Chapter 824

Jimmy wasn't in a bad mood when he left, but of course he was a little unhappy.

When he was promoted in the previous rank, he was actually prepared, you must know that a 30-year-old regulatory agent is already a rarity among tens of thousands of people in the entire FBI, and he is not the son of the president, he is still a Chinese, and he is destined to not go to the top, so he didn't feel too unhappy at the beginning.

And Ruiz fully prepared for himself, split out the support team to stay alone, and be a salary thief without affecting other things, just enough to take care of the pregnant Nia and the child born later, which is already good.

Now he has offered to let himself study again, it seems that the several cases he has handled in the past year have still aroused the alarm of some people, Dave has not shown any special ideas when he dealt with the follow-up of the yacht bombing case before, and this time the DEA cross-agency collaboration is estimated to be too much movement, so that he has been under some pressure on his side, and has to let Ruiz come to him.

It seems that Ruiz didn't ask himself out this time to understand the case, but simply for the last sentence.

Returning home slowly, Jimmy pondered what to do after all this, no matter how you look at it, it seems that there are always a group of people who are very resistant to their Chinese position, this situation is very difficult to do, you can't kill them because you don't like yourself.

Parking the car in front of the house, Jimmy adjusted his expression, smiled and opened the door and walked in, "Wow, little Liam, Daddy is back!" ”

After returning home, Jimmy has completely become a daddy, and Nia sleeps a lot more than Jimmy, so whether it is day or night, as long as little Liam wakes up, he can basically see Jimmy for the first time, so even if he hasn't seen each other for more than a month in the middle, he is completely familiar with Jimmy in just a day or two, and the "giggle" laughter is the best answer.

Of course, the biggest problem of being a dad is actually ...... Changing the little guy's diaper, the smell is really painful. This was inevitable, especially since when he returned, and even if Nya had been given time off, all the chores had been left to him.

It's vacation time, and Jimmy doesn't even have to go to work, so he naturally devotes most of his energy to his family, but it's not completely out of the woods.

He has been on business trips for a year, plus the birth of a child and a bunch of messy things, the school has completely herded sheep, fortunately, he has communicated with some people before, after all, the profession is sensitive, so he doesn't need to take classes normally like everyone else, as long as he makes sure that the exam credits are enough, and the thesis can be submitted normally, as for whether the graduation thesis is written by himself or spends some money, then no one pays so much attention.

Jimmy was able to tell Ruiz that his education was fine, but in fact, it was because everything had already been arranged, and it was enough to get through a certain amount of time.

On this day, Jimmy was sitting in the living room watching TV with little Liam and Nia, the portal in the basement suddenly activated, and a person walked out, Jimmy handed Liam to Nia, got up and came to the storage room, and opened the secret door, "Roland, long time no see." ”

Roland greeted Jimmy with a smile, it had been a few months since he had last returned, and with the supplies that Jimmy had purchased for him before, he was living a good life despite being in a decaying world.

Jimmy beckoned, "Let's go wash up and change your clothes first, how long will you stay this time?" ”

Roland said as he walked up, "It won't be long, I found some people, and they are estimated to be there soon." ”

Jimmy and Roland asked, "Who is it?" as they walked in the direction of the bathroom. ”

Roland: "That's what I told you before, our mage over there......"

Jimmy hurriedly interrupted: "Okay, okay, let's go wash up first, Nia and Liam are here." ”

Roland nodded, took off his backpack and walked into the bathroom.

Roland is from another world, Nia knows, for the dangers of that world, Roland has said enough before, except for people like Jimmy and Roland, it is easy for others to go in the past.

When Roland went back before, Nia and Jimmy had discussed it many times, compared to others who may be more concerned about how much a new world can gain, Jimmy is more concerned about safety, not only his own safety, but also other people's, so even if Nia is also interested in the Dark Tower world, Jimmy still tries his best to persuade her to give up, you must know that she was still pregnant at that time, and now that Liam is born, she naturally can't let her take risks.

However, although Nia can't be allowed to go to the Dark Tower world, it's okay to listen to Roland's story, with Jimmy's support, Roland now has enough living supplies and bullets, and the danger of that world is much lower for a gunslinger like him, plus now that there is a two-way portal, the area of his activity is temporarily limited to a place not too far near the portal ruins, which is relatively safer.

After all, going back and forth between the two worlds, for the sake of safety, Jimmy still asked Roland to take a shower and clean up, which is also communicated with Roland before, after all, there are children now, safety first.

Liam was still young, and when he saw the tall black Roland, he was directly stunned, and when Roland stretched out his hand to tease him, he directly turned his head and buried himself in Nia's arms, not daring to continue looking at him.

Roland also smiled, of course everyone likes children who don't cry, especially when they don't have to deal with the bad things in children's daily life, no matter how you look at it, you think it's cute.

The nanny had already been dismissed when Nia took the children to Kevin's place of residence, and now there are only Jimmy's family and Roland in the house, which is relatively convenient, at least there is no need to think about too many things to avoid people's attention.

Roland sat on the couch, Jimmy opened a can of beer and handed it to him, took a can of himself and sat in the living room chatting about what he had seen and heard about the world of the Dark Tower.

Jimmy suddenly remembered what he had encountered in Little Rock before, maybe Roland would know what it was, he glanced at Nia, thought about it and didn't let her leave temporarily, so he asked: "Roland, I met a few monsters in Little Rock this time, and I need your help to see what they are." ”

Roland glanced at Nia in surprise, he didn't expect Jimmy to say this in front of Naia, the last time he was here, Jimmy was very resistant to him talking about these monsters in front of Nia.

Jimmy: "It's okay, these are all things that have already appeared in our world, and no one knows if they will encounter them in the future, so it's okay to hear about them." ”

Nya's surprised expression quickly turned into a smile, which was a good sign, at least Jimmy was no longer reluctant to reveal to her things he hadn't let Nia know before, even though they were still dangerous for Nia.

Jimmy: "Some time ago I went to Little Rock, and James's wife, Mary, had an accident while hiking in the suburbs, and a monster that seemed to be able to absorb souls attacked Mary and several of her friends, and they showed a series of signs such as lethargy, mental abnormality, and forgetfulness in a short time, and then fell into a coma.

I found several monsters in the area where they were attacked, starting with a black snake made of smoke, then a monster made of dead branches and leaves in the forest, and finally a big boss, a giant python made up of a core and something like a soul.

By the way, the python can also summon something similar to a rift, and there seems to be something that can move on both sides, but it didn't get into it and escape, until it was destroyed, and many soul threads disappeared into the air. ”

Roland thought for a moment and shook his head: "Isn't it very clear, can you draw it?" ”

Jimmy nodded, sketching was taught when he was trained by the FBI, although he was not a painter, but the basics were still a little. Grabbing a pen and paper from his study, Jimmy quickly drew the appearance of monsters on paper, especially the monster composed of branches and dead leaves, which was also a physical object after all.

Seeing the appearance of the sketch, Roland frowned and thought about it, "I have a little impression, but I'm not sure if it's the same kind." The monster is called the Thorn Lurker, a small monster with dark green skin and a material similar to the bark of a dry tree, which usually hides in the woods and thorn bushes, and can achieve perfect mimicry.

They have long limbs, spiky claws, and their main attack is thrusting, which is fast, and they also have spikes on their backs, which are mainly used defensively, and their eyes are black and in rare cases golden.

The physical strength is average, and ordinary weapons are enough to stab and slash, and the difficulty of killing is not high. ”

Jimmy shook his head: "It's not a mimicry, it's really made up of branches, I pulled a lot of branches from it, and finally destroyed it with a gun." ”

Roland: "It must be some kind of ghost or something, I don't have much of an impression. On the other hand, this giant serpent monster made of smoke is very similar to the Rift Ghost Beast and the Spirit Drawing Beast, they are two different things.

Rift ghost beasts generally appear in the swamp fog area, usually composed of black-gray mist, in the fog will occasionally show the form of resentful spirits, some people suspect that they are a whole formed by the gathering of many resentful spirits, because they are formed by fog, so they can change the form of the manifest, usually a wolf or snake or the like.

The Rift Ghost Beast can drain the souls of lifeforms that pass through it, causing the person or creature it sucks to exhibit gibberish and confusion. Creatures that have had some of their souls drained have a high risk of dying after leaving the monster's territory.

It can use the rift in the swamp to attract and suck the souls of other worlds, which are sometimes not completely devoured, but will flee, and have the opportunity to travel to other worlds and possess other lifeforms, you should be able to understand what I mean. ”

Jimmy's eyes narrowed, this ability might not feel much if it were someone else, but he came to this world inexplicably, and now it seems likely that the original Jimmy appeared somewhere, was absorbed by the ghost beast, and he took advantage of a special situation to occupy Jimmy's body, which makes sense.

He was exorcised by the priest in Dallas, and it was probably the original Jimmy whose soul was incomplete, and as for why it was incomplete, it was probably that part of his soul was absorbed by the ghost beast.

As for why Mary and the original Jimmy could recover after killing the Rift Ghost Beast, maybe it was because of the time problem, after all, it had been ten years since he came over, and such a long time was enough for the Rift Ghost Beast to completely digest Jimmy's soul that had been absorbed before.

So isn't this a revenge......

Roland looked at Jimmy's thoughtful look, and probably knew what he was thinking, and after a while, he directly interrupted Jimmy's thinking, and then said: "There is another possibility, that is, the Spirit Beast, a rare and ancient monster.

They originally inhabited the edge of the world, and were born by accident from the impact of the darkest energies in the universe.

Their appearance is constantly changing, depending mainly on the image of the most cherished person in the observer's mind, their true form is almost impossible to capture by the human eye, and only briefly reveals its terrifying face when absorbing the soul—a vast vortex of distorted faces of countless victims, each of which screams silently.

They are able to detect the deepest fears and desires in the observer's heart, and manifest them as images of the people the observer's most cherishes, visions so realistic that no one can tell the real from the fake.

The most terrifying thing about it is that it is able to absorb human souls to enhance itself, and with each soul absorbed, its strength and speed increase, while also recovering its own damage.

The weakness lies in its core, a solidified gem that binds all the souls it has absorbed, at the center of its true form, and attacking its core is the only way to injure or even destroy it. ”

Jimmy was just thoughtful just now, but now he could only frown, "Are you saying that the appearance of illusions is a characteristic of the Spirit Beast?" ”

Roland nodded: "Well, their biggest threat to humanity is here, and people who fall into illusions will be more active in their souls due to violent mood swings, and they will be more easily absorbed by it." ”

Jimmy gritted his teeth and said, "Is it possible that they will mix together?" This time, I happened to encounter the characteristics of the two monsters you mentioned, and I saw hallucinations and cracks. ”

Roland: "I don't know, if you really want to know, you can talk to our mages over there, they know a little bit more about these things, I only have a rough idea of their weaknesses." ”

Jimmy nodded, "I'll ask if I have the chance, it's strange why there are multiple monster abilities." ”

Nia hugged Liam and looked at Jimmy, Jimmy seemed to be paying so much attention to this monster, after all, he had already eliminated the other party, could it be that there were other places to appear?

(End of chapter)