Chapter 521 Bait
Facing Duanmu Huai, Mary explained to him in detail what happened that night.
Realizing that something was wrong with her friend's expression, she waited for her in the school building. On the way, Charlotte felt very depressed. Then suddenly, the terrifying steel monster appeared from behind her friend, and then it was struck by her right eye. Attracted, it pursues me.
"That's it."
After listening to Mary's story, Duanmuhuai thought for a moment, and then looked at the girl in front of him.
"To be honest, I still don't understand what the current situation is, but if it is about Miss Charlotte's current situation, I can tell you the reason."
"Huh?"
"It's actually very simple to say. The reason why Miss Charlotte didn't wake up is because it's only her body here, not her soul."
"Hey???"
I have to say that Mary was also surprised when she heard Duanmuhuai's answer.
"You mean..."
"Her soul is not here, so no matter what methods the doctors use, they can't wake her up. Now she can be regarded as a living dead."
"Then, where is Charlie's soul?!"
Hearing this, Mary also clenched her fists and stared at Duanmuhuai, who shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know about that either. As of now, the most likely possibility is that her soul may be in that dark city."
“There…………”
Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Mary once again recalled the city she was running in that night. It was dead silent, breathless, and a cemetery-like place.
"Then, how do I find her? If this continues..."
"Based on the current level of medical technology, it is not difficult to just keep the body alive, and Miss Charlotte still looks like a noble lady. At least we don't have to worry about her life support being discontinued because she can't pay. Well... …This is a good thing, but I still need to investigate the specific situation.”
Duanmuhuai said this and glanced at Mary. Although he didn't say anything, from Mary's words just now, Duanmuhuai always felt that this girl named Charlotte seemed to have some relationship with this series of events. The monster that was wandering in the Dark City before had been completely eliminated by Duanmu Huai. However, after killing the monster, the originally closed and dark city disappeared. Then Duanmuhuai saw a strange man wailing and screaming in pain not far away, and then bleeding from all his orifices, and then It melted completely and disappeared into the darkness.
In this way, at first glance, Mary and Charlotte seemed to be just the victims of this random murderer, but Duanmuhuai always felt that something was not right. After all, even subspace has appeared, and according to Mary's words, Charlotte once took the initiative to mention these murders on the way home, seeming to want to confess something to Mary, but in the end she changed the subject.
From this point alone, we can see that perhaps Charlotte is not just a simple victim.
Maybe Mary herself had such thoughts deep down in her heart, but...she didn't want to believe it.
Regarding the matter of golden eyes, Duanmuhuai also asked Mary, and learned from Mary that she had not been like this since birth, but suddenly became like this a year ago. Not only that, after having golden eyes After that, Mary would always have some strange dreams, in which she was always in a dark city, being chased by something, and she was just trying to escape until she finally woke up...
I've seen doctors, but nothing works. In addition, since her right eye turned golden, Mary has been able to analyze ancient texts and relics very quickly. She was originally a student in the History Department of Master College, and now she has taken a step further in this regard. Many times, she can successfully analyze ancient inscriptions and records that appear to be very difficult or even lost in a short time...
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but twitch the corners of his eyes. He really deserves to have golden eyes. If nothing else, it is simply a bug to use this for archaeological research...
As for the magic resistance of Golden Eyes, Duanmu Huai almost guessed what was going on. He had also watched carefully in the Dark City before. Even though Mary seemed to be just playing a game of chasing and chasing chickens with the steel monster, this was not the case. Every time the steel monster acted, it would explode violently. The evil power of the people, just by being exposed to this evil power, the average person will become completely powerless, and even his life force will be deprived, and he can only wait for death.
But Mary was able to run all the way through it, but in the end she was caught up because her body was too fragile to run.
If we use a game metaphor, then it is equivalent to when Mary was running away, the steel monster kept DEBUFFing her, but Mary kept showing immunity...
It's just that she doesn't feel it.
Well, this looks very similar to a certain pick-up hand, but the power of the golden eye is much stronger than that hand. Unless it is a physical attack, it will basically be ineffective against Mary.
It's no wonder that the steel monster ran away behind Mary. The magic attack had no effect, and it was also very desperate.
It comes with magic resistance and magic breaking... The value of this golden pupil seems to be really high.
After checking Charlotte, Duanmuhuai and Mary left Charlotte's home.
"At present, the situation is obvious. Your friend fell into a deep sleep and lost his soul, which may be related to the dark city, so..."
Duanmuhuai stared at Mary, who held her breath and stared at him without even daring to take a breath.
"Do you want to cooperate with me?"
"Huh?"
I have to say that Mary was really stunned when she heard Duanmuhuai's suggestion.
"Cooperation?"
"Yes."
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai took out an ID book from his pocket and handed it to Mary.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Duan Muhuai. I am an investigator and a detective. This time I came to Wudu to investigate the serial killings that occurred here. As far as the current situation is concerned, the serial killings I am investigating are , should be related to what happened to you, so I think we can work together to explore the secret behind this, and maybe we can also find a way to revive your friend.”
"Detective...Investigator..."
Staring at Duanmu Huai's ID, Mary was also stunned. She was a little embarrassed to say that before, when she found that only she could see the other person and no one else could, she thought the man in front of her was some kind of death... ...At this moment, his face turned red and he lowered his head.
It's so out of place, it's so embarrassing.
"What do you think? Miss Mary?"
Fortunately, Duanmuhuai was too tall and couldn't see Mary's expression at all, so Mary took a deep breath and raised her head.
"I am willing, sir, but what exactly should I do?" Although Mary is a top student in the History Department of Master College, she might be able to interpret some ancient inscriptions or ruins, but facing those terrifying monsters, she has no idea. .
"I need you as bait."
"Bait??"
I have to say that Mary was stunned when she heard this.
"Yes, you also discovered that those monsters seem to like your right eye very much. If there are still monsters who see your right eye, they will definitely not be able to help but pounce on you. At that time, I can remove them Eliminate and investigate at the same time.”
That's right, the reason why Duanmu Huai was like a headless fly before and there was no progress was that there were really no clues. But after the previous battle, he had gained experience. Duanmuhuai could feel that on that day, the subspace fluctuations in the entire foggy city had a very large ups and downs, and then the Dark City appeared.
Of course, the Dark City at that time was not in its complete form. Duanmuhuai could feel that it was more like the bottom of the sea as seen from the sea - just the reflection of light on the water, not the real Dark City. .
It is still sleeping and has not yet awakened.
Duanmu Huai and Lorena obviously couldn't lure these monsters out, and after they disappeared, the Dark City would also be closed. Therefore, if you want to enter the Dark City again, you have to wait for those monsters to appear again. For now, Mary with golden eyes is like a lantern fish in the deep sea, best able to attract the attention of these monsters.
Although logically speaking, it is possible that it will only open this time, but Duanmuhuai believes that it will not end so easily. The next time they enter the dark city again, I'm afraid it will be the complete version of the dark city!
Facing Duanmu Huai's invitation, Mary thought about it and finally chose to agree. After all, she had no other choice now, not to mention that after that time, Mary also discovered that the monster was indeed staring into her eyes. Maybe if she encountered it again, the same result would be the same.
That being the case, her choice was obvious.
"Very good."
Hearing Mary's answer, Duanmuhuai nodded, then he took out his pocket and took out... a ring.
"Huh?"
Seeing the ring in Duanmu Huai's hand, Mary's face suddenly turned red and she looked at him in surprise.
"This is a kind of sacred weapon. Wearing it can protect you from harm."
Duanmuhuai directly put the ring in Mary's hand, and then said.
"The other thing is...you need to strengthen your training."
"Training?"
"Yes, how are your sports scores?"
"Uh..."
Facing Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Mary was a little embarrassed. She was just an ordinary girl, not particularly outstanding...
"Starting tomorrow morning, I will send someone to assist you in training, so that you can at least have enough strength to escape from the pursuit of those monsters."
There's no need to think about fighting. Golden Eyes' abilities only add magic resistance and magic breaking, and it's not like a slap can break magic. Mary is just an ordinary girl and doesn't have particularly strong fighting power. Simply put, she just needs to be able to run.
"I, I know."
Mary had no objection to Duanmu Huai's decision. She still remembered the feeling of being chased by that steel monster that night. At that time, Mary thought about it, if she could run faster and work harder. Some words... Therefore, she did not object to Duanmu Huai's request.
Well, until the next morning.
Early the next morning, Mary left the apartment two hours early as promised, and then she saw a very cute and docile girl wearing a nun's uniform and long pink hair standing outside the apartment. . Seeing Mary, the girl also came over with a smile on her face.
"Ah, hello, are you Miss Mary Clarissa Christie?"
"Ah, yes, it's that gentleman who invited you..."
"That's right."
The girl nodded.
"My name is Lorena. From today on, I will be responsible for your daily training, Miss Mary!"
"Ah, hello...Miss Lorena."
Hearing Lorena's words, Mary also hurriedly saluted her.
"So, what are we going to do?"
"Well, it's very simple."
Lorena looked at Mary with a smile, and then spoke.
"First of all, we have to do a morning run to get our bodies moving, and then do the rest of the training!"
"Okay, no problem."
Mary also nodded. She had also run in the morning.
"Then, let's start, the goal is five kilometers!"
"…………Huh?"
(End of chapter)