Shirley left quickly with Agou, while Duncan's eyes retracted from the far intersection and fell on the ruins of the factory again.
After the spiritual fire faded, the invisible curtain closed again, and the factory returned to its previous "normal" appearance - the traces of the fire were completely erased, and the ubiquitous ashes were hidden in nothingness.
.
Duncan's eyes slowly moved up, above the factory, to the sky.
He imagined that there was a gauze-like curtain quietly covering the surroundings, blocking the truth under reality. Although there were not many residents in the Sixth Street, there were always a few thousand people, and in these few
Under the eyes of thousands of people, the invisible curtain has shrouded the truth for eleven years.
The residents here have completely forgotten the fire from their memories - they only think that the "chemical pollution" leaked from the factory caused the neighborhood to be so dilapidated.
Thinking of this, Duncan suddenly frowned.
The truth behind the factory was that there was a fire. Agou also confirmed that there was no chemical pollution residue around the factory. Since there is no so-called "pollution"... then why has no newborn baby been born in the entire Sixth Block for eleven consecutive years?
Because of what?!
If it wasn't the annihilation of newborns caused by chemical pollution...could it be that some kind of power in the supernatural realm was preventing the emergence of a new population in Block 6?
Duncan looked thoughtfully at the sky.
It seemed... that invisible curtain was larger than he imagined.
…
"We ran away...really?"
In a back alley some distance away from the Sixth Street, Shirley poked her head out of the shadows. She carefully observed whether there was a police patrol on the nearby road, and at the same time lowered her voice and spoke to the corner next to her.
There was a dark shadow in the corner, as if the formless darkness had a sticky texture. Agou hid in this shadow and made a low and vague voice: "It's not that we ran out, it's
Some big shot let us go."
"It all means the same thing," Shirley waved her hand and sat down on the ground without caring about the image. "Damn it, it scared me to death... I didn't dare to breathe, and I didn't dare to swear during the whole process. I had to pretend
Well-behaved...Agou, you don't know..."
"I know, I can see more things than you, have you forgotten?", the voice in the shadow said faintly, "How does it feel? Is it better to walk with a smiling subspace shadow than with a bunch of vicious gods?
Are you still tired of dealing with the Sheriff and the Guards?"
"...Stop talking, I'm cold," Shirley rolled her eyes, "It's all because you told me that you were so scary last time. If I didn't know anything, I would definitely not be afraid today... You said this
Why does such a big shot have to pretend to be an 'ordinary person'? He even squeezes into the bus like ordinary people and even gets on the bus to buy a ticket! Who would have thought that we would bump into him in this way!"
Agou was silent for two seconds: "...Maybe it's just out of interest, or maybe I'm just staring at you. This is what I'm most afraid of... We have already dealt with this kind of existence, and I'm afraid our fate has already been entangled...
…”
Shirley trembled slightly and asked cautiously: "You mean...we will really meet him again in the future? Please spare me..."
"Have you forgotten what he said before parting?" Agou sighed, "He will find us."
Shirley didn't speak for a while, just lowered her head and remained silent. After a moment, Agou suddenly said: "What? Are you scared? Regret it? Then it may be a little late now... I reminded you before, step into
In the extraordinary realm, you need to be prepared to deal with all kinds of superior forces. Most of those things are beyond human imagination - if you had listened to my advice a few months ago and not started investigating old things, you can still do it now.
Live your own peaceful life..."
"I'm sorry!" Shirley lowered her head and interrupted Agou's voice fiercely, "I have never regretted it from the beginning, and I will never regret it in the future! Don't say such depressing words to me again!
"
"Okay, okay, I won't talk anymore - have you rested enough? It's almost time for us to leave. Didn't your 'new friend' make an appointment with you?"
"I...I'll wait for two more minutes," Shirley scratched her hair, her voice a little muffled, "My legs are a little weak, just wait..."
Agou didn't speak anymore, but just let out a hoarse purr. Then the wriggling shadow it was hiding in shrank little by little, and gradually merged into Shirley's shadow.
…
At lunch time, Fanna stuffed the bread with jam into her mouth, swallowing it while looking at the briefing materials at hand. She felt a little choked, so she took the glass next to her and poured it in.
Several big mouthfuls.
Uncle Dante's voice came from across the dining table, with helplessness: "Fanna, eat more elegantly - and don't drink wine as water."
"Heretics don't wait. If you shorten the meal time as much as possible, you can send those heretics to meet their Lord as soon as possible." Vanna looked up at her uncle and said while trying to swallow the food in her mouth. "And this fork is not for a banquet outside.
…”
"You should also pay attention to etiquette at family dinners - you will not be able to get married sooner or later." Dante looked at his niece who had reached marriageable age but had not even brought back a boyfriend with a headache. "Oh, it's better to say
You can no longer get married..."
Vanna's eating movement finally slowed down, and the young judge seemed slightly embarrassed: "I...the duties of a judge are relatively..."
"The Church of the Deep Sea does not prohibit priests from getting married. Inquisitors also have normal families. I have also read the "Original Code of Storms"," Dante shook his head, "Seriously, there is really no suitable one?" Baidu Search 74 Literature
Net to read the latest chapter of Embers of the Deep.
Fanna lowered her head and poked the bread on the plate with her dining knife: "The main reason is that there is nothing that can be beaten..."
"...Let's ask later if we can take back the oath," Dante sighed, looking worried, "You shouldn't have sworn casually when you were receiving the ceremony, especially the first one. You have to be a strong person to be able to walk with you.
, Bishop Valentine should have stopped you then..."
Fanna lowered her head a little lower, but her tall figure was full of embarrassment at the moment. She was still like she was when she was a child when she was being taught by her uncle. Even her voice was a little dull: "No oath can be taken back casually. It was made in front of the goddess.
The sacred agreement, and...I don’t think I made a casual oath, almost all female guardians will have that one when they swear an oath. It is a symbol of bravery given to us by the storm, and it is also to prove to the goddess..."
Dante silently looked at his niece, who was a full head and a half taller than him: "Have you ever thought that one day you would train yourself to be invincible?"
Fanna: "...Isn't this for the second and third clauses of the oath..."
Dante: "...Sigh."
This is a topic that the uncle and nephew have brought up every now and then in the past year or two, and every time the topic ends in embarrassment, this time is no exception.
However, Fanna quickly adjusted her mood. She solved the battle on the dinner plate at an astonishing speed. Then she put away the information at hand and stood up to leave: "I've finished eating, uncle... huh?"
"
Vanna stopped suddenly. She looked at Dante Wayne's face in surprise and raised her finger to point to the other's ruby prosthetic eye: "Uncle, the wound near your eye is bleeding...are you okay?"
"Ah?" Dante was stunned for a moment, and quickly reached out and touched it. After seeing the blood on his hand, he quickly got up and took out a mirror to check the condition of his prosthetic eye - he suddenly saw his ruby eye.
The edge of the made eyeball oozed blood little by little, and the blood flowed down the folds and scars around the wound. The amount was not large, but it was scary.
"Don't move yet," Vanna quickly walked over, put her hand near Dante's eyes, and at the same time recited the words in "The Original Book of Storms" in a low voice, "May the sea breeze moisten the limbs and make the flesh and blood recover as before.
."
Under the influence of the sacred prayer, Dante felt a slight itching near his wound, and the small bleeding stopped quickly. He was a little helpless: "No need to make such a fuss, it's not the first time in these years - after all
They are cold ores and metals, and it is normal for them to occasionally have a little conflict with flesh and blood."
However, the expression on Vanna's face did not relax at all. She still stared closely at Dante's ruby eyes, and after a long time she asked: "Do you feel anything else? Is there a burning sting? Or a penetrating pain?"
See some apparition through this ruby eyeball?"
Dante blinked and looked at Vanna. The ruby eyes that had been blessed clearly reflected the things he saw——
The flames burned raging behind Vanna, the restaurant was covered with ashes and scorch marks, and the shapeless coke and molten deposits hung down from the roof, like a bad omen hanging upside down.
The ruby eyes were slightly hot, and then gradually returned to cold.
Dante smiled: "Of course not, everything is normal."