Arknights, but the family has fallen again

This is W.

Ott's rhetoric wasn't particularly sophisticated, and he didn't bother to elaborate. Those present weren't the kind of people he needed to deceive with outrageous lies.

However, as the only person present who could see through this rhetoric, Kal'tsit's train of thought had completely gone astray.

Others, either out of fanaticism, or out of simplicity, or although they despise Otto's virtues, they are extremely superstitious about Otto's own abilities. They are all full of confidence in the path that Otto points to.

Of course, judging by the results, after exploring the path, Otto did allow everyone to return to their respective dreams. Their trust was not "put in the wrong person" for the time being.

The time at the border seems to be closely related to the time when Otto fell asleep, and it is now also under the rule of moonlight.

Because of this, not long after leaving the town, W noticed something unusual and strange during his investigation...

The Sarkaz girl happened to look up and gazed aimlessly at the sky.

But soon, something strange entangled in her heart.

Stars twinkle in the dark sky, and a Milky Way of starlight runs through the entire sky.

She gazed at the starry sky and walked forward absentmindedly, always feeling that something was wrong.

After a rock nearly tripped her, inspiration struck the explosion artist:

There was only a waning moon there.

Chapter 32 Don’t stop me! Today...why didn’t anyone stop me?

Deep corridors, precious dusty tapestries, luxurious gold and silver candlesticks and utensils, solemn halls, solemn temples, quiet cemeteries, and neatly arranged armories... everything in this ruins tells a clear truth:

Its former owner was so prominent and wealthy.

Deep within this breathing, dead thing, accompanied by the sound of fighting, Kelsey said calmly: "Mon3tr, take off their masks."

Atop the pile of skeleton soldiers' bones, two bleeding cultists frantically uttered their last words: "Hahahaha! Rebellious flesh and blood! Grow and reproduce wantonly! Until the day the old gods awaken!"

Then, Mon3tr's tail ripped out of their chests, and the cultists fell to the ground.

In the light of the torch, a spine with a gleaming metallic luster extended with claws, majestic and ferocious.

She followed Kal'tsit's orders and ruthlessly removed the mask from the cultist's face with violence. With her exquisite "claw technique", not a single drop of flesh was hurt.

Along the way, Kal'tsit had already noticed these "weird" skeletons, but when Mon3tr revealed the faces of these two "living people", she still felt her heart tremble slightly.

If a Terran did not have sufficient knowledge of anatomy, it would be almost impossible to distinguish these "human skeletons" everywhere from themselves.

But when the cultists' masks were removed, even laymen like them could realize that something was wrong.

"No racial characteristics? Could it be a fish too?" W frowned.

She had already realized that this was not the case, but she just refused to admit it.

W thought of the lonely moon he saw on the road.

This place is so weird! It's becoming more and more like those ghost stories! This place is also spooky and weird!

W couldn't help but move closer to Ott - although she was dissatisfied with the suspect, she trusted his decision-making very much.

She firmly believes that there is nothing that Otte cannot handle and nothing that Otte cannot solve.

Including Theresa, right?

Kelsey took a deep breath.

She has become more and more convinced of her guess.

"Doc Otter..." There was an imperceptible tremor in her voice.

"What's wrong?" Otto was a little confused.

"No, it's nothing."

Kal'tsit pretended nothing happened. She knelt on one knee and examined the scattered bones.

This intersection itself must be filled with fragments of Otto's self... If the intersection is allowed to develop on its own and these "self-fragments" are allowed to expand wantonly, then schizophrenia may be the "best ending."

Besides the mission, Otto's safety is the top priority.

Kal'tsit silently weighed the pros and cons.

She came to a preliminary conclusion: first, she needed to confirm whether there were any "self-fragments" in the ruins.

"Eh? What is this?"

Following Otto's order, Alina extinguished the torch and then groped for the spoils in the dark - although this sounded extremely strange, at least Otto didn't ask Alina to extinguish the torch during the battle, right?

Not yet.

Besides the jumble of land deeds, bizarre busts, a shield etched with the emblem of a raven, and assorted gemstones, crystals, and antiques, she found a strange stone.

When the torch lit up again, she realized that the stone had a winged emblem on it.

Speed Stone: This stone is said to make a person faster.

Attributes: Speed +1.

Ott raised an eyebrow.

Among the many low-level accessories that people "don't even look at", the Speed Stone is one of the more useful ones.

As a turn-based game, in Darkest Dungeon 1, the basic speed attribute and the random number at the beginning of each round of battle jointly determine the order in which each hero/monster will attack.

The principle that the only way to defeat martial arts in the world is speed also applies here.

A faster attack speed means that our army can use various means to deal with the enemy's high-risk units before they can attack. Or, simply focus fire to kill some enemies instantly.

However, the lowest-level accessories often add a "Speed -1" to the otherwise insignificant positive attributes, which means that low-level accessories are often sold for money in the game...

But for Otto now, every accessory is a spiritual link!

"That's been a great help. Now we can almost light the torch."

Now...

Ott glanced at W and equipped the Speed Stone directly on her.

Feeling the influx of power, W cautiously reversed his grip on the dagger, while his other hand quietly reached behind him.

"Ott! There's something nearby! It amplified my strength!"

She told Otto about this matter as soon as possible - just like when she saw the moon not long ago, she immediately asked the "amnesiac" Ou for help and sought answers.

Kelsey sighed silently.

She said, "When the first victim knelt down and prayed to the perpetrator, the world's first tyrant was born. Congratulations, W, you have learned a lot from Hedley's teachings when it comes to re-enacting history."

"You old woman! Wait..." W glanced at Ott suspiciously: "Is this your... Originium skill?"

"Why has it never been used on us before!?"

Before Ott could answer, Kel'tsit quickly prevaricated W, saying, "A queen has her own value, and a soldier has his own value. Before reaching the bottom and rising, how could a mere pawn possibly gain the attention of a chess player?"

"Kai! Er! Xi! Don't stop me! I want to..." W looked around, and not only did no one stop her, but Mon3tr came behind her like a ghost.

A malicious roar came out of her mouth.

It seems that Mon3tr is still expecting W to really take action.

But the Sarkaz girl seemed to be quite sensible.

She said angrily, "I'll let you go today!"

Ott quietly admired the farce while plotting the explored areas on the map.

Kelsey noticed Ott's intention and whispered, "Are you planning to leave now?"

From this, it seems that Kal'tsit did realize that Otto always had the key to leave at any time.

The process is completely wrong, but the result is completely right.

The warm breath invaded his earlobes, but Otto was a little confused.

He telepathically replied, "Yes, there are still many unclear points regarding the border. Furthermore, we have other things to attend to in reality. It would be wise to complete the initial exploration and map creation before considering further research."

He has his own plans for deepening his presence in the border region. Currently, the more pressing matter for him is to better understand how his golden finger works in reality.

In other words, we should finish tonight's exploration as soon as possible and see if we can bring Frost Star in tomorrow night...

And using the real world to accelerate the further development of Hamlet?

That still has to come after Tallulah.

But Kal'tsit doesn't think so at all.

In her eyes, the exploration of this relic is related to Otto's own mental state.

But Kal'tsit was unwilling to say it directly.

Or, now that she had completely misjudged the whole thing, she couldn't say it at all?

Chapter 33: Offer light to the altar of darkness!

Kal'tsit moved her lips slightly and said, "Believe me..."

Otto saw clearly that she wanted to bite her lower lip, but finally stopped herself.

He looked into Kelsey's eyes.

"If we continue exploring, we won't be able to leave in a short time." Otto said through Leonard's head.

Kal'tsit met Ott's gaze and nodded.

“It wasn’t my turn originally, but now it’s possible.”

After the transmission of the message was completed, Otto stood up and put the hand-drawn map into his backpack.

He said to the others, "We can leave now, but we still have plenty of supplies. Are you interested in going deeper?"

W looked strange: "You...actually..."

There was no lying, no concealment, this kind of Otto... was a little strange, but not annoying.

Skadi nodded and said, "I don't care."

Ott glanced at her.

Positive indifference?

Alina also smiled and said, "I still want to stay with you guys for a while longer."

W was still waiting for Kal'tsit to speak, but noticed that everyone was looking at him.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm just dreaming, so just keep going!"

"A team of adventurers" set out again.

As the most basic and shallow part of the Dark Dungeon, this area does not contain any enemies worthy of the attention of the Terra Beast-Eared Girls.

The relaxed and happy sight of a max-level boss strolling around the novice village almost made the team let down their guard.

Although Kelsey wanted to continue the adventure, and Ott followed this advice, he had no intention of changing his plan: Hamlet's affairs could be handled slowly.

He led his team around the outskirts of the ruins, clearing monsters, resting the dead, purifying holy images... and even embezzling books. Unfortunately, each time he went out, he could only redeem one quest accessory...

Perhaps because there were too many high-combat units in the team, these weak monsters in the novice copy could not even let the beast-eared girls experience the pressure attacks that are unique to the Dark Dungeon.

"How boring! Otto! These scumbags don't even need your command!" W detonated the explosives, burying a heavily armored skeleton warrior and the skeleton swordsmen beside it.

This is just a beginner's book after all.

But Kal'tsit never discovered the "fragment of self" that she had been thinking about.

This also made her more anxious.

"Mon3ter! Collect samples!"

Following Kal'tsit's command, Mon3ter's sharp blade cut open the worm, which was so huge that even the people of Terra were surprised.

She suppressed her anxiety and preserved some of the worm's tissue components with an expressionless face.