Mystery: I, the Hermit, am too eager to improve

Chapter 138 Corrupted Dagger, Enchantment Mastery

"Just now, what was that...?"

Xiqiong had already felt a deep chill, and her body felt numb and no longer belonged to her.

She even felt...

I might be dying.

result.

In an instant, the coldness vanished, and she vaguely saw a blurry shadow dart out from behind her and run away in one direction.

Is that the legendary vengeful spirit?

Xiqiong's mind went blank, and then she recalled that when she was touched by the vengeful spirit, she seemed to vaguely see a blurry light and shadow.

At that moment, she felt an immense warmth.

Was that a messenger of the Mother Goddess?

……

In the row of houses behind her.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the dust from an ancient vengeful spirit.

If it is an ancient vengeful spirit, its dust possesses certain extraordinary properties and can be used as the main material for the Diviner's Path Sequence 5.

That would be expensive.

As for this thing...

Without the prefix "ancient", the effect is completely different, and at most it can only be used as a material for witchcraft.

The characteristics of vengeful spirit dust are mentioned in "Research on Necromantic Materials".

It possesses a certain spirituality, which can be used to invoke the power of death and darkness, causing the other party to be in a state of mental instability.

Using this type of witchcraft alone is not very effective.

but.

If you use this kind of vengeful spirit witchcraft first, and then use other spiritual witchcraft, spells, or extraordinary abilities, the success rate will be greatly increased.

This is an auxiliary spell.

of course.

Now it has another function—

Divination!

Effective and accurate divination requires a medium or sufficient information in order to receive guidance from the spirit world.

of course.

If it's the Lord of Mysteries...

The great beings above the spirit realm should have more lenient conditions, but unfortunately, Roy doesn't want Klein to know for the time being.

and.

Don't we already have the materials?

Roy ascends to a mysterious temple, using vengeful spirit dust for divination.

"Who is behind it?"

Immediately.

The dream came to mind.

Roy saw a woman who seemed to sense a connection to some extraordinary realm, and then commanded the vengeful spirit to leave the room.

A psychic?

It could also be a necromancer.

If it's the latter, then this guy is quite powerful, and I need to be careful when dealing with him.

of course.

With Nina's help, dealing with undead shouldn't be too difficult...

Roy pondered for a moment and then thought of another element.

Since she could sense that the effect was triggered, it means that her home is not too far from here, and that the other party may have also noticed her actions of destroying the vengeful spirit.

The dream faded, and Roy pondered for a moment before picking up the dust and pendant to perform another divination.

"The location of the extraordinary being who commands this vengeful spirit."

A short while later.

The dream resurfaced: a woman hurriedly packed her things, opened the door of a hotel, and left, seemingly heading to another area.

Roy returned to reality, bringing the vengeful spirit dust back with him.

Then, relying on the connection between the vengeful spirit dust and its master, he quickly ran in that direction using divination sticks.

About five minutes later, Roy found his target on a street outside the steam subway station.

She was dressed in a long black dress, looking very luxurious and elegant, and was dragging a suitcase, looking like a foreign noblewoman.

This woman does not appear to have any extraordinary features.

but.

Roy had seen her face in his dreams.

She is Mansour, the "Lead Dancer," an extraordinary individual on the Corpse Collector path.

He pulled his hat down low and walked over.

A moment later, Roy and Mansour passed each other.

After walking a dozen steps, he took out a bracelet from inside the alley.

This is Mansour's pendant.

A gold belt pendant with a special feather on it, but it is not an extraordinary item in itself.

This is likely an accessory representing a certain status.

Mansour will definitely carry it with him.

She ran to the ends of the earth, but Roy could still find her using it.

of course.

He didn't need to go out of his way to look for it...

She's here!

The importance of this pendant seems to be even greater than Roy had anticipated.

"I never imagined someone dressed like you would be a despicable thief!"

Mansour's cold voice came from behind.

Roy chuckled softly.

"Madam, your pendant is very beautiful."

He picked up the pendant, turned to look at the other person, and then quickly fled to another part of the alley.

Mansour's lips curled into a slight smile—

A vengeful spirit flew off her body and headed in the direction Roy had fled.

but.

She herself quickly chased after Roy.

The next moment, in the dark alley, Roy was surrounded by vengeful spirits and Mansour, and looked to be in grave danger.

but.

He arrived at the battlefield he had longed for—

The walls on both sides of the alley are covered with ivy, and the vines even spread out over the walls, weaving a large net to block out the sun.

On the ground, fallen leaves and withered vines drooped.

This is a paradise for vines.

Mansour manipulated the vengeful spirit, causing it to attach itself to Roy, but the next moment, Roy spilled a cloud of powder from his hand.

Then...

The vengeful spirit let out a terrible wail.

It emitted billowing black smoke, and the thick smoke dissipated along with the resentment.

Roy was holding another pendant in his hand.

At the same time, he picked up a handful of leaves, and the next moment—

Vines grew rapidly all around.

In fact, Mansour sensed something was wrong when she saw the billowing black smoke, but by the time she realized what was happening, it was too late.

The vines around them suddenly revived.

Vines, like arms, grew and twined around her, and in an instant, she was surrounded by plants.

Mansour swiftly waved his arm, unleashing a necromancy spell.

The next moment, the vines withered and died.

but.

Then she heard a word in ancient Hermes.

"Entangle!"

In the next instant, the falling leaves and withered vines, following Roy's scattered leaves and vines, instantly transformed into a rope made of withered vines.

Mansur was tied up again.

She quickly drew a short knife, but before the knife could even begin to cut, Roy pulled out his Demon Hunter pistol and came within five steps of Mansour.

"Guess which is faster, a person or a gun, within seven steps?"

"..."

Mansour didn't understand the sentence, but she knew that within seven steps, a gun was definitely faster.

Even though she was an extraordinary person.

"What's your name?"

"Mansour Palenque".

Mansur bit his lip and said unwillingly.

Roy raised an eyebrow and said, "What are you doing in Backlund? Why are you harming the followers of the Earth Church?"

"Are you from the Earth Church?"

Mansour realized where he had stumbled.

The Earth Church is actually willing to stand up for its believers!

She paused for a second, then quickly said, "I have come on the Queen's orders to find the descendants of the Eggers family."

Empress?

Roy frowned.

"The Pale Queen?"

"Yes, the Pale Queen ordered me..."

Mansour answered.

Roy raised a mocking smile: "You think you can fool me?"

He picked up the pendant.

At this moment, the pendant is rotating counterclockwise.

The other party is lying!

The vines were tied tighter and tighter.

even.

Roy already had several reels in his hand.

"If you lie again, this is what awaits you. This is a scroll of fire magic, and inside are three exorcism scrolls."

Professor of Roll Reel?

Mansour realized he had kicked a hornet's nest.

Her mind raced, trying to figure out how to escape, but after considering many possibilities, her answer was...

Basically impossible.

The other party is not only Professor Scroll, but also seems to be a very important figure in the Church of Earth, possessing powerful magical items related to the Cultivator Path.

She lowered her head and said, "I am a member of the Cult of Souls, but I really mean no harm. I just want to find the descendants of 'Aegis' in Backlund."

"As far as I know, haven't you already found it?"

Roy subtly tried to extract information from her.

Previously, he learned from Nina that Azik and Dunn had encountered an accident, and he guessed at the time that the Cult of Souls might have been behind it.

If the other party is truly a member of the spiritual cult, they would definitely know this information.

Mansour said, "We failed; the one awakened on his own and left."

"What did you do?"

"We hoped that He could become the new Grim Reaper, but that being refused and left."

Mansour replied, "If He is willing to accept it, Death will return completely."

The artificial Grim Reaper faction?

Roy gave a cold laugh.

"You came, so why did you have to attack the believers of our Earth Church?"

"I hope to use her to gain a foothold in Backlund and gather more information and intelligence."

Mansour bowed his head. "Respected Professor, I didn't intend to kill her..."

Do you think I believe it or not?

Roy smiled. "How many of you are left in Backlund?"

"I'm the only one."

Mansur said.

Roy chuckled, then said, "In that case, are you prepared to be questioned by the Night Watchers?"

What?

Mansour's mind went blank, and then he immediately felt a chill.

This is……

Necromantic magic?

How could the opponent possess necromancy?!

wrong.

This is a kind of witchcraft that attacks the mind!

not good!

Immediately, a strong sense of sleepiness washed over her, instantly overshadowing her thoughts.

曼苏尔

Sleeping Spell!

The next moment, she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Roy went over, pulled her up, and then walked towards the Harvest Church.

It's not far from the Harvest Church.

As for whether it will be too conspicuous—

The problem is not big.

He extracted the hermit's extraordinary characteristics, tapped into the abilities related to shadows, and unleashed shadow-based sorcery.

This level of shadow cannot be hidden from extraordinary individuals.

but.

It's possible to simply conceal oneself and the object on one's body from being seen by ordinary people.

……

Harvest Church.

Roy brought her back here.

Utravsky turned his head, a hint of surprise on his face.

"she is?"

"She's from the Spirit Cult, and she seems to have a nickname called 'Lead Dancer.' I don't know who she is, but she commanded vengeful spirits to attack Ms. Sigon."

Roy explained it simply.

Utravsky frowned and said, "The Spirit Order? Which sect is she from?"

"The artificial Grim Reaper faction."

Roy answered.

Utravsky said, "Then she's a complete member of the evil god faction. What do you plan to do about it?"

"I think it should be handed over to the person on night duty."

"The night watchman?"

Utravsky pondered for a moment, then said, "Lock him up for now. I'll send someone to inform the members of the Church of the Night so they can come and take him in."

"it is good."

Roy nodded.

That was also his idea.

Although the Harvest Church was built in the South District, the South District was not actually under their jurisdiction; they simply built the church there.

The composition of the southern part of the bridge is quite complex.

Generally speaking, the area around the bridge area and the south side of the bridge is under the jurisdiction of Mechanical Heart, but the rose street of Harvest Church is very close to the west area.

and so.

This area was actually assigned to the night watchmen.

For example, later.

After the war broke out, Leonard came to protect the priest from the irrational mob attacks, as the Earth Church had no law enforcement authority in the area.

They are only allowed to preach here.

Roy had no intention of personally getting involved.

He wasn't sure if Leonard had arrived in Backlund, but there was no doubt that even if the other man couldn't recognize him, Palles certainly would.

and so.

Avoiding them is probably the best approach.

but.

He gladly accepted the pendant, along with the materials and extraordinary items on Mansour's person.

This pendant might be related to the Grim Reaper; he could show it to Azik. As for that extraordinary item...

A bone dagger that has been enchanted.

Mansour had previously tried to break free of the entanglement, but Roy stopped him by drawing his gun.

According to Roy's initial assessment, its enchantment can cause wounds to quickly rot like a corpse.

It has a three-month validity period.

Putting aside the expiration date, it is definitely a very good extraordinary item. More importantly, this enchantment has very high research value.

If we can figure out its structure and principles, Roy might be able to create something similar in the temple.

Utravsky naturally noticed this.

but.

He didn't care.

She was Roy's prisoner and had the right to take her share of the spoils of war.

……

Back home, Roy ascended to the mysterious sanctuary and began to study the dagger.

He had actually received similar enchantments before.

but.

At that time, Roy did not have a complete grasp of the mysterious temple, and many operations could not be performed or precisely controlled.

By the time he could do it, the dagger had expired and the enchantment on it had disappeared.

And now.

Having obtained another enchanted weapon, Roy was overjoyed and immediately sent it to the Mysterious Temple.

After studying it, he basically grasped the information above.

This is a spirit rune derived from necromancy, just like Roy identified. Wounds struck by it will quickly rot and decay.

This is the power of the undead.

To restore it, you must regularly use the power of the necromancer to nurture and cultivate it, maintaining the spiritual runes on it; otherwise, it will become ineffective after a certain period of time.

According to Roy's analysis.

Enchanting and engraving scrolls are actually quite similar in principle; both involve imprinting a certain magic or ritual into the scroll through patterns and materials.

just.

This ability requires mastering the decomposition, recombination, and fusion of matter.

This is a skill in the "generalist" direction.

As an adjacent pathway to the Seeker, the Generalist pathway also represents the ability to know, but it is more inclined towards knowledge of real-world material matters.

The "peeping to the secrets" represents knowledge in the field of occultism.

"The mysterious sanctuary possesses two abilities simultaneously, which is clearly related to the Wilderness of Knowledge. I wonder how it came to be."

Roy always felt...

The Mysterious Temple may have a secret connection to the Wilderness of Knowledge, which is why he has never dared to use it within the territory of the Steam Church.

Now let's look at it.

As one's sequence and level of control increase, these abilities gradually reveal their true nature—

At least for now, all the abilities they've demonstrated are those of the Wilderness of Knowledge.

Has someone extracted it from the wilderness of knowledge?

Not too possible.

Tearing apart the source material is incredibly difficult.

Perhaps it is a kind of leverage or guidance.

Roy made wild guesses, figuring that guessing wouldn't cause any problems in the mysterious hall anyway; it was just his own imagination.

pity.

He was unable to disassemble the previous fighting dagger to obtain its knowledge and therefore could not replicate it. This "Corrupted Short Blade" could not be replicated due to a lack of materials.

He placed the dagger aside—

In the mysterious temple, its spirituality does not fade, and its "shelf life" can be extended for a very long time.

Back in reality, Roy took the feather pendant and the letter he had just written, and had Nina deliver it to Azik.

……

Leonard followed Soster to the Harvest Church.

He looked around the narrow church with curiosity, then looked up and saw a huge bishop sitting huddled in front of him.

Leonard couldn't help but look at his captain.

Soster smiled.

"Bishop Utravsky".

"Just call me Father."

Utravsky said gently.

Soster nodded slightly: "Where are they?"

"In the basement, she possesses the level of a 'psychic,' so I dared not be careless and had my missionaries keep an eye on her."

Utravsky got up and led the way.

Soster said, "Father, thank you for your help."

"It's nothing. We were just preaching and didn't want to talk to her, but she hurt the followers of the Mother Goddess, a gentle and devout lady."

Utravsky continued his rambling account.

Soster nodded slightly and said, "It's alright. Evil god organizations like the Artificial Death God Faction should be arrested as soon as they are seen, otherwise they will cause even greater harm."

"I'm glad you understand."

Utravsky smiled, then opened the door and went down to the basement.

Upon reaching the basement, a voice immediately rang out.

"When can I get out?"

"Now."

Utravsky replied with a smile.

Emlyn got up impatiently, walked past him and went upstairs, brushing past Leonard.

The two merely exchanged a glance, without any further communication.

Soster and Leonard's attention was mostly focused on the woman sleeping in the basement.

"Is she Mansour?"

"Yes, she's been drugged by our powder, so she's asleep."

The priest answered.