Duncan rubbed his slightly sore forehead, and as he put away the key, he recalled his experience in the "mansion", the message conveyed to him by the tentacles of the ancient gods in the garden, and the "invading foreign object" that appeared next to the hollow inside the mansion.

Alice, on the other hand, quickly noticed the captain's "return", and she turned her head curiously while pulling up the clothes on her back: "The captain is back!" Did you find the answer you were looking for? ”

"More information, but only more questions," Duncan exhaled softly, looking at Alice's always carefree expression, he temporarily collected the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and a smile appeared on his face, "but I've made a lot of progress - at least in the near future I have a new goal." ”

Alice tilted her head slightly: "A new target? ”

Duncan thought for a moment and said indifferently: "Let's catch a few Annihilation Cultists first." ”

Why did the "garbage" that I threw out of my bachelor apartment float to Alice's Mansion? Why did those things become a breeding shadow in the eyes of the servants of the mansion? What happened to the missing gardener in the mansion? What is the essence of a cleaner? There seems to be no answer to this series of questions at present, and there is no suitable breakthrough in the short term, but in the other direction, the advice given to him by the "Secluded Holy Lord" is worth trying.

About the state of Vision 001, about the meaning behind the brief noises, about the ancient kings, about the Great Annihilation and the truth about the long nights, and about the meaning of the end of the cycle...... The old god who dwells in the depths of the sea clearly knows a lot about it, and he has the will to reveal it to himself, the "usurper".

Finding a way to establish a connection with the deep sea has become the only path with a clear goal at present, just like the suggestion made by the Holy Lord of the Darkness himself - to catch a few Annihilation Cultists and try.

It's just that whenever I think of this "suggestion", Duncan still can't help but feel a little weird in his heart......

Alice didn't think about it that much, she was just glad that the captain had a new plan, although she couldn't understand why, she still had an expectant look on her face: "Okay, okay, then when are we going to catch it?" Where else should I go? ”

“…… Cultists are not jellyfish in the sea, they can be caught if they are caught," Duncan rubbed his forehead, "Let's rest today, and tomorrow I'm going to talk to Fanna and Morris about it." ”

“…… Oh," Alice nodded, but the question quickly popped up, "What is a jellyfish?" ”

"It's about living in ...... Probably something that lives in the sea," Duncan explained with a twitch of muscle on his face, "and it looks translucent, some poisonous, some edible." ”

"Can you eat it?" Duncan just explained casually, but he didn't expect Alice's eyes to light up instantly, "Is that delicious?" ”

Duncan's face was strange: "...... You don't even have a digestive system, so why do you care? ”

"I can make it for you!" Alice looked happy, "Captain, let's go catch jellyfish together when we have time in the future!" ”

This topic quickly became evil, Duncan's expression was almost unmaintainable, and he quickly waved his hand to perfunctory this question: "Okay, okay, promise you, there is a chance to catch and eat ......"

So Alice left happy and satisfied.

Duncan exhaled softly, shook his head helplessly, and strolled to the window.

In terms of time, it was already nightfall—Vision 001 had fallen below the surface of the sea hours earlier, its power had receded from the world, and the "rift" of the creation of the world appeared in the sky, coldly overlooking the city.

But at the same time, there is still "sunlight" in the sky—the sunlight comes from the "luminous geometry" on the sea near the city-state, and the diffuse light passes through the layers of buildings in the city, and when it reaches this area near the city center, only trivial pillars of light sweep the sky high above - like the light and shadow cast by the shutters, the irregular pillars of light sweep across the city's sky, forming a strange "landscape" like an alienated twilight.

Under the "cutting" of the sun, the creation of the world in the sky also takes on the posture of intermittent light and shadow: it no longer coherently stretches high in the sky, because where the sunlight sweeps, the creation of the world is invisible, and only in the place where the sun cannot shine, can the sky see those cold and pale cracks that are divided into sections.

Duncan's brow furrowed suddenly, he realized a detail that he had previously overlooked, and began to observe the thought-provoking "wonder" in the sky with more and more curiosity.

Of course, the luminous geometry that fell on the surface of the sea could not cast its light as high as the creation of the world—Lucrecia and the scholars of Breeze had already determined its luminous range, which could only cover a city-state and a part of the surrounding sea, and it was impossible to touch the sky.

And now he saw that where the "beams of sunlight" swept over the city, the creation of the world was invisible.

So...... Sunlight does not act directly on the creation of the world, but on the eyes of the "observer"?

The real role of Vision 001-The Sun is not to suppress the Creation of the World, but to make it impossible for the intelligent beings of the World to "observe the Creation of the World" by means of covering or filtering?!

Vaguely, Duncan suddenly felt as if he had touched on a key mechanism for Vision 001.

However, just as Duncan was about to follow this train of thought, a strange appearance suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye, but his train of thought was interrupted.

He immediately stepped forward, pushed open the window and went out, looking out of the window in a certain direction.

It was another street next to the Crown Block, which he vividly remembers with its rows of rooftops and towers, with an iconic minaret in the deepest part of the block.

Now, however, a lush jungle shrouded in twilight appeared in his field of vision.

Towering trees rise abruptly from the city, the original buildings and spires of the neighborhood have somehow turned into forests, and tall vine-like structures have spread out of the forest, some even extending into the confines of Crown Street!

Under the illumination of the "sunshine" and the "creation of the world" intertwined with light and shadow, those dark-colored vines meandered and grew on the street, entangled the buildings on the street, climbed the buildings and high walls little by little, and entangled the street lamps beside the street, like tentacles extending from a nightmare, piercing into the real world little by little......

Duncan blinked, and found that the "anomaly" in his field of vision was still there, and under the illumination of the intertwined sunlight and the creation of the world, it seemed a little more real than before.

Still, there was silence in the city, whether it was the other neighborhoods in the distance or the buildings that were already tangled in vines...... None of them made a sound.

No one seemed to be aware of the huge anomaly in the area, even though the lights were still on in several nearby houses, and it was obvious that there were people awake and moving in the houses a second ago.

Duncan withdrew his gaze from the window, turned and walked briskly to the door, and before he could open the door, a hurried footstep sounded from the hallway outside, and the door was slammed open.

Alice, who had just left, hurriedly ran back, with a visibly panicked expression on her face: "Boat...... Captain! Outside! You see ...... outside"

"I see," Duncan interrupted the stammering puppet, "it could be some kind of over-the-top anomaly or vision, but it hasn't affected our house yet—don't panic, get the others together, we need to figure out what's going on." ”

Alice finally calmed down a little when she heard this, nodded quickly, and then turned around and said quickly, "Oh...... Oh yes! You wait, I'll find someone else! ”

The doll trotted away, quickly disappearing into the hallway outside, and Duncan turned his head to take another look at the "strange scene" on the street outside.

The "forest" that covered a large area of the neighborhood still existed, lush and lush at night like a rising shadow, but the vines that had spread out of the forest seemed to have stopped growing—many of the vines of various thicknesses stayed on the edge of Crown Street, showing no signs of extending further this way.

But that was only what he could observe here, and he couldn't be sure what was on the other side of the "forest".

Just as Duncan began to worry about whether the rest of the city had changed, Alice's hurried footsteps appeared in the corridor again, and her nervous voice reached Duncan's ears at the same time: "Captain, Captain, Captain!" That...... Everyone else is gone! ”

This time Duncan was finally stunned: "Everyone else is gone?" ”

"It's gone," Alice said quickly, nodding quickly, and hurriedly holding her head with her hand, as if she was afraid of dropping it, "I just went to Nina and Shirley's room, and they were not there, Miss Lucrecia was not there, there was no response to the knocks on the doors of the other rooms, and there was only the clockwork driven servants in the living room—they all stayed motionless, and they looked so scary!" ”

Duncan's eyes were instantly solemn, but he still calmed the nervous Alice first, and then narrowed his eyes slightly, gradually spreading his perception

He searched for the "marks" on the bodies of Vanna, Morris, and others, trying to confirm their condition.

The imprint is still there, but the state is ...... It's weird.

"Let's go downstairs," Duncan opened his eyes and beckoned to the cabinet next to him, letting Say, who was napping on top of the cabinet, fall on his shoulder, before nodding to Alice, "Follow me, don't run around." ”

Alice nodded immediately: "Okay...... Good captain! ”

(End of chapter)