My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 112 Hidden Objective: Witness the Route to Ys

Seeing this scene, Yule said coldly without thinking:
"Chibei, are you even resorting to such despicable tactics?"

There was no response, only his sneer echoed in this stomach space, as if he was mocking himself.

"What is uncle talking about..." Lolita's timid voice sounded again, "It's so cold here, I want to go out..."

Yule stared at the other person's face, which was about 70% similar to Lolita's but much more mature, and a nameless evil fire rose in his heart.

At this moment, he had a feeling that he wanted to pounce on her and madly release his beastly instinctive desires, then devour the tender flesh and blood in front of him, and completely merge the two into one in spirit and flesh.

thump.

The heart of the wave beats powerfully.

It was like the sound of a drum, freeing everything around it from confusion.

Taking advantage of this brief moment of clarity, he suddenly looked away, without even looking, and shot a bloody arrow at the woman behind him!

"Uncle, don't do it! Listen to me, I was captured too!" Lolita's voice rang out with tears in her eyes.

Hearing this, Jules subconsciously paused in his decisive action to take his life.

It was during this meal that the sound of the person behind him rolling in a pool of blood was heard, followed by the muffled sound of blood arrows piercing the flesh.

He slowly turned his head and looked expressionlessly at Lolita, who was sitting on the ground—or rather, the “person” who claimed to be Lolita.

"Chibei, I know you're very good at exploiting the dark side of human nature, but do you really think you can threaten me like this?"

Jules's mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile:
"You're not even willing to put in the extra effort to create a scam that's easier for people to fall for."

"No," Lolita cried, clutching her chest. "Uncle Jules, I really didn't lie to you. She brought me in too!"

"Besides, she also said that she would only let us out if the two of us... did that kind of thing! Otherwise, she would trap us here forever!"

"Ridiculous," Yule said, his face darkening. "Chibei, do you think I'd do something like that just to survive?"

As the words fell, there seemed to be a faint chuckle.

"You can survive, after all, you are not afraid of death, but what about Lolita? Do you really want to abandon her like this?"

"She tried her best to help you, but ended up like this. Isn't it tragic?"

It wasn't Chibei who was asking questions, but rather it was as if his heart was questioning himself.

He even had a feeling that the red cup had never appeared from beginning to end.

What he originally thought was the "incarnation of the red cup" was actually just an illusion caused by his thoughts being affected by the principles of the cup and his desires being distorted.

Jules had to admit that this question hit the sore spot for him.

He could have left without any hesitation, but what about Lolita? What if she was left here?
Moreover, although the Lolita in front of me is most likely fake, but... what if it is real?

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root, sprout, and grow healthily.

At this moment, in his eyes, Lolita in front of him no longer seemed so unreal, but had a real and pitiful meaning, which made people feel love and pity.

"Uncle Jules," she whispered, "is that all right? Just think of it as being for me. I won't blame you..."

Her eyes were full of anticipation, as if she was certain that this would make Jules change his mind.

"You're right, maybe Lolita won't blame me..."

Jules stared at her, and she was delighted by the information revealed in his words.

But she didn't notice at all that these words had already subtly separated her from the identity of "Lolita".

Then Jules sneered:
"But I can't forgive myself."

There was a flash of light in his hand, and a fragment of ancient mountain copper appeared in his palm.

"Chibei, I have told you dozens of times that if you don't withdraw your methods, I will smash everything here to pieces."

He didn't know if this would work. Maybe Chibei didn't care at all. Who knew?

But apart from the broken bell fragments in his hand, he had no other way to communicate with Chibei on a relatively equal footing.

Yule's eyes were cold, his hands tightly grasped the fragments, and he took a deep breath.

"ten."

He spoke coldly, his voice echoing in his stomach.

"Nine."

The flesh walls trembled slightly, as if mocking his futility.

"Eight, seven..."

Even "Lolita" beside him fell into complete silence, motionless, just watching all this quietly.

"three."

Jules' fingers were already on the broken pieces of the bell, ready to strike it at any moment.

Just as he was about to count to two, suddenly, an extremely faint voice echoed throughout the space:
"Uncle, hold on, I'm coming to save you!"

Although it was faint, one could still hear the urgency in it.

Hearing this familiar voice, Yule was stunned.

Lolita's voice? Or was it coming from outside?

He subconsciously looked at Lolita beside him, but immediately shook his head.

No, it’s not the fake one in front of me, but the real Lolita!

But Jules did not stop counting, but said firmly:
"two."

A sigh echoed throughout the place.

"one."

A low chewing sound came from outside.

Cracks appeared on the flesh wall, mucus splattered, a piece of flesh was torn apart, and a ray of light penetrated into Jules' eyes.

Only then did he realize that from the beginning until now, there was actually almost no light in his stomach, but he did not feel dark at all.

As the light shone in, his eyes went dark, and when he regained consciousness, he was already on the familiar altar.

"Uncle, wake up!"

Jules forced himself to open his eyes and saw Lolita's familiar little face.

Although familiar, it gave him a sense of strangeness.

At this moment, this delicate face was covered with hideous flesh residue and blood, mixed with countless tear marks.

She was apparently so lost in her sorrow that she didn't even notice that Jules had woken up.

"...Don't cry, I'm not dead yet." Yule said weakly.

Lolita knelt beside him, supporting him with trembling hands, tears mixed with blood slid down her face, her voice choked with sobs:

"Uncle, I thought... I thought you wouldn't wake up."

The dark blue and crimson light in her palms had dissipated, her face was as pale as paper, and she had obviously exhausted all her strength.

Jules raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face and forced a smile:

"Why are you crying? I'm fine."

He struggled to sit up, his wound still bleeding, and he barely managed to stand by using his staff to support himself.

The broken bell fragment still lay in his hand, unchanged. If Lolita hadn't appeared in time, he would have really struck the fragment, fighting a desperate battle against the influence left by the red cup.

After stabilizing himself a little, he looked around.

The church was dead silent, and the smell of blood mixed with the lingering smell of sea water was salty and pungent.

The walls were cracked, the mud had dried up, and the ground was covered with rubble and bloody debris. The air was still heavy, but it no longer had the suffocating feeling it had before.

On the altar, the bones had been torn into pieces, and the flesh in the stomach had been torn to pieces, as if it had been gnawed by some terrifying beast.

Combining what he had seen and heard not long ago, as well as the blood and flesh residue on Lolita's face, Jules knew what had happened without even thinking.

It must be Lolita who ate the stomach alive and saved herself!
"Does this match the content of my dream?" he couldn't help but wonder.

Suddenly, a reminder of goal completion sounded in my ears:

[Completion Target: Eliminate the source that caused the residents to mutate and transform into "Deep Divers"]

【Reward: Rusty Scissors】

After hearing the prompt, Yule felt a little exhausted.

Finally finished...

He just felt physically and mentally exhausted.

He just wanted to advance to the third level, find a way to survive, and be able to directly confront Chibei.

What a fucking bad luck!

After completing his goal, he was waiting to return when a new reminder suddenly sounded in his mind.

[Please note that due to the discovery of certain key hidden elements, the Sixth History Fragments will begin to undergo irreversible transformations, and new hidden objectives will appear.]

[Hidden Objective: Witness the route to Ys under the moonlight]

[Reward: Questioning Ceremony]

After seeing this hidden target, Yule's pupils shrank sharply.

He wasn't wondering why the hidden target suddenly appeared. After all, he might have just met the conditions for its appearance.

What he cared about was that since the goal was for him to witness the passage to Ys under the moonlight, it meant that there must be a chance for him to see it!

In other words, this is what the introduction of the Mountain Copper Night Pearl mentioned, the "specific moonlight"!
【Questioning Ceremony】

[Effect: Sixth-level ritual card, can be used to knock on a non-existent door.]

[Requirement: As a mortal, go against Si Chen's will.]

[Introduction: In the vast ages, even eternity itself will decay—not to mention the spokesperson of eternity.]

In other words, his previous attitude and actions towards the red cup just happened to meet the requirements of this ritual, allowing the "specific moonlight" to appear?
Yule frowned slightly.

But that doesn't seem to make sense.

The concept of moonlight may be vaguely related to "questioning" in mysticism, but here, its form of expression and appearance are completely unrelated.

Or was this just part of a ritual? After all, it only says to knock on the door, but doesn't say how to get there, right?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Yisu, who is outside the waves, seems to be a mortal who can threaten Si Chen's existence.

So, can my disobedience to Si Chen be regarded as a pass and recognition to enter?

Yule's eyes flashed:
"Interesting... If I get a chance in the future, I must find a way to find Ys and see what's inside."

He is now quite interested in Ys and everything related to it.

It's not just because of curiosity, but also because, if there really is a way for mortals to fight against Si Chen, he has to try to see if he can get it!
After all, Chibei, that shameless guy, is trying to mess with me every day. How can I not have some self-defense methods?
This time, the hidden target only allowed him to witness the route to Ys, so he felt that it was highly likely that he would not be able to go there in person and could only watch.

Of course, it would be even better if we could see some secret about the appearance of moonlight, so that we don’t have to find ways to find the trace of "Dantes" to verify it.

After thinking about Ys, Jules suddenly had an idea and recalled the information about the [Rusty Scissors].

【Rusty Scissors】

[Quality: Third-level rare item]

[Effect: Can be used as a ritual base point for the third-level promotion ceremony of the "Traveler" sequence, or the third-level promotion ceremony of the "Barber" sequence.]

[Introduction: It was once used to cut off unnecessary things. Now, covered with rust, it has become unnecessary.]

[Using "Rusty Scissors" as the ritual base, the third-level promotion ritual of the synthesis sequence "Traveler" requires the following materials]

[Black and white pigments] and [residues of degraded worms].

After seeing this request, Jules's face suddenly became as ugly as if he had eaten a dead rat.

The former was not so bad. After reading the introduction, he felt that it might just be a little troublesome, but still within his ability.

【Black and white pigment】

[Quality: Third-level rare item]

[Effect: Can be used as a ritual base point for the third-level promotion ceremony of the "Traveler" sequence, or the third-level promotion ceremony of the "Barber" sequence.]

[Introduction: Made from the wings of rare Lepidoptera insects hatched from the corpses of Transcendents, crushed and ground. "Whether you want black or white, this pigment will do."]

And the latter...

When Jules saw the word "worm", he suddenly had the urge to hit someone.

Where can he get the worms?
Although he already understood what worms were after hearing the popular science from Centipede and Matilda, he still wanted to curse even more for this request.

It's just a promotion to the third level, are the requirements so abnormal?

Although he also thought that his third level might even be stronger than others' fourth level, he didn't want to be so deceptive, right?
You know, it is almost impossible to completely kill the worms. The only way is to use them as ritual consumables or use extremely high-level power to completely inactivate them.

Even so, there is still a risk of recovery.

"That means I have to go back to London and find a way to get some worms." Jules had a headache.

Matilda did not elaborate, but just from her few words, he knew that London would become a place of trouble for some time to come.

Deep down, he didn't want to go back to that place where people were eaten without leaving any bones.

But the situation is such that it seems I have no choice but to go back.

"It's a good opportunity to see if there's a way to see Centipede again, and check on Holmes's recent situation... But before that, I'd better escape from Ireland first."

Suddenly, Lolita's cautious voice rang out:
"Uncle Jules, are you okay? Why are you standing there motionless?"

Yule was slightly stunned, then turned around and saw Lolita holding the remaining stomach and gnawing on it, almost eating it up.

He hadn't noticed it before, but now looking at her aura, it has reached the second level and is still rising.

He even felt that after Lolita digested all the enormous power in her body, she might even have a chance to advance to the third level!

I can only say that he is worthy of being the authentic Son of God...

"Nothing," Yule smiled gently, putting those future things behind him, "Now, let's go out and do one last thing."

"What?" Lolita quickly swallowed the last bit of stomach residue in her hand.

Jules looked up, his gaze seemed to penetrate the thick rock layers and pierce the dome, where there was a gap in the sky, staring blindly at the earth.

"Look at the moon."

(End of this chapter)