Red Moon Returns

[It’s time for you to wake up, neighbor. 】

In a daze, Lin Qi's consciousness was awakened by a gentle voice.

‘This is the first time you called me neighbor. ’ Lynch smiled in consciousness.

[You must wake up, otherwise irreversible damage will occur, Lynch. 】

‘You called me neighbor, right? ’

[Irreversible does not refer to you, but to another person. 】

Um? Lin Qi gradually regained consciousness and felt severe pain spreading throughout his body.

"Lynch."

Clear shouts echoed through the ruins of the factory.

The tone was still so calm and serious, but the figure shaking in the smoke was a little more anxious.

With the sound of gravel being trampled, the tall and straight figure of a woman dressed in men's clothing broke through the smoke and dust and rushed to the site of the explosion.

There were no injuries on his body, but he looked disgraced and a little embarrassed.

In the smoke and dust behind her, there were countless fallen overseer monsters. These monsters that could not be killed no matter what, were already motionless, exuding black energy, and their figures gradually became blurred.

And those hundreds of slaves also fell in the square, but their bodies did not dissipate like the overseers, lying there motionless. Instead, the five factory executives who were hung on the blood pool were still screaming on the street lamp, and they were screaming. Full of energy.

Officer Natalie didn't care about this. She rushed to the scene of the explosion immediately, her heart twisted into a ball.

The factory building was completely turned into ruins, and flames that seemed to be caused by an explosion could be seen in the ruins. The scene was a mess, with twisted and scrapped metal and masonry everywhere.

It is impossible for anyone to survive such a tragic situation, not even low-level soul-shifters.

The police officer clenched her fists and felt soreness in her chest.

"Asshole, I asked you to blow up the steam engine room, but I didn't ask you to blow up yourself as well. Didn't you know how to run out beforehand?"

Natalie shouted in a low voice with a trembling voice, and suddenly used force to lift the broken steel plate covering the top, but she found nothing except that the fire became a little more intense.

Scenes of getting along day and night for the past few days flashed through her mind. When she thought about never seeing this smart and tough guy again, Natalie felt like needles pricking her chest.

If this continues, even if you are not killed by the explosion, you will be crushed or burned to death. Such a big fire... huh? fire?

Natalie suddenly realized that something was wrong. There was no fuel in the fire just now. Where did such a big fire come from?

Could it be his self-mutilation ring?

Yes, flames are not afraid of physical impact. That bastard is so smart, he will definitely be able to react before the explosion and put on the ring in time.

Yes, that must be the case, he must be too stunned to take the ring off by himself now, so I...

Remembering that Lynch said that people would die if they didn't pick this thing off, Natalie glanced at the more powerful flames, gritted her teeth, and stretched her left hand towards the flames.

Maybe I can touch your hand, maybe I can help you take it off. What if you don't try? I won't give up your life this time.

Fiery flames burned his body, and a burning sensation came from his hands.

This is not burning the soul, forget the pain. This is real burning of the body. However, Officer Natalie still endured the burning. She closed her eyes and put her hands into the flames. She was already prepared to endure the severe pain. preparation.

"I still owe you three conditions. You are not allowed to leave. Come back." Her hands were completely put into the fire, and severe pain also came, but there was still nothing in her hands. The police officer roared in pain. He said, "Asshole, as long as you come back, there will be one more condition."

The next moment, his hands seemed to be holding a burning body, a pair of scalding hands.

"Really? No denying it."

The low roar of suppressed pain suddenly stopped, and the air suddenly froze for a moment.

The next moment, his hands tightened hard and tightly grasped the other hand that he thought he had almost lost.

"Ouch, it hurts, it hurts, it's broken, my finger is broken."

In fact, Lin Qi was also very innocent. He took on the passion of the fiery lady in the moment before the explosion. When the flames were turned into flames, the shock wave of the explosion hit him. He was stunned by the sound waves first, and then the air waves rushed through the flame-turned body, allowing him to escape for a while. Zed, when he was awakened by Ms. Luna, as soon as he regained consciousness, he saw the police officer stretching her hands into the fire, which frightened him and quickly took off the ring.

"That answer was just instinct, really instinct."

Lynch's body was still steaming, so he began to explain in a panic. Seeing him blowing out white smoke as his mouth opened and closed, the corners of the police officer's mouth gradually turned up, but her tightly clenched hands did not let go.

Lin Qi, who was anxiously explaining, his voice gradually became smaller and finally stopped. The two held hands and looked at each other silently, the distance between their faces getting closer and closer...

"Help~~"

The sudden scream from the distance woke up the two people who were in a daze. Their hands were released in panic. The two of them took a few steps back at the same time, their eyes wandering around. Only then did they realize that they were still in the memory of the strange object. , crises are still everywhere, it is not the time to do other things.

Well, those people suddenly screamed, something happened over there at the blood pool?

Remembering that there were still a few living people hanging there, the two looked at each other and nodded lightly.

Let’s see what’s going on over there first.

The monster overseers had turned into black energy and disappeared, and the slaves were lying on the ground motionless. The two of them ran to the blood pool easily without any hindrance.

The pool was bottomless and filled with dark red blood. The liquid was thick and sticky, bubbling and bubbling. As soon as the two of them approached, they felt a strong stench blowing towards their faces, making them almost nauseous. .

"Help, sir, you are finally here."

Several executives were hanging on it, frightened by the explosion, but they didn't know what happened. When they finally saw a familiar face, they immediately howled hoarsely, tears streaming down their faces and twisting their bodies:

"There is a monster, help me."

"Put me down quickly, quickly, there is something in the pool."

"I have money, I will give you money, ten pounds, no, twenty pounds, no no no, fifty pounds, I will give you any amount, help me."

However, except for someone glancing up when they heard the Rand Pound, the two did not rush to approach, but just kept a distance of several meters, watching the calm liquid surface from afar.

"If those slaves were transformed by the missing workers, then those supervisors were the embodiment of their fear, and hanging people up to bleed was a transformation ritual. Each of the hundreds of victims had to go through this pain, and eventually feed the strange object with the flesh and blood of fear and despair, and become the slave of the strange object. This thing is called..."

"The Flesh and Blood Workshop of the Devourer." Lynch replied.

"That's right. It's an evil god who loves to devour flesh and blood. It seems that after draining the blood and throwing the body down, the ritual is completed. The existence of the selected victim is completely devoured by the strange object and becomes one of the slaves."

"Is that so? No wonder the second suppression condition is to destroy the core in the blood pool." Lin Qi looked at the five executives strangely, "Will the core of the blood pool be exposed if they are thrown down?"

"No, I am the Speaker's confidant."

"I can still help the Speaker make money, don't throw me down."

"In fact, it may not be so troublesome." The police officer raised her chin towards the blood pool, "Look."

Gulp, gurgle, there are more and more bubbles in the blood pool, as if the water is beginning to boil, and the boiling is getting more and more serious. From time to time, blood bursts into the air and splashes on the five sacrifices, causing them to scream in fear.

The next moment, blood gushed, and countless tentacles formed by plasma sprayed out of the blood pool and waved desperately in the air.

The five executives did not shout, but turned their eyes white and fainted.

The policewoman's face suddenly changed. She picked up Lynch and pointed at the roof next to her. The ability was activated, and the two of them had already hidden on the roof.

Lynch only then noticed that there was movement behind the two of them. The slaves who had been lying motionless suddenly moved as if they had been called by something. They howled softly and staggered like zombies, gathering towards the blood pool.

Plop, plop.

The zombies approached the blood pool one by one without hesitation, and were then drawn into the blood pool by the waving tentacles. After floating in the blood pool for a while, they were spewed out again by the blood pool, lying on the side covered with pus and blood. The slaves' faces and bodies became more blurred than before.

[Pay attention to the core in the blood pool. ]

'Are those blood tentacles? I'm watching. '

[Not with your eyes, but with your inspiration. ]

'Hmm? This works too? ’

Lin Qi thought for a moment and then followed his instructions. He stared at the tentacles, emptied his mind and entered an unconscious state. He gradually gained some understanding of what he saw.

The actions of the core in the blood pool were actually manipulating the existence of the slaves around him, transferring part of their existence remaining in the strange objects to his own body, which is the so-called devouring.

And one of his abilities, lurking, is actually a kind of manipulation of his own existence, but hiding the most basic existence of the image. Lin Qi noticed that when he gradually understood the other party's behavior and successfully connected it with his own power, his understanding of power and ability became clearer and clearer.

No wonder it is said that trying to contact the mystery is the best way to deepen the understanding of power.

What's more, Lynch was watching the blood pool eating, and suddenly had an idea. He focused on experiencing the blood pool's behavior. The other party transferred the existence of the food into the body and slowly devoured it. Although he didn't have this function and couldn't devour it, he could completely rely on his own ability to temporarily hide this existence. Isn't this...

When realizing this, Lynch's inspiration suddenly broke away from the blood pool. For a moment, he was confused and could no longer return to the state of perception just now. When he turned his attention to his soul, he found, not surprisingly, that a fourth light spot appeared in the hidden omnipotence.

Presence: Use power to cover the target's presence for three seconds. If the target is a living being, the more trust you have in the user, the higher the success rate.

I got all four abilities so quickly. The only thing left is the understanding of power. Thank you for reminding me, neighbor. However, I really have no attack ability at all. Am I going to steal and never come back?

[Yeah. ]

'I'm not asking you, you can choose not to answer. '

"Boom."

The slight tremor of the ground called back Lynch's attention. He refocused his sight and noticed that most of the slaves had been swallowed and soaked. The blood plasma in the blood pool was churning more and more violently as the tentacles twisted.

"Be careful, it's coming out. It should be a big guy from the noise."

The police officer who had been waiting for a long time held the sword with the sheath in her hand:

"I'll rush over later. You protect yourself first. I'll find a way to deal with him. I hope it won't be too troublesome."

Before he finished speaking, there was a splash, and the blood pool of hundreds of square meters suddenly gushed blood. Then a huge figure floated out of the liquid. The sticky plasma was brought to the sky by the giant, and slid down the giant's body like a waterfall, allowing Lynch and Officer Natalie to see its true appearance through the blood.

It was a huge meat ball that almost filled the entire pool. The surface of the meat ball was covered with thick and twisted blood-colored tentacles, which twisted around the body. The surface of the tentacles was covered with eyeballs as big as human heads. Hundreds of eyeballs kept twisting in all directions, and greedy eyes patrolled every angle around.

There was no head or face above the meat ball, only a huge mouth, which suddenly opened and issued a deafening roar to several factory executives hanging in the air.

The unconscious executives were lucky not to realize their fate, but Lynch and Officer Natalie saw it clearly from a distance. The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

"Did you see it?"

"Yes, it's a person."

Yes, through the monster's open mouth, one can clearly see a person embedded in the monster's body. This person is like the steam engine just now, with a beating tumor growing in the heart area, and countless blood vessels and other tissues growing on the tumor, wrapping the human body inside, with only the head exposed outside.

Seeing the person in the monster's mouth, Lynch suddenly grabbed the police officer's wrist, his face turned very ugly: "I know her."

"Huh?"

"Little Janet, my commission target." Lynch took a deep breath and said in a dry voice, "Her body was still lying at home at noon, how could it be."

"No, this is not the complete her, this should be her soul, what you saw at noon was her body. She was only pulled in half, so she did not complete the transformation, but merged with this monster."

"So that's it, she left early that day and left the range of the strange object in advance, so no one fed the strange object that day, causing the strange object to go out of control, and it was useless for her to appear again afterwards." Lynch suddenly realized that he finally connected everything, "No wonder she drew those things in a trance, that was what her soul saw, she drew herself."

The more Lynch thought about it, the more it made sense. Little Janet's soul was like a bug in the program at this time, because the swallowing was only half completed, causing the process of memories in the strange object to be stuck, and the subsequent swallowing could not be completed. As a result, more and more people were sucked in every day, but they were not successfully swallowed once.

The policewoman's eyes widened, blood vessels in her forehead throbbing, and her eyes were filled with anger: "So she is the source of the out-of-control of the strange object? We have to destroy her soul to complete this suppression? Damn, she is innocent, do we have to kill innocent people with our own hands?"

"I'm not sure either, otherwise, let's try to pull her out of the monster's body? For the monster as a whole, this is also a kind of destruction."

Before she finished speaking, the little Janet in her mouth suddenly opened her eyes and screamed shrilly at the five executives in the air.

"Okay, let's try and see if we can save her."

The policewoman gritted her teeth, activated her ability, grabbed Lynch and rushed towards the monster on the blood pool.