Facing Duanmu Huai, Mary explained to him in detail what happened that night.

Sensing that his friend's expression was not quite right, he waited for her in the schoolhouse, and on the way, Charlotte's mood was very low, and then suddenly, the terrifying steel monster appeared from behind his friend, and then it was attracted by his right eye, and chased after him.

"I see."

After listening to Mary's story, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, and then looked at the girl in front of him.

"To be honest, I still don't understand what the current situation is, but if it's about Miss Charlotte's current situation, I can tell you why."

"Huh?"

"It's actually quite simple, the reason why Miss Charlotte didn't wake up is because it's her body, not her soul, that she's here."

"Hey???"

I have to say that Mary was also taken aback when she heard Duanmu Huai's answer.

"What do you mean ........."

"Her soul isn't here, so no matter what the doctor does, he can't wake her up, and what she wants to say now can be considered a living dead."

"So, then where is Xia Li's soul?!"

Hearing this, Mary also clenched her fists and stared at Duanmu Huai, who shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, but for now, the biggest possibility is that her soul may be in that dark city."

"There..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Mary once again recalled the city she had run in that night, dead and silent, without the slightest breath, like a cemetery-like place.

"So, how do I find her? If it goes on like this........."

"With the current level of medical technology, if it is not difficult to just maintain the body's survival, and Miss Charlotte seems to be a noble lady, at least we don't have to worry about her being suspended from staying alive because she can't afford to pay. Well......... That's a good thing, but I'm going to look into the specifics. ”

Duanmuhuai said this, glanced at Mary, although he didn't say it, but from what Mary said just now, Duanmuhuai always felt that this girl named Charlotte seemed to have something to do with this series of events. The monster that wandered in the Dark City before has been completely wiped out by Duanmu Huai. However, after killing the monster, the originally closed and dark city disappeared, and then Duanmu Huai saw a strange man wailing and screaming in pain not far away, and then the seven orifices bled out, and then completely melted and disappeared into the darkness.

In this way, at first glance, Mary and Charlotte seem to be just victims of this random murderer, but Duanmu Huai always feels that something is not right. After all, even the subspace was revealed, and according to Mary's words, on the way home, Charlotte once took the initiative to mention these murders, as if she wanted to confess something to Mary, but in the end she changed the subject.

From this alone, it can be seen that perhaps Charlotte is not just a simple victim.

Maybe Mary herself had this idea in her heart, but ......... She didn't want to believe that.

About the golden pupil, Duanmu Huai also asked Mary, and learned from Mary that she was not like this since she was born, but suddenly became like this a year ago, not only that, but after having the golden pupil, Mary will always have some strange dreams, in which she is always in the dark city, chased by something, and she is just desperately running away until she finally wakes up.........

Although I have seen a doctor, it has not had any effect. In addition, it should be said that since her right eye turned golden, Mary has been able to parse ancient texts and relics very quickly, and she was originally a student of the Faculty of History of the Master's School, but now she is taking this step further. In many cases, it seems very difficult, and even ancient inscriptions and records that have been lost, she can successfully parse them in a short time.........

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai couldn't help twitching the corners of his eyes, it really deserves to be a golden pupil, not to mention anything else, this is simply a BUG to do archaeological research.........

As for the golden pupil's magic resistance, Duanmu Huai could almost guess what was going on. He had also looked carefully in the Dark City before, don't look at Mary It seems that she is just playing the eagle catch the chicken game with the steel monster, but in fact it is not the case, every time the steel monster acts, it will burst out with a strong evil force, and ordinary people will be powerless just by touching this evil force, and even their vitality will be deprived, so they can only wait for death.

But Mary was able to run all the way through them, and was finally caught up because she was too weak to run.

IF YOU USE A GAME METAPHOR, THEN IT MEANS THAT WHEN MARIE WAS RUNNING AWAY, THE IRON MONSTER KEPT GIVING HER A DEBUFF, BUT MARIE KEPT SHOWING IMMUNITY...............

It's just that she doesn't feel it.

Well, this looks a lot like a certain girl's hand, but the power of the golden pupil is much stronger than that hand, and unless it's a physical attack, it's basically ineffective against Mary.

It's no wonder that the steel monster ran after Mary, the magic attack had no effect, and it was desperate.

Comes with Magic Resistance and Demon Breaker......... The value of this golden pupil really doesn't seem to be ordinarily high.

After inspecting Charlotte, Duanmu Huai left Charlotte's house with Mary.

"At the moment, it's clear that your friend fell into a deep sleep and lost his soul, maybe it had something to do with that dark city, so ..............."

Duanmu Huai stared at Mary, who didn't dare to hold his breath and stare at him.

"Do you want to work with me?"

"Huh?"

I have to say that when she heard Duanmu Huai's proposal, Mary was really stunned.

"Cooperation?"

"Yes."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Mary.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Duanmu Huai, and I am an investigator and a detective. This time, I came to the fog capital to investigate the serial killings that occurred here. For now, the serial killings I'm investigating must be related to what happened to you, so I think we can work together to find out the secrets behind this, and maybe find a way to revive your friends. ”

"Detective......... Investigator ..............."

Staring at Duanmu Huai's documents, Mary was also stunned, a little embarrassed, when she found out that only she could see each other, and no one else could see it, she thought that the man in front of her was not a god of death or something......... At this time, his face turned red and he lowered his head.

It's too middle two, it's a shame to be dead.

"What do you think? Miss Mary? ”

But fortunately, Duanmu Huai was too tall to see Mary's expression at all, so Mary also took a deep breath and raised her head.

"I'm willing, sir, but what?"

Although Mary is a top student in the history department of the master's school, she may still be able to interpret any ancient inscriptions or relics, but in the face of those terrifying monsters, she has no choice.

"I need you as a decoy."

"Bait??"

I have to say that Mary was stunned when she heard this.

"Yes, you also found out, those monsters seem to like your right eye very much, if there are still monsters that see your right eye, then they will definitely be tempted to pounce, and at that time, I can destroy it and investigate at the same time."

That's right, the reason why the previous end of the locust has not made progress like a headless fly is that there is really no clue. But after the previous battle, he can be considered to have experience. Duanmu Huai could feel that on that day, there was a very large fluctuation in the subspace fluctuations of the entire fog capital, and then the Dark City appeared.

Of course, the Dark City at that time was not in its complete form, and Duanmu Huai could feel that it was more like the bottom of the sea as seen from the sea——— which was just a reflection of the refraction on the surface of the water, rather than a real Dark City.

It's still asleep, not yet awake.

Duanmu Huai and Lorena obviously can't lure these monsters out, and when they disappear, the Dark City will also be closed. Therefore, if you want to enter the Dark City again, you must wait for those monsters to reappear, and for now, Mary with golden eyes is like a lanternfish in the deep sea, which can attract the attention of these monsters the most.

Although logically speaking, it is possible to open only this once, but Duanmu Huai believes that it will definitely not end so simply. The next time they enter the Dark City again, it's probably the full Dark City!

Faced with Duanmu Huai's invitation, Mary thought about it for a while and finally chose to agree. After all, she didn't have any other way now, not to mention that after that time, Mary also found out that the monster was indeed staring into her eyes, and if she encountered it again, then it would be the same result.

That being the case, then her choice is obvious.

"Good."

Hearing Mary's answer, Duanmu Huai nodded, and then he took it out of his pocket and took out the ......... A ring.

"Huh?"

Seeing the ring in Duanmu Huai's hand, Mary suddenly turned red and looked at him in surprise.

"It's a holy weapon, and wearing it protects you from harm."

Duanmu Huai directly put the ring in Mary's hand, and then spoke.

"And then there'......... You have to train harder. ”

"Training?"

"That's right, how are your athletic scores?"

"Uh..............."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Mary was a little embarrassed, she was just an ordinary girl, and she was not particularly outstanding.........

"Starting tomorrow morning, I will send someone to assist you in training, at least you will have enough strength to escape from the pursuit of those monsters."

There's no need to think about fighting, the ability of the golden pupil is only to add magic resistance and demon breaking, and it's not really a slap to break the demon, Mary is just an ordinary girl, and she doesn't have particularly strong combat power. To put it simply, she just needs to be able to run.

"I, I see."

Mary did not object to Duanmu Huai's decision, she still remembered the feeling of being chased by the steel monster that night, and Mary thought at that time if she could run faster and work harder......... Therefore, she did not object to Duanmu Huai's request.

Well, until the next morning.

Early the next morning, according to the promised time, Mary left the apartment two hours early, and then she saw a very cute and docile girl standing outside the apartment, wearing a nun's dress and having long pink hair. Seeing Mary, the girl also came over with a smile.

"Ah, hello, may I ask you that you are Mary. Clarissa. Miss Christie. ”

"Ah, yes, you are the one who invited you........."

"That's right."

The girl nodded.

"My name is Lorena, and from today onwards, I will be in charge of your daily training Miss Mary!"

"Ah, hello......... Miss Lorena. ”

Hearing Lorena's words, Mary also hurriedly saluted her.

"So, what are we going to do?"

"Well, it's easy."

Lorena looked at Mary with a grin and spoke.

"First of all, we have to do a morning run, get moving, and then we can do the next training!"

"Okay, no problem."

Mary nodded too, and she had also run for the morning run.

"So, let's get started, the goal is ——— five kilometers!"

“…………… Ay? ”

(End of chapter)