Returning from the abyss

Chapter 922 Heretic Sanctuary
A dream of sinking into an ocean, in which there is a singing voice that seems to come from a distant place. The voice makes people lost in the magnificent hallucination, breaking away from the shackles of the skeleton, and turning into a ghost ship.

The waves beat against the silver shell, Alexandra did not intentionally maintain the strength of the spherical shell she made, and the yarn would not block the sea from her vision.Under the tacit understanding of the two, the spherical shell was finally crushed by the sea, turning into colorful fine snow and falling to the land of the harbor.

Lu Ning could feel that the surroundings fell into silence. When the battle was forcibly interrupted, the first party to wake up had an absolute advantage. She found a scooter—after all, she had returned to the state of an ordinary person, and there was no way With the help of the knowledge of the mantra, I moved here at high speed.

"Where are you going?" Zuo Xiaobi asked.

"The stronghold of the mongoose."

Zuo Xiaobi didn't ask any further questions, and followed Lu Ning silently.

The Meerkat organization acts as an intermediary in the whole scene, and when Yin Xiu asked Lu Ning to investigate, she obviously sensed the abnormality of this organization when she hardly did anything by herself.After all, without showing their strength, who would recognize their connections with a bunch of foreign forces?
And judging from Zuo Xiaobi's previous destruction of a stronghold, the combat effectiveness of the mongoose is not generally weak.Lu Ning is very curious about this, what is the backstage that can support the operation of the mongoose?
Another thing Lu Ning wants to know is when she will get her reward.

The four options given by the distribution center are not exactly the same. The first three options each choose a power, while the fourth option is to maintain the identity of a human being, which will lead to a settlement problem.For example, Lu Ning saw that the other selves around Wei Zhan and Zuo Xiaobi beside him all made clear choices, and after the choice, it was obvious that they had obtained the corresponding power. Compared with this, maintaining human identity And how should we judge?

After she exported all the mantras on her body, there was still no special change. Does she have to make a move to surrender to human beings?Lu Ning didn't think the distribution center would be so boring. The fourth option must also have a standard trigger switch. As long as she can touch it, she will gain the status of "Ocean Watcher".

Lu Ning came to the garden area where she met Zuo Xiaobi. At this moment, there was no one here, and the surrounding buildings were completely plunged into darkness.Sybil used the smoke to construct the surrounding shape, but unfortunately it was difficult to see very clearly, she could only know that there were still people here.

"Unfortunately, I don't know what kind of state the people here are in, and probably many people are still half asleep and half awake," Sybil said.

"Better be careful." Zuo Xiaobi said.

"how?"

"There is blood in the air, and it smells very fresh." Zuo Xiaobi said, "There is no doubt that there has just been a battle here. I don't know if it was interrupted suddenly or it has already been fought."

Lu Ning raised her arm, and the blue reminder light on the watch she was wearing was flashing rapidly. Although the light was dim, Lu Ning had already noticed it.The flickering of the warning light meant that Shire was nearby.

"...Zuo Xiaobi, you are very good at killing, right?"

"Huh? Is there anyone you want to kill?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm probably going to let you play it soon, after all, I'm not very suitable for me now." Lu Ning said, and walked in.

The garden is very dark. This kind of darkness is not normal at first glance, and it is not quiet here. It is full of rustling sounds like insects crawling around, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable.Lu Ying habitually left traces of her carving knife around her, and Sybil was also smearing her own symbols.

Soon, everyone came to the public toilet.However, the space environment here in the harbor is not the same as the reality after all. Lu Ning took out the detection instrument and started to check around.As expected, the instrument did not have any special response to the toilet, and its position had shifted somewhat, but it also showed that the space opened up by the mongoose was actually connected between the seaport and the inland.

Is it by chance?Or did the mongoose know about the harbor ahead of time?Lu Ning did not forget that before Qu Yi told the Xunyou Sisters Association about the situation of the seaport, and before the sisters' association opened Shenyuan City, the external forces in this world were actually making trouble in the surface world like headless chickens.Except for Aurora, Ash of the World, and Ascetic Monk, I am afraid that no organization has glimpsed the essence of the world before.

"Behind the meerkat... is an ascetic monk?" Lu Ning was thinking as she walked towards that space.The Ascetic Monk was the only organization she didn't have much contact with. Although it seemed to have a good reputation from the side information feedback, Lu Ning didn't really believe it.Just like Ash's playful attitude of traveling around the world, and Qisha's indifferent state, does the ascetic monk really have compassion for this world?
Lu Ning found the entrance, it was low and dark outside the wing door of a small courtyard.She held up her phone, illuminated the entrance with a bit of light, activated the mechanism to reveal the doorknob, and reached for the handle.

"Please aim." Lu Ning said, Zuo Xiaobi put the ax in the air and nodded slightly.

With a little force, Lu Ning pushed the doorknob inside, and then quickly dodged. At this moment, a bright blue thunder shot out from inside. Zuo Xiaobi struck down with an axe, and the strong smell of blood and thunder entangled in the Together, a large spark was knocked out immediately.Lu Ning had already heard the rushing rustling sound, and immediately signaled to Lu Ying and Sybil, the two of them saw Lu Ning flashing their mobile phones, each activated their own abilities, and soon came the sound not far away. There were several screams.

"Charles, let's go in!" Lu Ning shouted into the door.

"Huh? Enter..."

The door was pulled open from the inside, and Lu Ning got inside as soon as she lowered her head, and the three of them also entered one after another. Zuo Xiaobi, who entered the door at last, covered the door without any hassle, and the last trace of killing intent outside the door was also locked in. outside.

This space is completely different from the meerkat nest I saw before. The white marble forms a flat road surface, and there are even some reliefs on the walls. The space is spacious. The only shortcoming is that the smell of blood is too strong.

Charles was sitting by the door at the end of the passage, his left arm was gone, his right hand was holding his Thunder Axe, and his expression was a lot haggard, but he was still very happy to see Lu Ning, and even stepped forward to hug her .

"Charles, you are actually hiding here. If it wasn't for the reminder from the watch, I wouldn't even know you were hiding in this space."

"The changes are too fast, and I don't have time to inform you." Charles nodded slightly, glanced at Zuo Xiaobi, Lu Ying and Sybil, but said nothing.

"What is this place? How did you hide here?"

"Heretic shelter." Charles said.

"Really? It sounds like a safe house." Lu Ning looked inside, and the scattered corpses showed that it was obviously no longer safe here.Charles put away the tomahawk, beckoned everyone to follow in, walked through a passage about 30 meters long, and everyone came to the hall already full of corpses.

Lu Ning looked around, and soon knew what was going on here.

There are three types of corpses here, one is ordinary people's clothes, there are some materials for mantra rituals on their bodies, or they are simply ordinary people, most of them died by the wall or at the entrance of the passage in other directions, most of them were killed by one blow.The second category is people wearing gray-black coats with armor inside. They seem to be dedicated fighters. They have more scars on their bodies, and some of them have even been dismembered by extremely cruel means, or their fatal parts have been burnt. Almost none of them were intact corpses. The corpses of these people were concentrated in the middle of the hall, judging from their shape, they became a barrier for those ordinary people.Lu Ning could even imagine that after these people resisted desperately, the murderers stepped over the corpses to kill ordinary people.

As for the third type of corpses... probably the murderers.They wore pure white battle armor, used two-handed swords and maces as weapons, and covered their faces with iron masks, with a pattern resembling an eye in the center of the mask. The murderer's fighting power was undoubtedly stronger, and there were only a dozen corpses left here. Or maybe only so many people came.

And Lu Ning took a closer look, and finally understood - many of these white-armored men had a scar that penetrated into the bone marrow, with obvious burn marks, and this wound seemed to be made by Shire.

"Tell me about the situation, Charles, I remember you went to investigate the Covenant of Fate?"

"Yes. Covenant of Destiny, after I found out about this organization, I found it a little strange." Charles said, "I have tracked down many members of various organizations here, monitored, stolen, and obtained information in various ways. Among them,' The Asylum of Heretics strikes me as a strange existence."

"Well, do you feel the problem with this name?" Lu Ning said.

Heresy... It is a term with strong religious characteristics. Although it is often used in various fields, Lu Ning will not ignore this little strangeness, especially when the name is given by the distribution center.

She initially thought that the believers of the mantra would call other believers of the mantra as heresies, just like religious wars, the believers of the mantra were also hostile to each other.But soon, Lu Ning discovered that although the believers of the mantra had many contradictions, and some even were hostile to beliefs other than their own, they did not have such a strong sense of exclusivity, they just remained steadfast in what they believed in.She seldom heard followers of the Mantra refer to others as heretics, and even cooperate with other organizations.

If you are not a mantra believer, then who should be the "true believer" corresponding to this "heresy"?
What forces does the shelter of heresy protect people from?
Judging from the situation at the scene, there is no problem with the meaning of the "good omen" of the distribution center. You can indeed get the protection of the personnel here when you come to the shelter, and they will even protect you with their lives, but another information has been concealed, which is the shelter of heresy The so-called "opponent" is actually stronger.

"I found several shelters, and their composition is very complicated. People from the outside world are originally from this world. To my surprise, the heretic shelters came earlier than us, and they have developed here It has been around for about three years, and during the construction of this base, it has settled down here."

"Since then? So..."

They got permission, or to put it more bluntly, it was Wei Zhan and Yin He's permission.

"In addition, are these people from the Covenant of Destiny?" Lu Ning pointed to the body of the white-armored man.

"That's right, the Covenant of Destiny." Charles squatted down and tapped the iron masks on the faces of those people with his fingers, "This mask cannot be removed. I tried to remove the mask from a corpse, and finally found that The entire face had to be ripped off. I can assume that the person who put the mask on them has a higher level of skill than I have."

As a person from the dead country, Charles is still a solo task master. If his technical level is higher than his, at least it must be the secret technical level of the nobles.

"The shelter of heretics wants to protect some people appointed by fate from the Covenant of Fate." Charles continued, "or, people appointed by the fate of the Covenant of Fate. You have probably heard of some fanatic religions, they force Others believe in their own teachings, and even force others to believe in their own ideas. The Covenant of Destiny is basically such a group of people. They follow a destiny guidance and firmly believe in its correctness. The most terrifying thing is that this really brings them a powerful strength. I follow these people...they actually know it all, but they still follow the will of fate to destroy this sanctuary. For them, those who resist fate will end up with death in the end."

"Such lunatics are not uncommon." Zuo Xiaobi said.

"I just came in 5 minutes late, and they have already destroyed this shelter." Shire said, "Even... this is within the scope of their fate guidance."

"Ok?"

"This person." Charles pointed to one of them. If he didn't point it out, everyone wouldn't even be able to see its particularity.

"This man is the leader of this team. He told me that you will be late, and our mission will be completed. Fate has already predetermined the outcome of all of this." Charles smiled lightly, "I I have never believed in fate. After all, it is not difficult to observe probability through time and lock events with higher probability. Dacapo probably has a patent. But... this group People don’t seem to use this type of technology.”

The leader's mentality has always been very stable, so stable that even an old soldier like Shire can't compare.

"Then, you will attack us for some reasons—anger, sense of justice, or others. There is no doubt that you are stronger than us, so we will be killed by you." The leader said calmly before the battle, " And you will pay with an arm. You will not leave because of my words, you will follow fate, kill us, get wounded, and then find other enemies outside. You are trapped here, until someone visits."

Everything is as it says.

"What happened after that? What else did he say?" Lu Ning stared at Charles and asked.

"He said...the Most High will arrive here to bring an end to our destiny."

(End of this chapter)