Returning from the abyss

Lista followed Miria to the Guild Hall, and after only one day, the place looked much more desolate.

It may be a psychological effect, because the owner here is no longer there, and the people who came here should not come back later.Milia took Rosemary to sort out some of the things she brought, and then Lynwood's. There were not many things, because the preparations on the island were very thorough.

Lista released a ray of magic power and began to wander around the hall.Renix must have set up secret passages, secret doors, secret rooms and other places in all places. This matter cannot be changed. She knows her grandfather very well, because his grandfather was not blessed by her when she grew up. He will not feel safe in his base camp.

And now, Lista felt the same way.

Only a lunatic can feel safe under the gaze of a group of "gods".

"found it."

The secret area of ​​the clubhouse is well hidden, on the edge of the parking lot behind the house, under a tree that's slightly less nutritious than the trees next to it.

This place is disguised as a natural grotto. It is said to be a disguise because Lista can clearly feel the traces of using magical structures here.The stones here are all glued after being moved here.

Moreover, the temperature underground is obviously much higher than that on the ground, and even the further you go inside, the more burning pain you feel when your palm touches the stone.

Lista was not surprised, the position of "Li" would definitely design something related, she was just curious, what would this grandfather prepare for this kind of place?At least those things that he listed on the inheritance list will definitely not be hidden in such a hidden place.

Although the temperature became higher and higher as it continued to go down, it was not a particularly difficult problem for magicians to solve. Lista walked all the way.At this time, Lu Ning was thinking about how to get into this environment if she was a tourist?Tourists have no magic, it seems that they can only use some props.

The grotto is not very deep, and the slope is not high. Lista walked down about 100 meters and reached the end of the grotto.Some of the stones here even emit a red light, like lava.At the end of the grotto, there is a flat stone platform. On the stone platform is a box. The material cannot be seen, and it needs to be hugged by both hands.

Lista reached out to touch it, and in such an environment, the touch from the box was still cold, not like it was placed in such a scalding environment.She reached out and pushed the lid of the box. It was not locked and could be easily pushed open, and there were no traps or the like designed inside.So with a little force, she pushed off the lid of the box.

"Grandfather, you really like doing tricks like this." Lista smiled easily, and put her hand into the box. This box is also a magic item, because the inside is pitch black, even if there is light around it, you can't see it at all. to the inside of the box.Such a box is obviously a test of the courage of those who don't know the contents, and Lista belongs to the one who is not afraid at all.

After groping inside for a while, she grabbed something and pulled it hard before pulling it out of the box.

The outer skin of this thing is very gelatinous, like a fish bubble, soft and transparent, and the inner part is filled with dark blue fine sand, which is about half of its real capacity. It seems to have some viscosity for that box , that's why Lista needed to spend some effort to pull it out.And after holding it in her hand, Lista felt that it began to feel sticky to her palm.

"Absorptive to all magical things?" Lista looked at the item, but couldn't figure out what it was for a while, and could only guess one characteristic.But since it was something that Reynix had hidden on purpose, it was best to take it away, and there was only one item in the box.

Lista tore it off her hand and threw it back into the box, then hugged the whole box.Fortunately, the box was not very heavy. She carried the box back to the entrance of the grotto, and called for someone to help lift the box up.

"Mr. Gustav, can you see the origin of this thing?" Miria couldn't recognize what it was after taking it out of the box. Of course, she thought it was normal.And Gustav looked at the box and then at the strange colloidal vesicle, his face was also full of doubts.

"By the way, is this..." Justina suddenly said thoughtfully, "Is it the one that Renix mentioned earlier?"

"Light and my galaxy." Gustav said immediately.

"Huh?" Miria was taken aback for a moment.

Saotome Arisa snorted, "This rumor is actually true."

"Have you heard that too?" Lista asked.

"You all know that I married Juno Ito because of the property and status of the Howard family." Saotome Arisa snorted, "Not only the secular ones, but I also know the ones that involve magic."

"I know that," Melia said. "It's my duty to know the history of every person who joins the Howard family."

"Then I won't need to explain. Anyway, I heard that this thing is Rennie—ah, something that my father pried out from some magical origin. It is very precious."

"How precious?" Milia asked.

Saotome Arisa shrugged: "I don't know. If I can know that there is this thing, I am already well-informed. If I can still know the specific purpose, is it still my father?"

"Unfortunately, we don't know what it's for. The purpose of this thing has to go through a detailed magical examination to understand. Reynix may tell us what he got, but he won't say anything else. But since it is Ray What the Knicks got from the gods should not be bad." Justina said.

"Did Father say, then, how many similar things he has?" Milia asked again.

"Not at all. Renix won't tell his friends everything." Gustav touched the vesicle in Miria's hand with his finger, and the vesicle was obviously trying to stick to Gustav's finger Instead, there was no reaction at all in Miria's hands.

"It will actively stick to things with magic power, but this kind of stickiness is not strong, probably not its main purpose." Lista said, "To verify its true purpose, it probably needs to use the magic experiment in the main hall room."

"It can be seen...but this thing..." Gustav was thoughtful, but he didn't finish his sentence.

After packing up the things in the guild hall and loading them into the car, everyone continued to go to the guild hall.Lu Ning recalled for a while before realizing that she didn't seem to have much opportunity to learn about the residence where Cynthia lived. After all, Cynthia basically survived to the later stage in the first two rounds.

The Jumu Pavilion, which represents the position of Xun, is located in the area below the cape on the northwest side of the island.There is a sea breeze blowing here all day long, and it turns into a storm in such a rainy day. Umbrellas are easy to cause accidents in such an environment, so everyone put on raincoats—at this time, Lista was a bit nostalgic. The warm and dry environment in the grotto.

"It's a good thing that Cynthia is willing to live here." Miria looked at the surrounding environment, "The surrounding environment of this annex is too bad, and the scenery is only a bunch of strange rocks, there is nothing to see at all."

"Maybe she doesn't want to communicate with us." Saotome Arisa said.

"Okay, everyone, you don't have to always talk about the deceased." Justina persuaded, "Let's go, the more important thing is to see if Cynthia left anything behind."

After entering the Museum, everyone began to search in each room. Dolores' room was easy to find, and her suitcase was placed in one room.And Cynthia put some of her things in every room very strangely.

Lu Ning knew that Cynthia's magic was in the form of marking and tracking, so her arrangement might be conducive to launching magic in her own territory.It's a pity that she was tricked out of this room...

As soon as she thought of this, Lista took out a notebook from a drawer.

"this!"

This is a magical notebook written by Cynthia.

[September 25th, Beacon [-], no abnormal movement, retracted.Beacon [-], to Qimu Pavilion, motive?Purpose?reserve.Beacon three, reciprocating, abnormal, reserved.

September 26th, Beacon [-], reset, abnormal magic response, non-human, reserved.Beacon [-], no abnormal movement, retracted.Beacon [-], hidden in an unoccupied room, action unknown, reserved.

On September 27th, beacon one, change, abnormal change, vigilance, cannot be kept.Beacon two, reset, it will appear in the sky.Beacon, three, I am dead. 】

Snapped!
Lu Ning instantly controlled Lista's arm and asked her to close the book.

The experience in Judgment Island made Lu Ning almost nervously sensitive to all abnormal situations beyond common sense. When she saw "September 27th", she already wanted to close the book, just want to see Lista's reaction speed was all that mattered.Apparently, Lista didn't realize it until she finished reading the day's log.

Everyone felt a heavy pressure, and the right eye of everyone who read the text in the book lit up with emerald green light.

Lista immediately grabbed a pen from the table, pulled it out and stabbed her right eye.Gustav raised his hand and grabbed Lista's arm, and with the other hand, he pulled out the pistol from his waist and pointed it out of the window.

"The messenger of traces, the owner of this place is dead."

Everyone only heard a bang, and suddenly a large piece of green mucus was spread on the window. In the mucus, one eye after another opened, and the green pupils looked at everyone in the room, and their green eyes began to Text appears.

[The magic power did not catch the murderer, the magic power only left traces. 】

The pressure brought by those eyeballs was no less than the crimson pure land that Lista had seen before.

[Traces still remain, the dead are still active. 】

Green bloodshots climbed into the eyeballs, and Gustav kept everyone behind.

"We'll investigate."

[You eliminate traces, or traces eliminate you. 】

The green eyeballs began to close one by one, but the pressure lingering in everyone's hearts did not disappear, but instead became like some chains, connected to everyone's heart.

Finally, the mucus is gone.

"It's not bad." Gustav breathed a sigh of relief, "The familiar of the traces is really difficult to deal with... Lista, you are a little too impulsive."

"...I'm sorry." Lista put down the pen in her hand.

"Luck is not very good, friends." Gustav turned to face everyone, "I think you all feel that there seems to be some burden on yourself? Magicians should feel more precise."

"The curse of traces." Lista said.

"Yeah, the trace... its familiar cannot be killed by conventional means, including magic and superpowers, Lista. Why did Cynthia touch this thing!"

"She didn't touch it, it was something else." Lista murmured, "Something interfered with her magic notes, and this interferer may have a lot to do with the person who killed father and the others. There are traces, but the traces are also traps, after all, Cynthia should use this kind of ether."

"Do you think this is part of the design?" Miria asked.

"Yeah, the murderer doesn't need to continue to murder at all. As long as we are willing to continue to explore the grandfather's legacy and uncover the truth of the murder, we will inevitably need to encounter these traps. And these familiars that involve the origin of magic power They're enough to kill us all."

"If this person has considered these things, then he not only understands the Howard family." Gustav said seriously, "He understands each of us, and even predicts what actions we may take. Now, is this really possible?"

"Mr. Gustav, this is the end of the matter, it is not time to discuss the possibility of impossibility. We must think that there is such a guy on this island who is full of malice against us." Saotome Arisa said.

"Regarding this point, I think we should imagine our enemies in this way." Rosemary said softly, "Now that we have been branded with a curse, we have to continue to follow Trace's request to find out the truth. This is a matter of life .”

"Then collect everything first, and I'll find out what's hidden here." Lista quickly adjusted her mentality.Her attitude finally became more cautious. Obviously, she realized that her talent and ability could no longer control the current situation, and last night's "victory" was just a punch in the air. .

The hidden space here is not that big. It is folded in the wall. When Lista activated the mechanism to take out the contents, she found that there was a painting hidden there, and there was really no need for a bigger one. Space to collect.

The drawing paper has been specially processed, and it still has sufficient flexibility, and what is drawn on it is a girl in a black dress.In the lower right corner of the painting, the name of the painting is written in typeface.

- "Beloved".