The red moon returns

Chapter 463 Last Words
Lynch tightened his grip on his cane, but the female police officer next to him immediately grabbed his wrist and said, "It's not an ambush, it's more like surveillance."

"Spying on us?"

"No, we're monitoring this location, otherwise we would have noticed the sight a long time ago."

The sight only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing from the perception, and the surroundings returned to normal, with motivated workers everywhere.

It shouldn't be coming towards us.

Seeing the clueless look of the mountain people leading the way in front, the three of them looked at each other and said nothing, but they became alert in their hearts. However, until they set foot on the path into the mountain, nothing unusual happened, and everything that happened just now seemed to be just an illusion.

Let's just wait and see. If it has anything to do with us, the other party's purpose will always be exposed.

Without getting entangled in the sight anymore, the three followed the mountain people along the trail all the way deeper into the mountain. At the beginning, there were many workers on the roadside, widening the path into the mountain, but after walking for a while, there were no traces of people. Birds and animals were running around among the dense trees, full of vitality.

Lynch felt that the face looked familiar and he immediately realized that he had seen it in Maya's photo. The three of them, like Maya and the others, walked through the lush forest and went deeper along the rugged mountain trails. After crossing two gentle slopes, a cliff appeared before them.

The rocky cliffs were bare and extended into the distance on both sides, like a natural high wall, blocking the way ahead.

Mount Best, part of the Carlos Mountains, has a minimum thickness of five kilometers and is the most suitable location to break through the north-south barrier. It is estimated that only a total of eight kilometers of tunnels will need to be drilled to allow the Norin-Rhine railway to be unobstructed.

This mountain area is rich in minerals, not only iron and copper, but also several silver veins. Lynch immediately asked excitedly where the silver veins were, but unfortunately he was glared back by the Countess, so he had to follow her in disappointment and went into a giant mine cave at the foot of the mountain.

The mine cave had obvious signs of human intervention and extended all the way inward. Kerosene lamps were lit on both sides of the walls. The tiny flames made the mine cave appear dark and deep. From inside came the unique foul air of the cave and faint sounds of digging.

Ghouls are good at digging holes and serve as miners. It seems that no other race is more suitable for this job than them.

"In fact, there are also burrowing worms deep underground that are more suitable for digging than us, but their intelligence is too low, and they are no different from ordinary animals."

The sound of zombies like a crying baby came from the dark cave, and the long-lost Elder Nikolai came out with several tribesmen.

……

But they were in the form of zombies, and Lynch's mouth trembled. Even if it was an acquaintance's territory, it was quite scary to see such a group of things coming out of the darkness.

The old mountain people were quite enthusiastic about Lynch.

Ever since Lynch broke his leg after leaving Zul'Gosal and Elder Nicolae led the mountain people back to Mount Best, and the two sides have not met again. After reuniting two months later, Elder Nicolae thanked Lynch repeatedly, saying that Lynch had realized the tribe's long-cherished wish, solved the great crisis of Mordiggian, and allowed the tribe to no longer be bound by the mountains. Now the young people in the tribe can go out and move bricks at will, all thanks to Lynch's credit.

Huh? So I am the clown? I teased Diana for so long, but now I am the culprit?
Amid the two ladies' snickering laughter, Lynch tried to shirk the credit with an expressionless face, but the old ghoul's words gave him greater hope. They were indeed targeting Mordiggian's clone, so maybe his guess was right.

With the previous contacts and the relationship with Miss Diana, he did not need to be too tactful. He did not directly ask about the whereabouts of the Book of the Dead, but asked indirectly why the tribe migrated here and why they had been defending here for thousands of years to fight against Mordiggian.

This made the old ghoul a little confused, but Lynch understood it. It was like if someone asked him why his direct ancestors followed other apes down from the trees in ancient times. Anyone who heard it would be confused and want to hit people.

However, Elder Nikolai did not take any action. He just pondered for a while and then took the three people into the cave.

There are more than a thousand mountain people in total, scattered in several hollowed-out mines nearby. The place where the elders live is like a town government, and only the upper echelons of the tribe live here.

As soon as Lynch entered, that familiar feeling became even stronger. The width and layout of the tunnels and caves here were almost exactly the same as those dug out by old Sven in his memory. It was said that this was the living habit of their tribe, and Elder Nicolae didn't know when it was passed down from then on.

He led the three people deeper into the caves. On the walls of the last few caves, they saw densely packed murals. There were similar patterns in Maya's previous photos, but they were not as clear as they were now.

It was useless to see it clearly, because those abstract murals were simply not understandable to normal people. Fortunately, Elder Nicolae was there to look at the pictures and talk, telling them an ancient story.

In the story, the chief priest of the tribe was bewitched by Mordiggian and completely lost his mind. He wanted to sacrifice a large number of lives to the King of Ghouls to awaken his clone and guide the evil god to come. This crazy behavior would cause a huge disaster. If successful, half of the ancient continent might be affected, and the people in the tribe would not be spared.

Fortunately, the priest's daughter stepped forward. She was already loved by all members of the tribe. It was said that she had lived among humans for many years and had a personality as amiable as that of humans. She was also very powerful and had extraordinary abilities.

Although she failed to stop the high priest's madness, she succeeded in destroying her father's plan at the last minute by having the tribe thoroughly purify all sacrifices, including herself, before the sacrifice.

The ritual failed, and Mordiggian's clone fled to the holy well in the holy city and fell into a deep sleep, and their tribe chased after him.

The three people had complicated expressions after hearing this story. It seemed that Lynch had guessed correctly. These people were indeed descendants of Doctor Sven's tribe, and the Book of the Dead was most likely in their hands.

But the three of them were not happy at all, instead they looked disappointed. This story was not a good one, and the ending was even more sad.

Lin Qi sighed and said, "You hate Mordiggian for bewitching your priests, so you have been chasing him here and fighting with him for thousands of years?"

"That's not the case." Elder Nicolai didn't look at the mural this time. He sighed and said, "That was the last request of the ancestor."

"Ok?"

"The ending of the story is remembered by all high priests of all generations. The ancestor suddenly woke up on her deathbed and left a last word. She said that she had just had her last dream, in which she dreamed of several powerful friends who helped her resolve the disaster. Although it was just a dream, she was still very happy. She hoped that we could chase after Mordiggian's clone and prevent him from ever waking up, until... it is said that she left with a smile, and she was really happy in the end."

(End of this chapter)