Chapter 202: No One Sleeps (2800 Added)

After the earthquake subsided, the place where the Sotos Ruins had originally stood had transformed into a bottomless, pitch-black pit.

All the mausoleum structures that had existed there were wiped away, leaving behind only lingering traces of aura that terrified any Extraordinary.

This was the final dissipation of power belonging to the 'Lord of Hidden Corpses'.

It was equivalent to a Crown having personally polluted this place, implementing anti-divination and anti-prophecy measures.

On a hill near the Weikehannuo Racecourse, Aaron watched all this calmly, retrieved Aokelaier—who had been purified by 'Secret Source Power' and no longer wore the Scarlet Cloak—back into the Green Forest Earl Ring, then removed his disguise, changed into a pitch-black trench coat, put on a round hat, picked up a suitcase, returned to the city, and took a carriage to Golden Rose Street No. 33.

"Young Master, welcome home."

Upon entering the front door, the housekeeper Sylvia bowed deeply, her every movement showing great breeding and etiquette.

Nicholas widened his eyes...

As for the reason? There was no need to look for one, because Liliyat had never seen Aaron die with her own eyes.

"Alright, alright, just one."

Nicholas lifted a corner of the curtain and noticed that the watcher had already disappeared.

Aaron checked them over roughly, confirming that the Bone Statue belonged to the 'Red' pathway and the Bell of Lost Sounds belonged to the 'Underworld' pathway, both having very strong negative effects.

Under the same moonlight.

Iver Bridge District, inside the church.

Among them, one scarlet core, a remnant of Sasuluofei, could serve as the main material for opening the Third Primordial Substance and advancing to 'Maker'.

Thinking of this, Nicholas pulled the curtains shut, lit three candles, held a silver mirror, and set up a ritual to communicate with his teacher.

As for the Nüwu Guazhui, it was the spiritual remnant of the 'Moon Witch' herself, a product that had accidentally come into being after combining with one of her own Extraordinary Items.

Aaron pondered his future plans, placed the items away one by one, looked at the night scene outside the window, and sighed in a tone of lamentation: "Tonight... no one sleeps."

She had only seen the Evil Spirit chasing after Aaron, and under the premise that the entire ruins were controlled by an 'Immortal', the other party clearly would not let a Sotos Descendant die easily.

He came to the iron door and, through the small window above, shouted to the agent monitoring him: "Pide, give me a cigarette!"

Investigation Bureau.

"Then, it will be time to take the opportunity to advance to 'Maker'..."

Pide was an old acquaintance of his, and his expression turned stern: "Don't you try any tricks; I won't let you out..."

"According to the news from Mr. Yasuo earlier, the watcher comes from the Lotus Eater, and the Lotus Eater once ordered the Bone Worship Society to excavate Aokelaier's ruins..."

A few minutes later, the ritual was completed, and a line of text appeared on the surface of the mirror—"Nicholas, I will be leaving this city; it is too dangerous here. Before I go, I will tell you the requirements and materials for the 'Child of Light', and you can try to complete the ritual yourself..."

"Teacher's teacher... that Non-human Existence, the Sun Mentor, is dead?"

And among them, the most brilliant and dazzling ones numbered as many as five!

"Three Non-human Level Magical Items: the Bone Statue, the Bell of Lost Sounds, and the Nüwu Guazhui... As for the Truth Balance, I have already given it to Liliyat."

"Hey, we've been friends for so many years, you won't even give me a cigarette?"

"The person monitoring me has withdrawn?"

Percy, who was lying down, suddenly felt a wave of irritation.

Besides these, there were some Extraordinary Magical Items, Talismans, and miscellaneous items like Pounds.

Only then did he sit back in his chair, let out a sigh of relief, and at the same time, opened the suitcase with a hint of excitement to take stock of this haul.

'Hmm... and in the later gathering, notify Liliyat, and also hint to her that the Green Forest Earl has already reached a cooperation with our Invisible Cult, and has even joined the organization directly...'

"The 'Beast' at the previous gathering was from the Bone Worship Society, but later... under the ruins, they actually discovered the mausoleum of that Legend, Earl Aaron Sotos. The matter blew up, and they had no choice but to monitor everyone at the gathering to prevent the 'Beast' from having leaked information..."

After finishing the meat pie, which was said to be in the colonial style, and the iced black tea, Aaron returned to his room and set up a Spirituality Wall ritual.

Inside the full suitcase, most of the contents were various spiritual essences, which came from the countless unlucky souls who had been sacrificed.

Nicholas restrained his greed well, and he also understood that for a mere 'Illuminator' like him, going to ruins of that level was no different from seeking death.

Aaron sealed these three Non-human Level Magical Items one by one and continued to look at the other two raw materials.

It was clear that her night classes had not been in vain.

"What? Teacher is leaving? And giving me the occult knowledge of the Second Primordial Substance directly—is this the rhythm of someone preparing to be gone for a long time?"

This time, the person on the other side of the mirror hesitated for a long time before giving an answer—"My teacher has been confirmed dead in the Sotos Lingmu, and the school will be in turmoil because of this. Our lineage will have a difficult future... but you must believe that the dawn will eventually come."

Nicholas widened his eyes and asked cryptically about the relevant reasons.

"The final state of that witch was a bit off; she seemed to be hiding a Moon inside her body... but the summoning did not succeed in the end, so it is normal for there to be some mutations in her remains after death... This pendant should contain the elements of 'Red', 'Shadow', and 'Darkness'. Its abilities might be quite weird, and the negative effects are also very strong; it is not suitable for testing on the spot..."

Aaron took off his coat and said casually: "Also... send someone to deliver a message to Clark's home, saying that I will visit tomorrow..."

"Prepare a meal; I am a bit hungry..."

The other flame crystal was a remnant of a Crown's avatar, a material at the level of the Fifth Primordial Substance, which Aaron had not yet figured out how to utilize.

"Today I received intelligence that a giant banyan tree appeared in the suburbs of Green Forest... Hehe... such an obvious sign clearly cannot be hidden from people. There must have been a terrifying battle there..."

Inside the underground detention room.

Rather than coveting treasure that did not belong to him, it was better to obtain things that were truly suitable for himself from the Sunset School and his teacher.

"Tsk tsk... among the three Non-human Items, besides the Nüwu Guazhui, the other two cannot see the light of day... and having too many Magical Items is not good either; I need to find a channel to trade them away or exchange them for Strange Objects useful to me."

Clark might have heard from Liliyat that Aaron Yugesi was already dead, which could easily lead to misunderstandings, so it was better to go and clarify as soon as possible.

Percy said: "You didn't bring enough money when you went to Hongmofang before, so I went to settle the bill for you... I even helped you hide it from your wife."

Pide pulled a cigarette out of the cigarette case with a sullen look and handed it in.

Percy placed the snow-white cigarette under his nose, took a deep breath, and suddenly asked: "There is some chaos outside; what happened?"

(End of chapter)