Abner had already noticed that someone else was approaching, so he was not surprised by the sudden call, and he asked Furth to process the materials on the Three-Eyed Thunderbird, while adjusting the posture of the five fireballs so that they illuminated the direction of the sound source.

Then, in the light of the fire, three thin figures appeared in front of the eyes of Abner and the others.

They were ragged and withered, their faces and bodies covered with dirty dirt and a foul stench that seemed to have not been washed for a long, long time.

After looking at them for a long time, he could barely tell that they were two men and a woman, and from the tattered clothes that almost couldn't cover their bodies, they saw the mutilated emblem of the "Church of the Eternal Sun".

The Extraordinary of the Church? Abner motioned for them to keep their distance and not get too close before asking, "'Purifying Light'?" ”

The official Extraordinaire team of the Church of the Eternal Sun is known as the "Purifying Light".

"Yes, sir. Dorne and I are the 'Light of Purification'. The man in the lead pointed to himself and another older man beside him, and continued, "But Darcy is not, she's a member of the 'Mechanical Heart'......"

At this, he paused, and then politely greeted, "My name is Defoe, and I am the leader of the 'Purifying Light' team...... Don't know what you call it? ”

"Mechanical Heart" wearing "Purifying Light" clothes? That's right, I'm afraid that the materials in this ruin are very scarce, and it's good to go out with complete clothes to wear, so how can you be deliberately picky......

However, it can also be seen from this that the uniforms issued by the Church of the Eternal Sun are of better quality!

While diverging his thoughts, Abner did not hide his identity, and said succinctly: "You can call me Abner." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the other party to continue to be polite, he asked directly: "Are only the three of you still alive?" ”

According to the information he and Firth gathered, there were six official members who disappeared at the same time as the Thunderbird, three each of the "Purifying Light" and the "Heart of the Machine".

"It's just the three of us...... Charity, Brown, and Ben have been called by the Lord's grace...... Ed and Brown died in the temple at the center of the ruins, and Ben was devoured by the damn bird!

"By the way, Mr. Abner, I forgot to thank you for avenging Ben!" The captain of the "Purifying Light" named Defoe looked at the Thunderbird who was being plucked out by Forth, and swallowed unconsciously while relieving his breath.

At this time, the only lady among the three, the "Mechanical Heart" named Darcy, suddenly spoke: "Sir, can you give us the body of that bird after taking the extraordinary materials?" ”

Hearing this, Abner fell silent and stared at them for a long time before nodding and saying, "Yes." ”

By this time, Firth had already severed all the extraordinary organs of the Thunderbird, and she hurried back to Abner, throwing the bird's body, which had been stripped and disemboweled, to the three opposites.

"Thank you!" Captain Defoe took the Thunderbird's corpse, moved his throat for a moment, and then unloaded a bird's thigh and grilled it in the flames condensed by another team member.

After a while, the fragrance wafted out, and the three of them couldn't wait to tear off a piece each, regardless of whether their hands were dirty or not, they put it in their mouths and chewed it.

Although he looked tormented by hunger, he did not eat raw food, nor did he coax, and even restrained his appetite and ate only one thigh...... This shows that their mental condition is not too bad, at least not as crazy as the bird......

Thinking so in his heart, Abner seemed to be casual, but in fact, while using his "mind-reading" ability, he asked, "What do you usually eat?" ”

Captain Defoe chewed and swallowed the leg bones of the Thunderbird, and then took out a few pieces of black stuff from a broken bag that he had with him, roasted them on the fire as well, and replied as he put them in his mouth: "Although there is no light in this ruin, the plants and animals have long since died...... But fortunately, there are still these mushrooms growing, bringing a glimmer of hope to those of us who have strayed into life.

"As for the water source, it also rains occasionally in this ruin, so we'll stock up on some when we get there...... But that's barely enough for us to drink. ”

He guessed what Abner was worried about, so he explained in great detail where the three of them were fed.

Mushroom? Well, it should be that there are mushrooms growing near the dead roots of the big tree in reality, which are mapped into this illusory world...... It's the same with rain...... Abner's guess softened as he thought about it, and he no longer looked at them as before, but his vigilance remained.

The captain of Defoe also seemed to be very interested, and without waiting for Abner to continue to ask, he took the initiative to talk about their specific situation and the general experience of the past twenty years.

Through his narration, Abner knew that Captain Defoe in front of him was the "notary" of Sequence 6, Dorne and Darcy, who were still eating the leg of the bird, were the "Sun Priests" and "Appraisers" of Sequence 7, and the dead Ed, Brown, and Ben were "Keepers", "Sorcerers", and "Craftsmen", respectively.

Originally, this was a joint investigation team composed of two Sequence 6 and four Sequence 7, and when they first strayed into the ruins, the Thunderbird would only avoid them and did not dare to approach at all.

However, in the course of their exploration of the palace in the center of the ruins, attrition inevitably occurred, and the overall strength of the team plummeted, and the thunderbird was no longer afraid, and turned to hunt them, and finally killed and devoured the "craftsman" called Ban when he was alone......

Abner and Foirth listened carefully to their narratives, and only after thinking for a moment did the former ask, "Are you saying that the collapsed central palace is guarded by a powerful ancient wraith, which is almost comparable to a demigod with the blessing of the remnants of the ruins?" ”

After saying that, Abner glanced at Furth, and if he remembered correctly, one of the main materials of the "Recorder" was "The Curse of the Ancient Wraith".

Although Firth is still only a "master of tricks", she has changed from herself to the extraordinary trait of "astrologer", and it will only be a matter of a month or two before she is promoted to Sequence 7......

Was this pure luck, or was it deliberately arranged?

From leaving the "God's Box" to Firth, to the constant pull of dreams, to the "ancient resentful spirit", how can it feel that the arranger is completely tempting Firth into that palace?

In a flash of thought, Abner asked the captain of Defoe again, "Are you sure that the way out is in that palace?" ”

"Not sure...... But there is only hope there......" Defoe looked gloomy, the ruins of the palace that had not been fully explored were in some sense the motivation for them to persist in survival, and if even this little thought was shattered, they would really be destroyed.

"Are you going? I can lead the way! It can even be used as a decoy ......" At this point, Darcy, the only lady of the three, spoke, "I ask you for only one thing, and if you are able to get out, please apologize to my son on my behalf...... Tell him that his mother was sad not to see him grow up...... But Mom always loved him! ”

She saw the former's strength in Abner's battle with the Three-Eyed Thunderbird, and felt that he really had a chance of breaking through the gates guarded by the ancient wraiths.

Another "Sun Priest" Dorne, who had been silent, also spoke in a hoarse voice, "I can do it too...... My request is for you to help me visit my parents and try to help them if they have any difficulties...... I can give you my extraordinary items as payment. ”

Hey, hey, it's a shame to set up a flag before you even set off! Abner complained in his heart, stopped Captain Defoe, who was about to speak, and preemptively said, "You take us to the palace first, and as for whether you want to go in or not, wait for me to take a look." ”

"Okay." Captain Defoe nodded without hesitation, "Follow me." ”

With that, he packed up the rest of the bird's meat and walked out into the darkness with the other two.

Abner took Firth to follow, and whispered to her as he went, and finally said, "It is entirely up to you whether you want to enter the palace or not." ”

"But if we don't enter the palace, shall we go out to this ruin?" Furth asked in surprise.

"It's not a big problem, although this 'world' is special, it is always in a dream, and the 'dream shuttle' ability at the demigod level should be able to take us out of ...... And I just have the means. Abner replied confidently.

Furth glanced at the three people walking in front of him for a few moments, hesitated for a while, and said, "Since you can leave at any time, then I also want to find out why this place 'summoned' me to come...... Otherwise, if you 'escape' this time, you may not have such conditions for safe exploration next time." ”

Although she usually "salts fish" a little, she will not be indecisive when it is time to make decisions.

In the original book, this was the case when he helped the teacher find someone to kill Mr. X, and it is the same now.