Tianyang walked to the window and looked out. He could see the streets and houses before, but now there was only darkness. He could only see the light coming through the window of the house opposite.
Similar lights also lit up in other rooms, but the darkness outside seemed to swallow up the light, making the light coming through the windows very weak. Even a strong man like Tianyang could only see a small street outside the window with his best eyesight.
At this moment, a woman suddenly walked out from the darkness. Her hair was messy, her body was covered with weeds, and her clothes were dirty and full of holes. Her face was pale, her eyes were empty, and she walked in the darkness with a wooden expression.
Suddenly, Tianyang's sleeves tightened. It turned out that Qianhong pulled him. The girl pointed to the opposite direction of the window. There, in the darkness, two men walked out. They were wearing strange protective gear similar to those worn by the bearded men. One of them was holding a long sword with a broken corner in his hand, and the other had his hands empty.
The two men also looked expressionless, and they had multiple wounds on their faces and bodies. Some were scratched by sharp objects, some looked like they were bitten by wild animals, and some of the wounds even exposed bones.
It was obvious that they couldn't walk normally with such injuries. Seeing them, Tianyang was basically certain that these returning deceased were definitely not living people.
The three deceased people outside, two men and one woman, seemed to be attracted by the light and staggered towards the window. As they got closer to the window, their speed increased and they almost pounced on it.
A wrinkled hand reached out and pulled the curtains. Yang Kun said in a deep voice, "Although they won't come in, it's better to let them keep an eye on you."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, there was a bang, and the window seemed to be hit. Through the thick curtains, a hand could be vaguely seen falling on the window.
Then there were whispers outside. The deceased outside the window was saying something in a language that Tianyang and the others could not understand.
Yang Kun laughed and said, "Those things only say a few words over and over again, either asking you to open the window or the door, or saying they are cold and hungry, aiming to arouse your sympathy and confuse your mind with words."
"At this time, the benefits of outsiders become apparent. Just like when I first came here, I couldn't understand what they were saying, so I naturally ignored them."
Tianyang pulled Qianhong away from the window: "What will happen if they target us?"
Yang Kun seemed to think of something, his face darkened for a moment, and then he said, "They can see the secrets in your heart, see the person you most want to see, and then transform into that person's appearance, and then tell you the past events you once had together in a very moving voice, little by little giving you the illusion that your wish has come true."
"And when you can't help but open the window or the door, the beauty will be broken, the horror will come, and finally you will..."
The old man looked out the window. "Become one of those things out there."
After saying that, Yang Kun waved his hand: "Come, let me take you upstairs. There are several rooms upstairs where you can rest."
"The night will last for seven hours. It will come every 72 hours. Anyway, you can't go out now, so you should get a good night's sleep. When it gets light, I will take you around to familiarize you with the environment and try to integrate into the place as soon as possible."
Tianyang nodded and smiled, "Thank you for your help."
He lowered his voice again and said to everyone: "Let's not separate at night."
... ... .
Grave world.
Snapped.
The abdomen of a large spider burst, and dark green liquid and various organs flowed out from it. The dark red spider monster with natural black markings died quickly, including its slender and sharp forelimbs like long blades. All its limbs naturally retracted and then began to melt into black sludge.
Wuhua then let out a breath and looked towards the underground hall behind him. The hall was filled with sludge left over from the melting of the spider monster, as well as materials floating in the sludge.
Wuhua was not interested in these materials. He patted his sleeves and left the hall spotlessly.
He had been exploring the underground world for several days.
Of course, a day here is measured by the day and night of the tomb world.
After several days of exploration, Wuhua discovered that the underground world was extremely vast, and they might be the real "grave" space.
The black people in the underground world are mainly in the form of insects, in various forms, probably to facilitate their activities underground.
And in the underground world, when night falls, the pollution of darkness will become more serious.
If it were on the surface, Wuhua could survive for about ten minutes at night.
Then in the underground world, he definitely wouldn't last more than three minutes.
Fortunately, there are also palaces in the underground world, and there are quite a few of them, providing Wuhua with many places to stay.
After exploring another area, Wuhua found a palace. He hurried into the palace because night was about to fall.
A moment later, night fell.
Wuhua found a clean place to sit down, closed his eyes, and fell into a light sleep, which would help Xingyun recover without completely losing alertness.
Since entering the tomb, Wuhua has been adjusting himself in this way.
However, even in a light sleep, Wuhua would dream.
Just like this time, he found himself standing in a valley in a trance. The valley was full of gravel and there seemed to be a silhouette of a palace in the distance, and there were faint sounds coming from there.
It seemed like someone was talking, but unfortunately, Wuhua didn't recognize that language at all.
... ... .
Seven hours passed quickly.
Tianyang opened his eyes and woke up in the corner of the room. He stood up, stretched his slightly stiff body, and then woke up the others.
Yueguang and the others gradually woke up. They cleaned themselves with the water they brought with them. At this time, Tianyang had already opened the curtains, and the streets and houses outside reappeared in their sight. The cold light in the sky like moonlight fell on the town again.
When he came to the living room, Tianyang saw the old man. Yang Kun was sitting in an armchair, looking at an old photo.
The photo has turned yellow and the people in it are a little blurry, but you can still see that it is a family of three.
Hearing the footsteps, the old man turned around, smiled, put the photo on the table, stood up and said, "When I came here, my son had just turned eight years old. If he were still alive now, he would be a middle-aged man."
"Time flies." The old man sighed as he walked into the kitchen. "I guess you still don't feel hungry, so I didn't prepare breakfast for you. Do you mind?"
Tian Yang smiled and said, "It's okay, just do as you please, we will take care of it ourselves."
The old man laughed in the kitchen, and then said: "There is no such thing as an idle person here. You were able to survive the "Moon Gap" phenomenon and clean up some monsters, so I think he
We should assign you to a hunting party."
"That's a good place. Although it's a little dangerous, the rations there are of the highest standard."
A moment later, Yang Kun came out with breakfast: a bowl of soup made from some vegetable or plant, some barbecue similar to last night's, and a few pieces of something that looked like potatoes.
He sat down and began to eat, enjoying his meal.
Tianyang drew aside the curtains in the living room and asked, "What is a hunting team?"
While eating, Yang Kun said, "Although monsters only appear in the dark, sometimes they occasionally run to the outskirts near the town. The hunting team's job is to clean these things up."
"In addition, the hunting team will occasionally go deep into the wilderness and ruins outside the town to recover some items that can still be used. Awu told me that when they first came to this floating island, there were a large number of people and they built a city."
"Unfortunately, the light of the 'Eye of Suto' gradually dimmed, and the area it illuminated was shrinking every year. Gradually, only this small town was left."
“Other places were exposed to darkness and became a paradise for monsters. Only the hunting team could go deep into the darkness, explore the ruins, and recover items to maintain the life of the town.”
"But in my opinion, if we don't find a way out, the Eye of Suto will be completely extinguished in a few decades. By then, this place will become a place of eternal darkness, and everyone..."
The old man shook his head and smiled, "I don't care anyway. I probably don't have many years left to live."
Moonlight then walked into the living room: "Why are there Ascendants in this town?"
Yang Kun finished a piece of barbecue and said slowly: "There is a Star Marrow Pillar in the town, and the materials needed for sublimation medium can be obtained in the ruins."
"But even so, there aren't many Ascendants in the hunting team. The highest rank is only rank 5, and there's only one of them."
Tianyang couldn't help but exchange glances with Yueguang. He didn't expect that there was a Star Marrow Pillar in the town, and that the materials needed for sublimation media could be obtained in the ruins. No wonder this town could survive until now.
but...
"Rank 5 can only be considered an upper-middle-level Ascender, with limited combat power and only one person. In this case, how can the hunting team ensure safety when exploring the ruins?" Tianyang raised his question.
“The legacy of Suto.”
Yang Kun put down the food that was about to reach his mouth, looked at Tian Yang and said, "The sky god, sun god, and Valkyrie they mentioned left them some special items that can temporarily enhance their combat power."
"However, this is their biggest secret. Even for someone like me who has lived here for more than 30 years, they are unwilling to reveal even a little bit. Otherwise, how could I have always been a rank 2?"
"I only know that those items and methods can enable ordinary people to have the ability to fight. Otherwise, with only one or two Ascendants awakening every year, this town would have been destroyed long ago."
Tianyang's expression moved slightly.
Suto's legacy
Could those things be related to the secret symbols of the Sky God
Tianyang cleared his throat and said, "We are very interested in the beliefs of the town. I wonder if there is a temple of the sky god or a similar building in the town where we can learn about the relevant information?"
The old man moved his lips as if he was about to say something, but at this moment there was a sudden burst of rapid ringing of a bell outside.