Pollution throughout the territory

Xia Ren looked around, and most of them were sitting quietly in their seats, unable to see anything unusual.

Some people who had just arrived and didn't have a seat simply stood in the aisle between the seats, silent, as if they were waiting for something.

It is impossible to tell who the apostle is.

But Niu Changshou will not target without aim, so among these people, there must be some people with ulterior motives.

"The painting is already in hand, why don't we leave early..."

Before Niu Changshou finished speaking, the boy at the booth in front had already carefully picked up the next item.

It was an asymmetrical box with a somewhat strange shape. The box was engraved with ancient and obscure patterns, and it seemed to be a simple drawing of some kind of cult priest.

In the center of the box, there is a strange crystal filled with dust. It is a polyhedron with red stripes on the surface and a large number of irregular planes. The crystal does not have any contact with the box. It should be held up by something, and it looks like it is suspended in the box.

Looking at the crystal, Xia Ren suddenly felt a familiar feeling.

That was the despair and fear he felt when the outer god Nyarlathotep displayed the tip of the iceberg of the entire universe in front of him in the city of Dallas.

Niu Changshou's eyes widened and he clenched his fists, seemingly extremely shocked.

He suddenly understood why there were so many people participating in the auction today, including a large number of apostles.

Lily suddenly opened her eyes, holding Qin Yun's sleeves tightly with both hands, looking at the booth below in disbelief with her big eyes.

The host coughed twice and introduced word by word:

"What is being auctioned next is the legendary artifact: the shining Trapezohedron..."

The atmosphere in the venue quietly changed when the auction item was displayed.

It's like the actual evil thoughts and malice are emanating, flowing in the air, like cold poisonous snakes, crawling through everyone's body.

A nervous and crazy atmosphere filled the air, and under the black robes, countless people were preparing to take action.

"Xia Ren!"

Niu Changshou suddenly stood up: "Run!"

However, it was too late.

The harsh flute sound suddenly played the melody of the abyss, and boundless evil thoughts were poured into people's minds in an instant.

The moment those with insufficient strength hear the sound of the flute, their sanity is destroyed and they fall into eternal madness.

"Ugh!!!!"

The lights flickered, and the limbs under the black robe were bloated and swollen, twisting into terrifying monsters in the blink of an eye, letting out crazy howls.

Those guests who were lucky enough to resist the sound of the flute could not escape the misfortune. Their souls were still fighting against the horrific nightmare, and they had no time to care about reality. Their bodies were crushed into pulp by their companions who turned into demons next to them.

But in just a second, the order in the venue was naturally gone. A large number of twisted and terrifying monsters vented their madness wantonly, destroying everything that could be destroyed around them. Screams and ferocious howls were mixed together, and the seats Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and blood and foul-smelling mucus spread all around.

The monsters were either running aimlessly, or beating the ground and walls desperately. The entire venue was shaking, like a hellish scene.

For some reason, the sound of the flute deliberately bypassed Xia Ren and the others, so that they would not be corrupted by evil thoughts.

Niu Changshou turned his head and saw a skinny figure crouching in the corner of the venue, continuing to play the bone flute in his hand.

"That's the Cursed Flute!"

At the end of the evil flute carved from an unknown bone, hung a familiar diamond-shaped metal piece.

No wonder!

No wonder there are so many apostles gathered here, no wonder the sound of the flute bypasses everyone.

The initiator of today's chaos was actually the Silver Twilight Secret Cult, and they regarded Xia Ren as their companion!

So, their purpose...

Niu Changshou glanced around the monsters wreaking havoc in the venue and saw that the shining Trapezohedron was still placed safely on the booth. No one came to fight for it at the first time.

The host and the boy have disappeared. They must have retreated to the background when the chaos began, or they may have become a member of the monster.

He knew that the auction was under the control of the Wizards' Alliance. How did they plan to deal with the gathering of so many apostles?

When Niu Changshou was briefly explaining the situation to Xia Ren, a monster had already noticed them. It was squirming quickly and its limbs covered with yellow pus were smashing towards them.

"Lily, protect them!"

Xia Ren asked Lily to ensure the safety of Qin Yun and Lu Yi. Then he took out the crowbar and cut off the tentacles that hit him. The monster suddenly started to wail in pain.

He pursued the victory and pierced the monster's body with the crowbar. The opponent's body quickly shriveled up and soon became silent.

Although the monsters in the venue are huge and scary in appearance, they are not actually strong.

They are just tools to cause chaos, and the real drama has not yet begun.

Not all the guests participating in the auction are weak. Some wizards have already reacted and started to eliminate the enemies around them.

The light of magic exploded in the venue, and a dazzling bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck the monster. The latter's body instantly burst, and electric current visible to the naked eye spread along the ground and ceiling to the entire venue. All monsters' movements were briefly of stagnation.

Xia Ren himself was also affected by the electric current and felt his whole body numb for a moment, but it did not cause any substantial damage.

Huge noises were heard one after another, the surrounding walls had cracked, and there were still a large number of monsters still carrying out destruction.

Xia Ren held a crowbar and killed the monsters around him. Niu Changshou took Lily and the others and prepared to leave the venue, but found that the door had disappeared and the entire venue had become a closed space without any entrance or exit for passage.

"We can't run away."

Niu Changshou frowned, a little worried.

What on earth does that boy Nolan want to do? Why didn't you tell yourself in advance last night?

"Since you can't run, then fight!"

Xia Ren shook off the remaining flesh tissue on the crowbar, his eyes filled with fighting intent.

After the deadly battle with the priest in Dallas, he was now completely unafraid of fighting.

And the Wizards Alliance will not sit idly by. With his strength and Lily, there should be no problem in self-protection even if he doesn't use tentacles.

Xia Ren looked around. In the corner, the Cursed Flute was still playing. The wizards had gathered at the booth, trying to guard the Trapezohedron from being fought over by the apostles hiding in the dark.

Driven by the apostles, the monsters began to attack the wizards. One of the wizards stood up and chanted something. Then his body expanded rapidly, tore his clothes, and turned into a red giant four to five meters tall. With one sweep of his palm, he killed all the monsters crowding in front.

"what is that?"

Xia Ren originally thought that the wizard had also turned into a monster, but now it seems that it is not at all.

Niu Changshou subconsciously replied: "That is the Flesh Master, a kind of magic that can change the body shape of wizards or other people at will. It is completely different from deformation."

After he finished speaking, he realized that Xia Ren was staring at him. The meaning was obvious, how do you know so much?

It would be fine if you only knew about Arkham, but Niu Changshou himself said that magic is a very complicated thing, and it is also obtained from the interpretation of ancient manuscripts. This also represents the secret nature of magic. Except for wizards, it is difficult for others to gain access to knowledge.

Even senior investigator Yi Zhiyu only knows some magic specific to different races, such as the Qiuqiu people's spiritual razor and the Seal of Verui. This information has long been recorded in files.

And he is a plague scholar of the foundation. Normally, he has nothing to do with magic, so he shouldn't know this.

Niu Changshou paused and said, "I will tell you when this matter is over."

"good."

Xia Ren nodded.

On the other side, with the giant blocking the front, almost no monsters could break through. Both sides were waiting, seemingly unwilling to show their strength easily.

Just when the scene fell into a brief stalemate, an apostle wearing a black robe stood up, opened his mouth and spit out a cloud of poisonous gas visible to the naked eye.

The poisonous gas exudes an unimaginable stench, is gray-green in color, and moves very fast. Where it passes, monsters are melted, wooden chairs turn into black charcoal, the floor is corroded to create a terrifying deep groove, and the concrete becomes like lava. It flows, and poisonous steam rises.

"It turned out to be the breath of corpses."

Niu Changshou looked solemn.

He looked at Xia Ren's puzzled eyes and explained: "This is also a kind of magic, but the Wizards Alliance has not yet fully interpreted it. I didn't expect them to master it first."

"The Secret Order also knows magic?"

Xia Ren was quite surprised.

Niu Changshou reminded: "Don't forget, the Silver Twilight Secret Order also has a name, called the Silver Twilight Alchemists Association!"

The red giant retreated continuously, trying to dodge the poisonous cloud, but his arms were still stained. However, in an instant, the huge arm was melted into withered bones, and the giant's body also quickly shrank, returning to the original appearance of the wizard, letting out a miserable scream. Call.

The sound of spells echoed, and a shimmering barrier was propped up in front of the wizards, blocking the poisonous cloud.

A figure walked out from behind the wizards, unbuttoned his black robe, revealing a black mourning dress.

Xia Ren recognized the other person at a glance.

Nolan looked at them calmly, shook his head and said: "Sure enough, once you get involved in faith, even the smartest people will become dull."

The sound of the flute suddenly stopped, and the thin figure in the corner of the venue let out a sinister laugh: "Yellow-haired boy, although I don't know what you have to rely on, but fifteen apostles are enough to turn Arkham into a Ruins, even if your great magician Xinni Grant comes over, he will only end up waiting for death!"

No wonder they were not in a hurry to snatch the Trapezohedron. It turned out to be due to their self-confidence in strength.

The fifteen apostles... can indeed support this confidence.

"Oh, is it so?"

Nolan slapped his palms together, making a crisp echo.

Densely dense, bright silver runes instantly appeared on the floor, walls, and even the ceiling of the venue.

The skinny figure didn't care and sneered: "No matter how powerful the formation is, do you still want to stop us?"

Nolan seemed a little helpless and said: "That's why I said you are not smart."

He formed a seal with his hands, and his eyes were suddenly as sharp as a blade:

"The scarlet ceremony begins!"

Those bright silver runes suddenly turned blood red, revealing their real fangs.