Pollution throughout the territory

During this period, Lily's food was good. Wizards, witches, and ghouls ate all of them. Probably because of the sufficient nutrition, she was finally not like before, as if she could never eat enough ordinary food.

Because she had a rich meal last night, Lily looked lazy throughout the day.

She always wears that long white dress, which fully highlights the girl's figure and youthful atmosphere. Xia Ren sometimes looks at it and can't help but wonder, how did Lily design it for herself without Qin Yun's guidance? Such an outfit.

However, these are not important.

The evening came soon, and the temperature in Ansenberg City dropped a bit. Pedestrians on the road began to put on coats. The wind blew on their bodies, giving them a chill, and the sunshine was not as warm as before.

Xia Ren sat on the edge of the hotel roof, looking at the sunset gradually sinking into the clouds in the distance, not knowing what he was thinking in his eyes.

Lily still rested her head on his lap like she did when she was a child, sleeping soundly with her eyes closed. Her mouth was slightly open, breathing softly, like a quiet little animal.

The green hair hung down and was blown away by the breeze from the rooftop. A few strands fell into Xia Ren's palm.

He looked down at Lily's sleeping face, and a smile appeared on his lips subconsciously, but then he thought of something, and his expression became a little heavy.

"It would be great if every moment could be as relaxed as it is now. No one will bother me. Even just sitting there, I feel extremely satisfied."

He seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to want to talk to someone.

He was going to face an uncertain battle at night, and he didn't know if he could save the day like before this time.

Lily murmured in her sleep, making a cute nasal sound.

Then he opened his sleepy eyes, opened his mouth, and yawned.

Xia Ren patted her head gently: "Just keep sleeping if you feel sleepy."

"not sleepy."

Lily yawned again, turned over, and continued to rest her head on Xia Ren's lap. She also followed his example and looked into the distance.

"What a big sun."

After a while, she exclaimed.

Xia Ren was thinking about other things and asked, "Isn't it like this before?"

"It doesn't seem to be the case before, and the moon doesn't seem to be as cold as it is now."

"Before...how long ago?"

"Lily can't remember clearly."

Xia Ren was silent for a while: "What will this world look like in the future?"

Lily blinked and said nothing.

This question is destined to have no answer. Even the doctor who holds the Silver Key cannot accurately predict what will happen in the future.

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…

At night, the stars lit up in the sky, but there was no trace of the moon.

The new moon night has arrived.

Xia Ren opened the invitation and stared at the magic circle on it. Lily had turned into the ghoul last night. She also separated part of her own tissue and attached it to Xia Ren to help him disguise. The auras of the two of them They are no different from real ghouls. Even if they stand face to face in front of a ghoul, the other party may not be able to see their true identity.

They all wore black cloaks, covering their faces and figures, waiting nervously and anxiously. Niu Changshou stood not far behind them, looking at the two with some worry.

Suddenly, the magic circle lit up with scarlet light, and then burst into flames.

In the firelight, the air in front of them was distorted. The space in front of them was like soft dough, being kneaded by a pair of invisible hands. A dark passage suddenly appeared in the open space in front of them.

The inside of the passage is like a spiraling vortex, bottomless, as if it leads to an endless deep place, with shuddering waves of death emitting, indicating the danger ahead.

Xia Ren took a deep breath: "Are you ready?"

Lily nodded slightly.

Xia Ren held her dry and hard arm tightly and walked into the passage together.

After the two people entered, the spinning black vortex suddenly stopped, and the next moment, it completely disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

Niu Changshou could not help much, he could only pray for them in his heart.

"You must come back alive."

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…

Along with a long feeling of dizziness, a somewhat dim light gradually appeared in the field of vision.

Countless crying sounds reached Xia Ren's ears. He opened his eyes and saw a bonfire lit up in the dark cave.

Humanoid creatures wearing black robes kept walking past him, heading to the end of the cave, but under the robes, filthy mucus with a pungent smell flowed out.

Deep in Xia Ren's mind, he suddenly felt an inexplicable throbbing, as if he had seen the exact same scene somewhere.

The next moment, he finally remembered.

Back in the Dawn Center, when he first noticed the existence of ghouls, he had seen the same vision!

The difference is that this time, he is standing here in person, and everything around him is no longer an illusory dream, but an irrefutable reality.

"It turns out that what I saw at that time was the scene of the Dark Ceremony."

Xia Ren felt some unspeakable fear in his heart.

As early as a few months ago, he had actually seen his future with his own eyes, but how could it be possible? He neither had the skills to travel through time and space like the Doctor, nor the ability to affect the flow of time like Nyarlathotep. , how is it possible to be in the past and accurately see the picture of the future.

The scene before him made him have uneasy doubts about his own existence and even the laws of operation of this world.

Xia Ren stagnated in place, looking a little conspicuous in a team full of ghouls.

When a ghoul passed by him, he turned to look at him.

Lily pushed his arm, bringing him back from his thoughts.

Xia Ren noticed the gazes around him and understood Lily's intention. In order not to attract too much attention, he could only follow the team and walk forward.

Whispers came from the black robes around him. The ghouls were communicating in the language of their tribe, making it impossible for Xia Ren to understand their intentions.

In this case, even if he was exposed, he would not be able to detect it in time, which made him even more nervous and vigilant.

Fortunately, there was no danger for the time being. Not all the people who came to participate in the festival were ghouls. There were also some wizards and witches mixed in. Human body shapes were easy to distinguish. Xia Ren had already seen several wizards along the way. .

"I wonder if Liu Fusheng is inside."

Xia Ren paid attention to those humans, but unfortunately, their figures were tightly wrapped in black robes, and nothing could be seen from the outside.

They followed the procession through passages lit by bonfires.

Although it is dark here, it is not humid, and the cave is not completely closed. From time to time, there are gusts of cold wind flowing down the ankles, which means that the cave has more than one exit.