Mystery: Emerging From Knowledge Moor

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After leaving the hospital, Captain Icanton said, "Just now, several simple spells were added to the book. They will be triggered and applied to the person who picks up the book. The information conveyed by the paper figurine is limited, and I can't judge the effects of those spells. I only know that they are not fatal and are more like pranks. Because of certain concealment, I wouldn't have known what the situation was before picking up the book. It was just my spiritual intuition that vaguely sensed that something had been done to the book."

"Then why is that staff member okay? She also picked up this book!" Leyton asked, puzzled.

"There should be certain safeguards in place. The other party is very cunning and capable, but their behavior is very strange. It seems that they have only been playing pranks. But if it's just pranks, with the ability the other party has shown, they shouldn't be limited to that hospital," Mr. Kosith analyzed.

"Why did that staff member call you Joshua?" Josie asked Leyton, puzzled.

"Uh, I met a Sanguine when I entered the hospital and just made up a fake name," Leyton said simply.

"A Sanguine?" Josie and Mr. Kosith exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

"Yes, a Sanguine. The real controller behind this hospital should be a Sanguine. Captain, is this matter related to Sanguine? And they don't want the Church of the Earth Mother to investigate this matter," Leyton said his guess.

"It shouldn't be. They don't want the Church of the Earth Mother to come because the Church of the Earth Mother always likes to persuade Sanguine to believe in the Mother Earth, but the orthodox Sanguine have always believed in Lilith, the Sanguine Ancestor," Captain Icanton shook his head.

Then he said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. This prankster here is likely to be a high-sequence powerhouse of the Marauder pathway. The abilities of the Beyonders of this pathway are inherently strange and not something we can deal with."

"Also, Leyton, try not to act alone. Always pay attention to your own condition. The other party may be targeting you. After returning, I will discuss with the Bishop to have you stay in the church during this period or send someone to protect you secretly," Captain Icanton finally instructed Leyton separately.

Even if the captain didn't say it, Leyton would have taken the initiative to bring it up. It seemed that he had been targeted by the other party since he entered the hospital. Facing the gaze of a Sequence 5 Beyonder who might be lurking in the dark, Leyton felt uncomfortable all over. Especially since the other party was of the Marauder pathway, Leyton felt that if this continued, he would develop Amon phobia before even meeting Amon.

"Meow! Meow meow! Meow!" A black cat passed by Leyton, followed by a group of cats of various colors and breeds. There were even two puppies mixed in.

Under the leadership of the leading black cat, they swaggered across the road and walked into an alley.

"Is this some outrageous cat adventure team?" Leyton looked at the scene in front of him and wondered if he had walked into the children's channel.

"However, that black cat seems unusual. It's a bit like a supernatural creature. The radiance of its mind and heart body is not something ordinary animals can have. It's a pity that the captain and the others are here. Otherwise, I really want to use the Eye of Mystery Prying to see what's going on with this cat!" Leyton's mental activity stopped only after all the cats, led by the black cat, walked into the alley and disappeared from sight.

"Now even stray cats have their own gangs?" Josie was also shocked by the disciplined cats before.

"Stray cats and stray dogs do have a certain degree of teamwork, but it's rare to see so many cats gathered together," Mr. Kosith shook his head and said.

After that, the group returned to the Executor Team's office building in a carriage without incident. After returning, Captain Icanton went directly to the Knowledge Church to find Bishop Angerman King.

I don't know what Captain Icanton discussed with the Bishop, but the captain's face was not very good after returning to the Executor Team's office area. Leyton was originally thinking about the identity of the prankster in the hospital. The other party seemed to know him too well, as if he had been with the other party since he entered the hospital. But that Sanguine girl, Eliza, who had been with him for a long time, was obviously not a Beyonder of the Marauder pathway.

Moreover, with the intelligence of this Sanguine girl, Leyton felt that the other party couldn't come up with so many prank methods.

"Leyton, come to my office for a moment," Captain Icanton suddenly called Leyton.

"Okay, Captain," Leyton replied, coming back to his senses, and then got up to go to the captain's office.

The door to the captain's office was not closed. Leyton pushed the door open and entered: "Captain, you were looking for me?"

"Yes, close the door first. There's something I need to give you," Captain Icanton said.

Hearing this, Leyton closed the office door and walked to the captain's desk. Captain Icanton picked up a metal box from the desk and opened it. Inside was something that looked like a scale from a large creature, about half the size of a palm, with light yellow stains on the surface, as if splashed on it. The overall color was grayish-brown, with inconspicuous patterns.

"This is something for you. You will carry it temporarily. If it is still on you later, it needs to be returned to the church. It doesn't matter if it is damaged or lost," Captain Icanton said while signaling Leyton to take the metal box.

After taking the metal box, Leyton did not directly reach out to take out the scale-like thing inside. He directly observed the box for a while. As Leyton watched, the Eye of Mystery Prying instinctively opened on its own.

Then, the scene Leyton saw changed. In Leyton's passive Eye of Mystery Prying, the light yellow stains on the surface of the scale-like thing seemed to come alive and wriggled on the surface of the scale. The grayish-brown color on the surface of the scale gradually faded and turned bronze. The originally inconspicuous patterns on it became vivid and lifelike. Leyton subconsciously wanted to see these patterns clearly.

"Roar—" A huge dragon roar seemed to come from his mind. Leyton shifted his gaze and closed his eyes at the same time. His eyes were a little stinging, and his head was as swollen and painful as if it had been crushed by a heavy object.

"Clang!" The box in his hand was closed by someone from across the table.

"Don't use spirit vision casually, especially on mystical items. They may involve high-level power corruption. Using spirit vision to observe them at will will allow you to see things you shouldn't see. Loss of control, collapse, and madness are all possible," Icanton instructed sternly.

"Hoo—" After a while, Leyton regained his senses, opened his slightly red eyes, and lowered his head, saying, "I understand, Captain!"

"It's okay. I didn't expect you to progress so quickly and have already mastered spirit vision so proficiently. I didn't tell you the relevant precautions before," Captain Icanton didn't mind Leyton's recklessness and instead praised him for his good mastery of spirit vision.

"Don't worry too much about it. This is a good thing. At least in the future, you will clearly know that spirit vision cannot be used casually. Not everyone or everything can be seen. Awe comes from the little things in life, not from other people's word of mouth." At this point, Captain Icanton brushed over this sudden situation.

"Captain, is this a dragon scale?" After the small episode just now, Leyton quickly regained his composure.

"Yes, this is considered a mystical item called Bronze Scale. It only has one function. When you wear it close to your skin, this scale will solidify the state of your body. During this period, any attacks or curses that affect your state will not take effect. Of course, positive blessings, etc., will also not take effect. It is equivalent to temporarily entering an invincible state, but it can only last for five seconds," Captain Icanton nodded and said.

"Once this time is exceeded, your body will undergo irreversible alienation. When you take off the scale, you will end this process. After that, your body will uncontrollably fall into a period of weakness depending on the amount of influence it has received during the constant state process. There is no limit to the number of uses, but it cannot be used frequently, otherwise your body will not be able to bear it and will collapse," Captain Icanton explained the limitations of this scale in detail.

"Hiss— So strong, invincible!" Leyton felt that this scale was simply a divine weapon, and there was no limit to the number of uses.

Captain Icanton interrupted Leyton's beautiful fantasy: "It's not as strong as you think. The state stabilized by this scale has a limit, and this limit will not recover. Each use will cause a certain amount of damage to it. Whether or not it is attacked or affected during the stabilization process, the more attacks and influences it receives, the greater the damage."

This kind of limitation did not exceed Leyton's expectations. Otherwise, this mystical item would not have come into his hands.

"Then Captain, how much damage can it withstand?" Leyton asked curiously.

"I don't know either," Captain Icanton rarely shook his head, indicating that he also had things he didn't know.

"Take care of it and don't lose it. It's not only to protect yourself, but also proof of identity," Captain Icanton added.

Leyton still wanted to ask in detail about the situation, but he was kicked out of the office by the captain.

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