Chapter 839: Descendant of An Ancient God

F\ck...* At that instant, Klein, who heard the elder's reply,

had vulgarities resound in his mind. Apart from that, no other thoughts

appeared.

Zaratul---the leader of the Secret Order, a descendant of the Fourth

Epoch's Solomon Empire aristocracy, the former owner of the Antigonus

family's notebook, and the Beyonder guide for Emperor Roselle. "He" was

a true High-Sequence Beyonder of the Seer pathway, a Miracle Invoker who

was a secret existence about two centuries ago. "He" was believed by

Arrodes to have lost control, turning from an angel into a monster

during "His" attempt to advance to Sequence 1, Attendant of Mysteries!

No matter which description was used, "He" was a heavyweight that the

present Klein was unable to resist. He had the feeling of shock that a

figure from history textbooks had jumped out of it and walked in front

of him, alive. He also felt the air around him appear to congeal as they

piled on top of him, crushing his body and stifling his breathing.

Klein had once imagined that perhaps all his encounters, including his

transmigration, had stemmed from Zaratul's setup, and he suspected that

"He" would be akin to the final boss he would encounter in games. And

now, he had met him---ahead of time.

I'm only a Sequence 5! Klein couldn't help but shout out

inwardly as he suspected if the person opposite him was the real

Zaratul.

*Zaratul is a last name. It represents an aristocratic family in the

Fourth Epoch's Solomon Empire. In theory, there should be many Zaratuls

over two thousand years of history... Perhaps the one in Roselle's diary

is the grandfather, father, brother, or son of that Secret Order's

leader... Also, he mentioned that he has been dead for years, while

Arrodes and Will Auceptin have testified that the Secret Order's leader,

Zaratul, is still alive. He has just lost control and turned into a

monster, turning extremely crazy...* Klein tried to convince

himself that the situation might not be as terrible as he imagined. This

quickly calmed him down as he began to carefully contemplate.

*The Beyonder powers that this Zaratul showcased doesn't seem like much,

but all of them exceed the realm of normalcy. It's even more so for

those that's related to history and fate... He's definitely not only a

Bizarro Sorcerer. He might even be a Sequence 3 or Sequence 2. And this

pathway's angels are few to begin with...*

*This place is intricately tied with the Nation of the Evernight which

disappeared from the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range, and it

produces the ravings that reach the ears of Low- and Mid-Sequence

Beyonders of the Seer pathway... Back then, the Secret Order's leader,

Zaratul, had fewer appearances after he obtained the Antigonus family's

notebook via Emperor Roselle. It's unknown what "He" was plotting. Does

this mean that I can believe "He" had come to the main peak of the

Hornacis mountain range to seek out the treasure left behind by the

Antigonus family based on the notebook and obtained the corresponding

potion formula and ingredients of Sequence 1 Attendant of

Mysteries?*

*In the world of mysticism, repeated coincidences usually imply problems

and a confirmation...*

*If it is that Zaratul, could it be that splitting "himself" to store

"Himself" inside the foggy town is the reason that caused "His" ultimate

loss of control?*

*As for being "long dead," there's an even more reasonable explanation.

The Secret Order leader, Zaratul, had said so "Himself": What is a

miracle? A miracle is to be resurrected from the dead!*

And "He" was already a Miracle Invoker!

As Klein's mind churned, the hoary elder who claimed to be Zaratul

chuckled.

"From your reaction, you seem to know me?"

Klein quickly probed, "I've heard of this last name.

"I once met Queen Mystic and learned of the Secret Order from her, and

also know of its leader."

The elder nodded gently without giving any confirmation or denial. He

smiled and vaguely asked, "What other help do you need?"

Help... Klein recalled the Beyonder powers he had showcased

and said after some hesitation, "Are you able to summon a fish from the

outside world from this concealed world's history? It's okay if it has

already been turned into food."

From his point of view, it wasn't an impossibility. After all, most

people that entered the town had come from Sonia Sea's easternmost

front, the ruins of the battle of gods. Perhaps some fish that had been

reared there had been brought in. They could be used to be stored as

food and also used to observe the changes in the environment. There

could also be explorers who vanished from not being able to sleep in

time when night came after eating their fill of fish. It wasn't

unreasonable that fish meat could be found in the history of the foggy

town.

Zaratul raised his head and looked at Klein. He didn't immediately give

him an answer.

After a few seconds, he leveled his gaze and said indistinctly, "Yes."

Just as he said that, a blob made up of ground-fish meat appeared in

Admiral of Blood Senor's hands.

"It can only be maintained for forty-five minutes. Once it's over, it's

as though one has never eaten it before," Zaratul added.

That actually worked... Klein increasingly found the

High-Sequence Beyonder powers of the Seer pathway to really be bizarre

and terrifying.

He had planned on saying that he didn't need any help, but considering

how Zaratul was well-known to be deceitful, with everything he said and

did being questionable, he felt that he needed to make some

preparations.

Amidst his thoughts, Klein decided to appear a little greedy to lower

Zaratul's appraisal of him and believe that he could easily lead him to

do his bidding.

After letting his marionette put away the fish meat, his eyes rolled a

little as he indiscernibly drew a breath and said, "I still need the

Bizarro Sorcerer potion formula."

Zaratul didn't change his posture as he fell silent for a few seconds.

He then said with a chuckle, "No problem. As long as you trust that I'll

give you a real formula.

"After you return with the obsidian rock, I'll hand over both the

Bizarro Sorcerer potion formula and the symbol needed for opening the

door to you.

"Sigh, that isn't something that I need to care about. All that matters

is that you scatter my ashes back into the river in my hometown."

After Klein listened in silence, he couldn't help but ask, "You have a

very high level. The ashes you leave behind will contaminate the river

and create countless monsters."

Zaratul laughed upon hearing that.

"Very meticulous.

"However, there's nothing special about my ashes. I've lost them long

ago."

As he spoke, he looked up again and glanced at the peak of the ancient

cathedral.

*He's hinting that his Beyonder characteristics and body's specialness

had been absorbed by the "magnet" above?* Klein pondered over

Zaratul's meaning as he pressed on matters regarding his Beyonder

pathway.

"What's the Sequence 3 potion name after Bizarro Sorcerer?"

Zaratul's beard moved slightly as he said, "Scholar of Yore."

*Scholar of Yore... Although it sounds like a relic that's already dead

and dug out from a tome, Zaratul has repeatedly mentioned history. The

corresponding Beyonder powers are fascinating...* Klein thought

in glee as he asked again, "Then what's the corresponding Sequence 0?"

Zaratul lifted his head again and glanced at him. Finally, he chuckled

and said, "You will likely know when you 'open the door' to escape."

*I hate people like you, saying things midway, often just smiling

without giving an answer...* Klein immediately understood the

feeling Emperor Roselle once had as he turned his gaze to the statue

beside him and asked, "Who is this?"

Zaratul's head didn't turn as he said in a muffled manner, "'She' is a

descendant of an ancient god."

*A descendant of an ancient god. A descendant of Annihilation Demonic

Wolf Flegrea? This ancient god seems to wield the authority of

Evernight... "His" descendant established the Nation of the

Evernight?* Before Klein could ask a question, he heard Zaratul

chuckle and say, "'She' also has a brother that you wouldn't be

unfamiliar with."

"Who is it?" Klein tried hard to recall who, but he couldn't find an

answer.

Zaratul chuckled.

"'He' gave 'Himself' a new last name.

"Antigonus."

Antigonus... Nation of the Evernight... Hornacis... Flegrea...

Klein's eyes lit up slightly as he pieced together the fragmented pieces

of information.

*It's very easy to understand the Church of Evernight destroying the

Nation of the Evernight, as it's a battle of authorities. However, to

completely eradicate the Antigonus family for having inherited the Seer

Beyonder paths of the divine doesn't make sense. There's no need to go

that far. After all, the pathways that can be interchanged with the

Sleepless pathway are the Death and Giant pathways.*

Furthermore, Klein was still puzzled to this day. *Why would the

Antigonus family place their treasure on the main peak of the Hornacis

mountain range? Why did they trust the people of the Nation of the

Evernight that much?*

Now, he finally understood something.

Just as Klein was about to ask more questions, he suddenly saw the

crimson moonlight shining in from the cathedral's windows brighten. It

drew out shadows of the corpses hanging in midair.

The crimson moon has turned clear! Klein's heart tightened.

Without any additional thoughts, he followed his emergency plans by

raising his right hand. Snapping his fingers, he lit a candle by the

wall that was a distance away from him.

At the same time, he got Senor to possess him as he leaped out,

somersaulting in the process before arriving at the wall closest to the

outside.

And this time, the entire cathedral had turned abnormally silent. There

were no longer any resounding ravings.

Klein's spiritual intuition didn't give him any indication of danger,

but he could tell from the shadows on the ground that the corpses

hanging in midair had turned towards the flame!

Without any hesitation, Klein pressed his left palm down, passing

through a wall and arriving outside the cathedral. Then, without even

daring to even raise his head, he borrowed the driving force of a Wraith

to tumble and run towards the nearest building. The distance from wall

to wall was only about ten meters.

During this process, he didn't hear the beast-like growls nor detect the

loitering figures. However, his back felt like it was being pierced by a

sea of glares!

In just a second, Klein had appeared outside the building. Pressing down

with his palms, he passed through the wall.

Then, he snapped his fingers and remotely used Flame Controlling to

extinguish a candle inside the cathedral.

After a brief moment of silence and anxiety, the feeling of being stared

at vanished. Beyond the tightly-drawn curtains, figures began to appear

as they began loitering.