Chapter 131: Comedy Night

The excitement of the pursuit had transformed into an exhilarating enigma within an enigma, an enthralling maze that unraveled with every unexpected twist and turn. They gathered closer, their collective intelligence a finely-tuned apparatus deciphering the mysterious code concealed within the intricate gears of the clock. Lilith, delicately tracing the complex mechanisms with her fingertips, indicated a sequence of symbols etched onto a gear.

"These symbols," she murmured, her voice a low hum of concentration, "they match the ones we saw on the parchments."

Noah's eyes narrowed as he examined the symbols. A spark of recognition ignited in his mind.

"Wait a minute," he exclaimed, "these symbols correspond to the constellations depicted in the painting!"