474 Edessaks Story (2/2)
Trissy took a breath and, without further ado, went through the secret door.
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In a quiet room inside Saint Samuel Cathedral.
One of the thirteen archbishops of the Church of the Evernight Goddess, the person in charge of the Backlund diocese, Saint Anthony Stevenson had received an urgent telegram from Earl Hall's residence.
This bearded old man with deeply recessed eyes had an extremely clean appearance. Even though he wore a black and red archbishop's robe, he didn't give off a gloomy feeling.
However, anyone who faced him would shudder from the bottom of their hearts. It was as if their spirituality was dominated by fear, or as if they were facing an unknown existence lurking deep in the darkness which stared back at them.
Trissy Cheek… Primordial Demoness… Saint Anthony lightly patted the paper and immediately stood up.
The light around him suddenly vanished, as if swallowed up by the gloom of the room.
All the worshippers in the cathedral instantly felt the coming of night.
Everything quickly returned to normal as Saint Anthony appeared in front of the Chanis Gate beneath the cathedral.
Today, the one leading the team was the Spirit Guide, Daly Simone.
Without waiting for her to ask, Archbishop Saint Anthony instructed in a deep voice, ”Make preparations. The process shall begin. I'm awakening a Sealed Artifact.”
He wanted to use 0-17.
He wanted to use that terrifying Sealed Artifact to confirm and deal with the Trissy matter.
And this was the only Grade 0 Sealed Artifact stored outside the Holy Cathedral. Only two of the Church's upper echelons knew that it was in the Backlund diocese.
”Yes, Your Grace.” Daly was startled for a second, then she immediately responded.
While waiting, Saint Anthony closed his eyes as a portion of 0-17's information surfaced in his mind.
”Number: 17.
”Name: XXXXXX
”Danger Grade: 0. Extremely Dangerous. It's of the highest importance and of the highest confidentiality. It is not to be inquired, disseminated, described, or spied.
”Security Clearance: Pope, Team A researchers, and Archbishop of the Backlund diocese (Note: When the archbishop is transferred out of the Backlund diocese, the corresponding memories have to be wiped out using Sealed Artifact 1-29).
”Sealed Method: The seal is completed through the combination of 1-29 and 1-80.
”Description: This isn't an item.
”This is a living angel.
”'Her' appearance is beautiful with black hair and eyes. Looks like a young woman, but 'Her' actual age cannot be estimated.
”…'She' doesn't have the wings recorded in canon. Just from 'Her' appearance, 'She' is no different from an ordinary person.
”… She does not have the ability to think and has lost all sentience.
”… Anyone and everything that comes close to 'Her' will completely disappear… Through divination and other methods, it can be confirmed that they're still alive but are impossible to locate. Currently, 1825 methods have been attempted, with every one of them failing.
”…0-17's range of influence will expand and contract without any pattern. Currently, it has caused more than 70 researchers to vanish.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
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”Warning: 'She' cannot be used!”
”Appendix 1: This Sealed Artifact first appeared in the Pale Era of the Fourth Epoch.
Exact year: Missing.
Exact date: Missing.
Exaction location: Missing”
”Appendix 2: Based on the information, 'She' has been awakened five times.”
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By passing on the message to search for the Ince Zangwill imposter, Klein, with the help of divination, overcame the interference of the Master Key and ran all the way to the exit given to him from the revelation.
He knew very well that with a carpet-style search, the corpse in the empty room would soon be discovered, so he had to race against time to get to the exit.
A Faceless's powers should be matched with a mystical item that can destroy corpses and clean up my tracks… Having gained true knowledge from practice, it didn't take Klein long to cross the checkpoints and patrolling teams before he arrived at the exit where the divination pointed him to.
However, what made him even more surprised was that there were no guards here, only a heavy stone door standing there by itself.
What's going on? Why is there no one guarding the exit? Was my divination misguided, or are the guards outside? As his thoughts raced, Klein found a corner and took off his armor, restoring his lightweight and agility.
Then, he came to the stone door that opened outwards and groped his way to the corner of the left wall.
After carefully checking with a gold coin, Klein took out the ancient bronze key. He leaned it against the wall and gently twisted it.
Water ripples appeared as they spread out slightly. Klein silently passed through the wall, without taking the door!
The first thing he saw was the natural light that fell from the dome, which meant that this place was really an exit.
Klein carefully stood motionless as he quickly adapted to the light. He saw neat but mottled gray stones under his feet and thick pillars in front of him.
In the middle of the hall, four hooded figures knelt around what appeared to be an altar.
Soon after, Klein heard a soft but gentle female voice.
”Mr. A, are you ready?”