Mystery: Start with the Reader

Abner had long noticed that other people were approaching, so he was not surprised by the sudden cry. While he asked Fors to handle the materials on the "Three-Eyed Thunderbird", he adjusted the postures of the five fireballs so that they could be illuminated. Lights up the direction of the sound source.

Then, under the light of the fire, three thin figures appeared in front of Abner and his wife.

Their clothes were ragged and haggard, their faces and bodies were covered with dirty dirt, and they emitted waves of stench, as if they hadn't washed themselves in a long, long time.

After looking at them for a long time, I could barely tell that they were two men and one woman, and I saw the incomplete holy emblem of the "Eternal Burning Sun Church" from the clothes that were so tattered that they could hardly cover their bodies.

Extraordinary ones in the church? Abner motioned for them to keep a certain distance and not get too close, and then asked: "'Purifying Light'?"

The official Beyonder team of the Eternal Sun Church is called the "Purifying Light".

"Yes, sir. Dawn and I are the 'Purifying Light'." The leading man pointed at himself and another older man beside him, and continued, "But Darcy is not, she is' Members of "Heart of the Machine"

Having said this, he paused and then greeted politely: "My name is Defoe, I am the captain of the 'Purifying Light' team... I don't know what your name is?"

"Machine Heart" wears clothes of "Purifying Light"? That's right. The supplies in this ruins are probably very scarce. It would be nice to have complete clothes when going out. How can I be deliberately picky...

However, it can also be seen from this point that the uniforms issued by the Eternal Burning Sun Church are of better quality!

While expressing his thoughts, Abner did not conceal his identity and said simply: "You can call me Abner."

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to continue to be polite, he asked directly: "Are you three the only ones still alive?"

According to the intelligence collected by him and Fors, there were six official members who disappeared at the same time as Thunderbird, three each from "Purifying Light" and "Mechanical Heart".

"There are only three of us... Ed, Brown, and Ben have all been called by the Lord... Ed and Brown died in the temple in the center of the ruins, and Ben was eaten by this damn bird!

"By the way, Mr. Abner, I forgot to thank you for helping me get revenge!" The captain of the "Purifying Light" named Defoe glanced at the Thunderbird who was having his hair plucked and his eyes dug out by Forsi. After relieving his anger, he swallowed unconsciously.

At this time, the only lady among the three, the "Mechanical Heart" named Darcy, suddenly said: "Sir, after you take away the extraordinary materials, can you give us the body of the bird?"

Hearing this, Abner fell silent and stared at them for a while before nodding and saying: "Okay."

By this time, Forsi had cut off all the extraordinary organs on the Thunderbird. She quickly returned to Abner and threw the bird body, which had been stripped of feathers, skinned, and disemboweled, to the three people opposite.

"Thank you!" Captain Defoe took the Thunderbird's body, moved his throat, and then removed one of the bird's thighs and grilled it in the flames condensed by another team member. .

After a while, the aroma wafted out, and the three of them couldn't wait to tear off a piece each, putting it into their mouths and chewing it, regardless of whether their hands were dirty or not.

Although they seemed to be tortured by hunger, they did not eat raw food, nor did they rob, and they even suppressed their appetite and only ate one thigh... This shows that their mental condition is not too bad, at least not as crazy as that bird...

With this thought in his mind, Abner seemed casual, but in fact he used his "mind-reading" ability and asked: "What do you usually eat?"

When asked, Captain Defoe chewed up the Thunderbird's leg bone and swallowed it, then took out a few pieces of dark stuff from a broken bag he carried, roasted it on the fire, and put it into his mouth while answering. He said: "Although there is no light in this ruins, and the plants and animals have long since died... but fortunately there are still these mushrooms growing, which brings a glimmer of hope for those of us who stray into it.

"As for the water source, it occasionally rains in this ruins. We will reserve some when the time comes...but it is barely enough for us to drink."

He guessed what Abner was worried about, so he explained in detail the source of food for the three of them.

mushroom? Well, it should be that mushrooms grew near the dead roots of the big tree in reality, which reflected in this imaginary world... The same goes for rain... After thinking about it for a while, Abner had a guess in his mind, and at the same time his attitude softened. Coming down, I no longer looked at them as before, but my guard was still the same.

Captain Defoe also seemed to be very knowledgeable. Without waiting for Abner to continue asking, he took the initiative to talk about their specific situation and general experiences in the past twenty years.

Through his narration, Abner knew that Captain Defoe in front of him was the "Notary" of Sequence 6, that Dorn and Darcy, who were still eating bird leg meat, were the "Sun Priest" and "Appraiser" of Sequence 7, and The dead Ed, Brown, and Ben are respectively the "Keeper", "Wizard" and "Artisan".

This was originally a joint investigation team composed of two Sequence 6s and four Sequence 7s. When they first entered the ruins by mistake, the Thunderbird would only avoid them and did not dare to approach them at all.

However, during their exploration of the palace at the center of the ruins, attrition inevitably occurred, and the overall strength of the team dropped sharply. The Thunderbird no longer feared them, and instead hunted them, and finally took advantage of the " When the craftsman is alone, kill him and devour him...

After Abner and Forsi listened carefully to their narratives, the former asked after thinking about it: "Are you saying that there is a powerful ancient ghost guarding the collapsed central palace? It is in the remnants of the ruins." With the blessing of power, it’s almost as good as a demigod?”

After speaking, Abner glanced at Forsi. If he remembered correctly, one of the main materials of the "Recorder" was the "cursed object of the ancient resentful spirit".

Although Forsi is still just a "Master of Magic" at the moment, she has already acquired the extraordinary characteristic of "Astrologer" from her, and she will be promoted to Sequence 7 within a month or two...

Is this just good luck, or is it a deliberate arrangement?

From leaving the "Box of Gods" to Forsi, to the constant pulling of dreams, to the "ancient resentful spirit", why does it feel like the planner is completely tempting Forsi to enter that palace?

As his thoughts were spinning, Abner asked Captain Defoe again: "Are you sure the way out is in that palace?"

"Not sure...but there is the only hope..." Defoe looked gloomy. The ruins of the palace that could not be fully explored were in a sense the motivation for them to survive. If even this thought was shattered, they would It's really about to sink.

"Are you going? I can lead the way! I can even serve as a bait..." At this time, Darcy, the only lady among the three, said, "I only ask you one thing. If you can really go out, please do it for me. Apologize to my son...tell him that mom is sad she didn't get to see him grow up...but she always loved him!"

During Abner's battle with the Three-Eyed Thunderbird, she saw the former's power, and felt that he really had hope of breaking through the gate guarded by ancient evil spirits.

Another "Sun Priest" Dorn who had been silent also spoke in a hoarse voice: "I can do it too... My request is that you help me visit my parents. If they have any difficulties, try to help them." Help them... I can give you my extraordinary items as a reward."

Hey, hey, this behavior before setting off is absolutely unacceptable! Abner complained in his mind, stopped Captain Defoe who was about to speak, and said first: "You take us to the palace first. As for whether we want to go in, wait until I take a look."

"Okay." Captain Defoe nodded without hesitation, "Follow me."

After saying that, he packed up the remaining bird meat and walked into the darkness with the other two people covering each other.

Abner pulled Forsi to follow her, and while walking, he whispered to her his speculation just now, and finally said: "Whether you want to enter the palace to find out what is going on is entirely up to you."

"But, without entering the palace, can we get out of this ruins?" Forsi asked in surprise.

"It's not a big problem. Although this 'world' is special, it is still in a dream. The ability of 'dream travel' at the demigod level should be able to take us out...and I just have such a method." Abner is full of confidence. replied.

Forsi glanced at the three people walking in front, hesitated for a while and said: "Since I can leave at any time, I also want to find out the reason why I was 'summoned' here... Otherwise, I will 'escape' this time. There may not be conditions for such safe exploration again.”

Although she is a little "salty" on weekdays, she is not indecisive when it comes to making decisions.

This was true in the original work when I helped the teacher find someone to kill Mr. X, and it is the same now.