838 Scene from the Historical Void (1/2)
The figure sitting diagonally behind the statue was an elder in a black robe. He wore a hood and his head was bowed with his eyes closed. By his mouth was a thick, long, and white beard. It was as though he hadn't had it trimmed for years, preventing anyone from telling what he originally looked like.
And in Klein's eyes, this hoary elder was even more bizarre than the figures hanging in midair.
After his Spirit Body Threads extended out from his body, it didn't drift up to the spot which seemed to hide ”magnets.” Instead, they coiled around his body and back on themselves, making the source and destination one and the same!
Ordinary Spirit Body Threads stemmed from inside a Spirit Body, extended outwards in different directions into infinity. As for the figures that hung from above, the sources of their Spirit Body Threads was no different. The destination which they extended out to was gathered at the top of the cathedral; thus, it was obvious that there was something wrong about it.
This is the reason why he hasn't been hung up? Or should I say, this is how he avoids the danger inside the cathedral? As Klein controlled his Spirit Body Threads to resist the continuous upward drift, he silently muttered and guessed at the reason.
Suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes—a pair of pitch-black eyes that looked like an unlit water surface.
The elder sitting behind the statue opened his eyes.
He was still alive!
Klein subconsciously took a step back as he bent his back slightly, holding out his left palm in front of him.
Amidst indescribable silence and anxiety, he saw the hoary elder's eyes move slightly, open his mouth slightly, and speak in a muffled manner:
”Finally, another Seer has come here…”
Another? Beyonders from the Seer pathway have entered this cathedral? That's right, apart from Eraser angel's erasing of people, sending them to this foggy town, and those who vanished in the night at the battle of god ruins would also appear here, amongst them, there might be a few Seer pathway Beyonders who attempted to seek out mermaids in those waters, or had successfully advanced and were looking to leave… Seeing that the other party had no intention of immediately attacking him and had the intention to converse with him, he forcefully composed himself and said after some thought, ”Why do you say that?”
The hooded elder with black eyes and white beard didn't immediately reply as he asked with a muffled voice, ”Do you wish to escape?
”I can tell you how.”
Klein wasn't moved as he immediately asked, ”Then why are you still here?”
Since the method to escaping this foggy town was known, why would one stay inside such a dangerous cathedral?
The elder drooped his head and chuckled in a throaty manner.
”It's because I've died long ago.”
”…”
The hair on Klein's back stood on end as he broke out into a cold sweat. He was speechless.
He could tell that the elder wasn't an existence in the form of a soul!
Seeing no response, the elder slowly lifted his head and swept his glance at Klein in his Gehrman Sparrow appearance.
”I've used special Beyonder powers to seek out the void in this world's history and fate. I sliced off a portion of my projection and left it here. It has been maintained to this day. As for my body and my spirit, they have long died and dissipated.
This is such a fascinating power… Klein was unable to verify the claim, so all he could do was ask, ”Then why are you giving guidance on how to escape to Seers who enter?”
The elder's voice remained muffled.
”After you open the door, the history and fate in here will experience a change. The projection I sliced will also vanish, and when the time comes, you will see an urn of ashes.
”I only wish that they could be scattered in the Srenzo River near Intis's capital, Trier. That is my hometown, the place where I was born.”
”Do you know the place I'm referring to? I've no idea how much time has passed in the real world.”
He's been imprisoned for at least a century? Klein frankly replied, ”They still exist.”
”Excellent,” the elder said with a nod, his throat apparently filled with phlegm.
Although Klein didn't fully trust the person before him. He believed that knowing more made it beneficial for him to make a judgment. Hence, he decided not to waste any time, for fear of being interrupted again.
”Then, how should I escape?”
The elder remained sitting in his spot and said without any obvious movement, ”See that wall behind the statue?
”Do you see an inset?”
Klein actually didn't wish to follow his instructions. After all, he had been led by Panatiya to do so, resulting in him seeing her incomplete Mythical Creature form and, hence, suffered from shock and damage. However, he had previously planned on surveying the surroundings in search of clues. Therefore, he ultimately carefully shifted his gaze to look at the wall behind the statue.
Engraved on it were short and ancient symbols, but there was an empty spot in the middle, preventing it from being connected as one.
The blank area was the size of two palms and was obviously indented. It was as though someone had dug away a brick on its surface.
”As long as you find the corresponding obsidian rock and insert it, this wall will tentatively be released from a concealed and secret state. It will showcase illusory colors. When the time comes, I'll tell you of a complicated special symbol. It will be the key to opening the door on the wall, allowing you to escape.” The elder didn't turn his head as he looked straight ahead and spoke in detail.
A complicated special symbol… A key to opening the door… Klein listened to the ravings of ”Hornacis… Flegrea…” resound with the wind behind him as a symbol suddenly came to mind.