Chapter Seventy-Seven: It's Over
Esther turned her head to look at the three of them: "I'm sorry, I suddenly did this, did I scare you?" ”
Alexander looked down again to sort out the contents of his backpack, he had been on the same alert as everyone else since Simon appeared, and now he was able to continue: "It doesn't look normal, your mental state may be a little strange. ”
Thoma wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and after seeing Hamel's clear eyes and soft questioning, Thomas's anxiety just now eased a lot, and he really thought that the lady was going to lose control in the next moment: "I thought you were polluted by something in the passage, we didn't notice it...... It's too reckless! ”
Aaron pulled out a handkerchief and handed it out: "Wipe it first, no one should come again this time." I have such a hunch. ”
Alexander picked up his backpack again: "When we have finished looting the extraordinary characteristics of these two people, we will leave here, and when we are at a safe stationing point, you will change your clothes and be wronged first." ”
Esther carefully wiped away the bright red on her cheeks and neck, and completely calmed down from her previous strange desire to "eat", and now when she smiled again, she looked much more normal: "It's okay, it's not a grievance, but you just mentioned their extraordinary properties?" ”
Her eyes sparkled with a peculiar longing, which Alexander easily confused with curiosity: "Yes, when the extraordinary dies, they will dissolve the extraordinary characteristics of their body for a period of time. ”
Esther's eyes widened slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, so the smell she had been peculiar. The same was true of the occult member in the passage, and when he burst out of the flames, it was not a simple illusion in that moment......
Esther frowned, her troubled demeanor alerting Thoma, "What's wrong?" ”
"It's okay, maybe it's a little overconsumed, let's find a place to rest for a while."
Alexander took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time: "Well, find a place for you to change your clothes, it's almost one o'clock in the afternoon." ”
Esther nodded, sat down under a nearby tree, pulled out the cured ham slices in her backpack as a store, and chewed slowly.
Thoma dragged the body of the other man out of the passage and placed it side by side with the "Simon", still stained with fine ice cubes that quickly turned into water stains in the sunlight.
Alexander turned back to the passageway, not knowing what he was doing, and it took several minutes to come out again, pulling a thread.
"His face hasn't changed back," Esther said as she bit down on the slice of ham and looked indifferently at the Esoteric members on the ground, "I seem to know a little bit of this." ”
She thought about the time Crane showed him the Faceling's abilities.
"There are a lot of extraordinary abilities and magical items that can change appearance, and it's not just death that will have the effect disappear." Aaron explained it this way, and these words were more like comforting Esther, for fear that she would feel some guilt in her heart.
Aaron had already performed a divination to confirm that the people on earth were not Simon himself, and when he used the crystal ball to verify that the real Simon was still alive, Aaron did not tell the others the results.
This is almost the default of more than one bad luck.
The corners of Thoma's mouth twitched twice: "Seriously, even if this is the real Simon, she will kill it, and it just so happens that no one will know about this place anymore." It's good for us too, and the whole thing will be completely swept under the rug. ”
Aaron glared at Thoma, but Thoma didn't react at all, and continued to himself: "But I have to boast, you can still eat like this, you really have a good appetite......"
Alexander interrupted Thomas's words with a sudden voice, obviously not wanting him to continue: "It should be soon, I see something condensing in his heart." ”
Esther let out an "um" and asked Aaron, "Are the consequences of swallowing the extraordinary trait alive very serious?" ”
Aaron's face suddenly deteriorated a lot: "No, no, you'd better not think about this kind of thing, especially the higher the sequence, the more terrible the risk......"
Esther looked at Aaron and quickly thought of a possibility: "So Mr. Aaron, how you became extraordinary?" ”
Aaron pointed to the burn scar on the side of his cheek: "Because of my madness, I couldn't wake up for a long time, and every day was muddy, haunted by all kinds of weird pictures and information...... But I was also very fortunate that I survived and met my teacher, and I officially became an extraordinary person. ”
In the end, the four of them waited until almost two o'clock for the two Esoteric Monks to fully develop their extraordinary characteristics.
However, Esther did not look at it, but after a brief exchange, agreed to give it to Aaron for safekeeping as part of the expedition.
As Alexander put those two things away, Esther smelled sour and spicy again, and if she hadn't eaten two pieces of cured meat just now, she would really be swallowing now.
Thankfully, after Alexander sealed them in the box, Esther's longing quickly subsided.
"Alright, we'll be back in town tomorrow." Thoma said, "What to do with the rest of the corpses?" ”
Alexander pointed to the hole, "Move in, we'll throw them in that door, and blow the hole open." ”
Aaron immediately laughed: "Anyway, it's the explosives they left behind, so let's use them." That eerie corridor also has the effect of interfering with divination, and you are always thoughtful. ”
"It's just convenient." Alexander pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and glanced over the person next to him, "I'm going to ask you a favor, Hamel." ”
Esther immediately stood up from the ground: "No problem, let's deal with it quickly." ”
The four of them turned back to the strange door, and Esther sent a point of light to block the black line near the door, while Aaron and Thoma threw the bodies of the two Esoteric members deeper, and in an instant, they were hung on disembodied silk threads and began to turn and twist.
Esther watched as Alexander arranged the explosive tube by the wall, and in his hand there was a long straw rope that he used to lead the way to the outside as a lead.
"Wouldn't that be a problem?" Esther asked.
Alexander shook his head: "The explosives themselves are of very poor quality, I have checked them, and they are much less powerful than I thought. The structure of the passage itself is quite solid and on the edge, and we only caused a lot of rubble to fall off inside, not the mountain itself. ”
After getting a more reassuring answer, Esther no longer showed the "good student and studious" side, but helped him plant the explosives on both sides according to Alexander's instructions.
When the four of them crossed the gap again and stood back in the sunlight, Thoma spilled a handful of powder, and a stream of flame quickly rolled up along the straw rope. They all stepped back, and it wasn't long before a series of muffled noises came from the depths of the aisle.
Esther tightened the straps of her backpack: "This movement is much smaller than I thought. ”
"At least enough to bury it inside, isn't it, Alexander?" Thoma asked the more "professional" people present.
Alexander nodded: "It's time for us to go." ”
On the way back, the four of them remained vigilant for dozens of minutes, but Aaron's divination always showed that there was no problem, and they were basically sure that the enemy had no backhand, which made them relax a lot.
Because she was still thinking about the reward of this expedition, Esther hurried a few steps to Aaron's side: "Do you think our harvest this time is enough to exchange for that kind of 'parasite' level magical item?" ”
"If it's just that coat of arms, it's probably not enough, but with these two extraordinary characteristics, it should be about the same." Aaron took a look at the process of this exploration, "Actually, you are here to help us the most, and I will mention this to the teacher." ”
"Then please help me relay it, because I have a longer deal with her, and if she agrees, it would be best to tell me the courier's summoning spell, and I won't need to trouble you." Esther said.
On the other side, Thoma looked at Hamel thoughtfully: "Are you really determined not to return to the 'four-leaf clover'?" It doesn't matter if you get to know someone from scratch, anyway, if you have that special ability, it's easy to get acquainted with people. ”
Aaron glared at Thoma impatiently, "You'd better shut up!" ”
Esther smiled and shook her head, "That's still different. Although the other person doesn't remember, I do, so I'm sad that the other person forgot about it. ”
It's just that the tone and demeanor of her voice when she said this didn't sound sad at all.
Thoma's eyebrows raised exaggeratedly: "You're like drifting around with the waves, there's no way to land on the ground." ”
Alexander pushed away two more branches in front of him: "Hamel, I also want to warn you, because this condition is very special in you, it is better not to delve into it until you have enough ability." ”
Aaron immediately nodded in agreement: "Knowledge itself can become pollution, and knowing too much is not a good thing. ”
Esther heard Alexander's deliberate advice: "Thank you for the reminder, I know this, which is why my first goal now is to be promoted." ”
Alexander tilted his head, his eyes behind the lenses rather indifferent: "If you can't wait to advance to Sequence Four, it's best to be under proper protection, this is a special level." ”
Thoma gestured twice in the air, but no one could understand what he was gesturing: "This level is very special, because the extraordinary will be exposed to the level of 'divinity', which belongs to the metamorphosis from human to 'mythical creatures'. ”
Esther's hand raised her head and gently rubbed the position of her right eyebrow: "I know about this." ”
Aaron Mo rubbed his chin: "You have to prepare the rituals and auxiliary materials that need to be prepared for promotion, and the magical items must also be shattered before they can be used as the main materials." If you need help from my teacher, I can ask for you. ”
Asther was silent for two seconds and smiled gently: "It's okay, don't bother her." ”
Her "spiritual intuition" gives a clear hint that she just needs to "eat".