There is no other reason, mainly because the part of the information compiled by Professor Anthony is too strongly related to each other.

Especially those old newspaper clippings, the news on them are all well documented, they are real things that happened in history, and if it wasn't for her father's collection, she wouldn't know that there are still these things.

And if she usually sees the relevant records, she will find it a little interesting at most, and satisfy her curiosity. But when so many are gathered together, the number of excerpts is staggering, and the sources of the news are spread around the world, it is a bit shocking.

If the existence of the occult world had not been confirmed in the past, Penelope's philosophy must have been filled with deep-seated skepticism.

But now, she only wondered if there was some terrible horror lurking around human beings, so that even mental illness could be contagious, and could be transmitted through hearing and sight......

What else in this world is truly safe and trustworthy?

In particular, Professor Anthony also noted some terrible words or phrases on those newspaper clippings, such as-

"Despite being in eternal sleep, Cthulhu can convey his terrifying dreams to the hearts of mortals, driving many people into madness."

- Such a sentence is simply an inexplicable sentence.

Although it is inexplicable, it will make people think for no reason, and she will feel creepy that it is not some evil creature called Cthulhu who can still affect the human spirit and soul through dreams after death?

Is this the truth about collective blind belief in madness?

Penelope couldn't be sure, and no one would tell her the exact answer, but it was clearly the culprit that kept her upset.

The human mind cannot relate what is known to each other, and this is the most merciful thing in the world. Humans live on a calm island called Ignorance, surrounded by a vast and dark ocean.

One day, when this disparate knowledge is pieced together to reveal a terrifying picture of the real world and the horrific place of humanity in that picture, people will go crazy before such revelations.

Or escape from the deadly light, pretend that you don't know anything, and take refuge in a calm, tranquil new dark century.

Penelope even wished that he hadn't noticed it before, so that he wouldn't have pieced the pieces together and made any further attempts to connect other things with this horrific chain of events.

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……

It wasn't until the morning of the fifth day that the father and daughter got on the plane and prepared to leave for New Orleans.

The reason why it was delayed until the fifth day was not because of how troublesome the preparation work was, and it took half a week or something. It's just because it's hard to buy a ticket, after all, the world is changing too fast, causing many people to lose their sense of security.

People here want to go there, people there want to go here......

It's like a city, people on the outside want to go in, people on the inside want to get out......

Because everyone feels that the place they are currently in is not safe, and they also feel that other people's places are safe, so they all run around every day.

Either you've already found a location for a new address and are ready to move in, or you're running around trying to find out where to make a home......

Of course, there are still a small number of people who will do this, most of them do not have so much financial resources to support, and moving is not a trivial matter, they are more inclined to build underground shelters under their own ground, store food and water, or something.

But even so, it's enough to make the world's air traffic seem congested and hot, and if it continues to develop, the momentum is probably not to catch up with the grand scene of grabbing train tickets during the Chinese New Year.

Because of this, the father and daughter were delayed until the fifth day before they were able to set off.

In fact, Professor Anthony had prepared everything in advance, not only gathered the information, but even contacted the local police in New Orleans to obtain a reasonable and legal identity.

That's right, he's going to go in the name of an expert hired to provide professional services to the local police, and this legal status can also bring considerable convenience to his target, otherwise it would be difficult for him to reach out to those of the Cthulhu Order.

It's like if an ordinary person rashly goes into contact with a criminal suspect who is targeted by the police without a suitable reason and a suitable identity, what is the difference between that and asking for trouble?

On the contrary, if you are a professional hired by the police, many problems will be solved.

It can only be said that, apart from being rather paranoid and unable to listen to people in his own paranoia, Professor Anthony is not ambiguous in other things, and is completely worthy of his intelligence and ability.

New Orleans is a seaport city in the southern state of Louisiana, United States, and the largest city in Louisiana.

But it's been a little rough lately — it's been a rough year, but Louisiana's problems aren't just small things about fanatical demonstrations, or more than just small things.

"We received a report months ago that there was a cultist gathering in the swamp, and we suspected that it was a group of voodoo guys, so we launched a manhunt."

After coming to the police station, they were greeted by a sergeant, middle-aged, in the prime of life, with a dangerous hairline, and his name was Larov.

He led the two into his office, and then cut straight to the point, talking about what he was worried about.

"However, the operation failed, and we suspect that the news was leaked in advance, but there is no evidence...... Anyway, by the time we made it to the ceremony, all the madmen had already left. ”

"So it failed? Because you didn't succeed in catching the cultists? Penelope asked curiously.

She felt new to the role she was playing now, an experience she had never had before.

After all, ordinary people would not normally deal with the police, let alone get involved in the affairs of the police station as a consultant, which she always found a little strange.

“……”

“……”

“…… If that's all there we see, it's unimaginable. ”

After glancing at her, Sergeant Larov, who was silent, opened the cigarette case, lit a cigarette for himself, took a long puff, and spit out another puff of smoke before he said in a heavy tone.

"That ritual is so weird and horrific that you wouldn't want to know how miserable the death of our undercover agent sent to reconnoiter was."

"......" Penelope opened his mouth, realizing that he seemed a little naïve.

"It was then that we realized that we were not confronted by voodoo, but by a dark sect that we had never heard of, far more vicious and terrifying than the most vicious groups of voodoo sects in Africa......"

Then, in the sheriff's chatter like pouring bitter water, the two slowly understood what was going on in the swampy forest at that time.

Penelope frowned slightly, then turned his head sideways and whispered to his father:

"It wasn't until they found out later that it wasn't voodoo...... That means that there was no evidence before, why did they think it was voodoo at that time? ”

"Because voodoo, although it originated in West Africa, is a primitive religion that combines ancestor worship, animism, and spiritism, but it is also prevalent in Haiti and the Caribbean, as well as in South America......"

Professor Anthony explains, almost without thinking: "Similarly, Louisiana is one of the most popular locations. ”

It was as if all this knowledge was something he had memorized, that he was familiar with, that he was more familiar with than his own name.

"That's it?" Penelope asked, a little incredulous.

"You've probably heard of the legend of the Ghost Swamp, right? It is said that in the twenties of the last century, the one cursed by the Voodoo zombie queen...... The Ghost Swamp is called Manchack Swamp, which is located in Louisiana, near New Orleans......"

Probably discovering that his daughter was not able to understand, Professor Anthony added an explanation and put it in a different way.

"Whether this legend is true or not is not said first, but at least it reveals an important message, that is, in the swamps near New Orleans, once you talk about cult activities, then everyone will suspect voodoo ...... at the first time."

"I see, no wonder they have preconceived notions of this." Penelope suddenly realized.

"This is a first-hand record of the search site found in the swampy forest at that time, including various photographs taken at the scene, as well as the remains of the detective, mainly a video and a recording of the sacrifice......"

And at this time, Sergeant Larov also finished pouring bitter water, and then he opened the drawer and took out a tightly sealed file bag-

"Professor Anthony, you said in your email earlier that you have studied this stuff, and I hope you can give me some valuable information and then tell me the results......"

Speaking of this, he frowned slightly and seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally added:

"Of course, I don't want to set a hard time for you, it doesn't make sense...... But hopefully soon, after all, we'll be taking action again the night after tomorrow. ”

"Take action again the night after tomorrow?" Professor Anthony was slightly surprised.

"That's right, they were exposed once before, and we arrested them once, and although it didn't work out, it made those mongrels settle down a lot."

Sergeant Ralov nodded, "But there have been a lot of disappearances lately, and we can be sure that they should be performing those abominable rituals again...... But this time we won't miss again! ”

"Isn't that too much of a rush?" Professor Anthony took the file bag and looked at it, then tactfully offered his opinion, "If they are really just fanatical cultists, it would be fine, but in case ......"

What if it's genuine?

A madman is not terrible, but what if it is really a madman who has mastered some terrible extraordinary powers?

Sergeant Larov's eyes flashed, and he whispered, "It's not just our police department that is responsible for this matter...... The above preparation is enough to blow up the entire Manchuk swamp into the sky several times. ”

This is the confidence that he swears that he will never fail this time.

After all, this matter has made New Orleans people panic recently, and the above is not blind, and the mysterious side has been confirmed recently, so it is natural to pay more attention to it.

In their minds, they probably feel that they can't be unlucky all the time, and the current pattern of the mysterious world has probably been figured out, the gods are not seen in the world, the number of god-killers is scarce, and there are only seven in the world for more than two centuries.

It can't be that every piece of steel is a steel plate, and they can't afford to mess with it, right?

It's not that there are as many gods as dogs, and the demon king walks all over the ground......

Professor Anthony understood, nodded hurriedly, and then took the initiative to ask: "I understand, so when I act the night after tomorrow, can I go with me to take a look?" ”

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……

At the same time.

In a hotel somewhere in New Orleans, the same four investigators who had just gotten off the plane looked at each other—

"So, we're going to that ghost swamp?"

"I heard it's haunted! Can't you go without going? We just had to listen to what they had to say from afar......"

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