Chapter 460: The Same Pointing

Pigments... brushes... After seeing the things in the gray-white cloth bag, Jenna was stunned for a full two seconds.

She then recalled the information provided by the "Purifiers" and the various clues that she and the others had obtained during this period:

Pay attention to the group of painters and people who have a hobby of painting in private. Their works are very likely to hide those with supernatural abilities!

"Is this monk a person who has a hobby of painting?

"Or, is he delivering pigments and brushes to a certain painter?

"This is a very ordinary matter, yet he chose the depths of underground Trier, which cannot be explained by rushing on the road...

"Either his destination has a problem, or the painter he is looking for has a problem, or perhaps both have problems..."

A series of thoughts flashed through Jenna's mind, seriously suspecting that this monk who had undergone mechanical transformation was related to the "Hostel" that she and the others were pursuing.

At this very moment, perhaps there was a "Painter" with extraordinary powers creating murals somewhere underground, which required a large amount of pigments and tools to support!

Jenna groped the monk's robe who had fainted, and only found a few coins and a few banknotes additionally.

She put these things into the gray-white cloth bag, tied the rope, and looked at the various mechanical creations that made up a small half of the monk's body, intending to burn him again with the Witch's black flame, let the other party fall into a deeper coma, and then carry him back to the ground to find Xia Er, Franca, and Anthony to "interrogate."

She, who had become a "Witch," had actually mastered ceremony magic related to "Spirit Mediumship," but firstly, she had no practical experience and was worried about making mistakes, leading to the interruption of clues, and secondly, she lacked a safe object for prayer, so she intended to let the experienced Lu Mian and Franca handle it.

Just as Jenna had such an idea and was preparing to put it into practice, she saw multiple gears on the fainted monk's face turn by themselves.

They clattered, making every part instantly active, as if they had their own lives.

The small half of the body composed of these mechanical creations operated crazily, quickly rolling in the flesh and blood located in the other larger half of the body, stirring them into mud.

This looked like an accident in a factory, where an operator fell into a large machine.

Jenna suddenly had a strong premonition of danger, but before she could react, she was suddenly pounced on by those parts that made up the mechanical body, carrying flesh and blood.

In the sound of clashing and creaking, she turned into a mirror, shattering inch by inch.

Nearly ten meters away from the underground river, Jenna's figure was outlined quickly.

She didn't even look back, carrying the gray-white cloth bag in her hand and the "Blood-Thirsty Arrow" inserted in her chest, bypassed the rock wall at high speed, and fled toward the ground.

Behind her, the sound of metal friction and collision continued, but it couldn't catch up, and the movement gradually became smaller.

Finally, Jenna heard the crisp sound of a large number of metal parts scrambling to fall to the ground.

She breathed a sigh of relief and slowed her pace slightly.

Running all the way to the layer of underground Trier with street names, Jenna finally calmed down and hurriedly took off the "Blood-Thirsty Arrow" in her chest.

She was already a bit weak from blood loss.

But she was extremely glad that she was cautious enough not to take off the obsidian broken arrow inserted in her chest after the monk fainted, but carried it to complete the search.

If it weren't for this, she might not have been able to use this magical item again before being chased by the mechanical body that seemed to have come alive.

Jenna, while distinguishing the direction and looking for that Market Avenue underground, recalled the experience just now, and had a fear that the horror stories and terrible abilities that Franca and Xia Er told her had finally descended into reality:

The part of that monk that had undergone mechanical transformation actually underwent an anomaly, presenting a state of coming alive!

And the machinery that came alive was devouring human flesh and blood!

This was the true appearance of the mystical world. Extraordinary abilities were accompanied by various unimaginable dangers... Jenna turned into that Market Avenue underground and walked toward the stairs connecting to the ground.

At the same time, she suspected that the strange monks and evil secret caves that she and Franca saw at the Deep Valley Quarry were involved in the impending disaster.

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After the stone door closed completely and the dark tunnel became dead silent again, Franca left the hiding place, maintained an invisible state, and returned to the ground.

She recalled the scene she saw just now repeatedly, looking for the source of the familiarity brought to her by the thin white mist that kept changing.

Just when she intended to give up and ask for help with "Mirror Divination" or "Dream Divination" later to get the answer, she finally remembered:

When she and Jenna killed the man dressed as a wizard who gave the abnormality of the Deep Valley Monastery underground and performed "Spirit Mediumship" on the spot, similar mist appeared in the mirror!

The corpse that the other party exploded into then turned into blood mist, which also presented corresponding characteristics, just with a different color!

"'007' said that when the 'Purifiers' tracked to Deep Valley Town, the target group had already transferred, and even the items on the altar had been taken away. There were only traces of words left on some papers at the scene...

"Those words were Albert Gonguer, underground, riot, and time... Albert Gonguer is one of the leaders of the Carbonari... This... matches the three oil lamps I saw just now! The 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' is cooperating with the Carbonari, brewing a riot, and even involved some monks of the Deep Valley Monastery?

"Hiss, the item that Gardner Martin asked 'Rat' Cristos to smuggle into Trier through smuggling channels wouldn't be what the Carbonari wanted, right?

"It was not far behind the stone door just now, so the ancient silver mirror on me reacted?"

Franca gradually connected the things together.

She felt that it was necessary to report this matter. Although it had nothing to do with the current most urgent mission of pursuing the "Hostel," the problem didn't look small either. If it really broke out, it would be another disaster. If it could be stopped, she would try her best to stop it.

The next second, Franca fell into deep thought:

Should she report to the "Tarot Club," report to the Demoness Sect, or poke it directly to the official through "007"?

She quickly made a decision:

Only children make multiple-choice questions; adults want everything!

The only place that needed attention was that the "report" couldn't be mixed up.

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After Lu Mian woke up from his dream, he sat up slowly and examined his surroundings.

The "Magician" lady didn't make a move here, chasing the traces of Gabriel to lock onto the "Hostel."

"'Magician' lady didn't discover Gabriel reminding me through the dream, telling me to leave Trier quickly? Impossible, this lady could enter and exit my dream at will when she was in Cordu Village, and she is the nemesis of that kind of special monster. Bouvard's corpse didn't launch an attack and was in an untouchable state, but was dragged away by her directly..." Lu Mian, full of doubts, rolled off the bed and paced back and forth in the room with drawn curtains.

He also didn't think it was that the "Magician" lady didn't watch this side. She should be able to observe from a very long distance and didn't need to rush to the vicinity of the Breeze Dance Hall specifically.

The insight brought by the "Intriguer" made Lu Mian feel that the dream just now was a bit strange the more he pondered:

Being able to deceive the "Magician" lady and communicate with me shows that Gabriel or the "Hostel" has something special!

Considering that he was only Sequence 6 and didn't know and wasn't qualified to know many mystical knowledge, Lu Mian didn't waste time speculating himself, sat at the desk, took out paper and pen, and wrote a letter quickly.

Because of the "Doll" messenger's preference, he only sent this letter after returning to the Golden Rooster Hotel and waited patiently for a reply.

Not long after, the "Magician" lady gave the answer:

"I didn't discover Gabriel affecting your dream.

"Preliminary consideration of the possibility is:

"You have some close connection with the 'Hostel'."

I have some close connection with the "Hostel"? Seeing the end, Lu Mian's forehead jumped, and he felt like someone had poured a basin of ice water on his head.

How is that possible?

When did I have a close connection with the "Hostel"?

Gabriel relied on this connection to deceive the "Magician" lady's gaze and directly affect my dream?

Lu Mian felt that the "Magician" lady's guess was absurd, but couldn't help but analyze the possibility.

Thinking and thinking, he suddenly remembered a person:

Maip Maier!

Susanna Mattise's lover, the core member of the "Bliss Society" who was squeezed out, the former Old Pigeon Cage Theater manager who claimed to be returning to the Market District to do certain things!

"Did Maip Maier secretly do something in the Market District, causing me to have a close connection with the 'Hostel'?

"He wanted to prove himself, and I was definitely one of the targets... Establishing a close connection between me and the 'Hostel' and detonating it at a critical moment is his plan?

"How exactly did he do it? I didn't notice it at all and had a close connection with the 'Hostel'..." Lu Mian subconsciously cast his gaze toward his left chest.

He suspected that this matter had the help of Termiboros, the traitor.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have discovered no abnormalities at all.

Lu Mian was surprised and stunned, but not only was he not panicked, he even felt a bit of joy:

I don't know if I can use the close connection between me and the "Hostel" to find that place...

When the time comes, I can see the Sanson family, and I will also bring multiple Major Arcana cards...

Just as Lu Mian had such a thought and was preparing to write a letter to ask the "Magician" lady, he heard two light footsteps approaching his room.

Knock, knock, knock, the door of 207 was knocked lightly.

Lu Mian opened the door and saw Franca and Jenna, which was not unexpected.

One of them was wearing a flashy lady's shirt, and the other was dressed as a female mercenary. Both of their expressions were quite solemn.

"We have important gains." Franca felt that it was necessary to communicate with Lu Mian before writing a letter to report.

You also have important gains? Lu Mian was stunned for a moment, raised his finger and pointed to the ceiling:

"Call Anthony over too."

Nearly a quarter of an hour later, in the Golden Rooster Hotel Room 207, Franca and Jenna finished telling their experiences separately, only hiding the details of the Demoness Sect and Will.

Lu Mian listened, his brows gradually knitting together:

Some monks of the Deep Valley Monastery were suspected to be related to the "Hostel" and the impending disaster?

That was an important monastery of the Church of "Steam and Machinery"!

Recalling that the Sacred Heart Monastery of the Church of "Eternal Blazing Sun" also seemed to have problems, Lu Mian couldn't help but raise his hand and rub his forehead:

Are both major churches not so reliable anymore?

Can this Trier still be saved? Is there still a future?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 461 =====