Mystery: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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The night is like water.

Anderson stared ahead, watching the world in front of him be swallowed up by night.

Thanks to his good view from the top of the mountain, Anderson had a panoramic view of it all: there was no more light in the sky or on the ground, and the darkness just poured down from the sky flatly, falling to the earth like mist, quietly. Silently swallowing up the mountains, plains, houses and cities along the way.And this country has long been prepared. No matter what it encounters, it will be no different from before.

The curtain of night falls, and the wings of death descend equally on everyone.

Under His mercy, the lovers who loved each other held hands and fell into a sweet dream. The homeless man had a good sleep in a shabby house with half the roof collapsed. In a luxurious mansion, he sat by the window and looked out. The demigods in the sky closed their eyes little by little, leaned their heads against the wall and fell into eternal sleep... Whether they were extraordinary people or ordinary people, nobles or tramps, descendants of the God of Death, or hybrids from the Northern Continent, Whether it was enemies with blood debts or family members who cared about each other, they all met death at the same moment.

At the moment when consciousness disappeared, they seemed to hear a voice humming a song softly, like a lullaby in their memory.

The starry night passed quietly over the city, and in an instant, half of the Balam Empire passed by.

The lights remained on, but there was no more sound from anything alive.

Anderson watched all this, and there was only emotion and admiration in his heart. This had nothing to do with beliefs or personal preferences, it was purely that in the face of this extremely silent and beautiful death, he actually felt no sadness for a while, only feeling full of artistic sense. .

Countless chaotic and divine compositions appeared in his mind, but he could not draw any of the scenes related to God.

Just then, the northern sky lit up after a moment of darkness.

Although Anderson could not accurately judge the time, he probably guessed that it was late at night, or even around two o'clock in the morning when the night is darkest.At this moment, morning dawn arrived early, and the sun actually rose again and appeared over the northern continent.

The sunlight only encompasses the northern continent and some islands on the sea, while the night continues to dominate the southern part of the world, which is clearly distinguishable.

"The two sources of essence staggered the entrance time..."

On an island in the sea, the original witch looked at the dark sky, her right hand gently stroking the ferociously bulging red blood vessels on the left half of her body.

"Don't they want to meet each other?"

"This proves that his conjecture is right. As long as the two sources of matter collide, even if that happens, it will be enough to break the 'seal' a little... However, if they appear one after another, is it completely impossible? Has it been affected?”

He neither dared to stand in the darkness nor in the sunlight, so he chose a cave on the island to hide in the shadow of the boulder.He held an extraordinary characteristic in his hand, which was being slowly absorbed by those blood vessels and integrated into his body.

Chike was in a good mood. As this characteristic disappeared, the red hair on his temples seemed to grow back.

……

Boom!

The giant wheel moves forward slowly but unquestionably. The previous river construction and the current collective death are undoubtedly a huge ceremony. Millions of souls actively sacrifice themselves to the coming incarnation of the gods.

Therefore, the barrier between reality and the spiritual world was further broken down, and the ship continued to invade the material world, gradually turning from a phantom into a reality.

In the spiritual world, the seven lights hanging high in the spiritual world also trembled.

Seven human-shaped phantoms appeared near the light. They were looking in the direction of Calderon from a distance, but the place had become as dark as the outside world - a hidden power shrouded the place, and no one could see clearly what was inside. In such a situation, one can only feel that the spiritual world is shaking like it is being hit repeatedly with a hammer.

In the trembling of the spiritual world, the seven lights gathered together in confusion.Creatures related to the three paths of "Death", "Darkness" and "Warrior" in the entire spiritual world have all entered unimaginable madness. They continue to gather in that direction, like huge schools of fish in the deep sea.And a creature like Qiguang, who only has a personality and little power, can only watch here.

At this time, a set of data in the spiritual world converged into an eye. The eye widened and narrowed, and the outline of Calderon was reflected on the iris.

But as soon as the outline appeared, the eye quickly lost its luster and rotted away.

"Hidden...His Highness the Demon of Knowledge!"

Another eye opened, and Qiguang hurriedly surrounded it, saying hello to this eye one by one, and then asked repeatedly:
"The tributary of the 'River of Eternal Darkness' in Calderon was summoned by the entire nation of Balam and has now entered the real world!"

"I can see."

The Demon of Knowledge replied, this eyelashless eye stared into the dark distance, and soon there were signs of decay and bleeding of pus and blood, but this time it was stable and did not disappear due to erosion:

"If you want to ask me how to stop it, then I can only say that there is, but I have no idea of ​​stopping it."

The River of Eternal Darkness has nothing to do with the Demon of Knowledge, and he is not so humanitarian that he feels that the country's unanimous self-destruction is worth stopping. Therefore, he has already had a premonition and is calmly watching all this happen.

It doesn't matter, the earth explodes and my spaceship starts up.

"However, He will indeed have a certain impact on the spiritual world..." The big eyes turned 360 degrees, looking up, down, left and right, "The spiritual world will not collapse, but the spiritual activity here is very high now. . Moreover, the overlapping area between the spiritual world and reality is growing. The Balam Empire may become the largest interface between the spiritual world and reality in the future. Children born in the southern continent and the waters near the Rhoside Islands will be born with the ability to understand these three paths. affability, and extraordinarily high levels of inspiration, which might not be a bad thing.”

Isn't that a bad thing?
The Seven Lights looked at each other, and they internally discussed the answer given by the Demon of Knowledge, and found that it did not seem to be a bad thing.

The "red light" and "orange light" that often communicate with humans still have a similar look.

"But the humans of the Balam Empire..."

The Demon of Knowledge answered them straightforwardly:

"You can't stop His will. This is also the expectation of the group. You are just the incarnation of some symbols of the spiritual world. You are not human beings, and you don't need to take these things on yourself."

As they spoke, a pair of red eyes flowing with flames appeared near them. The fog gradually thickened, and they revolved around the eyes of the Demon of Knowledge. "Orange Light" remembered something and asked quickly:

"Your Highness the Demon of Knowledge, may I ask, who is that Highness now..."

The Demon of Knowledge avoids the Hounds of Fulgrim.

"His condition is pretty good. It's a miracle that he can stay like this."

The Demon of Knowledge spoke:
"His rituals are proceeding steadily, and the number of anchors is gradually increasing. Although the mystery is destined to return, this is a consensus, but before that, he still has the qualifications to be him. I will soon add another 'Servant of the Mystery' as well. Leave it to Him. I am not familiar with War Angel, and I have no grudges against the City of Disaster. Since He wants to save me, and I support Him, then this extraordinary characteristic should be regarded as my spiritual and material assistance to Him."

The seven lights looked at each other and expressed their gratitude to the Demon of Knowledge.

...kick, kick, kick!
Continuous rapid footsteps were heard, and the "Golden Dream" staying in the private harbor of the resistance forces in the Rhoside Islands turned on several lights. Edwina, who was awakened from her sleep by the observer's violent knock on the door, was wearing a coat. Walked down quickly.

She didn't have time to wash up at all, and her hair was messily draped over her shoulders, being carried around by static electricity.

"Did the ceremony start early?!"

As soon as she entered the captain's room where she worked, she couldn't help but ask:
"According to the church's calculations and the information revealed by the Death Church itself, there should be six days, at least 150 hours. Why did they suddenly advance to this time? Shouldn't it be impossible to adjust the time for such a huge ceremony? ?"

Normally, the crew members would not see the captain talking loudly when she got zero marks in the test. She rarely lost her composure like this.But if Edwina can't figure it out, no one else on this ship can figure it out either.

Therefore, the first mate, second mate, and third mate all looked at the captain with blank expressions and shook their heads in unison.

"Captain, the requirement in the mission letter is for us to observe the grand ceremony and make certain records and send them back for analysis and filing." The first mate looked at Edwina's frowning eyebrows and thought, "We need to set sail now. Want to observe?"

Edwina took a deep breath, glanced at the clock, then looked at the distance, and said regretfully: "It's too late."

"We are currently [-] nautical miles away from Balam in a straight line. Even if we use extraordinary abilities to travel, it will take at least five hours to reach the scheduled observation location... When we get there, we can only observe Balam after the ceremony. .

She flipped through the telegram messages, and the short line above made her frown deepen:

"How could this happen? It's too sudden... If this mission fails, the next voyage of the Golden Dream will be even more difficult, and it may even require a priest from the Thunder Church to accompany it... The mission statement must not be handed in like this, First Officer , go and notify the sailing! Wake up everyone, we will use extraordinary strength to rush on! In five hours, we will appear outside the port of the Balam Empire to observe the results of this ceremony."

The first mate immediately stood up straight: "Yes!" He left quickly.

"Then I'll make arrangements too." The second officer followed and left.

The third mate took a step slower. He had nothing else to do. He looked at the captain, scratched his head and asked in a low voice:

"Then Anderson Hood..."

"It's too late." Edwina shook her head decisively, "According to the church's estimation, there will be no living person in Balam after this big ceremony, and even the land will be completely polluted by spiritual power. So we can only stay far away Observation and recording, we can’t even go in and collect the bodies.”

"Oh."

People who live a life at sea are basically not prone to sadness. The third officer just lamented Anderson's bad luck, and then asked: "Then there is no need to tell Daniz to board the ship at that time. I'll send him a telegram tomorrow morning."

Edwina nodded: "Yes." Daniz originally wanted to show off his current status to Anderson, so he took the initiative to pick him up together. Since the other party had died in Bailang, he would also No one to show off, no need to go to sea.

Ten minutes later, all members of the "Golden Dream" were in place and sailed toward the night in the unusual morning light.

……

In a soul-shaking loud noise, the first third of the giant ship entered the real world.

It is not as shabby as Anderson imagined, nor is it as spooky as all the undead-related ships in plays and novels.

Every plank of this large ship is tightly fitted, and gold jewelry with a strong Balam style is hung on the ship, as well as countless extraordinary items that cannot be seen clearly.The gaps between the wooden boards are inlaid with white bones that are so clean that there is no trace of flesh or blood. The skulls are facing outwards, with pale flames in their eye sockets. They are watching everything around them quietly, and their teeth are opening and closing up and down, as if silently speaking. What are you wearing?

Countless undead creatures are coiled in the sky, seemingly chaotic but with a certain order, and they are ecstatic that they are about to enter the real world.

The human-shaped shadows knelt down silently on the deck. They also wore gold ornaments on their bodies. They looked luxuriously dressed, but they were facing the only standing figure. While people were frightened, they couldn't help but feel towards him and what he symbolized. of generating awe.

Not only is it not dilapidated and gloomy at all, but it has an indescribable majesty and awe.

Anderson lowered his head, and his spiritual intuition outlined the divine figure on the boat. It was a giant as tall as a mountain, and seemed to be a god with four arms. The night was beside him, and the river was at his feet.Instinct told him not to raise his head again, and there was even a voice in the dark asking him to kneel down, asking him to press his head heavily on the soil, kneel down devoutly, and then turn into a lifeless corpse.

You will die if you kneel, but you will die if you stand.

He faced death, he saw the symbol of the end, and there was only this way waiting in front of him.

Anderson's Adam's apple rolled. He touched his waist with trembling hands and touched the knife he used for self-defense.

He slowly pulled out the knife. Even in such a dark environment, he could still see the faint starlight reflected on the sharp blade.Anderson raised the knife with both hands and pointed the tip at his throat.

If you must die...

Anderson smiled wryly.

"After all, I was once the number one hunter under the Demigod of the Misty Sea. The ruins of the God War and so many dangers did not kill me. Even if I cannot decide my own fate, I must at least be able to decide how I die."

At this moment, Anderson saw rays of light suddenly light up in the imperial capital in the distance. The pairs of sacrifices buried on both sides of the river emitted light and became a guide for the route forward.Immediately afterwards, Anderson heard an old sigh, and an extremely powerful spirit appeared from the direction of the imperial capital and plunged straight into the big ship.

In an instant, the originally illusory ship immediately turned into reality, and the bow of the giant ship crashed into the mountains at the landing point with a rumble.

The feathered serpent skeleton wrapped around the corner of the ship's bow raised its head, its eyes burning with pale flames, and spread its wings with feathers still remaining, overlooking the land ahead.

The huge impact and concussion made Anderson fall to the ground, and he rolled all the way to the ground. He did not dare to look at what was happening in the sky anymore. He only heard the whining of the wind echoing in his ears, and the cold feeling had already made him His limbs began to lose feeling.

He almost couldn't hold the dagger, but he couldn't help but laugh a few times:
"...Ha, I can actually live to see the arrival of the gods. Even if I die, it's worth it!"

Without any further hesitation, he stabbed the short knife into his neck, and then pulled it sideways.

TBC
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There was another loud noise, and the ship entered the predetermined river channel.

Under the dim sky, you can vaguely see that this extremely wide river has been filled with water for some time. It is even deeper than when it was dug out. Not only can it carry an unimaginably large ship freely, During the operation, it was impossible to see where the bottom of the river was.

The moment He completely entered the world, there was no living thing left in the entire Balam Empire.

Immediately afterwards, the huge divine figure like a mountain seemed to raise its head and look in the direction of the northern continent shrouded in the sun.