The owl's brown-yellow eye whites and black pupils seemed to glow slightly in the night, and the way it looked at Lumian was more like looking down on him.
Lumian was no longer as frightened as he was the last two times, and cursed in a deep voice:
“What are you looking at
"Speak up if you can!"
He didn't necessarily want to offend the owl opposite, but he wanted to use this method to provoke the other party to show its true purpose. Otherwise, it would be quite creepy to have it fly over from time to time at night and just look at him.
The owl remained silent and did not even make a sound.
After a few seconds, it spread its wings again and flew into the depths of the night.
"Psycho!" Lumian cursed but he didn't dare to relax at all.
He still looked outside intently, carefully distinguishing all the dark shadows in the night.
He remembered clearly that after the owl came last time, he saw Naroka's figure, and after dawn he heard the news of Naroka's death.
I wonder if something similar will happen this time... Lumian observed carefully and found nothing unusual.
He then breathed a sigh of relief, closed the curtains, and lay back in bed.
In the deep darkness, Lumian opened his eyes and thought about his next plan:
“I don’t know what this owl wants to do… It’s acting so weird and mysterious, it must be a bad thing…
"Never mind it. Given the situation in the village, I have to take Aurore away quickly. I don't believe it can follow us to Trier!
"If we don't receive a call back tomorrow, we will have to flee Cordu the day after tomorrow morning...
"If there is a call back, then Aurore and I will go down the mountain openly from the village entrance. If not, well... Tomorrow is Lent, and the day after tomorrow everyone will still be celebrating the festival, so no one will pay too much attention. Aurore can go to Mrs. Pualis to borrow her pony and go to the nearby alpine pasture to play. We don't need to go down the mountain, and it doesn't seem like we are leaving Cordu, so it shouldn't attract too much attention from the investigators. Then, we can use a dangerous path over there to leave the mountains...
"That's not really a road at all. It's broken in several places. Even the shepherds don't think they can get down the mountain by it. However, with my current ability, it's no problem for me to get through it. Aurore knows witchcraft and can fly a distance, so it must be easier for her than for me...
"There is a good chance that this will be hidden from the eyes of investigators..."
After becoming a "Hunter", many things that were impossible to do before can now be accomplished. This gave Lumian great confidence and allowed him to quickly develop a plan.
He became more confident and calmer, and slept soundly the rest of the time.
… …
The next morning, Lumian got up early and started busying himself in the kitchen.
Thinking that he had become a Beyonder and that he and his sister were about to leave the village of Cordu, which was full of anomalies, his mood became quite good, and he even had the urge to hum a song.
When Aurore went downstairs, two bowls of spaghetti bolognese were already on the table.
"How did you know I was about to get up?" she asked with relief.
Lumian smiled and said:
"I started cooking noodles when I heard some noise in the bathroom."
At the same time, he muttered in his heart:
As usual, you were in a daze for a while after waking up, and you didn't even expect this.
Aurore nodded, and as she sat down at the dining table, she asked casually:
"Did the owl fly here again at midnight yesterday?"
"Yes." Lumian knew that his sister had discovered that he was awake in the middle of the night and was looking out the window.
Fortunately, the owl appeared, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it.
You can't say that you're too excited after becoming a Beyonder, right
In that case, I will have to receive re-education from my sister.
However, Lumian did not intend to hide this matter from his sister for too long, because it would affect Aurore's decision on many things.
He told his sister about this when he planned to escape from Cordu by force the day after tomorrow, so that she wouldn't have to worry about taking care of him.
By then, under the urgent situation, Aurore would not have the time to educate him.
"A strange owl..." Aurore frowned slightly, looking puzzled.
She couldn't figure out what the owl was trying to do; it just came to check on her every time.
Lumian slurped up the noodles, and when he had almost finished, he said to Aurore:
“If there is a call back, we will leave Koldu village this evening and take the usual route down the mountain.
"If you don't get a call back, go borrow a pony from Mrs. Pualis tomorrow morning and we'll go to the nearest alpine pasture. I know there's a path down the mountain there, and those investigators definitely don't know about it."
Aurore played with her hair with her fingers, thinking carefully.
After a while, she smiled and said:
"Yes, the possibility of success of this plan is quite high."
She then said, “Tsk tsk.”
"My stupid little brother has grown up."
Lumian was delighted and quite proud.
… …
After breakfast, he went out of the semi-underground two-story building and headed straight for the old tavern, using the excuse of going to see if Ava had prepared the "Spring Fairy" blessing parade.
After becoming an extraordinary person, he was eager to learn more common sense.
And the lady said she would tell him!
When they were not far from the old tavern, Lumian saw an acquaintance coming towards him.
It was Ponce Bennet, the parish priest's younger brother, in a cotton shirt and a dark blue short jacket.
"There's only one person..." Lumian couldn't help but smile brightly when he thought about the last time when Pons Bene and his thugs chased him across half the village.
Having just acquired extraordinary powers, he was eager to try it out and wanted to find someone to practice with.
"Hi, my bastard," Lumian greeted. "How dare you go out alone without my permission?"
He was planning to provoke Pons Bene to attack proactively instead of running away early.
Pons Bene came here because of the reputation and saw him.
The villain's face changed slightly, and he turned around and ran away.
Rub, rub, rub... Lumian was a little dumbfounded to see this guy disappear at an intersection not far away.
“You run really fast...
"Very alert..."
Lumian sighed silently.
Although he believed that he could defeat Pons Bene in a one-on-one fight before he became an Extraordinary, Pons Bene might have thought so too. After all, the two had never really fought each other and were full of confidence in each other. Who would have known that Pons Bene would choose to run away as soon as he saw him today, as if he had encountered a ferocious beast.
He couldn't possibly know that I secretly became a Beyonder last night... Could it be that this guy is too stupid and has no brains, but has gained a beast-like intuition and can smell danger? Lumian slandered Pons Bene in his heart.
He didn't try to catch up, because he regretted it as soon as he said "hello":
The village is full of anomalies and the situation is quite dangerous. Before leaving, it is better to have less trouble than more!
Lumian would not even be able to cry if beating up Pons Bene allowed the parish priest and his gang to launch their plan ahead of schedule, affecting his and Aurore's escape.
Moreover, the parish priest's group was mysterious, and Ponce Bene might have some strange characteristics. Lumian felt that if he really had a big fight with him, his identity as a Beyonder might be exposed, which would cause trouble later on.
“After becoming a Beyonder all of a sudden, I became too proud and arrogant, and failed to control myself…” Lumian reflected deeply on himself, and then walked into the old tavern.
He was going to go straight up to the second floor, but he saw the lady sitting in the corner.
Today she was wearing a pearl grey dress and a light-colored bonnet, with no food in front of her.
“Have you had breakfast?” Lumian walked over and sat opposite him.
"Not yet." The lady answered casually, "I have an appointment with someone today, and I'm still waiting for her."
She? Not me... Lumian looked around, but saw no one else except the tavern owner.
He looked at the lady again and said sincerely:
"I became a 'hunter'."
It's time you fulfilled your promise and taught me more common sense.
The lady was not surprised at all and smiled slightly:
“It’s not bad.”
She paused, and said in a slightly erratic voice:
"What you need to master now are two laws and one method."
How come it’s just like studying physics... Lumian didn’t dare to say anything.
The lady continued:
"For most Beyonders, this knowledge is extremely precious and worth everything they have to exchange for it. But for you, since fate has arranged it, I will tell you for free."
Free is the most expensive thing, so where will I pay the price? Lumian felt a little heavy for some reason.
After becoming a "hunter", his intuition and observation skills were significantly enhanced. At this moment, he clearly felt that the indescribable special emotion in the eyes of the lady opposite him had appeared again, stronger than before, but he still couldn't tell what emotion it was.
The lady sat up a little straighter:
"The source of all extraordinary powers can be traced back to the original creator. You are a believer of the Eternal Blazing Sun, so you should know that the eyes of that creator turned into the sun."
"Yes." Lumien had heard the parish priest preach.
"This is actually a symbolic description." The lady explained simply, "In short, the original creator created this world and many gods, and eventually he disintegrated and split into different paths of extraordinary characteristics."
“So that’s why it’s called ‘God’s Way’?” Lumian suddenly realized.
The lady nodded slightly:
"Yes, the Sequence 0 of each path is equal to the true God. For example, the Sequence 0 of the 'Singer' path is called 'Sun', which is the 'Eternal Blazing Sun' that you believe in."
Every Beyonder can become a God in the end? Lumian was extremely shocked.
At the same time, he felt a mixture of joy and inexplicable fear.
If he was a devout believer of "Eternal Sun", he would have accused the lady opposite of blasphemy by now, but unfortunately, he was not. He was the kind of person who believed in it along with everyone else and didn't care whether he believed in it or not.
He even asked:
"What is the name of Sequence 0 of the Hunter pathway? What about the Secret Peeper pathway?"
"Didn't I tell you? 'Red Priest', this position is currently vacant." The lady laughed and shook her head. "Sequence 0 of the 'Mysterious Peeper' pathway is called 'Hidden One', and it is currently occupied by an evil god. He is called 'Hidden Sage', and he likes to impart knowledge to Beyonders of the same pathway. Professionally speaking, it is called 'knowledge chasing people'. A large part of your sister's problem comes from this."
“I see…” Lumian began to hate the “Hidden Sage”.
The lady brought the subject back on track:
“It is precisely because the extraordinary characteristics all come from the original Creator that they will not disappear or increase, but will only transform from one form to another, and transfer from one object to another.
"This is called the Law of Immortality of Beyonder Characteristics."