's actions were still quite deliberate, at least they didn't throw him out. He took out the stone box from the box, looked at it carefully and asked: "This thing should belong to the Bernt family. Are you sure you don't want to keep it?"

"When we opened it, you felt the strong mystery inside, right, Mr. Horst."

Horst nodded. The feeling of his spiritual sense when he opened the box was still fresh in his memory. The huge sense of oppression and strong mental impact made him almost lose his temper on the spot. It was only because of his experience over the past year that he barely managed to avoid a mental breakdown.

"Unlike those mysterious level 5 cursed props that you have come into contact with before, this thing is already a level 4 or above mysterious item, which is what we often call a true mystery. I even doubt that its mystery level can reach level 3. Even level two, it was all covered up by this box that prevented it from causing a catastrophe."

Horst's hand holding the box was a little stiff, and the box felt particularly heavy.

"There are indeed many people fighting for similar items, but with the current state of the Burnt family, they are not qualified to master it. Even keeping it for one night may bring disaster to the family."

Horst's eyes were filled with admiration. There were not many people who could still remain rational at this time.

"So, please help me deliver it to the Catchers in the Rye Field. They know how to deal with it." Jessica said apologetically, "I should go with you, but their physical condition is still there. It’s not stable and it’s not convenient for me to leave, so I can only ask you to help me make a trip.”

"Oh, don't forget that I am also an awakened person now, Miss Jessica." Horst smiled, "And with my characteristics, I want to hide. I don't know how many people can find me. If Is there really any danger? If you follow me, you will become an easy target. It would be more convenient for me to send you there myself, but..."

"If you want to add money, huh, don't even think about it." Jessica rolled her eyes at him, "I have already put the two golden Georges in the box as agreed, and I will keep the scroll for now. Starting tomorrow, I will let People are searching everywhere for the scrolls of the Lord of Shadows' advancement. If you are lucky, they may be able to help you. After you deliver the things and become familiar with their characteristics, be sure to remember to come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Regarding that I will also check the identity of the mysterious man, and we will discuss his matter when the time comes."

Horst did not refuse what he had already considered before. It was just a gift, and it was not a big deal. Having made an appointment to meet at the mansion the day after tomorrow, Horst stopped staying. He carefully held the box and boarded the carriage prepared by Miss Berndt.

As Jessica said, the sudden change in physical condition did not bother Horst for too long, and the movement of getting on the carriage was already quite stable.

Soon, the luxurious carriage drove out of the Earl's Mansion and onto the road outside. The reporters at the door immediately chased after the carriage like a shark that smelled blood.

The driver was quite experienced, and he controlled the carriage as if it were his own limbs, shuttling on the open road. In less than ten minutes, the reporters were left without a trace.

However, Horst ignored the reporters.

Because he was looking up from the window and looking at the sky.

Dusk has passed and the sky is getting darker.

A huge shadow passed over the carriage.

When he raised his head, he saw a huge bird that had been circling in the air for a long time. It stopped circling and swooped down towards the carriage.

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