Chapter 684 Tomb On the other side, Robert, who was hit by Father Cali's screams again, was glad that the two patrol team members who were dealing with him were also affected. He didn't know what had happened to his lover, and had no way to confirm it. He endured the swelling in his head and the pain in his eardrums, jumped up, and rushed to the front of the altar. puff! Riya's arrow hit the pile of clothes, but Robert's destination this time was not there, it was quite a bit off. After falling to the ground, he rolled over and hid behind the altar. Riya drew the bowstring again, but did not release the arrow immediately. One reason was that Robert's body was completely blocked by the altar, and she couldn't aim at all. The other reason was that as a devout believer of the "Eternal Sun", it was impossible for her to use the "Furious Strike" with the special function of the hunting bow to directly shoot down the altar. Seeing this, Camus, who thought that the power of a revolver was not enough to do the job, took the initiative to jump over the broken stained glass window, seized the opportunity, and ran towards the altar. After a brief hesitation, Rhea raised the hunting bow and shot an arrow wrapped in electric light into the air. The arrow was thrown high up and then fell quickly, just passing over the obstruction of the altar and falling to the back.
Unable to aim, it brushed past Robert's body and hit the gap between two stone slabs. A buzzing electric current dissipated and crawled onto Robert's body, paralyzing him temporarily. After getting out of this state, Robert gave up the idea of going around to his clothes to take out the psychic materials, and he also gave up the idea of saving his lover, Father Cali. He was ready to bite his tongue again to complete the "spiritual communication" and use the special abilities of the natural spirit to escape back to his own plantation, where he had a lot of spiritual materials in reserve. Just then, he saw Camus' light-colored trousers and leather shoes with holes from the corner of his eye, and he felt a whip made of strands of electric current appear in his mind. The whip struck directly at his soul. Extreme numbness and pain surged up at the same time. Robert, who was squatting behind the altar, felt his knees go weak and fell down, trembling. "Whip of Pain"! The "whip of pain" of the "interrogator"! Camus took two steps to Robert's side, leaned over, and punched out with his left fist with a bit of personal grudge. boom! Camus, who was well versed in interrogation techniques, made Robert feel pain without exceeding the limit, and he fainted, but he did not suffer any substantial injuries. After controlling Robert, Camus took a look at the naked man and picked out some clothes nearby to help cover his private parts. He then carried Robert and returned to the area where Lumian and others were. By this time, Lugano had removed the bullet that had hit Amandine's shoulder and allowed the wound to shrink and heal. ………… Father Carli still dreamed of the interior scene of St. Sien's Church. He was wearing a white robe with gold thread, kneeling in front of the altar, with a painful expression and whispering continuously, as if he was confessing. Amandine, wearing a black hunting suit, walked from the aisle between the two rows of seats to the side of Father Carli, remembering Louis Berry's instructions, and asked: "What is the origin of this particular dream?" Father Kali raised his head and replied with a distorted look on his face: "That, that strange tomb." "Tomb?" Amandine suspected that the "Dream Festival" she had attended before was a fake one.
Where is the tomb? Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration: "That big, black stone?" Is that actually a tomb? Father Carli nodded: "Correct." It really is a tomb... Amandine was filled with strong curiosity and asked proactively: "Whose tomb is that and why is it so special?" Father Carli was still kneeling in front of the altar, shaking his head: "I have no idea. “Even the grave keepers don’t know. They only know that their mission is to guard that strange ancient tomb.” "Gravekeeper? Who is the gravekeeper?" The more Amandine asked, the more she felt that she knew little about the "Dream Festival". Father Carli raised his head, looked at Amandine and said: "The elders of the tribe in the jungle." "I see..." Amandine's mind was full of various questions. She picked one and asked, "You took Robert to the Tewanaku house to sleep so that he could stay awake, and then took him to the ancient tomb to gain extraordinary power?" "Yes," said Father Carley, with his head bowed, facing the altar, in a painful voice, "I am guilty." I think so...Amandine asked further: "How did you know that you could gain extraordinary powers by going there, and how did you stay awake? You have only been in Tizamo Town for more than five years, and I grew up here." The veins on Father Carli's neck bulged out: "Tewanaku, Tewanaku, you have bewitched me." "He seduced you with his body?" Amandine suddenly got a little excited. Father Carli was stunned for a moment: “He saw my desire for status and recognition, gradually demonstrated his ability, and told me that there was a way for me to quickly and easily gain power, and with great power, I could do more for the church and receive more rewards and recognition… "That devil!" "So you're bewitched?" Amandine asked, a little disappointed. Father Carli nodded slowly: "Yes, Tewanaco needed someone to help him pay attention to changes in his dreams and host the Dream Festival after he left Tizamo Town. He first let me sleep in his house, and then took me to the strange ancient tomb during the Dream Festival." "Did you also gain supernatural powers by touching that tomb?" Amandine asked casually. Father Carli shook his head again: "No, Tehuanaco opened a crack in the tomb and let me reach in..." "What did you touch?" Seeing Father Carli pause, Amandine couldn't help but urge. "I touched a hand, a cold and temperatureless hand, and then I fainted. When I woke up, I possessed extraordinary powers. I did the same three more times in the next three 'Dream Festivals', and finally became a 'Ghost'." Father Cali recalled the situation at that time, and a look of fear could not be suppressed on his face. This is both a fear of the cold hand and a fear of gaining extraordinary power so easily and simply. "The hand of the corpse in the tomb?" Amandine quickly reviewed what Father Carli had just said and thought of a question. "Didn't you say there was a grave keeper? Why was there no obstacle when Robert and I went there?"
Father Carli's voice lowered: “People who have lived in Tizamo Town for a long time will have a projection of suppressed emotions and desires in this special dream. They usually hide in the chaotic area on the edge of the dream brought by the tomb, and worship the ancient tomb with the gravekeeper to protect it from being approached by others. "When the Dream Festival begins, these projections will return to their original bodies and become complete Dream Festival participants who no longer suppress their emotions and desires. As for those grave keepers, no one knows where they have gone." Strange...Amandine was very confused about the whereabouts of the gravekeepers. She was a little worried about this. After thinking for a while, Amandine asked with concern: "Do I have projections of emotions and desires in this dream?" Father Carli shook his head: "No. “You don’t spend enough time in Tizamo Town every year. Even if someone originally formed a dream projection, as long as they leave here long enough and no longer suppress themselves beyond the limit, the corresponding projection will gradually fade until it disappears. "For those who can stay awake in this dream, the corresponding projection will gradually fade away after a period of time. "But this kind of lucidity is not absolute lucidity. After the 'Dream Festival' begins, everyone will have a tendency to express their emotions and desires. The same is true for those who can stay lucid. However, they will not completely lose their self-control like those who have merged with their dream selves. They can restrain themselves in a similar way to a normal state, and only show it in some details." Amandine recalled her performance in the two "Dream Festivals" and showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. She originally thought that this was because she was in a dream, and as long as no one died, it was just a game, so she acted more self-centered and wanton than in reality. She didn't expect that this was actually affected by the "Dream Festival". Fortunately, I have always been able to control myself... Seeing that Louis Berry had asked almost all the questions, and that the rest were things that Father Carli himself did not know, Amandine changed the subject: "You have become a vengeful spirit, yet you still dare to preach and hold mass... "Are you really not worried that God will notice you, rain down His wrath upon you, and purify you into ashes?" In the southern continent, many gentlemen and ladies in Amandine Bittriel are well aware of the power of the "Eternal Sun" Church and have firm faith in the existence of gods. Moreover, over the past year or so, she has been trying hard to collect knowledge of mysticism from Robert and various channels she could access. She learned that the "Rose School", the protagonist of various horror rumors, is famous for its large number of resentful spirits, and the resentful spirits are most afraid of the purifying sunlight. Father Carli sighed and said: "I had the same concerns, but Tewanako told me that he had a way to help me hide the power of the 'ghost'. Unless God himself was watching this place, it would not be discovered." "What method?" Amandine asked curiously. Father Carli answered truthfully: “After you touch the hand of the corpse in the tomb and gain extraordinary power, don’t rush to leave. Touch the tomb itself, that is, the black boulder. "This will hide all of my extraordinary powers, and the effect will last for more than a year." Is this possible? What will happen if I touch the black boulder and then the corpse's hand? Amandine thought for a moment and asked a question that concerned her: “How did you seduce Robert? "Why did he become your lover?" Amandine looked up and down, left and right, and didn't think that there was anything about Father Cali that attracted Robert, except for his strength. Is love really blind? Father Carli was silent for a moment and said: "I aroused his desire and destroyed his self-control." "You have never shown any ability in this area..." Amandine had not noticed in whom Father Carli had aroused desire. Father Carli's voice was once again tinged with pain:
"I am guilty. I am praying to the devil that Tewanaku said..." Before Father Kali could finish his words, the entire dream suddenly shook and collapsed piece by piece. PS：《宿命之环1》实体书将在3月22日晚上20:00开启预售，详情可以看我的微博~ (End of this chapter)