The car lights illuminated a door. Under the lights, dust floated and dark mist surged, making the originally quite bright light greatly reduced at this moment.
In the reverse world, only the light emitted by the Star Marrow Pillar can dispel the black fog without being affected.
Although the church has equipment that uses star crystals for lighting, it is obvious that they have not yet had the luxury to use star crystals for vehicle lighting.
Sitting in the convoy, Tianyang observed the surroundings. They were located on a highway with buildings on both sides. In the green belt next to it, the plants have long since disappeared, leaving only the hard and cold black soil.
The door in front of me was open, revealing an empty square behind it, with towering walls on both sides of the door. There is a blackened banner tied to the wall on the left. There used to be some slogans on it, but now, there are only one or two words left that can barely be read.
Inverse text.
Tianyang only read out the word "city" and the word "δΈ".
"People... courtyard..."
Wuhen, who has a lively and flamboyant personality, was standing in front of the door, looking at a vertical sign hanging beside the door, and said to Nuo Jin behind him in a positive tone: "This must be a lunatic asylum!"
Many of the handwriting on the signboard had fallen off, and now there were only four big characters left, but Wuhen recognized two of them.
Nuo Jin looked at him with admiration: "Do you still know the reverse text?"
Wuhen waved his hand: "Low-key, low-key, such unworldly text. As long as you are willing to learn, you can understand it."
Nuo Jin lightly hit his head with his fist: "No, I'm very stupid, not like you. But, I see there are four words on it, it shouldn't be a lunatic asylum, right?"
Wuhen laughed, pointed at the sign above and said word for word: "Crazy, person, disease, hospital. You see, I am an abbreviation. Do you understand the abbreviation?"
A smile flashed in Nuo Jin's eyes, but she showed an expression of sudden realization: "Oh, so that's it."
Tianyang pulled up his hood and walked past them silently.
He didn't bother to correct Wuhen. It was not a lunatic hospital. Of the four remaining characters on the sign, the first two were 'three people'. There is one word missing in the middle, and then there is the remaining word 'hospital'.
Wuhen only said one thing right, this is a hospital, but it will definitely not be a lunatic asylum...
Judging from Nuo Jin's expression, she might also recognize the reverse world text, but she didn't show it.
When he walked through the hospital gate, Tianyang's expression changed. When passing the gate, he felt as if he were passing through the Clough Gate, as if there were two spaces inside and outside the door.
But inside the gate is the hospital square. As far as the light can reach, you can see dead trees and car wrecks parked randomly.
The further ones are hidden in the darkness.
The sky connects with the black mist, and the thoughts immediately expand and expand, and the black mist surges, revealing more details.
The square in front of the hospital was in chaos.
A large number of cars were piled together, most of them piled up due to collisions, and some hit trees, guardrails, and walls. As a result, many cars turned sideways or even turned over completely. Many cars showed signs of violent explosions, and most of the car body wreckage had huge holes.
On the left side of the square, there was a building. Under that building, Tianyang saw a church bus. This car has probably been here for three years. The church logo on the car has been eroded by the dust and is almost invisible...
Footsteps sounded from behind, Tianyang quietly disconnected from Heiwu, and Sigan suddenly shrank back.
"Look at the chaos here, it's like there was a great escape..." Wuhen's voice came as he came to Tianyang's side and gently patted the young man's shoulder, "How are you? Did you find anything?" ?β
Tianyang shook his head: "I will never see more than you."
Then he said to He Wenchi: "Priest, please clear an area first and establish a defense line."
This is the standard exploration process for Nightcrawlers.
He Wenchi trusted Tianyang very much, had no objections, and issued instructions to the protective warriors.
The Guardian Warriors began to clean up around the square. They used tools to remove car wrecks from the square and gradually cleared an open space.
While the guardian warriors were cleaning the square, Tianyang and the others started exploring the surroundings. Tianyang deliberately walked in the direction of the building, and not long after, the church car appeared in the light.
"The investigation team's vehicle was found." Tianyang called from behind.
He Wenchi, several church members and Wuhen and other church members hurriedly arrived.
"Look at what's going on up there." He Wenchi was about to step forward, but Tianyang held him back.
Tianyang shook his head and said, "Priest He, you stay here while Xia Yuan and I go up and have a look."
The taciturn Fortress class first put on the 'Indestructible Armor' for himself, and then added the 'Star Yun Barrier' for himself and Tianyang. After receiving the protection, Tianyang came to the vehicle door and pulled it with his hand. Pulled, the hatch was closed tightly, seemingly locked from the inside.
He simply took out Jinfeng and opened the hatch in a few clicks. When the hatch fragments fell to the ground, the light shone into the car body, and he saw that the ground of the car was solidified in black.
Tianyang and Xia Yuan exchanged glances, and the latter spat out two words angrily: "Blood stains."
"Congealed blood stains." Tianyang added a little, opened the shield of 'Twilight Oath', and then got into the car.
The relatively spacious carriage was surrounded by large areas of black blood that had long since solidified. Various organs were even stuck to or falling off from these dark patches.
Human organs!
Not far away, the two spotted a figure. When the light shines on it, it is a corpse. Judging from the clothes, it is a clergyman. He had some hooks driven through his skin and hung like a domestic animal from the carriage.
The priest was cut open from the neck down to the abdomen with a sharp weapon, exposing the entire body cavity to the air.
The contents of the body were all hollowed out, and they were scattered on the ground and other places in the carriage. Only a skeleton remained in the empty body.
Under the invasion of time, the corpse has become almost like a mummy, and the 'parts' in the body have long lost their moisture and luster, turning into hard things in the darkness and cold.
"This is really... terrible." For a moment, Tianyang couldn't find the right words, and the situation in front of him was even worse. It is almost like the scene of a sinister sacrifice, if there were altars or occult symbols around it.
Xia Yuan also looked solemn, but did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward and carefully observed the corpse: "There were no signs of struggle on his body, and there was even a smile on his face. Wait, he still held a knife in his hand."
The big man wearing heavy green steel armor lifted the right hand of the corpse. In that hand, he held a sharp tactical dagger.
This thing can easily cut through the human body... When Tianyang saw the dagger, he immediately formed this idea.
The young man took a deep breath: "So this priest committed suicide?"
Xia Yuan carefully took off the dagger and struck the meat scraps on the dagger under the light: "If there is no accident, yes. But the possibility of being controlled or injected with drugs cannot be ruled out. More specifically, it is estimated that only those with Go back to the fort and conduct a detailed inspection."
Tianyang nodded: "Let someone come in and take away the body, and I'll take a look at the back."
Xia Yuan had no objection, carefully placed the dagger on a nearby table, got out of the car and went to notify He Wenchi.
Tianyang turned on the lights and continued walking deeper into the car. Unfortunately, the car behind him was normal. Nothing was found in the dining room, rooms and prayer room. But in the cab, he found the recorder. Although it was no longer usable, the record card inside was intact.
Take down the entire recorder and give it to the church. Maybe you can use the equipment on their car to read the contents of the record card and see if you can get some clues.
After getting off the car, Tianyang saw that the church warrior had put the body into a body bag, including the dagger, and planned to take it back to the fortress for a more detailed inspection when he returned.
In the established defensive position, He Wenchi and several priests were discussing and had some minor disputes. Two priests decided that the deceased was so strange that it was best to stop investigating. He Wenchi believed that there was no evidence that their investigation would be in danger, not to mention that they came here to find out what happened here.
It can't end hastily just because of a corpse. Eventually the two priests were convinced and the investigation would continue.
Several more protective warriors took some equipment, including various investigation instruments, temporary tents, etc., from the vehicle and brought them to the defensive position.
The nurse began to set up the camp, and several priests took out some instruments and started playing with them. He Wenchi summoned the saints and said seriously: "Everyone, I need you to enter the building and get more information. If possible, I personally hope that I Enter the building to investigate.β
Tianyang immediately said: "Xia Yuan and I went into the building to explore, while Wuhen and Nuo Jin stayed at the position to guard. Once it is confirmed that there is no danger in the building, Priest He can go in to investigate."
He Wenchi readily agreed and distributed the work of the temple according to Tianyang's proposal.
Regarding the guarding matter, Wuhen was quite critical, but Nuojin was quite happy. As for Xia Yuan, he just nodded silently and left the defensive position with Tianyang.
They passed the abandoned church bus and walked up the stone steps in front of the building to the entrance.
When the light shines in, there is a hall inside the door, and the underground is a mess. Things like metals have been preserved. And those that can decompose, such as paper, join the ranks of dust, covering the floor of the hall with a thick layer of mud powder.
As far as the lights could reach, black mist surged, and the hall was filled with dead silence.
Tianyang and Xia Yuan exchanged glances, and they both nodded at the same time and stepped through the door.
When passing through the gate of the building, Tianyang once again felt like passing through the Clough Gate. It's just that this feeling is relatively mild and can be easily ignored if you don't pay attention.
Counting it up, this is already the second time.
The first time was through the hospital gate, and now again. Such a feeling may be an illusion if it occurs once, but if it occurs twice, it is extraordinary.
"Xia Yuan, are you..."
Just as he was about to ask his companions, Tianyang turned around and found that there was nothing around him.
Bastion class, missing