Transcendent Dawn

ꨡ[6Ba~oNx4: Chapter 0824: Secret Realm Chapter 824: Chapter 0824: Secret Realm Storm Manor was a private estate, outsiders, of course, couldn’t enter without the owner’s permission.

Jenny chose to stay in a small town near the manor and rented a house.

To her surprise, Varen and his companions had also arrived here.

“Despite already being a celebrity in Tarin, he still comes to such a place?

Could it be for the beasts?”

Jenny was somewhat incredulous.

It was still early before sunset, and as she walked on the street, like Varen and his party, she attracted many stares.

For this sparsely populated rural town, an outsider was, of course, very conspicuous.

Thinking this, Jenny no longer hid and directly entered a rundown pub.

This place clearly also served food since it was still daytime, there were few drunkards.

“I am a detective.”

She approached the bar and called out to the bartender, “Are there any strange rumors around here?”@@novelbin@@

As she spoke, Jenny fiddled with a gold coin in her hand.

“Of course, there are!”

“The recent ones!” Jenny emphasized.

“You’re a detective?

Are you here for the manor on the mountain?

It turns out, the Smiths couple didn’t have any problems…

Some rumors are probably false information released by those interested in purchasing the nearby land!”

The bartender said while cleaning a glass.

“Alright…

Tell me everything about it, and this is yours.”

Jenny placed the gold coin on the counter.

“No problem.”

The bartender smiled, accepting the gold coin.

For some reason, as she looked at his smile, Jenny felt a shiver down her spine, as if a profound terror lurked beneath his skin.

…

The moon was especially round tonight, and one could see with the naked eye at night.

A shadow appeared on the rooftop, leaping and moving with ease, as if weightless, and landing with no sound whatsoever.

“Storm Manor is suspicious, the town is suspicious, everyone is suspicious…”

Jenny thought to herself as she traversed using strands of silk she sent flying from her hand.

“I must observe first!”

She arrived at the outskirts of Storm Manor and waited silently.

Ding dong!

Ding dong!

In the blink of an eye, it was midnight, and a faint chime came from within the manor.

“Magic Eye!”

Jenny’s body lit up with a Saint Mark, multiple floating eyeballs appeared, two flew into the manor, one kept watch on the surroundings.

Numerous scenes immediately connected to her mind.

“Huh?”

At that moment, she spotted Varen again.

The man was with a group of people whose breaths seemed very dangerous, some holding books and others wielding weapons.

“Combat Scholars from the church of the God of Knowledge?

A bunch of heretics!”

Jenny showed a look of disgust, “They also know about this place, and their information is even more detailed than mine, so there must be something here that attracts them…”

…

“Alright, we’re going in.”

Varen glanced at the moon above and stepped into the grounds of the manor.

This step seemed to cross some kind of boundary.

What they saw was a somewhat old manor, but the metal iron fence was brand new, unlocked, and swung open with a light push.

Drip-drop!

Drip-drop!

The sound of clockwork echoed all around.

Varen looked up at the sky and saw that the bright moon amidst the dark night had astonishingly transformed into a gigantic clock!

Seeing this scene, a hint of joy couldn’t help but surface on his face, “Finally…

I’ve found it—the Nirvana Domain of Mechanism!”

The Nirvana Domain of Mechanism!

This was a secret realm, akin to a demi-plane parasitic on the world, that occasionally intersected with reality.

Within this secret realm were all sorts of mysterious mechanical items and creatures, and there might even be mechanical products from the past and future!

It was like a mechanical exhibition that spanned time, albeit in a rather bizarre manner.

For an avid mechanical enthusiast, even just visiting this secret realm could garner a wealth of knowledge.

“Guardian Scales!”

Several members from the Combat Scholars squad flipped through their books, and a Saint Mark illuminated on their bodies.

On them, layers of diamond-shaped scales appeared.

The Snake’s Stigmata—this was also the orthodox path of the church of the God of Knowledge, unlike the Owl Saint Marks, which were still controlled by the Royal Family of the Talin Kingdom; Snake’s Stigmata was exclusive to the church.

“Eagle Eye!”

A Saint Mark also lit up on Varen, and his eyes suddenly turned into vertical pupils with a fierce gleam.

Jenny, who had foreseen this moment, immediately ordered several Magic Eyes to hide, thus avoiding detection.

“Something’s not right!”

Varen blinked and gestured to a Combat Scholar to move forward and push the door.

Creak.

The grand doors of the manor swung open to reveal a spacious foyer with a blood-red carpet on the floor and an array of mechanical items arranged all around, resembling a mechanical exhibition hall.

“In the secret realm, one must be cautious!”

Varen took a box from Feiqi, who was behind him, took out a stuffed doll from it, and placed it on the ground where it was imbued with Spirituality.

This was a mysterious item created by the church—Substitute Puppet!

It could replace a living person and withstand various types of mysterious attacks!

The doll’s eyes flickered red, and it agilely moved its limbs, seemingly coming to life, bouncing and hopping into the foyer.

Dong dong!

The Big Foolish Clock at the center of the foyer suddenly began to chime, its upper door opened, and a little bird popped out, chirping shrilly.

Click!

As if an alarm had sounded, a male servant dressed in a black tailcoat with mechanical steps entered the scene, his face frozen in a rigid smile, “Welcome…guest…

creak…

creak…”

His hands split apart, one transforming into a huge pair of scissors, the other into a chainsaw, and as they rubbed against each other, sparks flew.

Zz-zz!

The servant chased after the doll to attack but by this time the doll had become very nimble, leaping and dodging the attacks and leading the servant away.

“Get ready!”

Seeing the doll running towards him, Varen pulled out a large caliber, ferociously designed firearm from his waist, waiting for the enemy to enter the encirclement.

“Attack!”

Bang!

The first gunshot sounded like a signal, prompting the Combat Scholars behind to initiate their attack.

A burly man holding a massive sword roared as he chopped down.

Meanwhile, several Scholars in the vicinity supported with spells.

“Burn!”

The flame-engulfed greatsword slashed heavily onto the mechanical servant, who had been knocked back a few steps by the gunfire, cutting off half of its shoulder.

Spurt!

A multitude of gears and nuts splattered out, mixed with black machine oil.

The mechanical servant lay on the ground, its eyes still whirling constantly.

“Inconceivable technology…” Varen’s eyes lit up with the desire to study it closely but was stopped by Feiqi, “Now’s not the time for that.

We need to clear out this secret realm first!”

This time, Feiqi stepped forward, took out a doll and let it enter the foyer, and once again another mechanical maid came out and was subsequently taken down just like before.

By the third attempt, no other mechanical servants came out anymore.