Red Moon Returns

However, as soon as he turned around, Lynch heard an exclamation from a female reporter behind him.

Um? Didn't she already run into the alley?

As soon as this idea came to Lin Qi's mind, a person bumped into his back and knocked him staggering.

And I immediately smelled a putrid smell, but before that I didn't even hear footsteps.

When he turned around, it turned out to be the female reporter who was supposed to get into the alley. She bumped into him strangely and was frozen in place with a look of panic.

It was like appearing behind him the moment he rushed into the alley.

At the same time, the voices of the mountain ghouls on the other side suddenly stopped, and then the footsteps became rapid, and they were quickly surrounding the three of them.

'Neighbor. ’

[It is the power of the earth, Lynch, please be careful. 】

Lin Qi immediately thought of the strange old mountain man. He didn't care about the rotten smell. He held the excited little Martha in one hand and the panicked female reporter in the other, and once again moved towards the female reporter's target. The alley rushed in.

If she can't get in, let me try.

One step, two steps, and the third step. As soon as he took the third step, the alley suddenly turned into a wall, and he was bumping into it. Lin Qi's eyes jumped, and he lightly kicked on the wall, and ran up with the graceful posture of a cat. From the top of the wall, jump down towards the other side.

Snap, two steps forward to resolve the impact, Lynch led the two ladies to the ground lightly, but there was no wall or alley behind them, and the three of them returned to the starting point.

The sound of messy footsteps was heard from the front, and a group of mountain people turned out from the corner of the street. Surrounded by the mountain people, the strange old mountain people walked out slowly.

His hair and beard are all white, and he is thin and dry. However, the ground seems to be shaking slightly with every step he takes, and even the surrounding buildings are shaking. As the old man approached, Lin Qi's eyes felt like a mountain peak pressing towards him. The momentum blended with the surrounding environment, bringing a huge sense of oppression and making Lin Qi's heart tighten involuntarily.

At the same time, a burst of anger also emerged from the bottom of his heart.

The first time I ran away in panic, the second time I scared you away with my deceit, and you want to do it a third time?

Then don't blame me for using my first divine power on you.

"Stand behind me, don't be afraid. I have everything."

Lynch put the two ladies down, and his faint smile quickly calmed the female reporter's frightened expression. He took a deep breath, and a bloody full moon rose from behind.

The full moon was as solid as a solid body, emitting cool and gentle moonlight. Even if the two ladies could not see the soul images, they felt an inexplicable tenderness and peace of mind under the moonlight.

The old man paused and raised his palm towards Lin Qi. The light in Lin Qi's eyes suddenly rose to its peak, and the soul image behind him also exuded endless pressure.

Divine power is about to come.

However, at the moment when it was about to break out, a rapid and sharp whistle came from the street in the distance.

Not just one, but many, were ringing, along with the urgent ringing of the police carriage, which was gradually approaching.

Um?

Both sides were a little stunned, especially the old mountain man. He looked back in surprise and saw a watchman's police carriage turning out from a distance and rushing towards them at high speed.

As it appeared, there were constant sounds of horse hooves and wheels approaching, and it was obvious that more and more police were gathering.

"You can't run away, you will come to me sooner or later." The old man looked at Maya deeply and said, "Let's go."

As he spoke, without even looking at Lynch and little Martha, he led the mountain people in a different direction and went directly into the path that Lynch and Maya couldn't get in no matter what.

"Squeak", with the sound of wheels rubbing at high speed, as soon as the mountain people left, the watchman's carriage stopped next to it. The face of the red-haired man he had seen twice appeared in the carriage, and Officer Natalie was even more... Jumped out of the car directly.

The female reporter behind her tightly grasped Lynch's clothes, and Lynch patted her hand comfortingly. Then she heard Officer Natalie ask nervously: "How are you, Lynch, are you okay?"

"It's okay. How did you get here in time?"

"Huh? Didn't you ask someone to come to us for help? A little homeless man. I knew it was you as soon as I heard it. We had just finished gathering and were about to set off for a search, so we came to support you first. As a result, we found you when we arrived nearby. The moon has risen."

"Hiss, he really went." Lynch realized that what Natalie was talking about was the bait hired by Maya. It was not caught by the rangers. Instead, he obediently ran to the Scarecrow Club for help, which brought unexpected news. reinforcements. Listening carefully, the sound of carriages around him was disappearing. It seemed that they were chasing the mountain people and preparing to drive away. However, Lin Qi was still a little puzzled, "Why are you guys gathering too? What happened? It feels like several forces are... Concentrated on the square.”

"Well, something happened. Twelve strange corpses appeared nearby yesterday, as if they had been eaten by some huge beast. According to the investigation of experienced occultists, they were probably eaten by ghouls. But this is abnormal. Ghouls also have intelligence, and they don’t want to conflict with humans, so they hide the remains of their food. Occasionally exposing one or two corpses will not attract our attention, so we have never had contact with them, but once every ten Two bodies is too exaggerated.”

Lynch suddenly realized that it was because of these corpses that all the Rangers were suddenly dispatched yesterday, and the sudden appearance of the sewer ghouls was probably also because of this. As for the mountain ghouls wandering around, there is probably a reason for this.

Did the three of us unknowingly run into something big?

No, it's definitely not that simple. It's said to be for the strange corpse, but several forces are obviously eyeing Maya, and there must be something wrong here.

not……

Lynch's spine felt a little chilly. He looked back at Maya, who was holding hands with Martha, and whispered: "Isn't Maya transforming into a ghoul? Couldn't it be her who did it?"

"Impossible, I asked. The appetite of ghouls is only slightly larger than that of humans. It's impossible for them to eat twelve corpses." The police officer saw Lynch heaving a sigh of relief and looking back from time to time, and asked in confusion ,"who's that person?"

"Maya."

"Oh, huh? Who? Did you find her?"

Lynch raised his voice slightly to reassure Maya: "Yeah, but she doesn't trust all official institutions. I'm going to take her to hide in the secret passage of the thorn flower for a while. You can keep it a secret for her for the time being."

Officer Natalie looked at the mysterious female reporter excitedly, took out her watchman badge and handed it to Lynch, "There is a guard there. You can use this to move the guard away and you can get in. But how do you get Ma Sha was brought out too?"

"If it weren't for this little thing, I still wouldn't be able to find Maya." Lynch took over such an important badge and simply handed Martha over to Natalie, "You send her back for me, and I'll take Maya to the Thorn Flower , I hope she can help us solve all the mysteries.”

"Well, we are responsible for keeping an eye on the mountain people and ghouls. Several forces are involved in this matter, so be careful."

They bumped their fists lightly, and the two looked at each other and smiled, everything was full of tacit understanding.