Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 184 Afternoon Town
It was …… a nearly completely transparent thing reflected within Klein’s eyes.
It seemed like the shell of something, sometimes retracting a little and disappearing from Klein’s field of vision, sometimes poking outward as if blown by an invisible wind, showing some outline.
Using it as an anchor point, and looking upwards, there was a deep green, almost black color standing still.
Like the color of the trees in the Black Forest …… Klein muttered, completely unable to imagine what that “color” that “thing” actually symbolizes, but can only venture to guess that this may be related to further! He could only venture to guess that it might have something to do with further mastering the mysterious space above the gray mist.
Without trying to do anything useless, he jumped down the stairs that seemed to lead to the heavenly kingdom, and returned to the palace where he had manifested himself.
Considering the existence of the “Mysterious Queen”, Kraven left the gray mist after a little cleanup and returned to the washroom of his room.
After taking care of the loose ends, he took a step to his suitcase, took out the “sun brooch”, and wore it on his double-breasted tuxedo.
After all this, the types of magical items he could use and carry had returned to the state they were in when he was in Beckland, but he was already Sequence 5, and he already possessed one of the toughest abilities below the level of a demigod, and he was already an extraordinary world powerhouse in the truest sense of the word.
”Normally, I should be thrilled and happy, but I’m not really, not even as excited as the moment I finally found the mermaid …… because as far as I’m concerned, it’s just another step towards revenge, and the goal I really want to reach is still far away… …
”Next, summarize the code, digest the ‘Secret Puppet Master’ magic potion, look for the formula and materials corresponding to Sequence 4, hmmm, these things will have to be done after leaving this sea, consult Mr. Aztec, Will Onsettin, and the ‘Magic Mirror’ in turn ‘ Arodes ……
”Oh, relax your mind and body these days, the spirit will break if it’s too tense, and it will lead to signs of loss of control …… “Klein turned to look at the full-length mirror in the room, only to see that he was nearly 1 meter 8 in height, with black hair and brown pupils, his face was slim and well-defined, and he was wearing a white shirt , long tuxedo, bow tie, bowler hat, with a dark gold sunbird brooch, a calm expression and a deep dark gaze.
Silent look for a while, he raised his hands, straightened the buttons on both cuffs, patted the long black tuxedo.
……
Lightning broke through the sky, illuminating the gray buildings in front of him.
Colin “The Demon Hunter” Iliad, carrying two swords, pointed across the street:
”That’s Afternoon Town.”
His unkempt white hair shook in the wind that blew through the wilderness.
So soon …… handheld “Hurricane Axe” Derek rather surprised exclaimed.
He immediately relieved, think this is reasonable, because the Giant’s Court itself is in the area near Silver City, afternoon town is one of the nodes connecting the two sides.
With the help of the lightning that illuminated the darkness of the night, he got a good look at Afternoon Town, which was built at the foot of a mountain and naturally divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, and when he said it was a town, it was actually no smaller than most of the ruins found in Silver City.
Here, gray stones were built into different houses, some dug out in their entirety, close to ten meters, and some, like Derek’s current abode, were so short that it seemed as if a normal human could touch the roof.
The buildings were compactly arranged and spread out, some of them had collapsed, some of them were still standing, only they were all tainted with signs of old age and decay.
It was completely different from what the textbook described …… Derek greasily recalled what he had learned in history class.
According to the records of Silver City, the afternoon town is the gate that separates reality and myth, inhabited by humans and giants, there are nights and days here, but all the days are in the state of “afternoon”, no matter the fog, rainstorms, or snow and ice, can not cover the more violent sunlight, but at this time, this place is gloomy, gray, even if it is illuminated by lightning, it lacks a sense of brightness, but this time, this place is dark, gray, even if it is lit by lightning. Even when illuminated by lightning, it lacked a sense of brightness and was lifeless.
Gripping his axe handle tightly, Derek, with two miniature suns in his eyes, flanked the exploring party, and followed “Chief” Colin step by step into the afternoon town.
The streets were covered in rotting flesh and dried pus, the area had been cleaned up once during the initial quest, and the surrounding area was quiet and silent.
”Be careful, there are quite a few strange monsters hiding in the darkness here.” Colin Iliad, whose face had old scars, did not take it lightly, and backhandedly drew one of the twin swords on his back, their silver light shining within.
Was this the gateway to the Mythos? Did the Creator abandon even the Mythos when he abandoned this land? Derek couldn’t help but imagine what had happened to the town of Afternoon in that great change back then, and intuited that it was likely to be different from the Land of Silver.
Before he had a chance to look around more closely for possible clues, he suddenly heard a sharp cry from his teammates on the other side:
”Something!”
Derek looked sideways, only to see a transparent face growing out of the surface of the 10-meter-high monolithic house.
This face is covered with countless cracks, they are very regular to the center of the position coiled, forming a vortex similar to the one eye or mouth.
In the vortex, the hurricane was like a substance, whistling and spewing out, and inside, the morning sun-like light was densely packed, as if it was one arrow of light after another.
Puff puff puff!
They hit several members of the exploration team, but as if they had hit a thick city wall, they could only emit dull and dense sounds, and soon disappeared into the gloomy environment.
At some point, Silver City’s “Chief” Colin Iliad had already bent his knees in a half-crouch and plunged the silver sword in his hand into the rotting gray stone ground.
He provided the strongest protection for the members of the front row!
Meanwhile, the rest of the Quest Squad members attacked in a very organized manner, with Storms of Light and Red Fireballs hitting the creature one after the other.
Immediately afterward, the holy light summoned by Derek also landed on the one-eyed vortex.
With an explosion, the already cracked boulder collapsed, and the transparent face screamed and evaporated into thin air.
Although this battle was easy, Derek didn’t feel happy at all, he had listened to Mr. “Hanging Man” and Ms. “Justice” discussing the cases of extraordinary people fighting in the Tarot Club, and combined with the experience accumulated from Silver City’s confrontation with various monsters in the depths of the darkness, he was worried that Silver City would not be able to fight against the monsters in the darkness. Combining this with the experience Silver City had accumulated from fighting various monsters in the depths of the darkness, I was worried to find that Silver City had limited access and lacked effective means of control below the level of demigods, and the situation just now just confirmed this point.
Fortunately, there is a seal formed after the death of the monster to make up for it …… Derek thought in silence, and immediately heard the “Chief” command:
”Explore and clear the different areas in groups of three to four, as we arranged when we set out.”
”Yes, Chief!” Most of the members of the exploration team had a lot of experience, and quickly completed their groupings.
Derek’s group consisted of three people, besides him, there were also Joshua, who had been to the abandoned temple together, and Heinem, the former was a Sequence 7 “Weapons Master” with a magical glove that could manipulate flames, and the latter had recently become a Sequence 6 “Knight of Dawn”, and had jumped up in stature. The latter has recently become a Sequence 6 “Knight of the Dawn”, and his stature has risen a notch to 2.3 meters.
–The average height of Silver City, where “warriors” or “giants” are the main force, is 1.8 meters (including children over the age of 6), and even if extraordinary traits are not inherited, normal genes can be changed from generation to generation. Even if the extraordinary characteristics are not inherited, the normal genes that have been altered will accumulate from generation to generation. Although Derek is not very old, he is also close to 1 meter 8, and there is still room for him to grow taller.
According to the assigned objectives, Derek, Joshua and Heinem entered an alley on the left in a triangular combat formation, exploring every house that was still accessible.
Perhaps it was because they had cleared it before, they hadn’t run into any monsters, and their hearts unconsciously relaxed a little.
”I heard that the ‘Council of Six’ wants to build a camp here and turn Afternoon Town into our stronghold.” Joshua, who wore a crimson glove on his left palm, said after reviewing the hall of a house.
Heinem nodded and looked down at his two companions and said:
”The real target seems to be ……”
He pointed diagonally upward.
”The Court of the Giants?” Derek asked back, rather surprised.
Wasn’t the search for the beach where Little Jack and the others had arrived? Didn’t they need to bypass the Giant’s Court? Derek was filled with doubt.
Heinem shook his head:
”I just heard.”
With a sweep of his gaze, he pointed to the basement entrance:
”Let’s finish exploring this place first.”
Derek let out a “hmmm” and entered the basement first, not afraid of the darkness due to his night vision and “glowing” ability, while Heinem carried a lantern made of animal skin and followed closely with Joshua.
The basement of this house is quite spacious, inside there are streaks and streaks of blackened dried traces, the smell of blood does not know how many years, still a little residual.
Derek looked around and thought that it seemed as if a sacrificial ceremony had been held here.
In a long, long time ago …… he silently added, found the altar-like stone table, left a candle, more and more sure of his guess.
How could the residents of Afternoon Town sneak into the basement to hold a sacrificial ceremony? They were all believers of the Giant King when the Giant King’s Court ruled, and later attributed to the Lord who created everything …… The owner of this house was secretly worshipping other gods? One question surfaced, Derek approached the altar, only to see that the stone table was originally carved with writings, but had been nearly completely destroyed by both natural and unnatural elements.
After careful identification, Derek identified three names from it:
”Urolius;
”Medici;
”Saslir.”
Urolius? Isn’t that the name of the Angel of Destiny? “Mr. Fool had mentioned that Medici was also a King of Angels, and that Saslir was another? Suddenly excited and terrified, Derek turned back to his companions to watch.
But as far as he could see, the entrance to the basement was empty and dark, and Heinem and Joshua, who should have followed, were gone!