1029 Ruins No. 1 (1/2)
No... Qonas Kilgor stood on the spot as a strong feeling of despair emerged in his heart.
As a military demigod who had experienced many dangers, he had a clear understanding of his current situation. He could already hear the footsteps of death approaching him.
He wanted to struggle and risk it by revealing his Mythical Creature form, but his orders didn't do a thing with his sluggish mind.
His body had been ”Parasitized” and was no longer under his control!
At that moment, Qonas Kilgor wasn't even capable of shedding a tear.
Under the gigantic crimson moon's illumination, one second after another passed. Suddenly, Qonas Kilgor raised his left hand and touched his crew haircut.
He had already become Klein's marionette.
In fact, he still had a chance at the final moment. As the ”Parasite” effect didn't last long enough for him to become a marionette, he had those two or three seconds to reveal his Mythical Creature form.
But the problem was that his body also had the effects of ”Misdirection” and ”Deceit.” As time passed, his thoughts turned more and more sluggish and wasn't able to grasp that short opportunity.
Klein looked at his new marionette and exhaled silently. He looked up at the clear and bright red moon and said, ”It's done.”
Amidst the gigantic crimson moon, a black dot instantly appeared and descended from the sky. It was none other than the Church of Evemight's archbishop, Servant of Concealment, Arianna, who wore a simple robe with tree bark as a belt.
In this concealed world, this ascetic didn't use any Beyonder powers to float in midair. ”She” cast her eyes at the Earl of The Fallen beneath.
”She” gently raised her right hand as Qonas Kilgor's slightly blurry soul emerged from the military demigod's head. Klein lost his control over his marionette as a result of this.
He wasn't too surprised by this because he hadn't sent a Worm of Spirit through the Spirit Body Threads over. His control over the marionette was essentially still at a Sequence 5 state and not at the demigod level.
”Where did you go just now?” Arianna asked calmly as she looked at Qonas Kilgor's soul.
Qonas Kilgor's expression twisted slightly before replying.
”Ruins No. 1.”
...Is this a contractual promise or a psychological cue? Klein, who watched the spirit channeling from the side, sensed something from the Earl of The Fallen's reaction.
However, this didn't affect anything because they were in a concealed world, one which no one knew of or could sense.
”Where is that ruin? Who did it once belong to? What is it being used for?” As an archbishop of the Evernight Goddess and an angel of the corresponding pathway, Arianna shared a certain amount of authority in Concealment. Therefore, ”She” didn't start with the simplest questions but went straight to the point. ”She” wasn't afraid of any accidents.
Qonas Kilgor's soul trembled slightly as he exuded a feeling as if he would automatically blow up, but ultimately, nothing happened.
He hesitantly replied, ”That ruin is located deep underground at the Sterlewen segment of the Tussock River. It has a setup that interferes with the powers of divination and prophecy.”
Sterlewen segment... This is quite far from the mountain where Mr. A was at and where you disappeared from. From the looks of it, you were very cautious. That point-to-point Teleport's effects are greater than I expected... Klein quickly conjured a picture of the terrain of Backlund's northwestern outskirts.
Qonas Kilgor continued replying, ”That ruin used to belong to Blood Emperor Alista Tudor. I'm not sure what it's currently used for. I'm unable to enter the depths of the ruins and am only in charge of sending in people and materials acquired via various means.”
The name Blood Emperor Alista Tudor made Arianna fall silent. About three seconds later, she asked, ”What materials did you acquire?”
This time, Qonas Kilgor didn't put up much of a resistance. He listed them down, including large amounts of mercury, iron ore, and ritual materials of different domains. Klein was unable to obtain any effective information from that because it was too well-rounded. It was possible to do anything.
They really are very careful. Using large amounts of sundries to hide what they're truly searching for. Even the demigod in charge of these matters isn't aware of the reason... This is very in line with the way a Spectator pathway Beyonder works. It was designed by the Psychology Alchemists? Klein nodded indiscernibly with a guess in mind.
Arianna didn't seem to notice anything as she asked, ”Do you have any guesses on what they're doing? If so, what?”
”Yes, I suspect that they're digging up something and attempting to make sacrifices,” Qonas Kilgor voiced out his judgment.
Arianna silently looked down at him for a while and said, ”Who got you involved in the underground ruins?
”Who are the people who can enter the depths of the ruins?”