Although he doesn't know what the process of his teleportation from the "outer world" to this Kolo space is, Hao Ren can be sure that his "transportation" behavior must have triggered some kind of horror through Calassius' explanation in a few words. The observed phenomenon, and this phenomenon is falling in the eyes of the Sanctuary people.
He carefully inquired about the departure time of the sanctuary investigation team, and found that it was exactly the same as the time when he fell into the Casuan Temple.
The senior monk did not expect that things would develop so dramatically. One second ago, he was still planning the next extremely dangerous journey in the wilderness and how to locate the ancient temple that had been lost for a thousand years. The next second he The target of the mission just stood in front of him—and he was a real person!
"You mean what you say?" Karasius couldn't believe it, "You really came out of the Casuan Temple?"
"It's absolutely true, I woke up there." Hao Ren confessed frankly, and at the same time, he was thinking about something quickly: in front of Calassius, a genuine sanctuary, should he continue to use that bluff? People's "ancient guardian" statement
After thinking about it for a while, he decided to throw away the name—the name of the ancient guardian was used for the convenience of operations in the Talos Kingdom, and at that time he couldn't explain his origin to Veronica for a while, so he simply followed suit. Following the other party's guess, he made up an identity for himself, but now, he no longer needs these conveniences.
The high-ranking monk in front of him is looking for a "miracle", so the "visitor from another world" is such a miracle.
Of course, the more important reason is that Hao Ren felt that it would be very difficult to pretend to be an ancestor in front of a native Sanctuary. Put aside his ability to fool for now. What if the Sanctuary still has the ability to sense bloodlines? T-who can explain this supernatural thing...
The senior monk looked at Hao Ren several times with doubts: "Then why did you appear in that place?"
"Do you know how the wolf next to you appeared on a floating island?" Hao Renshun pointed to Lily. The husky girl was squatting on the ground trying to pick a stone from the altar as a souvenir. He raised his ears: "Oh?"
"Wolf..." Calassius frowned, "She said that she came from a far away place, lost her way to the floating island, and was there when she woke up. Ahem, she has always described herself very well. Vague."
Hao Ren spread his hands: "It's very simple, because I come from the same place as her—outside of Keluo."
Calassius was dumbfounded.
"...It's unbelievable, how do you prove what you said?" The high-ranking monk looked even more suspicious, "At least... how do you prove that you really woke up in the Casuan Temple?"
Hao Ren scratched his hair: "That's why this matter is troublesome. No one will believe you when you tell lies, and no one will believe you when you tell the truth. This world can't provide a way for honest people to survive. Come on, let me explain the multiverse to you Too much trouble, I can prove that I did go to the Casuan Temple, you see—”
As he spoke, he released an autonomous machine from his portable space. This autonomous machine waved a few tentacles to form a set of projection terminals in the air, and then holographic images appeared in front of everyone. The information that was recorded casually during the exploration in the Casuan Temple.
"Unless you yourself don't know what the Casuan Temple you're looking for looks like, you should understand it when you see these."
Calassius looked at these holographic images in surprise. He had never actually been to the temple, but he had obtained all the information about Casuan from the Pope before he set off, including detailed written records and magic rubbings. The picture came down, so he has a certain understanding of the temple - the holographic image in front of him is exactly the same as the description he knows!
"This... is indeed the temple," the senior monk murmured, "These murals and sculptures are exactly the same as those in the records... But whose hand is this? What does this gesture mean?"
At this time, the holographic image was playing to the last few frames, and a hand suddenly appeared at the bottom of the screen, gesturing with a V sign...
Hao Ren coughed twice and quickly turned off the projector: "Ahem, it's mine. This gesture indicates important information, and it's hard to explain the details."
As he spoke, he exclaimed in his heart: Two seconds later, the high-ranking monks should see him standing on the porch of the temple, riding on a flying swallow.
Lily just raised her head at this moment, and started yelling out of nowhere: "Hey landlord, isn't that..."
Hao Ren stared at him: "Shut up! Otherwise, there will be no meat!"
Lily's ears drooped: "Oh."
"Okay, don't go into the details—now your mission is complete?" Hao Ren looked at Calassius, and changed the subject awkwardly, "What are you going to do next? Take me to the Sanctuary?"
Calassius thought for a while, and looked at Hao Ren uncertainly: "If you are really the 'light' that the Pope said, then how can you save the holy mountain Asuman?"
"It depends on what kind of trouble your holy mountain encountered," Hao Ren said after deliberation, "You may not believe it, but I am indeed a technician in this field, and I have a lot of experience in troubleshooting artifacts. ) practice (explosion) experience."
Seeing that the high-ranking monk was still in deep thought, Hao Ren simply pointed at Lily: "Have you seen this wolf—the Symmetra on her body is so powerful that it can protect millions of troops across the Black Forest?" , but she actually showed me the gate."
While talking, he secretly winked at Lily to get the husky girl to cooperate, but in fact, the latter started nodding before Hao Ren finished speaking... The dog girl didn't pay attention to what the landlord was saying, she was just wandering off.
After seeing the wolf's reaction, Calassius was of course startled and suspicious, but in the end his last bit of hesitation was dispelled. He nodded to Hao Ren: "Then the most urgent thing is to return to the Sanctuary immediately."
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows: "Take the airship?"
"... I'm afraid it will be too late," the senior monk said with a worried look on his face, "We didn't expect the situation in the sanctuary to deteriorate so badly. The original investigation team's action plan was two months, but now it seems that we are too late. But now The continent-level teleportation of the entire world has been blocked by the chaos storm, and there is no faster way except airships... "
Before Calassius finished speaking, he heard a slightly indifferent and hoarse female voice suddenly coming from the side: "I have a solution."
As soon as Hao Ren turned his head, he saw a woman covered in a black burqa standing at the door. He didn't even know how this woman appeared!
"An?" He asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Calassius was even more surprised: "Who are you? Where are the guards outside?"
"They are fine, I didn't disturb them," An's hood moved slightly, and he seemed to turn his head to look at Calassius, "The high-ranking bishop from the side of God, Mr. Calassius, I am glad to see that you are safe and sound .”
The senior monk saw that this woman was with Hao Ren, but he was still puzzled: "You know me?"
"This is the spy of King Talos, named An," Hao Ren hurriedly introduced, "She said she has something to do with your sanctuary investigation team."
"The king's spy of Talos?" The senior monk frowned and looked at An, "You said you have a way to send us back to the sanctuary in a short time?"
"Of course, but the premise is that you need your cooperation." An nodded, and then she seemed to be looking around, her voice finally brought a trace of emotion, which was an undisguised disgust, "but first we have to leave this place —I don't like the smell here."
Hao Ren quickly said, "My camp is to the north, everyone can go there and rest."
A group of people naturally have no objection to this. This place infested by cultists and chaotic forces has already made many people feel uncomfortable, so after gathering the guards near the "Hogus Hut" and the team members on standby outside the tearing point , this mixed army with more and more mixed ingredients immediately set off and left this ominous hilly area.
On the way, Lily walked around An' curiously, leaning forward and shrugging her nose from time to time. This rather impolite behavior finally made Hao Ren unable to hold back: "What are you doing?"
Lily jumped back to Hao Ren's side: "Landlord, she has no sense of humanity!"
"What the hell is human..." Hao Ren patted the husky so that she wouldn't make people dizzy by bouncing around, and then turned to An, "Didn't I tell you to wait in the camp?"
"I'm not your subordinate," the mysterious "King's Agent" replied coldly, "I feel a strong energy conflict, so let's take a look at the situation."
Hao Ren snorted, he didn't bother to ask too many questions about such a quiet and eccentric guy, but he gradually had a little doubt:
There is a short distance from the camp in the north of the hill to the "Hogus Hut" here. He himself rushed all the way in the Mokai 59 chariot, so he caught up with the battle between Lily and the cultists. It didn't take long to rush over—how did this mysterious woman make it
The ability to teleport through space
Then she said that she can take other people to the sanctuary, is she also teleporting through space
But isn't this kind of teleportation across the continent already blocked by the power of the chaotic storm
In any case, there are more and more secrets about this "King's Agent"...
At the same time, in the depths of the chaotic and dark Sea of Karnos, the sanctuary is shrouded in a cloud.
The shield of the light of order above the continent is faltering like a candle in the wind, and the gloomy sky seems to indicate that the long night is coming, and even the towering crystal holy mountain Asuman has dimmed at this moment, almost completely. On the extinguished crystal mountain wall, only remnants of faint light can be seen wandering feebly, which can hardly be called brilliance.
The cold wind howled across the ground, and the drizzle fell on the empty and lonely town streets. The rain was black, as if mixed with curse and malice. Under the dome, there are few pedestrians in every town, and the doors and windows of every house are closed. The deserted lights not only can't dispel the chill in the world, but make the whole world more cold and lonely like eternal winter.
At the foot of the holy mountain, the gate of the Icon Palace is closed, and the large prayer hall where people used to come and go is now empty. This holy place has also lost the light of the past, and only dim lights are dotted on the dome, as if at dusk. Evening star lit up.
Pope August VII, dressed in a robe and wearing a triple crown, stands quietly in front of the altar. A thick prayer book was spread out in front of him, and he seemed to be deep in prayer and contemplation.
Suddenly, a dark red rune suddenly lit up in the open space behind the Pope. The runes spun and reorganized rapidly in the air, forming a constantly rotating vortex. Inside the vortex, black mist surged, and the power of chaos and darkness continued to flow out of it. out.
Two figures, a man and a woman, fell out of the vortex. There seemed to be countless pairs of bony arms protruding from the black mist behind them. The arms waved to pull them back. However, as the runes dissipated, these arms and the black mist He could only retreat into the darkness, leaving behind a series of unwilling and terrifying howls.
August VII seemed to be ignorant of the movement behind him. He just continued to quietly look at the prayer book in front of him. He didn't raise his head slightly until he finished reading a chapter.
"The end times are coming," the old Pope said in a low voice.
"The end of the day has arrived." Earl Willie said in a low voice as he put his hand on his chest. (to be continued~^~)