They found nothing there except ruins all over the ground and bones buried deep beneath the ruins.
If it were just that, it would be fine. The turning point came when the expedition team entered the ruins of a city-state called Akanaya. And in the ruins, they found this ominous book.
This is a very strange thing.
A code book made of wood and metal parts, according to Grace's description, it was on top of the ruins of the bell tower. That means it was exposed to the wind and sun every day, and based on the material analysis, it would have rotted away in a few years.
But it was basically intact. Except for a lot of scratches on the shiny metallic cover, there was almost no sign of damage inside.
No wonder Grace said he should burn the book. This was a rather strange situation, and in a world where evil and spirits existed, one really shouldn't have any curiosity at all.
But it's no use now... According to the book, when this book met the Sarah expedition team, everyone had already been cursed.
Even Grace was controlled without realizing it, and when he regained consciousness, the book had been taken back to the cabin.
So this is a very simple logical chain——
First: Before Gracet, the people who left records in this book were most likely the Laceres. At that time, Laceres had a brilliant civilization like Sara, but when the expedition team found that continent, the Laceres civilization had been destroyed.
Second: Sarah's disaster - at least the disaster of being trapped by the evil god was because the expedition team brought back the code book from Laceres.
So it can be said that wherever the code book is, there will be the evil god disaster.
In other words, the evil god that the Eclipse Church is eager to release is most likely hidden in this code book.
When he realized this, Hitzfeld almost exploded.
But after calming down, she began to comfort herself: It shouldn't be a big deal, it's just this level and it shouldn't awaken the evil god.
Because she had already received intelligence: Ferdinand was a bait released by many forces in the royal capital to lure in the cultists.
She has not forgotten why this man hired her as an assistant - wasn't it just to be able to decipher and open this book?
In her initial understanding, the chance that this book was a "sealed object" was not high. Otherwise, Ferdinand would have to be crazy to think of deciphering it.
Eleven years ago, he almost sacrificed his wife and daughter's lives, and even risked turning himself into a monster, to crush the evil cult's conspiracy. He couldn't let his sacrifice go to waste.
Therefore, even though it was determined that there was a high probability that this book was a "sealed object", Hitzfeld also believed that: at least deciphering it to this stage would not be enough to have an impact on the seal of the evil god.
Otherwise, Grace would be the first one to disagree and would never allow Ferdinand to do such a thing.
"So the problem lies in... the ninth and tenth levels..."
Holding the spine of the book, the girl got goosebumps.
Theory is one thing.
The reality is another matter.
She now felt like a hostage holding a time bomb. Even though she had confirmed through many inferences that its strings had been cut and it would not explode immediately, she still couldn't help feeling scared holding such a thing in her hands.
There is a thought that "the evil god is sealed in the pages of the ninth and tenth levels."
Thoughts are churning.
It took her a lot of effort to suppress it.
calm.
Calm down, Hitzfeld!
Both Tree Rings and the old man said that the Devourer is not afraid of being contaminated by evil.
Their expressions may be different, but this is probably what they mean...
Yes.
I still suffer from insomnia.
This means that my body is still functioning mainly with my left eye.
This eye is the master of my body.
It is the organ of God.
It won't allow anything else to touch me.
"Ok?"
Thinking of this, the gray-haired girl tilted her head.
The truth is this.
But you could say that...
It seems a bit unorthodox.
But it did give her some courage.
She continued to turn the pages and came to the eighth level - the last content she could read.
[My name is Ognia. Ognia Folland.]
really.
Seeing this, Hitzfeld let out a long breath.
The narrator of the eighth level was O'Nya, which was consistent with her guess.
Because she knew that this year was already 1984.
Grace brought this book back 22 years ago, in 1962.
In 1962, the shadow of this evil god first enveloped Sara. Sisso-Grest failed the test, but because others passed the test, this may have activated the power of the book itself... Of course, it may also be the rules that the thing set for itself... In short, it was sealed and fell into a deep sleep, and it would not wake up until 11 years later.
How many years is it after 1962 years in 11?
Grace also wrote before, it was 1973.
What happened in the long summer of 1973?
It is true that Hitzfeld was not a native Sarayan, and knew less about this history than the folk legends, but at least Xia Yibing had mentioned it to her not long ago.
In 1973, Deepnes, the King of the Sun, led the Eclipse Church to attack Feyton Castle, attempting to sacrifice all the prisoners to summon the evil god.
Have a look.
clue.
event.
timeline.
All the information is connected.
Combined with Ferdinand's desperate efforts to decipher this book -
The eighth narrator is his ex-wife.
This matter is actually not difficult to guess.
[As a loser in the evil god game, and a loser doomed to fail from the beginning, I have nothing to say about my ending.]
Hitzfeld began to read the contents.
[This was something that set the tone from the beginning, and we had already made the assumption that if the ultimate test was to force us to give up the person we loved most, then I would never be able to win even if I tried ten thousand times.]
[Because I love Nosa so much... If I were faced with a choice like this, with Nosa on one side and the entire Sara Kingdom on the other, I would choose the left side without hesitation.]
[But Nosa can't do this.]
[He is the principal's chosen hope, the only one among us who has a chance of winning it again.]
[Yeah, we all know this.]
[But Nosa loves me just as much.]
[I can feel that if I don't make this agreement with him and take the initiative to give him a chance, he will never be able to become a true secret keeper.]
[Actively open your mind to accept pollution.]
[When I first started in this industry, I never thought that one day I would do something like this.]
[I don't regret my choice, because at least it can alleviate some of the pain in his heart and prevent him from becoming the monster I am destined to become.]
[But the only person I didn't expect was you, Aglaia.]
[I don’t know what will happen next, because I didn’t open this book at the appointed time.]
[But if we still have a future.]
[If you still have a future and have the opportunity to see this.]
[I want to say, don’t hate him.]
[Don't hate him, Aglaia Ferdinand.]
[Because of your father, Nossa Ferdinand.]
If you hate him.
[He will—]
A trace of scribbles.
[I will kill you without hesitation.]
Chapter 63: Hairs Standing on End
“It’s quite funny.”
After reading the entire content, Hitzfeld made his comment.
Having said that, she actually couldn't laugh at all.
Because of this spirit of "loving someone more than the whole world and sacrificing for him/her", she thinks it is extremely pitiful and sad.
It was obvious that Oenya was deliberately contaminated.
This is very likely - it should be said that there is a high probability that this is part of Grace's plan. Even if her love for Ferdinand is not to this extent, Grace, or someone else, will force her to make this choice.
Ferdinand may be a very strict and rigid person, and it is these qualities that make them choose him to be the keeper of secrets against the evil god.
But the emotional fire burning in his heart is no less than anyone else's. In order to hone him to the level of winning the "Evil God Game" as soon as possible, these people did not hesitate to contact O'Nya and let her make a choice - to sacrifice herself to alleviate her husband's guilt and reduce his weaknesses, or to continue to stay with her husband, watching him continue to worry about himself, and then most likely lose the Evil God Game.
What made Hitzfeld find it funny but unable to laugh was that in the minds of many people - even O'Nya herself - this multiple-choice question was posed by the evil god.
But that's not the case.
This happened in 1966. There was still a long time until the next awakening of the evil god, which was in 1973.
They simulated the choices themselves, and forced the questions in front of them like a mock exam. Moreover, the content of each test paper was different, and the goals to be achieved were also different.
So from this perspective, it is not surprising that Ferdinand, who loved his wife so deeply, still made such an inhumane judgment.
Because someone had told him a long time ago, and he had seen with his own eyes that his wife was contaminated by evil spirits, and her body and mind were gradually corrupted, which was why she made such a mistake.
At that stage, he couldn't send her to Feyton Castle even if he didn't want to. Because no one with any sense would allow an unstable factor that could become a corrupter to live in the capital.
Ferdinand... he probably still doesn't know the specific truth behind this matter.
Hitzfeld thought silently.
The clues and coincidences in the deadly football ticket case awakened him, making him suspect that his wife and daughter might not have died in the Battle of Feldenberg 11 years ago, and the only channel he could find to understand what happened at the time was this code book, and he wanted to know what Oenya wrote in it.
Yes...it must be like that...As the most important participant in this bait plan, Ferdinand could not be completely ignorant of what is recorded in this book.
But he didn't know how to open it!
This must still be Grace's consideration, because it is also true that Ferdinand is becoming a corrupt person! They also have concerns about him!
"Counting 1973 years from 11... that would be 1984... that would be this year..."
Covering his forehead, Hitzfeld leaned against the wall, feeling numb all over.
This book is a ticking time bomb.
It won't explode now because there are 1984 months in 12 and she is not sure in which month the evil god will awaken.
The only thing related to time in the case is the number 13.
There are 13 cursed people, corresponding to 13 months.
Among them, Count Igor died in December last year, and the remaining 12 people corresponded to 12 months. If she had to analyze it from this, she would think that the evil god would not wake up until December of this year.
But will it be like this?
