Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 309 The decisive battle is coming
"Time and place?"

After a brief moment of exhilaration, Roger once again asked Luna for the most crucial information.

"The Church of the Goddess of Night will likely launch its attack at midnight, at the earliest the day after tomorrow, or at the latest three days later. I will summon your messenger to inform you before the battle begins."

Luna said.

"My messenger?"

Roger raised an eyebrow, like a curious cat catching the key point in Luna's words:
"Sparkle's not playing with you anymore?"

"..."

Luna was immediately a little embarrassed, and she waved her hand:

"It'll be alright, just a little tantrum. This has happened before... Could you tell me your messenger's summoning phrase?"

"That's possible, but you'll have to pay for the delivery. It requires five different kinds of nuts each time."

Roger pursed his lips and replied, then told Luna the summoning phrase for "Rat of Dela Hoya".

Klein watched Roger and Luna's interaction quietly from the side, finding it somewhat amusing.

Although the latter behaved like an ordinary rich young lady from the Loen family, Klein could deduce from her conversation with Roger that she was likely a demigod, and one with a military background.

The saying "don't judge a book by its cover" couldn't be more fitting in the mysterious world. After all, no one knows if a random cat you meet on the street might pull out a jet-black greatsword bigger than your head and imbued with divine aura, or if an ordinary-looking priest in a church might actually be an angel on earth.

"By the way, Roger."

Bandit suddenly spoke up at this moment:
"I've been using the 'Black Knight' ability to fight these past few days, but it seems that because I'm too familiar with this ability, the progress of digesting the potion is not as good as before, and it's always just a step away from being fully digested."

"Could you teach me another demigod-level ability? I should be able to learn it now, and even if I can't, observing the process should help me fully digest the potion."

"Sure, I can teach you three abilities: 'Gravity,' 'Stellar Burst,' and 'Stellar Punishment.' See if any of them interest you?"

Roger nodded and asked about Bandit's request.

"Little kitty, I can teach you my abilities too."

Upon hearing this, Luna also squatted down, picked up Bandit with a doting expression, and said with a smile.

"Really?"

"Really?"

Roger and Bendit were both taken aback; neither of them expected Luna to bring it up.

"real."

Luna nodded:

"After all, I can't keep taking advantage of my friends. I have to... like you said, maintain the relationship."

"Can Sequence 3 abilities also be taught?"

Roger asked.

“Sure, but I’m afraid Bandit won’t be able to learn Sequence 3 abilities.”

Luna nodded, then shook her head.

Klein, who was listening nearby, was stunned. He had originally thought that Luna was only a Sequence 4, but he did not expect that she was actually a Sequence 3.

"makes sense."

Roger thought for a moment and nodded.

Because after Bandit advances to Sequence 5, it can learn more extraordinary abilities with divine qualities. Roger's own abilities can be taught to it at that time. Luna is right here now, so this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The abilities of the "arbitrators" at the demigod level can be mainly divided into several types, including "deterrence," "levitation," "order sensing," "contract," "exile," "disposal," "execution," "law," and the "balance" authority that the "chaos hunters" at the Sequence 3 level have initially grasped.

As Luna said, it is indeed too much for a Sequence 6 extraordinary cat to learn a Sequence 3 extraordinary ability, so Bandit's next learning will still have to be from the "Law Master" ability.

First of all, the abilities "Intimidation" and "Order Sensing" can be basically ruled out, because the latter is not very useful for Bendit, and the former can be replaced by Roger's own "Disruptor" ability.

The same principle applies to "contracts," and as for "deprivation," Roger can achieve it using "a concerto of light and shadow."

Therefore, only three abilities remain: "exile," "execution," and "laws."

Similar to Roger's considerations, after hearing about Luna's abilities, Bendit also focused his attention on the two abilities of "Exile" and "Law".

As for "execution," Luna said that although it seems to be an extraordinary ability with a sure-kill effect, it is actually affected by rank and is not a priority for Bandit.

After much discussion, Bandit finally decided to choose "The Law".

"Exile" is a one-time killing method that seems very powerful, but it is easily countered by abilities such as "Stand" and "Illusion".

In contrast, "Laws" not only enhance Bandit's combat abilities but also allow him to synergize with Roger.

Unlike "Concerto of Light and Shadow," which can only issue "bans," "Laws" can issue a variety of broader decrees and provide various buffs to the battle.

It can be said that as long as the user's thinking is quick enough, the effect of "Law" has almost no upper limit. This can be called a conceptual god-level ability, and it can be considered outstanding among all the extraordinary abilities of Sequence 4.

To give a simple example, Bandit can issue commands such as "weaken the light and strengthen the shadows" to enhance his "Black Knight" abilities.

Once it reaches Sequence 5, relying on the combination of "Law" and "Black Knight" abilities, it may be able to form a near-demigod combat force!

All of this determines that "the Law" is the most suitable option for Bandit at the moment.

Having confirmed this, Luna immediately began to demonstrate the power of "Laws" to Bandit.

"Mystery diminishes, reality amplifies!"

As soon as she spoke, Roger felt as if his mystical extraordinary abilities had weakened somewhat.

Klein felt it even more strongly; he sensed that the connection between himself and Maggie Lopez seemed to be weakening, albeit subtly.

Upon hearing this, Bandit immediately saw the phantom of a book turning in the wind, along with various mysterious symbols.

However, this "recording" process lasted only one second before it abruptly ended.

Seeing Bandit's bewildered expression, Luna suddenly realized what was happening and slapped her forehead:
"By the way, the 'Recorder's' 'recording' ability is also a mystical ability, sorry about that."

Roger was somewhat helpless. He waved his hand, signaling the man and the cat to continue.

"Let's try this one this time..."

Luna thought for a moment:
"Reality diminishes, mystery intensifies!"

In that instant, the light in the whole room seemed to dim considerably, and a sudden gust of cold wind swept through the room.

Bandit did indeed feel that its "recordator" ability had become stronger. It was about to record the ability in front of it when it suddenly saw several rotting severed hands covered in foul-smelling flesh and blood emerging from the wall behind Luna.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Bandit couldn't help but cough, and the cat stared at Luna's back with a look of horror.

Even Roger and Klein were exasperated as they looked at the strange phenomenon in the room. Roger had even drawn his "Demon Slayer" and stared expressionlessly at something in the corner of the room that was stirring and trying to break down the barrier between reality and illusion.

Luna then realized that her "mystical enhancement" command seemed to have caused the room to overlap with some unfathomable mysterious world, and the fleshy arms emerging from the darkness looked like the limbs of undead creatures.

In such an environment, if Bandit persists in "recording," he is likely to learn something strange.

"Is this not acceptable either?"

Luna sighed and lifted the "ban" once again.

After that, Luna and Bandit entered a cycle of "attempt" and "failure" similar to when Roger demonstrated the "Black Knight" ability. Many extraordinary events occurred during this time, including but not limited to strange tremors, spatial distortions, and the roars of strange creatures.

The commotion made the old shop owner downstairs tremble with fear, not knowing what was happening.

Finally, Luna suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

"Try this...it enhances memory and reduces forgetting!"

This should be considered a foolproof approach, allowing Bandit to better grasp the essence of the extraordinary ability of "laws" while avoiding certain unpredictable events.

Sure enough, this time the book that was turning pages in Bandit's eyes lasted longer than before. After a moment, the book suddenly closed, and Bandit breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, the potion is completely digested, and I've also learned the 'Laws'. Thank you, Ms. Luna."

"You're welcome."

Luna smiled and patted Bandit's head. Although she was a little tired, she relaxed when she saw that Bandit had finally learned how to do it.

However, Roger and Klein looked up at each other at the same time.

"Does he still owe me two separate fares?"

"Does he still owe me a meal?"

Such thoughts flashed through their minds at the same time. They turned their heads at the same time, as if they both knew what the other was thinking, but did not want the other to see their own thoughts.

"Congratulations on digesting the potion."

Klein turned to look at Bandit and spoke.

"Meow, thank you."

Bandit licked his paws a little shyly, then asked:
"Roger, when can I advance to Sequence 5?"

"Let's do it in the next couple of days, I'll arrange it for you."

Roger nodded, and then said:
“When we went to the Abraham family’s fortress last time, I found that there were three sets of the main ingredients for the ‘Traveler’ potion there… It must have been stored by the family members, but they never had a chance to use it.”

"I'll get it back for you later. As for the promotion ceremony, I already have a great idea."

After saying that, he looked up at Luna and added:

"Anyway, we still have two days, which should be enough to help you with the promotion... If things go quickly, we can get it done tonight."

"Meow, okay."

Bandit nodded vigorously and then looked at Klein:

"Meow, I'm almost catching up with you."

"Uh……"

Klein suddenly felt a pang of hurt. He, the dignified "Fool," was actually a Extraordinary being (cat) on the same level as his friend's cat. This disparity was somewhat counterintuitive.

"Hahaha……"

Roger was immediately amused and patted Klein on the shoulder:

"It's alright, you should be able to advance to Sequence 4 soon too."

"Then... I'm leaving?"

Seeing that there was nothing more to say and that she had said what she needed to say, Luna decided to take her leave.

"wait a minutes."

Roger waved his hand:

"I'll treat you, let's find a place to eat... You should know which restaurants in San Miguel are still open, right?"

"Oh? You're treating me to dinner?"

Luna was slightly taken aback; she couldn't remember the last time someone had offered to treat her to a meal.

"Yes, like I said before, this allows us to build a more normal relationship... After all, friends will eat together."

Roger had already figured it out: Luna, with her personality, probably didn't have many friends besides Gilgamesh and himself—of course, her colleagues and subordinates didn't count; work was work, and those were two separate matters.

That's why he mechanically applies the same methods he used in the intelligence department when dealing with people, which makes him seem somewhat cold and inhumane.

"A restaurant that is open for business..."

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Luna suddenly realized what was happening.

She extended her left index finger, her eyes lighting up:
"How is the mess hall at the headquarters of the Fifth Army of Fussacks? My men have meal cards there; it's one of the few places that still serves mist sea bass."

"The only problem is that I might have to put on makeup and disguise myself, otherwise I'll be recognized... Sigh, in this respect, I really envy you 'faceless people'."

Roger: "..."

Klein: "..."

Bandit: "Mist sea bass, is it delicious?"

……

At 10 p.m., Roger, Klein, and Luna said goodbye to Bendit after they had eaten and drunk their fill.

This restaurant was an ordinary, unassuming eatery that Roger and Klein both agreed to choose. Although it didn't serve mist sea bass, it was a truly suitable place for friends to gather.

"Thank you for your hospitality, I'll be going now."

Luna waved her hand, and Roger and Klein both nodded slightly, watching the demigoddess's figure quickly disappear into the night.

“Klein, I’m taking Bandit back to the Abraham family’s fortress now. Do you want to come with us?”

Roger asked.

"OK."

Klein nodded:
"Anyway, I don't have anything else to do, so I might as well accompany Bandit on his promotion."

"it is good."

Roger nodded and took out the "Traveler's Dice".

“Meow, before we knew it, the three of us were acting together again.” At this moment, Bandit suddenly spoke up, which startled Roger and Klein, who then both smiled.

"Alright, let's go."

As the "Fallen Earl" Chunus Colger's "magnification" ability enveloped the three people and one cat, including Maggie, they reappeared inside the Abraham family's bunker fortress in Torquay.

As soon as Roger landed, he strode toward the Abraham family's storeroom.

Klein and Bandit followed. After arriving, Roger easily found a bottle containing a centipede-like insect with a faint fluorescent glow.

Although it had been a long time since it had been fed, the insect was still active and seemed to have a strong vitality.

It had a huge yellow eye on its head, which kept rotating and quickly locked onto Roger, staring intently at him.

At this moment, spatial ripples suddenly surged around Roger's body.

This bug seems to want Roger to be banished to the spirit world!

"Naughty."

Roger waved his hand, and in an instant, the spatial fluctuations surrounding him disappeared.

"Given your mischievous behavior just now, I'll send you on a lifelong journey to the spirit world later."

Roger glanced half-jokingly at the strange worm in the bottle. The worm seemed to understand Roger's words and curled up in fear.

"Roger, what is this thing?"

Bandit looked over with some curiosity, but it was also a little scared, so it kept a safe distance.

"The Siskun Demon Worm".

Roger stood up and explained:

"This is a creature that can connect to the spirit world and travel through the invisible realm. Only a special container can control it. It will also try to throw some creatures that are hostile to it into the spirit world... It is a very dangerous supernatural creature."

"And this is also one of the main ingredients of the 'Traveler' potion."

After saying that, Roger tossed the bottle containing the Sithkun Demon Worm high into the air and used an anti-gravity field to control it in a blind spot above the roof beam.

"That way, it won't be able to see you, and you'll be safe."

Roger shrugged and then took out another glass bottle.

Inside the glass bottle was a pitch-black, heart-like object, but it was somewhat ethereal and looked very unreal.

"This is the heart of the Shadowless Demon Wolf, which is also a creature that can freely travel between the spirit world and reality."

Roger explained:
"Compared to the extraordinary qualities of a 'traveler,' these two original extraordinary materials are now hard to come by and very expensive. Perhaps only the Abrahamic family could find them so easily."

He stood up, placed the "Heart of the Shadowless Wolf" on the table, and then began searching for other auxiliary materials.

"10 grams of powder left over from the trapped ghost, 10 grams of lemon balm powder, 80 milliliters of blood from the Shadowless Demon Wolf..."

Roger found all of these items one by one, then pulled out a blank scroll, bit his finger, and began to smear the contents onto it.

"What are you doing?"

Klein looked at Roger's movements with some curiosity. As Roger's movements unfolded, a pattern resembling a star map quickly took shape.

“A star map drawn with spiritual blood… This is the last piece of auxiliary material the ‘traveler’ needs.”

In fact, the Abraham family had a ready-made star map that met the requirements. Roger had two main considerations for drawing the star map himself with his own blood.

First, as a "living astrologer," his blood is not only spiritually rich but also closely related to the mysticism of the starry sky and the spirit world, making him the best choice for drawing the star map needed for the advancement of a "traveler."

Secondly, Roger's understanding of the starry sky far surpassed that of many of the Abraham family's "astrologers." With the enhancement of the "Primal Core," Roger was able to identify many celestial bodies with very low apparent magnitudes in deep space and draw them with relatively light "ink."

In short, his star map is more detailed, richer, and closer to reality, which will greatly benefit Bandit when he advances to demigod. This can be considered as laying the foundation.

It took Roger a full ten minutes to finish drawing the star map. By then, Klein had already set up all the beakers, bottles, and jars, and thoughtfully placed the alcohol lamp underneath.

Roger began quickly preparing the potion, adding the ingredients one by one.

Finally, with a wave of his hand, he pulled the bottle containing the Siskun demon worm from the roof beam, which was in a blind spot, and threw the twisted, resentful worm into the beaker.

"Keep this bottle; it can be reused."

Roger said softly, then poured the potion, which had already taken shape, into a bowl.

The "Traveler's" potion was whitish in color, but transparent like half-melted snow water.

What's even stranger is that light green bubbles occasionally emerge from inside, which looks quite different from its base color.

"Drink."

Roger smiled and said:
"I'll take care of the promotion ceremony for you."

"You'll notice some special coordinates later. These coordinates will help you understand the direction of reality. Just keep 'drifting' in that direction as much as possible."

"Be careful not to get interested in anything strange or the dazzling lights of the spirit world, otherwise you may be attracted by them and stay in the spirit world forever."

Bandit swallowed hard, then nodded nervously and, reassured by Roger, drank the potion in one gulp.

At that very moment, Roger used his extraordinary demigod-level abilities as a "living star chart" on Bandit.

"Bestowed by fate!"

At this moment, Roger united Bendit's mystical identity with himself!
At the same time, Roger tossed the "traveler's die" high into the air.

The unassuming silver die spun rapidly in the air, reflecting the faint light of the oil lamp, before landing in Roger's hand, the sixth face, marked with a question mark, facing up.

The next second, to Klein's watchful eye, Roger and Bendit's figures vanished from reality simultaneously.

With a flash of illusory blue light, Roger reappeared in the desert formed by the fragments of white bones.

He dared not delay, quickly took a few steps, and then flew towards the direction from which the mysterious yet familiar hissing sound came.

Soon, Roger saw the "De La Hoya Giant Rat" again, which was as big as a small mountain and had a white silk bag hanging on its body.

"Hello."

Roger nodded politely, then took out five different nuts for the "De La Hoya Giant Rat".

Two of these items were things Roger obtained on Butak, which the "De La Hoya Giant Rat" could not refuse.

"What to do?"

It stretched out its chubby, furry paws and took the five nuts from Roger's hand.

“My cat is wandering in the spirit world. Please link the spatial coordinates of the four territories you have developed to me.”

Roger quickly stated his demands.

"Ok."

The De La Hoya Rat nodded and then placed its enormous paws on Roger's body.

In an instant, many spatial coordinates became occultally connected to Roger, with four coordinates standing out in particular.

As time passed, Roger felt a strong connection between himself and the four coordinates in a mystical sense. In his perception, Bandit, who was floating aimlessly in the spirit world, also seemed to have come to his senses and began to move toward a fixed coordinate that was moving toward "reality".

Roger had taken a shortcut; he had experienced something similar when he passed Amra's test before.

Amra threw him into the spirit world and told him to find the exit. At that moment, many white dots appeared without warning in the spiritual sky of the "Primal Core". These white dots eventually guided Roger and brought him out of the void and chaos of the spirit world.

During the sixteen days of drifting through the stars, Roger kept thinking about what those white dots were. He quickly came up with a guess, which he confirmed today with the indoctrination of the "De La Hoya Giant Rat".

Those white spots are the special territory that the "De La Hoya Giant Rat" has carved out in the spirit world!

Although it is unknown why these coordinates appear in the "Primal Core", Roger confirmed through this incident that the territory coordinates of the "De La Hoya Giant Rat" can indeed serve as a reference coordinate in the "Traveler" advancement ceremony.

Thus, by linking Bandit to his own destiny and having the "De La Hoya Giant Rat" enhance the mystical connection between several specific coordinates and himself, Bandit was able to naturally sense these coordinates and use them as a reference to escape from the spirit world.

After a while, Bandit finally left the spirit world and returned to reality, while Roger breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thanks you."

Roger bowed again to the "De La Hoya Giant Rat," then asked expectantly:

"The two nuts I just gave you... are they enough for you to determine the corresponding star coordinates and carve out the corresponding territory?"

"Well……"

The obese, enormous "De La Hoya giant rat" closed its eyes, sensed for a moment, and nodded:
"Yes, but I can only sense it there... I need at least two kinds of nuts from there to help me finally pinpoint and create the corresponding space."

A moment later, it opened its eyes, looked at Roger with its red eyes, and shook its fluffy white ears.

"Bring more next time."

"Ok."

Roger nodded, threw the Traveler's Dice again, and disappeared before the De La Hoya Giant Rat.

The "De La Hoya Giant Rat" stared at the spot where Roger had disappeared for a long time before letting out a cryptic laugh.

"Let's eat first."

It eagerly took out the alien nuts Roger had just given it and put them in its mouth, crunching them loudly.

……

Under Klein's tense gaze, Roger returned to reality.

"Where's the cat?"

Klein asked with some concern.

"It's drifting on the Sunia Sea; it's flying to the wrong coordinates in reality."

Roger chuckled softly:
"But it should be back soon... Let's go to the gate to meet it, this guy can't get into this fortress."

Klein nodded, and then walked outside with Roger.

Upon reaching the conference hall, the two metal terracotta warriors who had previously attacked Roger and Klein knelt respectfully on one knee, seemingly in submission.

"How is this going?"

Klein looked on with some confusion, not quite understanding the situation.

"That must be the effect of this thing."

Roger pulled out the "Einhorn Family Spirit Jar" from his person and said in a low voice.

Sure enough, when the spirit urn appeared, the two terracotta warriors lowered their posture even further.

"really."

Roger nodded, then put the "Einhorn Family Spirit Jar" on his person and left the Abraham Family fortress with Klein and Maggie.

Just as the three stepped outside, a flash of blue light appeared, and Bandit's wet figure came into view.

As luck would have it, Bandit appeared right at the foot of the statue of Mr. "The Door" Bethel Abraham, a sight that left Roger somewhat dazed and momentarily stunned.

It wasn't until Bandit spoke that Roger's attention was drawn back.

"Nobody told me that I couldn't teleport directly after being promoted to 'Traveler'."

Bandit, with a mournful face, began licking his own fur:

"I teleported several times in a row, and both times I fell into the Sunia Sea. I'm freezing to death, sob sob."

It shivered as it spoke, seemingly quite frightened by what it had just experienced.

Cats are naturally afraid of water, and the fact that this cat fell into the Sunya Sea twice must have caused it immense psychological trauma.

"It's alright, you'll be able to teleport long distances once you've fully digested the potion."

Roger picked up Bandit and wrapped it in his clothes, which made the cat feel a little better.

"Let's go, it's time to go back."

After Roger finished speaking, he once again enveloped himself, Bandit, Klein, and Maggie with the power of "Amplification," and then gently shook "Philippian's Bell."

As the crisp sound of the bell rang, the two people and the cat disappeared from the gaze of the Bethel Abraham statue.

Two days later, early morning.

As expected, the "Rat of De La Hoya" appeared in Roger's rented room 201. This magical creature, half rat and half rabbit, jumped onto Roger's chest, grabbed his pajama collar, and shook him awake.

"Um...what?"

Roger opened his sleepy eyes and looked at his messenger.

"A letter from the King of Spies."

"The Rat of De La Hoya" said with a serious expression.

What the heck is "Spy King"?

Roger was both amused and exasperated. He discovered that this "Rat of De La Hoya" really did like to use all sorts of nicknames to refer to his subordinates, relatives, and friends, some of which were quite bizarre and laughable.

He had regained consciousness by then, sat up, and opened the letter.

"The postage has already been paid by the recipient."

Seeing that Roger had no intention of sending a reply, "The Rat of De La Hoya" waved his hand and, carrying his white silk bag, returned to the dark spirit world once more.

In the letter, Luna told Roger an important message that he had been waiting for.

That is, the Kingdom of Rune has amassed a large number of troops in the western suburbs of Saint Milon, and the Third, Fourth and Fifth Armies of the Fusak Army have also been fully mobilized to confront them, and a major battle is imminent!
(End of this chapter)