Monday, December 27.

Not long after noon, Esther returned to the Kroger Hotel, where she had extended her stay two days earlier, much to the delight of the hostess.

Xiao Qi is still in the house, flipping through the few newspapers that Esther has saved in the past few days, and he doesn't know what he is looking for.

"You're back early."

"It's so cold that people really don't want to move around and come back early to rest." Esther rubbed her face vigorously, her cheeks stiffened to the point that she could barely laugh, and she added several pieces of smokeless charcoal to the fireplace to make the room even warmer.

Xiao Qi flew up from those newspapers and landed back on the "throne" it folded with soft cushions: "I thought you would like winter." ”

"I love snow and it doesn't snow in Beckland. And when it rains here, the dampness goes under the skin, which is very uncomfortable. ”

Gossip until the afternoon, and at nearly three o'clock, Esther went into the bathroom.

After closing the door, the light above her head instantly flew out, covering all parts of the room, isolating it from the outside world.

Today is the day of the Tarot meeting again, and Esther hums a song whose name she can't remember, waiting for the call of the "fool".

Soon, a gentle glow overwhelmed her, and Esther had begun to get used to the color, and even found it intimate.

She didn't notice it herself.

The light faded, and the solemn bronze table and the members of the Tarot Society appeared in front of them, and the "Fool" was hidden behind the gray mist, and his expression was unknown.

But today's opening was not the light and sweet greeting of Miss "Justice", Esther also noticed that "Sun" was too nervous and shocked, even if Esther was not a "spectator", "Sun's" anxiety was completely revealed on the surface, and everyone could see it clearly.

"Justice" immediately asked: "Mr. 'Sun', what happened?" The action to explore the real, uh, fallen Creator Temple isn't going well? ”

The Sun eagerly informed the members of the Tarot Guild of everything, and their exploration team was in the ruins of the temple, constantly falling into a repetitive life, and it was not until he ascended the gray fog that the Sun regained his memories of that time.

For this reason, he stood up and solemnly saluted the "fool" above, and was very grateful to Mr. "Fool" for his reminder, only to know that he and the others had stepped into the trap.

The "Fool" bowed his head, and his majestic and mysterious posture made everyone below dare not peep.

Immediately afterwards, the "sun" turned to the "lover" at the end of the table and looked in Esther's direction: "Miss 'lover', I wonder if you have any way to break this cycle?" ”

This is exactly what Esther deliberately reminded the "sun" of last time, and it is obviously the ability of the "Tail Eater" to launch a "cycle" in time and space.

Although Esther herself has similar extraordinary powers, she has never faced other people to use such a "loop", and after thinking for a few seconds, Esther gave only a vague answer: "I don't know the source of the power of the 'cycle' you are currently in, if I was there, I might be able to capture it clearly, but now...... More information may be required. But I'm sure it wasn't the Tail Eater himself, it was just a little bit of his remaining strength, or you would have been in danger long ago. Your time and space are constantly being reset along the way, and you may be able to find clues about the Tail Eater to break the game. ”

"Sun" took this to heart and nodded vigorously: "I see!" Thank you for the offer, I will try to remind the Chief to find a way to break this 'cycle'. ”

The "Hanged Man" raised his hand: "You just said that the little boy was called 'Jack'?" I once hunted down an Aurora 'listener' at sea, and Jack was close in age to the boy he was carrying, and your description fits. ”

The "sun" looked at the "upside-down hanged man" in amazement, and Esther could feel the joy and shock coming from him, since the boy named Jack was from the outside world, it meant that the place where the "sun" was located was not completely isolated. Based on the discussions of these tarot meetings, Esther was already convinced that the "sun" was on another continent, a place where there was no daylight, only thunderstorms flowing, and monsters were rampant in the dark.

When "The Sun" asked about this in surprise, "The Hanged Man" did not give a clear answer: "I can only say that it is possible." ”

In the end, the "Hanged Man" suggested that "the sun" test the boy Jack in private, and asked him to bring into reality what he had seen and heard, so that everyone could analyze what happened for him.

Esther's fingers unconsciously drew circles on her knees, and she guessed that the "Hanged Man" was trying to gather more relevant information, but everyone in the room was curious about the matter and turned to Mr. "Fool" in the first seat.

The Sun immediately asked, "Mr. Fool, can I show my experience?" ”

"Yes."

The "Fool's" voice didn't fluctuate much, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, as if he didn't care about such a trivial matter, it was only an insignificant part of his might.

Soon, Esther and the others saw the images imagined by the "sun", and with the help of the "fool", those terrifying and eerie scenes or experiences were presented to everyone one by one, so that others had a more intuitive understanding of the strange situation in this distant continent.

Esther, however, stared at the ruins of the ruined buildings, the ancient temples supported by stone pillars that were inexplicably familiar, making her lean forward in a trance. But those scenes were nothing more than virtual images of the "sun", untouchable even if she got close, and Esther's brow furrowed more and more.

The "Fool" hidden behind the gray fog noticed the strangeness of the "lover", but he would not make any movements, and the "world" changed its position and made a slight movement, which made Esther subconsciously look at him, and then came back to his senses.

As everyone else focused on the scenes, only Justice noticed that the world seemed to be a little changing, wondering if he knew something.

At the request of the "Hanged Man", the "Sun" enlarged the mural of the "Fallen Creator" against the "Six Evil Gods" on a long bronze table so that everyone could see it clearly.

In fact, the sights that "Sun" saw in the temple made Esther feel inexplicably familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.

"Which evil gods are these?" The "Hanged Man" asked, staring at one of the octopus-headed monsters surrounded by lightning and black waves.

"Sun" shook his head: "I don't know, I thought you would know." ”

Esther's gaze swept over the appearance of the "evil gods", especially the starry black classical dress, the woman's face was blurred, very similar to the sense of secrecy shrouded in black veil, and the surging darkness around her also made Esther instantly confirm the connection, excluding the distorted ripples of those deliberately strange eyes and face......

This should be "night".

If one can be determined, the identities of the other few will be revealed.

While the others were looking blankly, Esther suddenly raised her hand, her voice soft, for she was not sure how the other Tarot members would react, for fear of offending them: "I may know, I mean, I can guess some." ”

"Miss 'Lover', do you have a clue?" "Justice" asked curiously.

Esther nodded with difficulty: "If my idea is correct, this is the ...... of the Six Righteous Gods"

Both "Justice" and "The Magician" gasped and looked at the horrific monster in disbelief.

This is nothing short of blasphemy!

The "Hanged Man" lowered his shoulders slightly, and he seemed to have confirmed the guess in his mind, but he was not as shocked as "Justice" or "Magician".

Esther pointed to the mural: "There is no 'God of Steam and Machines', most likely because of the different ages of his appearance, and there are only these six who have fought against the real, fallen creators, and the time is probably in the early Quaternary Age." ”

"World" suddenly let out a hoarse and gloomy chuckle: "Miss 'Lover' is right, it reminds me that I have seen something similar in the ruins of the Quaternary Age before. May I ask Mr. 'Fool', can I show them the sculptures I have seen? ”

"Of course." The "Fool" spread his hands at the "world", signaling him to show the picture he wanted to share.

This time, the six sculptures of the "world" and the images corresponding to the emblem confirmed the matter to everyone.

Esther, however, looked at the fresco displayed by the "sun", and moved uneasily to the back of her chair, her eyes always wandering over the blackened cross.

Could it be that the man who appeared in her dream a long time ago, the man dressed as a priest named "Dariberg", had some connection with the real Creator?

At least as far as Esther knew, none of the other gods would be represented by the cross, they all had their own emblems, and the images of the six gods displayed in the "world" were normal, but there was nothing related to the cross in the "objects" they held.

Thinking about it over and over again, Esther didn't get too involved in what the others were saying.

For the first time, she suddenly felt the urge to explore the identity of the "true Creator". When Esther calmed down, the Sun was once again grateful to all the Tarot members and Fools present, because they had answered many of his questions.

The Sun seems to think that this mural may be the key, but Esther doesn't think so, and she always thinks that it is more important that there should be traces left by the "Tail Eater" elsewhere.

At this moment, the "Fool" moved slightly, changed to an equally relaxed and leisurely sitting position, and tapped his fingers on the tabletop, attracting everyone's attention.

The god behind the fog let out a chuckle and uttered a single word:

"Redemption Rose."

Esther's lips moved slightly, unconsciously outlining a word, she didn't say anything, the word just swirled around her lips.

As everyone knows, the "fool" saw the word she wanted to say clearly.

"Murder"?

Under the gray mist, the "Fool's" brows furrowed slightly, but the members of the Tarot Society did not notice the clues.

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