I upgraded and added points in the Holy Inquisition

The shape of the crystal ball is somewhat similar to the one held by Professor Fernand before. There is a trace of active substance flowing inside, which is constantly flowing and changing.

But in comparison, the one held by the professor was like a poor imitation, which had no appeal to Lloyd at all, and even felt a little weird.

The one in front of me is even more mysterious, dreamy, beautiful and intoxicating.

The moment Lloyd saw the crystal ball, his whole body and mind seemed to be sucked away. He stared at it intently, seeming to have forgotten where he was and why he was here.

It wasn't until about half a minute later that he was 'awakened' by various movements in his head.

Whether it's inspiration, weird intuition, or even the always calm "Book of Truth", they are all reveling and restless, like a banquet in the village.

But they were not warning of danger, but urging Lloyd to hurry up and take possession of the crystal ball.

Lloyd wanted to follow this urging, get closer and hold the crystal ball in his hand.

But the rationality he had gradually recovered finally prevailed, allowing him to realize in time what kind of environment he was in and what he was here to do.

Lloyd quickly stopped, suppressing the restlessness in his brain and heart, and observed his surroundings.

Some arranged rituals can be seen on the ground, but they are not in operation. You can also see a bottle containing spiritual ink near the desk, as well as broken mirrors, extinguished candles, etc.

It shows that the professor's group has indeed been here and made initial arrangements.

But where are their people?

Surrounded by towering bookshelves, although the central area was spacious, there was no obstruction to the view, but Lloyd could not see a single person.

There were no traces of fighting or use of power in the air.

Even the dense collection of books on the bookshelf stayed calm and did not rush toward Lloyd.

It's like the center of a storm. It's calmer than outside, and even the air is much cleaner. Not only does the panel not remind you of mental pollution, but even the readings in the upper right corner of the field of vision have returned to a series of '0's.

Except that the professor and others could not be found, everything was safe and sound here.

But where will they go?

"Professor? Professor, are you here?"

Lloyd tried to shout a few words.

No one responded, only his own voice echoed around him.

He obviously had his own voice, but Lloyd felt inexplicably that it was too quiet here, so quiet that it was suffocating.

Even the air was getting colder, and as his breathing accelerated, it stung his throat.

If he stayed here any longer, Lloyd suspected that he would be frozen into a sculpture.

That kind of sculpture that has no ice residue but is motionless is just like those 'seniors' outside...

Lloyd had to mobilize the spiritual power in his body and circulate it rapidly around his body, trying to maintain his body temperature by consuming spiritual power.

But most of his spiritual power had just been consumed, and he couldn't hold on for long...

So Lloyd didn't have much time to think or hesitate. He had no choice but to walk to the crystal ball and look down.

Under close observation, the material inside is even more beautiful and charming, like a whirlpool of thoughts, which can attract all thoughts and attention, making Lloyd completely unable to take his eyes away.

I even want to completely give up thinking and completely integrate into it.

I have just regained a little bit of rationality, and it seems I am about to completely fall into it.

Until there was silence, I suddenly heard a weak reminder:

"Quick...run away..."

What followed was a burning sting in his brain, as if a red-hot steel needle had been inserted into his brain. The pain was so painful that he almost fainted on the spot.

But fortunately, he still has [Dizziness Resistance]

Along with this severe pain, Lloyd suddenly "awakened" and shuddered. His thinking and rationality, which were almost frozen, regained their vitality because of the "scorching heat" of the steel needle.

The physiological survival instinct instantly suppressed his inspiration, intuition, and even the restlessness of the "Book of Truth", causing him to subconsciously raise the dagger in his hand, activate [Extraordinary Swordsmanship], and strike the crystal with one sword. on the ball.

The tough crystal collided with the sharp blade, a burst of metallic sparks burst out, and then it was split into two.

The fascinating substance inside was like blood, changing into a bright red and sticky texture, flowing freely on the simple desk.

But after only two or three seconds, they stopped flowing and no longer changed. As if they had completely lost their activity, they quickly solidified, froze, and finally turned into a pool of blood-red ice.

[Ding~Insanity value +1000]

[Ding~Special skill fragment +5]

[Enough skill fragments have been obtained to unlock special skills - incomplete miracles]

And without that crystal filter, in Lloyd's eyes, they were no longer beautiful and charming, but revealed some indescribable evil and weirdness, appearing dangerous and deadly.

Lloyd's inspiration didn't say anything about it.

Instead, his weird intuition and the "Book of Truth" reminded him in their own ways to grab his things and run away!

They no longer reminded Lloyd with the carnival-like attitude they did before, but behaved more calmly and steadily.

This should be the normal state.

So Lloyd chose to 'believe in yourself' and immediately took out a pair of silver-gray lead boxes from his storage bag——

That was the last time he bought the core material for the third [Transcendence], the seller gave it to him as a gift, saying it was the best container for holding spiritual materials, and also reminded him not to throw it away after using it.

At that time, Lloyd didn't pay much attention to such trivial details, but he still believed the seller's statement and kept the box. Unexpectedly, it would actually come in handy now.

He quickly scraped the bloody ice slag off the table with his dagger, then put it into the lead box, sealed the lid tightly, and finally wrapped it tightly with oil paper, and then threw it into the storage bag. .

After he finished all this, he suddenly heard muffled sounds of 'dong dong dong' and a crisp sound of 'clattering' coming from all around.

Lloyd looked up and found piles of bones, like a stormy wave, pouring down from all directions, trying to bury Lloyd.

And on the towering bookshelves around, not even a single page can be seen on them...

It seemed that the densely packed books had all turned into these corpses in an instant.

Some of these bones look like those of humans, and some look like those of monsters. They all have a gray-black decaying texture, similar to fossils, as if they have experienced thousands of years of baptism.

It looks similar to the two matches that Lloyd used for divination before...