Chapter 20: Project Avalon
Rustle, rustle, rustle......
Continuous, slight friction vibrates the stagnant water in the sewers, creating thousands of tiny ripples on the surface of the water.
The sudden 23-hour torrential rain raised the water level of Tokyo's underground drainage system, the Iron Dome Temple, by nearly half a meter.
It wasn't until about nine o'clock in the evening that the torrential rain gradually stopped, and the city looked damp and dark, and the glow of neon lights drowned in the heavy smell of rain. No one wants to go out on this kind of ghost weather.
From time to time, a few faint black shadows would pass through the stagnant water, and it was difficult to see clearly in the extremely dim light.
Two pairs of pure black rubber boots stepped heavily into the rain, following the black shadows in the water, and the pale golden shimmer was fleeting in the dim space.
At the drainage outlet on the other side of the road, there was a sudden sound of heavy landing. A young man in a raincoat landed on the slippery ground in a somewhat awkward position.
"I'm Tetsuya Fujikawa, the terminator of urban legends, walking every dark night in Tokyo."
Fujikawa adjusted the camera slightly and turned on the flashlight on his head to the maximum.
"Legend 22, the 'red-clothed toilet groundbinder spirit' has come to an end.
I went to more than 80 public toilets and saw quite a few strange things...... Except for Earthbinders. Let's hope there won't be any more spoofs of this kind of spoof. ”
Fujikawa scanned his surroundings. The rainstorm had just stopped, but the water level was not very high and it was not turbulent. The environment was not as gloomy as he imagined, but the tall steel columns made him feel a little depressed.
He couldn't understand why the original designers and builders had built the drainage system like a temple.
"According to the results of the vote, the legend of No. 23 that is waiting to be ended is called, 'The Serpent Ghost in the Sewers'.
According to rumors, the snake ghost is a large, snake-shaped demon with sharp scales, and is said to have golden eyes.
When the water level rises during heavy rains, the snake ghost hides in the rain and swims to the surface to start hunting.
According to the speculation of several posts, the souls of the deceased who were dumped in the sewers by the underworld are eternally trapped here, gradually twisting into evil spirits. ”
Fujikawa casually introduced. The audience is just having fun, and no one will be entangled in the logic of the sewer legend.
"If it's a yakuza, I'd prefer to sink into Tokyo Bay. Connoisseurs will also pour cement, which is not easy to fish. ”
"The evil spirits in the cement pillars will set traps with cement and concrete mixers."
"The legend of the 24th was happily decided. Fujikawa-kun, dive into Tokyo Bay! ”
Several comments floated across the screen. Although not many people watch his show, many of them are big fans of Fujikawa.
After all, among the bloggers who do this kind of weird talk show, Fujikawa belongs to the category that is extremely dedicated. For example, 87 public toilets were surveyed on site.
Fujikawa played the real and false information he had collected on the screen, and made some effortless progress towards the depths of the tunnel.
In his opinion, the "sewer snake ghost" is a somewhat unusual legend.
The monster legends in the sewers are far from new, after all, there are four turtles. Besides, it seems that the legend of the snake ghost only appeared three or four years ago, so it is reasonable to say that it is difficult to stir up any discussion.
If it weren't for the frequent discussion among the audience, Fujikawa would not have chosen this genre.
The degree of discussion of snakes and ghosts comes from a considerable amount of "materials". For example, someone dug up and designed the Maruyama construction site of the Iron Dome Temple, which has a hidden underworld background, and various sightings and high-profile pictures are even more troublesome.
Fujikawa paused suddenly, with a palpitation without warning. There seemed to be a jaguar hiding in the shadows, squinting at his back.
It's okay, keep going. He took three deep breaths and began to tell bad jokes in front of the camera.
Except for the sound of the water, the sewers are unusually quiet. If there are other creatures, any sound will become extremely noticeable when it reverberates.
Turn right at the end of the corridor and the light gets darker and darker. Fujikawa paused again.
The extreme nervousness made his hearing much sharper than usual. In addition to the sound of water, there is also a slight sound of rough metal rubbing against each other, and subtle vibrations can be felt underfoot.
The direction is, in the center of the canal.
"Do you hear that?"
"Turn up the volume to the maximum, it looks like a big snake is crawling."
"It's not an earthquake."
Fujikawa's breathing became very rapid, and he mustered up the courage to point the light at the canal, but he could only faintly see the blurred black shadow underneath. Is that a creature, or garbage, or just a shadow?
"Fuji-Kawa ——!"
"Urban Legends Terminator, Episode 23, Show Finale."
The audience exploded in just one minute, and most of the people were still joking. Those who were not at the scene could not feel the pressure that Fujikawa was experiencing at the moment.
Those small grinding sounds, one after another, overlapped, and never stopped. There was no roar, no lights, no demons showing up, but he felt dozens of pairs of eyes staring at him.
"Fujikawa-kun, behind your back."
"It's pure golden eyes."
Ahh!!h Fujikawa roared in his heart, his eyes noticing the sharp golden light reflected in the picture, in the shape of a cross star.
The Great Serpents in the Dark, coiled in groups around the metal load-bearing pillars of the Iron Dome or meandered upside down from the Dome, with the largest number in the aqueducts.
The snakes noticed Fujikawa, but were not interested in the creature, and only a few opened their golden pupils to look at him from afar.
Crying echoed in all directions, as sharp and heart-rending as a baby.
Signal transmission is interrupted, signal transmission is interrupted.
The live broadcast was suddenly interrupted, and when it was refreshed again, Tetsuya Fujikawa was already in a state of offline broadcasting.
The last image that lingered in the minds of more than 2,000 viewers was the pure, icy golden light in the darkness of the dome.
The oppressive force of the apex predator left Fujikawa's mind blank, his brain trembled, and his phone, whose signal was interrupted, fell into the rain.
With a light needle piercing his neck muscles, the fainting Fujikawa collapsed on the arm of the man in black.
The other man in black turned off the jammer and played a high-frequency melody that was inaudible to the human ear, and the corpse guard and a small number of Deadpools quieted down and continued to move forward in an orderly manner.
On the back of the black raincoats of the two of them, there are silver-gray emblems and an irregularly shaped iron mask.
"Why do you still meet passers-by in the sewers in this weather...... It's troublesome. ”
"He believes in the existence of snakes and ghosts, what else can you expect from him. Report it to Samaria. ”
"But aren't we just driving away the 'snake ghosts'?"
It was a march under the cover of a torrential rain. The residents who had previously been housed at the old base, as well as the Nibelungen subway, were to be secretly transported to Tokyo Bay.
As for the two, they are just humble workers who work on rainy days for a salary increase.
The technology of organizing and controlling the corpse guard and Deadpool has been fully matured, and with sufficient and stable logistics, there is no danger in transporting the mission. By the way, you can also experience the arrogance of the prince of the dragon family.
"Group A7C, after the corpse guard group arrives at the destination area, please transport the target Tetsuya Fujikawa to the F area of the pier according to the indicated route and receive temporary psychological counseling. Please confirm if you receive it. ”
"Hey, we haven't reported it yet. This is a bit too efficient. ”
"I'm going to be unemployed."
While complaining, the two ordinary employees confirmed the number of corpses, don't get lost after the alchemy matrix makes a mistake.
"The Ghost Knights have a frighteningly low bonus this year, and it always feels like layoffs are not far away."
"How can the bonus of the field team be low......"
"Looking at the whole country, there is still a wild dragon to kill, and there is a high-risk hybrid species running around. All monsters were served in one pot.
The Knights now have nothing but fire-breathing locomotives. ”
Sizzle, indeed.
"Such a big battle, the boss said that it was just a normal transportation of materials. Actually, there is a war. ”
"Anyway, they are charging, alchemy puppets or something, the first in the world."
The man patted a passing corpse guard and said thank you. Sincerely.
"You say, boss, is it possible that he is the Dragon King?"
"It's just an outstanding young entrepreneur, the boss has always introduced himself like this. But in a way, bosses and dragons are really similar. ”
The phone screens of the two suddenly lit up.
"Samaritans continued to keep a mission record. You have the right to remain silent, but ......"
Scald.
......
The violent movement of the elements gradually subsided, and the dark gray cumulonimbus clouds created by artificial guidance slowly dissipated.
A few dark clouds moved towards the open sea under the clear moonlight, like black ships on the skyline.
"Hurry up! hurry up! ”
The dealer gave orders to his people, and nine dark golden bird's heads chirped at the same time. Since selling her clan in exchange for the superior living conditions provided by Boss Luo, the life of the Weasel Empress has become more and more comfortable.
Its original scrawny and hideous body now has lines that are more and more similar to high-level pure-blood dragons, and it can even occasionally throw out speech spirits.
In the sea, the Corps of Corpses carried a huge amount of supplies, and their shriveled but powerful bodies carried metal boxes like arrows.
Dozens of converted trucks weave through the winding streets of Tokyo, neatly parked by the docks, clusters of high beams illuminating the sea.
"Open the sesame door."
Within a range of tens of meters above the sea, the light and air became distorted, and a magnificent white city loomed in the faint mist.
Without hesitation, the Corps of Corpses marched towards the Gate, where they originated, Takamagahara.
It was probably the influence of the holy relics that made Luo Yin rub the White King's legacy again. His Nibelungen, the general layout is a replica of Takamagahara, and the details can be decided slowly. The range is smaller, and the central Black Tower is replaced with a submersible as the core.
When all the creatures and war materials entered the Nibelungen, Luo Yin clenched his fists lightly, and everything was at peace. At 300 meters below the sea, only the roar of the engine remains.
"The moving task was successfully completed, so I finished it early and rested early. The bonus has been issued. ”
"Thank you, boss." (Repeat)
Luo Yin didn't need a livable city, he saw the strategic value of the Nibelungen.
The internal environment of the newly formed Nibelungen is extremely harsh, and Bei Ye will be short of catties and two pounds when he enters. As long as there is a key ability to migrate quickly, Luo Yin is already satisfied.
Moreover, humans are laborers, as are alchemical creations and dragon subspecies. As long as it is something that can do work, it has the potential to be squeezed.
"How's the plan on the academy's side?"
"The Avalon plan is imperative, and there are only a few conservative voices left to oppose it. Minister Chu was in charge of the final mobilization meeting.
Opportunities to fight back, will be found. ”
Susie replied with a hint of a smile. Before the graduation ceremony, facial paralysis was forcibly pushed to an important position in the college under someone's operation, and he continued to work at a high intensity these days. Reliable as always.
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"Through the cross-comparison of historical documents, myths, works of art, etc., the Executive Department has found this goal. The Island of the Dead, Arnold Berklin, Swiss Symbolist painter. ”
In the corner of the long table, Lu Ming was not looking at the famous paintings on the projection at all, but observing the bigwigs attending the meeting.
Luo Yin, Caesar, the two young school directors, are not agents. The deputy director of the executive department of the Avalon plan, Chu Zihang, is being introduced.
It's a shame that he thought that all these people were about to graduate, and he was quite sad. As a result, all employees are employed after graduation, no, they are shareholders after graduation, and it is not a problem to round up and force Gong Ange.
It turned out that in the end, only Fingal was gone.
Ange glanced at the students at the end of the long table, none of whom were in the normal category. Even without the Pelague's bloodline, there are unique skills.
The only raw face was a young girl with short white hair, her eyes sharp, and a little wary. He remembered all the students, so this was a prep student who had been drawn from the executive department.
The oil paintings on the screen have a strong sense of oppression, in addition to the dull and heavy colors, what is even rarer is its own dream-like distortion, between the real and the unreal.
As a contrast to "Island of the Dead", it is the pencil drawings drawn by the Longyuan project commissioners who rely on memory. The island in the painting is only reflected in the water, and there is nothing on the sea. It was Odin's Island, where Valhalla was located.
"Is 'The Island of the Dead' depicting Odin's Nibelungen?"
"There are quite a few similarities. The canoe shaped like a coffin, the shroud on the person holding the boatman, the towering stone walls of the island, and the giant trees piercing the clouds. ”
Chu Zihang hid his excitement. The Avalon Plan, the plan to find Odin Nibelungen.
Luo Yin will soon travel to the North Pole to participate in a mysterious auction. At the same time, he is trying to convince the academy to take the initiative to find an opportunity to fight back against Odin.
"I'm becoming more and more convinced that everything in the Arctic is connected. Those who hide behind the scenes, careerists, betrayers, Odin, they must be connected to each other in some form. ”
Luo Yin said. After many friendly encounters with Odin, he could gradually see lines extending from behind Odin.
Even the most mysterious enemies are bound to reveal certain weaknesses and clues over time.
Arnold Bocklin created five paintings of the Island of the Dead, and some say six. Of the four that exist, I think there is a fixed pattern of change.
Notice the shape of the stones, the light of the picture, and the shape of the canoe. ”
According to Norma's judgment, the similarity between "The Island of the Dead" and the sketches of the commissioners in terms of lines and color strength is actually increasing.
Many people immediately understood what Chu Zihang meant. It's like a process of someone who has seen or heard of the Nibelungen trying to reconstruct what they see.
Coupled with the one that was destroyed in the war, and the legendary sixth "Island of the Dead", this strange masterpiece may really hide clues about Odin.
"According to the records of the secret party at the time, the fifth and sixth paintings, it can be assumed that they became part of the collection of Nazi Germany."
"Mustache? Does he like the painting? ”
Chu Zihang nodded lightly. After digging down this clue, the surprise they get is closer to being frightened.
Lu Mingfei was a little confused when he heard it, could there be any dirty things between Odin and the mustache.
"Is it possible that this is just a German art student who is an unsuccessful artist who worships the Swiss masters?"
Luo Yin couldn't help but laugh. Lu Mingfei has never disappointed in this regard.
"Objectively speaking, there is such a possibility. But it's not ...... Hitler's emphasis on the collection of "Island of the Dead" has reached a fever pitch.
Combined with his whimsical plans before his defeat, such as the search for the immortal island of Avalon, there is a greater chance that the Island of the Dead has a clue. ”
The giant serpent that inhabits the periphery of Valhalla defy the laws of natural growth. Both the Heroic Spirit and the Serpent have achieved immortality in a twisted way, which is in keeping with the lore of Avalon.
The room was filled with the rustling of papers, and most people were flipping through the details that had been put together by the executive department. It's really the form of this clue, which is too contrary to common sense.
"Even if 'Island of the Dead' is Avalon, Odin's Valhalla, how can you find Odin through this painting?"
Beowulf looked at Chu Zihang and asked.
He had heard about the young man's deeds and firmly believed that the facial paralysis was a Beowulf with no blood lineage. If conditions permit, Lao Bei feels that it is a good thing to let Chu Zihang join the Beowulf family.
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