Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 304 Abraham's Tragic Angel (Thanks to Wanxin for the Qidian Coins donation)
Although "Witchers" have the ability to see through illusions, the "Night Watchers'" "Hair Entanglement" technique, which inflicts a sedative effect, is not an illusion, but rather a manifestation of "hidden" authority.

Although Kresta Cecima had only recently advanced to Sequence 4, his potion digestion was quite high. This was probably because he had long served as the holder of the "Goddess's Sword," a sacred relic of the Church of the Night Goddess, and was already playing the role of the "Night Watchman" in advance. Therefore, Roger guessed that shortly after his advancement, he had already begun to digest the "Night Watchman" potion to some extent.

However, the saint of the Church of the God of War did not seem to have any intention of giving in easily. Despite the control of "hair entanglement", he still showed a certain degree of clarity and immediately used his "Sword of Dawn" to launch a counterattack against Kesma.

"What is the effect of the holy anointing?"

Kesma understood something. The "Goddess Sword" in his hand was immediately covered with a thick layer of darkness. As the white bone dagger clashed with the "Dawn Sword", a light and shadow that intertwined with the morning light, darkness and the soothing song of the soul also erupted above the sea.

It must be said that in terms of fight effects, both "Darkness" and "Twilight Giant" are top-tier in terms of budget. The energy fluctuations caused by their battle spread outwards in waves of shockwaves centered on the two characters.

In an instant, all ships in the Rune Fleet developed measures to defend against the impact of the demigod battle, while Roger also ordered the "Fallen Shadow" to deploy the "Demon Slayer" defensive barrier, heavily enveloping the "Star Fleet".

On the other hand, the "Red Priest" pathway demigod who had previously bombed the Rune fleet from a distance was also entangled by Davidson, who took the initiative to attack, and two demigod-level battles broke out at sea in an instant.

Perhaps because Roger had previously killed Saint Austin and severely injured Andrea, two saints, his hatred level should have been very high since he was using the demigod-level "Guardian" ability. However, after fighting between Rune and Fusak for so long, no one dared to come after him.

This left Roger somewhat bored. He left the task of maintaining the barrier to the wretched summon "Fallen Shadow," while he had his men bring a deck chair up to the deck and lay down to watch the show. His relaxed demeanor attracted the attention of many Rune soldiers.

However, because of Roger's previous terrifying achievements, these soldiers not only dared not utter a word, but even thought this scene was perfectly reasonable.

After all, if it weren't for Roger and Valentine, many of them wouldn't have even been able to get into the sea, let alone survive to support today's landing operation.

It was precisely because of the impact of that battle that these soldiers now found the two visually stunning battles between demigods somewhat commonplace. After all, Roger's summoning of meteors was so terrifying that Davidson's battle seemed rather mundane.

Suddenly, the dense darkness in front of Davidson, who had just used "Requiem" to control the "Iron Knight," rapidly contracted, as if the object inside had suddenly disappeared.

This made Davidson's pupils shrink, and before he could react, a ball of blazing white flame quickly reassembled behind him!
"Oops!"

Davidson felt a chill run down his spine. He didn't know how the "Iron Knight" had managed to do this, but there was no doubt that he had been tricked.

Just then, two icy spears burning with strange black flames shot out like arrows from a dark corner of the "Star Lord" and struck the condensed flames squarely!

This forced the ball of flame to explode and recombine rapidly once more. However, this mere interruption caused the "Iron Knight" to lose a golden opportunity to severely injure Davis.

Davis glanced gratefully at Roger, but saw that the "General of the Stars" was still resting with his eyes closed and did not look like he had just made a move.

"The 'Star Fleet' also has demigod-level combat power?"

The thought quickly popped into Davidson's mind, but he had no time to think about it at the moment, as he was once again entangled in a fierce battle with his enemy.

"Klein is not bad, his reaction is quick, as expected of the Lord of Source Castle."

Although Roger did not intervene, he closely monitored the battle on the sea. He knew that Klein had used the "Master of Puppets" ability to remotely control Maggie Lopez to save Davidson, who had made a mistake in the battle.

"Speaking of which, Klein really has a lot of feelings for the Church of the Night."

Although given Klein's personality, he wouldn't allow his allies to be killed, in his own mind, he was, after all, a former member of the Night Watch squad of the Church of the Night, and if discovered, he would likely be hunted down as a heretic.

So Klein actually took a huge risk in doing what he just did, which shows his longing for the life of a "night watchman".

"I wonder what Klein would think if he knew that the goddess not only saved his life when he transmigrated, but was also a major shareholder of the 'Tarot Club'?"

Roger couldn't help but recall the Celestial Venerable's original method of resurrection, which included the "Curtain" of the "Fool" pathway, starting from the "Diviner" of Sequence 9 and ending with the "Mysterious Servant" of Sequence 1. The Goddess had moved that curtain in advance when Klein was deployed by the "Source Castle," which allowed Klein to retain his self-awareness and prevent his consciousness from being taken over by the "Source Castle Avatar."

Soon, the battle came to an end. With the secret assistance of "Dread Bishop" Ilya, one of the "Demon Hunter" and the "Iron Knight" was subdued, while the other withdrew from the battlefield and returned to Fursak at the cost of being wounded.

Only after that did the two countries, Fussac and Ruen, clash at the conventional military level.

Although Fusak held the advantage on land, the balance of power between the two sides had been broken because the battle at the demigod level had failed. Therefore, even without Cecima and others taking action, Rune had a clear advantage over Fusak in both morale and combat performance.

Under the cover of air power, even though both sides suffered casualties, after two days of fierce fighting, the people of Rune finally managed to land on the southern coast of Fusak.

This greatly boosted the morale of the troops, as it was the first time since the start of the war that ground troops from Ruen had landed on the territory of Fusak. The related reports were immediately sent back to Backlund and became the headline of many major print media such as the Tasok newspaper and the Backlund newspaper.

Originally, the Rune people were not particularly warlike, and their customs were even considered conservative in the Northern Continent. However, due to the continuous economic downturn, the Rune people were well aware that the outcome of this war would directly affect their own interests and property.

Therefore, when news of the Ruhnn Navy landing in Fussac broke, the Barclays Index rose by more than 5 points. Many investors who were stuck with their stocks took this opportunity to either cut their losses or liquidate their positions to preserve their principal, minimizing their losses.

For a moment, the dark clouds that had been hanging over Backlund seemed to have been dispelled considerably.

However, because Roger had given prior instructions, Cecilia and Sam did not help him sell the stocks. Battle reports might lie, but the battle lines wouldn't. Now that the Runes had genuinely pushed the battle lines to Fursak, the overall improvement in market sentiment was an inevitable result.

Not only that, Roger even did the opposite, he had Sam buy a large number of stocks that were being dumped at low prices at the Backlund Stock Exchange, waiting to reap another wave of profits in the later stages of the war.

"This is Fussac. This is my first time here too."

With the help of the Rune army, the Star Fleet finally docked smoothly. Roger and his men disembarked from the Star Lord and set foot on the territory of the Fussac Empire.

"Captain, what do we do next?"

Linsaya glanced at the combat squad of more than 20 people behind her and asked Roger a question.

She knew very well that Roger had specifically instructed her to organize men to disembark with him in order to have her join the battle and thus train the fighting spirit and skills of her squad.

"Do whatever you want, whatever you want to do. My only requirement for you is that you must participate in the battle as much as possible."

"Also, remember two things: first, do not kill innocent civilians, especially women and children; second, don't die."

Roger glanced at the map:
“We’ll split up. Rune’s air support and subsequent landing forces should continue to arrive. We can meet outside Saint Milon City.”

Roger didn't explain why he was so certain that the Rune army could get close to Saint Milon. After saying this, he looked at Klein:

"Sherlock, you too. You can go wherever you want during this time. You can also bring Bandit along if you want."

"it is good."

Klein seemed to already have a general plan, and when he heard Roger's words, he simply nodded without showing any surprise.

"Where are you going?"

Klein then looked at Roger and asked in return.

"I'm going to take care of some things."

Roger smiled but didn't offer any further explanation.

Klein didn't ask any further questions, and the two parted ways. After watching Klein and Bendit leave, Roger returned to the captain's cabin of the "Star Lord" alone once again.

He prepared some supplies and equipment, then took a deep breath, temporarily "granted" himself a special destiny, and threw out the "traveler's dice".

The "Traveler's Dice" spun rapidly in the air before Roger caught it.

He released his grip, glanced at the upward-facing fourth side, and his figure rapidly blurred.

A fleeting blue light, symbolizing the void of the spirit world, flashed by quickly. When Roger's surroundings became clear again, he was standing on a small island in the ocean.

This small island is located in the sea off Sunia. It is not large and is rarely visited.

This is where he first met Adam, and where Adam gave him his gift—an angel from the family of Abraham buried himself here at the end of the Fourth Age.

That was one of the five pieces of the puzzle formed by Mr. "The Door" after his resurrection—a sealed artifact that was tainted by the spiritual pollution he suffered and corresponded to the extraordinary characteristics of "The Door" pathway sequence 2 "Planetary Planeswalker".

Adam had previously warned Roger that he could only come here to obtain the sealed artifact after he gained divinity and increased his compatibility with the Gherros source material; otherwise, he could easily be randomly teleported to different areas of the spirit world or the astral realm by the restrictions set up by the "gate" pathway angel.

The clue to the sealed artifact is hidden within this restriction. If Roger forcibly breaks it, he may miss the opportunity to obtain it.

Roger has now become not only a Sequence 4 demigod, but also a dual-path Sequence 4, making him extraordinary in both combat power and survival ability.

Moreover, he also unlocked the access to the "Primal Core," a source material, which greatly increased his confidence in solving puzzles related to both the spirit realm and the astral realm.

After regaining his composure, Roger glanced at the sky and then resolutely walked towards the protruding part of the ground that resembled the entrance to a tomb passage.

The entrance to the tomb passage originally appeared to be black, but after thousands of years of wind and rain, it has shown obvious weathering and turned white, with some parts even peeling off and turning into gravel.

And on it, one can still vaguely make out a sentence:

"Amra Abraham rests here."

"Amra... seems to be a woman's name."

Roger had never heard of this name in the Abraham family genealogy, but judging from the name, this angel seemed to share commonalities with the names of other members of the Abraham family, such as "John" and "Philippian," meaning they all originated from ancient Western mythology.

John was a preacher, Philemon was the mentor of an apostle, and Raziel and Amra were the names of angels in related legends.

Roger already knows the names of four people in the five puzzle pieces, but he doesn't yet know the name of the original owner of the last one, the sealed artifact left on Koske Island that corresponds to the Sequence 4 "Arcanist" extraordinary trait.

Of course, the names of these people likely originated from some materials left by Mr. "The Door" Bethel Abraham, and the parents who gave them these names probably did not know the true meaning of these names.

This was probably the information Bethel Abraham heard from the Third Age Sun God, but even Mr. "Men" might not know what these names meant to the Third Age Sun God.

"Amra... if I remember correctly, is the angel who controls destiny... although He always pursues perfection, He has seven asymmetrical wings."

"This may be a metaphor. Everyone wants to pursue perfection, but imperfection is always there. Perhaps this symbolizes fate."

Roger sighed with emotion:

"Just like Amra Abraham, he also seemed unable to control his own destiny... No, it should be said that after Bethel Abraham disappeared, the entire Abraham family was unable to control their own destiny."

"Amra, as a Sequence 2 angel, was more influenced by Mr. 'Door,' and burying herself on this unknown island in the Sunia Sea was probably her last act of protection for her family."

With that thought, Roger sighed softly, then resolutely walked down the broken and deformed stone steps into the ground.

Contrary to Roger's expectations, the passageway below was not completely dark. Instead, there was a peculiar faint light on the surrounding walls. This faint light, scattered like stars, emitted a faint blue hue, and at first glance, it really did look like stars in the distant universe.

Roger recognized that these stars seemed to originate from the star map of the Quaternary period, and could be planets that Amra Abraham had visited when he became an angel.

“It’s paint… but there’s an extraordinary power involved.” Roger analyzed it further and came to a further conclusion.

It is precisely because of the influence of the extraordinary power at the level of angels that these coatings can still provide some illumination even after a thousand years.

Following the faintly glowing "star map," Roger walked step by step deeper into the tunnel.

The further in he went, the brighter the starlight became, to the point that Roger eventually had the illusion that he was strolling through the cosmos, searching for a planet hidden deep in space.

When the starlight reached its peak, Roger finally experienced the feeling of being blocked.

It was a barrier formed entirely of starlight, as bright as the center of a galaxy.

Above this barrier, a great deal of starlight flowed.

Before Roger could react, the starlight rushed towards him!

Roger felt a pang of anxiety, but instinctively he neither dodged nor avoided the starlight as it passed through his body.

In that instant, he had a sudden realization.

These starlights are likely verifying his mystical connection with the Abraham family. If he is not a member of the Abraham family, it could trigger an exile to a random location in the spirit world or astral realm.

The starlight didn't stay for long before it quickly withdrew from Roger's body.

"This means I passed the test."

Roger breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he hadn't been teleported away.

As a direct descendant of the Abraham family, even though Bethel Abraham's bloodline has been diluted considerably over the millennia, Roger's surname remains Abraham, and his mystical connection with the Abraham family has not diminished in the slightest.

The next second, the starlight surged forth again, but this time it did not enter Roger's body. Instead, it surrounded him, forming a special space that resembled an illusion.

In this illusion formed by starlight, Roger had a strange feeling. He seemed to be able to see many patches and spots of color, but these patches and spots were constantly appearing and disappearing. There was nothing that could hold his attention for long. At this moment, Roger could not even distinguish directions and lost the concepts of up, down, left, right, front, and back.

"The Spirit Realm? Is this a test to see if I have my own place in the Spirit Realm?"

Establishing special coordinates in four completely different and far-away places deep in the spirit world is a basic requirement for becoming a "traveler". This is because after taking the "traveler" potion, one will begin to travel uncontrollably in the spirit world. Once one has initially mastered the power, one will find that one has lost one's way. At this point, one can use those four special coordinates to return to the real world and effectively maintain self-awareness.

Even if a "traveler" uses extraordinary items that allow them to quickly return from the spirit world to reality to advance in their spiritual journey, they should still have their own unique spirit world coordinates afterward; otherwise, it would be difficult to continuously travel in the spirit world.

Based on this information, Roger deduced that this was a restriction left by Amra to test whether he was a Sequence 5 "traveler," and it was also another test of the self-identity and loyalty of the Abraham family members.

Although Roger did not have his own coordinates in the spirit world, he possessed the "Primal Core," a source substance related to the spirit world.

Just as Roger was worrying about how to deal with the current problem, he felt a subtle vibration coming from inside the "Primal Core".

He quickly began to sense it carefully, and sure enough, he discovered many grayish-white specks of light in this strange space formed by starlight.

These points of light are different from those spots and patches of color that appear and disappear without reason; their positions and existence are unchanging.

This gave Roger a stable frame of reference. Guided by these points of light, he quickly passed through the mist of the spirit world and arrived in a dreamlike realm that seemed to represent the starry sky.

Countless starlight receded rapidly from Roger's point of view. After a very long time, Roger finally saw a pink planet magnify before him and finally freeze in place.

The next second, the scene shattered abruptly, and Roger finally returned to reality.

The starlight surrounding him began to dissipate, and a door formed from starlight appeared before him.

"Is this the real entrance...?"

Roger understood, and without hesitation, he stepped behind the gate of light.

Soon, a separate space appeared before Roger.

This is also a stone underground space, but it is much more spacious than the previous, slightly narrow passageway.

Roger guessed that this should be the space behind the door connected by the power of the "mystic" of the angelic level, and also the true burial place of Amra Abraham.

However, the moment Roger arrived, he witnessed an extremely explosive scene.

The space behind the door was not empty; it contained many insects and some plants that appeared to be carnivorous.

If they were just ordinary insects and carnivorous plants, that would be one thing. The key issue is that these insects and carnivorous plants are generally extremely large, giving the impression that they mutated after eating some kind of superfood.

Besides these things, there were also some twisted, lichen-like things wriggling on the ground. Just looking at these things made Roger feel a great sense of danger.

The moment Roger entered, the enormous, frightening insects, the almost walking carnivorous plants, and the lichens wriggling on the ground all "looked" at him.

"Fuck."

Roger couldn't help but swear.

As soon as he finished speaking, those things rushed towards him all at once.

Roger instinctively took a step back, but the portal of light behind him had already closed completely.

"There's no other way but to fight."

Roger's rust-colored "Black Knight" armor appeared on his body in an instant, and the "Demon Slayer" in the hands of "Fallen Shadow" shone brightly. It took the lead in charging into the enemy group, and a dense burst of sword light suddenly bloomed.

This single wave of attacks eliminated more than a dozen mutated monsters, but even so, some creatures with amazing defensive capabilities actually withstood the slashes of the Sequence 4 level "Demon Slayer"!

Not only that, but a carnivorous plant resembling a pitcher plant even opened its mouth wide, attempting to swallow "Shadow of Corruption" and "Demon Slayer" that emitted the faint light of dawn together!

"So hard?"

Roger was also startled. He flashed to the side of "Fallen Shadow" and stretched his arms out to the sides with his palms facing outwards.

"gravity!"

Centered on Roger and the "Fallen Shadow," a tremendous anti-gravity force suddenly erupted, propelling the monsters in all directions.

"Let's go on a killing spree!"

Roger glanced at his "shadow of depravity" and said in a deep voice.

At the same time, he gave "The Fallen Shadow" a special identity, which gave it the opportunity to fully unleash "The Demon Slayer".

The "fallen shadow" nodded in a rather human-like manner, and the Dawnlight Sword in its hand suddenly enlarged, transforming into a massive sword of astonishing size.

And in Roger's hand appeared a straight, deep greatsword, flowing with rust-colored light spots.

With almost no communication required, the person and the shadow rushed in opposite directions simultaneously.

Black light and shadow, along with the light of dawn, flashed simultaneously in the space behind the door. In just a few breaths, Roger and "Fallen Shadow" had killed hundreds of monsters.

However, these monsters seemed endless, emerging from the deeper space behind the door. They were fearless and seemed to have no concept of pain or fear.

This made Roger feel very uneasy. He thought about it while fighting and soon realized what was going on.

"Could it be that the corruption of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' has spread into reality?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, because the authority of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" was related to the activation of life force. The most common manifestation of this activation power was to give life to inanimate objects, to make existing beings with life force more abundant, and even to give birth to many offspring.

This activating power can even affect beings at Sequence 0. The "Hidden Sage" was originally the only unique path of the "Hidden One," and its activation phenomenon seems to have appeared only after contact with the power of the "Fallen Mother Goddess."

Among the corruptions suffered by Bethel Abraham, the corruption of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" was one of the most important sources. As a Sequence 2 earth angel of the "Gate" pathway who was closest in status to Mr. "Gate" and had direct blood of the Abraham family, it is conceivable how deep the corruption was when He used the Sequence 2 extraordinary ability that Mr. "Gate" originally intended to use as a backup for the resurrection.

Amra may have chosen to isolate herself in this independent space behind the door after realizing this fact. Even if there are some life forms in this space behind the door, as long as the "door" is not opened, those life forms, even if they mutate, will be like worms raised in seclusion and will not harm the outside world.

On the other hand, it is clear that Amra was also conflicted about this matter. On the one hand, He did not want the pollution on His body to leak out, but on the other hand, He hoped that one day the people of Abraham's family would have the opportunity to reclaim the problematic extraordinary characteristics on His body.

This is also why He deliberately created that test before entering the space behind the door—although it's not quite clear what the pink planet behind it means, Roger judged that it was probably a test to see if the visitor's strength had reached at least Sequence 3.

Only extraordinary individuals who possess the bloodline of the Abraham family and have progressed through the "Gate" path to Sequence 3 "Wanderer" are qualified to enter this space beyond the Gate.

This also explains why this place has not been discovered for thousands of years. The fact that the Abraham family has not produced a Sequence 3 Saint in thousands of years is also a very important reason. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to even cross the outer barrier of the Sunia Sea and discover this island.

Having figured this out, Roger abandoned hand-to-hand combat with the monsters. Instead, he plunged his dark, rust-colored greatsword into the ground and activated Sequence 4 "Mental Boost" over the entire underground space.

"Mental boosting" originally had the special function of eliminating mental pollution, and Roger also used it to achieve mystical contact with those monsters.

Through this contact, Roger transmitted the "invigorating" effect from his newly composed piece, "The Four Seasons: Summer," to the monsters.

This is actually a reverse application of the "Invigorate" buff. The buff that could originally clear the negative effects of the mental body works together with "Mental Pressure" and is amplified by the "Original Dynamic Core", so the purification effect becomes doubled!
The originally beautiful and melodious "Four Seasons: Summer" echoed in the spirits of those monsters, becoming an extremely noisy and terrifying noise to them.

Soon, the group of beetles closest to Roger convulsed as if in a spasm, then rolled backward, exposing their abdomens.

The carnivorous plants began to wither in large patches, while the strange, lichen-like creatures stagnated and shrank.

Roger's heart skipped a beat. He knew this was the effect of "purification." Although the "Fallen Mother Goddess" had a high level of corruption, Amra's position was much lower.

The amount of pollution He can release is very limited, and when distributed among these many beings, His actual level is only around that of a demigod.

This is also the core reason why Roger was able to successfully remove the pollution from them and temporarily strip them of their violent vitality.

"Huh, huh."

Roger looked around at the monsters that had been reduced to a mass of dead bodies, his heart still pounding with fear, and gazed toward the deepest part of the tomb passage.

He swallowed hard, then once again donned the "Fallen Shadow" wielding the "Demon Slayer," and the two of them, one human and one shadow, trudged through the slime and disgusting secretions covering the ground, heading deeper into the area.

(End of this chapter)