Sean's purpose now is simple.
Originally, he planned to find a way to disguise himself as a child and sneak into the "Midnight Paradise", find an opportunity to find the abducted Mrs. Dominic, and investigate the disappearance of the three Dorins siblings...
And now, Midnight Paradise is handing out free tickets on the streets, inviting tourists, and has prepared games and grand prizes...
For Sean, this is a rare opportunity——
There will definitely be many explorers that night, eager to win the ultimate prize.
Whether it's the surging crowds or the team of explorers competing for the grand prize, it's an excellent cover for "hiding yourself".
At that time, he would quietly observe under such cover, adjust his plan according to the actual situation, and find the right opportunity to save Mrs. Dominic's soul.
However, it is conceivable that if you want to find Mrs. Dominic, you must get close to Peter Pan.
If you want to get close to Peter Pan, you can only follow the slanderer's "strategy" and gradually advance to the castle area where the creator of the paradise is located.
What will happen next, Sean has no way of knowing yet.
However, as he already had a certain level of strength, he did not have any fear beyond reason towards the spiritual master.
Moreover, they will not be the only group of explorers who will be in the paradise by then.
"There are many forces that can be used, and there are many possibilities that can be explored..." Sean thought, silently digesting the information given by the slanderer:
“By earning points by winning games, you can continue to advance and enter more core areas.
“Upgrading from the market area to the courtyard area and then to the castle area…
"And the owner of the park, Peter Pan, is in the castle area.
"Mrs. Dominic's soul is most likely at the core..."
The narration stops after touching on the "castle area".
There was a frozen flattery smile on the face of the slanderer, and he rubbed his hands together, as if he was playing with the expectations of the listener.
Moonlight asked: "So? What will happen in the castle area?"
"Hehehe..." A shrill laugh sounded, repeating Yueguang's words, "What will happen in the castle area?"
"guys……"
In the darkness, vague memories reappeared.
"I have only one piece of advice."
Smith was running inside the huge building when he suddenly heard a loud noise and turned around in surprise...
"Don't trust anyone in that place - not even your teammates."
In the picture, behind Smith, the man he trusted so much had smoke floating from the muzzle of his gun, but his chest was stained red with blood.
With a shocked expression, he obviously didn't expect that his teammates had already set up defenses.
"I don't want to tell you what will happen in the castle area...
"It would be a lot less surprising."
He looked at Sean and Yueguang playfully, seemingly with dark expectations.
"However, I can tell you what happened when I left that castle..."
He raised his palms exaggeratedly, as if whispering to Sean and Moonlight:
“Four teams, totaling thirteen people, entered the castle.
"at last……"
The voice was so low that it seemed to turn into a faint wind:
"I was the only one left there."
——
"That is to say," after leaving that soul-trembling underground prison, Sean sat in the "Night of the Comet" cafe, and the hot drink in his hand could not warm his palms for a moment, "that open day event, There was fratricide in the Castle District.”
"So..." Rarely, Moonlight didn't show too much expectation, "The final game is to kill everyone including teammates?"
This would explain the memories seen in the slanderer's soul - his teammates shot him in the back, but killed himself.
Sean shook his head: "He said, it is clear in the rules that 'all games' are played in teams.
"All games, including the final game.
“Judging from the ending, the final game seems to be a fight without rules and taboos.
“Since it is clear in the rules that the competition is conducted in teams, it is impossible to make temporary changes and let the winning team fight among themselves.
"The more likely scenario is..."
Sean's eyes slowly turned cold.
A gold statue worth NZ$18,000.
Divided among three people, that’s six thousand each.
The two of them got nine thousand each.
And if one person takes it all to himself——
Take yourself as an example: the long-term goals you planned before and the expenses required were achieved in an instant.
Even though not everyone can betray their teammates, such a number is enough to make many people tempted.
Not to mention those who temporarily go along with them for profit.
Rather than external challenges, they should be more wary of the 'enemies' behind them.
"Sean," Moonlight rubbed the back of his neck with his hand, looking a little uneasy, "I think we have to make a decision..."
New Testament reporters understand what companions mean.
As long as they decide to enter "Midnight Paradise" on the opening day, in order to find the whereabouts of Mrs. Dominic, they will most likely go all the way until they enter the castle area.
Once you step into the castle area, you will face unknown challenges——
Everything that once made the slanderer "Smith" finally walk out of the castle alone.
Now, we continue to look for the mother who had no time to say goodbye to her child...
Or choose to give up considering the possible risks?
"Moonlight..." Sean asked, "Will you shoot me in the back?"
"No," the pianist replied decisively, "What about you, my friend?"
Sean laughed: "Me neither - but if you go too slow, I might kick your ass!"
Looking askance at his partner, the pianist smiled.
The underground prisoner obviously wanted to scare Sean and Moonlight through his own experience.
If they were still J-level rookies at this time, they might really be frightened by his description.
After all, in most mysteries, J-class even has trouble protecting themselves.
However, Team Sean is different now.
They are already the top people in the Q class.
Based on the judgment of the size of the soul, if the slanderous official meets him in the "Place of Atonement"...
Sean was confident he could defeat him within ten rounds.
Not to mention, he also possesses insights and intuition far beyond those of ordinary explorers.
Already possessing considerable strength, if you are still timid before a mission that does not involve "gods"...
In fact, it is "stupid" in another direction, but it is definitely not much better.
"We think too much." Sean sighed softly, "This case is still within our capabilities——
"We can abort the mission at any time before entering the castle area..."
"Besides, there are no frightened explorers in this world."
Moonlight's brows also relaxed.
The cold atmosphere from the "Place of Atonement" gradually dissipated.
Even though he was uneasy, the pianist could still hear the voice in his heart, which was consistent with Sean's thoughts.
After deciding to continue the mission, Sean and Moonlight found Father Taylor and told the experienced exorcist the information they had found and the risks they might encounter.
After thinking for a while, Taylor said: "I have no objection to continuing this mission——
"Even if you don't go, in order to give my soul peace, I will go alone to investigate the whereabouts of the Dollins children.
"And, if possible..." Taylor clenched the diamond-shaped frame in his palm, "I will find a way to dispel the evil in that place."
Feeling the aura emanating from the priest, both Sean and Yueguang were slightly surprised, and suddenly realized something——
After being immersed in the exploration industry, Sean found that he was far away from this pure idea.
Faced with “the things we should do”, we are still calculating the gains and losses over and over...
Completely forgetting the original intention of Explorer, which is the same as Exorcist:
Walking in darkness is to protect the ordinary world from evil.
