I upgrade points in the Holy Inquisition

Chapter 111 110. Is this a replica of some kind of activity?

Lloyd followed the woman and walked along the extensive sewer network for more than ten minutes.

He found that the deeper he went, the higher the degree of "urbanization" here became. Many of the original pools and underground caves were transformed into various houses, and even several-story buildings could be seen. Even the road surface was tidied and water and electricity were connected.

More and more people could be seen, wearing normal clothes and busy with their work. It was completely different from the dirty, dilapidated and disorderly scene on the ground.

Except for the lack of light and ventilation, this place is already a small underground city.

No wonder this place can escape the control of the cult and become an isolated island in the city. Such a complex underground network, coupled with a mixed crowd, the cost of governance must be a terrifying number.

After walking for a few more minutes, the woman led Lloyd to the periphery of a super-giant reservoir.

There is an area as large as several gymnasiums here, which is as spacious as a lake. There are hundreds of pillars tens of meters high in the middle, which look like they can store the sewage of the entire city and bear the heavy responsibility of resisting rainstorms and floods.

But such a grand project has turned into a sea of ​​joy with lights and wine at this moment. Lloyd looked inside through a gate at the bottom and saw flashing neon lights, heard harsh music like noise, and a lot of things that were not sure whether they were human or ghosts, twisting their limbs wildly to the music.

He couldn't help but think that if he could climb to the top of the reservoir and look down, it should be a pool of blood dyed scarlet by the lights, with countless tentacle-like things twitching and twisting in it.

It completely corresponds to the scene he saw in his pocket watch at that time, so it should be here.

Lloyd also handed the five bills to the guide who led the way without hesitation.

The woman stuffed the money into her chest and asked:

"How is it? Is it hot? Very enthusiastic? Do you want me to introduce you to a few more young and beautiful girls? They are not women like me, but young ladies from outside like you."

"No need."

"Then... I wish you good luck, generous master."

The woman smiled, stepped back a few steps, and disappeared at the corner of the pipe.

Lloyd took the kitten out first and told it to hide outside the door and wait for him to come out.

"Meow~"

The kitten called twice, looked at Lloyd with a worried look, and scratched his uniform with its little claws twice, as if reminding him to be more careful.

Then it ran into the shadows in the dark and disappeared.

Lloyd then straightened the mask on his face, then took out a pair of white gloves for executing monsters and put them on, and walked towards the gate.

As soon as he approached, two fierce-looking strong men suddenly emerged from behind the door, holding homemade maces full of nails in their hands, blocking his way.

"Stop!"

One of them said, reaching out to search him, while the other unceremoniously reached out to the baby-faced mask on Lloyd's face.

Lloyd was not polite to them, and he started with two words of Zaun art, launching [Offensive Words]

The two strong men stood still, their eyes widened, and a wisp of blood quickly appeared in the whites of their eyes, looking even more ferocious.

Lloyd walked past them, holding the dagger at his waist in one hand and a few matches in the other, and walked into the magnificent reservoir.

A heavy smell of alcohol accompanied by a noisy melody that could not be called music at all came to his face, making his inspiration tremble slightly.

Under the colorful lights, all kinds of people twisted wantonly with the noise, which was not a dance at all, but just like going crazy.

Judging from their clothes, some are ordinary working class, some are fashionable, and there are also some well-dressed social elites. You can even see a few priests and pastors...

In the dark corners, you can see a few naked figures holding a French salon.

The ground is full of broken bottles and disgusting vomit, emitting a large sour stench.

But the people here don't mind. Everyone's face is filled with that kind of happiness, joy, and intoxication, as if they are sinking in an eternal paradise, and they only need to dance carefree to survive.

Lloyd walked in the reservoir for a while, pushed away a few women who wanted to get close to him, and searched around for clues to the book.

But in such a chaotic environment, nothing can be found with the naked eye.

Lloyd can only extend his inspiration more boldly and open his spiritual vision at the same time.

The sight in front of him was instantly only black and white, and it was much quieter, which calmed his originally more irritable mood.

At the same time, inspiration also touched something different in the air.

Lloyd quickly followed the inspiration's discovery and went across the entire reservoir to the edge of the other end.

There were many people lying here, as if they were drunk or exhausted. They were motionless except for breathing and heartbeat.

Under them, there were several sewer pipes, and the abnormality that inspiration detected came from them.

Lloyd bent down, pushed away the people above, and then cut through the fence and got in.

It was not dirty inside, nor was it short. You could walk through it by crouching down, but it was very dark, without any light, and there was only a darkness in front that seemed to swallow everything.

Lloyd thought carefully for two seconds and chose to turn off his spiritual vision. He even closed his eyes directly and walked through it relying only on the guidance of inspiration.

As long as I close my eyes, it doesn't matter how dark it is.

The pipelines here are equally complex, as tangled as a ball of yarn. Without the guidance of inspiration, you may be completely lost after taking a few steps.

But after a few minutes, Lloyd found himself with no way out.

A thick layer of soil in front is completely blocked, and the strong metal pipes on the left and right sides are hammered up with a hand like they are knocked on an anvil.

And the final direction of inspiration is on the right hand side.

Lloyd directly drew out the dagger and poured a large amount of spiritual power into it, causing the entire psychic blade to tremble slightly and make a 'buzzing' sword sound.

Then a sword was inserted directly into the iron wall on the right.

With a burst of sparks and noise from cutting metal, he cut a round hole into the wall of the pipe.

Lloyd jumped out, fell more than one meter, and stepped on an iron plate with his feet.

Inspiration also reminded him at the same time that the source of the strangeness was already very close.

Only then did Lloyd open his eyes and found that this place looked like a purification pool for simple treatment of sewage.

There is only a channel composed of grid-like iron plates under the feet, which runs across the middle of the entire pool. There are dark pits on both sides, and it seems that the abyss cannot be seen today.

If I remember correctly, the richest man in Gotham City had his spine broken in a scene like this?

In the middle of the passage at the foot, there was a museum-style exhibition stand with a glass box on top, in which lay quietly the book that Lloyd was looking for.

Under the dim light of the surroundings, the book exudes a little dark light, giving it a somewhat high-end feel.

So easy? It takes no effort at all.

Lloyd smiled slightly under his mask, stood up straight, adjusted his clothes to make himself look more presentable, and then walked towards the booth.

But the closer he got to the book, the calmer the expectation and possessiveness in his heart became, and the slower his steps became.

He was sure that this was the book he wanted to get, not a bait or a fake.

But the closer he got, the more instinctive danger he felt.

But there was no sign of inspiration around him. Instead, he was cheering and seemed to be even more impatient than him.

Lloyd glanced at the panel that had been on all the time to make sure that his thinking was not disturbed, and then he took the last few steps to the booth.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, he could touch the fragile glass cover, open it, and get the book.

But Lloyd was not in a hurry, but looked around carefully.

Under the dim lighting, he saw the classic three-piece set of incense, candles, and mirrors in the shadow of the booth.

"really……"

Lloyd muttered something in a low voice, took two steps back, and activated the [Distortion Realm].

As the power of [Distortion] covered the surrounding space, his inspiration instantly returned to normal, and he began to feel a slight sting.

And the seemingly harmless booth also saw a series of changes in his eyes.

It is no longer the style of a museum, but is made up of a pile of pale bones, with a few skulls hanging on the edge, and the black eye sockets are staring at Lloyd in front of him.

The glass cover still looks like that, but it is soaked in a layer of green viscous liquid, and you can smell a pungent smell like strong acid.

It must be highly poisonous. If you reach out rashly, I'm afraid...

And on the left and right sides of the bone exhibition stand, you can still see some familiar things.

Broken rag dolls, tangled into a mess of scorch marks, and a toy dagger lying on the ground.

Is this a replica of a past event?

Lloyd smiled, lit a match with ease, and threw it onto the messy scorch marks.

Suddenly there was a crackling sound in the air, and the scorch marks on the iron plate immediately changed slightly and began to slowly squirm.

Lloyd took off his gloves, bent down, and touched it.

The lines suddenly turned into black worms, wrapping around his fingers and worming their way into his body.

As a result, it hit Lloyd's spiritual power and dissipated in an instant.

[Ding~Insanity value +500, skill fragment +1]

It’s this familiar process again, and it’s this familiar reward…

Let Lloyd recall his first experience as an enthusiastic citizen to eliminate harm to the people.

It's just that things are different now. If he deals with this again, he won't fall into inexplicable hallucinations, and he can easily eliminate the three hidden rituals.

Then, he heard a voice coming from behind:

"Don't move!"

Then there was the soft click of a rifle being cocked.