One hundred and fifty-five. But this was 20 years ago, when he was often busy here
The resounding bells echoed over the gathering place.
As the Tentacle Cultists stepped onto the wall, in the depths of the deep ocean outside the leaden gray bay, a tide of fog was brewing.
Dang Dang Dang
Another watch tower bell suddenly rang.
They cast their gazes, and the rapid sound of bells filled the air.
Each watchtower bell corresponds to a disaster. The meaning of two watchtower bells ringing at the same time is
"Lightstealer, Mist Tide."
Deep in the dark clouds where scattered snow fell, the outline of a thin and terrifying claw was rising from the horizon.
At the same time, more echoing bells came from far away from the gathering place.
Ophelia turned to the Tentacle Cultist: "The weird... lair... is also... a warning?"
"We are hunters and we are prey."
Weird people are never in the same camp.
The reason why they have a special liking for humans is just because they are weak and delicious.
The surging tide of fog filled the sea, and ghost claws rose up to cover half of the sky.
Leaving the wall, the residents of the gathering place raised huge bonfires in the open space to dispel the darkness and cope with the coming strange fog and eternal night.
Although the arrival of the two major disasters was still untimely, Lu Li and the others were lucky enough not to encounter them on the way.
As guests, the twisted figure arranged a room for them, indicating that they could go anywhere including his church.
Silent Lu Li chose the real library.
Knowledge is comforting at all times.
…
In the quiet real library hall, Ophelia took down a true adventure novel about exploring the ruins from the bookshelf, picked up the oil lamp placed next to it, and returned to the desk to sit down.
Psius climbed onto the chair, jumped onto the table and sat down, waiting for Ophelia to tell her story.
Amidst the slight clatter of pages being turned, Pusius turned his head and looked at the bookshelf, where he saw a tall figure holding an oil lamp and walking among the mist-filled library bookshelves.
The real library has been preserved intact. The books were not destroyed on the night of the disaster, nor did they become moldy due to the humidity of Belfast.
Walking among them seems to make the mind peaceful.
"What books do you need..."
A gentle female voice sounded next to him. Lu Li looked sideways and saw Anna standing at the edge of the light of the oil lamp, her delicate cheeks stained with a shimmering light.
His dark eyes stayed for a moment, then Lu Li looked away.
"have no idea."
The twisted figure, or the book elf, continued to whisper: "Exorcist from the past, you are confused..."
"I didn't find her."
"A prophet never makes a mistake..." The book elf gently pulled out the book on the shelf.
"What do you want to say?" Lu Li asked.
"Exorcist, hold on to your will"
bang bang
The sound of heavy objects collapsing and crashing broke the silence in the library, and also covered up the words of the book elf.
Lu Li looked in the direction where the sound came from, and then looked to his side. The figure of the book elf had disappeared without a trace.
Maybe He wasn't here in the first place, otherwise how could Lu Li talk to Him safely.
His eyes fell on the book that had been pulled out a few centimeters. Lu Li reached out to take it off, put it away temporarily, and turned around to approach the direction from which the noise came.
At the edge of the library, Ophelia stood in front of a collapsed bookshelf, with books scattered in piles.
"The puppy... found... it liked... books, and accidentally... knocked down... the bookshelf." It explained hoarsely.
Pusius was not around, it was buried under a pile of books.
"Move it."
Lu Li walked to the side of the bookshelf, put his left arm against the bookshelf, and lifted it up with Ophelia.
Wow
The remaining books fell off the bookshelf. He rearranged the bookshelf and dug Puseus out of the pile.
It seems to be in good condition, just feeling guilty and sad.
"I'm sorry Mr. Lu Li, Miss Ophelia, I was too anxious..."
"Did you get the book...?" Ophelia asked softly.
"Yes Miss Ophelia!"
Pusius stood up straight like a guard, ran into the stack of books and pulled out a book with a sketch of a pipe cover.
""Detective Locke", my favorite book, also signed by the author!"
Ophelia's face changed, as if she were smiling.
After apologizing again, Pusius took his favorite book back to the desk to read through it, while Lu Li and Ophelia stayed behind to put the books on the bookshelf again.
"I want to tell you something."
Ophelia put the books back on the shelf one by one.
"Your... power... is smaller, and the taste... is no different from... Carter... because of... her?"
"It has nothing to do with Anna."
"But you...change...is related, right?"
Lu Li fell silent due to Ophelia's question.
There was a row of books on the shelf, and Ophelia helped Lu Li place the row he had sorted out: "You... shouldn't... be... like this. Without... emotions, like... the... snow outside."
Caterina and Ophelia said similar things.
"You...should blend into...the world and have...people...you care about, such as"
"companion……"
Stuffing the book in, Ophelia's burnt palm quietly reached out to Lu Li's hand.
"Lover..." Anna raised her eyes and tilted her head gently, looking at Lu Li tenderly.
"And... this... rotten... world..."
Lu Li said nothing, lowered his head, picked up a new pile of books, and put them on the bookshelf.
The brief exchange ended briefly. As for whether it was really useful, I'm afraid it will only be revealed after they find Anna.
Fog and eternal night cover the land, and gathering places with burning bonfires protect the safety of the residents.
The first mist wave Lu Li experienced was like every night, spent peacefully.
The next day, news came from the ice-free port of Wiener that Andrea had arrived at the port and that the unconscious Catalina had been sent for treatment.
At the same time, there is also information on the traces of the followers of the Shadow Church.
It was just an accident that they were discovered. An insider who went to the pub for leisure after get off work accidentally learned from the outsiders who were shouting because they were drunk that a young man in their family had become a member of the Shadow Church and was going to the Holy Land Himfast. Transformation.
Originally, this middle-aged man from the Stevik family would have been hanged for his crime of treason against humanity through the laws of the Vena Freeze Port. However, because Lu Li was looking for the Shadow Church and was worried about alarming them, the middle-aged man was lucky enough to escape.
It's just being watched.
Later in the intelligence, it was written that Himfast is full of pollution, and the Shadow Church cannot avoid it. The so-called "holy land" should be somewhere around Himfast.
"It's time for you to leave..."
At this time, a twisted figure suddenly appeared in the library, He said.
"Leave?" Pusius was stunned.
"Leave the church..."
“Can be outside”
"Stealing Light...and Tide of Mist"
The twisted figure interrupted their words: "A group of pagans are looking for you for unknown reasons. They already know that you are hiding here..."
"Can't you deal with them?" Pusius asked anxiously.
"I want to protect my people..."
This means that even the Church of the Twisted Vine cannot fight against those pagans.
