Build an ancient-level power in the nightmare world

Archaeology Department Artifact Storage Room, University of Entinas

Cole lay half-reclined on his temporary workstation, looking timid.

He fiddled with the brass pocket watch in his hand, his eyes glazed over, as he used his spiritual vision to carefully observe the watch, which emitted a faint white glow.

Although he had done this many times in the past few days, he was not tired of it.

Through repeated attempts over the past few days,

He confirmed that he had indeed mastered the ability called clairvoyance.

This is only because he completed the initiation ceremony.

After so many years of research, he has accumulated so much debt.

He finally got his wish and took the first real step in the field of mysticism.

Cole has been unusually excited these past few days.

He couldn't wait to share this joy with the other group members.

But he ultimately resisted the urge.

Cole only shared this with the classmate who had been providing him with financial support.

At first, the other party didn't believe that Cole had actually successfully completed the spirit-awakening ritual.

After all, the other party is someone who has money, time, and a deep understanding of occultism.

Despite performing numerous spiritual awakening rituals, the legendary spiritual vision has not been activated.

He didn't believe Cole could succeed on his first try.

But when Cole demonstrated his ability to use his spiritual vision to see the spirituality emanating from a creature and to determine its state, the other party had no choice but to believe that Cole had truly succeeded.

Afterwards, the other party asked Cole for many details about the successful spirit-awakening ceremony.

Cole told everything without hiding anything.

After all, he still owed the other party a large sum of money.

The other party also noticed the yellow rag that Cole had described.

The other party suddenly realized that their failure might be due to a problem with the medium.

So he hoped Cole could help him keep an eye out for anything similar containing mysterious power in the archaeology department of the University of Entinas.

The other party even stated that as long as Cole could find something similar.

He could then forgive Cole all his debts.

Furthermore, once these items are found, Cole doesn't need to worry about the follow-up; he has ways to obtain these special artifacts from the University of Entinas through his own channels.

All Cole needs to do is use his brass pocket watch and his newly activated spiritual vision to help find these kinds of items.

Cole agreed without hesitation.

After all, Cole had been getting to know the other person for a while and knew some of their background.

The other party should be of noble birth, but they do not seem to be of the direct line, so they have no right to inherit the title. However, they still wield considerable influence in Zorro City, a small border town.

Therefore, Cole had no doubt that the other party could obtain certain artifacts from the university.

Cole was naturally very concerned about this matter, as it concerned his own debt problems and the opportunity to get closer to this noble young master.

Tonight, another batch of Berthes artifacts was delivered to the archaeology department.

He is still the only one sorting out these cultural relics.

With his newfound clairvoyance, Cole no longer needed to use his pocket watch to examine each artifact for any mysterious power it might contain.

He activated his spiritual vision and examined each of the boxes containing artifacts to get a general idea of ​​their contents.

Before long, he actually discovered something unusual.

He used his clairvoyance on a black shard of porcelain and saw some unusual pale purple fluorescence.

The fluorescence is only a thin layer, clinging tightly to the ceramic surface.

I tested it with a brass pocket watch, and the hands of the pocket watch did indeed rotate slowly.

Cole quickly wrote down the artifact's features and number, preparing to share the good news with his classmate first thing the next morning.

Just as Cole finished his work for the day and was comfortably resting at his workstation.

He fell asleep without realizing it, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar city.

The sky was always covered by a thick layer of dark clouds, and wisps of black smoke filled the air.

The atmosphere here was oppressive to him.

Having extensive experience in occult studies, he knew that his current situation was not normal.

He must have encountered something bad.

He suddenly thought of the black pottery shard he had found that evening, and a sense of unease began to creep into his heart.

It's not uncommon in their circle for people to develop mental health issues due to their research into mysticism.

But Cole had never seen or heard of anyone experiencing such things firsthand, so he never took them seriously.

He was originally immersed in the joy of having gained spiritual vision and that all his debts were about to be paid off.

Who would have thought that we would now be facing such an unprecedented situation.

A hazy feeling made him realize that everything around him was not real.

Am I dreaming?

Cole walked slowly down an empty street.

He dared not stop.

Ever since he realized he was in this unfamiliar place, he had been walking slowly.

He didn't know where his destination was.

However, out of caution and respect for mystical power, Cole decided not to change his current state.

He continued to walk slowly forward.

At the same time, I kept thinking about how to leave this place and get out of this situation.

His mind raced, and his accumulated knowledge of occultism was rapidly mobilized.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt that the street scenes on both sides seemed to be repeating themselves over and over again.

I still haven't found a feasible solution.

In this state, Cole wisely refrained from activating his spiritual vision to observe his surroundings.

Who knows what bad things we might see?

Previously in the storage room, Cole was so overwhelmed by joy that he used his psychic vision without restraint, which led to his current predicament.

He won't make the same mistake twice.

Only now did he truly realize that after opening his spiritual vision and officially embarking on the path of mysticism...

Besides the highly attractive occult knowledge, he will also face many unknown risks.

The street scenes around him kept repeating, gradually wearing down his will and patience.

But Cole is not a fragile person.

He was not affected by the strange environment around him; instead, he focused his attention on observing himself.

He vaguely sensed that something within his body was being activated.

Even without activating his spiritual vision, his perception of these mysterious forces has improved considerably compared to before.

There was definitely something wrong with his body.

But it was different from the oppressive environment around him.

The thing inside him gave him a sense of security, a sense of weight, and even an urge to worship it.

This inevitably reminded him of the mysterious space he entered during that spirit-awakening ceremony.

There, he seemed to have indeed encountered a being he wanted to worship.