In the darkness, the icon of the storm goddess Gemona still stood quietly in the center of the underground church, covered with gauze, overlooking the world.
Of course, according to strict doctrinal distinction, the "goddess" in the underground church is the other side of Gemona, and should be called the "Girl of the Sea of Tranquility".
Duncan stared intently at the cold stone sculpture, and he was certain that he had definitely heard a voice just now, a whisper like a whisper in a dream, coming from the stone statue.
However, Shirley and Agou, who were so close, had no reaction until now - apparently only he heard the sound.
"Mr. Duncan?" Shirley also noticed Duncan's strange behavior at this time. She opened her eyes nervously and leaned against Agou involuntarily, "Did you notice anything?"
"Did you hear anything just now?" Duncan extinguished the flames at his fingertips and asked in a low voice as he cautiously approached and observed the statue of the girl from the Sea of Tranquility.
"Sound?" Shirley and Agou looked at each other and shook their heads, "No."
The statue of the goddess showed no reaction to Duncan's approach again, and no more sounds were heard.
Duncan felt that he might have been a little reckless this time.
He only felt that the connection between the Storm Goddess and this church had been severed. When he summoned Agou and burned the church door, it did not cause any strange phenomena. So he let go of his hands and feet little by little while exploring, but he did not expect that he
After a ball of flame burned down, it actually attracted the eyes of the "god" - if the question just now really came from Gemona.
He reflected a little in his mind and decided to be more cautious next time he acted recklessly.
While reflecting a little in his heart, he suddenly had a question:
Looking at the condition of this church, before I and Shirley came in, it was obviously completely abandoned and forgotten. The connection between the storm goddess Gemona and this place has obviously been blocked. It stands to reason that my flame is also in this church.
The "invasion force", after the flames burn, can only make the church's erosion and shielding more serious than before, just like lighting another fire on the already severely burned ruins, but how...
After he was out of anger, the connection between the Storm Goddess and this place was temporarily strengthened!?
Aren't you an intruder? Shouldn't your flames be very destructive to the power of gods with the attribute of order? Why did you burn the spirit of the goddess?
The more Duncan thought about it, the more confused he became, but he didn't think about it for too long.
After all, he is still not sure whether the vague whisper just now was Gemona's voice. He is just making random speculations based on this guess. The top priority at hand... is to think about how to deal with this strange place next.
church.
After the whisper disappeared, there was no follow-up. Duncan didn't know what a goddess was usually busy with, but she didn't seem to continue to look at this place now, while other parts of the underground temple still maintained their original appearance.
, the flames he released did not lift any "curtain" like the time in the abandoned factory.
He no longer sensed the situation on the other side of the "curtain". The flame he had left in the split body of the umbrella-wielding monster was still without a trace. He could only be sure that the flame was still burning, and had even begun to spread, but he touched
Not in the "dimension" where the flame is.
This church is indeed an important node on the curtain, but with the power of him and Shirley, it seems that it is not easy to leverage this place.
And with the current condition of his body, coupled with the current distance between the Homeless Ship and the city-state of Pland, it is difficult for him to mobilize a larger-scale flame, and it is difficult to create a larger one here.
movement.
After weighing it quickly in his mind, Duncan vaguely had an idea in his mind.
It's time to be "Mr. Citizen Duncan" again.
This church has been hidden to this day, and some inexplicable force has been blocking outsiders from prying into this place. So what if... he forcefully lifts the lid?
He was very curious about how the Deep Sea Church in the city-state of Puland would react to this, and even more curious about what the Storm Goddess would do - since he couldn't open the curtain here, he should make this place a big news.
.
Of course, it may not be possible to find a few patrolling night watchmen to report this time. On the contrary, it may kill the first batch of investigators who came in. How can we use a reliable and effective method to make this place a big news...
You have to think carefully about it.
While thinking about it, a smile appeared on Duncan's face unconsciously. This was the smile of a Lezi man when he was planning a big fun. However, this smile shocked Shirley and Agou next to him, especially the latter.
, he clamped his tail on the spot: "Deng...Deng...Mr. Duncan, do you have any plans?"
When Duncan heard this, he waved his hand: "Nothing, I just plan to contribute to maintaining order in the city-state."
Agou grumbled in his throat, thinking that no one would believe him even if he told those madmen and demons in the deep sea. The expression on the boss's face just now was clearly that of a subspace invader. Finally he figured out what subspace means.
Space invasion, and the smile of preparing for a subspace invasion...
"Okay, there's nothing to see here anymore," Duncan didn't care about Shirley and Agou's reactions. He just glanced back at the icon of Gemona, leaving a meaningful gaze before turning towards the exit.
He walked through the door and said, "It's not a good place to stay for a long time."
The group of people walked quickly towards the exit, but before leaving, Shirley couldn't help but stop: "Mr. Duncan, what should we do with this... this dead nun?"
Duncan also stopped and stared quietly at the lady who had died in the battle.
She was still very young, so young that it was regrettable that she was not a church guardian dedicated to fighting, but she died in the darkness of the underground temple with a sharp sword in her hand.
Duncan suddenly realized a problem.
Nun... Why is there a nun guarding the church? Under normal circumstances, shouldn't there be a team of specially trained guards stationed here?
He recalled what he had seen in the main hall before.
That group of guards seemed to have died in the main hall of the church... and according to what he saw in that "superimposed reality" scene, those guards did not die in battle, but more like sitting on benches.
While praying, they all suddenly died suddenly.
The guardian who was supposed to be stationed in the underground church suddenly died suddenly in the main hall of the church. There was no trace of fighting during his life. The nun who was supposed to stay in the main hall died alone in the church. The intruder was suspected of being in subspace, and the battle
There was no breath left after that. The church was sealed and forgotten after that, and a certain "reverberation" of the nuns returned to the main hall, continuing to pray day after day...
Duncan's attention returned to reality. He stared at the nun quietly for a few seconds and said softly: "I'm sorry, I can't bury you. You stay here first. Maybe someone can come and find out the truth."
This matter really requires the help of "professionals".
Duncan stood up and walked towards the exit leading to the main hall. Shirley couldn't help but said from behind: "Ah, let's just leave her here?"
"This is called preserving the scene," Duncan said without looking back, "Let's go, the investigation here is not over yet, but we don't need to do it ourselves."
Shirley said something like understanding, and followed Duncan with her dog. They left the underground sanctuary and walked towards the stairs leading to the main hall.
A slight knocking sound came from behind them.
Duncan suddenly stopped and looked back in the direction of the sound.
A dark wooden door stood at the entrance of the main hall. The wooden door was slightly ajar and reinforced with steel and rivets. Sacred rune patterns were vaguely visible on the door leaf.
Shirley looked back, her eyes slowly widening in horror.
Then she turned around and saw Duncan's stern face, as deep as water.
"Door...door..." Shirley raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the door. She opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say.
"I saw it." Duncan interrupted Shirley, and then walked back to the door of the church. He glanced at the dark door and reached out to push it gently.
The door is not locked, but you will feel resistance if you continue to push it.
Someone blocked the door.
He took back his hand, thought quietly for a few seconds, and resisted the urge to light another fire and open the door.
He already knew what would happen inside after opening the door, and the strange phenomena here made him give up the idea of trying again and again with rough methods.
"The distorted time and space...is really distorted to a certain extent."
At the same time, in the Deep Sea Cathedral located in the upper city, the calm-faced Vanna finished her daily routine of prayers and arranged the day's work for her subordinates. After she put aside her entourage, she came to this magnificent, sacred building alone.
the depths of.
This is the archives of the cathedral. Under the watchful eye of the goddess, this archive records all those extraordinary records that are not suitable for public disclosure.
In a sense, the history of the city-state of Puland is stored here, and the church's "memory" of this land is stored here.