Invincible priest, out of the courtroom

"It's like people wading across the river, holding hands with each other to avoid being washed away, you should understand?"

"So don't get it wrong!"

Rorschach also couldn't laugh or cry.

He understands all the truths, and he definitely understands better than Wei Er, knowing more details that she didn't say.

For example, the reason why these theoretical "ordinary residents" appear like stick figures is because they are trapped in a vortex and are completely out of the same timeline as themselves; it is also because their time flow is so fast that they can only show Stickman-like appearance.

And their twitching and strange screams are just their normal communication, but to people outside the vortex, it looks like a person who fell into the water crying in despair.

It is not only a kind of help, but also a deadly temptation, so that those who want to save them are also trapped in it...

After all, Rorschach has observed and thought by the artificial lake, so he must have more understanding and cognition of [time] than Weier.

Even if she didn't explain anything, she wouldn't think anything wrong.

On the contrary, the more you explain, the more weird it seems...

But he didn't say much, just holding hands with Weier, walked to the next missing resident, and continued to search for Deltina.

Because everything in the building stopped, the elevator must not work, so the two could only climb the stairs honestly, and walked to the next house, room 514.

The [Time Vortex] is not only extremely dangerous, but also extremely hidden, just like the hidden vortex in the river. If someone hadn't fallen into it, the hidden danger would not even be visible from the surface.

So neither of them dared to walk too fast, they could only hold hands and climb up step by step.

It doesn't feel like he's in a hurry to save someone, but he's going to ridicule his face...

But they have to wade forward in this way to explore the rooms, where there are likely to be [time vortices], hiding the weirdness and danger related to time.

Even Rorschach couldn't be sure if the next few rooms were relatively safe like No. 114. Just standing at the door and not going in could avoid falling into it.

It is very likely that in the back rooms, the scope of the vortex will be larger, and the stickmen inside will be more dangerous and aggressive. It may even be that there are not just stickmen living a normal life, but other scarier things...

Because of the concealment and untouchability of [Time], these dangers cannot even be confirmed from a distance. Only by getting close enough and observing them with your own eyes can you get the answer.

And the disappearing residents in this building may have hidden [Time Vortex], there are more than twenty places...

This means that in the worst case, Rorschach and Val will have to take the risk of opening more than 20 'blind boxes' to search for Deltina who doesn't know which one is hiding inside.

Of course, maybe they can't drive more than 20, maybe in the next one, the two of them will fall into it together, become stick figures, twitching and screaming together.

So although there is no specific enemy that will attack them, the risk factor along the way can already be ranked fifth among the many encounters that Rorschach has encountered from the earth to this world...

Rorschach didn't explain the horror to Val in detail, but she seemed to be able to realize something herself. Even through the pair of leather gloves, Rorschach could feel her palms sweating and burning because of tension. .

But in order to save his best friend, Weier's pace was still as resolute as before, closely following Luo Xia, and continued to discuss with him:

"Why did [Time Vortex] suddenly appear in the apartment where so many people lived? When did it appear? Why did no one notice?"

"Because [time] is inherently invisible and untouchable. Ordinary people who haven't activated inspiration and spiritual vision can't notice it, but it's normal, just like people with poor eyesight and hearing can't notice people in the river. As if asking for help..."

Rorschach simply replied, and asked another question:

"But having said that, didn't believer Deltina also receive an anonymous letter?"

Wei Er was stunned for a while, and quickly asked:

"Do you still have the preliminary information provided by the police?"

Rorschach nodded, and took out those few pages from the storage bag at his waist with one hand.

Wei Er let go of his hand, and quickly took it over, wanting to check something more.

But the corridor was pitch black...

Then she leaned closer to Luo Xia, and stretched out her hand to pinch his chin like a female hooligan, forcing him to lower his head and look at those pages of information.

In this way, the light from Rorschach's eyes, like a flashlight, illuminated the information.

She is quite good at 'getting local materials'...

Then, Weier pointed to the list of missing residents with a finger with a metal finger, and continued:

"Look, look, among all the rooms of the missing residents, there are only the seventh floor, the tenth floor, and the thirteenth floor...but only here on the seventh floor. The specific room numbers are 702 and 706, which are the two closest households... ..."

"And the resident of 702, who has lived in for less than half a month, is a university professor who moved from other places. The university he teaches happens to be the Third College, which is my alma mater. It is known as a 'mysterious hotbed'. The most prominent subject in it is mysticism, and the rest of the subjects are also related and supporting..."

"Since he can teach in the Third Academy, he should also have inspiration and spiritual vision. There is a high probability that he wrote the anonymous letter. The person who reported it is probably room 706. Let's go there directly to find Tina!"

Her analysis was well-founded, and Rorschach couldn't help but nodded.

If you can find the room where Deltina may be missing more accurately, it will not only save time and energy, but also avoid more possible dangers, and you will no longer need to touch the room one by one like opening a blind box. up.

Is Deltina's best friend really surprisingly capable?

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There are still people watching, great, so happy~

In fact, the fear of writing a book is not poor grades, but loneliness and no one to accompany.

As long as people read it, they can continue to write.

I will try to update it too!

Finally, I would like to thank the 17-year-old Zimei for sending a spicy strip, thank you very much~

Undertaker: Chapter 163 161. Cause

With Weier's analysis, the two gave up on the closer No. 514 and went directly to the seventh floor.

The two have naturally started holding hands, as if they are getting used to it.

Luo Xia was climbing the stairs, and suddenly thought of a detail, so he asked one more question:

"Have you read that anonymous letter? Did it mention the specific room number?"

Wei Er replied a little funny:

"Of course I have read it, and of course it is impossible to mention this information. Otherwise, is it still called an anonymous letter? It just said that someone here is suspected of engaging in cult activities, and then please investigate the people from Section [-] to a storage at the nearby No. [-] station." Get more detailed report materials from the glove box..."

"This kind of process is the safest. To deal with cunning and vicious cult members, one must be cautious enough. This also shows that the whistleblower is very professional, in line with the style of a mystic scholar..."

"By the way, you are also a priest, and your skills don't look bad. Haven't you received such an anonymous letter?"

"No……"

Rorschach shook his head and answered truthfully:

"Usually I report people anonymously."

Wilton was taken aback for a moment, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter...

This also eased the tension and anxiety in my heart a little.

Soon, the two climbed all the way to the seventh floor and came to the previously speculated door 706.

Sure enough, some small sounds could be heard inside, and I don't know what it was coming from.

Luo Xia still followed the usual practice, let Weier hide by the door first, and then continued to be held tightly by her hand, as if he was about to kick the door in.

Fortunately, Weier reacted quickly, and quickly hugged his arm.

"Don't be so rough! Can't you maintain your demeanor in front of ladies?"

"And from a security perspective, we should go to 702 diagonally opposite first?"

As she spoke, she pointed to the room where the mysterious professor from other places lived.

Luo Xia put her foot down, thought about it carefully, and felt that her suggestion was indeed somewhat reasonable.

Not about manners, but about safety.

It's like going down the river to rescue a person trapped in a whirlpool. It's best to be able to find out the hydrological conditions next to it, and first check whether there are more dangerous whirlpools nearby.

The two then held hands and came to the door of Room 702.

This time, before Rorschach raised his leg, Weier popped out a card from between his fingers as if by magic, then stuffed it into the crack of the door, and gently swipe at the lock.

The surface of the card suddenly lit up with a faint blue light, reflecting a mystical symbol, and emitting a little power fluctuation.

Then, the door in front of the two opened automatically, revealing the scene inside.

Inside, there are indeed two stick figures...

But the painting style of one of them looks a little more delicate than the other one and the family of three on the first floor. It has a red bow tie around its neck and a monocle on its left eye. Learned stickman.

It was twitching and screaming strangely with another ordinary stickman, and there was a burst of 'di di chi chi chi', which sounded particularly harsh, as if it was discussing something intensely.

Luo Xia and Wei Er hurriedly hid together on the right side of the door, and then poked their heads out from the door one after another, each showing only a pair of eyes, secretly observing the actions of the two stick figures.

Like the household on the first floor, they are also trapped in a certain cycle, spinning continuously, and they also start the cycle from going to bed to waking up the next day.

After the learned stickman gets up, he will come to answer the door first, as if he is communicating with someone.

Then they stayed at the desk for a while, writing and drawing, until the time came to the evening relative to them, they put on their bow ties and prepared to go out again, as if asking to attend a certain party.

But he came back soon, and began to discuss with another ordinary stickman, and finally let the ordinary stickman start to pack his luggage and prepare for a long trip, and it returned to the desk by itself, writing What are you writing about?

This is the cycle they keep repeating.

"If I'm not mistaken, this professor of occultism was invited to a party, and he may have come back very late, and found something strange during the process, so he arranged for his wife to go far away, and he started to prepare an anonymous letter?"

Weier roughly speculated based on this cycle.

"Although he sent the letter and let the investigation department nine also receive it, but he was caught in the [time vortex]..."

"But the problem is that in this cycle, there is no link for him to go out to send letters. He went to bed after writing at the desk for a while, and from our timeline, this should have happened a few days ago Something? Probably five days ago, last weekend?"

"Judging from the situation in Room 114 on the first floor, it looks like a family of three is spending the weekend, and it takes a few days to send a letter, which is also a normal speed. Anyway, the postal efficiency in this city has never satisfied me. .”

After some analysis, Weier asked again:

"If all the current signs indicate that the cycle in [Time Vortex] was last weekend, why is it this day?"

"And why was Tina involved alone? The other people in this building were not affected too much? The rooms 705,707, 706, which are also very close to [-], have no problems?"

Luo Xia didn't answer in a hurry, but rubbed his chin with his free hand, recalling the feeling he had at the artificial lake, tentatively speculated:

"Perhaps, the so-called [Time Vortex] has always existed, and has never existed..."

"The past and future in time belong to the realm of chaos... What has passed cannot be reproduced; what has not been experienced is difficult to predict, which is why fortune-tellers and you mystics The same as the five high-risk occupations, right?"

"In such chaos, [Time Vortex] may or may not exist. It is an uncertain state, hidden in this river named [Time] and [Chaos], and will not affect our daily life."

"It didn't take shape until someone [observed] it, like seeing someone drown and we don't know where there's a vortex."

"But not everyone can observe [time]... If I'm not wrong, that university professor should have been to the old street secretly, right? Just like the believer Deltina."

After listening to Rorschach's remarks, Weier could understand without his more detailed explanation, and nodded quickly.

From this aspect, she knows more and communicates better than Deltina?

Undertaker: Chapter 164 162. The crisis has quietly arrived

"He should indeed have been to Old Street. That place has always been highly discussed in the field of mysticism, and many related research topics have been set up, but we are prohibited from conducting too in-depth research on it..."

"So exploring the old street in private is something that many mystic scholars have done, but the depth of exploration is different. In fact, even I have been there secretly, but I haven't met the cute ghosts and artificial lakes that Tina mentioned. of."

"And it's not just in the field of occultism, other literature, music and other art departments also like to run there, saying that they are looking for inspiration or something..."

Val said quickly again.

Rorschach was taken aback when he heard that.

"You are really brave!"

He sincerely sighed, and then a thoughtful and terrified expression appeared on his face, and a very terrible idea popped up in his mind.

Before he could explain, Weier who was beside him thought of it with him, and said with a nervous and terrified expression:

"According to what you said, the [Time Vortex] is everywhere, as long as it is not [observed], there will be no problems, but as long as it is [observed], the [Time Vortex] will appear..."

"And now, I don't know how many people have been to that old street, and have the possibility to observe [Time Vortex] and make it take shape..."

"Wouldn't it be that there are already countless [Time Vortex] in places we don't know about in the city? After all, it's just this apartment, and there are already two or even more vortexes..."

This is indeed a creepy conjecture.

And it's not even the worst...

The more frightening ending is that as more [Time Vortex] are observed, the entire city may be completely covered by it, and finally completely obliterated in the chaos of [Time].