Did that strange Afternoon Town invade the real Afternoon Town? Derrick vaguely understood what the "Chief" said and had a rough guess about the reason for this. щww.

He suspected that when Mr. Fool pulled him out of that strange afternoon town, he had disrupted the balance there, allowing the power to seep out.

This would also explain why the "demon hunter" Colin Iliad did not disappear on the spot after repeating his attempt.

Just as Derrick was thinking about what kind of changes this would bring, Colin, the "chief" of the six-member council, had already taken out a handful of glittering dust from one of the secret compartments of his belt and sprinkled it into the air.

The dust suddenly exploded, emitting a silvery-white light that was extremely obvious in the gray and dark environment.

Derrick, Joshua, and Haim all knew what this signal meant, which was not to run around, but to stay where they were, be on guard against possible enemies, and wait for rescue!

No doubt this was addressed to the exploring groups scattered around the rest of the town in the afternoon!

Demon Hunter Colin released three signals in succession during the intervals between lightning strikes, then turned sideways and said to Derrick and the others:

“We will meet them in order, from near to far.

"Be careful on the road."

“Yes, Chief!” Derrick had forgotten the grievance he had just suffered and only hoped to help his companions as soon as possible.

Following Colin's instructions, he walked on the left side of the team. On the other side was Joshua, who was wearing red gloves and holding a black straight sword. The relatively stronger "Dawn Knight" Haim was at the end, about three steps away from the "Demon Hunter" in front.

Lightning flashed in the sky at a rapid rate. The town was sometimes bright and sometimes dim in the gloomy afternoon. The candlelight reflected in each window was flickering, peaceful and quiet.

Derrick was no longer the rookie he was before. Although he was nervous at this moment, his palms holding the "Hurricane Axe" were not sweating. His eyes moved back and forth skillfully, guarding against monsters that might suddenly jump out of the buildings on both sides.

A flash of lightning passed, and the world returned to darkness. The candlelight in the afternoon town was twinkling, as if waiting for travelers who needed a place to stay.

The animal skin lantern in Haim's hand emitted a dim light, but it could not reach far and was not as effective as Derrick's night vision.

Its only effect seemed to be to dispel the dense darkness around it.

At this moment, Derrick suddenly felt a chill on his neck, but there was no cold wind blowing around!

Subconsciously, he did not turn around directly, but took a step sideways, half turned his body, and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

He saw Haim, who was nearly two meters and three meters tall, staring at him with a gloomy expression, and chopped down the big and broad straight sword in his hand!

Bang!

Derrick rolled over to avoid the attack, the sound of the fierce wind still ringing in his ears.

Then, he heard the voice of the "Chief":

"What's wrong?"

"Hainem attacked me!" Derrick rolled over and stood up in the direction of Demon Hunter Colin.

"Me?" Haim asked back with a puzzled look on his face, holding a fur lantern in one hand and a large straight sword in the other.

Colin glanced at Derrick:

"I didn't notice anything unusual about him."

As he spoke, two dark green symbols appeared in the eyes of this "demon hunter".

He looked around and said:

"Can the attacker transform into Haim's appearance?"

Before he finished speaking, he thrust the silver straight sword tightly grasped in his right hand backwards!

puff!

Amid the silent collision, a figure emerged from the dim and gloomy environment. He had messy gray hair, deep nasolabial folds, weathered and deep light blue eyes, and in his hand was a silver straight sword coated with light gray ointment. He looked almost exactly like the "Monster Hunter" Colin, the only difference being that he had a gloomy expression and a dull complexion.

Puff puff puff!

The two silver straight swords collided continuously in mid-air, creating sparks.

At the same time, Colin Iliad shouted in a deep voice:

"Light!"

Light? Derrick instinctively raised his hands and clasped them in front of his mouth and nose.

At that moment, he noticed three figures running out from the darkness around him. One was the tall and strong Haim, one was Joshua wearing red gloves, and the other was Derrick himself, who was not short but still had a childish look on his face!

Derrick did not panic. He followed the Chief's instructions and released brighter rays of light from his body.

The three figures seemed to be very afraid of this. They raised their palms to block their faces and tried to escape to the side.

But how can their speed be faster than light?

The bright light illuminated the surrounding area, and the three figures were completely submerged in it.

They opened their mouths and let out a silent scream, but it quickly faded away.

The light surged, bringing the two "demon hunters" who were fighting fiercely into the bright area. One of them immediately became stiff and slow in movement, then lost its color and became completely dark.

puff!

The silver straight sword coated with light gray ointment pierced through the monster, but it seemed to have pierced the invisible air and failed to cause any damage.

At this moment, the dark monster suddenly burned itself, splitting into one twisted shadow after another, and melted inch by inch in the light and flames.

Demon Hunter Colin retracted the silver straight sword and turned his head to Derrick and the others:

“This time the monster is our own shadow.

"Their weakness is bright light!"

As he spoke, the bright and holy morning light emanated from the "chief" of the six-member council, illuminating the entire street like dawn.

This is an extraordinary ability that can be obtained by the "Warrior" path in the "Dawn Knight" stage. The reason why "Demon Hunter" Colin did not use it at the beginning was because the effect was too obvious and he didn't know what kind of accident it would cause. Now, he has clearly understood the weaknesses of the monsters in the town in the afternoon!

The morning light created by the "Chief" was like a domain. Haim gave up the idea of ​​using similar extraordinary abilities. He still held the animal skin lantern and followed Colin Iliad with Derrick and Joshua, turning into another street.

It didn't take long before the group of four arrived at a church that was mostly collapsed.

The church originally had a tall tower, and the overall structure was made of classical stone columns and brick and stone arches, which looked heavy and dull.

Derrick and his companions followed the Chief through a gate that was too wide even for a giant and arrived at the prayer hall. They saw that the statues had been destroyed, but the candles on the altar had been lit by someone unknown.

In front of the altar, a figure in a simple white robe was prostrating himself, praying in a low voice that was inaudible.

"They are not our people." Haiyin, who also has night vision ability, was the tallest and discovered the abnormality at the first time.

This means that the monster was not transformed from the shadow of our team member... Derrick helped Haim to express the hidden meaning in his heart.

And this means the unknown, and the unknown often means great danger!

"There should have been an exploration team here." Colin narrowed the range of his own morning light so as not to stimulate the white-robed figure.

Haim, Joshua and Derrick suddenly fell silent. In such a scenario, the fact that the exploration team did not show up immediately basically meant that the outcome would not be very good.

As they were thinking, two men in tight black clothes walked out of the door on the right side of the hall. They were the two members of the church exploration team.

"Chief, those shadows, there's something wrong with those shadows! Laroya was swallowed by his own shadow!" One of the members of the exploration team glanced at the "Monster Hunter" Colin and immediately said excitedly and fearfully.

Has someone already died? Derrick felt heavy-hearted as he saw the morning light spreading around him expand and include the two members of the exploration team.

The expressions of the two team members suddenly became ferocious, but their bodies dimmed rapidly. After only two seconds, they disappeared completely like shadows illuminated by the light.

Bang bang bang!

Bones and flesh fell from their bodies and hit the ground.

Specks of light are slowly emerging from within the wreckage.

Colin retracted his gaze and said expressionlessly:

"Go to the clergyman first and listen to what he is praying."

Derrick and the others nodded silently and moved towards the collapsed statue step by step.

After about ten steps, they could see the figure in white robe clearly from the side. It was a middle-aged man with deep features and tears in his eyes.

The clergyman's face was almost touching the floor tiles, and he muttered to himself:

"Almighty God, I repent, ... I have killed Sasriel, and the kings often come to the palace of dusk to plot.

"The people of this town have changed at some point. They set up secret altars, hold strange rituals, and do all kinds of things that you don't allow.

"I discovered all this, but it was too late. Corruption, blood, darkness, decay, killing, filth and shadows had already flowed and flooded this land.

"A huge disaster will begin here!"

These words were repeated over and over again, like a prophet speaking in a low voice about the tragic ending that was bound to come.

Will the great disaster begin here? Is this the beginning of the abandonment of this land by the "Lord of Creation"? Also, who killed the "Dark Angel" Sasriel? The clergyman should have said it, because after the sentence "I confess", there is a blank space that is just enough to say a name... He originally said it, but the name disappeared by itself? Who erased it? The clergyman should have appeared here after the balance was broken in that strange afternoon town, otherwise he would have been discovered during the last exploration... Many thoughts flashed through Derrick's mind in a short period of time.

At this moment, he saw the "Chief" take a step forward and walk over to the clergyman in a simple white robe.

…………

Klein woke up from his dream and closed his eyes because of the bright midday sun shining in from the window.

He got out of bed and walked to the Pirate Restaurant at a leisurely pace.

Frank Lee saw him coming and immediately waved to him:

"Hermann, I found something new!"

Fuck, what the hell is this… Klein’s heart immediately rose in his chest:

"Your new invention?"

"No, that's not it." Frank shook his head excitedly, "I originally wanted to study the fish in this sea area. They should be able to dream! I just tried to go fishing, and I caught something strange."

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