Other items, including "Knowledge Seekers" and various Curios, all became inoperative within a short time, in ways she couldn't comprehend.

As for hastily arranging a Summoning Magic Array, or chanting Spells, none were as quick and effective as the mere thought.

"If He chooses to reveal Himself, I can only sacrifice my body and soul to summon a Divine entity above the 'Mysterious', which would be difficult to succeed in ordinary times, but now during the period of All Gods Awakening, there will definitely be an unexpected response."

"The Divine entities of the Order Camp may not covet my soul... Perhaps I should choose an entity from the Chaotic Camp, but leaning towards neutral."

In the midst of Rose Roland's attempts to hold back her Fear, pondering her own manner of Death,

the middle-aged gentleman outside the portal seemed to have finally finished "scrutinizing". His mouth curled into an inexplicably weird smile, yet his voice was incredibly warm.

"Then alright, my dear, do you need me to prepare you a cup of hot milk, some pastries maybe?"

"No~ No need."

"I really can't handle you. Ever since you were young, you were the diligent Rose, the genius Rose, Rose who made the boys feel inferior... I never expected to end up marrying you, bumbling Howard, yet I married the most beautiful girl."

"You are my angel, Rose Madeline."

...

With the peculiar and charming theatrical accent and accompanying light footsteps, the Human Figure outside the door walked away.

Mrs. Loring, or rather Rose Madeline, exhaled a long-held breath at an excruciatingly slow pace.

Only then did she truly hear that last sentence.

"You are my angel... Rose Madeline."

Almost immediately, her maintained composure broke into pieces. She lifted her hands to cover her face tightly, teardrops seeping through her fingers. Suppressing her sobs, the image of her "husband" flashed through her mind.

Those words were what he said when he proposed to her.

In this world, only the two of them knew it.

She had already anticipated something in her heart, but it wasn't until this moment that she truly confirmed it.

The person in the house was her husband, the last heir of the Loring Family, Howard Roland, but upon her husband, there appeared an Abnormality more terrifying than "Death" itself.

"That thing, that Monster from another dimension, is not just wearing Howard's skin; It also possesses Howard's Memories... just like a relative returning from the Undead World, they are no longer the real relatives, they are something unknowable, inexplicably Horrific."

Mrs. Loring choked with sobs, recalling the Events of this period, falling from heaven to Hell, from sweetness to Horror.

Pain rampaged deep within her Heart.

Her "husband" Howard returned several weeks ago, plunging her into surprised ecstasy as she worked for various Extraordinary Organizations, Howard Roland underwent an extremely stringent array of checks due to those affiliations.

The Loring Family had an ancient reputation and some heritage, but it was clear from the fact there was only one heir left that their influence and assets in the real world were almost entirely lost, leaving them with no privilege of exemption.

Fortunately, he passed the checks.

Out of safety concerns, Rose Madeline herself also conducted some examinations on her husband who returned from the "Mysterious," and her husband passed flawlessly.

Everyone, including organizations like the World Tree and Ancient Mystical Vault, believed Howard's story: that he was accidentally drawn into a special space on the night of the Spiritual Tide Return, then formed a connection with a special "Spiritual" entity, received Its gift, and finally returned to the Divine Eagle Federation.

This unbelievable experience had no apparent "flaws".

Even his subsequent performance seemed to make it more True.

At the same time, it marked the beginning of Rose Madeline's "nightmare":

After Howard Loring returned, he spent some sweet time with his wife; afterwards, he began to show an unparalleled "talent," no, it should be said, a talent that is realized only by a "Great Polymath," the knowledge he possessed even surpassed that of his own wife.

Within an extremely short period, he received acknowledgement from organizations including official ones and the World Tree.

Just days ago, he had replaced his "wife" in her positions in those major organizations.

Externally, it was claimed that his wife would become a full-time housewife.

However, the true reality behind this strange situation was that He trapped Rose Madeline in their home.

As a polymath, Rose had a certain level of resistance.

But on that day, Rose found that in the face of her suddenly alien and terrifying "husband," her strength was incredibly fragile.

He forcefully severed Rose's connection with the "Mysterious Ancient God" she believed in.

He forcefully restricted her movements, making it impossible for her to leave the villa.

He was gradually erasing her existence, replacing the connections she had established with various organizations.

Even though, in the process, Rose managed to obtain some "information" through her own means. Before losing contact with the ancient god, she received an extremely terrifying "warning," which was the reason why she didn't take drastic measures but instead maneuvered around the creature wearing her husband's skin.

Time passed unknowingly, and she slowly raised her head, wiped away her tears, with her mind flashing images of her husband, the monster... and Tang Qi.

"There's still hope; I cannot give up."

In a single thought, she suppressed the chaos and the fear within her, focusing on her own mind.

Her body was that of an ordinary woman, but she still owned a powerful "weapon", her knowledge.

Not placing her hopes entirely on a savior, Rose Madeline immediately immersed herself into her own mind, searching, contemplating the knowledge and methods to deal with the "Great Horror" before her.

...

It was still the dead of night in Holy Eagle Nest City, near the Lovec District, an art museum that had been turned off and closed.

Six fashionably dressed young men and women with colorful hair quietly snuck in through a side door or hidden passage, each holding a flashlight, casually admiring the oil paintings on the walls or the other artwork in the glass cases around the hall.

This museum, named "Raft," is actually an institution that specializes in collecting and exhibiting vanguard and odd art pieces.

In other words, the exhibits here weren't valuable.

These young people were poor street artists who could not afford a ticket, thus they came to enjoy the view to their hearts' content at night.

One of the girls, with dyed green hair and a nose ring, was suddenly captivated by an indescribably "abnormal" oil painting; she stood before this painting that depicted creatures existing only in the imagination, along with some swirls, lines, and symbols.

She felt as if her gaze, along with her soul, was about to be drawn into it.

It seemed to be an illusion, but she suddenly saw the painting named "Dream Kingdom" begin to emit ghost light.

In the illusionary, hazy radiance, a human figure was slowly emerging.

"Am I too high today?"

The girl muttered to herself, involuntarily reaching out her hands, trying to touch the gradually becoming-clear figure.

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