Chapter 1195: Grade 0

In the region that had been concealed, the Saint of Secrets, Botis,

narrowed his eyes slightly as he recognized Leymano's Travels.

This made him no longer have any doubts about the intel provided by

Saint Tenebrous Kisma.

He recognized this notebook and knew that it was a mystical item that

the Abraham family placed great importance on. It was one of the most

powerful items below the High-Sequences, and the negative effects were

negligible.

*Heh, back when I was a Mid-Sequence Beyonder, I had yearned for this

notebook so much. In the end, the Abraham family was wary of me and

didn't place any importance on my needs at all... Now, have they learned

their lesson? This woman shouldn't be a descendant of the Abraham

family. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone around searching for the

cursed item of an ancient wraith...* Botis muttered inwardly as

his expression gradually turned grim, showing hints of a cruel fervor.

After observing his surroundings for a while, he carefully reached into

his black robe's pocket.

The pocket seemed to contain a vast space as Saint of Secrets Botis

dragged out a three-layered jewelry box from within.

This jewelry box wasn't tiny, making it difficult to hold it with one

hand. It was mainly silver-black in color, and its surface was covered

with exquisite decorations. There were rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and

diamonds embedded in it, making it look rather luxurious.

As he held the "jewelry box" in his hands, there was a hint of panic and

fear in his expression. It was as if he was facing the Abyss or

listening to an evil god's ravings.

The gathering continued as usual. Fors put away Leymano's Travels and

focused on listening to the participants, as though she was seeking some

answers.

During this process, she would occasionally ask questions, using gold

pounds and spiritual materials as payment. However, she didn't receive

any effective answers.

Gradually, the Beyonder gathering came to an end. The host arranged for

the different participants to leave from different exits.

Soon, only Fors and a few other Beyonders were left in the room.

After receiving the signal of the host, Fors stood up and resisted the

urge to stretch herself as she walked towards the side door.

At this moment, she realized that her body had stiffened. Her head could

barely turn, but it felt like she was a toy that had its torsion spring

wound up.

From the corner of her eye, she saw that the grayish-white walls had

turned silvery-black in an instant. They were covered in granules, as

though they were made of metal. The remaining participants and the host

had their skin lose the luster that it should've possessed. Their eyes

were dull, their movements mechanical, as though they were large dolls.

In the concealed area, Botis had opened the "jewelry box" at some point

in time. The interior of its top layer wasn't exquisite enough, but it

had completely restored the scene of the room.

In the room, there were chairs and long tables scattered haphazardly.

There were a few palm-sized puppets sitting or standing, as though they

were trying to simulate reality.

Among these people, the person standing was wearing a hooded robe. The

shape of her chin was beautiful and her lips were plump and red. It was

none other than Fors.

She and the remaining Beyonders, together with the gathering's host, had

silently become toys. They had been taken into the highest layer of the

"jewelry box"!

The room that connected in the external world was only left with

grayish-white walls---nothing else.

The corners of Botis's lips curled up bit by bit. With his right hand,

he closed the lid of the jewelry box.

In just a single breath, he had magically controlled his target!

This silver-black, three-layered "jewelry box" was the Grade 0 Sealed

Artifact that he had snatched from the Abraham family.

As it had never been obtained by the orthodox Churches, nor was it ever

deeply understood, it didn't have a corresponding number.

According to what Botis knew, this "jewelry box" originated from an

Abraham family angel from the Fourth Epoch. "He" enjoyed roaming the

cosmos and heading to different places in the vast universe. However,

once, when "He" returned to "His" family to rest, he died silently in

his palace. His face was filled with fear, and his expression was

twisted as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

A true Mythical Creature, one that could be considered a subsidiary god

in the Second Epoch had actually died silently without causing a stir.

The death was extremely bizarre.

The Beyonder characteristic "He" left behind combined with "His" corpse,

forming the "jewelry box" that was quite different from the other kind

of Sealed Artifacts. And back then, Mr. Door, Bethel Abraham, not only

didn't attempt to shatter it and restore it to a pure Beyonder

characteristic, "He" had even given it a rather strange name: "Box of

the Great Old Ones."

The first level of the Box of the Great Old Ones could turn the target's

location into toys and switch locations with its interior. Botis had

used this trait to easily achieve his goal.

The second level of the Box of the Great Old Ones recorded different

locations. Once it was released, the holder and the living beings within

its effective range would head directly to the corresponding region.

They would then wander around the cosmos like the angel from the Abraham

family back then, exploring the universe.

As for what was on the third level of the Box of the Great Old Ones,

Botis knew about it but didn't dare to think about it. It was just like

how he usually didn't dare come into contact with this Grade 0 Sealed

Artifact.

Smack. After closing the lid of the Box of the Great Old Ones,

he grabbed the mirror that was embedded in the transparent vortex that

was suspended in midair with his right hand.

Once a certain area was concealed, a Secrets Sorcerer had to use the

corresponding "door" or directly remove the "concealment" to exit.

Botis had chosen the latter method because it was the easiest and

fastest method.

The shadows stirred, and the area that disappeared returned to the real

world. The room was finally complete.

Botis didn't stay any longer. Without even looking at his surroundings,

he made his body rapidly fade away.

He held the many gemmed, silver-black Box of the Great Old Ones as the

colors saturated and overlapped with each other. He traversed the spirit

world which was filled with strange creatures towards his designated

location. In a few seconds, he walked out of the void, attempting to

enter the ruins of the battle of the gods by crossing the huge chasm

that split the seas.

At this moment, Botis stopped in midair.

His eyes narrowed and his eyes instantly turned dark, dotted with

countless points of resplendence.

It was like the cosmos had been reflected in his eyes.

The "gravel" formed by the stars spun rapidly, causing the cracks at the

bottom of the sea to rapidly turn incorporeal, causing everything in

front of him to shrink and condense into a wavering orange flame.

This flame extended from the tip of a matchstick as it was extinguished.

Everything that Botis had experienced after removing the "concealed

space" was an illusion. He remained rooted to the ground!

And the source of this illusion was the burning matchstick.

The matchstick was held by a fair-skinned palm, and the owner of the

hand was a woman wearing a purple-patterned black robe and a hood. She

was sitting on a carriage that was half-way through the wall, formed

from a gigantic pumpkin.

Pulling the carriage were a bunch of gray rats.

This was none other than Cattleya, but her appearance, image, and

bearing had changed.

This was the power she gained from the magic of Cinderella!

The core Beyonder power of the Mystery Pryer pathway's Sequence 4

Mysticologist was called "Mystical Re-enactment," fully expressing the

saying---"knowledge is power."

To put it simply, a Mysticologist could draw power from different

mysticism knowledge they grasped, and create all sorts of magic or

witchcraft. As for the corresponding "mysticism knowledge," the less

that was known by others and the less it spread, the more powerful the

spells became.

The contrary could also be established. Once some knowledge and legends

were known to many and no longer mysterious, the magic or witchcraft

created by drawing on its powers would become almost ineffective.

Cattleya had no idea why the Queen could create all kinds of magical

powers that were rich in magical colors from the private fairy tales

that Emperor Roselle had told her, but that didn't hinder her learning

and usage of them. After all, she had heard of those fairy tales from

Queen Mystic.

The magic she had used to temporarily transform and disguise herself

was called "Cinderella." The magic that threw Saint of Secrets Botis

into an illusion was "The Little Match Girl." With that, she had used it

to stop the other party from "Teleporting" away, creating an opportunity

for the battle that would follow.

Just as Botis had extricated himself from the hallucination, the

"Cinderella" who was sitting in the pumpkin carriage placed her foot on

the ground and spread out her arms, causing a huge cross to appear

behind her.

As for Cattleya, she seemed to be carrying an illusory object.

In the empty room, candlelights lit up, one after another, illuminating

a long table covered with flesh and blood.

Around the long table were three extremely blurry figures holding the

globs of flesh as they constantly devoured the food.

As if sensing something, the three figures turned their heads at the

same time and looked at Botis. This Saint of Secrets's heart raced as he

felt a chill rush out from deep within his soul.

He then heard illusory gnawing, chewing, and digesting sounds. He could

feel the undisguised malice and hunger.

Botis's eyelid twitched. He hurriedly lowered his head and cast his gaze

at the Box of the Great Old Ones in his hand.

The silver-black box had opened itself without him realizing it at some

point in time!

The magic that Cattleya used was called the "Feast of Betrayal." It

stemmed from the mysticism knowledge she learned of the ancient sun

god's death from the Tarot Club. Its purpose was to temporarily awaken

or imbue the target with intelligence, allowing them to commit a

"betrayal!"

Without a doubt, the effects of encountering a Sealed Artifact that was

filled with malice towards the owner would be excellent.

However, if not for the fact that she had obtained the protection of Mr.

Fool at every gathering they monitored, Cattleya wouldn't have dared to

use this magic.

Once the three main leads of the "betrayal feast" sensed it, she would

definitely die for obscure reasons. She wouldn't be able to resist her

death and would die an abnormally horrifying death.

Therefore, Mysticologists were definitely individuals with high-risk.

Their strength came from walking the edge of the Abyss, coming from

things they shouldn't have seen or heard.

In comparison, Queen Mystic who could create magic from her father's

private fairy tales was much safer than other Mysticologists at the same

tier.