Lord of Mysteries: The Color of the Stars

This enormous lizard-like undead creature was clearly summoned by Mr. Azik, the "Death Archon," to protect Julian in a critical moment.

The next second, He reached out and grasped the out-of-control Lena Powell in mid-air, and countless rotten, foul-smelling arms sprang out from the void, completely subduing her.

Immediately afterwards, the tentacles and flesh that had proliferated all over Lena Powell's body began to rot and decay rapidly, melting away in a very short time until not even bones remained.

"Awesome."

Julian watched this scene through the lizard's cold, translucent body; it was the first time he had ever seen an angel take action.

The difference in strength between Sequence 2 and Sequence 7 is greater than the difference between a human and an ant.

Even if the latter is out of control and has a stronger attack power than usual, it will be instantly killed by Mr. Azik like a chicken or a dog.

"It's alright now."

Mr. Azik spoke softly.

The enormous skeletal lizard prostrated itself before Him in a respectful bow, then vanished after flickering in and out of sight.

Nevertheless, the chilling feeling it brought had not completely subsided, and Julian realized that the creature was still nearby protecting him.

This gave him an unprecedented sense of security—at least he had never experienced this feeling since Julian traveled to the mysterious world.

He quickened his pace and came to the bottom of the passageway, where he saw two things lying on the ground.

The first thing was a ball of blood with a slight blue tinge, about the size of a thumb.

The second item was half a clown mask made of paper, with an exaggerated shape. Julian recognized it from the distribution of the paint as the same as the right half of Lena Powell's face that had been shown earlier.

"This is... an extraordinary property and a supernatural item?"

Thinking of this, Julian took out the "Scholar's Legacy" and analyzed them, quickly confirming his guess.

The blue blood orb represents the extraordinary trait of the "Magician" pathway (Sequence 7), while the half-mask is a transcendental item corresponding to the extraordinary trait of the "Faceless Man."

The discovery of this object later made Julian finally understand why the Night Watchers had been unable to find Lina Powell despite having information about her.

It turns out she used this extraordinary item to change her appearance and temporarily hide in Tingen City, thus evading the official search.

He looked up at Mr. Azik, his eyes questioning.

Although this is a Sequence 2 level earth angel, it doesn't mean he can assume the other party has no right to a share of the spoils—after all, it was Mr. Azik who killed Lena Powell.

Mr. Azik waved his hand dismissively:

"I don't need these two things, you can take them both."

"But I must warn you, they are most likely contaminated, and you must have them carefully tested before you use them."

"Thank you very much. I will be careful."

Julian expressed his gratitude.

He carefully put the two items away, planning to find an extraordinary person skilled in appraisal to analyze them for him when he had time, and then decide how to use them.

"Speaking of which, Julian."

Mr. Azik looked into the darkness before him and said in a low voice:

"This place is indeed extraordinary."

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and another undead creature crawled up from the ground.

The undead creature looked like a hunched, short laborer, its body almost completely rotten and its original appearance unrecognizable, while a huge oil lamp shone on its back.

The oil lamp emitted a faint green light, which quickly spread and illuminated the surrounding environment.

Julian's eyes narrowed slightly; the scene before him left him utterly shocked.

This is a ruin built deep in the mountain, more than 20 meters high, containing many huge stone pillars and sculptures in the Quaternary style, as well as many murals.

These murals record numerous historical events, spanning the Solomon Empire, the Tudor-Trensost United Empire, and the Tudor Empire, narrating the past of the Antigonus family in chronological order.

"This is……"

Mr. Azik noticed the murals and immediately strode forward to examine them closely.

Julian, on the other hand, looked into the deepest part of the ruins.

There was a vast expanse of mist there, and even the extraordinary penetrating power of the oil lamp necromancer's green light seemed unable to penetrate it.

If Julian hadn't been to the "Source Castle" and been able to detect the subtle differences between the gray fog on the "Source Castle" and the fog here, he would have even suspected that this ruin was directly connected to the "Source Castle".

He knew that something must be hidden deep within this fog.

But Julian was not in a hurry. He turned around and looked at Mr. Azik, who was walking slowly and looking at the murals, and waited for him quietly.

A very long time passed, about an hour and a half, before Mr. Azik finally arrived in front of Julian.

The murals at this time were created during the transition from the middle to the late Quaternary period.

If you want to move forward, you must pass through or dispel the fog in front of you.

"Are you alright, Mr. Azik?"

Julian asked cautiously.

To be honest, he hadn't expected there to be so many Quaternary-era murals here, and was therefore somewhat worried that Mr. Azik might have some strange reaction after seeing them.

After all, the main reason He lost his memory was that His father, "Underworld King" and "Death God" Salinger, split His soul in two and used this as the basis for his resurrection.

This drastically changed Mr. Azik's personality, transforming him from a cold-blooded "death ruler" into a gentle and peaceful elder, but it also brought him unpredictable hidden dangers.

"I'm fine."

Mr. Azik shook his head:

"Just like before, when I see these murals, many light and shadow and memory fragments will automatically appear in my mind. These fragments are not very complete and have no cause and effect."

"I feel familiar with them, and even a strange sense of sadness wells up in my heart, but my rationality is completely unable to understand the nature of this sadness, nor can it retrieve the corresponding memories."

"Just when I seem to have grasped some key clue, it suddenly drops off."

"It seems that finding myself again may not be an easy thing. Perhaps I need a bigger catalyst, or perhaps I need a gradual process."

"It's okay. As I said before, I will accompany you through this process."

Julian offered words of comfort.

"Thank you, Julian."

Mr. Azik nodded slightly, then looked at the mist before him:

"It seems that if we want to see more of the murals and figure out what lies deep within these ruins, we must dispel this fog."

After he finished speaking, Mr. Azik clapped his hands.

"Waaah..."

As a dull, wailing sound, like the rumble of a train, rang out, a colossal creature appeared before Julian!