Four miles west of Greenwood in downtown New York, you are surrounded by houses blackened by factory soot, and sewage spreads haphazardly on the ground without anyone paying attention.
"Why are we in this kind of place every time we have gatherings?" A young man in a suit and leather shoes, who was dressed very differently from the gray and dirty environment around him, looked at this place with disgust and stared hard at the sewage on the ground.
Avoid the garbage like a scourge.
He looks like he should be in the city's financial center instead of this damn place.
"Don't be stupid." A strangely dressed man in black robes beside him said coldly in a hoarse and strange voice, "You also know that this is the most beneficial place for us. And there are a lot of materials here, you can find any one.
It won't be discovered."
A girl jumped down from a staircase next to it. There are such spiral staircases everywhere, just a few wooden strips or whatever, or even just woven bags. Who knows how the poor people living here made them.
She swung her two short legs and walked happily through the dirty streets, wearing oversized clothes that looked like clothes worn by giants.
But she was still very happy, with two golden braids flying happily behind her head. Why was she so happy? Maybe her mother rewarded her with a piece of candy today.
Children's happiness is so simple.
The gray sky was divided by clotheslines hanging in mid-air.
The girl originally wanted to run to the end of the street to find her good friends and play together, but she saw the two strangely dressed people passing by and looked at them with some surprise and curiosity.
Of course, the two of them also saw this relaxed and happy girl.
A low laugh came from under the black robe, which sounded like a creaking sound: "Look, isn't this a good material?"
The girl froze on the spot, she didn't know what the man was talking about. But the nature of a small animal made her tremble with fear, and her slightly dirty face wrinkled up.
"Tsk." The suit and leather suit glared at the little girl with displeasure, "You low-class person with despicable blood, the meeting is about to start, you want to waste your energy on such a bastard?"
"No hurry, no hurry." Hei Pao gave out a weird smile, "I'll put a mark first."
Soon, the two of them left, but there was no happy little girl on the block anymore.
They came to a hidden underground passage, and the young man in a suit quietly put on a pale mask.
Walking along the narrow passage, it suddenly becomes clear.
Many figures from different directions, either wearing pale masks or wearing black robes, gathered in the dark underground square, and dots of pale green light from unknown sources illuminated the surrounding area.
They circled around the center in order, and a woman wearing male clothes but wearing a black veil for an interview was also among them.
Some people are whispering:
"I heard that the last time I had a stronghold, it was accidentally found by that crazy fox, and half the street was blown up."
"The bloody-faced fox? Wasn't that damn lunatic arrested by the New York police? Why is he still acting so unscrupulously?!"
"You also know that as long as he can kill people, that bastard will do whatever it takes! The police can't control him at all! Or maybe they actually hope that the fox will bite the dog with us."
"He shouldn't be targeting us, right? We lost a lot of people under his hands before."
"I don't know, that fox is like a lunatic. Not only us, but also other sects have developed a deep hatred for him. That bastard attacks almost indiscriminately."
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen the fox in the past week. Did he die in a corner somewhere?"
"Don't be ridiculous, how could that guy who looks like a monster die?"
"I heard he went to Arkham."
"Why go to that place? Isn't it just an ordinary town?"
"Who knows, maybe the police gave him some difficult case..."
The whispers of discussion below are getting louder and louder.
The lady wearing a black veil finally stood up and waved to the crowd. Everyone present stopped talking for an instant, as if they were being strangled by some invisible force.
"I'm glad that you are still alive now," her tone was indifferent and cold, "you did not die in the hands of others, nor did you suddenly turn into a corpse."
The whole place was extremely quiet, and everyone present didn't even dare to take a breath at this moment.
"Then, those of you who are still alive and can still speak, can you tell me where is the sculpture that the great Father gave us?!"
Her tone was almost sharp, spraying venom like a ferocious snake.
"We have tried countless ways to awaken the sleeping heroic spirits from the ancient times in the sculptures, so that the overlords who stood in ancient times can come to this world and purify this dirty world!"
"More than a hundred years ago, the great Father sent a will. We went through a lot of hardships and used various means to finally obtain the only sculpture that could respond to the great power. But you told me... He lost it.
?!"
"I really don't know how you are still in the mood to live in this world!"
"Both of you are useless!"
No one spoke at the scene, and no one wanted to get into trouble at this time.
"very good."
Ms. Heisha sneered: "In this case, then none of you can even think about leaving here!"
As he said that, the miserable green light in the underground space suddenly bloomed, and green poisonous insects were densely crawling on everyone's body.
Just one bite makes it itch unbearably, making you want to scratch all the skin on your body.
Those members on the periphery soon became unable to resist, and were crawled by insects, biting and wailing.
However, the few people standing in the center circle were calm and relaxed.
"Blake, you seem to be too impatient." One of them said lightly, "You should also know that normal means cannot have much impact on the sacred sculpture. We can always find him through contact."
"But now no matter what..." Ms. Heisha said irritably, "it has been more than a week."
"It's all Blame on that bastard Edward!" Ms. Black Veil gritted her teeth, "The last time the council chose to hand over the sacred sculpture to him, it was a complete mistake! You should continue to leave the sculpture to me for safekeeping!"
"This is a parliamentary decision."
"Of course I know that!" Ms. Black Veil said impatiently, "But that bastard is dead! The sculpture is also missing."