Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 141 The Legend of the Hunchback of the Clock Tower

The ruins of Dawn City are in danger as legend has it.

After the first wave of giant bat swarms attacked and lost a few people, the hunting group encountered several waves of monster attacks in the follow-up, and there were also casualties.

There is also a wave of monsters that even Su Lun finds a little tricky.

It was a humanoid aberration with four legs and claws, and a brain growing out of it. It burst out of the fog like lightning, then killed people and ran back into the fog. The speed was so fast that the ordinary gunman didn't even have a chance to pull the trigger, and disappeared again.

The identification information shows that it is a monster [Soon Walker] that is deformed by an assassin professional.

Fortunately, there is a second-order professional in the team.

After a few people died, Bloom, the head of the "Battle Knife Squad", chased into the fog himself and solved the monster, which lifted the crisis.

However, the good news is that the monsters in the ruins are very strong, and the probability of producing curse materials is very high.

Even a small group such as the "Drinkers Group" that followed behind the larger army also gained a lot of materials.

And for Su Lun, the ultra-high concentration of dark spiritual energy in the ruins made his breathing stronger!

The distance that could normally be covered in three or two hours ended up being a short half-day walk.

In the afternoon, they finally came to the "red brick tower block" marked on the map.

The buildings in Dawn City are mixed with various styles. This is a cross street. To the east is a dilapidated red brick tower that looks like an ancient clock tower. With spires, flying buttresses and some tattered stained glass, it's clearly Gothic.

The monastery where the witch's hair was found was on the opposite west side. It was also very dilapidated, but it was Romanesque with a dome. The main building is white, but the main hall and the cloister have collapsed in a large area.

Su Lun glanced at it with the pupil of omniscience, and it showed that it was [a dilapidated monastery].

There are no special tips.

Judging from the known information, there must be a "Wailing Devil" nearby hunting humans.

Someone found a corpse near here before, and also took away the hair threads on the corpse alive. That is to say, the female demon may be a wandering wild monster, or it may be a cursed space triggered by special conditions.

Su Lun did not dare to be careless and did not approach the monastery.

Then he looked down at his hand, made an awkward finger-twisting motion, and looked around again. Then he lowered his head and repeated it twice, his brows loosened, he confirmed something in his heart, and squinted and muttered, "It's not a dream."

He didn't forget that the ability that this "Wailing Witch" is good at is dream killing.

And even if Su Lun wanted to get close to the monastery, he couldn't.

Because the second-order head of the "Battle Knife Group" has already begun to send a team to go deep into the monastery to investigate the situation.

Others didn't know what they were doing, but Su Lun knew very well.

They are a hunting group sponsored by the Oliver family. The purpose of this trip is to find clues for the "Wailing Witch" for the young master of Danze, and the dilapidated monastery has also become a key target of exploration.

But Su Lun thinks that's fine too.

Someone to detect mines for him, at least to find out what kind of existence that witch is.

Arriving near the intended destination, each hunting group started their own search missions.

Because the "Drinkers Group" belongs to the joint hunting and equality contract group, they can move freely after arriving at their destination.

Benson greeted the members and Su Lun, who also greeted: "Let's go, Brother Jonny, let's go look for a few buildings over there."

The monastery cannot be visited, and there are still large buildings around.

Although wild hunters have already visited here, no one can guarantee that the treasures will be wiped clean on the road that others have traveled.

Wild hunting is actually similar to gold panning. It takes a lot of patience and luck to find gold in the rubble.

And because the city was suddenly destroyed, the ruins preserved many living items of the residents of the city a thousand years ago.

Perhaps there are undiscovered cellars, jewelry boxes in the collapsed rubble, private money buried in the ground

As long as you are patient, you will always be rewarded.

Having said that, Benson led the team to remove the backpack and tent and start a light treasure hunt.

The fog concentration on the street is very low now, and I can see quite a distance without finding any monsters.

Everyone spread out and went to find the treasure based on experience.

Tommy was excited to hunt in such a dangerous place for the first time. But instead of following Benson, he turned to look at Su Lun beside him and asked, "Mr. Jonny, can I come with you?"

Su Lun asked curiously, "Why?"

Tommy's eyes turned sharply: "Because I think it's safer to be with you!"

Su Lun smiled, this kid is quite smart, "It's up to you."

Hearing his agreement, Tommy smiled and shouted to Benson, who had already walked across the street, "Dad, I'm with Mr. Jonny!"

Benson didn't care, he waved his hand: "Okay!"

Su Lun is not very interested in hunting and treasure hunting. He is not short of money for the time being, so he is very perfunctory.

And because he knew that there were "weeping witches" nearby, he kept looking at these broken walls to see if there was any problem.

In a short time, the hunting team will have a harvest.

Suddenly there was a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha I found a money box!"

The one who spoke was Bernal, a magician in Benson's team who was good at "seeking gold".

That rare auxiliary spell has little combat power, but it's perfect for finding buried metal. Casting spells all the way, just like a personal metal detector.

Benson also smiled: "Yo, not bad."

A small box of ancient silver coins can be sold for about one hundred and eighty thousand.

After a good start, everyone in the alcoholic group became more interested.

Su Lun and Tommy also searched for a building and plunged into it.

This street has been scraped by the previous hunters. If you want to find treasures, you have to dig deep into the ruins or hide things in more hidden places.

If you don't know the special spell of "Alchemy", you need to spend a lot of energy.

Su Lun was a salty fish, and he led Tommy, a novice, and two "amateur-level" hunters to wander around the ruined buildings.

He didn't report any hope of finding any treasure, but found that Tommy's ability to find treasure is actually very good!

The two walked to a pile of collapsed rocks. Tommy seemed to sense something, and suddenly stopped, pointed to the ground and said, "Mr. Jonny, I think there is something under you."

Su Lun: "What?"

Tommy frowned, as if trying to perceive something, and said, "I don't know, it's just feeling."

"Okay, then dig in."

Hearing this description, Su Lun wondered what kind of talent this guy had awakened.

Prophet? Not quite.

Feeling that it was okay anyway, the two began to dig.

Because of the assistance of the robotic arm, the digging is also extremely fast.

After they put the broken bricks aside, they actually found an alchemical staff with a blue gem inlaid.

Probably there should be a corpse next to the staff, but the years have corrupted it into a puddle of tan traces.

Tommy exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, Mr. Jonny, we've really found a treasure!"

Su Lun identified it. Although it took too long, the rune effect of this staff has dissipated, but the material alone is worth a lot. He said: "This staff is inlaid with 'Splintered Star Gems'. For such a large piece, the auction house price will not be less than 800,000."

Tommy's eyes lit up when he heard the price, "Wow, we found 800,000?!"

Su Lun also felt incredible: "Yeah."

At this time, he suddenly discovered something, and suddenly he drew his gun like lightning, and pulled the trigger toward a shadow that climbed in from the ceiling behind him.

"Bang" a gunshot sounded.

A monster fell in response.

Before Tommy could react, he watched as an aberrant lizard crawled on the ceiling fell from the top of his head.

From time to time, gunshots sounded, and some sporadic aberrations hidden in the building were killed by the hunters. But there is no large-scale battle, which means that there are not many monsters, and there is no threat.

This made Su Lun feel more careful.

This situation is not normal in Dawn City, where aberrations are shopping in groups. It's probably like an area where there are tigers, and there are very few other animal groups.

Su Lun and Tommy were hanging out on the ruins, and after a while, they came to the collapsed red brick tower.

This place has been searched many times, and probably nothing of value has been left.

At this time, Tommy found something again, pointed to the collapsed building and said, "Mr. Jonny, why do I think the clock tower is a bit strange?"

Hearing this, Su Lun also became interested, Tommy said "feeling", there is a problem in nine out of ten.

This is a square bell tower, and the erosion of the years has left only a base of seven or eight meters. Looking at the gravel on the ground, Su Lun estimated that when the building was intact, it would be at least 100 meters high.

In addition to the cracked masonry on the ground, there are also some broken and rusted oversized clock parts.

For example, a giant bell that appears to weigh more than ten tons.

Although it is metal, no one can take it away, and there is no need to take it. This stuff is worthless.

Su Lun focused his eyes on the collapsed ruins and identified them one by one, but found nothing unusual.

Confused, he turned around and asked, "Tommy, what do you think is wrong?"

Tommy thought about it and said, "That bell."

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Su Lun frowned as he listened, and stared at the more than ten-ton bell again, trying to find something.

From the beginning to the end, from the inside to the outside, almost no detail was missed.

Even the rust shape he deliberately looked at.

However, after watching it for a few minutes, I still couldn't find any clues.

No matter how you look at it, it shows [an old rusted bell].

"Does it require some special conditions to see the peculiarities?"

Su Lun thought of the cursed space at No. 88 Ginkgo Street before, and it only exists if you think about it.

Or... is Tommy wrong?

Just as the two were looking around Zhong Ling, Su Lun didn't notice that a ten-member team from the "Battle Knife Regiment" that went to investigate the monastery suddenly disappeared out of thin air.

A few seconds later, the huge bell in front of Su Lun's eyes, which looked no different before, suddenly identified different information.

【The Legend of the Hunchback of the Clock Tower】

Detailed explanation: A cursed space with a special trigger method, it will only appear when the Weeping Witch appears. Ring the bell, and the space will involve anyone who hears the bell within 100 meters; normally, it's a cursed space with an A-level danger, but it's a D-level for you. Enter the clock tower, complete the monster's last wish, and you can come out. Special reminder, don't let him feel your disgust, or you will provoke 'it'.

"Is it really a special trigger?!"

Su Lun looked at the message, his mind racing.

But the identification of the information shows that this is not the cursed space of the Weeping Witch that he predicted.

But a companion space that only appears when a witch appears? ? ?

Su Lun frowned as he looked at him. It was only D-level, which meant there was almost no danger.

Without waiting for him to think about it, Su Lun also heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground nearby.

Tommy on the side also exclaimed: "Mr. Jonny, look, there are a lot of corpses here!"

Su Lun's eyes also followed the trend, and not far away, ten corpses appeared out of thin air!

"what"

Su Lun's eyes narrowed, and he immediately realized something.

The corpses appeared out of thin air, which meant that they were repelled from the cursed space.

He looked at his hand again and made a strange finger-twisting motion.

Not finding anything unusual, he breathed a sigh of relief, "It's not a dream."

Then I looked around with the pupil of omniscience, and there was nothing unusual.

All ten corpses had a regiment emblem, which was a blood-colored sword. And these faces are somewhat familiar, aren't they people from the "Battle Knife Group"? Su Lun still remembered that this seemed to be the "Seventh Division" of the War Blades.

The face of the corpse was peaceful, but there were a few crystal threads on the corpse that penetrated the body.

"Wailing Witch!"

Su Lun immediately understood something.

No wonder the [Legend of the Hunchback of the Clock Tower] Cursed Space appeared, and its trigger condition was the appearance of the witch!

Su Lun discovered this, and suddenly looked towards the monastery, "It's not a wild monster, that is to say, there is also a specially triggered curse space there!"

At this moment, Tommy also found the silver hair. He pulled one out of the corpse curiously and asked, "Mr. Jonny, what do you think this is?"

Su Lun naturally knew this thing.

However, there were nearly thirty strands of hair on these ten corpses, which was more than all of Su Lun's hands combined.

It was only then that he understood that the original hair strands came from this way.

However, this thing is not easy to take.

Just as Tommy was pulling out his hair from the corpse, a group of people nearby saw something and walked over quickly. A long way away, the leader in charge stopped Tommy's behavior of continuing to twitch his hair in a cold voice: "Boy, that thing is not something you can touch!"

Hearing this tone, Tommy shivered with fright, and stood on the spot bewildered.

While Su Lun listened, his eyes suddenly turned cold.

Originally, Su Lun didn't expect to get these strands of hair by normal means.

After all, these ten live corpses were all from the "Battle Knife Group". What they took their lives to test out would naturally not be taken by outsiders.

but

What's the matter with this "malicious" behind the back?

Su Lun looked up at the group of people. He remembered correctly that it was the second division of the "Battle Knife Regiment". The explosive-head captain who opened his mouth seemed to be called "Bomb Madman" Collins.

Tommy on the side was puzzled and asked, "Captain Collins, what do you mean?"

Collins naturally recognized that the two of Su Lun belonged to the "alcoholic group", but looking at the corpse, he seemed to be in a grumpy mood, "I said don't touch these damn silk threads!"

Tommy's face blushed, and he said, "We didn't say we wanted to take it"

At this time, Collins was completely impatient and glared at both Tommy and Su Lun: "Go away!"

The lord had given a death order, and this time he had to find the "Wailing Witch", or a sufficient number of hair strands.

Otherwise, even if all of their group died here, they would not be able to go back!

It's not enough now!

This means that there must be people who will continue to die!

Su Lun, who was silent on the side, had already made up his mind at this moment, and greeted Tommy beside him as usual, "Let's go, Tommy."

After he turned around, the expression under the mask suddenly became playful, "Malicious turned into killing intent. It seems that I really guessed it."

When Su Lun came before, he wondered why the Oliver family's hunting group had enough strength to bring three scattered groups out together.

It is said to be mutual support, but in fact, there is no need to bring out some scattered groups that "do not listen to commands" regardless of their combat power or equipment.

The most reasonable explanation is that these guys have no good intentions, rather than taking into account human feelings.

Otherwise, knowing that there are "Wailing Witches" haunting here, they would not disclose the news at all.

Probably also holding multiple teams and more people thinking about Lei.

After all, a completely unknown cursed space is to be explored with life.

Just like the ten corpses in front of him.

Looking at this situation, Captain Benson was also told by an "acquaintance". (I was not sure that there must be a witch here, and other places in the ruins are not necessarily safer than here. They are still acquaintances. It is pointless to remind Benson.)

But even after guessing some signs in advance, Su Lun followed.

First, he felt that he had to come and see anyway, just like whoever came.

Second, the other party is really malicious, and Su Lun also feels that he is just reaping a wave of experience and loot.

With the abominable corpse and the black sickle in hand, the "Battle Knife Group" was not enough to make him feel that it was an unstoppable threat.

Now the corpse appears out of thin air, which means that they have tried out how to trigger the "Wailing Witch's Cursed Space".

Seeing that malicious intent has turned into murderous intent, the intent is self-evident.

However, killing people "inexplicably" like this doesn't seem to be very good.

The opponents are numerous and powerful, and in a head-to-head fight, Su Lun may not be able to take much advantage.

And although he speculates that it is true, after all, "malicious perception" is not clear.

When the time comes, the few scattered groups will probably still be confused and don't know who to help.

As a last resort, Su Lun didn't want to be hostile to these uninformed stragglers.

But he didn't intend to wait until someone else pointed a gun at the head before making a move.

So, he thought of another way.

He ignored the corpse, walked straight to the huge bell, took out an iron tool, and rang the bell violently.

"Boom"

Since it is not convenient to kill here.

Then change place.

And Su Lun felt that he might have captured some important clues about the "Wailing Witch", and he must go to this cursed space first.

It should be a cold, and my head is dizzy. There is something wrong with the second chapter, and I can't correct it. Try to make it up tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)