Chapter 362 Red Angel

Williams Street is located at the junction of the West Side and Queens, which is the core and livable location of Backlund.

After leaving St. Samuel’s Church, Luke took a carriage to the door of the house with number 8 on the upper right, and a sign for sale was hung on the door.

The original owner of this house was an ordinary bankrupt viscount. The slightly special thing about him was that he was a descendant of the “Blood Emperor” Alistair Tudor.

And there is a guest living in the basement here.

Or three guests.

Lu Ke stared at the house for a while, walked into the door and gently touched the keyhole. The door opened silently, he walked in slowly, and the door closed with a “bang” behind him.

Passing through the dusty and messy living room, Luke followed the stairs to the basement and went down the stairs into a fairly spacious basement.

In the dim candlelight, a grayish-white stone door was revealed in the corner. Amidst the slightly heavy creaking sounds, a corridor paved with dark stone slabs slowly emerged.

There were several wooden doors on both sides and at the end of the corridor. They were showing signs of decay, revealing an ancient and vicissitudes of life. Lu Ke took a quick look and continued forward without stopping until he came to the black double stone doors at the end.

At this time, he thought for a moment, then took out a ball of unknown substance emitting soft white light from his arms. It was the “Mystic Mentor” extraordinary characteristic of the Reader’s Path Sequence 5 that he obtained from Mr. A!
Generally speaking, starting from Sequence 5, various auxiliary rituals will be prepared to help the user stay awake and weaken the mental imprint, but the rituals are actually only used to increase the success rate. Without the rituals, you can still be promoted by directly taking the Beyonder characteristics, but the risks will be very high.

Moreover, Lu Ke relied on the gift of his original body to devour the extraordinary characteristics, which was similar to the “grazing” of a shepherd. The difference was that he was digesting while “grazing”. Apart from the deification ceremony, the rest of the promotion conditions could basically be exempted.

“There’s no wine, so let’s just make do with the food.”

Lu Ke swallowed the Beyonder Characteristics with a little regret and slowly closed his eyes.

A cool feeling came from the brain, and countless spiritual light spots burst out from the brain. All kinds of strange ritual magic, all kinds of unheard-of magical secrets, and all kinds of wild and unknown ideas began to gush out.

The “Reader” approach, or the “White Tower” approach, is an approach of “knowledge is power”, and all means are centered on “knowledge”.

The early “Readers” are not very powerful, and can even be said to be quite weak. Sequence 9 “Readers” improve their concentration, memory, and comprehension abilities, and master ritual magic. Sequence 8 “Reasoning Students” improve their logical analysis abilities and become ritual magic experts, but are unable to engage in actual combat. Sequence 7 “Detectives” gain a preliminary boost in strength, agility, and flexibility, and master a large number of weapon use and fighting skills.

But he still focuses on learning and observation, and lacks military strength.

It is not until Sequence 6 “Scholar” that a real qualitative change occurs, and the ability to observe, analyze and imitate is acquired. The knowledge accumulated in the previous sequences also comes in handy at this time.

Theoretically, as long as the amount of knowledge is sufficient, starting from Sequence 6, the Beyonders of the “Reader” path will be the strongest T0 level among all paths.

A Sequence 5 “Mystic Instructor” has sufficient knowledge to observe and understand the essence of things, understand the underlying rules and logic, and has the ability to analyze and imitate, and then create and combine his own mystic arts according to his own needs.

Lu Ke is very familiar with this ability. The “transformation” of Lu Ke, the Ditto in the world, is the sublimated version of this ability!

Luke from many worlds likes this skill very much, not only because it allows them to play various games, but more importantly, they can analyze any good things they see, and as long as they have opened the illustrations, they can waste them at will, and they can also bring things that do not exist in other worlds to another world.

The various abilities of the “aliens” who came from another world and were bestowed by the main body were transcoded in their minds and evolved into “secret arts” that were more in line with the tone of the current world.

The secret art of manipulating and consuming spirits, the secret art of modifying the body and soul, the secret art of modifying the outside world with oneself as the center, the secret art of swallowing and digesting, the secret art of making seals and magical props, the secret art of ascending latitude observation…

A vast amount of secret techniques were “created”, and the spiritual energy that had not yet had time to dissipate gathered together instantly. As soon as Lu Ke opened his eyes, stars appeared in front of him, and the sound of bubbles bursting that he had heard just an hour ago rang in his ears.

The extraordinary characteristics of the “Mystic Mentor” have been thoroughly digested!

“The Reader’s Path and I are too compatible.”

Lu Ke sighed softly.

Not only the “Scholar” and “Teacher of the Mystic Arts”, but also the “Insighter” of Sequence 3 meets the same requirements. Having analyzed many worlds and opened the knowledge base of countless illustrations, it is highly likely that the “Insighter” can digest it right away.

Even the “Prophet” of Sequence 4 fits him well after reading the original work, but the main body is an “unknown unknown”, which brings about unclear changes and cannot be considered the most suitable choice.

After upgrading himself, Lu Ke pushed open the black stone door in front of him.

As soon as the gap appeared, a black, slippery creature suddenly fell from above. It was a long snake with a triangular head and red patterns.

Pah, pah, pah, one snake after another fell from the door and piled up at the entrance. There were countless snakes of various colors wriggling and huddled together inside, forming an exaggerated snake nest that was more than ten meters long and wide.

A slippery, disgusting feeling hit me in the face.

“Is the hunter a snake trap?”

The corners of Lu Ke’s mouth twitched twice, and he felt like he was about to suffer from trypophobia.

He closed the stone door again, several rays of light appeared in his eyes, and his body became illusory and transparent, as if he had ascended to a higher dimension.

Then he floated up and passed through all the walls as if he was using a cheat in a game, and went down through the buildings with a strong Quaternary style.

There are seven tall and heavy black stone doors on the wall at the bottom of the hall, two on the left, one in the middle, and four on the right. The asymmetrical style can drive any obsessive-compulsive disorder patient crazy.

Lu Ke’s body recovered and returned to normal latitude. He looked towards the door in the middle and walked straight towards it.

As he got closer, he suddenly heard a sneer in his ears from somewhere, the air around him stagnated, and a chilling wind blew up.

忽~
Along with the cold wind, there was a darkness that surged like a tide, which seemed to swallow up all the light. Invisible forces began to try to erode and occupy Lu Ke’s body and affect his mind.

Sealed in the basement is the “Red Angel” Medici, one of the eight angel kings under the ancient sun god, as well as two Sequence 1 archangels from the Soran and Einhorn families.

But now they have fallen, and their extraordinary characteristics have been taken away. They are just evil spirits stitched together. They can barely exert the power of demigods in their home field, but without the support of extraordinary characteristics, they will dissipate if they leave a specific place.

Luke, who had just witnessed the true darkness, felt no emotion when he saw the tricks of the “Red Angel” evil spirit, and even wanted to laugh.

He looked at the invading darkness expressionlessly, relaxed his body, and the fallen divine aura surged out of his body, the divine aura of the true Creator!
The surging black shadow suddenly stopped, and the violent shaking and contraction showed the restlessness of its owner.

After a moment, the shadow faded away, and a less peaceful voice was heard.

“My lord?”

In the Third Age, after the “Ancient Sun God” was betrayed and eaten by his three angel kings, his own dark side evil spirit combined with the authority of the “Hanged Man” formed the “True Creator”.

Therefore, the name of “the Lord who created everything” can point to the “true Creator”.

The three angel kings who betrayed became the seven great gods today: Osekus, the “Eternal Sun”, Leorod, the “Lord of Storms”, and Herabergen, the “God of Knowledge and Wisdom”.

However, the “Angel of Destiny” Ouroboros and the “Red Angel” Medici still choose to be loyal to the “True Creator”, even though the “True Creator” has gone mad and corrupted and is no longer the “Ancient Sun God” who once created the “Glorious Era”.

Unfortunately, loyalty did not bring good treatment. Medici was eventually arranged to fall by the “Angel of Time” Amon who raised him and the “Angel of Fantasy” Adam who inherited the divine aspect of the “Ancient Sun God”, and became the material for the “Blood Emperor” Alistair Tudor to ascend to the true god.

Lu Ke glanced at the stone door with regret, as if he could see through the door the corpse sitting on the stone chair inside.

“Your loyalty remains unchanged.”

Medici, realizing the hidden meaning, was silent for a moment, and then two other voices were heard.

“Heh, as soon as you sense a familiar aura, you protect your master like a wild dog, hoping that the True Creator will save you? The Red Angel can still be so naive.”

“If we lose our uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics, we will have no value. Isn’t this obvious? Otherwise, why would no one come to you for more than a thousand years?”

Medici, who was mocked, chuckled, “You panicked when someone with my Lord’s aura came? Are you afraid that I will kill you two after I get help?”

“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. Instead, I will give you a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of a ‘witch’ and let you stand on the street day and night. I will take care of your business during the years we spend together.”

“Well said. It’s a pity that your thing has completely rotted away. It’s probably difficult to take care of it. Are you planning to possess someone else? Then, is it you who is using that thing or someone else?”

“I can’t believe the Red Angel likes those guys so much? You don’t have any thoughts about the Ancient Sun God, do you? Has He ever let you sleep with Him?”

They are so powerful, each one is more poisonous than the other.

Lu Ke was amazed when he heard this. It was true that hunters were very mean. Just thinking about three hunters together for more than a thousand years was hell.

However, perhaps it was precisely because the three evil spirits made each other angry that their wills were not worn out over a long period of time.

Soon the three-in-one Soren Einhorn Medici stopped arguing and reached a consensus that they were eager to change the status quo.

Medici, the subject, asked in a deep voice: “Are you sent by my Lord?”

“No.”

Luke shook his head. “This bit of divine power was bestowed by the True Creator on a swindler. He tried to descend through his body, but I ended up snatching it away halfway.”

Two sneers sounded, seemingly mocking Medici for expecting an enemy instead of a savior.

The cold air expanded and contracted several times. Medici was silent for two seconds, and his tone became unfriendly:
“So who are you, and what are you planning to do here?”

Luke spread his hands. “I admire your loyalty and would like you to change your allegiance, but… I guess you won’t agree?”

This was indeed the case. He was halfway through his words when several mocking voices rang out.

Lu Ke was not angry either, and said calmly: “So let’s compromise. I’ll let you go, and you’ll do something for me, and we’ll be even. How about that?”

Medici did not agree immediately, and said casually:
“Tell me about it, and I’ll give you an answer based on your response.”

“It’s not a big deal.”

Lu Ke said casually: “I plan to become a ‘Red Priest’, but there is a Conqueror Extraordinary Feature that is very far away and difficult to find, so I hope you can bring it to me.”

“After all, you were once the pinnacle of the Hunter Path—the Red Angel, the God of War, the symbol of iron and blood, the master of turmoil and strife. You should have some deep connection with the Beyonder characteristic of ‘Conqueror’.”

The space fell into a long silence.

After a while, Medici’s mocking voice sounded.

“…If you are playing the role of a clown, then I am amused by you.”

Medici uttered a “huh”. Not to mention that he had lost his uniqueness and sequence one extraordinary characteristics for a long time, his connection with extraordinary characteristics was almost non-existent.

Not to mention that he was just an evil spirit that could only exert the power of a Saint less than Sequence 3, and had no extraordinary characteristics. If he left a specific place, he would disappear as time went by. He had no ability to regain Sequence 1.

Even if the potion is completely digested and assisted by the ritual, the promotion to a true god is still extremely risky. Now anyone dares to make such a big statement?

“can.”

Medici laughed mockingly and said casually:

“If you’re worried, you can ask the Eternal Blazing Sun to be a witness.”

The Eternal Sun is honored as the “God of Contract” and can make contracts that cannot be violated.

“Forget it then. Don’t bother your former colleague.”

Lu Ke avoided Medici’s hidden trap, smiled softly, and said in a leisurely tone:
“The existence of my faith also happens to have the authority of ‘oath’. From the moment I proposed the conditions and you agreed, the contract was already established.”

This… the existence of faith?

The three-in-one evil spirit was stunned.

……

Tingen, Daffodil Street 2.

After lunch, Klein returned to his room, locked the door, drew the curtains, and checked carefully. Then he walked four steps backwards and came to the top of the gray fog.

……

Inside the grand palace, the long bronze table looks mottled and ancient, as if it had remained unchanged for tens of millions of years.

Klein looked down as three stars lit up and familiar figures turned from virtual to real and appeared one by one.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Fool.”

“Good afternoon, Mr. Hanged Man.”

Audrey, tall and blonde with a beautiful look in the dim light, bowed to everyone one by one as she had done several times before, but her tone became much calmer than before.

With a complicated expression, she glanced at the culprit who proposed the concept of “war”, made her start paying attention to some things as an “audience”, and made herself fall into trouble. She bit her lip and lifted her skirt to salute, her tone becoming heavier.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Emperor!”

(End of this chapter)