In fact, on the way to the camp, Yu Siqi and the others had already sensed some necessary information from the gradually desertified road. It was precisely because of this part of the foreshadowing in advance that they were not shocked by the endless yellow sand in front of them.

But having said that, this guy Gong Chen still inevitably made some personal complaints because of this.

"I said, Father, are you sure you're not on the wrong path? How do I feel that if this continues, we are fast forward into the desert. ”

"You should be glad you weren't leading the way, or we'd probably be in a much worse situation."

Father Ann leaned over and put his hand in the sand, and recited a few awkward incantations. As a golden light flew out of his palm, a straight golden line soon appeared directly in front of them.

Looking at the direction of the straight line, Yu Siqi politely asked, "Does this mean that we are walking in the 'right direction'?" ”

"There's less than a kilometer to go, so let's do our best."

Father Ann nodded, encouraging everyone.

So, with his encouragement, Yu Siqi and others finally found the camp where the army was stationed.

At this moment, the place has been completely covered under the yellow sand. Not only that, Yu Siqi was also surprised to find that the soldiers who were once alive have now been completely desertified.

That's right, whether it's the guards standing guard or the soldiers patrolling back and forth inside. Their appearance and form have been completely different from the sandmen that Yu Siqi and the others had solved before, and there is no essential difference.

If you have to forcibly find fault, it is probably the sandman here who still maintains this 'instinctive habit' of wearing clothes.

This, anyway, is a bit creepy in it.

"Oh my God, what's wrong with them?"

Hiding on a hill, they were trying to digest their discovery, and Gong Chen consciously took out his high-precision and high-magnification telescope, and was making further observations of the camp.

"I guess it's been affected by some terrible force. But this is the first time I've seen such a scale of 'corruption'. ”

Father An's expression was very solemn.

It was evident that the priest was aware of the gravity of the situation. Otherwise, he, who has always been calm and steady, would not have been able to immediately show such a degraded demeanor.

"Aren't they all able to turn back into humans?"

Yu Siqi's gaze wandered back and forth on the bodies of the sandmen in the camp.

"Yes, in theory. Because this level of change is impossible to reverse. Even if our Lord were to be here, he might not be able to save these wretched people. ”

Father Ann slowly knelt on the ground, laid the book in his arms flat in front of him, and recited a complicated prayer.

Although Yu Siqi was not very clear about religious rituals, he could still deduce from the priest's actions that he might be making a little personal compensation for these 'people who died in vain'.

"How's the investigation going?"

Yu Siqi turned his face away, looked at Gong Chen, who had been observing the situation with a telescope, and asked.

"Not very good. I've just made sure there's not a single 'living person' in this place, unless you want to count the walking sand into that. ”

When Gong Chen put down the telescope, he subconsciously rubbed his eyes, and handed the telescope very 'enthusiastically'. Yu Siqi knew that this was one of the 'costs' for using this thing, so he wisely chose to refuse.

"There's no need for me to watch it again, can I still not believe you?"

Yu Siqi's words made Gong Chen a little proud, and the corners of this guy even said with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, "That's right, who are the two of us!" ”

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting."

Father Ann stood up from the ground and apologized to them.

"It's okay, it's okay, but it's only been a few minutes late. After all, what you do is still very meaningful to them. ”

Gong Chen waved his hand and said with a big grin. Yunnan

"Strictly speaking, it's not as noble as you think. At best, this ritual is just an easier way of self-realization that people can find when seeking solace. Just like the ancient sacrifices, the sense of ritual can bring far more meaning than its value."

As he spoke, Father Ann stopped suddenly, first turning his head in the direction of Yu Siqi, and then looking over his shoulder.

Because of his strange move, Yu Siqi and Gong Chen also shifted their attention to the past.

At first, they didn't see anything.

The endless yellow sand made Yu Siqi even have the illusion that Father An was 'multi-hearted' again. But then he saw a carriage.

For this carriage, Yu Siqi can be said to be no stranger to it.

Isn't that the ancestral carriage of that guy Ji Xian!

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be Ji Xian's kid's car. In that case, don't worry, that guy can't be in the car! ”

Gong Chen muttered to himself what Yu Siqi wanted to say.

"Looks like I'm not the only one interested in this place."

Father Ann sighed, and then motioned for them to come over and meet each other.

In fact, as they walked down the hill, the carriage was almost parked beside them.

With the opening of the car door, Yu Siqi saw a guy with a somewhat down-looking appearance.

To be honest, if he hadn't just opened his mouth to say something, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for Yu Siqi to connect him with the 'high-spirited' Ji Xian before.

"I have to say, it's a pleasure to see you all again."

Ji Xian, who had a scruffy beard, combed his hair that was about to be knotted with his fingers, revealing his somewhat haggard face.

"Did you go through something? I can feel some kind of residual imprint on you. ”

Father An stretched out his hand and waved it around Ji Xian. As a result, there were some very strange phenomena, the priest's hand only waved twice, but in the eyes of everyone, there was at least a double-digit afterimage.

"Father, I knew you could see that."

The second person to jump out of the carriage was Don't worry. Compared with Ji Xian's downfall, he has not been affected too much. It's just that in terms of clothing, it's not as neat as before.

"What about your deputy director? Why isn't he with you? ”

Father An's gaze stayed on Don't worry about Xing for a few seconds, and then moved back to Ji Xian's body.

"Deputy Director, he's dead"

Ji Xian's tone suddenly became a little more choked.

It's really rare, obviously in Siqi's cognition, he is always bullied by that guy Pasteur. But when talking about what happened to the other party, he was unexpectedly emotional.

"I'm good, that's weird news."

Gong Chen casually said his feelings.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to hear your story, okay?"

Father An calmed the season and asked him a question in calm language.

"Then you'll have to trade your story as a 'bargaining chip'."

Don't worry about Xing deliberately mentioning it, his words made Ji Xian, who was originally going to speak directly, swallow back what he was about to say.

"Deal."

Father An nodded, motioning for Ji Xian to continue.

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