The whole of Lu'an is like a ghost town, a ghost town that still has vitality but is dead.
Hao Ren and his party walked deep along the central avenue of the city. The few pedestrians they saw along the way all avoided them like the plague. I was completely immersed in unspeakable fear and hostility, and the illogical gibberish didn't make sense at all, and couldn't tell any valuable information, so I had to let it go in the end.
Most of the dwellings on the side of the road were occupied by people, but no matter whether it was Calassius or Hao Ren who knocked on the door, the negotiation failed. Behind the door were gloomy and alert voices. These residents were unwilling to even open the door, let alone Let alone tell the stranger outside the door what happened here. When Calassius offered to help, he was even viciously chased and cursed—a sense of hostility and rage for no reason hung over the city.
Hao Ren couldn't help but miss the days when the data terminal was by his side: Although the product is broken and sloppy, at least its functions are quite easy to use. If you can use the life radar to detect it, maybe you can get the data from the city residents. Check out why.
The other knights and monks also dispersed, and went to the streets to find locals who could talk and ask. After the appointed time, everyone gathered on the avenue. It can be seen from the disappointed faces of everyone that everyone Negotiations were not smooth.
"No one wants to talk to 'outsiders'," a monk said with a sad face. "Even if I reveal the identity of a senior priest to them, they will guard against us like thieves."
Another knight also shook his head: "I feel an atmosphere that turns the people in the city into a severely xenophobic group, and they seem to regard everyone who does not belong to them as a threat, I don't know How did this mentality come about?"
Calassius drew a religious symbol on his chest: "Goddess bless, is this still a glorious Sanctuary?"
Hao Ren turned his head to look at the mysterious woman who had been silent since entering the city: "An, you always know a lot, so do you know what's going on now?"
An shook his head, and said lightly: "Don't think I know everything."
The church fighters brought by Calassius were still unable to break into the door after all, so the investigation and negotiations suddenly came to a deadlock. When they couldn't find anyone to inquire, they could only start with magic detection. Hands-on: Several monks took out their holy objects and began to check the flow of magic power in the city. Calassius believed that with such a strange atmosphere in the city, it is possible to catch the shadows of dark creatures—since the residents of the city It's already impossible to start, so it's better to grab a few resentful spirits and ask them.
And Hao Ren took advantage of this time to find a quiet place, and opened the communication with the "outside".
As expected, the communication was established at an extremely fast speed, and the signal strength reached the highest value since he arrived in the world of Kolo.
"Yo, partner," the voice of the data terminal sounded in my mind, "Hey wait...you set up a wifi over there again? Why is the signal so good this time?"
"I'm in the sanctuary now," Hao Ren said quickly, "the situation in the sanctuary is very strange, it's already half-chaos."
"Sanctuary?" Vivian's voice interjected, "Is that the place where the Goddess of Creation left her miracles? Isn't that the center of sacred power in the world of Kolo, where the power of order is strongest?"
"It used to be, but now there is a problem," Hao Ren quickly told the other party that the Asuman's light in the sanctuary has been weakening and finally completely extinguished in the past few months, "...the reason for the extinction of the Asuman's light I will investigate, you don’t have to worry about this. The important thing now is to test whether it is possible to send physical matter to me. According to my previous speculation with the data terminal, the divine power of the Goddess of Creation is the bridge between the Kolo space and the outer space. The core of divine power, the sanctuary is the foundation of this bridge, and it is the place where the two spaces are most closely connected. Now the strength of the communication signal between me and you can also prove this point: here, Keluo has a strong connection with the outer universe. Therefore, the matter Testing of the transmission is ready to begin."
The voice of the data terminal rang: "Got it, this machine will activate the crack generator that has just been completed. It is estimated that the first round of testing will take 24 hours. However, because it is a testing operation, it is impossible to accurately control the timing of material transmission here. And the landing point can only be guaranteed to be within a certain range around you."
Hao Ren nodded: "No problem, I will pay attention to observe the situation."
After the data terminal took orders, Vivian's voice sounded again: "By the way, is the big dog still obedient?"
"She..." Hao Ren turned his head and took a look, and saw Lily wandering around looking for a strange-shaped stone not far away. After keenly sensing the sight, the husky girl immediately turned her head to this side and giggled. His triangular ears stood up energetically, and his tail was still swinging back and forth, obviously in a good mood, "It's pretty obedient. To be honest, I'm quite content with finding a lost husky. By the way , do you still have the herbal soup that promotes hair growth that you boiled before?"
"Hair growth soup?" Vivian asked curiously, "Yes, there are. One or two of the herbs are not available now, but I can use magic power or other potions instead. Anyway, my blood magic is the main effect. But you want What is this for?"
"Lily's tail is bald..." Hao Ren curled his lips, "But when I go back, don't laugh at her casually, it hurts your self-esteem."
"She still has self-esteem... Okay, okay, I see, you all pay attention to safety and come back early."
After the communication was hung up, Hao Ren shook his head with a wordless smile, but at this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a figure swaying in the dark corner of the street.
Shaking figures are not uncommon in this city infested by dark magic, but Hao Ren immediately noticed that the figure not far away was somewhat different from the pedestrians he had seen before.
The figure walked very slowly, not in a hurry like the pedestrians I saw before, fleeing in panic, but he also didn't look like a normal person, because he moved slowly, and his walking posture was strange and rigid.
"There is really no normal person in this place..." Hao Ren muttered in a low voice, restrained his footsteps, and quietly followed.
The passers-by in front didn't feel the stalking from behind, and just continued to walk forward staggeringly. Although their footsteps were flimsy, the distance between each step was almost exactly the same.
Hao Ren moved closer, but there was still no response from the other party.
Seeing this situation, he simply leaned forward and even made the sound of his footsteps louder on purpose.
However, there was still no response from the other party.
Hao Ren had already come to this man who looked like an ordinary civilian - he saw that the man was wearing a short black coat, his hair was dirty and stuck to his scalp, and although his clothes were not cheap, they were dirty Yes, it seems that it has not been washed for many days. The expression on the man's face was dull, and he walked forward along the fixed route step by step. Hao Ren was standing in front of him a few meters away, but he seemed to turn a blind eye.
The soul is out of the body.
Hao Ren is no stranger to this kind of situation. He has seen many similar phenomena in various secret realms and cursed places. What's the connection with the guarded, hostile and repulsive citizens.
Others finally noticed what was going on here. Lily and Karasius ran over. They all felt creepy when they saw the wobbly local man. Lily pulled Hao Ren's sleeve: "Landlord, what's the matter?" What's the matter with people?"
"It seems that the soul is out of the body, or the effect of hallucinations," Hao Ren said in a low voice, "I tried, but I can't wake it up."
Calassius made a decision after a short thought: "Follow him."
A man who seems to have lost his soul is walking on the drowsy and deserted street, followed by a group of vigilant and murderous people, everyone lowers their voices and is cautious, shrouded in darkness In the city, the atmosphere of this scene was extremely weird.
"Where is he going?" Hao Ren asked in a low voice.
Someone among the Sanctuary Warriors knew the situation in Luan City better, and replied in a low voice: "It seems to be the cathedral in the city center."
The man who had lost his soul continued to walk unhurriedly. Suddenly, Hao Ren saw another figure in a similar situation coming out of a nearby intersection.
"Look over there, another one!"
Lily also yelled in a low voice: "Landlord, landlord, there are also here!"
As it got closer and closer to the depths of the city, one after another walking corpse-like figures came out from the forks and shadows of various streets.
So far, those frightened and flickering citizens have been completely invisible. On the street, one can only see walking corpses one after another, bodies that look like they have lost their souls swaying on the avenue, gradually forming a dark cloud. The flow of people is slowly moving towards the cathedral in the city center.
There is no sound.
Lily's ears and tail suddenly became fluffy: "Landlord, it's so weird!"
At this moment, the majestic shadow of the cathedral in the city center has appeared on the square at the end, and the last ray of order light is shining faintly on the top of the church, like a candle, crumbling.
The silent crowd is still rushing forward, like mud, slowly but persistently trying to engulf the last piece of pure land here. (to be continued~^~)