"Sir, something extraordinary happened. I encountered a succubus. The succubus wanted to devour my heart..."
"What should I do? He will definitely find me tonight. Damn it, why did I bump into that thing..."
"God of Sleep and Crimson, please protect me. I am your loyal believer. Please... you must protect me..."
Hollington looked horrified, his lips moved, and he said similar words intermittently.
Was he frightened? No, maybe it wasn't fright. The extraordinary smell lingering on his body was some kind of chronic curse, or he was tainted with the extraordinary aura that made him panic.
As his thoughts were spinning, Weinerson, relying on his keen mental perception, was almost certain that there was something wrong with the Hollington in front of him. The worst thing was that he saw an extraordinary sight beyond his cognition.
This situation naturally could not escape the experienced Joseph. He took a step forward and took out a dark red talisman from his pocket without anyone noticing. His wrist shook and the talisman floated in the air.
"Crimson!"
The ancient Hermes language came out of his mouth, and the dark red spell popped out, red flames erupted, and a peaceful brilliance floated from the burning spell, filling the entire room.
After about ten seconds, Hollington's eyes became clear, and the darkness, fear, and dullness hidden in his pupils were swept away.
"You don't need to be afraid now. Nothing can hurt you here. Tell me slowly what happened last night."
"Last night, I was sitting in the duty room, reading the Fool's newspaper and... and magazines. Because the New Year was coming, I was managing security all day long until night. I was very tired at the time, and then I thought about going out for a patrol. Circle, and drive away the sleepiness."
"I closed the door of the duty room, drove the carriage and left the police station. At that time, the outside world was already white, and I walked unknowingly to the low-rent area of Mink Street."
"After patrolling, nothing happened in most areas. Except for the occasional roar of wild dogs fighting for food residues in the trash cans, there were no major problems at other times. I originally wanted to go back after patrolling Mink Street, but... ... As soon as I arrived, a strange thing happened.”
"Strange thing? What kind of strange thing?" Joseph took a puff of his pipe, smoke rings lingering on the tip of his nose, and his eyes became deeper.
At this time, Weinerson and the brown-haired girl couldn't help turning their bodies sideways, pricking up their ears and listening carefully.
"It was a very violent knocking sound, like the sound of something heavy falling on the floor, boom! Boom! Boom! I was startled at the time and instinctively took it out of the gun pocket under my arm. took out the revolver, jumped out of the carriage, and looked for the source of the sound.”
“As the beating sound became more and more intense, I suddenly heard a squeaking sound that made my teeth ache at the end of the street, and saw a black iron double door with a relief of a naked woman. It's a three-story building. I just patrolled Mink Street yesterday, and there was no such big iron gate..."
The black iron door with the relief of a naked woman... Almost at the same time, Joseph and Weinerson frowned. If nothing else, this is the door of desire in the Church of the Mother Goddess of Desire!
Since the Mother Goddess of Desire showed her hostility, Weinerson has almost crammed in the knowledge about the Church of the Mother Goddess of Desire from beginning to end. It is recorded in the Crimson Pass Book hidden in the library of Honavitch University that in Chapter 1 In the middle of the Fourth Age, the Gate of Desire of the Church of the Mother Goddess of Desire appeared once.
Legend has it that it is a huge iron door as black as ink. On the door is a statue of the naked female angel Bafik. She is a female angel who serves the starry sky god and is the embodiment of desire. Whenever the door of desire appears, there will be Open it slowly, and when the door is completely open, it heralds the arrival of the gods.
"Is it the Mother Goddess of Desire who wants to come to the mainland?" His eyes narrowed and his heart beat like a drum.
"At that time, I remembered your advice, Mr. Joseph: no matter what sound you hear, no matter what happens, as long as it is something different from normal phenomena, report it directly. As a result, just when I turned around, I saw the succubus flying towards me. I don’t know when my body was covered with organs, and they were trying to swamp me.”
After Hollington finished speaking, he shrank his neck in relief. After thinking for a moment, he reluctantly added:
"Siring officers, do you still need my help with this matter?"
"Ordinary policemen can no longer deal with extraordinary incidents. Weinerson, you are very unlucky. You came back to life as soon as you came back."
Joseph lowered his voice and said, "It has basically been confirmed that it is the Gate of Desire. We need to destroy it before the Gate of Desire is completely opened."
"The question is, do we have the power to destroy it?" Weinerson asked curiously.
"Well, we have it!"
Joseph nodded lightly, and extended his gaze to the black iron door at the end of the door. "This time I returned to the headquarters to heal, and it was not just about healing. The church attaches great importance to the extraordinary events that happened here, and the higher-ups have sent saint-level bishops to clean it up." The person who planned this incident is the remnant, her name is Osiris, she is the supreme leader of the night watch team of the Honavitch Church, and she is also one of the two Archbishops of the Holy Envoys in the Diocese of Hutton Mar."
"I think I heard this name in school, and she is a pretty beautiful lady." Weinerson joked.
"She is indeed quite beautiful. After all, she has maintained her beauty for more than 200 years." Suddenly, Joseph's voice rang out, and almost everyone present was shocked.
People who have lived for more than 200 years still remain young. Is this the power of a saint?
Joseph continued to move his eyes to Weinerson, pondered for a moment and said:
"Are you a mathematician now?"
"Do you need me to calculate anything?" Weinerson asked tentatively.
Joseph shook his head slightly: "I have already obtained the exchange card at the headquarters. The new extraordinary ability has given me the power to foresee the future. Unfortunately, the Gate of Desire is anti-divination and anti-prophecy, otherwise I should know where I will appear next time. .”
"There must be something special about the Gate of Desire. We should search all over the city and find it soon." Weinerson casually comforted the captain.
At this moment, Joseph said in a low and mellow voice:
"Weinason, you and I will go to the underground necropolis and get the sealed artifact '2-086'. Searching all over the city is still too slow. I think future actions may require the help of this sealed artifact."
"Okay... Captain, uh, what is 2-086?" Weinerson stood up and replied.
"You'll understand when you see it." The corners of Joseph's mouth gradually turned upward.
The brown-haired girl sent Officer Hollington away. On the way to follow Joseph to the necropolis, Weinerson's inner thoughts began to swirl, wondering what the sealed artifact looked like, and whether this operation would have any consequences. Danger.
In this slightly tense silence, he followed Joseph all the way down the stairs. After passing through a very long corridor, Joseph suddenly stopped, turned his head to the side, and said seriously:
"Besik wrote to tell me that I heard that you are not only the first in the hunting competition, but now you are also a student of Archbishop Wright?"
"Yes, Captain!"
"Well, very good. He is a legend in the extraordinary world. Following him is more meaningful than following anyone else." While speaking, Joseph bent his arms, stretched them out, and patted Weinerson on the shoulder.
"You have worked hard, and you are very lucky. I recommended you to the church and school, and now it has been confirmed that it was the right choice."
