Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 368

[Chapter 366 The Child Who Shares Secrets]

Agatha, the Child Who Shares Secrets, knows that Bishop Ivan’s life has come to an end many years ago—under the tightly wrapped bandage, there is actually almost no flesh and blood left to support him to stand Here, apart from Bartok’s miracle, there is only one stubborn soul left.

Few people know what happened to the bishop’s body. Even Agatha, who is the gatekeeper, only knows that it was an “accident” that happened many, many years ago. Talk about the real circumstances of that “accident”, including in her presence.

Naturally, Agatha would not take the initiative to touch this secret.

Bishop Ivan’s heart was obviously very heavy. He was silent for a long time before he suddenly said: “We are facing a crisis.” “Yes,

Bishop Ivan,” Agatha nodded, “I will do my best Go all out to find out the truth and destroy those plots to annihilate the believers.”

“No, you don’t understand,” Bishop Ivan shook his head, “The ‘truth’ of this crisis may have exceeded our understanding and imagination, Aga Sha, the activities of those cultists may be part of this crisis, but by no means all, I have a feeling…”

Agatha frowned slightly: “A feeling?”

“A similar breath, just like fifty years ago …Before the chaos erupted, the whole city was filled with an atmosphere very similar to what it is today,” Bishop Ivan said slowly, “The same seemingly normal city-state reveals strange and inexplicable details everywhere, as if suddenly living In an indistinguishable dream, we occasionally glimpse horrible visions on the edge of the dream, but the sad mortal mind refuses to understand all this, so that we cannot see the reality that is close at hand… Do you feel this way? It’s as if… the distortion is right in front of us, but we keep our eyes closed.”

“I don’t understand…” Agatha hesitated, “You mean, cognitive interference? This interference has already affected our judgment? “

Bishop Ivan did not answer her, but suddenly mentioned a seemingly irrelevant topic after being silent for several seconds: “Agatha, did I tell you about the ‘Last Queen’s Guard’ fifty years ago?” ? Have you mentioned the ‘Second Waterway’ deep in the city-state?”

“The Second Waterway?” Agatha was taken aback, and some information appeared in her mind, “I know something about this, it was Frost It is part of the huge underground facility built by the queen for the city-state, but with the end of the Queen’s era, this unfinished facility was also abandoned, and now due to severe collapse and excessive financial pressure, it is still abandoned there – most people even I don’t even know it exists.”

“Yes, it’s abandoned, and only gatekeepers like you or old antiques like me still know about it.” Bishop Ivan shook his head and said.

“What’s the matter with the ‘Last Queen’s Guard’?” Agatha asked, “Why did you bring this up all of a sudden?” “The

last Queen’s Guard refused to surrender after the rebel army broke through the Queen’s Palace, relying on the city-state underground The last troops fighting against the facility,” Bishop Ivan’s voice was low, as if lost in memory, “Their last place to stand was the entrance of the second waterway – after that, they blew up all the connecting wells, Buried in the ground. The reason why I brought this up today…is because I suddenly recalled a rumor from the beginning.”

Agatha’s eyes suddenly became serious: “A rumor?”

“It is said… when the shaft was bombed When it was destroyed, the soldiers attacking the underground suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the depths of the underground. In the completely collapsed underground, the last Queen’s Guard suddenly shouted, as if they were attacking someone,” Bishop Ivan said. Slowly recalling, “For a long time after that, people often reported that they heard the sound of shouting and charging from the depths of the underground, and finally gradually there were rumors that the ‘last queen’s guard’ had become an underground army. They fight in the dark every day, full of anger, and wait until the new order established by the traitors ushers in the most vulnerable moment, and they will come out from the ground to settle the old accounts…”

Agatha’s expression became serious: “The most fragile moment of the new order… You said just now that we are facing a crisis beyond understanding, and the atmosphere in the city is similar to that of fifty years ago. Could it be that this is the most fragile moment? The legendary ‘Queen’s Guard’ will come out of the ground? Do you think this legend is true?” “I do

n’t believe in this legend—the Queen’s Guard has been wiped out, I have witnessed it with my own eyes, even…” Bishop Ivan paused suddenly as he spoke, as if thinking of something, but shook his head again, “Even if some survivors survived temporarily in the second waterway at that time, they would not be able to survive to this day, and the few survivors Future generations cannot shake the rule of the city-state, even if we encounter a crisis now.”

Agatha did not speak for a while, and after more than ten seconds of silence, she suddenly said: “The legend of the ‘Last Queen’s Guard’ may be false , but it is true that there is a large-scale uncontrolled area underground in the Frost City State, what you are worried about is not the Queen’s Guard that disappeared fifty years ago, but something else XZ is in the second waterway?

” The city has been searched for a long time, and although there are quite a few Annihilation Cultists caught, they are all insignificant and small characters, and most of them don’t have strong concealment skills-it is impossible for them to create so many’ in the city-state. Fakes’ and ‘element pollution’ are even less likely to cause changes in Dagger Island,” Bishop Ivan nodded, “It seems that the minions we caught are more like ‘leaking’ out of a big lair Now most of the city-state has been searched more than once, if there is any place that has not been found…then I am afraid that only the deep underground is left.” Agatha pondered for a moment, not

sure The ground said: “But according to the data, most of the second waterway has collapsed severely, and they are isolated from each other and become a death network. In addition, there is poisonous substance pollution and a large-scale dark area, and there is no way to survive below – the Annihilation Cultist is also the same. Living people, except for a small number of priests who are about to transform themselves into deep demons, most of the Annihilation Cultists still need the living environment of normal humans…how could they have been hiding there?” “At least they should look for it,” Yi said

. Bishop Fan said slowly, “Start searching from the collapse points around the boiling gold mine.”

Agatha thought for a while, then nodded lightly: “This requires the cooperation of the city hall—protective equipment, underground working machinery, and professional engineering personnel. The cathedral does not have such reserves.” “I will negotiate.

” ” Bishop Ivan nodded, “Please list what manpower and equipment you need, and I can get them for you.” “

Okay, I will give you the list before noon,” Agatha said, not polite, “In addition, before the personnel and supplies are in place, I will have a good ‘chat’ with the captured Annihilation Cultists to see if they can reveal some useful information…” … The night faded, the sky gradually brightened, and

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vision 001 began to rise from the edge of the city-state, the brilliant sun disc climbed up to the sky little by little, and the double rune circle swept over the towering spiers and roofs. The sun brought heat and dissipated the cold accumulated overnight.

At the entrance of the No. 3 cemetery, the heavy carved iron fence door creaked open, and the gate swept the snow on the ground, leaving behind two arcs like wings spread out. The old guard in an old coat stood at the opened cemetery gate Before, he took a deep breath and looked at the clear sky.

The sky was fine, but for some reason, this clear morning could not stop the irritability in his heart. Looking at the direction of the city block, the old guard only felt the vague and noisy sounds of cars and horses coming in, just like last night. The sound of the wind.

In addition, even the clear sky at this moment seems to be fake.

He complained in a low voice, then looked towards the ramp in front of the cemetery.

The wrinkles on the old man’s face stretched out, but in the next second, all the wrinkles tightened up again, and his brows were also tightly frowned.

He saw a small figure appearing on the ramp, walking towards this side with difficulty and full of motivation—after noticing the old man’s gaze, the figure stopped deliberately, and happily waved his hands this way.

The old guard grimaced.

He waited for the other party to approach, and after Anne started patting the snowflakes on her pants and boots, he said with a bad face: “You are here again——I was quiet for a day yesterday, thinking that you could finally stay at home honestly, Come again today?”

“I wanted to come yesterday too,” Annie stuck out her tongue, “but mom said there was too much snow on the road yesterday, and I can’t go out until the snow plow has cleared the road…” After finishing speaking, she didn’t

wait When the old man opened his mouth, he took out a small bag and handed it over: “Biscuits!” “

…I eat biscuits every day now,” the old man glanced at the things the other handed over, his eyelids twitched, but he still stretched out his hand He took it, “Thank you Ms. Belloni for me.”

Anne smiled happily.

“What else?” The old guard glanced at the girl in front of him, “Today the cemetery is not open for visits.” “

It’s nothing, just talk to you,” Annie said with a smile, “Do you know? In our house A few new guests have moved in recently, guess who they are?”

Twelve-year-old children are really not good at keeping secrets in their hearts.

“I’m not interested,” the old guard felt bewildered and waved his hands impatiently. “The house belongs to your family. You can rent it to anyone you want. What does it have to do with me?

” Big uncle in black clothes!” Annie didn’t care about the old man’s response, her smile became brighter, and her tone was filled with inexplicable complacency, “That’s the one at the gate of the cemetery last time… the grandpa guard, are you okay? “

(Thanks to Bai Yinmeng from World Church~)

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