Whispering Poems

Chapter 1801 The Shadow of the Skull
"Detective, I'm not exaggerating when I say it's a good place.

You may not feel it, but my nose, eyes, ears and other senses are telling me that a cloud of conspiracy is hovering over the city, and fear and tension are filling the streets and lanes.The gray mist of war and death has quietly enveloped everything here, and now it is only a little bit of a spark to ignite them. "

The doctor squinted his eyes and took another deep breath. This time, Xia De actually saw some imperceptible black smoke being sucked into his nasal cavity:

"Most of the evil spirits and demons we know are able to benefit from death, fear, and war. You can think of this as a damned racial talent. When they were rampant in the third era, the entire material world was similar situation. I am not them, but for reasons that you and I know, I can enjoy this environment as much as they do. To be honest, although I already knew about the chaos in the Green Lake area before this, before I arrived. Unexpectedly, things will turn out like this. Even if the labyrinth demon-Aru does not appear here, I am afraid there will be something else that will be attracted."

Xia De looked up at the night sky, he could not see the so-called "clouds of war":
"It's very similar to a legend."

"Yes, it is said that the first evil spirit was born in conspiracy and lies. Although this environment is not necessary for those ancient evils, being in this environment for a long time will undoubtedly make them stronger powerful."

The doctor took another deep breath, and the huge and terrifying pressure for a moment even made Xia De feel a little uncomfortable:
"Tell me about the current situation, I want to know everything."

Xia De nodded:
"No problem, you need to know the situation, folklore, legends, and most importantly, the Edwards family on both sides of Lake Green."

Thick fog spread in the city under the night, and the ancient city ushered in another night.Although the lit gas lamps are dim, they can also illuminate buildings and streets.Xia De's speech speed was not slow, and the cold and viscous power enveloped them, ensuring that all words did not belong to a third person.

But because there were too many things to say, when Xia De and the doctor came to the bank of the Duin River and looked at the river passing through the city under the night, Xia De stopped his narration amidst the sound of the water:
"This is the case with the Edwards family for the time being. To lure our enemy, we only need to enter the dream of the male owner of the Green Lake Hotel. The only problem now is how to grab the opponent's body."

He looked at the lights of the hatches of the anchored freighters on the upper reaches of the river, the small docks were lit by gas lamps and torches, and the workers were loading the goods on board.

The doctor also looked at the scenery in front of him:
"I already have a plan. As long as we can catch its phantom in the dream, I have a way to drag its body to the real world. But it needs to be arranged in advance. Today is Wednesday, and I will use a day or two Time to walk around here and pick a suitable location. But from your description, I think the best place for the ceremony is on the water, the water itself has symbolism that enhances illusions and dreams, not to mention the distance from the island recent."

Xia De thought for a while:
"Then you go to choose the location first, and tell me the result, I will arrange to sleep immediately. If possible, I hope to end the devil's business before this week."

"Detective, I assure you, it will never see the sun next Monday."

The doctor just got off the train this evening, so Xia De didn't bother him to rest.After talking about things, the two returned to the hotel together, but on the way, Xia De asked another question:
"Speaking of which, do demons have faith? I'm not referring to heterogeneous demons, I'm referring to the disaster of the third era."

The doctor looked at him unexpectedly:
"What a strange question. But you are really asking the right person. You will probably never find anyone else who can answer this question except me. First of all, it is clear that they certainly have no so-called beliefs. However, as long as it is wisdom Creatures all have their own joys, sorrows, sorrows, and different emotions, but there is a difference between strength and weakness. Although those demons from the third era do not believe in gods, they respect certain existences in the old gods, that is, for example"

"Old God - Lord of Gold? God of trade and wealth."

"Oh? How do you know?"

Because tomorrow morning on Thursday, Shad will be able to use the time key again.

When Xia De returned home, Luvia was of course still waiting for Xia De at home, and she did bring quite important information:
"The first target of the Prophet Association this time has officially shifted from the chosen one to Laplace Klein Howard. There is news from the association headquarters that the association wants to catch him alive."

"Why? Wait, does the association know something?"

Catching that Edwards ancestor alive was infinitely more difficult than killing him directly.

Luvia nodded:
"In fact, since this era, there has been a strange saying within the association——

The sixth era is the last era of this world.The source of this statement cannot be verified, and of course there are not many people who believe this statement.But in recent decades, evidence has mounted that our world is facing an unprecedented crisis. After the curtain of "Whispering Verses" opened, some bad omens also showed that the neglected statements in the past may be justified. "

Xia De's expression remained unchanged, and similar words were said by both the "Light Guiding Priory" and the "Spiritual Order":

"The association thinks that the guy on the island has important information?"

"Yes, the association believes that although he is crazy, there must be a reason for his madness. So the association is trying to 'recycle' him and figure out what will happen in the future."

"It's not easy."

"Of course it's not easy, but don't doubt the determination of the association. The association is recruiting a group of fortune tellers to go to Green Lake, and I signed up."

She said suddenly, Xia De was taken aback, and the action of stroking Little Mia while sitting on the sofa paused, then nodded slightly:

"Well, before you reach Green Lake, I will clear the way to Laplace Klein Howard. When you arrive at Green Lake, we will land on the island for the last time."

Currently with three drops of divinity in hand, even if the space chosen has appeared, Xia De has full confidence to fight.The time was set for Luvia's arrival, hoping to find a way not to use divinity before that.He had a hunch that something terrible would happen if the guys on the island noticed Luvia, so he had to act as soon as possible.

Luvia pursed her lips and looked at him, unable to believe that Xia De didn't stop her this time:

"This time, you won't discourage me anymore."

"If this is what you want, I will not dissuade you. Luvia, I respect any decision you make, as long as you think it is correct."

Xia De also looked at her, and the two just looked at each other, under the warm yellow light of the gas lamp, they kept looking at each other.

(Mia is running.)

Early on Thursday morning, while Luvia was preparing breakfast at home, Xia De, who had never been used to running in the morning, went out early and took a carriage to the Dawn Church in the city. He was very surprised to see him coming so early. The Augustan Priest:
"Is this what happened?"

"Of course not. Your reaction is very like a doctor. Oh, the doctor said there will be no meeting this week. I don't know if the priest has received his letter. Let's not talk in church, please come with me."

Xia De and the priest went to the priest's basement potion workshop in a nearby block. After confirming that it was safe, Xia De talked about Mr. Green, the ghoul, and the three undead that could use mythical locks that he met yesterday:
"That's obviously not a normal undead. Their holy resistance to the gift you gave me is too high. And compared to ordinary undead, they also look extraordinarily wrong. Now it is confirmed that the three are The fourth-generation Edwards brothers have reason to believe that the 'ancestor' on the island would not use ordinary methods to dispose of their corpses."

"what do you mean"

Priest Augustus also understood what Xia De had guessed. Xia De nodded and took out the severed limbs of the ghoul that he had cut off with the [Moonlight Great Sword] that he put away yesterday:

"Check to see if you can confirm our guess."

The stinking limb was thrown into a huge square glass dish - something like a fish tank, into which Priest Augustus poured some white powder:
"Corpse powder."

After adding clear water and stirring evenly, the stinky black liquid was evaporated to dryness with high heat.The whole process was quite fast, and it could be seen that this was definitely not the first time the priest had done this kind of thing.His method of manipulating the flame was quite sophisticated, and soon there were only some black salt-like crystals left in the glass vessel.

The priest collected those "black salt grains" and ground them into a flour-like powder in a mortar.Finally, with Shad frowning, the priest put a small amount of powder into his mouth:
"Yes, we guessed right."

He spit out what was in his mouth, drank water and rinsed his mouth and asked:

"Those three ghouls were all revived with the power of the 'Angel of Death' bones, so they behaved differently from normal corpses. The person who manipulated this power has obviously been able to use part of the power of the bones, which is really amazing. If left alone, Those three special ghouls will only become stronger and stronger. Therefore, the ghoul you eliminated has a high probability of being resurrected. The souls of the three of them should not be in the body at all, but the witches in the half of the skull Demon?"

"Of course I know, it's in the second-grade books. Liches are very common in the era of darkness and chaos in the fourth era and before. They entrust their souls in special alchemical items called 'soul boxes' to achieve almost Immortal, but the liches and the technology to make them have gradually disappeared since the fifth era."

Shad recalled, the priest nodded:

"When will I go to Green Lake? I have to take action on this matter myself, otherwise I won't see the skull. With your current means, there is no way to destroy the three ghouls."

Even knowing that the doctor is already in Green Lake City, Luvia will arrive soon, but now, there is no longer any delay:
"Priest, I would like to trouble you to leave this weekend. The specific time, you can arrange it according to your convenience. When you arrive, please go directly to the Green Lake Hotel. I will book a room for you in advance. Recently there is a negotiation meeting there, and there are many journalists and other idlers. It’s not easy to arrange a room.”

Shad said:

"Knowing that the other party is using the power of the death angel, it doesn't mean that we can get back the half of the skull. Priest, maybe you really need to work hard this time. I can't easily land on the island now, otherwise there is a high probability that I will encounter that half of the skull again." A thirteen-ring fortune teller."

"Just let me handle this matter. You can book a hotel for me and show me the way. Speaking of which, since I came back from Fort Midhill last fall, I really haven't had any activities."

The priest said it easily, but Xia De knew that in the real world, he couldn't use the power of the "Angel of Death" as easily as in death.Therefore, how to take away the bones at that time will be more troublesome than dealing with the devil with the doctor.

　PS: Illustrations for this chapter: Bill Schneider.

Also, ask for a ticket, this month is only 30 days, and tomorrow is the last day! ! !

　
(End of this chapter)