The sun is high

With sufficient psychological preparation and the support of growing strength, Xiuge did not feel scared this time because of the scenes and things that appeared in front of him.

But he was still shocked.

In the shadow of the altar pit, Xiuge saw a large mass of writhing "meat".

They are obviously alive and part of the same entity.

Compared with the chaotic body image of the descendants of An Abyss with no specific boundaries, the huge existence in front of you has a very concrete and ugly shape - on its terrifying and huge body that looks like a mountain of flesh, Xiuge I saw many limbs that were spliced ​​and combined using unknown methods. Some of these limbs were extremely strong, while others were extremely weak and thin, but there was no doubt that they were all "alive".

When the body they are attached to shakes or breathes, these limbs will naturally make unconscious movements such as swinging and scratching.

Compared with the descendants of An Yuan, this is obviously an existence that is more likely to enter the nightmares of ordinary people.

According to Shuge's own knowledge and experience, this kind of monster that grows on a giant piece of meat and splices a large number of limbs has a common name and title, that is "abomination". This title can actually be used to describe everything. Something that is hateful and disgusting, and the giant thing in front of you, which is obviously made up of the torsos and limbs of countless creatures, fits this concept very well.

"Oh my God! Oh my God!"

Alexandra saw everything in front of her through Shouge's eyes. After a brief moment of shock and panic, the legendary countess from the past suddenly realized something. She said to Shouge in a trembling voice: "That's They...that’s them!”

"You mean, this lump of flesh is the family members who disappeared before?"

"definitely is!"

Alexandra said firmly: "Our powers have been combined with each other, so I can be sure that these are them, or at least they are part of this monster!"

After listening to Alexandra's narration, Shuge took a deep breath.

He moved two steps to the side, completely hiding his body in the shadows. He rolled his eyes twice, and finally selected an experimental platform located inside the deep pit.

This experimental bench was obviously set up for this giant beast. The equipment on it was very complete, including glassware that could be used as a mirror.

The power of the messenger in the mirror began to take effect, so Xiuge's thinking and vision began to be extended by the magic. After a moment, his will had entered the surface of the translucent glass vessel. From here, he could move at a closer distance. Take a detailed look at this terrifying monster.

The main body of "Abomination" in the altar pit was complete. Shuge did not see any traces of "stitching" on it. After careful observation, Shuge successfully found a "stitch" on the top of the body. A huge head - it was the head of a mouse. Just like other blind mice, this head had no eyes, and its fur had been peeled off, so it looked like a head wrapped in flesh. skull.

Just as Xiuge was observing carefully, the altar itself suddenly emitted a low hum, and then, in the slight vibration, a blessing power belonging to the Mother Goddess of the Earth flowed along the heavy iron chains that restrained the giant beasts. Come.

In the magical vision provided by the messenger in the mirror, Xiuge noticed that the grace and power of these gods were constantly being injected into the body of the giant beast.

This power was obviously stimulating to a certain extent. The giant beast began to twist. This movement made those heavy magic-patterned iron chains make a series of sounds. Under the influence of the God's grace, the body like a mountain of flesh actually It expanded slightly, and then some of the weak limbs seemed to have been strengthened to a certain extent. They swung vigorously, as if celebrating their "new life".

However, the next second, the giant beast collapsed on the ground again. With the continuous vibration and buzzing, more grace was forcibly extracted from its body and re-infused back to the altar along with the iron chain. internal.

This situation made Xiuge a little confused.

He originally thought that this giant beast bound by iron chains in the center of the altar was actually some kind of magical creature that the Black Sun Society was "cultivating" using the Earth Mother's mysterious instrument, just like the descendants of the Dark Abyss summoned by special rituals before. Likewise, it is an important weapon that can be released into the outside world to achieve a certain goal.

But judging from the current situation, this thing seems more like a battery.

In other words, it is some kind of "transfer station" used to purify and transform power.

"The power of the Mother Goddess of the Earth is directly related to fertility and life... So the main body of this monster is actually a rat that keeps growing under the stimulation of the Mother Goddess's power?"

Xiuge cast his gaze towards the rear of the giant beast, and sure enough, there were many tendrils of flesh lying on the ground, as well as a tail coiled in the shadow behind.

This giant beast looked very weak. It lay quietly among the bones and remains on the ground, as if it had fallen into sleep.

After confirming that no other important information was missed, Xiuge's vision gradually returned to his body.

"Judging from the current situation, the Black Sun Society seems to have come up with an alternative method after discovering that there is no way to repair the Earth Mother Goddess Altar..."

Xiuge silently expressed his judgment in his heart: "They should have used some kind of experiment or special magic ritual to conduct special transformations on those family members who were trapped here and had the same power as the secret ritual. .”

"They merged all the 'rebellious' rats together, and then used the power of the Earth Mother's secret ritual to catalyze them, causing their physical form to undergo severe growth, completely changing from the size of ordinary rats. Turned into a monster... In the process, they may have also invested many other 'materials', perhaps animals, or perhaps some unlucky victims who have been alienated by secret rituals."

Shuge simply stated the conclusion he had observed to the members of the Ernst family: "So, it is very likely that they have been forcibly transformed into the source of power for this secret ritual. I don't understand the principle. It's clear, but judging from the previous situation, they should be trying to extract the power that the secret instrument consumed in the past, or use this man-made behemoth to fill the vacancies of the secret instrument and keep the secret instrument functioning. "

Shuge's inference caused Alexandra and others to fall into silence, and they communicated silently in Shuge's spiritual world.

This time, Jacob Ernst, who had rarely spoken before and was closest to Shuge's "blood relationship", stood up. He said in a heavy tone: "Child, we have a request. If your inference is not wrong, , then we hope that you can deal with it...or them completely."

An unexpected request.

Moreover, his attitude was as fierce and resolute as expected.

"I see."

Xiuge nodded in agreement. In fact, no matter what angle he considered it, he would find a way to stop this secret device from operating. Under the current circumstances, the simplest and most direct way to achieve this goal is to think A way to kill this beast that has been transformed into part of the altar.

After clarifying his goals and ideas, Xiuge continued to walk downward along the dark shadow, and soon he came to the edge of the pit.

This place is covered with the remains left by various creatures. These wrecks must have existed for a very, very long time. Many of them are only indistinguishable fragments. These bones make up the floor of the entire altar pit. , and I don’t know how much they have accumulated.

Considering that the entire altar was shaped into a large sacrifice pit, Xiuge seriously doubted that this place had experienced countless bloody sacrifices in the past, and the scale might have been very large. Judging from the stone statues, this kind of ritual It is very likely that the Black Sun Society dug it out from those relics and documents about the lost era, but the sacrifices they can provide must not be the creatures and dependents who believed in the Mother Goddess of the Earth in the past, but ordinary people, livestock, Or maybe some captured magical creatures.

Some corpses with basic rat forms that were mutated by the power of the secret ritual were also among them, but these were only a very small number after all.

"The Black Sun Society should have been using sacrifices to maintain the operation of this secret ceremony in the past... Judging from the size of the altar and the scale of the sacrifices, it is probably just a convenient move for them to suppress the Ernst family. With the help of grace, Their true goal is to use the influence of the Ste family to cover up the sacrificial rituals and use the power of the secret ritual to transform those selected important targets."

Xiuge gently picked up a severely deformed skull with his toes. It should belong to a member of the society who had undergone transformation or an ordinary person, because this skull had the characteristics of both humans and mice, and it had changed very much. incomplete.

"It seems that the Black Sun Society hopes to restore and create the creatures that once belonged to that long-ago era through this long process of experiments and sacrifices... After all, they believe in the Black Sun, so in the eyes of the Black Sun Society members, all those who were once active Everything under the black sun should be sacred."

Xiuge stepped on the pile of bones and moved forward slowly. During this process, it was impossible not to make a sound. Every step he took would make a series of sounds, and these sounds naturally attracted the attention of the giant beast. , it woke up from its drowsy sleep, its huge, bloated body shook slightly, like a terrible worm.

It instinctively moved its body in the direction of Xiuge. This movement affected the huge chains that fixed its body. Amidst the violent metal sound, this ferocious-looking giant beast had not yet stopped. After taking two steps, the chains were stretched straight, making it impossible for it to move forward.

The limbs and tendrils used to support the body's progress paralyzed again, and it fell heavily into the pile of bones. Some of the sharp bone spurs had even penetrated into its flesh, but no blood flowed out. , as if what they penetrated was just a tattered pocket.

The running rat, which had been quiet for a long time, made a slight chirp, and then the blind rat carrying Jacob's will appeared on its back. After getting Shuge's consent, Snitch carried Jacob. It ran nimbly among the bones, and soon it came to the side of the giant beast.

The giant beast was obviously aware of this. Although the size gap between the two sides had been exaggerated to an outrageous level, it still tried hard to turn its huge and ugly head around and let out a dull sound, like thunder. The cry.

The two parties began to communicate in a way unique to rats.

Of course, Shuge couldn't understand their language, but through the magic connection and the "translation" of Snitch and Jacob, he was able to understand the content of the conversation between the two parties.

"Mother...save me, save me..."

This is the sound made by the giant beast, it is asking for help.

However, Shuge is unable to determine whether the "mother" it refers to is the Earth Mother Goddess, or the unconscious murmurs of the remaining human wills in despair.

There is a huge difference between the two.

Jacob began to test, trying to pronounce the names of the souls lost here.

"Mueller? Daniel?"

He kept testing, hoping to get some response.

However, the consciousness of the giant beast is obviously extremely chaotic. It just keeps repeating some simple words and concepts. Some of them are vague desires conveyed through magic power, and some are heavy sounds made through the body.

Jacob did not give up. He continued to call out names and persisted in calling. However, his voice gradually became lower. Soon, he reported the last few names in deep disappointment.

"Andris?"

"Lorenz?"

"Imini?"

Just before he was about to give up completely, the giant beast suddenly reacted to the last name Jacob reported. Its huge body shook slightly, followed by a dull sound, and this time Xiuge got A very clear translation.

"Imini? Imini..."

It was repeating the woman's name, as if the name had successfully awakened certain memories that had been almost forgotten amid pain and suffering.

The chain shook again, and the ugly beast seemed to be rejuvenated at this moment. It arched forward twice, but this action accidentally broke several limbs spliced ​​below it.

But the beast didn't care.

It repeated the name over and over again, the chain shaking: "Save Imini, save Imini! Mom, save Imini!"

Of course, when these words came out of its mouth, they turned into a dull and terrifying growl.

Taking advantage of Jacob's silence, Shuge secretly transferred his consciousness to the metal disc. He asked the remaining family wills remaining in the metal disc: "Imini is..."

Yuanpan's rat hole was very quiet, and it took a while before Alexandra's voice slowly came out.

"Poor Jacob, he must be very regretful, why should he be buried with his wife?"