Infinite Mask Game.

Chapter 271 Migratory Eye
There was no smell of decay or white bones as imagined.

Wei Miao saw a red-haired young man with a peaceful expression.

Even after many years of death, Hatu Dan's body remains intact.

He closed his eyes tightly, placed his hands on both sides of his body, and lay flat in the coffin without a sound. A layer of dark blue fluffy cushion was laid underneath him.

It was as if I had just taken a long nap underground.

After being surprised, Wei Miao understood a little.

The extraordinary people and ordinary people are no longer the same species. The power they possess is enough to subvert ordinary cognition, and it is not impossible for them to remain intact after death.

When someone passes by a grave and kicks an open coffin, they might worry that the owner of the coffin will come back to life.

But Wei Miao is now a soul hunter and also possesses great power.

If Hatu is really not dead, it will be unclear who will be afraid of whom when he comes to life.

Therefore, Wei Miao was not afraid of this gloomy cemetery and the dead bodies lying there for hundreds of years. She knew very well that the gap in power was the essence of fear.

After looking around, she found a palm-sized booklet placed against the wall of the coffin to Hatu's right.

Other burial objects included an emerald ring with a dark green vertical slit in the middle that looked like a cat's pupil.

An exquisitely crafted metal astrolabe engraved with dark gold patterns.

A monocular telescope inlaid with reddish brown wood, the surface is still warm and smooth.

There was even a deck of cards made of unknown material, which was hard, with a black background and gold lines, and was well preserved.

These are of little value to Wei Miao. To be more precise, the most important thing for her now is to find out the possible secrets.

Secrets are invisible resources, and context is the guide for everything.

Wei Miao supported the coffin lid with his left hand, reached inside with his right hand, and took out the booklet which was as thick as a finger joint.

She closed the coffin lid carefully, controlling the force with her right hand for fear of crushing the booklet.

The yellowed paper showed the desolate years it had gone through. It felt thin and brittle, and the brown cover had no pattern on it.

The sharp claws lifted the cover with just the right amount of force, revealing an ugly signature on the title page: Hatu Dan.

"If Hatu really left some clues, they should be in this notebook."

Wei Miao squatted beside the coffin, brushed his fingers over the edge of the paper, and flipped through it quickly to find the part he needed.

From the information she could get from a quick glance, it turned out to be Hatu's research notes, which were covered with patterns and symbols that she couldn't understand, and there were scribbled shorthand annotations next to them.

When I had turned about two-thirds of the way through the page, a sentence caught my eye.

"It is preliminarily estimated that around 3066, the Eye of Migration's ups and downs cycle will enter an alternating phase."

3066 is exactly the year on the tombstone.

The movement of turning pages suddenly stopped, and Wei Miao flipped forward a few pages, trying to make sense of the whole thing.

"...According to observations, the intensity of the rainbow light of the Migratory Eye has reached the critical value in the records. A doomsday eruption will come soon... Preliminary speculation is that around 3066, the Migratory Eye's ups and downs cycle will enter an alternating phase."

"Astrology indicates that there is a high probability that the 'Death Tide' will pass by nearby?"

The big question mark next to this sentence showed his disbelief.

What follows is a lengthy symbolic calculation, occupying more than a dozen pages, similar to some of the previous passages.

"Error 5.1%...3066, possible location..."

Among the place names, "Sabo Town" was circled in red ballpoint pen. Next to it, "Jenny", the name of his lover, was circled many times.

After that, we will continue to conduct in-depth research.

After more than a dozen pages of unique symbols, the notes came to an abrupt end.

Wei Miao flipped through the pages and confirmed that there was no more content.

The last stroke of the calligraphy ends with a symbol that looks like "μ". The brushstroke stops very abruptly, and the ink pen leaves a faint mark in the adjacent blank space.

"The 'Eye of Migration' is most likely some kind of astrological phenomenon. The so-called 'Great Cataclysm' is the eruption of the Eye of Migration that he mentioned."

Wei Miao made speculations based on the records he saw.

"After calculating that a disaster might befall the town of Sabo, and warning the townspeople to no avail, he prepared to take his girlfriend away."

"The last page should have been written before the sudden death, and the person died halfway through writing."

Wei Miao looked carefully and found that the last two pages were not consistent with the previous calculations.

Hatu seemed to have a templated way of calculating, and most of the processes started with the same string of symbols. Even if Wei Miao couldn't understand it, he could still sense the pattern.

"Unfortunately, there is no other valid information other than the cause of the catastrophe."

"The timing of his death was too bizarre, and it was a sudden death..."

Wei Miao looked meaningfully at the sickle that she had placed against the tombstone.

The Soul Hunter can cause a sudden death by slashing with his sickle.

This is what happened to the travelers. The connection between the body and the soul was severed, and the soul was absorbed into the realm of requiem.

It does not leave any wounds on the body surface. The official explanation is "sudden death", which also means that there are no external wounds on the body surface, which is consistent with the soul-stealing method of the soul hunter.

Of course, there must be other secret methods that can kill people instantly, but Wei Miao has not come into contact with them.

"If it was really murder, then who killed him? Judging from Hatu's notes, he knew a lot about the catastrophe. Did he discover something after the disaster, so he was killed?"

"There are only two forces that are capable of doing this: the Silent Death and the Blessing Angels. After the Great Cataclysm, the All Saints' Festival arose, and the Blessing Cult gradually grew in size."

"Since Hatu could foresee the coming of the Death Tide, as gods, they could also know about it in advance and make arrangements... Perhaps they reached some kind of deal and gained their own benefits."

"First, it's the Silent Death God. Judging from the entry requirements of the Requiem Realm, it should have appeared after the Cataclysm. As for the special residents we have come into contact with, they are all closely related to the Cataclysm."

"There is reason to believe that the God-favored Soul Hunter was also born from the Cataclysm. The meaning of its hunting is unknown for now, as there are too many possibilities."

"The Great Cataclysm gave birth to the All Saints' Day and the Requiem Realm. The Silent Death has since taken root in the town of Sabo. Its purpose is unknown."

"From the method used, it is very likely that the Soul Hunter killed Hatu."

"The second is the Blessing Sect. The Blessing Angel protected the believers in the church when the great disaster came, and all non-believers died in the disaster."

Thinking of this, Wei Miao glanced at the crowded cemetery, his emotions calm: "This is what is called 'those who believe and are baptized will be saved'. Those who do not believe will be classified as the silent death god, and will only be resurrected one day a year."

"Not only did it clear out the unbelievers, but the salvation of the miracles also made the believers loyal. With the influence of the All Saints' Day, the town gradually prospered, which fed back to the sect. The expansion of financial resources and personnel gave it the confidence to expand."

"The sect has no obvious possibility of murder. After all, everything is done in a smooth manner, upright and blameless. On the contrary, the Silent Death God lineage that relies on the souls of the dead to survive may be regarded as heresy."

"The long history has buried too many details, and the answers to many secrets are nowhere to be found. But there is one thing that is worth paying attention to."

Wei Miao put the booklet back into the coffin, closed the coffin lid, properly backfilled the surrounding soil, and made some minor repairs to cover up any traces of earth-moving.

She picked up the scythe again and stood in front of Hatu's tombstone.

"Soul Hunter... Who is this God's favored one?"