The sun is high

Another day of running around in Salem City.

However, the situation that Shuge was most worried about did not happen.

He had been worried that the descendants of the Dark Abyss in the city would give up their hard-to-gnaw bone and attack other locations in the city to hunt down other survivors in the city. However, it turned out that they were very poor in pursuing their goal. Extremely determined.

Based on the information detected by the magic rats, as well as Xiuge's own magic perception, he could basically confirm that the huge group of descendants of the dark abyss and the terrifying main body that already possesses astonishing wisdom have been closely following the running rats. footsteps, and because Shuge can always cover up the traces of his own magic power at the right time, they show sufficient hostility to all possible hiding places on the path.

Before sunset, Shuge saw with his own eyes the surging black slime rushing into an already crumbling three-story building, and searched every corner of it, even the trash cans and discarded materials dumped next to the building. The vehicles were not spared.

Xiuge believes that with the current wisdom of the descendants of An Yuan, they can definitely know that no one can be hidden in such a place, but they still have not let go of any details.

This performance appears twisted and pathological.

It even reveals a bit of the madness that humans possess in desperate moments.

During the limited number of head-on conflicts and hunts, Xiuge captured an unusually clear emotion from those heirs who were killed and captured by him.

That's fear.

Very clear, very vivid fear.

Just like the emotions shown by the survivors in Salem City when they faced the overwhelming "death wave" on the streets, these descendants of the Dark Abyss, who were regarded as a huge threat by the survivors, are now also fighting for a vague and frightened by the existence of abstraction.

This is the fundamental reason why they have to hunt for Xiuge no matter what.

"It seems that in the eyes of these guys, only by finding me and devouring and integrating everything that belongs to me can they truly find a safe way out... It's really strange that their power comes from the incompleteness of the Dark Abyss Palace. For creation, the rise of the black sun should be absolutely beneficial, so why would they be frightened by it?"

This strange question troubled Xiuge all day long. He also observed these descendants of the Dark Abyss carefully and carefully all day long. However, just after nightfall, he found a new hiding place and was preparing to rest. Only then did he realize that it was not just An Yuan's descendants who had similar situations.

The "guests" who live in their own metal disks now seem to have undergone some subtle changes.

The one who reacted most violently was the running rat who was extremely active during this period.

It spends a lot of time active in the outside world, and has extremely high frequency of contact with the magic power in the environment. And because it needs to swallow a large amount of dark abyss essence to supplement its own strength, even if Snitch is a dependent of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, it will still be Feeling extremely uneasy due to changes in the surrounding environment.

After Xiuge completed the disguise and protection of his hiding place and was about to soothe his spirit, the running rat, which had just returned to the metal disc, immediately sent him a series of rather confusing messages.

Although it is very smart and has learned languages ​​well, it is obvious that what it wants to describe now has seriously exceeded its own capabilities. In the bunch of messy messages delivered by Snitch, Xiuge even I have seen a lot of vulgar plateau slang from the Voltel people, and I know without thinking that these things can only be learned from some unscrupulous old people, but judging from these words that can express uneasiness, disgust and panic , Snicki can be said to be confused and afraid of the outside world.

In desperation, Xiuge had to turn to the family wills who were closely related to the Running Rat.

With the help of these professional "translators," Shuge finally had a rough understanding of Snicki's specific feelings.

These days, it has been feeling inexplicable panic, and the source of this panic lies in its disconnection with the "Earth Mother Goddess". To use this big mouse's own words to describe it, that is, it can never feel it. The blessing given by the "Mother Goddess", at some moments, it may even mistakenly think that the "Mother Goddess" has disappeared or left completely, because as a dependent of the "Mother Goddess", it is not aware of the existence of its own deity at all. !

Although Xiuge has never quite understood the connection between the ancient creations he now owns and the gods they believe in, nor does he understand in what form those ancient lost gods exist now, but from now on Judging from the reaction given by Niqi, the magic tremor in Vann's environment is enough to have a certain impact on magical creatures like them.

With this idea, Shuge immediately verified it with other creations such as the Messenger in the Mirror.

So he discovered that both the Messenger in the Mirror and the Palace Hound were a little agitated now. The Messenger in the Mirror was always pacing back and forth in his "study", and his body outline was always turbulent. The former Palace Hound of the Dark Abyss The Dark Abyss Hound, which cleans out all enemies, is now constantly conveying its desire to hunt prey to Shuge, but it has no way to give a clear answer as to what the prey is and where it is.

In comparison, the Touch of Charron and the Destiny Roots are in two completely different and wonderful states.

When Shuge asked the Touch of Charron who had been following him for the longest time, they said that they could also feel the changes in magic power, but they did not feel uncomfortable or nervous because of it, as if the ancient ocean god was not aware of it at all. The same as existing.

However, as the Roots of Destiny who possess high intelligence and can form a stable society based on ethnic groups, they act extremely indifferently.

Chief Roots, who spoke on behalf of the people, said: "Master, we have indeed felt the trembling of chaos and despair... it is wonderful, and this is completely consistent with the omen left by the God of Destiny in our bodies, so we will not be panicked, but Will keep looking forward to it.”

"You mean, your God of Destiny has told you all this a long time ago?"

"It's not the kind of 'tell' you understand... The omens and revelations left by the God of Destiny will only appear when necessary, and as followers of the Supreme Destiny, we will naturally accept all of this."

In this regard, Shuge expressed his doubts: "But I remember you mentioned before that it is just a direction."

"Yes."

Xiuge frowned in the darkness: "Then if your gods reveal to you the demise of the ethnic group, will you accept it?"

"The continuation of the race depends on the revelation of the supreme destiny. If destiny requires us to perish, then we will also follow it."

When the root leader said this, it even simulated the fanatical tone of the believers in Van En when they prayed to the gods they believed in. Obviously, their attitude towards fate is, to some extent, Similar to this, and only crazier.

"Then can you tell me what kind of scenes and directions your gods reveal?"

"Master, please give me some time."

Upon hearing this question, the leader of the group immediately said humbly: "The revelation given to us by the God of Destiny is not complete. Each individual in the group receives something different. We need to have a brief...well, meeting ?According to human concepts, it should be like this."

After receiving Shuge's permission, the root leader immediately returned to the "water pool" where the ethnic group settled. Then all the individuals emerged from under the calm pool. They began to swing neatly with a unique rhythm, thinking and spirit. They connected to each other and started what they called a "meeting".

Taking advantage of the "meeting" time of the Destiny Roots, Xiuge withdrew from his spiritual world. He looked around, and then slowly came to the window.

After a day of continuous running, Xiuge first arrived at the northern city wall area at noon. He originally wanted to use the northern wall and stronghold of Salem City as a basis to engage in a period of tug-of-war with the descendants of An Yuan. However, in fact But it proved that such an idea was not feasible.

If the southern area of ​​Salem City is described as "shabby", then the northern part, which was once a prosperous commercial area, can now only be described as "ruins".

It is impossible for any survivor to persist in such a place, because this area has completely become the home base of the descendants of the Dark Abyss.

After Xiuge arrived near the northern city wall, he finally understood the specific purpose of the mages of the Legal Committee who had gone here desperately.

Those mages also noticed the distribution of the descendants of Dark Abyss in Salem City. They successfully deduced the location of these monsters' lairs, so they wanted to use the last batch of squeezed magic supplies and alchemy bombs to to defeat these monsters.

Needless to say, the result is natural.

They underestimated the number of the descendants of the Dark Abyss, so after arriving at the northern city wall area, this group of deceased people fell completely into the predatory circle of the descendants of the Dark Abyss. After their own magic power had been exhausted, these people The brave and fearless people issued the silver warning in desperation, and used the last magic book pages and alchemical bombs they carried with them to perish together with a considerable number of their descendants.

Now, with his magical vision, Shuge can still see a small square in the center of the street in the distance.

He has forgotten the name of this square. He only remembers that there was a statue of a certain knight standing in the center of the square. However, this statue has now been burnt black. When passing by the square, Xiuge still I saw that under the sculpture there were two corpses that had also been burned by magical flames, and their shape and appearance could no longer be distinguished.

They seemed to be hugging each other. Because they had lost all their life force, the descendants of An Abyss did not touch them, and just let the two dead people stay where they were.

And this is the final outcome of those warriors.

In the past thousands of years, Merlin Lehe has been the gathering place for the entire Van En magic power, resources, and talents. Although in the eyes of many ordinary people, the Legal Committee has long become a decadent elite organization, but in fact No matter what the Legal Committee becomes, there are still many members with excellent qualities within it.

Wisdom, keenness, courage...

Of course, there is also the decisiveness to make corresponding judgments and choices at critical moments.

"Child, do you feel...regret?"

When Shuge quietly looked at the night in the distance, Alexandra's voice suddenly came from his heart. This delicate countess could always detect the weakest emotions in Shuge's heart. Variety.

Xiuge was slightly startled: "Regret? What do you mean?"

"Of course it's the female mage from the Legal Committee."

Countess Alexandra said softly: "Although you have never discussed relevant matters with us, I noticed that you paid a lot of attention to her."

"Mage Justina is very attractive. Is it normal for me to pay more attention to her?"

Then the countess laughed: "Child, you should wait until you leave Salem City to say this to the two young ladies you know, instead of using it as an excuse... You can't hide this from me."

The lie was exposed, but Xiuge was not embarrassed. He smiled in the dark and responded: "I can't talk about regret, but I am still a little nervous."

Xiuge paused for a moment and then said: "I hate this feeling of making a decision. I have obviously foreseen some so-called 'tragedies' happening, but in order to achieve the ultimate goal and ensure the survival of more people, I still need to do it.”

"I guess you have informed others of what the female mage might do?"

"Yes, I have already made arrangements."

Shuge sighed softly: "She is in a very wrong state. If I guess correctly, the magic that the Black Sun Society cast on her has had some very serious effects on her... If I guess correctly , then Justina is actually very similar to the 'special individual' born in the experiment, and she will even be more complete, or in other words, she herself is the ideal experimental result."

After saying these words, Shuge leaned against the wall, closed his eyes, and completely blended in with the darkness.

Being able to say these words made him feel a little better.

After taking a breath, Shuge continued: "I told Hermit Giente about Justina, and made some arrangements for what she might do, and the magic signal that appeared in the sky this morning It also proves my judgment that she is really ready to make some attempts."

The countess sighed softly, and then she said: "In the past, all the powerful people in the family had to take this step. My child, this kind of thing is always inevitable... But I am more curious. Since you think She is a potential risk, why not just eliminate that risk?”

"A bastard told me before that 'fate' and 'script' are two different things."

Xiuge opened his eyes: "I deeply agree."