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The atmosphere is not right.

Xu Jiu is holding an umbrella, standing under the street lamp in front of the Secret Society office building, his eyes full of doubt.

During this period of time, I entered and exited the Secret Society building many times, so Xu Jiu has several points of understanding of this place.

No matter how late I came here in the past, there were always people on duty in the building, and there were still a lot of people. It should be the defense force of the Secret Society.

But looking around this time, the whole building was completely empty, not to mention the office staff coming in and out, even the security booth at the door was completely withdrawn.

The evil spirits have not been sealed, and Xu Jiu does not think that Secret Society will give all employees a holiday at this time.

Trying to contact Max, no one answered the call.

It was transferred to Zheng Yi who should receive treatment or seal reinforcement in Secret Society, but no one responded.

The toe tapped the street lightly, and the rain-soaked street made a crisp "pata ~" sound, Fu Ling lay on his shoulders, and made a slight snoring sound in his mouth.

Xu Jiu is lost in thought.

Something happened to Secret Society?

Look around all around.

The rain continues to expand, and the sky is getting gloomier. The time is clear just after noon, but it looks like it is evening.

The dense rain screen obscures the line of sight, and there are no vehicles or pedestrians on the street. Open the map of Midtown and find that this part of the block has entered the state of emergency traffic control.

Lenovo Secret Society has never contacted him since he sent himself a Hobbes mobile number early this morning.

Xu Jiu has a little judgment in his heart.

Start Spirit Vision immediately and stare at the whole building.

Sure enough, a special mist spread throughout the building.

Xu Jiu was surprised that he did not feel the evil energy in it, let alone see the various natural phenomena that the evil invasion might cause.

Without intending to wait outside, Xu Jiu walked to the Secret Society building, ready to see what happened inside.

As a result, as soon as I walked to the door, the phone rang, and Max’s silhouette appeared not far behind the door. I took my phone and ran towards the door. Maybe I saw Xu Jiu’s silhouette. Was waving.

Compared with yesterday, Max’s condition is obviously sluggish, not to mention his messy clothes, even his hair is disordered and in a mess attached to his forehead, and his complexion is extremely different, tens of meters. The road has been staggered several times.

"You are...the evil seal had a problem last night?"

Xu Jiu, who maintains the Spirit Vision state, noticed the abnormal energy in Max’s body and was able to This is the only possibility that comes to mind.

Changed hands to take out the necklace Vanessa returned not long ago and handed it to Max, motioning him to hold it.

"No, because of an accident, please go here."

Max, who was still a little confused in his words, thanked him in a hurry. He took the necklace and said after a while.

"There are some problems inside the Secret Society, we can't enter for the time being, let's go outside to talk."

Xu Jiu shrugged, following Max, came to a coffee outside the building Pavilion.

There was no one inside, but Max’s ID seemed to be able to get coffee at will. Not long after the card was swiped, a food delivery robot brought two cups of hot coffee.

"Thank you very much for your necklace, it...a strange thing?"

With coffee in both hands, Max remembers this necklace, Xu Jiu lent it to Vanessa before .

It's just that Max never thought that the moment he touched the necklace, the chaotic thoughts in his mind receded at an unimaginable speed, and the pain that had tortured him for several hours disappeared.

"Yes, otherwise I will pass it to you. I don't have any special hobbies."

The effect of this strange necklace is undoubtedly extremely exaggerated for ordinary persons. , Can help people resist the erosion of evil energy. At present, there are almost zero technological equipment that can do this, so Xu Jiu can take it off and hand it to others at will.

"If I don’t help you , Don’t you have to sit here for half an hour and wait for you to return to normal?"

"You should have noticed the natural phenomenon that appeared on the wasteland early this morning?"

The energetic Max asked a little hesitantly.

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. Why did you mention this suddenly? The changes in your Secret Society have something to do with wasteland...really?"

Originally It was just ridiculous words. When he saw Max's expression, Xu Jiu couldn't help but add something.

"The ruins in the Crown-level Special Zone were abnormal, and the subsequent shock caused a natural phenomenon in the early morning. Within half an hour after that, all the occultists in the AIB appeared different. The level of mental confusion has been shocked."

In fact, even Max himself finds it absurd, but reality is often more magical than imagined.

"The temporary evacuation of the surrounding people is In order to prevent the instability of the occultist’s situation from causing accidents...I know it may be unbelievable to say that, but it is true."

The ruins of the Crown-level Special Zone and the Secret Society’s Is there some kind of internal connection between the occultists?

Taking a sip of the coffee, the slightly bitter taste spread on the tip of his tongue, Xu Jiu glanced out the window, not knowing what to say for a while.

We must know that he came to awakening ceremony today, in order to become a occultist and obtain the special means they have.

As a result, this kind of moth now appears.

"Your Excellency, the situation is not as serious as imagined. In fact...just now, after some occultists returned to normal, their abilities have actually been strengthened to a certain extent. "

"en?"

Xu Jiu's movements were a bit sluggish, and immediately remembered the words Jing Shu had said to him in Inagawa Shrine before.

The deeper the influence of the indescribable power of the Secret Society, the stronger the ability, and the sudden accident of the Secret Society means that the environment of the entire Wusu region has correspondingly appeared new Variety?

Plus the mutation of the real environment around the peculiar zone...

"Your Excellency, Mister Xu?"

"Ah, just thought of something For other things, how are your preparations for the awakening ceremony?"

Xu Jiu does not intend to give up the awakening ceremony. On the contrary, the current gradual changes in the environment gave him a sense of urgency. .

"Do you want to continue?"

Max was surprised at Xu Jiu's decision.

He thought that Xu Jiu would hesitate after knowing that the Secret Society had an accident. No matter what, he would want to think about it for a while or wait for the situation to stabilize before talking about the awakening ceremony.

"Why not, it's a chance for me to fight with the evil spirits anyway, you won't regret it when things happen, right?"

Pick up the cakes on the table and send them in In his mouth, Xu Jiu asked with a smile.

Max thought he would worry about his mental state being affected, but he didn't know that the circular bead had already made a fuss a few days ago.

Can the impact of awakening ceremony be compared with the negative impact of circular bead?

"Of course not. We will never breach the contract for what you promised. It's just that the materials and manpower required for the ceremony require a certain amount of time to prepare. Since you are willing to continue the ceremony, I will be responsible later. Take you there."

The deployment of Secret Society was disrupted by an accident. The interior is now very chaotic, and it takes time to readjust.

Max conveyed Xu Jiu's thoughts to the senior management of Secret Society.

The two waited in the cafe for about an hour and a half, and officially set off for the awakening ceremony inside the Secret Society.

This time is no longer the floor where the evil monster was sealed last time. Xu Jiu stood in the elevator, watching the numbers on the screen quickly break through the 10th floor, and couldn't help but look towards Max.

"In the process of awakening ceremony, there will always be energy spills... You should understand that ordinary persons cannot withstand the erosion of this kind of special energy, so the site for the ceremony is built at the bottom. , Jing Shu will take you there."

For researchers who are not occultists, how to ensure that they do not have mental problems during the awakening ceremony is a difficult problem.

In order to ensure the safety of the researchers, the Secret Society is now responsible for the ceremony.

The elevator reached the 13th floor. Max left and Jing Shu took his place. Xu Jiu asked Fu Ling to follow.

Ceremony later It is obviously not suitable for staying on the spot to observe.

Jing Shu's state also looks a bit strange. As soon as he enters the elevator, he stands at the corner. If she doesn't have to lead the way later, Xu Jiu even suspects that she will turn her head directly.

Fortunately, this state did not last long. When the elevator came to the 18th floor, Jing Shu still stood immediately to the door after opening the door, but his figure was still a little flinching, as if he was afraid of something. .

The elevator door connects to a straight corridor with a gate at the end.

There is a signal lamp installed on the door beam, and it is red light now.

The left and right sides are connected to the corridors, but they are all closed now. It is estimated that the inside should be the place where the awakening ceremony is operated.

Although Secret Society promised Xu Jiu to prepare an awakening ceremony for him, this does not mean that they will inform Xu Jiu of the preparation process and required materials for the ceremony.

This is an absolute secret, and I am afraid that few official governments know about it.

Xu Jiu was naturally prepared for this, and from the very beginning, he did not intend to ask about these sensitive content.

"Cough cough, what we say is that we have met acquaintances a few times. Didn’t we say goodbye to you when we left yesterday? Don’t you need to dress as a stranger?"

Xu Jiu, who wanted to ask about the awakening ceremony, saw that Jing Shu still had no intention to speak, so he could only take the initiative to ease the atmosphere.

"No, sorry...it has nothing to do with you, it's just that the previous influence has not completely dissipated...ceremony may take a while, and you have to wait for the green light."

Jing Shu, who was immersed in his thoughts, woke up and hurriedly turned around to apologize.

Xu Jiu hurriedly raised his hand to stop her from continuing to say, looking left and right without seeing the surveillance camera, this was relaxed.

If someone sees what they look like between them, they might think how he bullied a little girl.

"Where are we going now, waiting for the signal lights?"

Xu Jiu decided to put the topic on the right track first, and when he saw Jing Shu nodded, he raised his hand again and invited two shallow talks The azure airflow formed a small stool under the buttocks of both sides, and signaled Jing Shu to sit down.

"Listen to Max, the abnormal situation in the crown special zone has caused a lot of your state. Influence, if it is convenient, tell me?"

Taking this opportunity, Xu Jiu would like to ask Jing Shu what the client has gone through.

Jing Shu glanced at Xu Jiu, she is not a person willing to share things with others, let alone those painful experiences.

However, the person in front of her is special after all. The special area of ​​Four Seasons and the human feelings in the dream make it difficult for her to say "No" to Xu Jiu on these things that do not violate the rules of the Secret Society.

"In the early hours of this morning, the nightmare suddenly began to invade...No, it is not like a nightmare, but a waking state of conjecture that something invades my soul. Leading to the abyss...Everything around has changed."

Referring to the situation at that time, Jing Shu's state was once again sluggish, paused, and looked towards Xu Jiu with a slight hesitation. A touch of sorrow appeared on his face,

"Your Excellency, it may be a wrong decision to become an occultist... The power conferred by the awakening ceremony is not a gift, but a curse, those in the sky The horror of the Secret Society will use this as a way to lock the target. A slight omission will cause them to covet it."

As a Secret Society trained by the Secret Society with a lot of resources, Jing Shu knows himself She shouldn't have said such a thing, but after experiencing the horror in her consciousness before, she understood why the mental states of the other occultists she had seen before were all extremely confused.

Looking at Jing Shu with obvious repercussions, Xu Jiu passed the necklace of strange things with some energy, and couldn't comment on Secret Society's behavior of cultivating occultists.

The profession of occultist has never been a good profession for the parties involved.

Xu Jiu knows this very well, dealing with evil creatures, it is really difficult to get a good death.

But the reality is that this profession must exist.

Otherwise, Secret Society will become impossible when it connects with evil spirits. Where can I find a way to seal them?

"Sorry, I lost my self-control just now... I know that the occultist exists to protect the people of Wusu, just for a moment... Why do you want to Becoming a occultist, your strength, you don’t need to increase your risk for these abilities at all, don’t you?"

Jing Shu, who returned to sanity with the necklace of strange objects, calmed down, and then couldn’t help but ask. There is a problem that I want to know the most.

Recently, the two have met quite a few times. No matter how slow, Jing Shu also noticed that Xu Jiu was very interested in occultists and evil spirits. Unmatched power.

This is unimaginable in her opinion.

"You are forced to come into contact with this power because of the awakening ceremony, and I am almost the same. The circular bead obtained in the relics of the Four Seasons Special Zone is affecting me... the nightmare you have encountered, I I’ve experienced the same thing, but I’ve never thought about avoiding it and delaying the impact of that force."

Xu Jiu raised his finger to the venue for awakening the ceremony, grinning said with a smile,

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"I want to understand them, and then, kill the guy who affects me. After that, its power is mine. Do you think it will affect me?"

After falling, Jing Shu clasped his hands tightly, and his eyes looked towards Xu Jiu brilliantly.

"This only tells you, I don't recognize it when I get out of this door."

Sit on the shallow azure chair, Xu Jiu leaned against the wall and picked frowned.

The words are actually not finished.

Awakening ceremony is only part of his plan.

The entanglement between the crystal of the sage and the evil is the main reason why Xu Jiu has to get involved in this kind of thing.

Otherwise, he is full to deal with those monsters who look "regardless of the law and of natural morality"?