Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Chapter 156 The Trapped Girl?

As the sun slowly passed overhead, the sterling silver pendant began to rotate clockwise in the bright sunlight.

This indicates that the person inside is Kurt's father, the deceased Cole Bard.

Kurt went up to Black Peak and tried again, getting the same result, which finally put his mind at ease.

Because it is far from the factory area, South Backlund has the best air quality in the area, except for Queens and the West Side.

Kurt lingered in the cemetery a little longer, cleaning his father's grave before leaving.

Just as Kurt passed the hospital where Emlyn had caught the thief with the master key, Kurt keenly noticed something unusual in a trash can in an alley next to the hospital.

The "Painter" potion gave him the ability to make even the most inconspicuous anomalies more obvious to him.

A limb belonging to some kind of creature emerged from the trash can. Kurt hesitated for a moment, then walked over.

The thought of rescuing animals that had just crossed his mind was amplified by "Sin and Punishment"—and "God's Gift" also responded.

With a slight frown, Kurt pulled out a playing card and dragged the creature out of the trash can.

It's a bat—a vampire? With the assurance of its uniqueness, Kurt confirmed the bat's identity: a genuine vampire, or rather, a supernatural being.

Because it was starving to death—human form was the normal form for vampires, and turning into a bat required energy, but the divine gift was also hinting that the dirty bat in front of him was a vampire?

What's going on? Kurt was a bit confused, but he couldn't just leave it to die. With a helpless smile, he slightly disguised the way the surrounding light refracted and took the bat to the bathroom of a nearby restaurant to wash it.

Then, a purification talisman is used to cleanse the water before it is discharged into the sewer.

He took out his own blood vial and fed the bat a vial.

Only then did I realize that the person on the other end had come back to life. Although they were still not fully awake, their aura had improved considerably.

As if by divine intervention, the other person even brushed against Kurt's palm.

Kurt consulted a fortune teller and discovered that the bat posed no threat to him.

But it was still a Sequence 7 extraordinary creature, so Kurt didn't take it lightly. After the creature was no longer in mortal danger, Kurt used vines to bind it up and absorbed its spirituality to a very low level, directly rendering it unable to resist.

Since they were still outside, Kurt didn't intend to figure out how to deal with the strange bat in the washroom. Instead, he tossed it into his pocket, left the restaurant, and flagged down a public carriage by the roadside.

Back home, Kurt went to his bedroom and took the bat he had found in the trash heap out again.

He placed it on the table and stroked his chin.

It was still asleep, its chest rising and falling slightly—sleeping for so long? He couldn't be sure if his divine gift had any effect on artificial vampires. After all, vampires were still very rare. Kurt had only seen two pureblood vampires so far, and he had never seen an artificial vampire.

Uh, is this some extraordinary pet bred by an artificial vampire? But what does it mean for a vampire to keep a vampire bat?

And he almost starved to death next to the hospital, which doesn't seem normal at all.

Its owner is dead? After thinking for a while, Kurt decided to use this bat to conduct an experiment—

Just like last time when he forced Coralie to recite a spell, he used the props Kurt had made to make the bat recite the name of Taiyi.

Upon reaching the summit of Black Peak, it worked! The combination of objects containing primal energy and the vibrations in the air anchored even extraordinary creatures to the foot of Black Peak.

Kurt immediately tried to pull the bat's spirit up—

Then he was dumbfounded. What he pulled up wasn't a bat, but a naked girl? Black hair, red eyes, and faintly visible sharp teeth peeking out from under her lips.

Looking at that exquisite face, Kurt forcibly suppressed his rising evil thoughts and frowned slightly.

However, her spirit was still asleep, and her aura was off—plus, her appearance was that of a bat, and she wouldn't transform even when she was starving.

Cursed? That was the first explanation Kurt came up with, after all, sealing a human spirit into an animal's body wasn't impossible.

Forced into slumber? Kurt was thinking of ways to restore her to normal when suddenly his spiritual senses were triggered, so he decided to withdraw from Black Peak.

Even her spirit is asleep; it seems she won't be waking up anytime soon.

Back in reality, Kurt found Sorin huddled behind him, trembling as she looked at the bat on the table. Seeing Kurt open his eyes, she vanished in a flash, leaving only the envelope floating in the air.

Sorin is afraid of bats? It seems she must have seen bats before she died—although bats do look a bit scary, Kurt has seen a lot in the past two months. After seeing those rats, Kurt even finds this bat somewhat attractive.

The Kreece universe is a bit too bizarre. The thought of turning into a deformed insect or some strange mythical creature made Kurt sigh as he read the letter.

Upon discovering that it was sent by Hugh and Fors, they invited Kurt to join them on a trip to the Joewood district to track down Zillingus.

Kurt had already told them he had something to do a couple of days ago, so they couldn't go together, which is why he made the invitation today.

Before this, they had already checked some places—after all, Zillingus was an exceptionally dangerous guy, and Fors and Hugh both thought that it would be much safer if Mr. Kurt were with them.

Kurt folded the letter, thoughtfully placed the bound bat in the drawer, and summoned Sorin again.

Seeing the look of relief on the other person's face as they glanced at the table, Kurt smiled slightly and asked, "Do you know what kind of creature that is?"

Sorin blinked, seemingly searching for a matching word, before finally replying in Old Fursac: "Bats—terrible!"

Seeing that it was working, Kurt guided him, "Why did it feel so scary? Did you see this kind of creature before you lost your memory?"

Sorin frowned, her ahoge (cowlick) bobbing slightly, and finally said, "A... a dark place, I can't remember."

Seeing the pained expression on Sorin's face, Kurt decided to stop while he was ahead and said, "It seems to be a past event not worth remembering. Alright, stop now, Sorin, think back slowly—help me send this letter back."

Kurt handed a letter, along with a gold coin, to a somewhat troubled Thorin. The letter indicated that they should meet at a department store in the Bridge District, Joewood.

Sorin stopped reminiscing, made a note of the incident, took Kurt's letter and the gold coins, and disappeared into the air, leaving behind a few glimmers of starlight.