[Nightmare Remnant]

- Ivan

Through the dark mountain forest, we came to the Municipal Opera House.

Perched on a cliff, the opera house was lit all night long, as bright as a beaded chain around the neck of a goddess. However, all that unfolds before us now is the great ruins, silently telling of the great loss of its former scenery and present desolation.

"It's finally here," Miss Rebecca immediately began to hold up her camera to take pictures, "shall we take a group photo?"

"I don't think it's a good idea. Indeed, Chrio said calmly, now is not the time to be leisurely, the once ornate theater door stands twisted in front of us, the bronze plaque wrapped in iron chains is engraved with the word "ban", and the blood-red paint that has not yet faded is terrifying.

"Don't scare yourself, relax!" Miss Rebecca looked quite excited about the shot from a lot of angles.

"It's like this before you enter the door, and the camera will run out of battery after a while. ”

"Your sister, I'm a professional, and I have spare batteries! ”

Clio walked around the weedy wall, carefully pasting the runes prepared by his predecessors in some corners, and the runes burned clean.

"Alright, let's go. Miss Rebecca climbed over the wall first.

"Guys, we're here. I watched Clio and them go in one by one, and first reported to Cedar and them, "No problem, we're in!"

"Be careful. Harden whispered a reminder, and it seemed that he was also a little nervous.

Our current location is the forecourt garden of the Flower Blossom Garden. Before we even started looking, we smelled the smell of corruption that had been accumulating here for forty years.

"For forty years, the trees and weeds have grown insane. Miss Rebecca turned on the flashlight, and the faint light made us barely see the beautiful fountain in front of us.

We walked over and saw that the fountain was no longer functioning, the pool was full of water, and the smell of rotting leaves and other items was a little unpleasant.

"Good carving. Miss Rebecca took two more photographs, and she seemed interested in the fountain, which was not much worn.

"Right in front of you is the main entrance to the theater. The second sister said, looking ahead.

Well, there's a dark building in front of you.

"We're afraid we're going to have to speed it up, and I always feel like it's going to take us quite a bit of time to build it. The eldest sister frowned and looked at the gloomy building, and said slowly.

"Well, and we'll have to have the awareness that we can't explore this place anymore, and try to record everything as much as we can. Let's go. "Miss Rebecca is at the front.

We come to the four-storey palace-like building, which is still gorgeous, but the darkness and tragedy have given her too much foreboding.

The majestic gate looked undamaged and untouched by the years, and we stood there waiting for Miss Rebecca to push open the heavy door.

She put her hand on the beautifully carved doorknob and looked at us: "Kerry, you and Sally and Ivan go to the backyard to have a look, and we will wait for you in the hall." ”

"Let's go. Clio smiled at us and headed right to the backyard.

The situation in the backyard is similar to that of the vestibule, with all kinds of weeds obscuring the neatly built flower beds of the past, and the notice board with posters is still there, but the posters are long gone. The benches, which are hidden by bushes, are scattered with items that appear to have been discarded during the fire. I flipped through it, and it was still a poster.

Finding nothing, we returned and entered the hall.

The flower garden got its name because the entire decoration theme revolves around flowers, and the hall where we are now is the hall decorated with peonies.

Everyone stood there, and the faint light gave us a rough idea of the layout. The staircase leading up and down is the upper and lower floors, and the left and right walls are decorated with lifelike statues of dancing girls. I could see the graceful peony patterns on the carpet and on the walls, and even after all this time, the decorations had only faded a little color, and a little imagination could restore the magnificence of the past.

I looked up, and the left staircase led to a wooden board, and the right staircase was partially blocked by rubble and fallen statues, but the door to it was wide open, like a mysterious cavern inviting us in.

"Paris and I will go down and see, and you will go up from the right. Miss Rebecca walked up the staircase in the middle to the basement, and the eldest sister hurried over.

"We looked at both the forecourt garden and the backyard and are now in the Peony Hall on the first floor. We'll be exploring in two teams now, don't worry, it should be soon. "I reported it first, and then I followed Clio up. Because I didn't look underfoot, the wet carpet felt like sticky moss to me. When I looked down, the carpet was supposed to be crimson with gold trim...... What a pity.

"The entrance door is deadly closed, and we'll be back first," Miss Rebecca said, flipping through the rubble, "and below is the Opera Theater, the White Lily Theater." ”

We came to the right wing on the second floor. Compared to the hall, which can still show a little bit of the pomp and circumstance of the Flower Blossom Courtyard, the right wing on the second floor is completely dilapidated. The hallway floor was covered with cracks and sewage, and the portraits on the walls were mostly damaged. I looked around with a flashlight, and the hallway was supposed to be a pale green algae theme.

The door to the room on the left side of the hallway opened slightly, and the end was still pitch black.

"This is the rest area, and this is the ...... That's right, the restaurant 'Lotus Hall'. Miss Rebecca looked at the floor plan and pushed the door open into the room on the left.

The room was littered with all kinds of musical instruments, horns, organs, saxophones, and everywhere on the table and floor. Then there are overturned wine glasses, scattered chairs, and crumpled tablecloths...... Faithfully maintained the chaotic scene of the fire that year.

The Lotus Hall is a viewing seat, and below is the White Lily Theater, and we can see the rubble sinking in the shadows below.

"Guys, it's full of famous wines!" Behind the table was a large wine cabinet, where Miss Rebecca was looking, and she didn't forget to laugh, "I heard that the longer the wine is stored, the better it tastes, do you want a glass?"

"No, thanks, I don't think anyone but you would be interested in a forty-year-old liquid. Clio decisively refused, their brother and sister are a really good combination.

"Shang Bai Ze wants to go to you!" was still rummaging, and Harden suddenly shouted, which scared me out.

"Things are a little bad on Cedar's side. I said to Miss Rebecca, and she put down the wine with a serious expression.

I looked around the corner, and there was a gorgeous poster in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window. Although the bright color has diminished over time, its dark red background and ornate decorations are still very attractive - this is a Peking Opera poster, and the Hua Dan on the poster is so charming and moving, she must have been very popular back then...... But the glory of the blossom courtyard is gone.

"She's ...... Irrigation. The second sister said affirmatively, and turned to rummage through the messy huge dining table, "I found a notebook, and there is even a lock." ”

It was a small notebook stained with sauce, which was finally left behind by the person concerned, but I don't know if it was useful.

"We entered the door, and there was also a rest area over there, and there were traces of smoke everywhere," the eldest sister walked in, "The fire doors on both sides are damaged, and there should be a performance stage behind it." ”

"Let's take a look. "Nothing else was found, and we followed to the rear lounge.

"We've found something, we've taken pictures...... It's on the second floor now, and it's so slow because the stairs were blocked by rubble just now...... "I reported again," how is it, Shang Bai Ze is ready to come over?"

"As soon as possible, we'll keep dragging him. Ellie's voice was uneasy.

A large chunk of the carpet in front of us was missing, revealing a floor with huge cracks...... No, it's a crack, it's more like a knife cut.

In front of it is an ornamental fish tank, forty years old, and the fish inside have become bones, and I wonder if they have witnessed the bloody fight lying on the coral.

The already twisted fire doors on both sides were closed, and there was no way around, so Sally cleared them with Black Eclipse.

We first looked through the door on the right, and the dim lights were lit up by the Peking Opera stage.

"On the left is the Wushu Theater, and on the right is the Peking Opera Theater. Miss Rebecca chose the direction of Peking Opera Theater first.

The dim light is reflected on the dark red curtains and siding, making the whole space appear to be dark red. Above the entrance to the decaying Peking Opera Theater "Pear Blossom Theater" are two lifeless giant painted faces, which have accumulated dust, and against the backdrop of heavy dark red curtains and layers of cobwebs, they are gorgeous and lonely.

"It's not burned here, but it'...... It's the blood trail left behind...... "Standing next to the ornate screen to the left of the entrance, Clio scrutinizes the marks on the ground with a flashlight.

"Something happened here, but there are very few traces of fighting. The second sister looked at the wall carefully.

Next door to the screen is a passage that is only one door wide, which is very inconspicuous. The small door has a fan-shaped pattern on it.

"It's the dressing room," Clio said to me, "it's tightly locked, it's up to you." ”

It's up to Sally. When they opened the door cautiously, I saw the eldest sister turn to the door on the left, and it was not good to act alone, so I followed Zhaohua and Yueming.

On the left is the entrance to the martial arts stage. The flashlight shone on the red door, and the burning dark red provided a hint of warmth to the dark hallway, but I felt very depressed.

"Eldest sister, what are you thinking?" I couldn't help but ask as I watched the eldest sister look up at the door and look down with disdain at any passerby.

“...... I'm sorry, I'm still here in a daze for time......" The eldest sister smiled wryly, "I just thought, this lion seems to be reminding anyone who looks up to them to be humble." ”

I always think the eldest sister is weird, and Ryan is right, she was hurt more in the La Niña battle than we thought.

"We're going that way and we'll be back soon. Yueming and Zhaohua continued to walk towards the left passage, and I saw that it was brighter, so I didn't object.

The eldest sister deftly broke the door lock with the wind blade, and we successfully entered the martial arts theater "Jinju Theater". The gold-based theater is quite magnificent, but we can only see the tragic situation after the fight, with swords scattered and bloodstained......

"This seems to be the place to kill each other......" The eldest sister gave me a cold look and walked down the backstage with the bloodstains. I followed, and then walked to the "Apricot Blossom Room".

"It's a shared dressing room," we walked in through the small door next to the closet, and Miss Rebecca nodded to us, "I think there was a murder here, and the first crime scene was on the other side of the stage, right?"

"Well, the deceased was probably executed over there, and ...... here," the eldest sister leaned over to examine the huge stain on the carpet, "at least one deceased person was produced." ”

The powder room was a little dim, and the light we brought in made the bright apricot main color slightly visible.

There was a lot of paper scattered on the couch that looked like it had turned yellow and brittle, and Snow Crane and Sally were flipping through it. I look at the beautiful boxes on the makeup table, they are all some commonly used makeup tools, nothing special.

"Evelyn's poster? Cleoca looked at the gorgeously dressed model at the table, and then saw the poster behind the model.

I looked over and there was a poster of a female singer in a purple dress hanging on the wall, and the women on the poster were beautiful and charming like never before.

"The Minister of the Primordial Branch, Evelyn McDonald, the Purple Sage, is known as the 'Thunder Lamenter'. Miss Rebecca, who was taking pictures of the blood stains on the ground, said, "Not only is she a great beauty, but she is also a singer with a charming voice, and her strength is also the top of the Heavenly Punisher." She was also invited to participate in the opera performance that year, but before she came, the Huakaiyuan tragedy occurred. ”

"Purple Sage......" I looked at the charming face as Zhaohua walked in through the door.

"We found something on the left flank," he said, with a gloomy expression, "and there should be a fire." ”

We followed him down the hallway to the left flank, and sure enough, we saw a shattered sight of the smoky and burning marks that were still frightening.

"This is where the fire started, what kind of fire did it start......" Miss Rebecca took the photo in detail, and she looked like a different person.

Moonlight was picking up the pile of furniture and rubble on the road, they were blocking the way, and we immediately went over to help.

"The stairs on the third floor collapsed...... Oh, there's a hole in the ceiling, it looks like I can go up...... "I looked up, and the ceiling had collapsed into a big hole, and it was dark and a little eerie.

When I shine a flashlight, I see something moving!

"No, that's—" I couldn't think much of it, and jumped up on the rubble, "Lord, help me!"

I jumped up to the third floor and crushed the thing underneath me—

Sure enough, it's something like a demon.,It should be the lord of the imperial seal......

"Ivan, get out of the way!" Miss Rebecca's voice rang out, and she jumped up as well, a dazzling white light flashing and piercing the demon's body, causing the demon to burn incandescent and turn to ashes!

"We've been discovered, now run!" she pulled me to jump out of the hole and started running without pause.

"Kerry!" she shouted urgently, by which time we were back on the right flank.

"Wait!" Clio ran to us, and I glanced at him and saw that his eyes had turned silver......

"Follow me!" he ran ahead of us, rushed out of the gate and quickly turned left, climbing over the backyard wall and submerging into the dark forest!

We followed him for a long time, jumping around and running for half an hour before stopping.

"Alright......" he gasped and leaned against the rock.

"You have to run so far...... Miss Rebecca gasped, "I thought you wouldn't have to run ......too far with your foresight."

"The envoy is too strong for me to risk it...... "Cleo said, looking at her, "how are we doing this time?"

"It's not much, I can only go back and tidy it up slowly," Miss Rebecca looked at the camera photos and shook her head helplessly, "Envoy that guy...... Do we have to say goodbye to Hua Kaiyuan......"

"Maybe our results won't be too bad," the second sister opened the notebook she found from the Lotus Hall, "Could this notebook record any ......?"

She looked at it, her expression becoming more and more gloomy.

"How?"

In response to Miss Rebecca's question, she raised her head: "Maybe it helps, what I can be sure now is that the owner of the book is one of the deceased back then......"

In the darkness, we looked at the book that belonged to the ominous person, and was silent.

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Preview: Can the traces of the blossoming courtyard tell the truth, and can everyone's efforts be rewarded...... The thread of doom that entangles everyone from the inside is difficult to cut, why can't the curse that has lasted for thousands of years be removed, and is there anything in the way?

"Can't pay attention, can't not pay attention, we're quite helpless......"

"We can't be suspicious of each other, we are only a small group, and it is the entire demon world that is against us, and once there is a barrier, we will have nothing......

Next Chapter: The Spider Web Puzzle.