Vivian and Lily told Hao Ren about their findings and related speculations. Hao Ren then turned to Y 'zaks and Becky and asked, "Did you guys find anything?"
They went to the north of the mountains, where the rock monsters were most active. But now it seemed that the biggest mystery in the Beinz region was somewhere else. The rock monsters might just be a small problem on the surface. Becky shook her head and said, "We didn't find anything there, but there are a lot of rock monsters. Many of them are wandering in the mountains, and there are even small groups of them. The knights have sent a lot of men there. There's a huge stone fortress built by magic at the foot of the mountain, and there might be a grand mage in charge. Big Guy and I went around the mountains a few times, and we were almost spotted by the patrolling knights. "
"The rock monsters are just wandering in the mountains, and they have no intention of attacking," Y 'zaks added. "But I think it's the biggest anomaly that they don't attack. They're a group of' creatures' without much intelligence. They should follow their instincts, and it's normal for them to blindly attack everything after they start moving. Now they're wandering in the mountains and not going down. I think someone might be suppressing these monsters. There's a controller behind it, but it's obvious that the control is not good enough. "
Y 'zaks and Becky had found something, but it was obviously not a big deal. Seeing that everyone had finished, Hao Ren cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, let's talk about my side. I ran into a group of cultists..."
Vivian and the rest immediately held their breath and waited for Hao Ren to finish. Lily could not help but exclaim when she heard about the mysterious and sinister religious ritual and the scene of human sacrifice. Vivian and Y 'zaks, on the other hand, did not have much of a reaction: the two of them were knowledgeable, and this kind of situation was not surprising. When the cultists summoned a strange and powerful flesh monster, Y 'zaks frowned and said, "The monster's body was made of flesh and blood at the scene?"
"Yes," Hao Ren nodded. "Besides, the MDT has identified the monster's physiological structure and found it to be abnormal. Theoretically, it should not be able to survive."
"Descending summoning is a common summoning technique used by some heretics." Y'zaks nodded. "They should be summoning a creature from another place — a different dimension or a different planet. But they don't have the ability to open such a portal. The monster will project its will and power into a temporary body. Due to the limitations of materials and technology, the pagans could not create a perfect body, so this summoning can only last for a short period of time. "
"The strength of the summoned monsters will be greatly reduced?" This was what Hao Ren was most concerned about. He still had a lingering fear of the power of the strange 'brain'. He felt that it was far beyond the power of mortals, and even more powerful than many otherworldlings. If he had not stumbled upon a weakness, and the Empire issued pistol could penetrate all defenses regardless of level, he was afraid that the outcome of today's incident would be uncertain.
"Not necessarily. It depends on the life form and power of the Descender." Y 'zaks shrugged. "If most of its abilities rely on its body, its strength will certainly be reduced. But if it fights with its mind, then its strength will not be reduced too much. Sometimes, the method used and its own unique skills will also affect the final strength. According to your description, the brain-like creature basically fights with supernatural power. Even after physical contact, it will be similar to the magic of controlling kinetic energy and gravity. So its true strength should be about the same. Compared to its real body, the only difference after descending is that it can only stay here for a limited time. Of course, these are all speculations. I'm guessing according to the rules of my hometown. "
Lily looked at Y 'zaks with a strange expression. "Why do you seem to know this so well?"
Y 'zaks spread out his hand. "It's my old profession. It's very troublesome to teleport from the Demonic Abyss to the human country. Most of the time, I use the summoning method to descend. Although I don't like to develop my forces in the human world, I still have a few human subordinates. "
Hao Ren was a little surprised. "Didn't you say that you don't want to fight with humans?"
"I don't go there to fight." Y 'zaks scratched his bald scalp and smiled. "Most of the time, I go there to travel."
Everyone present rolled their eyes and did not know what to say. This was a mighty Demon Lord, a character who could turn several countries upside down just by showing his face in the human world. Yet, the only reason why the humans summoned him was to admire the scenery? How could the Hero Army, which had gathered because of the Demon Lord's descent, endure this? Hao Ren could not imagine how the brave warriors in Y 'zaks' hometown would react when they talked about this demon king who did not play by the rules. Y 'zaks's interest in travel was enough to support many weapon shops and adventurer's bars.
Y 'zaks seemed to know that his habit was not to be known to others. He scratched his head and smiled. "Heh, I won't talk about it here. Anyway, the gigantic brain should be completely dead. Although the summoned creature can leave its temporary body and return to its hometown at any time, the nature of your gun is very special. It can annihilate the soul, even the path of the soul projection. So we don't have to worry about the gigantic brain's soul escaping back to its hometown to seek revenge. "
Hao Ren had mentioned to everyone about his gun when he was free, so Y 'zaks could make this judgment.
After explaining the situation, Hao Ren and Vivian, as the team leader and the team's brains, began to sort out the big pile of information.
The mysterious tentacles that appeared underground around the Blood Lake (which could almost be confirmed to be the roots of the Gnarled Grove), the controller behind the rock giants, the pagan rituals that appeared in Dragonspine Ridge, the summoned flesh and blood monsters, the hidden heretics among the Church Knights and the Kingdom Knights, the Disciples of Glory who were condemned as "sinners who stole the power of God", and the distant world that was crimson with only the surging blood sea...
Finally, there was the sentence that the gigantic brain sent into Hao Ren's mind before it died: You are all scum.
These messy clues seemed to be related, but it was messy. Hao Ren racked his brains but could not completely fit them into a framework. He was not sure that the culprits behind the rock giants were the cultists, and he was not sure that the flesh and blood monster had anything to do with the changes in the Beinz Diocese, and he was not sure if the roots of the Gnarled Grove had anything to do with these things. It seemed that all the incidents were independent, and the only thing they had in common was that they were weird.
"I can't think of anything." Vivian spread out her hands. "We still know too little."
"It seems that the itinerary for the next two days will have to be slightly changed." Hao Ren scratched his chin. "We can't find anything in this mess. I've decided to tell this information to Ophra, and let the marshal mobilize her forces to investigate. She should be happy to deal with the heretics."
"Is she reliable?" Vivian immediately thought of this.
"Everyone is unreliable, but it doesn't matter. I just need to let the upper echelons of Holletta know about this, and then let them get active." Hao Ren shrugged. "We have nothing to lose. No matter how chaotic the situation is, it won't affect us. Once the power is cut off in the hibernation pod, the world will be at peace. The situation now is that everything is too quiet, so quiet that we can't find anything even if we want to investigate. So we need someone strong enough to stir things up. As long as the water is muddy, I don't care who stirred it up. "
As for how to explain to Ophra about their behavior last night, Hao Ren decided to think about it later.
Vivian looked at Hao Ren in surprise and said, "You're like two different people."
Lily also looked at Hao Ren in surprise and said, "You're like two different people."
Hao Ren stared at the husky and said, "Vivian is one thing, but what can you see?"
Lily wagged her tail and said, "I don't know what you're talking about, but every time Battie shows this expression, you'll praise her. I'm sure you're right!"
Hao Ren was speechless.
At this time, Becky suddenly reacted. "Wait a minute! Is it appropriate for you to say this in front of me?! "
Hao Ren suddenly realized that there was a native of The Plane of Dreams here. What he said just now might have made her think that he was indifferent to the peace of The Plane of Dreams (Hao Ren definitely did not mean that), so he quickly explained, "Don't mind me, I didn't mean —"
Becky did not wait for Hao Ren to finish before she suddenly got up and said, "We can only stay for a dozen days! If Lady Ophra really dragged us here to investigate what happened, wouldn't my house and title be gone? "
Everyone was sweating: this girl was still thinking about her title, which was equivalent to a posthumous title...
But fortunately, Becky was not an unreasonable person. In the end, she did not insist too much on this matter. Anyway, the title was there. Unless Holletta fell within a month, she could still go to the royal capital to receive the title the next time she came.
Of course, there was another big reason why she chose to cooperate: she could not beat the house full of monsters anyway...
After that, while there was still some time before morning, they seized the opportunity to rest. When the thunderstorm that had been brewing for most of the night finally arrived, Marshal Ophra took the initiative to visit.
It was as if she knew that Hao Ren and his team were looking for her.
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