Mermaid Reef

Jason didn't want to be scary.

Patent leather shoes always make noise when you walk on them.

What, why are you wearing patent leather shoes?Oh, that's standard for British gentlemen.

There are always similar issues when it comes to wearing human clothes.

If Jason made a suggestion, he would definitely say that it is a good thing to be able to hear the footsteps of the evil god, which can analyze what form the evil god is using. If it is a strange dragging sound of limbs, it is very bad, and An avatar that wears shoes doesn't look like it's trying to kill humans, does it?

"Da da."

The sound of the soles of the shoes stepping on the ice was heard far away.

Jason walked slower and slower, and he noticed that the human in the dungeon was about to faint from fright.

Shouldn't it be?

The footsteps are so obvious, what are you afraid of?

——Ordinary humans don’t understand this truth. You are a member of a secret sect, and you have a good understanding of mystic knowledge, but you can’t analyze the meaning behind the evil god’s footsteps?

Jason was a little disappointed.

But he quickly thought of another reason, maybe it was too cold?

Jason glanced at the solid ice all around him.

This is the negative effect of his use of force "positioning".

Gemil was also observing the walls of the dungeon. Beautiful crimson crumbs were frozen in the thick layer of ice, crystal clear.

Although I came here to find a glowing ant, it is still strange that the place where the ant lives is shining!

"What are these? Crystals?"

"Maybe it's glass, a transparent gem made by humans," Jensen explained.

Gemil reached out and stroked the wall.

The ice cubes melted silently, and the shimmering crumbs "flowed" into Gemil's hands.

The rose-colored dust outlines sharp nails, translucent webs, and tulle fins on the wrists in the darkness.

It's like holding up a magnificent dream.

The twilight reflected the long crimson curly hair, the gurgling water soaked the shirt, flowed along the arms, and gathered into puddles at the feet.

Gemil took off his mask and smiled at Jason in front of him.

Sensing that Gemil was "tearing down the stage" behind him, Jensen, who was about to stop him: "..."

"Don't melt the ice, the runes on the wall will be touched."

Jason squeezed the words through his teeth with difficulty.

For the time being, the church outside cannot be disturbed.

The warm massage of phosphorous fire is very good, but there are still humans they are looking for in the dungeon, and humans are too fragile.

Jason walked into the stone house where Hans was.

What kind of picture does a man with a strong physique and a fierce appearance curl up in bed pitifully (frozen)?

Jason: "..."

It's fine to use a stone slab as a bed, but it's too short, and I can't even straighten my feet.

Is this order poor?

"Ok?"

Isn't the luster emitted by this human being a bit too diffuse?

Jason quickly realized that this was the sequelae of a nightmare, and his consciousness could not return to his body smoothly, so he could only float like this.

"what happened?"

Gemil put on the mask again, restored his palm to a human form, and walked into the dungeon.

Hans' consciousness light cluster slid under the stone bed with a whoosh.

In Hans' field of vision at the moment, Jansen is the enlarged attic monster, with a blurry figure and entwined circles of vine-like smoke.

These smokes brought out long trails, leading to another strange and huge black figure. It was a monster that would only appear in nightmares. Its head was against the ceiling of the dungeon. When the huge body moved in, it swelled and filled Fill every inch of space in the house.

It seems to announce that the world is sinking into the abyss, and everything will be swallowed.

Not an evil god!

It's two!

Hans, who crouched under the bed board, despaired.

He couldn't restrain the fear in his heart, and his body stiffened and fell.

"boom."

The body lying on the slate bed immediately rolled down simultaneously.

With a moan of pain that seemed to be dying, Hans staggered up, the kind with a body.

Jensen was still worrying about how to solve the problem of Hans's incompatibility with his body, but he was frightened by them, and he got better?

Hans hunched his back, raised his head with difficulty, his strange eyes covered with white cloud seemed to be able to see, and looked at Jason and Gemil in fear.

"His eyes..."

It seemed to be polluted by power, but it was just a mutation, and there was no sign of further deterioration.

Jason had never seen anything like this.

"It's a bit strange, maybe it has something to do with that thing in their sect? He saw our shadow through something that can peek into the real world, plus his willpower and luck, as well as the connection of nightmares, and it became like this."

Gemil looked at Hans.

I was not very satisfied at first, the light will emit light, but the brightness is not high.

But with this pair of special abnormal eyes, it becomes a rare species.

"You... what are you going to do?" Hans asked weakly, and he fell down again after walking a few steps.

His voice was very low, and his head was dizzy, but he still persisted.

"You can talk to me about your order."

"Do not……"

"Then let's talk about the scene when this city was destroyed. The wailing from the death forest made the corpses that had been silent for hundreds of years break through the shackles, embrace the sun, and then draw the power from the stars to ignite hatred. Cities burn to ashes together."

"No!"

Hans regained a little energy, he struggled to raise his head, and stared at Gemil.

Jason was also looking at Gemil, and his eyes signaled: I finally found a glowing ant, don't be scared to death.

"Do you know your injury?" Gemil deliberately prolonged his tone, and his voice had the power to deceive people.

But in Hans' eyes, the sound also has color. The words spoken by this monster are like a cloud of poisonous gas, exuding a strange green light.

Hans subconsciously blocked his ears, but the bewitching green light spread rapidly, enveloping him and another evil god in the room.Hans was dizzy, and he instinctively obeyed the command of the voice. In order to stay awake, Hans was forced to knock his head on the cold ground.

Gemil: "..."

Although he was not using the mermaid avatar, Hans's actions still made him feel very embarrassed.

Is there a creature on this planet with a more beautiful voice than his?

No!

Gemil has never had the experience of being disliked for his voice.

"Calm down, it's his eyes." Jason pressed Gemil's arm and reminded.

Jason turned his head and said to Hans: "The mutation will fill you with pain for the rest of your life. Seeing things that shouldn't be seen is an unimaginable torture for human beings."

"Do I have the rest of my life?" Hans asked blankly.

Two evil gods have come to Venice, he is the closest, can he survive?

"It doesn't have to be."

Jensen decided to speak up by himself, so as not to frighten Hans crazy with Gemil's voice.

"We don't have to destroy the city as long as we get what we want."

"..."

Hans wanted to say something, but closed his mouth again.

It is written in the scriptures that the words of evil gods cannot be believed.

The evil gods basically don't communicate with humans. If there is a god who is willing to do so, it is to play with people's hearts and see a more tragic picture.

"I want to know why Linde Brandon appeared in Venice, and why was he protected by your order?" Jason continued.

——Usually in order to paralyze human beings, the evil god will initially make a trivial request, which is easy to fulfill, but there will be a trap hidden behind that request.

Hans turned pale.

According to the requirements of the scriptures, at this time he should commit suicide quickly to avoid more terrible things from happening.

But the evil god seemed to have seen his intentions, and Hans was stiff all over, unable to move.

"You saw that dream.

"The kid in the attic.

"He was sacrificed to the gods when he was six years old."

Jason's voice was like a gust of wind, constantly drifting into Hans' mind.

Hans turned even paler.

"You know the meaning of sacrifice, and you also know what mystic scholars and adventurers are fanatical about pursuing this kind of natural sacrifice." Jason paused for a few seconds, and then slowly said cruel words, "They want to steal The power of God uses the sacrifice as a medium to let the sacrifice suffer pain and injury, and then get some 'coexisting' mutations. Has your religious order done similar things?"

"We... want to protect this city." Hans said with difficulty.

Gemil asked sarcastically, "A cursed forest of your own making?"

Hans could not answer.

The underwater death forest in Venice was not discovered at first, and people discovered this crisis around the fourteenth century.

However, this city is the center of the European Renaissance, the pearl of the Adriatic Sea, its wealth and its reputation are well known all over the world, and it is also an independent and self-governing territory (Note). Might give up here.

As a result, the order prospered and became a mysterious force guarding the city, and became the cornerstone of the city for a long time, living and dying with Venice.

No matter how the people who rule the city change, they must accept the existence of the Order.

"But we didn't kill a single child... At least in the past 100 years, the church has never done this." Hans said firmly.

"How much do you know about your order? Are you a senior member of the order?"

Hans stopped talking, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

In fact, he also knows that the religious order treats "polluted" or "possibly polluted" civilians mercilessly. When the polluted object is replaced by a noble with wealth and status, the treatment immediately changes. There will be a treatment plan, there will be protection measures.

For example, the people who live in this dungeon must be those who still have value to the religious order.

Hans knows where his value lies, so what about Linde?

Linde is not an occultist, he seems to have lost all his possessions, and is a poor wretch with nothing. Is it worth it for the order to bring Linde to Venice and invite the evil spirit behind Linde's nightmare?

"...Because of the church you are loyal to, you know the research of Pastor Connor, you know the sea adventure that old Brandon sponsored, and you know who the child was sacrificed to. They also covet this power and are sure to obtain it. "

"No, it's impossible!" Hans roared frantically, "My lord bishop will not risk the survival of the church and Venice!"

"You're right, so he may have found someone else to experiment with mysterious power in cities all over the world. Failure will not spread to Venice, and success will bring back new mysterious knowledge. Maybe in a long time, All the senior leaders of the sect have done this, otherwise, where did the runes and graphics on the passage outside come from? Why does this sect have such high mystical achievements?"

As Jason was talking, he suddenly noticed that Gemil's eyes lit up.

——Jensen has mastered this detective game!

Hans held his head in pain, and repeated hoarsely: "This is all to protect Venice!"

Instead of refuting, he seemed desperately trying to convince himself.

"...Pastor Conor, he stole my strength. Since he was young, he has been very healthy, will not suffer from any disease, is not afraid of severe cold, and has extraordinary strength."

Jason's voice was like water, permeating every crevice in the room.

No matter how Hans blocked his ears, he couldn't stop the power of the voice.

"So Brandon Sr. was willing to fund the expedition, even hand over a child. He longed for more power, a longer life.

"Your bishops, or the bishops of the past, do they have such characteristics?

"Longevity is longer than others, has unimaginable power, and is never troubled by disease before death comes."

Jason looked into Hans's growing sad, glazed eyes.

"I don't care how much power this sect has stolen from the gods, I only care about my share.

"Go and check Pastor Conor, check his involvement with the church, find out how the kid in the attic died, and whether there are still people standing on his bones to benefit. This is also your Promise made, right?"

Hans stared at Jensen as if he were a demon.

"If I did... would you free that child's soul?"

Jason: "..."

It seemed that he had cheated himself, and he couldn't agree to this.

He cannot peel away a part of himself.

At this time Gemil came to the rescue:

"You should know that as long as it is polluted, it cannot be restored to its original appearance, whether it is body or soul."

Hans' hands trembled, his face contorted.

Gemil was condescending, his voice was like a spell cast on Hans' neck: "This city, this church, everything you wish can be preserved, as long as you find out the truth of one thing, how about it?"

Hans clenched his hands, closed his eyes, and let the spell bind him.

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The author has something to say:

Note: Venice has been relatively independent in Europe for a long time, and its history is also very exciting

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Because of his position and the influence he received since he was a child, it is impossible for Hans to easily accept this view (the evil god does not want to harm people) (the evil god will also have good intentions) like John.

In fact, evil gods are dangerous, yes.

Didn't Jensen click on the skills suddenly, he was very good at things related to himself, and he cheated someone

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Hans is desperate: I will die, I will definitely not live

Jason + Gemil: How much should I pay afterwards?