Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 326 The Perfect Hunt

At the border of the East Bay and Bridge districts in Backlund, in a dilapidated apartment building, there are several rooms on the ground floor that were originally part of a budget hotel that have been converted into one another.

When Butis emerged from the spirit world, the gathering of extraordinary beings was still two or three hours away, and no one had yet arrived.

He looked around, taking in the rows of chairs and the haphazardly arranged long tables.

Having carefully observed his surroundings, Butis walked to a corner and pulled at the area with his right hand as if tugging at a curtain. The area was then enveloped in shadow, distorted, and then vanished.

Because it originally contained no objects and had no objective markers of measurement, no one would notice that a space was missing. They would only feel that the distance between the wall and themselves seemed a little closer, but upon closer inspection, everything seemed normal.

This is the 'Spatial Concealment' of the 'Arcanist'!

They can use this ability to divide a place into two parts, hiding one part so that it can only be entered through a specific "door". In the hidden area, the room exists normally, with floor tiles, a ceiling, and a cockroach frantically crawling by.

The cockroach charged all the way to the dividing line, only to be blocked by the deep, endless darkness.

After looking around, the gaze of the "Sage of Mystery" Butis settled on a transparent vortex in mid-air.

This is a 'door'.

Every hidden space must have a 'door'.

After thinking for a moment, Butis reached into the hidden pocket of his black robe, took out a mirror, and set it in the position of the 'door'.

The mirror distorted for a moment, quickly reflecting the scene outside:

The chairs and long tables were scattered haphazardly, and there was no one there.

In this way, Boutis monitored the gathering place of the extraordinary through this mirror.

Time passed second by second, and the extraordinary individuals, disguised in various ways to conceal their identities, arrived one after another.

One of the young men, dressed in a black suit, scanned the party area before getting up and walking to a corner by the window to find a place to sit.

Behind him was an ordinary mirror embedded in the wall.

Within the hidden area, the 'Sage of Secrets' Butis narrowed his eyes slightly.

The gathering hadn't started yet, and he didn't know who was seeking the cursed artifacts of the ancient vengeful spirit, which left him with lingering doubts about the information provided by "Dark Saint" Kesma.

As fellow saints of the Aurora Society, he didn't think the other party would deliberately set him up. They had previously clashed because Mr. X had trespassed into the parish under the jurisdiction of the "Dark Saint." The Dark Saint had warned him not to enter the parish under his jurisdiction casually, and even when hunting down the Abraham family, he should give him prior notice.

The Sage of Mystery was indeed in the wrong in this matter, so he did not have a direct confrontation with the Sage of Darkness.

However, for the Aurora Society, internal conflicts among its high-ranking members were undoubtedly detrimental to its stability. Therefore, the other saints did not show any obvious bias or take sides, thus preventing the conflict from escalating further.

The fact that the 'Dark Saint' took the initiative to contact him this time was most likely because he wanted to apologize and try to ease the tension.

But since he was a saint, the 'Dark Saint' wouldn't say it directly out of consideration for his reputation, so he indirectly invited him over by using information about the Abraham family.

The Mysterious Saint naturally accepted this offer, but the problem was that the information from the Dark Saint might not be accurate, and the extraordinary one who sought the ancient cursed artifact might not appear.

Although for the 'Secret Saint' who possesses teleportation abilities, making a wasted trip wouldn't waste much time, it would inevitably make him feel dissatisfied.

Conversely, if that person actually appears, he can learn the location of the other members of Abraham's family from them.

"Don't let me find you!"

Boutis muttered a few words to himself, his expression gradually becoming serious, yet also carrying a touch of cruel fanaticism.

Meanwhile, under the guidance of Mr. A, the organizer of the gathering, this extraordinary gathering has officially begun.

Many extraordinary individuals sought out the items they needed, while others offered to trade magical items and extraordinary materials.

The young man standing in front of Butis suddenly stood up and took out a small bell from his person. Butis didn't pay him much attention, because in Butis's eyes, the man was no different from the other extraordinary individuals attending the gathering.

The bell looked unremarkable and wasn't worth Butis's attention at all—after all, how powerful could a group of low- to mid-sequence wild extraordinary beings possibly be?

This was of no value to Butis, who was already a demigod.

To his surprise, the other party did not explain the function of the "magical item" in hopes of selling it at a higher price. Instead, they started shaking the bell on their own.

Ring ring!

The crisp sound of the bell drew the attention of almost everyone present, including the 'Sage of Mystery'.

As the bell rang, a purple magic circle engraved with countless strange patterns rapidly spread outwards!

This sudden change caught even the 'Sage of Mystery' off guard—because he believed he didn't need to hide. Although they were in the same room, they were actually in different spaces due to the 'spatial concealment' effect.

Therefore, whatever the other party does, it will not affect him who is in another space.

Therefore, Boutis neither dodged nor avoided the scene, but simply watched the farce with great interest.

Until the mirror in front of him fell to the ground with a "thud," and even without the mirror, everything "outside" was still reflected in his eyes without any obstruction!

Boutis's pupils constricted sharply. He suddenly realized that his 'spatial concealment' had failed, and that he was now exposed to his opponent. The purple magic circle, which should have occurred in another dimension and been unable to affect him, had inexplicably broken through his spatial concealment!

It's important to know that once an area is hidden, even if the 'Arcanist' wants to leave, they must either go through the corresponding 'door' or directly remove the 'hiddenness'.

And now, without his knowledge, "Hidden" has been inexplicably accessed by others. What does this mean?

The naturally wary Butis didn't linger and tried to use 'teleport' to leave almost the instant he realized what had happened!

Teleportation at the 'demigod' level does not require a Sequence 5 traveler to open a 'door' every time.

They can disappear on the spot without leaving any trace, quickly and swiftly.

However, this time, even with 'Butis' using teleportation, nothing happened.

He remained in the same spot, neither teleported away nor able to use any extraordinary abilities.

Upon discovering the teleportation had failed, Butis suddenly lost sight of the young man in the black suit!

It was the magical item the other party used that broke through his spatial concealment, but now the other party has vanished. Where did he go?!

puff!

Boutis suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He swallowed the sweet liquid in his mouth, and with difficulty lowered his head, only to see the blood-stained tip of a sword. He finally realized what had happened—a blood-stained longsword had pierced his heart from behind.

The missing man was right behind him; from the very beginning, this was a trap set for him!

Boutis looked incredulous, his heart filled with both anger and fear.

Anger at being betrayed, fear of death!

Even though he is an incomplete mythical creature, he will not die immediately even if he suffers a fatal injury. With the help of his extraordinary abilities, even the most fatal injuries can be healed instantly.

But now, Butis has realized that all his extraordinary abilities have been 'sealed'!

Once they lose their extraordinary abilities, even though a demigod can still overwhelm ordinary people with their enhanced physical attributes, they will be almost powerless against truly skilled warriors.

Just like now, even though his physical abilities have been comprehensively enhanced, he was still pierced through the heart without realizing it.

This unexpected turn of events terrified Boutis, who instinctively reached into the hidden pocket of his black robe.

But as soon as he reached out and pulled, the hidden bag suddenly ripped open with a "rip," and its contents scattered all over the ground.

There was a purple crystal ball, a notebook that looked like a magic book, an ordinary jewelry box with three layers, a black dagger engraved with strange inscriptions, and even ordinary clothes and a hooded robe... But Boutis's gaze automatically ignored those unimportant things; his eyes were only on that small jewelry box!

If only he could get his hands on that thing… Butis’s eyes were filled with a desperate desire to live, but even though he had stretched his hand out to the maximum extent, he could only watch helplessly as the jewelry box fell to the ground.

It was right there, within easy reach, and he could just bend down and grab it, but the piercing wound in his chest made it impossible for Butis to bend down!

puff!

Another wave of pain blurred his consciousness as a spear tip pierced his throat.

The gun barrel was propped against the corner of the wall, and the tip of the gun was pressed against his throat, which was gurgling with blood, 'hanging' him in mid-air like a dried-up corpse.

This left him helpless as another man in a double-breasted suit walked up to him and picked up the jewelry box from the ground right in front of him. This man was none other than Klein, who was using the face of Gehrman Sparrow!

Klein held up the jewelry box in his hand and examined it carefully. The jewelry box was quite large, and it was difficult to hold with one hand. It was mostly silver-black, with many exquisite openwork decorations on the surface, and was inlaid with rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, making it look quite luxurious.

Although it is unknown what this is, it is undoubtedly a very powerful sealing artifact. Otherwise, Butis would not have placed his hopes on this jewelry box even though his extraordinary abilities were sealed.

In other words, it is at least a level 0 sealed artifact corresponding to the rank of 'Angel'... Klein quickly gathered all the information and drew a conclusion. His expression changed slightly, and he threw the jewelry box at Butis as if it were a hot potato.

Have the opportunity!

A glimmer of hope appeared in Boutis's eyes, and he instinctively reached out to take the jewelry box.

But before that, a large hand firmly held the jewelry box in its grasp.

At the same time, Butis felt a sharp pain.

This time, not only his throat, but all four of his limbs were pierced by sharp blades, leaving him completely unable to move.

Those weapons seemed to contain some kind of strange power, which not only made it difficult for him to move, but also sealed his extraordinary abilities.

Except for his still-moving eyeballs, Butis is now practically a corpse!

The man in the double-breasted suit showed no surprise at the scene, his cold gaze sweeping over the other extraordinary individuals who were still caught off guard. This icy look, as if he were looking at a corpse or prey, silenced the extraordinary individuals present, leaving them frozen in place.

They didn't not want to run, they were afraid!

All of this happened in the blink of an eye; only a few breaths had passed since the bell rang.

Before they could even understand what was happening, the battle was over.

Even the most ordinary extraordinary individuals can now clearly realize that their extraordinary abilities have been sealed.

In this situation, they were clearly at the mercy of others, and dared not make any move.

Mr. A also felt his extraordinary abilities being sealed, but since it wasn't the first time, he was completely indifferent.

Once the 'silence ban' expired, accompanied by a faint blue light, all three, including the Saint of Mystery, vanished.

Along with them, those extraordinary items that had been scattered also disappeared.

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Inside a house in the East District, Klein glanced at the "Mysterious Saint," who was still suspended in mid-air by a spear despite being teleported, then turned his gaze to the jewelry box in Ember's hand and asked curiously:

"What is that jewelry box?"

"It should be an old box."

Ember hesitated for two seconds before speaking:

"The '0' level sealed artifact that Butis stole when he betrayed the Abraham family."

This sealed artifact has always been in the possession of the Abrahamic family. Because it has never been obtained or thoroughly understood by the Church of Orthodoxy, it does not have a corresponding serial number.

According to the Abraham family, this "jewelry box" originated from an angel during the Fourth Age of the Abraham family.

He loved to travel through the stars and go to different places in the vast universe, but once, when he returned to his family to rest, he died silently in his palace, his face full of fear and his expression distorted, as if he had seen something extremely terrible.

A true mythical being, who could be called a god in the Second Age, died in his own palace in such an extremely mysterious way without causing any commotion!

His extraordinary qualities, combined with his remains, formed this 'jewelry box' that is quite different from other sealed artifacts of the same kind.

Instead of trying to destroy it and restore it to its pure extraordinary nature, Mr. "The Door" Bethel Abraham at the time gave it a rather strange name:

"The Box of the Past".

The first level of the "Old Days Box" can turn the target location into a toy, swapping its position with the internal space.

The second layer of the "Box of the Past" records different locations. Once released, the holder and the creatures within the effect range can travel directly to the corresponding area and explore the universe, just like the angel of the Abraham family.

As for what is in the third layer of the "Old Box," the Abraham family has clear records, but they have never dared to use it—even for demigods, the price of this sealed artifact is too high to bear, and for the Abraham family, which does not have demigods, using the third layer often means catastrophic destruction.

When they learned that Ember was going to hunt down the Saint of Mystery, the Abraham family took the initiative to tell him the details of the sealed artifact.

(End of this chapter)