Deep Sea Embers

Duncan's thinking was fruitless, because he didn't know where to find a second Sun Cultist who was still panting to test his conclusions.

This kind of thing depends on fate.

Duncan stood up slowly, one after another dark green spirit fire lamps in the basement swayed without wind in the confined space, and his thoughts slowly spread in the faint light and shadow.

Believers who believe in gods and receive blessings may be regarded as a kind of "supernatural item" by the fire of the spirit body, so what about...ordinary people?

This flame burns on ordinary people. Besides the superficial "light and shadow effects", can it have more impact? If not, then to what extent do you have to believe in the gods to be regarded by this flame as an "extraordinary target" that can take effect? Cultists who believe in evil gods can be burned, but what about those who believe in righteous gods?

Duncan looked at the faint lights in the room calmly, and suddenly smiled faintly.

"They're people."

So all thinking stopped at thinking, and he didn't continue on this line of thinking.

This flame is a kind of powerful power. A strong power itself is innocent, but a weak will is very likely to lead to corruption. Ever since he discovered that he has an ability beyond imagination, Duncan has never forgotten to remind himself This point - no matter how famous "Captain Duncan" is, no matter how powerful the fire of the spirit body is, he must always be alert to the boundaries of himself as a "human being".

He can't treat people as human beings in order to test or master his own strength—even in this different world, even if he is not necessarily facing "human beings" in the standard sense.

It is one thing to make a shot in battle, but it is another thing to find a weak person to try a knife in order to satisfy curiosity.

Duncan exhaled lightly, looked at the dark green fireball still burning in his hand, and waved it away.

The flames faithfully obeyed his orders and dissipated into the air without a sound.

Duncan smiled—he was, and always will be, the master of the flame.

After the fire of the spirit body dissipated, the environment in the basement quickly returned from being weird to normal. Those dark green lights returned to their original bright and clear appearance one by one. The messy scene, thinking about what to do next.

That queer girl named Shirley was missing, and seemed to have escaped by some supernatural means, and he knew nothing about it, and he didn't know where to find her—which was a pity.

He still has a lot of questions to ask, and now it seems that he has no chance.

But Duncan always felt that he might meet that girl again—this was not an unfounded guess, but because the girl's purpose was obviously to find trouble with the Sun Cultists, and to get help from the cultists. What to inquire about in the middle, and the activities of the Sun Cultists in the Puland city-state have been at their peak recently, and there will be countless similar gatherings operating in the dark, with Shirley and "Agou" acting in the style...

Sooner or later they're going to make a big, hilarious mess.

Duncan wears the Sun Emblem, which has usurped authority, and can perceive the activities of the Sun Cultists in the city. Although it seems that the range of perception of this thing is not too large, as long as he is idle and has nothing to do, he can walk around the city. You can meet new fun.

As for the mess here, Duncan is not interested in helping to clean it up.

He just picked up the golden mask left by the Sun Priest from the ashes on the ground, and carefully wiped off the ashes and dust on its surface—this was his trophy, and he was going to take it to the Lost Country for research.

The priest was burned very clean, and all the items on his body related to the superhuman realm were also turned into ashes. The sun mask was the only "relic" he left in this world.

"...The palm-sized amulet is okay, the size of this thing may be a bit big..." After weighing the sun mask for a few times, Duncan murmured thoughtfully, "And what if you meet someone from the Church of the Deep Sea?" Professionals may be detected by special means..."

It is difficult to bring this mask back to the antique shop safely, and even if it is brought back, it may be discovered by Nina, and some troubles will inevitably occur.

The best thing to do is to send it directly to a place that is absolutely safe.

While thinking about it, Duncan turned his head and looked at the pigeon that was sitting on his shoulder. He had a brand new idea for testing——without himself acting together, the pigeon could walk in the spirit world alone and bring things back Homeless?

The pigeon tilted its head, and eye-to-eye with Duncan: "The big hammer is eighty, the small hammer is forty!"

Duncan Yile: "Just treat it as an overtime shift. Later, I will find a way to give you a whole order of French fries on the ship—try to see if you can bring this mask to the Lost Country."

The pigeon immediately flapped its wings, and as it flew towards the mask in Duncan's hand, it uttered a characteristic sharp female voice: "I wanted to refuse, but you gave too much!"

Before he finished speaking, Duncan saw a flash of light and shadow in front of his eyes, and the pigeon and the mask disappeared from his vision at the same time—and in the perception deep in his consciousness, he clearly felt Ai's breath suddenly appearing in the Lost Homeland. in the captain's quarters.

The front and rear delays are almost less than one second!

This pigeon is so fast! So it turns out that it can transfer items so quickly?

As soon as Duncan sighed in his heart, he felt a blur in front of his eyes. Ai in the form of a bone pigeon jumped out of the air and landed on his shoulder——the bird flapped its wings, and its undead body turned into a white dove again. , raised his neck triumphantly: "The teleportation was successful!"

Duncan nodded when he saw the opponent's state when he jumped out, and felt that the matter was reasonable: it was only natural that the bone pigeon was faster than Ai Yi.

Then he tidied up his clothes and confirmed that there was no suspicious blood on his body, and there was no trace of himself at the scene (in fact, he hadn't touched anything since he entered the door, for fear of leaving fingerprints or something like that), and then Carefully using his clothes to pad his fingers to open the iron door, he returned to the outside through the walking ladder when he came.

The sun bounded by the double rune circle has gradually sunk to the horizon, and the magnificent sunset glow diffuses along the jagged roofs of the lower city, and in the sunset glow, the pale crack at the highest part of the sky is already looming.

When Duncan saw the sky, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​continuing to investigate in the city - Nina was coming home from school soon.

The kid's "Uncle Duncan" just got better, and he couldn't stay out all night.

Duncan quickly left the abandoned factory and walked towards the main road along the route he remembered. He walked through the twisted alleys and the intersection of pipelines filled with sewage and strange smells, and finally gradually heard the heavy traffic. The voice came faintly from a distance.

It's not completely dark yet, and the last bus should be able to catch up.

But Duncan stopped suddenly.

At the intersection not far ahead, he saw four people in uniform—two of them were wearing dark blue sheriff uniforms with epaulettes, batons and revolvers around their waists, and the other two were wearing church-like uniforms. The style of the black coat is between windbreaker and dress. Not only can you see the large revolver holster at the waist, but you can also see a long steel sword that seems to be incompatible with the current era.

Around the waists of the two men in long black coats was something else conspicuous: a kind of rune-decorated lantern, apparently used by night watchmen.

The four people in uniform at the intersection seemed to be handing over work. Duncan was stunned for a moment, and quickly reacted:

They are sheriffs attached to the city hall and guardians in the name of the church.

The sheriff maintains the order of the city during the day, and the guardians protect the peace of the city-state at night. Now that the sun is sinking, the time of day and night is coming—it is the time when the secular and theocracy exchange positions.

This is a unique "landscape" in this world.

The four didn't seem to notice Duncan.

Duncan walked over calmly—although he hesitated for a moment just now, he quickly realized that he had a clear conscience.

Law-abiding citizens walk outside while it is still dark without committing crimes.

A church guard who was performing handover work finally noticed the figure walking towards him. The tall young man raised his head and immediately waved his hands when he saw Duncan, reminding him loudly: "Citizens! It's getting dark, go home as soon as possible." Go, it's not safe outside."

"Gentlemen! I'll report the situation to you," Duncan quickened his pace, and said sincerely after walking over, "Just now I heard a lot of movement in the abandoned factory over there. I saw a lot of sneaky guys coming in and out there..."

Speaking of this, he paused, and added: "Before I read the newspaper, I said that everyone should actively report the abnormal gatherings and abnormal noises around them..."