There are very few water systems outside the city, and the drainage system mainly faces the sea, and there are few that go to the mountains.

However, there is a natural underground river that connects the crevices under the funeral parlor, until it gushes out of the mountains to form a mirror lake with a radius of less than a mile. Due to its remote location in the mountains, even the villagers near the base of the mountain are not very aware of the existence of the bay's waters.

The whole mirror lake is like a large funnel, and in the center of the lake bottom, there is a deep hole with a diameter of several meters that leads to the ground. Medusa walked barefoot into the lake, the clear, calm water reaching her waist. After feeling it quietly, he twisted open a small glass bottle in his hand and dripped a few drops of purple elixir into the lake water.

After a while, a violent tremor surged from the depths of the lake, and countless bubbles rose from the ground, and the entire mirror lake was like a boiling kettle. A huge figure like purple smoke suddenly appeared, raising the entire lake in an instant, almost drowning Medusa's chin.

Then the surface of the water slammed down, and when I looked again, a huge body that covered the sky and the sun was already suspended above the surface of the lake. Countless thick and majestic tentacles poked out from the chaotic purple flesh mass of lower body, clinging to the surrounding rocks, pines and cypresses to fix their bodies. The lump of flesh squirmed in Medusa's direction, opening two slits to reveal a pair of huge blue eyes. The two eyes were like two huge light bulbs, reflecting the Medusa below her all blue.

This huge and strange monster is the laborer used by the Zoroastrian sect to carry corpses from the land of reincarnation, Charon

It is hard to imagine that such a huge mountain of Roshan could have been drilled up through a hole in the center of the lake that was only a few meters in diameter. Medusa held out a hand to it, calling to it. The purple mass of chaotic flesh extended a relatively small tentacle in response to Medusa's call.

Even if it is a relatively small tentacle, the thickness of the middle part is about the same as Medusa's whole person. Among the countless suction cups all over the tentacles, there are dense sharp teeth, which are daunting. The multi-legged octopus-like monster placed the tip of its tentacle into Medusa's hand, feeling the latter's gentle touch.

"Tell me, what happened?" Medusa skillfully manipulated the tip of the tentacle, the viscous bodily fluids stained her palm, and she little by little stimulated the tentacle to transmit the information she wanted to ask to the latter in a relatively complex encoding way. Then feel the vibration in the palm of your hand, and discern the meaning it wants to express.

"Oh, well, so, and then left?" Medusa felt the tremors of the tentacles rising and falling, and gradually learned what had happened last night in the land of reincarnation, in the strange cavity under the crematorium.

"Now that we've been discovered, let's stop here." Medusa was not surprised by the exposure of the land of reincarnation, but it was already a gain beyond expectations to be able to operate stably for so long.

Medusa reactivated her tentacles and gave Charon an order, "Go, destroy the place of reincarnation, block the passage of the Akron River, and use this place as your new place of residence for the time being, understand?" ”

Charon responded to Medusa's command with trembling tentacles, and the huge cloud-like flesh disappeared into the water in the blink of an eye, and once again burrowed into the hole at the bottom of the lake, leaving only countless marks on the surrounding rocks like sharp blades. After a few ripples, the lake calms down as if nothing had happened here.

Washing away the slime from her hands in the lake, Medusa stood in the water and fell into deep thought, if what Prometheus said was true, then why would the body of a false god rather help the hunter than honestly watch from the wall? Ten years ago, although she was young, she was also one of the people who experienced it at that time, and she certainly did not believe Prometheus's claim that he was able to convince the body of the false god, but why did he capture the body of the false god alive in this situation? I'm afraid that everything is not so simple.

How much is Prometheus hiding from himself, and what is his purpose? What is the purpose of Blake and Hide? With the advancement of the plan, the contradictions of all parties have gradually surfaced and come to the table.

For her, the sect is an indispensable help to complete her plan. But Medusa's trust in the sect has become more and more unstable, and maybe it's time to think about that plan...

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Another monthly meeting was held in the conference room of the headquarters of the Southeast Branch of the Ministry of Disasters. Eight 3D projection screens lit up one after another, and all the town guards from the southeastern provinces were present.

"Now that we're all here, let's start the meeting."

Meetings with disaster ministries are rarely red tape, often opening crisply and ending without dragging. Liu Kong's simple sentence announced the beginning of the meeting.

"Meetings have been too frequent lately, aren't they?" FJ said, "Isn't it S City again this time?" ”

After speaking, he glanced at Shangguan Hong, the guard of GD Town.

"It's a matter of the GD town guarding the precinct, but it's something else." Liu Kongqing coughed and said, "Zhang Changxu, the action commissioner sent by the Sword Pavilion to S City, reported that Ren Yuan asked to open the special operation authority to him. ”

Liu Kong's words suddenly broke the silence, and everyone began to discuss, the so-called opening of special operation authority is not as simple as it sounds on the surface. Although the front-line combat personnel of the Thunder Dragon Brigade are able to mobilize their areas under their jurisdiction within the regulations, they also have a considerable degree of resources and personnel, and they also have very large authority. However, on the one hand, its action plan must be submitted in advance and supervised by the higher-level town guards, and on the other hand, the resources and personnel it mobilizes are also in the standing department.

And the opening permission proposed by Ren Yuan is decisively different from the ordinary Thunder Dragon Brigade stationed in two aspects. First, they have the right to act in advance, and they do not have to report to their superiors for review of their plans. The second point is to be able to mobilize the extraordinary resources that they deem needed.

To put it simply, if Ren Yuan is given open permission, he can even recruit all the strangers in S City. Whether it's an Inhuman who has been given a normal status to the Ministry of Disasters, or an Inhuman who is imprisoned in a special prison. At the same time, it can also mobilize the combat forces subordinate to the Coyote Brigade, and it can be said that its rights are, in a sense, higher than that of GD to guard Shangguanhong.

"I don't agree."

After a short discussion, Shangguan Hong was the first to raise an opposing voice: "I don't think that the current situation has reached the point where it is necessary to open up special authority to Ren Yuan. We gave him a chance ten years ago, but the result? ”

"Judging by the results from 10 years ago, it's still pretty good in general, isn't it?" The SD guard said, "He's not abusing his authority, and he's keeping his losses low. On top of that, he solved almost everything in one fell swoop, and I don't think it's a good idea to open up his authority one more time. ”

"Very low? So what do you think is high? Shangguan Hong said dissatisfiedly

"At least in terms of results, it's much lower than the loss we deduced, isn't it?"

"But just because he was given the permission, how many Inhumans were killed by him in that operation!"

"Anyway, the death of an Inhuman is always a good thing, right?" FJ said, "In a sense, he has solved a lot of trouble, hasn't he?" Haven't you always advocated a policy of intransigence? ”

"These are two different things, and this is not an excuse for him to kill strangers out of selfishness." Shangguan Hong responded coldly: "Who knows what he's thinking." ”

"At that time, it was better to deal with the instability earlier than when the situation was irretrievable." Liu Kong cut off the argument between the three of them, "At that time, in that situation, we could only trust the judgment of the front-line combatants, and what the SD Zhenshou said was right, judging from the results, the last time the permission to open up to Ren Yuan was very successful." ”

"So, is this time really serious enough to open up special clearance to him?" HN Town Guard Fang Heng couldn't help but ask, "The reason why we want to release the body of the false god from the prison in advance is not to solve the problem of the knight's defection with the least impact and cost?" Although he didn't go too far last time, this gave Ren Yuan open permissions, so it was a bit of putting the cart before the horse, right? ”

"The situation is not so simple anymore, and the defection of the knights is not the main problem at the moment." Liu Kong sighed and said, "According to the results of Zhang Changxu's feedback, the forces of the Advent Sect are probably not as simple as they seem, you can take a look at the information just sent to you." ”

"Although there is no tangible evidence at present, it can be preliminarily presumed that at least a number of citizens, including Commissioner Li, who sacrificed his life, were involved. Two people were killed in an accident, a woman was looted by the Adventists and her whereabouts are unknown, and last night a male citizen was confirmed to have defected to the Adventists and was killed. ”

"In addition to this, there is a case of disappearance involving six people in the surrounding township, and some of the evidence suggests that it is also very related to the Adventists. And it is highly likely that these six people have been killed. On the 16th of this month, the Adventist faction ambushed Ren Yuan and severely injured him, only to escape with one hand. According to his feedback, at least three high-level Inhumans were dispatched, as well as an unknown number of other Inhumans. There is also reason to suspect that the hermit did not die ten years ago. ”

With Liu Kong's description, the more everyone listened, the more frightened they became, if these are true, it is certain that the current problems in S City are not as simple as they seem. Both the impact and the consequences may be able to catch up with the tragedy of a decade ago.

"Now that ordinary citizens have been involved, and it has been confirmed that the other party's forces are huge, do we still have room to hand it over to Ren Yuan to solve? Just let the military come forward and forget it. JX Townsman suggested out loud

"At present, the matter has not reached the point where it cannot be handled, and public opinion is still within a controllable range." Liu Kong denied JX's suggestion to defend the town, "Where is the stronghold of the other party's forces, we don't know the specific situation. We cannot use the military in such a situation, because we risk contaminating countless soldiers, and we cannot do it rashly unless we have to do it. ”

"I think it's okay to give Ren Yuan open permissions. First of all, there is a high degree of similarity compared to the resistance action ten years ago. Secondly. HN Town Defender Heng paused and said, "It would be much better to wait for Ren Yuan to collect enough information about the Advent Faction, and then let the military come forward and make a final decision." ”

"That's what I mean, too." Liu Kong nodded and said, "And according to the latest news received, this advent sect may also be a branch of the Zoroastrian sect, and it may be related to the remnants of ten years ago." In this regard, the body of the false god should also have a lot of experience. ”

After some discussion, the proposal was gradually agreed, but there was a slight disagreement about when it would be issued.

Some town guards think that it should be postponed, and it is not too late to open up the authority to Ren Yuan after the current information in hand is confirmed. The other part of the town guards believes that the authority should be opened immediately, so as to minimize the loss and solve the problem as soon as possible.

"Since you want to open permissions, don't delay. If something really goes wrong with the body of the false god, there's no point in delaying it for a day or two. It is a top priority to put him to work as soon as possible and prevent ordinary people from suffering more damage. Liu Kong finally made a final decision, put an end to the dispute between the two sides, and thus reached a preliminary unification.

Shangguan Hong has been silent since his objection was rejected, and after Liu Kong announced the dismissal of the meeting, he coldly turned off the camera in front of him.