From a plot perspective, this point in time wasn't too late. However, looking at the entire history of the Lord of Mysteries world, it was already the late stage. At the very least, the Beyonders from the three 'cowardly' pathways had mostly been decimated.
Lou Lin carefully recalled the original work. At this stage, for the Door pathway, apart from a certain turncoat who had betrayed the Abraham family and defected to the Aurora Order, the only High-Sequence Beyonder likely remaining was Mr. Door, currently imprisoned in some alternate dimension.
As for the Seer pathway, Zaratul and Antigonus were imprisoned together in the Foggy Town. Besides Them, no other High-Sequence Seers were to be found.
The Marauder pathway had been thoroughly ravaged by Amon, with only a few sole survivors, including Pallez Zoroast, still holding on.
"Am I supposed to go and deceive the feelings of a lonely old man?" Lou Lin pinched his chin, pondering for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "Actually, that doesn't seem impossible?"
"As the saying goes, 'PM me 50, and I'll make you the Lord of Mysteries tomorrow.' Although 'Lord of Mysteries' is a joke, if Old Man Pallez is willing to invest a Worm of Time in me, once my Sequence is high enough, I'll definitely take Him to fight Amon." Lou Lin mulled it over in his mind and felt this plan was somewhat feasible.
Even if he couldn't coax a Worm of Time out of Old Man Pallez, once he raised his favorability high enough, he could still summon Pallez's Historical Projection .
"Moreover, Sefirah Castle-related items should also be considered within the scope of the 'cowardly trio's' High-Sequence items. I wonder if Klein's paper angel can be used, but even if it can, it'll be too long before the paper angel becomes available..." As Rollin was thinking this, he suddenly froze and turned his head to the side.
A figure had appeared there at some unknown time. It was a man with black hair and black eyes, wearing a postman's uniform, with a crystal monocle on his face.
Almost the instant he saw the other person, Lou Lin confirmed his identity—Amon.
Lou Lin: ...
Is this some kind of hellish difficulty start?
Couldn't you give me some time to develop first?!
While complaining internally, Lou Lin felt something attempting to parasitize his soul and interfere with his thoughts.
At this, Lou Lin blinked. Before he even had a chance to panic, he sensed the Worm of Time invading his soul fall silent almost instantly. It then fell into a soul prison meticulously crafted by 'Yugg' for 'Nyar'. In less than the blink of an eye, this Worm of Time was devoured by 'Nyar's' power, disappearing completely.
For a moment, Lou Lin even felt it was a bit of a shame; a ready-made Worm of Time ingredient was gone just like that.
At the same time, Lou Lin finally found relevant memories in the corners of the original owner's memory fragments and understood why Amon was here—
The identity Lou Lin was currently using was "Evah Zoroast," with the alias "Evah Yasuo." He was a direct descendant of the Zoroast family, even the great-great-great... grandson of Pallez Zoroast.
Due to Amon's persecution, "Evah Zoroast" had lost his parents at a young age and was raised by a butler. To evade Amon, he had lived incognito, moving every few years.
And although he knew of the existence of Beyonders, "Evah Zoroast" never resolved to become one. After his butler passed away peacefully from old age, he decided to live a normal life, only to unfortunately encounter Amon.
Of course, the original owner didn't have many memories of this encounter. "Evah Zoroast's" clearer memories stopped abruptly after seeing a crow with white eye-rings yesterday morning. Subsequent memories were mostly vague, painful fragments, filled with the fear of death and unwillingness. This was also why Lou Lin hadn't immediately realized the original owner had been 'gotten' by Amon.
Although he had read similar descriptions in novels, connecting the words to the actual situation in reality wasn't so easy. At least, Lou Lin hadn't noticed this when he first checked the memories, even wondering if the original owner had died suddenly at such a young age.
Now the mystery was solved. The original owner had likely been completely devoured by Amon, his spirit body included, and transformed into one of Amon's avatars. Lou Lin hadn't transmigrated into "Evah Zoroast" at all; he had transmigrated into an Amon clone and then replaced it.
This Amon avatar probably sensed that another of its avatars had run into trouble, which is why it came to investigate.
Lou Lin: ...
No wonder there was a monocle on my face! I thought the original owner had a habit of wearing glasses. Damn it!
Amon, naturally, also sensed that the Worm of Time he had dispatched had lost connection with him the instant it entered the spirit body of the young man before him.
This made Amon raise an eyebrow. He looked at Evah with great interest. Seeing Evah look back, the man adjusted his monocle with a smile and said:
"Hello there, young friend of the Zoroast family. Can you tell me how you managed that? It's the first time I've seen a being that had become 'me' regain its own consciousness."
"Your spirit body should have already dissipated." As Amon said this, his expression showed genuine confusion and curiosity.
"Sorry, my dad told me not to talk to strangers." Evah blurted out before he could think. The next second, he reached out and pulled, and a figure materialized out of thin air.
Just now, when the Worm of Time was devoured, Lou Lin hadn't been spacing out. He had been using Amon as a medium to summon a Historical Projection connected to him.
Amon continued to watch with great interest, but when the figure fully solidified, he was, for once, visibly stunned.
It was an existence He couldn't be more familiar with. The figure had jet-black hair and golden eyes, with a silver-white cross hanging on his chest—it was precisely the father from Amon's memories, the Ancient Sun God.
But how was this possible? Even if this young man before Him was truly an Ancient Scholar, how could anyone in this world possibly summon the Historical Projection of His father?
For a rare moment, Amon began to doubt his own well-established knowledge regarding Historical Projections. Then, an even more astonishing scene unfolded: the projection of the Ancient Sun God before them opened its eyes, looking at the two with some confusion. Its gaze first landed on Amon, and it asked uncertainly, "Amon?"
Clearly, unlike typical Historical Projections that lacked sentience, this projection of the Ancient Sun God genuinely possessed self-awareness.
"...Interesting." Amon adjusted his monocle, concealing the storm of shock in his eyes. He had merely noticed some changes in the Zoroast descendant He had consumed and came to investigate, never expecting such a massive surprise.
But while Amon was still reeling in shock, Lou Lin had already begun speaking at an incredibly rapid pace:
"It's like this, Mr. Sun God. To cut a long story short, my name is Evah. This is the future, thousands of years from now. Right now, I'm being relentlessly hunted by your son, Amon. I hope to receive your help. Otherwise, let's just take this world down with us. You should be able to see that I'm capable of it."
(End of this chapter)
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Translator's Note: "v我50" is Chinese internet slang, "v" often refers to WeChat, meaning "send me 50 yuan via WeChat." It's a meme.