From Holmes's mouth, Ma Wei learned what happened after entering the ghost forest.
Since the specific address could not be determined, Holmes asked the guides to make full preparations. They brought tents, food and many equipment for entering the mountain. As for medicine, they invited a priest who believed in the goddess of health, Wilde, to accompany them. Too many medications need to be prepared.
The ghost forest involves extraordinary powers. Of course, Holmes would not be stupid enough to go deep into it alone. He relied on his reputation and invited a priest from the local Church of the Three Destinies to accompany him. The United States of America is a multi-religious country, unlike the Kingdom of Windsor and Fredericksburg. Like the Kingdom of Lie, there is a state religion, and the churches within the territory are composed of various churches.
In addition to the priests from the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, Holmes also hired a team of mercenaries wandering around the northwest border. These people were cowboys who licked blood on the tip of their swords. They specialized in escorting gold diggers, and occasionally did some killing and smuggling.
It was not safe to keep them around, but Holmes considered that this time he entered the ghost forest not to hunt for treasure, and there was a high probability that he would not find the coveted treasure, so he spent a lot of money to hire mercenaries. After the group was fully prepared, they took a small boat. Entering the ghost forest along the river.
If you want to find the place where the red sun appears, you must first find the valley where his father went gold mining. The guide said that there are many gold mining spots in the ghost forest, but most of them have been abandoned because the ghost forest has been very dangerous in recent years. Gold prospectors and hunters who enter the depths No one came back.
Fortunately, his father remembered the gold mining location very clearly. After Holmes gave the general location, the guide found a valley on the map, which was located near the edge of the ghost forest. It was a safe area, but it was far away and required a day's boat ride. It takes one night to arrive.
At night, Holmes and others camped on the shore, and continued their journey early the next morning. Finally at dusk, they arrived at the valley where his friend's father used to mine gold. Time had passed so long that it had been completely deserted, with only an abandoned hut remaining. Not even half a person could be seen.
When Holmes opened the door of the wooden house, he was surprised to find that the wooden house was still in the same condition as when his friend's father left. The packages, coats, and food were not taken away. It was covered with dust and had long since corroded.
At this moment, Holmes suddenly realized that none of the five people who came to the valley to pan for gold, except for his friend's father, might not be able to leave alive.
The wooden house was abandoned and almost completely destroyed over the years. Holmes asked the team to camp on the river bank and rest for the night before going to look for the giant sun tomorrow morning.
But in the middle of the night, Holmes was suddenly awakened by a dazzling red light. He walked out of the tent and saw a fiery red sun rising deep in the ghost forest, still moving. It was an eye! A giant blood-red eye!
The sudden appearance of the vision woke everyone up. When the accompanying priest saw this scene, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground and shouted "Magic Eye", "Magic Eye". Holmes had heard of the Magic Eye. This was in An extraordinary item recorded in the teachings of the Church of the Three Destinies.
The Magic Eye is said to be a divine object created by the ancient god of wisdom, Arabi. It is as bright as the sun and has the power to identify all things. It can see through illusion and reality. Those who are illuminated by its light will surely reveal their true colors.
The evil eye itself is not offensive. What is really scary is that wherever the evil eye appears, there is often a demon legion. The legion is composed of extraordinary creatures and is under the command of the seventy-two demon gods. It is extremely powerful and cannot be defeated by ordinary humans.
After the accompanying priest calmed down a little, he believed that there was a demon cave in the ghost forest and needed to report it to the goddess. However, during the reporting process, he found that he could not get a response from the goddess.
Just like the shielding magic circle set up by Anatole, the inside of the ghost forest was also covered by similar magic and could not communicate with the outside world. The priest asked to leave immediately and seek reinforcements from the church before continuing to explore, but Holmes believed that underneath the magic eye It is a temple used to seal the Demon Gate. Now that the Demon Gate has been released, how can there be a demon army stationed there?
However, when entering the ghost forest, the guide said that the depths of the ghost forest have not been peaceful in recent years. The hunters and gold diggers who entered the depths have not returned. Considering this, Holmes did not refute the priest's suggestion and decided to evacuate overnight. It won't be too late to come back after moving in for reinforcements.
Deciding to retreat, everyone immediately began to pack their bags and prepare to leave by boat. But at this moment, golden sand suddenly poured out of the river in front of them, which was extremely dazzling under the red light. Upon seeing this, Holmes and the priest's expressions changed and they spoke in unison. road:
"Magic gold!"
Magic gold is gold but not gold. It is a stone that has been enchanted. It looks the same as gold, but in fact it is completely different. It is a property used by demons to bewitch humans. As long as someone touches it, it will be discovered.
Looking at the world, only intelligent creatures are crazy about gold. For wild animals, there is no difference between gold and ordinary stones, but in the eyes of humans.
Gold represents wealth!
This is a trap set by the devil, a trap for hunting humans!
Seeing the magic gold, Holmes immediately ordered the guide and mercenaries not to move, saying that the gold was enchanted and would be discovered if it moved. However, as the magic gold became more and more, it covered the entire river bed, like a hill. When they were piled up, a mercenary couldn't bear it any longer. He threw away his hat and rushed into the Jinshan Mountain crazily with his leather boots. He grabbed a piece of gold and put it in his mouth and bit it. When he saw the teeth marks, he became even more excited. He put it in his pocket, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was completely swallowed by greed.
Under his leadership, the guide and other mercenaries also rushed to Jinshan, desperately loading the gold, even throwing away all the clothes, weapons and even food in the package, just to pack more gold.
The gold did not cause a fight because there was too much. What caused a fight was the package. If you want to take away as much gold as possible, you cannot just rely on two hands. The package is necessary. The gold cannot be filled, but the package limited
boom!
boom!
Accompanied by several gunshots, blood flowed down the Jinshan Mountain, and it became a little black under the red light of the Magic Eye. Seeing this scene, Holmes was also a little desperate.
The magic gold has attracted demons. On the surrounding branches, many shadows hidden in the darkness appeared at some point. They looked at the mercenaries who were scrambling to fill the packages with gold and sneered sarcastically.
Snapped!
I don't know who snapped their fingers, and the gold that was piled like a hill just now turned into a puddle of smelly mud. The mercenaries who were fighting for the package took a few steps back in shock. Then they realized that something was wrong and rushed towards the weapons.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Holmes only felt a strong wind flash before his eyes. Before he could see clearly, warm blood splashed on his face. All the mercenaries who took up weapons had their heads removed. The head is separated, but the heart is still pumping powerfully, and hot blood is flying out.
More than a dozen mercenaries were all dead. Except for the three who were beaten to death by their companions, all of them had their heads separated and still had weapons in their hands. The demons seemed to be enjoying the fun of hunting and only attacked those who picked up weapons. , Holmes, who was standing still, and the priest, who was kneeling on the ground and praying, were safe and sound.
Oh, and the guide was scared to death.
Holmes seems to know how his friend's father's companion died.
The magic eye brought countless magic gold. Of course, the gold digger couldn't resist the temptation, but his friend's father escaped by hiding in a tree.
"I want his head."
"I want his arm."
"Then I want his legs."
"I want his soul."
Whispers came from the surrounding trees, and the demons shared their prey without hesitation. Holmes held the living statue of the vampire in his arms tightly. This was his last resort. No matter whether he succeeded or not, he could only fight to the death.
Just when Holmes was about to give it a try, a cry suddenly came from the forest: "Wait a minute!"
The whispers disappeared, and a young man with a solid gold cross-flag badge on his chest came out and said to the demons around him: "This Mr. Diloch Holmes is a guest of our doomsday party! You can't touch him!"
"Guests." A demon sneered: "Guests are not included in the contract."
"Yeah, it's not enough to have guests."
The young man took out a half-gold and half-silver badge from his arms, played with it, and asked, "Mr. Holmes, are you willing to join the Doomsday Party? This is your last chance."
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"You are violating the rules." The demon said: "But for the sake of the contract, you can take Holmes away, and the others must stay!"
"make a deal."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief. He did not expect that these demons would give in. He quickly picked up Holmes and walked toward the outskirts of the forest.
As soon as Holmes walked away, there were two muffled sounds of flesh falling to the ground from the riverbank behind his feet.
"Dad, didn't the contract between the Doomsday Party and the Ancient God's forces disappear two days ago?"
After listening to Holmes's narration, Yunia blinked: "Did these things happen before the doomsday party assassinated the bad woman?"
"The contract between the Doomsday Party and the ancient gods has been broken?" Holmes was stunned for a moment, knowing nothing about it. He had just returned to London.
"Yes, just a few days ago, the contract lost its validity."
Ma Wei briefly recounted what happened in London over the past month: "You are very lucky. If you were one week late, I'm afraid you would have stayed in the Ghost Forest forever."
"My luck has always been very good, but it's a pity that Father Billy and the others all died in the forest."
Holmes sighed: "It is really a pity that their deaths are related to me."
"If you were not blinded by greed, you should be able to escape unscathed. Even if you are responsible, your responsibility is not the most important."
After explaining something, Ma Wei changed the subject: "Where did you go after leaving the Ghost Forest?"
"Russell, the young man who helped me leave the Ghost Forest, took me to Arizona, the southernmost state of the United States of America, where the headquarters of the Doomsday Party is located."
Holmes said: "Their headquarters is mobile and not fixed at a certain location. Only through the guidance of the badge can you contact the headquarters and get guidance."
The emblem of the Doomsday Party must hide some kind of secret, but Ma Wei is not in the mood to explore now: "Have you met the senior leaders of the Doomsday Party?"
"Russell is one of the top leaders of the Doomsday Party. His position is gospel, second only to the party leader." Holmes replied: "I was detained after entering the headquarters. It took three days for Russell to come to see me. , asked me if I wanted to join the Doomsday Party, and I said yes, so he blindfolded me and took me to a small room."
"The room was very dark. Only the candle was lit in front of me. I couldn't see anywhere else. There, they asked me to swear on my soul."
Having said this, Holmes smiled: "The oath of joining the Doomsday Party is very interesting. The first oath is to fight for the welfare of mankind, the second oath is to strictly abide by the rules and doctrines of the Doomsday Party, and the third oath is to the supreme The mother tree offers loyalty.”
"Mother tree?"
"Yes, I used to think that the Doomsday Party had no faith, but then I discovered that they actually do have faith, but their faith is not a person, but a tree." Holmes narrowed his eyes and said while holding a pipe in his mouth: "A A mother tree that carried human civilization tens of thousands of years ago.”
"Legend has it that human beings have been surrounded by powerful enemies since the beginning of their creation. They do not have the innate abilities like extraordinary creatures. They can only survive in the cracks, being enslaved and barely surviving."
"Then one day, the world was divided into two, and a giant tree grew out of the gap, with an umbrella that reached into the sky. The ancestors of mankind climbed to the top of the tree and found that there were endless berries growing on the branches. It is golden honey milk, with balanced day and night, and no natural disasters. What is even more surprising is that other extraordinary creatures are resisted by the giant trees and cannot attack humans on the trees. Therefore, human ancestors moved to the giant trees and flourished civilization here. "
"After tens of thousands of years, the giant tree suddenly bore a fruit. The fruit contained extremely amazing power. The ancestors of mankind had a quarrel over the fruit. Some people thought that if they should eat the fruit, they might be able to gain extraordinary power. , and other people think that the giant tree has protected them, and they should no longer think about stealing fruits, otherwise they will be punished."
"The quarrel never ended, and the dispute continued for hundreds of years. There was no conclusion on what to do with the fruit, until one day, a huge black door appeared at the root of the tree."
Holmes said: "The giant black door represents disaster, a crisis, a crisis that can subvert everything. In order to cope with the crisis, the ancestors of mankind decided to pick the fruits, while the opponents resolutely left with their tribe in order to preserve the fire of mankind. The giant tree, from then on the human tribe split into two.”
"The group that left the giant tree is today's Doomsday Party. You also know what happened after that. Humanity created the God of Faith, and not only sealed the ancient gods, but also sealed the extraordinary creatures all over the world. The human group prospered. On the other hand, the opponents who left the giant tree before were almost withered by the siege of extraordinary creatures, lingering and hiding until the new era."
"These histories."
Ma Wei took a deep breath: "It should be a story from the era of the sacred tree, that is, before Buggy was born."
"Yes, and the mother tree mentioned by the doomsday party is actually..."
"Alchemy Divine Tree!"
