List of strange talismans

Chapter 65 Infiltrate
Gu Xiuya's gaze stayed around the big cave for a moment, then he stretched out his hand to touch the cave wall.

As seen by the eyes, the cave wall is very smooth and flat to the touch, and even rarely feels unevenness.

A flat surface of this level should not have appeared in the 18th century.

What made Gu Xiuya feel even more strange was the soil scattered around the corner of the cave bottom.

It stands to reason that when tunneling tools are used to excavate holes, the soil dug down must be agglomerated after being compressed.

But the soil scattered at the bottom of the cave was in a strange granular shape, with an inexplicable fluffy feeling.

It's like...something has sifted the dirt.

Gu Xiuya thought of earthworms.

A giant, adult-sized earthworm.

It burrowed from the ground of Matthews' mansion, opened a passage all the way, and came under the floor of Satchett's house.

But soon Gu Xiuya overturned his crazy assumption.

If there is such a large earthworm, its daily activities will inevitably cause the ground to collapse, which is a movement that Jeffrey and others cannot cover up.

No, wait.

What if it only worked in the dead of night?

What if its behavior is constrained?
Gu Xiuya narrowed his eyes slightly.

He reached out and patted his backpack.

"Meow."

The tap water unzipped his head and poked his head out, blinking at Gu Xiuya.

A week passed, and Gu Xiuya had accumulated a lot of new splits.

These splits were all placed in the tap water body by him. The once small milk cat grew rapidly under the strengthening of the stupid boa constrictor's power, and now it is the size of an ordinary house cat.

Gu Xiuya put it on the ground, pointed to the big hole in front of him, and said, "Can you smell it?"

He lowered his head and sniffed the tap water, and let out a meow.

Gu Xiuya asked again: "Is there any familiar smell?"

The tap water nodded in a rather humane manner.

A gleam of understanding flashed in Gu Xiuya's eyes.

Familiar smells represent previous contact.But he has been staying in Shuntian Temple recently, and it is impossible for Ma En and others who are in daily contact with him to come here to dig holes.

So the answer is just around the corner.

"Is it the same as the smell on the retort?"

The tap water moved his head quite humanely, nodded, then shook his head again, so anxious that he almost wanted to speak.

"Partially the same, but not exactly?"

Gu Xiuya asked.

Tap the head to connect the dots.

Gu Xiuya knew that he was close to the truth.

He looked down at the deep hole in front of him.

According to the plot in the novel, at this time he should jump down without fear of danger, go all the way into the secret place along the big hole, and after some dangerous explorations, he should successfully reveal the truth of the matter.

But reality is not fiction.

Gu Xiuya is not the kind of reckless guy who likes to put himself in danger just for the sake of excitement.

He did have a plan to find out, but he definitely didn't want to go through a narrow and narrow cave, where his activities were restricted after entering, and his safety could not be guaranteed.

If there is really a huge earthworm like a human in this hole, then what is the difference between him jumping in now and the buffet delivered to his door?
He has safer options.

Gu Xiuya turned around and left, and returned to the room where he was from before, supporting the board.

He opened the door and went out into the kitchen.

"Go to Childe and ask him to arrange a place for Sachet to rest."

Gu Xiuya gave Angelet instructions.

Angelet responded and asked, "What about you?"

"I'm going to see Jeffrey."

As Gu Xiuya said, he opened the door and went outside.

The back bent into a serpentine shape in silence, and the body swelled slightly in an instant.

Feeling the power of growth, he took two steps back for a run-up, then stomped the ground and jumped, stepping on the wall and easily climbing up to the top of the two-meter-high wall.

Angelet's eyes widened.

"It's eight forty-five in the morning."

Gu Xiuya glanced at his watch: "At noon, if I haven't come out yet, let Childe lead someone to attack here."

Angelet thought he heard it wrong: "Your Excellency, are you talking about this room?"

"The mayor's mansion."

Gu Xiuya said lightly: "Just in case, remember to call Belt and the others."

Angelet opened his mouth wide.

He didn't know why Gu Xiuya made such an arrangement, but it was obvious that the result of this matter would not stop at verbal conflicts.

"Me, should I notify the Archbishop of Marne?"

Angelet was worried that he would mess up what Gu Xiuya had told him, so he subconsciously wanted to ask someone for help.

"can."

Gu Xiuya fell backwards and disappeared among the branches on the wall.

Perhaps it was unexpected that someone would sneak in in broad daylight, or most of the people were sent to patrol outside the house.

Gu Xiuya climbed over the wall and entered, but when he landed, he didn't see a single person.

Not far away, a voice could be heard that was not very clear. Gu Xiuya looked up and found that the place where the voice came from was a bungalow.

Its back is against a high wall, and brooms, wooden ladders, long ropes, etc. are piled up at the door, which is obviously a utility room.

The orientation coincides with the orientation of the cave.

On the other side of the yard is Matthews' mansion. The smashed zenith is clearly visible. There are no people in the three-story duplex building, and there are no patrolling people around.

Gu Xiuya even saw bits and pieces of sunlight reflected on the grass, which were glass shards that fell from the shattered zenith.

It has been a week since Matthews was crushed to death. After such a long time, no one has cleaned up the mess.

Thinking about it this way, Gu Xiuya realized that this courtyard covering hundreds of square meters was almost eerily deserted, with no trace of popularity.

Where did the people who were drinking and making a fuss just now go?

It stands to reason that, as the mayor of the town, Matthews must have a large number of servants who take care of him. Where did these people go after his death?Why no signs of activity?
Sacked by Jeffrey?
Still locked up?
Gu Xiuya preferred the latter, because he heard voices from the utility room.

It was a muffled howl.

For some unknown reason, the person who made the sound appeared to be slurred, as if his mouth was covered with a rag, or his teeth were stuck by something.I couldn't hear the specific words at all, and could only vaguely feel the pain in the voice.

Gu Xiuya took out the pistol, released the safety, and untied the string holding the short knife around his waist by the way.

Ever since he discovered that cold-forged steel could chop up cinder creatures, he had developed the habit of wearing a knife in his back.

He lowered his body, tried his best to use the surrounding bushes and flowers to cover his figure, and crawled all the way to the utility room.

As the distance approached, the screams of the whole body became more and more clear.

Gu Xiuya reached out and touched the wooden door, only to find that it was not locked.

He didn't act immediately, but waited patiently for a while.

1 minutes, 2 minutes.

Three minutes later, the voice from the room remained the same, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Is there only one person?

Gu Xiuya held the gun in his right hand, while using his left hand violently.

crunch
The wooden door opened inward, Gu Xiuya raised his gun and rushed in, looking around.

The room was actually empty!

The dark room piled up with all kinds of sundries was extremely crowded, except for a blood-stained rope on the ground, nothing unusual was seen.

What about people?

Gu Xiuya can still hear that suppressed mourning sound, but there is nothing in front of him.

Could it be
With a thought, he looked up.

next moment.

A pale and distorted eyeless face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

(End of this chapter)