Chapter 298: Concentric

The fog carriage dissipated directly as if it had completed its mission, and the giant demons chasing after it above also disappeared.

At this moment, what is presented in front of everyone is an extremely spacious and vast huge space that cannot be seen at a glance.

The interior of the space resembles the bottom of the ocean,

In the dome above the space, a small full moon hangs,

The cold moonlight shines down, and you can clearly see the rippled light and shadow around you similar to the ripples of the sea.

There is also the salty smell of seawater in the air, and the skin of your hands and feet can also feel the cold touch of seawater.

There is nothing wrong with breathing, just like breathing air on land.

On the uneven surface at the bottom of the space, there is a layer of fine sand,

Marine life such as jellyfish, fish, squid, prawns, whales, seals, sharks, seaweed, whales, anemones, pike crabs, and more are everywhere and flourish.

It looks like a vibrant ocean – but the ecology of the ocean is too lush and diverse, and it doesn't look like a natural ocean in the real world.

"It's... Hallucination? ”

Ash, who had long been wearing a gas mask like everyone else, gently crushed the fine sand under his feet with the soles of his feet, and the sound of the fine sand rubbing against each other could be heard clearly.

A large school of pomfret swam in the air above everyone's heads, their bodies were flattened, and their bodies were covered with a layer of fine round silver-white scales, which reflected a clear white light under the moonlight at the top.

Suddenly, a five-meter-long man-eating shark swooped down, opened its mouth and rushed into the pomfret to nibble at will.

The fish were swallowed up in an instant, and the remaining pomfret fled quickly in a panic, and the man-eating shark did not continue to chase or attack the people below, and lazily swung its tail and swam away.

The repeated blood of the dead pomfret fell and dissipated, and the small half of the fish fell down, caught in the hands of the ashes.

"The physiology is no different from that of real-world fish."

Ash looked at the half-cut body of a fish in the palm of his hand, which was slowly turning into a pool of smoke, and said quietly: "This is the dream of the mirage." ”

Li Ang, who was carrying the palace lamp, looked at the sacrificial wine with his hands and feet shackled, and the latter didn't talk nonsense, and took out a stone dial similar to Sinan (magnetic pointer) from his pocket.

The dial is surrounded by a small, crooked, indistinct seal, and above the dial is a metal spoon.

The spoon turned slowly, eventually pointing in a direction.

"The scene of the sadhana, right there."

The sacrificial wine said, "According to the plan originally made by Epiphany, the ritual is now halfway through. Those infected with epiphany disease will spontaneously chant and accumulate 'pollution' under the influence of drugs and mental manipulation.

As long as I go over with the palace lantern and open the fog gate that closes the mirage,

The connector, who didn't know the specifics, was able to pass the 'contamination' to the mirage's crown inside the door and keep it under control.

The degree of 'pollution' determines the degree of control of the mirage by the eye of the formation.

About half of the 'pollution value', even if it can't completely control the mirage, can almost affect its behavior.

In other words, sneaking past now is the best time to interrupt the ritual and seize control of the mirage.

And after controlling the mirage, you can use the palace lantern to return to the surface. ”

The sacrificial wine and the plan were made, but there was still not much expression on Li Ang's face, he looked at the sacrificial wine quietly, and said slowly: "You shouldn't know so much. ”

According to common sense, as a mere executor within the Epiphany Organization, out of the principle of secrecy, he should only know a part of the plan, not even know where the fate of the final plan is, as is the case now.

The sacrificial wine was silent for a moment, and then smashed his fist into his waist and abdomen, retching for a while, and spit out half of his ear.

"I have a skill called [Devouring Memory], as long as I eat more than 30% of the fresh body parts of the living body, I can see the memories of the other party within seven days."

Saijiu said expressionlessly: "In the evening, the leaders of the Yin City Epiphany Organization received the news and fled, and I attacked the superior who was on the speedboat and the members of the Epiphany who protected him.

In order to avoid being pursued by the Secret Service, he did not turn on any positioning devices or communication equipment, and neither Epiphany nor the Secret Service knew that he was dead.

His brain contained most of the content of this task, but unfortunately he did not know who the specific person in charge of the ritual was. ”

If it follows the plan, the resentful Gollum and the sacrificial wine deacon can hunt down those lone wolf teams one by one,

Instead of now, the hope of fulfilling one's long-cherished wish for sake sacrifice is pinned on outsiders.

“...”

Leon was silent for a moment and looked at the sacrificial wine, "Why?" ”

What Li Ang questioned was naturally the motive for sacrificing wine.

"I've said before that I don't agree with the idea of epiphany, especially when it comes to the treatment of mirages,"

"They hope to use the mirage to maintain their wealth, power and status.

And I hope for world peace. ”

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In the deep, dark trench of the vast space, a lantern became the only light.

Li Ang, disguised as a sacrificial wine festival, walked on the cliff path in the middle of the trench with a lantern and Sinan in his hand.

Several other players, all above the trench, are ready to land as planned.

Beneath the cliffs, the chanting of human beings continues.

The word chant may not be appropriate, but the voices of the countless people are mixed with screams, laughter, sobbing, roaring,

Primitive, savage, almost a herd shout,

Chaotic and noisy, but uniformly full of malice.

Leon held the lantern and looked down to see tens of thousands of people crowded into the trench.

There is no shadow of sea life at the bottom of the trench, and the ground is also covered with fine sand, but if you look closely, you can faintly perceive the traces of fine sand on the surface, which seem to outline some kind of huge and magnificent pattern.

Above the pattern, a group of people hold hands with each other, forming countless nested concentric circles.

The outermost circle rotates clockwise, and the second circle rotates counterclockwise, repeating itself to form a circle that almost fills the trench.

The faces of these people infected with the epiphany plague had expressions as hideous as those of wild beasts, muttering muttered indistinct words, danced with their hands, and smoke rose from their mouths.

Wisps of smoke condensed in mid-air into a deep, swirling circular dark cloud.

On the cliff of the trench in front of the round dark cloud, there is a foggy gate that fills almost the entire bottom of the trench.

The foggy gates stood in front of the equally impossibly large cavern, facing concentric circles of humans, silent, unconscious and unresponsive.

It is difficult to describe the scene that Leon saw with more delicate brushstrokes,

Exhausted by all the words in the world, it is impossible to express the darkness, coldness and inhumanity contained in this scene.

Flowing winds, surging human heat, dignified air, oppressive atmosphere...

All the details that make up the "magnificent" scene cannot be concretely expressed with the picture of the camera instrument, and even if it is shot with the camera equipment, the resulting picture will look old and boring because of the lack of details.

Only by coming to the scene and seeing this scene with your own eyes can you feel the gloom and depth, darkness and coldness of this unknown formation.

As if sensing something, at the center of the concentric circle formation, a humanoid creature sitting cross-legged on the ground quietly stood up and looked at Leon on the cliff.

Leon, who was holding the lantern, looked at him, tapped his toes on the ground, and slowly slid down the cliff towards the trench below.

It's time for the Nightmare Baxter Hero to appear.