The term "artificial sun" is not particularly appropriate, after all, it is not the actual human light that makes it.

Qingye walks in this country of "sacrificial crickets".

Beside him, it was the faceless man of the three pairs of mountain peaks.

In addition to the most obvious features in front of her, the Faceless Woman's lower body is also different from that of a normal human.

The legs that are not differentiated are not the slender tails of snakes with scales, nor the tails of fishes, but the feet of mollusks like slugs and snails.

It was slimy, and it was secreting some kind of mucus.

It's a little similar to the "monster girl" in some works.。

In short, it's the type that humans with an extremely strange X system would like.

Unexpectedly.

At this time, she and Aono did not break out into a fierce battle, not even the slightest conflict.

It's just because from just now to now, the faceless woman has not shown the slightest hostility towards Aono, at least on the surface.

The emotions expressed are only congratulations, joy and appreciation.

As a patient with emotional deficit, Aono is actually more sensitive to the emotions of others.

There is an almost intuitive ability to judge.

Be able to clearly perceive whether others have malicious intentions towards themselves.

In that group of hounds and xenomorph monsters, he could clearly sense killing intent and greed.

But in this faceless woman, she didn't feel it at all.

This may be related to the "Unknown Effect" prompt on the panel.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

Even if the Facelings don't even have feet, if there is no malice or murderous intent, it is not impossible to live in peace with them for the time being.

What's more, Aono also needs to get more intelligence and information through her.

"What are you?"

Aono, following behind the faceless woman, buried everything in his heart, and also spoke in proficient Chinese.

He still prefers to communicate in Chinese, but he has never been able to find the opportunity, even if the person he is communicating with is a non-human creature, it can make him feel some comfort.

"We are the people of the cricket."

Faceling said.

I don't know which organ came from the tone, there was a kind of pride and pride.

At the same time, it has a special contagious effect, so that people who hear this kind of sound will have a similar mood.

And Aono also noticed a point.

The word "sacrificial cricket" in Chinese seems to be more standard, or rather, closer to its original pronunciation.

To be explained in advance, both the Japanese and Chinese "sacrificial crickets" are actually transliterated.

But it's clear that the tone of Japanese is much weirder than Chinese.

Combined with the Faceless Girl's performance of speaking Chinese as soon as she came up, Aono had a lot of speculation.

"You can call us Rielai."

The Faceling, who identified herself as the "Rielai" race, replied.

The tone is soft and flat.

Like a gust of wind blowing, dispelling Aono's nervousness and uneasiness, in fact, he was not nervous at all, but his body subconsciously made the most perfect performance.

"Soon, you will shed your backward and barren shell and become one of us."

"With your qualifications, there is a good chance that you will become a sacrificer"

Speaking of this, there was even a hint of envy in the faceless woman's tone.

It is conceivable that the so-called "Sacrifice Lai" should be a kind of existence above "Li Lai", similar to the faceless people in gorgeous costumes in the murals.

Normally, the priest has wings made of bone and flesh behind his back.

It seems that the existence of flesh wings means that there are different ranks and levels between them.

It is also worth mentioning that the faceless woman in front of her is almost naked with almost no strands on her body, and only symbolically carries a white cloth.

From this point of view, for some people, where is it barely able to rush, it is clear that it can be rushed

The Faceling's destination is clear.

It's the tower that seems to be able to touch the sun.

Along the way, you will naturally pass through many majestic buildings.

Aono took in everything he saw.

It is becoming more and more certain that this is not just an ancient city, but an ancient country

In ancient China, there were various styles of "human" man-made buildings.

In many of these buildings, the prototype of the modern city can be seen, that is, the living space is compressed, the number of floors is increased, and the utilization rate per square meter of land is increased.

It is conceivable that if these houses are also used for sale.

I'm afraid that the house price will not be so low.

In addition, they have a variety of architectural styles, such as the original old houses in the village of Higashihan Village, as well as the eaves structure unique to ancient China, and the materials used to build are mostly stone and wood.

There is also a special black substance that gives off a metallic luster.

It has something in common with the rock wall in the passage that was previously passed.

And the most amazing thing is that such a chaotic and strange architectural style is unusually perfect for the layout of the city.

So what is presented is a unique beauty that blends together and does not make people feel confused.

It seems that in the dark they all have something in common to achieve this effect.

Things you see along the way.

Not just Kijun's house, but also

The inhabitants who live in it

The inhabitants of the building are naturally faceless Lilai.

Aono soon found a clue in them.

Their skin color is not just one type

Yellow skin is the most numerous, followed by black skin, and the least number is white.

Aono suddenly had a sense of sudden realization.

Who said that he must exist in the Moriyama region of Nagoya now

Such a vast space obviously does not belong to the watch world.

There is a great probability, and it is a world that is caught between the world of the surface and the world inside.

Aono had expected this before, but he subconsciously thought that the entrance to this space was only the one in the Nagoya Moriyama area.

This is the trap of falling into habitual thinking.

Since it is in the middle of the cracks, why is there only one place at the entrance to the watch world?

The two entrances not far from the space itself may be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers for the watch world

In simple terms.

There may be a similar relic all over the world, including Japan, China, and even some more distant places.

And the deepest part of the ruins can reach this mysterious ancient country

That's what comes out of the picture.

And the fact that the faceless woman spits Chinese is also easy to understand.

Not only are they different in skin color, but most of their bodies and postures are also different.

Since the faces are all blank, the only way to distinguish the differences between them is their different physical characteristics.

For example, the three pairs of peaks of the Faceling.

There are three heads and seven arms, two heads and four legs, and some have the same upper body as a human, but the lower body has eight legs, and they walk like spiders.

But here's the weirdest part.

Even if in the eyes of normal people, their bodies are not normal at all, but they can walk and move freely.

It looks extremely harmonious, at least on their own, it's definitely the "most normal" gesture.

When ordinary people are here, they will probably only think that it is an absurd and strange nightmare.

But Aono knew that these were real images that were happening in front of his eyes.

The attitude of the Liberians towards Aono was no different from that of the Faceling.

Take the initiative to clap your hands and congratulate him.

I am also excited about the addition of new members.

There were even a few people who followed behind Aono and walked with him, as if this could be contaminated with the glory that Aono was about to bathe.

Again, Aono didn't feel any malice from them.

The more he advanced, the more he was amazed by the magnificence of this ancient country.

And appreciate it.

Perhaps because of the indescribable, this appreciation contains some real emotions.

Some ethereal thoughts, like smoke, grew and spread in his mind for no reason.

It doesn't seem like a good idea to stay here like this

Be one of them

Towards a greater race

It's like a thread, little by little, little by little, little by little.

The friendliness and joy of the Facelings enveloped Aono.

The warm "sunshine" shone on his body, and Qingye sank into this harmonious and beautiful atmosphere.

Unwilling to think more, slowly sinking into the depths.

So much so that Aono's consciousness was about to drift to a high place, and the previous memories had a strong sense of fracture.

It was as if what was seen, heard, and seen was nothing but an ethereal dream.

Only the Facelings around you, the cities around you, are real.

It's muddy, like a walking corpse.

Aware of the changes in Aono.

The joy of the Lai people became stronger and stronger, and they clapped their hands in congratulations.

Aono followed in their footsteps.

Walk through the streets and buildings, and finally come to the tower.

Born on his back with two pairs of meat wings, he wears a gorgeous costume.

Oriented to the general attitude of the Lai Lai, high up.

They don't seem to want to look at them with their eyes.

They behaved the opposite, humble and respectful.

The faceless woman Aono had seen first fell to her knees in front of it, leaning down and kissing the ground in front of its toes.

It seems that I am still proud and excited about it.

The other Li Lai, who followed, took advantage of the situation and cast envious eyes.

Their movements, their emotions, all show that this is an extremely normal action.

Please give me a gift

The Faceless Woman said.

Only this time the language she used was not any of Aono's familiarity.

It could only be the language of their race.

Rai reached out and placed it above the Faceling's head, without touching it.

A mysterious and quaint atmosphere suddenly descended there

The "sun" in the sky, the light was briefly strong for a second.

The three pairs of faceless girls on the mountain peaks immediately underwent strange changes in their bodies.

The flesh and blood of the upper body, like boiling hot water, swelled and convulsed.

Beneath her skin, an unknown transformation is underway.

Sometimes it protrudes, sometimes it sinks, and a large piece of flesh grows out of thin air and disappears out of thin air.

"Drink, uh"

"Shhh

A cry of pain was heard, but now her voice was more of some kind of crazy beast than human.

The Liberals next to her were indifferent to her changes.

There is even some envy.

Lai didn't care at all, its eyes were always locked on Aono.

Looking at his incomparably handsome face, the more I looked, the more I appreciated it.

Its attitude towards Qingye is even more respectful and valued than that of those Lilai.

It seems that in its eyes, Aono is not a simple food, or a toy, but an existence that can be equal to it, so much so that it still needs to look up.

"Please come with me, honored guest."

Ryai said to Aono.

At this moment, Aono seems to have lost his sense of autonomy, let go of all his defenses, and is full of interest in "becoming a greater being".

Of course, it's just as if.

Aono followed in the footsteps of the priest and stepped into the gate of the tower.

"Uhhh

The screams of the Faceless Woman also reached their highest level at this time.

A pair of faint, faint fleshy wings had already appeared behind her.

It's just that the pair of wings is still too thin, as if it is just a shadow in a string of foam, illusory and ethereal.

At last

Shatter at the touch of a button

Intense despair, like the sea drowning the faceless woman.

Her voice stopped abruptly.

The body fell limply to the ground, and the skin dried down, like a balloon that had been popped.

The inside is empty, leaving only an ugly outer skin, a bit like a snake shed from a snake's body.

If you fail to break through to a higher rank, there is only one end, and that is to die.

She's dead.

It's just that in this process, neither Lai nor the group of companions around her paid any more attention to her.

Not to mention any sympathy and pity for her death.

One of them raised his hand and put the dead Faceling on his shoulder, ready to take it home.

The dead husks of the same kind are still a good food reserve for it.

It must be emphasized

They are not human

At best, it is a sapient creature that is slightly similar to humans in some way.

All social concepts, moral concepts, are completely different.

Don't try to understand them with the human mind.

That would only plunge humanity into even more frantic chaos.

Step inside the tower.

The space inside is surprisingly spacious.

At the bottom, there are quite a few facelings similar to the sacrificial Lai beside Aono, gorgeously dressed and carrying wings made of flesh and blood.

But most of them only have a pair of wings.

They're busy, doing all sorts of weird work.

When they meet Aono, they also show a similar attitude to lead the way.

The steps inside the tower are spiraling upwards.

It's like a helix of DNA.

There are also windows on the wall next to the staircase that allow you to see the scenery outside the tower.

When I came to the second floor, a strong smell came to my nose.

Drugs, blood, and strange materials of special stones were piled up to make that strange liquid.

It was then packed into clay pots.

Layer upon layer, layer upon layer.

Each level has a distinct Faceling in charge of its work, and the content of the work is varied.

Aono witnesses the location of the ancient country's most technological, but soon, he sees an unexpected existence.