Returning from the abyss

Chapter 37 The Dream of Fading
In the black mud, bubbles popped up one after another, and the human bones were soaked in the rancid mud, showing a faint turquoise.

The queue that marched like a zombie walked into this dead zone one after another until the mud covered the entire body.Lu Ning, who was overlooking all this, couldn't feel any panic or sadness, as if all this was taken for granted.

When I opened my eyes, there was already bright light outside, even though there were curtains to block it, it still made me feel a little hot.

The air conditioner has been turned off due to the timing. Judging from the fact that Danma is still cool in the morning and evening, it is probably already noon.Lu Ning didn't know why she was so tired, and she couldn't remember much about the nightmare just now.

She rubbed her eyes, unplugged the charging plug of the mobile phone by the bedside—the battery power of the mobile phone returned to normal in this testing ground, so charging is also necessary—and glanced at it.

More than 20 messages.

Most of the messages were from Cheng Wuling. She didn't seem to care why there was no reply here, but just sent the messages she got.There are two from Shu Xingruo, both of time and place, without saying anything.

July [-], at [-]:[-] am, in the third conference room on the fourth floor of Danma Daily Building.

July [-]th, at nine o'clock in the evening, box three on the second floor of Hongxiu Quyi Theater.

Today is July [-]th.

Lu Ning didn't make any plans to go there. Although the message was sent by Shu Xingruo, the relationship of trust between the two is not so strong. She still has to consider whether the other party has a hostile identity to her.

And Cheng Wuling's information is much more useful.Not only is there a list of all the actual power holders in Danma, black and white, but also the origin, preparation, and related project content of the Frost Day celebration.And the most useful information is a piece about this test field:
[The two camps that have been determined are the seekers and the explorers. The mission is unknown, and it is unknown whether they are hostile.Seekers seem to have the most numbers. 】

Although it's just the simplest faction information, Lu Ning will never forget the name of this test field: the seeker of the holy scriptures.

As for the camp of secret explorers, it seems to be in opposition to my secret people just literally.It's just that the hidden people can only fight alone, isn't it much more difficult to face people from the same camp?Or is it that the mission of the opposing faction will also limit the possibility of joining forces?

Things seem to be getting interesting.

Lu Ning jumped out of bed, changed her clothes, and quickly left the room.

She's going to three places today: Avery Cathedral, the Clock Memorial and the Denmar History Museum.

These three places are directly related to Danma's ten strange rumors.Avery Cathedral corresponds to the rapid decline in crime rate here in recent years.Originally, as a place with local gangsters and various forces intertwined, the chaos in Danma has always been quite high, but in recent years, Avery Cathedral is famous for its extremely high "influence rate". After going to church for confession by force or out of curiosity, I have never done any evil again.

The Clock Memorial Hall corresponds to the rumor of the "Cursed Clock".Among the various clocks collected in the memorial hall, there is a clock that can make people lose their sense of time. This distortion will even interfere with reality, causing many incomprehensible phenomena.Exactly where the Damned Bell is is unknown, but it certainly exists within the memorial.

The legend of the Danma History Museum is "the blank history that was deleted".Although there are written records of Danma's history since the founding of the country, in fact, these records are incomplete, and part of the history has been "deleted" in some way, not only from the records, but also from people's memories. These times exist.The only place that still records those fragments of history is the Danma History Museum.

These urban legend-like rumors may be just a topic of chatting with others, but since they are all mentioned on the envelope to myself, it shows that at least most of them are real things.

When Lu Ning was about to leave, she saw the blue cloth package on the table.

Did she... had a nightmare last night?
Shu Xingruo is sitting in his room now.

The status of a superstar, which I never experienced when I was alive, is now experiencing it.In order to prepare for the Frost Day celebration, Mayor Danma invited five well-known celebrities in the domestic entertainment circle to Wenhai. Shu Xingruo, a music, film and television star, became one of the five unlucky people.

That's right... unlucky guy.

As VIPs, the five stars and their entourage naturally received the highest standard of hospitality, and their residence was also an apartment-style hotel.Both the itinerary and the remuneration were extremely satisfactory, until Shu Xingruo discovered the various monitoring devices in the room.

She also understands that some TV shows will use this method to create unexpected hot spots, but she is not participating in any reality show!

Bugs, hidden cameras, and more gadgets she couldn't figure out the purpose of were all over the house, including private areas like the toilet and bathroom!Shu Xingruo realized almost instantly that this was not a situation where he could complain.After she found an excuse to visit several other celebrities, she found that several others were also under surveillance.

This is the few text messages that were sent out before.

Who is the other party?What do you want to do?Shu Xingruo didn't think it was a kidnapping issue. With her current status, the itinerary was clearly announced on the Internet. If something happened to Danma, it would definitely not be peaceful here.And since she stayed last night, she only got a rehearsal plan and an itinerary.

It was a broker who opened the game.

The young man named Han Yin was another star's manager, yet he slipped her a business card during dinner.This business card not only has conventional contact information, but also a string of numbers.

"My name is Han Yin, and I'm a mystery explorer just like you."

This was the first sentence the other said after the two found a chance to be alone.

"Shu Xingruo."

"Don't be nervous, the reason why I'm sure it's you is because my prompt message contains the names of all the six of us who explore the mystery." Han Yin is a very serious young man, and what he said is quite credible .

"all?"

"To make a long story short, we have to cooperate. Now you probably find yourself under surveillance, but our agent doesn't have this problem. You are the only 'tourist' out of the five stars that I can identify. Your identity is also very important."

"Do you know the reason?" Shu Xingruo asked.

"I'm also not sure. Now I can only confirm that this is a method arranged by Danma. In addition, not only the room, but also the main venue for your future activities have also been equipped with surveillance measures."

Shu Xingruo didn't panic when he heard this, but nodded thoughtfully.

"What? Have you found any reason in your identity background that you will be monitored?"

"That's a secret." Shu Xingruo smiled slightly, "But I can tell you, at least my situation is not that bad at the moment, what is important now is your activities——if I guess correctly, you will be in the next day or two. Whether you can complete the contact with the outside world is the key to success or failure."

Han Yin frowned when he heard this, and suddenly came to his senses: "Yes, the information we got is too fragmented, and this testing site needs information integration..."

"More than that, I think our identities are also very important, not just you and me, everyone is-the information in everyone's hands and the level of information that can be obtained are different, but you are more important Yes, you are now the only channel for me to convey information to the outside world."

Not for the general public, but for "tourists".

"But this is the faction testing ground..." Han Yin still hesitated.

"The premise of the victory is to survive. Since you already know the list of our camps, you are duty-bound to make this contact." Shu Xingruo immediately said, "You can put the information later. The key issue now is to determine the final result." Whose situation is more dangerous!"

The reduction in staff at the beginning of the game was too severe a blow to the whole team. If Shu Xing had suffered, he would be very vigilant against such things at the moment.

"I understand."

Avery Cathedral.

The Western-style church is not particularly awkward in Danma. When Lu Ning came to the door of the church, she found that there were really many people here.

Those who took pictures with mobile phones and cameras were foreign tourists, while more locals walked directly into the church.

Two young girls in nuns' costumes stood at the door and handed out small bread wrapped in paper bags. Through the bustling crowd, one could faintly see the inner cathedral, as well as the light shining through the colored shards of glass.

A line of pious and holy chorus melody came into her ears. Although she couldn't understand the content, just listening to this hymn, Lu Ning actually felt comfortable, and even the scorching sun above her head became much milder.

This is a very special place.

Lu Ning walked in with the people.The interior decoration of the church is as depicted in various film and television works that I have seen, and there is a religious atmosphere in the solemnity.The white decorative pillars on both sides are engraved with patterns that seem to be gods, and the walls are painted with gold and silver colors. Huge mysterious runes, if you look at it for a long time, you will even have the feeling of being absorbed in your mind.

In front of the altar in front of the church, a young priest with blond hair and blue eyes stood, and the rows of benches were already filled with believers who came to listen.There are also some nuns and monks scattered around, with expressions of devotion and expectation on their faces.In such an atmosphere, people who just came in to visit couldn't help but lower their voices and movements.

Lu Ning would not be affected by such an atmosphere. She stood behind a decorative pillar and took a closer look, and found that there were two people watching the pastor in the shadows in the corner.The two were wearing sportswear for easy movement, but Lu Ning couldn't see their faces clearly.

One of them was almost surrounded by rich red blood, while the other was simply indistinct.

Even if he controlled the power of his eyes, he still got the same result.

(End of this chapter)