Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 733

[Chapter 715 Shirley’s strangeness]

As we go deeper into the interior of this “Holy Land Island”, the surrounding environment becomes quieter and quieter – there is no more wind, and no movement of birds or streams can be heard, a strange silence. Gathering in the mist, it hung over the heads of the team.

However, this extreme quietness brings greater uneasiness to people. When the original sounds of nature have faded away, the association of “this island is alive” begins to occupy it uncontrollably. Upwind, Shirley always felt as if there were eyes on her in the fog. She felt that the island seemed to be observing and scrutinizing the uninvited guests who broke into this place, and the fog slowly wandering around the team… also seemed to be gradually being dyed. A higher level of “watcher” flavor.

And the team continued to go deeper, heading towards the “excavation place” that appeared in Shirley’s mind.

After leaving the port area, there is a not very wide trail leading to the center of the island. This seems to be the path that the cultists on the island opened a long time ago – it is located between two dark rock walls. There are no instructive signs on the road, but on both sides of the road where the rock walls are connected, you can see some black stones that look like crystal clusters from time to time.

Duncan’s eyes couldn’t help but be attracted by those black “stone clusters” – this kind of “stone clusters” are not uncommon on the island. On the cliffs on the west side of the island, there are “growing” larger than this almost everywhere. Clusters of rocks, these things emerge from the earth and mountain walls like some kind of weird “plants”, making people very curious about their formation process.

Even with Morris’s erudition, it seems impossible to explain the appearance of these “stone clusters” from a purely geological perspective… But considering that the entire island is “alive” as Shirley said, what weird things appear here Things don’t seem weird anymore.

Perhaps these strange-shaped stones really “grew” out of the island, like… some kind of secretion from ancient gods.

Several marines, under the command of Amber, carefully collected samples of those “stone clusters” and scraped many dark-colored powdery substances from nearby rock walls. They put these “Holy Land Island Samples” Discreetly stored in a blessed metal cylinder and kept separately by select individuals in the party.

Along the way, they were all doing similar things, and their cooperation was so familiar that it barely affected the team’s forward speed. It was obviously not the first time they had done this.

“All of the ‘Frontier Samples’ have the potential to be useful. Some of them have incredible practical properties, and some can help us uncover the secrets of the world and enhance our understanding of extraordinary powers,” Amber explained to Duncan Said, “Many people think that the ‘border’ is a place with nothing. They think that there is only thick fog and sea water, but in fact… entities often appear in the fog, and we have to deal with nearly double digits of entities every year. Incident’…”

She paused briefly before adding: “Ms. Lucretia should know this very clearly – she often cooperates with the church in the field of border exploration…” “

I heard her mention it. “Yes,” Duncan nodded calmly, “she said that this is the main source of funding for the Brilliant Star’s activities on the border – the Academy of Truth is the most generous when acquiring border samples, and the Fire Bearer is always the one who is the most delayed in paying, and the Deep Sea Church The transaction credit in this area is good, but the ‘receipt’ standard is very strict, and the review and registration process is sometimes even slower than that of the fire messenger.”

Amber’s face was slightly embarrassed: “…not every time Every church is as wealthy as the Academy of Truth. They can buy more than a dozen city-states just by transferring the technology of the steam core reactor, and we also have to consider the annual budget every year.”

Duncan: “…It is indeed very realistic. Reason.”

“Have you ever felt that… the surroundings seem to be colder than before?” Shirley suddenly broke the silence. She folded her arms and rubbed them while muttering, “I always feel like there is wind blowing over me, and my arms are so fast. Frozen…”

“Cold?” Fanna frowned when she heard this, “I don’t think so…but the surrounding fog is indeed a little thicker than before, and the road ahead is getting harder to see clearly… Huh?”

Fanna stopped suddenly, her eyes fixed on Shirley’s arm: “Shirley, the chain on your arm…”

Shirley was stunned for a moment, and raised her arm while wondering: “Huh? Chain What’s wrong?”

The sound of shaking chains echoed in the mist, and the dark thorn chains connected her arms and Agou’s cervical vertebrae, just as they always had.

Vanna’s brows furrowed. She carefully looked at the black chain on Shirley’s arm, and shook her head hesitantly: “…it’s restored again…but just now I seemed to see the chain on your arm in a trance.” It’s disconnected.”

“Ah?!” Shirley’s eyes widened when she heard this, and her tone became a little panicked, “Hey… don’t scare me! Did you really see it?!”

As she said this, she While quickly raising his arm, he pulled Agou directly in front of him by the chain, holding the latter’s big head: “Agou, do you feel it?”

“No…” Agou was also said by Fanna. The words made her a little panicked, “You saw it wrong…”

Fanna still frowned. Of course she knew that the scene she just saw in a trance was a bit unbelievable, but the judge’s professionalism still allowed her to improve quickly. Alerted: “Shirley, Agou, you really don’t feel anything strange?”

Shirley and Agou said in unison: “Nothing.”

“Let me check.” Duncan strode over and grabbed Shirley directly The black iron chain between him and Ah Gou was placed in front of his eyes and he was inspecting it carefully.

Shirley watched this scene nervously from the side. It took a long time before she had the courage to speak: “Is there… any problem?”

A wisp of green flame flowed at Duncan’s fingertips, penetrating through the iron like water. In the gap between the chains, after a long time, he shook his head gently: “I can’t see anything.”

“What will happen if the chain breaks?” Even Alice reacted at this time and asked nervously. One sentence.

“I don’t know… If the chains of those Annihilation Cultists and contracted demons are broken, they usually die immediately. Neither humans nor demons can survive, but my situation is different with Agou…” Shirley said in a panic. He looked up, obviously a little scared, “And it’s impossible for this chain to break under normal circumstances. It’s very strong… How could it be broken…”

Duncan suddenly reached out and patted Shirley on the shoulder.

Shirley raised her head in excitement and looked at the captain uneasily.

“Go back to the ship,” Duncan told her.

Noticing that the other party was a little confused for a moment, Duncan continued: “The situation is a bit wrong. To be cautious, I think you should go back to the Lost Home and not go further into the depths of the island.”

Shirley finally reacted and she He nodded slightly hesitantly, but at this moment, Agou next to him suddenly stood up again. It rarely obeyed the captain’s arrangement: “No, captain, I think… it’s best for Shirley and I to continue. Stay with you on the island.”

Duncan frowned when he heard this: “Why?”

Agou hesitated for a moment, and then said as if he had made up his mind: “First of all, returning to the Lost Home at this time is not necessarily better than staying with you. You’re safe.”

Duncan said nothing, but used his eyes to signal Agou to continue.

“Secondly… I’m worried that even if I leave the Holy Land Island now, it will be useless,” Agou organized his words and continued, “I don’t think Miss Fanna ‘saw it wrong’ just now, not to mention that in this environment, Even if you really saw something wrong, you must take it seriously… The situation may really be wrong. When she was in the square just now, Shirley was obviously affected by this holy island and saw many things that she shouldn’t have seen. …

“According to my experience, simply choosing to leave the scene after this happens will not solve the problem. Instead, it may uncontrollably erupt into a bigger trouble after a period of time – pollution follows a shadow and will grow in avoidance. , and the complete solution to the problem is often hidden only at the source. Shirley

understood what Agou meant, and immediately looked up nervously at the mist at the end of the road: “You mean… we should continue walking in?” “

I have to move forward. If I don’t understand what’s going on on this island and what’s wrong with the chain between you and me, I won’t feel at ease,” Agou said in a deep voice, “And… just… Like I said just now, it may not be safe to return to the Lost Home at this time. “

Shirley opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something more, but she suddenly heard Agou’s voice transmitted directly into her mind through the symbiotic chain –

“Shirley, stay with the captain – trust my judgment, It’s safer to be with him, even if you have to go to the warp with him. “

Shirley turned her head and saw Agou looking at her quietly. In a pair of empty skeletal eyes, the blood-red light flickered.

Agou seemed to have a premonition of something.

As a deep demon, it occasionally There were some unexplainable premonitions.

Agou was often unable to explain the specific content of such premonitions, but Shirley always believed in its judgment unconditionally.

So she nodded slowly: “Okay, then let’s Keep going deeper. “

“you sure? “Duncan looked at Shirley seriously, “Going deeper, there may be unforeseen circumstances. “

Confirm, the danger of the environment is relative, and the safety around the captain is absolute.

For some reason, this sentence suddenly flashed in Shirley’s mind – it was not the words transmitted by Agou through spiritual contact, but more like her own mind The judgment that suddenly emerged from her mind.

She was in a daze for a moment, and nodded again: “Sure, I feel like I’m in good condition. “

…Okay,” Duncan confirmed that Shirley’s attitude was firm, and then looked away, but then he reached out and pressed the head of this girl who was too thin and short due to malnutrition in her childhood, and reminded her seriously, “Follow me, stay close. “

“good! ”

(End of chapter)