The whole of Lou'an was like a ghost city. It was a ghost city that still had vitality, but was lifeless.
Hao Ren and his entourage moved along the central avenue of the city. The few pedestrians they saw along the way avoided them like the plague. Even when Lily went out and detained two or three pedestrians who could not escape in time, they were completely immersed in unspeakable fear and hostility. Their illogical gibberish could not provide any valuable information. In the end, they had to let them go.
Most of the houses on the side of the road were occupied. Both Hao Ren and Calaxus knocked on the door, but the negotiation failed. Behind the door, a gloomy and wary voice could be heard. These residents did not even want to open the door, let alone tell strangers what was going on here. When Calaxus offered to help, he was even viciously driven away and cursed. A kind of unprovoked hostility and anger enveloped the city.
Hao Ren could not help but miss the days when the MDT was with him. The MDT might be annoying and annoying, but at least its functions were good. If he could use the life radar to scan the city, he might be able to find out something from the residents.
The other knights and monks also dispersed, going to the streets and alleys to find locals that they could talk to. After the appointed time, everyone gathered on the main street. From everyone's disappointed faces, it could be seen that none of the negotiations went well.
"No one is willing to talk to 'outsiders'," a cultivator said with a frown. "Even if I reveal my identity as a senior priest to them, it's still the same. They're guarding against us like we're thieves."
Another knight also shook his head. "I feel a kind of atmosphere, which has turned the people in the city into a serious xenophobic group. They seem to regard anyone who does not belong to them as a threat. I don't know where this mentality comes from."
Calaxus drew a religious symbol on his chest. "Goddess bless us. Are they still the glorious people of Sanctum?"
Hao Ren turned his head and looked at the mysterious woman who had been silent since they entered the city. "Lady Gloom, you always look like you know a lot. Do you know what is going on now?"
Lady Gloom shook her head and lightly said, "Don't think I know everything."
The church warriors brought by Calaxus could not break into the city, so the investigation and negotiation came to an impasse. Without anyone to ask, they had to resort to magic detection. Several monks took out their sacred relics and began to check the flow of magic power in the city. Calaxus thought that with the strange atmosphere in the city, they could probably catch the shadow of the dark creatures. Since the residents of the city could not do anything, it was better to catch a few vengeful spirits for questioning.
Hao Ren took the opportunity to find a quiet place to communicate with the outside world.
As expected, the communication was established very quickly, and the signal strength was the highest since he arrived in Collow.
"Yo, buddy," the voice of the MDT rang in his head. "Hey, wait a minute... Did you get a wifi connection over there again? Why is the signal so good this time? "
"I'm in the Sanctum now," Hao Ren said quickly. "The situation in the Sanctum isn't right. It's already semi-chaotic."
"Sanctum?" Vivian interrupted. "Is that the place where the goddess of creation left her miracles? Isn't that the center of sacred power in Collow, the place where the power of Order is the strongest? "
"It used to be, but now there's a problem." Hao Ren quickly told Vivian about the weakening of the Light of Asurmen in the Sanctum over the past few months and finally extinguished. "I will investigate the cause of the extinguishing of the Light of Asurmen. You don't have to worry about it. The important thing now is to test whether you can transmit physical matter to me. According to my and the MDT's speculation, the divine power of the goddess of creation is the bridge between Collow and the outer space. As the core of the divine power, the Sanctum is the foundation of this bridge and the closest place between the two spaces. Now the strength of my communication signal with you can also prove this: here, the connection between Collow and the outer universe is very strong. So the test of matter transmission can begin. "
The MDT's voice rang. "Roger that. I'll start the crack generator that has just been completed. The first round of testing is expected to take 24 hours. But because it's a test run, I can't accurately control the timing and landing point of the matter transmission. I can only ensure that it's within a certain range around you. "
Hao Ren nodded. "No problem. I'll keep an eye on the phenomenon here."
After the MDT received the order, Vivian's voice rang again. "By the way, is Doggie obedient?"
"She …" Hao Ren turned his head and saw Lily looking for a strange stone not far away. The husky immediately turned her head and grinned at Hao Ren. Her fluffy triangular ears were perked up, and her tail was wagging behind her. Apparently, she was in a good mood. "She's obedient. To be honest, I'm quite content to be able to find a husky that I lost. By the way, do you still have the herbal soup that you made to promote hair growth? "
"Hair growth soup?" Vivian asked curiously. "Yes, but I can't get one or two herbs now. But I can replace them with magic or other potions. Anyway, the main effect is my blood magic. But what do you want it for? "
"Lily's tail is bald …" Hao Ren pursed his lips. "But when I get back, don't laugh at her. It hurts her self-esteem."
"Her self-esteem? Okay, okay, I got it. Be safe and come back soon."
The communication ended. Hao Ren smiled and shook his head. At this moment, he suddenly saw a figure moving in the dim corner of the street from the corner of his eye.
In this city infested by dark magic, moving figures were not uncommon. But Hao Ren immediately noticed that the figure not far away was somewhat different from the pedestrians he had seen before.
The figure walked very slowly, unlike the pedestrians he had seen before who were in a hurry and running away in panic. But he also did not look like a normal person, because he moved slowly and walked strangely.
"There's not a single normal person in this place …" Hao Ren muttered in a low voice. He quieted his footsteps and quietly followed the figure.
The person walking in front did not feel that he was being followed from behind. He just continued to walk forward. Although his footsteps were weak, the distance of each step was almost exactly the same.
Hao Ren moved closer, but the person still did not respond.
Seeing this, he simply moved forward and even deliberately made his footsteps louder.
But the person still did not respond.
Hao Ren had already arrived in front of the man who looked like an ordinary civilian. He saw that the man was wearing a short black coat. His hair was dirty and stuck to his scalp. Although his clothes were not cheap, they were dirty as if he had not washed them for many days. The man had a blank expression on his face as he walked forward step by step. Hao Ren was standing a few meters away from him, but the man seemed to have turned a blind eye to him.
It was as if his soul had left his body.
Hao Ren was no stranger to this situation. He had seen many similar phenomena in various mysterious realms and cursed places. But the key was what caused this phenomenon. What was the relationship between this man who seemed to have lost his soul and the vigilant, hostile, and repellent people in the city?
The others finally noticed the movement here. Lily and Calaxus ran over. They felt creeped out when they saw the man staggering. Lily pulled Hao Ren's sleeve. "Mr. Landlord, what's wrong with this man?"
"It seems to be an out-of-body experience or an illusion," Hao Ren whispered. "I have tried, but I can't wake him up."
Calaxus thought for a moment and made a decision. "Keep up with him."
A man who seemed to have lost his soul walked on the cold and sleepy street. A group of vigilant and murderous people followed behind him at a distance. Everyone lowered their voices and was cautious. In this city shrouded in darkness, the atmosphere of this scene was extremely strange.
"Where is he going?" Hao Ren asked in a low voice.
One of the Sanctum warriors, who knew the situation in Louen, whispered, "He seems to be going to the cathedral in the city center."
The man who had lost his soul continued to walk slowly. Suddenly, Hao Ren saw a similar figure walking out from a nearby intersection.
"Look over there, another one!"
Lily also whispered, "Mr. Landlord, there is another one here too!"
As they got closer to the city, more and more walking corpses emerged from the crossroads and shadows of the streets.
At this point, the panicked and frightened citizens could no longer be seen. There were only walking corpses on the street. Bodies that seemed to have lost their souls swayed on the street, gradually forming a dark crowd that slowly moved towards the cathedral in the city center.
There was no sound.
Lily's ears and tail suddenly became fluffy. "Mr. Landlord, it's so weird!"
At this moment, the shadow of the cathedral in the city center had appeared on the square at the end of the street. The last wisp of Light of Order at the top of the cathedral was emitting a faint light, like a candle, about to fall.
The silent crowd was still moving forward like mud, slowly but persistently trying to swallow the last piece of pure land here.
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