Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 409 The Malice of the "Desolate Matriarch"
Upon hearing Roger's analysis, many members of the "Star Fleet" became serious.

But that wasn't all; Roger continued:

"The only problem now is that I can't tell which path the 'weather sorcerer's' partner is on... Chieftain, are you aware of the abilities that lady possessed before her fall?"

Chief Kesk fell into thought upon hearing this, and after a long while, he said:

“I’ve heard some things from the previous chieftain; that woman seems to have the magical power to transform the soil and make it fertile.”

"Not only that, she seems to be able to transform inanimate objects into living things, and even summon the souls of the dead back and turn them into wandering evil spirits."

Upon hearing these two sentences, Roger's heart sank.

He thought for a moment, then asked:
"After her fall, were there any evil spirits among the dead on Koske Island?"

"I'm pretty sure, no."

Chief Kesk shook his head:
"That woman said she hoped the Kesk people would survive until the angel's remains returned home, so our land has her blessing, and no evil spirits have arisen over the years."

Then he asked curiously:

"Do you suspect that there are evil spirits on this island?"

"It might not be on the island, but it's possible inside the mausoleum."

Roger shook his head, then added:

"Also, if I'm not mistaken, we probably can no longer refer to that lady as 'she'."

"Boss, could it be...?"

Ofina King seemed to have thought of something; she covered her mouth in surprise, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"Yes, that's most likely an angel from the 'farmer' pathway."

Roger breathed a sigh of relief. Only in this way could the woman's ability to transform the dead into evil spirits and even suppress the "fog of war" of the "weather sorcerer" on the night of the blood moon be explained, because in essence, the two sides were on the same level of power.

He had previously thought that there was a big difference between Koske Island and "Silver City", but now it seems that the two are in very similar situations. Both have a "Desolate Matriarch" who sleeps underground and has received corresponding protection, so that the race can continue to exist for a long time.

That's not the worst part. It seems that the "Desolate Matriarch" has limited her power to a certain extent to prevent the Koske people from being wiped out, but that doesn't mean there aren't evil spirits inside the angelic tomb.

Especially the "weather sorcerer" who was closely related to the "Desolate Matriarch," if he did not go to the underworld for a period of time after his death, it is possible that he would be transformed into an evil spirit by the "Desolate Matriarch's" longing.

If that's the case, Roger and his men would be in big trouble if they rashly entered the mausoleum.

At this moment, Roger was extremely grateful that he had previously proposed to "The Hermit" Cattleya to rent "Pale Death," a sealed artifact that corresponded to the extraordinary characteristics of "Pale Emperor," Sequence 1 of the "Grim Reaper" pathway.

After that gathering, the "mysterious queen" Bernadette made it clear that she could lend the sealed artifact to Roger, but the two parties have not yet had a chance to make the deal.

Roger originally intended to use the sealed artifact in another place, but it seems he may need to rent it one more time.

Not for any other reason than that the "Pale Emperor's" ability is very effective against the "Desolate Mistress's" ability. Whether it is the suppression of spirits or the ability to erode life force, "Pale Death" is very suitable for the current situation.

"Alright, let's contact the 'Hermit' lady first."

Roger, thinking of this, looked at Chief Kesk again:

"Your Excellency Chieftain, I will resolve the problems left by Christopher for you, but before that, I need to pray to a deity."

"Could you please arrange a quiet room for me? I'll be done soon."

"no problem."

Upon hearing Roger's words, Chief Kesk immediately responded positively. He thought that Roger might be praying to the deity served by the Einhorn family's angels, so he immediately offered Roger the hall that the clan usually used for sacrifices.

On the other hand, Roger sent Ophina and the others to talk to Chief Koske to find out more about the situation of the outsiders on the island.

According to Chief Kesk, some of the outsiders had ulterior motives, but they were all eliminated by the Kesk people. The survivors were exiled to a small island and temporarily isolated.

It is precisely because of this that the two boys were more impulsive and easily swayed by a single event than the older Koske people.

Most outsiders who come to the Kosque Islands quickly fall into panic after a brief period of novelty. They will try to seek help from the Kosques, and it is rare to find someone who chooses to attack the Kosques.

Therefore, most of the Koske people did not react excessively, but in any case, Roger specifically instructed Philip and Dionysius to interrogate and examine those Northlanders carefully.

Roger could consider taking ordinary people with no bad records back to the Northern Continent, but he wouldn't mind letting those vicious people or those who had attacked the Koskes rot on the island.

Based on both Christopher's description and Roger's firsthand observation, the Kokos were indeed a very simple and honest people who had clearly provided assistance to outsiders on more than one occasion—although almost none of these people had successfully returned to the civilized world.

Such a person, who could so cruelly harm the kind-hearted Koske people who offered help, would be a destabilizing factor even if he returned to the North Continent. At least Roger himself was extremely disgusted by such an ungrateful person.

After Roger arrived at the shrine, the patriarch ordered the doors to be closed, and he knelt before the symbol representing "war" and began to pray to Mr. Fool.

“Dear Mr. Fool, I am currently facing some trouble on the Misty Sea and urgently need the 0th-level sealed artifact of the Corpse Collector pathway that the Mysterious Queen possesses.”

“We have reached a preliminary agreement on the transaction, but the transaction has not yet officially started. So, could you please help me contact Ms. ‘Hermit’?”
"Praise you, Mr. Fool."

After praying, Roger waited quietly in place.

About twenty minutes later, Mr. Fool delivered a special item to him.

It was a pale mask that shimmered with a metallic sheen. Only the eye area had holes; the rest of the mask was seamless.

This is the "Pale Death," a level 0 sealed artifact, a magical item formed from one of the three Sequence 1 Extraordinary Properties left behind by the "Emperor of the Underworld," Salinger, after his fall.

This sealed artifact serves four main purposes.

First, it can materialize an extremely complex and mysterious three-dimensional symbol, which can be used to seal others or shatter sealed objects.

Secondly, it can suppress abnormal activation in the body, and cause the living properties of magical items to dissipate quickly, just like reaching the end of life.

Third, it can cause surrounding objects to begin to weather, at a speed so fast that it feels as if thousands or tens of thousands of years have passed in just one or two seconds.

Finally, it can cause the aura of the target to gradually decay, as if it is rushing towards the end of death. Within its influence, even the concept of "death" itself will weather away and disappear.

With his first ability, Roger can effectively target any monsters or evil spirits that may exist in the Angelic Tomb, while his second ability allows him to instantly eliminate the mutated flesh and blood left behind by Christopher.

As for the side effects of this sealed artifact, it is that the wearer's thoughts will gradually die along with the body until they become a corpse and its slave.

For Roger, who possesses flesh-and-blood puppets and various virtual personalities, this is a side effect that can be completely avoided.

After thanking Mr. Fool again, Roger inquired in detail with Chief Koske about the interior of the Angel's Tomb, based on what he knew.

He then flew with Lindsay, Bandit, and Alice, who had regained consciousness and calmed down, to the island that was completely covered by Christopher's flesh and blood.

“Christopher…Father…”

Alice looked down at the scene below and murmured to herself, a hint of sadness in her eyes.

Alice was more disturbed by this bizarre scene than by the sight of Christopher's head, which had turned into a spider-like monster, in her own home.

If she hadn't known that Christopher's consciousness was no longer within that flesh and blood, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on at all; even a single glance would have caused her to collapse again.

"In any case, this is a necessary end."

Roger glanced at Alice, offered a reassuring word, and then quickly created a flesh and blood puppet clone with the ability of a "living star chart," entrusting it with "Pale Death."

At the same time, Roger did not forget to use the "Silver Mirror" to bring good luck to his group. This was to prevent the "Pale Death" from weathering away the inner spirit of the "Mystic" seal that had been fused into Christopher's flesh and blood, and to prevent Mr. "Door" from ultimately being unable to be resurrected with its help.

After preparing, the "Living Star Chart" clone began to descend gradually, and after a while it arrived above the fleshy tentacles.

As the word "pale death" was placed on its face, an inexplicable sense of vicissitude immediately enveloped the flesh puppet.

Centered on it, everything around it began to head towards irreversible death. Affected by this power, the bizarre and grotesque flesh and blood also began to age and decay rapidly. The eyeballs instantly lost their moisture and began to turn pale along with the flesh and blood.

In just over ten seconds, Christopher's flesh and blood turned to dust, revealing the entrance to the Angelic Tomb on the neighboring Koske Island.

Seeing this, Alice gradually calmed down, seemingly relieved that Christopher's affair had finally come to an end.

Once the last piece of flesh disappeared, the bare ground, devoid of any vegetation, was revealed.

"Pale Death" fell downwards, but Roger caught it in time and put it into the "Old Days Box".

At this very moment, on the ground, there is an hourglass with an ancient shape, full of the style of the Tudor dynasty of the Quaternary period.

The hourglass is about 30 centimeters high and is filled with colorful sand that looks like stars.

"This is……"

Roger's heart stirred, and he slowly descended, soon arriving beside the hourglass.

“'Augustine’s Mysterious Hourglass'.”

Roger took a deep breath. This was a sealed artifact left behind by Augustine Abraham, a Sequence 4 saint of the Abraham family, and the last piece of the puzzle in Mr. "Door's" hands after his resurrection.

This sealed artifact has three main functions. First, it serves as a "secret protector," which Roger often uses to safeguard secrets that the user does not want outsiders to know, and to shield against tracking and sensing.

Secondly, there is "exile." The holder of "Augustine's Mystic Hourglass" can connect to many mystical spaces and exile enemies into any of them to achieve purposes such as imprisonment or killing.

The third ability is "Illusion," which allows the user's figure to suddenly become illusory, turning into one illusory door after another. The user's true form constantly appears behind the "doors," existing in two different worlds from the attacker, gazing at each other from afar, layer upon layer, countless in number.

As for the side effects of "Augustine's Mysterious Hourglass," it will cause the user to gradually lose his sense of direction. The longer he uses it, the more likely he is to fall into a state of "exile" and "secret." If it is not for a demigod with the means to break the secret deliberately searching for him, he may remain in the world behind the door forever.

Of course, Roger doesn't need to use this sealed artifact right now—because of Bandit and the "Heart of the Star Lord," he can use "Mystic Manifestation" to recreate the abilities of the "Arcanist."

The moment Roger picked up the sealed artifact, a sudden change occurred.

Without warning, the portal to the "Old Box" opened, and "John's Magic Book" and "Raziel's Star Compass," which Roger had stored inside, flew out, as if all concepts related to "doors" around Roger had been opened up.

"John's Magic Book" and "Raziel's Star Compass" floated around "Augustine's Mystic Hourglass," but could never complete their reunion.

Roger breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this. He had anticipated that this situation might occur, so he had already stored "Amra's Guidance" and "Philimon's Bell" in the "Primal Core".

For this source material, even Mr. "Door" would find it almost impossible to open the door to it without Roger's permission, let alone the aggregation effect produced by a Sequence 2 clone if His main body had not perished.

If he hadn't made such preparations beforehand, Mr. Door's resurrection plan would most likely have been activated directly, and his newborn body would certainly have been corrupted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess." In that case, even if he were to return to Earth, the resurrection could be considered a complete failure.

On the other hand, this may also lead to the result that all Sequence 1 extraordinary properties and uniqueness of the "Gate" pathway may be temporarily unable to return, which will directly affect the progress of the subsequent birth of the "Lord of Mysteries".

In any case, it is not the time for Mr. "Door" to be resurrected for the time being. There are two main considerations here. First, Mr. "Door" must die once after his return. Considering that he holds the authority over the mysterious world and the space behind the door, the only one who can truly do this is the angel king Amon, who is on the "wrong" path.

In other words, the original "Door" must be replaced in terms of fate, so that the influence of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" at the top of the "Door" pathway can be truly eradicated, and the resurrected Sequence 2 "Door" will exist in a relatively "clean" state.

Another noteworthy point is that, given the occult connection between the two parties, Mr. "Door" should have been aware that all the elements of his resurrection plan had been gathered.

We don't know what state He is in right now, whether He is conscious or confused, nor do we know what the "Fallen Mother Goddess" thinks about this matter.

In any case, all of Mr. Door's resurrection plans have been gathered, and now Roger only needs to wait for the right opportunity.

"Compared to this matter, the bigger problem right now is this..."

Roger put the three sealed items back into the "Old Box" and looked up at the entrance to the black mausoleum with its intricate patterns and sculptures on the main island of Koske across the way.

On the stone pillars on the left and right sides of the mausoleum, there are carvings of a man and a woman respectively.

Although the mausoleum has suffered severe weathering, Roger was still able to reconstruct its original appearance using the vision of "Dark Annihilation".

The man was dressed in Quaternary-style armor, holding a spear formed of flames. He was tall and imposing, with eyes that revealed extreme arrogance and confidence.

The woman was beautiful and sat among flowers and a group of children, surrounded by various creatures and clay figurines, looking every bit the loving mother.

Without a doubt, these are the angels of the Einhorn family and the "Desolate Matriarch." In a sense, these two angels are the father and mother of the Kosque Islands, but unlike the Kosque people who still exist today, they have already passed away.

Roger returned to the main island with Lindsay, Bendit, and Alice. He left Alice behind to investigate the culture and customs of the Koske tribe, while he planned to take the other two demigods into the Angelic Tomb.

Standing before the gates of the Angel's Tomb, Roger's "Dark Annihilation" vision suddenly activated, and he began searching for any mechanisms that might open the tomb's doors.

Half a minute later, Roger's eyes lit up. He walked to a corner of a building that had begun to slightly collapse, and then summoned the soul of "Puppet" Avina Colpes.

The "puppet's" ability to manipulate inanimate matter was activated, and the collapsed area was completely cleared, revealing a square base with a spherical bottom in front of Roger.

There was a circular groove on the base. After a quick estimate, Roger took out the "Einhorn Family Spirit Urn" again.

With just a few gestures, he knew that the two were a good match.

Because the gate to the Angel's Tomb has been closed for over a thousand years, and has undergone historical changes such as weathering and collapse, it is difficult for Roger to determine whether there is any danger behind the gate through "premonition" and "dark annihilation".

On the other hand, Roger had a strange feeling that the gate to the Angelic Mausoleum itself seemed to be a product of some kind of life-forging process, and that it possessed an anti-prophetic function at the angelic level, which made it more difficult for him to peer into the world behind the gate.

Ultimately, Roger decided to use the "mind communication" channel to have Lindsay's men evacuate all the Koskeans, along with the low-to-mid-sequence Beyonders of the "Star Fleet," away from the Angelic Tomb.

This is to prevent any dangerous toxic gases or evil spirits from lurking inside the Angel's Tomb, which would certainly cause large-scale and unnecessary casualties.

After a while, once everyone had been evacuated, Roger placed the "Einhorn Family Spirit Urn" onto the pedestal, where it fit perfectly.

Two seconds later, the spirit urn began to slowly rotate, and the double doors of the angel's mausoleum began to open to both sides.

Soon, a dark, downward passage appeared before Roger, Lindsay, and Bendit.

Roger was finally able to observe the road using "Dark Annihilation" and "Dark Thread Foresight." After confirming that there were no toxic, flammable, or explosive gases, he turned to Bandit and Lindsay and said:

"Light the fire." The man and the cat understood, and they both used their own methods to create flames for illumination. Roger also summoned the soul of "War Bishop" Vladimir Kassienov and had him ignite the flames to light the way down.

"Bandit, keep the secret."

After stepping into the mausoleum, Roger had Bandit use "Secret Guard" to temporarily seal the entrance to prevent any creatures hiding in the shadows from sneaking out and attacking the people outside while they were distracted.

Then the two people and the cat headed down.

As Roger descended, he could smell a cold, salty odor, seemingly from the sea, and the "Hidden Premonition" began to reveal some lurking dangers.

When Roger and his crew reached a flat area, his sense of danger reached its peak.

Ahead of this flat land lies a vast space almost submerged by seawater, and above that seawater are square stone platforms spaced about two meters apart.

"Roger, this place makes me very uncomfortable."

Bandit suddenly spoke, its ears folding back and the gray fur on its back standing on end, as if it had sensed some kind of danger.

"I feel the same way."

Lindsay also spoke up. He seemed calmer than Bandit, but his expression was equally grim.

"Ah."

Roger nodded:

There should be something in this seawater.

After saying that, he continued:

"We can conduct an experiment first."

After saying this, he created a flesh and blood puppet and then gave it the ability to "reveal mysteries".

After doing all this, he controlled the flesh and blood puppet to walk towards the stone platform.

The first platform worked fine, and then came the second and third platforms.

When the flesh and blood puppet stepped onto the fourth platform, the platform suddenly sank downwards.

The flesh golem was terrified. It quickly used "Arcane Presentation" to replicate "Antigray," which ensured that it did not fall into the water.

But before it could make any further moves, a creature with many human limbs sewn together and a head like an anglerfish leaped out of the sea and swallowed the blood-mouthed puppet whole!
"Fog grass."

Lindsay immediately swore, and Bandit let out a sharp meow.

But Roger had no intention of letting the strange fish go easily. He made a strange hand seal and pointed it at the strange fish that had already reached the highest point.

A violent explosion was heard immediately, and the flesh puppet replicated the "War Bishop's" "Manipulation of Flames"!
The strange fish was instantly pierced through the abdomen, let out a painful roar, and then fell back into the water.

Roger wanted to control the flesh puppet again to create a "star explosion", but he was surprised to find that he could no longer sense the existence of the flesh puppet!
"interesting."

A moment later, he lowered his hand.

"Captain, what's going on?"

Lindsay asked with some confusion. He knew that flame transformation would not cause the flesh golem to die, and heaven knew why Roger had suddenly stopped attacking the strange fish.

"That thing is not simple."

Roger shook his head:

"That must be a product of the life-forging of that 'Desolate Matriarch,' possessing some 'desolate' authority."

"My flesh puppet's life force must have been stripped away by that authority. The stripping was so fast that I didn't even have time to control it to unleash a second attack spell."

"So that means..."

Bandit spoke somewhat uncertainly:
"Yes, a demigod-level creature, with a level between Sequence 4 and Sequence 3."

Roger let out a long breath, then said with a solemn expression:
"Most importantly, there should be more than one product of 'life-forging' in this seawater, and it may not even be the strongest one."

After these words, Bandit and Lindsay fell silent once again.

It seems that the "Desolate Mistress" is determined to protect her partner at all costs, a determination that far exceeds their previous assessment.

"Then what should we do now?"

After a while, Bandit asked.

"There is a way."

Roger thought for a moment, then said:

“I can banish them directly, and now I should be able to use ‘reproduction’ that is very close to the Sequence 2 level.”

"This is the ability of the 'Apprentice' pathway Sequence 2 'Planetary Planeswalker'. Even if its power level does not reach the level of an angel, it is no problem to deal with a group of demigod-level 'Life Transmutation' products."

The reason Roger didn't use "Amra's Guidance" directly was twofold: firstly, he didn't want the "Fallen Mother Goddess" to have the opportunity to spread her corruption in this mausoleum; secondly, he couldn't be sure whether forcibly removing this sealed artifact would trigger the aggregation of Mr. "Door's" resurrected hand. Therefore, he could only use "Mystic Manifestation" for now.

In any case, this is enough.

"Yes, I remember now."

Bandit recalled for a moment and then said:

"When you dealt with those monsters in 'Midnight City,' did you use the same methods?"

"Correct."

Roger nodded slightly. He had previously used "Amra's Guidance" to summon the projection of the "Abyss" and thus banished the monsters corrupted by the "Celestial."

“But this time I don’t plan to summon the ‘Abyss’ projection.”

Roger shook his head. Although the Abyss was very useful, he didn't know what Fabuti was doing. If Fabuti was trying to regain control of the Abyss, Roger was just adding more trouble for Fabuti.

This is somewhat similar to an Eastern comic Roger read in his previous life, where Obito gave his Sharingan to Kakashi, and Kakashi would then throw all sorts of strange things into his Kamui dimension every day, including but not limited to missiles, Tailed Beast Balls, and all sorts of junk, to the point that this has almost become a famous meme.

Thinking of this, Roger couldn't help but smile.

In fact, besides the "abyss," he has another very suitable place.

That's the Boötes Void!

Creatures created through the "Mother" pathway of life transmutation are unlikely to withstand the near-absolute zero cold. Roger doesn't need to summon it completely; he only needs to create a void. The pressure difference created by this seawater is enough to banish all the seawater in this area, along with those demigod-level "life transmutation" creatures, into outer space.

After sharing his thoughts with Bandit and Lindsay, both of them shuddered and felt a chill run down their spines.

Especially when Roger said something like, "It's a pity that Bendit can't go to space, otherwise he could eat freeze-dried monster fish," the cat immediately hugged Roger's leg and bit him.

However, Roger's physical strength was far beyond what Bandit's teeth could penetrate. After biting for a long time, it couldn't cause any damage to Roger and finally had to reluctantly let go.

"I don't want to eat dried fish for a month."

The cat said with a disgusted expression.

Roger's lips curled up. He had Lindsay create an even hotter flame to envelop Bandit and himself, while Roger looked at the space in front of him that was being flooded by seawater.

"The mystery is revealed..."

"Reappearance!"

As Roger silently chanted, a huge whirlpool appeared in the seawater in front of him.

The vortex was spinning extremely fast, which proved that there was some kind of abnormal suction force below it, just like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

Countless agonizing screams came from below, and the seawater quickly turned a large patch of crimson.

About half a minute later, when the seawater was almost at the bottom, Roger stopped "recreating" the scene of the hollow Boötes.

At this moment, ninety percent of the seawater below the stone platform had been pumped out, and the remaining seawater was more than twenty meters below the level where Roger and the others were. This seawater had now frozen into a thick layer of ice.

At this moment, Roger's "Dark Annihilation" was also able to function normally.

"Good heavens, there was actually an evil spirit down there just now?"

Roger curled his lip. He could sense that before the seawater was pumped away, there were at least twenty evil spirits of different strengths below, all of whom were transformed by the power of the "Desolate Matriarch".

Normally, evil spirits are not subject to physical forces, but because of the "life-forging" effect, this seawater seems to have acquired a certain mystical significance as "amniotic fluid" and has a certain attraction effect on these evil spirits, which is why they were banished to the void of Boötes along with it.

In addition, there were at least four different demigod-level life forms transmuted below, as well as dozens of mid-sequence monsters.

It's easy to imagine that if Roger hadn't swept the entire area of ​​seawater away and had instead recklessly led his team there, even if he himself had survived, Lindsay and Bandit would most likely have died.

"As expected of the mausoleum where two angels are buried together, there is no room for relaxation at all."

Roger curled his lip. Although he had previously explored the tomb of an angel, Amra, and encountered considerable danger there, it was still very different from the tomb of the Einhorn family angels he was currently in.

When Amra designed his mausoleum, he envisioned returning his extraordinary "Planets Walker" traits to the Abraham family. Therefore, as long as he could pass the initial tests, the subsequent interstellar journey would not be dangerous.

This can be seen as the elders taking care of the younger generation, but in this angelic tomb, the situation is quite different.

In every sense, the "Desolate Matriarch" was a love-struck madwoman. In order to protect her partner's tomb, she modified and recombined countless creatures with the aim of exterminating all invading enemies.

Judging from the human limbs on the strange fish, it cannot be ruled out that the "Desolate Matriarch" once used the Koske people from a thousand years ago as materials for alchemy. However, this part of history seems to have been consciously erased from the history of the Koske people by the priests and the former chieftain. This was both a belief in angels and a consideration to prevent the collapse of the fragile social relationship ecosystem on this isolated island.

The pure malice of an angel is still terrifying even after so many years of His death. According to Roger's previous communication with Chief Koske, the mausoleum seems to have five levels. The "Desolate Matriarch" is buried on the third level, and the "Weather Sorcerer" is on the last level.

Theoretically, there could be more layers of defense, but physically speaking, this is almost the limit that the underground space of Koske Island can achieve. Neither the "Desolate Matriarch" nor the "Weather Sorcerer" can create layers of "spaces behind doors" like the angels of the "Door" pathway.

Now that Roger and his team have just broken through the first layer of defenses, the next two layers will inevitably be even more troublesome.

"Let's go."

After regaining his composure, Roger used "Gravity" again, carrying Bandit and Lindsay towards a black door on the opposite side.

Just as Roger had thought, once the seawater was completely banished into the cosmic void, the defenses here became utterly ineffective.

Their flight was unimpeded, and Roger only relaxed after his feet landed on the opposite platform again.

"The next floor..."

Roger looked down into the dark tunnel. It seemed that the tunnel was not sealed off so that later visitors could easily retrieve the remains of the "Weather Wizard".

This only made Roger more wary. He quickly checked the passageway using his "premonition" and, after confirming that there were no problems, he, Lindsay, and Bandit once again descended by the firelight.

This passageway wasn't as long as the first one, but as Roger walked, he began to hear an inexplicable sobbing sound.

"Did you hear that?"

He turned his head and looked at Lindsay and Bandit behind him.

However, no one answered him, which gave Roger a strange feeling.

He stopped and said:

"anyone there?"

Once again, no one answered Roger's question.

Moreover, Roger's body had turned completely black at some point, and even Vladimir Kassienov's firelight had disappeared.

Aside from still being able to sense that the "War Bishop" was nearby, Roger had no way to control him to unleash any flames, nor could he communicate with him.

Roger tried to pull him back into his body, and this time there was no obstacle. However, when Roger tried to ask him if he had seen anything, Vladimir was also completely clueless.

At this moment, he was surrounded by complete darkness, and even the narrowness of the passageway he had felt earlier had disappeared. Roger even had the feeling of walking through the void of Boötes.

"Hallucination?"

Roger wondered to himself, but quickly dismissed the idea.

Having completely conquered the darkness within his heart in the void of Boötes, his mind has no weaknesses. Furthermore, as the "Dream Weaver," he is almost never drawn into any illusions.

In other words, this is not an illusion, but a means of shielding the senses that is more focused on reality.

If we eliminate all the impossibilities, there are only two possibilities: the first is that Roger, Bandit, and Lindsay's senses are somehow blocked, so that they cannot perceive each other normally.

The second scenario involves them being dispersed into different spaces, which to some extent cut off communication between teams and prevent team members from communicating normally.

"Is it possible..."

Roger thought for a moment, and a strange guess popped into his mind.

He took a deep breath, raised his arms straight out, and began to fall into the ocean of collective unconsciousness.

The fall lasted for quite a while, and when Roger stood on the water again, creating a faint ripple, the surroundings finally became bright again.

(End of this chapter)