Lightning pierced the sky and illuminated the pitch-black walls.

Carrying a leather bag and a "hurricane axe", Derick Berg stood outside the doorway with nearly a dozen teammates.

Looking up, he saw clumps of tenacious weeds growing from the cracks in the stone cracks of the city wall, the black soil was hard and the slag had grown, and they were fine and fluttering, like human hair.

At this moment, he heard the slight sound of footsteps, and hurriedly withdrew his gaze and looked at the city gate.

In the alternation of lightning and darkness, a tall figure slowly walked over, carrying two restrained straight swords crossed behind his back.

Immediately after, his pale and messy hair, the vicissitudes of life, the twisted and deep old scars, the perennial brown coat and linen-colored shirt, successively met the eyes of Derrick and others.

The person who came was none other than the leader of the "Council of Six" in Silver City, Colin Iliad, a powerful "demon hunter".

After saying hello, Daric subconsciously turned his gaze to the chief's waist, where there was a belt divided into many compartments, each compartment with a different vial made of metal.

This is a "demon hunter" experience and a powerful characterization.

Darek had heard his parents mention that the "Demon Hunter" was good at spotting the weaknesses of different monsters, identifying the uses of various materials, and being able to prepare corresponding magical potions, holy ointments, essential oils, and special marks with the help of the latter in a unique meditation mode, and then, by ingesting, applying, and using these items, to achieve the effect of restraint.

In a sense, the experienced, knowledgeable, well-prepared, and responsive "Demon Hunter" is the nemesis of most monsters, and the number and variety of metal vials around their waists represent their "experience".

Of course, these are only some of the extraordinary abilities that "Demon Hunters" possess, and on these alone, they cannot be called "demigods" or "saints".

Colin looked around to make sure that all the team members had arrived, and then said in a low voice:

"Light up the lights and go. ”

The two team members immediately lit the candle inside the lantern, allowing the dim light to shine through the thin leather.

In the "daytime" with a high lightning frequency, there is no need to use candles in Silver City, because every two or three seconds, there is "light", and the surrounding monsters have been cleared over and over again, but once you leave Silver City and enter the depths of darkness, you must always keep candlelight, otherwise as long as the lightning does not keep up at a certain stage, causing a lightless environment for more than five seconds, the team will most likely encounter some monster attacks.

The fierce fighting wasn't the most terrifying development, and what stuck in Derrick's memory was a story his parents had told.

Once, when they were exploring the depths of darkness, the candles had not been replaced in time due to the previous stage of the battle against the tide of corrupted living corpses, so they had to endure the deep darkness for up to eight seconds, and when the lightning returned, the candlelight reappeared, and they were stunned to see that only five of the original eight teammates remained, and the other three disappeared silently, and never appeared again.

Taking a breath, Darek gripped the "Hurricane Axe" and walked in the middle of the group, following the Chief in the predetermined direction.

A flash of lightning brought out the plains and fields covered with long black grass like an eerie oil painting.

An exploration team of 10 extraordinary beings walked on a rugged and gravel road, deep into the patches of black grass.

The lightning subsided, and the thick darkness instantly rolled back, nearly engulfing them completely.

The dim candlelight pierced through the leather, weakly, shakingly clinging to the surrounding area.

............

Inside the East End, a greasy cheap café.

Klein, as promised, found old Kohler, who was spreading margarine on his toast.

He glanced at the crumpled cigarette on the other party's table, and said with a smile:

"New?"

"No, before, I never smoked it again, but I always carried it with me, and occasionally took it out and sniffed it, hehe, it reminds me of that wandering life, at that time, I really felt like I could die at any time. Old Kohler's tone was slightly frightened.

Klein took out the 20 Soles change in advance, and pushed it to the other party as he sat down:

"I was very satisfied with the information last time. ”

Without waiting for old Kohler to be modest, he turned his head to look at the counter:

"A loaf of oatmeal, two slices of toast, a piece of butter, a potato goulash, 1p of tea. ”

"Mr. Moriarty, you didn't have dinner yesterday?" said old Kohler, holding the bill, stunned for a moment.

Crane shook his head and smiled:

"I'm going to be very busy and maybe not have time for lunch. ”

He had to pretend that he was very active and serious, after all, he took 100 pounds from Prince Edsak.

Old Kohler didn't ask much, but looked around vigilantly as he slipped the bill into his pocket.

"The last time you asked me to inquire about it, the bounty for Azik Eggers came from a few gang bosses and some intelligence traffickers, well, I don't know who entrusted them, it's hard to get in touch with them. ”

MI9...... Klein nodded:

"Enough, no need to go any deeper, that's too dangerous. ”

Old Kohler breathed a sigh of relief, and instead said:

"Two days ago, someone met a guy suspected of being Azik Eggers in a cheap hotel on Golden Cloak Street, and it was said that the photo on the bounty list was basically the same. ”

...... Klein's heart sank, and he didn't laugh back:

"And then, was it that I was about to fight for this bounty and the matter was over?"

"Then, with the clues, a number of bounty hunters quickly rushed over, but found nothing, well, they said, there were traces of a fight in that room. Kohler Sr. struggled to remember what he had gathered.

Intelligence will definitely be given to MI9 first...... Is this a secret contest between Mr. Azik and them? I don't know what the result is...... Klein glanced at the boss who came over with the dinner plate, and said to old Kohler with a pretended mutter:

"You wait and take me to Golden Cloak Street, maybe I can find some clues. ”

It's past breakfast time in the East End, and there are very few customers in the cheap café.

"Good. Old Kohler agreed without hesitation.

"Sixteen and one-half pence in all. The boss put the breakfast that Klein asked for on the table, there was not much beef in the potatoes, but it was stewed very badly, and it looked like it had been prepared in advance, and the strong aroma hooked old Kohler involuntarily swallowed his saliva.

After paying, Klein took the fork and spoon and said to old Kohler:

"Go on. ”

"There's not much anyone looking for the Fool's followers anymore, except for a few stubborn bounty hunters...... Many unemployed women weavers, including some male workers, have left the East End......" said Kohler Sr.

"What?" Klein swallowed the beef and raised his head, "Leaving the East End?"

"I think I found another job, but I can't tell where I went. Kohler Sr. replied truthfully.

"Their family doesn't know?" Klein asked.

"Some left with their unemployed families, while others had no family and came to Beckland from out of town in search of work. "Kohler Sr. has done a certain amount of research a long time ago.

Judging from the choice of object, there is something wrong with this...... Klein made a note of it, and continued to listen to Kohler Sr. recount what had happened on the East Side during this time.

After agreeing on the time of the next meeting, he put down the dishes, wiped his mouth, picked up his hat and said:

"Go to Golden Cloak Street. ”

............

The only cheap hotel on Golden Cloak Street.

The boss accepted the twopence fee and led Klein and Kohler Sr. to the room where the man suspected to be Aziz Eggers had lived.

"A lot of bounty hunters came during this time, hehe, and made me a lot of money, so it all stayed as it was. The boss opened the door with the key and pointed inside.

Crane looked over and saw the chairs and rags scattered everywhere, but there were no other signs of a fight.

With a rather high level of inspiration, Klein set his sights on the bottom of the bed.

After staring for two seconds, he walked over and bent down to pat the bed.

Poof, a little dust flew up, and a light black mouse jumped out from under the bed.

It seemed to be normal and there was nothing wrong with it, but in Crane's vision, the color of its aura was only black and green.

The rat spun around and climbed up the wall, exposing its abdomen to Klein's eyes.

The soft place, the flesh was green and bleeding pus, and the same rotting internal organs could be seen directly.

Crane retracted his gaze thoughtfully, and said to old Kohler, who had not paid any attention to the rats at all:

"Has the bounty of Azik Eggers been withdrawn?"

"Nope. Old Kohler must have shook his head.

Klein looked at it again and stepped out:

"Let's go, there's no valuable clue. ”

............

15 Minsk Street.

Klein, who had been "busy" outside for a day, lay down under the covers early and entered the dream world.

Fragments, sometimes continuous, sometimes fragmented, floated by, and Crane suddenly woke up, knowing that he was dreaming.

A force invaded my dreams...... Crane maintained his foggy state just now, and casually looked around.

He found himself in the middle of nowhere, full of fertile fields.

A river came running from a distance, making a bend beside the cliff ahead.

One side of the cliff was bare, showing pure white rock, and from a distance, there was an unusually holy beauty.

At the bend, nearly a dozen men and women dressed in black coats or dark jackets with various utensils gathered around a hidden underground entrance, including Klein's acquaintance, Iconser Bernard.

White Cliff ...... Stafford River ...... Heart of the Machine...... Are they exploring the tomb of the Amon family? But why is there a scene in my dream?

At this moment, he saw the water floating on the surface of the river, and quickly sketched a line of white words:

"Your faithful servant Arodus reports to you about the exploration. ”

...... Klein's mouth opened slightly, and he couldn't speak for a short time, and a voice echoed in his head:

You say you have a good mirror to do what you do?

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