If the time interval hadn't been short enough, if the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe had killed these people and held the ritual, and he hadn't arrived shortly after, these traces wouldn't have remained to be observed by Euclid's space.
"The spirituality of ordinary people, even if stained with immense negative emotions, can hardly produce any extraordinary effects."
'Host, what do we do next?'
"Of course, figure out the location of the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe, and then write a report letter to the church. I can't be the only one dealing with such a dangerous guy."
Tang said matter-of-factly.
The System's entire sphere didn't feel right, 'Uh, this...'
Host, don't you think this behavior of yours is a bit too practiced?
"As a law-abiding citizen, reporting those who hold evil cult sacrifices and worship demons to the church is my due obligation."
Tang lectured his System for a bit, then followed the faint traces left by the spirits with a good mood, continuing to track downwards.
He had been tracking for some time.
As the sun set, the crimson moon gradually rose from the east, casting a faint red halo over the earth, making it appear even more serene and distant.
After the spiritual power of the dead completely dissipated, Tang still hadn't found the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe and could only track using the previous method again.
Euclid's space could achieve a certain degree of 'travel', but the spirituality consumed by this 'travel' was much higher than that of a Traveler, although it was more concealed and the observed range was larger.
To this end, Tang borrowed Euclid's space, the Traveler marionette, and the stargazing telescope, dividing the surrounding area and having the System calculate the most suitable travel route. After reaching the destination, he would enter Euclid's space again and use the telescope for precise positioning.
The three worked together to carpet-search for the location of the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe with the least spiritual consumption and in the most concealed way.
"It's a bit stupid, but with the lack of spirituality and concerns about my own safety, this is the only way."
And those who worked hard would eventually reap rewards. Tang consumed two precious Yesterday Once More charms and finally found the location of the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe!
It was a valley. Thin black mist drifted out from the depths of the valley. The crimson moon hung high overhead, but its red light seemed to have no brightness, being inversely eroded when it touched the black mist, thus producing more black mist.
It was like the abyss that could erode the entire world had reappeared.
Tang hid in Euclid's space, observing the internal situation.
He had put on mosaic glasses beforehand, afraid that encountering something incomprehensible would immediately cause him to lose control and go mad.
Facts proved that his worries were not unfounded.
When he observed the internal situation of that valley, he cautiously only used his vision, and wherever his gaze reached, thick mosaics were everywhere.
Things that couldn't be seen, sounds that couldn't be heard, things that must not be touched, layered upon each other, surged upwards from the cracks in the earth, making it impossible to obtain any useful information.
'Host, strong interference.'
Faced with this situation, Tang risked leaving Euclid's space. In a place extremely far from the dense black mist, he first used the Never-Ending Theater to pray for a miracle of interference in advance, and then had the System cast an identification spell. The result was obvious.
"A large amount of pollution, this is indeed one way to counter observation."
The combined Sequence level of him and the System didn't reach the point where they could ignore what might be abyss pollution, so being blocked out was inevitable.
And the power mobilized by the System's identification couldn't get any feedback from the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe, a vessel connected to an ancient god.
At the same time, Tang's spiritual intuition was triggered.
It was his spirit thread. Something was wrong with a marionette.
"What happened?"
This time Tang learned his lesson. He didn't directly control the distant marionette through the spirit thread, but directly inquired through his connection with the marionette and the 'Bionic Puppet' module.
"Fort Saga is in chaos. Rupert Augustus was assassinated. From the information obtained from Whistlek Bernstein, it's suspected to be a high-Sequence Extraordinary of the Gardener pathway."
"The military high command believes this was done by Extraordinary individuals from the other two countries. They have already begun dispatching troops, wanting to go to war directly."
Rupert Augustus assassinated? And by a demigod of the Gardener pathway?
Tang confirmed that there was no problem with his marionette, then immediately connected the spirit thread, using the marionette's eyes as his own, looking at the place he had just left.
At this time, Fort Saga was ablaze. The sound of armor and weapons colliding, urgent and loud shouts, and at the highest point of the entire city, flowers that hadn't existed before grew densely, burned by flames, twisting their bodies.
Fort Saga had just suffered a sudden attack by a demigod, and Rupert Augustus, also a demigod, had died directly.
No, this was all wrong.
The battle between demigods could never end so simply, especially in Loen's territory, with the support of sealed artifacts and other military high command. How could a Gardener pathway demigod, not skilled in assassination, kill Rupert Augustus?
Tang's brows furrowed deeply. He had indeed seen several demigods just now, one of whom looked like a high-Sequence Extraordinary of the Arbiter pathway. That might have been Rupert Augustus, the demigod-level powerhouse stationed on Loen's border.
And the one who assassinated him was a demigod of the Gardener pathway.
That demigod stationed on Feysac's border?
Had she been influenced by the abyss, quietly controlled by the vessel of the Dark Side of the Universe?
'Host, someone's coming.'
The System's voice suddenly rang out.
Tang immediately controlled his body, his figure slowly fading, entering Euclid's space.
"The worst thing... still happened."
Seeing the newcomer, his heart also sank.
It was a lady. Compared to her previous gentle and steady appearance like the earth, at this moment her eyes were dull, and she muttered something to herself, barefoot, approaching here step by step.
And there were even more bizarre and terrifying things.
"This—"
Tang exclaimed softly. At the same moment, through Euclid's space, beyond the distant black mist, under the illumination of the crimson moon, countless illusory and transparent things flew towards here.
That was—
Tang immediately picked up the Yesterday Once More charm in his hand.
Those were spirits! Countless spirits! Killed spirits!
Those numb spirits seemed to be guided by some force, flying towards the valley.
(End of this chapter)