Chapter 108: The Great Transformation of the Living
In the exhibition hall where Russell's diary was kept, two members of the "Heart of the Machine" team suddenly heard a click.
They looked sideways at the same time, looking at the brick-like seal on the glass display case.
In the scaled-down model of the first floor of the museum, a gray dot is flickering.
"There's an inanimate item in the nearest bathroom. "One of the players made a clear judgment.
The other member of the team relaxed a little, frowned, and said in a guessing tone:
"Dead leaves blown in by the wind?"
"Possibly. The team member who spoke first nodded his head and said, "Wait and let the passing security personnel check it out and confirm the situation." The captain told us to stay here and not leave no matter what happened, especially not alone. ”
In the event of a most urgent situation, they can evacuate with Rosell's diary.
"Good. His companions had no objection to this.
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In the office area on the second floor of the museum, Crane flew through wall after wall like a floating ghost towards the restored study.
However, he didn't fly too fast, and kept sensing the fire downstairs and calculating the distance.
When the length of the straight line between the two points was close to 30 meters, he raised his illusory and transparent right hand and snapped his fingers silently.
In the bathroom on the first floor, the box of matches burst abruptly with a small rumbling sound.
Immediately after, a stream of crimson flames burst up, igniting paper towels, igniting potted plants, and lighting the wooden isolation door.
The raging fire didn't spread for the time being, but the momentum was amazing enough.
Nearby, the security personnel who heard the sound immediately rushed to that location, and in the exhibition hall that monitored the entire situation on the first floor, the two members of the "Mechanical Heart" team also saw the flames in the "model" at the same time, and subconsciously rushed there, which was not only to try to extinguish the fire, but also to prepare to capture the people who caused chaos.
However, they had barely run two steps before they stopped, and at the same time remembered the captain's command:
Whatever happens, don't leave this gallery, leave the Rossell diaries!
They glanced at each other, looked warily at the two entrances to the exhibition hall, and quietly pulled out their extraordinary weapons.
- As the Extraordinary of the Church of the God of Steam and Machines, they are never short of equipment.
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At this time, Max Levimore, who was carrying a lantern to inspect the different exhibition halls on the first floor, also noticed the movement, and rushed to the direction of the exhibition hall where Russell's diary was located without thinking.
Keeping items safe is a priority over catching the intruder!
Moreover, Max believes that no matter what the other party's purpose is, as long as he enters the first floor of the house affected by the seal, and enters the various exhibition halls, it will not be so easy to leave!
If there is a lack of helpers outside, that infiltrator will even be trapped here!
And even if there is a helper, it will take a long time to break the effect.
"Once you come in, you're the prey to step on the trap!" Max Levy Moore ran as fast as he could, passing through the halls, and finally saw the figures of his two companions.
At this time, Klein, on the second floor of the museum, had already penetrated the door and wall according to the layout plan in his memory, and came to the position directly above the restored study.
He didn't rush to follow up, but glanced down first.
Because the slab was relatively thick, Crane couldn't vaguely confirm whether there was an aura or emotional color underneath, so he could only open his arms and fall forward, lying on the ground silently.
His illusory and transparent figure quickly blurred and melted into the floor.
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On the ceiling of the first floor, where a huge crystal chandelier was hung, a faint human face suddenly stood out.
This eerie face looks down on the exhibition hall, its eyes constantly rolling, taking in all the scenes from all corners of the area.
There are no extraordinary, no security personnel...... Crane muttered, and the whole figure pierced through the ceiling, half-flying and half-descending to Russell's desk shrouded in glass.
He glanced at it, and without hesitation, he stretched out two hands at the same time, grabbing the bookmark in the "creative manuscript" and the bookmark like a child's graffiti.
This is to prevent a powerful extraordinary person from being able to retrace the scene here in a wonderful way, so he wants to show that he does not know which bookmark is abnormal, so that the investigator cannot suspect Miss "Justice" who has only touched one bookmark.
The spirit, blessed by the Azk Bronze Whistle, passed through the glass cover with a slight sluggishness, held the two bookmarks steadily, and then wrapped them in the spirit.
After doing this step, Klein's heart was settled, and there was no longer obvious apprehension and tension.
He reached out his hands again and grabbed at the other bookmark.
Wow!Wow!
The loud and mournful cry of a baby suddenly echoed in the exhibition hall.
It's so unreal, like it came from far, far away.
Klein's body stiffened, as if the lake had encountered ultra-low temperatures, and suddenly there was a noticeable freeze.
In the spirit state, he seems to be frozen!
Wow!Wow!
Accompanying the cries of babies were thin black slits that surrounded Klein like discontinuous iron fences.
In an instant, one of the black slits cracked, and inside was a bloodshot eyeball, and in the center of the eyeball was a deep pupil, where small white worms like hairs were constantly wriggling and crawling.
One, two, three...... Those black slits opened one after another, and one after another strange eyeballs stood out in the air, and they were densely packed, staring at Klein indifferently and mercilessly.
With their appearance, everything around them froze, and even the illusory spirits could not penetrate it.
It is difficult for Klein to even sense the existence of the spirit world, it is difficult to see the transparent figures of different shapes in the infinite height, and it is difficult to see the clear and pure brilliance of different colors that contain a lot of knowledge.
"Why do you only take bookmarks?" a soft, but emotionless, female voice entered Klein's ears.
He froze in place, only to see a tall bookshelf in two tiers at the forefront, almost reaching the ceiling, where a staircase and passage surrounded the books.
Among them, on the top staircase sits a figure hidden by darkness.
The figure's feet in black leather boots hung down, leaning against the wooden staircase, suspended in mid-air.
I didn't even notice her presence...... Is this the powerhouse of the "Heart of Machines"? No, maybe it is a high-sequence powerhouse! In a flash of thought, Klein didn't answer, narrowing his eyes slightly.
"Why do you only take bookmarks, and where do you know you want to take bookmarks?"
The figure asked again, a little more stern in the softness, and the bloodshot eyeballs around it rapidly expanded, as if they were about to occupy the entire space.
Before she could finish speaking, Klein's face was smeared with oil paint, and a big smile suddenly appeared.
His illusory, almost transparent figure disappeared in an instant, and he didn't know where he went!
Even the Azk bronze whistle and two bookmarks wrapped in his spirit were gone!
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Above the gray mist, inside the majestic ancient palace.
Crane's figure appeared at the top of the mottled table.
He leaned back in his chair and chuckled:
"Luckily, I was prepared. ”
His spirit state is not an extraordinary ability of its own, it does not come from the conversion of body and spirit, it is the product of self-summoning and responding to one's own rituals.
And the power of this ritual originates from this mysterious space above the gray mist, from its specialness!
Therefore, as long as Klein succeeds, he doesn't need to try to escape at all, just end the summoning, and he can return to the gray mist, and then from here, he will instantly return to the physical body in the real world!
Because the space above the gray mist can cut off the power of gods such as the "Eternal Sun" and the "True Creator", Klein believes that the suspension of the summoning will not be interrupted without the interference of the gods!
As long as the other party doesn't kill his spirit in the first place or directly make him unconscious, Crane is sure to escape!
That's why he didn't want to "travel a long way" after becoming a spirit, the interval was too long, and there were too many variables.
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The woman sitting at the top of a staircase between the bookshelves looked silently out the window in the faint crimson moonlight, looking silently at the front of the desk, at where Crane had been, the cries of babies and the eyeballs around him had disappeared.
After some time, the top of the stairs suddenly became empty, as if no one had ever been there.
In the exhibition hall where Russell's diary is kept, Max Levimore said to the two team members:
"You guys keep watch over here, I'm going to look for the guy who sneaked in. ”
"He must still be trapped somewhere on the first floor by the power of the seal!"
As he spoke, he looked at the seal, at the "model" on the first floor of the museum, trying to find the red dot that belonged to the infiltrator, and quickly locked on to the other party's location.
However, he looked and counted, and counted, but he didn't feel right.
The number of people has not increased at all!
"This ......," Max Levimore froze in place.
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18 Kings Route, in the storage room of a wealthy businessman.
Klein's eyes rejuvenated, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.
He left both the bookmark and the Azic Bronze Whistle on the gray mist, saving time and returning to his body.
Extinguishing the candles and ending the ritual, Crane disposed of the scene, neutralizing the smell of the Holy Eve powder and the essential oil hydrosols of the ritual with a specially blended potion.
After doing all this, he lifted the spiritual wall, allowing the wind that Huo Ran raised to blow away the remaining traces.
Then, he took out the "master key" and had to pass through the houses and take a taxi carriage in the distance.
After using his cane to get his way back to the Kingdom Museum or to a church, Crane began to move quickly, using the "master key" to open the door and open the wall.
After walking in a straight line for a while, he suddenly couldn't grasp his position clearly.
Well...... Go out of the two houses, and if it's not on King's Road, find a horse-drawn carriage for hire, or, if you go home and study the "blasphemy card" as soon as you get home! Crane quickly made a decision, pressed the brass-colored, quaint key against the wall, and twisted it gently.
The invisible waves of water swept away, and he came to the next building of the townhouse.
At this time, he sniffled and smelled a strong smell of blood.
The strong smell of blood!Crane frowned, looked up, and saw a lady in the living room in front of him.
The woman's expression was full of pain, and there was a large wound in her abdomen, and the internal organs seemed to be completely gone.
At the same time, Klein hears the voice of "Hohoho".