Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

When Dunn led Esther towards the house, Frye suddenly waved to Leonard and asked him to go over.

"What's wrong?" Leonard walked over blankly and took the familiar square pot from Frye's hand.

"For Esther."

Leonard uncorked the bottle and smelled it, then quickly corked it again. There was a pungent and choking smell inside, which lifted Leonard's spirit. This was the "Holy Night Powder" that Fry carried with him. , if Esther has a vomiting reaction, she can use this smell to suppress it.

Leonard gave Fry a thumbs up: "You are still thoughtful. I have to follow him quickly."

Esther followed Dunn into the house. The smell of blood in the door almost condensed into substance, clinging to every tiny particle in the air, making her stomach twist together uncomfortably.

But Esther didn't feel like vomiting, she just felt nauseous. After passing through the living room, she smelled a stronger smell in the restaurant. In addition to the ubiquitous smell of blood, there was also the aroma of baked potatoes and tomato soup, and The smell of baking bread that Esther was particularly familiar with.

Esther looked at the wall, where hung a family photo of a family of four - father, mother, brother and sister. The four similar-looking faces had warm smiles. The photo was still very new, with the words " Date, July last year.

Ah, yes, it is dinner time now. They should happily gather around the table and enjoy dinner with their families after a day of work and study.

"They" did sit at the table.

Each victim was tied with rope to the back of a chair and the scene continued to pretend to be a peaceful dinner.

Opposite the restaurant is a wall that was cut open by prisoners, revealing a hole.

Large swaths of bright red dyed the restaurant, which was originally full of warm wood tones, and the gas lamp above still faithfully provided lighting for the place. The tablecloths prepared next to the five seats below were all a dazzling blood color.

Five people.

Esther's spiritual intuition was touched again. She turned around and left the restaurant, ran up the stairs she had just seen, and almost bumped into Leonard who had just walked over.

There were no lights on upstairs, and it was dark. Esther fumbled and pushed open the second door on the right. Her vision quickly adapted to the darkness, and she found the switch on the wall and turned on the light here.

There was a double bed in the room, which was probably the master bedroom where the couple lived. Esther walked to the closet and slowly opened the door.

Dunn walked to her side and sighed softly when he saw the sleeping girl in the closet.

Esther's numbness finally dissipated, and her tears washed away the blood marks on her face: "Is it always like this?"

"Yes. Ordinary people are very vulnerable in front of extraordinary people. Ordinary people who are unprepared have no power to fight back. This is why there are Nighthawks, and this is why we have to fight."

"Nighthawk..."

Dunn stretched out his arms and picked up the little girl from the closet: "What we are facing is madness, and behind this madness is the backing for more ordinary citizens to live well. Even if their lives are not satisfactory, It’s not a reason to be wantonly killed.”

Esther shed more and more tears, and the intense sadness made her wake up: "What about her? What will happen to her?"

"The police will be responsible for contacting relatives who are willing to adopt her. If she has no relatives to rely on, the church's orphanage will adopt her."

Leonard, who had been standing by the door observing Esther's condition, spoke up after hearing this: "I grew up in a church orphanage, and there's nothing wrong with it. It's better than those children who were abused by relatives. Life is much more comfortable.”

Esther didn't expect Leonard to have such a life experience. She didn't know what to say for a moment and just stared at him blankly. The somewhat naughty smile on Leonard's face looked particularly chic at this time.

Dunn nodded: "She will not remember all this and will only have a vague impression. This is not the first time the church has dealt with this situation."

Esther took one last look at the little girl in Dunn's arms: "Then wish her good luck."

A twinge of pain shot through Esther's mind. She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and rubbed the center of her right eyebrow tiredly. She just hoped to return to Chanis' door as soon as possible and sleep without any dreams.

Leonard had been following Esther. After leaving the house and breathing fresh air, he immediately stuffed the items in his pocket to her, which were two pieces of fruit candies. For Esther, whose stomach started to cramp due to excessive consumption, this was a timely help. She gave Leonard a grateful look, and without being polite to him, she opened the candy wrapper and threw both pieces into her mouth.

César planned to send Sika, Leonard and Esther back to Blackthorn first, otherwise one carriage would not be able to accommodate so many people. Old Neil, who arrived at the scene, sighed and followed Dunn to the scene to collect clues. Frye was collecting the suspect's body and would take his body back to the basement of the Blackthorn Security Company later.

After Esther finished eating the candy, she whispered to Leonard: "Thank you for the candy. It saved my life."

Leonard crossed his legs and leaned lazily against the carriage window: "No, you don't know how scary your eyes are when you are hungry. It looks like you will catch anyone and eat them."

Perhaps the experience of fighting together makes it easier to close the distance between people. Sika patted Esther on the head. Because of her height, everyone can do this easily.

"I never expected Esther to be so brave and powerful."

Esther's ears immediately turned red. She lowered her head and stared at the dagger in her hand to hide her embarrassment at being praised so bluntly.

Leonard couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud, earning a glare from Sika.

Returning to Zotland Street, after returning the sealed object to the caretaker, Leonard and Sika went to the lounge of the Nighthawks. They were all sleepless people, and staying up late was a daily routine they were used to. Esther stepped into Chanis's door, and the soothing power of the darkness fell on her, calming her sad mood little by little.

She walked into her stone house, changed her clothes and got under the quilt. As the soothing power continued to gather, she finally cleared her mind completely and allowed herself to close her eyes and fall asleep.

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This is the life of a nighthawk.

One side of the routine is the dull rotation and standby. Everyone competes in the lounge, joking with each other, chatting about trivial matters from the weather to food, sharing favorite books or magazines, and betting that the captain and Ms. Dai Li, who have a crush on each other, will contact each other several times a week. .

Missions are another aspect. For example, the murder case that Esther experienced was a rare case. Later, she followed the Nighthawks on several missions and exerted her control as a "nightmare" in Dunn. After gaining the ability, others quickly arrested the suspect and the process was quite easy.

However, according to Dunn, these apparent criminals are not the most terrifying. The most harmful ones are the cultists or organizations who do not know where they are hiding. Once they take action, they are likely to cause huge disasters that will harm many residents. crisis.

Old Neil was also present at the time. When he heard Dunn's warning to Esther, he nodded in agreement: "So you must be vigilant and never chant the honorary name or pray randomly, so as not to attract the attention of evil beings."

Esther's fighting training also continued. Sijia enthusiastically took her to participate in shooting training. After returning, he praised Esther's talent to Dunn. Sijia's teasing tone was too exaggerated, which made Ais Sette kept trying to hide behind the office door. She was so embarrassed that she wanted to get under the chair.

However, Esther is not usually equipped with a gun, and she does not like the smell of gunpowder. After practicing to the point where she can hit the target with ten shots, she has completely mastered the recoil and aiming skills, and she no longer follows Sika. practise.

However, Old Neil's occult course was pushed back again and again by Dunn. It wasn't until Esther asked herself that Dunn talked to Old Neil and defined the categories that could be taught to Esther. He asked Old Neil to only teach language and common sense content and avoid rituals that required spirituality.

Esther didn't know about this. As long as someone taught her, she would happily learn it, and she didn't really care what she learned. It was only after being exposed to Hermes and Ancient Hermes that she discovered that this language was completely familiar to her, and the learning process was more like reminiscing. There were also fragments of Giant Language and Dragon Language in Old Neil's collection of books. Esther quickly returned the book to Old Neil after discovering that she had no problem reading and writing and could directly recall a lot of content.

Old Neil looked at Esther with a smile: "It's difficult, isn't it? These languages ​​are very old, because few people use them, and even fewer people are willing to study them. It can't be learned by just looking at them."

Esther laughed dryly and nodded in agreement. For the sake of the old man's heart, she still pretended to practice Hermes language diligently.

Until one day, Esther saw "the notes left by Emperor Russell in mysterious words." Old Neil will study this in his spare time, and he excitedly told Esther that he confirmed that some of the symbols should be numbers, and that this should not be a note but a diary!

Esther pursed her lips and put down the paper. After a few seconds to recover from the shock, she solemnly told Old Neil: "I think so too!"

This is a diary written in Chinese. Esther had long guessed that Emperor Russell was a time traveler, but now that this irrefutable proof was in front of her, she still felt indescribable joy. So Esther picked up these pieces of paper and looked at them. In addition to a few romantic stories, Esther noticed a few words "apprentice", "divineer" and "thief". Emperor Russell didn't choose these words. Three ways to regret.

It seemed like some memories were awakening, but there was always a layer of tough paper between them, and Esther couldn't remember them clearly.

There is also the "Land Abandoned by God" mentioned later...

The dark sky, the thunder that cut through the shadows, the land full of sadness and distortion, the wandering giant corpses, and the gray buildings and - she tried to remember, but these fragments seemed to be erased, quickly from her mind Hidden inside.

Old Neil looked at Esther curiously: "What? Did you see anything?"

Esther was inspired and put the copied diaries back on Old Neil's desk: "No, I just lost my mind just looking at them... This kind of writing is different from anything I have ever seen."

Old Neil didn't take it to heart and sighed: "Oh, I think so. I'm really curious about what the talented Emperor Russell would leave behind."

Esther picked up the Hermetic text she was going to read today and put the incident behind her.

Because her spiritual intuition was warning her that it was not time to explore those secrets yet.

Esther seemed to vaguely feel the "guidance of fate" mentioned by the goddess.

Because the church never made any further arrangements for Esther, Dunn no longer supervised Esther, but regarded her as a young team member that he needed to take care of.

After several missions, everyone at the Blackthorn Security Company naturally accepted Esther, and she became a member of the Nighthawks here. Because Dunn did not arrange a night shift for Esther, Roxanne, who always wanted someone to replace her who did not stay up late, was disappointed, so Esther took the initiative to help the clerical staff take on part of the cleaning work. After all, after Viola left her job and went to a large company to seek further advancement, there was one less clerical staff member, and the manpower was not sufficient.

From spring to summer, Esther got used to living here as a half-nighthawk. She cherished the people here and admired their efforts to protect ordinary people.

Being able to become a member of the Tingen Nighthawks Team, get to know such a group of people, and learn about another side of the world made Esther extremely lucky that she chose to stay and live in Chanis Gate and accepted the goddess's "arrangement".

She didn't go back to Slim Bakery to take another look.

With the warm wind blowing, June of 1349 came to an end unknowingly.