Chapter 827

"Hermit" rode the pumpkin carriage, following the vivid yarn on the ground, and kept descending along the dark tunnel.

Not knowing how much time had passed, she arrived in front of a naturally formed cave.

That unreal, vivid ball of yarn stopped right here.

The large group of rats and the pumpkin carriage disappeared. "Hermit" floated down, her feet touching the ground.

Without needing to take off the glasses perched on the bridge of her nose, she could see the pools of pus and blood spilled on the ground and eroding the soil in the extremely dark environment.

In a trance, a scene from the past seemed to appear before "Hermit's" eyes:

A blurry figure swayed toward the cave. With every step taken, a clump of pus and blood would *splat* onto the rock and soil surface, emitting a *hissing* corrosive sound.

"Hermit" bypassed these pools of pus and blood and entered the natural cave ahead, but it was empty, and even the trail formed by the pus and blood came to an abrupt end.

It was as if the figure dripping pus and blood had finally exhausted its flesh and blood, leaving no residue, or had simply evaporated.

He had disappeared.

"Kemolo disappeared just like that..." "Hermit" immediately used magic to create nine scorching suns.

This brought very high temperatures, and the pools of pus and blood on the ground showed signs of evaporation.

Then, this holder of a Major Arcana card took off the glasses perched on the bridge of her nose.

The pus and blood she saw suddenly changed.

These were no pus and blood; they were clearly dense, complex characters or symbols intertwined together.

These characters or symbols combined into clusters, eroding different rocks and soil, bright red and eye-catching.

With "Hermit's" occult knowledge, it was difficult to discern what they actually represented.

"Evolved from Kemolo's flesh and blood?" "Hermit" deliberated for a moment and decided to peel off all the blood-colored characters or symbols to take away, and ask a high-ranking "Mystery Pryer" to take a look.

Morora, "Carnivore" bar, second floor.

Lu Mian had a nightmare again, but this time, he was surprisingly aware that he was dreaming.

He dreamed that he was walking in a dark, lightless tunnel. The ground was paved with stone slabs, bricks were embedded on both sides, and there was a rusty iron wall lamp every certain distance on the wall, but none of them were lit.

Lu Mian walked aimlessly, occasionally turning right, occasionally descending stairs, occasionally sitting against the wall to rest for a while.

Suddenly, he saw clusters of yellowish light shining ahead.

Under the illumination of the light, figures covered in black robes appeared.

They were all carrying quietly burning lanterns, their eye positions covered with layers of thick black cloth.

Enforcement team... experimental personnel team... Lu Mian suddenly had a realization.

Am I dreaming about the situation inside the underground mausoleum?

This is indeed very similar to the seal data of "0-01" and the descriptions in those books...

Did I use the knowledge I mastered and the corruption I suffered to reconstruct a tunnel of the underground mausoleum in my dream?

At this time, those enforcers and experimental personnel, although blindfolded and unable to see, were all walking very steadily, maintaining a straight line forward.

*I, I don't seem to be blindfolded right now... will there be an abnormality? No, I'm just in a dream... * Although Lu Mian was having a lucid dream, his thoughts were still a bit slow and sluggish, as if affected by the dream.

Just as he was about to pass by the team of experimental personnel carrying lanterns, his gaze naturally fell on one of the lanterns.

On the glass casing of the lantern, which was fixed by a bronze metal frame, a black shadow was reflected.

This shadow looked like a human, flashed by, and jumped onto another lantern.

*This isn't my shadow... nor is it the lantern bearer's... is it, is it a "Mirror Person" produced by them suffering the erosion of the mausoleum's power? Or, that "Mirror Person" who infiltrated Morora? * Lu Mian was shocked, feeling his whole person become more awake.

He stared intently and happened to see that slightly distorted black shadow, which seemed to come from a human, pause and look back at him from the surface of the lantern glass reflecting the firelight.

As soon as their gazes met, the shadow vanished instantly.

Lu Mian's vision began to sway, and the entire tunnel illuminated by the lantern light shook violently.

In just a few seconds, Lu Mian woke up involuntarily and opened his eyes.

He was still swaying, his bed was creaking, and the house was clattering.

An earthquake? Lu Mian made the judgment without any surprise.

In Morora, he had already encountered four earthquakes, one volcanic eruption, five heavy rainstorms, four hurricanes, three tornadoes, two hailstorms, two blizzards... Many times, extreme weather occurred more than twice a day. Of course, sometimes the weather just changed back and forth normally all day.

According to Lu Mian's body measurements and experience, the current earthquake couldn't collapse the thick and solid building of the "Carnivore" bar, so he lay very peacefully, without any thought of getting out of bed and fleeing to the street.

If it really didn't work, he could still "Teleport" to the Church of Knowledge.

Lu Mian looked at the ceiling that was still shaking, savoring the nightmare just now:

"Did the earthquake happen to wake me up, or did my experience in the nightmare trigger this earthquake?"

After thinking seriously for a while, Lu Mian felt it was the latter.

But this meant that his nightmare tonight had truly connected to that underground mausoleum!

"Just now, was I wandering in the underground mausoleum in some peculiar form of existence, without needing to be blindfolded or carry a lantern?"

"The images I saw and the scenes I experienced just now were all truly happening, currently happening?"

"The 'Mirror Person' appearing on the lantern was also real?"

"Hmm, he doesn't look like the lantern bearer's 'Mirror Person'; there's a clear difference in physical condition."

"That 'Mirror Person' from Trier? Did he use the power of the special mirror world to start exploring the underground mausoleum before me, Albus, and Zhu Li?"

"If that's true, he might have started many days ago, and success might not be far off..."

"At the same time I saw him, he also saw me... what did I look like to him, what state, what form of existence?"

"Hmm, if you enter the underground mausoleum without being blindfolded, the experimental personnel will see the corresponding 'Mirror Person' in their own eyes, and thus be replaced?"

A series of questions flashed through Lu Mian's mind, and he gradually felt a sense of urgency that time was running out.

He sat up and cast his gaze toward the window.

At this time, the earthquake had subsided, and outside the not-too-thick curtains, the sky seemed to have a little brightness.

Lu Mian exhaled, suppressed the negative emotions in his heart, and decided to sleep for a while longer, until six in the morning.

He had to maintain his best state to complete the remaining three days of study; otherwise, he might lose control or die due to the study.

When he woke up naturally, Lu Mian had the breakfast prepared by Lies and went directly to the Church of Knowledge, sat in his old spot, and while reading, monitored the situation at the entrance of the underground mausoleum.

This way, if there really was an abnormality, he could "Teleport" there immediately and walk underground!

After the lightning and thunder alternated with clear skies once, Lu Mian finished his morning study and prepared to return to the "Carnivore" bar for lunch.

When he was two-thirds of the way there, he heard a scream full of pain and a hint of pleasure coming from the direction of the bar.

"Zhu Li started again? Her mood wasn't bad or good today..."

"Besides, noon is a busy time for the bar... did someone harass her?" Lu Mian shook his head, feeling that Zhu Li, this employee, was too unprofessional.

Not long after, he returned to the "Carnivore" bar and saw that the area in front of the bar and inside the hall were empty, tables and chairs were almost all overturned, cups were shattered in different places, and alcohol was spilled all over the floor, some of which had already frozen into ice.

"It's like Zhu Li suddenly went crazy, attacked all the customers, and drove them all away..."

"What happened this time?" Lu Mian became highly vigilant.

As the owner of the "Carnivore" bar, while feeling sorry for the wasted alcohol, he noticed a clear abnormality.

He remembered that when he left in the morning, Zhu Li had no problems and even took the initiative to help Lies prepare the ingredients for the day.

Lu Mian sniffed and smelled a faint scent of blood and a little bit of a smell similar to chestnut flowers.

For the vast majority of men, the latter scent was familiar enough.

"That's not right. According to my observations, Zhu Li would complete the harvest before the target completely erupted, not giving him a chance to reach the peak of pleasure. This time, she actually left a relatively obvious scent... she actually let the original owner of the collection enjoy it?" Lu Mian frowned, followed the scent of blood, went up to the second floor, and pushed open Zhu Li's door.

On Zhu Li's bed, Lies lay there naked, his eyes wide open, his mouth half-puffed, and his crotch a bloody mess.

He was already dead.

"Zhu Li took action against Lies?" Lu Mian looked at Lies's eyes and saw the extreme pleasure, relaxation, and obvious pain frozen within them. There were no traces of supernatural combat in the entire room, only the splattered blood and the sources of the chestnut flower scent telling the story that had unfolded.

This made Lu Mian suspect that Lies had voluntarily gone to bed with Zhu Li.

And this human meat chef had long known what Zhu Li would do.

Similarly, Zhu Li's performance was different from usual, as if she had let Lies complete his eruption.

"Lies tried to get relief? Or, did he try to strike first but failed?" Lu Mian wasn't unable to accept this, but he felt it was too sudden.

Lu Mian cast his gaze toward the non-spiritual bloodstains remaining on Lies's lips.

After examining them for a few seconds, he suddenly thought of a sentence Zhu Li had once said to Lies:

"I've decided to seduce you one last time."

*Last time*... Lu Mian's pupils contracted suddenly:

In Zhu Li's view, had it reached the final moment?

Was she about to launch her final action?

Where had she gone now?

(End of chapter)