When Jenkins was young, he followed a large archaeological team to excavate the tomb of an ancient powerhouse, and looted the burial in the coffin, and then encountered a series of terrifying changes, and finally the entire archaeological team left Jenkins alone.

And the reason why he survived was probably because he was the only one who still had the awe for the dead at that time, and tried to restore the coffin that was opened......

After listening to this story at that time, Lloyd analyzed all kinds of signs, and suspected that the ancient powerhouse should also be a powerhouse of the [Twisted] system, and today, this statement can be more rigorous, that should be a strong man who has mastered the power of [Twisted].

But there is a high probability that it will not be the supreme group of [Brilliant Gold], otherwise the archaeological team may not be able to enter other people's tombs at all, and they will not even be able to find it.

Considering that Lao Zhan was the only survivor of that archaeology, and that the 'Dawn Esoteric Order' used the power of [Twist] to try to corrupt him, it was hard for Lloyd not to connect the two things.

Only in this way can we explain why it has to be Lao Zhan.

And Lao Zhan himself did not regard this incident as an ulterior secret, but as a profound lesson to remind others of the danger of archaeology, and naturally people with ulterior motives would notice the details.

Especially Lao Zhan and the old man who interrogated him seemed to be old acquaintances, so naturally they could easily find him.

In short, although Lloyd expressed his powerlessness to exterminate the underworld forces, he was still quite interested in the tomb of the ancient powerhouse, which was not only related to the ancient history that he was interested in, but also involved his own system, so he naturally wanted to see it.

It's just that the blood-stained contract doesn't say the specific location of the mausoleum and the plan of action, and Lao Zhan doesn't know when he will wake up, so Lloyd wants to take the initiative and go to the 'Dawning Secret Society' first.

Aren't they recruiting archaeologists? You should be able to find some clues.

The above causal reasons are not difficult to guess, especially since Valdés has also heard the story of Lao Zhan, so it is naturally easy to think of Lloyd's next plan.

"Since no one objected, let's go to the black market."

Lloyd said, then took out a detailed map of the Eternal City, and then asked Lindsay to help point out the location of the den, and after some calculations, located a nearby coordinate, opened the portal, and led his teammates in.

Once out of the portal, Lloyd looked around again, then pouted.

The layout and style of painting here are no different from the rest of the city, and the buildings around are all dusty, old and old but not dilapidated, and you can't tell what kind of area this is, whether it is the old city or the new city. Is it a civilian area or a rich area?

If Lindsay hadn't pointed to an alley across the street and said it was the entrance to the black market, Lloyd wouldn't have imagined that it would be a 'grey area'.

It can only be said that the urban development and construction of the Eternal City is a bit too balanced......

This can't help but make Lloyd admire Lindsay's 'social fear' attribute even more, he is also the first time to come to the Eternal City, but he can find such a gray area as the black market in such a short time......

I'm afraid that all the 'talent points' of the body are added to the social attributes, right?

"I'm already familiar with this place, I'll lead the way."

Lindsay volunteered again, and then led everyone around a few corners to a dense residential area connected by only a small road, somewhat similar to the high-volume community on the earth, the so-called black market, hidden in this seemingly ordinary house.

The appearance of Lloyd and his party also attracted some vigilant glances, especially the burly Bartolo, who was looked up and down by many pairs of eyes, causing him to smile disdainfully, and said in a low voice:

"We don't seem to be welcome here?"

"It doesn't matter, we're not here as guests."

Lloyd also said with a smile.

He was not stared at, and the 'stay in the world' function of the little vest on his body was particularly useful on such occasions.

However, the group walked through the black market for a while, and did not meet a blind man who was not long-sighted, and soon came to a street corner, and then Lindsay pointed to a small three-story building opposite, and said:

"That's it, when you turn on your vision, you can see the mark with tears in your eyes."

Lloyd nodded, turned on the spiritual vision and tried it, and sure enough, on a dirty wall, he found the pattern described by Lindsay, which was quite large and conspicuous, and he was not afraid of being discovered at all.

Are the evil forces of the Eternal City so rampant? Mizkatok isn't as flamboyant as you, is he?

Lloyd said something in his heart, and heard Lindsay speak:

"Wait a minute, I'll find a way to get you in, right?"

"It doesn't have to be that much trouble."

Lloyd and the bald Bartolo said in unison, and then quickly changed their words:

"Why don't you ask first?"

He hadn't seen Bartolo do it yet, but he had heard Elolo briefly mention that that bald uncle was so powerful and fierce, and he killed a lot of monsters in one person on the line of defense against monsters.

This made Lloyd want to see for himself, how a high-ranking ancient mage could make a move?

Bartolo nodded deservedly, took two steps forward, escaped inspiration, and with the help of the perspective effect of spiritual vision, he instantly locked on all the more than thirty people who were active in that small building.

This hand was a little amazing to Lloyd, anyway, with his 330 [inspiration], there was no way to lock on so many targets in one go.

Then Bartolo stretched out his hands again, his fingers slightly open, and 'wrapped' the small building with his palms up and down, as if to squash it.

With a soft snap~, his hands were clasped together.

The small building was not really flattened, but the temperature inside rose sharply by dozens of degrees, making the whole building seem to be burning, and even the surrounding air showed a wave of water in the heat wave.

The people hiding inside thought that there was a fire, and suddenly rushed out like crazy, and some people jumped directly from the window, and then jumped and rolled in the open space, as if they were about to be roasted.

But in the next second, they were motionless, all of them froze in place, their eyes gradually becoming trance and confusion.

"Oh?"

Bartolo also glanced at Lloyd with some surprise, knowing that he had made a move.

These people, obviously, have been affected by the distortion.

Although Lloyd couldn't lock on as many people at the same time as Bartolo, [Twisted Realm] had coverage......

He then briefly observed the appearance and temperament of these people, and found that two or three of them looked different in their painting styles, so he proposed:

"Some of these people should be archaeologists who were tricked by them, right? Lindsay, can you tell them? ”

"Haha, I'm so good at this!"

Lindsay patted his chest first, but immediately turned around and asked:

"But...... Are they just motionless? Will it suddenly attack me? ”

Without needing to explain to Lloyd, Valdés replied helpfully:

"You don't have to worry about this, their thinking and consciousness seem to have fallen into some kind of lost state, and I'm afraid that the senses have also been affected by the same, very weird...... Belch...... I mean, magical......"

"Okay, let's discuss it later, let's hurry up, Lloyd, you go in to find the clues you need, I'll help you keep an eye on them outside, these people are a little nervous."

The bald head interrupted, and then stretched out his finger and pointed to the eyes that were staring more and more around him.

Apparently, he also guessed that Lloyd was interested in that archaeology.

"Then I'll help Lloyd too."

Valdés followed, and then entered the small building with Lloyd to look for clues.

The bald head took Lindsay to block the outside, while distinguishing the members of the Esoteric Order, preparing to follow the person Lindsay had caught in front of him and hand him over to the Eternal Order.

It's just that the 'residents' in this vicinity are unexpectedly a little like the same enemy, and they are spontaneously gathering towards this side, and they have all kinds of knives, guns and clubs in their hands, and they do not hide the hostility on their faces.

"Or ...... How can you deal with it? ”

Bartolo said to Lindsay with a smile.

Lindsay scratched her head in embarrassment.

"This ...... I'm afraid it's a little difficult to do......"

Bartolo could only sigh and said helplessly:

"Alas...... I really don't like to kill. ”

With that, he held out two fingers and pointed at one of the 'residents' who walked in front of him with the most hideous facial expression.

The man suddenly stopped, his face began to twist violently, and his hands scratched wildly on his stomach, as if something had been stuffed into his stomach.

He opened his mouth wide, as if he was crying and wailing, but he couldn't make any sound, only wisps of green smoke could be seen gushing out of his mouth, accompanied by a foul smell like burning fat, as if the internal organs were burning.

After a second, the man fell to the ground weakly, motionless.

One of his companions hurriedly reached out to help him up, but as soon as his hand touched his skin, it released like lightning, and then shook his hand incessantly while screaming.

It was as if it was not a person who was clutched, but a piece of red-hot iron......

Lindsay was stunned for a moment next to her, and couldn't help but ask:

"You mages are all like this......"

For a moment, he couldn't think of a suitable adjective to describe Bartolo's means.

Bartolo didn't mind, but still smiled, and explained:

"Not really, it's just that I've always been an energy-saver and don't like fancy VFX."

With that, he continued to stretch out his hand and point at the person in the other direction.

After witnessing the experience of the previous person, this group of people suddenly seemed to be frightened away, and they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

And the people who came up from other directions took the opportunity to flee without a trace.

The encirclement, which was still menacing before, was easily disintegrated at once, making Bartolo withdraw his fingers, clapped his hands again, and said with a smile:

"It's a lot easier."

……………………

Bartolo's ability, I originally thought it would be a fireball ice spike or something, but it turned out to be some kind of temperature-controlling effect?

It feels amazing! It's just that it's missing a bit of visual effects, and it looks a little sinister......

But it's also quite accurate, and it doesn't hurt the surrounding environment at all......

Lloyd, who was in the small building, took a general look at the changes outside, and had a preliminary judgment on Bartolo's 'magic'.

He didn't think much about it, and continued to look at the stack of materials in his hand, and complained in his heart:

The gangs in the Eternal City are really rampant!

Before coming in, Lloyd had thought that the clues he needed would be difficult to find, and it might take a long time.

As a result, the first document I picked up was a set of membership lists, which recorded the names and addresses of a large number of key members of the Esoteric Order.

This was supposed to be a very confidential and important thing, but it ended up being casually left on a desk, completely disdainful of hiding it.

It's like a loud plot, and I'm not afraid of being raided at all.

It can be seen that the security environment in the Eternal City is probably not very good, and the control and influence of the Eternal Order are probably not strong......

Lloyd put the list away, then picked up what looked like a proposal next to him.

At this moment, Valdés, who went straight up to the second floor, said in his mind again:

"You can come and see this."

Lloyd took the plan up to the second floor and found the room where Valdés was, a place that looked like a war conference room.

On the wall here, there is a map of the boss, which is also marked with several eye-catching red crosses, and there are clear notes written next to it-

Suspected location 1, suspected location 2.

On the other wall, there are photographs and newspaper clippings recording some exquisite antique artifacts.

"They really didn't mean to hide anything, I almost thought I had broken into the conference room of some legal institution."

Valdés said with a smile and raised the stack of papers in his hand, which was a meeting record.

"It's a bit too much of a rabble......"

Lloyd also complained, and then asked rhetorically:

"Or are they quite emboldened?"

"It's really weird, all kinds of behaviors are completely unreasonable, even if they have an eighth-order leader, it is impossible for them to fight against the entire Eternal Order, right?"

Valdés chimed in, and there was another wave of conspiratorial speculation:

"Could it be that they are colluding with the higher-ups of the Order of Eternity? With an umbrella on the head, that's why it's so bold and rampant? ”

Lloyd also thought about this possibility, but after careful consideration, he shook his head.

"There is such a possibility, but it should not be very likely, the more such collusion, the more dare not put it on the table like this, even if they want to do this, it is impossible for the high-level leaders who collude with them to allow ......"

As he spoke, he expressed his opinion again:

"I think they seem to be suffering from some kind of group thinking interference? Or rather......

The Venerable Lord behind them is not the Eighth Order we expected? ”

This speculation was so bold that Valdés digested it for two minutes before his face changed slightly, and he asked:

"What do you mean...... The lord they followed was actually the owner of the mausoleum that Jenkins had met? But that guy has been dead for at least 1,800 years, right? ”

"The 'death' of these ancient powerhouses is probably not the same as what we understand now......

Lloyd said, remembering his cheap uncle and the skull director of the academy.

(End of chapter)