This town, which was prosperous because of Belfast, eventually disappeared due to the destruction of Belfast.
The gray and deserted streets were silent. Sundries, clothes and newspapers were piled up on the empty and cold streets, and the shops were as messy as if they had been looted.
However, some residents still choose to stay in this town where they have lived for decades.
Anna pushed her wheelchair along the bluestone road. Occasionally, the eyes on the roadside were blurred from the windows, and then the curtains were hurriedly closed in panic.
After passing a clothing store, Anna stopped temporarily, picked up a black cloak stained with dust from the bottom of the broken window, and put it on her body to cover up her illusory soul.
Moving forward, the residents who stayed in the town were no longer afraid to close their curtains because of Anna's presence.
A few minutes later, they arrived downstairs at Hades' detective agency - the second-floor windows remained broken in the same condition they left.
Lifting the oil lamp, Lu Li pushed it into the hall. The crisp sound of wind chimes behind the door could not attract the attention of the owner of this place. Anna searched around and told Lu Li that Hades was no longer here.
"Go to the basement and have a look." Lu Li said.
He pushed to the basement door, but the collapsed soil stopped Lu Li, and they covered the basement tightly.
Anna explored through the soil, and when she came back, the corner of her lips curled up: "The space around the door has been cleared."
Apparently Hades has gone into hell, taking his "baby" with him.
It's hard to say whether Hades is smart or stupid. To a certain extent, hell is indeed safer than above, at least the enemies are not illusory, unpredictable and weird. But Hades accumulated completely useless shillings instead of
Replace it with food and resources.
Of course, if Hades is cruel enough to himself, he will not lack "food" in hell.
"Let's go to Himfast." Lu Li said, there was no need to stay in Watch Town.
But when they turned to leave the house, there was suddenly a slow knocking sound outside the door.
Dong-dong-dong——
His dark eyes fell on the unlocked wooden door.
"I'll go take a look." Anna whispered, walked to the wall and penetrated, then returned to Lu Li with a cold expression.
"It's an uninvited guest."
"Push me over." Lu Li said.
Evil spirits rarely appear during the day, so their luck is not very good. But it’s not too bad, at least they are known evil spirits.
The second knock on the door has already sounded.
Pushing the door in front of him, Lu Li leaned forward, grabbed the doorknob, and opened the hidden door.
A tall silhouette wearing a wide-brimmed top hat stood in front of the door, a light gray windbreaker dripping along the hem, and a puddle gathered at his feet.
Its face is hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to see its appearance.
"Please come in." Lu Li invited him.
The uninvited guest didn't respond, and then turned around and left like a stranger knocking on the wrong door.
No accidents occurred.
Anna suppressed her surging breath and pushed Lu Li out of the house shortly after the uninvited guest left.
"Its breath is deeper and purer..."
On the way to Himfast, Anna was still recalling the aura she felt on the uninvited guest: "It's like a rule. We must follow its rules..."
This is what exorcists call an "evil ritual."
Anna also has rituals, but the rituals of the wraith are far less intense and irresistible than the evil spirits.
Ten minutes later, the silhouette of Himfast appeared at the end of the horizon.
"Want to enter the city?" Anna asked softly.
Lu Li nodded lightly.
Himfast is building a city wall - not a tall wall like the war era hundreds of years ago, but a low, fence-like wall that adults can easily climb over.
Oil lamp posts stand on some of the built walls.
They will surround Himfast and serve as a city barrier after nightfall, blocking strange approaches.
Anna gathered all her aura a few hundred meters away from the city and pushed Lu Li to enter through the low wall entrance.
A team of exorcists was stationed on the road heading towards Sugard Mountain. They were surprised and wary of the arrival of Lu Li and Anna. However, after learning Lu Li's identity, their emotions turned into respect, and they allowed Lu Li and Anna to enter the city.
After Belfast was destroyed and Himfast became the only Fast on the Arran Peninsula, a large number of people flocked to this city.
This former city of art has now become busy and noisy, and the noisy crowds on the streets have completely dispelled the desolate atmosphere in Shouwang Town. All the houses have been utilized, and a large number of wooden houses and board houses are being built in the vacant spaces, and farmland is just for the sake of beauty.
The wide streets and even the estates of nobles were occupied by such unsightly houses, with fences and withered trees, grass and fountains completely removed.
City government workers shouted at every street intersection that citizens who owned houses would receive food and kerosene subsidies for hosting outsiders, and that more people would be safer.
Even more densely built than the houses being built are street lights and drainage facilities. The light can bring safety and dispel the weirdness in the weird fog.
Last night, the strange fog had spread to a distance of nearly 50 miles under the Sugard Mountain. If the speed of spread does not change, the night in Himfast will be shrouded in strange fog in a week.
Passing through the busy streets, Lu Li and Anna arrived in front of Aunt Mary's house.
Several layers of notes were pasted on the birch door, saying that the owner of the house should go to the city hall when he returns.
Along the way, there are many unoccupied houses with such notes posted. If there is no response before the strange fog arrives, these houses will be regarded as ownerless and provided to outsiders.
Aunt Mary had handed over the house to them before she left. So Lu Li went to the municipal staff at the intersection, handed the keys and title deed to the staff, and told him to store some cans in the basement.
In order to prevent some accidents from happening, the shelter is not suitable for hiding, Lu Li and Anna are still the owners of this house. If they need, they can take back the house at any time.
Lu Li went to Anna's former home again. Like other manor houses in Himfast, the fences were removed and wooden houses were built in the garden.
Except for that ancient building, Anna can no longer find her past memories.
The only thing that can bring Anna memories is the place where her bones are buried, but neither Lu Li nor Anna has any intention of going there.
Half an hour later, they left from the other side of Himfast. When they were far enough away from the city, Anna picked up Lu Li and flew straight towards the west.
The sparse caravans of people on the ground moved along the road like ants, and their goal was Simfast. It was not until they approached the Shadow Swamp that there were no caravans of people on the ground heading towards the Main Familiar Continent.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the dark outline of Shadow Swamp appeared in the distance.
Anna fell on the outskirts of Shadow Town. In front of her was only the wreckage and a charred Shadow Town.
The tallest existing building is the half-collapsed spire of the church, which is also their goal here.