Tribulation of Mysteries

Chapter 48:

A few days later.

In the square in front of the grain store.

Aaron was doing his daily training. The slender cross-blade danced in his hand as if it were weightless.

During this time he had constantly tried to contain his spirituality. Although it eventually dissipated, it seemed to be very beneficial to his body. His strength and speed had increased again.

“Or is it because of the potion I made before?”

Aaron was not very sure, but it was undoubtedly a good thing that his strength could improve.

“Lord Aaron, something has happened!”

Just as Aaron was about to continue, Eight Fingers ran over and reported with an ugly expression on his face.

“Oh?” Aaron put down his sword and frowned.

“There’s been a murder in the village. Poor old Crewe’s whole family died. It seems to have been done by outsiders…”

“Take me to see it.”

Aaron picked up his sword and let Eight Fingers lead the way.

In the village, outside a straw house, a group of people surrounded and pointed. A few guards stood at the door. When they saw Aaron, they quickly bowed.

Aaron entered the straw house. The walls were covered with mud and the windows were very small. The light in the house was dim. He could see an upturned wooden bowl with pea porridge in it. There was also a plate of turnips and carrots scattered on the floor.

A pool of blood had already dyed the floor red.

“Old Crewe and his wife are dead. His daughter is also dead… His son was not at home last night and escaped death.”

Eight Fingers explained, “They did terrible things to Old Crewe’s daughter and wife and stole the little he had.”

Aaron pursed his lips and did not speak. He looked at the wall.

There were three diagonal marks on the wall. They looked like the claw marks of a huge beast. “Is this a provocation?”

“Yes, these are the marks of a wild wolf. We can be sure that it was the Wild Wolves Bandit Group that did this!” Eight Fingers wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

The Lord Baron had given him the task and even provided the manpower. In the end, not only did they fail to catch the bandits, they even allowed the bandits to commit murder. That was his incompetence!

“A little bandit dares to provoke a lord?”

Aaron tapped the space between his eyebrows thoughtfully.

Well, he didn’t have any spirituality right now, and [Danger Perception] could only be used in dreams. Obviously, he couldn’t be inspired by mysticism.

However, his usual caution and careful thinking still made him feel that something was wrong.

At that moment, a guard rushed over and said something to Eight Fingers.

Eight Finger’s face lit up with joy. “Lord Aaron, the other party finally left their tracks last night. I sent people to track them down, and we’ve caught their tail…”Eight Fingers

‘Coincidence … more coincidences … Although this is more reasonable, but…’

Aaron muttered to himself before he said, “Let’s go back to the manor and reorganise the troops first…”

No matter what, this group of bandits had some strength and shouldn’t be underestimated.

…

Blackstone Manor.

Aaron left the gathering of the troops and the distribution of weapons to Sanchez and his other subordinates before returning to his bedroom and falling asleep.

“Hmm … If instant sleep counts as a skill, then I’m at least at the proficient level.”

Aaron muttered to himself in the dream world.

The next moment, he experienced the sensation of [Danger Perception].

There was nothing …

“Even though I’ve been raising my consciousness these days, this ability doesn’t seem to have improved much … Of course, it could be that the danger is too far away from me.”

Aaron sighed.

If [Danger Perception] could be used in reality, he wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble.

Now, all he had to do was go to the Light of Salvation branch and wait for someone to pray or make a sacrifice.

Fortunately, the time in the dream was different, and the believers were quite devout, so it wasn’t difficult to contact them.

“Lord … please forgive me my sins!”

Calvin, dressed in a black robe, was praying in front of the altar.

He and the redheaded Rem had been captured by Olivia in the previous battle. After a review, the red-haired Rem, who had committed too many evil deeds, was killed on the spot. Calvin on the other hand, had prayed before the altar of the ‘Spirit of Falsehood’ and received the Lord’s ‘blessing’, thus gaining salvation.

When he remembered what he had done in the church, it was like a nightmare.

“Calvin…”

Aaron looked around and couldn’t find anyone else praying. Olivia and Lin weren’t there either. They seemed busy with something.

After receiving the ‘Flesh Scepter’, Lin often went out to kill the monsters in Dyat City and take in other survivors. It seemed that she wanted to integrate the city.

“Forget it, I’ll take him.”

Immediately, Calvin felt the gaze of a great being. His eyes filled with tears as he knelt in reverence.

He listened to something and finally stood up and said loudly, “My Lord needs a sacrifice, and the spirituality of darkness is the best sacrifice!”

…

Blackstone Manor.

Aaron woke up, feeling the spirituality in his body. He smiled slightly. “With preparation, I can be considered half a Beyonder…”

The reason he needed the spirituality of ‘darkness’ was because the ‘Black Sun’ seemed to be the symbol of Divination.

Although any spirituality could be used for rituals and divination, ‘darkness’ had the best effect.

“No … that’s not right. It could be that the path representing the crimson sun has the best effect. After all, it’s the source of all mysteries, the creator who lives in the sky.”

Aaron’s thoughts wandered for a moment before he took out a crystal ball and created a wall of spirituality around him.

The light in the room dimmed. In the candlelight, a hazy illusion seemed to appear in the crystal ball.

Now, it could be said that he had mastered the mystical knowledge and secret manuals of many schools. His knowledge was extraordinary.

Just the divination methods alone included pendulum divination, crystal ball divination, spirit number divination, dream divination, and so on.

What he was using now was a crystal ball divination.

“The results of this operation!”

“The results of this operation!”

“The results of this operation!”

As Aaron recited the divination in the language of another world, he felt the spirituality in his body rapidly diminishing.

The next moment he seemed to hear a faint murmur in his ears.

In the dim candlelight, scenes flashed through the crystal ball in front of him.

There were three claw marks, representing the wild wolf, and burning flames and blood. Finally, it turned into a bottomless darkness.

Aaron’s expression was cold as he calmly finished the ritual.

Sometimes divination couldn’t give an exact result. On the contrary, it would give many images, and it was one’s duty to interpret these images.

“This matter is indeed related to the wild wolf… Fire and blood mean great danger… The final darkness means that I have the possibility of falling into the abyss. Is this danger enough to be fatal?”

Aaron sneered.

If he wasn’t prepared, he would still be an ordinary person. At most, his body would be strong and his swordsmanship would be better.

If he was surprised and ambushed, he could still die!