Volume 2 Eternal Sleep Town Chapter 68 The Basement
Chen Yang saw Yin Weiyu not far away clenching his fists and cheering at him, although the uneasiness and fear in his heart did not completely dissipate, but he was not so nervous. He walked through the cluttered garden full of secrets to the door of Arthur's house, and reached out and pressed the doorbell on the communicator.
"Who! Come knocking on the door at night, disturb the quiet! A slightly grumpy voice sounded, and the screen flashed, revealing Arthur's raunchy face.
Chen Yang was stunned by this roar, and it wasn't until Arthur opened the door and stood in front of him that the smell of smoky wine pulled him out of the psychedelia, Chen Yang recalled what Xu Qingran said, carefully organized the wording, and said word by word, "That...... My name is Chen Yang, hello. β
Seeing that the person who came to knock on the door was a child, who seemed to be underage, Arthur restrained his temper a little, but there was still a little impatience in his tone, "You are a child...... Outsiders, right? Are you in the same group as a man and two women who came to visit two days ago? β
Chen Yang nodded, "We, we are here to investigate the strange things in the town, but we have not been able to have a result, and it has caused panic in the town, so the mayor of the town has no intention of letting us investigate." We're getting ready to leave town tonight. β
Arthur looked at Chen Yang with interest, as if waiting for him to continue, Chen Yang looked at him timidly, and found that Arthur was not as irritable as Xu Qingdye Junyao said before, but quite patient, "As a result, we saw a little girl with blond hair and a red dress running around around the street park. There are frequent disappearances of children in the town, and it stands to reason that no child will be bold enough to move outside, and parents don't seem to allow ......."
Arthur breathed sluggishly after hearing Chen Yang's description of the child he saw, and then he straightened up and stood two steps forward...... So, our captain, let me tell you. β
"Oh? Haven't you been commissioned by the mayor to investigate and resolve these matters? Why don't you chase the child who suspects my daughter? Arthur asked rhetorically.
"Because...... Because we're leaving...... I made an appointment to pick us up, but now we are in a hurry, and there is really no way to ......" Chen Yang obviously did not prepare the answer to Arthur's question, he tried to recall the setting that Xu Qingran had said before, and made up an explanation. With that, he took two steps back and made a look of urgency, "Excuse me, I'm ...... I'm going to meet up with our captain too. Goodbye sir! β
Without waiting for Arthur to react, Chen Yang quickly ran out of Arthur's house, and then ran according to the trajectory that Jack told him.
Arthur stood at the gate, without any movement, as if he was struggling with whether to believe what Chen Yang said, and at this moment, the laughter of a little girl suddenly came.
"Hahaha."
"Hahahaha......"
"Come after meβ"
A blonde-haired girl passed by Arthur's door, and she ran as fast as someone as if she were following her.
Arthur's eyes widened, and without any hesitation, he slammed the door shut, raised his feet and chased after him.
"Alice." Arthur muttered that although he looked like a decadent and sloppy middle-aged uncle, when he actually chased the puppet, he looked very athletic.
The first group was a great success!
Jun Yao and Yin Weiyu glanced at each other and nodded, and the three of them saw Arthur's figure quickly disappear around the corner of the street, and they didn't want to delay for a second, and quickly ran into the garden of Arthur's house.
"Let's find out if there are any traces on the garden grass or something, shall we? After all, Jack said that it was a kind of witchcraft, and if the witchcraft circle was used, it would leave a little bit of a mark, right? Jiang Xian said as she took out a flashlight from the backpack bar, turned on the switch, and looked at the grass by the light.
[Flashlight: Consumes props, disappears when the battery is exhausted]
"Instead of looking for countless traces, it's better to see which places in this grass have been trampled on a little more, and which places no one has passed by at a glance." Jun Yao said, after all, it is not the first time that Arthur has brought the children back and hid behind the space established by the magic circle, there are a total of fifteen children in the town, and now there are only four children left, according to the number of times, at least five or six times, right? Arthur was closed to the house, and for a month or two, he didn't take care of the garden at all, and the garden was overgrown with weeds, and if someone used the same place all the time, it would definitely leave obvious marks.
Jun Yao suddenly reached out and grabbed the flashlight in Jiang Xian's hand, forcibly reversed the direction, and let the light shine at a certain place, so Yin Weiyu and Jiang Xian looked over together, only to see that the green grass where the round light spots shone fell in the same direction, which formed a sharp contrast with the small grass growing upright around them.
"It's here!" Yin Weiyu said happily, Jun Yao nodded, and the three of them walked towards that place.
"What did Arthur do at that time?" When they returned to the grass in front of Arthur's house through Jiang Xian's prop [Greycat Statue], Jun Yao was still standing on the far right, that is, the farthest from Arthur. The night was dim, coupled with the distance, Jun Yao naturally only saw the general outline of the movements, and it was impossible to completely imitate the original local, so she could only ask Jiang Xian.
"Hmm...... Something like that, right? Jiang Xian tilted her head and recalled carefully, she stood in place, put her hands on the sides of her thighs, and then slowly raised her hands forward, palms up, as if there was something in her hands and wanted to lift it up. When her hands were about to be raised above her head, she stopped, and after two or three seconds, she put her hands together and let out a crisp high-five, then let go and put her hands down.
Jiang Xian was standing on the grass that had been trampled, and she was sure that the movements she made were the same as those of Arthur she had seen last night, but for some reason the black door did not appear.
"Is the action wrong?" Yin Weiyu asked.
Jiang Xian frowned, shook her head, and said affirmatively, "Impossible, I was the closest to him, and when I saw that he made these strange movements, I took care to write them down as they were...... What's wrong? β
Jun Yao was also thinking, when Jiang Xian just made a move, she thought about it carefully, it seemed that she vaguely saw Arthur do the same last night, and Jiang Xian said it so categorically, it was right after all, but the door didn't open, why is this?
"Witchcraft ......," Jun Yao muttered.
Jiang Xian was also trying to recall what happened last night, Yin Weiyu didn't follow them last night and couldn't help much, so she just looked at the situation outside the garden, always vigilant, in case Arthur came back, they would have a good response.
"Spell! Could it be a spell? Jiang Xian seemed to think of something, then nodded, and asked herself, "That's right, it's a spell." Arthur seemed to be muttering something, he recited the incantation, and then high-fived. We have to chant a spell to open that door. β
Jun Yao is in trouble now, who knows what this spell is? At that time, they were afraid of being exposed, and they were so far away that it was impossible for Arthur to shout at the top of his voice when he used witchcraft, right? It's not a balala little demon fairy, there's no need to be so pompous.
"Even if we actually chanted some incantation, we can't possibly know, right?" Jun Yao sighed.
Come on, the first group did such a good job that the second group, who had taken over their burden, got stuck on the spell.
Hell knows what this damn spell is!
"Think about it, let's think about it." Jiang Xian was also very anxious, but the more she got to this time, the more she had to calm down, since they were now in the special mission line, there must be a connection between the front and back. Since the system didn't give a clear hint, Jack, the special help NPC, didn't tell them what the spell was, it must be because the spell had already appeared!
By default, they associate this spell with the system, so they don't give hints anymore.
So, what could it be?
What are the things they have experienced so far, and the clues they have gotten, that are most like spells?
Jun Yao obviously thought of this layer as well, after all, Jun Yao has played countless games and has rich game experience, and in this kind of game-like mission, he still has an advantage and reacts quickly.
Yin Weiyu knew that she couldn't help much, but she didn't participate in this brainstorming at all, she faced the street outside, always on guard against emergencies, and also to give Jun Yao and Jiang Xian an absolutely quiet and safe space to think.
It seemed like a long time had passed, five or six minutes, maybe a quarter of an hour.
Jun Yao raised her head at this time, she looked at Jiang Xian, a smile on the corner of her lips, she looked like she was bound to get her next answer.
"If you can follow the flower of purity, please don't worry about it, let her go......"
"If you can follow the flower of purity, please don't be greedy and let her go......"
The ground beneath their feet suddenly began to shake, and the three of them clearly heard the sound of gears turning, and the next second, golden debris flew out of the grass, and then a black door appeared in front of them.
Yin Weiyu stepped forward happily, grabbed Jiang Xian and Jun Yao's shoulders with both hands, and said with a smile, "It's a success!" You guys are amazing! β
So Jun Yao stretched out his hand and pushed open the black door, behind the door was a warm orange-yellow light, in the low room, a group of children huddled together, they looked in the direction of the door in horror, as if they were afraid of the person who was about to appear behind the door.
[The missing children have been found]
[The main quest is about to be completed, please pay attention to activate the post-story]
Chen Yang was too afraid of Arthur behind him, after all, he was the powerful masked man, what if he doubted what he said, a transformation caught up with him, and then killed him? Chen Yang also understood that this task was almost completed, and he would be able to go home soon, so he didn't want to die.
Thinking of this, he felt like the wind under his feet, like an arrow from a string, and ran out a long way at once.
Turning the agreed corner, he ran a long distance before he stopped, panting and looking back behind him, there was no one.
Thankfully, fortunately.
Chen Yang sat down on the ground and wanted to take a good rest.
"Kid, why are you here at night?"
A voice rang out from behind him.
"You...... Lost? β