Chapter 689: Chapter 227: Overlord Fist (Please Subscribe)_3

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“How did you manage to pull me out so soon, when I’ve only looked at it for a moment?”

Barre Shepherd, however, responded with utmost gravity, “You were about to lose yourself just now.”

Upon hearing this, Leonard Churchill immediately became serious.

Only then did he realize the unseen danger that had occurred moments before.

Elder Clinton wasn’t surprised, and said indifferently, “High-level Demon Language contains too much information that surpasses cognition. Not understanding it is actually your cognitive barrier protecting you. You are too focused when learning, which can be a hidden danger in this situation. If I hadn’t pulled you back just now, you would have gone mad.”

“Thank you, senior.”

Leonard Churchill understood what had happened.

The stele was indeed beyond his current capacity to comprehend.

At the same time, he also recalled the information he had seen and spoke of it.

It was all fragmented information, which seemed of no practical use.

Barre Shepherd found this to be expected and commented, “For someone at your tier to be able to see that much is already quite impressive.”

“Hmm.”

Leonard Churchill felt slightly disappointed nonetheless.

He had originally thought that he might gain some fortune from the stele, but there was only a little bit of scattered information.

Upon mentioning this, Barre Shepherd seemed reminded of something, and following the topic, he said, “To understand more High-level Demon Language, you need to improve your brain domain and spirit’s endurance. Your Mental Power is quite unique, with tremendous potential. But since you’ve advanced three times in the Close-combat series, it’s normal that you are not performing particularly well in this respect. For future advancements, consider adding professions related to [Wisdom]. Your Demon Mark is very special—you can withstand career paths that others cannot…”

For others, the idea of shifting from the Close-combat series to the Mental series was tantamount to courting death.

However, [JOKER]was different.

After two months of careful observation, Barre Shepherd had come to understand that this Sequence wasn’t about being “singularly focused,” but rather aimed at becoming a “Master of all fields.”

Sticking solely to Martial Arts would limit his potential ceiling.

“Hmm.”

Leonard Churchill nodded earnestly.

These seniors standing at the pinnacle could see things more accurately than he could himself.

This career direction was indeed worth considering.

While talking about this, Barre Shepherd thought of something and laughed, “But then again, Merlin’s abilities are related to cognition… You might want to try them when you have time. They can enhance your brain domain. But… the experience is rather unpleasant.”

“Hmm.”

Leonard Churchill could tell from Elder Clinton’s expression that it was no good news.

But since he had mentioned it, Leonard took it seriously to heart.

….

At this moment, something suddenly popped into Leonard Churchill’s mind, and he added, “Oh… senior, I also saw a Curse on the stele just now. It looked roughly like this ‘ ‘ in shape.”

The symbol was quite eerie, unmistakably clear in his memory, yet it felt as if it was constantly on the verge of slipping away.

As he spoke, worried that he might forget, he quickly used the air between his fingers to condense an irregular, Snowflake-like symbol.

It wasn’t flat, but a complex three-dimensional symbol.

Once he had formed it, he asked, “Senior, do you know what this ‘Snowflake symbol’ means?”

“!!!”

As soon as Barre Shepherd saw the symbol, his pupils constricted to the size of pinholes.

He had actually seen it before!

This was no snowflake.

But “taboo”!

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Seeing his expression, Leonard Churchill knew it might not be simple.

He didn’t press further.

Just when he thought not to inquire any further, Barre Shepherd, with a seriousness Leonard had never seen before, said, “This symbol represents… ‘Plague’.”

Leonard Churchill didn’t understand what this meant, or why such a seasoned Martial Arts master was so grave, “Plague?”

Barre Shepherd’s eyes were misty as he said, “I don’t know what exactly it refers to. But I know that if Geoff considers it ‘taboo’ and dares not to mention it, the content it represents must be extremely dangerous…”

Leonard Churchill also turned somber upon hearing this.

In this world, curiosity could really be deadly.

This world was not so wonderful; there were many “taboo” topics—topics that could be fatal even to speak of.

Like the Ancient Deity, like Elder Clinton.

…

Although Leonard Churchill didn’t know this “Geoff,” when Elder Clinton made such remarks, he knew the matter was grave and decided not to ask any further.

However, as the topic was mentioned, Barre Shepherd appeared to recall something and took the initiative to elaborate, “This was several years ago, after Geoff had seen the stele. He told me…”

As he spoke, he sighed for some reason, “Geoff once said that the use of High-level Demon Language was precisely because the content on the stele was not meant for those of insufficient tiers. Otherwise, those ‘historical truths’ might bring great trouble.”

Leonard Churchill was thoughtful.

Barre Shepherd continued, “After seeing the stele, he told me that he needed to go to the X Bureau to confirm some suspicions. If he couldn’t come back, he asked me to look after the person who would take over his mantle as the Pursuer of Light. Also, if anyone could see this symbol, I could relay a few words he left behind…”

Leonard Churchill, struck by the topic, suddenly realized the possibility.

That “Geoff” was indeed the previous leader of the Thirteen Knights, the former ‘Pursuer of Light’!

And he hadn’t guessed wrong; the ‘Pursuer of Light’ he had seen was the current one, most likely Noah Wright!

The buttons on the clothes were fastened in the wrong holes.

Moreover, what Elder Clinton said completed a critical link in the chain of events: It explained why Noah Wright was lurking near Reuel Bible!

The first time Leonard Churchill saw Noah Wright, Mushroomhead was Reuel Bible’s junior assistant.

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