That was... something almost completely transparent was reflected in Klein's eyes.

It was like the shell of something, sometimes shrinking back a little and disappearing from Klein's sight, and sometimes sticking out as if blown by an invisible wind, revealing a slight outline.

Using it as an anchor point and looking upward, you will see a dark green, almost black color standing quietly.

Like the color of the trees in the Black Forest... Klein muttered, having no idea what that "color" or "thing" symbolized. He could only boldly guess that it might be related to further controlling the mysterious space above the gray fog.

Without trying to do anything in vain, he jumped down the stairs that seemed to lead to heaven and returned to the palace that he had materialized.

Considering the existence of the "Mysterious Queen", Klein packed up briefly, left the gray fog, and returned to the bathroom in his room.

After taking care of the aftermath, he walked step by step to the suitcase, took out the "Sun Brooch" and put it on his double-breasted long dress.

After all this trouble, the types of magical items he could use and carry returned to the state when he was Backlund. However, he was already Sequence 5 and possessed one of the most difficult abilities below demigod. He was already a truly powerful person in the extraordinary world.

"Normally, I should be very excited and happy, but I'm not. I'm not even as excited as when I finally found the mermaid... Because for me, it's just another step towards revenge, and the real goal I want to achieve is still far away...

"Next, summarize the rules, digest the 'Master of Secrets' potion, and find the formula and materials corresponding to Sequence 4. Well, these things must be done after leaving this sea area. Consult Mr. Azik, Will Auceptin, and 'Magic Mirror' Arrodes in turn...

“Haha, relax your body and mind these few days. If you are too tense, your mind will break and you will show signs of losing control…” Klein turned and looked at the full-length mirror in the room. He saw that he was nearly 1.8 meters tall, with black hair and brown eyes. His face was thin and well-defined. He was wearing a white shirt, a long dress, a bow tie, a top hat, and a dark gold sunbird brooch. His expression was calm and his eyes were dark.

After looking at it quietly for a while, he raised his hands, adjusted the buttons on his cuffs, and patted his black dress.

…………

Lightning flashed across the sky, illuminating the stacked gray buildings ahead.

Demon Hunter Colin Iliad, who was carrying two swords, pointed at the other side and said:

"That's Afternoon Town."

His neglected gray hair kept swaying in the wild wind.

So fast... Derrick, holding the Hurricane Axe, exclaimed in surprise.

He was immediately relieved, thinking that this was reasonable, because the Giant King's Court itself was located in the vicinity of Silver City, and Afternoon Town was one of the nodes connecting the two sides.

With the help of the lightning that illuminated the night, he could clearly see the appearance of Afternoon Town. It was built at the foot of the mountain and was naturally divided into upper, middle and lower layers. Although it was called a town, it was actually no smaller than most of the ruins found in Silver City.

Here, grey stones were piled up to form different houses. Some were hollowed out and nearly ten meters high, while others were like Derrick's current residence, so short that a normal human could touch the roof.

These buildings are arranged compactly and spread out. Some have collapsed, while others are still standing, but they all bear signs of decay and deterioration.

It was completely different from what was described in the textbook... Derrick suddenly recalled what he had learned in history class.

According to the records of the City of Silver, Afternoon Town is the gate separating reality and myth, where humans and giants live together. There are nights and days here, but all the daytime is in the "afternoon" state. No matter if there is heavy fog, heavy rain, or ice and snow, they cannot cover the relatively strong sunlight. But at this time, it is dark and gray here. Even if it is illuminated by lightning, it lacks a sense of brightness and is lifeless.

Gripping the axe handle tightly and with two miniature suns "inside" his eyes, Derrick walked beside the exploration team and followed "Chief" Colin step by step into Afternoon Town.

This place had been cleaned up once during the initial exploration. The streets were covered with pieces of rotten flesh and traces of dried pus. It was quiet all around, without a sound at all.

"Be careful, there are many strange monsters hiding in the darkness here." Colin Iliad, who had old scars on his face, did not take it lightly. He drew out one of the two swords on his back with his backhand, and the sword body shone with a restrained silver light.

Is this the gate to myth? When the Creator abandoned this land, did he also abandon myth? Derrick couldn't help but imagine what happened to Afternoon Town during that great change, and he intuitively thought that it was probably different from the Silver Kingdom.

Before he could observe his surroundings more carefully and look for possible clues, he suddenly heard a hurried shout from his teammates on the other side:

“There’s something!”

Derrick looked sideways and saw a transparent face growing on the surface of the 10-meter-high stone house.

The face was covered with countless cracks, which were regularly coiled in the center to form a whirlpool-like single eye or mouth.

The hurricane in the vortex seemed to be real, roaring and gushing out, and the light inside was as dense as the morning light, like one arrow of light after another.

Puff puff puff!

They hit several members of the exploration team, but it was like they had hit a thick city wall. They could only make dull and dense sounds and quickly disappeared into the gloomy environment.

At some point, Silver City's "Chief" Colin Iliad had bent his knees and half-crouched, inserting the silver straight sword in his hand into the rotten gray stone ground.

He provides the strongest protection for the players in the front row!

At the same time, the rest of the exploration team launched their attacks in an organized manner, with storms of light and scarlet fireballs hitting the monster one after another.

Then, the holy light summoned by Derrick also fell on the one-eyed vortex.

Amid the explosion, the huge rock that was already full of cracks collapsed, and the transparent face evaporated with a scream.

Although the battle was easy, Derrick was not happy at all. He had heard Mr. Hanged Man and Miss Justice discuss cases of Beyonders fighting in the Tarot Club. Combining the experience accumulated by Silver City in fighting against various monsters in the depths of darkness, he was worried to find that Silver City had limited means and lacked effective control methods for those below the demigod level. The situation just now just confirmed this point.

Fortunately, there are seals formed after the monsters die to make up for it... Derrick thought silently, and then he heard the "Chief" order:

“According to the arrangement at the time of departure, we will form groups of three to four people to explore and clean up different areas.”

"Yes, Chief!" Most of the exploration team members had rich experience and quickly completed the grouping.

Derrick's group consists of three people. In addition to him, there are Joshua and Haim, who went to the abandoned temple together. The former is a Sequence 7 "Weapon Master" and has a magical glove that can manipulate fire, while the latter has recently become a Sequence 6 "Dawn Knight" and has grown a lot taller, reaching 2.3 meters tall.

——The average height of the Silver City, which mainly relies on the "warriors", or "giants", is 1.8 meters (including children over 6 years old). Even if the extraordinary characteristics are not inherited, the altered normal genes will accumulate from generation to generation. Although Derrick is not very old, he is close to 1.8 meters and still has room to grow taller.

According to the assigned objectives, Derrick, Joshua, and Haim entered an alley on the left in a triangular battle formation and explored every house that could still be entered.

Perhaps because they had cleaned up the area before, they hadn't encountered any monsters and they unconsciously relaxed a little.

"I heard that the 'Six-Man Council' wants to build a camp here and turn Afternoon Town into our base." Joshua, wearing a red glove on his left palm, said after inspecting the hall of a house.

Haim nodded, looked down at his two companions and said:

"The real goal seems to be..."

He pointed diagonally downward.

"Giant King's Court?" Derrick asked in surprise.

Aren't we looking for the seashore where Little Jack and the others came from? Don't we need to go around the Giant King's Court? Derrick was full of doubts.

Haim shook his head:

"I just heard about it."

He glanced around and pointed at the basement entrance.

"Let's finish exploring here first."

Derrick hummed, and relying on his night vision and "luminescence" abilities, he entered the basement first without fear of the darkness. Haim followed closely behind him, holding a Mongolian skin lantern, and Joshua.

The basement of this house is quite spacious, with pools of black dried-up stains inside. The smell of blood still remains after so many years.

Derrick looked around and felt that a sacrificial ceremony seemed to have been held here.

A long, long time ago... He added silently, and discovered the altar-like stone table and a broken candle, which made him more certain of his guess.

How could the residents of Afternoon Town secretly hide in the basement to hold a sacrificial ceremony? When the Giant King's Court ruled, they were all believers of the Giant King, and later they belonged to the Lord who created everything... Is the owner of this house secretly worshipping other gods? Questions emerged one by one, and Derrick approached the altar. He saw that the stone table was originally full of carvings, but it had been almost completely destroyed by natural and unnatural factors.

After careful identification, Derrick read out three names:

“Ouroleus;

“Medici;

"Sasriel."

Ouroboros? Isn't that the name of the "Angel of Destiny"? "Mr. Fool" mentioned that Medici was also an angel king, and Sasriel was another one? Derrick suddenly felt excited, but also scared. He turned around and wanted to call his companions to watch together.

But as far as he could see, the entrance to the basement was empty and dark. Haim and Joshua, who were supposed to be following behind, were gone!

PS: I finally got home, made some adjustments, and updated first and then made some changes.