Volume 1 The Land of the Dead Chapter 165 The Missing Puzzle Pieces
The perfect dining experience? It's a pretty down-to-earth slogan, but what kind of weird direction is this?"
Staring at this advertising slogan, Roger was tortured and a little confused, although he said that he had adapted to the work of the pit dad of the ranger, but at present, it seemed that he did not know the degree of the 'pit dad' of this job deeply enough.
"How's it going, are you feeling better?"
The holy light in her hand was retracted, in fact, Linda herself was very tired, but she still tried to squeeze out a smile at Jimmy.
Jimmy had been treated simply by Linda, and although the burns on his body had been relieved a lot, after the blood that had rushed out towards the 'evil dragon' had dissipated, the itching sensation that seemed to be ants crawling on the wound came out again.
However, the fact that the dragon was killed made Jimmy ignore the physical pain, and until now he was a little incredulous, not long ago the dragon was a legend that even the people in the village did not believe, but he didn't expect it to be killed like this now?
So Jimmy hurriedly shook his head, pointed to the wreckage of the dragon that was still smoking not far away, and asked, "I'm fine, I'm still a little dizzy, don't get in the way...... Did you really get rid of that dragon?"
Glancing at Roger, who was still drenched in the rain, with a complicated expression, Linda nodded, no matter how unpleasant he looked at that annoying guy, it was an indisputable fact that Roger defeated the 'dragon'.
Just when Jimmy was in the midst of great joy because of this, Roger, who was like a savior in his eyes, came over with a gloomy face.
Boots in puddles, monotonous and dull footsteps, crouched in front of Jimmy, hands on the latter's shoulders, a slight unease on his face.
"Jimmy, how's your recovery, can you still get up?"
Roger's serious expression had never been seen in the few days that Jimmy had known him, and Jimmy had even thought that Roger did not have such emotions as fear and anxiety.
"It's almost recovered, although it's a bit out of strength. β
Seeing that Roger was like this, Jimmy mistakenly thought that the dragon was not completely killed, and asked nervously again, "So the big guy is really dead?"
"Oh oh, 'dead', you can't get a maintenance worker from the reinforcement company to come and save you. Teasing in a serious tone, Roger continued, "But that's not the pointβI need to go back to your house and see your father's house now." β
Following Roger to another world for a few days, Linda's high-minded and alienated temperament that originally belonged to religious people has dissipated a lot, and at this time, she didn't care about the sewage and mud soup in one place, and squatted next to her knees, hearing Roger's strange request, she tilted her head and asked:
"What's going on? Did you notice something unusual?"
"Hmm~ How to say it, it may be a bit of a big trouble. β
Roger rubbed his index finger, the sound of the rain that he had ignored before because of the battle was particularly harsh at this time, and a slide-like phantom appeared in front of Roger's eyes, which was the 'reality' based on the existence of possibility, a world where all living beings fell and everything was burned.
It's like the hidden space.
"Alas, isn't it over after cleaning up this big guy and running away, in a 'way' I can also be regarded as saving this place, go back and write a task report and hand it in, why should I be idle and have nothing to take a look at it, alas, it is gold that always shines, and employees always have to complete KPIs, and there may be busy tonight. β
The chatter in his heart did not hinder Roger's train of thought, he picked up Jimmy and said to him: "Jimmy, the current situation is a little difficult to explain, anyway, you take your Uncle Hammer back to the village first, this ball of light will help you guide the way." β
As he spoke, Roger, who was relieved, summoned the ball of light of the illumination, and the ball of light that emitted a soft light appeared out of thin air, and Roger slightly changed its magic model so that it could float towards the village of Uto, and Jimmy's eyes widened when he saw it for the first time.
"I hope you can inform the village chief, no matter what method you use, in short, don't let everyone go to bed too early tonight, if you can, it's better to let them gather in the Wolf's Tooth Mountains, if not, let them go to a slightly higher place. β
Pulling the warm space core in his hand, the violent spatial fluctuations have gradually subsided, Roger simply threw it into his storage ring and continued: "If your uncle wakes up and asks about your cousin's condition, just say that we should go to find him, I will go to your father's room to have a look, maybe there is something hidden in what happened to your father back then...... Still not thoughtful, I killed the guy in a daze, maybe I turned on some switch......"
After muttering a few words to himself that confused the two of them, Roger sorted out his thoughts and said, "I know you have a lot of questions now, anyway, Linda, you can go to the cabin with me first." Jimmy, if you're done informing everyone, we'll go to your house and look for us, if you're not there......"
Speaking of this, Roger paused, staring at the main peak of the Wolf's Tooth Mountain Range in the clouds, the rain that was already a little weak gradually became out of control, the rain was densely infiltrated, the cold wind blew, and the cheeks slapped on the face hurt, making people unable to see things clearly, and only Linda's holy light and the light of Roger's illumination technique sprinkled a hazy light through the rain curtain.
Vaguely I don't know if there was some rumbling sound from the sky or the mountain range, like the roar of a fierce beast or the roar of a great river, Roger said in a deep voice: "If we are not here, you can go to the main peak of the Wolf Tooth Mountain Range to find us." β
Jimmy, who was still immersed in revenge, was infected by Roger's nervousness, and there was a feeling in the dark that made him blindly want to believe Roger, and he didn't hesitate for long, Jimmy nodded, and with Roger's help, he put the unconscious Uncle Hammer on his body, and walked down the mountain under Roger's deep gaze.
Linda, who had been unable to speak since just now, retracted the holy light and wondered, "What do you perceive? Could it be that what will happen if you destroy this 'dragon', and the person who controls it may not be good for the village?" β
Retracting his gaze from the ball of light hovering beside Jimmy, Roger was silent for a long time before he said, "Maybe it's worse than that, sure enough, none of these tasks are easy...... By the way, did you hear the whispers of the 'gods' just now?"
"Nope. Linda shook her head, quickly responding.
Roger nodded, snapped his fingers and held up the Scorching Shield as an umbrella, "That's it...... Then let's go to Jimmy's cabin, and hopefully we will have a safe journey......."
There was nothing to say all the way, in order to hurry, Roger, who had roughly determined the direction, chose to go to Jimmy's cabin in a straight line, the middle was full of rugged mountain roads and rifts, although Roger could cope with it with the magic that he gradually recovered, but Linda, who had already fought fiercely before, gradually couldn't parry.
"Work harder, it's coming soon. Roger rested against the trunk of the tree and wiped the rain from his face to cheer up Linda.
At this time, the rain has been so dense that Linda can see the weird point, if the afternoon is only considered to be a torrential rain, now this situation has even been out of the category of 'rain', it is not an exaggeration to say that the Tianhe River has burst the embankment, even the feet of the two are full of puddles and trickles, along the way, there are ravines washed out by the mountain torrent, under the washing of such rain, the collapse of the mountain is almost inevitable.
Linda's expression was tired, and the battle and speed had turned her into a little cat, her nun dress was mottled and barely recognizable, and her hair was messy with sweat and rain sticking to her face.
With Roger's reluctance to breathe a sigh of relief to the 'Pure Land' that was being propped up, Linda said in hindsight: "There is some supernatural force here controlling the rain?"
"The mechanical dragon we got rid of was controlled by someone? This is his personal space? Is he taking revenge on us?"
Faced with Linda's question, Roger shook his head, a pale red light enveloped the two of them, and Linda, who was shivering in the cold wind, immediately felt a warm current surging up.
"Reasonable speculation, but it looks worse than that at the moment, and it doesn't explain the anomaly of this space, after all, the destroyed space has never been explained. β
"And what is the value of the existence of this space, what can the guy who has created this level of space get from that group of mortals?"
"Soul, body, some kind of inhumane experimental material? these can be obtained through wealth, why bother with such means?" Roger analyzed the current situation of this strange space in a detailed manner, although most of his speculations were also from speculation, but with his tone of voice, Linda was inexplicably convinced.
"Maybe it's that guy trying to avoid judgment!" Linda said in a flash of inspiration following Roger's train of thought, "That's why the gods ...... What are you doing?!"
"Sometimes naivety is cute, but excessive naivety is stupid. Roger withdrew the hand that was patted on Linda's head, rubbed his fingers subconsciously, and when he saw Linda's angry look, he coughed lightly and covered it.
"Can you continue?" Knowing that Linda wouldn't listen to his tirade about religion and justice, Roger simply skipped it.
"No problem. β
Linda nodded and got up, and the two were wrapped in rain again, in order to save mana, Roger could not maintain the existence of the Scorching Shield for long.
The monotony of the rain drove people crazy, and if it weren't for Roger's constant leaning against her, Linda wasn't sure she would have been able to hold on.
Perhaps to distract himself, or to break the insane silence, Linda called out to Roger and asked, "Are you sure Jimmy's father has a clue there? Didn't he say it was just some graffiti?"
Roger didn't stop in the middle of the run, just shook his head, "His father must have discovered something back then, or it's hard to explain all kinds of strange actions after he came back, including moving to the Wolf's Tooth Mountains."
I didn't know it existed, and it was speculation, but now I'm pretty sure that the rubbing wasn't the only thing he brought back from there, I guess......"
At this point in Roger's voice, the exchange between the two was suddenly drowned out by a rumbling voice, which was already very close to Jimmy's cabin, and Roger had a faint bad premonition in his heart.
The two looked at each other, and suddenly lost the desire to communicate, and they quickened their pace and rushed into the small valley where Jimmy's cabin was located, and the sight before them made Linda cover her mouth.
"How so!"