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In a large underground hall of a certain house in Conant City, Desi County, Loen Kingdom.
All the adult Abraham family members who could still be contacted gathered here as agreed.
"That great existence is willing to exchange the 'Box of the Great Old Ones' stolen by the Aurora Order for one of the other two Sealed Artifacts, both Sequence 0, currently safeguarded by the family."
"This matter is of great importance, involving the fundamental interests of the family, and according to custom, it requires a vote from the Elder Council."
The first to speak was a stable, middle-aged man sitting at the head of the meeting table in the hall. He wore gold-rimmed glasses and possessed a scholarly demeanor.
It was Victor Abraham, who had been ordered to escort Klein back to Backlund in Tingen, and he was also the current strongest member of the Abraham family, a Sequence 5 Traveler.
Before Victor could continue, an untimely voice echoed from the other end of the meeting table:
"A little stability has made you depraved; the glory of the family has been completely forgotten by you!"
Verdu, wearing a semi-tall silk top hat, looked at the other family members, some silent, some indignant, then his face darkened as he continued:
"A hidden existence who stole the faith of our ancestors released a little favor, and it made you like this. Heh, perhaps one day, he will be like the Seven Gods and no longer respond to most prayers."
Restraining Dorian Gray, who was about to pound the table, Victor looked calmly at the stubborn faction led by Verdu, who still had not converted to the 'Lord of Order,' and slowly began:
"It seems the lesson from the Aurora Order wasn't enough to make you discard those ridiculous prejudices. And speaking of restoring the family's glory, heh, I, who am about to push open the door to divinity, should be more qualified than you!"
Slowly standing up, the aura around Victor grew stronger. Protected by Aaron from the interference of curses, as a member of the ancient Abraham family, his solid, rich, and systematic knowledge of mysticism allowed him to advance from Scribe to Traveler in just over a year, and he had already touched the door to divinity.
Looking at the startled and uncertain Verdu with some pity, Victor sighed and stepped aside from the main seat:
"By divine grace, a Divine Emissary will personally oversee my advancement."
As he spoke, all the Abraham family members in the underground hall seemed to be in a trance for a moment. When they came back to their senses, they found a figure wearing a golden mask had appeared in the previously empty main seat.
The pressure emanating from his life level made everyone's knees tremble slightly, especially Verdu, who had just questioned the Lord of Order. His chair directly turned to dust, and under the gaze of all the family members, he fell to his knees with a thud.
He did not kill him, only slightly punished the fellow who had spoken disrespectfully. Aaron, who had teleported here from East Tucker County, did not even look at Verdu, who was kneeling on the ground, trembling. He toyed with the Die of Probability in his hand and asked indifferently:
"Are these all the Abrahams who currently exist?"
As early as his last trip to the "Tenebrous Heaven," after being warned by the Evernight Goddess, Aaron had been integrating the Abrahams scattered across the world.
After all, the simpler of Mr. Door's two return rituals only required extracting the blood of ninety-nine Beyonders from the Abraham family, combined with specially directed symbols, to open the door of return.
With the help of Arrodes's ability, learning that the Mother Goddess of Depravity had tampered with Barranca, the last Angel of the Rose School of Thought, the sense of urgency became even stronger.
This was also why he rushed here immediately after helping Nast advance to Angel. With the true vision of the Nation of Disorder and his control over the order of this space, he could confirm that at least the Abrahams in this hall had not been corrupted.
The pressure on him suddenly receded. Victor, who had directly faced the Angel's coercion, glanced at Verdu, who was still kneeling on the ground with a deathly pale face, then bowed slightly and respectfully replied:
"Lord Divine Emissary, due to the Aurora Order's attack, some family members chose to completely seclude themselves and no longer respond to the call of the family's Elder Council, so..."
Although he clearly knew that this Divine Emissary was Duke Aaron, this secret was only known to him, as the most loyal believer, and Dorian Gray. Naturally, he would not expose the Divine Emissary's identity in front of other family members.
Aaron's expression was hidden by the golden mask, and only a calm and majestic voice emanated:
"All Abrahams must be found. If they are alive, they must be seen; if they are dead, their bodies must be found."
He tilted his head slightly, then looked at Verdu, who was kneeling on the ground, and added indifferently:
"Ignorance breeds fear. You dared to speak ill of my Lord. Considering this your first offense, a small punishment is given. The apocalypse is approaching; you must take care of yourselves."
As he spoke, wisps of dark golden mist, invisible to the naked eye, surged from the void and merged into every Abraham, forming a mark. After doing all this, Aaron led Victor and stepped into the Spirit World:
"I will first help you ascend to divinity!"
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A rich and colorful oil painting world emerged. Aaron stepped out and looked at the vast desert below. An oil painting appeared in his hand, depicting abstract and incomprehensible patterns.
If creatures below demigod level looked at it for too long, they would feel dizzy, nauseous, and mentally weak. It was precisely the "Devil's Oil Painting," which sealed an unknown number of terrifying creatures.
Even though many demigod creatures were consumed when helping Bayer Barrel complete his advancement ritual, it was still enough to help Victor complete the Secrets Sorcerer ritual.
Placing the "Devil's Oil Painting" in the center of the desert, a crystal ball formed by intertwined insects appeared before Aaron, then was completely shattered by the power of an Angel, merging with supplementary ingredients to form the Secrets Sorcerer potion, which rippled with layers of starlight, like a galaxy.
Glancing at the blazing Sun in the sky, Aaron handed the potion to Victor, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
As a direct descendant of Abraham, even if Victor advanced to divinity not on a full moon night, he could still establish some connection with Mr. Door beyond the barrier.
Any means of concealment were useless before this King of Angels, who was only half a step away from ascending to godhood.
To avoid unnecessary complications, Aaron actively left, only observing from the shadows through the prayer points of the Nation of Disorder.
Victor, who had taken the potion, suddenly lost his perception of Aaron, and some information about his ancestors immediately appeared in his mind.
His expression changed for a while, Victor took a deep breath, first recited the honorific name of the Lord of Order as Aaron requested, and only after feeling a gaze fall upon him did he leap into the vast desert and chant the incantation to unseal the "Devil's Oil Painting" in Jotun.
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