Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 305 An Adventure in the Starry Sky
Roger knew very well that even though he had just used two methods to clean up the pollution, the impact of these methods could only affect this front yard at most.

Roger had no idea what lay beyond the deeper passage, nor could he be certain that this stone space was the only space behind the door set up by Amra Abraham.

If this angel felt that the space behind one door was not secure enough and created multiple layers of space behind doors to seal off the pollution originating from "Mr. Door", then resolving the battle in a short time would be even more impossible.

Therefore, Roger needs to preserve his fighting strength as much as possible. Fortunately, he has already put enough supplies in the "Old Days Box" to keep him alive for at least half a month, in order to prevent being dragged into a war of attrition and a flanking maneuver.

Because of the thorough preparations, Roger is not too panicked now. The biggest challenge now is to optimize tactics and strategies.

Fortunately, Roger did not encounter any danger when he walked through the long, dark passage behind him. He walked like this for about ten minutes before his eyes suddenly brightened.

"What is this thing...?"

Roger stared blankly at the multi-layered space in front of him, unsure of what to do.

If described in the language of my past life, this place is like the middle of a hundred-story unfinished building, with each floor looking exactly the same, all gray and indistinguishable.

The worst part is that each of these spaces is not very large, and they are connected by a trough-like ramp in the middle, making them look like multi-level staircases without steps.

In each layer of space, there are many unhatched cocoons. These cocoons are of various shapes, and most of them are twitching slightly, as if they are about to hatch into new monsters.

Roger knew that once they were successfully hatched, they would attack him relentlessly once again, forcing him to face a battle of even greater intensity than before.

Roger felt a chill run down his spine. Without thinking, he ordered "Shadow of the Fallen" to use "Demon Slayer" to clean up all the cocoons on this floor.

"Let's use horary astrology to see where we should go."

This is an abnormal space within a spacetime turbulence, where there are no real coordinates, so normally one cannot use astrological methods to determine one's fortune.

But Roger was different. Not only was he a living astrologer, but he also had the "Primal Core" that maintained his mystical connection with the stars. Therefore, at the demigod level, only Roger could use astrological methods to perform astronomical divination in the spacetime turbulence.

As the light and shadow of the "Primal Core" flashed by, Roger looked up.

"It's up here, but the journey is very long."

The revelation from the stars put Roger at ease, and he decided to stop using his legs and instead use "gravity" to create an anti-gravity field to fly upwards.

However, just as he was halfway through his flight, he suddenly heard a strange roaring sound.

"?"

Roger strained to look up, only to see a huge metal ball rolling down the ditch from above!

The metal ball was the perfect size to fit perfectly into the groove, leaving no room for emergency maneuvering.

"????"

Roger immediately manipulated the anti-gravity field that maintained his buoyancy, shifting himself to the side and narrowly avoiding the attack of the iron ball.

"Amra is being far too cautious."

Roger looked at the iron ball rolling down with lingering fear. If he had used "gravity" to fly, he would probably have been crushed into mincemeat.

"Flying is not the only way to avoid it; the 'Rose Bishop' and the 'Wraith' can also dodge the iron ball."

"But considering the previous assessments, this should be a further test of whether visitors have the ability to enter the space behind the door. In other words, new spaces behind doors can be created here."

For the "Arcanist," dodging the iron ball attack was not difficult; all they had to do was hide themselves behind the door.

This is yet another confirmation of the visitor's identity. Fortunately, although Roger is not an extraordinary being of the "Door" pathway, his current abilities are sufficient to overcome the test set by Amra.

"Wait... there might be another possibility."

Roger suddenly remembered those layers of cocoons. If all those cocoons were to hatch, they would inevitably attack the visitors along the grooves.

Therefore, Amra's iron ball should be an opportunity to clear the area. As long as the visitors can hide themselves, the powerful kinetic energy of the iron ball can clear away all those things.

It serves as both an assessment and a protection measure; it must be said that Amra has indeed put a lot of thought into it.

But on the other hand, Roger had another premonition.

That means that later on, there will likely be an assessment of the "Wanderers'" abilities!

This is very likely, because Amra previously tested whether the visitor had the sense of direction of a "traveler" roaming the spirit world, and now she is testing the "mystic's" ability to hide in the space behind the door.

Based on the pink planet He pointed out in the environment, Roger could reasonably conclude that the final puzzle would definitely include a test of knowledge about interstellar space.

"Hopefully it won't be too difficult... If all else fails, we can try using 'Raziel's Star Compass'."

Roger shook his head slightly. This put some pressure on him, but it also confirmed some good news for him.

That is, from the current perspective, Amra's assessment does not seem to involve any abilities related to "Planetary Planeswalkers".

"This should be related to the fact that the Abraham family suffered a large loss of angels at the turn of the Fourth and Fifth Ages... Amra was pessimistic about the Abraham family being able to give birth to new angels. In other words, this is why the test was limited to 'wanderers', and they had to be 'wanderers' from the Abraham family."

"Of course, this could just be my guess... just a deduction based on the available information."

Roger took a deep breath and continued flying upwards.

Even with the "anti-gravity" ability, Roger flew for a very long time, about twenty minutes before he saw a shimmering door of light.

"finally reached."

Roger breathed a sigh of relief. He used divination and astrology again to confirm that this door was the correct exit.

He manipulated and distorted the gravitational field, pulling himself toward the portal of light.

However, just as Roger was about to approach the portal, he suddenly felt a wave of heat coming from all around him.

The heat wave gave him a strong sense of danger, and Roger immediately retreated. In the instant he did so, a towering flame erupted, completely sealing the door.

At the same time, a puddle of water on the ground began to rapidly gather and surge upwards like a fountain.

The pillar of flame then began to change its shape and quickly transformed into the form of a human body.

"This is... a product of alchemy?"

Roger's pupils contracted. He had seen something similar in the records of the Abraham family. Whether it was the Sequence 4 "Alchemist" of the "Perfect One" pathway or the Sequence 4 "Ancient Alchemist" of the "Mother" pathway, they could use mystical means to give life to inanimate objects and endow them with various abilities.

However, the Abraham family was not skilled in alchemy, so the two alchemical creations before them were either the result of the leakage of the power of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" or were created by Amra using other means.

Roger leaned towards the former, because there were no strange cocoons on the platform, and he reasonably suspected that the life force here might have gathered on the water and fire, causing them to come to life.

"Secret Insight".

Roger immediately used "Secret Insight," through which he also learned the names of the two alchemical creations before him.

"Living water...and liquid flames?"

Judging from their names, these two creations should be water and fire, two inanimate substances, which were transformed by alchemy and brought to life, becoming combat units with independent individuality.

Just as Roger was pondering, the "liquid flame" suddenly exploded, sending countless sparks flying towards him. In an instant, it transformed into a fire tornado that enveloped Roger!

Without a second thought, Roger summoned the "Black Knight" armor, which absorbed the intense heat. Then, he flipped his straight greatsword to block a sharp stab from the hardened "living water."

"court death."

Roger's eyes turned cold as "The Fallen Shadow" leaped out from behind him and plunged the released lightsaber into the ground, unleashing a "storm of light"!
Although "Living Water" and "Liquid Flame" are both Sequence 4 alchemical creations, their essence is still a demigod-level summon similar to "Fallen Shadow," and their actual power level has not reached the true demigod level!
As soon as the "Demon Slayer" unleashed its storm of light, the "liquid flames" were immediately dispersed by the enormous impact, while the "living water" was cut into many fragments and then quickly reassembled.

Roger glanced at the slowly gathering "living water," then reached out and used "secret empowerment" on it.

The secret he attributed to the "living water" was quite simple: it was to link it to the essence of "liquid flames"!
Just after Roger did this, he heard a piercing wail.

The "living water," which had been in a liquid state, began to boil rapidly, which seemed to cause great pain to the spirit within it.

However, this did not hinder its vaporization process at all. In less than ten seconds, both the "living water" and the "liquid flame" disappeared without a trace.

"oops."

Roger looked at the empty ground in front of him and suddenly slapped his forehead.

"I should have put those two guys into the 'Old Box'!"

Although "living water" and "liquid flames" cannot defeat Roger, who is among the top in strength even at the Sequence 4 level, they are very good research subjects.

This is, after all, a demigod-level alchemical summon, and some of its elements may be of reference value when Roger later fused his two abilities.

However, he acted too quickly, killing both the "living water" and the "liquid flame," which made him regretful after realizing what had happened.

"Chiguchichi..."

However, at this moment, the "Fallen Shadow," which had just annihilated the "Sword of Dawn," began to mutter.

Roger turned his head and found that the shadow, which was almost the same height as him, was squatting on the ground with its back to him, staring at something on the ground with great interest.

"What are you looking at?"

Roger's curiosity was piqued, and he quickly walked over, only to find a puddle of water on the ground that was slowly wriggling and bubbling.

Strangely, given its current boiling rate, it should have evaporated long ago.

However, the "living water" did not evaporate completely; instead, it rapidly condensed while boiling, so the total amount of water in the puddle did not decrease at all.

"Is it a combination of 'living water' and 'liquid flame'?"

Roger immediately realized this. When he had broken up the "liquid flame," captured the alchemical secrets it contained, and then bestowed these secrets upon the "living water," it seemed that he had facilitated a kind of fusion between the two.

After all, "liquid flames" themselves contain a certain degree of fluidity, are a state between plasma and high-temperature magma, and are of the same origin as "living water," so it is understandable that they can merge.

"This is a treasure, we must keep it safe."

Without hesitation, Roger immediately opened the "Old Box" and collected the boiling "living water".

"I don't know if the toy space on the first floor of the 'Old Days Box' will transform it... Just to be on the safe side, we'll release it every 23 hours or so."

Roger muttered to himself as he passed through the portal of light.

An indescribable feeling came over him. At this moment, Roger felt that heaven and earth were turned upside down once again, and the astral realm and the spirit realm were mixed together.

This state lasted for a long time before Roger finally awoke from the chaos.

Countless interstellar dust and celestial fragments floated around him, as if a decisive battle of power comparable to that of gods had just taken place here.

"I've been transported to the Astral Plane?"

Roger's first thought was this, but upon closer inspection, the subtle sensations emanating from his body were quite different from when he entered interstellar space before.

This led him to conclude that this was another illusion created by Amra using the space behind the door.

"So what should I do in this illusion?"

Roger was a little confused, but fortunately, this illusion did not disable his ability to fly using gravity, so Roger traveled through the interstellar dust and flew towards the nearest light source.

It was a star—no, it was more of a multi-star system than a single star.

"One, two, three, four... four stars."

As Roger flew toward the brightest star in the quadruple star system, he began to count the number of these celestial bodies.

Soon, because the light was too intense, Roger donned the "Black Knight" armor, which was imbued with the power of the "Primal Core," to reduce the impact of the starlight on his eyesight.

But as Roger flew, he suddenly stopped. Because of the shadow cast by the "Black Knight" armor, many celestial bodies were obscured, leaving only a few relatively bright ones visible.

Roger looked at the arrangement of these celestial bodies, and the more he looked, the more familiar they seemed. After a long while, he suddenly slapped his forehead.

"This is the interstellar space that Amra showed me when I entered the space behind the door!"

"So my destination... is that pink planet?"

Roger immediately understood that this must be the final stage of the assessment.

Amra is testing his ability to memorize celestial bodies and navigate according to their relative positions in space!

This was almost instinctive for a "wanderer," but it took Roger a while to realize it.

Although he lacks the navigational knowledge that "wanderers" naturally possess when traversing the stars, he does possess the "Primal Core," a primal substance.

The "Primal Celestial Core" connects both the astral and spiritual realms, and many different astral and spiritual coordinates can be projected onto its inner sky.

This feature can also help Roger find the right direction!

“I suddenly understand why the ‘Judgment Star’ pathway and the ‘Gate’ pathway are adjacent pathways. This is not only reflected in the authority of the spirit realm and the astral realm, but also because Gherros himself is an orphan sphere that has been wandering in the universe for a long time, and this symbolism is indeed very close to that of the ‘Wanderer’!”

After becoming a "Wanderer," whether it's to digest the potion or to prepare for the Sequence 2 advancement ceremony, Extraordinary individuals need to wander in interstellar space for a long time and may not be able to return to Earth for a long period of time.

Roger quickly projected the star map he had seen and the one Amra had shown onto the sky above the "Primal Core." In Roger's vision, he quickly found the correspondence between the scene before him and the star map.

Roger steadied himself and began to fly in one direction, using the four stars in front of him as his guide.

This was an extremely long journey. Roger didn't know how long he had been flying, but he estimated that it had taken him at least half a month.

Almost every day he flew, he would find a flat asteroid or planet, land on it, rest and resupply, and then continue flying.

Roger experienced several "teleportations" at several fixed points in the middle of the journey—this seemed to be an angelic-level "gate" ability, and each teleportation greatly shortened Roger's flight distance.

He also considered asking Mr. Fool for leave, but Roger found that he could not contact "Source Castle" and therefore could not tell Mr. Fool what was going on.

Roger speculated that this might be because the illusory space he was in did indeed have certain characteristics of a starry sky. This implied a very important point: the connection between the spirit world behind the barrier and the spirit world corresponding to the starry sky he was currently in had been severed.

Yes—he had already determined that he was not in the complete and accurate starry sky, but only in a semi-real simulation, which was also part of the assessment. All he needed to do was eventually reach that pink planet.

Finally, on the 16th day, Roger finally saw the pink planet slowly moving in front of a blue supergiant star from a very distant place, with the help of the shadow curtain as a "filter".

Roger's heart skipped a beat.

To be honest, the starry sky is indeed a place that can easily evoke fear in people.

From Earth's perspective, the sky appears densely packed with stars, but this is actually a visual illusion—in the real universe, celestial bodies are arranged far more sparsely than humans imagine. The distance between two stars is often extremely vast, measured in light-years, with large, dark, and unknown regions in between.

This is why Amra set up so many "doors" to help Roger get through faster; otherwise, it would be difficult for the "Wanderer" to reach the destination in such a short time.

Sure enough, after Roger discovered the pink planet, a "door" opened again, teleporting Roger to the vicinity of the pink planet.

Looking at the enormous pink planet in front of him and the two suns some distance away, Roger was deeply moved.

Over the past two weeks, he has traveled to many planets and even encountered some artifacts that appear to be from interstellar civilizations, which has greatly enriched his knowledge and understanding of the starry sky.

At that very moment, Roger felt a noticeable digestion of his "Living Star Chart" potion.

He thus summarized the second rule of playing the "live horoscope":
A true 'living chart' requires understanding that the movements of celestial bodies on the chart are the result of deeper cosmic rules and gravitational entanglements. This means that the more information one has about deep space, the more complete the symbolic authority of the 'living chart' becomes.

To put it bluntly, the so-called horoscope is just a depiction of celestial phenomena centered on a certain celestial body. Its starting point is limited, narrow, and dead.

To truly bring the horoscope to life, one must proactively and consciously seek out the hidden secrets of the darker cosmos and view issues from a holistic perspective. This seems to be a prerequisite for becoming a "black prophet."

Once Roger understood this, he began his descent towards the pink planet.

Just as he entered the planet's gravitational field and began to descend from the atmosphere, Roger suddenly had a strange feeling.

The air pressure around him began to feel real, and even the feeling of the wind and pink clouds hitting his face didn't seem like an illusion at all.

Even the starry sky behind him seemed to have undergone some subtle change.

"I've really arrived on another planet!"

Roger was secretly shocked. He hadn't expected that Amra's series of arrangements would actually send him to a planet.

As the layers of fog dissipated, a voice echoed in Roger's mind.

"Come see me..."

It was a woman's voice, and to be honest, hearing a woman's voice in the starry sky against the backdrop of a mysterious world is a truly terrifying thing.

Therefore, Roger did not make any rash moves or try to find the source of the sound, but simply descended vertically along the predetermined path.

Soon, he saw the yellowish-brown ground.

"This should be a rocky planet... The pressure is manageable, and the air doesn't seem to be toxic."

Roger used "Secret Insight" on the ground to confirm that there were no terrifying creatures lurking beneath before landing.

Standing firmly on the ground, he looked up at the sky above and felt the gentle breeze blowing, and he felt somewhat dazed.

This pink planet seemed to be devoid of human life, with tall, fern-like plants growing everywhere in the wilderness, and the pink color on the planet appeared to be the color of the ocean rather than the land.

It must be said that this pink planet has a very similar environment to Earth. Apart from having slightly weaker gravity and a larger-looking sun, they seem to be almost identical in every way.

Of course, Roger did not investigate whether there were any pathogens in the air that would be fatal to ordinary people, because his own immune system was enough to kill any pathogens that did not have divine influence, so he did not feel any discomfort even when he was breathing directly.

The only problem was that there seemed to be no living people or intelligent beings here, which puzzled Roger.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the burial place that Amra Abraham chose for himself. This planet is extremely far from Earth, making it the loneliest form of self-exile. Even if someone were to come here, they would have to be a "wanderer" of the Abraham family.

Roger could sense that Amra was an angel with a very sensitive and delicate mind. For Him, it was unlikely that He would choose this place as His final resting place simply because the planet's conditions were similar to Earth's.

In other words, there must be someone or something very important to her here.

Roger used the "Primal Core" to perform astrological calculations again. After confirming that the risk level was acceptable, he finally decided to fly towards the direction of the strange female voice that was calling to him.

Roger flew very fast, like a fleeting shadow, and he saw many landscapes on the ground during the process.

In addition to the plants he had seen before, Roger began to encounter some animals, the most numerous of which were deer-like creatures with huge antlers, carnivorous animals that preyed on smaller animals for food.

Besides these unremarkable things, there was one more thing that caught Roger's attention.

It was a dilapidated city built of chalk-colored stones. The city had obviously existed for a very long time. There was not a single person, not even a living person, in the entire city. Only some wild animals roamed among them. Even the white bones that used to be there and could be seen everywhere seemed to have disappeared with the passage of time.

However, Roger did not descend to take a look, because he clearly sensed a faint divine aura in the city, and even a faint trace made Roger very wary.

This is not Earth, but the world outside the barrier. Who knows which Outer God or its angels caused that divine aura to pollute it? In this situation, the wisest decision is to stay as far away as possible.

Finally, after a long flight, Roger finally approached the place where the voice that seemed to be Amra's was coming from.

To Roger's surprise, it was a small stone tablet. Although a thousand years had passed, the words and patterns carved on it were still clearly visible.

"The angel of the gates of a thousand, the final resting place of Amra Abraham."

It was written in the Quaternary period, and the content was not very complicated. Roger quickly understood its meaning.

Below that line of text are the orbits of celestial bodies in the solar system, which seems to be Amra reminiscing about his homeland and feeling regret for not being able to return.

"It seems that Amra really was buried here."

Roger sighed softly, bowed respectfully to Amra Abraham, and then prepared to begin researching how to obtain Amra's relics.

Strangely, although Amra's remains were buried here, Roger did not feel much contamination.

This struck him as odd, but considering the possibility of some kind of seal, Roger temporarily suppressed his doubts and decided to figure out the situation first.

However, just as he was trying to pry open the soil behind him, a childish voice suddenly rang out behind Roger:
"stop!"

The sound sent a jolt through Roger's body.

Because that is ancient Hermetic!

As if by reflex, Roger donned his Black Knight armor, turned around and pointed his greatsword behind him, but a scream rang out.

Roger looked closely and found that it was a creature that looked very much like a human, except that it was short, had light blue skin, six fingers and six toes on its hands, and a separate eye between its eyebrows.

The next second, the childlike humanoid creature snapped its fingers.

This scene startled Roger slightly, because a bolt of lightning appeared beside him!
The lightning struck Roger's "Black Knight" armor, but its power was negligible.

But this greatly shocked Roger, because he was all too familiar with this ability!

"This, this, this..."

Roger blurted out:

"A magician?"

The opponent clearly couldn't understand Roger's Rune language. He used "Wind" and "Flame" on Roger again, but Roger didn't budge.

The latter then realized what was happening and changed his words to ask in ancient Hermetic:
"Are you a magician?"

Sure enough, as soon as those words were spoken, the other party stopped.

"You can speak our language?"

The person, who seemed like a child, asked the question.

"I don't know anything about magic masters; I am a divine sorcerer."

When Roger heard the word "divine sorcerer," he clearly noticed that there were some grammatical errors in it that did not conform to proper ancient Hermetic language; it sounded very strange.

"...A divine mage?"

After a moment's thought, he realized that this might be the strange alien creature's specific name for a "master of tricks."

"What are you here for?"

Soon, Roger heard the child ask again in ancient Hermes.

“I came here to reclaim the legacy of one of my ancestors, following a message left behind by them.”

Roger thought for a moment and decided to answer truthfully.

However, to everyone's surprise, his words caused the child to scream again.

The sound was extremely exaggerated, and before Roger could even ask a question, the other person's figure disappeared into the ground.

"The 'apprentice's' abilities... as expected, but what's this guy up to?"

Roger was completely dumbfounded by the scene before him.

However, before he could take any further action, he heard a dense sound coming from all directions.

Those are footsteps!
(End of this chapter)