Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 351 The Well of the Sun (Part 350)

The iron door leading to the outside closed itself, sealing off the entire underground room.

It was pitch black inside, and even the light emitted by the "0" level sealed artifact during its operation dimmed the moment the door closed.

Pedigris's left hand was mangled and bloody. He groaned in pain as one eye after another grew from the turned-out flesh.

Those eyes searched the surroundings and spotted the "0" level sealed artifact that was no longer functioning.

It was supposed to be a sealing artifact used to maintain the defense of the entire city, but the moment the gate closed, before the Hidden Sage could take it away, it ceased to function and abandoned its role in protecting the city.

Clearly, this is a scam. This "0" level sealed artifact is not the true core of the ritual; someone wants to use it to lure them into a trap.

Fell into a trap.

By the time the Hidden Sage realized this, it was clearly too late.

After a brief period of darkness, one mysterious symbol and magical mark after another suddenly burst forth from the wall.

Mad knowledge poured into His mind with a force that even a hidden sage could not withstand.

A flood of meaningless, or polluted and insane, knowledge poured into the mind of the hidden sage. He was like an ordinary voyeur or an extraordinary being, being frantically chased by a massive amount of knowledge that seemed to want to burst his head.

Those who instill knowledge will ultimately be instilled with knowledge themselves.

One by one, indifferent and ruthless eyes were tinged with pain. Even for the hidden sage who was skilled at imparting crazy knowledge, such an amount of indoctrination was a burden.

It's just a level 0 sealed artifact, and it's not like the God of Craftsmanship personally came. How could it possibly achieve this level of knowledge inversion?

He struggled to break free of the body he was in, disregarding the extraordinary nature of the Knowledge Emperor, and tried to escape.

If the level 0 sealed artifact hadn't been tampered with by a "mistake," and if the God of Craftsmen, who was at odds with Miskatonic, hadn't personally intervened, then the "mistake" hidden in this room must be—

Just as the Hidden Sage realized the problem and fled in panic, triangles appeared on the surrounding walls, floor, and ceiling, each with a red exclamation mark flashing in the center.

'This area is off-limits to unauthorized personnel.'

'The territory containing the Trentost Brass Book is strictly forbidden from leaving without permission, in the form of data.'

A thin brass book unfolded in a corner unnoticed by the hidden sage.

To catch a turtle in a jar, or to beat a dog by closing the door.

As part of the historical gaps and images, the silent rules written in the brass book that borrowed the unique power of the judge's path, Nicholas's clone, who had been waiting here for a long time, cooperated with the trap set by the system.

The symbols flashing on the wall of the Hidden Sage and the silent rules formed by the Tronsworth Brass Book bounced back. Behind Him, the Miskatonic University's "0" level seal suddenly lit up, turning into clusters of data light that illuminated the entire basement.

In the corner, a young man wearing a black silk top hat and a matching tailcoat took off his hat and bowed to the Hidden Sage.

"The sage is hidden at our first meeting."

“I am Nicola Flamel. It’s a pleasure to have you as my guest, although I think that you, who have only sent an avatar here, might not want to see me here.”

The hidden sage here is not the real one.

As the only hermit who exhibits signs of activation due to the corruption of the fallen Mother Goddess, He may not be very intelligent, but He is not foolish when it comes to matters concerning His own safety.

The Hidden Sage was cautious and did not infiltrate Tingen City in his true form, which was within Don and Nikolai's expectations.

However, what the Hidden Sage's clone will be used for in the hands of "Mistake" is something the Hidden Sage would never want to know.

This is an opportunity; whether or not the hidden sage chooses to take the risk is entirely up to him.

Clearly, Tang's gamble paid off. Even though the Hidden Sage didn't come in his main body, he did send a very important clone.

Perfecting oneself and becoming a "hermit" of Sequence 0 is an instinct etched into the extraordinary characteristics of every Angel King.

He lost the bet and was imprisoned here.

The hidden sage remained silent, only inflating his own ego. He used the insane knowledge carried by his clone to try to destroy this place and escape before "mistake" and that thing could react.

The interrogator's path is restricted by the rule that "no one may leave without permission," so if the place that serves as the rule is destroyed, the rule will naturally be broken.

As one of the pinnacles of the two paths of knowledge, the Hidden Sage naturally understands this principle.

He also understood the principle of not wasting words if possible, because in the face of "mistakes," the longer things dragged on in Tingen, the more disadvantageous it would be for Him.

Even if the "wrong" entity is not here, even if what is in front of Him is just a Sequence 4 clone.

"But you lost from the very beginning."

Nikolai had no intention of doing it himself. He put his hat back on his head, shrugged, smiled, and took a few steps back.

Clearly, Nikolai was not the main force.

The Hidden Sage immediately had a bad feeling.

He had not forgotten that there was something else here besides the hidden sage.

'Hehehe, let's collect some interest now.'

The system remained diligent, remembering that its host hadn't completed the main quest.

Main Quest: Retrieve the Sequence One Extraordinary Trait, Uniqueness, from the "Hermit" and "Perfect One" pathways.

The God of Craftsmen needs to be dealt with last, and as for this place, since its host is currently unable to handle it, it will take care of it for him.

Ah, well, what can I say? It's such a good system!
As the hidden knowledge expanded and contracted, attempting to blow up the city government building in Tingen, the Hidden Sage suddenly felt something inside him, and then he heard a "ding" sound.

System binding complete. Loading the "Many Children, Many Blessings, Good Fortune in Pregnancy" system~

'System loading~System loading complete~You have successfully bound your account to this system~'

The next moment, the crimson aura around the Hidden Sage suddenly erupted, knowledge was constantly being born and dying, being rapidly absorbed by something within his body.

He was taken aback.

Inside His body, at some unknown time, an unformed embryo composed of knowledge appeared.

The embryo was smiling at Him.

The Hidden Sage has no skin or cold sweat. His self-awareness, born from the power of the Great Mother, softens upon contact with this fetus born from the power of the Great Mother.

Gentle...gentle what?!

The Hidden Sage realized he had been deceived. By the time he reacted, his body swelled and shrank repeatedly. Nikolai retreated to a corner. This pinnacle of the Seeker's Path was being destroyed under the influence of pain and the ever-expanding power within him. 'System binding complete. Initiating loading of the 'Fortune and Misfortune Intertwined, Good Luck Continues System'~'

Your bad luck is my good luck~

The expanded knowledge was absorbed by the fetus. After failing to destroy this area, His attempt to replace the original body with clones in other parts of Tingen City also failed.

The low-probability event was amplified, and the Hidden Sage then discovered that, along with himself, all the replicas he had made in the entire city of Tingen, and even the surrounding area, were involuntarily converging here.

Extraordinary features combined!
This thing has a strong tendency to aggregate!

'you--'

The hidden sage was terrified.

'The Wilderness of Knowledge—!'

'Hehehe, too late—!'

The system's voice echoed within the Hidden Sage's body.

Everything is flowing towards the system that has merged with the Hidden Sage through the parasites' parasitism.

Oh dear, how will the main system and the host praise it? It's so hard to guess.

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Outside of Tingen.

A huge black curtain fell from the sky, enveloping the entire city.

Nikolai stood in mid-air, gazing at the distant region, isolated from the outside world by the power of the true creator.

The rain continued to fall from the sky, carrying a slight chill.

To put on a show, Nikolai stayed in Trier, Intis for a long time. Only after he "sensed" that something was wrong in Tingen did he hurriedly return.

Subsequently, they encountered the true creator who was lying in ambush outside, cooperating with Amon to hold him back.

Nikolai straightened his black silk hat. In this world created by "mistakes," not far away on the ground, viscous black liquid writhed and twisted, and unclean, decadent, and insane things exuded madness.

This was a temporary body created by the True Creator after his divinity infected a puppet in the Northern Continent. To make it look like a fight, the True Creator and Nicholas did fight, but after Nicholas dragged this lump of mud into the divine realm, the True Creator quieted down.

It seems that the destiny Tang placed in the land of the forsaken gods, when he encountered the true creator, had a good effect.

"Indeed, such a plan, besides hiding the sage, has also caught a big fish."

Nikolai glanced at the viscous, liquid-like substance and looked outwards from this "mistaken" kingdom.

Beyond the “wrong” country, in a corner near the black curtain that shrouds the city of Tingen, a bizarre giant tree, twisted, insane, and exuding a cursed aura, grows from the earth, its branches covered with the bodies of living people and extraordinary creatures, rising up from the ground.

This strange black tree, filled with madness and distortion, grows quietly there, almost blending into the surrounding darkness. Only when ordinary people get close will they discover that such an incomprehensible and extremely twisted thing is growing there.

Nikolai lowered his eyes, looking at this thing that was probably trying to help the true creator who had not yet completely escaped the land of God's forsakenness, and to hold him back.

“Divine Evil” Siea.

The Southern Continent, escaped from a group of Sequence 2 and Sequence 1 individuals, fled to the Northern Continent from the hands of the Temperance faction of the Rose School, the Primordial Moon, followers of the Mother Tree of Desire.

Sequence 1 Abomination, one of the most important agents of the Desire Mother Tree on this planet.

The hidden sage is imprisoned within the city of Tingen, while Siea guards the city from the outside...

Did the Fallen Mother Goddess and the Desire Mother Tree briefly cooperate, and was the Fallen Mother Goddess trying to influence the Hidden Sage who was originally transformed by the Mother Nest, which led to this outcome?
"Unexpectedly, this whole drama not only attracted the Hidden Sage, but also this thing. It's quite an unexpected surprise."

This "wrong" country isolated the inside from the outside world. Nikolai deliberately created this "wrong" to prevent the performance from being exposed and to let those watching this side discover it.

Clearly, his choice was correct. While they were still waiting for the true creator to unite with them and determine the victor, Nicholas had already begun preparing to catch Sioux off guard.

After all, he and Siea hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was only natural to treat a friend who had come from afar to a good meal.

Nikolai's lips curled slightly, seemingly quite satisfied with the current situation.

He withdrew his gaze from the filthy thing outside and turned his attention back to the defiled and corrupt creature that silently served as a backdrop in the divine kingdom built entirely of "errors".

"Compared to the Divine Abomination, you are in really good condition."

The True Creator: ...

There's no need for such a comparison.

He felt he had been insulted, but there was no evidence.

"so."

The voice of the true creator was deep and hoarse; even just hearing the voice of this deity descending into the real world through some special means was enough to turn any extraordinary being without divinity into a monster on the spot.

"Have you achieved your goal?"

"Half of it."

"There are some other minor objectives, but your involvement is unnecessary."

Nikolai nodded, preparing to put away this divine kingdom created to deceive the Mother Tree of Desire and the "divine abomination" Siea.

These guys probably all thought he was inseparable from the true creator, and perhaps they were also wary of Nicholas.

As the highest-ranking figure in "fraud," Nikolai's ability to deceive was no less than that of Amon in the past.

What Amon can do, he can do as well. Who knows if Nicholas will join forces with the true creator to eliminate their minions first?

However, despite the possibility, they did not take many precautions.

Having reached this level, it was impossible for the "divine wrath" Siea, under the protection of the Mother Tree of Desire, to die so easily.

The Mother Tree of Desire outside the barrier longs for what it desires to happen, but it cannot reach in too far at the moment.

This is the instinctive reaction of all highly intelligent beings. This instinctive reaction has been amplified by the Miracle Master's ability to amplify it, and further aided by the most powerful quill pen, whose every word can pierce one's lungs.

Therefore, they subconsciously knew that Nicholas was about to catch them off guard.

If you only focus on appearances, you won't see much.

(End of this chapter)