Chapter 49: The Ringtone
Even in the midst of a busy schedule, the atmosphere was always very tense, and when Estil saw the familiar house, she couldn't help but relax.
A crisp cottage with simple but not ornate dΓ©cor, with lush trees on one side and a clear pond on the otherβthat's where Estelle grew up. Estelle, who returned home, finally had a sincere smile after many days of running. She pushed open every door, looked left and right, and occasionally saw traces of Joshua's past, or was recalled by something, and she was stunned. The innocent girl back then has now become a guerrilla who can take charge on her own, and now looking back on the time of the year, only nostalgia and sighing remain.
As for Sherazade, she skillfully uses the utensils in the house to make black tea while telling her experience. Growing up in the slums, he joined a world tour of art performances. Then something happened, the head of the regiment died, and everyone went their separate ways, and it was the Estelle family who took good care of her, who had nothing at the time. Madame Lena, Estelle's mother touched her with a sincere smile and kindness, and Cassius not only accepted her as a proud disciple, but also showed her a path as a guerrilla.
The fate of the Estelle family and Sherazade was listened to very carefully by everyone, especially Olivier. The atmosphere was much more relaxed, not only with the anecdotes between Aina and Sheila - Olivier's expression suddenly changed from serious to black at the mention of this - and the stories that happened to Joshua and Estelle when they first arrived.
Happy times are always short-lived. When the black tea was drunk and the snacks were left, everyone reluctantly ended this rare leisure time and continued to investigate the operation.
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After that, Estelle and Sherazade led two groups to investigate the spread of the fog separately, and came up with very strange results. The situation in all three streets is similar, and after reaching a certain distance, the fog suddenly clears completely, and the view becomes clear. It stands to reason that the naturally formed fog should not be like this, as if something was secretly commanding the fog to go any further.
Moreover, as soon as he walked to the Guerrilla Association, he suddenly heard a crisp bell ringing. The sound comes and goes, sometimes close to the ear, sometimes far away in the sky.
Shira seemed a little surprised by the wonderful and pleasant sound of the bell, and her lips opened slightly.
"Ah, no, it's nothing, it's a beautiful sound, and I'm a little fascinated to hear it." Looking at the puzzled eyes of everyone, Shelazad shook her head in a bit of a panic, as if to hide some restless emotions in her heart, she took the lead and walked into the door of the association.
"Spread to such a well-defined fog...... It doesn't seem to be a natural phenomenon. While looking at the reports of the people, Aina, who was thinking about it, said, "I can only pay more attention to myself." Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to bother the kingdom army. β
"It's just that the fog is not a big problem, but the demonic beasts hovering in the fog are really dangerous." Sherazadeh looked a little distraught, "As long as nothing goes wrongβ"
Sometimes, however, it's just that I'm afraid of something. Not long after Sherazade said this, the old mayor Klaus hurriedly broke into the gate of the association, and told everyone that several people in the city suddenly fainted, including the mayor's Lingda.
"I looked at it roughly, and the symptoms were the same for everyone...... Breathing is normal; When I opened my eyelids, my pupils were not unusual. It's like a deep sleep, and there shouldn't be any deterioration in the body for a short time. The diocese of Dubai recounted to the crowd what he had examined, "but if you fall asleep like this for a long time, the weakening of the body's resistance is inevitable." You have to take measures in advance. β
"Won't all the secret medicines of the church work?" Heliga looked a little surprised, even Bernardo had praised the secret recipe of the Church of Seven Yao for its wonderful powers.
"A person who is asleep should not be poisoned or sick...... How to put it, it is as if the unconscious men themselves were obsessed with not waking up...... "The rector had never seen such a situation, so he could only try to describe it, "physiologically, none of them had any problems. β
It's such a strange state of affairs, and I can't even think of connecting it with the association. Out of concern for the people of their homeland, Estelle and Sherazade, two land snakes, immediately set off and ran to each victim's home. No substantive clues were obtained, but two things in common were very noteworthy - a crisp ringtone, and a woman in a strange costume who couldn't see her face clearly.
The more he heard the back, the more ugly Shelazad's face became. Although she tried very hard to hide it, the observant did not miss this detail. Of course, out of some thoughtful considerations, they didn't ask, but waited for the right time to see if Sherazadeh would take the initiative to speak.
With the citizens already under substantial threat, Mayor Kraus immediately stated that even if His Majesty asked him to attend the signing ceremony of the no-war agreement, he could not leave the citizens behind. As the situation became serious, Aina also contacted the Kingdom Army stationed nearby, hoping that they could spare their manpower to assist in the investigation here.
After a day's investigation, everyone was already exhausted, especially Sherazade and Estil, and fatigue was almost written on their faces. Seeing this scene, AgatΓ© was rarely considerate, and while pulling the smiling Kim and the reluctant Olivier patting their chests and assuring, "The night patrol work only needs to be left to us men, and you can go home and have a good rest", and swaggered out into the street. Of course, Helriga originally planned to go along, but Kim refused on the grounds that "you are still young, so you should rest more".
"Hmm...... It's an embarrassing result. So there is this scene that is happening now. In Bright's dining room, the girls are happily discussing something. As Faye recounted Estelle and Kross about their previous adventures, the exaggerated cries of two listeners were heard from time to time; Sherazade poured a low-alcohol fruit wine into Titda's mouth, but was stopped by Estelle on the eve of success. In this joyful atmosphere, the only male present realized that his presence was completely superfluous, so he made a casual excuse and went to the balcony to blow the wind.
"I knew that I insisted on going with them...... Well? Just as Heliga was regretting that he had not argued with reason, there was a sneaky figure looming in the thick fog in the forest next to the hut.