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"I understand. Since we're trying to catch an adulterer, we can't make too much noise. Otherwise, it would be bad if the adulterer and his wife escape."

He turned around and raised an eyebrow at Last. "Do you need my help, brother? Your private detective looks quite frail. If that pair of bastards gets angry and starts to resort to violence, they might not be able to help you."

"I'm not bragging, bro. I was also involved in the port gangs when I was young. I should have no problem helping you keep things under control."

"If my wife hadn't given birth to twins and I needed a more stable job, I wouldn't have become a rickshaw driver..."

The driver's words stopped abruptly, as if he remembered the image of Luster with a green grassland on his head. He explained with a little embarrassment: "Sorry, I didn't mean to show off in front of you..."

"fine."

Luster waved his hand, politely declining the other party's offer of help: "We can handle it between the two of us, you go back first."

"After this mess is over in a few days, I'll treat you to a drink at the Golden Deer Hotel."

Rast got out of the car and walked towards Luoning Street with the silent Hiltina.

"As expected of a guest from the inner city, I heard that the price of a meal at the Golden Deer Hotel is as much as my monthly salary."

When the two figures disappeared into the night, the coachman suddenly came to his senses and scratched his head in confusion.

"I didn't leave him my address, so how are you planning on inviting me out for drinks?"

Chapter 7 Most of the stories begin in a similar way

"Now you can tell me about it."

"Your plan."

As the two walked side by side in the middle of the night, Hiltina asked.

"Actually, you should have guessed it."

"Although the one about to descend at dusk is undoubtedly an evil god... at this point in time, the one present in Deep Blue Harbor is not the complete form of that ancient deity."

"It is nothing but a wisp of divinity, a fragment of will."

"Or maybe it's just a breath left behind casually."

After hearing Rast's answer, Hiltina's eyes were filled with thought.

This was indeed her guess.

If what exists in Deep Blue Harbor right now is really a complete god, then everything they are doing now is meaningless.

With their current sequence positions, facing an ancient god in its prime is like an ant facing a dragon. It is a gap that cannot be overcome by relying on experience, skills, or repeated trial and error.

In the face of the absolute gap in status, let alone trying tens of thousands of times.

Even if you try it a hundred thousand times or a million times, the outcome will never change in the slightest.

"According to contemporary explorations of fragments of the Night World's history, traces of gods can be found throughout almost the entire history of human civilization."

"However, except for a few special periods when the gods walk the earth... in most cases, whether they are good gods or evil gods, their interference in the world is extremely limited."

Hiltina considered it for a moment and then spoke.

"Scholars in the imperial capital who study the history of the Night World speculate that perhaps those gods exist in a different dimension from the real world, or that they are separated by some insurmountable barrier."

"Only through certain specific methods, such as sacrificial rituals, preaching, and secular faith... can power be temporarily bestowed upon the world."

"Yes."

Last said softly, "Everything that happened in Deep Blue Harbor is actually the same."

"An ordinary fisherman accidentally caught an ancient sculpture while fishing at sea."

"This sculpture is quite extraordinary. It can fulfill many of its owner's wishes. It can not only cure diseases, but also bring good luck, and even prolong life and preserve youth... It is almost omnipotent."

"Thanks to the sculpture's magical power, the fisherman quickly changed his life. He also used the sculpture to help many other civilians suffering from illness. Naturally, those civilians who received the sculpture's help were very grateful and voluntarily became his companions."

"Compared to the magical effect of sculpture, the price it costs is naturally insignificant."

"As for what happened later, I don't need to tell you."

Hiltina nodded.

She was not unfamiliar with this kind of process. Whether in the real world or in the night world, Hiltina had heard of it too many times.

The origins of most of those secret forces and cults are like this—

A lucky person accidentally obtained an object imbued with the aura of a god... and was gradually bewitched and corrupted.

Until he fell into the abyss and personally opened the gate of hell, which allowed the evil god to descend.

"If that sculpture came from a true god, that fisherman might become a sage and pioneer of a future church, and be praised by future generations as a divinely inspired one," Hiltina said softly.

Most of the stories have similar beginnings but end up with completely opposite endings.

"In fact, even today, many members of this cult still believe they are using the power of the sculpture to save this dilapidated city and this decaying country... As for the price demanded by the sculpture, it is merely a necessary sacrifice in the process of changing the world."

"It's a pity that there are no ifs in this world."

There was no emotion in Rast's words.

"Here we are."

He paused, raised his head slightly, and stared at the blurry outlines of the houses in the night.

"This is one of the bases of the underground cult I mentioned."

"At the same time, at this moment, the sculpture tainted with the evil god's aura is located."

……

No. 17 Luoning Street is a large manor with an independent courtyard, which is quite far away from the surrounding houses.

As soon as Rast and Hiltina arrived near the manor, two figures wearing black robes similar to theirs appeared at the door and looked at them vigilantly.

"mouth……"

"Red oak trees in Central Park."

Before the guard at the door could finish the word "password", Last spoke immediately.

As he spoke, he walked quickly towards the two of them, and his low and hoarse words were full of urgency.

"Lori, David, our base on East Street has been targeted by a group of people from the Patrol Bureau. I have to report to the leader immediately."

After hearing the visitor speak the code word accurately and directly say their names, the vigilance in the eyes of the two people at the door obviously dissipated a little.

But seeing Rast walking quickly towards them, one of them still looked serious and stretched out his hand to stop him: "No, the leader said he won't see anyone today..."

puff-

This is the sound of a dagger entering the body.

"you……"

puff-

Before the other person could react, the second sound of a knife entering flesh was heard.

The two bodies fell silently, but were caught in mid-air by Last.

"Help me."

After saying this, Rast picked up one of the bodies, walked into the manor, and hid it in a secluded corner.

Without asking any questions, Hiltina simply dragged up another corpse and followed Rast.

The courtyard outside the manor was pitch black and unusually quiet.

But the building in the center was brightly lit, and through the glass windows, one could vaguely see human figures flashing.

"From now on, you are Lori and I am Dave."

Rast hid the body in the corner and looked towards the brightly lit main house.

"The main house is well lit, so your appearance is easily visible. You can't fake your voice, so it's not as easy to fool people as it would be in the dark."

"So you should wait outside in the manor. Come in after the drugs I used in the ventilation ducts and food take effect."

Hiltina glanced at Last, who was weighing two packets of powder in his hands. "How long will it take?"

"After three or four hours, the cultists in the manor are all young and strong men, and many of them have been contaminated by the aura of the sculpture, which has contaminated their flesh and blood. They have a certain resistance to drugs."

"Deep Blue Harbor's security has always been good, at least on the surface. Even on the black market, there aren't any drugs that are particularly potent. It's the dead of night now, and I don't have the resources to prepare them impromptu."

Luster shrugged.

He had originally intended to play this cycle as a gigolo simulator. Whether it was encountering Hiltina in the hotel where he worked, or deciding on a whim to clear Deep Blue Harbor in this cycle, they were all accidental coincidences.

These two bags of powder were the most powerful anesthetics he could find in a short period of time.

"Actually, it doesn't have to be so troublesome..." Xiltina thought for a moment.

"We have a more energy-saving method."

Chapter 8 Girls und Panzer

"Can you use your previous "Lantern Bearer" ability again?"

Hiltina said, "It needs to be able to cover all the cultists in the main house."

"Yes, yes."

Rast's gaze paused slightly on Hiltina's slender shoulders hidden by the cloak.

"But are you sure?"

"Using that ability puts a heavy strain on me, especially expanding the target from a single individual to dozens of people... In this weakened state of mental exhaustion, I can't offer you any support."

"There are thirty-six people in the manor's main house, more than half of whom are armed... and the vast majority of the cultists, due to the contamination of their flesh and blood, can ignore the pain and continue to act even when injured."

Last also had some guesses about Hiltina's abilities.

Unlike her own "Tower" which focuses more on the spirit, Hiltina's sequence long stage should be related to combat.

But even so, the plan proposed by the other party seemed extremely dangerous, and Hiltina did not have the opportunity to start over endlessly like Last.

"No matter how much one can ignore pain, as long as one is still made of flesh and blood, if the heart or head is pierced, one will naturally be unable to move."

Hiltina said, "Besides, since you haven't been able to change the outcome of Deep Blue Harbor being destroyed by the God's arrival at dusk in tens of thousands of cycles before..."

"That means that what we have to face is far more than what we see now."

With the methods displayed by Last, Hiltina didn't think that these cultists in the manor could stop him.

Something even more terrifying must have been the reason why Rast was trapped in this endless cycle, unable to break free even after hundreds of years of reincarnation.

"The established history, the ending already imprinted in ancient books..."

"So-called destiny is not something that can be easily broken without taking some risks and struggling with all your might."

Hiltina looked at Rast calmly and said, "I don't want to die in the night world without anyone knowing."

"Now that you've said it, I'm the only variable you've encountered in tens of thousands of cycles."

"Then why don't you try to trust me."

Looking into those brown eyes without a trace of gloom, Rust nodded.

After receiving a positive response, Hiltina lifted a strand of hair from her forehead and smiled. "Come to think of it, even though we're about to fight side by side, I still haven't introduced myself to you yet."

"You probably guessed it. Like the dancer who reached the Long Shadow Stage, I have also reached the third level."

"As for my long-stage sequence, its name is—"

She paused for a moment, and the corners of her mouth curved up.

"Chariot"

……

The main house of the manor was brightly lit.

There were men and women toasting each other, with empty bottles piled up on the ground in a mess. It looked like an ordinary banquet.

But if you look closely, you will find that the people in the main house, regardless of gender, have a kind of fanatical expectation in their eyes.

It seemed as if they gathered here just to wait for something to happen.

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