Chapter 35: The Well of Annihilation
Li Su poured the soaked soybeans into the soymilk machine, filled the water to the scale line, and turned on the switch. The blades begin to hum and rotate, and over the next few tens of minutes, it will crush the soybeans in the container evenly to make hot soy milk.
Once again, he checked his carry-on gear. Video balls, flashlights, books, iron rulers. Well, with all the belts, taking a deep breath, the ground under Li Su's feet automatically turned out a path, and the neat stairs pierced straight into the deep darkness.
He whistled triumphantly and walked down the stairs, not even using a flashlight, after all, he could trust the stairs he had made. He walked slowly in the darkness, the cavity behind him shrinking until the inner diameter was the size of an adult's fist, and the slender tube served as a snorkel. At the same time, the granite in front of him parted one after another, and he gradually moved closer to the core of the "ice cellar" along the slender corridor.
The first to encounter was the "Vat Alheim" in the armament department. It's like a big onion hidden in the ground. At first, Li Su thought that more things were better than less things to bypass this thing, but after walking close to its outer wall for five minutes, he gave up and began to make holes directly in the onion.
Li Soda turned on his flashlight and admired the changes in the corridor as he walked. The hallway alternates between granite, concrete, activated carbon, and armor plates, and the boundaries between the different materials are also beautiful, like ants digging holes in giant dinosaur fossils.
Passing through Watt Alheim, Li Su's perception of the ice cellar was much clearer, and he could clearly feel that the field became a little sluggish when it extended to the lower left, it seemed that the alchemy field that the vice principal was engaged in was there, Li Su adjusted the direction of the tunnel slightly, and leaned towards the alchemy field.
Li Su stopped. The Well of Oblivion was behind the half-meter-thick bronze wall in front of him, and he could hear the sound of mercury running behind the wall, and it seemed that he was the first to arrive.
Li Su sat down on the spot and used the flashlight to pass the time, and began to read the book he brought with him to pass the time, "The Autumn of the Patriarch" written by Mรกrquez.
Li Su complained about Lao Ma's unsegmented vice while reading, but he was faintly touched by the words in the book.
In today's parlance, "Mรกrquez's English teacher must have died young." "The logic of this "Autumn of the Patriarch" is different from ordinary people's word order, like a madman dancing on the stage, there is no elegance and beauty in dance between gestures, it will only make people feel strange and weird. But when you read these chaotic words carefully, you can feel the confusion and sadness that have been immersed in the words.
The book had only finished a few dozen pages before the first guest arrived. Jiude Mai leaned against the bronze wall on Li Su's left and closed her eyes, showing off her good figure without mind.
After a while, the bronze wall on the right suddenly shattered, and the huge pressure "squeezed" the water out, and a black shadow flowed out of the water, and the protagonist appeared.
Natsumi took out two incendiary sticks, polished them, and threw one of them into the air. The Burning Rods arc in the air, but they don't illuminate the massive dome of the Well of Oblivion. The kinetic energy ran out early, and the incendiary rod paused slightly in the air before turning around and starting to fall, eventually extinguishing in the mercury.
But Natsumi had already found her purpose before it was extinguished, and she slowly walked forward with one of her remaining incendiary sticks, letting out a low exclamation from her mouth: "Humans can also deduce the technique of 'alchemy' to such an extreme." โ
"Garbage heap." She suddenly spoke again, this sentence refers to the collection suppressed in the alchemy realm, it seems that the magnificence of the realm itself is far more magnificent than these strange things, and there is some regret in her voice, as if she saw fishermen spearfishing with gold.
She slashed her wrist open, sticky blood dripping into the deep groove. The blood was heavier than mercury, sinking directly to the bottom, spreading as the trench spreads, while a low chant took control of the entire space, and under this ancient and great word, the flowing blood actually glowed with a lava sheen, illuminating the entire well of oblivion.
The light suddenly went out, and all the deep grooves rose with dark red steam at the same moment, and a huge amount of mercury was evaporated in an instant.
The realm of alchemy was destroyed, the forbidden space regained its freedom, and the collections came to life, in a different way. Chaotic voices took over the place, and demons danced.
"It's noisy!" The dark shadow scolded.
Her rebuke swept through like a military order, and everywhere she went, the collections shuddered and fell silent again.
"You keep playing." The Black Shadow pointed to the music box, "Play a grand tune, this should be a great reunion." โ
The music box monster rang a few times, about tuning, and then the grand march resounded throughout the space, and the ancient bell roared solemnly.
Natsumi walked forward slowly and calmly waded through the water, the boiling liquid not hurting her in the slightest. She climbed onto the circular metal altar in the middle of the pool and looked at the skeleton in front of her.
"Meet again, I still remember our covenant with blood, and vowed to fight with you until the blood stops, but when I see you again, you have withered."
She stroked the skeleton, "You're not going to die like that, are you?" This is not the way a dragon king should die...... Let me untie you from the last of your bonds. โ
But Constance Dante was dead, and Li Su remembered that Ange showed the Philosopher's Stone made from his bones in front of the school council. Hopeful girls and long-dead boys? What a sad story.
The bronze wall in front of him parted silently, and Li Su silently looked at Xia Mi in the center, and Shen Xiong's march echoed in his ears.
Xia Mi untied the last restraints, the dark cyan liquid with mottled red liquid flew restlessly, climbing ten meters into the air to form a wall of water that was inversely long, Xia Mi applauded and shouted, "Stand up!" Constantine! The majestic march reaches its strongest note at this moment, as if Beethoven's soul possessed it, and the heavenly kingdom of "Ode to Joy" has descended.
The environment became more elevated, the skeleton seemed quieter, and the keel cross remained still, revealing no breath of life. Cyan water foamed on the skeleton like a sudden drizzle.
She stared at the skeleton silently, and after a long time, stepped forward and gently embraced him, "Konstantin...... It turns out that you are really dead. โ
"Please play us a sad song." The dark shadow and the skeleton's cheeks met.
The grand march came to an end, the sad and desolate music overflowed from the curved brass of the music box, and Mai chanted in a low voice. "Maybe it's because they don't know their dreams, and the wanderers chase the phantom."
Natsumi turned her head and looked at Mai Satoku, who was leaning against the wall.
"Oops, I didn't mean to disturb you, just to match the atmosphere." Mai said with a chuckle.
Xia Mi was silent for a moment, "Wine De Mai? Although he was talking to her, Natsumi's gaze had withdrawn, and he was staring back at Constance Dante in his arms.
"Hey! Am I so famous? With a snap of his fingers, the light shot down from the sky. Mai stood lazily in the beam of light with her hands in her arms, dressed in a pitch-black bodysuit, with two straight knives tied up against her thighs, and her long hair tied into a high ponytail. "I'm here to pay tribute to a friend, what are you doing here?"
"Stealing. Who wouldn't want to come in and see the well of oblivion where the keel cross hides? It's just that the barriers here are too tight, and if you break in blindly, you will be caught. But somehow, the barrier suddenly partially failed. It's as if the lock on the door of the granary has fallen off, and of course we rats have swarmed in. Honoring a friend? You're just a rat who came to steal, I'm the first, you're the second," Mai suddenly turned her head and looked into the darkness on the side, "He's the third." โ
Patsy rounded the corner and walked into the Well of Oblivion.
"It's really interesting, there is still one person who can make up a table of mahjong." Xia Mi said.
"Yes, there are enough people who play mahjong." Someone behind her was talking, and her hands were raised high.
"Fortunately, everyone." Mai high-fived, and each had a spotlight on the other three black shadows.
This is the moment when everyone's true colors are exposed, and the killing machine is condensed like a sharp arrow.
The bowstring suddenly slackened, because of the last man. Although the muscles on his body were as aggressive as the others, the familiar smile of the old man on the red paper bag on his head still added a bit of warmth to the killing intentions in the audience, and the atmosphere actually seemed a little harmonious.
"I said can you be more professional?" Mai laughed with a "flutter".
"Do you have to wear formal clothes?" Mr. KFC pointed at Patsy, "Like him?" โ
Passy wears a light gray formal dress with a white Florentine shirt and a silver-gray scarf.
"Let me introduce you," said Mr. KFC, "this is the secretary of the investigation team, Mr. Parcy Gattuso. โ
"Just call me Patsy." Patsy said lightly.
"I have to say that as a thief, you are really polite, I would have come in an evening dress if I knew that there was someone like you." Wine De Mai smiled.
"No, I'm the only one here who isn't a thief. Everything in this college belongs to the school board, and so does the keel cross. I was authorized by the school board to supervise and inspect the school property and inspect my own property, and I certainly didn't need to be sneaky. Patsy said lightly.
"It's so righteous and stern," said Mai Jiude, grinning, "but looking at the dirt on your shoes, it seems that you didn't come in through the welcome passage, did you pass through the so-called 'garden'?" โ
Patsy looked at his delicate Italian leather shoes, which were tightly wrapped in organic sludge. "Yes, it's hard to walk."
"Looks like you swam in? Aren't those sharks in your way? Mai turned to the dark shadow beside the keel.
"They're all asleep."
"Mr. Patsy, what are you looking at?" Mai noticed Percy who was looking around.
"I thought someone else was going to be here." Patsy withdrew his gaze from all directions.
"Oh? Who could have made our secretary give such a high rating? Mai asked with a smile.
Patcy pondered for a moment, then spoke, "Our mysterious A-class. โ
There was a moment of silence, and Patcy voiced the question on everyone's mind. They had all called on their own resources to check his origins, but found nothing. What is even more surprising is that this mysterious man did not hide his whereabouts, but lived a frank life, as if he really had amnesia.
Li Su, who was watching behind the wall, had already begun to scold his mother in his heart, everyone present at Ma De either had the "power" to reach the sky or the "power" to change the world, originally these parties would not exchange information and only suspected him of being a person from other forces, but now his identity as a lonely person has been completely exposed.
"It's a pity, it seems that we are the only thieves. Aren't you going to start when you're all together? Jiude Mai said, "Do all of you here play mahjong?" โ
"I understand, I understand, I eat and live at home, watch my family, and stare at my opponent." Mr. KFC said firmly. As he spoke, he slowly stepped back into a relatively safe position. This is clearly a chicken thief guy.
The disturbing air fluctuations come from Passy. No one heard him chanting the Spirit, but the realm had been stimulated.
Only Mai is still lazy, without touching the handle of the knife, and holding her hands.
"I said, your position seems to be the worst, playing mahjong should be sitting around the table so that it is fair, and you are sitting right in the middle of the table." Mai said to the dark shadow next to the keel, "You are the easiest to take the keel, but we will all attack you first, do you want to back off as well?" โ
"Yes, she's going to sit in the bank!" Mr. KFC said.
But the black shadow didn't even bother to look at them, lowered his head and gently stroked the keel: "Mahjong is a fair game, but killing is not, it's not a game, it's not fun." In front of those who hold power and power, there is no evenly matched battle at all, and weak people like you can only die like ants! โ
"Ahh Mai said easily in her mouth, but quietly shuddered.
"You sing very well, I like it very much." Perhaps because they don't know their dreams, the wanderers chase the phantoms. The shadow whispered, "O you wretched, phantom seekers. โ
Her voice settled, and the death knell rang in unison!
Seeing this, Li Su stretched out his hand and embedded the camera ball in the hole in front of him, and turned to leave. There is no need to stay here for the rest of the year, the reason he came here is actually to determine the identity of Mr. KFC, and the paper bag on Fingal's head in his field does not block his perception.
The soy milk in the kitchen is still waiting for him to take care of it.