Chapter 41: Trapped in a Nightmare
Lord Spencer didn't know what was wrong with him. Perhaps he had gone mad, or perhaps he was disturbed by some unknown factor.
According to his usual personality, he would definitely turn a blind eye to this kind of thing and think it was very likely another conspiracy by Lungmen. Because this matter was simply too coincidental; how could he just casually go to a coffee shop and casually encounter such a coincidental thing?
But as if possessed , he just walked out like that, placing the dust-covered file into his bosom. Told no one, not even his personal guards, just calmly returned to his residence. It was as if his own body didn't belong to him during those times; he had committed an act unbecoming of a gentleman. Forcibly taking possession of an innocent person's stolen property. Even those down-and-out minor nobles wouldn't do such a thing.
Then Lord Spencer, just like that, inexplicably did it.
After confirming his room had no surveillance whatsoever, Lord Spencer sat on the sofa and cautiously opened the file in his bosom.
"What is this?"
Wiping off some of the stains on it, even forgetting the fact that he was somewhat of a neat freak. Lord Spencer observed the scrawled words on it.
This handwriting was truly very ugly and unsightly, as if the person writing was under some immense pressure, in some high-pressure environment. Even their spirit had become extremely unstable. Various trembling clumps and stains filled every corner, and occasionally, large sections blotted out in black could be seen.
But it was precisely such a file, which would have disgusted Lord Spencer in the past, that deeply captivated his gaze now. Those words seemed to possess some kind of ghostly and chilling magic. This tattered, clearly hidden multiple times, confiscated multiple times, even crumpled to the point of yellowing paper, recorded some unbelievable words. But Lord Spencer, as if possessed, gravely flipped through the slightly thick file in his hand.
Even the shadows around him began to sway, as if about to weep for Lord Spencer's upcoming actions.
'New School Mage System Thinking and Real Stories
Case Reference: Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
Case Reference: The Dunwich Horror
Case Reference: Herbert West—Reanimator
Case Reference: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
Case Reference: The Shadow Over Innsmouth
We must admit, there are too many things in this world that we cannot understand. If we exclude the sanctity of life itself, i.e., if we deny our anthropocentric psychology, then we can see this more real and colder world. This world has magic, technology, everything for us to reach the stars. On the surface, we are the undisputed masters of this earth; we have the ability to transform this world.
But actually, we all know very well, we are instinctively afraid of something.'
"What is this?"
Looking at the stories described plainly above, yet seeming to have actually happened right beside him, Lord Spencer trembled.
He couldn't even distinguish whether he was happy or terrified, because he knew, many of the words recorded above were true. This world indeed had some unimaginably huge shadows, and those who knew about them were extremely secretive, even hunting down people who spread the word.
His Lordship had even come into contact with related documents, but never had any file described things in such detail, so specifically as this one. He seemed to have truly personally visited countless bizarre and grotesque scenes, witnessed a power beyond human reach. And what was even more terrifying was that the recorder of this file seemed to have found some effective methods from it, and some rituals that seemed manageable, usable.
Lord Spencer directly skipped the large sections describing mysterious and terrifying events and case summaries, directly flipping to the later sections related to magical rituals. Countless cruel, cryptic rituals, unimaginable that this world could produce, entered Lord Spencer's eyes. Accompanied by the grotesque howls in his mind and the trembling from the depths of his soul, those mad rituals and methods of power transformation were clearly imprinted in Spencer's eyes. Recorded on it was almost everything that could be called a miracle, making the old man's heart pound, his lips trembling uncontrollably, feeling the ancient taste upon it.
Causing Catastrophes, altering bodies, stimulating abilities, or displaying some unbelievable miracles.
Although many parts had already been smeared and altered by the original owner, the remaining parts still made Spencer feel an incredible arrogance and madness.
"Is this… Originium Arts?"
Looking at some of the crazy fragments and cruel, tyrannical yet abnormally effective rituals recorded above, the world in Lord Spencer's eyes gradually distorted and dimmed, filled with some kind of grotesque noise. Tiny whispers and gazes quietly appeared in the shadows, coldly and cruelly watching the old man trembling on the sofa.
The reverse side of the world was quietly opening; those ancient things hidden beneath Originium Arts and technology were slowly prying open Lord Spencer's skull through words. Those cases and symbols recorded in the files but not connected were gradually linked together; an immense fear, and also an immense sense of happiness, began to fill the old lord's mind. Making his eyes bulge further, his eyeballs bloodshot, strangely brightened.
Especially when he saw a spell recorded in the corner called 'Undying Body', he caressed his withered cheek and smiled somewhat neurotically.
"This is a brand new world, this is what I want…"
This is what Victoria needs.
Undoubtedly, elegant, mysterious, powerful, and displaying incomparable authority. What could be greater than this file? This is what Victoria needs. Only it is what Victoria needs. And only it can allow Victoria's royalty to reign over the world forever.
Forever.
Lord Spencer split his mouth into a silent smile. His figure under the lights gradually deformed, exuding an aura that made people terrified.
"Let's experiment a bit first."
Looking at a small ritual recorded above, Lord Spencer took a deep breath, recalled those personal guards promoted from commoners beside him, the smile on his face becoming increasingly grotesque and terrifying, as if some monster was gradually squirming beneath this layer of skin.
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