Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 391 Actions Against the "Blood Worship Cult" (Thanks to Hong for the Qidian Coins reward)
Klein nodded after hearing what Bandit said:

"Yes, I also noticed this difference when I was investigating the activities of people related to the 'Blood Worship Cult'."

"There's one more thing I need to add: the members of the 'reformers' usually refer to each other as 'family,' and their activities are more like a close-knit fraternity."

Within the "reformists," members must not harm each other and must unite against external threats.

“According to one of the ‘reformists’ whom I interrogated earlier, Vladil Azamat put the three of them together in a group and used some kind of blood magic to strengthen their bond.”

After saying that, he looked at Roger again:
"Speaking of which, I've heard Sam mention your 'Honest Demon' project. So, have you made any groundbreaking progress on your end?"

In fact, as the "Fool" himself, Klein was still somewhat aware of the situation, and his question was merely to make the conversation more in line with the amount of information he should have in his current role.

"Yes."

Roger naturally understood Klein's intentions. He explained to Klein the acting approach that Jordan Phillips had explored, and the latter couldn't help but fall into deep thought after listening.

"Roger, I have a question for you."

After a moment's thought, Klein spoke again:

Is it possible for a Sequence 0 True God in a particular pathway to directly affect the performance of the entire pathway, or to create differences in certain abilities?

"of course."

Roger nodded:

"In fact, if an Archangel of Sequence 1 of any pathway acquires the uniqueness of that pathway and successfully accommodates it, He already possesses the ability to modify the characteristics of that pathway."

"In this respect, the true god naturally also has corresponding abilities, and is even more powerful."

"When a true god of Sequence 0 is born, he can be regarded as the master of this path. Except for the core image of this path, the specific manifestations can be modified."

"I see."

Klein nodded; this was indeed a situation he hadn't been aware of before.

He thought for a moment:
"As an aside, has Amon modified the ability performance of the 'Thief' pathway?"

"Yes."

Roger nodded:

"He has nerfed the abilities of the 'Thief' pathway at sequence levels below Sequence 2 to a certain extent, meaning that all 'Thief' abilities before Sequence 2 will be somewhat diminished."

"He weakens his subordinate 'Thieves' in this way, while devouring the 'Thieves' who have been promoted to higher sequences that he discovers, thereby achieving his absolute dominance over this pathway."

"clear."

Klein nodded. Roger's answer had indeed cleared up many of his doubts and given him a better understanding of Amon's abilities.

Although Roger will not participate in the final competition for the title of "Lord of Mysteries" due to his own stance, he will not refuse to answer Klein's question.

After all, the other party noticed Amon's abnormality through his own observation. Now that he had doubts and took the initiative to speak, Roger, as a friend, had no reason to refuse to answer.

Similarly, if Amon needs Roger's help in any way that won't directly affect the outcome of the competition, Roger will lend a hand without any hesitation.

After all, Roger was a friend to both of them, and Roger only hoped that their final competition would be fair.

"So, to get back to the point..."

Klein thought for a moment, then spoke again:
Is it possible that the 'dark side of the universe,' through its unique authority, has begun to influence the characteristics of the entire pathway, allowing it to gradually develop an independent mode of performance while its symbolism remains unchanged?

"This is also a question I've been thinking about for a while."

Roger nodded:

"In fact, the role of the 'criminal' is quite fixed and limited in normal circumstances, because this path is inherently characterized by indulgence."

"I began to notice that this path had a certain new possibility because I had come into contact with that being's consciousness once."

"He told me the complete potion recipe and ascension ritual information for the 'Criminal' pathway. I was thinking about His purpose in doing so. Later, I realized that He might want me to cultivate a group of 'Criminal' pathway extraordinary individuals who are independent of the 'Blood Cult' and the demon family, and remind me in this way that there may be new ways of playing the role."

“And my success may have given Him some kind of help, even enabling Him to influence ‘criminal’ extraordinary individuals who have already advanced to the middle sequence.”

"Are you referring to the one originally worshipped by the 'Blood Worship Cult'?"

Klein frowned and asked again to confirm.

"Yes."

Roger nodded slightly:

"Otherwise, how do you think I controlled Sebastian Montoya? By all accounts, I'm now one of his chosen ones."

"I see."

Klein nodded, while Bandit, standing beside him, was taken aback.

"Shh, shut up."

Roger saw that Bandit seemed about to mention the name "Dark Side of the Universe" and stopped him in time.

After all, this is Trier, and considering that there seems to be some kind of "Mother Tree of Desire" power leaking out underground, Tifabti here may cause unpredictable consequences.

"Yes, we have been in contact."

After Roger finished speaking, Bandit nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"So why do you think that person believes there are new possibilities for playing the role of a 'criminal'?"

At this point, Klein also realized that Fabti must have had Roger conduct an experiment. During this process, Jordan Phillips successfully set an example, which allowed Him to find the corresponding loophole. Then, by using His remaining control over the "Abyss," He influenced the performance of the lower sequence to a certain extent.

The problem is that thousands of years have passed. If a corresponding way of playing the role existed, Fabti should have discovered it long ago—even excluding the fact that he himself was not in good condition, he should not have waited for Roger to appear before seeking a solution.

Therefore, one possibility is that Roger was special in some way, which is the only way to explain why things turned out this way.

"have no idea.

“It’s possible that some other great being helped Him, or it’s possible that I was the first person to accidentally enter the ‘Blackwing Reef’ and come into contact with the ‘Abyss’ projection.”

Roger shook his head. In fact, he had some guesses about what role he played in this, but he wasn't quite sure yet.

The only thing he was fairly certain of was that Adam must have provided some kind of assistance during Fabti's awakening, and that assistance likely continued to this day, which led to Fabti's condition improving.

"last question."

Klein continued:

Why do you want to help Him?

"Well... it's a long story, or rather, I can't explain too much right now."

Roger was silent for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

"I can only tell you that extraordinary people, when they reach a high position, often don't care about the good or evil of the means themselves, but only about their position."

"From a standpoint of our position, He is closer to us, and helping Him is nothing more than elbowing our enemies."

"Ok."

Klein knew Roger didn't want to say too much, so even though he still had many questions, he could only nod.

But one thing he was clear about was that the "Mother Tree of Desire" and Fabuti were undoubtedly on opposite sides, and the "Mother Tree of Desire" had already laid its cards on the table in the previous "Celestial Cult" incident, showing its naked hostility towards Klein.

In contrast, Fabti has not caused any harm, so Klein is still willing to trust Roger's judgment.

Then he spoke again:
"It seems we need to meet with Vladil Azamat in person to confirm more details."

"However, at present, the relationship between the two sides is relatively clear. That is, there is no conflict of interest between us and the 'reformers', while those swing voters and the 'conservatives' who do not belong to the demon family still believe in the 'dark side of the universe' and may turn to the 'reformers' as the situation develops."

"On the contrary, the 'Demon Family' is currently on the opposite side from us... Am I right to say that?"

"That's a very good summary."

Roger gave Klein a thumbs up.

In fact, just as Klein said, he had not previously realized that Sebastian Montoya had any problems other than hostility toward the "Reformers." He was probably simply dissatisfied with Vladil's ideas rather than consciously pledging allegiance to those high-ranking figures of the "Abyss" path who had been corrupted by the "Mother Tree of Desire."

This can be seen from the fact that Roger was able to use the "Abyss" aura belonging to Fabuti to suppress him. If Sebastian was influenced by the "Mother Tree of Desire", he should not have shown such extreme obedience to Fabuti's power.

Based on Bandit's feedback, Sebastian is indeed gathering his "Blood Cult" members as Roger instructed. Although there is an element of fear of Roger's power involved, his loyalty to the "Dark Side of the Universe" should be beyond question.

It is only because Fabti's current modifications to the "Abyss" pathway cannot be extended to higher sequences that Sebastian still exhibits a considerable degree of confusion.

In contrast, the North family is the one he should really be wary of.

Therefore, Roger felt it was necessary to find an opportunity to eliminate as many of the North family members and the "conservatives" who stubbornly believed in the "abyss" as possible, and at the same time, to contact Vladil Azamat and see what kind of background he had.

Judging from his ability to use the "Abyss" pathway seal artifacts at the angelic level, this Sequence 5 "Apostle of Desire" is likely a being of the "Dark Side of the Universe" or something similar, but in any case, this still needs further confirmation.

He shared his ideas with Klein and Bandit, and both of them had no objections. He then began to confirm with Bandit the locations of the strongholds of those members of the "conservatives" who stubbornly believed in the "Abyss" or were related to the demon family.

After confirming the battle plan, Roger noticed that Klein and Bendit were both a little sleepy, so he agreed to carry out the operation the following night and then let them go to sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast, Roger and Klein changed their appearances and pretended to be ordinary tourists. They then took Bandit around as tourists to scout out the locations and get a general idea of ​​the areas around the strongholds they planned to raid that night.

Of course, Roger didn't forget to pray to Adam and tell him his plan.

Although Adam did not respond, Roger knew that as long as the "dreamer" did not object, it meant that he approved of Roger's actions.

This reassured Roger a bit more. As night fell, he, Klein, and Bendit each identified three conservative strongholds of the Blood Cult that were not guarded by demigods and prepared to launch a surprise attack.

These three locations were identified as strongholds that urgently needed to be eliminated after comprehensive analysis. Once these places were successfully destroyed, the external influence of the North family would be greatly weakened.

Of course, even if there are no demigods in these places, it cannot be ruled out that there are high-sequence sealed artifacts or that those "demons" have the ability to summon high-sequence "abyss" creatures. Therefore, Roger also made a full assessment of the combat power of the three parties to ensure that the offensive power of the three points was overflowing.

As a Sequence 3 dual-path Saint, Klein possesses a Sequence 4 "Devil" as his puppet, while Bandit holds a seal corresponding to the extraordinary characteristic of "Manipulator".

From this perspective, it seems that Bandit's combat power is relatively weaker. However, on the other hand, this cat possesses multiple Sequence 4 demigod-level abilities due to its "Record Officer" ability. In addition, the cat's combat intelligence is not bad. Therefore, the main difference between it and Klein lies in the lack of "Source Matter" and the relative lack of combat experience.

To make up for this gap, Roger specially created a clone for Bandit. This clone has some of the abilities of the "Living Star Chart" and also has independent thinking. This clone will act together with Bandit and assist it in battle.

When the appointed time arrived, the two people and the cat went their separate ways.

Roger chose a location in a warehouse area on the outskirts of Trier, which is one of Trier's main supply chain transit hubs, responsible for transshipping goods from Fenneport to Trier and other medium-sized cities in the surrounding area.

As night fell, many people began to get busy in a corner of the warehouse area.

At that moment, Roger was standing on the dome of a tall building next to them, looking down at them with a calm expression.

On the surface, these people were undoubtedly ordinary workers, but under Roger's "Secret Insight" vision, their spiritual and astral characteristics as "criminal" extraordinary individuals were completely exposed.

These people appear to be moving and transferring supplies needed by the Blood Cult and the Demon Clan. Due to the attack by the Eternal Sun Church's Inquisition, they can only use the outer shell of the warehouse and logistics base to bring the supplies into Trier.

On the one hand, the control in the suburbs is more relaxed, and on the other hand, these supplies will eventually be transported to the designated location by ordinary freight companies and then wholesaled by trading companies.

After changing hands twice in this way, they are transported to the designated location—and this is the best solution that these cultists have figured out after long-term attacks from the Church of the Eternal Sun.

Roger chose this place not only because it had the most "demons" and the strongest defenses among the three strongholds, but also because he could use "Secret Insight" and "Incidental Foresight" to clarify the "Blood Cult" strongholds that Bandit had not yet discovered.

Roger had previously interrogated Sebastian Montoya, the "Whisperer," who claimed he was unaware of the situation at all the strongholds within the Blood Cult—a situation also found with the demigod of the North family whom Roger had enslaved.

This was actually a security design implemented by the North family and other demon families. Each high-ranking member of the family only controlled a portion of the strongholds. This prevented the situation where a demigod was defeated and all the strongholds were exposed. Secondly, it prevented certain individuals from using mediums to spy on relevant intelligence through psychic and prophetic abilities. "It's almost time."

Roger used the "Living Star Chart" ability to calculate the current time and determined that it was time for the three parties to take action as agreed.

In a state of "psychological invisibility," he jumped off the dome and plummeted rapidly toward the logistics center.

As he approached the ground, Roger used anti-gravity to land gently, then reached out with both hands to his surroundings.

When "Dark Annihilation" was activated, the dark environment inside the logistics base, which had been deliberately created by the demons, was distorted into a state of "secrecy." This made it difficult for outsiders to detect what was happening inside, and the bloody scent caused by the killings could not be detected by the other "criminals" who were extraordinary.

Then, Roger's right hand emitted a faint, perceptible light of dawn.

This is Roger's result of replicating the dawn light of "Demon Slayer" to a minimum using "Mystic Manifestation," since there are no high-sequence "criminals" here, so this level is sufficient.

Roger spotted two lone "criminals"—Transcendentalists—in a corner. He silently approached them and, using the power of the morning light, instantly pierced through them.

As Roger flicked the blood off his wrist, the two corpses began to writhe rapidly.

Moments later, they all became Roger's puppets, sharing the power of Roger's "Astral Burst" and "Spirit-Flesh Blade".

Under Roger's command, the two puppets quickly dispersed, and for a moment, the light of dawn, the bursts of multicolored starlight, and the rusty black brilliance shone in the night sky.

By the time one of the "Apostles of Desire" responsible for guarding the site finally discovered the anomaly, Roger and his three puppets had already killed dozens of "criminals" through the Extraordinary pathway.

"There is an intruder!"

He shouted in the demon language, and at the same time, the "Apostle of Desire" was rapidly transformed into a demon.

Two goat-like horns grew on his head, and his skin turned into jet-black keratin. He carried a large sword that emitted the smell of sulfur, and his wings fluttered slightly behind him.

"Someone from the North family?"

Upon seeing this, Roger immediately used his "Secret Insight" to see through the similarity between the other party's bloodline and that of Galio North.

As the "Apostle of Desire" called out, the remaining three Sequence 6 "Demons" also revealed their demonic forms. However, their figures were not as large as the "Apostle of Desire," and their aura was much weaker.

These "demons" were all members of the North family. Roger sneered and summoned Galio North's spirit directly.

"die."

As soon as Galio North appeared, his lips moved and he uttered a demonic word filled with filth.

This word, like a curse, instantly locked onto the four "demons" of the North family through the bond of blood.

"boom."

One of the "demons" suddenly exploded, spraying corrosive blood with a sulfurous odor onto the ground and the surrounding wooden crates.

Before the other three could recover from their shock, their bodies exploded just like the "demon," and Roger quickly wiped out all the "demons" in the stronghold.

"That should be enough."

Roger clapped his hands, releasing the two flesh puppets he had been controlling, and then absorbed them into his body as a reserve of his own flesh and blood.

Following that, Roger used his "premonition" to investigate the nature and intended destination of the thousands of boxes of goods at the scene.

After a while, Roger closed his eyes and began to organize the clues he had discovered in his mind.

Most of these goods consisted of food, fresh water, and essential supplies, but in addition, there were tools used to perform black magic and demon summoning rituals, such as specimens and skeletons of human bodies and supernatural beings, as well as some plant products with special mystical significance, such as nightshade grass, blood-sucking bacteria, and the secretions of man-eating flowers.

These items bear a striking resemblance to the furnishings Roger had previously discovered at the Belial family's dark magic altar, leading Roger to conclude that these places were likely sites where the North family and its vassals performed ritual magic or conducted sacrifices.

"Next, tell all these places to the Church of the Eternal Sun...tsk tsk, they'll be very busy."

Roger then disappeared into the night, but instead of rushing back to "Old Man's Inn," he destroyed two more outposts that were upstream and downstream of the warehouse and destroyed some of the traces at the scene.

During this time, he even killed another Sequence 4 "devil" who was in charge of guarding the site and confiscated the other's extraordinary traits.

However, just as Roger was about to leave, he suddenly noticed some unusual bloodstains on the ground.

He frowned, as if he had noticed something, and then followed the trail of blood down a staircase.

Soon, Roger found an iron gate at the end of a drainage ditch, inside which lay four or five people lying haphazardly. They all appeared to be extraordinary individuals from the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.

They were all dead at this moment, and their bodies began to emit a faint stench. It seemed that these people were killed by that "devil" during the course of law enforcement, and the bodies had not yet been disposed of.

"Ugh."

Roger sighed softly, prayed for these people in his heart, then opened the iron gate, temporarily threw their remains into an empty corner inside the "Old Days Box," and then returned the way he came.

"The destruction of this stronghold should cause some delays in the transmission and aggregation of information within the North family, which will buy enough time for the Church of the Eternal Sun."

"And these remains are a gift to the Inquisition."

Because of Klein, Roger always had a special sympathy for the official Beyonders. Even though the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the Lord of Storms were enemies, their interests were actually aligned in fighting the Outer Gods and cracking down on cultists.

In other words, these people are actually dying for a just cause, and Roger respects them from the bottom of his heart.

He returned to the back door of the "Inquisition" facility he had visited the day before, neatly arranged the corpses on the ground, and placed a note in the pocket of one of the "purifiers" dressed in white.

Having done all this, Roger turned and left, knowing that the Purifiers within the Inquisition would soon notice the smell emanating from the corpses and the clues Roger had left behind.

As dawn approached, Roger, Klein, and Bendit reunited and reviewed the previous night's battle.

They successfully destroyed a total of 5 strongholds. Fortunately, neither Klein nor Bandit encountered any demigod-level opponents, which made their operation less complicated.

Furthermore, Klein also found a clue that seemed to indicate the location of one of the North family's angels in Trier, and this direction matched a location that Roger had previously discovered that was suspected to be the site of a dark magic ritual.

And through his divination, the authenticity of this information was verified.

This is undoubtedly a major discovery. At least now they finally know the location of one of the North family's top combatants, and they can have corresponding contingency plans for the next operation.

Furthermore, after this night of fierce fighting, more than half of the members of the "Blood Worship Cult" who believed in the "Abyss" were purged. This will undoubtedly greatly shake the role of the corresponding "anchor" and provide some help for the "dark side of the universe" to breathe.

"What's next?"

Bandit wagged its tail and asked.

"We need to do two things."

Roger held up his hand and showed two fingers:
"First thing, Sebastian's men should have been assembled by now. I'll go find him in a bit."

"The second thing is that, if nothing unexpected happens, the Church of the Eternal Sun will soon launch a raid on the North family. By the time they find out what's going on, I estimate that the North family will be close to destruction."

After saying that, he added:
"Now, you all go eat and rest, I'm going to find Sebastian."

"it is good."

Klein and Bendit were indeed exhausted and hungry. They didn't try to be modest with Roger and went to rest as he suggested.

Roger bought a sandwich and ate it in two bites before arriving at a rather respectable detached house.

This is the family residence of a "blood worship" believer, and it is also where Sebastian is currently located.

"Bang bang bang."

Roger knocked on the door, and a moment later a young man who looked somewhat sickly opened it.

"Who are you looking for?"

He looked at Roger warily and asked.

"I'm looking for Sebastian Montoya."

Roger spoke first, and then, under the young man's puzzled and surprised gaze, squeezed through the door.

"I said, you've come to the wrong place."

Just as Roger was walking down the corridor, the man suddenly spoke.

"I do not have."

Roger stopped and then answered the other's question in the devil's language.

The young man's body suddenly tensed, and he broke out in a cold sweat. Then he heard Roger ask in Intis:

Are there any other questions?

"No, that's all, sir."

The man hurriedly answered.

"very good."

Roger turned around and walked towards the second floor, and the man finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just clearly felt the oppressive aura that only high-ranking demons possessed, so intense that he couldn't even muster the courage to ask a question.

Roger knew where he was going. Just as he stood in front of a study door, before he could even knock, the door opened by itself from the inside.

"Sir, you are here."

Sebastian opened the door and immediately bowed to Roger.

"Ah."

Roger nodded calmly, then walked straight in and sat down on the leather sofa inside.

"What do you want to drink?"

Sebastian asked tentatively.

"I'm not drinking anymore. Please sit down. I have something to tell you."

Roger gestured with his chin to the smaller sofa opposite him.

"Yes."

Sebastian nodded, and he relaxed a little. Judging from Roger's demeanor, Roger probably wasn't there to take his life.

Roger then recounted what he had done the previous night to Sebastian, and as he expected, the account immediately puzzled Sebastian.

Originally, Roger seemed to support the "conservatives," but heaven knows why this suspected "dark side of the universe" would kill so many "conservative" members.

Moreover, he himself was a leader of the "conservatives," so the other party's behavior left him somewhat bewildered, unsure of what the other party wanted to do.

Immediately afterwards, he heard Roger say:

"Sebastian, your loyalty is seen by the 'Dark Side of the Universe'."

Upon hearing this, Sebastian tensed up, but felt a little relieved.
"My loyalty is beyond question."

Roger nodded slightly:

"Very good. I'm here today mainly to inform you of three things."

Then, he added with a smile:
“Remember, what I say may represent the current will of the ‘dark side of the universe’.”

(End of this chapter)