The three fishermen were stiff on their backs, wearing shabby short clothes, and they were strangely dirty, as if they hadn't washed their clothes for many years.

And their faces are the most amazing, the fishermen's heads are very flat, their eyes are swollen and bulging, their pupils are gray and gray, they are staring at Mu Lan motionless at this time, as they get closer and closer, they can also notice that their noses are very flat, and they seem to ignore this organ when viewed from the side, and they also have a pair of ears that seem to be underdeveloped, such a strange facial features are squeezed on one face, which makes people feel physically uncomfortable.

It's not just the facial features that are weird, their hands are very big, but the fingers are a little short compared to the rest of the palms, and a fisherman glanced at Mu Lan and the others, and then turned his back, Mu Lan noticed that the soles of his feet were also very large, and his shoes were flat and long, which was surprisingly awkward.

As the distance continued to get closer, Lin Yiyi could also see their appearance clearly, and just wanted to exclaim and forcibly endured it, she hurriedly asked Mu Lan with a spiritual link:

"Deformed? Or not human? ”

Mu Lan didn't answer, and she didn't know how to answer.

After entering the area of Herzros Town, the buildings on both sides are clear, not as imagined as a dead silence, except for the abandoned houses that have collapsed on the periphery, the internal roads of the town are distinct, the duplex buildings on both sides have shadowy kerosene lights, a few wisps of black smoke on the chimney, and there are actually a few shops in the center of the town in front of the road, which are lit up at this time, and there is a feeling of bright lights.

Unleash the detection spell, and the houses on both sides are inhabited, some are eating, some are drinking, but they don't speak, which is why the town is so quiet when it is obviously inhabited.

Mu Lan continued to walk, and within the scope of her detection, she sketched out the structure of Herzros Town, which was a small town, with a main road, which was the road they were walking, and several small roads divided into several blocks, grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, and clinics, and a small church in the center of the town.

There were occasional children playing on the main road, as well as townspeople looking at the beach without speaking, and they all looked away after Mu Lan and his party appeared.

It was a strange feeling to be noticed by such a strange-looking human, and Mu Lan was also looking at them, and she found that the children looked normal, while the adults were similar to the three fishermen, all of them looked non-human.

Retracting her gaze, an indescribable sense of familiarity suddenly appeared, Mu Lan sniffed the damp and salty air, much like the place she had been to in her dream, and unconsciously looked at the sea level, the sea surface at high tide was not calm at this time, because the sun had just set, the sea was flushed, and the craggy islands and reefs in the distance had turned black.

"Could this be the place in the dream?"

"What?" Lin Yiyi didn't hear Mu Lan's self-talk clearly, she asked, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." Mu Lan shook her head, dissipated those uncomfortable feelings, and then said to Leonard, "Let's find a hotel to stay in first, and then visit the one where Dr. Bourne visited tomorrow." ”

"Good!" Leonard tightened his suitcase and led the group towards the hotel in the center of town.

......

The sign of the inn reads "Good Times", which is covered with cobwebs, as if no one has cleaned it for a long time, and the wooden door is very clean, and the carpet in front of the door is old but not dirty, indicating that it has been inhabited recently.

Ah Feng pushed open the heavy wooden door, and the bell rang.

The environment inside is a bit eerie, with only one lamp on the counter and the interior furnishings hidden in the dark.

There was a musty smell in the hotel, and Mu Lan sniffed, a little uncomfortable with the air here.

"Anyone?" Lin Yiyi shouted inside.

No one responded, and Lin Yiyi's voice echoed in the corridor, making the atmosphere even quieter.

Mu Lan looked at the glass window behind the cash register, there were some old photo frames with a sense of age, all of them were black and white photos, and the person who appeared the most should be the boss here, these were all photos of him with different people.

Most of these photos were taken in the town of Herzross, including the pier just passed by, and the white church, and surprisingly the people in the photos are not so weird, or some are weird and some are not.

The first photograph is clearly of the innkeeper's youth, who looks like an ordinary person, with a deep face, green stubble, and smiling at the camera.

The rest of the photographs were taken as an adult, and the innkeeper's appearance began to change, his eyes widened, his deep cheekbones seemed to be invisible, his expression was dull and dull, and his face was full of beard.

The last one is supposed to be his recent photo, and it is also the oldest one, when he reaches middle age, he begins to show the typical "Herzrosstown look", developing towards a non-human state, with a flat head, a collapsed nose, large eyes that are about to bulge out and fall to the ground, and his beard is gone.

When Mu Lan observed the photo, there was a sound of footsteps from the depths of the corridor, a large set of keys pinned to his waist, and the person holding the account book slowly walked over.

"Do you want to stay at the hotel?"

The hoarse voice was like the noise of an old radio, and the innkeeper's face suddenly appeared from the darkness, and the light reflected half of his face, and the faint light of fire hit that ugly face, and the atmosphere was even more eerie.

Mu Lan tried hard to observe his face, a few points older than the last photo, and at the same time the image was more indescribable, with a few sparse hairs on the bare flat head, and the pupils were pale and unfocused, although the old state was fully revealed, the skin was unexpectedly good, and there was not a trace of wrinkles.

I always felt that the people in Herzrose looked like an animal, Mu Lan thought about it, but she couldn't think of it.

"Of course, I stayed at the hotel!" Lin Yiyi said with a big grin, without a sense of fear.

"You don't have an appointment, and it costs three pounds for a night."

needed to pay for it, Lin Yiyi immediately looked at Leonard.

"It's too expensive, it's the same price as a hotel in London." Professor Leonard muttered, a little disgruntled.

The innkeeper didn't answer, just kept looking in the direction of several people, and his eyes without pupils made Mu Lan unable to tell who he was looking at.

"Okay." Professor Leonard also knew that this was not the time for bargaining, and that it would be nice not to sleep on the streets in this remote town where he was unfamiliar, so he muttered and took out the six-English list from his pocket and slapped it on the counter.

"Find two better rooms."

The innkeeper examined the bills by the light, then flipped through the ledger for a moment, ticked a tick somewhere, and then removed the two keys.

Leonard hesitated for a moment, and carefully took the two keys in the broad, flat palms of the innkeeper, lest he be held tightly by the two hands that did not look like humans.

"Second floor, 212 and 213." The innkeeper slipped the money into his pocket and walked back into the darkness, a hoarse voice echoing through the hallway.

"Stranger, remember not to linger outside at night, I wish you a good night."

"Pretty polite!" After Lin Yiyi saw the innkeeper leave, she pouted and said.

Stepping on the creaking stairs, Mu Lan recalled every detail of entering Herzros Town, which was full of strangeness, and she looked at Ah Feng, who was silent.

"What do you think about Herzros?"

"The people here...... It's kind of quirky. Ah Feng thought and said.

"You still need to say it!" Lin Yiyi rolled her eyes, "I believe that the people here are alien visitors." ”

"Now that we're in Herzros, we're going to investigate tonight." Mu Lan thought of the innkeeper's admonition, whether it was kindness or inducement, she had to find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible.

To solve the puzzle, you have to dispel the gloom that hangs over the town.