World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 250 The Hand of Fatima

"The entry 'Radiant Blue: The Evil Eye IV: Bultungin' has been included. You have obtained the media 'War Emperor' x4, 'Dreamer' x2, 'Seeker' x2, and 'Prophet' x1."

"Through your testimony, the encyclopedia of [God's One-Eyed IV] has been unlocked."

The system notification sounded. The first announcement was about the hyena man, but the second was about the mysterious item that Lin An unlocked when he looked at the hyena man's hands.

God's...one-eyed?
Lin An was familiar with this mystical term; in the Southern Region, it was known as the "Hand of Fatima," a pattern carved on a palm leaf, often used as a talisman to ward off evil.

The symbol is more widely known in the Western Continent, where it is called the Eye of Providence, the Eye of Logos, or the Eye of Providence. Sometimes it is an eye surrounded by a triangular cloud, and sometimes it is a single eye on an open palm.

The one eye of God has an important history in medical practice, and many medical schools in the West have adopted this symbol as their emblem, such as the University of Edinburgh Medical School, where Adria studied.

The original and most complete meaning of the word Prudentia is "foresight," so the one-eyed symbol of God is also seen as a symbol of omniscience or all-seeing eyes.

It first appeared on the Mesopotamian plain and was later carved into statues and pyramids by the Egyptian Enlightenment thinkers, regarded as a symbol of the creator Osiris.

The Hebrew-centered civilization spread this to Europe, believing that God's one eye possessed sacred Kabbalistic energy, representing the light of the sun creating the universe.

The origin of the five fingers surrounding the Eye of God is unknown. In the Arab world, the gesture of raising the palm and spreading the fingers signifies "stopping the attack," resisting invaders, and deceiving evil.

The Hebrews originally named the fingers "the Hands of Miriam," symbolizing Miriam, the sister of the prophet Moses. Later, mystics determined that these five fingers were a symbol of the Torah, representing faith, tolerance, kindness, strength, and love.

This mysterious item has quite a history, and the Roman numeral "4" given by the system also indicates its potential for further "tracing back to its origins".

Lin An picked up a withered leaf, and the Philosopher's Stone transformed its mass into a small metal knife. He then cut open the hyena-man's palm and extracted the two mysterious objects that were gestating within it.

The Philosopher's Stone absorbed it into its inner world, where it spun around the blue-red planet where the Ouroboros was located, creating an eerie and unpredictable atmosphere.

Seeing that the hyena-man died with his eyes open, Lin An reached out and closed them for him, then turned to look at the unicorn on the other side of the river.

This snow-white creature resembles a horse, with a single horn on its head and a smaller horn on its nose. It is similar to a rhinoceros and also somewhat resembles the okapi, a mythical beast unique to the Bantu Kingdom.

When the unicorn's horn touched the muddy, murky stream in front of the lion tribe, the water instantly became extremely clean, as if the toxic substances had been purified in an instant.

Even Lin An couldn't recognize all the mysterious creatures that were passed down in the Southern Continent. He only remembered that a book called "The Witch Doctor, Animals and Me" mentioned that there were two main types of unicorns in the Southern Continent: one called Kapalanka and the other called Abada.

However, none of them are the prototypes of unicorns.

That's strange. As far as he knew, there were only two kinds of unicorns in the Bantu mythology.

Why is there no display panel?

"Wow."

Misuru slid down the riverbank and first saw the hyena-man's extremely shriveled corpse due to excessive pollution. He angrily snorted.

"It's that troublemaker again."

The yellow butterflies fluttering in the sky were indeed brought to the Lion Tribe by the Hyena Man, because Lin An sensed the remaining energy of that "Dreamer" from him, which was more concentrated than in other places.

However, he did not do it voluntarily.

In less than a day, a C-level mystery cultivator's contamination level skyrocketed, bringing him to the brink of madness and death...

Lin An guessed the consequences of the illusion being covered by spider webs.

Misuru then looked at the unicorn drinking water and paused slightly.

Even a rebellious bastard has a loved one whose soul will remember him forever.

"Oh?"

Lin An raised an eyebrow in confusion. Misuru didn't know that the hyena man was the son of the chief of the wolfhound tribe. How could he be so sure that the two were related?

"There is a tradition in this rainforest that when a person dies, his or her close relatives will burn his or her body to ashes and drink the ashes mixed with mud or tree sap."

Misuru explained to Lin An.

"It is said that people who live in this way can continuously receive the blessings of the underworld. Sons drink their fathers' ashes, and grandsons drink their sons' ashes, so that the ancient wisdom can be passed down. It is also a way to say goodbye to death and remember loved ones."

"I see." Lin An learned of another tribal custom that was only recorded orally.

“I don’t believe in that. Constantly dwelling on the dead only brings unnecessary suffering to the living. It’s a never-ending cycle, don’t you agree?” Misuru shrugged. “When I die, I hope my family will bury my body in the Kuba River, so it can become part of the life stream.”

"You've even thought about what will happen after you die."

"At all times! Without the awareness of certain death, you can't unleash your full potential in every battle." Misuru's laughter attracted the attention of the drinking unicorn.

Whether it was an illusion or not, after drinking the hyena-man's blood, it was consumed by the radiation of "Comers," and a strange light flashed in its lifeless eyes.

After staring at the two for a moment, it suddenly leaped high into the air and crashed headfirst into a round stone on the riverbank.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, its horn fell to the ground, making the unicorn look even more like the unicorn of Western Continent legends.

It picked up its horn with its teeth and threw it to the other side of the river.

Through his observation, Lin An knew that the unicorn's horn had the magical effect of purifying water resources, turning murky water into drinking water. However, he didn't understand why it suddenly wanted to give its horn to the spotted lion tribe. Although the hyena man's final pollution level had reached over 90%, essentially sealing his fate, Lin An had undoubtedly dealt him a fatal blow.

Giving gifts to the murderer who killed his son?

Or……

Lin An narrowed his eyes, staring into the unicorn's calm, dark eyes, where a faint glimmer of light flickered within them, a stark contrast to the completely out-of-control, mad, and oblivious mysterious figure.

Can the soul really be transmitted through ashes?
Under the radiation of "Commerx", anything seems possible.

That's the only way to think about it for now, otherwise many of the unicorn's behaviors just don't make sense.

The mythical-level energy was terminated, no specific panel was displayed, and the person remained conscious even after the pollution value "exploded"...

Each of these options violates some of the "Comers" rules that Lin An has collected so far.

"Woo, woo."

The unicorn made a strange sound, slightly urging and pleading, as if it wanted to lead Lin An to some place.

Although the prototype of the unicorn is unclear, the system has just provided the panel for that unicorn, calling it the "Cup of Clean Water," showing that its contamination level has reached 100%.

Anyway, killing him now won't bring any benefits.

After a moment's thought, Lin An decided to follow the unicorn.

"God, you're late..."

The boy's desperate roar echoed in his ears. He resented Lin An for not extending a helping hand to the wolfhound tribe in time, and his screams were like those of a vengeful ghost who had lost his last straw in despair.

If a ghost could truly come back to life, given his personality, he would most likely take me to see that "dreamer".

Revenge?
Lin An had no idea, but as Misuru had said, Ed was a prickly little bastard.

However, it's not that it's incomprehensible.

From childhood, the hyena was tormented by disease and hunger. At the age of ten, he experienced the destruction of his tribe, the death of his family, and a life of displacement. All he suffered was pain, which forced him to transform that pain into resolute malice.

His fierce gaze gradually overlapped with another name in Lin An's mind.

Eldria.

That mixed-race child who was imprisoned for over four thousand years since birth.

Lin An had only heard the Duke mention her experiences, but had never met this girl who was, in a sense, his daughter and his mother.

After greeting Misuru, Lin An followed the unicorn's retreating figure into the rainforest.

He also wanted to meet this legendary visionary.

Moreover, this guy strictly adheres to the "rainforest survival rules," launching attacks without uttering a word.

Although the yellow butterfly didn't cause much damage to the spotted lion tribe this time, what if the next attack is even more unpredictable?

This dreamer knows Lin An's location, but Lin An knows nothing about him.

He also had no means to counter the visionary, whose wide-range mystical arts could easily cause casualties within the Lion Tribe.

Rather than waiting to die, it's better to seize the opportunity to follow the unicorn than to search for a needle in a haystack in the vast rainforest.

A swift and decisive victory will eliminate any future troubles.

Ever since he was repeatedly tricked by the "prophet" in Dietrich, Lin An no longer wanted to give these mysterious people who cast spells remotely from the shadows a chance.

He followed the unicorn as he walked on the damp, dark land.

As we moved further away from the lion village, the moisture began to condense, and a thin mist rose from the ground, enveloping the rainforest in an increasingly dense fog.

As the air currents parted the thin mist, Lin An followed the shadow of the unicorn.

The calls of various animals rose and fell as he ventured deeper, creating a rich tapestry of sounds.

Unbeknownst to them, the white mist dispersed to both sides.

Lin An climbed a tall kapok tree. Under the afterglow of the setting sun near the equator, the tents hanging in the jungle looked like dazzling jewels, reflecting the fiery red sunlight.

The unicorn stopped and looked back at him.

Lin An may never know Ed's exact thoughts, because when he used the [Ghost Deer]'s invisibility to approach the tent, the unicorn disappeared into the jungle.

Regardless of right or wrong in his life, this lonely and love-starved boy was finally reunited with his father, and what he left Lin An with was a brand new opportunity for the rainforest.

Lin An later recalled that the unicorn seemed to be talking to him at the time.

"Don't be late this time."

(End of this chapter)