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Chapter 1430 Take action (I will not pre-order the game now)

 “Tick tock.”

The cold water droplets hit the girl's neck. Shesta shuddered suddenly, then hurriedly opened her eyes and stood up. When she saw her surroundings clearly, she frowned.

 This is really bad...

The place where Shesta and Mianmu Saotiao are now is not the dilapidated double suite they had in that small town, but a very obvious underground cave. There is a tide all around, and the moist water vapor rushes towards them. It looks extremely cold. Under the dim firelight, you can see that there are only a few pieces of straw spread on the ground, and at this moment, Mianmu Zuotiao is lying not far away, sleeping soundly.

  “Yo.”

At this moment, Duanmu Huai's voice suddenly sounded, and then Shesta saw that huge body appearing on the opposite side of the dungeon fence, smiling and waving to her.

 “Did you sleep well?”

 “I slept well. How long did I sleep for?”

 “Five hours.”

“Well...can you tell me what’s going on?”

"It's very simple. These people stayed up all night and ran to the hotel. Then the front desk clerk opened the door with a spare key and brought you unconscious here."

 Duanmuhuai spread his hands.

 “How, what I said is not very clear.”

 “It’s so clear that it makes me a little suspicious.”

Shesta frowned dissatisfied.

"First of all, in order to prevent this situation from happening, I moved the table to block the door before going to bed, and also set up a trap behind the door, so that they could wake us up when they rushed in. I think I am still very alert. , and that kid is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

“Well, maybe they think the drug they put in your food is working.”

 “This is impossible.”

 Shesta shook her head again.

"Although we did ask room service to prepare meals, it was just to confuse them. We have been drinking the mineral water we brought and eating the bread we bought for the past two days... You should also know this very well, After all, we were with you when we prepared the food."

 “Yeah, I know.”

Duanmuhuai nodded.

 “So, what’s the explanation?”

"All right."

 Duanmuhuai spread his hands.

"After I knocked you out, I restored the things blocking the door to their original state so that they could be let in. After all, you see...it's still the same process in the end, so why add extra details? I don't like to waste time. In fact, this Didn't everything go well? You were successfully locked up, and those guys started to prepare for the ceremony happily. Hello, me, everyone is really good..."

"you………?"

I have to say that Shesta was really surprised when she heard Duanmuhuai's answer. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at Duanmu Huai's 2.8-meter-tall body, carefully imagining him curled up and running around holding the table in a narrow double room...

"How did you get in? Don't tell me you climbed in through the window."

 “Business secrets.”

Of course Duanmuhuai would not tell Shesta that he had been with them the past two days, even taking a shower.

 “Forget it, by the way, where are we?”

Shesta didn't seem to want to get entangled in such minutiae, so she decisively changed the subject.

"Underground of the church - this is considered a basic operation, as if the cultists can't show how capable they are unless they dig a hole under the church."

 “That church.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Shesta frowned and quickly recalled the church buildings they saw in this small town during their "travel". It stands on a hillside at the edge of the city. Shesta originally wanted to "visit" it, but was persuaded to come back by the locals responsible for guarding it. She was told that the church was currently closed due to disrepair, so Siesta regretfully went home.

“I didn’t expect to come to the church in this way...Have you found anything?”

“You will definitely be shocked. Right next door, there is a super sci-fi laboratory that looks completely out of place with this hellish place.”

　　Yes, the entire town obviously looks like an ancient design. There is no means of external communication except electric lights and wired telephones. However, there is a quite modern laboratory under the church. This reminded Duanmuhuai of an old mansion and the huge hive facility underneath it.

 Do villains who want to destroy the world like this kind of combination of old and new?

As for what is being studied here, Duanmuhuai has already investigated it clearly through scanning shadows.

“They are trying to find a reasonable and feasible way to summon beings from outer space.”

To be honest, even Duanmuhuai was confused when he first learned of this information and didn't know what to say.

There has never been a shortage of organizations and individuals in the world who are trying to explore the universe and connect with life forms in outer space. However, the methods of this Cosmic Light organization are indeed a little eccentric, and Duanmuhuai doesn't know how to evaluate them.

Their theory is this - if the records recorded in those grimoires are correct, humans can indeed connect with intelligent life forms in outer space or other spaces through certain rituals, and summon them over, and even be able to communicate with them. To negotiate, it means that these rituals must have some unknown rules, and if this rule can be analyzed scientifically, the effects of the rituals may be reproduced through scientific and technological means.

And their theory is not without foundation, because those grimoires and fragments were handed down a long time ago. At that time, there were no electric lights, no wires, and no integrated circuits, so people could only use this ancient method to interact with alien creatures. connect. But now that the world has evolved, they should also evolve and use a more "scientific" way to summon evil gods.

"What's the purpose of kidnapping us?" "Experiment, if they succeeded, then this place would have been crawling with monsters and monsters. However, their experiments are sometimes ineffective, so they need multiple experiments to increase the probability of success. "Don't worry, you are not the first batch of sacrifices, and judging from their appearance, you will not be the last batch."

Duanmuhuai comforted Shesta, but judging from his appearance, it was just a casual comment.

"That's it, then I'm relieved. By the way, you don't plan to let us out."

 “The fish hasn’t taken the bait yet.”

There was only one reason why Duanmu Huai did not immediately rescue the two of them. He learned from the shadow of the researcher that the supreme leader of the Cosmic Light Church would appear at the beginning of the ceremony, and the other person was what Duan Muhuai was looking for. goal. So in order to avoid alerting the enemy, he could only chat with Siesta here.

As for Mianmu Zuotiao, he was still sleeping soundly there - well, he slept so soundly.

 “So, you have to wait for the leader to show up?”

Shasta stared at Duanmuhuai quietly.

“Have you ever thought about what if the leader shows up after we are disembowelled by those researchers?”

"Then... I have no choice but to wrong you."

Duanmu Huai acted quite calmly. There was only one thing he had to do now, which was to capture the head or scan him. At the very least, he must get information from the other party so that he can figure out what this **** cult is doing.

 And who is the leader?

For this reason, Duanmu Huai doesn't mind sacrificing Siesta and Mianmu Zuotiao - anyway, he can resurrect the two of them as long as he goes back in time.

 As for whether they are willing...well, this is not within the scope of the inquisitor's consideration.

 “Haah...”

Shasta sighed silently.

“It seems I can’t do anything now, so when will the ceremony start?”

 “Tonight.”

Time passed faster than Siesta thought.

　　When she and Mianmu Saotiao were taken out of the prison by the cloaked natives again, it was already late at night the next day. Duanmu Huai ran away as usual and disappeared. In fact, Shesta was surprised that his huge body could sneak so cleanly without any flaws.

 But this did not allow Shesta to think too much. The natives roughly pushed her and Mianmu Saotori out of the dungeon, and the latter seemed quite excited. Shesta originally thought that Mianmu Saotori would be nervous, restless or scared after waking up. But in fact, Mianme Saotori looked excited at the moment, as excited as a child about to see the night parade carnival in a paradise. She even walked faster than the robed natives, as if she was more impatient than them.

When the group of people walked along the dilapidated mountain road to the top, Shesta saw everything placed there - on the top of the peak, a dilapidated, ancient stone altar was clearly visible. Under this ancient altar is a huge stone slab carved with deceitful runes. Just by looking at it, Shesta felt that those strange symbols were crawling like twisted maggots, as if they were trying to squeeze directly into her retina along her line of sight.

If it was just like this, then it would be understandable, but soon Shesta understood what Duanmu Huai had said to her before—this ancient-looking altar was surrounded by various modern technological instruments. Not only was the entire altar brightly illuminated by searchlights, there were even various sensors placed on the stone slab, and there was also a camera next to it.

There were even two natives in robes holding up backdrops to reflect the light!

 “This is really interesting...”

Even Shesta couldn't help but sigh when she saw the supernatural scene in front of her.

So, where is the leader?

Shesta pretended to be struggling, twisting her body and stumbling forward while looking around quickly. Except for the believers kneeling under the altar, she couldn't see anyone else. Standing on the altar, the guy holding a strange dagger didn't look like a leader, but more like an executioner.

 What a terrible situation.

In movies, the mastermind always appears complacently before his plan succeeds, witnessing this historic moment with his own eyes. But here, Siesta couldn't find a reason for the leader to appear. He could watch the execution of himself and others through remote video instead of coming to the ceremony himself.

 Modern technology is so hateful.

Staring at the laptop next to her, Shesta turned her head. She still couldn't find Duanmuhuai. It was clear that the area around the altar was empty, not even a sapling, but Duanmuhuai still disappeared into the air like a ghost. Among them, even with his ability as a famous detective, he could not detect his existence.

At this moment, the two people were escorted to the altar, and then the cultist holding a dagger came forward, muttering something loudly, raising his hands high and facing the moon - I don't know if it was an illusion, Normally, the moonlight should be silvery-white, but now it turned into a dull green.

 What to do next?

Siesta glanced at Mianmu Saotori beside her. The latter just looked ahead blankly, not looking at the cultists in front of her, nor at the altar, nor at the moon. In other words, she seemed not to be thinking about anything. Just in a daze.

At this moment, the computer screen placed next to the altar suddenly lit up, and then a figure appeared in it. The cultist next to him also bowed his head respectfully.

 “Sir, the ceremony is ready.”

It was a man wearing a mask and wrapped himself in a funny black robe. His voice could not even be distinguished as male or female. I don’t know if it was intentional or because it was distorted due to transmission through the screen. He nodded with satisfaction and then turned to the side.

“Consultant, do you think there is anything that needs to be changed in this ceremony?”

 Then, a figure appeared next to the masked man.

That's a man.

 He has dark brown skin, a thin build, and no hair or beard. It was unclear whether the face was young or old. He was wearing the same black cloak as the masked man, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a confident and proud smile. And when she saw his figure, Shesta felt her heart skip a beat...

 At the same time, changes occurred.

 “Bang!”

The howling whirlwind suddenly erupted, and Duanmu Huai suddenly appeared behind everyone like an angry giant bear. He raised his war hammer high and struck down with the hammer, instantly smashing the laptop to pieces!

I find that pre-ordering and pre-downloading are useless. You have to decompress the game after pre-downloading. However, in many cases, the time it takes to decompress the pre-downloaded game is enough to download the game and install it directly... I don’t know if it’s just my computer.