Chapter 126: The Cry Behind the Door

Chapter 126: The Cry Behind the Door

“The contents on the murals will become reality in the material world…”

Whether Klein or Leonard, both involuntarily repeated Miss Justice’s words inwardly.

If the murals on the other side deciding the historical direction of the book world was merely amazing and worthy of admiration, then this discovery was enough to shake anyone’s heart, raising a storm there.

The image you depict will inevitably be performed upon the stage of reality, not within an illusory world. That was a godlike performance!

“It cannot be that exaggerated, right…” After “repeating” it, Leonard muttered in a tone of disbelief.

Klein, meanwhile, instinctively began analyzing inwardly:

“Even 0-08 can only affect one metropolis and can hardly exceed that range. Sequence 1 of the Spectator pathway, Author, should be about the same… And the Uniqueness of Visionary can be confirmed to be in Adam’s possession… What does this City of Miracles rely on to ensure that the content of the murals becomes reality?

“The divine power of the Dragon of Imagination from back then? When this book took shape, the content on the murals had already turned into brands and sunk into the collective subconscious sea, spreading and infecting all directions, thereby pushing generation after generation of living beings to unconsciously complete this matter?

“If this is true, then drawing a new mural now definitely will not become reality, because the Dragon of Imagination has already fallen and can no longer provide divine power…

“But we can try. If the contents of a new mural really do play out in the material world, then it means this City of Miracles truly is the original Levished and that it hides a tremendous secret. It would also mean the waters of the Spectator pathway are deeper than I imagined.”

“Author? There is such a potion name?” Listening to Klein’s inner voice, Leonard could not help having this “mutter” surface.

Compared with Visionary, which could be extended from the Dragon of Imagination, the potion name Author clearly attracted more attention, inspired more imagination, and carried more of the feeling of reality walking into fantasy.

Audrey, who had long since known the high-sequence potion names of the Spectator pathway, had a different thought flash through her mind:

“Uniqueness… Mr. World can actually link and analyze so many things in an instant. How impressive! Mm, am I praising him too directly? Mr. World heard it all… This hall truly is hard to adapt to… No, Mr. World, I really am praising you from my heart!”

Audrey was first somewhat embarrassed, then quickly adjusted her state of mind and worked to become composed.

“…As expected of a Psychiatrist. She adjusts so quickly…” Klein immediately had that thought.

“Sure enough, Mr. World is not as cold as he appears. He mutters quietly in his heart. Mm… I said nothing!” As soon as Audrey subconsciously had that thought, she resolutely denied it.

Beside Leonard, voices also echoed:

“Klein’s Gehrman Sparrow disguise is very well done. Almost everyone who knows him believes he is cold and mad. Heh-heh, who would have thought…”

Just as Leonard’s thoughts were about to scatter further, a voice interrupted him:

“Shut up!”

He looked at Klein, who was dressed as Gehrman Sparrow, spread his hands, and barely suppressed his laughter.

“See? That is not cold enough, is it?”

“Cold? Then I will press the Unshadowed Cross directly onto your head! If you don’t want your Beyonder characteristics, donate them to someone who needs them!” Unable to control his inner thoughts through meditation, Klein instinctively responded.

“…” Audrey looked at Mr. World, then at Mr. Star. Her inner voice swiftly jumped out. “So their inner worlds contain so much drama… Before, I could only see Mr. Star’s. I never expected that beneath Mr. World’s poker-like face, there was actually—uh, Giant, Boss, Minnie…”

At the critical moment, the already experienced Audrey forcefully interrupted her thoughts by counting things and reciting names.

“Who are all those?” Leonard’s attention was shifted accordingly.

“They are the hounds and horses raised by my family,” Audrey answered very politely.

“One hunting hound costs more than 450 pounds…” Klein suddenly remembered how Butler Walter had suggested purchasing a batch of hunting hounds after he bought Rose Song Manor.

“Why is the first thing Mr. World thinks of the price…” Such a question instantly drifted through Audrey’s mind.

Leonard curled his lip. Even without opening his mouth, he gave an answer:

“Isn’t that perfectly normal? This guy has always been somewhat particular about money in this area. I remember…”

Before he could finish “speaking,” Klein lightly cleared his throat and said,

“Let us continue exploring elsewhere. If there is time at the end, we can test the murals.

“Sigh. This hall really does make things chaotic far too easily. The focus always shifts to everyone’s private affairs the moment one is not careful…”

Hearing the complaint after his words, whether Justice Audrey and Star Leonard managed to hold back or not, both laughed aloud. This did not depend on their will.

Seeing that Mr. World clearly did not want the situation to once again develop in a chaotic direction, Audrey raised her head, looked toward the dome, and returned her attention to the main matter:

“The murals on the right control the book world, while the ones on the left seem to influence reality… Then, if a mural were drawn above, what would happen?”

Klein immediately formed an association as well:

“The authority of the Dragon of Imagination includes at least three major aspects: the kingdom He imagines will surely descend into the material world; the future He proclaims will surely be performed and become reality; and the objects He imagines will surely manifest. The first somewhat corresponds to the murals on the right, and the second fits our guess about the murals on the left. Could the blank area above the palace be related to the third authority?”

“As long as an imagined object is painted up there, it will manifest and become usable?” Audrey easily understood The World, Gehrman Sparrow’s meaning.

“Then what if I draw the Dragon of Imagination?” Leonard “raised” a question.

Klein cast him another glance.

“First, you must have seen the Dragon of Imagination without losing control and collapsing. Second, you must be able to restore the main details of His body. Lastly, you have to know how to draw.”

“…I cannot draw now, but that does not mean I cannot learn in the future. I can hire a tutor for the corresponding course,” Leonard “muttered” in response. “Also, what do the main details refer to? The body structure, or the symbols and signs manifested by divinity?”

At that moment, Audrey pressed her lips together, controlling the leakage of laughter, then “said” in a slightly light tone,

“I know how to draw.”

This was one of a noble young lady’s basic skills, and Audrey was quite talented in this area.

“Mm. We can try later if there is time.” Klein nodded and walked toward the giant pillar at the front of the hall.

His plan for this exploration was to first gain a general grasp of the place. Only afterward would he consider how to probe deeper.

At the same time, Leonard’s earlier question made him think of something else:

“Symbols and signs manifested by divinity… That contains a large and complex amount of knowledge. After one can endure that impact, one can interpret the corresponding potion formulas and Beyonder powers from within it… Then, before the first Blasphemy Slate appeared, if someone looked directly at a demigod or even an ancient god and survived, what would they gain? Potion formulas had not yet existed at that time…

“Does the divinity of mythical creatures only contain that knowledge if they rose step by step through potions? Or after potion formulas appeared, did mythical creatures who advanced by any method all gain the corresponding accumulated knowledge?

“If it is one of the two reasons I suspect, then it means the knowledge within divinity can change and can be added to… Do angels of the Marauder pathway have the ability to tamper with that knowledge, or even directly delete it?”

“Mr. World considers such profound matters, involving such high levels…” Justice Audrey could not help “sighing” beside him.

Leonard also failed to control the voice in his heart:

“There is something like that too? I should ask the Old Man when I get back…

“Klein knows so much… Playing Gehrman Sparrow is not completely an act for him. At least, that sense of depth seems to belong to him…”

“Thank you both for the praise. Stop!” Holding the small blood bottle in one hand and the Unshadowed Cross in the other, Klein forcefully restrained his thoughts and cast his gaze toward the ancient god’s throne not far away.

They were now in spirit-body state. Although they were restricted by the hall and could not fly, their maximum speed was still much faster than in human form.

Only then did Klein discover that behind the giant pillar suspected to be the Dragon of Imagination’s seat, there was a dark, downward passage.

“I cannot see anything. It would be good if there were light…” Audrey subconsciously had the thought.

Then, pure, gentle radiance lit up inside the passage, illuminating it with abnormal clarity.

Without entering, Klein, Leonard, and Audrey could see that, at the deepest part of the passage, there stood a pair of ancient bronze doors.

Those doors were densely covered with countless indescribable symbols, like chain after chain extending into the space behind them. They seemed to be sealing something, intuitively giving off a sense of weight and mystery.

Inside the dragon race’s City of Miracles, inside the ancient god’s residence, behind His throne, there existed a door that seemed to have been sealed.

Almost simultaneously, the gazes of Klein and the others seemed to pierce through the bronze door and see the profound darkness within.

Immediately afterward, they heard thump, thump—the sound of a heartbeat.

It came from their own hearts.

Yet they were currently in spirit-body state. There was no such thing as a heart at all!

An instant later, the patina on the surface of the Unshadowed Cross in Klein’s hand peeled away by itself, revealing an entity made of pure light that released sun-like brilliance forward.

And within the bodies of Klein, Audrey, and Leonard, an inexplicable chill appeared, as though every “cell” had gained its own consciousness and wished to form another “self.”

In their illusory vision, within the profound darkness behind the bronze doors, an eye opened. Its pupil was deep black and filled with dark-blue cracks.

Without any distinction in order, one eye after another just like it also opened, densely packed, watching coldly.

At that moment, Klein and the others seemed to hear a voiceless cry, an extremely alluring cry.

Without hesitation, Klein’s spirit body abruptly expanded, encompassing Leonard and Audrey. He directly ended the summoning and returned above the gray fog.