After "giving" himself the necklace of the "Fallen Morning Star", Crane descended from the gray fog and returned to reality, placing it in his pocket.

Then, he removed the spiritual wall, walked out of the bathroom, and walked quickly to the door of the captain's office and pushed the door in.

Dunn Smith was drinking coffee when he was startled by the sudden intruder and nearly choked on himself.

"What's wrong?" He didn't blame Crane, his expression became serious, and the abnormality of his teammates often foreshadowed the seriousness of the incident.

Klein replied rather succinctly, but without concealment:

"Captain, I didn't know what happened to old Neil.

"Last month Neil Sr. told me that his late wife loved music, but today Rosanne says he's always been single.

"And, the day I first became an extraordinary, I saw a pair of illusory and strange eyes watching everything behind old Neil, and a near-transparent figure peering through the doorway, which he told me was a sign of the remnants of ritual magic.

"I didn't feel right, so I tried divination."

Dunn listened with a calm face, brushed his feet, and asked suspiciously as he walked to the coat rack:

"Why don't you just find out if old Neil is out of control?"

"I've been watching Neal Sr. for the past month and at least until last weekend he wasn't in much trouble...... It's just a little bit old, so, I think he's just getting out of control, there's some signs, there's room for redemption. Klein expressed his opinion in one breath.

Dunn put on a black top hat, put on a knee-high trench coat, and said lightly:

"Very reasonable speculation...... We're going to visit old Neil now, well, try not to provoke him.

"I'm going to Chanismana now to get the seal '3-0611', which should stabilize old Neil's condition and curb his deterioration.

"You go to the recreation room to find Luo Yao."

Seal "3-0611" ...... When Crane heard this name, his spirit suddenly perked, he had only thought that the secret technique on the "Fallen Morning Star" could stabilize the state of loss of control, but because he was too flustered, too uneasy, too worried, he forgot that there was a seal with a similar effect behind the Chanis Gate.

"No: 3-0611.

"Name: Quiet Hair.

"Sealing method: No direct contact with living creatures.

"Description: This is a simple ornament made of many long dark black hairs entwined together.

"As long as it is touched unprotected, all living beings lose all their desires and emotions, including but not limited to hunger, anger, sadness, pain, jealousy, envy, hatred, happiness, contentment, and greed.

"It has been confirmed that even the desire to disengage from 3-0611 will disappear for affected creatures, and they will remain quietly where they are until the end of their lives.

"If there is an external force that causes the affected person to disengage from SCP-611, the former will gradually return to normal, but experimental data suggests that this is true if the contact time is no more than two hours.

"Once contact lasts longer than two hours, affected individuals remain silent forever.

"Direct contact can be avoided by wearing gloves, etc."

"These strands have no living properties, no tendency to try to escape the seal."

In a flash of thought, Klein did not delay, and immediately came to the night watchman's entertainment room and called out the "sleepless" Luo Yao Leiding.

The lady, whose hair was black and silky, asked calmly, "What task?" ”

"Visit Old Neil." Klein replied with a slight heaviness.

"Old Neil......" Luo Yao, who had always had a cold expression, suddenly burst into astonishment, and then fell into silence.

After a few minutes, Dunn came out of the ground, and the three of them converged and rode in a carriage to Old Neil's house.

On the way, Dunn recounts Neal Sr.'s past, and Klein learns that Neal Sr. had a couple who was about to get engaged when he was young, only to die of a serious illness...... Before his death, the elder Neil even risked revealing the secrets of the Extraordinary to try to save the other party with ritual magic, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful.

At this moment, Klein's heart was heavy, and he once again had a bad premonition.

……

On the outskirts of Tingen, inside a house with a dark red chimney.

A classical quill pen writes on its own note:

"Neil's constant attempts to refine the 'life refinement' ritual bestowed by the 'Hidden Sage' have aggravated his own pollution, and he is on the verge of losing control physically and mentally."

……

"Klein Moretti determined that Neil was not in a normal state through divination, so he took out the 'Fallen Morning Star' necklace.

"The 'Fallen Morning Star' necklace contains two powerful secret techniques, namely 'Evans' Hidden Barrier and 'Vaorlet's Perfect Restoration', the latter of which can effectively control the state that is about to spiral out of control, so Klein Moretti wants to save Neil.

"At the same time, Dunn Smith was in a state of mind again due to the nourishment of Dalie Simone, and after hearing Klein Moretti's report, he immediately judged that the seal '3-0611' could help Neil's condition, so he went to Chanis Gate and removed it.

"Dunn Smith, Klein Moretti, and Loyo Leiding rushed to Neil's house in a carriage, and Neil was not completely out of control at this time, and if they arrived in time, with the help of 'Fallen Morningstar' and '3-0611', they still had a chance to ......"

The quill had just been written here, but it was grabbed by a slightly pale hand.

The palm came from a man, a man in a black double-breasted gown, visibly blind in one eye, and his eyes were dark blue and almost black.

The man took the notebook with the brown cover, read it carefully, then took the quill and wrote on the latest page without ink:

Neil thought that as soon as Crane Moretti was quickly promoted, the Templar would immediately send someone to inspect him, as if to prevent Crane Moretti from sharing a quick way to master potions. His reluctance and suspicion of the Church of the Night made him try to pray to the 'Hidden Sage' again when his body was at his limit, which was logical.

On the verge of losing control, he was once again tainted by high-level knowledge, and Neil's end was already doomed, he was completely out of control and turned into a disgusting monster.

"Later, Dunn Smith, Klein Moretti, and Loyo Leting arrive at Neil's residence, where they keenly spot Neil's loss of control, and 'Neil' tries to convince Dunn and the three to let him go.

"Dunn Smith was sad in his heart, and tried to use the ability of 'Nightmare' to pull 'Neil' into a dream.

However, his attempts were spotted by 'Neil', and he escaped Dunn Smith's dreams through his connection to the 'Hidden Sage'.

"Dunn Smith's spirit was traumatized by the backlash, and he was also a little tainted by the aura from the high being."

At this point, the blind man closed his notebook, looked out the window, and said to himself:

"'Fallen Morning Star'...... 'Evans' Hidden Barrier'? No wonder he always escapes death......"

……

In a single-family house with a garden on the outskirts of the northern district of Tingen.

"Neil", who was completely out of control, flashed a dark light with four cold, eyelash-free eyes, firmly locked onto Dunn, and his expression became indifferent:

"You're pulling me into a dream!

"No, it's useless! My eyes can see through it all! ”

At the same time, the blood-colored viscous liquid that filled the ceiling, floor, and walls began to wriggle, like a giant opening its mouth wide and trying to swallow Crane and the others all.

Instead of pulling out the revolver in a panic, Crane reached into his coat pocket, intending to use the "Summoning Light" on the "Fallen Morning Star".

Suddenly, he saw that everything had calmed down again, and that the bloody, viscous, dense black short-haired liquid was as peaceful as a wind-blown lake.

"Neil" loses his expressions of indifference, coldness, hatred, and longing, and becomes peaceful and quiet.

At some point, Dunn had already thrown the seal "3-0611" into the pile of blood-colored viscous liquid.

Any creature that comes into contact with the "Quiet Hair" without protection will become quiet and lose all motivation until the end of its life!

Dunn, Klein, and Lo Yao all drew their guns and aimed them at each other's heads.

At this time, Old Neil's face showed a look of extreme fear and struggle, and his strong desire to survive slightly overcame the influence of the seal "3-0611".

The four extra eyes were gone, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and around his mouth were so deep, his hair was so gray, and his dark red eyes were slightly cloudy, just like Crane had seen him for the first time.

"Dunn, do you remember when I saved you......"

"Luo Yao, do you remember that I helped you save your family's lives......

"Klein, do you remember when I taught you the occult every day? Remember when we discussed how to reimburse expenses? Remember when I got you hand-ground coffee? Remember when we dealt with out-of-control substitutes together? ”

……

Klein hesitated for a moment, and then heard—

Bang! Bang! Two tones.

Two silver demon hunting bullets flew out, one after the other, and pierced Old Neil's head.

Dunn and Luo Yao lowered their guns at the same time and fell silent.

"We are guardians, and we are a bunch of wretched creatures who are always fighting danger and madness."

After a long time, Dunn, who was slightly bent, looked at the "corpse" of old Neil in front of him, which was like rotten flesh and blood, and muttered to himself in a trance.

……

Beckland, in a garden villa on Kingst Street in the Jowood district.

Since it had been drizzling since the morning, Abna did not go out at all, and was at ease experimenting with the effects of various ritual magic in his own home.

However, Hugh's sudden visit shattered his leisure.

"Duckholm went missing last night." Upon entering the living room, Hugh said bluntly.

Abner thought hard about it before he remembered who Darkholm was, and asked, "The gang leader who controls a lot of pickpockets?" The one who gave you the information about 'Two-Face' Rosen? ”

"That's right." Hugh nodded, and said with a heavy face, "I asked him to pay attention to the homeless people in the East Side...... So I suspect his disappearance is likely related to Ziringes. ”

"You didn't disguise yourself when you commissioned Darkholm?" Abner asked.

"Of course." Hugh nodded, a little puzzled, would it be useful to disguise with her features? Even if it's high, the gang leaders will be recognizable.

"Well, I'm afraid Ziringus already has a basic grasp of you......" Abner immediately judged.

"I thought about that too, so I'll move when I go back in a moment...... But many people know that you are my friend, and your residence is not a secret...... I'm afraid that Ziringos will come and attack you. Hugh said worriedly.

Abner suddenly felt something at this time, and immediately opened the "pure white eye".