The excited Alec was poured cold water on his head by Matt, and looked at Xiaoyao for help.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. Let's take a rest at night." Xiaoyao said.
Now that you have determined your location, there is no need to rush.
Such a dark and rainy night is indeed not conducive to action. Let’s wait and see during the day.
The cursed city is nothing to be afraid of, we have boss Xia Shishi!
"By the way, what's going on with the radio?" Xiaoyao looked at Matt and asked, "When we tried to contact the outside, we heard a wailing sound."
"Have you heard it too?" Matt's face changed slightly, and then he laughed again, "Then you are finished, and you will never leave. This is the cursed sound of the cursed city, and anyone who hears it will definitely be cursed.
If you stay, you can’t leave.”
He seems to have some self-destructive tendencies and his words are quite provocative.
However, the Dream Apostles were a group of people who valued interests and did not care about Matt's provocation and asked in detail about things related to the cursed city.
As a stray visitor, Matt actually doesn't know much about this cursed city.
He doesn't know the origin or the reason for its formation.
A lot of what is known only comes from the information left in the diaries of "predecessors".
There is no origin of the formation of the Cursed City in that information, and Matt cannot possibly know it.
He only knows that if he lives in the cursed city for a long time, he will turn into a cursed shadow and lose control of his body.
The feeling of hunger will always be there, no matter what you eat, it will never be filled.
After entering the seabed, you will be choked to death and resurrected again and again.
Apart from that, he has not gained more power, nor has he become stronger. His actions are similar to those of ordinary people, and even slower.
Although the Cursed Shadow will not drown, it will not die "normally".
But he will die abnormally.
It is possible for outsiders to kill the Cursed Shadow, but most outsiders will gradually lose the courage to resist when faced with the Cursed Shadow.
A small number of them will even go crazy in advance and be dragged into the sea by the cursed shadow.
"Then if we have been with you for a long time, we will also be affected?" Xiaoyao asked, taking another look at Alec.
They're fine, don't worry, the problem is Alec.
"I won't." Matt shook his head. He maintained his self-awareness and would not gradually affect other outsiders.
Not long after Matt first became the Cursed Shadow, he and a group of outsiders spent more than a month (at night) trying to find a way out.
Although it failed in the end, it was able to prove that Matt would not affect others.
But one thing is that it is difficult for outsiders to kill Matt.
Even later, someone became obsessed with Matt for no apparent reason.
Matt chose to hide this information.
This group of people is different and will be his hope for relief - no matter which way it is.
After understanding the situation, everyone deliberately kept Alec and Matt at a certain distance.
Time passed little by little, and Alec, who was tired and hungry, couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a deep sleep.
In order to prevent Alec from catching a cold or something, Xiaoyao and others also gave him some energy (internal energy).
As daytime approaches, Matt becomes more and more anxious. He is about to return to the cold, dark bottom of the sea and continue to endure the torture of being "drowned".
"If you can't get out, kill me."
A little fish belly white appeared in the sky outside. Matt stopped pacing uneasily and looked at Xia Yanzhen.
"Do you really want to die that much?" Xia Yanzhen asked.
"This is relief," Matt emphasized. "If you are as unfortunate as me and haven't gone crazy, you know this feeling."
"Don't worry, if we can't go out, we can always meet again in the evening." Xia Yan took his time.
Matt seemed to want to say something else, but suddenly his expression changed and became numb. He turned around and walked towards the door, leaving mechanically.
"Follow up."
A group of people followed.
Gui Xie picked up Alec who was still sleeping.
Matt left the house and walked step by step towards the sea.
Not far away, there were other cursed shadows walking into the sea, and they looked similar to Matt.
It has dim yellow eyes, a convex mouth, fine and dense dark brown scales, and dark green to almost black brown mucus.
There are different things to say.
It's just that the clothes on these cursed shadows are in tatters and not as complete as Matt's.
In addition to tattered cloth clothing, these cursed shadows are also wrapped with water plants and inlaid with shells and other things.
The cursed shadow ignored Xia Yanzhen and others on the way back and walked straight towards the sea.
"Stop and take a look." Xia Yanzhen said after thinking for a while.
Tiamat tried to stop one of them.
The cursed shadow reacted immediately after being blocked, and pounced on Tiamat.
The surrounding cursed shadows continued to walk towards the sea, ignoring what was happening around them.
Tiamat got out of the way, and the Cursed Shadow gave up after chasing it for a while, and walked back to the sea.
Consider returning to the sea as your top priority.
One by one, the cursed shadows walked into the ocean and disappeared.
Xia Yanzhen took out the magic observation mirror and went deep into the sea. He could see the seabed on the shore. Cursed shadows rooted themselves in the seabed, densely packed like seaweed, constantly moving with the waves.
Twisting.
From time to time, large amounts of white bubbles emerge from their mouths and noses.
These bubbles rose and formed bursts of white foam on the nearshore seaside, completely covering the seabed scene that was not too deep.
The sea water on this shore is originally very dirty, mainly black and gray, and exudes a strange smell.
It will definitely not make people think of scenes of blue sky, golden beach, and clear sea.
Xia Yanzhen adjusted the angle of the observation mirror and "looked around". The number of cursed shadows was quite astonishing, more than what they saw last night.
These cursed shadows form on the seabed that look like corpses but are not corpses.
"..."
Xiaoyao and the others felt uncomfortable and looked away involuntarily.
Even they feel that if they watch it for a while, they will slowly "fall" into this weird scene.
Their keen senses reminded them not to continue reading, as something might happen.
"This place is indeed a bit weird," Xiaoyao said.
Xia Yanzhen put away the magic observation mirror: "Let's try and see if we can get out."
"Okay." Several people randomly chose a direction and walked that way.
It was normal at first, but as they walked, as they approached the edge of the town, the expressions of Xiaoyao and others changed significantly, and their steps became slower.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yanzhen asked.
"What's the sound..." Xiaoyao and others showed some pained expressions, "It echoes in the ears, it's very harsh."
Amidst such sounds, their sense of direction gradually lost, and their bodies tilted involuntarily.
"What about you?" Xia Yanzhen looked at Tiamat.
"Yes, but it's not that serious." Tiamat said.
It also heard those rustling, strange sounds, and it was hard to describe what they were.
If I had to say it, it was the sound of wind, waves, people crying, wailing, and a complex sound formed by various sounds mixed together.
These sounds exceed the limit that the average person's brain can tolerate.
It makes people confused and they don't know where they are.
I just followed my instinct of wanting to leave and continued walking, returning to the town without a sense of direction.
Xiaoyao and others were affected.
They have a headache, but they can still tell the right direction, but they are walking a little crookedly, so they are not really trapped here.
As for Alec being in a coma, he was not affected at all.
With Xia Yanzhen and Tiamat leading the way, Xiaoyao and others can still maintain their direction.
The moment everyone actually stepped out of the town, those strange and strange sounds suddenly disappeared, and only the real waves, sea breeze, and the calls of seagulls and other seabirds could be heard in the ears.
"call……"
Xiaoyao and others took a deep breath and used their internal energy to adjust their status.
It returned to normal after a while.
Even without Xia Yanzhen to lead the way, they could still leave this cursed city if they were given time, but without a stable "signal tower", it would probably be more difficult.
It's not as easy as it is now.
Xiaoyao turned around and looked at the town behind him, and said thoughtfully: "I feel that this place might be enveloped by a special wave."
"Wave?"
"It's like radio waves," Xiaoyao said.
He was thinking about this problem after those strange noises came over the radio.
"You mean, this is a natural phenomenon?"
The person who asked the question was not Xia Yanzhen, but other members of Mo She Mo Forget.
"No, I just suspect that this kind of special wave exists. As for how it came about, who knows." Xiaoyao said as if I was just guessing.
"Don't think about these useless things, we should go to Mouth Island." Chan You, a member of Mo Shen Mo Forget, said.
The two-month task time is not short at all, but when you encounter problems or bottlenecks, you will find that time is tight.
Failure in this mission means erasure, and there is no room for reversal.
Oh, Xia Yanzhen still has it. He has a third-level most powerful badge, which is equivalent to a death-free gold medal, which can offset the obliteration due to mission failure.
Don't forget that you don't have this badge.
His desire to complete tasks far exceeds Xia Yanzhen's.
"Let's go to the beach first..." Xia Yanzhen gestured to Tiamat.
Tiamat soared into the sky, transformed into a dragon shape in mid-air, bypassed the town, and approached the coastline at the edge of the town from the sea.
It opened its mouth, and fierce dragon breath poured into the sea water.
The sea water is boiling, and a large amount of white mist rises, forming hot water vapor.
A large number of cursed shadows on the seabed were destroyed, including Matt.
After wreaking havoc, Tiamat flew back to Xia Yanzhen and landed next to them.
"Let's go." Xia Yanzhen came to Tiamat's back first.
Xiaoyao and others also climbed onto the dragon's back with some excitement.
Tiamat takes flight.
To be honest, riding a dragon is not a fun thing.
Tiamat's dragon's back is quite broad, so it's no problem for a few people to stay together.
But when it really takes off, the cold wind at high altitude can easily make people stagger.
There is no seat on the dragon's back, so you can only rely on your own strength to maintain balance and not be blown off.
After the initial excitement, Xiaoyao and the others had to keep their own balance and protect Alec at the same time.
The protection of the guards is very good.
I hope this Alec is worthy of his status as a prince in fairy tales and can attract the mermaid princess.
After confirming that Xiaoyao and others could withstand high-speed flight, Tiamat accelerated their speed.
Passing one ship after another, passing one island after another.
We also passed several larger-looking islands.
In this world, the currently explored areas, as Alec said, are only islands and oceans.
A large number of islands are scattered in this vast sea.
"Coming."
A few hours later, Tiamat approached the island of Mouth on the chart.
The distribution and shape of the surrounding islands are the same as on the sea map.
Everyone looked down and saw that Mouth Island beneath their feet had a rather strange shape. It looked like an irregular circle, with many "tentacles" extending outward from one side.
"Why does it look like an octopus?" Xiaoyao looked down at Mouth Island.
There is only part of Mouth Island on the chart, and you cannot see the whole picture.
Looking over it now, I find that the island looks a bit like an octopus.
Many long and narrow land parts extend outward, like the tentacles of an octopus.
The irregular original shape is the body of the octopus.
On the "body", you can still see some pits and gaps.
Like many islands, the settlements on Mouth Island are also located on the edge of the island. The "tentacles" and gaps that grow out are natural ports, and many port towns are formed around them.
Boats were coming and going, and it was quite lively. It was different from what everyone imagined of an uninhabited island.
After finding an uninhabited location, Tiamat quickly fell down without attracting anyone else's attention.
A group of people officially set foot on Mouth Island.
At this time, only one day had passed since the mission started.
It's still daylight, and there are still several hours until nightfall.
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After landing, Xiaoyao woke up Alec.
Alec woke up with a confused face. If he remembered correctly, weren't they in that cursed city?
where is this place?
It looks like a wilderness, with big trees surrounding it.
"We left the cursed city?" Alec said in surprise when he woke up.
The temporary guards are so reliable.
"Well, we've arrived at Mouth Island." Xiaoyao said.
"What? Arrived at Mouth Island?" Alec looked surprised.
Isn't this right? How could he have arrived at Mouth Island in just one night's sleep?
"Don't worry about it. Let's go to the town to find a place to stay first. It's quite lively here." Xiaoyao used telepathy again and directly convinced Alec.
Make him be obedient.
"oh oh."
Alec nodded involuntarily.
In any case, it was definitely a good thing to arrive at Mouth Island, as he could look for the legendary mermaid.
Several people walked towards the town.
Mouth Island follows the basic shape of an island with a high center and low surroundings. Xia Yanzhen and the others all followed the "mountain road".
For them, the mountain road is no obstacle at all.
Even if there is one more Alec, the flow will be smooth.
After taking a while, everyone approached the town and saw a smooth road in front of them. Not only that, they also saw a railway.
This railway circles the island, connecting multiple towns on Mouth Island together, barely forming a whole.
"There are so many people."
Entering the town and seeing people coming and going on the road, Alec said.
Xiaoyao and the others also looked at the crowd around them.
There are railway tracks and "trains" on Mouth Island, but it seems that no such thing as a steam locomotive has been developed.
The only means of transportation that you can see on the island are rickshaws.
There are two types, one is a rickshaw that can seat two or three people and is a "hand-pulled cart" that is completely powered by feet.
The other type is much larger and is a closed or semi-closed carriage.
But the cart is not pulled by horses, but by "bicycles".
The front of the car is composed of two or more bicycles, and is ridden by multiple drivers, which is much faster than a simple "hand-pulled cart".
The former is mainly for rental, while the latter is for private vehicles.
Those riders are professional "drivers".
In the archipelago world, horses are a very rare and precious species. Horses are found only on a few islands that are large enough.
Even the royal family of India, where Alec belongs, only owns a few dozen horses.
These horses are still viewed as exotic pets, and few of us ride them.
Not to mention using horses to pull the cart.
Many royal nobles have never thought of such extravagant behavior.
Horse riding is already a very noble and elegant sport.
"Let's find a place to stay first..." Xiaoyao said.
After all the hard work, they were only slightly tired, but Alec couldn't hold on any longer and needed to have a good meal and take a real rest.
After he finished speaking, seeing that Xia Yanzhen had no reaction, he stepped forward and whispered: "Big Eleven?"
"Just call me Xia Shiyi." Xia Yanzhen came back to his senses, "Don't you see?"
"What?" Xiaoyao looked around in confusion.
Apart from the crowds coming and going, he didn't find anything special.
To put it bluntly, many of the people coming and going were wearing weapons around their waists, some were revolvers, and some were iron rods or even daggers, daggers, and the like.
They are completely aboveboard, showing that the security on Mouth Island may not be that good.
But those words were spoken by Xia Yanzhen, so even if nothing was discovered, it would not affect Xiaoyao and others' vigilance.
They looked around.
Pulled by Xiaoyao Qi, the sword on his back could be unsheathed at any time.
The sudden solemn atmosphere made Alec nervous and instinctively hid behind Xiaoyao.
The effect of telepathy made Alec trust Xiaoyao very much.
Otherwise, he should hide behind the strong man Tiamat.
With Tiamat's tall figure, he could almost completely cover Alec.
"What did you see of this person?" Xia Yanzhen didn't show off and pointed at a person in a vague way. The person was squatting on the roadside and his eyes were randomly scanning the crowds of people coming and going. He looked agitated.
There was a dagger hanging on his thigh, and he looked like a local gangster.
"Not too young, with curly chestnut hair, a bit bald, and a big, protruding nose that's also red." Xiaoyao quickly described the gangster's appearance, "I guess he drank a lot."
The person he saw was different from Xiaoyao's description.
This man indeed has chestnut curly hair, but his appearance is not that of a human being. His whole head is dark green and has thin and dense scales. His appearance is basically a fish head.
It is somewhat similar to the green fish head that has been popular on the Internet for a while.
But it's countless times more realistic, and you can even see a little bit of mucus flowing out of the gaps in the scales.
"Captain Xia, what did you see?" Xiaoyao changed his title.
It's impossible for him to really be called Xia Yanzhen Xia Shiyi.
"Wait." Xia Yanzhen signaled Xiaoyao to be calm and took out the Ghost Shooting DV and the Mirror of Truth from the imprint space.
"Um?"
After a few seconds, Xia Yanzhen raised his eyebrows slightly.
Whether it's a ghost DV or a mirror of reality, the people shown look the same as Xiaoyao described.
The Mirror of Reality blurred for a moment, and it almost succeeded in breaking the illusion.
But in the end, he still looks like a normal person.
"This man has a fish head." Xia Yanzhen said, "My two pieces of equipment can't reveal his true appearance, which is kind of interesting."
Not just that gangster, there are many people on the road who also look like fish, but the degree is different.
Some people have only a few characteristics, and some people have a high degree of fish-like characteristics.
"It seems that his appearance changed for a moment." Xiaoyao took the Mirror of Reality and looked at it, "This person..."
"He's coming." Alec said nervously.
Xia Yanzhen and the others stood here, which was quite eye-catching.
No one else said it, but Tiamat stood there like an iron tower.
But the mermaid-headed gangster, obviously fearless, walked up to everyone in one step and asked in a condescending tone: "People from the outer island, what are you looking at?"
Outislander is the basic name for the archipelago world.
People who are not from this island can be called outer islanders, with a slight sense of superiority as "original people".
Other derogatory meanings are less significant.
"Ah..." Alec opened his mouth, and he suddenly realized that he couldn't understand what this person was talking about.
The language on Mouth Island was different from the few languages he knew.
I can't even guess what it means.
The Apostle of Dreams comes with "language proficiency".
Naturally there will be no such troubles.
Xia Yanzhen covered his mouth and nose to block the smell of fish: "Your local gang is not very polite. You need to teach them a lesson."
Tiamat behind her showed a sinister smile and took a step forward to take action.
Having met such an obvious mermaid, it was natural to catch him and interrogate him.