Three-stream detection simulator

The plan made by a group of smart people is very simple and crude. They were only slightly confused about whether Hercule should change into light clothes based on scientific principles before going into the water, and whether Constantine should go with him.

Of course, the result was that the detective not only did not change his clothes, but also went into the water wearing a woolen coat that would be very heavy when soaked in water. As for Constantine, he planned to go to the Mental World to fight, but before setting off, he made it clear: "The life-sharing contract between us has expired and been terminated. If you really encounter fatal danger, don't expect me to save you. It’s impossible, it can’t be done.”

Hercule was typing text on the cosmic biological language translator, trying to persuade Hibida to stay on the shore. He was not surprised when he heard: "You'd better run faster. Think about it, if I fail, next Who will be the helmsman of the Ark targeted by the angry 'sea'?"

Constantine's expression froze, and he rolled his eyes and said: "It can't be me anyway. If it can't find a suitable candidate, does it have to choose the taller one from the shortest? All the mad dogs above know that they can't bite anyone and then go back to their dens." rest."

"But maybe one bites another until the flood completely submerges the land again."

By that time, mankind will soon usher in the end without the Ark.

An Atlantis guard received permission from the King of the Sea and approached Hercule and asked: "But why does the sea of ​​​​minds of land people appear at the bottom of the sea?"

"It first appeared on land." Hercule explained, "The last time we faced the 'sea' in reality was on the Hawaiian Islands."

Yu Wen taught the old captain not only to seek wealth, but also to kill.

Perhaps it was what he did under the guidance of the people behind the scenes that led the sea of ​​human negative subconsciousness to the middle of the city. Perhaps the souls of those who died in pain found themselves transformed into sacrifices to summon the ‘sea’ before they could go to heaven.

Hercule remembered the subplot of the game.

He remembered that there were two descriptions in the letter left by the tunnel NPC:

"To tell you the truth, the underground people's sea fishing did catch something. To put it simply, people's hearts have become evil because of this, and they can do anything."

"If you fail, the underground will turn into a killer carnival, a purgatory on earth, and a paradise in the sea. It's not a problem you can solve anyway. You might as well call the police."

After all, is it really the physical matter that attracts the ‘sea’?

Or does human pain and despair nourish the "sea", causing it to gradually swallow up conscience, invade reality, and even take on an invisible form?

The transparent water that appeared on the island before overwhelmed the grass, killed the birds in the sky, and allowed Hercule to stand on it. But today, the 'sea' squeezed a complete person into pieces in front of Hercule, and the body was taken away to an unknown place.

"As for why it is attracted to the bottom of the sea..."

Hercule contacted the descendants of the Atlanteans in the game plot who may have no hope of seeing the sea in their lives and still yearn for their former homeland, and said calmly, "I have a guess, which may be confirmed later: even if Something as devoid of intelligence and subjectivity as 'the sea' can sometimes respond to strong and negative love."

In other words, the Atlanteans truly called to the sea.

The sea, as a monster in the mental world, gave them the best reward it could give.

The King of the Sea looked thoughtful as he thought about the prisoners who had been exiled by the kingdom to the depths of the barren and darkest straits and longed to return to the city-state.

He asked: "So, their souls should have been taken away, not their bodies. The 'sea' is the negative subconscious of land people. What is the use of their bodies?"

As he spoke, he saw Hercule finally finish off the cat. One person and one cat reached an agreement and shook hands. The cat opened its mouth and put all the debris on the ground into its stomach pouch.

In order not to have a psychological shadow on the cat, Neptune forced himself to look away from the mouth of the element-eating beast and stared at the detective who was buttoning his coat.

Hercule was multitasking, answering questions, making cats obedient, and organizing equipment at the same time. He did not raise his head after hearing Neptune's question, and only said: "I'm afraid I have to wait until I see 'Sea' before I can give him any advice." There’s an answer, Your Majesty.”

Then he looked at Constantine and said in a relaxed tone: "Are you ready, Mr. Constantine?"

Constantine's hands in the pockets of his windbreaker clenched into fists unconsciously, and his palms became sweaty due to nervousness.

He didn't even know what he was afraid of.

‘Sea’? Not really. He is not the one facing the sea.

The end of humanity after Hercule's death? There is no need to think too much about things that have disappeared.

The detective didn't die because of him at all.

Constantine felt he had a clear conscience.

In the end, the human mage smoked a cigarette and pretended to be calm and said: "You go first, I will follow."

Hercule nodded and jumped off the edge of the boat's deck without wavering in the eyes of everyone. The splashing water and ripples centered on his dark coat and rippled behind him like flowers. Come and leave a boat full of silence with various meanings.

**

Even if the sunlight in the shallow water penetrates the water waves, it still looks bright and warm.

But after entering the water, people can feel how cold the water is.

Hercule didn't bring any diving equipment, so he just closed his eyes and headed deeper. He didn't even need to exert any force, the clothes on his body seemed to weigh more than a thousand kilograms, dragging him down into the bottomless abyss.

Darkness shrouded the head.

The oxygen stored in the lungs gradually decreased, and there was a stinging pain in the chest. At first there was only the sound of water in the ears, but later there was a faint sound of other sounds. Hercule listened carefully, and after a while, he confirmed that it was a foreign language song sung by multiple people.

The song was sad and long, echoing in Hercule's ears with emotions of loneliness and nostalgia.

He understood without any knowledge that what was ringing in his ears was the Atlantean language. It was a pity that the translator was left with Hipida. Hercule could not understand what the people were singing. He only guessed that its theme should be related to homesickness based on his feelings and existing clues.

As the dive continues, the oxygen is exhausted first. Although Hercule was prepared, he couldn't help but open his mouth. The bitter sea water rushed in from the nose and throat, and at the same time, the singing in the ears suddenly became clearer.

He then heard several English scene dialogues playing simultaneously in the background.

First there was a middle-aged man, reciting evil and obscure magic incantations in a low voice.

After reading it, he said to himself with uncertainty: "Can this really destroy the corpse? Is Ark Pharmaceutical lying to me...wait? What's going on? The corpse is really gone! So this is Magic, it turns out there is such power on earth!”

——He is the old captain of Yuwen Church.

Hercule's consciousness was hazy, and his brain was still analyzing the records of the five senses.

What else did he say?

"'Sea' is just a lie, the ritual spell is quite effective." The old captain said, "I'm ready to sign the contract - Ark Pharmaceutical's magic equipment is indeed worth the price."

"Don't worry about the police and FBI. Hawaii and even the entire West Coast of the United States will be ours from now on."

Indeed, Hercule thought to himself, the FBI will remember you forever.

Then he confessed in panic:

"The 'sea' really appeared! It actually exists! No, it's not time to panic. As a captain, I was able to conquer the sea once, and now I can kill it for the second time."

…

There was an empty silence.

When there was silence in his ears, Hercule almost thought he was dead. My eyes can't see, my ears can't hear, my breathing has stopped, there's nothing around me except the cold sea water, and even my thoughts are floating in the air with nothing to rely on.

Is this death? Or is it just the world through the eyes of a person standing upside down?

Immediately afterwards, the old captain's voice appeared again.

"The sea will not die... but it can kill me. It is already here, right here, next to me. I can hear its voice and see its shadow. It shines like a mirror. It showed my ugly and haggard face, and was proud of my decline. It washed my eardrums and nasal cavity, trying to suffocate me to death. It attacked my eyes and made me see a hellish image. My bones tell me to bow to him...will I be free if I do?"

"I wanted to get down on my knees and beg him for mercy."

"The sea cannot be conquered."

"Man cannot defeat nature."

"I begged... I begged it to let me go. I used all my means to ask for help from everyone I could see. The Sky Eye Society responded to me. This will be the last time I face the sea directly."

"Wrong. Wrong. Wrong! Wrong!"

"It doesn't recognize me! I'm just a pre-war meal, a dispensable sacrifice. When I realized this, I felt desperate and angry. My despair gave it more strength. I The anger makes it interesting.”

There was silence again.

When he spoke again, Yu Wen taught the old captain's voice to be steady again, and there was not much panic left in it, only anger remained:

"……ocean."

"I made mistakes, but so did you."

"It should be noted that not everyone at the helm will be like me."

"Not every human being will die at sea."

"My body was sacrificed to the sun, but my eyes will watch forever - the ark of salvation will one day hover on your waves."

After the words fell, Hercule suddenly opened his eyes.

He was currently sinking in the boundless sea of ​​soul, about half a meter away from the water. Through the water curtain, you can see the sky covered with thick clouds. Black and purple lightning flashes in the sky from time to time, thunder rumbles, and between the sky and the earth, the hurricane passes through the sand and rocks, like an evil ghost crying.

——However, even though dark clouds covered every corner of the dome, the black sun that impressed Hercule so much still hung above the horizon.

It absorbed all the light like a black hole, and stopped in mid-air motionless despite the continuous rain and thunder all around. To put it simply, the scene looked like someone had mistakenly placed the wrong layer when coloring the painting, and placed a pure black charcoal drawing on the top of the curtain.

Hercule stared at it for a long time, and somehow he had the illusion that the black sun... seemed to be alive.

And when Hercule looked at it like this, it also looked back with malicious eyes.

The sea water washed over Hercule's body, and he could feel the bone-chilling coldness. The temperature was even crueler than the cold in winter, and could almost be said to be comparable to death. He couldn't breathe, and the seawater kept trying to pry open his lips, pouring from his throat into his chest, controlling the heart that was still beating, and taking away the remaining warmth from his blood vessels.

But the coat on his body was trying to warm him.

There was a power emanating from its ragged, slightly pilled surface and melting into Hercule's skin. He felt that his hands and feet were gradually gaining strength, but it was not enough to support him to stand up.

At the same time, the black sun at the end of the sight was slowly rising, and wherever it passed, even the lightning became silent.

Hercule was still staring at it.

When the black sun rose to its highest point, it looked down at the human tied in the sea, and looked at his eyes that were more stubborn than the reef, sending a clear signal: I am Umbrax, the thing that will kill you.

The black sun not only has consciousness, but also has a name.

While thinking about this interesting discovery, Hercule's fingertips moved slightly. It was his right hand, which had only felt for a few days since he crossed over, that was curling up his fingers under the indescribable pressure.

Then the palm... the arm...

His bone nerves transmitted a tingling pain, and this pain stimulated new strength.

The confrontation at the level of willpower should have lasted for a long time, but suddenly, Constantine's lazy voice came from the coast: "Hey, in the sky! Where are you from? Don't you want to introduce yourself?"

The attention of the black sun was instantly diverted.

This may be the limitation of sentient creatures. At least as far as Hercule knew, the sea's gaze would not move, and it would continue to haunt him until he died or surrendered.

But at least there was one less enemy for the time being. The pressure on his body was relieved, and Hercule suddenly exerted force to support himself from the endless sea. His feet finally touched the beach, and the sea water fell along his hair and shoulders, reflecting the crystal clear, diamond-like brilliance of the lightning at the bottom of the dark sky.

Hercule was soaked and took two difficult steps towards the shore barefoot. Then he raised his head and looked at Constantine who was confronting the black sun, and the huge spaceship parked in front of the wizard.

A few meters high waves hit him from behind, trying to roll him back into the sea.

At the same time, the Sea Monkey vibrated, as if it felt the call of the helmsman.