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"What are you going to do?"

Elliot hurried over and pressed his hand: "Don't do anything stupid."

"It's not your child who was taken away! What do you know!"

Xia Ren roared out of control, "Go away, don't stop me!"

He filled the bullet, and pressed the wheel back into the gun chamber. His eyes inadvertently noticed that the skin on his wrist, as if suffering from some skin disease, had become dry and wrinkled.

Xia Ren froze for a moment, stretched out his other hand, trying to scratch off the rough skin.

Seeing that he seemed to have calmed down, Elliott said, "I'll help you find it. Even if your daughter is really taken away by the gang, with me here, I can help you negotiate with them and get your daughter back."

Xia Ren didn't hear what he was saying at all. All he could see at the moment was the abnormal skin on his wrist, which made him feel extremely disgusted. He paranoidly scratched with his nails until the skin rotted away, as if he couldn't feel it at all. Pain is average.

"Anna, Anna!"

Seeing this, Elliot hurriedly stopped.

Xia Ren suddenly went crazy and shouted, Elliott grabbed his arms, but was almost thrown away by his powerful force, but he had no choice but to use stronger force, the two rolled away When they reached the ground, it looked like they were wrestling together. In the end, Elliott's man's body had the upper hand, and he successfully pinned Xia Ren to the ground, unable to move.

"Anna, be more sober, I know you are very sad that your daughter is missing, but we have to come up with countermeasures, it is useless for you to do this!"

Elliott only thought that he couldn't bear the tragic reality for a while, so he was a little deranged. After all, in one day, her husband died, her brother-in-law disappeared, and her only daughter was kidnapped. Can't calm down.

xiazaitxt

Chapter 539 Ancient Dream: Terrible Transformation

Perhaps it was the maternal love of this body that played a role. Xia Ren regained his sobriety after hearing the word "daughter".
He looked at the wrist that was scratched by himself, the bloody scene seemed to stimulate a certain memory.
Once at the home of the ghoul Zhang Xiang, he met Zhang Xiang's adoptive father.
Because of the long-term contact with ghouls, the man himself was seriously polluted, and he began to change in the direction of ghouls, but his reason as a human was still there, and he forcibly resisted the perverted desire to eat, which resulted in weakness Unbearable, can only lie on the bed waiting to die.
And now, his body has undergone a similar terrifying transformation.
Xia Ren knew very well about pollution, and his crazy behavior just now was obviously a sign of his sanity falling into madness.
But the system cannot be used in the ancient dream, and there is no anti-pollution liquid. This kind of madness cannot be eliminated. It will become a time bomb and explode the next time it is stimulated.
And with the extension of time, the degree of pollution and erosion of Xiaren will become deeper.
In other words, this body will fall into complete madness sooner or later.
Seeing Xia Ren calm down, Elliot moved away from his body and stood aside.
Xia Ren patted the dust off his body, his heart sank to the bottom.
The old ruler didn't have any clues, and this body has become what it is now. How should I go next?
No one can tell him the answer, and he will not know what kind of terrible changes happened in this small town in Myrican more than 500 years ago in the real world.
Eliot looked at her expression, which was an indescribable loss and sadness, and the surrounding air seemed to be filled with sadness as her mood changed.
Feeling unbearable in his heart, he said, "No matter what you decide to do, I will be with you."
In terms of the relationship between the two, this sentence seems a bit abrupt.
Xia Ren raised his head, his eyes were a little uncertain, it was only half a day since they met for the first time, even if this guy had plans for him, he wouldn't take such a big risk.
He hesitated for a moment, and said: "It's getting dark, you should go back early. I'm going to the Voodoo Gang next, even if you are a member of the company, at most they dare not hurt you, they may not give you this face .”
Elliott shook his head firmly: "The members of the gang are not thugs, they also have to behave a little bit, what is the purpose of kidnapping people, I can pay the ransom to redeem Theresa, they will not disagree."
Having reached this point, Xia Ren opened his mouth and couldn't think of any reason to refuse for a moment.
From Elliott, he could vaguely see the shadow of Zhu Youqian.
Must be an illusion.
Xia Ren shook his head and drove this strange thought out of his mind.
"I can let you go with me, but let me tell you in advance that I may not have the ability to pay you back the ransom."
Elliot smiled: "I still have a lot of money."
It's over, it's more like that.
Xia Ren couldn't help wondering if this guy was Zhu Youqian's past life.
The two walked out of the house, the setting sun was setting outside, and the clouds in the sky seemed to be blood-stained red ribbons, soaked in the clear blue sky.
A gust of wind suddenly blew up on the slope, Xia Ren turned his head and looked, the sky in the south was already pitch black, heavy dark clouds were coming together, and they were attacking here mightily.
"It is going to rain."
Xia Ren murmured.
"It's probably not small." Elliott echoed.
Breathing the dusty air, Xia Ren turned over and went back to the room to take two umbrellas.
When he passed the living room, he unconsciously set his eyes on the body of Anna's husband, and smelled a few seductive smells at the tip of his nose - it was the smell of a dead body.
Salivating uncontrollably from his mouth, he became more and more uneasy, walked quickly to Elliot without saying a word, and handed him an umbrella.
The two came to the streets of the small town, knocked on the door of a familiar neighbor, and asked about Theresa's whereabouts.
But they all seem to be very afraid of this, no one wants to say anything more, not even a reminder, some even refuse to open the door, pretending not to be at home.
The selfishness of human nature is undoubtedly revealed at this moment. After Anna's husband passed away, no neighbor, no matter how good her relationship was, was willing to help her.
I went to several houses in a row, but all of them were turned away. When Xia Renzheng was feeling a little depressed, a strong guy on the side of the road stepped forward and asked them if something happened.
Probably because of the frequent exposure to the sun, the young man has dark skin, a hearty smile on his face, and looks helpful. He is also holding a mule full of wood in his hand.
Looking at his face, Xia Ren hesitated. Anna's memory had never contained any information about this guy, as if she had never seen him before, but at this moment he had no one to ask, so he simply told him the truth.
The guy claimed to have only come to this town in the past few days and was working as a carpenter, so he just learned what happened from other residents.
The gang where Anna's husband belonged to was betrayed by Yuehan, which led to a rapid and disastrous defeat. In order to make the voodoo gang trust him more, Yuehan also confessed to the family members of other gang members, not only Theresa, Anna's husband was originally a member of the gang His other family members were also taken away by the voodoo gang.
"The boss of the Voodoo Gang and other core members are now in the mansion of the mayor's family. When I passed by in the afternoon, I saw Yuehan brought a little girl in. I don't know if that is your daughter."
"This twenty-five boy!"
Xia Ren clenched his fists, wishing he could find Yuehan immediately and beat him to the ground.
In the past, Anna's husband and other gang members were not mean to him. When the Yuehan family was in trouble, they received help from everyone. Unexpectedly, this guy turned around and betrayed everyone, even the family members. If a person has knowledge under the spring, he may be able to live out of anger.
But in this way, Xia Ren heaved a sigh of relief, at least he was sure of Teresa's thinking, and in a short time, her daughter should not be in any danger.
But when it got dark, it might have happened, and no one could guarantee whether those beasts of the Voodoo Gang would have any interest in the little girl.
"Thank you."
Xia Ren thanked the boy, and hurriedly left with Elliott.
The dark-skinned guy looked at their backs, and the smile on his face became more and more interesting.
A bright flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and then, thunder rumbled overhead.
Xia Ren followed the route he remembered and came to the center of the town.
This was originally the former mayor's house, covering an area of ​​several hundred square meters. In addition to two small three-story buildings next to each other, there are also facilities such as vegetable gardens, ponds, and gardens. The buildings are unusually grand.
After the death of the old mayor, the house has been contested by his three sons and five daughters. The government transferred three new mayors from other places, but they were killed before they even took office. Know who the murderer really is.
Unexpectedly, this house eventually became the gathering place of the voodoo gang.
As soon as Xia Ren and Eliot reached the door, they were stopped.
After he explained the reason for his visit, the other party looked at him obviously a little strangely, as if looking at a mental patient. He probably couldn't figure out why this woman came from the trap, but she honestly reported it to the boss.
After a while, the man came back and brought Xia Ren and Eliot to the lobby of one of the small buildings.

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5 Forty Chapters Ancient Dream: Negotiation Breakdown

In the evening, the sky was covered with dark clouds. Although the sun had not yet set, the sky was already pitch black.
The lights were on in the hall, and a group of men were sitting on the sofa in the middle, accompanied by a few scantily clad women.
They were playing cards, and besides the cards, snacks, fruits, and a few pistols were messily placed on the table in the middle.
Seeing their subordinates leading Xia Ren and Elliot in, those people stopped what they were doing and looked towards them.
"This bitch looks pretty good, boss, do you want to consider..."
Seeing Xia Ren's appearance, one of them gave the big man in the middle a look.
The man was about 40 years old, with naked upper body, muscular body, and a horrible scar on his shoulder and right cheek.
Everyone respected him vaguely, and no one spoke easily. It seemed that the scarred face was the boss of the Voodoo Gang.
He took a sip from his teacup and said coldly, "Search."
I didn't expect him to be so rough on the outside, but so cautious in his mind.
With an obscene smile on his face, his subordinates touched Xia Ren. It would be a pity not to take advantage of such a beauty.
He was about to make a move, but suddenly his eyes met Xia Ren's.
A chill suddenly spread from the spine to the whole body of that subordinate, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. The blood-thick malice wrapped around his body like a poisonous snake, and its sharp fangs rubbed against his neck, ready to bite him off at any time.
He was stunned for a moment, the fear in his heart grew wildly like water plants, and he couldn't help but want to step back and shout.
At this moment, a companion's urging voice came from behind: "Les, what are you doing?"
He came back to his senses, not sure if he had seen hallucinations just now, but the bone-chilling chill hadn't dissipated yet, and his hands were still trembling with fear.
He didn't dare to look at Xia Ren's expression anymore, and didn't dare to have any thoughts of taking advantage, so he just lowered his head and searched quickly.
Eliot didn't carry any weapons. He only had a wallet and a watch on his wrist, while Xia Ren found a dagger and a revolver.
Rice put the two weapons in front of his boss, and then quickly slipped out of the hall while no one was paying attention.
It was terrible. Even when he was fighting with people on the street, Les had never felt such deep fear. His brain was a little confused, he couldn't think about anything calmly, and he didn't realize whether his reaction was too radical. He just If you want to stay away from that woman, you'd better never see her again.
In the hall, Scarface looked down at the dagger on the table in front of him, his eyes suddenly became stern, and his fists were clenched subconsciously.
"I heard that you are here to redeem people? Isn't that right?"
He leaned against the back of the sofa and squinted at Xia Ren.
Eliot thought he had bad thoughts about Xia Ren, so he said quickly, "Yes, I heard that you arrested a girl named Teresa, who is my friend's child."
Scarface looked at him: "Who are you?"
Elliot looked at him not to be outdone: "I am an employee of Kangtao Company."
"Oh ~ lackey of a big company."
Scarface lit a cigarette and took a puff. The red shredded tobacco shone orange with his breathing. He exhaled the smoke and said, "Since you are so rich, then give me a hundred thousand."
Xia Ren frowned slightly.
This is simply a lion's mouth. You must know that the nearby residents only earn less than 1000 yuan a month. The 10 yuan here is no less than the 500 million yuan of an ordinary family 500 years later.
Even an employee of a large company has lost his fortune, and it is difficult to pay so much money in one go.
Those people looked at them with mocking eyes, and obviously didn't think they could agree to this request.
One of them jokingly said: "If you don't have money, then it's okay to let the woman next to you accompany the brothers in our gang for a month or two, hahahahaha."
"Yes, it will definitely make you want to stop."
"Hahaha, maybe it just passed away, just like the one a few days ago."
Laughter immediately spread throughout the room, and they looked like they were watching a show, taking pleasure in the pain of others and immersing themselves in it.
Elliot gritted his teeth. The people he came into contact with on weekdays were all humble and polite. Wherever he met such a villain, he would be very angry after a few words.
"I'll pay, but I need to see Theresa first to make sure she's okay."
The hall suddenly fell silent.
No one expected that this person would be able to spend [-] yuan.
How rich do people have to be to do that.
Dao Scarlian was also a little surprised. He originally said the number in a random way, and he didn't expect the other party to agree.
He stubbed out the cigarette in his hand, and signaled one of his men with his eyes to bring him over.
Soon, the subordinate returned to the hall with a seven or eight-year-old girl.
Seeing Xia Ren, Teresa immediately cried for her mother. She wanted to run to her mother, but was forcibly dragged to the opposite side.
Perhaps it was the maternal instinct in his body that was at work, Xia Ren felt a throbbing in his heart, wishing he could snatch his daughter from the other party right now.
But the opponent has a large number of people, and his weapons have been taken away, so now he has no ability to resist at all.
Scarface stretched out his big hand, grabbed Teresa's neck, pressed the little girl on the table, and let her cry.
"Where are the people here, and where is the money?"
Elliott frowned, took out a check from his wallet, wrote down the number of [-], and said: "This check can be exchanged at any bank in the rich area. If you are worried, you can send it now." People go to get money."
One of his subordinates took the check from him and handed it to Scarface. The latter looked at it and slapped the check on the table, but he didn't let Theresa go at all.
"Are you going to play tricks?" Elliott suddenly became nervous.
He has never encountered this kind of thing, and has never been in contact with gangs, so he is seriously inexperienced.
"Fucking?"
Scarface's expression was exaggerated, as if he had heard something incredible: "Who is playing tricks?"
He looked around: "Who is playing tricks?"
The people next to him just laughed, and no one would refute their boss.
Scarface slapped the palm of his hand heavily on the table, causing Teresa to scream in fright, and her struggle became more and more intense.
"I'm a very trustworthy person. The debt of the redeemer has indeed been settled. Next, let's settle another debt."
Scarface held the dagger found on Xia Ren's body in his hand, and cruelty was revealed in his sad eyes: "How do you plan to solve the matter of killing my son?"
As soon as the words fell, no one was laughing, and everyone was silent.
Xia Ren's heart instantly turned cold.
It never occurred to him that the brat he killed in the morning turned out to be the other party's son.
Damn, it would be nice if I didn't bring the dagger with me, but it's no use regretting it now.
Xia Ren looked behind him, the door leading to the outside world had been blocked by several people.

xiazaitxt

Chapter 541 Ancient Dream: Crazy

Scarface grabbed Teresa's hand, swung the dagger without hesitation, and directly nailed her palm to the table.
Blood gushed out and flowed on the ground, and Teresa let out a miserable cry.
Scarface looked at the two of them with a ferocious expression: "How is it, do you feel distressed?"
Elliot was a little anxious, but this unreasonable and bloody scene made him afraid to go forward.
"Mom, help me, Mom—"
The daughter's screams echoed in her ears, Anna's eyes were about to burst, and she was about to rush over regardless.
"Catch them."
Scarface ordered.
Several subordinates immediately stepped forward with grinning grin, and locked the two of them tightly.
"why?"
Anna struggled desperately, her mind was a little out of order, but she couldn't break free.
The silk scarf on her wrist that was used to bandage the wound fell off, revealing a large piece of wrinkled skin that had healed long ago, and at the same time exuded bursts of stench.
The situation was already very critical, and Elliott had realized that he might never be able to leave the mansion. He shouted loudly, trying to give the three of them a chance of surviving:
"Aren't you afraid of the company's retaliation?"
"revenge?"
Scarface seemed quite surprised, and then suddenly realized: "You reminded me."
He pulled out the dagger in Theresa's palm. This action aroused the girl's pain even more, and the cry became more miserable.
He pressed the little girl on the sofa, pressed his body against her, then turned to look at Anna, and said:
"Open her eyes, I want him to see his daughter with his own eyes."
"You bastard!"
Without knowing where the strength came from, Anna suddenly threw off the two gang members beside her, and then rushed towards her daughter like a bull.
Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were red, and her crazy appearance frightened everyone.
Nervous, a gang member pulled out a gun and shot her.
"Anna be careful!"
Elliott took advantage of the chaos to break free from the restraints. Seeing that the muzzle of the gun was aimed at Anna, he didn't care about anything else, and directly ran over, knocking Anna aside.
The rumbling thunder exploded between the sky and the earth, and the bright lightning spread to tens of kilometers in an instant like a swimming dragon.
Then, the pouring rain was like a huge wave on the sea, beating to the ground.
During the rainstorm, everything seemed to become chaotic, even the boundary between the sky and the earth became blurred.
In the hall, everyone was stunned. The hands of the member who fired the gun were shaking, and a few wisps of gunpowder smoke were slowly wafting from the barrel of the gun.
Elliott fell to the ground and seemed to want to get up, but the bright red blood flowed out from under him, and soon spread a large area.
Anna seemed to wake up a lot. She crawled to Elliot's side, hugged him in her arms, looked at the blood gushing out of his chest, and stretched out her hand to hold it down, but she couldn't stop the blood from continuing to flow out.
With tears streaming down Elliott's face, she murmured over and over, "Why, why, why?"
"Anna, I..."
Elliot raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but before he could finish a sentence, his arm lost strength.
His eyes were open, his face was pale, his mouth was slightly opened, and his chest stopped heaving.
Scarface was the first to react. He suddenly lost his sexual interest, stood up from the sofa, and slapped the boy who shot: "Do you want to die? Who told you to shoot?"
The man was obviously taken aback, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "I'm sorry boss, I was just in a hurry, afraid that you would be in danger, I didn't expect him to rush up to block the gun for that crazy woman."
Scarface looked around and looked at his subordinates: "No one can say a word about what happened today, I will rot in my stomach. If people from the company come to me, you will die first!"
The subordinates quickly nodded in agreement.
Teresa took advantage of this opportunity, clutching her hands and trying to run to her mother.
"It's really bad."
Scarface snatched a pistol from his underling, loaded it and pointed the trigger at the girl's back.
Anna hugged Elliott's body, her eyes were a little empty. She heard her daughter's call, and just raised her head, she saw a flower of blood splattered on her daughter's chest, and then fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
Anna covered her head with her hands, unable to accept the facts in front of her.
She crawled to her daughter and hugged the small body. She looked at the hole in her daughter's chest and looked around, but nothing could help her.
Teresa coughed and vomited blood, her eyes reflected her mother's face, and her pupils were dilated.
"No, no, I'm left with you."
Anna was crying, her voice seemed to be begging.
Scarface threw the gun aside and clapped his hands: "Clean up here, find a hidden place to bury the body, and don't kill this woman, keep it for the brothers to have fun for a while."
Several men went over and forcibly separated Anna from Teresa.
They still remembered Anna's madness just now, and they were a little afraid in their hearts, so they used a lot of strength to prevent her from breaking free again.
Anna watched them take their daughter away and screamed frantically.
Her cry became louder and louder, and eventually, it didn't seem like a terrifying sound that a human being could make.
Anna's sight was gradually replaced by blood red.
"Hey, something is wrong with this woman."
One of the people holding Anna's arm said.
He felt an instinctive fear. The woman in front of him exuded a cold aura from the abyss.
"What's all the fuss about."
said another.
Anna's crying had stopped, and her body was no longer struggling. They had already dragged her to the door, planning to drag her to another room to tie her up and eat a few meals first. It would be much easier to go to bed then.
With her current state, no one dared to touch her. If she was bitten off by this crazy woman, the rest of her life would be ruined.
"Not to mention, this girl is really beautiful."
The man could see Anna's chest through the collar when he lowered his head. Seeing that the woman had stopped resisting, he reached out and wanted to touch it a couple of times to enjoy it.
But she never thought that just as she stretched out her hand, Anna suddenly turned her head and bit his arm, tearing off a large piece of fresh flesh in an instant.
"what--"
The screams sounded again in the hall, the difference was that this time it was from the Voodoo Gang.
"what happened?"
"This woman is completely insane."
"Come and save me!"
Anna's loss of control was beyond everyone's expectations. The rest of the people looked at the thick bones exposed on the arms of their companions, and felt a little timid in their hearts, and retreated one after another.
"Hurry up and save me!"
The man was hugged by Anna, his eyes full of fear.
The eyes of the woman he saw, those crimson eyes are definitely not possessed by human beings, this woman is a complete devil!
As soon as the words fell, Anna bit off his throat.
"Shoot, shoot!"

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Chapter 542 Ancient Dream: God of Eerie Cold Bones

Although the members of the Voodoo Gang have basically killed people, the way of directly biting off the throats of others is simply more ferocious than wild animals, which directly brought them a lot of impact.
Several people pulled out their pistols and pointed their guns at Anna nervously.
"Bang bang" several gunshots, the bullets embedded in Anna's skin, but not even a drop of blood flowed out.
She was shot and her movements became a little stiff, but she still stood up.
"Why can't you kill me?"
This scene was beyond their understanding, and some people were completely panicked.
Anna stood up with her back bent. Her hair was loose, and through the messy hair, she could see the crimson eyes and blood-stained sharp canine teeth.
In the next second, her body suddenly disappeared from the spot, and she quickly ran towards the scarred face.
"Hold her! Quick! Stop her!"
Scarface was also a little scared at this time, and while commanding his subordinates to go up, he ran towards the second floor by himself.
Anna was like a devil who had just crawled out of hell. No one in the Voodoo gang dared to get close, so they could only pull out their guns and shoot randomly.
Intensive gunshots sounded in the hall, and someone was hit by a ricochet reflected on the wall, and wailed, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
At this moment, a flash of lightning struck outside the room, the light bulb on the ceiling went out immediately, and the entire hall was plunged into darkness.
The screams didn't stop, but increased, and the specific situation couldn't be seen clearly in the dark, so no one dared to continue shooting.
"Help!"
A cry for help sounded from one side, but the surrounding companions immediately stayed away, and no one dared to step forward.
"Run!"
I don't know who yelled first, and everyone ran towards the door at the same time. Although it was raining outside, the place was spacious and there was a way to escape, which was better than facing a monster in the room.
There were screams one after another, but they disappeared quickly.
The member who shot and killed Elliot first heard the terrible silence in the hall again, and rushed towards the door even faster.
Finally, he ran to the door, and he could clearly hear the sound of rain outside, but at this moment, he tripped over something under his feet, lost his balance, and threw himself forward.
He didn't fall directly to the ground, but lay on a soft mass.
The palms were a little wet, and the front of his body was also sticky. He twisted his body and got up, only to find that the front was covered by a black shadow.
Lightning flashed, and in an instant, it illuminated the situation in the house.
He was stunned.
In front, the location of the door is indeed correct, but at this time the passage has been blocked by a large number of corpses, they are stacked together, like a hill, so strong that the smell of blood wafts into the nasal cavity, and the stomach is irritated, Start to overwhelm.
That terrifying figure crouched above the pile of corpses, staring at him with crimson eyes.
The rumbling thunder and screams mixed together and echoed throughout the room.
Then, there was a terrible silence.
Scarface hid in the room on the second floor. He heard the screams downstairs gradually disappearing, and realized that his subordinates were probably in danger.
The sudden change caught him off guard, and invisible fear enveloped his heart, and he couldn't figure out what was going on.
How could human beings have such a terrifying body that they are not even afraid of bullets.
But at this moment regret was useless, Scarface groped in the dark and found a double-barreled shotgun under the bed.
This gun is so powerful that even a strong scalper can be killed with one shot, and he is confident that even that crazy woman can't resist it.
He stood behind the door, waited nervously for Anna to come to him, and fired.
But after waiting for half a minute, there was no movement outside, but there was a sudden sound behind him.
Scarface turned around, and was shocked to see that there was a human figure outside the window, crawling on the wall like a gecko.
He yelled in horror, raised the barrel of the gun and shot it at the window.
With a loud noise, the room was filled with the smell of gunpowder, the windows were broken, and the black shadow disappeared.
Scarface didn't dare to relax, walked slowly to the window, stretched out his head to see if the other party was completely dead.
However, just as his head was sticking out of the window, he saw the figure below, intact and grasping the wall, with red eyes looking at him.
Scarface's legs trembled, his expression terrified.
This time, the screaming lasted for four to five minutes before finally weakening and disappearing.
When Anna came back to her senses, there was already an unrecognizable corpse in front of her, and it was difficult to even spell out the shape of a human being.
She walked down the stairs in a daze, and saw that the hall was a purgatory on earth.
"Theresa, Theresa..."
Her voice was trembling, and she stepped on the blood that had not yet cooled down with her bare feet, looking for her daughter.
"Mom, I'm here.",
Anna saw Teresa standing next to a corpse intact, ran over and hugged her daughter tightly.
"It's mom's fault, it's mom's fault, Teresa, forgive mom, mom will take you out of here, okay?"
Teresa nodded happily.
Anna picked up her daughter, stepped over the pile of corpses at the door, and walked into the dark rain.
The road seemed to never end, and Anna felt her body gradually losing strength after walking far.
There was no place on the side of the road to keep out the rain. She hugged her daughter and sat down on the corner of the street.
The torrential rain kept falling, and the icy rain slapped their bodies, taking away the little remaining warmth.
Ana felt that she no longer had the strength to stand up.
She lowered her head and asked her daughter guiltily, "Are you cold?"
Teresa just hugged her waist tightly and pressed her body against her mother's chest: "Mom, let's go home quickly."
Anna raised her head and looked at the blurry sky.
"Yeah...you have to go home...go home..."
The vision in front of him gradually dimmed, and it seemed that there was only the sound of rain remaining in the sky and the earth, which continued.
Anna closed her eyes, and after an unknown amount of time, even the sound of the rain stopped, and the whole world became completely silent.
Consciousness fell silent in the darkness, and then woke up again.
Anna opened her eyes and found herself standing at the door of a temple.
This temple has a strange shape, but it is extremely magnificent. It is made of a strange kind of stone. The surface of the stone is mottled, showing a black purple color like a rotting corpse.
The door of the temple is open, like a huge mouth that can swallow everything.
Anna raised her head and found that there was a completely unfamiliar sky above her head. The huge sun occupied almost one-third of the field of vision, and the color of the sunlight showed a strange bright red.
While she was observing the huge sun-like celestial body, a mass of darkness appeared at the entrance of the temple.
Anna couldn't describe his appearance. He was like a reptile-like shadow pillar, as huge as a giant dragon, occupying the entire gate space of the temple, and the stalkers curled up behind him continued to crawl out of the temple.
His appearance brought a bone-piercing coldness like death and void, as if even the soul could be frozen together.
But Anna wasn't afraid, and instead felt extremely relaxed.
From the other person, she felt her destination, which was a breath of consumption and purification.
Everything seemed no longer so important, Anna closed her eyes devoutly, and let Him devour herself.
……
……
[The ancient dream is over, and the exploration completion rate is 80/100. 】

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Chapter 543 Nas Valley

[Glimpse of the Old Ones: Mordiggian.
Known information: Mordiggian, the gloomy god of cold bones, lives in the temple of the future, eternally monitoring everything.That temple is also the destination of all ghouls. 】
[Obtained: Pickman's goodwill. 】
Xia Ren suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily.
His heart almost jumped out of his chest, and the depression and anxiety were like a cold lake, submerging him in it, making him unable to breathe.
When Scarface inserted the dagger into Teresa's palm, he had lost control of his body and could only be a bystander, witnessing the bloody massacre that followed.
At the same time, he can fully understand Anna's emotions and empathize with her.
The deep despair, strong sense of suffocation and anger almost overwhelmed his reason, but even though he had fallen into complete madness, Anna's grief never stopped.
She didn't want to kill anyone, but those people pushed her to the brink of desperation. They tortured the originally normal Anna into a terrifying monster step by step.
What made Xia Ren even more unacceptable was that in reality, this kind of thing had already happened more than 500 years ago, and the ancient dream was just a reenactment of that tragic experience.
"Theresa..."
Xia Ren clutched his chest in pain, as if the poor girl was in his arms.
Seeing Xia Ren wake up, a circle of little Lilis standing by the bed turned their heads one after another. Seeing his painful appearance, they jumped up worriedly and said:
"Brother, brother, brother, brother..."
The surrounding stereo surround sound dragged Xia Ren away from that sad memory. He looked at the circle of Lily beside him, and gradually recalled what happened in reality.
He patted the head of the nearest Lily, and said gently, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I just need to take it easy."
"Don't you need Lily's protection?"
A circle of cuties asked in a childish voice at the same time.
"Well……"
Xia Ren's sad mood was healed to some extent immediately.
Lily is indeed the cutest creature in the world!
"Help me open the window to get some air."
Xia Ren patted Lily's little head.
The atmosphere in the ancient dream was too depressing, and he began to hate the dark environment a little bit.
Lily nodded, and a circle of cuties suddenly squeezed together one by one, turning back into a girlish form again.
The curtains were opened, and the warm sunlight streamed in. The gentle breeze blew away the hair on Lily's back, and the pleasant fragrance wafted into Xia Ren's nose. It was a pleasant feeling.
He lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, sorting out what he had gained this time.
The information that Gu Meng could obtain was limited. Apart from learning a piece of history for free, it was the information about ghouls that he urgently needed at the moment.
First of all, the relationship between ghouls and humans is more complicated than he imagined before. They have been wandering in dark corners for a long time, picking suitable prey, or new members.
Humans can become ghouls, which can be seen from Anna. When the voodoo gang was massacred in the end, her body began to distort in the direction of ghouls, otherwise it would be impossible to have that Strength and speed.
But what are the ingredients for becoming a ghoul?
Anna has only been to that basement and looked at Pickman's paintings, but just looking at a few paintings can change a human being in the direction of a ghoul?Eliot had also seen those paintings, but they still looked normal.
Xia Ren felt that he might not have fully experienced Anna's story. After all, the exploration progress of the ancient dream was only 80.00%, and perhaps the missing 20.00% was the key to Anna's transformation into a ghoul.
The picture of the well subconsciously appeared in his mind.
Could it be that Anna in real life actually went into the well?
He imagined that woman in the cold basement, with a rope tied around her waist, slowly climbing into the mouth of the well, and he shuddered.
But this is all his conjecture. Even if he has doubts, he can't go back to more than 500 years ago to see for himself what's going on.
"Having said that, the progress of this exploration is 80.00%, and there is no reward at all. At the beginning, it was agreed that entering the ancient dream and peeking at the old dominator would give you controllable distortion. As a result, except for the first ancient dream, all the latter two There is no distortion, is the system really fooling me?"
In other words, its original purpose is to help oneself get through the early stage, and it doesn't matter later.
"Pickman's kindness..."
Xia Ren pondered over this somewhat subtle reward, and suddenly remembered something.
He sat up from the bed suddenly, and then looked at the oil painting on the bed that he had auctioned off.
"Pickman's oil painting, the name of this painting is Pickman's oil painting, he was painted by Pickman!"
It wasn't until this time that he finally connected the painting with Pickman in the ancient dream.
"Since the system has given itself the goodwill of 'Pickman', it is definitely not aimless, at least it can be useful. That is to say, Pickman is still alive, as a ghoul...alive."
As a ghoul, it should not be surprising that it can live for more than 500 years.
Xia Ren hugged the oil painting: "Since this painting was painted by him, it means that the room inside may have been prepared by him."
"If I can see Pickman again, I can get his help, maybe I can directly get Qin Yun back from the ghoul's lair!"
The more Xia Ren thought about it, the more excited he became, he simply didn't wait any longer, and just entered the painting again.
Consciousness stepped into that forest again, he had already been there once, this time he didn't waste any time, and ran straight towards the cabin.
Standing in front of the wooden house, he took a deep breath and opened the door directly.
The cold gust blew over unexpectedly, and the pungent rancid smell penetrated into the nostrils, causing serious discomfort.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Xia Ren froze in place.
What appeared behind the door was a huge valley. The bottom of the valley was covered with countless bones, which were piled up thickly and how many layers high. The rancid smell he smelled came from this.
To pile up such a terrifying amount of bones means that countless lives have died here.
These bones are strange in shape, they are not like the bones of humans or any known creatures on the blue star. They do not look like this due to natural decay, but are discarded here after being eaten by some kind of creature, because almost every There are clear bite marks on all the bones. Judging from the teeth marks, it looks like it was done by a canine animal.
This valley is at least a thousand meters deep. Xia Ren raised his head and saw two stars appearing on both sides of the sky at the same time. A little older, Xia Ren stood in the valley, and could clearly see the potholes on the surface of the moon and the signs that some creatures were suspected to be active.
He suddenly realized where it was.
Because he has been here before.
"Dreamland!"
That oil painting turned out to be a channel connecting reality and fantasy!
Xia Ren looked around in shock, then turned his head and glanced again.
Behind him was a dilapidated and decayed wooden door, as if a rotten and shapeless coffin board had just been dug out of the ground and stood straight up. This door was embedded in the hard rock of the mountain wall, looking a little abrupt But because it's bad enough, especially with the surrounding bones as a backdrop, it's not too obtrusive.

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Chapter 544 Hello, I am your sister-in-law

Behind the door, there is an emerald green forest scene.
Separated by a door, it seems that there are two worlds of life and death.
A gust of nameless wind blew, and the door closed with a sound, merging with the stone wall. Just when Xia Ren was a little dazed, there was a sudden sound of bones being squeezed in the distance.
Because he was not familiar with the dreamland, he was a little nervous.
At the end of the field of vision, on top of the endless white skeletons, a crooked figure appeared. His appearance was similar to that of a human, but his walking posture was slightly different. It was more like walking with curled legs, which made Xia Ren even more What was vigilant was that the other party had rubber-like skin, a face that looked somewhat similar to a dog, sharp claws, and a body covered with fungi that only appeared in graveyards and graves.
It turned out to be a ghoul.
However, that painting was originally left by Pickman who was a ghoul, so it is not surprising to meet ghouls on the other side of the passage, and Xia Ren was originally looking for them, so he did not choose Run backwards for the first time.
Just as he was observing the other party, the ghoul also saw him.
The other party also seemed to be stunned, feeling a little strange that there would be humans here, but he still walked towards this side quickly.
The distance between the two quickly narrowed. In the dreamland, Xia Ren couldn't use the system and tentacles, and his combat power was greatly reduced. He was almost certainly not the opponent of the ghoul, but the opponent didn't seem to want to attack.
He walked towards the side again and again, chattering and chattering again and again, Xia Ren's eyes were puzzled, and he didn't understand a word.
Seeing his expression, the ghoul seemed to understand something, and then he opened his mouth again and said, "Are you a dreamer? Why did you come here?"
This time Xia Ren understood, because the other party spoke fluent human language.
The dream maker should be the one Niu Changshou once told himself, who can freely enter the dreamland, right?
Xia Ren turned his head quickly, nodded: "I am, where is this?"
The ghoul scratched his head: "If you don't know this place, then you will be in trouble. This is Nas Valley, the home of our ghouls. Are you a recently awakened dreamer?"
Xia Ren also pretended to be confused and said, "Yes, I came here as soon as I opened my eyes. By the way, do you know Pickman?"
"Pickman?"
The other party seemed a little puzzled, but then remembered something: "You mean our high priest, right? It's been a long time since anyone called Pickman by his name. But how do you know him?"
So far, he still hasn't shown any aggression, instead chatting like an ordinary person.
Xia Ren hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you ghouls from the light camp, or the dark camp?"
"Ok?"
The other party seemed puzzled by this question, but after a little thought, he understood Xia Ren's meaning: "You want to ask whether we have good intentions or malice towards human beings? Don't worry, the ghouls living in Nas Valley Those who believe in the gloomy and bone-chilling god, Mordiggian, we don't like fighting and killing, to put it simply... some salty fish."
He also knows how to use this humorous method to gain people's favor. Xia Ren felt that the ghoul in front of him was much smarter than he imagined, at least he had a deeper understanding of human culture.
The other party continued: "The dark camp you are talking about should be the inhabitants of the belief in darkness, the ghouls of Nyogda. They are more vicious and brutal, and have close ties with wizards and witches. They like to do some living sacrifices if they have nothing to do. What, it is extremely unfriendly to you humans."
Xia Ren looked at his expression... Well, it's hard for a ghoul to see any expression, that canine face looks like sans.
In short, the other party should not have lied to himself, so he said truthfully: "I came here through Pickman's painting, and I need to find him for something, if possible, I would like you to take me to see Pickman. "
The speed of time passing in the dreamland and the real world is roughly the same, so it is best to get straight to the point, otherwise Xia Ren will regret it for the rest of his life if he misses the time to rescue Qin Yun.
"The paintings of the high priest? Speaking of which, the high priest seems to really like painting."
The ghoul thought for a while, and probably felt that Xia Ren was not a threat, so he agreed simply: "Okay, I'll take you to the high priest."
They walked in the valley full of bones, and it didn't take long before they came to a huge cave.
During the period, Xia Ren chatted with the ghoul who brought him here, and realized that the other party had a stronger intelligence than ordinary humans, and according to the other party, all the ghouls here were like this.
They understand the way of life of human beings, they are well aware of human society, behavior and psychology, and even have a more in-depth study of human art appreciation.
This ghoul also has a human name called McClane, which was the name he took when he lived in Nanzhou not long ago, but in fact, not long ago, it was at least 700 years ago.
Xia Ren followed Mike Lan into the cave. The road inside was winding and rugged, like a maze with no end in sight.
Fortunately, the surrounding walls were inlaid with gemstones emitting soft white light for lighting. Xia Ren forced himself to write down the road at that time, so that in case any accident happened later, he could at least run out.
McClane pointed to the gems and said, "These glowing stones are the trophies we won from the battle for territory with the moon beasts. If they are placed outside, any piece of them will be worth a fortune."
Each of the gemstones on the wall is bigger than a human fist, and they are indeed top-level treasures.
Along the way, they encountered many ghouls who came and went. When they saw McClane bring a stranger here, they all waved hello and chatted a few words in human language, looking very enthusiastic.
The atmosphere here was so relaxed that Xia Ren couldn't help feeling like he was going to a dance. Of course, it would be even better if the person who greeted him was more beautiful.
They walked through a long underground passage, and came to a separate cave with a door. McClane knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside, indicating that they could go in.
Pushing open the door, Xia Ren saw that the entire cave was decorated in a style similar to human dwellings, with furniture such as sofas and bookshelves, but lacked electronic equipment.
In addition to the furniture, there are some weird things in the room with no specific function, as well as painting tools and oil paintings all over the wall.
The artistic style of these paintings surpassed human aesthetics. He lost interest in the horrible scenes all outlined in dark colors after just one glance.
There is a desk in the back of the room. Behind the desk, Xia Ren finally saw Pickman.

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Chapter 545 The Ghoul Transcript

He was wearing a funeral pink robe with a crown. He was dressed in an extremely weird way, but it gave off a sublime aura, just like the statue in the center of the church, bathed in the sunshine of the courtyard, always attracting the eyes of his believers , Worship.
Under the silver skull mask, red eyes stared at Xia Ren, as if he had been prepared for a long time.
"sit down."
Pickman's strange magnetic voice and peaceful attitude confused Xia Ren: "You knew me before?"
This before, of course, refers to two years ago, after graduating from university, I and Zhao Mingyue traveled all over the continent of Blue Star, and my unmatched strength aroused the fear of all the guys in the dark.
But for some reason, the memory of that period disappeared from Xia Ren's mind, like an illusory dream, when he woke up, he was terminally ill, walking aimlessly on the street, and then was guided by Zhao Mingyue's ghost Then, I came to the house where all evils are rooted.
And almost everyone on the blue star who knew the existence of him and Zhao Mingyue had their memories erased at the same time, leaving only a few people like the doctor and Jiufeng who still knew the secrets of their past.
Pickman did not answer his question directly, but said: "Since you came to me, you must have encountered some problems. Tell me, and I will do my best to assist you."
"..."
Xia Ren was silent for a while.
Was Pickman so easy to talk to?You should at least ask who I am, right?
But it's good to go directly to the topic, he said: "A relative of mine was captured by the apostle and given to the ghoul as a sacrifice in the dark festival. I want to rescue her."
Pickman pondered for two seconds after hearing this: "The Dark Ritual is a feast held by believers in Nyogda. We have different beliefs, and we have little communication with each other, so we cannot help you."
Xia Ren showed a sincere expression: "Please think of a way!"
Pickman: "..."
Seeing that it was really impossible, Xia Ren sighed and said, "Then I don't need your help to directly enter the festival. I just need to know the whereabouts of one of the ghouls."
Pickman stared at him and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xia Ren's eyes were firm: "Kill a ghoul."
McClane next to him shook his head again and again: "Human, you must be crazy, or are you confused by the harmonious atmosphere here and underestimated the strength of ghouls? They have bodies that can't be destroyed by shells, and powerful regenerative abilities , because of their belief in Nyogda, they will be even stronger in the dark, and they can even use divine powers to summon Nyogda's phantom to join the battle, and even the apostles can't easily kill them."
"Is it so strong?"
Xia Ren was also a little surprised, which really exceeded his expectations.
"Otherwise, what do you think?" McClane was a little speechless, he had never seen such a reckless human being.
Xia Ren looked at Pickman beside him: "Can you help me?"
"..." Pickman.
He really wanted to ask the other party: Why are you so thick-skinned.
But for some reason the words could only come to mind, and Pickman coughed and said, "I don't want to start a war with them."
Xia Ren made a tsk-tsk sound while shaking his head: "Just now you said that you would do your best to assist me."
Pickman ignored him, raised his hand and glanced at his watch—yes, he was wearing a watch, or an electronic watch—and said: “The Dark Festival will be held on the night of the new moon in two days’ time. I can't be sure which continent, but there is a high probability that it is in the West Continent, if you want to find a ghoul that believes in Nyogda, I can tell you the fastest way."
Xia Ren pricked up his ears and listened intently: "What method?"
Pickman took out a cigarette from under his robe, lit it and took a puff, then flicked the ash, and said seriously:
"Seduction."
Xia Ren: "..."
McClane: "..."
Xia Ren thought he had heard it wrong, so he picked out his ears: "Say it again? What is it?"
Pickman repeated verbatim: "Seduction."
"what?"
Xia Ren frowned.
Pickman said very seriously: "I know an ear doctor..."
Xia Ren said with a constipated expression, "It's useless for you to know about obstetrics and gynecology. What is seduction? Are all ghouls gay?"
"Cough cough."
McClane coughed twice, feeling offended.
Pickman said helplessly: "I don't mean to ask you to seduce, I mean you can find other beautiful women."
He explained his method: "In the city of Ansonburg in Xizhou, there is one of their activities, and corpses of unknown origin have been smuggled there all the time. Of course, they sometimes eat fresh flesh and blood for a change of taste. .
If you are unfortunate enough to sleep to death in a deserted street in the middle of the night, you may be picked up by them as prey.You can find a beautiful human woman as a bait. After the witch picks it up, it will be sent to the ghoul's table, and you can find them by following it. "
"and many more."
Xia Ren felt a little strange: "Why women, if they just want to eat meat, aren't men and women the same?"
McClane understood what Pickman meant, and helped to explain: "Actually, it's different, because they sometimes abduct human females for mating. Men can only eat them, and women can use them and eat them. The chance of success will be higher." times."
"Yes." Pickman nodded.
"..."
Xia Ren suddenly regretted asking this question.
"Is there no other way?"
Pickman shook his head: "There are other methods, but they are too time-consuming. The Dark Ceremony will start in two days. You don't have extra time, do you?"
"alright."
Xia Ren sighed and accepted this method.
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
He looked at Pickman.
The conversation just now was too smooth. If it was in the game, Pickman must be the kind of task NPC with an exclamation mark on his head, who is responsible for providing himself with various information.
Because Xia Ren was in a hurry, if possible, he even wanted to turn around and leave now, at worst, rescue Qin Yun first, and then come back to talk about the old days.
Originally, it was just a casual question, but Pickman thought about it, and there was actually a follow-up: "Wait a minute."
As he spoke, he walked to the nearby bookshelf, picked out a book, and handed it to Xia Ren.
Although it is said to be a book, the thing in my hand is too rough. It is nothing more than stringing dozens of straw paper together with a few threads, and these papers are relatively old, as if they have been turned over countless times. The pages of the book became limp, as if they could be easily torn apart with a little more effort.
There was no name written on the cover of the book. Xia Ren opened it and looked at it, and found that the words on it were all handwritten, but fortunately, it was in human language, so it was not very difficult to read.
"What is this?" he asked.
Pickman sat back on the sofa: "Codex Ghoul."

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Chapter 556 The Noble Phantasm Against Ghouls

Xia Ren shook his hand and looked at the thread-bound book in his hand in disbelief: "Is this the magic book?"

Pickman nodded: "You should need this."

It's so necessary!

Xia Ren was extremely excited. If it wasn't for the horrible face under Pickman's silver skull mask, he would have hugged him and gnawed on him.

It's just that, for no reason, why did he spare no effort to help himself.

Xia Ren touched his face, his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had discovered something serious.

Just by looking at his expression, Pickman could tell what he was thinking, and immediately denied it with black lines all over his face: "No, your charm is not that great."

"Why is that?" Xia Ren asked.

Pickman was unwilling to say the reason: "If you don't want to read this book, I'll put it back."

"It's quite arrogant."

Xia Ren didn't insist anymore, he flipped the yellowed page and started to read.

As time passed by, Xia Ren's gaze was fixed on those densely packed words crawling like maggots, and his consciousness gradually immersed in them.

After an unknown amount of time, he rubbed his sore eyes, closed the book, closed his eyes, and savored the contents.

"Ghoul Codex" mainly tells about the living habits and other aspects of the ghouls.

Most of them live in the underground world of the dreamland. They will discard the gnawed bones at the bottom of the Nas Valley. horror spectacle.

Ghouls also have a close relationship with humans, and they sometimes come to the human world through special passages, most of which are in desolate places, such as abandoned cemeteries, or ancient wells in dilapidated mansions.

Xia Ren couldn't help thinking of the wellhead in Pickman's underground studio that he saw in the ancient dream, wondering if it was one of the passages.

Most of the ghouls believe in the gloomy god of cold bones, Mordiggian, the king of ghouls, but in fact they do not exist in the present time and space. In the distant future, the sun has become In the state of the red giant star, Mordiggian lives in the last continent on the blue star, the city of the Zoshik continent, in the underground temple in Zul Baha Saar, which is what Xia Ren saw in the ancient dream. to the temple.

Mordiggian depicted in the book is a benevolent and holy god. After all his followers die, their souls and bodies will be sacrificed to him, and Mordiggian can make the dead immortal and purify the filth of his life .

In the ancient dream, Anna should have also become a follower of Mordiggian, so she will see him after death.

With the improvement of his strength, Xia Ren is not as embarrassed as he was when he read "Underground Digger" for the first time.

He is now able to understand and accept these horrific knowledge and the hidden truth of the deepest part of the universe to a certain extent.

In my mind, the unlocking progress of Chapter 2 of Xuanjun's Seven Chapters of Secret Sutra, "The Meat Zhi Yanshoulu", has reached 50.00%.

In other words, you only need to find another related magic book to read to unlock it completely.