Deep into the night, East Tivian.
In the secret room beneath the Boyle family mansion, a terrifying mummy phantom was chanting ancient, mysterious secret transmission poems in a high-pitched voice. The dry, withered sound echoed in the small room. Any living being who heard this information would suffer intense toxicity; their body and spirit would be tormented until death or even mutation.
In the secret room, Nu Nuo Te, who had fallen to the ground, used all his strength to tightly cover his ears, barely managing to avoid hearing the mummy phantom's voice. Unable to stand up at this moment, his eyes were fixed on Naifnis, who was also on the ground in the distance, his expression full of anxiety.
"Miss... run..."
Nu Nuo Te called out weakly, but his voice couldn't override the mummy phantom's chanting. The evil poems continuously drilled into Naifnis's ears, invading her brain, and then... being extracted as Spirituality.
'Thank Aka...'
Naifnis, unable to speak or even show any expression, felt fortunate and grateful in her heart. After praying, she could feel the elements in the poem affecting her consciousness being rapidly cleared. She had experienced this feeling before; she had experienced it while reading the queen insect's queue.
After a period of studying mysticism, Naifnis clearly understood the current situation. These forbidden knowledge contained toxins, and the deity worshipped by the Rose Cross, the great Aka, possessed the ability to clear Spirit Sight toxins. It was Aka responding to her prayer and bestowing grace.
'This undead... made me so weak and still wants to kill me with knowledge poison... Although thanks to Aka I'm fine now... I still can't do anything...'
Naifnis thought anxiously in her heart. Although she was not harmed by the Spirit Sight toxin and her life was not in danger, she was still suppressed by the curse and could not move. The situation was completely in a stalemate.
Just as Naifnis was thinking about what to do next, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in her mind.
"Great Aka, please relay to Miss Naifnis, asking her to silently recite the following content in her heart from now on..."
"I vow to pursue this path, practice this principle, explore the hidden paths, and seek out the traces of the netherworld..."
In Naifnis's mind, a mantra prayer chanted by Dorothy slowly began. Naifnis was startled.
'This is... Miss Dorothea's voice. This mantra... can it help me escape this predicament?'
Naifnis thought this in her heart, then immediately memorized the mantra chanted by Dorothy. After memorizing it completely, she also began to repeat it silently in her heart.
'I vow to pursue this path...'
On the other side, the mummy phantom's poem finally finished chanting. And when it began to examine the scene smugly, it was instantly stunned.
The mummy phantom looked at Naifnis lying on the ground in front of it, the ghostly fire in its eye sockets seemed to burn a little smaller. Even its withered face, incapable of expression, seemed to show a hint of astonishment.
"How is this possible... A mere mortal, after hearing the complete "Poem of the Dead's Repentance", can still be alive..."
Looking at Naifnis on the ground in front, the mummy phantom muttered. The ghostly fire staring at Naifnis became even deeper at this moment, as if it wanted to penetrate Naifnis's secrets.
"Who is it? Who is protecting you, little Boyle... Who dares to oppose me, Prince Hafdar of the Tomb Sand! Show yourself!"
The mummy phantom roared. This undead from ancient times had clearly realized that there was a mysterious force it could not detect protecting Naifnis. It could not confirm the true nature of this force, so it spoke angrily.
However, the response to the mummy phantom was Naifnis, who began to slowly move on the ground.
'I vow to tread the path of'Silence', but the road ahead is turbid. I pray here, begging for the truth of the reverse side, the great akasha, to clear away the clouds for me and show me the clear path...'
Muttering in her heart, Naifnis drove her weak body to stand up with difficulty from the ground. As the "Silence" Spirituality within her body was completely consumed, Naifnis officially advanced to become an Extraordinary, an Apprentice Extraordinary on the path of "Silence", a Seer.
As a Seer, Naifnis gained some adaptability to the curse of "Silence". Coupled with the active Raw Consumption Symbol within her body, with the combined boost of both, Naifnis was finally able to move under this powerful curse. Under the mummy phantom's gaze, she stood up, enduring the curse.
Then, with staggering steps, Naifnis walked to the center of the secret room amidst the mummy phantom's curses, gripped the scepter inserted in the Stone seat again, and injected the accumulated "enlightenment" Spirituality into it. After being reinjected with Spirituality, the amethyst embedded in the scepter flickered slightly, emitting a ghostly light.
With the injection of Spirituality, the scepter's function was reactivated, and the curse protection for the Boyle family returned. Not long after injecting the Spirituality, Naifnis immediately felt the sense of powerlessness suppressing her rapidly fade. She could finally stand up straight.
Naifnis's body quickly returned to normal. In contrast, the mummy phantom began to become blurry and distorted, gradually becoming indistinct. As the manifestation of the curse, its existence was about to disappear after the curse was resisted.
"Who is it! Who is opposing me! Who dares to protect Boyle... I will curse you... When my power... recovers... I will make... you pay..."
The mummy's phantom gradually dissipated amidst continuous angry curses. The distorted voice also slowly blurred. Finally, the mummy phantom completely disappeared from the secret room in resentment and anger, and the sense of powerlessness on Naifnis was completely gone.
"Huff..."
After sighing while holding the scepter, Naifnis glanced around, finally looking at Nu Nuo Te, who was struggling to stand up on the side. She then quickly ran over to help him.
"Grandpa Nu Nuo Te, are you alright..."
"Cough... cough... I'm fine, I'm fine, Miss. It's just that I'm getting old, and I can't quite handle this kind of curse for a while... Let's go up now... and drink some water..."
Coughing, Nu Nuo Te said. Hearing his words, Naifnis also nodded, then helped the weak Nu Nuo Te walk towards the exit of the secret room.
...
Deep into the night, in the Boyle mansion, the old butler Nu Nuo Te sat alone in a tea room on the first floor. After drinking water and catching his breath for a long time, he finally recovered. Just then, he saw Naifnis coming down from upstairs and entering the tea room.
"Miss... How is Master doing now?"
"The curse is gone, and Dad looks much better now. There shouldn't be any danger, and he should wake up soon..." While saying this, Naifnis also sat down in the tea room, sitting in front of Nu Nuo Te. Hearing Naifnis's response, Nu Nuo Te also breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good..."
Sitting steadily in her seat, Naifnis looked at the relieved Nu Nuo Te and spoke directly.
"Um... Grandpa Nu Nuo Te, what exactly was that mummy phantom in the secret room just now? Does it have anything to do with my grandpa?"
"That... is the manifestation of the curse on the Boyle family. According to the old master, that mummy... is a powerful ancient undead from a North Africa tomb... He calls himself Prince Hafdar of the Tomb Sand, and seems to be a great noble from an ancient dynasty in North Africa..."
Recalling, Nu Nuo Te replied to Naifnis, and Naifnis continued to ask curiously.
"So, how exactly did my grandpa provoke this undead, making him so angry that he directly cast a curse on our entire family?"
"About that... actually, I'm not too sure either. I was originally a slave rescued by the old master. His adventure in North Africa was carried out with a more professional team. I usually just stayed in the city to handle logistics for him and didn't participate in most of the adventures..."
"So, I don't know much about that undead either. I only know that on one occasion, the old master's team was almost completely wiped out, leaving only a local girl from North Africa, who is your grandmother, who brought him back severely injured. They also brought back a large number of treasures, including that scepter that resists curses. Since then, the old master has been using that scepter to resist the curse. I think it was during that adventure that the old master provoked that undead... But how exactly he provoked him, he never said..."
Recalling the past, Nu Nuo Te said to Naifnis. After hearing Nu Nuo Te's words, Naifnis finally knew that it was her grandmother who had rescued her grandpa after he had provoked the undead.
After answering Naifnis's question, Nu Nuo Te looked at Naifnis with a serious expression, then continued to speak.
"Miss, now I also have a question I want to ask you. Tell me honestly, what secret society have you joined? Not only can it resist curses, but it can also inject 'enlightenment' Spirituality into the scepter? Didn't you say you just joined a student secret society at school? This is not something an interest club can teach..."
Nu Nuo Te asked with utmost seriousness. According to Naifnis's previous statement, she said that her secret knowledge came from a student interest club at school that researched secrets. But what kind of student club could teach things that could withstand the curse of an ancient evil spirit from thousands of years ago? What kind of interest club could distribute precious 'enlightenment' Spirituality to its members!?
Being asked such a series of questions by Nu Nuo Te, Naifnis was a little stunned. After thinking for a moment, she finally replied.
"Well, well, Grandpa Nu Nuo Te, about these questions, there are many things I can't explain to you for now, but... but please rest assured, although I encountered some things at school that involved secrets, there is no danger now. My situation is very safe, don't you see? We were all saved because of it just now..."
Naifnis said this to Nu Nuo Te. After hearing Naifnis's words, Nu Nuo Te was startled, then sighed and spoke.
"Huff... Miss, your secret, you don't have to tell me. Now that the curse is threatening the Boyle family, it's good that you have the power to resist it, but I want to remind you, in the secret world... there is no such thing as a free lunch, there is no absolute safety. You must always be vigilant..."
Nu Nuo Te said earnestly to Naifnis. Listening to his words, Naifnis swallowed and nodded, then Nu Nuo Te continued to ask.
"However, now I have one more question to ask you, and I hope you can answer... Miss, are you... perhaps already a true Extraordinary?"
Facing Nu Nuo Te's question, Naifnis thought for a moment in her heart, then placed her hand on her chest, nodded, and replied.
"Yes, Grandpa Nu Nuo Te, I am now a Seer... Um... I am an Apprentice on the path of'Silence'..."
"Seer..."
Hearing Naifnis's words, Nu Nuo Te was startled. A trace of complex emotion appeared in his eyes as he looked at Naifnis. After looking at Neff for a moment, he sighed and continued to speak.
"Alas... I suppose this is what they call fate. Boyle family... In the end, someone has once again stepped onto the path of'Silence'. The old master's wish to keep his descendants away from all this... I'm afraid it cannot be realized..."
"Someone else has stepped on it... Grandpa Nu Nuo Te, do you mean that my grandpa was also a'Silence' Extraordinary?"
Listening to Nu Nuo Te's words, Naifnis asked somewhat curiously, and Nu Nuo Te nodded affirmatively.
"Of course, and he was a'Silence' Extraordinary of a not-so-low level. Otherwise, the old master would not have been able to escape from that ancient undead's hands."
Nu Nuo Te said this, then looked at Naifnis more intently and seriously and spoke.
"Because he experienced too many life-threatening events, the old master didn't want his descendants to engage in the same profession as him, didn't want his descendants to get involved in the Extraordinary... So he never gave you or the master any corresponding training... But today, Miss, you have once again stepped onto this path, it can only be said that it is fate..."
"Miss... Although I don't know what you experienced at school to embark on the path of the Extraordinary, I know that persuading you to give up and return to a normal life now is probably unrealistic... Since things have come to this, the die is cast. Instead of letting you blindly advance on the path of the Extraordinary and make some big mistakes, it's better to show you a clear path now."
"To be honest, the old master left behind a notebook about his research on the path of the Extraordinary. This notebook records many insights on cultivating the path of'Silence', including the accumulation of Spirituality and even the direction and rituals of promotion. It has become a secret transmission. Now this secret transmission notebook of the master is sealed in the manor of our old home. If Miss is truly on the path of the'Silence' Extraordinary, I think this notebook will definitely be of great help to you, at least it can help you avoid some detours and risks."
Looking at Naifnis, Nu Nuo Te said this. After hearing Nu Nuo Te's explanation, Dorothy, who was connected to Naifnis's vision, couldn't help but brighten her eyes.