The Master of the Strange Realm

I didn't meet many people on the road. Except for two police officers who were patrolling in the shadow of the alley, the road was smooth. Although he realized later that there was no need for him to avoid the police. After all, he was not engaging in illegal activities in any capacity tonight.

If the time on the pocket watch is still correct, the time we arrived at the antique store should be around 11:20. Of course there were no lights in the store, and as we retreated back to the street, my father's apartment on the second floor was also dark.

"Isn't it rude to shout loudly at this late hour?"

He thought in his mind and patted Chocolate on the head. The latter meowed reluctantly:

"Climb over there and call daddy out, okay? I'll draw you ice cream when you get back, vanilla flavor!"

"Meow~"

The cat nodded, but did not act immediately. It rubbed Jenkins' wrist with the tip of its tail, saw his hand stretched out again, bent its soft tail and hooked Jenkins' little finger, and then jumped off his shoulder with satisfaction.

"Chocolate...really turned into sperm?"

The cat nimbly climbed the drainage pipe attached to the brick wall on one side of the antique store to the second floor, and then climbed to the top of the building by using the raised decorations on the side.

I don’t know where it found the entrance. Anyway, a few minutes later, the cat’s little face appeared behind the glass facing the street.

"Meow~"

It screamed, motioning for Jenkins to look over, and then shook its head.

"Isn't dad here?"

"Meow~"

This probably means consent.

He guessed that his father might have reported his disappearance to the church, so he was now waiting for news in the church, so he called down the chocolate and set off towards the church again.

It's late now, and although it's past the time for worshipers to pray, churches usually don't close. When he walked in through the main entrance holding his hat, the two guards on the side greeted him loudly.

"You don't look surprised...the church still doesn't know that I'm missing?"

He wondered in surprise, subconsciously speeding up his pace. After walking through the long corridor, I was originally thinking about where to look for Miss Bevanna. After all, she had never mentioned her residence. Unexpectedly, I saw Captain Binsi as soon as I turned the corner.

"Ah, great, Jenkins, we happen to be going to your house to find you. Two knights from the Church of the Sun and Justice just came to the church to ask for help. They said they had just encountered a strange situation and were attacked by a unicorn. . Ha~ I almost thought they were crazy!”

Captain Binsi not only didn't look sad, but also smiled happily.

"Oh, okay. Do you know where Miss Bevanna is?"

"She was stargazing in the east tower. The reckless actions of the disciples of the sun annoyed her last time, so she didn't want to see them. I'm sorry to trouble you so late. In fact, you can treat it a little less thoroughly... .”

Asking Captain Bincy to find Miss Bevanna, Jenkins jogged a few steps to the room where Miss Knight and Mr. Creed were. Their speed is really fast. It seems that they came here directly after coming out of the strange realm.

"This is Mr. Willamt, this is Miss Knight, Mr. Creed, a disciple of the Great Blazing Sun."

The nun in charge of the reception introduced in a low voice, and Jenkins stretched out his hand to shake Mr. Creed's hand.

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Williams, to bother you so late. You came so quickly."

"It's nothing. I happened to be a little uneasy tonight and wanted to come to the church to pray. This must be a coincidence of fate."

He murmured uneasily, and then asked patiently: "Who is injured and where is the wound?"

If there was nothing else to do now, he wouldn't mind finding out why the two of them stayed in Nolan during the treatment process. But now I really wasn't in the mood, so I directly summoned the Life Orb to assist with treatment, letting the dense green/breath cover the small wounds poked by the unicorn, and then left in a hurry.

The place where I met Miss Bevanna was in the garden behind the church complex. Chocolate still likes those fantasy flower seeds so much that sometimes Jenkins feels that it regards these things as its own and is taking care of them every time it comes.

"Have you seen Dad today?"

"Dad Oliver? No, what happened, Jenkins?"

Miss Bevanna wears a slim-fitting women's short jacket. Although her age is unknown, this lady's dress is usually close to that of an intellectual adult woman.

Chapter 486 Chapter 479 Wall

"Didn't come? Sage, that's too bad! Oh, that's right, at noon today, dad received the news..."

Jenkins explained the matter simply. Of course, there were some things that couldn't be said. For example, he did not have a companion named Mr. Black Cat, and he did not go through a technical secondary school after coming out of that weird world, but returned directly to the material world. Moreover, the way to come back was the idea of ​​Mr. Salaimanda, an elf with ancient wisdom.

Although saying this may mislead subsequent benefactors who accidentally enter that world, Jenkins can only tell Miss Bevanna out of conscience that the key to solving the problem lies in the talking parrot. He couldn't explain the origin of the sin coin, so he had to do this.

The report on this matter still needs to be written and submitted in person, but the key now is to find traces of Dad.

After learning the situation, Miss Bevanna immediately summoned the two nearest combat teams, and then personally followed Jenkins to the alley where they went in the afternoon.

The old bookstore directly opposite the new wall has indeed disappeared, replaced by a two-story white western-style building that was burned down half a year ago and is now being renovated, but that is not the focus now.

The church's move was extraordinary. Because it had informed Carfax Field in advance, Miss Bevanna commanded a thin scribe without any worries and knocked down the wall in one fell swoop.

It was already past midnight, and none of the households on both sides of the alley still had their gas lights on. Jenkins repeated the address again, and just as he was about to walk into the alley, Miss Bevanna raised her hand to stop him.

"Wait a moment!"

She frowned and looked at the dark alley. It looked normal here. Domestic garbage was piled up in the corner, and the messy clothes lines forced people to walk with their heads down.

Although it looked very lifelike, Jenkins also felt something was wrong...

"like......"

He whispered his judgment: "Some of them are lifeless."

Yes, even if there are no insects in winter, there should not be any sound in such a poorly insulated house. It cannot be that everyone living in this alley does not snore.

"Jenkins, although your inspiration is strong, it is true..."

She looked around in confusion, and then led a group of people into the house closest to the low wall that had just been sacrificed.

Although the door was locked on the inside, a piece of iron was no obstacle to this group of people.

After entering the door, the scribes spread out to check the situation. This two-bedroom house did not occupy a lot of area, so they quickly found the two mummies hidden in the closet.

"He is already dead. Preliminary judgment is that the cause of death was excessive blood loss..."

The man who made the report had a hoarse voice and hesitated to speak. Jenkins covered his nose and moved forward, showing the same surprised expression as Miss Bevanna.

"In fact, I have the ability to control blood, but I can't sense any blood from these two corpses."

the reporter added.

What he saw was indeed a complete mummy, and only this word could describe the condition of these two corpses. The entire bodies of this man and woman were shriveled up, and the clear skeletal structure under the human skin could be seen through the gaps in their clothes. Only the head did not shrink much because it was supported by the skull, but this caused the corpse to look inexplicably like a big-headed doll.

A feeling of both laughter and nausea arose in Jenkins' heart. He had to look elsewhere in the room to divert his attention, so he didn't notice his cat lying on his shoulder and sniffing the clothes. .

"Miss Bevanna, several other residents nearby are in the same situation."

Someone else came in from outside the door to report.

They walked along the alley and checked the situation of each house in turn. Except for the lucky ones who are not at home due to accidents, every household here has turned into a mummy.

The Strese family with antique vases was one of the lucky ones. When a group of people broke into the house, there was no one in the house. Through extraordinary investigation, a series of strange footprints appeared on the originally not very clean ground, which showed that a suspected murderer had broken into this place, but he did not find the target.

"I remember that when I observed it with the eyes of reality, there was no aura... No, it was not in the real world at that time. Oh, I am so stupid!"

Jenkins realized this and blinked to another perspective. As he walked towards the door of the house, he glanced around, but the dense light spots of his companions really obstructed his view.

When he came to the stairs leading up to the second floor, he suddenly stopped. The platform between the corner of the first and second floors has no windows, but a wall covered with strange pictures, dirty words, and some peeling skin. Dad's light spot is displayed there, and considering that there is nothing in the air behind the wall...

"So Dad is in the wall?"

He thought in surprise, and took a step forward to rescue his father, but stopped abruptly.

"And find a good reason."

He turned his head slightly and looked at the cat who had been resting on his shoulder: "Chocolate, go there!"

He ordered in a low voice, and the cat reluctantly flicked its tail twice and jumped off Jenkins' shoulder.

If Jenkins were to be responsible for chocolate, he would first walk into the room pretentiously, constantly disturbing people who were working to attract attention, and then when the time was right, he would lower his head and pretend to smell a strange smell. After several false attempts, I finally found the wall I just saw.

But Chocolate's intelligence was obviously not as good as Jenkins'. After it jumped off its shoulders, it jumped down the stairs, then stood in front of the wall and looked back at the man higher up.

Therefore, Jenkins could only shout deliberately: "Chocolate, don't run around, ah, this is a very dangerous place, don't disturb other people's work!"

As he said that, he ran down the steps and listened carefully when he heard someone coming to investigate. So he immediately picked up the chocolate and said, "Why are you grabbing that wall? Don't run around, otherwise I will kill you next time." Stay at home!"

His plan was indeed successful, and people who came after hearing the news also noticed the wall. The pet cat raised by Jenkins was a supernatural creature, which was also known to most scribes, so cautious people began to doubt the wall. has a problem.

Chapter 487 Chapter 480 The Reappearance of Alien Species

After obtaining Miss Bevanna's consent, a scribe with the [Weak Acidic Corrosion] ability melted the wall away bit by bit, and sure enough, the father was found embedded in it.

Since Jenkins can see the light spots of his abilities, it means that he is still alive. But even though Jenkins reached out to treat him immediately, the father was still unconscious with his eyes closed.

He had no symptoms of being drained of blood, and his breathing was stable. The frightened Jenkins was about to increase the output of the Great Spirit as he did when he was treating the bishop that night, but Miss Bevanna stopped him again.

"Don't worry, this is Oliver's father's [suspended death] ability, which can be used to survive in extremely bad situations."

She shook her head at Jenkins: "No treatment is needed. Now follow the carriage back to the church. The secret keeper will help dad wake up."

"What about you?"

"I want to stay here. Things may be a little bad. After the demons, there may be strange creatures coming to our city."

What Miss Bevanna is probably referring to is the legendary vampire, which is now commonly known as a "vampire". Of course, most of the general public's knowledge comes from those extremely erotic novels.

But Jenkins was not in the mood to think about the impact of this incident on himself yet. He anxiously followed the carriage to transport his father back to the church, and ran at the front, finding the secret keeper card on duty tonight in front of the Gate of All Things. Ms. Pei.

This was an old man who liked to wear a hairnet. Jenkins rarely saw her. According to Mr. Smith, the more senior keeper had more important responsibilities in the diocese.

After briefly listening to Jenkins describe the current situation, she temporarily followed Jenkins to the ground, walked into the room where her father was lying, put her hands behind her back and stretched out her head to observe for a while, and then hit him hard on the chest with her right palm. .

"Cough, cough cough~"

Dad coughed with his eyes closed, then opened his eyes suddenly.

"Unfamiliar ceiling."

Jenkins walked over immediately and helped him say what he was thinking.

"You brat, this is your idea, not mine~ Ouch, why does my chest hurt so much?"

As Dad regained consciousness, what he had experienced became known to everyone.

It's still today... no, it's past midnight. It was still yesterday afternoon, after Chocolate followed Jenkins across the street, Dad suddenly heard a strange sound coming from behind the wall. He originally wanted to shout loudly for Jenkins to come back, but he was worried about disturbing the people behind the wall, so he left clues on the wall and climbed over alone.

Yes, Dad did leave a mark, but Jenkins never had the chance to get out of the used bookstore and discover it.

The unusual atmosphere behind the low wall was even more obvious than at night, because on a Saturday afternoon it was impossible for there to be no sound at all in that small alley. His first thought was not to investigate in depth, but to immediately return to the church to report. This was very similar to Jenkins, but the other party had already discovered him.

"Who is the other party? Is it a human?"

Jenkins asked nervously.

"No, I don't know either."

The father shook his head, "I didn't see what attacked me at all. The other party probably didn't see me. They just thought someone discovered the situation there, so they used their abilities. I can't describe the situation at that time. I only remember a ball of scarlet. The fog surrounded me from all directions. It was harmless to the environment, but it was very corrosive to living things. I saw with my own eyes that the tree in the alley was completely dead."

"so......"

"So I simply hid. The other party was obviously not something I could deal with."

As the father spoke, he nodded to Miss Bevanna who had just arrived, "Jenkins, you must remember that without violating the church's regulations and your own principles, preserving your own life is more important than anything else. All are important.”

"So the laws of the kingdom don't matter?"

Jenkins thought silently in his heart, finally agreeing with his father's words.

He asked Miss Bevanna again: "Is there any new progress now? Is it..."

"Yes, it is indeed a vampire race. The church's diviners and psychics have completed the first wave of investigation, and the problem is very serious."

She took off her hat and put it aside: "That vampire has extremely powerful anti-divination ability, although it cannot be compared with the believers of the New God..."

Jenkins shivered subconsciously and almost shook off the chocolate on his shoulders.

"But this has caused a great obstacle to our investigation. This matter has been notified to the other four churches. If there is really no way, we will also ask your astronomy class priest, Miss Audrey, for help."

"Is it really that serious?"

"Yes."

The old man patted his shoulder: "The study of alien knowledge has not been carried out in depth. What you know is just common sense. You can go to the library to find "Enemy of Mankind: Alien Deterrence". Remember, you need the fifth edition, the one with a black cover. There are very detailed records there. The individual strength of pure-blooded blood-sucking species is definitely not as good as the pure-blooded demons in the past few months, but this race brings more trouble!"

"Then what about that alley?"

"All died. The news will be published in tomorrow's newspaper. The cause of death was a problem with the gas pipeline in that batch, which caused gas leaks in all the houses in the alley. Because of the lack of ventilation in winter, it caused a collective poisoning incident. The "culprits" of the city hall and the gas company have been arranged, and ordinary citizens will not realize what happened."