The green spirit fire swept through the entire factory in a matter of seconds like a floating light and shadow, and the disturbance from the superior supernatural power was like a gust of wind, lifting the curtain covering the "reality", so that the reality under those curtains appeared in the eyes of Shirley and Duncan.

Ashes, ashes everywhere, humanoid ashes, unformed ashes, charred walls, melted roofs, twisted and brittlettle machine shells after being licked by the fire, and melt that could barely be seen in outline, the whole factory area was like a flaming purgatory that had cooled down recently, the fire had been extinguished, but the power that had melted everything seemed to remain in the air.

Shirley stood in the center of the wreckage of the fire in a daze, her eyes a little dazed, and Ah Dog came to the girl's side quietly, gently supporting her body with her skeletal back.

Soon, the green spirit fire faded, and everything in the factory was back to its original state.

Duncan looked at his hands with some regret - after all, this was just an "ordinary" body, which could not be compared to the main body, and the spirit fire that could be called was also limited, and it could be maintained for such a short time when the flames were cast in a large area.

But even such a short "recursion" is enough to reveal the crucial truth.

"Sure enough, there was a fire...... I knew I remembered correctly...... "Shirley muttered to herself, "I've been looking for it for eleven years, and it's ...... here."

"But the fire has been wiped out," Dog whispered, "and there is some kind of force that has woven a curtain in the real world, filtering out all traces of 'fire'...... This curtain can even block the view of the ghostly demons......"

"Is it a fragment of the sun? Or the guy who brought the pieces of the sun to the city-state in the first place? Shirley frowned, and then she suddenly noticed that Duncan had been unusually silent since just now, and she couldn't help but cast her gaze, "What do you think of this ......?"

"This place is still not the same as the fire in my memory," Duncan shook his head without waiting for Shirley to finish, his gaze slowly swept over the facilities in the factory, remembering the details of the moment when the curtain was briefly opened, and at the same time recalling the scene of the fire in his memory, recalling the details of the building and the surrounding environment when "he" fled the fire with Nina, and finally confirmed his judgment, "It's not here." ”

"Huh?" Shirley was stunned for a moment, "The fire you remember...... Not here? ”

"There are too many discrepancies in the details," Duncan said in a deep voice, as he slowly walked out of the factory, his gaze peering through the fallen gate to the ruined streets in the distance, "or more strictly, the scenery of the entire Sixth Block...... None of that seems quite right. ”

Shirley subconsciously glanced at Ah Gou, lowered her voice and asked, "What do you think is going on?" ”

"I don't know, I'm just a dog," Dog shook his head, "and I was a fool of you eleven years ago." ”

Duncan heard Shirley and Dog talking in the back, and he tilted his head slightly: "Is this factory the only suspicious location?" ”

"Probably...... yes......" Shirley said uncertainly, "anyway, from what I've heard, this factory was the epicenter of the chaos eleven years ago. ”

Duncan was noncommittal, and for the next two hours, he and Shirley and the ghostly hound went through all the accessible areas of the abandoned factory.

Curiously, they found no trace of supernatural power or supernatural objects other than the "veil" that covered reality.

"This is not quite right...... After completing a cursory inspection of the last building, Ah Gou finally expressed his suspicions, "The 'curtain' that covered the fire must be the work of extraordinary power, but we searched the entire factory area, but we couldn't find the 'source' of the curtain...... It doesn't make sense. ”

"Does it have to be a source?" Shirley's tone was a little curious.

Duncan was also very curious, but he didn't show it, just kept his face tight, and at the same time waited quietly for Ah Dog to explain-

I'm afraid no one can imagine that the only extraordinary expert in the "people" on the scene turned out to be a dog......

Ah Dog didn't think too much about it, as a ghostly demon, a lot ......of knowledge in the transcendent realm was common sense to it, and it casually explained: "What covers the traces of the fire is obviously a continuous force, and this power must have a source to maintain it to this day, and the curtain closed again after the flame of Mr. 'Duncan' faded just now, which also shows that there is something behind this curtain to support it...... It could be a powerful anomaly, or it could be a powerful transcendent, but whatever it is, it must exist somewhere in the city-state......"

As he spoke, the greyhound raised its head, its hollow eyes scanning the streets in the distance, and the city beyond.

"We didn't find the source of the curtain within the factory confines, which suggests that something supporting the curtain is projecting power from a distance to this side, or...... It's just that the scale of this curtain is beyond imagination, and we have only lifted a small corner of it at the moment, if it is the second case......"

Ah Gou said, and suddenly lowered his voice a little nervously: "If it is the second case, then this matter may not be easy to handle, and it is impossible for ordinary 'anomalies' to have such a large coverage!" I'm afraid it's a vision, an unknown vision......"

"The Sun Fragment is certainly not an ordinary 'anomaly', after all, according to the cultists, that Fragment is the corpse of the Sun God," Shirley said suddenly, "This may be a means for the Sun Fragment to conceal itself." ”

“…… Is there a superior anomaly with a tendency to think? In order to prevent being controlled, he took the initiative to create a curtain to erase the traces of his existence and hide somewhere behind the curtain? "I can't rule it out, if it's really the remains of a god's corpse, it's possible that it will have the ability to think before it wakes up." ”

Shirley pinched her chin and thought about it quite seriously, and then seemed to suddenly think of something, and glanced at Ah Gou in surprise: "So Ah Gou, are you so knowledgeable?" I don't even know a word......"

"I am a ghostly demon! It's a shadow that grows out of the flesh and blood of the Dark Lord! This knowledge has been imprinted in my memory since birth, okay? The dog shook his chains impatiently, "and he couldn't read...... You're embarrassed to call me too?! ”

Duncan watched with amusement as Shirley interacted with her ghostly hound, and the strange combination had many secrets in them, which intrigued him, but before he could ask, Shirley seemed to suddenly remember something, and she looked up at the sky a little nervously, and saw that the sun was slowly moving towards the highest point of the sky, and suddenly exclaimed: "Oops! It's noon! ”

Duncan raised an eyebrow: "Do you have any other arrangements?" ”

"I'm ......," Shirley said nervously, "I need to be home by noon!" ”

Duncan looked at the girl quietly: "Didn't you say that your parents are no longer there?" Will anyone be lectured when I come home late? ”

"Not preaching...... It's an appointment with someone else! Shirley hurriedly waved her hand, as if because she had experienced the exploration in the factory together, she was a little bolder in front of Duncan, "I...... Shall we continue next time? ”

Duncan glanced at the ghostly hound next to him, and the latter immediately shrunk his neck: "You have the final say, if you want to continue exploring, I ...... with Shirley"

"No need," Duncan shook his head, "it won't be rewarding to continue exploring here, until new clues are found." Since you have other things to do, go ahead. ”

Shirley suddenly showed surprise on her face, as if she didn't expect the big guy to let herself go so happily, but she didn't dare to run away directly, so she cautiously confirmed: "That...... Dog and I left first, huh? If you want to come to us ...... then"

Duncan only showed a smile and looked at her kindly: "We are destined, we will meet." ”

He smiled gently at Shirley and Dog, and in his field of vision, on the pitch-black chain that connected the ghostly hounds, a little green spark was quietly smoldering.

This is the result of his deepening understanding of the "Spirit Fire" after the last accidental contact with Vanna, which can be regarded as a small attempt.

The sigil had been released on his own initiative, and it was stronger than the little flame that had been left on Vanna's body - but gentle and harmless.

Shirley suddenly felt a chill hit her—she wanted to shiver a little when the big guy's smile was so gentle.

But in the end, she controlled her expression and said goodbye as politely as possible, and then left quickly with Ah Gou.