Deep Sea Embers

When she came to the street, the cold wind swept through the open space between the buildings and blew on her face, making Agatha completely awake.

However, in her mind, there are still a series of questions that almost shake her three views and reshape her cognition——

"Don't you Frost give bonuses to enthusiastic citizens who actively report clues to cults?

"Haven't you ever used a bank account? Your church doesn't usually touch the lives of ordinary people?

"Didn't you see that it was a bank account number?"

Agatha never thought in her life that her biggest gaffe when dealing with extraordinary beings would be in this situation.

And she is quite convinced that Bishop Ivan of the cathedral and the group of cryptographers and fortune tellers who are still gathering in the church to study the "secret numbers" will not be much different from her own reaction.

The sound of footsteps came from the side, and several subordinates who had been staying in the shelter near the building came out. One of the guards in black noticed the trance in Agatha's expression, and was suddenly worried: "Are you okay? ? In that house..."

Agatha raised her hand and interrupted her subordinates. She glanced back, then slowly walked towards the steam car not far away with her cane in hand, and at the same time said slowly: "Don't disturb the residents in this house." If you are a guest, inform the church in this area to keep the guards away from here—the Great Cathedral of Silence will directly take over the work of communication with this place.”

"Yes, gatekeeper," the black-clothed guard immediately bowed his head to accept the order, and then couldn't help asking, "Do you... need a rest?"

Agatha paused in her footsteps, and sighed: "Well... If possible, I will seek psychological counseling from the nearest church, or consult a more famous psychiatrist..."

The subordinate was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Don't worry, I don't need to rest," Agatha waved her hand, "Go back to the cathedral, we need to start searching the underground of the city-state as soon as possible."

...

"The people from the church have left," Morris stood by the window, watching the movement on the street outside, and after seeing the gray-blue steam car driving out of the intersection, he turned his head to look at Duncan, "I thought They have at least a few 'eyes' left."

"The gatekeeper's position in the Church of Death is equivalent to the judge of the Church of the Deep Sea. She must fulfill her promise—since she said she would not disturb her, she will naturally not make any small moves," Fan Na said beside her, "not to mention , she knew those 'little tricks' didn't make sense."

Duncan raised his eyelids and glanced at Fan Na: "I thought you'd talk to the gatekeeper a little longer, you guys are considered colleagues at least."

"...I really can't think of anything to communicate with," Fan Na shook her head, "My identity is a bit embarrassing, whether it is as a deep sea judge or as a member of the Lost Homeland, at this time, I have nothing to do with Frost There is nothing but trouble for churches to establish communication.”

Duncan hummed and didn't say much, but Nina next to him suddenly broke the silence curiously: "The sister of the 'gatekeeper' looked a little excited before she left, as if she had some plan... The search plan she said is What? Uncle, do you have any ideas?"

The gazes of Fanna and Morris fell on Duncan at the same time, and the latter nodded lightly after a brief moment of hesitation.

Although he was stunned at the beginning, he also realized what was going on at this time——Agatha's reaction showed one thing. Force seems to have turned to the dark underworld.

Second Waterway.

In the past, limited by the high cost and difficulties in actual implementation, the Frost authorities have always allowed the second waterway left by the Queen's era to lie dormant in the deep underground of the city-state, at most doing some symbolic work in the upper area connecting the waterway Purification and sealing work, but now it seems... They finally can't care about the cost issue.

Duncan raised his head and said to Fan Na: "Go to Nemo's tavern again in the afternoon, and remind him that the church may launch an action against the Second Waterway in the near future, and let him and his 'colleagues' pay attention. "

The scale of the second waterway is huge, but what Nemo and his "colleagues" control is actually only a small part of the entire sewer system. This small part is very concealed and has been consciously hidden and blocked. It will not be noticed by the authorities and the church, but no one knows how determined the church is this time, so it is better to remind.

"In addition, the matter of Dagger Island is also very interesting." After a little thought, Duncan said, "The disappearance of that island is obviously unreasonable. Take a look at the various news in the city, especially the urban area near the eastern port, to see if there are any unusual rumors."

Morris nodded: "Understood."

"I will also remind Tirian to pay attention to the changes in that sea area..."

Duncan stroked his chin, talking to himself thoughtfully, and at the same time wondering whether he had missed anything, but at this moment, he suddenly saw Shirley approaching from the side.

Creeping, appearing furtive.

"What's wrong?" Duncan asked casually upon seeing this.

"It's not me, it's Agou," Shirley quickly waved her hand, and then raised her arm—a dark chain emerged from the air, and Agou, who had been hiding in a hurry because of the appearance of the gatekeeper, appeared in front of Duncan, "Ah The dog said that there is something to report to you..."

"The situation?" Duncan frowned, looking at the shrunken Hound, "What's the situation?"

A Gou shook his ugly head, looked up cautiously at the direction of the door, and then said: "I don't know if I felt wrong, the 'gatekeeper' named Agatha just now...I always I feel a familiar aura about her..."

There was a moment of silence around, and Duncan's eyes immediately became serious: "Familiar breath? What are you referring to? The deep demon?"

"No, it's not a deep demon," Agou immediately shook his head, "I can't explain clearly, you know, my memory of getting the 'heart' is actually a bit vague, but that breath... reminds me a little The Lord Youshen, um, the atmosphere you feel when you are beside the Lord Youshen."

As soon as Ah Gou said this, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and Duncan immediately said with a serious expression: "Why didn't you just say that?"

"I didn't dare to show my face just now!" Agou shrank his neck, "That's a gatekeeper—of course, she is definitely not your opponent, but now Frost is hunting for the Annihilation Cultist and the Nether Demon in the whole city, I am afraid that I will Once you show up, you won't be able to tell clearly, and in the end it will delay your business..."

Agou's explanation made some sense, and Duncan didn't delve into it, but the situation it reported was obviously beyond everyone's expectations.

Frost's gatekeeper, Agatha...why does she have the aura of the Profound Lord on her body? !

"Could it be...that gatekeeper has fallen? Or has she been polluted?" Morris said with a serious expression, "But she behaves normally, and her speech and behavior are fine..."

"Maybe she doesn't even know it?" Shirley next to her interjected cautiously, "Isn't it said that cognitive pollution is the hardest to detect, especially the person involved?"

Duncan didn't speak, just looked up at Fan Na.

"It doesn't look like it has been corrupted or polluted, and it's obviously not a 'fake'." Fanna frowned, and slowly said while recalling the details of Agatha just now, "And I didn't feel it at all. She has an abnormal aura—Agou, are you sure you feel right?"

"As I said just now, I'm not sure if I feel wrong," Agou said, with a particularly guilty tone, "It's just that there is a very faint smell, which reminds me of the deep sea...that said Maybe it's not from her. By the way, didn't she say that she recently caught some Annihilation Cultists? Although they are not important people, but dealing with them every day recently, it is normal for her to be contaminated with some aura from the deep sea... "

Duncan still frowned.

A Gou's explanation sounds reasonable, but he always feels that things should not be so simple - would a professional priestess, the "gatekeeper" of the city-state, forget to perform self-purification after completing the interrogation of the cultists? Will you let yourself walk around outside with the breath of a cultist?

Fan Na took a step forward: "Should we bring that 'gatekeeper' back and ask about the situation? Or should we take the initiative to find her?"

"No, if she is really at risk of falling, or has established a connection with the dark power, any direct contact may scare the snake." Duncan shook his head, and at the same time looked up to the direction where Agatha left just now, " I will pay close attention to this matter secretly, and you should not contact her."

Secret attention?

Fan Na was stunned for a moment, and was about to ask Duncan what kind of attention method the "secret attention" was, but it seemed that she suddenly remembered something—some memories emerged in her heart, and she immediately knew what was going on.

"You... have already left your mark on her?"

"She has seen me."

Duncan nodded slightly, and in his other field of vision, a cluster of small green flames was dancing lightly at a distance from here.

That was the direction Agatha had gone.