Hearing the sudden female voice, Ebner was slightly stunned. Because he had the "gray fog" on him, he hadn't activated the "Pure White Eye," so even until now, he hadn't noticed that there was anyone else here.
"Who is it?" Ebner used his "Insight" ability with full force, but still found nothing.
So he changed his approach. Using his own "White Tower," he simulated the abilities of a Bizarro Sorcerer, then, with the help of the "gray fog" aura on his body, switched to the vision of "spirit body threads."
In the next moment, countless illusory black threads appeared before his eyes, and he suddenly discovered that atop the coffin on the central altar, there was also a slender figure sitting there.
As if sensing Ebner's "true vision" enhanced by the "gray fog," that figure sighed softly, then stopped hiding and revealed her form.
She was an extremely beautiful lady, with black hair and brown eyes. Her facial features had both the depth of Westerners and the softness of Easterners, and her ears were slightly pointed, as if she possessed elven blood.
The moment Ebner saw her appearance clearly, he immediately recognized that she was one of the two girls who had previously received guidance from Rhine Karendia in the "memory projection" within the castle's first-floor library.
"Aglea Constantine?" Ebner looked at her and spoke the name he had long heard.
If he wasn't mistaken, this lady should be the daughter of the "God of Luck" and the "Queen of Calamity," the progenitor of the Fourth Epoch Demoness family—the Constantine family—and the former Sequence 1 "Apocalypse Demoness," Aglea Constantine.
In a page of Roselle's diary, he had previously obtained, it was mentioned that this lady had escaped from the "God's Painting" of the Abraham family, and was later found by Old Huang, who had just become an angel, and he had built a mechanical body for her.
However, since Aglea was an evil spirit, her condition kept worsening, and her body could no longer carry her. Therefore, Old Huang wanted to find a place in a state of "apocalypse" or "calamity" for her to recuperate. Even sending people out to sea to search for the "Forsaken Land of the Gods" was very likely related to this.
So, Old Huang didn't find the Forsaken Land of the Gods and ultimately sent her here?
Mm, with multiple Sefirot contaminations coexisting here, once they erupt, the disaster caused would definitely not be small… it really is a good place for a "Demoness" to recuperate.
While Ebner's thoughts were turning, the "Demoness" on the altar was somewhat surprised that he could call out her name, so she asked in astonishment, "Favored of Sefirah Castle, you know me?"
I don't, but my intuition tells me you are… also, because I'm protected by the gray fog, you didn't recognize that I might be your father, did you?
Thinking this in his heart, Ebner felt that the other party's stance was unclear, and he shouldn't reveal his own background so quickly. So he answered irrelevantly:
"I am friends with Bernadette…"
He paused here, giving Aglea time to fill in the gaps herself, before adding another sentence, "Additionally, I am a member of the Abraham family."
"Bernadette doesn't know of my existence… and it's impossible for the Abraham family to produce a demigod." Aglea smiled, then looked Ebner up and down and said with a laugh, "But since you mentioned Roselle's daughter and Bethel's family, it seems you do know something about me."
High-ranking Demonesses are indeed hard to fool, but I didn't lie just now… Ebner sighed inwardly, then shook his head and said,
"Madam, you're mistaken. Not only does the Abraham family now have demigods, but it has also even produced an angel."
After saying that, with a thought, the "characteristic" he simulated immediately transformed into a "Scholar of Yore." Then he reached out and grabbed, pulling the historical projection of Alvin Abraham into reality.
—Although the top-floor "Ritual Room" had extremely strong "concealment," such that even Alvin, who had once been a Wanderer, couldn't enter in a short time, it could not block the "historical void."
And Ebner pulling out "Alvin" had two purposes.
First, to use him as a deterrent, preventing that former "Apocalypse Demoness" from harboring ill intentions.
Second, from the intelligence he had previously obtained, this "daughter" of his clearly had a close relationship with Bethel. The "Night Emperor" had even used her as a hostage to threaten Mr. Door into cooperating to open a "divine kingdom."
Now, by presenting himself as a member of the Abraham family, he might be able to gain more goodwill from the Demoness before him.
Seeing "Alvin Abraham" appear, the "Apocalypse Demoness" Aglea Constantine was extremely shocked and blurted out, "Bethel escaped?
"No, that's impossible… has He fallen?"
As she spoke, a sorrowful expression immediately appeared on her face.
Along with her sorrow, that emotion actually filled the entire space. Even Ebner, who had not crossed the "circular blood river," felt his spirit about to be interfered with by some inexplicable force—but it was immediately isolated by the "gray fog."
Seeing this, Ebner hurriedly said, "Madam, don't get agitated… Mr. Door is still the same as before. The reason the Abraham family no longer fears His full moon ravings is because they have received the protection of Mr. Fool."
This was still the truth. Ever since Klein advanced to a Bizarro Sorcerer, he had agreed to protect members of the Abraham family during the full moon.
Although Ebner's mutated "mystical domain" ability had a similar effect, the number of people it could protect was limited, and it could only cover the upper echelons of the Abraham family.
Therefore, in recent weeks, quite a number of Abraham family members had already become believers of the Fool.
Hearing this, Aglea finally calmed down. She first bent slightly in apology and said in a gentle tone,
"I'm very sorry. My mental state isn't very good, and it's easy for all kinds of emotions to leak out…
"And the contamination of Sefirot, such as the 'Tenebrous World' and the 'Nation of Disorder', remains here. They can amplify the power of these emotions and use them to invade the minds of others."
As she spoke, she patted her chest and said with relief, "Fortunately, you have the protection of Sefirah Castle…"
Just a bit of emotional leakage caused a "calamity"? The Sefirot contamination here is indeed terrifying!
However, for an "Apocalypse Demoness," such an environment is perfectly suitable…
As his thoughts turned, just as Ebner was about to ask some questions, he was interrupted by the other party's inquiry:
"The Mr. Fool you mentioned—is He the current master of Sefirah Castle?"
Ebner thought about it and felt there was no harm in telling her. It could even raise Klein's prestige, and it wasn't impossible to gain an angel serving the Fool. So he nodded and said solemnly,
"Yes. My Lord calls Himself 'the Fool.' In the past, in the present, and in the future, He is the great ruler who governs the spirit world, the King of Yellow and Black who wields good fortune, and the beacon of eternity sought by all living beings…"
"No wonder… the Lord of Mysteries has begun to awaken… I just wonder whether He will save Bethel in the future…" Aglea murmured, then looked back at Ebner and said with a smile, "I just asked you three questions. Now you may ask me three. If I know the answers, I will not hide them."
The first chapter tonight will be around ten o'clock
(End of Chapter)