mtl008 Chapter 3230 The Shadow of Faraines (27)
Chapter 3230 The Shadow of Faraines (27)
Chapter 3230 The Shadow of Faraines (Twenty-Seven)
Schiller used the Cthulhu Mythos skill on this bottle of wine.
"...Looking at this bottle of wine, you gradually recall some knowledge..."
Some information was sent into Schiller's mind.
"Golden Honey Wine: After use, it can restore 30% of the maximum mental health value, and at the same time it will fall into a 'stagnant' state, during which you cannot move or think, cannot feel any information from the outside world, and will not be affected by any external factors. You are immune to all mental health value deduction effects, but you will still be harmed by external forces. Please use with caution."
That's right, Schiller thought, he finally got the key item. This thing not only has the most valuable effect of restoring mental health value, but also can be immune to the deduction effect of mental health value for a period of time, that is to say, it is completely immune to mental pollution, it is simply a magical skill.
But this thing also has disadvantages, that is, you can't move after drinking it, and you are completely immune to physical damage. Although you won't be mentally polluted, you will definitely die if you are cut by a knife.
So this thing is only suitable for immunity to mental pollution in a safe environment, and is not suitable for use in combat.
But at the same time, this is also a weapon for fighting a messy battle. They can just wait until the Old One comes, find a secret room to have a drink, and wait until all the other masterminds have gone crazy before coming out to deal with them.
Schiller probably had some ideas in mind, so he told Batman the information about the bottle of wine. Although the number of times and the amount used were not indicated on it, there was still more than half a bottle left, which should be enough for the two of them.
They searched the captain's room again and found a collectible revolver and a jeweled dagger, both of which seemed to have some mystical properties. Batman took the pistol and Schiller chose the dagger.
"I think we have to leave here quickly." Batman said, "The Great Prophet's people should be here soon. Now is the window period for the Deep Ones' defense. It will be easy for them to sneak into the ship. It will be difficult to leave if we are late."
"Are you planning to leave just like that?" Schiller narrowed his eyes and said, "The Deep Diver has rested for such a long time, it's time for him to come out and move around."
"What are you going to do?"
"Of course, let them do their duty."
The two returned to the second level of the cabin together, which was in the middle of the cabin but still submerged in water.
Schiller glanced at the old seal on his hand. The light was slightly dimmed, but it was still usable.
He walked to the outermost wall of the cabin, turned to Batman and said, "This ship can float on the sea, obviously it is affected by a mysterious force, and this mark on my hand can drive away the mysterious force. What do you think will happen if I touch the ship with my hand?"
Batman paused, and he immediately realized what Schiller was going to do. He said, "I discovered it when I was hiding under the pier. The Deep One is hiding on the seabed right below these three ships to recover his strength."
"It seems we are lucky." Schiller said with a smile.
Batman walked to the stairs, seemingly ready to run out at any time. Schiller reached out and gently pressed on the wall of the hull.
He did not hit the wooden board directly, but instead hit something like a barrier of sea water, which felt soft and moist.
Schiller felt his palm burning, and then his hand broke through the sea water barrier and directly touched the rotten hull.
The hull, which had long been corroded, shattered into pieces in an instant after losing the protection of the mysterious power.
The sea water immediately rushed in through the hole.
After breaking the hull, Schiller turned and ran outside, and together with Batman, he found the door they had entered before as quickly as possible. Without even looking at the Deep One who reappeared at the door, he ran out of the ship in a flash.
They ran all the way to the lighthouse and came to the top floor. Standing in front of the window, they saw that the foggy coast in the distance was no longer as dull and depressing as it was at the beginning, but was in a huge commotion.
The hull of the middle one among the three warships gradually tilted, and then slowly sank. The huge mast hit the pier on the shore, not only killing many deep divers, but also breaking the deepest pier at the dock.
But the disaster had just begun.
The base where the divers restored their oxygen was right below the three ships. They probably didn't expect that someone would sink the ships, so they didn't build a house for the base, but instead laid the foundation directly in the open air.
Thanks to Bruce's previous monster-pulling operation, more than half of the deep divers were recovering oxygen in the base. When the ship crashed, they had no time to run away, and at least one-third of the deep divers were crushed under the hull.
The remaining deep divers rushed to the shore screaming. Their companions on patrol on the shore didn't know what was going on and ran back in panic, leaving the entire dock in chaos.
"I guess the Great Prophet must be confused now." Schiller did not hide the gloating tone in his voice. He said, "Before he had time to find the treasure, the ship sank. He must be wondering what happened."
"That's a good thing for him," Batman said. "I don't think he knows how to open the door correctly. If he had really boarded the ship, he might have fallen into the trap long ago."
Schiller agreed with Batman's point of view. The Great Prophet might know more than others, but it definitely would not be everything. If there was a mistake in any link of opening the door, there would definitely be serious consequences.
"What do we do next?"
Schiller asked, but Batman took the hint and said, "Sounds like you have something to do?"
"Yes, I'm going to find something deep in the cave." Schiller planned to fulfill his agreement with Naya as soon as possible to avoid any further complications.
"I'm going to look for the Joker's tools for modifying electric shock devices here, and make a gun for you."
Schiller didn't bother to be polite with him. He handed him the screw and the pass to the Syltek laboratory. Then he said, "If nothing unexpected happens, the church's large force will arrive soon. You should guard the lighthouse as well as you can. If you can't, retreat to the tunnel and wait for me in the laboratory."
Schiller followed the entrance of the lighthouse into the underground cave, and as he went deeper into the cave, he thought about the known clues.
At this point, most of the clues have been connected, and the gunshots that appeared in the first few scenes have also been heard.
Schiller walked to the underground river and saw the fish running in the river. He didn't know where these fish came from, but he knew that they should be from the Joker's background story.
However, combined with the fish in the stomachs of the previous dead and the subsequent arrival of the Deep Diver, Schiller could roughly guess that this should be a ritual to summon the Deep Diver.
Although Schiller has not seen similar rituals in any Cthulhu mythology books, there are many ways to summon these things, using spells, magic circles or sacrifices. Sometimes they will even come uninvited and randomly choose an unlucky city to wreak havoc.
Those who ate the fish were not experimental subjects of the Sirtek Biological Company, but sacrifices in the ritual of summoning the Deep Ones. After all, they all died tragically in the end, which was in line with the process of blood sacrifice.
In the plot, it should be that old Sirtek, who wanted to use the disaster to improve his status, sacrificed them to summon the Deep Diver. After all, old Sirtek came to this village just for this matter, and he has been operating here for a long time, so it is no problem for him to fool a few people.
The ghost ship that came with the Deep One should have been summoned by the great prophet of the church. He may have learned the captain's identity through some channels, and knew that he had a prop that could be immune to mental pollution, so he wanted to summon the ship to get the prop.
The original Disaster Wanderer might be the Pope, a cultist, who made a trick to change the monster that was supposed to be released from the room into the incarnation of the real Old One in order to trick the Great Prophet.
In general, this accident was the result of a three-party struggle. Although all the other people had their own malicious intentions, they could barely be considered victims.
Schiller had now reached the cave full of forked roads, and he asked himself, "Which way should I go?"
"Use your inspiration," Naya replied.
Schiller sighed and passed the inspiration test. After success, he instinctively walked towards a path, and then he just rolled the dice and passed the tests along the way.
Schiller felt that Naya must have tampered with the dice, because every time he threw the dice, he succeeded.
Finally, he followed a narrow path and came to a small space. Although the cave was not big, there was a faint light from above, indicating that there was an exit. The ground was actually grass and the walls were covered with vines. It was like an underground forest.
Schiller saw the box illuminated by the light from above. He walked over and saw a diamond-shaped piece of glass inlaid in the center of the box.
He walked over and picked up the box, and the moment he opened it, his breathing stopped.
What comes into view is a red polyhedron with an irregular number of faces, which is supported in a box by seven irregular metal supports. At this time, the interior of the crystal emits a faint red light.
Schiller simply threw the box out.
"...What are you afraid of?" There seemed to be a hint of resentment in Naya's voice.
Schiller also felt that his reaction was a bit too much. After all, he was the one who owed Naya a debt. Seeing a summoned creature that was his clone, it should be afraid of it.
But this thing is really famous, and it is a veritable engine for group annihilation. Its name is "Shining Trapezohedron".
The main function of this thing is to summon Naaja's clone, the Night Demon.
Basically, any veteran who has participated in a few group-running games will know that when you encounter this thing, there is only one word to say: run.
Run as fast as you can, run as far as you can. If you run slower, your whole team will be wiped out.
Naya's clones are independent of each other and have different personalities, but the most brutal one is the Night Demon, because he attacks all living things indiscriminately and no one is spared.
He had to operate in total darkness, as the slightest hint of light would cause him to be sealed again, which was why the box was placed in dim light.
He picked up the box again, fortunately it was not broken. Schiller took out the shining trapezoidal octahedron and turned on the flashlight for safety reasons. This thing did not require sunlight to be sealed, the light of a flashlight would also do, which greatly reduced the pressure of Schiller carrying it.
But after taking it out, Schiller discovered that there were other items underneath. Schiller carefully took out the items at the bottom of the box.
It was a book with a pure black cover and a line of gold-stamped cursive text on it that read "The Haze of Faraines".
And at the very bottom there is a line of small words with the author's name - "John V. Constantine".
Yasuko has no middle name, and V is the initials of his first magazine.