Mystery: A Spark

Mystery: A Spark

Author: Running Dog

Summary:

Lord of Mysteries fanfiction, the protagonist follows the Hunter path.

A dying painter, a soul from another world, and a legacy of unknown origin.

When they merge together, what kind of era will they unleash in this bizarre world filled with hunger, chaos, and madness?

Chapter 1 Crossing

wow~

what sound?

Wow wow~

Why is it so noisy?

Zhou Zhao opened his eyes groggily, only to be greeted by an unfamiliar ceiling.

At that moment, the same voice came again, and he finally recognized what it was.

Why is there a sound of waves?

Although Zhou Zhao had never been to the sea, he could still recognize the sound of the waves.

He quickly got out of bed and ran to the small window next to him to look outside.

Outside the window stretched an endless sea, so vast and deep that it could make anyone with thalassophobia tremble with fear.

Hiss~ Zhou Zhao gasped, "They have made outstanding contributions to global climate change."

He took two steps back and froze there.

How did I get on a ship? Where the hell am I? Wasn't I playing World of Warcraft on my home computer?

Because of Blizzard's inhumane actions, the Chinese version of World of Warcraft will soon be shut down.

Zhou Zhao still had two months of monthly card time left in the game, so he thought he would take this opportunity to have a final celebration and try to get all the things he hadn't gotten before, as a way to fulfill his dream.

However, just as he was farming Illidan, the final boss of the Black Temple, and had brought him to low health before reciting his lines to Maiev, he suddenly felt a blackout.

When Zhou Zhao opened his eyes, he found himself already here.

"Could I have transmigrated? No way! I haven't even collected all the Egg Knives yet... The game is about to shut down, which despicable bastard would let me transmigrate at this time, not even giving me this last chance to fulfill my dream..." Zhou Zhao thought in disbelief.

But no matter how unbelievable it was, the scene before Zhou Zhao kept telling him one fact: he was definitely no longer at home.

As for whether it was time travel or kidnapping, we'll have to wait and see what happens next.

"Oh well, never mind. If it's not meant to be, you can't force it. It seems I'm destined to never have the Egg Knife..." He sighed sadly.

But my graphics card is the latest model I just bought, and I haven't even had a couple of days to enjoy it before it's here... And I haven't even formatted my phone and computer yet... Thinking of this, Zhou Zhao immediately covered his face in anguish.

He felt that if he hadn't time-traveled but had been kidnapped and brought here, he wouldn't need to think about going home even if he escaped.

Because Zhou Zhao is probably already socially dead.

At that moment, he suddenly felt his body become more comfortable.

It seems that only at this moment did his soul and body truly merge, becoming one.

The fatigue and heaviness he felt when he first woke up had completely disappeared, and now this body truly belonged to him.

So, I really did transmigrate, and to such a awful world... Zhou Zhao examined the memories that had just appeared in his mind and felt that he was probably about to put on a mask of pain.

The original owner of this body was named Arthur Heller, a handsome blond youth from Loen.

He was born into a poor, minor noble family; his parents had passed away when he was young.

Because of his decent talent in painting and his respectable family background, he made a living by painting for high-ranking officials and nobles, which earned him a lot of money and allowed him to live a relatively wealthy life.

Although Arthur gained some fame for his painting skills, he gradually grew tired of this comfortable life.

He longed for a thrilling and adventurous life.

In the process of painting for others and coming into contact with various people, he also heard bits and pieces of information related to the extraordinary world.

And so, he was tempted.

After that, Arthur took the money he had earned from painting for others over the years and went to sea, wanting to embark on a wonderful adventure and see the scenery of the extraordinary world.

He was lucky; during his sea adventures, he accidentally obtained a recipe for the Hunter's Path while attending a secret gathering.

Through Arthur's tireless efforts, he gradually collected the ingredients for the recipe, except for the scales of the red-eyed sea serpent, one of the main ingredients, which remained elusive.

But perhaps because his good luck was gradually exhausted in the process of searching for the ingredients for the potion, Arthur encountered the greatest misfortune of his life when he was looking for the last clue to the ingredients.

The ship he was on was shipwrecked due to a storm.

Although he managed to stay afloat by using his suitcase for support, his stamina was limited.

Ultimately, the original owner's life came to an end here.

It was at this moment that Zhou Zhao happened to travel through time and arrive here.

His arrival brought new life to the original owner, and in the end, he and his box were retrieved.

In the memories left behind by the original owner, the place names and people's names clearly told Arthur what kind of world he had come to.

The world of Lord of Mysteries.

A world with chaotic and insane underlying logic, a world full of tragedy, and a world known as the graveyard of time travelers.

According to research by many netizens, if there were no cheat codes to protect you in this world, you would basically be eliminated immediately upon landing.

The main reason for this is that much knowledge in this world is extremely dangerous.

Therefore, any transmigrator who has read the original work basically has no chance of survival without the protection of a cheat system.

So, since I didn't send it directly, does that mean I also have a cheat code? Zhou Zhao thought uncertainly.

He remembered that he had just finished reading the book "Lord of Mysteries" not long ago, and he should have a fresh memory of the plot.

However, Zhou Zhao then discovered that he seemed to only remember the first part of the book, and he couldn't recall many of the later plot points.

The fragmented memories in his mind made Zhou Zhao realize that his potentially dangerous memories might have been sealed away by some force.

The fact that some of his memories were sealed wasn't a big problem, because he still roughly remembered the main plot of the original story, and he also remembered a lot of the specific details.

Even having his memories sealed is a good thing, because it prevented him from learning too much dangerous knowledge when he was an ordinary person.

So, what exactly is my cheat code? Zhou Zhao sat on the bed, lost in thought.

At that moment, his gaze suddenly froze.

He discovered a rather peculiar emblem on the back of his left hand.

Zhou Zhao looked at the emblem on the back of his hand and felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

The emblem consists of an orc skull in the center and two crossed blades behind the skull.

After identifying the components of the pattern, some memories from before the time travel surfaced in Zhou Zhao's mind.

Chapter 2 The Ritual of Nonsense

Before Zhou Zhao traveled through time, his luck had never been very good.

Especially when playing World of Warcraft, it's incredibly unlucky – you can't get any mounts, you can't get any transmog items, and you're just incredibly unlucky.

While others ride cool phoenixes and star dragons of various colors, or other rare mounts, he can only miserably ride a Hearthstone Pegasus around everywhere.

As for weapon transmogrification, I haven't been able to collect all the Warglaives of Azzinoth even after farming for years.

I created over a dozen accounts to farm for it every week, but each account was either missing the left or right hand. In any case, the pair of Warglaives just wouldn't drop on the same account.

After watching Lord of Mysteries a few days ago, Zhou Zhao suddenly had the idea to hold a luck-changing ceremony like Xiao Ke did.

To this end, he specifically found a sophisticated-looking and mysterious pattern online and drew it on the bedroom floor using a marker that is easy to wash off.

Then he made up a random incantation.

Zhou Zhao remembers reading it like this at the time:

"Lord of Vengeance and Catastrophe;"

"Children of Light and Shadow;"

"The great Demon Hunter King, Illidan Stormrage;"

"Hear my plea and grant your faithful follower the Twin Blades of Azzinoth."

As for the ritual materials, Zhou Zhao asked what they were.

So it's clear from this that this ritual was just something Zhou Zhao came up with for fun, and he never expected it to have any effect.

After all, there's a saying that goes, "luck can't save you from bad luck, and spending money can't change your fate."

In Zhou Zhao's previous life, metaphysics usually only served as a form of psychological comfort.

Because no matter how you look at it, Zhou Zhao's previous life was a purely materialistic world.

However, when Zhou Zhao saw the emblem on the back of his left hand, he knew that this haphazard ritual he had just put together probably actually worked.

Just as he was about to delve deeper into the function of this emblem, he heard approaching footsteps outside the door.

Upon hearing the voice, Zhou Zhao—no, he should now be called Arthur—[said something].

He quickly stood up and instinctively reached into his clothes, finding a silver revolver. However, instead of taking out the revolver, he pulled out a sheathed dagger.

Arthur came to the sea from Rune and has been there for several months, so he certainly couldn't be someone who is weak and helpless.

As a painter, it is actually quite difficult to complete a long painting task well without a good physique.

In fact, some noblewomen would occasionally make some very strange requests when asking Arthur to paint for them.

Um......

Therefore, Arthur's physical condition is quite good.

His shooting and close-quarters combat skills are also quite good; he could easily handle three or five thugs.