Chapter 69: The Sky Tree

"Look out the window! Is that the aurora? ”

"No kidding...... It's really the Aurora! ”

The time corresponding to the recording is 9 minutes and 30 seconds before the fall.

Seeing the Northern Lights in the skies of Central America requires more than extraordinary luck.

The operator switches the channel from passenger recording to cockpit recording. There is no video recording, so they can only try to restore the original appearance of the accident based on the records in the black box.

The chaotic day is not over yet, and dragon sightings around the world have left the secret party anxious. Norma, who had awakened from the war personality, reluctantly continued to cooperate with the aftermath operation, and the overheated computer room had to be cooled with liquid nitrogen.

"Roper, report to the tower. I've never been in this situation, is it a glow, or something else. ”

"ua660, we encountered...... Why is there no sound, the communication is suddenly cut off. ”

The voices of the two trembled slightly.

"Roper, I'll try again later. It may be that an occasional stream of charged particles interferes with communication and does not affect driving. ”

"Captain, the shape of the thick clouds over there is a bit unusual. I've never seen clouds so thick, and there's an empty patch in between, a bit like a gate? ”

"It's a little bit like. The gate in the sky is still full of fairy tale. We may have to fly into a fairytale wonderland, or we may fly straight into heaven. ”

"I wasn't prepared for heaven this morning, Captain!"

At the same time as this conversation took place, the flight completely disappeared from the observation from the tower. There was no way to communicate, there was no way to locate it, it was gone.

Luo Yin touched his chin. The people here are not novices, and they have already guessed in their hearts what happened to this plane.

Fly into heaven...... It's really not an anachronistic joke.

"It's really the aurora, you look at those ribbon-like lights...... The range of this aurora is so big, hell, why haven't we flown out yet! ”

"Captain, did you see the tree?"

"Trees?"

"That giant cyan tree that pierces the sky and shines with light! It's still growing, and the turquoise branches are hanging from the sky, so magnificent! ”

"I saw it. It's so beautiful. ”

Luo Yin also wanted to hear the follow-up, but there was silence in the audio of the black box.

The operator quickly adjusted the volume, but it was fine. Switching back and forth between the various channels, the cockpit, the passenger cabin, the cabin, and the cabin, there is no sound of speech.

The sound of rustling snowflakes was heard from the tower's communication channels, and beyond that, the roar of engine turbines. This peculiar accompaniment forms a requiem that leads to death.

Five minutes later, the last sound was gone. It has become a silent iron coffin, falling from the sky into the sea.

"Stop."

Ange said softly, and the person playing the audio woke up like a dream, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"The Secret Party has never found the tomb of the Wind King in its history, let alone the palace when he was born."

"Because ancient dragon slayers couldn't fly. And his kingdom built a unique Nibelungen on top of the heavenly dome, with air currents, wind and rain, thunder and lightning. ”

The mountain king's lair is underground, and the kingdom of the Wind King seems to be quite reasonable in the sky.

However, Norton built the palace in the Yangtze River, perhaps because the extra-large active volcano was too difficult to find.

"Is it really possible that there is a Nibelungen floating in the sky? When the wind blows, won't it drift around? ”

Luo Yin glanced at Lu Mingfei. is worthy of being S-level, and his thinking is always outrageous than the average person.

"In the theory of alchemy, atmosphere, fire, and thunder and lightning are generally not included in the category of alchemical carriers because they are too active.

On the other hand, mercury, which has both metal and liquid properties, is the most popular. When Norton crafted the Bronze City, he chose metal instead of flame. ”

The night watchman buckled his teeth and casually popularized a little alchemy common sense.

The problem he mentioned is quite practical, and it is difficult for the amorphous atmosphere to form a fixed circuit. In order to stabilize the results of atmospheric alchemy, extremely slender perception and special structures are required. ”

"Trees?"

The Radiant Giant Tree mentioned in the dialogue between the captain and the co-captain was too suspicious, and Luo Yin felt that there was something wrong with it.

"There was one last silence on the plane. All passengers may have died by then, or were in a group of fainting or hallucinations. They first passed through the ominous 'gate', and then they saw the very rare 'tree'. ”

Luo Yin looked at Flamel, who had shared the composition of the dragon text of the Judgment of the Spirit, which was shaped like a giant tree in reverse.

"The image of the tree, representing life, pillars, the world. The most emblematic is the World Tree, the Askr Yggdrasills, which carries the Nine Realms with its branches and leaves.

Li Wuyue apparently found a way to stabilize the atmosphere of the Nibelungen. A peculiar circuit, or something special. ”

Flamel didn't continue, but Luo Yin immediately thought of the other holy spear that Li Wuyue was holding, the Silver Mistletoe Spear.

The wooden spear that could stop Kungunir held secrets he couldn't know.

"We can now be sure that there is an atmospheric Nibelungen over Honduras. It has a considerable range and may have the ability to expand or move.

Before we can attack the Wind King, we need to be prepared for special battles. This is not a conventional enemy. ”

It would be nice if the dragon kings were all of the type of Akang, Ah Fen, and Aye, so that Luo Yin felt that he could quickly pass the four monarchs.

"We have three commissioners who have already entered Honduras and are on their way to San Pedro Sula, capital of the province of CortΓ©s."

"Withdraw them."

Beowulf did not hesitate.

"Can't ...... Unable to be contacted. Norma has lost all observation capabilities in Honduras, which is like a black hole. ”

Ye Sheng, Aki, Raymond. Luo Yin's eyelids jumped when he saw these names.

The newlyweds are in danger of a declining spirit. After marriage, the old man obediently went home for me to make people, and some people worked for the secret party.

"Gather as much strength as you can."

All airports in Honduras have been blocked, and they have to cross the border by land.

The Mass Recovery event has greatly stifled the power of the Secret Party, and they have to fight away from home with limited resources.

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"Unpredicted intense sunspot activity?"

Raymond read the headlines in the local newspaper, scratching his head in confusion.

It was so drastic that the cities they passed through were largely deprived of internet and electronic communications, and the group was forced to disconnect from Norma.

They are currently guided by a small terminal loaded with the Norma Simplified version of the logic library. Little Norma feels similar, but in some details, she can feel a hint of artificial retardation.

"I'll open the last paragraph. Raymond, you take a break. ”

The sky was bright, Ye Sheng and the light bulb exchanged places and sat in the driver's seat.

The three of them alternated and rushed from Mexico City to Honduras overnight. After some deliberation, it was decided to go to the "suspicious zone" determined by Norma and investigate in the city of San Pedro.

"Surprisingly smooth. I have the impression that the security situation in this area is not ordinarily poor. ”

They hurried all night, not to mention the highway horses that inherited the traditional arts, and even the drag racing clan didn't see a few.

There was no trouble at the border or at the toll booths, making it hard to believe that you were in the world-famous Honduras.

This inexplicable sunspot activity made Ye Sheng feel a little uneasy in his heart, and reconfirmed the situation of the vehicle and equipment, everything was fine. Their mission is only to reconnoitre, and if the situation is not right, they will immediately retreat.

The crimson sun wheel rises on the horizon, and the vehicle passes through the low-rise residential areas of the suburbs to reach its destination.

The city of San Pedro Sula does not have a permanent office of the Secret Party. The most convenient places to get information are newspapers, public authorities, and crowd gathering places.

The only way to do this is to wait until dawn and settle down.

There was a faint fog in the city, hazy with the morning light.

Ye Sheng parked in front of a small hotel, a three-story family hotel. I'll leave it at that.

"There was shouting. It's down the alley over there! ”

Aki, who was sleep-deprived, still had sharp senses, catching a hint of an abrupt sound in the early morning.

The three of them only hesitated for half a second, then trotted to the side of the alleyway.

A young girl is pressed against a brick wall with a frightened face, and the masked man covers her mouth and gropes in the girl's pocket.

Ye Sheng suddenly became vigilant and made a color towards Aki and Raymond. It's such a coincidence, it's not normal.

"I'm going to save her!"

Raymond nodded at Ye Sheng and ran over.

What the hell are you reading in my eyes?

The robber noticed someone coming, hurriedly pulled out a white wallet, turned and fled.

But it's too late. Raymond had just run to the mouth of the alley when there was a terrifying rustle in the alley.

Strange bird-like creatures peeled off the walls, six slender necks pulling a disproportionate body at the fugitive.

Bone blades with a paralyzing substance cut through the fugitive's skin like paper, infusing him with medicine, interrupting his terrified cries for help.

The jagged bones encircled a dark golden cage that imprisoned the fugitive in his body. The Ghost Rider greedily sucked a large mouthful of blood, and after a few seconds it stopped sucking with difficulty, flapping its wings and flying towards the brick wall.

Raymond went into cardiac arrest and nearly fell into a rolling gourd. 007 took a deep breath and drew his tactical knife and rushed towards the wall where the weasel was, only to slam into the wall.

What about birds? And what about the bigger bone bird?

Raymond sat on the ground with a blank expression, and looked back at Ye Sheng Aki.

"You're not hallucinating. A six-headed scythe did appear here just now, in its own unique way...... Uh, captured a robber and disappeared. ”

Ye Sheng observed the situation around him, while Jiu De Aki carefully touched the wall. This is not Hogwarts, and the sickle still has this advanced skill?

The girl who was robbed was frightened, and her long brown hair was a little disheveled over her shoulders. The three of them vaguely noticed that she was wearing a black blindfold through the girl's oblique bangs, and they didn't know if she was blind or sick.

"Nothing, right?"

Raymond was more fluent in Spanish and tried to communicate with the girl.

"We sent her to the police station to report the crime, and then came back here to investigate. Something is really wrong here, there are dragon-blooded creatures that prey on humans. ”

"They really exist."

The girl's answer surprised Raymond.

"What exists?"

"Hunt the bone birds of the wicked. Some say that in the middle of the night and early in the morning, there are large birds made of bones flying silently in the city.

They have multiple heads and can hear all the small whispers of people. When they find the wicked, they use their bodies to imprison the criminals and take them back to hell. ”

"Girl, this thing doesn't ...... cultivate."

"You just saw it with your own eyes, didn't you? It emerges from darkness and takes the wicked to hell. ”

Ye Sheng wanted to speak and stopped. If this is a coincidence, then the coincidence just now has reached a strange level.

"My name is Neva, a local. Something strange is going on in the city, and I'm trying to investigate. ”

The frightened girl struggled to put on a smile and was very friendly to the three strangers.

"Neva, where did you hear about the sickle...... The legend of the Bone Bird? Some web forums? ”

"No, it's not. I heard about it at the cathedral, where locals often gather to chat after Mass. ”

......

Ye Sheng and Aki whispered in the back seat, and Raymond was driving to the cathedral.

Neva said that she didn't have anything in her purse, and that if she was taken away by the bone bird, the police probably wouldn't be able to find it.

"Watch out for that girl. Her purpose is too obvious, there must be something wrong. I suspect she's related to the 'Listen to the Heavens' organization, and I'm not surprised that she's half-blooded. ”

"I'm staring at her."

Aki subconsciously touched the dagger. While the target doesn't look very threatening, she won't let her guard down.

"Ye Sheng, I have a strange feeling that I can't describe. It wasn't uncomfortable, there was a slight burning sensation in the blood. ”

Aki frowned, his tone a little hesitant.

Ye Sheng raised his head suddenly.

"I also have, I thought it was a delusion caused by nervousness. To be precise, it was the dragon's blood that was burning, and my spirit was a little overexcited after entering the city. ”

The two of them appear at the same time, so it's not an illusion. They were affected by something.

"Here we are, Cathedral."

Neva opened the door and got out of the car naturally, seemingly not noticing the communication between the two behind him.

In the shrine carved out of the boulder, the white stone statue of the god has a sacred, compassionate, and almost weeping face. The cross stands high at the top of the church, with the notches of vicissitudes.

"Mass is about to start in the morning, I'll take you to ask the local elders."

Neva walked in front with a comfortable expression, while the muscles in Ye Sheng's whole body were as tense as a bowstring.

He glanced at Aki. There's no time to hesitate, it's time to strike, rightly or wrongly.

Ye Sheng rushed forward like a cheetah, his muscular right arm attacking Neva's cervical vertebrae like an iron hoop, but his movements were silent.

Aki attacks from the flanks at the same time, and it is necessary to control Neva's actions in one turn.

"Worthy of the legendary Kassel Academy. Even if it's not for those famous monsters, it's very decisive. ”

Ye Sheng clasped Neva's left hand, his right arm wrapped around her cervical vertebrae, and Aki's dagger against the surface of her skin. But Neva was not as nervous as they expected.

"Uncle, do me a favor and open the door of the church."

Raymond's brain was still stuck. He realized that his mission had gone wrong again.

"Let's go."

Ye Sheng Aki controlled the hostages and nodded at Raymond. Why exactly this girl brought them here is about to be revealed.

Raymond pushes open the wooden doors of the church, revealing the secrets hidden within.

Cocoon.

Under a high platform wrapped in vines, rows of white cocoons.

------Off topic------

No cats today, no one day.

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