Nangong Sanba's words reminded Hao Ren. He immediately turned to Vivian and asked, "Do you know anyone else who might know about this shadow?"
"At least someone who survived from the Mythological Era." Vivian thought for a moment. "Shall I ask Hesperides?"
Hao Ren immediately nodded. "Hurry up. You should have left her number on your side."
"Another international call." Vivian sighed. She took out her phone and dialed Hesperides's number. Since they left the Athens' sanctuary, Vivian had not contacted the nymph of the evening for a long time. But she had kept the nymph's modern contact information in case of emergency. She did not expect it to come in handy in this situation.
However, no one picked up the phone. Vivian looked up, puzzled. "She doesn't seem to have her phone with her."
"Do you still recognize the Ancients?" Lily asked.
"I only have her number." Vivian scrolled through the contact list. "The rest are Hessiana and a few juniors. There are not many Ancients in the Athens' sanctuary, and I don't know the rest."
"Then we'll call later," Hao Ren said. "Or we can ask Hessiana to pass the message for you."
As soon as his voice trailed off, the phone in Vivian's hand suddenly rang. The caller ID showed that it was Hesperides.
"Hello?" Vivian quickly answered the call and put it on speakerphone so that everyone could hear. "Hesperides?"
"Vivian? I didn't expect you to take the initiative to call someone. "Hesperides sounded a little tired, but the call from her old friend still made her very happy." I was in a meeting just now, so I didn't turn on my ringtone. I don't know where those guys learned it from, but they also ask their phones to be muted like humans. "
Hao Ren thought to himself that the old monsters in the Athens sanctuary lived a modern life. Vivian, on the other hand, was a little curious. "Meeting? Oh, right, you are one of the elders of the shelter after all. Let's not talk about this for now. I have something to ask you. Do you know of a monster that looks like a shadow? "
"Shadow?" Hesperides suddenly raised her voice. Hao Ren did not know if it was an illusion, but he heard a trace of nervousness in her tone.
"To be exact, it's a parasite that lives in the shadows. Two of our people were attacked. That thing …" Vivian told him what she knew and described the shape of the shadow in detail. "It's that kind of thing. It should be from our era. Do you have any impression of it?"
"You're talking about the Shades of Chaos!" Hesperides's tone was not quite right. "I didn't expect them to come to your side. Who was attacked? What's the situation now? Is it under control? "
"The shadow was taken care of, but it took some effort." Vivian heard something from Hesperides's tone. "You said they 'ran to my side'? Have you found out about the situation on your side? "
Hesperides lowered her voice as if she was in a public place. "We, the Ancients, have just had a meeting to discuss this matter. I'm afraid the Ancattero family in South America is in trouble. Are you interested in this matter? If so, you'd better come to the Athens' sanctuary in person. This time, it's not a simple matter. Many ancient families have sent representatives. "
Vivian wanted to mention that she might have something to do with the shadows, but she swallowed her words when she heard what Hesperides said. "Okay, we'll go there immediately."
After hanging up the phone, she muttered thoughtfully, "So it's the Ancattero family. I knew they had a 'Te' in their name."
"Okay, okay. You can only remember one word. Don't keep emphasizing it, okay?" Hao Ren waved his hand to signal Vivian to change the topic. "Then let's go to Athens immediately. Y 'zaks, you two can come with us. You have encountered the shadow before, so you have some experience. The rest of you stay at home. Lily, you don't have to raise your hand. I know I'll bring you along. "
The MDT had recorded the coordinates of Athens, so it did not take much effort to get to Hesperides's side. After some simple preparations, Hao Ren, Vivian, Lily, and Y 'zaks stepped into the teleportation portal to Athens.
They came to Hesperides's antique shop, which was located at the entrance of the sanctuary. As expected, there were no outsiders around the shop. Hao Ren noticed that the entire street on both sides of the shop was shrouded in a strange thick fog, and the buildings on both sides of the road looked hazy and swaying in the fog. It seemed that Hesperides had turned on some kind of device to disperse idlers, and the gate of the sanctuary was closed.
"You're here so soon?" Hesperides's voice pulled Hao Ren's attention back. The nymph of the evening seemed to have sensed that someone had appeared in her magic detection area. With an orange light, she suddenly emerged from the thick fog and looked at Vivian and the others in surprise. "I thought you would come at least tomorrow."
Vivian stepped forward to greet her old friend and explained a little. "We came directly through teleportation. Let's not talk about this first. The sanctuary is under martial law. Is the situation that serious? "
Hesperides frowned and nodded gently. "It's complicated. Let's come in first. Two more old guys just came, and the people inside are starting the second round of discussion. "
As she spoke, she opened a special path to the Shadowy Divide. But before Hao Ren and the others were about to enter, she stopped them. "Wait a minute, I have to check your shadows one by one."
As Hesperides spoke, she carefully observed the shadows behind Hao Ren and the others. Her attitude could not help but remind them of the quarantine personnel who were responsible for guarding the quarantine area after the outbreak of the virus. Seeing her cautious attitude, Vivian could not help but ask, "Have the shadows already infiltrated the sanctuary?"
"They were eliminated in the Shadowy Divide, but they almost came in," Hesperides said casually. "Well, let's go in."
They were finally allowed to go. Under Hesperides's lead, they crossed the heavily guarded Shadowy Divide and finally arrived at the familiar Athens' sanctuary after a long walk.
The mysterious city in the alternate dimension had suffered serious damage after the demon hunters attacked it a year ago. Traces of the war could still be seen today. The Bethanos Shadeling Castle on the side of the city was still in ruins. Hessiana's Mad Demons had completely destroyed the place with high-altitude bombing. As the shadelings had been expelled from the sanctuary, no one had rebuilt the castle. In the half-destroyed area around the old Bethanos Family, there were some new flags fluttering high. Hao Ren did not recognize the flags, but he could still guess what they meant.
The small forces in the Shadow Sanctuary should have finished regrouping and dividing their territories.
But they did not have much chance to take a good look at the reconstruction of the sanctuary. Hesperides seemed to be in a hurry. She quickly brought them to a large council hall in the center of the city.
"This council hall was rebuilt after the demon hunters attacked," Hesperides briefly introduced the meeting place. "The betrayal of Bethanos made several families aware of the serious internal divisions in the sanctuary. So they rebuilt this council hall, at least in form, to re-establish the relationship between the various families. Today, the patriarchs of several major families are here, as well as representatives from other sanctuaries. Vivian, some of them are your old friends. "
Vivian scratched her head. "Is that so? Err, I don't think I can remember many of them."
Hesperides knew that Vivian was forgetful, so she did not say much. Instead, she opened the door of the council hall.
As soon as the door opened, Hao Ren heard a loud voice from inside. "We must check the situation. The incident of the Ancattero family must have something to do with the demon hunters!"
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other and immediately walked in.
The semicircular council hall was brightly lit, looking grand and spacious. But there were only a dozen people sitting around the round table in the center. When Vivian and the rest burst in, the dozen people were discussing something. They looked up in surprise when they heard the noise. Then a joyful voice rang out. "Lady Vivian, you're here to see me?"
Vivian shuddered and took two steps back. "Oh no, I forgot that this naughty kid is also the patriarch of a big family."
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