Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 259 258 Riel Bieber
Tingen University, Security Department.

When Klein and his team arrived, Deputy Director Perler was flipping through a thick stack of papers.

"coming?"

Deputy Director Perler put down what he was holding and looked at Dunn.

Dunn nodded and asked, "Where's Riel Bibb? Are you sure he has the Antigonus family's notebook?"

Deputy Director Perler nodded. "Yes, we've already put the person under surveillance. Miskatonic is also taking this very seriously. They've sent a demigod to assist..."

"Send a demigod to help," Klein nodded. "Indeed, having a demigod backing us up gives us a sense of security."

After all, we still don’t know what is hidden behind this matter.

"As for the Antigonus family's notebook... it's currently confirmed to be in Riel Bibb's possession. Based on the current information and the intelligence transmitted from Miskatonic, we suspect Riel Bibb is a descendant of the Antigonus family."

"The Secret Order wants to use the Antigonus family's notes and their descendants to achieve a condition unknown to us?"

Dunn said.

"Yes," Deputy Director Perle nodded in agreement. "After the Secret Order gave the notebook to Riel Bieber, with the help of the notebook's power, Riel Bieber's condition will become increasingly dangerous over time. He may also be able to use the notebook to obtain the extraordinary power of those high in the "Fortune Teller" path and obtain the corresponding "Fortune Teller" gift..."

"Gift..."

Dunn thought for a moment and asked solemnly, "What is the purpose of that notebook?"

"That shouldn't just be the notes of a descendant of the Antigonus family, right?"

Deputy Director Perler glanced at the people around him, then looked at Dunn and the people he brought with him, as if he was considering whether to disclose this matter.

Soon, she nodded and said, "Well, this matter is a bit complicated."

She said, "You all should know that Beyonders on the Diviner path always hear strange mumblings when they advance, voices similar to 'Honachis' and 'Fregola'."

"According to reverse divination by Miskatonic's cryptographers and high-ranking diviners, we can currently confirm that the ancestor of the Antigonus family, who was once a Sequence 1 of the Diviner Path, is still alive."

"Still alive?"

Klein was somewhat stunned by Deputy Director Perler's description. "An ancient being who has lived from the Fourth Epoch of the Solomon Empire to the present day? Living that long?"

The high-ranking ones in the path of God are truly worthy of being called "followers of God" as they were called in ancient times.

"No, it may also vary depending on the path. However, the University of Michigan controls the "diviner" and "thief" paths, and the ancestor of the Antigonus family is the diviner path..."

Klein immediately thought of the time traveler who founded the University of Michigan.

According to the information he had obtained, the time when the University of Secrets was founded should be the early Fifth Epoch. If the founder of the University of Secrets, the predecessor who traveled through time, was also a high-ranking person, a Sequence 2 or Sequence 1 angel, perhaps he could have lived to this time!
"Could it be that the 'embodiment of all incorrect errors, fallacies, and loopholes' is referring to the senior time traveler?"

He made a reasonable guess and secretly wondered whether he should collect more information about that person to assist in his judgment.

"That's right." Deputy Director Perle seemed to notice the surprise of the others and smiled brightly. "You should also know that those of higher rank within the same path can influence those of lower rank within that path to a certain extent... The descriptions of Honachis and Fregera that the "diviners" heard during their advancement are suspected to have come from the ancestor of the Antigonus family, the great noble during the time of Solomon."

"Mr. Klein Moretti, you are already a fortune teller, right? Have you ever heard that voice?"

she asked Crane.

Klein looked at Dunn and saw Dunn nod. He then said, "Yes, Ms. Perler, I did hear this voice when I became a fortune teller."

"Ah, this is only in Tingen. If you were outside and heard this voice, you might see something you shouldn't see, think something you shouldn't think, and become that person's secret puppet..."

Deputy Director Perler raised the corner of his mouth slightly and threatened.

"It's not that serious," Dunn reassured Klein. "At most, the auditory and visual hallucinations are a bit severe, but not to this extent."

Klein was speechless.

This was outside his area of ​​knowledge.

After teasing the fortune tellers, Deputy Director Perle continued to explain:

"Fregera is the name of an ancient god from the ancient times, um, the Second Age."

"In that era, he was known as the Destroyer Wolf Flegra, a mad and cruel ancient deity who also possessed the Path of Divination... We haven't yet figured out the details of Honachis. Perhaps there's a treasure buried by the Antigonus family in the Honachis Mountains, or perhaps there's some other reason the Miskatonic investigators haven't been able to uncover."

"There were fortune tellers from Tingen City who went to the Honachis Mountains. However, they disappeared after entering the mountains. This may also prove that the Honachis Mountains are quite dangerous..."

"As for the notebook in the restricted area of ​​Tingen University Library... the contents of that notebook will vary depending on the reader's path and sequence. The "Fortune Teller" potion recipe is recorded up to Sequence 2, while the others are mostly records of strange stories from around the world, local customs, and various characteristics..."

But that’s not the point. It comes from the hands of a descendant who was severely contaminated by Antigonus’ ancestor… Antigonus’ ancestor, who lived from the time of Solomon’s Empire to the present day, according to the information we have deciphered from the notes—”

"His will came alive in that severely polluted descendant..."

"Come back to life from the descendants?!"

Leonard was stunned when he heard this. He subconsciously pinched the monocle in his left eye socket and said in a low voice, just enough for those around him to hear, "This is a truly qualified spooky story."

Dunn's expression grew serious. "You mean..."

Deputy Director Perle smiled and said, "So at this point, we can't rule out the possibility that some of the will of the Antigonus family's ancestors has revived in Riel Biber."

"in addition."

Deputy Director Perle patted a stack of printed papers beside him and said, "That crazy member of the secret order wrote something very interesting."

"There seems to be something unusual going on within the Secret Order. Ah, why are there so many questions from fortune-tellers lately? Is there any explanation for this path..."

Dunn was slightly interested in what the crazy secret order member wrote, and so was Klein.

But now is not the time to discuss this.

"Let's discuss the issue of the Secret Order later," Deputy Director Perle said. "It's almost time. Let's go directly to the scene."

After that, Perle took out a pink door from his pocket.

Klein was just wondering how Deputy Director Perler had managed to fit this thing into his pocket, but when he saw the pink door, he was stunned again. He immediately kowtowed to the senior time traveler. "You, old man, managed to make this thing too?!"

It was a pink door that was the same size as a standard room door, but the door frame had many complex and strange symbols that seemed to be cast in various colors.

"The Miskatonic technology has a strange name."

Deputy Director Perle thought for a moment and then imitated the other person's name. "It seems to be called 'anywhere door' or something... but I prefer to call it a teleportation portal."

"This is a masterpiece created by a certain craftsman, combining some of the Apprentice Path's abilities. It allows for unimpeded travel within a certain range, allowing for teleportation at will. The effect is quite good, similar to the Apprentice Path's Sequence 5 Traveler ability. However, it's a bit more difficult to use and can't be used in normal combat."

As the door handle was pushed, the scene behind the door was already a dock area of ​​Tingen University.

"Directly crossed the spiritual world, and developed extraordinary abilities similar to teleportation."

As a wizard, Pettigrew was naturally very interested in this product.

After arriving at the dock area of ​​Tingen City from Tingen University, Deputy Director Perler saw Don Eggers standing not far away.

"Tang, how's the situation?"

"Riel Bieber has been in there for a while."

Tang held up a coin and pointed to a warehouse not far away. "The Miskatonic demigod is already in place, but I suspect there are still members of the Secret Order nearby. Their sequence should be quite high, at least Sequence 5."

"What does the Secret Order want to do with that notebook? To gain the power of Ancestor Antigonus, or to use it as a medium?"

Deputy Director Perle rested his index finger on his chin and couldn't help but sigh, "A puppet master has already died, and a magician has gone crazy. With this kind of perseverance and determination, they will succeed in whatever they do."

Sequence 5 is no pushover, and in a battle where demigods are clearly involved, fighting against the University of Mithril, the Nighthawks, and the Guard, even if the Marionette Master is equipped with three marionettes, plus extraordinary items and some strange things, he can only ensure that he will not be killed.

After all, this is Tingen City, the city of miracles!
"The only thing we need to worry about is whether the mastermind behind the notebook theft will take action here," Dunn said in a deep voice.

Don spoke of the coin, looked at the front and back, and then put it away.

He said, "It shouldn't be. Judging from the various reactions and coincidences, the mastermind behind this shouldn't have the strength to confront us head-on, especially since we're in Tingen City, an area that can attract attention at any time."

The Sequence 5 of the Secret Order might not necessarily attract that person's attention and cause him to attack directly, but if that guy who arranged the coincidence dared to show up, he would probably be killed the moment he showed up.

"Okay, it's about time."

"Yes." Deputy Director Perler reached out and looked at the mechanical watch hanging on his wrist.

"It's time? It's time for what?"

"Should we not stop it? Deputy Director Perler said that the longer it goes on, the more serious Riel Bieber's problem will become."

Crane asked Don.

Tang was puzzled. "Stop him from doing what? Stop Rui Er Bieber from using that notebook to do bad things? Don't worry, the people nearby have been dispersed in advance. Only our people are left..."

"Besides, who knows what that bad guy is doing in there? There are also members of the Secret Society nearby. Since we don't know what they are up to, we will naturally cover them with fire and wipe them all out at once..."

Fire coverage, one-time, all-out annihilation?

Klein was completely confused by the words Tang uttered.

A flash of inspiration struck his mind, "Use cannons?"

"Almost, but it's just a cannon of occult science." Tang smiled, "Let me show you some fireworks."

"Look, as a city of miracles, how can there be no guarantees?"

He reached into his coat pocket, pulled out a golden pocket watch, and opened it with a click.

"Well, it's time."

Klein suddenly felt that the wind direction in the port seemed to have changed.

The sunny sky suddenly became a little gloomy, and the dark clouds in the sky gradually swirled up, forming a huge vortex not far away, right above the warehouse where Riel Bieber was.

Everyone looked up at the sky above their heads and saw the huge vortex that was constantly converging, and the things above the vortex.

There is a light flickering there.

It was a brilliant, blazing light.

The light made everyone who looked at it feel admiration and amazement from the bottom of their hearts.

Not far away, in the warehouse.

There were wriggling insects crawling in and out all over his body, his body was swollen, he covered his head, his two pairs of eyes were one looking up and the other looking down, and the extremely distorted figure stopped his spasms.

One by one, the spiritual threads snapped and his movements came to a halt. It seemed as if the manipulator had withdrawn his will, causing the puppet on the stage to lose its backbone and become somewhat stiff.

Suddenly, he raised his head and looked straight up.

He seemed to have penetrated the constraints of the ceiling and saw the huge vortex, as well as the extremely brilliant light hidden in the vortex.

"Let us praise the sun!"

A dazzling beam of light that seemed to be able to blind everyone fell from the sky, covering everything around the factory in the dock area in an instant!
In the scorching, crazy sunlight, bits of black sludge were hidden inside, turning the center of the sunlight column into black sunlight.

The black sunlight fell, penetrated the eaves, and hit Riel Bieber directly.

As an abandoned secret doll, Riel Bieber let out a tragic roar.

Afterwards, a strange trace of humanity appeared on the spirit that had begun to rot.

"The sun gave me humanity..."

Countless transparent and translucent insects crawled out of Riel Bieber's eyes, stained with a layer of dull black.

(End of this chapter)