In the evening, the golden sunlight that penetrated through the weak spots in the dark clouds poured in, giving the ancient eaves and dilapidated chimneys a peaceful atmosphere of a storm about to disperse. But soon, the thick dark clouds tightly blocked the escaping sunlight.

Lu Li once again peered through the blurry telescope at the port by the bay.

The factory with black smoke emanating from the waterfront looked like a refinery or some other processing plant, with workers busy coming in and out around it.

If these can be considered ubiquitous in the town, the harbor square becomes ominous and abominable.

The stone pillar reliefs standing on the edge of the square seem to be creations that do not belong to human civilization. They are exquisite and have a profound atmosphere like the deep sea, as if you can hear the sound of the surging waves.

Wow wow wow

There were stains on the walls, and sea water penetrated through the damp wooden boards and poured into the room, rising with waves.

The coldness wrapping around my scalp is about to start and spread quietly.

The rising sea water covered his knees. Lu Li still held up his telescope and immersed himself in the exquisiteness of the stone pillar reliefs.

Snap.

The soft ringing in his ears woke up Lu Li. He suppressed his longing for the unknown and looked away.

The seawater recedes and the dryness returns to the room.

The cold and greasy scales on the top of the head spread out more, and you can almost smell the disgusting fishy smell on your body.

"continue."

The monocular was once again aimed at the harbor square.

Some hateful, Indian-looking locals dressed in civilian clothes gathered outside the square, and believers in religious robes told the praying townspeople something.

Lu Li heard faint and obscure murmurs, and the waves emerged with the murmurs.

The seawater lapped at Lu Li's body, which stood like a rock, and submerged his chest and face. His black hair fluttered like seaweed...

"Lu Li... Lu Li..."

A distant call like a dream echoes in my ears, disappearing with the surging waves.

Lu Li listened carefully to the believers' beautiful whispers that sublimated the soul.

"I'm Anna..."

The distant call sounded clearly, and the seawater that filled the room disappeared into nothing.

bang

The monocular telescope fell off the table and rolled to the edge.

The scary thing is that even after Lu Li regained consciousness, the obscure whispers of hatred still lingered in his ears.

"continue."

The weak and trembling palms grasped the monocular.

"If you sink any further, you may not be able to come back." Anna Shao said.

Lu Li's dark eyes filled with tranquility paused for a moment and looked at the port again.

"continue."

thump

The land under his feet quietly disappeared, and the weightless Lu Li fell into the sea, and the turbulent water drowned him.

The light shines into the ink-like dark ocean, blurring the outline of the shallow sea and the slowly falling figure.

The tired body couldn't muster any strength and sank into the dark and deep abyss.

Lu Li slowly lowered his head, his black eyes under his eyelashes peering into the abyss.

As if time has lost its meaning, in the eternal silent abyss, the outline of a huge thing vaguely emerges.

The outline drawn at the bottom of the abyss, which was deeper than the darkness, seemed to drive people crazy just by looking at it, but Lu Li watched it calmly and observed his appearance.

He seems to be squatting in the abyss, but also seems to be floating. He is like a graceful girl, but also like an indescribable existence. The tentacles extending and floating are like the long hair of the girl. She is revered and feared, beautiful and corrupt.

His huge, ship-like palm slowly lifted up, supporting the falling Lu Li in the dim darkness.

The existence of eternal sleep in the deep sea awaits you in your dreams.

…

Lu Li, who had fallen in front of the window, slowly woke up.

"How long have I been asleep?"

The inquiry went unanswered, and there was no phantom figure in the room.

Lu Li looked out the window. The oppressive clouds were only a little darker than before, and it didn't take long.

Recalling everything seen in delirium or dreams, it seems that the person standing in the abyss is the Lord of the Deep Sea? Or is it Dagon or mother Hydra?

Lu Li stood up with his palms attached to his mucous membranes, like webbed feet, supporting the edge of the table. He walked to the prepared basin, where a hateful outline was reflected vaguely.

Even Lu Li didn't want to recall the seaweed-like skin color and clammy and slippery scales.

The gloves he prepared were useless, but the scarf and hat were still useful. Lu Li put on a scarf to cover his face like a businessman, put on the hat, looked at the square with his devilish diamond-shaped vertical pupils, and left the room without suffering any more pollution.

Go back downstairs.

The old man was shocked by Lu Li's change. He stared into the eyes that were completely different from madness and symbolized reason and tranquility. He sighed with a heavy bitterness: "No one can refuse eternal life, not even the exorcist..."

"Where am I going to find out the whereabouts of the people I brought back from outside?" Lu Li had no intention of revealing his true purpose.

"church."

"Thanks."

Lu Li walked out of the hotel under a more complicated gaze than the last time he left.

The townspeople on the street no longer stared at Lu Li with strange eyes. On the contrary, they were filled with sincere smiles like human beings. There were even enthusiastic mothers who approached Lu Li and introduced him to their daughter or any woman in the family.

No longer followed by the townspeople, Lu Li got rid of the mother and walked towards the meeting point in the south of the town.

But when he walked into the abandoned houses in the south, Lu Li stopped.

Seeing his current state, Ophelia would not allow him to return to the town, and might even take him away by force.

After thinking briefly, Lu Li turned around and returned to the town.

The doors and windows of many houses nearby are sealed. In the past, when the Dagon Secret Cult had not yet taken over the town, these houses were used to lock up "patients infected with the terrible plague." Now it has become an incubation ground for deep divers, and is

What is the existence locked in the house?

Passing by desolate and weird abandoned houses, Lu Li returned to the relatively "prosperous" center of the town. The pillar-style church of the Dagon Esoteric Cult was right next to it.

Lu Li walked into the gloomy and quiet church. When his eyes adjusted to the darkness inside the church, he saw a priest wearing ecclesiastical uniforms and an exquisite gold crown stumbling closer, murmuring vaguely like a mutter,

"Outsiders, we see everything you do. You are welcome to follow the will of Father God Dagon and the great existence and join us. Now, please make the first oath to Father God Dagon."

There are three oaths, and the newly joined Lu Li is not qualified to take the two oaths. The first oath requires not to be an informer, otherwise he will be abandoned by Dagon and bear the price.

After following the priest and reciting an oath that was far less serious than imagined, the priest happily announced that Lu Li has become a member of the Dagon Secret Order, and the consciousness of the Father God and the Mother God will be watching you.

Although Lu Li didn't feel anything.

"Where are the other people like me?" Lu Li asked the priest who was about to leave: "My companion Catalina was taken away by you from the Weina Freeze Port a few days ago. Do you know where she is?"

"It's us, child. They are just like you. They may be in every corner of the town. You will see them during the revival festival at night."

"I have something important."
Chapter completed!