Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

The crimson moon hung silently in the night sky, its pale red light spilling into the alleyway.

To be honest, this was the first time Kurt had ever seen a "female ghost." Before he could speak, the semi-transparent Sharon bent down, picked up the extraordinary property, and then took off a black glove from the "zombie's" hand.

Then, she glanced warily at the "divine gift" beneath Kurt's black gloves, before speaking in a somewhat cold tone:

"Let's go, the official extraordinary one is coming."

Are they treating me like a wild Extraordinary? Kurt shook his head with amusement.

"I belong to the Church of Mother Earth. If you don't leave, I might arrest you to accumulate merit, you 'vengeful spirit' of the Temperance Faction."

Sharon was visibly startled, but her expression remained unchanged. Her body quickly became transparent, and the extraordinary characteristics of a "living corpse" were left behind.

"The Brave Ones Bar, payment."

Sharon disappeared completely after leaving behind two brief sentences.

Kut symbolically activated his clairvoyance, only to find that he had indeed gained nothing.

Looking at the extraordinary properties on the ground, Kurt knew that this was not a reward from Sharon, but something she had left for him to "accomplish".

Sharon and the others have arrived in Backlund. She must have seen my abilities just now. And I acted very friendly... I was indeed able to easily subdue Sharon just now. "God-given" is almost the nemesis of all temperance practitioners, she should know that too...

He casually sprinkled some spiritual powder, prayed to the source, and then directly erased all traces that belonged to Sharon and the sealed object.

As Kurt pondered Miss Sharon's matter, three men entered the street; two of them were carrying guns, and one was holding a square badge.

The leader was none other than Hans! Sequence Seven "Nightmare". They saw a decapitated corpse covered in rubble and copper spikes, and Kurt looking at them with "innocent" eyes, holding a pale blue-gray heart in his hand.

Upon seeing that it was Kurt, Hans signaled to the two team members behind him to put down their pistols and the unknown sealed artifact...

1 a.m. Inside the Kerner Mediation Center in the Bridge District.

Kurt explained that he heard gunshots on his way home, suspected it was the Night Watchers, so he evacuated his men and lay in ambush. After a fierce battle, he killed the "zombie." Sharon and the "Gatekeeper's" extraordinary item were omitted. He also learned that the hideout originally had three extraordinary beings: a Sequence 8 "madman," a Sequence 7 "werewolf," and a Sequence 6 "zombie."

The madman was shot dead on the spot, the werewolf and the undead escaped, and finally the Night Watchman lost the "undead" and was run into by Kurt.

Fortunately, they clearly had no desire to fight and only wanted to escape. They did not use that extraordinary item to resist at first, since it could only control one person, and then the user would become a sitting duck... It seems that the Night Watchers also deployed a very troublesome sealing artifact.

As Kurt predicted, the Night Watcher didn't enter his dream. Instead, he believed the "Chosen One," registered, and was sent back. He would later receive a reward from the Church of the Night... Of course, the extraordinary characteristics of the "living corpse" were handed over.

After Kurt left, Hans lit his pipe in his office and listened to the report from the team members who had just come in:

"The psychic readings revealed that the enemy's spirit had been specially treated and had absolutely no memory of the battle. Their objective was to capture members of the Temperance faction within the Rose School, and all memories of the target had been interfered with..."

Hans narrowed his eyes, his nasolabial folds deepening, and said:

"Report today's tasks in detail to St. Samuel's Church. A Rose School hideout has appeared in Backlund..."

Outside the Charis Gate of the Night Church, which belongs to the Bridge District, Lia, who was dozing off, saw her returning teammates coming to return the sealed artifact 3-0215 ​​"Peaceful Dreamland" and immediately perked up.

After being promoted to lawyer, Leah's observation skills improved significantly. She keenly noticed that Tiss, who was in charge of using 3-0215, looked unwell.

"Tess, are you hurt? You don't look well."

The usually optimistic and cheerful Tiss can't even manage a forced smile now, sadly saying:

"It reminded me of when I was little, watching my sister drown, and there was nothing I could do..."

Before Leah could react, Tiss suddenly drew his revolver and raised it to his temple.

Fortunately, another team member who had been keeping watch nearby shot him down, saying:

"Your sister is still alive and well. Calm down. You are currently suffering from the negative effects of the sealed artifact."

Upon hearing this, Tiss snapped back to reality. Realizing he had almost taken his own life, he gasped for breath and thanked them.

"Thank you, Moke. This feeling of guilt is unbearable."

Leah also spoke up to comfort them:

"Let's play a game of fighting evil, Tess. Distract yourself and tell me what happened."

Mok and Tiss nodded at the same time and went to a table to start playing "Fighting Evil," an invention of Emperor Roselle.

……

"Seven."

"You mean, Kurt killed that extraordinary being who wasn't even afraid of bullets all by himself?"

"Eight."

"I can't afford it. Hmm, Mr. Kurt is indeed a chosen one. The enemy's head was wrapped in a pile of yellow stuff, looking like a sea urchin. Later we found out it was copper."

Moke recalled some of the seasons:

"Mr. Kurt said those things were supposed to explode in his head."

Leah imagined the scene for a moment, then shuddered and said uncertainly:

"Kut is usually quite gentle with me, especially in the last three months, when he's been taking care of three people with one child."

Tiss responded with a still troubled expression:

"As Emperor Roselle said, leniency towards the enemy is tantamount to cruelty towards oneself... If I hadn't let that villain go, my mother wouldn't have been killed..."

Moke interrupted him directly:

"Your mother is alive and well. She lives in Tingen with your sister, Tiss. The side effects of the sealed artifact haven't ended yet..."

Meanwhile, Leah stared at the cards in her hand, seemingly lost in thought...

……

It was 3 a.m. when Kurt got home.

After a quick wash, Kurt felt a little sad thinking about having to get up early to go to church to study the next day.

This is mainly due to the side effects of the Clockmaker's potion. After his biological rhythm is disrupted, Kurt becomes extremely uncomfortable, like someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder...

Kurt, lying in bed, didn't fall asleep immediately but instead started thinking about Sharon.

Sharon must have been eyeing the zombies for a long time, and when she was about to make her move today, she didn't expect to run into an extraordinary person? Or perhaps she had already foreseen this situation and just happened to get involved? Following the zombies, she unexpectedly encountered herself.

She was probably still affected by my "Entropy Stop" spell, which is why she only intervened last... And since I did most of the work, Sharon was prepared to reward me. She even risked giving me her contact information after learning I was an official Beyonder...

This is easy to understand. Sharon must have noticed my "divine gift" and probably knew about its ability. So she knew that I wasn't just bluffing at the time but really had the ability to capture her. However, I didn't, which means I had no ill intentions towards her. Furthermore, Sharon and the others most likely already know about the "Crimson Corona" and "Wraith" Steve.

Therefore, I want to use "divine gift" and my power to deal with the hedonists who come to arrest me.

In the end, Sharon chose to take a risk to befriend him?

That's about it. Anyway, I'll go check it out tomorrow.

This is the benefit of knowing the plot: Sharon is trustworthy and worth investing in... Moreover, Sharon can introduce him to a higher level of extraordinary individuals, who have many connections, and he can then use this to legitimately contact Klein.

Maybe we can even protect Klein together and earn "protection money"...