Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 73 [Hand of Hell]

The warm sunlight continued to shine above Ethan and the others' heads.

There wasn't much change around for a while.

But everyone still didn't dare to let their guard down.

After all, this is no longer a safe place.

This is a historical interlayer fraught with danger.

"Why not try using a flare first?"

Someone suggested.

This is indeed a good suggestion.

If the King of Winter could see this and come to support them, at least their safety would be guaranteed.

To take a step back, even if there is no support, if other teams also enter the historical interlayer together, they will feedback the signal.

Well, at least they are not alone.

But, soon, this option fell through.

Because the flare gun couldn't fire at all.

"Why is this happening?!" The second botanist, codenamed Forest, who was holding a signal gun, said anxiously.

"It's a historical law of the historical interlayer. Within the historical interlayer, concepts beyond the history of this layer cannot be used."

Living Flame answered his question.

More than a hundred years ago, there was no such thing as a flare gun.

"What about our weapons?" the first-level law enforcement officer shouted while checking the firearms he was carrying.

"If it's an alchemical creation, you can use it, otherwise there's nothing you can do."

This reassured Ethan slightly, as he and Anya were carrying guns made of Living Flame.

However, the first-level law enforcement officer's hand holding the gun froze. It was obvious that he was holding an ordinary firearm.

"Have you noticed that the city has grown bigger?"

Ethan had just been observing his surroundings. His eyesight, perception, and judgment were far beyond those of ordinary people, so he quickly sensed something was wrong from the details of the building.

Not only have the streets become wider, but the density of buildings has also increased a lot, and the entire building complex has a sense of grandeur that seems to stretch as far as the eye can see.

"Really?" The others were still a little slow to realize it.

At this time, another second-level True Name user in the team, the second True Name of the Shadow King, Shadow Dancer, codenamed Shadow, said, "Let me take a look."

As he spoke, he whispered some words like a spell, and suddenly a human-shaped shadow split out from under his feet, jumping from the ground to the roof, obviously climbing up to observe.

"Godfather is right. The city has grown bigger, at least several times bigger than before. I feel like the size of the royal capital is about the same."

Ethan had been to the royal capital, which was a huge city, and its scale was close to some of the international metropolises in his previous life.

In other words, they are now lost in this huge ancient city that is hundreds of years old.

"What should we do now?" Forest looked towards the sunlight.

"Judging from the nearby buildings, this must be the former San Quanti, so of course we continue to move towards that church. We can go to the city center on the way. If other people come in, they will probably think of this as well."

Nikko was still obsessed with the church, but he compromised a little and suggested going to the city center to wait for someone.

At this time, there was really no other good solution, and everyone could only agree to this plan.

Once the plan is set, everyone starts to act.

Although the surroundings are very strange, fortunately, no other crisis has occurred so far.

Under the protection of sunlight, the air is not so pungent, but the speed of travel is not so fast.

No one dared to leave the sun's rays.

Only Ethan, while no one was paying attention, quietly stretched out his hand for a while.

The group walked for a long time, and they didn't know how much time had passed, because this historical layer seemed to have no changes between day and night.

The sky was always green, with a sticky, damp dark feeling.

Fortunately, someone had a pocket watch that still worked, so they could finally determine the time. They had been walking for nearly two hours, but the streetscape around them seemed to have barely changed.

The city was too big, they walked too slowly, and the streets were all rotten and damp, so they all looked the same.

If Shadow hadn't sent his clone Shadow to investigate on the roof from time to time, it would really make people feel that they didn't move at all.

"How about... take a break."

The first-level law enforcement officer seemed to be unable to hold on any longer.

"What a hassle." Nikko looked at him with some disdain.

At this time, Senlin also stood up and said: "I seem to be a little tired. This place is very strange. I also feel that my energy is depleting faster than usual."

This point was agreed by others.

So, the sunlight had no choice but to stop.

Then, another problem arose, which was...

"Should we rest outside?"

The forest spoke again.

"Without shelter outside, it's certainly not a good option, but being inside the house isn't necessarily safe either."

Huoyan didn't really want to be outside either.

"I'll go take a look."

Shadow stood up again, controlling his shadow and going into a larger house on the side of the road.

From the outside, this house looks like a larger hotel.

After a long while, Shadow looked at everyone again and said, "It should be fine. We can go in."

His shadow did not return, and he seemed very weak.

Obviously, this exploration took him a lot of effort.

With Shadow's assurance, Riguang said nothing more and stepped into the room first under the sunlight.

Compared to outside, the dampness and decay inside the house are better and relatively cleaner.

It just doesn't taste that good.

Fortunately, it was instantly purified by the sunlight.

The forest used its power again and created a dry lawn out of thin air on the ground, so everyone finally had a place to rest.

The first-level law enforcement officer found a place to lie down without caring about anything, and seemed to be about to fall asleep.

Ethan and Anya cautiously found a corner to sit down.

Living Flame came over shamelessly.

As for the others, Forest and Shadow each occupied a space in the middle of the lawn, while Sunlight sat at an angle where he could see everyone's movements, facing everyone.

He was reading a parchment book in his hand. As he read, he said, "We will only rest for an hour and then set off in an hour."

The first-level law enforcement officer seemed to have fallen asleep, and no one else spoke.

Time passed little by little.

Ethan just reached out and gently held Anya's hand, telling her not to be afraid, that he would take care of everything.

Anya didn't show any fear, but just held Ethan's hand steadily.

An hour passed quickly.

Just as Riguang was about to wake everyone up, the first-level law enforcement officer suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream.

He jumped straight up from the ground.

I saw that his right arm was broken and blood was gushing out.

And where he had just fallen asleep, a thick, wet and sticky hand broke through the lawn and was grabbing his broken arm, as if it was reaching out from hell.

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