Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 He didn't point this out, but continued to dig in earnest.

　　Working in the winter night is a very hard work, especially after wearing heavy clothes and sweating, there will be a feeling of wet and sticky clothes sticking to the back. The two dug for nearly an hour, and then sat with a newspaper on the side of the tree to rest. On the tree was Jenkins's cat.

Professor 　　 took out his pocket watch and took a look:

　　 "It's one o'clock in the morning. If there is no progress before three o'clock, let's go back."

　　 "It's better to go back to the city on horseback at four o'clock."

　　 Jenkins suggested that he doesn't want to come here alone in 24 years.

　　 Professor Burns glanced at Jenkins, sighed and nodded.

　　 It was half past two very quickly, and there was nothing to gain except for a silver one-shilling coin found in the soil when Jenkins was digging. In order to get more luck, Jenkins even put the golden ring on his hand, and the golden appearance quickly attracted the attention of the professor.

　　 Like an old father, he expressed his opinion on the "Ouroboros", but he didn't know any news about the "Beast of Calamity".

　　 The night wind roared through the dry woods, forming a whispering sound; in the distance, there seemed to be a wild wolf howling at the moon, with a long and loud voice; a bat flew in the night sky, but only chocolate looked up boredly.

　　 accidentally raised his head and looked into the distance, and unexpectedly saw the light spot representing the gifter is moving towards here fast, this is not someone Jenkins knows.

　　 "Someone is here!"

He quickly reminded him that he threw the shovel aside and took out the dagger inserted in his boots. When the professor raised his head, the back had a pair of bone wings, as if a boy sliding in low altitude had appeared in the two before.

　　 He is wearing a patched shirt, there are obvious holes in the shoe on his left foot, and his yellow hair is messy like a bird's nest. His face was covered with freckles, his face was as thin as a figure, and there was a fresh scar on his right cheek.

　　 None of the three spoke, and the boy did not expect to meet two living people in the dense forest at such a late night.

　　 His shirt was not buttoned properly, and the night wind rustled his shirt. Jenkins actually saw half a rune-like tattoo exposed near his heart——

　　 Killing Mark!

　　 His pupils shrank from shock, and the boy suddenly rushed down at this moment.

　　 The black light enveloped his fist, and the murmur appeared in the ears of the two men on the ground following the dive. The boy's goal is not a young and powerful writer, but a seemingly old and weak professor. Before Jenkins' dagger was thrown, the two fists collided head-on, and the red streamer fought with the black sharp light. The scattered light spots finally gave the forest area some light.

　　 The first match ended after a few seconds. Even with the potential energy bonus of the dive, the boy was still flew out by Professor Burns with a punch. The professor rubbed his fist with a stern face, and Jenkins caught a glimpse of him stamping on the ground with a very obvious shoe print.

　　 "You can choose to surrender. As long as you sincerely confess and apologize to the people you killed, the church can help you get rid of the things on your heart."

　　 Jenkins raised his pistol and pointed it at the boy who had fallen into the distance.

　　 "Ha~"

　　'S eyes seemed to glow red in the dark, and his roar was like an enraged beast. He flapped the pair of slightly damaged wings again and rose into the sky, facing the two moons on the back and facing the two people on the front, the wings slowly dancing in the air. Although this scene was a bit shocking, as mentioned in the church report, he was discovered before he could kill more innocent people. In fact, he was very weak.

Chapter 594: Night Fight

　　 Seeing that Jenkins wanted to shoot, Professor Burns raised his hand and pressed the muzzle of the black hole. The professor shook his head at him and motioned him to stand back. He took off his jacket and threw it to Jenkins, unbuttoned the top button of the shirt, moved his shoulders and made a popping sound.

"Ah!"

　　 This is a deeper and more powerful roar, and the professor jumped up suddenly to the same height as the boy. The speed is faster and the reaction is faster, one hand grabs the arm and the other hand clasps the shoulder, and then abruptly drags the boy down from the sky.

　　 After landing, he lifted his arm upwards with an old palm like an eagle's claw, while the other hand pressed hard in the opposite direction. Jenkins heard the sound of a broken bone.

　　 The boy's body surface suddenly gushed out black flames, and the persecuting professor had to retreat temporarily. The khaki light spread from his feet to the professor's body. He took a step forward and walked around his opponent's back. His arms stretched out from behind the opponent's back and passed through the boy's neck. Before the boy came up with a coping method, he flexed his elbows to compress his neck aorta, with the other hand for auxiliary fixation, with the upper body tightening, and squeezed both hands in an attempt to force the boy's head to lack oxygen.

　　 This is obviously a joint skill in fighting, but it is a pity that the boy's body structure has been changed because of the [Killing Mark]. He was not unconscious after a few seconds of exerting force, but instead had room for coping because of this period of time.

　　 With a tear, the poor clothes on the upper body fell into pieces of cloth and fluttered in the wind. Black light overflowed from the terrible rune on his chest, and the black smoke enveloped the two. After the professor had to step back, out of the smoke was a terrible monster with two pairs of compound eyes, twice the height and size of the monster.

　　嘭~

　　 Jenkins’ bullets successfully hit it, but apart from the sound of the deflated warhead falling to the ground, the gun produced no other effects.

　　 "It's useless, I am..."

　　嘭~

　　 Jenkins, who changed a magazine, pulled the trigger again, and the bullet filled with golden magical brilliance caused penetrating damage to the monster's chest.

　　 And when the third bullet was fired again, the monster finally reacted. Three black crows flew out of the black smoke surrounding the body to block the trajectory of the bullet, and a sphere of energy that absorbs light like a black hole was gathered with the right hand.

Professor 　　 chanted the prayer mantra aloud, and leaned forward again under the protection of the magical power.

　　 Jenkins raised his pistol in the front and fired continuously. The crows pounced on him like a mad bee. The black creatures wrapped it in the center, and the professor couldn't even see Jenkins in it.

　　 "Jenkins, do you need my help?"

　　 He asked aloud with some worry, while his fists kept hitting the monster who was obviously afraid of him.

"no problem!"

　　 Jenkins also responded loudly, and then only heard a loud noise, the explosion sound appeared from the inside of the crowd. The black night sky successfully prevented the professor from discovering the remaining demon flames, and even the faint smell of sulfur in the air was mistaken for the smell of monsters.

　　 "Blessed by the sage, the light of knowledge shines on all things!"

　　 Along with the professor's prayer, the dazzling golden light burst out like a shock wave, and the dead wood forest was finally completely illuminated at this moment.

　　 The rays of light dissipated, and the professor squatted on the ground panting, the monster turned back into a boy and lay on his back on the ground, his entire right arm disappeared.

　　 "Be careful, it's not over yet."

　　Professor Burns stopped Jenkins from trying to look closer, and then pointed at his boy’s chest:

　　 "The killing mark has not disappeared."

"I see."

　　 Jenkins nodded, replaced the magazine and pulled the trigger again.

　　 After another gunshot, the bullet did not fly out. Instead, the boy's body flew backwards towards him along the originally expected trajectory of the bullet. Without even having time to think about what happened, the two almost became face-to-face.

　　 with a cold right fist hit the boy's stomach accurately, his body suddenly broke through a blood hole, and Jenkins' fist was firmly fixed. But it didn't work, the red flames quickly gushed out from the breach in the intestines.

　　 The boy let out a scream of pain, his eyes converging with fierce red lights. After the magic eye in the eye socket was activated, he suddenly saw a black shadow falling from the sky on his face. Chocolate's sharp claws snapped the eyeball out, and the professor yelled and kicked it from the top of the side.

　　 Although this treasure hunt failed, at least Jenkins and Professor Burns captured the active Mark of Kill holders near Nolan. Since it was two people who defeated the boy, the mark did not shift because of his failure.

　　 Of course, Professor Burns and Jenkins were both reprimanded. According to the schedule reported by Jenkins, they should spend the night in the school's faculty dormitory instead of running so far outside the city with a spade.

　　 Therefore, Jenkins, who was sluggish early on Monday morning, was not because he lamented that the "full" weekend had passed, but because he lacked sleep last night and was severely criticized by his father and Miss Bevana.

　　 Next week, it might be difficult for him to use reasonable excuses to go out at night. Thinking of this, Jenkins, lying on the counter, made a stretch like chocolate.

　　 Just like Miss Mihaier’s unexpected visit yesterday, Hathaway also came to visit the old antique shop on Monday morning. What she wants to explain is also related to winter travel. Hathaway understands very well that if she doesn't order in advance, Jenkins might embark on the journey with a suitcase that can fit him and chocolates.

　　 "No, no, you don't need so much luggage at all, the villa will provide everything, you only need to bring a few changed clothes and your cat."

　　 That's what she said at the time.

The best news of the day was that after returning to the church in the evening, I heard from Captain Bincy about the city of Eldron in the Kingdom of Chessland. The Orthodox Church is preparing to work with the Police Department to bring those who believe in evil spirits [lie The cultists of the prince were swept away.

　　 The city will receive news, that is because traces of the group of swindlers were also found in the Cthulhu Divine Son incident, so the Diocese of Nolan attaches great importance to this matter.

　　Although he has not received the final notice of closing the net, Captain Bincy believes that this matter should not be postponed until the end of the year. The Diocese of Nolan urgently needs information from the evil **** son.

　　 The smile on Jenkins's face at the time made Captain Bincy deeply realize how much mental pressure was brought to Jenkins by the fact that "my neighbor is the son of god". Before he left, he patted Jenkins on the shoulder—the side where the cat was not on, as a comfort, but Jenkins did not understand the intention.

Chapter 595 Chapter 584

　　 After dinner, Jenkins met the girl Fini Faithful in the corridor again. She is not alone. Mrs. Stres and a strange girl whom Jenkins met during the last visit were also with her.

　　 That girl should only be in her twenties, and her face is closer to Mr. Stres. So Jenkins guessed that this was the eldest daughter who worked as a female worker in a textile factory that he had not seen during his last visit.

　　Mrs. Stresz looked very cautious. She seemed uncomfortable with this solemn environment, but she greeted Jenkins enthusiastically.

　　 After the two sides bid farewell, Jenkins's face became serious, because he saw an evil spirit behind the Miss Streths.

　　 "What's the matter? Yes, I remember that in the arithmetic class a few weeks ago, a girl who came to listen to the lecture found an evil spirit behind her, and she seemed to be a female worker in a textile factory."

　　While thinking, he walked to Miss Bevanna’s office. Today is Monday, so I will have a fighting class.

　　 "It's not a coincidence, right?"

　　 knocked on the door with his fingers, turned his handle and walked in after getting permission. I originally thought that Miss Bevanna would sit at the table and deal with documents, but after opening the door, she discovered that she was sitting on the sofa in a long-sleeved coat and was reading a book.

　　 That is a collection of poems. Because of his limited appreciation ability, he has never liked books on this subject.

　　 "Good evening, Miss Bevanna."

　　 "Good evening, Jenkins."

　　 She closed the book gently: "Then let's start, last week..."

　　 "Sorry, please wait a moment."

　　 Jenkins interrupted her, and smiled apologetically: "I'm really sorry, but there is one thing I must mention. Just now in the corridor, I met..."

　　 He briefly talked about his discovery of evil spirits and some far-fetched guesses, and Miss Bevanna said that the church will follow up on this matter.

　　 Jenkins guessed that the evil spirit appeared because of problems in the textile factory. For example, the factory owner or other managers forced the female workers to do some disgusting activities and caused deaths. This kind of thing is very common, and the original owner has a lot of news he has heard on the street in his memory.

　　 But the problem is far more serious than he thought.

　　 When I arrived at the antique shop on Tuesday morning and was still chatting with the old man about the news in the newspaper, a carriage hurriedly drove from the distance of Fifth Queen's Avenue and stopped at the door of the antique shop. The person in the car was Mr. Schleich, and he anxiously informed Jenkins to get on the car as soon as possible, and Miss Bevanna was looking for him in a hurry.

　　 greeted the old man, and ran out the door holding the chocolate. On the way, Mr. Schleich also didn't know exactly what happened, but at least he didn't want Jenkins to treat some injuries that could not be cured by normal means.

　　 When he opened the door and entered a meeting room that he had never entered, in addition to Captain Bincy, there were also two captains whom Jenkins knew.

　　 All three of them are serious, sitting or standing, while Miss Bevanna is standing at the table in the center of the room. On the table is a huge Nolan City sand table, Jenkins saw this kind of thing for the first time in this era.

　　 "Now I need to confirm whether the girl named Stresi you saw last night is this one."

　　 said, he handed Jenkins a black-and-white photo. The photo still has a strong smell, which was just printed.

　　 The photo shows a decomposed body. The face is very illegible. It took Jenkins a long time to confirm who it was.

　　 "Yes, this is indeed the person I saw in the church last night. This..."

　　 He realized that the decay of the corpse was extraordinary, which meant that without the intervention of extraordinary powers, the time of death of this woman was at least not recent.

　　 "The girl named Stres you saw last night is not alive. This is a rare phenomenon A-12-02-3320, the corpse resurrected."

　　 "Crooky thing?"

　　 Jenkins was surprised, but he didn't see any black aura at all last night.

　　 "This type of event is very troublesome, especially with the passage of time, its degree of danger will increase sharply. If no one stops it in time, then it can silently destroy a human settlement."

　　 said, she stretched out her finger to point to the photo Jenkins was holding:

"This is our negligence. A few weeks ago, the female textile factory worker carrying the wraith spirit, the processing staff at the time thought it was just an ordinary evil spirit. We raided the textile factory where the girl named Stres worked this morning. Many corpses were dug up in the garbage disposal area, and the investigation showed that the human beings represented by those corpses were all alive and functioning normally in the city."

　　 "So which one is fake? A living person or a corpse?"

　　 "This is difficult to define."

　　Ms. Bevanna frowned slightly:

"Oh, I think you still don’t know the characteristics of A-12-02-3320. This is an event that is more common in small human settlements such as villages. At least in this era, there is no record of it appearing in cities. When this When the phenomenon occurs, there will be no more than 32 humans between 20 and 30 years old in the settlement, and there will be natural deaths. But after death,'they' will spontaneously hide their bodies and lead a normal life. As for what they are, you can think of them as an unstable creature with a mixture of soul, matter, and deceit.

　　 With these people as the center, the phenomenon of resurrection corpses will continue to emerge, until the entire population of the colony is replaced with this kind of creatures hovering between life or death. The difference between the resurrected corpse and normal humans cannot be detected by the naked eye, but they are more likely to attract other evil spirits. Therefore, if there are frequent evil spirit events in a human settlement, it is necessary to check whether there is A-12-02- 3320. "

　　 "If you don't deal with it, what will happen next?"

　　 Jenkins guessed that the black magical aura should be visible on the corpse. After all, it is unclear whether the girl he saw last night exists or not.

　　 "Have you heard the legend of the death town in Rosebell County of the Kingdom of Chessland?"

　　 Miss Bevanna asked.

　　 "Yes, Dad mentioned it."

　　 For ordinary people, it is just a legend, but for the gifter, it is a forbidden place that does exist. According to the old man, any life near that small town will pass away silently, and the soul will stay in the small town spontaneously. When the souls in the town gather to a certain extent, they will rush outwards like a tide of undead to the nearest human settlement. Therefore, the surrounding area of ​​Rosebell County was completely sealed off by the church.

　　The gifters of the church can't solve it fundamentally. This is similar to a natural phenomenon entrenched somewhere in the world. What they can do is to eliminate them as much as possible when the tide of undead surges out.

Chapter 596 Chapter 585 Body and Guard

　　 "If A-12-02-3320 cannot be resolved in time, then there will be an extra legend about the city of the dead from now on on the mainland."

　　 In short, after confirming that this matter really belonged to A-12-02-3320, Miss Bevanna immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.