Chapter 132: The Out-of-reach Hideout
Rule 1: The grass will not move objects that are not in the 'displacement' state.
Rule 2, the grass will not move itself.
Rule 3: Grass will not move objects that are comparing their own positions.
After the last few tests, Lynch summed up the rules of the grass, then no longer hesitated and cautiously moved toward the illuminated farmhouse.
Every step of movement puts you in a state of observation, and every position allows you to confirm your location in more than two ways.
Under the moonlight, the distance to the farmhouse shortened at a speed visible to the naked eye. In less than half an hour, Lynch was close to the farmhouse in the middle of the tall grass.
In the open space outside the door of the farmhouse, a black stone the size of a stool stood there. Looking from a distance, the texture of the black stone could not be seen. It could only be seen that it exuded a dark luster under the moonlight. The surface of the stone There are many totem paintings carved like stick figures. As the surrounding grass shadows sway, these patterns are also twisting strangely, constantly changing their positions and postures, looking particularly weird.
A strong stinging pain came from the center of his eyebrows. Unprecedented heart palpitations and fear instantly filled his consciousness. Lin Qi stared at the black stone, and his muscles tightened. He realized that this thing was probably something he had never seen before. Untouched higher-level rare objects are more dangerous than the Blood Elegy in your hands.
For example, disaster-level rare objects.
[An out-of-reach hiding place. Before being swallowed by the black stone, the sinner Hogg always used it to hide himself. Under his control, thousands of soldiers hunting him were surrounded by hundreds of soldiers. Under the watchful eyes of witnesses, they climbed up the mountainside and then disappeared, never to be seen again. 】
Hiss, it seems to be true. This thing is already very dangerous just by hearing the description. It is definitely a disaster.
But with such a powerful strange object, why can I break through it so easily? I'm not smart enough to exaggerate, am I? Is this another trap?
Once bitten by a snake, Lynch had become more vigilant. He lurked in the grass and stared at the black stone. He did not dare to move for a long time. However, after repeatedly recalling the story of the strange object he sensed several times, he finally I finally realized that I had overlooked a description.
‘Under his control. ’
In other words, the rules I have summarized are only the effects of this thing when it runs automatically. If it is controlled by someone, I don't know what kind of trouble this thing will make.
Lin Qi couldn't help but feel chilled in his heart. Lin Qi was secretly glad that he hadn't caught up with the time when someone was controlling the Black Stone, otherwise he wouldn't be sure of the outcome now.
Heaving a sigh of fear, Lin Qi was also seriously considering whether to simply take the rare object away. Such a high-level rare object must be worth a lot... No, it must be very dangerous and cannot be let go. In the wrong hands of these, it must be collected on behalf of the Watch.
【puff. 】
Forget it, just laugh if you want.
Lin Qi thought for a while, but gave up the idea. It was not because of his conscience, but because he was not sure whether taking away the rare objects would alarm the mountain people in the farmhouse. If they alarmed, the gain would outweigh the losses. Let’s wait until we leave to collect it.
But is there really anyone here? Lynch was a little bit murmuring because there was no movement at all in the entire farmhouse.
It was all in vain, right? They went to hold the ceremony somewhere else? Or were they also teleported into the grass and ran around? It shouldn't be that stupid.
Lin Qi felt uneasy and hesitated whether to get closer or simply go in and take a look.
When they first met, the old mountain man's long-range precision strike from a hundred meters away left him frightened. Lin Qi really didn't want to fight head-on with the opponent, but now...since he had decided to protect Maya, he could only put aside his worries.
Live towards death.
Looking at the strange black stone for the last time, Lin Qi deliberately walked around the stone, staring at the farmhouse and hiding his figure, approaching cautiously step by step. The surroundings were quiet, except for the intermittent chirping of insects, nothing could be heard. Any sound.
I walked all the way to the outside of the farmhouse wall and peered in through the window. Inside the glass window was a very ordinary farmhouse restaurant. Several metal gas nozzles in the corner spurted bright yellow flames, lighting up the entire restaurant. Even the lights are not turned off, so someone must be living here, but where are the people?
Two steps back and looked up and down at this old but not dilapidated two-story farmhouse. The other rooms were all dark and only the dining room had light. Lynch pondered for a moment, then began to move slowly around the farmhouse, observing the surroundings of the farmhouse from other angles.
One step, two steps, Lin Qi grasped the cane, quietly walked around the corner of the farmhouse, and turned to the side of the farmhouse. As soon as he turned around, a ferocious face appeared in front of him.
The wolf-like face, the shark-like fangs, the blood-red eyes, the skin on the face as twisted and rough as rubber, it is exactly the appearance of a ghoul, and Lynch did not notice any signs, almost Just hit it head on.
Holy shit.
The hairs on his hair exploded. Lynch subconsciously took two steps back, swung his cane and swung it at him. However, as soon as he was halfway through the swing, Lynch used both arms to force the cane to stop on top of the ghoul's head.
Because after being stunned, he had noticed that it was not a real ghoul, but a headgear that looked very much like a ghoul, just like the one in Maya's photo.
What, it was a false alarm, it turned out to be just a headgear.
As soon as he finished chanting in his mind, Lin Qi couldn't help but slap himself. He deserved a slap for daring to think nonsense in such a dangerous situation.
Comparing it with the memory in the photo, it was confirmed that it should be the same thing. Lynch breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down his nervousness slightly, made a friendly greeting gesture to the ferocious hood, then raised his cane and continued towards Behind the house...
Huh? wrong.
Having already passed the hood, Lynch stepped back again, frowning and taking a little distance to observe the wall as a whole.
This is an entire windowless exterior wall on the side of the farmhouse, with several parts scattered here and there, which together probably resemble a set of ghoul costumes like those in the photo.
However, judging from the marks on the wall, there were more than one set hanging here.
Counting the nails, there should have been at least three sets hanging here, but now only one set is left.
What about the other two sets?
Looking at the rest of the outfit, Lin Qi suddenly felt uneasy.
I don’t know the specifics of this world, but in my hometown, similar costumes like Lynch’s are not uncommon in movies and TV dramas. They are often special props for important ceremonies and are usually sealed and protected.
This group of ghouls actually brought out ritual props. What do they want to do?
This is not the most critical thing, the more important issue is... Not only did they bring them out from the mountains, but they also took away two sets now.
What are they doing? Is it really like what the sewer ghouls said, they are performing a ritual to send Maya into her final state, so no one controls the magical objects, so one set of these props is missing.
The more he thought about it, the more it seemed possible. Lin Qi clenched his fists and looked around nervously.
It's impossible to walk far with those things, and the lights are still on in the room. These ghouls should be nearby.
With a pistol and a cane, Lynch carefully walked around the back of the farmhouse and discovered that the backyard of the farmhouse was a barn, and a few rays of light were shining through the gaps in the barn door.
At the same time, there were bursts of strange low sounds.
(End of this chapter)