Chapter 114: People in History (900+)

"You two ignorant fellows!"

Clark Das let out a cold snort, went to his hiking backpack to rummage through it, and took out a sealed glass jar.

The thing inside, however, made Aaron startle: "This is... a placenta?!"

"Oh?"

Clark was slightly surprised: "You recognized it? That's right, I paid a high price to acquire it from a hospital before coming here."

"For a time, this was very popular among the upper echelons of the Kingdom, who believed it possessed excellent nourishing properties and could make one regain youth and Vitality!"

Aaron nodded, remembering that in his past life, the placenta was a very famous traditional medicine in ancient times, called 'Placenta Hominis'.

"Yes, I did not become an 'Extraordinary Ghoul', but I gained a portion of its Extraordinary abilities, such as a strong body and the ability to heal by devouring flesh and blood!"

【The nameless existence is on the verge of death, surrounded by Betrayers... We take away the magical stems, and distribute the flowers and fruits to the guests; whoever tastes the lotus seeds will dream of their dead wives, children, and servants, but will never be able to wander again...】

He was covered in cold sweat, the little finger of his left hand had already disappeared, and the edges of his mouth were stained with fresh blood...

Clark came before the Altar, seemingly talking to himself, and seemingly hypnotizing.

Above the Ritual, within the mist, came chilling sounds of chewing and swallowing.

Clark barely managed to extinguish the Candle, ending the Ritual, and sighed: "There were some errors midway... It turns out a hidden Element was still missing—'Self-Consumption'! The investigations conducted by a 'Secret History Scholar' may still have omissions; fortunately, they can be compensated for during the Ritual. If it were the kind that couldn't be compensated for, the Ritual would inevitably fail, and I would suffer the Backlash and punishment of history..."

Therefore, Aaron watched the Ritual from the sidelines, not afraid of being gazed upon by a God of the Year.

A layer of grayish-white History Mist spread, no one knew when, wrapping the interior of the Ritual in a hazy blur, where only the silhouette of Clark Das could barely be seen.

Accompanied by a scream, the History Mist and the scene dissipated rapidly, revealing the figure of Clark Das beneath the Altar.

With his knowledge of Occultism, he naturally understood that most Rituals have the requirement of first establishing a Spirit Wall for isolation; this is firstly to provide Protection for the Extraordinary performing the Ritual, and secondly to protect the people around.

【One day, we too shall become food on another's plate, using our flesh and blood to please others, and using our death to become another's life...】

No!

In the haze, the silhouette of Clark Das was also twisting and changing... seemingly turning into a complete stranger wearing the black-red robes of an evil cultist.

'Even... even if they gaze upon me, they might not necessarily discover anything...'

Amidst the Prayer, those believers in black-red robes had pious expressions, constantly stepping forward to offer up their own flesh and blood.

Aaron looked into the interior of the Ritual and found that the situation had already changed.

Bruce sighed with emotion, feeling the pulsation of his own Spirituality.

Even if a God of the Year is great and vast, they can basically only sense the state inside the Spirit Wall.

Finally, under the gaze of many believers wearing black-red robes, the much more mature hunter began to pray before the Altar and ate pieces of Scarlet flesh and blood.

Fourth Primordial Substance! Non-human Existence!

Extraordinary Ghoul!

Aaron sighed slowly in his heart: 'It seems that after opening the Fourth Primordial Substance, one is indeed no longer human... And, although it hasn't reached the point of causing mental pollution at a glance, being subjected to mental Shock is inevitable. Such an Extraordinary can almost be said to be a massacre to an Extraordinary of the three lower Primordial Substances!'

Aaron watched this 'History Retrospection' Ritual.

It was evident that he also couldn't quite accept this kind of bloody, mangled thing: "It's just a steak, a steak... a medium-rare steak..."

【We are Betrayers, we are Feast Attendants, we are 'Lotus Eaters', and also the eaten!】

They were similar to incomplete Magic signs and Mysterious symbols, carrying an evil flavor, seemingly constantly squirming and extending outward...

Finally, the History Retrospection reached its end, and scenes emerged one after another.

Otherwise... the Ritual would likely mutate, sliding in an unimaginable direction.

Bruce covered his mouth, watching his mentor begin to act.

Countless Light and Shadow condensed, gathered, and traced backward, seemingly containing infinite Mystery, yet making it impossible to truly see clearly...

Dense, overlapping voices emerged; they came from history, both male and female, yet difficult to distinguish clearly...

Of course, it also counts as a part of the human body.

After devouring all the believers, the hunter's life form also underwent a change—his lower face protruded, becoming similar to a canine creature, his body became tall and strong, and amidst his roars, he tore off all his clothes, revealing twisted and strange muscles and bones.

"I solemnly swear here—throughout the long history, I shall keep the Secret until death, today as it is, and every day hereafter..."

Not to mention, this kind of invocation Ritual in most cases only causes the power belonging to the God of the Year to react by Instinct, like an automatic response program; it is basically impossible to attract the other party's attention or have a real gaze fall upon it.

Aaron saw a hunter youth with a blurred face; he hunted to his heart's content in the mountains and forests, enjoyed flesh and blood, and had terrifying Nightmares at night, but after waking up, his expression became fanatical...

"Ah!"

"I request to retrospect the history of this area!"

"I am an Extraordinary who purely walks the path of 'Mystery', I will not concurrently cultivate other paths. This time is also just for the 'History Retrospection' Ritual. Once the Ritual succeeds, I won't need to satisfy the flesh and blood requirement, because it is the 'Secret History' here that pays the power price for me..."

"You ate your own little finger?" Aaron looked at Clark's left hand and found that the wound there had actually healed.

And the hunter at the very center of the Ritual opened his mouth full of jagged teeth, greedily feasting...

Just a glance was enough to make one feel their spirit was under Shock.

"This piece of history is in Retrospection!"

"History has already happened, it cannot be changed?"

Aaron could only guess in secret: "Even a 'Secret History Scholar' gains power from established history, rather than changing history..."

On the surface of this already 'Non-human' body, layer upon layer of Mysterious and blurred pitch-black patterns emerged.

Clark took out the Candle, essential oils, and incense, quickly created a Spirit Wall to isolate himself, then lit the Candle, dripped in the essential oils, and began the Ritual.

Within the mist, that blurred voice gradually became clear:

【Life and death are but reincarnation; we sip fresh blood, feast on fresh meat, our life is based on the death of all things...】

"I invoke the Keeper of Secrets, the Deity who governs the 10 months!"

Then, he established the Lotus Eater Organization, communicated and hunted with many blurred figures... and built a secret headquarters underground.

【What is life?】

However, it is barely acceptable.

【I swear to offer up my own body, to enter the body of the living...】

Clark flexed his muscles, wiped the blood from his face, and his eyes gradually brightened: "This is exactly what I wanted... I feel incredibly full of strength and energy right now, as if I have returned to my youth; I wouldn't have the slightest problem handling five or six streetwalkers in a single night!"

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