Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Everything was calm today, but every time she thought about what happened to Cornley, Esther's heart still felt cold. This coldness almost soaked her through, and her emotions were constantly draining out like a water bottle that had been smashed open.

Cohen's engagement date has been set, but now everything is unknown. His fiancée may not abandon him, but Cohen is lying in the hospital suffering, and the physical disabilities left behind will accompany him for the rest of his life. The couple will have to face pressure from their elders in the future, and their future is unpredictable.

Too weak.

Esther was sitting on the sofa in the reception hall, her head resting on the back of the sofa, squinting as she listened to Roxanne's professional review of "The Return of the Earl" in "The Drama Pioneer". Smiling, he responded and was distracted at the same time.

When Leonard left the Blackthorn Security Company, he said hello to the two of them. However, he left in a very hurry. He was obviously on a mission and had no idea what he was pursuing.

"Roseanne, are you going to see The Return of the Count?"

"I'm definitely going! This will be the talk of our neighborhood for weeks, and we won't be able to talk about it if we don't go. But I don't have to book the tickets myself. I've arranged it with Mrs. Philip, and she'll buy the tickets for us." field."

"That's it..."

Roxanne was very interested: "Esther wants to see it too? I can ask Mrs. Philip to cancel my ticket and go with you at another time!"

Esther yawned lazily: "Haha - let's talk about it some time later. I'm afraid I'll fall asleep in the middle. That would be too rude."

Roxanne's face naturally showed worry: "That's right, I'll wait until you feel better. Then I can watch it again with you. This show is very popular in Backlund!"

In the evening, when Esther helped deliver dinner to everyone, she discovered that Klein was also here today. He was on duty at Chanis Gate early in the morning and could not change his shift until the early morning. Due to one incident after another, the Nighthawks were suddenly short of manpower. Leonard took over the task of investigating Lanerwus, so he went out.

"Ah, thank you Esther. By the way, I almost forgot that I should give this to you." Klein looked a little haggard. He didn't seem to have slept well last night. There was a light shadow under his eyes, but After seeing Esther, he still showed a very sincere smile.

Klein took out a paper bag from his arms, Esther opened a corner and found a four-leaf clover inside: "This - where did you get it!?"

"Mrs. Sharon's house. Maybe the four-leaf clover can also be used as a casting material. After I told the captain, he agreed to give it to me."

"Thank you so much! I didn't expect you to still think about it. I almost forgot about it myself."

Klein shook his head: "Too many things have happened recently, and we all have too much time to take care of ourselves."

Esther patted Klein's shoulder hard: "I really don't know how to thank you. Can I have a gold pound?"

Klein thought about Esther's pitiful little treasury, which was not much richer than him: "Forget it. We are all in the poorest class, so let's not talk about money. It's too hurtful to hurt each other anymore. "

Both of them were silent for a few seconds, and then smiled knowingly. Esther weighed the light paper bag in her hand: "But I also have to hand this thing over to the captain. I have already given him all the formulas and collected materials. Well, we can’t let Admissor directly become a Black Extraordinary, that will only harm him.”

Klein nodded in agreement: "In comparison, official Beyonders are indeed safer. Otherwise, if Admissor disappeared in a blink of an eye, the owner of the Dragon Bar would have troubled us. I went to do some research. , Admisor’s mother died of illness when he was born, and Admissor seems to be the child of Swain’s friend. That friend encountered a big pirate after going to sea, and there was no news about it.”

"This is so sad. Maybe this is fate."

"But Admissor, the situation is becoming more and more normal now. Did you help him?"

Esther admitted generously: "Yes, that time was actually quite risky. I didn't know what would happen."

"Sometimes it feels like you're more messy than me." Klein sat on the chair and opened the lid of the dinner soup. The rich cream aroma came to his face and instantly filled the whole room. "Today's dinner is so sumptuous? I remember the cheapest meal I ordered."

Esther blinked: "Ahem, I'll leave first! I'm going to eat too!"

She seemed to have picked up the wrong tray, it was her share of dinner. But it doesn’t matter, just let the restless Klein eat something good. The one Esther asked for also has apple pie as dessert, he should like it.

It seemed that the fellow villager was not as depressed as expected, which made Esther feel relieved.

After handing the four-leaf clover to the captain, Esther's sense of accomplishment slightly dispelled the depression she felt during this period.

The extraordinary events that have happened recently are so frequent that the Nighthawks dare not relax for a moment, especially Klein and Dunn who have been affected too much. Esther instinctively worries about their condition. Just because she is not a normal Extraordinary does not mean that she does not understand how terrifying the eternal danger of "losing control" is to Extraordinaries.

Old Neil had learned from the past, and Esther didn't dare to take any chances. She was not sure whether she could use the "infinity symbol" again now. If a similar situation happened again...

Can't think about it anymore.

I don’t know why, but recently Esther has always been filled with intense worries, and bad premonitions are piling up in her heart like snowflakes.

Just waiting for an opportunity to burst out.

——

Esther was dreaming again.

This time she was in a dream and lost her movable body. She seemed to have become a camera from above, watching everything that happened indifferently and faithfully. However, these things were not the same as in her memory.

A capable middle-aged man with short brown and red hair walked out of the "Vulture Bar". He smoothed his gelled hair twice, and the monocle on his right eye was constantly reflecting light. After looking at the street environment, the man smoothed away the dust and wrinkles on his suit, walked into the shadow of Iron Cross Street with a smile, and headed towards the steam station.

A drunken, unshaven man stood on the edge of the pier, cursing at several young sailors. Then he waved his uninjured right hand and angrily stepped onto the deck of the Alfalfa. Behind him were several people, including A handsome young man with a round face who looked familiar.

The alley behind Slim Bakery was covered with blood. Several children trapped in the corner never waited for rescue to fall from the sky. Brick, who turned into a monster, completely lost his mind and screamed in terror and despair. Amidst the sound, blood flowed continuously into the drain, like the crimson full moon being spread on the ground.

Ms. Dai Li was transferred not to Backlund, but to Enmatt Port; Holly South Street. After fighting the cold-blooded killer, several Nighthawk members suffered many injuries, and they were solved in a narrow way. He; Admissor's eyes were weeping with blood after looking at Klein. He hid in the corner in horror, enduring the madness without a moment of clarity or relief...

And the results of more things haven't changed much, it's like fate is dismantling the gauze on her body layer by layer, tracing out Esther's tiny footprints bit by bit, and showing her the scars cut by Esther. , allowing Esther to review the causes and consequences derived from herself - fate is telling Esther: "Even without you, things will have their own trajectory."

If it weren't for losing her body again at this moment, Esther would definitely be trembling.

But this process will not stop because of Esther's many thoughts. She is forced to stay from the perspective of a bystander and continue to witness these scattered fates.

Esther saw the "Muppet of Doom" leaning out of the crack in the door and showing strange symbols to Klein. She also saw Dunn leading Klein and Frye unharmed through the badge in the small town of Ramd. Defeated the black-armored knight.

There was also Old Neil's unreversed loss of control, the muzzles of the guns that Dunn and Luo Yao raised together, the two silver demon-hunting bullets that ended the loser, and Klein's trembling and stiff hands.

As Old Neil begged everyone, his only head that still retained a human appearance was shot through, and that old and familiar face was full of despair.

That's enough, that's enough, I don't want to see it anymore! Old Neil is not dead, I successfully saved him! These are all fake! fart! I don’t want to watch it! I'm done!

Esther wanted to shout angrily, but she had no mouth and could not make a sound. She was forced to be tied under this phantom-like lens and watched helplessly as everyone dressed in black walked into the Raphael Cemetery with a black coffin. Entering the tomb, Luo Shan, wearing a white flower on her head, was crying.

People from Blackthorn Security Company drew a crimson moon on their chests to send their last blessings to this colleague and friend: "May the goddess bless you."

Klein put down the Sleeping Flower in his hand and looked at the epitaph under Old Neil's black and white photo, so Esther also looked over:

"If you can't save her, then stay with her."

Esther felt the despair of everyone present. Her anger faded and was replaced by fear. Precisely because she understood the scene in front of her so well, she did not want to continue looking at the future.

On the fate line without her existence, that is what must happen. At this moment, she seemed to be standing in Raphael's cemetery, shedding tears with Roxanne, and staring at the peaceful expression on the tombstone with Klein. Photos, mourning in silence with everyone.

Why do you want me to see this? I've - I've changed everything!

The scene in front of him changed again. A stunningly beautiful lady was sitting on a recliner. Cornley at the door turned over the sealed object "Psychic Mirror" and pointed it at the beautiful lady.

Amid Klein's warning, the lady's figure twisted and blurred, turning into a full-length mirror. Cornley looked directly at Sealed Artifact 3-0271 from the mirror and saw his own reflection in the mirror.

During the tense and fierce battle between Klein and the lady, Cornley suddenly got up from the ground again, allowing the lady's black flame and frost spear to penetrate his body, but he did not suffer any damage.

But after the lady cast the mirror spell, Cornley let out a scream, and blood and organs flew out from between his lips and teeth, scattering all over the floor.

No, the captain told me that Cornley, Cornley, he was only seriously injured. He was indeed burned by the black flames, but he still, still...

They are all still alive, right?

Esther could hardly think anymore. She just hoped that this "dream" would end as soon as possible.

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