Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 201 2-037 "Girl in the Rain"

"Four balls of fire?"

The young man with glasses was stunned when he heard this. He looked carefully at the dark jungle for a while, but saw nothing.

"Are you blinded?"

"No, Joseph, I can't make a mistake in such a matter."

Andy shook his head slightly: "Don't forget, the captain gave that thing to me."

After hearing Andy's words, Joseph's expression became serious.

He remembered that before leaving Backlund, his captain had given Andy a magical item that could passively reduce sleep time and improve night vision.

With this thing in hand, Andy really shouldn't have made a mistake.

The sudden appearance of fire in the dark night could be phosphorescence from a nearby grave, but the number "four" has a very special meaning.

In mysticism, it has connotations of "spiritual world", "hades" and "abyss", and is used as a blasphemous numerical symbol on many occasions.

At this moment, the four balls of fire appeared and extinguished, which seemed both a hint and a provocation to the official Beyonders.

In other words, if their presence is not accidental, they carry both a profane and a threatening connotation.

Thinking of this, the two members of the "Mechanical Heart" immediately straightened their backs and looked towards the depths of the jungle, ready to go.

Of the two of them, Andy is a Sequence 7 "Appraiser" from the "Universalist" pathway, while Joseph is a Sequence 7 "Wizard" from the "Mystery Peeper" pathway.

At this moment, to their surprise, a figure they were extremely familiar with appeared from the depths of the jungle, with his hands behind his back.

"Sir Bernard, why are you here?"

After seeing who was coming, Joseph exclaimed in surprise, but immediately realized his mistake and lowered his voice.

The person in front of him was a man with a strong facial line and slightly fluffy brown curly hair that did not match his temperament.

The visitor was Ikanser Bernard, one of the senior members of the "Mechanical Heart" and a deacon of the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery".

Strangely, the deacon was not wearing the priest robes of the Steam Church as usual, but was wearing a neat and spotless casual suit.

But Andy and Joseph seemed to be completely unaware of this; they didn't even notice that their eyes had become a little dull.

Ikanser Bernard was holding an open black magic book in his hands behind his back, and the magic book was flickering with a faint rusty light.

This is Klein, who used the "Faceless Man" ability to disguise himself as Ikanser Bernard.

Since the "Mechanical Heart" had a method for its members to identify each other, and Klein did not have ready-made equipment such as the triangular holy emblem and priest robes, he once again used the Sequence 6 "Troublemaker" ability recorded in "John's Magic Book" to confuse Andy and Joseph's thoughts and senses.

“I just found traces of cultist activity in the dense forest… They might be the group that covets the Bartley family relics.

"Andy, Joseph, you two come with me, we are going to find them out."

After saying that, "Ikanser Bernard" turned around, put his hands behind his back in front of him, and walked into the depths of the jungle.

Klein immediately applied the information he had just eavesdropped on and gave a clear instruction as a superior without further explanation.

Although the "Shit Stirrer" can forcibly control multiple mid-sequence Extraordinary People, and this ability is recorded several times in "John's Magic Book", the duration of a single "Shit Stirrer" is not very long, and it is easy to be caught if used continuously.

Therefore, Klein must take this opportunity to lure Andy and Joseph as far away as possible.

"Yes, Sir Bernard."

Andy and Joseph, who were in a daze, did not suspect anything was wrong. They stood up one after another and followed Klein.

……

On the other side, seeing that Andy and Joseph had been led away, Sharon also took two quick steps forward with elegant steps, and then her figure quickly faded and disappeared into the air.

Roger knew that Sharon had sneaked into Bartley's old house.

He tore off half of his arm and threw it into the air.

The flesh and bones on the arm exploded silently, turning into clumps of flesh and blood worms, crawling towards the drains of Bartley's house, the gaps in the windows and many other places.

Roger regenerated his left arm once again, and then it turned into a pool of black viscous liquid, also blending into the shadow, and then disappeared.

……

Bartley's old house, in the hall on the first floor.

In front of a black statue of Angel Bartley, the ancestor of the Bartley family and one of the most famous students of the Abraham family, sat two men and one woman, all between 25 and 30 years old, Extraordinary People from the Church of Steam.

The taller man is named Marco Frederick and the shorter one is named Jon Berry.

The older woman with a very attractive face was named Vivian Donovan.

Vivian and Marco are both "Mechanical Experts" of the "Universal" Pathway, Sequence 6, while Zorn Berry is a "Wizard" of the "Mysterious Peeper" Pathway, Sequence 7.

In the middle of the three people, there is a simple altar, enshrining an oil painting about half a person's height.

The content of this oil painting is very strange. It seems to be a girl with a twisted body, wearing a black dress and a wide-brimmed hat, standing in the rain with her eyes closed. She looks indescribably weird.

But it is worth noting that this woman would open her eyes every once in a while, revealing her eyeballs that faintly reflected the starlight.

The eyeballs would quickly scan the surroundings like a radar, as if to confirm whether there was anything unusual in the surrounding situation.

After confirming that there are no abnormalities, it will close again.

"Vivian, are you sure it's okay to let Andy and Joseph guard the perimeter?"

Marco Frederick was a little worried.

"It's not a big problem. They are both quite strong, so at least keeping themselves alive is not a problem.

"If anyone gets past them and breaks in here, there are still the three of us and 2-037."

Vivian Donovan said this while glancing at the strange oil painting next to her.

This seal comes from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, numbered 2-037, and named "Girl in the Rain".

Its author was originally an extraordinary being of the "Mysterious Peeper" path, but on the night he completed this painting, he suddenly lost control and died, suspected to have been indoctrinated with knowledge from the "Hidden Sage".

In the end, his extraordinary characteristics merged with the "Girl in the Rain" he had just completed, becoming a mid-sequence level seal.

It then caused many terrorist incidents, eventually attracting the attention of the "Mechanical Heart" and being contained.

After the Steam Church obtained this seal, it was further improved and optimized using special means, making it less dangerous but more widely used.

正常情况下，2-037需要最少2名中序列非凡者和6名低序列非凡者构成的队伍、抑或是最少5名的中序列非凡者出任务时才能申请使用。

The configuration of Vivian's team has obviously just reached this standard.

"It's my fault, actually. If I hadn't been careless, I wouldn't have called all of you back from your vacation..."

Vivian Donovan said apologetically.

Zorn Berry, who was standing by, shook his head when he heard this:

"Ms. Vivian, there's no need to be so reserved. The Mechanical Heart team is a whole, and it's only natural for us to help you.

“Besides, although Angelina Bartley is under your protection, you can’t watch her 24 hours a day… It’s normal to make mistakes, and we can just face them together.

“What’s more, now we only know that Angelina Bartley has been affected by extraordinary power, and it doesn’t mean that there will definitely be problems with this old house.

"With the three of us and 2-037, there's definitely no problem. Don't worry...Isn't that right, Marco?"

Marco Frederick nodded upon hearing this.

Weiwei was somewhat moved by what she heard. She was silent for a while before she replied:

"Thank you, Zorn, Marco.

"I……"

However, before she could finish her next sentence, the "Girl in the Rain" suddenly opened her eyes.

"Her" eyes scanned around quickly, and then looked upward in a very strange way, with the large white of her eyes exposed at the bottom, looking as hideous and terrifying as a hanged ghost.

At the same time, the pale rain scene that occupied most of the painting suddenly dimmed rapidly, and the raindrops turned into tiny stars, as real as the stars shining in the night sky.

The next second, a portion of the starlight emitted a low whistling sound and quickly flew in the direction where the "Girl in the Rain" was looking, passing through the walls and ceiling, and disappeared in an instant.

This means that there is someone on the second floor, and that person has triggered the defense mechanism of "Girl in the Rain"!

The three of them exchanged a quick glance, and Marco made a quick hand gesture before lightly touching a bracelet on his right wrist.

The next moment, Marco's figure began to quickly blend into the shadows, and even his footsteps became much lighter.

After hiding himself, Marco began to move upstairs quickly and silently.

Vivian and Zorn stayed on the first floor to look after 2-037.

At least two mid-sequence extraordinary beings were on hand to guard the scene. This was the minimum standard set by the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery for the use of 2-037.

Sure enough, at a corner on the second floor, Marco Frederick saw a figure controlled by an amber-like shining cage made of starlight.

The figure was not tall. He was kneeling on the ground, struggling and trembling in pain, and gasping for breath.

"Sure enough..." Marco breathed a sigh of relief when he saw 2-037 successfully control the attacker.

The Beyonder characteristic corresponding to "Girl in the Rain" is Sequence 5 "Astrologer" of the "Mystery Voyeur" pathway. This seal is very suitable for guarding a specific venue. As long as the appropriate conditions for use are met, it can control almost all intruders that invade the venue.

The only problem is that although there is no clear upper limit to the number of living beings that the "Starlight Cage" can control, the total area they occupy cannot exceed 5 square meters, and enemies exceeding this limit cannot be imprisoned.

Fortunately, at the moment, the area of the cage that Marco Frederick saw was less than 1 square meter at most, which meant that 2-037 still had spare power and not all of its energy had been consumed.

After quickly activating another magical item, Marco Frederick emerged from the darkness.

He did not approach rashly, but instead stretched out his right hand towards the "Starlight Cage" and the person inside.

In an instant, several wind blades flew towards the cage quickly. They passed through the starlight and completely cut the figure in the cage in an instant.

Watching the figure die without any resistance, Marco Frederick breathed a sigh of relief.

He then walked forward, trying to get a clearer look at what was inside the cage.

But before he took two steps, Marco felt something was wrong.

"Why didn't the 'Starlight Cage' disappear?"

Logically speaking, as long as the living being trapped in the "Starlight Cage" dies, the cage will automatically disappear.

So the current situation shows one thing, that is, he did not completely kill the invader in the cage!
Marco subconsciously wanted to launch another attack, but he heard several low starlight whistling sounds ringing in his ears.

All of a sudden, including the original "Starlight Cage", a second identical cage appeared on the second floor!

But that’s not all, the third, fourth and fifth cages were soon formed.

Just as the sixth cage was taking shape, Marco's heart suddenly turned cold.

According to his experience, this means that the ability of 2-037 "Girl in the Rain" has reached its limit. Even so, there seem to be more enemies on the scene that have not been controlled.

Sure enough, with the help of the reflection of starlight, Marco Frederick could see many shadows moving behind him.

But he had no chance to turn his head to see clearly, because as he watched, the enemy who had been cut into pieces by him using the "Wind-loving One" seal suddenly reassembled quickly and stood up.

That was not a person, but a bulging, seemingly hollow human-shaped skin!
The most terrifying thing is that the human-shaped face has no other facial features except for a mouth.

Under the gaze of Marco Frederick, whose whole body was petrified and muscles were tense, the mouth suddenly opened in a strange posture.

It sang.

……

On the first floor of the Bartley mansion, Vivian and Zorn were also in trouble.

Because all the stars on the screen of 2-037 have disappeared, the background image has turned completely black, and the "Girl in the Rain" seems to be in great panic.

Her eyes began to become more ferocious and her eyeballs rolled wildly.

Not only that, the originally large black pupils of the "Girl in the Rain" began to grow larger and larger, gradually eroding the whites of the eyes.

Her hands began to move violently, creating ripples on the canvas.

At first glance, it looks as if there is actually a living woman trapped inside!

On the other side, Zoen, who was originally in a relatively normal mental state, has now completely lost his mind.

This young man, who was not very old, seemed to be affected by the "Girl in the Rain", but the pupils of his eyes shrank rapidly and the whites of his eyes expanded.

In just less than a minute, Zorn's eyes had turned almost completely white.

Vivian was extremely anxious at this moment. She hurriedly tried to contact Marco Frederick upstairs through a magical item that could transmit sound:

"Marco, what's going on over there? The starlight on 'Girl in the Rain' is completely gone. It's getting out of control!"

"Marco...?"

However, there was no reply from Marco, only a faint, low folk song that sounded vaguely familiar to Vivian.

The voice made Vivian's scalp tingle, but she had no energy to think about what happened on Marco's side.

"no solution anymore……"

As a last resort, she took out a pair of glasses from her body, put them on, and then looked at Marco, whose eyeballs had almost completely disappeared.

At the same time, the record of "Girl in the Rain" flashed through her mind.

"'Girl in the Rain', Level 2 Sealed Item, No. 2-037.

"This seal possesses certain living properties. Without involving spiritual factors and without any hindrance, it can 'see' all threatening life forms within a 30-meter radius that have not been worshipped by it, and release astral light to imprison them.

"The astral confinement released by 2-037 can only confine life forms with a total projected area of no more than 5 square meters.

"Containment conditions: Dimly lit, and away from any Beyonders who have worshipped it within the past seven days.

“Additional hazard descriptions:
"If all the starlight is consumed, the seal will begin to lose control and begin to attempt to extract the souls of the life forms that have served it, based on distance, and then imprison them and forcibly transform them into starlight.

"When multiple targets are close to one's own, this confinement has a priority order, starting with Beyonders of the Mystery Peeper path who are no higher than Sequence 5, then Beyonders of the Generalist path, then ordinary people, and finally Beyonders of other paths.

“Furthermore, it is worth noting that this confinement does not release the living beings originally trapped in the painting.

"This process cannot be stopped on its own unless some of the previously consumed starlight returns, or the assimilated person is subjected to a strong psychological shock.

"Therefore, when the 'Mechanical Heart' team uses 2-037, they must also carry 2-076 'Psychoanalyst Glasses'.

"However, considering the irreparable damage 2-076 itself may cause to the mind, it can only be used as an emergency measure. Unless absolutely necessary, please do not consume all the starlight."

Obviously, Marco, Vivian and Zorn had not expected that the starlight of "Rain Girl" would be completely consumed, because it was only a defensive measure, not a warning measure.

This kind of thing should not happen, especially when Andy and Joseph are patrolling outside.

Now Vivian needs to take a risk, that is, after she shocks Zorn, there is a high probability that Zorn will fall into a coma.

And within the next minute, if the starlight cannot return, you will be the one being swallowed up.

At the moment, it seems that this risk is not small!

But Vivian had no choice but to do this. After all, her teammates were here because of their own fault, and she had to bear the primary responsibility.

Having said that, this Beyonder, who had made countless contributions in the 'Mechanical Heart', always had a strange feeling.

That is, in the past few days, not only have I been making mistakes that I shouldn't have made, but my luck also doesn't seem to be very good.

Just as Vivian was about to launch the "shock attack", she suddenly heard several crisp breaking sounds coming from upstairs.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of starlight began to fly back from the upstairs and return to the "Girl in the Rain". There were so many stars that they formed a small-scale starlight torrent for a while.

The "Girl in the Rain" regained her composure once again with the return of the starlight, and Zorn's eyes quickly returned to normal.

The young man fell to the ground. Vivian breathed a sigh of relief and rushed forward, but she didn't realize that a slender female figure in black suddenly flashed across the window glass opposite her...

"Well, it looks like it's been taken care of with Ms. Sharon."

Roger recovered all the flesh and blood that could be recovered, and burned the completely necrotic parts into ashes with flames.

He snapped his fingers with his right hand, which was wearing the "Stage Ring", and a breeze blew, completely eliminating the last trace.

After doing this, Roger laid Marco, who had been hypnotized by the singing of the human-skin clone with a mouth, flat on the ground.

Finally, as the human skin clone quickly shattered and decomposed, the last ray of starlight also flew back downstairs.

Roger straightened his folded clothes and walked downstairs slowly. Sure enough, he saw Vivian Donovan, with Ms. Sharon's figure reflected in her eyes, staring at him quietly, while Zorn lay on the ground motionless.

He took a look at the "Girl in the Rain", then walked around behind the painting and headed towards a corridor leading underground.

"This is it..."

Roger looked at the heavy metal door in front of him, with the Bartley family crest engraved in the shape of a circular ivy, and then at the lock under the doorknob.

Considering that the Bartley family controls the "apprentice" path, there must be a defense mechanism to prevent the "apprentice" from opening the door. Roger did not rashly use "Benjamin's gloves" to break in.

His eyes quickly turned into a cloudy glassy texture, and then he pointed his right hand at the door lock.

The next second, with a "click" sound, the door lock was successfully opened.

Roger was delighted. He turned the doorknob and pushed the door open.

However, the moment the door opened, he suddenly heard a strange ringing sound.

The ringing sounded like the ordinary bells hanging on the doors of many shops to remind the owner that a customer was coming. However, when Roger heard the ringing sound, he immediately had a strong premonition of danger.

As expected, he felt an extremely strong suction force as soon as half of his body entered the door.

This suction made Roger feel very familiar...

It was exactly the same feeling he had every time he used the "Traveler's Dice" to teleport!
"Fuck, this is Phi..."

Roger had just finished cursing when his figure instantly disappeared in front of the door under Sharon's gaze!

The next second, the heavy door slammed shut again.

It seemed as if Roger's action of pushing her away just now was purely Sharon's illusion.

(End of this chapter)