Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 341 Red City District

How to do?
This problem just stood in front of Adele.

Originally, Adele believed that Tracy's plague could deal with most of the humanoid enemies, and because the medium of the plague was the spiritual aura, it had a certain killing effect even on spirits.

However, the facts were right in front of her. The witch's ability that she had placed high hopes on did not produce any effect, but instead weakened her own side's combat effectiveness for no reason.

"Remove the aura of disease first."

Adele was somewhat helpless and had to instruct Tracy, and then arranged for Constantine and the witches to prepare potions to eliminate the effects on the sailors as soon as possible. Constantine of the Church of the Earth and a group of witches who mastered black magic also had good experience in potion learning.

Although the impact on the crew members in the inner circle was similar to that of the flu, it lasted too long. The witch's plague was no different from ordinary diseases, and if they did not adopt occult treatment methods as soon as possible, they would most likely develop a chronic illness.

However, the Tarot Club is coming up soon, and perhaps I can get some useful advice from the experienced members of the Tarot Club...

Adele felt relieved at the thought, but she soon discovered something very embarrassing: if she wanted to go above the gray fog, she had to be alone, and being alone now was very dangerous.

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and Adele took out her pendulum with very small movements to do some divination. However, to her surprise, the result obtained by the pendulum was still positive, which meant that even if she was alone, her life would not be in any danger.

This?
Adele's expression turned odd.

Since coming to the Southern Continent and having experienced being used as a pawn by a great being, the people and things around her have been instilling in Adele the idea that "you are chosen by God, and this is the answer to all the miracles around you", but Adele herself does not think that she is anything special that is worthy of praise.

Therefore, even though the divination claimed that she would not be in danger, Adele still found it a little hard to believe.

Alas, I have been cheated too many times. I would rather believe the bad results predicted by divination than believe that I can stay out of the disaster that befell everyone, even when I am facing the negative effects of my declining luck...

Adele sighed, and returned to her captain's room according to the divination, and began to prepare for the afternoon tarot meeting.

She first asked Tracy to go to the sick sailors to suppress possible dissatisfaction, and then asked Wendy to take people to the engine room to be on standby at all times.

Before she was sure of the other party's purpose, she did not dare to hastily order the "Snow Wind" to turn around and return to the port, which might cause serious damage to the already fragile Loen Naval Base.

Unfolding the nautical chart and taking a look, Adele circled the nearest river estuary on it.

——Aleser, North Olite.

North Orit State is a large state in West Balam, with an area about 1.5 times that of Ruen Ahowa County, and has the best-preserved virgin forest in Balam.

There is actually another meaning for choosing this point. Tracy said before that one of the main materials of the Witch of Pain - the eyes of the black-feathered owl, can be found in the primeval forest of Aleser.

This relatively well-preserved primeval forest has an exaggerated water system, which, according to geographical records, should be able to guarantee the passage of the "Yukikaze".

With the firepower of the "Snow Wind" as cover, Adele felt more confident in finding the main ingredients for the potion.

If everything goes well and I can solve the current problem, I can even find my main materials...

Adele closed her eyes slightly, preparing to take a nap.

Anyway, I have already done everything I can do now. There is no point in worrying anymore. I might as well conserve my energy and get some advice from the Tarot Club...

Knowing that her life was not in danger, she simply put the matter aside for the time being and soon fell asleep.

……

However, when Adele opened her eyes again, she found herself lying in a burning city. In the distance, a leafy beech tree in the city center, with a dried corpse hanging on it, was swirling gently with the rising smoke.

That dream again...

Adele let out a long breath and rubbed her forehead hard.

Ever since she saw the mysteriously appearing Binxi Port Telegraph Office in Port Berens, this city known as the 'Red City District', suspected to be the incarnation of the 'City of Disaster', has been appearing in her dreams.

Last time, she materialized a large number of magical items that she had used before and armed herself to the teeth, but she was still killed directly in her dream by the unspeakable danger hidden in the city and was forced to wake up.

Death in a dream doesn't seem to have any impact on the real world for the time being, but Adele doesn't want to die in a dream casually. After all, if there is no problem now, it may not be a problem in the future, and no one can predict what may happen in the past.

At this time, the strong wind blew away the dark clouds, revealing a blood-red sky. The shadows of the trees swayed, and the countless mummies hanging in the air seemed to have come to life, swinging wildly in the air like puppets. The sounds of friction and scratching between the stiff limbs overlapped, like rain hitting banana leaves.

Adele's spiritual intuition told her that if she continued to stay on the street her life would be in danger, and she had to make a choice.

Should I choose to enter the Hongcheng District Telegraph Office as I did last time, or should I learn from my mistakes and insist on not entering that strange-looking telegraph office, and continue along the street for further exploration?

After careful consideration, Adele chose to follow the will of her heart.

Since I already knew that the two crazy people in the telegraph office were not normal, why should I go and die?
Adele tried to convince herself as she walked along the street toward the huge beech tree.

Along the way, she saw more scenes of disaster, and all she saw was devastation.

There were traces of common disasters such as fire, earthquake, and flood in the incomplete ruins, but along the way there were more ruins where Adele could not tell the cause of destruction. There were charred humans like burnt torches, standing on the soft black soil in the same posture as before death, as if they were praying.

Adele tried not to think about why the land here was so soft, but the moment she had to step on the black soil, she still felt a sense of discomfort rising from the soles of her feet to her head. She took a few deep breaths before she calmed down.

There's no need to scare yourself...

Adele told herself this, and while giving herself courage, she continued forward and came to the bottom of the beech tree.

Only when you actually arrive right under the beech tree can you more intuitively realize how tall the tree is. Its roots occupy almost one-third of the city's central square, and the rest of the square is mostly built between its exposed main roots, forming a small high ground.

Adele had never seen a beech tree of this size. Previously, at the Backlund Expo, a tree species shipped from Feynaport was displayed, with a diameter of 18 meters. However, compared with this tree, it was nothing.

After walking around the beech tree that looked different, Adele still didn't find anything that could be considered a clue. No matter from which angle she looked at the beech tree, the empty eyes of the corpses hanging on the tree seemed to be staring at her.

The visual effect is quite exaggerated, but I have seen it many times...

Adele, who was not surprised, shook her head and prepared to continue looking for clues.

At this moment, the wind in the square became stronger and Adele's hat was blown up. Fortunately, she was quick to hold it down.

Adele adjusted her hat somewhat awkwardly and fastened it to her chin with the straps. Then she noticed that the mummies on the trees were shaking even more violently in the strong wind, as if they might fall down at any moment.

Seeing the appearance of these zombies, Adele suddenly remembered the records in the relevant files of the Binxi Port incident that Emlyn had shown her:

Bansi Port, formerly known as Binsi, is nicknamed the "Weather Museum" due to its changeable weather.

It is located in an area with drastic climate changes, and is often hit by earthquakes, storms and heavy fog, which bring disasters to the indigenous people time and time again. In order to survive, they began to worship the "weather god" they created, holding four living sacrifice ceremonies every year.

Because of these legends, there is a unique custom in Bansi Port, that is, on foggy and drastic weather nights, people should close their doors, not go out, and not respond to knocking sounds.

The reason why she didn't think of it at the first time was because the sky here was always as red as blood, there was no concept of day and night, and Adele subconsciously did not realize the connection between the two.

Is it...

Adele looked at the corpses above her head that were shaking more and more violently, and her expression gradually became bitter.

No way……

Soon after this thought came to Adele, she lost even the mood to complain.

The corpse hanging on the branch swayed violently in the howling wind, and fell from the branch like a ripe fruit, landing around Adele.

Adele no longer needed to think about what to do at this point. She immediately ran for her life, dodging the countless dry eagle claw-like fingers that stretched out from all sides and fled out of the square.

Fine threads shot out from her body, hooking onto burning towers and collapsed bell towers, and quickly passing through the complex environment.

During this time, new corpses kept falling from overhead, trying to hold back Adele who was flying between the buildings, but all their efforts were in vain. They fell with grins on their faces, like Adele, Gagran, and Chick, and then fell to the ground, with their screams drawn out.

However, the crown of the beech tree did not really cover the entire city after all. Adele, who was fleeing for her life, soon reached the edge of the crown, with tens of thousands of corpses chasing after her. They were following the wide and straight network of city roads, using their hands and feet to chase after her like wild beasts who only knew how to kill.

Where to escape to next?

Before Adele figured out the problem, she suddenly realized that her vision had become closer. Everything in her sight became blurry, and a blood-red color slowly covered the scene in her eyes.

No, that's not right. It's not that there's something wrong with her eyes. It's that there's fog here!
Adele quickly realized this and felt a chill in her heart. She subconsciously turned around to look at the army of the undead chasing her.

The moment the blood-red mist touched their withered bodies, those shriveled bodies became rejuvenated again and became plump and full of vitality again.

Then, countless "Adele" with empty eyes turned their gazes to her, which made Adele shudder.

The next second, white lines as surging as the tide shot out from the camp of the living dead, engulfing everything they touched. All the corpses of "Adele" began to move, using the same movement method as the original body, to chase and intercept Adele.

Should this be the case...

The corners of Adele's mouth twitched slightly. She was about to use the same trick to escape when suddenly a huge flaming spear flew out from the back row of the zombie camp. She didn't even have time to react before the spear pierced her chest.

Her body was carried by the spear in a small circle in the air, and then flew towards the heavy knight in iron armor with flames on his face who was surrounded by the crowd of undead.

Before Adele could see the other person's face clearly, her consciousness disappeared again. The scene of the captain's room appeared beside her again, and her head hurt as if it was about to explode.

After recovering from her previous state, Adele began to summarize the experience she gained from entering the dream this time.

"You must not stay outside when the weather changes... It seems that I have to go into the telegraph office again. It's a pity that I couldn't see the time change this time. I can't be sure that the next time I dream, I will start from the beginning of the dream. I can't confirm whether it is dark. In short, it's still a bit troublesome."

Adele pressed her aching temple, took the cup of water from the table and gulped down a big gulp. The cold water made her feel a little better.

If this goes on, do I really have to enter that weird-looking telegraph office again?

Adele was a little embarrassed.

The last time she died in her dream, she didn’t even see the way the other party affected her. The danger inside the Red City District Telegraph Office was still completely unfamiliar to her. She was terrified because of the unknown.
Even though he was killed instantly by the knight this time, at least he knew that it was a difference in strength, and he could still find a way to avoid or resolve it. Did he really want to take the risk again?
Adele was a little undecided.

Just then, Adele heard the shrill ring of the alarm clock she had set in advance, telling her that there were still five minutes before the Tarot Club started.

This is one of Emperor Roselle's bizarre inventions. Mechanical alarm clocks are used as a convenient timekeeping tool and are widely deployed in any military facility.

Forcefully suppressing the doubts in her heart, Adele once again entered the gray fog with trepidation.

(I will still update first and then make changes. The experiments that were delayed during the epidemic need to be made up during this period. I have been in the laboratory all day today and I am exhausted... I originally wanted to move the update time forward, but now it seems that I can't move it forward. I will wait until I have a holiday in mid-June.)
(End of this chapter)