Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 153 Star Bug (Two in One)

Roger realized this through his mystical connection with the flesh and blood that had differentiated from him.

He immediately realized that Alice must have been attacked.

"Is it her father?"

Roger's mind raced, and he immediately stopped a carriage and drove towards Caledonian Road.

Since the John Lewis Shopping Center was also in the Hillston area and not far from Caledonian Road, it took Roger less than ten minutes to reach Alice's doorstep.

However, when Roger opened the car door and just put one foot on the ground, a sharp explosion was heard from the house!
The explosion sounded quite loud even from outside, and the glass even had slight cracks due to the sound waves.

First, the severed finger was triggered, and then the "celestial body" spell was activated, which shows that Alice is in considerable danger!
Roger immediately used his "shit stirrer" ability to control the shocked coachman and the neighbors who had opened their windows and were peeking around, causing them to fall into a state of confusion where they couldn't remember what they were doing.

"Let's go, there's nothing to do here."

After Roger handed two fare coins to the coachman and used words to induce him to leave, he took two steps at a time and used "Benjamin's gloves" to break through the door of Alice's house.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Alice crawling out from the wall connecting to the master bedroom, with an uncontrollable look of fear on her pale face.

However, when she saw Roger, she was visibly relieved.

"Teacher, I, I was just sleeping, and suddenly..."

Alice grabbed Roger's sleeve and panted, pointing towards the bedroom with her free hand.

There was some strange squirming sound coming from the bedroom, and the sound of furniture being bumped and knocked over from time to time, as if a huge python was wreaking havoc in it.

Roger nodded, and took off "Benjamin's Gloves" and put on the "Parasite Gloves" seized from Zatwin.

Then he motioned Alice to wait outside and carefully opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, a strong smell of gas hit him in the face. Considering that the bedroom was pitch black, Roger immediately thought that this was probably the result of a broken gas lamp.

"Alice, turn off the gas!"

He roared, and a light like the morning light emanated from his body, and a two-handed heavy sword appeared in his right hand.

Relying on his spiritual intuition, Roger held the heavy sword across his chest. He immediately heard a "clang" sound, and his palm was almost torn apart!

At this moment, with the light of morning, he finally saw what was wreaking havoc in Alice's room.

In the corner of Alice's bedroom ceiling, there was a large red network that looked like blood vessels and nerves. In the center of this network was a handsome male face with pale skin and crazy bloodshot eyes.

Although the face was extremely distorted, Roger was still able to capture the same elf-like temperament as Alice.

This should be Alice's "traveler" father whom Klein had seen in the dream divination earlier.

At this time, the man's body below the chest had disappeared, transformed into flesh and blood tentacles that looked like a scaleless python.

These flesh and blood tentacles looked extremely strong, and there were at least 20 of them. They were moving rapidly in the room, seemingly subconsciously attacking all light sources.

Whether it was the gas lamp before, or Roger who had just opened the door and activated the "Dawn Arm Guard", they all became the targets of its attack!

As if to confirm Roger's guess, after the first stab failed, those flesh and blood tentacles shot towards Roger!

Roger reacted very quickly. He immediately stretched out his left hand with the "parasitic glove" and started "stealing"!
In an instant, those flesh and blood tentacles touched Roger's body.

However, these originally strong and tough flesh and blood reserves became as soft as noodles and could not cause any harm to Roger at all.

Because their "toughness" characteristics have been stolen by Roger and used to strengthen his own body strength!

The "Blade of Dawn" was swung quickly, cutting off these strange flesh and blood tentacles in an instant.

The man's head, which had originally made no sound, immediately let out a painful roar!
The network of blood vessels and nerves around him began to wriggle, as if trying to regenerate its severed flesh tentacles.

However, Roger did not give him such an opportunity at all. The next second, he used his "Shit Stirrer" ability to suppress the opponent's madness, causing him to fall into chaos and ignorance.

Seeing that the man's eyes were slightly closed and his flesh and blood had stopped growing, Roger finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The battle strategy just now was something he came up with on the spur of the moment. It could help him quickly suppress the opponent and get rid of those troublesome tentacles without causing any more damage to Alice's house.

"You can come here."

Roger stretched out his hand and hooked his finger at Alice, who was hiding in the corner of the living room.

"Solved? What's that?"

Alice was still a little frightened. She moved cautiously to the bedroom door, and then with the help of the morning light emanating from Roger's body, she could see the strange male face in the corner of the ceiling.

It would have been better if she hadn't looked at it, but when Alice saw it, her whole body was suddenly shocked.

Her already fair face became even more pale, she gasped violently, and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.

"K, Christopher...Father..."

Alice's breathing seemed to be extremely difficult, and she struggled to call out the name.

"Christopher? Is that Alice's father's name?"

Roger's mind moved slightly, and he stretched out his left hand again, towards Christopher, stealing some of his "height".

Christopher's head, which was originally on the ceiling, suddenly lowered a lot and stopped at a height of about one meter.

Roger walked forward and carefully observed Christopher for a while. After confirming that Christopher's state of existence was real flesh and blood and not the spirit state he had seen before, he sighed.

“He’s out of control.”

Roger said to Alice calmly.

"out of control……"

Alice muttered to herself, a look of disbelief on her face.

She struggled to stand up, moved closer, and gently stroked Christopher's forehead.

"Teacher, is there any way to save him?"

Alice looked at Roger expectantly.

Hearing this, Roger was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

He is currently in the cooling down state of his "Oneness of All Things" ability and cannot do these things.

To put it another way, even if Roger's abilities were still usable, he wouldn't be able to do the same thing to Christopher as he did when he cleared the "Corpse Collector" extraordinary characteristic from Dunn Smith.

The reason is very simple, that is, the situations of the two are different.

It was crystal clear to Roger what contamination Dunn Smith had been exposed to, what overdoses he had taken, or the extraordinary properties of the adjacent pathways.

Especially during the battle at Madam Sharon's residence that day, Roger personally participated in it, so he was very clear about the cause and effect.

Christopher's current situation is fundamentally different from Dunn Smith's.

Roger could sense that there was more than one kind of pollution in him.

In addition to the highly likely pollution from Mr. "Men"'s mumbling, there is also the possibility of pollution of unknown origin that this "traveler" accidentally encountered during his overseas adventures.

After all, the distribution of Extraordinary forces overseas is not as relatively clear as in the Kingdom of Loen. Instead, it is more chaotic and basically a state of chaos.

On the other hand, according to the timeline given by Alice, Christopher was probably contaminated for the first time before Roger crossed over, so even if Roger opened the complete "Ring of Unity", he would be powerless to save the situation.

Alice tried to call Christopher's name several times, but got no response.

This also made her gradually give up and become silent.

For Alice now, she has not only lost all her loved ones, but she also doesn't understand what happened to her father Christopher over the years.

Seeing her like this, Roger sighed silently:

"Although Christopher cannot be saved, there are still two things we can do now."

"what's up?"

Alice raised her head, a hint of doubt in her lifeless eyes.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Christopher should possess the Beyonder characteristic of the Apprentice Path, Sequence 5, Traveler." "I can find a way to separate the contamination from it, and wait for you to inherit this Beyonder characteristic after you digest the Sequence 6 potion."

"In this way, you will inherit his legacy."

Roger paused and continued:

"I have suppressed Christopher's madness and can summon his soul through psychic means.

"This way, there's a good chance he'll be able to answer some of your questions and resolve your confusion."

Alice heard this, her lips moved slightly and she murmured to herself.

"Extraordinary characteristic... psychic..."

Having learned a lot about Beyonders from Roger, she already knew what this meant.

Whether it's to extract extraordinary characteristics or to communicate with spirits to solve puzzles, Christopher must be killed!

But right now, this is the only right path.

That would end Christopher's suffering, free him to rest in the spirit world.

Roger didn't say a word the whole time, he knew Alice had already guessed the inevitable outcome.

After a long time, Alice's tears finally dried up. She raised her red eyes and asked Roger:

"Teacher, can I come?"

Roger nodded, he removed one of his fingers and quickly transformed it into a white three-edged spike.

The sharpness of this triangular spike has reached the limit of Roger's imagination, ensuring that Christopher's pain time can be shortened to the greatest extent.

"Thank you."

Alice nodded and took the three-edged bone spike.

She took a deep breath, and with extremely steady hands, she thrust the three-edged spear into Christopher's forehead.

As the blood flowed out, Christopher's slightly furrowed brow suddenly relaxed.

Those strange "spider webs" made up of blood vessels and nerves also quickly collapsed and disappeared.

Freed from their restraints, the head fell from the wall and rolled into Alice's arms.

However, the head did not last long. It began to twist and disappear, leaving only a small amount of hair.

At the same time, a brilliant crystal and an illusory insect fell to the floor.

"Is this the 'Traveler' Extraordinary Characteristics and... the Star Bug??"

Seeing this scene, Roger was shocked.

He reacted immediately, pulled Alice away, and put the Beyonder Characteristics and Star Bug into two small bottles respectively.

"Don't delay too long. There's still time. I have some questions to ask as well."

Roger glanced at Alice, interrupting her daze.

Alice came back to her senses, nodded, and quickly took out the materials needed for spiritual communication.

Roger lit candles, set up a simple altar, and then silently recited the incantation of psychic Christopher Yeaman.

After a moment, an illusory figure emerged.

The figure had a pale face and a somewhat dull expression. It was Christopher Yeaman.

When Roger saw Christopher appear, he did not ask any questions immediately. Instead, he sang a short ballad using "high voice singing" to strengthen Christopher's spirituality and allow him to stay longer.

After the song was finished, Christopher's figure became more solid and his eyes became more lively.

He looked at Alice, his lips slightly parted, as if recognizing his daughter.

"Okay."

Roger nodded slightly at Alice, indicating that she should ask questions.

"...Where have you been all these years since you left Tingen?"

Alice came up and asked the question that had always puzzled her.

Christopher replied:
"While exploring the Misty Sea, I stumbled upon an island."

"For some unknown reason, there are many shabby ships stranded on that island, as well as many strange giant stone statues and floor paintings. During my exploration, I encountered a strange primitive tribe called the 'Kesk', which retains some cultural characteristics of the Quaternary Period.

"This tribe has a small number of Sequence 9 'Hunter' stewards and a Sequence 8 'Provocateur' chief, as well as many interesting cultural customs.

"This piqued my interest, so I stayed there, integrated into their society, and began conducting research.

"Besides my interest in culture, I stayed for another reason, which was that there was a site where suspected treasures were buried at the gathering place of the Kesk tribe.

Alice nodded. "So you stayed there and tried to find the treasure?"

This was more consistent with her understanding of Christopher's character.

He is courageous and curious, has a strong interest in the legendary treasure and is willing to take risks for it.

In fact, many members of the Iman family have this characteristic, and it seems to have become a family tradition.

“It’s not simply that.”

Christopher shook his head.
"After I stayed in the Kesk tribe for a while, I gradually discovered some strange things about the place."

"What's so strange?" Alice asked.

"First of all, it's impossible to leave the archipelago using normal ship navigation. The fleet that originally brought me there actually turned back several times after leaving, as if it was going in circles.

"At first the captain was quite confident, but soon all the passengers and crew, including him, fell into panic.

"Every time the fleet returned, the panic intensified... By the last time I saw those ships, all the people on board were dead. It seemed like a fierce internal conflict and slaughter had broken out... Only then did I understand what had happened to those ships stranded on the island."

When Christopher said this, a hint of fear appeared on his originally indifferent face:
"The scariest thing is that when I tried to use the 'Traveler' ability to leave there, I could only randomly go to some nearby islands or the sea, and after a while I would be forcibly 'dragged' back to Kesk Island.

"I also tried to jump coordinates again immediately after a teleportation, but this would immediately return me to the island and return to the Kosk tribe.

"I tried it several times and it was the same... but not long after that I encountered a blood moon.

"At that time, I discovered that the blood moon would cause the sea fog to dissipate a lot. I tried to jump again and successfully reached a sea area very close to the west coast of the northern continent. I could almost see the lights of the residential area, but not long after, I was dragged back.

"This was very frustrating for me... but after this attempt, the chief of the Kosk tribe became interested in me. He found me and described everything to me for a long time, and I learned that the tribe had also been 'sealed' there by the fog in ancient history.

"In their legends, only the followers of the gods can completely break through the fog... and it is said that a follower of the gods is buried beneath the ruins. The Kosk people have tried to explore and find him many times, but have never succeeded.

"As I gained a deeper understanding of the culture and language of the Kosk tribe, I gradually realized that perhaps it wasn't just that special 'divine follower' who could break through the fog, but that all creatures with divinity could do so.

"Afterwards, under the guidance of the chief of the Kosk tribe, I also tried to break into the ruins many times, but was always blocked by some strange barrier, and could not reach the core area."

Christopher paused and continued:

"It wasn't until about two months ago, when a blood moon far stronger than ever appeared over the Misty Sea, that I finally found an opportunity to truly reach the Northern Continent and return to Loen."

A blood moon far more powerful than any before? Was it the one caused by Ghroth's fall?
Roger nodded calmly, motioning for Christopher to continue.

"My ancestors sealed a seal for the 'apprentice' path to the demigod level under the old house in Tingen City. It is called the 'Secret Scarf', but my father has long forbidden us to use or touch it.

"My idea is to take that thing away. Whether I'm trying to advance to Sequence 4 later or using it to help the Kosk tribe obtain the divine legacy beneath the ruins, it will greatly increase my chances of leaving.

"Finally, I returned to Tingen. I thought I could see my children again, but I happened to meet Lampard who was already dead..."

At this point, Christopher's face twitched slightly, as if he was lost in painful memories.

　The first update, more to come.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)