Chapter 537 The Black Holy City

Author: Xibeimao

Chapter 537 The Black Holy City

For everyone, walking in such a ruin is not a big deal. Even Mary, who was a little uneasy at first, gradually became calmer after long walks, and because of this

, Mary discovered some anomalies that she had not noticed before.

"Mr. Duanmu, there seems to be nothing here..."

"Um?"

"No, I mean......"

As Mary spoke, she held a flashlight and shined a light on the surrounding ground. There was nothing on the smooth floor except some dust. This was normal, but in a ruins, this was somewhat abnormal.

"There are no remains, and there are no decorations or anything like that... Is this normal?"

Yes, Mary has followed her teacher to inspect the ruins before. Generally speaking, in the ruins of large building complexes like this, there will probably be remains and even the remains of some civilized items left by the predecessors. But this place is clean.

It was as if someone had vacuumed it, leaving nothing behind.

"Oh, it's not normal to put it anywhere else, but it's perfectly normal to put it here."

Duanmu Huai quickly gave the answer.

"Hey? Why?"

"Didn't I just say that? The ancient ones were unable to leave the planet due to physical degradation. Then, they encountered a little trouble and then became extinct."

"Is it a disease? Or a plague?"

"Haha, none of them."

Duanmu Huai shook his head.

"It's a rebellion."

"…………Rebellion??"

"Yes, you have also seen such a large building complex. The ancients came here for vacation, and they could not be stupid enough to build their own houses. So they used their own knowledge to create a kind of shoggoth called Shoggoth.

Creatures as servants, this thing... Well, it's very disgusting, you can think of it as a ball of moldy jelly with countless eyes on it, and the body can deform anywhere."

“Woo………………”

Just imagining it, Mary said... it was indeed disgusting.

"In short, the Shoggoths rebelled later, and the ancient ones with degenerated bodies couldn't fight or run away, so they were finished. As for their corpses and other things, they were naturally swallowed by the Shoggoths——

—and then there will be no more.”

"What about the Shoggoths?"

"Oh, it's right down here."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai clenched his cane and knocked on the ground. The heavy impact echoed in the silent hall. His attitude was so natural that Mary was not even able to react for a moment.

"……………Why???"

"It's right down here."

"………………Are you kidding me?"

Mary stopped and looked at the solid, smooth stone slab under her feet. She didn't know if it was affected by the story told by Duanmuhuai, but now she seemed to be able to feel that there seemed to be something rustling under the thick stone slab.

The thing itself is squirming, and the thing itself comes from tens of millions of years before humans were born...

"Okay, this isn't important at the moment. We'd better take your friend back as soon as possible."

After saying this, Duanmuhuai also stopped, and Mary raised her head, only to realize that they had walked through the corridor at some point and arrived in front of a heavy, sealed door. Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand and pressed the button.

Then there was a low roar on the cold and heavy door panel.

"open!!"

"Rumble, rumble, rumble——"

The stone door opened in response, and at the same time, this seemed to attract the attention of some kind of existence. In just the blink of an eye, suddenly, a series of harsh and strange screams came from all directions.

"This, this is?"

"Well, it seems that the other party is obviously impatient..."

Duanmuhuai clenched his cane and snorted coldly.

"Lorena, get ready to take action."

"Of course, Lord Knight!"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Lorena nodded, and then Mary saw the girl suddenly open the holy book in her hand, and the next moment a dazzling light emerged from it, turning the heavy protective clothing Lorena was wearing into

A set of white gold-trimmed clothes looked like clothes worn by clergy. At the same time, Lorena also clenched her little fists and stood at the door with her back to them.

"Please leave it to me!"

"Wait, wait, Miss Lorena, this is..."

"Okay, don't worry. This little trouble won't be a big problem for Lorena. On the contrary, it will be a problem for you to stay here. Go in. Remember, you have only one goal. Don't forget it.

!”

As soon as the words fell, Mary was stretched out by Duanmu Huai and pushed into the door. The next moment, her eyes suddenly went dark. With a loud "boom", everything seemed to have returned to its original silence.

"Mr. Duanmu? Miss Lorena???"

Mary held the flashlight in her hand and looked around blankly, but when she looked around, there was only darkness in front of her eyes.

No, it's not pitch black.

Mary's right eye, the golden pupil, saw through the dark nature.

Those are... steps, steps that spiral upwards and seem to lead all the way to the sky.

At the same time, Duanmuhuai's voice sounded in Mary's ears again.

Remember, you have only one goal, don’t forget it.

………………

Yes, I have only one goal, whether it is in the dark streets of the foggy city, or in the ice and snow of Antarctica, or even now...

"Charlie, wait for me, I will come to you now."

"Da da da da da da..."

The sound of crisp footsteps echoed on the dead stairs, and Mary strode upwards. Although she didn't know where to go, she knew and was very clear about her goal and the goal she was looking for.

Right at the end.

He was obviously running, and he had run up hundreds of meters of steps, but unexpectedly he didn't feel tired at all, let alone panting. It was as if this was not reality, but a dream. Or maybe it was Miss Lorena's.

Does exercise make a difference?

However, compared to the pace and exhaustion, the oncoming darkness brought another change to the girl's mood.

Those are echoes and memories of the past.

The scene of his mother, a master's degree mother, saying goodbye to him at the airport.

"That's it. Just be a good child with good words and deeds, Mary."

"I know, I'm no longer a child, and there's no problem being alone, so mom, just work hard over there. Take care, mom."

"Ah, you too, Mary..."

In this way, her mother left her, lost her father, and the mother and daughter who had depended on each other since childhood were separated. But Mary knew very well that her mother just abandoned her. She chose her job instead of her daughter...

Don't leave me, mother.

Looking at the airship going away, the only thing the girl could say was the whisper in her heart.

Don’t leave me alone…………!

"……………………"

The steps stopped.

Mary's eyes widened in surprise. At this moment, her whole body trembled involuntarily. The memory that she no longer wanted to recall two years ago turned into a nightmare at this moment, controlling her from the inside out.

Body. That was the cry of my young self from two years ago.

Please, mother, don’t leave me, don’t leave me alone, it’s so scary and lonely to be alone...

However, at this moment......

"what are you doing."

A man's voice came to my ears again.

A low, familiar man's voice.

"Don't forget, you have only one purpose."
To be continued...