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

Chapter 165 Azik: Klein, you've grown.

West Backland, near the Kingdom Museum.

Maric was following his intuition and walking toward a certain spot when he suddenly stopped.

"Sharon?"

He felt...

Sharon seems to have disappeared.

Maric's expression turned slightly serious as he looked behind him, sensing that there was something there.

but.

From Sharon's perspective, everything is completely different.

Marich suddenly stopped, staring blankly behind him, and then walked uncontrollably back the way he came.

She tried to possess and control it.

but.

A tremendous will to resist emanated from Marich, making it impossible for her to control him perfectly, and even...

A tremendous will to resist emanated from it, and the immense spirituality directly pushed her out.

Marich is now a vengeful spirit.

Although Sharon's spirituality was stronger, she still couldn't directly control Marich without harming him.

but.

The next moment, she no longer needed to worry about Marich; her spiritual intuition suddenly sensed a huge crisis.

Sharon quickly turned into a shadow, attempting to disappear into the wall to escape.

but.

The next instant, the direction she was moving towards suddenly turned into a bunch of numbers, and the numbers on the wall transformed into a torrent that enveloped her.

Ultimately, they transformed into a humanoid form, enveloping Sharon within it.

The Birth of Mysterious Magic and Numerology.

A man appeared from the side, also appearing as a shadow, but unlike the other man, he also had some psychological traces of invisibility on him.

He chuckled softly and tapped his finger lightly.

The magical spell, accompanied by the magical item, is about to take effect.

Suddenly, his brow twitched violently.

A pair of cold, empty eyes suddenly appeared above the head of this powerful, mysterious attendant, gazing at a position diagonally above.

The next instant, an endless torrent of information surged diagonally upwards.

In that place, a figure materialized into a dark, ancient horn, carrying an extremely heavy and powerful meaning.

Then, Bernadette sounded the horn.

The dull horn sound seemed to come from ancient times, resounding through the present, its deep, overlapping sound shattering the surrounding spiritual blockade.

Sharon quickly recovered, looked in the direction of the man in horror, and then swiftly transformed into a shadow and fled to Bernadette's side under her protection.

"Miss……"

"Walk."

Bernadette grabbed her and, using the strong connection between Sharon and Maric, quickly jumped to Maric's side, grabbed the still bewildered Maric, and swiftly jumped through space.

but.

Just as she was about to enter the spirit world, an endless torrent of information appeared before her once again.

The mysterious waiter reappeared.

His eyes turned cold and ruthless, and he exuded the aura of a hidden sage.

As a loyal follower of the Hidden Sage, his body has been completely transformed by the Hidden Sage, and he can unleash a portion of the Hidden Sage's power at any time!

It can be said.

At this moment, he was not merely a waiter, but...

The vessel through which the hidden sage descends.

of course.

Only a part.

Even so, Bernadette is unwilling to confront the other party directly at the moment, because at this moment, Backlund is not only the enemy in front of her, but also an enemy behind the scenes that cannot be seen.

She was unsure how the person behind the scenes would proceed.

In such a situation...

The longer she stays, the worse it will be for her.

Bernadette activated a brief stroke of luck, and a powerful aura emanated from the spirit realm, combining internal and external forces to break through the hidden sage's spiritual barrier.

Then.

Bernadette grabbed Sharon and Marich and quickly leaped into the spirit world.

Eyes reappeared above the mysterious waiter's head.

He was curled up, seemingly enduring intense pain, but his face grew increasingly devout.

"Praise be to you, the source of mystery."

"Praise be to you, the embodiment of knowledge!"

His eyes were fixed on the direction Bernadette had jumped, and after a few seconds they slowly closed.

He left.

……

"Congratulations."

"Hehe, we still haven't found the necessary materials. Does the church have hexagonal crystals or ancient ghost dust?"

Roy held the extraordinary properties that resembled a crystal, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart.

This extraordinary characteristic...

It represents not only its Sequence 5 primary material, but also various extraordinary properties of Sequence 6 and above.

By disassembling it, you can obtain more extraordinary properties, create extraordinary items that can help you, or use it for other purposes.

such as--

Train your own spy subordinates.

but.

By Sequence 5, even auxiliary materials became somewhat difficult to find.

Of the four auxiliary materials for astrologers, the Fairy Spring Water is relatively easy to find; it shouldn't be too difficult to obtain through Alger.

The same applies to the golden bell flower.

but.

Hexagonal crystals, dust of ancient ghosts—he wasn't sure if the elements of dawn existed.

Liana shook her head: "The Steam Church might have it, because hexagonal crystals are not only used as an auxiliary material, but also frequently used in the crafting of extraordinary items."

Uh.

Of course I know that steam churches might exist.

but.

Used in the crafting of extraordinary items...

Perhaps we can also ask Sharf through Alger.

Roy concealed his extraordinary abilities.

"It's a pity he didn't have his extraordinary item, otherwise I could have made some money off him. By the way, shouldn't you give me your extraordinary item?"

Liana stared at Roy's glasses.

The meaning is self-evident.

Don't think I don't know what this thing is!

Roy chuckled, took off his glasses, and then his ring.

"These three work together to provide guidance and suggestion to a certain extent. I just used a certain degree of suggestion."

Liana took it, slightly surprised.

She investigated for a moment, then asked, "What about the negative effects?"

"Be careful not to guide or hint at things, as this may be discovered. In addition, these glasses have a similar negative effect to the Eye of the Secret, so you need to be careful about what you should and shouldn't look at when observing."

Roy quickly explained.

Liana nodded slightly, a thoughtful look on her face, and then looked at Roy.

"I will acquire the hypnotist's extraordinary qualities as soon as possible."

"It'd better do it as soon as possible, because I might leave Backlund in a while."

Roy laughed.

Liana shook her head slightly.

"You won't, at least not yet."

"So certain?"

"Um."

Liana smiled.

Roy smiled but didn't refute. Instead, he lifted the curtain and looked out of the carriage.

We've reached the South District.

Everything's going smoothly on my end, but I wonder how things are going on Klein's side.

……

Klein's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was clutching the master key in his hand.

no doubt.

This key carries a terrible, hidden curse, but for now, he has nothing else to rely on.

The shadowy figure behind me was terrifying.

The power of the Apostle of Desire was far more terrifying than he had imagined; fortunately, he had the protection of the Hermit.

Thanks to the influence of the mysterious temple, the other party seemed unable to exploit his desires and emotions.

This is why I am still alive.

otherwise.

Klein suspected that he was probably already a corpse.

"Where's Mr. Azik? Didn't he promise to help me? Why hasn't he arrived yet!"

Klein was in despair.

He had a vague feeling that it was probably some kind of "coincidence" that caused Mr. Azik to be late.

A similar incident occurred in Tingen.

He gritted his teeth.

As the shadow coalesced again, Klein turned around and threw out five reels.

Lightning covered that area.

This is one of his few lightning bolt scrolls.

Klein kept in mind Lady "Number 5's" teachings, remembering that extraordinary beings of the demonic path were skilled in fire magic and had extremely high resistance to it.

and so.

He chose lightning magic, which was difficult for the opponent to resist.

Five lightning scrolls are released together.

Even the powerful apostle of desire had to temporarily hide.

Jason, who had turned into a pool of black liquid, quickly transformed and shifted, but the next moment, Klein's figure disappeared from the spot.

Paper doll substitute, the Ring of Concealment.

The double blessing, coupled with the isolation of the mysterious temple, caused Klein to temporarily disappear from Jason's perception.

He looked around, searching for Klein's whereabouts.

"This guy is a bit troublesome."

Jason frowned.

As he was searching, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation in space. His spiritual intuition frantically warned him of danger...

If we don't leave now, we might die!

Jason swiftly transformed into black liquid and left the area, but the next moment, the sense of malice intensified, even...

He had already felt the sensation of death.

Jason didn't care about anything else.

He swiftly transformed into a shadow, abandoning his physical body and merging into the shadows, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

The next instant, Azik appeared in the area where he had just been, with a person standing there beside him.

Upon arriving in this area, his gaze swept around, as if he sensed something.

Dunn Smith.

Then, Dunn went to the place where Jason had abandoned his physical body.

Azik paused for a moment.

"I have some recollection of this ability; it seems to originate from a path that begins with criminals."

"..."

Dunn remained silent.

Then, he looked in another direction.

A disheveled figure emerged from the garbage heap.

Klein looked around, his expression finally blank, with a hint of astonishment.

"Captain, Mr. Azik!"

He glanced at his current state.

That's very unseemly!

This shouldn't have been the proper etiquette for a meeting, but in that instant, he had no better choice.

Garbage dumps are the best places to hide and conceal one's presence.

Especially at night.

Azik smiled and said, "You've grown, Klein."

"Mr. Azik, you are joking. My progress is nothing to you, and if it weren't for your messenger, I might be dead by now."

Klein chuckled, brushing the trash off his clothes. "That's your messenger. It looks like it's dead."

Azik smiled silently.

"It's okay, I have plenty of those, and they'll be reborn after a while. When I say you've grown up, I mean you no longer care about appearances and can just throw yourself into the trash heap."

"Isn't this all for survival?"

Klein sighed, looking in the direction Jason had left, and said, "It's a good thing you arrived in time, otherwise I might still be running now, and it's hard to say whether I could have escaped."

"We could have come earlier, but we were delayed by an unexpected event."

Azik said.

Klein understood—

it is as expected.

Otherwise, Mr. Azik should have arrived much earlier.

He asked curiously, "What accident?"

"The Hidden Sage has appeared. Although it is only a part of his divinity that has been attached to him, it has indeed attracted my attention."

Azik said.

A hidden sage?

Klein's brow furrowed; he hadn't expected Azik to encounter such a terrifying being. He hurriedly asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright. The Hidden Sage's main target isn't me, but a powerful and mysterious woman. She should be a high-sequence Extraordinary from the Seeker Path."

Azik explained.

He had already learned some of what had happened to Klein through letters, so he didn't talk much about Klein's affairs.

He glanced at the sky and smiled slightly.

"If you're all right here, I should be going now."

Where are you going?

"I'm getting ready to go back to Tingen."

Azik replied, "Dunne recovered relatively quickly. Going to Tingen might help stimulate his will and memories even faster."

Klein looked at the silent captain and nodded slightly.

"Then you should go ahead, I won't see you off."

"Um."

……

Estoke Street.

The mysterious waiter stood before the corpse, his expression cold and indifferent, before finally kicking the body in front of him.

The extraordinary characteristic has been taken away.

Bernadette, Sharon, and Marich were just bait.

The other party's real target is still Danai.

"Elemental Dawn"

The mysterious waiter's mission in Backlund is not going well.

He was originally sent to deal with the two key figures from the Dawn of Elements, but so far, he has not found any trace of them.

On the contrary, it's their side...

We have suffered heavy losses; we have now lost two wizards and one Sequence 5 astrologer.

Their weakening means that the elemental Dawn is strengthened.

Also.

Judging from Bernadette's performance just now.

Without a doubt, Bernadette truly became a Sequence 2 Sage, and even the great Hidden Sage descending upon her could not hold him back.

He made up his mind and turned to walk in a certain direction.

……

The next day, a news item was published in the newspaper.

"In the West Backlund, in the newly moved-in villa of the renowned historian Dax, the identity of the murderer is still being investigated."

Dax?

Audrey looked at the address.

Extor Street.

Isn't this the address that I found with Grelint?

Could this Dax be an extraordinary member of the "Morse Ascetic Order"?

possible!

Audrey, you are now able to participate in the hunt for the evil god organization!

She was a little excited.

But at that moment, a phantom prayer rang out.

Then, a picture and sound were captured.

"Mr. Fool, I would like to ask for the help of the members of the church. I hope they can help me report this to the Church of the Night."

"A witch is lurking by the side of the Third Prince of Rune."

"I am not in Backlund at the moment, so it is not convenient for me to report this to the Church of the Night."

This is the voice of Mr. World.

The Third Prince...

Edsack Augustus?

There were actually people from the witch cult around him!

Audrey's breath hitched, and then she realized that Mr. Fool thought she was the right person, which was why he had captured the images and sounds for her.

Witch!

She realized that she had to do something.

(End of this chapter)