Chapter 626

Seeing that a brown giant bear could actually make a human sound, and used quite standard Highland language, Lu Mian was not surprised or afraid at all, but instead felt joy in his heart.

This shows that he found the right place!

According to what he knows, the "Planter" pathway, which is the main pathway of the Church of Mother Earth, Sequence 5 is called "Druid," which can turn into a terrifying giant bear nearly three meters tall.

And in the uninhabited place in the Hant Island forest, encountering such a brown bear that could speak human language indicated that Lu Mian should have been very close to the place strictly guarded by the Church of Mother Earth, which was likely the mysterious valley burning with sulfur flames in the devil legend.

Lu Mian, who was not wearing a golden straw hat, examined the brown bear's furry face with great interest, not hiding the fact that he was not an ordinary person.

"Alright." He made a regretful sound, turned his body, and walked toward the road he came from.

Walking out twenty or thirty meters, with the cover of the huge trees that had been growing for hundreds of years around, Lu Mian completely left the sight of that brown giant bear.

Then, he stopped, leaned against the tree trunk, and slowly took out an item from the "Traveler's Bag."

It was a pair of tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses.

"Secret-Master Glasses"!

Lu Mian never thought about breaking into the protective circle of the Church of Mother Earth from the beginning and exploring the area they blocked off.

That might not be much safer than facing the devil hiding on Hant Island!

Before collecting enough effective information, Lu Mian would not rashly take such actions.

What if it was a place similar to Fourth Epoch Trier?

Lu Mian's plan was to get close to the edge of the problem area, change his perspective with the "Secret-Master Glasses," see the reality of the world, and see some things that shouldn't be seen.

Of course, based on Lu Mian's experience using the "Secret-Master Glasses," the level of this item is not high, and it cannot let the wearer directly see the situation inside various seals—when in Trier, Lu Mian used it several times, and not once did he directly witness the scene of Fourth Epoch Trier, but only saw some things hidden underground, hidden in darkness, and hidden under various disguises from various distorted, slightly overlooking or peeping perspectives.

Such a defect guaranteed that Lu Mian would not directly see the things sealed by the Church of Mother Earth in the current situation, so he wouldn't lose control or die miserably on the spot, while still being able to glimpse some unusual traces.

That was enough!

More traces mean more information, and more information means closer to the truth!

Lu Mian prepared to "teleport" away at any time while putting the tea-colored gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

A familiar sense of dizziness immediately appeared in his mind, making him feel as if he had been buried underground, looking at the soil, trees, and sky from bottom to top, but it also carried a clear sense of overlooking.

The old tree bark, rotten fallen leaves, crawling insects, animals going around this area to the water source, and various bones buried underground were presented to Lu Mian's eyes in a superimposed state, making his head feel empty and the world spin.

In the nausea from the depths of his soul, Lu Mian's vision captured a picture:

Blue flames covered the entire earth, burning quietly;

I don't know if it was the trees around the flames, or above, or below, that quickly turned black and melted into filthy dirty water, while new trees kept growing on the graves of the rotten, rapidly becoming larger and lush.

Lu Mian vaguely saw a bright red, huge figure lying in the core position of the blue flames. It seemed to be soaked in pitch-black, viscous sewage, sinking down bit by bit, but it was pulled by invisible power, sometimes moving up a section.

That invisible power came from outside the forest that kept dying and growing, came from......

Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in Lu Mian's vision.

That was a pair of bloodshot, ice-blue eyes that revealed pain in their coldness.

Lu Mian took off the "Secret-Master Glasses" without hesitation and triggered the black mark representing "Spirit World Traversal."

His figure quickly faded and disappeared in the forest, outlined outside the Cathedral of the Church of Mother Earth in Hant Port, appearing behind the stone pillar he had observed in advance this morning.

Immediately afterward, Lu Mian put the "Secret-Master Glasses" back into the "Traveler's Bag," turned out of the quiet place, followed a few believers, walked into the church filled with the scent of wheat and milk, sat on the row of chairs closest to the "Holy Emblem of Life," and like the old man in a black suit next to him, folded his arms and pretended to be praying.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that he would not be gazed at and locked onto by those ice-blue eyes.

"If the 'Secret-Master Glasses' weren't with me but were obtained by someone else, I don't know how many users it would have changed. Its negative effect is indeed special and useful, but it is also very dangerous......" Lu Mian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Then, he analyzed the pictures he saw with the help of the "Secret-Master Glasses":

"There is indeed an area burning with sulfur flames, but it is sealed by the trees that cycle in death and rebirth by the Church of Mother Earth. It should be impossible to see from the outside, and I only vaguely glimpsed the outline with the help of the 'Secret-Master Glasses.'

"It's like sneaking outside a cage and looking inside through the gaps in the bars; otherwise, with the ability of the 'Secret-Master Glasses,' it should be impossible to penetrate the seal.

"That blood-colored, huge figure is like a small mountain, and I can't see any details...... Is it the true body of the Hant Island devil? It is sealed inside, so how can it let others see it and let those who see it mysteriously disappear?

"Perhaps, there is more than one devil on Hant Island? Those ice-blue eyes looking at me belong to another devil, and it is using the invisible connection between itself and the blood-colored devil to pull it, not letting it sink into the pitch-black, viscous sewage?

"If this is really the case, the Church of Mother Earth should have completely cleared out the devil active in the outside world and active on the island; that way, the blood-colored devil would lose its help.

"Or, the Church of Mother Earth also doesn't want the blood-colored devil to completely sink into the pitch-black viscous sewage, which is why they acquiesced to the existence of the devil with ice-blue eyes, only limiting its scope and frequency of activity?

"Not completely sealing it is because that would cause the invisible connection between the two sides to be lost? Not locking them in the same place is because the devil with ice-blue eyes would also be affected by the pitch-black sewage?"

Lu Mian had a further understanding and guess about the devil legend on Hant Island and felt that his "Conspirator" potion became active and showed signs of digestion, but it was still a little short.

He was not in a hurry to achieve success and turned to think about the task that Napo Redisli failed to entrust to him and Franca:

"Kill the devil descendant on an island in the Berserk Sea......

"Yes, descendant! The devil with ice-blue eyes is the descendant of that blood-colored devil, so there is an invisible connection between them?

"Is Napo Redisli hoping that the blood-colored devil will completely sink into the pitch-black sewage?

"Is this a good thing or a bad thing for the blood-colored devil?

"If it's a good thing, the Church of Mother Earth's obstruction can be understood. Why does the descendant of the blood-colored devil still persist in pulling it, not letting it sink?

"Saying that the devil with ice-blue eyes is controlled by the Church of Mother Earth, it can kill people and create disappearances. Saying it's not, why doesn't it escape Hant Island? This shows that for the devil with ice-blue eyes, the blood-colored devil completely sinking into the pitch-black sewage is not a good thing; it is even willing to give up its freedom to prevent it.

"If it's not a good thing, Napo Redisli might not have lied. It and that blood-colored devil are enemies, hoping it will completely sink and be assimilated by the pitch-black sewage. This might have a certain impact on Hant Island, on the Berserk Sea, and even the whole world, which is why the Church of Mother Earth both seals and protects it......

"Can't it be killed directly? Without the blood-colored devil, there wouldn't be the matter of the blood-colored devil completely sinking into the pitch-black sewage......

"Can't kill it?

"Is Napo Redisli afraid not that the blood-colored devil will foresee danger, but that the Church of Mother Earth will be alerted because of this?"

Lu Mian gradually grasped the mentality and stance of the three parties—the Church of Mother Earth, the local devil, and Napo Redisli—in the Hant Island devil legend, but still lacked sufficient evidence.

One thing he is most certain of now is:

That pitch-black, viscous sewage is not simple!

Perhaps it is something similar to the "Samaritan Woman's Spring."

Moreover, this has a certain degree of similarity to the pitch-black that makes up the Monsuri ghost.

"Trier underground is so complex, with various contaminations and some special monsters that are difficult to clear, because the 'Blood Emperor' Alista Tudor did a big thing, almost dragging the gods to die together, and finally fell himself. What is the reason here on Hant Island? Could there also be a war of gods, and gods falling?

"It's not impossible...... Although I don't have much mastery of Fourth Epoch history, at least I know that in the Fourth Epoch, the Berserk Sea was not berserk, there was still communication between the North and South continents, and another emperor, or two emperors, in the 'War of the Four Emperors' fell here, permanently changing the terrain and weather here, forming the Berserk Sea?

"Is this the power of gods? The 'Blood Emperor' made a huge city sink into the ground as a whole, requiring millions of people to live on it to seal the subsequent impact, and the god who fell here has made the sea berserk for more than a thousand years. This is not comparable to the sea area near Santa Port......" Lu Mian sighed and prepared to stand up, return to the "Berry," and plan the next step of action to obtain more information.

Feeling the silence around him, his movements became very light, afraid of disturbing the prayers of the believers of Mother Earth.

Lu Mian subconsciously looked left and right and saw the believers beside him also ending their prayers and putting away their arms.

That was an old man in a black suit with a bow tie and gray hair, with clear facial contours and a cleanly shaved beard.

The next second, Lu Mian saw the old man turn his head and saw a pair of bloodshot ice-blue eyes.

(End of chapter)