Mistbound Chronicles: Lumian's Legacy Novel Chapter 59

"Noodle Man" danced again.

Lumian used this to confirm that this mysterious dance could indeed partially activate the black thorn symbol on his chest. That is, the symbol appeared but there was almost no accompanying scary sound, and there was only a little bit of illusory whispering.

This is a great benefit for him to take advantage of the "specialness" of dreams.

But at the same time, he discovered two problems:

First, the dance moves of "Noodle Man" are extremely difficult, and some even violate the structure of the human body. Only a monster with such exaggerated flexibility that it looks like a monster without bones and fascia can complete it. Although Lumian is an extraordinary person, and for The "Hunter", whose body has been greatly enhanced, has no confidence in himself. If he jumps in such a complete circle, either a ligament is torn or a muscle is strained, and there may be a fracture.

Second, this mysterious dance seemed to really be able to leverage the surrounding natural forces, with such extraordinary charm that Lumian found that after memorizing it for a while, he found that his spiritual energy was greatly consumed.

"You have to go back and rest after watching this." Lumian sighed silently as he looked at the "Noodle Man" who danced the "Mysterious Dance" for the third time.

The spirituality of "Hunter" is really useless!

After today's incident, he could almost confirm that the hidden existence corresponding to the thorn symbol was closely related to this dream ruins.

There are both the black mark on the priest's body and the dancing monster that can inspire the symbol of thorns. It's surprising that it has nothing to do with that hidden existence!

Thinking of the similar symbols on the priest's chest, and thinking that the ruins of the dream had restarted along with reality and were trapped in a loop, Lumian believed Aurore's guess more and more:

Deep here may lie a significant part, if not all, of the key to breaking the cycle.

So, that mysterious lady keeps hinting to me to unlock the secrets of the dream ruins? The more Lumian thought about it, the more he hated it. He raised his left hand that was not holding the axe, and made an obscene gesture of "I X You XX" to the black thorn symbol on his chest.

He is not worried about whether he will anger the other party, let alone whether the hidden existence can be sensed or seen. It is just that he has fallen into the time loop caused by her, and the people around him are stranger and more dangerous than the last. Let Lumian feel that the problem will no longer be serious.

After watching the dance for the third time, Lumian rubbed his somewhat empty head, and with the slight heat in his chest, he left the ruins and returned to his home on the other side of the wilderness.

Before leaving the dreamland, he tried to consolidate some of the dance moves he had memorized, and he almost missed his waist, breaking the ligaments in his knees and tearing the muscles on the inside of his calves.

"Shit, this is not something a normal human can accomplish!" Lumian cursed and lay down on the bed.

Because of the great spiritual consumption and deep fatigue, he quickly fell asleep.

When Lumian woke up, it was just dawn, the sun had not yet risen, and the red moon had lost its luster.

He slowly sat upright, feeling a sense of satisfaction after a deep sleep, and the consumed spiritual energy was perfectly replenished.

Walking to the window, Lumian opened the curtains to let the morning light from outside enter the house.

The next second, his eyes froze.

The guy who was larger than an ordinary owl appeared on the elm tree not far away again, looking at him in a condescending manner.

Lumian quickly came to his senses and opened his mouth:

"Aurore! Aurore!"

Come on, the suspect is here!

Track it!

Hearing the shout, the owl spread its wings and flew to the edge of the village.

It flew lower and lower, and soon disappeared into the woods on the edge of Kordu village.

After a few seconds, Aurore, wearing a white silk nightgown, entered Lumian's bedroom.

She asked with annoyance on her face:

"Is that the owl?"

"Yes." Lumian looked out the window, "Has 'White Paper' followed?"

Auroer pulled her long golden hair and said bitterly:

"Why does it always appear in the underworld?

"I was sleeping soundly just now, and you woke me up. Before I could release the 'white paper', it flew away."

"Didn't you say that you couldn't sleep well because of something on your mind?" Lumian replied instinctively.

Aurore rolled her eyes at him:

"Always not sleeping well will affect your mental state and lead to symptoms of loss of control.

"People are always nervous, uneasy, and scared at the beginning. Once they get used to it, they become numb. Only by sleeping well can you stay awake and rational."

"We can only wait until next time..." Lumian said with regret.

Aurore thought for a while:

"Let's summarize the pattern of its appearance. We can't wait for the rabbit to hit the tree stump all the time. Moreover, we have to rest and we can't guard it all the time."

Lumian thought back to the previous times:

"It's all from late night to morning..."

"Then why is this period of time?" Aurore asked further, "This can only be regarded as a manifestation, not a rule. If you think about it carefully, the few times it appears, the corresponding night, or the first half of the night, you What have you done, and have you repeated the same behavior?"

"I have been exploring the ruins of the dreamland..." Lumian did not hide anything from his sister and began to recall, "Before it appeared for the first time, I killed the first monster in the dreamland, and the monster appeared for the second time. Before, I should have inspired the symbol on my chest through meditation and found what was 'special' about me. The third time, I took the magic potion in my dream and became a 'Hunter'. The fourth time, today, I , I discovered a way to stimulate the 'specialness' of dreams to a certain extent with relatively small damage."

"What can I do?" Aurore asked.

Lumian gave a complete account of the "Noodle Man", its dance, and his own attempts.

Aurore was thinking about the owl while listening. After her brother finished speaking, she said after careful consideration:

"The owl's visit to you seems to be related to your significant progress in dream exploration..."

Uh... Lumian thought about it for a moment, his eyes gradually brightened:

"really!

"The first time I killed a monster, the first time I showed my 'specialness', the first time I took a magic potion, the first time I stepped into the path of transcendence, the first time I found a way to use that 'specialness'...

"Similar major developments also have certain reactions in reality. Did the owl notice it and come over to make certain observations? Ha, this is what it smells like."

Aurore said "hmm":

"Then we can consciously create similar opportunities to see if we can get that owl."

"I think the next time it appears should be after I have mastered that mysterious dance and can truly use the 'special' brought by the chest symbol in my dreams." Lumian thought with a malicious smile, "When the time comes, I will tell you before I try it in my dream, so you can be prepared."

Aurore thought for a moment and nodded:

"I hope we can initially figure out who the owl is related to and what role it plays in Kordu's anomaly..."

Lumian took advantage of the situation and asked:

"Aurore, uh, sister, do you know anything about that kind of dance?

"You know, I'm still just an illiterate in the occult field."

Aurore pulled up the chair in front of the Lumian wooden table, sat down, pondered for a while and said:

"Several notebooks mentioned that in the ancient times, that is, in the early fifth era and throughout the fourth era, there were some large-scale ritual magics.

"In those ritual magics, there are not only a large number of sacrifices, but also many participants, who please the target existence through special dances in exchange for a response.

"In fact, as far as sacrifices and rituals themselves are concerned, dance was widely believed from the beginning to be able to influence nature and communicate with gods. Its effect is close to the combination of extraordinary language with herbs, essential oils and other items."

In the world where Aurore and Lumian live, history is divided into five eras. The first era is the Era of Chaos, the second era is called the Dark Era, and the third era is called the Catastrophic Era. But Aurore heard a certain My pen pal mentioned that this is also called the Glorious Era.

The Fourth Age is the Era of the Gods or the Age of the Gods, and the Fifth Age is now, starting one thousand three hundred and fifty-eight years ago, and is called the Black Iron Age.

Among them, the history of the first three centuries cannot be verified, and only myths and legends remain. In the fourth century, there are occasional documents, materials, notes, ruins, mausoleums, ancient cities, etc., but the overall history seems to be shrouded in fog, with only one It has a dull outline, and this is also due to the fact that the theological classics of the seven major churches often mention some stories of the Fourth Age.

After listening to his sister's explanation, Lumian suddenly made a guess:

"That 'noodle man' dances to please the hidden existence corresponding to the thorn symbol, hoping to get a response or a gift?

"Did its ritual lack a large part, so the effect was extremely poor? Or was it a problem with the dream ruins itself that led to the failure, and it could only activate a little of the power contained in the symbol in my body?

"Haha, it's like I'm that god who saw the 'Noodle Man' dance and was pleased by it, so I decided to highlight the symbol and give a certain response."

However, this is actually completely beyond Lumian's control and is a spontaneous reaction of the thorn symbol.

Aurore smiled:

"You are more like the carrier of that symbol, a tool in a sense."

She paused and said thoughtfully:

"I suspect that that dance was 'invented' specifically to please or communicate with the hidden existence corresponding to the thorn symbol. Otherwise, it would not be able to react to even one symbol...

"Furthermore, according to your description, this cannot be performed by ordinary people. It must be accomplished by an extraordinary person with special enhancements.

"But I know the names of Sequence 9 and Sequence 8 corresponding to the twenty-two paths, and I have a certain understanding of them. No one can dance that kind of dance, and the performance of 'Noodle Man' is not like those of higher sequences, otherwise You can't escape at all."

"Perhaps it is not within the twenty-two paths, but is a gift from a certain hidden existence?" Lumian thought of what the mysterious lady said.

Aurore looked out the window and pursed her lips:

"I wonder if this has something to do with the 'man in the ring'. Is it equivalent to the power of Sequence 9 or Sequence 8?"

"It should." Lumian suddenly laughed, "Let me name it, 'Man in the Ring' corresponds to Sequence 9, 'Noodle Man'!"

Aurore couldn't help but glance up at the ceiling.

The siblings talked for a while and then went downstairs to have breakfast.

After studying Hermes until about ten o'clock, Lumian went out with important props.