Fuck... At this moment, Klein's mind was filled with swear words when he heard the old man's answer. Apart from this, no other thoughts could come to mind.

Zaratul, the leader of the Secret Order, a descendant of the great nobles of the Solomon Empire in the Fourth Epoch, the previous owner of the Antigonus family notebook, the extraordinary navigator of Emperor Roselle, a true high-sequence of the "Fortune Teller" path, a secret existence of a "Miracle Master" one or two hundred years ago, and an angel who was considered by "Magic Mirror" Arrodes to have lost control and turned into a monster during the process of being promoted to Sequence 1 "Mysterious Servant"!

No matter which description was used, it was an unbearable burden for Klein at the moment. He felt as if a character in a history textbook had jumped out of the textbook and walked right in front of him. He also felt as if the air around him had become solid, piling up on him layer by layer, squeezing his body and blocking his breathing.

Klein once imagined that perhaps everything he encountered, including the time travel, was due to Zaratul's plan. He suspected that He was the boss he would eventually face, and now, he had met Him, ahead of time.

I'm just a Sequence 5! Klein couldn't help but shout in his heart, and at the same time he doubted whether the other party was really Zaratul.

Zaratul is a surname, representing a great noble of the Solomon Empire in the Fourth Epoch. Theoretically, there should be multiple Zaratul in the past two thousand years of history... Maybe this is the grandfather, father, brother, or offspring of the leader of the Secret Order in Roselle's notes... Also, he just said that he has been dead for many years, and "Magic Mirror" Arrodes and "Mercury Snake" Will Auceptin both confirmed that Zaratul, the leader of the Secret Order, is still alive, but has lost control and turned into a monster, becoming extremely crazy... Klein first tried to convince himself that things might not be as bad as he imagined. This quickly calmed his emotions and allowed him to think more carefully:

The extraordinary abilities that Zaratul displayed just now may not seem like much, but each one of them is beyond common sense, especially the part related to history and fate... He is definitely more than just a "trickster", he even has Sequence 3, or even Sequence 2, and the number of Pathway Angels is never too many...

This place is closely related to the "Kingdom of Night" that disappeared from the main peak of the Honachis Mountains, and there are whispers that can be transmitted to the ears of low-sequence Beyonders in the "Fortune Teller" path... After the leader of the Secret Society, Zaratul, obtained the Antigonus family notes through Emperor Roselle, he appeared less and less, and no one knew what he was planning. Can it be assumed that "He" came to the main peak of the Honachis Mountains based on the notes to look for the treasure left by the Antigonus family and obtained the potion formula and corresponding materials of Sequence 1 "Mysterious Servant"?

In the world of occultism, continuous coincidences often mean there is something wrong, which means that...

If it really was that Zaratul, and this "self" was separated out and existed in the foggy town, was this the reason why he eventually lost control and went crazy?

As for the fact that he had already died, there is a reasonable explanation. The leader of the secret society, Zaratul, himself said:

What is a miracle? Resurrection from the dead is a miracle!

And He himself has long been a "miracle worker"!

As Klein's thoughts turned over, the white-bearded old man who called himself Zaratul laughed and said:

"Judging from your reaction, do you know me?"

Klein thought for a moment and said tentatively:

“I’ve heard of that last name.

"I have met the 'Mysterious Queen' before, and from her I learned about the Secret Order and its leader."

The old man nodded slightly, without giving a positive response or denying it. He smiled and asked vaguely:

"How else do you need help?"

Help... Klein thought about the extraordinary ability that the other party had demonstrated and hesitated before saying:

"Can you summon a fish from the outside world, from the history of this hidden world? Even one that has become food will do."

In his opinion, this was not impossible. You know, most of the outsiders who had entered the town came from the ruins of the war of gods in the easternmost part of the Sonia Sea. Maybe some fish were raised there, both as food reserves and to observe environmental changes, and disappeared at night because they could not sleep. Or maybe an explorer had just eaten a belly full of fish and encountered darkness, and did not have time to fall asleep. In that case, it is not incomprehensible that there was fish from the outside world in the history of the foggy town.

Zaratul raised his head and glanced at Klein, who was dressed as Gehrman Sparrow, but did not give an answer for a short while.

After several seconds, he lowered his gaze and said in a vague voice:

"Can."

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of crushed fish meat appeared in the hand of "Blood Admiral" Senior.

"It can only last for three quarters of an hour. When it's over, it will be like you've never eaten at all." Zaratul added.

It actually works... Klein felt that the high-sequence abilities of the Fortune Teller pathway were increasingly bizarre and terrifying.

He wanted to say that he didn't need any more help, but when he thought about the fact that Zaratul was a recognized cunning person and everything he said or did needed to be questioned, he felt that he should prepare something.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Klein decided to show a certain greed so that Zaratul would lower his opinion of him, thinking that he could easily induce him.

After asking the secret puppet to put away the fish, he rolled his eyes twice, took a barely audible breath and said:

"I also need the potion formula of the 'Trickster'."

Zaratul remained silent for a few seconds without changing his posture, then laughed:

“No problem, as long as you are willing to believe that the formula I give you is real.

“When you get the obsidian back, I will give you the recipe for the ‘Trickster’ potion along with the ‘Open the Door’ symbol.

"Well, for me, these are all things that don't need to be cared about, as long as you can scatter my ashes back into the river of my hometown."

Klein listened quietly and couldn't help but ask:

"You must be of a very high status. If your ashes are scattered like this, it will pollute the entire river and create countless monsters."

Zaratul laughed upon hearing this:

“Very carefully.

"But there is nothing special in my ashes. I lost them long ago."

As he spoke, he raised his head again and glanced at the top of the ancient church.

Was he implying that his extraordinary characteristics and the special properties of his body due to the changes were all sucked away by the "magnet" at the highest point? Klein guessed what the other party meant and asked about his own extraordinary path:

"What is the name of the sequence 3 potion after 'Trickster'?"

Zaratul's beard moved slightly as he said:

"Ancient scholars."

Ancient scholars... Although this sounds like a relic dug out from a grave of a dead person, Zaratul just mentioned "history" repeatedly, and the corresponding extraordinary ability is simply incredible... Klein asked again with a little joy:

"What about the corresponding sequence 0?"

Zaratul raised his head again, glanced at him, and then laughed softly:

"You should have known when you 'opened the door' and escaped."

I hate people like you the most. You only speak half of your words and always smile without saying anything... Klein immediately felt similar to Emperor Roselle, so he turned his gaze to the stone statue next to him and asked:

"Who is this?"

Zaratul did not turn his head and said in an unclear voice:

"He is a descendant of an ancient god."

A descendant of an ancient god, a descendant of the "Destruction Wolf" Flegra? This ancient god seemed to hold the power of "night"... His descendants established the "Kingdom of Night"? Before Klein could ask, he heard Zaratul chuckle:

"He has a brother, you should be familiar with him."

"Who?" Klein tried hard to recall, but couldn't find the answer.

Zaratul said “Hey”:

“He gave himself a new last name.

"Antigonus."

Antigonus... Kingdom of Night... Honakis... Fragra... Klein's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately connected the fragmented intelligence into a whole.

It is easy to understand why the Church of Night destroyed the "Kingdom of Night" because of the struggle for power. But it would make no sense for them to kill all the Antigonus family who inherited the extraordinary path of "Fortune Teller". There was no need to go to that extent. After all, the ones who could be interchangeable with the path of "Sleeping Ones" were "Death" and "Giant".

Moreover, Klein had never understood why the Antigonus family had to place the treasure on the main peak of the Honachis Mountains and why they trusted the people of the Kingdom of Night so much.

Now, he finally understood a little.

Klein was about to ask again when he suddenly saw the crimson moonlight shining through the church window suddenly become bright and clear, casting shadows on the corpses hanging in the air.

The red moon is clear! Klein's heart tightened. Without any thought, he followed the emergency plan and raised his right hand. He snapped his fingers and lit a candle on the other wall, away from him.

At the same time, he attached the "ghost" Senior to himself, leaped forward suddenly, and continued to roll to the nearest outer wall.

At this time, the entire church became unusually quiet, with no more echoing muttering.

Klein's spiritual intuition did not receive any danger warnings, but he discovered through the shadows on the ground that the corpses hanging in the air turned towards the side with the candle light!

Without hesitation, Klein pressed his left palm and penetrated the wall directly, arriving outside the church. Then, without even raising his head, he used the internal power created by the "ghost spirit" to roll, jump, hop, and run towards the nearest house, which was only about ten meters away.

During this process, he did not hear any beast-like growling sounds, nor did he notice any figures coming and going around him, but he felt a tingling sensation on his back as if he was being stared at by so many eyes!

In just a second, Klein flipped to the outside of the house, pressed his palms, and went in.

Then he snapped his fingers, remotely manipulating the flames and extinguishing the candles in the church.

After a brief moment of silence and tension, the feeling of being watched by many eyes disappeared, and outside the closed curtains, human figures began to appear, coming and going.

PS1: I recommend this book, "Creating a Game World". It seems that this kind of writing about "players" is quite popular nowadays.

PS2: Last day to ask for monthly tickets~