Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 181 180 Disappearance and Death

"Intis's Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the Craftsman have relayed information that Amon has become quite active there."

Archbishop Chanis explained, "Amon's existence is an incurable problem for the clergy of the Church of the Eternal Sun. The deity they worship, like the Lord of the Church of the Storm, does not want Amon to gain more power and authority."

If we were to ask who at the Sequence 0 level least wants Amon to become a god and most wants Amon to suffer misfortune, we would have to mention the former three kings of the archangels, Feng Zhibai.

During the Angel King era, they betrayed the Evernight Goddess when she orchestrated an operation to kill the Ancient Sun God, shared the Ancient Sun God's corpse, and became true gods of Sequence 0.

With such a dark history, they naturally do not want the children of the ancient sun god to ascend to the throne and help the ancient sun god return.

After all, they, the true gods who have lived for who knows how many years, know very well what it symbolizes.

Nicolas Flamel, who also knew this ancient history, nodded and understood the hidden meaning of Archbishop Chanis.

"The Goddess of Night and the all-knowing and all-powerful gods of the five paths are allies. Whether facing Amon or Adam, if we can weaken them, we naturally won't mind stepping on them."

By grafting the honorific name of Amon onto Tang, he can better influence the Thief Path adjacent to the Diviner Path through the connection of mysticism.

Among the three paths of the Three Ghostly Families, most of the high-ranking people in one of them have a connection with Tang himself. They either exist in the form of sealed objects, or are made into secret puppets, or are locked up in a small dark room by the goddess and are still howling there.

In the next door Thief's Path, the two Sequence 1 angels were Amon and Pales Zoroast. The uniqueness and the remaining Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic were also in Tang's hands. Even if Amon wanted to use the influence of the upper level of the Thief's Path on the lower level to do something, even Ata, who was once the King of Angels, would find it difficult to bypass the blockade of Tang and Pales' two Sequence 1 and uniqueness under such circumstances.

The Abraham Clan, gathered in the Apprentice Path, now had a close partnership with Tang. The Angel King of the Apprentice Path had also been exiled by the Storm Lord and the Night Goddess. The vast majority of high-ranking individuals existed as sealed artifacts, sealed deep within the Abraham Clan.

Ah, thinking about it this way, the high-sequence extraordinary people of the three strange families seem to be within the sphere of influence that Tang can radiate.

The goddess is placing her bets, and it seems that he is indeed one of the Lord of Mysteries' backup options.

"Okay, I know."

Nicolas Flamel smiled, stood up, and slowly disappeared.

"I'll try to limit the spread of these stories." Well, at least.

How could a thief who is good at playing word games leave himself with language loopholes?

Before leaving, he pinched the monocle in his right eye socket and smiled at Archbishop Chanis, acting exactly like Amon.

Ah, you already know my name, so I won’t pretend anymore. I, Amon, will give you money.

Archbishop Chanis: “……?”

-

After killing a supernatural being equivalent to Sequence 4, Tang took out the glass bottle, looked at the liquid inside, and drank the potion in the glass bottle before the effect of the ritual ended after killing the supernatural being.

This is a Sequence 4 potion, which the Master of Secret Arts arranges and directs a drama to kill a demigod-level extraordinary creature, and then consumes it to be promoted to a Trickster.

The cold potion was poured into his mouth and reacted with the spirit. The power of the potion began to penetrate into his body, transforming the spirit and gaining divinity.

The ritual of the Sequence 4 Trickster caused Tang's mind to gradually become distorted and fragmented, as if his consciousness was also cut into countless pieces. Anchor points took shape, forming thin black lines, as if trying to connect these countless consciousnesses together and turn his body into one transparent worm after another.

The Trickster was at the same level, and was more prone to mental disorder and splitting than other paths. As for the promotion to Demigod, even if the ritual was effective enough and the potion was flawless, there was still a high probability of showing signs of losing control and going crazy, which could very likely lead to the failure of the promotion, or even the death of the person who took the potion.

During the ceremony, Tang's expression gradually changed from tranquility and calmness at the beginning to pain. His body began to disintegrate, and the power of the potion seeped out of his body. It seemed that those things were not fully digested by his body. The crazy mental influence caused the promotion ceremony that opened the door to demigod and half-human to be interrupted halfway, and eventually fell into an irreversible abyss.

He showed signs of losing control, and these signs continued to worsen. Even his spirit body was contaminated and corroded by the potion.

The demigod of the Spirit Cult, who was hiding in the shadows and calmly observing the direct descendant of the God of Death, secretly said that something was wrong. His figure suddenly disappeared and quickly approached Don Eggers, who was on the verge of losing control.

"Calm down! Calm down! Take control of your spirit! Don't let the remaining spirit inside the potion completely destroy your sanity!"

The undead took out a potion from his pocket, trying to save the Puppet Master who was on the verge of losing control.

But he was obviously a step too late.

He saw the figure with countless transparent spirit insects growing all over his body swell up rapidly, and the flesh and blood quickly wrapped around the other party's head. The face that looked a little pale showed a ferocious expression because of pain and madness. His bulging eyes suddenly looked at the demigod who suddenly appeared.

The two puppets that assisted the puppet master in hunting down demigod-level supernatural creatures also underwent strange deformations. Because the main bodies showed signs of being out of control and could no longer be saved, through the connection of mysticism, the puppets also began to lose control, and their spiritual threads were manipulated by the monster, making them crazy and irrational.

This is an out-of-control, crazy demigod.

The failure of the promotion ceremony and the lack of corresponding means of recovery resulted in the spiritual power of the puppet master being fused with the potion, turning him into an indescribable monster.

“Ahhhhhhhhh——” The monster let out a roar that was indecipherable to humans.

The demigod of the Spirit Cult felt his body begin to become sluggish, and he understood that this was because the thread of his spiritual body had been caught by someone.

A great war broke out again. When the demigod of the Spirit Cult killed the direct descendant of the God of Death who had turned into a monster, he himself became extremely embarrassed.

He waited for a moment, then reached out from the pile of huge monster corpses that were composed of a huge tumor and two secret dolls, and held in his hand what seemed to be a transparent eyeball.

This is a Sequence 4 Trickster potion, formed by combining a certain part of a Beyonder after death. It has a very powerful negative effect.

Don Eggers Ramd confirmed dead.

"We must tell the high priest about this." He whispered to the monster whose flesh and blood could no longer be determined which part of the body it belonged to.

This powerful demigod from the Spirit Cult wiped out all traces of the battle, interfered with prophecies and divinations through mystical means, and then entered the spirit world and left in a hurry.

But he didn't notice that eyes appeared behind him one after another.

Those eyes seemed to be looking at each other, communicating silently.

"Did he believe it?"

"He should believe it."

"He has to believe it." "If he doesn't believe it, then we'll make him into a secret puppet..."

"Make it into a secret doll...make it into a secret doll..."

He closed his eyes one by one, re-entered the world of a higher dimension, and hid his body.

Only the debris of the battle remains here, and no one cares about the traces of pollution.

-

Baron Ramde and his second son disappeared together. Lady Boyanka, who had been waiting for her husband and child for a long time, but they still had not returned, informed the local church and contacted relatives far away in Backlund, asking them for some help.

The official Beyonders in Tingen City naturally launched an investigation into this, but found nothing.

"Some extraordinary power has interfered with the results of divination and prophecy. I'm sorry, ma'am, but I'm afraid your husband and second son..."

The family behind Madam Boyanka of Backlund naturally couldn't easily accept this conclusion. They invited Backlund's important figures, demigods belonging to the royal family, to come to Tingen City to investigate the relevant situation. The results were basically consistent with the findings of the church's Beyonders.

In this era, not finding a body means death itself.

Lady Boyanka stood in the cold and cramped castle. The black veil made it difficult for others to see her expression. However, others could clearly feel the sadness that came from her heart.

Owen, who rushed back from Saga Castle in Onik Highlands, quickly supported his mother and whispered something to her.

Mrs. Boyanka's body seemed to shake, and Owen immediately closed his mouth.

After several years of settling down, this Sequence 4 undead had become increasingly sophisticated, mature, and steady. Looking at the other people in the castle, he began to instruct the servants here to set up the mourning hall and place some of his father and brother's relics into the coffins.

In the funeral customs of Ahowa County, people whose bodies cannot be found will not be able to go to the corresponding kingdom of the gods after death and receive baptism from angels. It also means that they will not be able to come to their loved ones through dreams and say their final goodbyes to them.

When it is confirmed that someone in the family has died and the body cannot be brought back, other family members will put some of the deceased's belongings into the coffin to serve as the deceased's remains, so that the deceased can return to their relatives based on their belongings, so that they will not be unable to say a final goodbye to their relatives before going to the kingdom of the gods.

Owen made all these arrangements in an orderly manner. Seeing that the official Beyonders and the royal family members from Backlund did not have many clues, they had to give up.

In this world, people die every minute and every second, and among those who die every minute and every second, many die inexplicably, without even leaving behind their bodies. For Extraordinary People who are old enough, this is too common.

Lady Boyanka's brother, named Aeneas Landsworthy, was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. He had short black hair shaved close to his scalp, a pair of blue eyes as sharp as an eagle, and the temperament of someone who had been in a superior position for a long time.

He was one of Backlund's most powerful figures and a supporter of the royal faction. As a result, he was able to invite the royal demigods to investigate the Ramde family's problems.

It's just that the result is regrettable.

The man patted Owen's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Your father is the bravest knight I have ever seen. Although I don't understand why he disappeared, I have to admit that he is the bravest man I have ever met."

Baron Ramde's knighthood stemmed from the battles fought in the Kingdom of Loen. All those who emerged from these battles and were knighted by His Majesty the King were among the best.

Owen twitched the corners of his mouth. Although he knew the relatives on his mother's side, he was not actually familiar with them.

Aeneas Landsworthy's tone softened immediately, and he said to his sister's eldest son, "Your mother has always been a very stubborn, yet strong person. I think she'll figure it out... I've heard from Londel about you. If you want to come to Backlund, tell me and I'll arrange it. Perhaps you and your mother can both come to Backlund. It's no longer safe here..."

Londel was one of the administrators of the Loen Kingdom's Saga Castle in the Onik Highlands. Owen had dealt with him several times, but he had never heard of any connection between him and the Landsworthy family of Backlund.

No one is sure why and how Baron Ramde and his second son disappeared.

The official extraordinary people and the Landsworthy family decided to send people to protect this place and be vigilant against new accidents that might happen, but this could not really eliminate the danger. Aeneas Landsworthy's intention was very clear, which was to let Lady Boyanka return to the family first.

Owen thought for a moment and then nodded slowly, "I'll think about it."

"Be more down-to-earth, and you will be able to reach the heights you want... Take good care of her. I think she needs your company more than ever right now."

Aeneas Landsworthy said this, walked past Owen and went out.

He had many things to do. He had used his extraordinary strength to rush here from Backlund and stayed for a day, which was already the limit for this powerful man. Now he had to return to Backlund.

After Aeneas Landsworth left, Owen helped Lady Boyanka into his father's study.

Although there were still many things left, he did not deal with them personally. The castle's butler was an experienced assistant manager and he would arrange these things.

"Don."

After entering the study, the haggard look that 'Mrs. Boyanka' pretended to have disappeared immediately.

She stood up straight, walked to the desk, and her appearance began to change. Countless granulations appeared on her face, giving people a feeling of being evil and weird at first glance.

Owen stood at the door of the study, looking at 'Mrs. Boyanka' whose appearance had completely changed.

Don Ramde, who was supposed to be dead, emerged from behind the desk, sat on it, and blinked.

"What are you calling me for?"

"Aren't you going to explain?"

Owen asked through gritted teeth.

God knows how he felt when he heard from the administrator of Saga Castle that his father and brother were missing and that something had happened at home.

"Isn't Anjie here? My Marionette is here, so I won't have any problems."

Tang stood up, patted the faceless female figure on the shoulder, and said to Owen, "Good acting, just like the real thing."

Owen: ...

Damn it, I want to beat someone up.

(End of this chapter)