Chapter 48: Omen

Several days later.

On the plaza in front of the granary.

Aaron was performing his daily exercise; the slender Cross Sword danced in his hands as if it had no weight.

During this period, he had been constantly attempting to contain spirituality; although it always dissipated in the end, it indeed seemed to be very beneficial to his body, as his strength and speed had improved once again.

"Or perhaps, is it the credit of the potions I concocted earlier?"

Aaron was a bit uncertain, but being able to advance his strength further was undoubtedly a good thing.

"Baron, something has happened!"

Just as Aaron was preparing to continue, Bazhi ran over and reported with an ugly expression.

"Oh?" Aaron put down his longsword and frowned.

"A murder case occurred in the village. Poor Lao Kelu's entire family is dead. By the looks of it, it must have been done by outsiders..."

Bazhi said.

"Take me to see."

Aaron picked up his sword and let Bazhi lead the way.

In the village, outside a straw hut, a group of people were gathered, pointing and whispering. Several guards were standing watch at the entrance; seeing Aaron approach, they hurriedly saluted.

Aaron ducked into the straw hut. The windows on the mud-plastered walls were very small, and the light inside was dim. One could still see an overturned wooden bowl with pea porridge inside, and a plate of scattered turnips and carrots on the ground.

A pool of dark red blood had already stained the ground dark red.

"Lao Kelu and his wife are both dead, as well as his daughter... However, his son was not home last night and escaped a disaster."

Bazhi explained from the side: "There were many perpetrators. They did heinous things to Lao Kelu's daughter and wife, and robbed him of the few things he had..."

Aaron pursed his lips and said nothing, staring at one of the walls.

On the wall, there were three slanted marks, resembling the claw marks of some huge beast: "Is this a provocation?"

"Yes, this is the mark of the Wild Wolf. We can be certain that the ones who committed this are the Wild Wolf Bandit Group!" Bazhi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

The Baron had entrusted the task to him and even allocated manpower, yet not only did he fail to catch the bandits, but he let them run rampant; it was his incompetence!

"A tiny group of bandits dares to provoke a lord?"

Aaron tapped his brow, lost in thought.

Hmm, at this moment he had no spirituality, and 【Danger Perception】 could only be used in dreams; clearly, he could not obtain any revelation from the perspective of Occultism.

But his habitual caution and meticulous thinking still made him feel that something was wrong.

At this time, a guard hurried over and said something to Bazhi.

Bazhi's face lit up: "Baron, the other party finally leaked their tracks last night. I had people track them all the way, and we have already caught their tail..."

'Coincidence... more coincidences... although this is relatively reasonable, but...'

Aaron muttered to himself in his heart and said, "Return to the manor first, and assemble the troops..."

In any case, this group of bandits had some strength and could not be underestimated.

Inside Black Stone Manor.

Aaron handed over the matters of assembling the troops and distributing weapons to subordinates like Sanchez, then returned to his bedroom and fell straight asleep.

"Hmm... if instant sleep also counts as a skill, I am at least at the mastery level..."

In the dream world, Aaron muttered to himself.

The next moment, he experienced the feeling of 【Danger Perception】.

There was nothing...

"Although I have been strengthening my own consciousness these days, this ability seems to have made little progress... Of course, it is also possible that the danger is too far away from me..."

Aaron sighed.

If 【Danger Perception】 could be used in reality, he would not have to be so troubled.

At this time, he could only head to the branch of the Light of Redemption and wait for someone to pray or offer a sacrifice.

Fortunately, the time ratio in the dream was different, and those believers were quite pious, so it was not difficult to obtain a connection.

"Lord... please forgive my sins!"

Before the Altar, Calvin, dressed in a black robe, was praying.

He and Red-haired Remu had been captured by Olivia in a previous battle. After screening, Red-haired Remu, who had committed too many evil deeds, was directly killed, but he had prayed before the altar of the 'Spirit of Delusion' and received the 'blessing' of the Lord, obtaining Jiusu.

Recalling the things he had done in the Cult at this time, it was simply like a nightmare.

"Calvin..."

Aaron walked around and did not find anyone else praying. Olivia and Lin were also not there; they seemed to be busy doing something.

After obtaining the 'Flesh Scepter', Lin often went out to attack, sweeping away the monsters in Diat City and accepting other survivors; she seemed to have the intention of integrating this city.

"Forget it, let it be him..."

Aaron extended a thought downward.

In an instant, Calvin felt the gaze of the great existence, his entire being filled with tears, and he knelt down piously.

He tilted his head to listen to something, then finally stood up and said loudly: "My Lord requires a sacrifice; Dark Spirit is the best Offering!"

Black Stone Manor.

Aaron woke up, felt the spirituality in his body, and smiled slightly: "With preparation, I can also be considered half an Extraordinary..."

The reason he wanted 'Dark' spirituality was because the 【Black Sun】 or the sun seemed to hold the symbol of divination.

Although any spirituality could be used to perform Rituals and divination, the effect of 'Dark' was the best.

"No... that's not right, it might be that the path representing the Scarlet sun has the best effect; after all, it is the source of all Mysterious things, the Creator who dwells in the sky..."

Aaron let his thoughts wander for a moment, then immediately took out a Crystal Ball and created a Spirit Wall around him.

The light in the room suddenly grew dim, and amidst the Candle flame, hazy illusions seemed to emerge within the Crystal Ball.

Nowadays, he could be considered someone who possessed the Occultism knowledge and Secret Transmission of many schools, and his experience was extraordinary.

Regarding methods of divination alone, he had mastered Pendulum Divination, Crystal Ball Divination, Numerology Divination, Dream divination, and so on.

The method he was employing at this moment was Crystal Ball Divination.

"The outcome of this operation!"

"The outcome of this operation!"

"The outcome of this operation!"

As Aaron chanted the content of the divination in an otherworldly language, he felt the rapid consumption of his internal Spirituality.

The next instant, hazy murmurs seemed to reach his ears.

Under the dim light of the Candle, scenes flashed within the Crystal Ball before him.

Among them were three side-by-side claw marks representing a wild wolf, as well as burning flames and blood, finally transforming into an unfathomable darkness.

Aaron's expression was cold and stern as he calmly ended the Ritual.

Sometimes divination cannot yield an accurate result; on the contrary, it provides many images, and the duty of a Diviner also includes interpreting these images.

"This matter is indeed related to a wild wolf... fire and blood represent great danger... the final darkness indicates that I have the possibility of falling into the Abyss; is this a danger sufficient to be fatal?"

Aaron let out a cold laugh.

If he had not made preparations, he would still be just an ordinary person at this moment, at most physically strong with decent Swordsmanship.

If caught off guard and ambushed, there would still be a possibility of death!