My esoteric uncle Jules

Chapter 97 Find Something

Soon, the affairs of Dagon's Church were almost settled - at least it seemed that way.

If no one had seen it with their own eyes at the altar below, no one would have thought that the original black bone had been lost by Jules.

Instead, there was a black fish skeleton.

Yule originally wanted to take this thing away, but he found helplessly that after completing the summoning of the waves, it seemed to have lost all its special features.

It couldn't even be used as a mystical item, so he collected it as a card.

Thinking it was better to have less trouble than more, he simply left it there and let them worship it.

What if he really comes back to life thanks to the Inspur?

Just as Jules was sitting in his seat, passing the time by flipping through the scriptures compiled by Dagon's followers, Allen's respectful voice sounded from behind him:

"Mr. Yule, after investigation, most residents have returned to normal. Although some have experienced some abnormalities after returning to normal, most of them are due to contact with the 'holy water'."

"Well done." Yules nodded slightly.

Alan is worthy of being a native of this place, so he is more convenient than him in handling such matters.

After all, Innsmouth is not a big town and everyone knows each other every day. Allen's presence can make many things much simpler.

He put down the scripture in his hand and was about to ask Allen something, but the other party's clothes made him stunned.

"you……"

At some point, Alan had put on a strange robe covered in slime, which was obviously just taken off the bishop.

Facing Le's doubts, Allen straightened his chest and laughed:

"Some people use their generational status to pressure me, saying they held me in their arms when I was little, so why should they listen to me? That's why they put on this kind of clothes to get things done."

Jules was speechless for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and said:
"Please sit down. There's no one else here now. I have something to ask you."

Allen heard that Yule's tone was different from before, and sat down nervously, saying:

"You say."

Jules stared at Allen quietly.

He could see that the other person's smile seemed rather absent-minded.

"Still thinking about your mother?"

The smile on Allen's face disappeared, he pursed his lips, lowered his head and said:
"Even though she treated me like that, she is still my mother."

Obviously, he also had very complicated feelings about this matter.

Jules closed his eyes, and the image of the priest he had seen in the fragment of the Sixth History appeared before his eyes.

He is about 70% similar to Allen.

He was not sure at first, but the appearance of Allen's mother not long ago made him doubt it again.

"...I want to ask, are you really from Innsmouth?"

Hearing this, Allen looked up in surprise:
"Of course I am. Why do you say that? Is it because I look different from them?"

Jules shook his head.
"Is your father from outside the city?"

"……Yes."

Alan rubbed his hands nervously:
"But I really didn't lie to you. After my father married my mother, they settled in Innsmouth and never left."

"So when did your father die?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere became much heavier.

Allen bit his lip, his face showing sadness:
"Three years ago, my father couldn't stand living here with these monsters anymore."

“My mother still loved me, but she viewed my father as a ‘traitor’ who did not accept the faith of God the Father.

My father never imagined that my mother's mind had become so twisted that she was stabbed to death by the person closest to her."

His tone gradually calmed down:

"Then I no longer have a home."

When he said this, he was as calm as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

But to Jules' ears, he heard a deep sense of sadness.

th.

His dearest mother actually did such a completely unacceptable thing. If it were him, he would probably feel his world view collapse.

Alan sighed and said:

"After that, although I would still visit my mother occasionally, I stopped going home. To me, that place was no longer home.

My father was a priest of the Steam Church. He told me that if I was really in trouble, I should seek refuge in the Steam Church. That is why I came to the Steam Church to spend the night.

As expected, my guess was correct. The priest in the Sixth History fragment was Allen's father...

Yule's eyes flashed and he said:
"Then why doesn't your father leave this place and seek help from the outside world?"

Hearing this, Allen smiled bitterly:
"After the incident a few years ago, perhaps the Steam Church realized that the cost of preaching here was too high, so they simply withdrew most of their personnel. However, because of my mother, my father stayed here and did not leave."

"So what are your plans next?" Yule slowly stood up.

Alan was stunned for a moment, and then his face became a little ferocious:

"I want revenge on those monsters. They destroyed everything I had!"

Perhaps because he knew that what he said was a little ridiculous, he immediately laughed at himself:
"Of course, it helps if I don't hold you back."

Jules patted his shoulder and laughed:
"Don't worry, there will be such a day."

……

On the way back, Jules carefully observed the surrounding environment.

The divine power of the wave seemed to have washed over the entire town of Innsmouth in that instant.

Although Innsmouth is still extremely dilapidated, it no longer has the weird and terrifying feeling it once had.

Walking along the street, the cobblestone road under my feet is still bumpy, but it no longer has the sticky touch it once had.

The doors and windows of the houses along the street were still tightly shut, but he didn't feel the strange gazes from inside as he had before. Instead, he occasionally looked up and met their gazes, only to be met with awe.

"Is it because of the divine power of the waves in me?"

Jules was a little puzzled.

He himself couldn't feel it at all, but it seemed that those who believed in the wave of faith could see the peculiarity in him at a glance.

After thinking for a while, he felt that it was probably because of the [Fruit of Waves].

It was as if he had directly absorbed a portion of the divine power of the wave and washed his body through it.

It's normal to have some traces left.

Not long after, he returned to the Steam Church.

"Dong dong dong."

Before Jules could say anything, the door suddenly opened.

"Uncle Jules, I knew it was you!" Lolita's eyes sparkled and there was a happy smile on her face.

"I can smell that wonderful smell before you even get close! It's as good as the one on that fish bone!"

Jules rubbed Lolita's head and said:

"We might be able to get out of here soon."

"Are you leaving?" What Jules didn't expect was that Lolita seemed a little lost.

But after a little thought, he knew what the other party was thinking about.

He must be greedy again!
"Maybe I'll come back later, but this place will become very dangerous for some time to come."

When Yule thought of the ascension ceremony that was about to be completed, his eyes became solemn.

If we count from the time when the famine began a few years ago, the stomach would probably have completely devoured the remaining skeleton in less than half a year.

And this is a conservative estimate - who knows if it will suddenly accelerate?
Even if it was just to reduce a potential enemy among the immortals or to cause trouble for Chibei, he would report it to the Anti-Suppression Bureau and resolve the matter.

However, before that, he had to quickly deal with the fragments of the Sixth History.

Back in the room, Jules suddenly had an idea and recalled the information of the Sixth History fragment.

[Sixth History Fragment: The Shadow of Innsmouth]

Some say they are extinct like the dodo and the dragon, but scholars know that species that existed before humans never died out, but simply persisted within.

[Objective: Eliminate the source of the residents' mutations and transformation into "Deep Divers"]

【Reward: Rusty Scissors】

[Secret History Integration Degree: 0%]

[Hint: There are hidden elements in the fragments. When the secret history integration degree reaches 100%, it means the exploration is complete.]

[Every time history turns, the fragments will be lost further until they completely collapse]

[Current number of losses: 1/∞]

[Tip: This fragment is a special existence. Each time it is lost, it will only cause further erosion and mutation to the entrant, but will not cause the fragment to disintegrate. At the same time, to enter the fragment, you must be at the corresponding location in the current history, otherwise you will not be able to enter.]

[Please note that due to various reasons, the content of this fragment has changed. Please proceed with caution.]

At this moment, when Jules saw the goal of eliminating the source of the mutation, he felt something different in his heart.

Could it be that in the Sixth History, there is also such an immortal who is about to ascend to heaven?

But according to what he currently knows, the immortals can enter Mansu after ascending, and Mansu has only one level, which can be called "the only one in all history."

Moreover, since this is the goal and no warning pops up, it means that he must be able to achieve it.

"Forget it, why think so much, why not see it with your own eyes."

Yule raised the corner of his mouth slightly and went straight in.

The scene before my eyes began to distort and reorganize, finally freezing into a familiar room.

He pushed open the door of the room and was stunned by the scene before him.

Unlike the last time when it was sunny, this time it was dark.

Suddenly, a strong smell of blood entered his nose, causing Jules to frown.

"Is there a situation?"

After checking, he found that the smell of blood seemed to come from the church hall.

Moreover, there is a slight fishy smell.

He narrowed his eyes and walked towards the front hall.

After a while, when he arrived at the front hall, he saw several priests standing in formation in the church, protecting the civilians behind them.

Among these two groups of people, there happened to be three faces that Jules was quite familiar with.

Allen, and his parents.

"Father, the Dagon heretics have begun to attack the entire town. What should we do?!" a priest asked anxiously.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of flapping flippers was heard, and then a deep diver rushed in with a howl.

The priest was about to shoot him dead, but when he was about to shoot, he was shocked to find that the Deep One had already staggered to the ground.

The body was split in half, and the cross-section was as smooth as a mirror.

"This..." Seeing this scene, his pupils shrank sharply.

Although this kind of monster is not very strong, it is also quite difficult to deal with, especially its strong vitality. How could it be killed just like that?
No matter how stupid he was, he understood that it must have been the priest who took action!

But he was also a little puzzled - why had he never seen the priest have such strength before?

In response to the mixed looks from the crowd, Yule was too lazy to explain and simply walked away, leaving behind only one sentence:

"You guys guard the church, I'm going out to look for something."

(End of this chapter)