Half of the church is buried in underwater mud, including the main entrance of the church.
In other words, it was impossible for Angel to enter through the main entrance.
The only access to the entire underwater church is a very winding chimney.
Through the tilt angle and the internal drainage and pressurization mechanism, the chimney not only serves as an entrance and exit, but also prevents external water from pouring into the church.
Angel got into the chimney and meandered along the copper wall pipe.
Eventually, he landed in a shabby cubicle.
There were piles of rotten wood and shabby fabrics in this compartment. Judging from the mini-sized clothes and the poetry rack piled in the corner, this should be the utility room of the church choir.
Angel glanced around and found no useful clues in this compartment, so he opened the creaking wooden door and walked out.
Outside is the corridor.
To be precise, it is the corridor on the second floor. One side is against the wall, and the other side is a stone railing. You can clearly see everything in the hall on the first floor of the church, including the half-human, half-duppet on the circular stage.
The sound of Angel opening the door and coming out seemed to shock half a person and half a puppet.
Originally, it was just squatting on the ground, pretending to be a stone statue, but now, its stiff body began to slowly tremble, as if it would stand up at any time.
Angel didn't care. He just walked forward along the corridor and looked at the half-human and half-demon below him.
Even though it looked like it was "awakened" now, Angel knew very well that it had woken up a long time ago.
Angel had already discovered it when he entered the hidden waters.
I'm probably just putting on this act now to paralyze him.
Thinking that Angel didn't know what was going on in the church, he pretended to wake up.
Angel looked at the half-human, half-puppet on the stage below.
Half of its face is that of a handsome man, and the other half is that of a porcelain doll.
It was wearing a pure white lady's wedding dress and white high heels with gold lace. From Angel's perspective, he could only see half of its body, but he could also see its slenderness, slenderness, femininity and elegance.
It may be a bit strange to say that a man is feminine. But at least in Angel's view, the whole process from "waking up" to "stretching the body", like a lazy cat showing its smooth back, and finally standing slowly, is very feminine.
But in line with the gender it reveals, it's a bit weird, absurd and inconsistent.
At this time, Angel came downstairs.
The edge of the church hall was piled with chairs. Some of these chairs were cleared from the front to make a circular open space for the half-human and half-duppet stage.
Along the marble path, Angel walked step by step towards the edge of the stage.
Although there is a waterproof mechanism, the marble floor is still wet. When Angel walks on it, through the lights in the church, he can even see his own reflection in the water.
Soon, he came to the stage.
The half-human, half-duppet stood quietly in the center of the stage, like a statue, staring at Angel without blinking. There was an elusive emotion in his eyes, which seemed to be wary, but also expected.
Angel was watching it too.
At three meters tall, he looks like a little giant. The golden eyes covered by the wedding dress are emotionless, like dead glass.
I have to say that there is a bit of a difference between what you see from God's perspective and what you see with your own eyes. At least, the contrast in body shape and the momentum it brings cannot be seen from God's perspective alone.
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Angel did not move, but carefully observed the situation around the half-man, half-demon body, trying to find the fluctuations in energy around him, as well as possible power fluctuations.
However, no.
The body of the half-human, half-demon was like a vacuum, with nothing in it.
This makes it seem extremely special.
Although on the surface, Angel did not obtain any valuable information, through super-perception, Angel discovered that its emotions had ups and downs.
There is both curiosity and surprise.
And all of its emotions are not benevolent or malicious, just simple mood swings.
This actually surprised Angel. Originally, he thought that if he didn't touch the pressure plate, the half-human, half-demon might be very angry, and even harbor strong ill intentions towards him.
But at present, it seems not.
The air continued to be silent, and neither party moved.
Angel didn't move because he was thinking, but the half-man, half-demon didn't move, maybe because Angel didn't step into the "stage".
Of course, this is Angel's guess.
Because the bottom of the stage is covered with corner codes and textures, it is obvious that the circular stage is where the highlight lies.
Just like some earth games on the holographic tablet, before the player encounters the BOSS battle, you must first trigger the BOSS plot, or you must step into the BOSS's hatred range.
Regardless of whether the plot or the scope of hatred is staged, there is a high probability that it will be on the stage. If Angel does not step onto the stage, a "stalemate" will naturally form.
Angel did not step onto the stage rashly, but was thinking about what to do next: should he control it with Nightmare first, or let Hertz use "Storyteller" on it first?
It should all be fine.
Although the half-human, half-doll has an astonishing body shape, it is indeed a "human form" and meets the criteria of a "person with a story".
The only thing that needs to be noted is that if you use Nightmare to control it, there is a high probability that you will not be able to communicate verbally, because the mission prompt says "The special entity in the hidden waters can communicate, but only if you understand what it says."
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However, it’s not a problem if you can’t communicate. The worst problem is just spiritual dialogue.
Thinking of this, Angel decided to use a two-pronged approach, summoning Hertz to use "Storyteller" on it, and at the same time controlling the nightmare aura around him.
However, before Angel could make any move, the half-man, half-demon in front of him suddenly spoke.
"Human, nice to meet you."
Angel: "???" Didn't the mission prompt imply that it doesn't understand human common language?
Angel was waiting to reply when it said again: "Please don't interrupt me, Luliana only gave me half a minute. Please listen to what I have to say..."
Its mouth moved rapidly, and sentences kept coming out.
But it is worth noting that when it speaks, only the "man" half of the face moves, while the side representing the "doll" remains stiff.
Half a minute later, it stopped talking, and then lowered its head as if it had lost all strength and means.
The whole person became quiet.
But this silence did not last long. After a few seconds, it suddenly raised its head.
Its eyes were no longer as calm as before, but were replaced by boiling molten gold, and the whole person's aura also changed from calm to domineering.
At this time, the half of the face representing the "man" was paralyzed, while the face of the "doll" became vivid.
But the doll's face is already weird, and the more vivid it is, the more terrifying it becomes.
It stared intently at Angel. Under its super-perception, malicious emotions were like physical sharp swords, crisscrossing around it.
呲呲——
A strange sound came from under its feet.
Its high heels seem to have turned into ice skates, and the stage has turned into an ice rink. It is like an ice skate actor constantly skating on the circular stage.
The top light shines, extremely elegant and extremely cruel.
From every scratch on the ground, red liquid can flow out, as if an artery has been cut by an ice knife, gurgling with blood.
While it was dancing gracefully, its gaze was still fixed on Angel, as if it was staring at an object of hatred, wishing it could eat its flesh, bones, and drink its blood.
The vicious murderous intention and rolling evil thoughts are completely different from before.
Amid the splashing blood, Angel silently stepped back, just like an audience, quietly enjoying the ice skate performance on the field...even if the opponent wanted to kill him.
Its "performance" at this time is indeed beautiful, bloody and violent.
But Angel's attention was not actually on its performance, but on the top of its head.
When the "man" just said the name "Luliana", the long-lost NPC information was finally triggered. However, only half of the NPC information was triggered this time.
""Human Machine":■■■/Luliana"
"■■■:???(You can see specific information after unlocking the name)"
"Luliana: Luliana was once an ice ballet dancer. She died at her wedding and was burned alive by the fire. After being resurrected by the Lord of Levels, Luliana became a half-length doll and lost all her
Memory, it has only one purpose left to live now, to find its own past, and to kill all humans who try to break into the dream layer."
"Contacting ■■■/Luliana may trigger the side mission "Fan Cage"."
From this NPC information, Angel probably understood that this half-human, half-doll was not actually a person, but a "human-machine couple".
There are two consciousnesses in one body.
Men and "dolls" correspond to ■■■ and Lurina.
Because Angel only knows the name "Luliana", only half of the NPC information is displayed.
If you want to know the other half's information, you must know the name of that "man". Unfortunately, it didn't say its name just now.
However, from its brief thirty-second statement, Angel probably understood the current situation.
To put it simply, there are two consciousnesses in this half-human, half-doll, of which the main consciousness is Luliana, and the man is only the sub-consciousness.
The man didn't know what Angel's purpose was for coming here, but no matter what the purpose, he couldn't get the answer from Luliana and could only communicate with himself.
As a secondary consciousness, there are only two ways to come out, either to knock out Luliana and make the main consciousness unconscious; or Angel finds the magic circle diagram and controls the magic circle to suppress Luliana's consciousness.
The man emphasized how to find the formation diagram.
It said: "This area is very special. Every time there is a new person, various clues will be refreshed around it. These clues are actually related to solving puzzles. As long as you solve the puzzle through the clues, you will definitely find the magic array diagram."
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If nothing unexpected happens, the clue it mentioned is the recording bracelet.
However, before Angel could ask further, the time for the man to speak was up, Luliana's consciousness emerged, and then she became the current state of tension.
Angel already understands the current situation. If he wants to successfully enter the dark corner, he must wake up the man who can communicate.
However, Angel still had some doubts in his heart. Is Luliana really unable to communicate?
It can be seen from the NPC information that although Luliana has lost her memory, it does not say that she has lost the ability to communicate.
Moreover, when Luliana's main consciousness replaced her secondary consciousness, she once said something. That sentence sounded like singing, and the pronunciation was strange, and Angel didn't understand it.
However, when Luliana saw Angel didn't respond, she spoke with malice instead...
I always feel something strange here,
However, Angel did not delve into it. Regardless of whether the situation between Luliana and that man was complicated or as simple as the surface, it actually meant nothing to him now. The most important thing now was to activate
Vignette.
Exploring the plot will come later.
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According to the normal puzzle-solving process, you must now be looking for a six-digit password.
However, Angel did not do this at this time. Instead, he summoned Hertz and asked him to use "Storyteller" on the half-human and half-doll.
Hertz responded very quickly to the "specific sentences". As soon as Angel finished speaking, he felt that his consciousness broke through the shackles of his body and entered a dark and void space.
Angel is already very familiar with this place. It belongs to the consciousness space and can also be called the "consciousness screening room".
In the screening room, only the curtain directly in front glowed faintly.
The light flickered slightly, as if it was breathing.
If you use text to parse it, it can be parsed as:
"Searching..."
"The story was retrieved and started receiving..."
And as the light flickers intensifies, it also means that the half-human, half-doll has a story worth watching.
The curtain of the consciousness screening room was slowly opened, like watching a movie, and scenes emerged one after another.
Angel thought that the figure in the picture would only be that of Luliana, after all, Luliana was the main consciousness now; but the reality was that the protagonist of the story was not Luliana, but the half-length man.
The pictures kept flashing, and the last picture showed a man kneeling on a foggy seaside, praying to the moon like a millstone in the sky.
In front of him was a charred female corpse.
"...You already know the price of resurrection. Are you sure you want to resurrect her like this?"
"Sure, as long as I can be with her, I will give everything."
The former did not speak, but the meaning he expressed resounded throughout the world. The latter was a man's humble voice, carrying an earnest prayer.
"Human beings are still as perverted as ever...If that's the case, then it's as you wish."
The next second, the charred female corpse disappeared, and the man turned into a half-human, half-doll form. At the same time, a female voice sounded in his mind.
"Where is this..."
——This is the Sea of Moonlight.
"The Sea of Moonlight... feels familiar? Hey, who am I? Why don't I remember anything?"
——Your name is Luliana.
"I am Luliana, then who are you? Why are you talking in my body."