Chapter 3175

After putting everything away, the two quickly walked back along the path they came. Along the way, Xia De could see Sister Belen's face was tense, an expression that could not be seen on Sister Daifulin's face.

Whether they were really being watched, Xia De did not know, but on the way back, the two clearly saw a black church-style building standing in the thin fog in the darkness ahead. The building was surrounded by a circle of iron fences, with towering towers on both sides of the building, and the middle part was slightly lower, but the roof was triangular.

The iron fence was open forward, looking like it was welcoming the two to enter. But neither Xia De nor the nun thought of approaching, so they continued to walk back along the guidance of the light after taking a big detour to ensure they could not see the church.

This delayed a lot of time, and because they walked enough, Xia De discovered another tombstone that met the requirements halfway. It was a pity that they had no shovel in their hands, so they could only record the direction and leave quickly.

The black church did not appear again, but when they were about to approach the open space where the hut was located, large swaths of black crows flew over from the terrifying darkness above their heads, leaving behind terrifying cawing sounds in this silent wilderness.

Xia De was also gradually able to feel the panic of being watched by a powerful existence. This feeling of panic only decreased slightly when an inexplicable black fog appeared ahead to block the way.

It seemed that something was hidden in that fog. Xia De signaled the nun to bypass the fog with him, but a voice came from the fog:

"You have been targeted."

It was a hoarse man's voice, using the common language of this era:

"I know you have more than one person. Offer the soul of one companion, and I can tell you important information about this wilderness."

This was something neither Xia De nor Sister Belen would do. A clear moonlight appeared in Xia De's hand, and the nun held a kerosene lamp in her left hand, while the light of fire had already appeared in the palm of her right hand.

"If you are unwilling to trade souls, then how about funerary items?"

The voice in the fog asked again, and gave a price:

"I want all the funerary items on you. This is not a threat but a trade. You have been targeted, and I will not stay here for too long."

Clearly, the nun was much stronger than Xia De, but she tugged at Xia De's sleeve at this moment, signaling him to make the decision. Xia De was not sure what was in that black fog; it might be an evil creature in this wilderness, or some kind of monster also trapped here, but it might also just be some kind of extinct little dwarf who liked to lie or joke.

The funerary items on him were the gold denture and three bracelets; other things were carried by Theresa. If they brought these things back, the number of funerary items would reach an astonishing 12. Even if they had to take two to exchange for a shovel, they would only be three items short of obtaining the clue to leave.

The thoughts in his brain ran fast, and he did not delay for too long. Showing the denture and bracelets in his hand to the other party, Xia De said:

"Tell me the information you know. One piece of information for one funerary item. If the information you give is no problem, I will give these things to you. I will not deceive you. If you don't believe me, you can leave immediately, or fight us."

That thick black fog was indeed decisive:

"There is indeed an exit to leave the wilderness, but that exit is definitely not in these ordinary graves; you need to look for special large tombs;

Funerary items are the only valuable currency in this world. Besides me, there are quite a few existences who know their value. The more funerary items you have and the more graves you dig, the more frequently things will come to your door;

No one can forcibly deprive others of their funerary items. This is the kingdom of the dead, and He protects the graves;

Finally—if not necessary, even if you have the ability to walk in death, you living people should not rashly expose yourselves in the wilderness. The breath of the living is brighter than a torch here, and ridiculous illusions cannot hide you."

Xia De directly threw the four gold items in his hand toward the black fog group not far away. After the gold items entered the fog group, there was no sound of landing; they were caught.

The fog group slowly dissipated, but still left the last sentence:

"God is in the kingdom."

The nun behind him tugged at Xia De's sleeve gently. Xia De saw the worry on her face. After shaking his head slightly, he continued to walk forward with the nun.

After the black fog dissipated, the feeling of being watched indeed became strong again. Even when they entered the open space and prepared to knock on the door of the stone house, Xia De had the illusion that as long as he turned his head to look at the darkness behind him, he would most likely be able to find out what was watching them.

But he still suppressed his curiosity. After matching the secret code, he returned to the hut with the nun. After sitting down, he realized that his back was already soaked. The feeling of his heart beating so fast had last appeared during the "Dream of the Old Days" at the end of the year.

"Are you okay?"

Seeing that the expressions of the two were not right, Miss Liyade asked with concern. Theresa, after locking the door, knelt on the bed and looked outside the dirty glass, but saw nothing.

"Temporarily okay, but we didn't bring back any gains this time."

Xia De said, briefly explaining the matter of digging graves, being watched, and finally encountering black fog just now. The previous things were all within the expectations of the girls, but when Xia De said "God is in the kingdom," Miss Liyade was so scared that she fell off the stool, and Theresa was also scared, pursing her lips.

The evil god title of 【God of Graves · King of Bones】 was not something that only existed in the Sixth Era. The witches of the present were even more aware of how terrifying this god was.

Xia De held Theresa's hand with his own hand, and the girl wearing round-rimmed glasses looked at him:

"Xia De, we..."

"If I say 'don't worry,' it would be a bit hypocritical. But after all, this is the kingdom of that god. I thought from the beginning that besides graves and the dead, even if the god himself was not here, his chosen ones or angels might exist. Now it's just encountering the worst situation, and we don't know if that black fog was lying."

The witches did not speak. Even if they fell into this eerie wilderness, they had not thought beforehand that they might have to face a god. Even if it was not the god's body but some kind of incarnation, it was not something they could deal with.

"There are eight funerary items left. I will go and exchange for a shovel in a while, and the number of funerary items will return to six, which is the same as when Miss Liyade and I first arrived. Let's rest for a while. We did go out too frequently just now, and this is also good, let's avoid it first. You don't have to worry too much about the god's matter. If it really... I will think of a way."

Because Theresa knew Xia De's story, she did not think he was bragging; Sister Belen's thoughts were very simple, she trusted the Fire-Holding hero, even if that was not her hero; as for Miss Liyade, the grave robber lady had been scared silly and could not think about more complex problems for the time being.

Two funerary items quickly became a shovel again. Currently, the four people possessed two shovels and six gold items, and everything returned to the starting point. So the story of the time adventure was by no means a vacation time arranged by the Tree Father for Xia De. If he was not careful, danger would come.

At this time, 48 minutes had passed since Xia De arrived at the Tombstone Wilderness. He still had 32 minutes of activity time remaining, and he could leave at any time during this period. If there was no rule of double time, then he would likely have left directly after sending the nun back here this time, and then brought the doubts about the Old Gods to find the answer in the future time and space.

He certainly did not approve of the girls going out again, and even hoped that they would not step out of the hut's door before he appeared next time. Picking up the teacup and taking another sip, the three ladies also sat down at the table. He wanted to go out alone. When he left this time, he must ensure that the number of funerary items was more than when he came, which would count as progress.

But he did not know how to speak. Theresa would definitely oppose his plan. For a while, no one spoke. In the hut, only the fire in the fireplace was crackling, and he therefore thought of another question:

"But this time, why did such a purely safe point appear?"

Guessing suspiciously in his heart, although he knew this would scare them, he still said:

"I even suspect that the original owner of this hut is an existence with a strong connection to that god. After all, since there are corpses in every coffin, the house cannot have no owner, right? Or rather, does this place also count as a coffin?"

Miss Liyade's complexion, which had just recovered, turned pale again, and even Theresa's expression was not good. However, Sister Belen's expression was very calm, and she even discussed other things with Xia De:

"The black fog said that the road to leave is not in ordinary graves, which verifies my previous guess. The graves we have dug so far add up to more than 20, but except for gold items as funerary items, no other special items suspected of being brought from reality have been found."

She used a slight pause to let everyone understand what she wanted to express:

"Perhaps those special items, such as the flame I am looking for, are the same as the situation of the door to leave. Funerary items in ordinary graves are only gold items. If you want funerary items of higher value, you need to look for special burials such as cemeteries and underground tombs."

Theresa then asked softly:

"Going out casually has become no longer safe. For higher efficiency, do you plan to try those special burials next time?"

Xia De nodded while holding the cup on the table:

"Yes. When I went out with you, I saw trees, and when I went out with the nun just now, I saw a black church. They are already actively looking for us.

Ordinary burials, unless encountering those undead that need to be decrypted or answered, are already difficult to threaten us in terms of force, especially if the four of us go out together. Perhaps, it is time to see what is special about special burials."

(End of chapter)