Backdoor 34

  "So... now we're all counting on you, outsider." After the elder's explanation, the three souls who had been drawn out understood the situation and fell silent for a moment. Then, Elder Oukuros spoke up: "Although I can give you guidance in the Astral Plane, I'm just an unsupported spirit body and won't be able to exert any influence at all."

  "I don't dare say it's no problem." Penny nodded solemnly: "But I'll try my best to give it a shot."

  He'd rather die trying than wait for that moment to arrive, when some trivial data point N decimal places down is carelessly circled by an enraged technician.

  But the problem is, he has no confidence in his heart at all.

  Whoever faces a matter that is clearly doomed to fail but must be done, will have a faint heart. Penny is not a heartless person, so she can't avoid it either.

  "Gather your courage, Mr. Xien." The female Saint Warrior's orb bounced up and down: "Whatever the final outcome may be, we will all be grateful to you."

  "Alright, kid, just do your best, anyway the situation can't get any worse. Dammit! An ancient master craftsman, and a mad scientist to boot! How did we end up running into something out of legend?"

  The troubadour shouted.

  "You don't have to be so tense, that Kyrios is not without weaknesses." Okurus continued, Panni's eyes lit up:

  "Have you found it?"

  "This sort of possession magic was common in ancient Imaskar," Okorus said. "This ritual isn't as stable as a lich's, he's attaching his soul to a metal body, there has to be a focal point somewhere, find that and one dispel magic will take care of him."

  "Is it that simple?" Penny licked her lips: "Do you know where that connection point is?"

  "...I don't know." Okurus fell silent for a moment: "Although I can avoid his search with this form, I still dare not get too close."

  Penny felt weak all of a sudden.

  "But I know of a place where a large number of spell scrolls are stored," said Ocrus.

  "Let's just go take a look then." Penny was somewhat dispirited, and with this kind of luck, unless the dog had a big stroke of good fortune and dug up a Modern Kannan split, there was basically no chance.

  But even with a 9th-level spell scroll...can you take down that ancient monster?

  Penny still felt very insecure.

  "Mr. Xiān." Caila shouted: "Cheer up!"

  "Shut up, little girl, let him think quietly by himself." Anel's tone was irritable: "Your shouting will only make him more annoyed."

  "He needs encouragement!" Serra's orb pulsed with strong light: "We are his companions!"

  "Mind your own business, kid! We're not bothering you, so don't bother us!"

  "Thank you." Penny's depressed mood was slightly lifted, and he reached out to touch the two bottles: "You're absolutely right, we're companions, as long as I'm still alive, I'll definitely find a way to get you guys out of here."

  "Actually... you can let them out now." Oculus seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying.

  Pan Ni's face first showed a joyful expression, but then his eyebrows furrowed again.

  "Elder, this is clearly not feasible. In two days, that strange mechanic will be using our souls for experimentation..." Witch Sallyfen said up to here, paused for a moment, obviously somewhat uncomfortable: "If we are released, he will definitely notice, and without a physical body, in the end we can only go to the Spirit Realm to report."

  "Mr. Ocrus, are you saying that you have a way to release them without that guy noticing?" Pennie asked sharply.

  "Not bad, I've learned some... uh... spiritual techniques. If we can find three other souls to replace them and do a bit of disguise, we should be able to fool that Kyrios," said Okurus.

  "Where are we going to find the other three souls?" Penny scanned the small cottage where they stored the souls, thinking that Euricrus had spoken another useless sentence.

  "Ah!" Okurus exclaimed suddenly.

  "Me?" Penny heard this sentence, pointing at herself incredulously: "I only have one soul."

  "If I weren't in this soul-wandering state, I wouldn't have noticed the abnormality of your soul either." Eurcules said: "You know? Your soul energy is several times that of an ordinary person! Cutting out three ordinary people's souls would be more than enough for you!"

  "But elder, won't this cause harm to Mr. Sien?" Cera suddenly asked with concern.

  Penny's heart warmed up, a Saint Warrior who had only known for a few days, at this critical moment of life and death, still able to consider others, what else was there to fear: "Mr. Oukurus, if you think it's feasible, then let's do it."

  "It's actually beneficial for you to have a part of your soul cut off," Okuru said seriously. "Have you been experiencing frequent headaches and dizziness lately?"

  "How did you know?!" Pan Ni was shocked, recalling his recent unpredictable precognitive abilities and the headaches that came with them, he couldn't help but be amazed at the old man's accurate judgment.

  "A normal person's soul at birth is weak and similar to that of a beast, but as they grow up, it gradually increases in size like a snowball. However, some people, like you, are born with an abnormal soul, much stronger than others. As a result, the rate of growth of their soul will reach a terrifying level." Eurcules explained: "This super-frequency growth of your soul grants you many special abilities. Let me guess, probably some high-level perception abilities similar to magic, or perhaps this ability can even sense causality and predict future fortunes. Have you ever had such a feeling?"

  Ben listened very seriously, this was also his first time knowing the origin of his strange ability.

  "But you should know, compared to your rapidly growing spiritual power, your consciousness and physical body are too weak!" Okurus's tone became even more serious: "Your recent headaches and dizziness are because your body is already having some difficulty bearing the pressure from your soul."

  Pan Ni nodded vaguely.

  "And if you let your soul grow unchecked like this, the powers of your soul that are beyond your control may give rise to a new personality... This consequence..."

  Penny shivered.

  Schizophrenia is unbearable, let alone he has a feeling that his second personality may have appeared long ago. He recalls the kind of lucidness of an onlooker every night when he sleeps, and a chill runs from his spine to the top of his head.

  "So, you'd better let your soul power release regularly." Eurcules concluded: "Although... uh... one removal of three people's worth is indeed a bit more, but for you, it just makes you a little dizzy and temporarily loses your senses, however, with your soul growth speed, you only need to sleep for a while to recover."

  "Then let's get started." Penny nodded seriously, he didn't suspect that Oker was deceiving him because it wouldn't do any good to deceive Penny, and the elder's explanation was clear and logical, completely matching Penny's symptoms.

  "Alright, now I'll teach you the deep meditation method of Ling energy, which I learned from an Er Lang spiritual master..."

  As he spoke, Okkru taught Panni a whole set of deep contemplation methods. Panni tried them out and quickly got the hang of it, finding it not difficult at all. He couldn't help but think that if he had met a spiritual master earlier, this ability would have been tailor-made for him. However, he was now accustomed to the way of thinking of an arcane practitioner, and although controlling souls felt great, there was always a sense of unfamiliarity that didn't quite fit.

  "Alright, alright, first follow my method to guide their souls into the ether plane... It's just a soul transfer, it's not difficult. Next, divide one's own soul power..."

  Oculus guided Penny to complete the above actions, seeing that the boy was a little transparent, with extraordinary talent, and sighed regretfully: "It's really a pity that the spiritual master didn't teach me too many things, otherwise I might be able to make you understand more about spiritual aspects."

  "Let's talk about this later." Pennie, who had lost a lot of spiritual power and was drenched in sweat, asked: "Are they all right?"

  "They are with me now, but they don't have similar abilities and can't converse with you."

  "They're safe now." Penny wiped her sweat: "What should we do now?"

  "When I went downstairs, I knew where he had hidden all his spell scrolls."

  ……

  Following Eurukrus' guidance, Penny arrived at the bottom floor of the Law's Spire. At first, she lost her extraordinary perception ability and felt a bit uncomfortable, but after a while, she adapted to it. Penny also found that her mind seemed clearer than before, which made her trust Eurukrus even more. They entered a room filled with dust, and after searching around, the most useful scroll Penny could find was a 5th-level ball lightning spell. However, the high-level magic that she thought would solve the problem once and for all wasn't there. As Penny flipped through the scrolls, her brow furrowed more and more.

  "Is there anything useful here?" Okorus asked: "I only found this place this morning, I don't know what these scrolls are."

  "I've found three third-level dispel magic scrolls and one fourth-level minor spell disruption scroll." Penny replied while picking up the scrolls.

  "It sounds pretty bad..." Okuru fell silent for a moment.

  "No matter what, it's still worth a try. Having something is better than having nothing." Panni let out a sigh, and her eyes showed a hint of enlightenment.

  "It seems you've finally found some spirit." Okurus said with approval.

  "It was originally a dead end, if even the fighting spirit is gone, wouldn't that mean giving up on the last bit of hope?" Panni pulled out a few useful scrolls and put them in her bag, then continued to rummage through the vast sea of scrolls, suddenly hearing Oculos' cry:

  "Halt! Don't move there, it's a trap!"

  "Huh?" Penny's hand stopped in mid-air, paused for a moment, and then saw a magic rune appear under the hastily flipped open scroll pile. The rune was flashing with a dim light, apparently working well.

  He was taken aback: "Why didn't you remind me just now?"

  This lair of the Clockwork Nest is full of traps, it's extremely dangerous. Fortunately, Okulos had explored this nest thoroughly in the Astral Plane, otherwise Panini would have died countless times from randomly walking around. Now, with such a hidden door, Okulos didn't warn him in advance but shouted out just now, which made him somewhat puzzled.

  "This mechanism I hadn't discovered before either." Okurus murmured, his tone strange: "It's weird, how did we miss this place when we checked last time?"

  "That's to say your detective skills are not enough to discover him." Penny touched the symbol around and frowned: "It seems like a hidden door, there is something underneath."

  "...it's better not to move." Okurus fell silent for a moment, then said solemnly: "I actually can't get in!"

  "Can't even get through the etheric plane?" Panni was surprised, the etheric plane is a virtual plane superimposed on the material plane, from which you can see the material plane and move freely without obstacles in the material plane. However, the power of this glyph actually blocked Ocrus's exploration.

  "This hidden door feels strange." Okurus said seriously: "It's possible that the mechanic will notice our movements, let's hurry up and go."

  Pan Ni nodded, just turned his head, but heard a "rustling" sound behind him. He turned back with a chill, and saw that the dark door was slowly opening, inside was pitch black...

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