[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader":3,"chapter-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1092":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1553619,2017,"Chapter 1092: The Choice","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1092",1092,"\u003Cp>\"You are nothing but a complete tool in someone else’s scheme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ebner’s sharp judgment, the greatsword—formerly the Patriarch André of the Church of the Combat God—let out another sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... I know. For so many years, I have long known...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because I realized it that I began to harbor many irreverent thoughts toward the Lord... even thoughts ofblasphemy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the fundamental reason Ifelland became an evil spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I am no longer worthy to face the Lord... yet I still cannot let go of my resentment...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner’s historical projection glanced at Jack Delien—who seemed frozen in a battle-ready pose by the power of \"Dusk\"—and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps I can redeem you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword André examined Ebner’s projection with its \"Demonhunting Eye,\" hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do sense something... unusual about you. But for you to grant me redemption... it’s far from enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh? You didn’t recognize that I’m Vicente Miranda?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Sequence 2 \"Glory\" like that Inquisition Judge Boris saw through me instantly, even realizing I was the \"God of Luck\" from the Second Epoch...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, in fairness, that Judge Boris is probably the resurrected \"God of Glory\" Bladel, or even Giant King Aurmir, so outshining you is normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, there are other factors—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You now possess onlyrank, but nocharacteristic...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I’m only a projection right now, unable to connect to the \"Unknown Land\"... etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While thinking this, Ebner also saw clearly that this sword spirit was already preparing to defect again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it wouldn’t be speaking this openly behind its wielder’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it lacked was a convincingexcuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this \"holy sword\" was nowhere near as devout as it pretended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary—it died harboring deep resentment toward the Combat God and that Inquisition Judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would have long returned to the Combat God’s divine kingdom instead of falling into corruption and eventually becoming a sealed artifact for Roselle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is a ’warrior of honor’ always destined for betrayal?\" Ebner muttered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out loud, he said confidently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only just escaped a carefully prepared trap set by that Judge Boris...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which means—I have a feud with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you follow me, you’ll eventually get your revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re merely a Sequence 3. How can you guarantee that I will have revenge?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ebner only smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He refused to believe this sword had no awareness of the battle he unleashed outside the Delien family residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itmusthave sensed the abilities he drew upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it wouldn’t be chatting with a projection for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Very well. I truly have no other choices. I definitely don’t want to follow this fool of a host into the faith of the ’True Creator’...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatsword—the former Patriarch André—gave a self-deprecating chuckle and added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want the same treatment as the ’Magic Mirror’ Richelieu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So youdidknow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But \"the same treatment\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can’t possibly know he’s already become the \"shape\" of the Pure White Angel within the Unknown Land...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner grumbled inwardly, but outwardly he nodded sincerely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy cooperation, Patriarch André.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Happy cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword paused, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until I receive redemption, just call me the Holy Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Holy Sword\"... the \"Magic Mirror\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roselle’s naming sense really is tragic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s next—the holy seal called \"Human Seal\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his thoughts, Ebner pointed at the fallen, blood-soaked Sero Delien—the former Second Patriarch of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun—and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First disperse the ’Dusk’ sealing him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Sword instantly withdrew its \"Dusk\" authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the sealing force of decay, the \"Black Knight\" Sero’s wounds writhed, and the blood on the floor surged back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still pallid, at least he no longer looked like a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sero opened his eyes and immediately dropped to one knee before Ebner’s projection:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Lord... I failed to guard the vault entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please punish me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner waved him off, signaling to deal with it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glanced at the immobilized \"Ironblood Knight\" Jack, still caught in the fading \"Dusk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead andpasturehim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(The \"Shepherd\" trait—turning him into a spirit servant.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the Holy Sword acting as a traitor, a mere \"Ironblood Knight\" couldn’t withstand Ebner and Sero together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now he had been completely sold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Sero stepped toward Jack, and the Holy Sword retracted the last vestiges of \"Dusk,\" Jack was instantly consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Ebner thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Holy Sword is unreliable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to find opportunities to feed it more of Liu Bo’s stories...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the true body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his projection distracted André, Ebner’s real body had already entered the vault and hurried downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he encountered many seals and enchantments—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a \"Cognizer,\" these were trivial, easily bypassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More troublesome were some of the items sealed on both sides of the passage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their side-effects werearea-wideand quite unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no time to reseal them, Ebner had to push through by force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the vault’s sealed zone, he reached a dark tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tunnel opening was round, two meters wide, descending at a 45-degree angle into utter darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More terrifying was the aura wafting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just sensing it made his spirituality scream warnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I see why Bornova said even a god’s container is unwilling to enter...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner frowned anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was urgent, but he couldn’t sacrifice himself for Bernadette and tens of thousands of Trier citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not Klein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after observing for several seconds, Ebner realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura was similar to what he had studied in Bianca, Abby, and Madam D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words—this is Sefirah contamination...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andthathe did have experience with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, since the Mechanical Emperor agreed to open the door to the Giant King Court for the True Creator, hemusthave known some method to resist Sefirah corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simplest was to pray to the \"Unknown Land\"—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let \"the Unknown\" envelop him and naturally suppress other Sefirah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that would deepenhis ownUnknown contamination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small amounts were manageable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why risk it, when better options existed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, Ebner raised his head and recited solemnly in Ancient Hermes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fool that doesn’t belong to this era;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mysterious Ruler above the Gray Fog;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pray for your protection—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a twelve-winged archangel descended, enveloping his spiritual body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When everything comes to light, I’ll have to talk to Klein... Instead of wasting power on dramatic special effects, he should just appear as a ball of light. It’d save energy and improve protection...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that private complaint, Ebner stepped into the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was long and distorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space and time were warped, tinged with the characteristics of the spirit world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Ebner knew the \"Door\" pathway intimately, and with the power of the Sefirah Castle behind him, he avoided becoming lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What felt like a long journey was, in reality, only a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright, empty chamber appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was inside except—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single closed Door at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside it sat a very strange person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was extraordinarily beautiful—a woman’s face—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her physique was massive and muscular, lacking any femininity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is supposed to be the Delien ancestor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roselle’s lover, Madam Julia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Owen’s memories, she didn’t look like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the strange woman raised her head and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re finally here... Liu Bo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Roselle even told her this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—toldher...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her appearance was ambiguous, Ebner \"saw through\" it immediately—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Psychologically and biologically, she was still a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tentatively asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam Julia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... it’s me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, unwilling to linger on that topic, she continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time is short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t want Trier to become the Abyss, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do I stop it?\" Ebner asked in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia pointed at the Door:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Throw in an item contaminated by a Sefirah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it must be one of the Sefirah sealed in the Western Continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An item contaminated by a Sefirah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner’s \"Cognizer minds\" worked in parallel, quickly narrowing down the candidates to two:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: Vicente Miranda’sBook of the Dead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stained with the aura of \"Calderón City\"—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was actually the Sefirah known as the River of Eternal Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: theCalamity Seal—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now retrievable from the Unknown Land since Ebner reached Sequence 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its namesake likely meant it carried the aura of the Calamity City Sefirah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one should he choose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1392,"2026-06-06T07:27:25.441Z",1,"novelbin.me","714b9705965b9edc127c0b5b94edd9c98952c9ec434d8c762794e39fdbf35ba2","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1093","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1091",1326,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-cover.jpg"]