Mysterious as the wind, always with me

Chapter 4 The Night Watch

The battle flag fell from the sky.

This scene was exaggerated, a golden flag seemed to be a comet flying from the sky, with a long golden tail between it, it just cut through the sky and flew over from a distance.

"boom!"

A loud bang!
The stone bricks on the avenue not far from Mark shattered, and a large pit nearly one meter deep appeared out of thin air.

Among the splashing gravel and dirt, the golden banner thrown to the ground was whistling in the night wind.

Mark, who was almost blinded by the flying sand and rocks, was surprised to see the [Eye of Light] emblem on the banner.

"This..." Mark was dumbfounded.

The ensuing scene made him impossible.

A man from heaven!

A man in black tights and a black mask spun around several times in the air in a very coquettish manner, and finally landed on the flagpole with very light movements.

That kind of softness, like a leaf falling on a calm lake.

It was obviously a flagpole as sharp as a red-tasseled spearhead, but he made a stand alone like a golden rooster, just like that, with his hips akimbo, trampling on the flag symbolizing the goddess of light.

Mark looked at him in a daze, and the nine men in black who jumped down from the air.

These people surrounded him in a circle.

According to the somewhat barren memory of the original owner, Mark could tell from the black eye patterns on their badges that they were from the Evernight Goddess Cult.

In this world, the goddesses of light and night are a pair of twin sisters. According to the official statement of the Wright Empire-they represent day and night and are the patron saints of the empire.

In private, despite the close cooperation between the two churches, the believers on both sides just saw each other's displeasure.

Of course, Mark was even more upset.

He didn't know how long he hadn't seen such aloof and hateful eyes.

Mark tried his best to control his emotions, looked up at Sao Baonan, and thought to himself: The other party didn't make a direct move at the first time... Since these mysterious people represent the will of Evernight Goddess, then my life is probably saved.

Sure enough, a moment later, after carefully looking at Mark, Sao Baonan spoke.

"You are Mark Destiny, right? We are the [Raven] team of the Night Watchmen of the Goddess of the Night Cult! You don't need to know what you shouldn't know, you just need to know—you are alive, it is very important to us."

accurate!

How annoying!
Really XX upset!

Mark had just experienced extreme fear and anxiety, and after finally leaving, this guy made a safety declaration like a beggar.

If there is no anger in Mark's heart, there will be ghosts.

It's a pity that the night watchman is a special organization dedicated to the existence of [evil], even surpassing the royal secret agents.Before he figured out the situation, Mark could only hold back.

"What? Do you have an opinion?" Sao Baonan's voice was impersonally cold and arrogant, as if implying his master's moodiness.

Just as Mark was about to speak, another person on the opposite side burst out laughing: "Captain, he is more handsome than you. Why are you making things difficult for him?"

The atmosphere has undergone subtle changes.

"Shut up... By the way, I'm really not as good as him?" Saobao Nan pretended to be angry and pulled off his mask, revealing his true colors.He has a pretty face, with clear facial features and deep facial lines. He looks like a sunny and handsome man at first glance. In all fairness, his appearance is really not low.

Unfortunately, with whom to compare.

After time travel, Mark seems to have inherited the appearance before time travel.

The exquisite facial features seem to be carefully sculpted by a master artist after countless days and nights, with lightning-like eyes and picturesque eyebrows.Different from the blind masculinity of the show boy, Mark's face is more handsome with both hardness and softness.

If you have to say who he resembles the most, it is probably the hero Claude of the well-known game "Final Fantasy 7".

Maybe a flamboyant boy can attract a lot of crazy bees and butterflies, but Mark is so good-looking that even men have to envy and hate him.

The guys next to me looked at it for a while, and all laughed strangely and said:
"Boss, we can't speak against our conscience. This kid is really more handsome than you."

"Probably the difference between 85 points and 100 points."

After being attacked by his subordinates, Sao Bao Nan angrily put the mask back on: "Stop talking nonsense, this place is not completely safe yet, take people away first."

Without Mark making any distinctions, the two men in black next to him freed their hands, grabbed his arms, and jumped up suddenly.

Borrowing the moonlight, Mark blankly followed the eagle's cry from mid-air, only to see a huge flying eagle flying down from mid-air.

They look similar to the Argentine eagles of the dinosaur period on Earth, with a wingspan of up to eight meters.

The biggest difference from ordinary eagles is their size, and they can be domesticated.

The memory of the original owner told him that this was the [Bright Condor], and only elites from the Church of Light and the Night or the military were qualified to use this bird of prey as a mount.

Sending out an elite night watchman squad at a time, what incident did I, Mark, get involved in?

Before he could figure out what was going on, Mark was taken to the Eagle, and after a moment of trance, he flew up.

This flight is really not a good one.

The clouds thickened.Without the moonlight, the whole world is a blur of darkness, and only the rolling hills can be seen roughly.

The wind was so strong that Mark could hardly keep his eyes open.

After 5 minutes?or how long.

Mark found that they had reached the last supply point before his expedition team set off, outside the town of Rohit.

There is a three-meter-high stone wall surrounding the town. Mark still remembers the rough city gatehouse with stone exposed when he entered and left the town.

But the Flying Eagle troops sent a light signal to the ground, and flew into the town
In the middle of the night, the town is silent.

In the direction of the town center, more than [-] houses were sleeping in the dark.

Only the church due east of the town was brightly lit.

In the open space in front of the church, the brazier in the shape of eyes is the clearest guide.

The eagle landed, flapping its broad wings, and whipping up a gust of wind across the grass.

Some guys also dressed in black came up to meet them, and a sentence floated from a distance: "Please wait a moment, according to the regulations, we must first make sure that there is no 'abnormality' on your side."

This is right!According to the [Evening Rules] of the Evernight Church, everyone who has been in contact with the [Anomaly] should be checked.

Mark, who was caught from the flying eagle, noticed the strange holy object in the open space.

It was a golden copper pillar that looked exactly like the one outside the underground ballroom, but it was very small, about [-] centimeters high, less than a third of the size of the sacred object in the ballroom.

After the man in black hurriedly poured holy oil into the opening on the side of the copper pillar and lit the fire, Mark found that the eye relief on the copper pillar seemed to come alive, and began to open slowly.

In the dark night, the sacred golden light is more dazzling than the lighthouse.

The golden eyes in the eyes of the holy light swept across the night watchmen one by one. This kind of spotlight-like light stayed on Mark, the only one who was not an exception, for the longest time.

This kind of feeling of being the focus of attention is uncomfortable. After waiting for twelve or three seconds, Mark heard the relieved voices of the night watchmen around him.

"Thanks to the goddess of light and night." [Raven] captain became serious: "You can't take it lightly. [Abnormalities] are often difficult to detect. They will invade people's soul silently. The more advanced and weird, The more pollution it brings to people, the harder it is to discern."

"Here, is there a further review?"

"Of course!"

Pushing open the rusty iron door outside the church and passing through the stone wall, the boots of the night watchman hardly made any sound on the potholed cobblestone road.

The wooden door on the front of the church has not been painted for a long time, and there are twelve candles that are obviously larger than the candlesticks in the candlesticks on both sides of the porch.The holy golden light illuminated the doorway like daytime.

A kindly old priest with white hair and beard and long eyebrows was waiting here.

He was dressed in a spotless white robe and a small red melon hat on his head. Apart from the gold thread trimming on the epaulets and cuffs, the most eye-catching thing was the [Light of Light] hanging around his neck like a gold chain. Eye].

This golden eye is the size of a fist.

He squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "I am Albert, the pastor on duty today. My child, you are startled."

"Uh, I'm... I'm Mark Destiny." Mark replied a little flustered.He found that all the night watchmen around him saluted at the same time.

"plz follow me."

There was a magical power in the voice of the old pastor, and Mark was convinced unconsciously. Under the guard of two night watchmen, he followed the old pastor into the church.

The holy church is full of candles.The smell of holy incense permeated the audience.

It was not an illusion, the moment Pastor Albert stepped into the church, the whole church lit up.

Both sides of the aisle in the middle of the church are filled with benches for believers, where believers hold mass every day.

When the old pastor passed by, the candles next to the pews were invariably brightly lit.

All the way to the statue of the goddess of light with outstretched arms, under the gaze of the eyes of light on the sacred pillars on both sides, Albert turned around, his eyes that were like two slits opened suddenly, and asked slowly: "Are you Mark Destiny?"

Mark didn't understand why the old pastor asked such a question, but felt that there was a mysterious power that pierced people's hearts from the old pastor's emerald green eyes!

This power is mysterious and mysterious, full of wonderful rhyme.

All of a sudden, Mark entered a state similar to being slightly drunk.

Drunk but not drunk, the surrounding scene was like a dream, and in the confusion, many bubble-like lights and shadows rose from the edge of his vision.

There is nothing better than this when speaking the truth after drinking.

Only when Mark was about to be intoxicated, the deepest part of his brain suddenly woke up: not good!It's pretty much the gods' version of Veritaserum.

Mark half-raised his eyelids, his drunken eyes were hazy: "I'm Mark."

The corners of Albert's mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were a little softer: "Why are you going to Le Mans Manor?"

"That fellow Parker said that I'm almost graduating from occult studies. If I don't take a risk, how can I count as finishing occult studies..." Mark recounted this 'just go' adventure according to his memory.

The Q&A went on for quite a while...

"Why did that puppet let you go?"

"I danced with her."

"and then?"

"I was so scared, I ran away after the jump."

After some question and answer, it took 10 minutes. Finally, Pastor Albert smiled and said, "Thank you for your frankness, son, I have no questions."

The old pastor put his hands on his shoulders: "Praise the light."

Mark followed suit: "Praise the light."

It wasn't until this moment that Mark felt suddenly awakened: "I, just now..."

Albert smiled: "This is the law—everyone who has been in contact with [anomaly] must be questioned by the pastor of the Church of Light. Son, you passed."

Mark let out a long sigh of relief. For a moment, he thought he was going through the gang and was found to be a time traveler.

Fortunately, this mysterious old pastor did not deliberately make things difficult for him.

"Well, I can ask..."

"No! You can't." Albert interrupted him: "For you [abnormality], don't ask, don't tell, don't look directly, otherwise there may be serious consequences. Next, you need to accept Arrangements of the night watchman."

"Understood. Thank you, Your Excellency." Mark bowed.

"The child is very tired, let him go down and rest first." Albert ordered.

"Follow your will." The two night watchmen nodded.

(End of this chapter)