Arrive at Dirtmouth and entrust the little repair bug to the care of the elder bug.
Lu Zhengkang went to Whistling Cliffs again. The feeling of running back and forth was not pleasant, but the most important thing was to enjoy the scenery on the road.
However, Whistling Cliffs is the least scenic area.
Although Lu Zhengkang knew that this mountain range was majestic, he could not see anything clearly in the darkness, only the strong wind blowing against his face, carrying wind and sand, and his mask was almost covered with dust.
Stand in front of the corpse of the hooded insect from before and slash it with the Dream Nail.
A large amount of scarlet dream essence flew out from the corpse, dyeing the entire space red.
At this time, looking back, the iron platform in the cave had already lit up with cherry red light, illuminating several torch piles around it.
One of the torches is particularly tall and majestic, standing on a small altar.
The upper parts of these torch piles are like claws, and they look like evil gods.
Lu Zhengkang tried to hit the iron platform repeatedly with a bone nail, and there was a clanking sound. The iron platform was intact, and like drilling wood to make fire, the red light became more and more intense and became more and more intense.
Just hearing the sound of "Teng!", the pillar of fire rushed up and turned invisible in an instant.
The surrounding torch piles vibrated, thin sparks rose, and then red light burst out!
The scarlet flames of the nightmare ignited.
A circus tune came from the outside world.
Lu Zhengkang went to Ditmouth. Since the evacuation team returned home, the place has become depressed again, but at some point a circus troupe came to the town. They set up several large tents in the open space outside the town.
, a group of white-faced and purple-clothed bugs who came with the group were in the tent
They were crawling inside and outside, laughing and jumping, and there were a few strange-looking insects performing acrobatics in the open space outside the tent, crawling through fire rings, throwing small balls, and climbing ladders. Every one of them was very thrilling. Every time the audience shouted
They exclaimed, and then burst into applause. The scene was happy and lively.
All kinds of exciting music heated up the air that had been so deserted for many years that the town was almost freezing. The red flames burning on the specially shaped torch piles around it were also bright, and all the insects were covered with a layer of red light.
It looks like a carnival.
However, the excitement belongs to the theater troupe. The other residents of the town are still in their own huts, not in contact with the theater troupe, and still savoring their loneliness.
Lu Zhengkang walked along the road, passed through the troupe, and looked at the insect swarms. The masks on the faces of these foreign insects were uniform, with white faces and black holes. Two black arcs extended from the forehead, passed through the eye holes, and converged to
The lower jaw looks like a clown, very comedic.
Lu Zhengkang vaguely felt that this mask was very familiar, very similar to the container mask, but with a different aura. He had a guess in his mind, but he was not in a hurry to verify it.
He kept walking and came to the square of the town, where he exchanged a few words with the elders.
The old man said that he disliked the new troupe very much. Although it brought long-lost joy, there was a strange atmosphere that made him feel uneasy.
I met several old friends one after another and learned from them that they also disliked this troupe very much. On the other hand, the annoying Zotte kept clamoring to conquer the audience with his exquisite swordsmanship, but he never started.
And his little crush who had been following him was nowhere to be found, and now no insect would pay attention to him.
Lu Zhengkang was very confused. Zuo Te came to Hallownest to deal with Radiant. So now that Radiant is dead, what is he still doing here?
As a void creature and a first-generation vessel, it is really a shame that he did not participate in the final battle at all.
Lu Zhengkang was not going to talk nonsense with him, so he turned around and went to the largest tent of the troupe. Outside the door curtain were squatting two long-necked insects, which looked very docile and cute.
He lifted the curtain and looked inside. The interior space was wide, and there was a long corridor through the door. There was also faint music coming, but it was drowned out by the drumbeats of other performances outside and could not be heard clearly.
Lu Zhengkang slowly entered the tent, and the moment he lowered the curtain, it was as if the inside and outside were isolated, and the faint sound of the accordion became much clearer.
He walked deeper into the corridor along the faint red light. He was the only one along the way, and the white-faced spectators who liked to crawl around were nowhere to be seen.
It seems to be completely isolated from the outside world, with only the sound of musical instruments becoming increasingly clear.
Lu Zhengkang saw a sturdy insect wearing a two-hole circus mask, pulling another fat arthropod in his hand, which seemed to be a grub. The sound of the accordion was coming from this insect instrument.
The male with thick arms nodded kindly when he saw the guest, "My name is Bloom, uh, huh?" He seemed to recognize Lu Zhengkang, "You summoned us? Go find the leader!"
Lu Zhengkang stared at the insect instrument in his hand and sighed in admiration, "This... thing, how do you manage to play with it?"
Bloom shrugged, "Always will."
Lu Zhengkang also shrugged, but his head was too big and his shoulders looked very thin, which could not be seen when he shrugged. After discovering this, he continued to walk into the tent silently.
After exiting the corridor, we came to the spacious hall. This circular space was surrounded by thick purple-red curtains and several red lanterns hung from the top of the tent, making the place look like a child's deep dream.
Two spotlights hit the curtain, fierce drumbeats sounded, and the spotlights chased each other from the wall to the floor, and finally gathered in one place.
"Bang!"
A large puff of red smoke came out, and a slender, vampire-like insect came out.
This is the leader Green.
His back was to Lu Zhengkang, his posture was leisurely and elegant.
The thick red mist gradually dissipated, and Green stood in the slanting beam of light. He was wrapped in a cloak that was black on the outside and red on the inside. He looked like a morning glory. Under the blooming skirt, his slender legs were exposed.
Legs.
Because his back was turned, Lu Zhengkang couldn't see his face, but his head looked like a short check mark, his temples stood up, and he looked like bat ears.
"So, it was you who summoned us. Nice to meet you, my friend. I am Green, the leader of this troupe." He said he was happy to see you, but he didn't even turn around to face Lu Zhengkang.
.
Green tilted his head slightly, revealing his white mask.
"The Nightmare Lamp has been lit. We followed your call and came here. This is the stage you chose, a kingdom nourished by worms and roots. It is the perfect land for us to hold ceremonies. And you, my friend
, what you have to do is far from over."
After saying that, he bowed reservedly, but he bowed sideways, not facing Lu Zhengkang. It seemed that he was habitually bowing to the audience under the stage, even if the curtain was still closed.
"The Nightmare Lamp has been lit, and our contract is burned into the scarlet flames. We look forward to you starting immediately, but we need to explain the task clearly first."
