Driving a Leighton L-type sedan on the road at night, Sean, who was heading to the former site of Kensington Park, looked at the low-rise buildings and dimly lit streets in the lower town, and suddenly thought of Steve from the century-old tavern. The words mentioned:
"Hundreds of explorers lose their souls in Undercurrent Street every year, and the association only distributes leaflets admonishing them not to go...
"Sometimes, many things are not as simple as 'education officers catching evil believers'."
At that time, Sean, who listened to these words, was convinced that there must be something fishy behind Midnight Paradise's long-term existence.
Therefore, while accepting the logic of what Steve said, he did not think deeply about the weird nature of this matter.
At this moment, another sentence suddenly appeared in his completely empty mind, which made him frown.
That sentence was said by Fat Mo in Daisy's office:
"If you do evil that is allowed by God, it doesn't matter even if a thousand people die; if you do evil that is not allowed, even if you just steal a cent, it is a serious crime..."
Somehow, two unrelated sentences were connected together——
Could it be that everything that happened in Midnight Paradise was allowed to be evil?
"What is the reason why the Holy Court turned a blind eye to this?
"Is that a spiritual realm that provides benefits to a certain saint?"
At this moment, the boundary of Sean's thoughts touched the edge of taboo.
If this is the case, then threatening the existence of that spiritual world is a kind of "rebellion" that can be big or small.
For the last time, Sean began to think about the possible consequences of this mission.
However, New Testament reporters quickly overturned this conjecture and the uneasiness it caused——
The basis and confidence came from the detective, Arthur Merlin.
As a reading club colleague and already a hidden ally within the Explorers Association, Merlin would definitely stop him if the Midnight Paradise case was too dangerous.
“So, all possible chain reactions are still within control.
"Perhaps, there are people within the Explorers Association who hope to end all this."
Before he became the kind of "upper-class person" who was unable to move because of various interests and taboos, he also hoped to have more opportunities to do something based on his heart.
"Xiao, what's wrong?" Moonlight asked, "You seem to be worried?"
After coming back to his senses, Sean glanced at his partner and replied: "Oh, it's okay, I was just thinking about some unrelated things..."
Sean suddenly realized that compared with before, he had some changes——
He no longer stood on the ground and looked directly at something, but tried to observe from a high place and repeatedly thought about the possible impact of the event.
There was a self-deprecating smile on the corner of her mouth: Maybe after Catherine knew about her changes, she would say some words that were thorny on the surface but appreciative secretly.
"Father, you have also remained silent."
Moonlight's words made Taylor, who had been meditating, open his eyes.
"I remember, don't exorcists perform some rituals before setting out to exorcise demons?
"Sprinkle holy water, say some exorcism prayers and so on..."
Tyro stroked his gray beard and said seriously: "If you have faith in your heart, it doesn't matter if you don't do those rituals.
"If you don't have faith...
“Even if you are hiding in the temple of the Promised Land, the Holy Father cannot protect you.”
"Oh, okay." Moonlight stopped her joking thoughts in time and secretly made a face at Sean because of the priest's too serious answer.
"hehe……
"Just kidding." Father Taylor suddenly waved his hand, his expression suddenly became relaxed, "How could you not make those preparations? Repentance, baptism, prayer, meditation... I started doing it in the afternoon, just before departure Just finished."
Moonlight looked back in disbelief, looking at the pair of eyes on the bearded man and narrowing his eyes with a smile.
It seems... the priest is also an interesting guy.
"Haha, it seems that like Xiao, you make a lot of preparations before the mission..."
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became more relaxed.
"Do you think..." the pianist seemed to have another idea, "we look like a family at an amusement park?"
Olivia opened her big eyes and looked at the moonlight in confusion.
He became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke: "You see, Father Taylor is like the father of the family, and Xiao is the eldest son. Due to various reasons, the relationship with his father is not harmonious...
"As Xiao's wife, although you are a little worried about their relationship, there is nothing you can do to improve it."
Moonlight said a word, and Olivia turned away and looked out the window.
W-what wife?
I, I am just his candle bearer!
Olivia's embarrassment made the mischievous Moonlight laugh, and he continued: "I am the smart, smart, beloved little son who worries about the harmonious atmosphere in the family...
"No, let's take the whole family to the amusement park on the weekend.
"Now we have to find ways to mediate the awkward atmosphere in the car..."
Although a bit absurd, Moonlight's imagination inexplicably created a warm atmosphere in the car.
Sean smiled and shook his head.
Father Taylor laughed: "When you put it like that, it really seems like that kind of atmosphere...
He turned to Olivia: "If my son treats you badly, remember to tell me and let me teach him a lesson, haha..."
If Dal Vinci had designed a blushing function for Seiko Girl, she would have been blushing now.
During the chat, time passed faster. The car turned the corner, and what originally appeared in front of us was the deserted old site of Kensington Park...
But what suddenly appeared in front of them at this moment made the four people in the car show expressions of surprise——
A huge paradise stands majestically under the night sky, emitting light that dims the night sky.
Laughter, garden music, speeding cars passing by...
Even before you get close, you are already infected by the joy and excitement emanating from it.
This paradise exists as a matter of course, as if it were so every night.
But Sean, Moonlight, and Olivia clearly remember that this place was originally a desolate place where the only sounds of wind blowing and decaying grass...
"It's because of the complimentary ticket." He gently rubbed the silver-faced gift ticket and looked at the paradise with somewhat blurred eyes in the moonlight——
It was very similar to what they had seen in young Leon's dream.
Brilliant lights surrounded the castle on the hill in the center.
The gardens are dotted with lights, and the green shade blocks the view of the courtyard area like a curtain.
And on the lowest outermost edge, there are continuous circus tents, a slowly rotating Ferris wheel, and a gorgeous fountain...
Sean had never seen such an existence before, and was momentarily shocked by this illusion.
At this moment, he had a strange feeling——
Even though he knew there was evil lurking there, he still yearned for that paradise.
Parking the car in a secluded location, Sean and his party got out of the car and walked towards the brightly lit and lively place.
It is worth mentioning that considering that the two fallen explorers guarding the gate of the paradise have already seen the customized masks of Sean and Moonlight, they had to go through special channels to obtain and wear masks that did not belong to them. mask……
"The Last Dance", a relatively rare twin mask among the Queen class, performs the last dance of a man and a woman in the spotlight, which just disguises Sean and Olivia as a couple of explorers.
Moonlight wears the "imperial tuner" which is a common function among Q-level musicians.
Forging and wearing a Pathfinder mask that does not belong to oneself, unless the purpose is to intentionally cause trouble or frame someone else, is only a misdemeanor against the Pathfinder Code.
Facing the park guards who had already seen the customized masks, Sean and the two obviously had to violate this code.
However, the crime of "false masking" is difficult to trace without someone discovering the true identity and reporting it.
They passed by the decadent sign of "Kensington Park" and saw the tailgate that followed little Leon where he hid that night.
Behind the baffle, there used to be a rather rich, seemingly spiritual darkness...
At this moment, there is a gray-white transparent wall there.
Moonlight believes that people who don’t have tickets to the park in their pockets can still only see a bottomless darkness just like they did that day...
After crossing the border and entering this spiritual world in just a few steps, they saw the gate in their dream, the neon sign of "Midnight Paradise", which was in sharp contrast to the broken sign of "Kensington Park".
At this moment, it can be said that there are crowds of people outside the gate - many citizens and explorers have gathered here, waiting for the opening day.
A family with a child, a team of explorers gathering in silence, a street pickpocket with furtive eyes...
There are all three religions and nine streams.
Obviously, they were all attracted by the grand prize of the golden statue.
Sean led his three teammates and merged into the waiting crowd.
Naiya Shenyu's power continues to take effect without people noticing, and they are almost the four most inconspicuous people present.
Under such cover, Sean saw someone standing far away from the crowd, always on guard.
One wears a blood-stained mask of the "Mysterious Gentleman," while the other wears a mask of the "Evil Hunter."
Obviously, they were the explorers who attacked him in Kensington Park and in Lyon's dreams respectively.
"They are the 'security' of this park."
But, the strange thing is...
Sean frowned. He felt that under the blood-stained mask, the two pairs of eyes with a strange red light showed no life at all.
