Mystery: Start with the Reader

After seeing clearly that the person coming was Abner, Karen endured the "pain" and said intermittently:

"If you can... please make me some ice... I need to cool down..."

Abner was stunned, and then looked at the silver-white revolver with an extended barrel held in the opponent's right hand. While thinking deeply, he simulated the ability of the "living corpse" to create a circle of ice around Karen's body.

The revolver is called "Ace of Hearts" and is a sealed object mastered by Karen. It is made with the extraordinary characteristics of "Sacrifice of Light" and can fire bullets condensed from "Sacred Light".

After the Backlund Pain Witch incident, Abner heard Karen talk about this item of his, but he didn't know what negative effects it had. Now it seems that it is at least "burned by the sun". Side effects...

Gee, is this kind of negative effect not a "special attack" for a vampire?

Karen carries something unfriendly to him all year round. Does it have any commemorative significance? Or does he have any special hobbies?

Just when Abner was secretly complaining, Miss Judy had already recovered her breath. She first thanked Abner solemnly, then seemed to sense it with something, then stared at him and said strangely:

"Abner, she actually went to find you... I thought she would bring her parents... Well, at least she would notify the church..."

Isn't that because your mind is full of me? Um...there seems to be an ambiguity in saying that...

It should be that she only remembers me in her mind...that's not right either...

Forget it, no matter how I explain it, it doesn’t seem right, especially when I can’t figure out why the barrier releases memories about me...

It's better to let Miss Judy ask the clone to figure it out.

Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and Abner said in a nonchalant manner: "I happen to be in Bayam, and I noticed something special about this neighborhood before."

He was referring to the plants he got that were very similar to a certain casual game in his previous life.

"Karen's judgment was correct. It was you who killed the 'doctor'..." Judy thought for a while and then said suddenly.

"Is that 'doctor' from the Church of the Mother Earth?" Abner asked with a strange expression.

He didn't have much regret about killing the other party. Judging from his behavior of throwing out the "piranha" at the trade fair and attacking people around him indiscriminately just to escape, he was a ruthless and unscrupulous guy. He would be dead. Death is not unfair at all...

But he was friends with Judy and Karen, and he was favored by the Earth Mother. It was not appropriate to kill an Extraordinary from the church without saying hello, even if he didn't know it at the time.

"It doesn't count... He is a multi-faceted spy. Although he joined the church's peripheral organization in Loen, he also provided intelligence to the Feneport military and even had contact with Intis..."

Judy didn't think this was a problem, and instead talked about her team's experience.

They received an order half a month ago to secretly come to Bayam to investigate the possible existence of the "ancient alchemist" ruins.

It was the spy named "Doctor" who reported this information to the church.

The "Doctor" accidentally discovered this valley while evading pursuit by local gangs.

At that time, the "barrier" of the valley had not been opened to the level just now. It only had the ability to simply interfere with the line of sight, so he was able to sneak in, but he was still discovered by the guarding plants on the periphery.

With the strength of the "doctor", he was naturally invincible. He killed several plants with serious injuries, took away the seeds they turned into after death, and fled the valley.

When Judy and the three arrived in Bayam, the "doctor" had been killed by Abner. Fortunately, the information reported by the other party was complete, allowing them to easily find the cliff with the cabin.

Because they could not determine who the "doctor" had sold the information to, Judy and Karen discussed it and decided to enter the valley as soon as possible to investigate.

However, due to the hasty action and the fact that the "doctor" did not activate the real "barrier", they reduced the danger in the valley. Only Judy left a plant clone made for her by her father at the cliff cabin. Backhand.

After the team entered the valley, everything went well at first, and all dangers were within the manageable range... However, they accidentally touched a "trap".

That trap is a "cherry", but its explosion power is comparable to "Kage Flame"!

In this regard, Captain Arsenoff had to use a "holy object" to prevent Judy and Karen from being injured.

But the aura of the "demigod" triggered the highest "alert" in the valley. While countless plant guards swarmed towards them, the "barrier" at the top was also opened to its strongest state.

Therefore, Judy had no choice but to activate the "backhand".

Speaking of which, the plant used by Judy's father to make the clone was very special. It was originally used to save his daughter's life. If necessary, he could even let his daughter abandon her original body and "resurrect" her in the clone.

But Judy did not use this function at that time. Firstly, she was not in a desperate situation. She did not want to change her body at all. Secondly, if she "escaped", the captain who was unable to move due to the backlash of the "holy object" and the captain who was fighting alone would Karen is in danger. She cannot abandon her companions and escape alone.

Therefore, she chose another mode of use of the "clone", which was to activate the sleeping spirit in the "clone" and copy her own memory to her so that she could seek help.

After that, the three of them defended on the spot and waited for reinforcements until Abner arrived.

"So that's it..." After listening to Judy's story, Abner nodded, then looked around and asked strangely: "Where is Captain Arsenoff?"

"Every time that 'sacred object' is used, the captain needs to wear it and bury it deep in the soil for an hour... Do you still remember the big box that is the same height as him that the captain always carries? That is both a 'sacred object' and 'The box is also the 'coffin' used by the captain when he was buried deep in the ground..." Judy pointed to the ground at her feet, and added, "Before, the three of us took turns to rest, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to survive your break. barrier……"

"If it weren't for those strange alchemical creations, with the blessing of the 'barrier', that 'distorted' the conditions of life and death, and could continue to 'seed' new ones quickly after death, we wouldn't be in such a mess." At this time, the surrounding cold people Karen, whose ice had completely melted, stood up and answered.

At this moment, he had returned to his usual elegance, but he still seemed weak when he spoke.

"Thank you, Abner." Karen, who came closer, bowed and said solemnly.

"We are friends, aren't we?" Abner smiled, then turned his attention to a cave at the other end of the valley.

That was obviously the "residence" of the owner of this place. The plants had attacked Karen and Judy one after another in order to prevent them from getting close to it.

"After the captain wakes up, we can explore there again... With him here, at least safety is guaranteed." Karen noticed Abner's gaze and suggested in a deep voice.

If another accident happens, they won't be able to find reinforcements anymore...

Although the "Pure White Eyes" did not notice the existence of traps or bans, Abner still followed the good deeds. Even for him, even if he was in danger, he could call Mr. "Fool" to help "find someone."

While waiting, Judy dug out the alchemical lives that turned into soil, dug out their seeds, and collected them.

"What is re-cultivated with this seed seems to have lost its essence as an 'alchemical life', and is just a magical plant without intelligence." Abner thought about this, and mixed the plant used by the "doctor" with the ones in the valley. After doing some comparison, he said this.

"I know...the key to alchemical life is actually the spirit created by the 'ancient alchemist' using the ultimate life... However, they will dissipate with the death of the creator. When they are planted again, even if they look the same , but inside it is just a weak natural spirit, and its strength will also drop a lot, and it will be worse than the next generation until it returns to an ordinary plant."

When Judy said this, a bright smile appeared on her face, and she continued, "But even so, the wonderful ideas contained in these new species are worth studying.

"I don't want anything else this time, I just choose these seeds as trophies, okay?"

After saying that, she looked at Abner expectantly. After all, in her heart, she had already tacitly agreed that the "heroic detective" who saved them would get the bulk of the harvest.

Abner naturally had no objection to this. Anyway, even if he needed it in the future, he could borrow it from Judy. Given the other party's temperament, he would not refuse to give it.

As for Karen, in Russell's words, he was "always depressed" and it didn't matter to him.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Captain Asenov's "coffin" finally came out of the ground. He opened the lid, looked around, and smiled at his team members: "It seems that the matter has been resolved. "

Then, after listening to Judy's report, he nodded to Abner and said, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Blaine... your kind mother will protect you."

You are right. Although I don’t know why, Lilith has indeed been protecting me... Abner thought so in his heart. After a few polite words to Arsenoff, he and the three of them cautiously asked Go to that cave.

Stopping at the entrance of the cave, Karen first separated a few bats and flew in to explore the way. After finding nothing unusual, the four of them formed a diamond formation in tacit agreement and walked into this very spacious cave.

Among them, Karen walked at the front and led the way, Judy and Abner walked a few steps behind him on both sides, paying attention to the situation on the side, and Captain Arsenoff walked at the end as the "guardian", always ready to take responsibility for those in front. harm.

The cave was dark and gloomy, and some kind of "sunflower" that was originally used for lighting had withered and lost its previous function.

Fortunately, all four of them had night vision, so they could not see the road clearly.

After a long "corridor", the cave branched into three branches. Karen stopped, felt for a moment and then said:

"The left side looks like the living room and bedroom, the right side looks like the study and laboratory, and the middle leads to an altar."

"Go to the altar first. I can confirm that it is the core of the outer 'barrier'. It's best to completely solve it first, otherwise something might happen again..." Abner said without hesitation.

The other three people thought about it and agreed to his suggestion, so the four of them walked into the middle passage together and soon came to a damaged altar.

There were many candles erected on both sides of the altar, and strangely, they were still burning!

In the center of the altar, there is a black iron badge.

Carved on that badge is a scepter and a hand holding the scepter tightly!

Candle left 41, right 40...

Is this the coat of arms of the Tudor family? !

A coat of arms of the Tudor family that is combined with the extraordinary characteristics of "The Fallen Earl", Sequence 4 of the "Lawyer" path, to form a sealed object!

After Abner counted the number of candles, he solemnly stepped forward and opened his "Pure White Eyes" to analyze them carefully.

Seeing this, Judy, Karen, and Arsenoff were not dissatisfied. As the benefactor who saved them, the other party also used a valuable high-level spell. Now it is natural to choose a trophy as compensation and reward.

"As expected, it is the Tudor emblem of the 'Fallen Earl'...

"Well, as a family that once owned the 'Prince Slaughter', it's not surprising that there are high-level sealed artifacts from the 'Lawyer' path...

“But why is there the hatred left by the high-level evil spirits of the ‘Hunter’ path?

"The owner of this valley should have been active thirty or forty years ago... and it was about the same time that the Pound family dug up the underground ruins of Backlund's three-in-one evil spirit...

“Could this badge come from that ruins?

"What is the identity of this senior time traveler?

“Could it be that he’s from the Pound family?

"No, no one from the Pound family will take the 'cultivator' path..."

"Or maybe he got this from someone in the Pound family?"