Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 148: Strange Shell

connect?

The two of them naturally had many connections, but Chloe knew that wasn't what Hughes was talking about, and she finally shook her head.

"Do you feel that you have some kind of connection with me that caused me to lose control and even lose my memory?"

"Yes." Zeus hesitated and did not mention the symbiotic contract.

He took advantage of the symbiotic contract's error in judgment and initially discovered that he and Chloe had established some kind of connection.

Zeus looked into Chloe's eyes. The blood in the corners of her eyes had already coagulated. Although the light was much brighter now, Zeus could still clearly see the light in her eyes.

The light was much dimmer now, and Xiu Si could sense that she was not in a good mood.

"Has anyone ever told me that your eyes have this kind of light? It flickers."

"No, you know. I see a lot of people every day. If there's anything unusual like this, they'll definitely tell me right away." She patted her face uncomfortably. The blood had already solidified. "Do you want to go wash it first? There's a lot of blood on you, too."

Hughes nodded, and Chloe took him around to the back of the church, where there was a well.

"I usually live here, that's the house over there. I use this well for washing clothes and cooking, but it's rarely used now. There aren't many people coming to the church, so I basically go underground."

As she spoke, she threw the empty bucket into the well and scooped up water by pulling the rope.

"Speaking of which, I'm still a little curious. Why did you occupy the Candlelight Society's church?"

"It's safe. The Candlelight Society is wealthy, and they've taken a lot of protective measures for such a remote church. We can move in with a little renovation."

Safe? Living in the enemy's lair is still safe?

The corner of Hughes' eye twitched.

"Aren't you worried about being discovered?"

Chloe filled the bucket with water, tilted it slightly, and motioned for Hughes to come over and wash his hands.

"It's still difficult for her to spot us. There aren't any extraordinary people in a small church like this. Beatrice's coming here was just an accident, and she even notified us in advance. To be honest, even if she really lived in the church, she might not be able to spot us. Nymphs' concealment ability is just that strong."

After washing his hands, Hughes also helped her pour water. Chloe gestured to Hughes to pour the whole bucket of water directly over her head.

"Isn't this bad?"

"It doesn't matter. This suit is unwearable. It's so tattered. The bloodstains are hard to wash out."

In the end, she poured a bucket of water over her head, which diluted the blood on her face a lot.

"Come to think of it, when I first met you, I didn't see this strange light in your eyes."

"That's what happened later. What happened later? It seems like nothing happened, right?"

Chloe scratched her head. Her wet orange hair lay on top of her head, as if she was wearing a woolen hat.

But Xius's eyes lit up.

He remembered that they did establish a connection afterwards.

He purified the Moth Lord and descended again into the body of the worker Zeus.

It was indeed recently that he felt that the two of them had some connection.

The body of the Moth Lord can hear the prayers of his believers, which must mean some kind of connection, but he just doesn't know it yet.

Now it seems that this connection is gradually changing.

This is worth studying carefully. Hughes looked at Chloe and found that she was dripping with water all over her body. The nun's clothes were tightly attached to her body, and seemed to have shrunk a little, stretching it tight.

"Do you want to change your clothes? You might catch a cold."

"How is that possible? I'm a transcendent." Chloe waved her hand nonchalantly. "Do you think those curses were in vain? Transcendents are much stronger than mortals."

“Is this true for all avenues?”

"Yes, at least that's what I know. So the simplest way to judge whether a person is a transcendent is to see if their physical strength is comparable to that of ordinary people."

"I see." Zeus looked down at his hands. He actually gained many extraordinary abilities through the symbiotic contract, such as entering water, night vision, and judging the composition of objects, but he was still a mortal.

Sometimes he also wondered whether he could be considered a transcendent person to a certain extent, after all, he had some extraordinary abilities.

But the standard Chloe defined gave him an answer: he was still a mortal.

"Let's do this for now. You go investigate this matter, and I'll check what's happened recently. We can actually do this experiment again, but we'll have to be more careful. Next time, we'll go to the test site in the east."

"Okay." Chloe nodded and put her hair aside. "Then I'll go back first. If you have any trouble, you can call me. Lina's body is left over there for now. You can come to me when you have an idea."

Oh, I almost forgot about this. He originally came here because of Lina's body. This matter is also strange.

Could it be that he was influenced by her? After all, when the change just happened, Lina's body was also in the room.

Hughes hesitated for a moment and decided to remind Chloe.

"I always feel that there's something wrong with Lina's body. You should be more careful. Can you control her in some way? A ritual, a seal, or something like that?"

"You think something's wrong with her? What did you see?"

"I seemed to see her move."

Chloe looked a little surprised. She had checked the body many times and it was impossible for it to move. There was no soul inside it.

Zeus' tone was also hesitant, perhaps it was an illusion.

"Okay, I get it. I'll be careful. Do you suspect that my abnormal behavior today is due to her influence?"

"I can't say." Xius suddenly remembered the word "body" that flashed through his mind when he pulled out his fingers.

Is this a subconscious hint to him, telling him to be careful of Lina's body?

Xius felt a chill on his back.

"You should take her to the eastern testing ground. There are many banshees guarding there, and even more extraordinary people. It won't hurt to be careful."

Chloe glanced at him and said nothing, choosing to trust his instincts.

"Okay, I'll find someone to send her over and strengthen my control over her."

Zeus nodded at her, and they both left with heavy hearts. Although they successfully purified the pollution in Chloe's body, her previous weird and uncontrolled behavior was like a huge rock pressing on Zeus' chest.

[Body], why does it remind him of the body?

Shaking his head and forcibly suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Zeus opened the mind link.

"Ash, how's the investigation going in the open sea?"

"That's bad, my lord. Our troubles may not just be the murlocs."

(End of this chapter)