Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 329 I really got to eat Amon's big pussy (Thanks to readers 20…72 and Silver Ice for the donation)

As Leomaster's soul was "taken over," all the souls within him became restless.

The strangulation of the vines that had been controlling the "Dementor" slowed down, and the nine Beyonder souls were released at the same time. They were both men and women, and they looked at Leomaster, who was writhing in pain, with extremely venomous eyes.

Just as they were about to swarm Leomaster and tear him to pieces, Roger suddenly extended his right hand toward Leomaster.

A phantom humanoid figure, shrouded in some kind of white mist, was torn off Leomaster's body. At the same time, Leomaster's face, which flickered within the white mist of the "Dementor," began to change rapidly.

His face, once full of Leomaster's unique features, quickly transformed into a male face that resembled the average facial features of the Northern Continent, and soon became neither male nor female.

Within three seconds, all the features of that face disappeared.

Leomaster thus escaped the "soul snatching"!
Before leaving New Fog City, Bernadette gave Roger a special reminder: the longer the Dementor lives and the more spirits it stitches together, the faster it can steal souls.

The loot dropped by this cunning creature is suspected to be one of the main ingredients of high-sequence potions in the "Thief" pathway. It possesses some characteristics of "Parasit" and high-ranking thieves, so Roger took special precautions beforehand, giving Leomaster and Jack Burton false identities specifically designed to be "stolen".

The moment Leomaster's soul was stolen, Roger stripped away that identity, thus freeing the "Dementor" from its mystical target, and Leomaster was thus "purified".

The Soul Reaper let out an incredulous roar, but before it could react, a multicolored starlight burst forth upon its body.

"Asteroid eruption!"

Because the "Soul Stealer" steals and stitches together a large number of souls, it has so many outrageous loopholes in the realm of fate that even a "Starburst" that is not specially designed and is close to a basic attack can cause massive damage.

Under the burst of starlight, the Soul Reaper's soul began to stir and twist, seemingly on the verge of disintegration.

Meanwhile, Leomaster once again used shadow binding to completely envelop and control it.

"Jack, you can come down now."

Roger greeted him.

Jack Burton responded and ran down from a nearby hill, looking at the dark cage on the ground.

Roger took out the "Old Box" and released Alexis, who was sitting on the stone chair.

Alexis looked surprised. Having just witnessed the first level of the "Old Box" toy space, she hadn't fully adapted to its strangeness when her attention was drawn to the dark shadow on the ground between Roger and Leomaster.

"that's it."

Even if Alexis were only close to the shadowy cage, she could still identify it as the "Dementor" that attacked her back then, based on her soul-level intuition.

"Elder, let me kill it."

At this moment, Jack Burton spoke up and made a request.

"it is good."

Alexis knew that Jack harbored a deep grudge against this "Demon," so she readily gave Jack the chance to eliminate him.

Jack nodded and walked toward the shadowy cage, but Roger called him back:

"Just use this to infuse it with spiritual energy, otherwise your strength level won't be enough to kill it."

After saying that, Roger tossed the "Demon Slayer" to Jack.

At the same time, he once again altered Jack's fate, preventing him from having a large amount of life force drained by the "Demon Slayer" right from the start.

Jack nodded slightly, took the silver-white rune-inscribed broken sword with a curious look, and after pondering it for a while, successfully put it into its unleashed state.

Leomaster cracked a gap in the "Shadow Cage," and Jack, understanding the implication, stepped forward and inserted the "Demon Slayer" into the gap.

A distant, ethereal scream echoed, and the Soul Reaper exploded with a "bang," sending countless fragments of souls fluttering in the darkness. Some were human, some were monsters, and their numbers and types varied greatly.

One of the spirit fragments, which resembled Alexis's physical characteristics, floated towards her automatically. Alexis's entire body was writhing and spreading shadows, gently enveloping the spirit fragment within her body.

From the shadows emerged many spiderweb-like structures, which connected with and merged with the spirit, eventually becoming part of it.

Soon, Elder Alexis's complexion returned to a rosy hue, her skin became more elastic, and even the color of her aged hair changed from silver-white to quite a bit black.

"How is it, Elder?"

Jack, who had been watching anxiously from the sidelines, couldn't help but ask a question.

Only after Alexis nodded did he relax. The "Demon Slayer" suddenly went out, and he seemed to finally relax as he plopped down on the ground.

"Very good……"

Jack muttered to himself.

After a while, once it was confirmed that the "Dementor" was completely dead, Leomaster released the Shadow Cage.

A blood-stained cloak, now a dark red, and a grayish-white crystal appeared on the ground. Roger's heart stirred, and he asked:
"Who among you needs this 'Death Reaper's' loot? It could be a key ingredient for high-sequence potions."

Leomaster and Alexis both shook their heads, and Jack expressed the same opinion.

This thing is of little use to "New Fog City". Leomaster is only interested in the sealed items related to "Three Heads Sanctuary" and has little interest in anything else.

Roger, therefore, respectfully complied and put away the "Dementor's" crystal and cloak.

"Let's go back."

Seeing that Alexis had basically recovered, Roger put Leomaster, Alexis, and Jack into the "Old Box," rolled the "Traveler's Dice" to the fourth side, and prepared to return to "New Fog City."

A flash of blue light appeared on Roger's body, and the illusory scene quickly passed by.

However, when he came to his senses again, he found himself not in "New Fog City," but in a tunnel filled with various paintings.

"This...'Fog City'?"

Roger's heart tightened, and he hurriedly tried to stand up, but he felt a tremendous force coming from behind him, which sent him flying.

Roger flew about seven or eight meters through the tunnel before he could barely use "gravity" to enter a stable floating state and look behind him.

Amon stood there expressionless, his raised left foot slowly lowering.

Although His expression remained unchanged, Roger could clearly sense that the "Angel of Time" was angry.

"What's wrong, boss?"

Roger's mind raced, and he asked with a smile.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"You know what you've done."

Amon remained expressionless.

"You dared to steal from me and then tried to pin this on me. If killing you hadn't been such a huge threat, you would have been dead just now."

"Uh……"

Roger was speechless.

He knew that Amon was probably referring to how he used the title of "Angel of Time" to exploit a bug to gain followers and conveniently establish a kinship between Amon and the "True Creator." Roger had initially held onto a sliver of hope that Amon wouldn't discover this so quickly, or even if he did, he wouldn't immediately come looking for him.

However, it seems he was overthinking things. The "ask for a hammer and you get a hammer" thing happened very quickly with Amon. In less than half a day, the big shovel had already hit Roger on the back of the head.

Roger thought for a moment and decided that instead of pretending to be innocent in front of the "God of Deception," it would be better to say something nice to avoid trouble.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Boss, don't be angry. I had no intention of using your name. What I told them was the truth."

"I just didn't know how to explain my relationship with the 'True Creator' to them, so I didn't explain things too clearly about you... In the end, I had no choice."

Roger knew that Amon was extremely adept at discerning things that were "accidental" and using these "mistakes" to achieve his own goals, and what Roger had done happened to fall within the sensitive area of ​​Amon's authority.

"..."

Amon was silent for a moment, then began to speak about something else:

"Give me the crystal of that 'Dementor' and the blood-stained cloak."

Roger's heart skipped a beat; he knew that Amon didn't want to take him seriously for the time being.

As he inwardly praised the pollution on his body, he took out the "Dementor's" grayish-white crystal and cloak.

"Boss, is this the main ingredient for the 'Parasite' potion?"

Roger tentatively asked questions, wanting to verify his conjecture.

"Yes, that guy has been avoiding me, but I have more important things to do and can't worry about him for the time being."

"Since you got rid of it for me, I'm happy to have some peace and quiet."

Amon adjusted his monocle and said.

Upon hearing this, Roger suddenly understood why the "Death Snatcher" had run so far.

It wasn't that it wanted to escape the retaliation of "New Fog City," but rather that it did this purely to escape the pursuit of Amon, the highest-ranking figure who had taken the "wrong" path.

Amon has been dedicated to collecting and assimilating all extraordinary traits and extraordinary beings from the "wrong" pathway high sequence. If a "Dementor" belonging to the same pathway at Sequence 4 level encounters Amon, it is certain that it will die.

The only difference is who makes the move. Now that Roger has helped, Amon doesn't need to go to the other side of the "Forsaken Land" himself.

"You are not allowed to mention my name to your followers again."

After saying this, Amon turned around and walked into the passageway again.

"Okay boss."

Roger's heart skipped a beat, and he asked curiously:

"Boss, what's in there?"

Ever since Amon arrived in Fog City, he has been digging and searching for something underground, which has piqued Roger's curiosity.

"You'll find out later."

Amon uttered these words, and then Roger felt the blue light around him shine again.

After a while, he returned to "New Fog City".

"It seems that Amon tampered with the 'Traveler's Dice' the first time he came into contact with it..."

Previously, Amon had assigned the "Traveler's Dice" coordinates pointing to the cemetery of Amra, but even though the number "4" was cleared, His power did not disappear.

This gave Roger a headache, because with this method, Amon could directly interfere with the "Traveler's Dice" teleportation location.

Although Roger knew that Amon didn't intend to kill him, this behavior still made him feel a bit annoyed.

"It seems we still need to kill Louis Wayne as soon as possible..."

Although Roger possesses two seals, "Philimon's Bell" and "Traveler's Dice," which correspond to the "Traveler" sequence 5 of the "Apprentice" pathway, both of them have their drawbacks.

In contrast, it would be more convenient to directly enslave the soul of a "traveler," but Roger would not target and enslave the souls of other "apprentices" who had no grudge against him. On the other hand, Louis Wayne, who was originally a traitor to the Abraham family, was a good choice.

In a moment of quick thought, Roger entered Alexis's room again.

Before entering the room, he released Alexis and the other two.

All three heads of Alexis wore smiles as they spoke in turn:

"Everyone.

"Thank you for your help. It seems I'm alright for now."

"If there's anything I can do to help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. Don't be shy."

Her face was filled with heartfelt gratitude. For nearly ten years, she had been tormented by pollution and loss of control. Now, she was finally able to regain her senses and basic health and watch "New Fog City" gradually improve. How could Alexis not feel fortunate?
"We would be honored if you could get better."

Leomaster began.

Roger and Bernadette politely said the same thing. Alexis smiled slightly and then looked at Roger:

"Please express your heartfelt gratitude to the 'Angel of Time'. From now on, I will pray and offer sacrifices regularly with the people of 'New Fog City' in accordance with the honored name you have given me. Please rest assured."

Let's skip the sacrifice; 'New Fog City' is so poor... And please don't mention the name "Time Angel"...

Roger thought for a moment and then said:
"It's best not to mention that name... Your honorable name is fine."

Roger, who had just been outmaneuvered by Amon, had learned to protect himself. Although Amon couldn't kill him, he might trip him up at a crucial moment, at which point Roger would probably be too scared to even cry.

It doesn't matter whether he talks about it or not. As long as he teaches the knowledge of astronomy and calendar to "New Fog City", he can achieve his goal of popularizing the "Hexing" belief.

“Understood.” Alexis nodded, a knowing look on her face.

Then she spoke again:
"Jack, help me down. I want to see the people of 'New Fog City'."

"it is good."

Jack quickly came over and helped Alexis up. She was able to gather her shadow skirt more tightly, and Roger could vaguely see the legs of this "New Fog City" elder.

The group left the stone chamber where Alexis had been staying and appeared on the cliff of the "New Fog City" cave.

Immediately, many people's eyes were drawn to this, and almost all the people of "New Fog City" who were over twenty years old immediately recognized that this was Alexis. They all shouted Elder Alexis's name, and some of the older people couldn't help but kneel down and worship Alexis on the spot.

Alexis smiled and waved. Following Roger and the others, almost everyone in "New Fog City" came to the damp ground below, stood still, and looked at Alexis.

On the one hand, they tasted delicacies they had never eaten before, and on the other hand, they saw Alexis, who had disappeared for ten years, reappear. The indifference and numbness that had been present on the faces of almost every person in "New Fog City" had also faded considerably.

They began to act more like real people, started to have expectations and obsessions about the future, and were no longer as indifferent to everything as before.

"Everyone, it's been a long time."

Alexis's voice was not loud, but it was firm and resounding.

The voice came from her young head, but none of the residents of "New Fog City" showed any disdain. They had been taught from childhood that Elder Alexis could already display the divine state of the "Trinity," so Alexis's strange appearance was seen by these people as a manifestation of greatness and holiness.

Soon, the middle-aged woman's head also opened:
“I think you have all tasted the delicacies brought by your ‘messengers of God’. By the grace of our Lord, His retinue has finally bestowed blessings upon us.”

The elderly Alexis also spoke at this moment:
"This change is just the beginning. As long as we devoutly worship our Lord and His great retinue, we will surely be able to obtain ultimate salvation and see true light."

At this moment, all the residents of "New Fog City" chorused to praise the "First Creator" and His retinue. After a moment, a young priest in a priest's robe asked curiously:
"Elder Alexis, does my lord's relative have any name? If so, it would be convenient for us to worship him in the future."

This is an extraordinary individual who has entered the "Reader" pathway. He is very interested in knowledge related to the divine, and at this moment, he subconsciously asked a question.

"of course."

Alexis glanced at Roger and said loudly:

His name is:

"The intersection of the starry sky and the spirit world, the crimson retinue of the shadow veil, the living embodiment of the starry sky and the calendar, the protector of the scattered souls of 'Mist City'."

Like Alexis, the priests of the New Fog City also understood the meaning contained in this honorific name.

They grasped many of the key points after only a brief moment of thought.

The only thing that puzzled them was the third part of the title, "The Living Body of the Stars and Calendars".

During the time of "Fog City", the starry sky was cut off, so the calendar was completely lost. Everyone, like in "Silver City", used lightning to tell time.

Hearing these two extremely unfamiliar terms again now left the priests of "New Fog City" feeling extremely confused.

Seemingly noticing their confusion, Alexis spoke up:

"In the coming period, Lord Roger, the messenger of my Lord, will teach us true astronomy and calendar, which is the first step in the salvation of 'New Fog City'."

"At that time, all the priests of 'New Fog City' will go to study, and Jack will lead everyone together."

"Yes!"

Jack answered loudly.

The readers of "New Fog City" were slightly taken aback, but then showed expressions of excitement.

This is because it means they will gain new knowledge, which for extraordinary individuals on the "Reader" path is an opportunity to digest potions and advance in rank. On the other hand, more knowledge will also help them improve their lives in "New Fog City".

They loudly praised "the Lord's retinue" and chanted His name.

Roger immediately sensed that many "anchors" were beginning to lock onto him through the "Primal Core." He knew without looking that many new rust-colored spots must have appeared in the spiritual sky.

"In this way, the first step in the attempt to spread the faith in the 'New Fog City' has been completed."

Roger felt extremely happy.

For the next two days, the joint exploration team stayed in New Fog City. During this time, Roger and Cattleya worked together to teach the people of New Fog City about astronomy and calendar systems.

He not only initially connected the calendar systems of the Fifth and Fourth Ages with those of the Third Age, and filled in the missing years of the "Land of Forsaken Gods," but also, with the cooperation of those "readers," created a celestial sphere model that could be used as a teaching aid.

In addition, the "Generalists" of the Joint Exploration Team also helped "New Fog City" redesign and renovate some infrastructure, optimizing the strength and drainage design of the houses, and using two low-sequence seals provided by Bernadette to create warehouses for them to store food for a long time.

On the other hand, Roger urgently contacted Emlyn through Mr. Fool, asking him to urgently produce a batch of potions that could strengthen the physique of the Fog City people and improve their health, in order to fundamentally transform their physical qualities.

Time quickly came to 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon in Backlund time. Roger specifically asked Jack Burton for a clean, empty room, and he and Cattleya sat inside, one on each side of the room.

Soon, as a burst of rust-colored light erupted, Roger reappeared at the bronze table inside the "Source Castle," becoming Mr. "Wheel of Fate."

The "Hermit" Cattleya sat diagonally opposite him. The two exchanged a quick glance but did not say anything more.

Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!

As always, Audrey's clear greeting rang out.

She then greeted the other participants of the "Tarot Club" in turn, and everyone nodded slightly in response to her greetings.

“Dear Mr. Fool, this time there are two pages of Emperor Roselle’s diary.”

At this moment, Lady "The Hermit" spoke up, saying that these were two new pages of the diary given to her by Bernadette. Because Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," had only shown fragmented knowledge of Chinese characters, it was still unlikely that he could fully decipher these messages. Therefore, Cattleya could only give them to Mr. "The Fool" to read in exchange for the corresponding knowledge.

"very good."

"The Fool," Klein said, as he had Cattleya materialize the two yellowish-brown pages, which instantly appeared in his hand.

The first page of the diary mainly recounts the story of Emperor Roselle building his own "Black Emperor" mausoleum.

This diary entry was so short that Klein suspected that after that, Russell Gustav attempted to forcibly ascend to the Sequence 0 True God "Black Emperor" at the cost of half-madness.

Of course, historically speaking, he was likely assassinated and perished in the White Maple Palace.

The second page of the diary has no date, but it contains a sentence written in Old Fussac:

"It's right after the one we just saw."

Was this a commentary by the "mysterious queen" Bernadette?

"The Fool" Klein had a sudden thought and continued reading.

In this chapter, Emperor Roselle warns future time travelers who might be able to read his diary to carefully choose their extraordinary path.

Because once a choice is made, the allies and enemies of this extraordinary being are largely determined.

However, Roselle did not offer his own judgment on the hostile relationship between the true gods of Sequence 0. He only mentioned that the high-ranking extraordinary beings of adjacent pathways are enemies of each other, and also said never to choose a pathway that has already been occupied by Sequence 0.

Russell himself suffered greatly in this regard, which is why he wanted to tell those who came after him about these things.

He also said that if any future time travelers are able to explore the secrets of time travel, they should go ahead boldly, as He will always be watching them if He is still alive.

Finally, Emperor Roselle didn't forget to remind those who came after him to "beware of the moon."

The diary entries end here.

"The Fool" Klein couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Based on the information he had previously obtained, the "Diviner" pathway does not currently have Sequence 0, but it does have the angel Zarathustra.

In addition, he also needs to be wary of three people: "The Blasphemer" Amon, Palez Zoroaster, and "The Door".

"By the way, speaking of Mr. 'Door,' Roger seems to have been collecting his belongings. Is he preparing to recall him, or is he doing something else?"

Klein's mind was in turmoil. He finally put down the diary, looked at the "Hermit" Cattleya, and asked:
"Is there anything you want to ask?"

The "Hermit" Cattleya pushed up her thick glasses, bowed her head respectfully, and asked:
"My esteemed 'Fool,' I would like to know if it is possible that Emperor Roselle is still alive?"

"Maybe."

Klein chuckled and gave an ambiguous answer.

Judging from Roselle's diary, He was still trying to save Himself, but since Bernadette was able to ask such a question, it means that she had never truly been certain of her father's death.

So this answer was just right; it seemed like she hadn't said anything, but it had actually helped Bernadette confirm a lot of things.

That is, even a god cannot fully ascertain the current life or death status of Emperor Roselle!

This undoubtedly gave her a glimmer of hope.

"You can start."

Seeing that Cattleya had no further questions, Mr. Fool gestured for everyone to speak freely.

"Mr. Sun, how have you been?"

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," spoke first, greeting Derrick, the "Sun."

He then added:
"Regarding what I said last time about giving you the 'Silver City' star calendar, I have already made arrangements."

Upon hearing this, "The Sun" Derrick perked up and excitedly asked:
"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' what do you need me to do?"

"It's very simple."

Roger smiled, then looked at Mr. Fool:
"Dear Mr. 'Fool,' I need to conjure up a picture. Could you please assist me?"

"can."

"The Fool" Klein nodded slightly, and then with his help, Roger marked the ruins where he had previously buried the "True Star Map".

Are you familiar with this ancient human architectural site?

he asked.

"This……"

"The Sun" Derrick's eyes lit up:
“I know this place. It’s a regular outpost for ‘Silver City’s’ explorations. We often rest here.”

"very good."

Roger nodded, referring to the "Wheel of Fortune," and then pointed to one of the walls:

"I hid that sealed artifact in this wall. When you and the exploration team come here later, you need to find a way to start a battle."

"The objective of this battle is to destroy this wall and retrieve the sealed artifact inside... which looks like a parchment scroll."

"it is good."

"The Sun" Derrick nodded, expressed his gratitude excitedly, and then asked:
"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' why did you hide it inside the wall? Couldn't you have just buried it underground?"

At this moment, "Justice" Audrey smiled and looked at "The Sun" Derrick, and said:

“I think Mr. ‘Wheel of Fortune’ probably doesn’t want to add any more suspicion to you.”

"Suspicion against me?"

"The Sun" Derrick was a little confused for a moment, and "The Hanged Man" Alger took over the conversation at the right time:

"Yes, if it's buried underground, your act of digging up the ground for no reason can easily be seen as a serious form of contamination. Even if the sealed artifact provided by Mr. 'Wheel of Fate' is found and returned to Silver City, they won't dare to use it easily."

"And the biggest advantage of hiding it in the wall is that it can be you or someone else that destroys the wall; it's purely a matter of chance."

"As long as the 'Six-Person Council' adheres to the most basic management principles, and no one can prove that you deliberately lured the monster there, you are absolutely safe... The appearance of that sealed artifact will also be considered a coincidence, and subsequent research on it can proceed normally."

"I understand."

"The Sun" Derrick's eyes lit up. He felt that he could learn something new every time he attended the "Tarot Meeting," and he benefited greatly from it in terms of both character and work.

"By the way, Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune'."

At this moment, Fors, the "magician," suddenly spoke up:

"I have been keeping an eye on Mr. X's whereabouts since the last gathering."

"Through my friend, I've come across a potentially valuable lead. Would you be interested in hearing about it?"

"of course."

Roger's eyes lit up as he gestured for Fors to continue.

(End of this chapter)