Gone?

All dark?

Faced with the sudden change, Derrick's first reaction was not panic, but to clasp his hands and put them in front of his mouth.

Bright rays of light emanated from his body, dispelling the deep darkness around him and illuminating every corner of the basement.

In the environment where Derrick lived, darkness was the most terrifying existence. Once they left the City of Silver, they had to keep themselves illuminated by light at all times. Even if they lost it for a short time, the interval could not exceed five seconds.

When Derrick first joined the exploration team and had no experience, he almost made a mistake and ruined himself. Fortunately, the "Chief" was standing not far away.

The light shone slowly and continuously. Derrick raised his right hand, which was tightly holding the Hurricane Axe, and looked around carefully.

He discovered that except for Heinm and Joshua, the two teammates who should have followed him into the basement, none of them had disappeared. The large black stains on the stone slabs and walls had turned blood red at some point, and were wet as if they had been splashed just now.

This made Derrick, who had calmed down after reading the exploration textbook, think of a possibility: the problem was not with Joshua and Haim, but with himself!

"I just approached the altar and silently recited those three names... Normally, even angels must have a complete and accurate honorific name in order to receive the "prayers" that others recite or copy, and it is said that there are also range restrictions... I wonder if the angel kings must do the same...

“Uh, one of these three names is the key to unlock the hidden power of the altar. I silently recited it in the giant language that can pry open nature, and this caused the problem? No, that’s not right. It must be recited aloud to be effective. Even if these are the real names of the angel kings, there have been no problems before…” Derrick turned around with confusion and anxiety, and returned to the altar and the stone table.

He was surprised to see that the words and symbols on the stone table were much clearer and more complete than before, as if the ceremony host had just finished carving them.

There are three types of texts: Giant language, Dragon language, and a third one that Derrick didn't recognize. However, he suspected it was the ancient Hermetic language spoken by Mr. Hanged Man and Miss Justice, because during this period of communication with the Tarot Club, he had initially mastered some words, which were quite similar to the text on the stone table.

The Giant and Dragon languages ​​are very consistent in their expressions, repeating the three names and their corresponding titles:

Ouroles, the "Angel of Destiny"

"Red Angel", Medici;

"Dark Angel", Sasriel.

Following the title and name was a phrase that Derrick was very familiar with:

"Redemption Rose"!

Is Sasriel really an angel king, called the "Dark Angel", and is he, the "Angel of Destiny", and the "Red Angel" the founder of the "Redemption Rose"? I wonder what Mr. Fool knows about him... He must know a lot... The ancient Hermetic language should mean the same thing... In the Afternoon Town, which has converted to the "Lord of Creation", some residents are secretly worshipping the three angel kings around the Lord... Thinking of this, Derrick suddenly felt a chill down his spine, and felt as if he had touched the edge of the truth about why the Creator abandoned this land.

He looked up again, only to see that the walls and the ground were still covered in blood, but there was still no sign of Haim and Joshua.

Reciting it silently again had no effect. Perhaps it had never worked in the first place... Derrick took a deep breath, raised the Hurricane Axe, and walked cautiously towards the basement entrance, hoping to find the source of the problem and confirm where the problem was.

One step, two steps, three steps, he moved back to the hall above like a giant candle.

The place was shadowy, grey and quiet, with rotten chairs and the remains of stone tables placed silently, no different from before.

Derrick still hadn't found Joshua and Haim, so he walked to the window with great tension to see if he could meet other members of the exploration team.

Pah, pah... With the sound of light footsteps, he approached the big hole where the window frame should have been, leaned forward and looked outside.

Countless gray buildings are compactly spread out, some high, some low, rising in steps.

The frequency of lightning in the sky was very low, and candle lights were reflected in many windows, flickering dimly and lasting for a long time.

This… Derrick couldn’t help swallowing his saliva. He felt as if Afternoon Town had never experienced any major changes, and the residents here were still living peacefully.

…………

Haim, holding an animal-skin lantern, passed through the basement entrance without bending down, and said to Joshua beside him with a smile:

"This house must belong to humans, but their family must have the blood of 'giants'. They should be about the same height as me. Tsk, the last time we went to the ruined city, we had to bow our heads even to enter the gate!"

"Giant" bloodline does not necessarily mean that one has giant bloodline, but rather represents the physical characteristics that are produced by taking potions obtained through this route and passed on to offspring, with height being one of the main manifestations.

Joshua looked up at Haim and snorted:

"That's you, I don't need it."

“But it won’t be long before you’re promoted. By then, you won’t be much shorter than me.” Haim said with a smile, and watched Derrick approaching the altar out of the corner of his eye to prevent any accidents.

Joshua thought for a moment and said:

"Actually, I'm very confused. The Chief is a Sequence 4 Demon Hunter, so he should be about three or four meters tall, like an ordinary giant. Why does he look normal, only half a head taller than me?"

Haim looked around subconsciously and said:

"It is said that the Chief has a giant form."

"Giant form? After turning into a giant, will his clothes be torn apart?" Joshua asked with a smile.

“Unless his clothes and pants are magical items.” Haim and Joshua smiled at each other.

They were about to share this joke with Derrick, but when they turned around, they found that the boy was gone!

Derrick, who was supposed to be in front of the altar, was gone!

The expressions of Haim and Joshua suddenly became solemn. One raised a broad and large straight sword, and the other stretched out his left hand wearing a red glove.

They approached the altar cautiously and checked it carefully, but did not find any suspicious signs.

Joshua was about to try to identify the remaining words on the stone table, but Haim patted him on the shoulder and said:

“Don’t look at it. I think back to when Derrick disappeared and that’s what he was reading.

"Let's go find the 'Chief'."

"Yeah." Joshua nodded.

He did not leave in a hurry. After looking around again, he rubbed his thumb and middle finger together and lit the remaining candle on the altar.

This will protect Derrick from falling into true darkness!

——The exploration team of the City of Silver had similar experiences in those city-state ruins. A team member seemed to have disappeared suddenly, but in fact he was just hidden by some force and was still in the same place. However, his teammates nearby were eager to seek help and hurriedly left the area with lanterns. As a result, the poor guy was swallowed up by the real darkness and could never be found again. If another team member had not fallen into the same situation later and was fortunately rescued on the spot, others would not even know the exact "cause of death" of the former.

The candles were lit, and the dim light spread all around. Haim and Joshua then left and came to the alley, releasing the spiritual signals that everyone carried.

They didn't have to wait long before Colin Iliad jumped from the top of another house and landed safely.

"What happened?" asked the "demon hunter" in a deep voice.

The silver straight sword in his hand was coated with a layer of light gray ointment.

Haim immediately recounted what had just happened, and finally said:

"We haven't been able to discover why Derrick disappeared."

"Derrick..." Colin nodded thoughtfully, walked past the two people, and walked into the corresponding house first.

…………

The candlelight outside was dim and warm, but Derrick felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and the chill in his heart could not be stopped.

He tightened his right hand that was holding the Hurricane Axe, withdrew his gaze from the town, turned around and walked into the basement, and stood in front of the altar again.

He was basically certain that the problem was with him!

But he had no urge to explore this strange afternoon town, and he didn't even dare to open the door.

Derrick wasn't too nervous, nor was he obviously panicked, because he didn't think he was in a serious problem.

As long as there is no immediate danger of an outbreak, it is not considered serious... Derrick took a breath silently, lowered his head slightly, and whispered devoutly:

“Fools who do not belong to this age;

“The mysterious master above the gray fog;

"The Yellow and Black King who controls good luck..."

Klein, who was standing by the window admiring the scenery of the God War ruins, had no choice but to go back into the bathroom, put away the interference items, and walked four steps backwards to the top of the gray fog.

He sat in the high-back chair at the top of the long bronze table, stretched out his right hand, and extended his spirituality to touch the group of deep red stars that symbolized the little "sun".

Suddenly, the sound of prayer became extremely clear, and the corresponding image appeared before Klein's eyes.

He first saw the small "sun" which was still a little blurry, and then he found that something was wrong with the environment he was in!

The "sun" is surrounded by an indescribable darkness, and in the darkness, eyes of different shapes are silently watching him.

These eyes were densely packed, vague, dark and introverted, like uninvited onlookers, but the little "sun" was unaware of them.

Afternoon Town is so dangerous? Klein is very familiar with what Sun is going to do recently.

He thought about it and intuitively felt that the darkness was very strange and not real enough, so he gave up the option of using the "Scepter of Poseidon" to respond to the little "Sun" and instead pulled the other party into the gray fog.

Klein exerted his spiritual power, but he felt that the crimson star seemed to be stuck in a swamp, making it quite difficult for him to pull the person in.

Which Angel King has he offended again? Klein's thoughts turned, causing ripples in the gray fog and the mysterious space below and transmitting them over.

After being promoted to Sequence 5, he was able to slightly leverage the power above the gray fog without relying on the "Black Emperor" card or the corresponding ritual!

Klein pulled the man in silently and easily, and the figure of "Sun" Derrick immediately appeared on the high-back chair that belonged to him.

At the same time, Klein vaguely saw the strange darkness flowing around the little "sun"'s body shatter.

…………

The "Monster Hunter" entered the basement with high alert, followed closely by Haim and Joshua.

They saw Derrick Berg's figure quickly outlined in front of the dim candlelight, like a picture.

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