Chapter 26: Communication (Seeking Collections)

, The Mysterious Calamity

"Mother..."

After running for a distance, Lin hid in a cave, hugged her arms, and began to shiver.

Her nightly hunting was more akin to a hungry Instinct; even though her body had grown, she was essentially still a child who had been forced to mature.

"I'm so scared..."

Lin thought of that night again; she gazed at the Moon and inexplicably thought of her mother.

Then, some strange knowledge appeared in her mind, and along with the knowledge came an intense hunger.

Driven by this hunger, she went out at night to attack those members of the Black Sun Cult.

Deep in the little girl's heart, there also existed a resentment toward those cultists.

After all, it was they who sacrificed her Aunt Xiu!

In the end, things turned out like this.

The terror of the High Priest gave her the hallucination that she would be killed the moment they met, so she chose without hesitation to leave a fake body to face the enemy, while she herself grew up in an instant and fled.

After being afraid for a while, Lin began to draw a Ritual Array on the ground.

Although she lacked the Candle and essential oils needed for the Ritual, and the Ritual Array was not standard, she still began her Prayer: "I beseech the gods... or the Unknown Existence wandering in the void, whoever you are... help me!"

"This Ritual, the Ritual Array is not standard, and the Prayer is an even greater mistake... The subject is unclear. Did that existence on the Moon not tell Lin Its honorific name? Oh... no, for such an existence, one look and Lin would be finished; she only sensed a wisp of Its Light... No wonder she set up such a ritual; it's clearly a lack of knowledge."

Aaron stood to the side, slowly commenting: "This girl, is she already half-mad?"

Suddenly, an echo seemed to ring in his ears.

It was vague and extremely faint; if he hadn't been concentrating, it would have been almost impossible to hear.

"Unknown Existence wandering in the void... help me..."

Aaron's expression shifted: "I heard it... A Prayer? This Ritual, it points to me? No... it's a matter of range, isn't it? I should have thought of this earlier!"

His expression was spirited; indeed, there should be no shortage of madmen in this world holding rituals toward unknown subjects. He had never received a signal before simply because he was too weak and his reception range was too narrow.

And now, a ritual with an unclear target was right in front of him!

Aaron could feel that as he accepted the intent, a connection in the Underworld was established.

He looked at the young girl before him with a brand-new perspective.

In his 'Vision', the girl's entire body was filled with a flowing crimson color; in terms of Mysterious fluctuations, it was even above that of an ordinary Burning Son!

It was just that this flowing crimson had completely covered the girl's brain and was still attempting to continuously infiltrate inward.

"The connection is established, what can I do?"

Aaron thought for a moment: "Hmm, I still have today's unit of Mysterious energy from entering a dream... one-third used for movement, one-third for storage, and the last third originally meant for strengthening myself; I could try it."

Lin was just subconsciously wanting to pray.

Moreover, she actually wanted to add the honorific name of 'Mother'.

But before she could speak, she felt a connection in the Underworld being established.

The world before her seemed to turn into a colorful kaleidoscope.

Amidst thousands of fragments of Light, a terrifying gaze was transmitted out.

Just a single glance was enough to make Lin completely unable to bear it, and she knelt on the ground.

Not only that, but one crack after another appeared on her body, from which expelled embryonic flesh and blood that had not yet fully developed.

"Ugh!"

Lin could no longer bear it and began to vomit; in the vomit, there were some strange blood-colored insects, struggling like fish that had left the water.

Her body size kept shrinking, turning back into the appearance of the little girl from before, and the crimson in her eyes gradually dissipated.

"I... what have I done!"

Lin muttered to herself, her eyes filled with terror.

'Hmm? It seems my Mysterious energy washed away the pollution and madness on her?'

Aaron could see that there was still crimson on Lin, but it had become incomparably pure, no longer having that disgusting, wriggling sensation from before.

He thought for a moment and, through the connection, said in a playful tone: "I have purified His gift; I think you also wouldn't want to start bearing thousands of offspring at such a young age, would you?"

Lin was stunned; she heard this voice that rang directly in the depths of her heart, and her whole body was trembling: "You... which existence in the void are you?"

She knew that her previous ritual had truly summoned an Unknown Existence.

"Finally, this opportunity has come!"

Aaron's heart shook, but he sighed and said: "You may call me—the Spirit of Falsehood wandering in the Unknown, the Absolutely Neutral Existence, the Silent Observer!"

It wasn't that he didn't want to say directly that he was the Creator above the Creator, the source of all things Mysterious.

But thinking about it, this honorific name was too provocative; if he were noticed by those existences of the Black Sun, his current small stature would have no power to fight back, so he decided against it.

"Lord Spirit of Falsehood, thank you for responding to my prayer."

Lin did not know how shocking it was for an existence to be able to respond to a ritual and communicate.

After all, she was just a child, and her previous knowledge of Occultism was also extremely lacking.

"You seem to have encountered trouble..."

Aaron said in an extremely calm tone.

"Yes, I am being hunted by the Black Sun Cult..." Lin lowered her head, her tone filled with longing.

"I am an Absolutely Neutral Existence; I will not actively help you, unless... we conduct a transaction!"

Aaron revealed a hint of a smile.

He had taken a liking to the Mysterious knowledge in Lin's hands.

Although manipulating flesh and blood is disgusting, at least it can enrich his own knowledge and collection.

Yes, the miserable him does not even have the ability to directly dig into the other party's brain to view their memories—what a loser Evil God.

"A trade?"

"Offer a sacrifice that satisfies my heart, and I shall respond to your prayer."

Aaron said: "Everything tangible or intangible can become an Offering, for example... Mysterious knowledge!"

"I... my most precious thing should be the knowledge regarding 'Red'. I am willing to offer it to you, please let me escape this perilous situation!"

The moment Lin spoke, Aaron's gaze suddenly pierced through her body, seeing a crimson ball of Light.

His thoughts made slight contact, and streams of information surfaced in his consciousness:

【 'Red' exists within all living beings, exists within flesh and blood; it tastes sweet, with an endless aftertaste...】

【Method for creating a Flesh Puppet:...】

【Feast Ritual:...】

Everything, all of it, should be able to form an incomplete Secret Transmission of 'Red'.

"Not bad!"

Aaron glanced at Lin and discovered that the ball of Light in her memory had not disappeared; clearly, the transmission of knowledge did not cause any loss, and she still remembered everything.

"Very good. You have a piece of food, I have a piece of food; after exchanging, we still only have one piece of food each. But you have a piece of knowledge, I have a piece of knowledge; after exchanging, we both possess two pieces of knowledge."

Aaron complained in his heart, then spoke: "You may leave, I will protect you. Remember, do not offer a Prayer to that existence on the Moon, unless you want to have a child..."

This is a metaphysical protection; although he is very unwilling for this sole believer to die, if she is caught, Aaron has no way to help...