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The next morning, the news reported that the entire mansion of Jiumen was destroyed due to a gas explosion. Of course, as part of social news, the host also proposed a request for the city government to test the safety of the gas pipeline... However, only the common people would pay attention to such boring news.

For example, Duanmu Huai would not pay attention.

"Are you sure you want to watch it?"

Duanmu Huai sat on the sofa and stared at the two detectives.

"I have already told you about the dangers. You won't forget it."

After breaking into Jiumen's house last night, Duanmu Huai found the script of "The King in Yellow" and brought it back. Duanmu Huai did not mention this thing. But he also explained some things to the two detectives, especially about "information pollution", after all, this is much more terrifying than ordinary monsters.

It must be said that after hearing the explanation from Duanmu Huai, the two were also quite shocked. After all, they had never heard of this kind of thing that would be infected as long as they knew it.

So Duanmu Huai gave the two some time to let them consider whether to accept it.

And now, it's time for the two to give their answers.

Facing Duanmu Huai's question, the two looked at each other, and then the idol detective raised his hand.

"No problem, we accept it!"

"Really? Are you sure? If you leave without knowing anything, you won't encounter any trouble in the future. But once you know that information, your whole life will be entangled with it, and it is even possible that your family and descendants will become victims. Even so, are you willing?"

"Of course."

The food detective nodded vigorously.

"Detectives exist to explore the truth. If we choose to leave without knowing anything, then we would not choose to be detectives in the first place. After all, the truth and danger are always neighbors, and no one understands this better than the detective."

"Very good."

Duanmu Huai nodded, then reached out and took out two injections from his pocket.

"What is this?"

"This is an anti-memetic vaccine, which can protect you from contamination to a certain extent."

"Anti-memetic vaccine... Can this be used for protection?"

The idol detective took the injection curiously and looked at it carefully.

"Is this also the product of the organization called the Tribunal?"

Almost.

Duanmu Huai casually passed over the idol detective's question. This vaccine did not come from the Tribunal, but from the Foundation. When Duanmu Huai used the Heart of the Blood Crow to dig out the Foundation's nest in Yellowstone Park, he touched some good things in addition to the [Deus Ex Machina], and the anti-meme vaccine was one of them.

Strictly speaking, this thing is also very useful. After all, the evil god in the subspace is also similar to the information pollution of the King in Yellow to some extent. Of course, this vaccine is a copy that Duanmu Huai scanned from the inventory and copied with a shadow, so strictly speaking, he intends to use these two detectives as guinea pigs.

If it works well, then Duanmu Huai can go back and start mass production of the anti-meme vaccine.

"How do you use this?"

"Just inject it into your arm."

According to Duanmu Huai's words, the two picked up the injection gun and pulled the trigger at their arms. After a while, they were sure that everything was normal for the two. Duanmu Huai took out the script of "The King in Yellow" from his arms and threw it over.

"Is this it?"

Looking at the script on the table, the idol detective was a little surprised.

"To be honest, in my opinion, it is no different from an ordinary script, just like I have seen too many similar things when I was on the set."

"That's why it is dangerous, because the truly dangerous things will not write "I am dangerous" on my face."

"Are you sure?"

The idol detective glanced at Duanmu Huai, then smiled and retracted his gaze, then took the script and opened it.

"Okay, let's see what is written in it."

The entire script of the King in Yellow is actually very simple.

Queen Cassilda is running out of time, and the country she rules has begun to decline, with riots and waste disasters everywhere. Cassilda has a daughter and two sons. As the queen, she has to choose one of the two sons as the next heir to the throne. But in fact, in addition to Cassilda's two sons, her brother Adonis also covets the throne.

In addition, the priests of the sect hope that the great nameless king will rule the country. The priests cooperate with one of the sons to try to find the yellow seal, so as to call the coming of the yellow king and let this immortal god become the ruler of the country.

A court conspiracy, a boring drama, and finally the yellow king came, the shadow of the lost city covered the kingdom, and the country became a part of the immortal god forever.

"Now it seems that the most important characters in this drama are just a few."

After reading the script, the idol detective spoke first.

"As the main story line of the queen, the queen's two sons are deceived, played, and then killed. The queen's brother thinks everything is under control and plays tricks. And the princess who fell into madness and ended up tragically. The priests who believe in evil gods, the guards who guard the palace... In other words, according to Mr. Duanmu, we are now in a large-scale drama in real life?"

"That's right."

"So, just like the last performance of this drama, the King in Yellow will eventually come here and devour this city?"

"If this city is regarded as a country, then it is so."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"To be honest, I feel like this is just like a nightmare."

The food detective put his hands on his forehead and shook them constantly.

"A drama, the resurrection of an evil god, the destruction of a city... Is this a myth? So what can we do? Do we have to find the evil god and kill him?"

"That's a good idea, but we can't find it before it resurrects."

After all, people are far away in outer space. Duanmu Huai doesn't even have a shuttle, and even if he has one, he doesn't know where it is.

"I don't think it's that simple, but we can't tell others about it, right."

"That's right, anti-meme vaccines are not cheap. You don't think everyone can get one like chickenpox."

And after all, it's a printed replica, and it will disappear fifty meters away from Duanmu Huai.

"Okay, now we have to face a completely different enemy, but we don't have any means to deal with it..."

While talking, the food detective walked to the window, opened the window and looked out. And just as his eyes were cast to the sky, the food detective seemed to see something, and his body trembled suddenly, and he was so scared that he sat down on the ground.

"Oh my god! What is that!?"

"Huh?"

Seeing the appearance of the food detective, Duanmu Huai and the idol detective also came to the window and looked outside. However...

"Nothing?"

Looking at the blue sky, the idol detective blinked, looked at the sky, and then looked at the food detective, with a puzzled look on his face. Duanmu Huai squinted his eyes, and his thousand eyes opened at this moment, passing through countless dimensions and capturing the picture hidden in another world.

It was a lake. From a distant planet, the huge lake was hanging upside down in the air. On the other side of it emerged the silhouette of a huge city. The spires on the horizon, the strange, pink two moons. The narrow shadows under their shining, the ancient palaces and domes.

That was the lost city of Carcosa.

The silhouette from a distant planet, it was like a meteorite, slowly and unwaveringly approaching.

Duanmu Huai closed his eyes, and then opened them again, and the sky in front of him was still a deep blue.

And at this moment, behind him, the conversation between the idol detective and the food detective came.

"You saw it? You really saw it?"

"Of course, it's right there. Damn it, you didn't see it? Why did I see it? We were all vaccinated... That's Carcosa? What will it bring us? Hey, answer me!"

"There's not much we can do."

After hearing the question from the food detective, Duanmu Huai was silent for a moment, then he turned his head and looked at the others.

"At least for now, it seems that all we can do is wait."

Wait for the inevitable arrival, and... the appearance of the nameless king.

As long as it breaks free from the seal and appears here, Duanmu Huai will be confident enough to get rid of it.

No one saw it.

Or rather, others can't see it.

The silent, terrifying, indescribable ancient city. The streets that look like they are completely frozen in time. When you look up, you see the huge city that is slowly approaching. It just hangs upside down above March City, completely shrouding everything here under its shadow.

It's not just Duanmu Huai and the food detective who saw this scene.

On the top balcony of a hotel, a man in a suit was sitting in an outdoor chair. He was wearing a pure white mask without any expression or facial features, holding a glass of red wine in his hand.

"No one can stop this."

The laughter from behind the mask was full of calmness and madness.

"The performance has begun, the roles have been assigned, and everyone's fate has been determined. The great nameless king is about to return, and all struggles are just futile resistance."

He knew what happened in the city during this period, and he also knew the news that the mental hospital and the Nine Gates were destroyed, but for him, all this would only make the stage more boiling and eye-catching. This will be the most wonderful drama, and everything they do will not disrupt the plan, but will only put everything back on its original track.

"When this city returns to Carcosa, these words will always echo in the streets outside. There is no relief, no end, no future... "