Apostle of Cthulhu

"Oh? Is everyone back?" As the last person to return to the basement, Norris naturally said this. But the atmosphere now is obviously not right. Qiao frowned, Jia held her forehead and sighed, and Si Wei squatted in front of the coffin and stroked its texture without saying a word.

Norris was about to ask what happened, and suddenly found that the lid of the coffin was lifted up and placed aside, revealing the exquisite layout inside the coffin.

Inside the coffin is a dark red cloth cushion filled with soft cotton, which can make any creature lying in it feel very soft and comfortable. Unfortunately, there is a disgusting odor inside.

"What happened?" Norris asked, "Did anyone open the coffin?"

Joe replied, "After we came back, we found that the coffin had been opened. The lock was gone, and we don't know who did it."

Jia also said, "It shouldn't be a thief who can pick the lock. After all, this empty basement doesn't seem to be a place that thieves would visit. Besides, what's so good about a coffin to steal?"

"The person who opened this coffin should have a lot to do with this coffin." Si Wei stood up, his face solemn, "Before leaving, I also wanted to try to pry the lock open, but the inside of the lock core was completely filled with something. So that guy either opened the lock by other means, or completely destroyed it."

"But once it is related to the 'unknown', most of the time it should be through unknown means, right, professor?" Norris said Si Wei's guess.

From the beginning to the present, their every move seems to be under the surveillance of the mastermind behind the scenes. Since the other party can monitor them, how could there be a possibility that the thief stole the items in the coffin? The only explanation is... someone who has something to do with the coffin came to open it and took away the things inside.

Or there is another possibility... that is, the things inside the coffin... escaped by themselves.

The conclusion drawn by the four people stopped here for the time being. Joe changed the subject and said, "My investigation here has produced some results, but I have something I want to confirm with you."

Siwei, Jiaya and Norris set their eyes on Joe.

"Mr. Norris Anderson, is the name of this coffin called the Coffin of Haleia?"

Norris frowned, "Have you investigated even this kind of thing? Well... even if you are right, so what?"

When Si Wei was puzzled by the name of the coffin, Jia explained very consciously: "The city of Haleia, also known as the Fallen City. It is an ancient city located deep in the North Sea. The time of its demise is no longer traceable, but investigators from all walks of life have found that its demise is likely related to the 'unknown'. The Coffin of Haleia is also a very famous thing. It is said that it stores the 'Gate of Truth' that Haleia City had during its heyday."

"Why do I feel more and more mysterious as I listen," Si Wei said, "Such a powerful thing is not strictly guarded, why did it fall into our hands?"

Norris crossed his arms and showed no regrets, "Because I fished this thing out of the sea, the Empire has no hands Duan snatched something from me. In the end, I auctioned it off. As for why it came back to me, I don't know. "

After listening to Norris's words, Joe nodded and continued: "This coffin is also a trophy that made you famous in the tomb-robbing world, right?"

"Yes."

"I checked some information in the Royal Library, and there are many clues that this so-called 'Door of Truth'...is not really a door."

Si Wei pointed to the coffin, "You are not talking nonsense, who would put such a big door in the coffin?"

This sentence seems stupid, but the other three people present know that what he meant is, "We know this kind of thing, you just say the ending directly."

Joe replied: "The so-called 'Door of Truth' is actually a token. It needs to find a key that belongs to it, activate it as a token, and then achieve the purpose of indicating the route. "

Route?

Norris was stunned when he heard this word.

Herslett clearly told himself that a ship would dock in Accra Zhong at a specific time.

And the token in the coffin needs to indicate the route for something, does that mean... the token attracted that ship?

"But the problem now is that there is one thing we don't know yet..."

Before Qiao finished speaking, Jia Ya continued the second half of the sentence, "We don't know what the key is yet."

At this time, Si Wei raised his head and replied, "I should know what the key is, but I need some time before verifying my guess."

Norris, Qiao and Jia Ya all looked at Si Wei with doubtful eyes, "Are you sure?"

Si Wei nodded, "It won't be long, one night tonight is enough. But I have to be alone, and none of you should follow me. Tomorrow morning, I will tell you my answer."

"It doesn't matter," Norris was not going to stop Si Wei from acting alone. After all, he had proposed his opinion of acting alone from the beginning. It would be too offensive for the key to stop Si Wei now, "Anyway, we should still have some time, let's gather here tomorrow morning and give each other clues for our own investigations."

Joe had no objection.

Jia was Si Wei's assistant, so she naturally wouldn't raise any objection to his reasonable opinion.

"Thank you for your understanding." Si Wei took a look at the opened coffin, and the pungent stench inside was almost the same as the smell he smelled under the Pansy's farmhouse.

In other words, there is a great possibility that the guy who opened the coffin and took away the things inside was the monster imprisoned in the underground cell of the Pansy's farmhouse.

But before Norris returned to the basement, he also asked the people around him, and they all said that they didn't see anyone walking out or into the basement.

What's more, it was a monster that had just escaped from the dungeon. Even if its clothes were no different from those of ordinary people, its words and deeds would definitely attract other people's attention. There was no reason for anyone not to notice it.

Unless... it couldn't see, or only missionaries could see it.

In any case, Si Wei was going to conduct an investigation on the monster tonight. He didn't have any clues himself, but about an hour ago, someone came to him and provided him with clues for the investigation.