Deep Sea Embers.

Chapter 743 "Revelation"

The sun moved slowly, falling extremely slowly below the sea level at a speed that was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye - brilliant golden-red light splashed across the boundless sea, and this magnificent but weird long dusk continued.

For the first time in history, dusk has become a frightening thing - because more and more people have realized that after such a slow sunset, what is even more terrifying will be the night that lasts for an unknown period of time.

Dante Wayne stood on the terrace outside the city hall office, frowning as he looked at the streets that were covered with sunlight. The rows of rooftops in Uptown Plain were glowing with an intoxicating light in the setting sun. This was already The scenery he was used to seeing was once his pride as a consul, but as the sunset continued, this pride was gradually turning into a heavy pressure.

But he knew that compared to other "ordinary" and "normal" city-states, Purande's situation was already very good.

The flames left by the "ghost captain" gave this city the safest night on the vast sea. Even if the sun sets, there should be no large-scale supernatural invasion here. Although the pressure brought by the long night on the city is difficult, But at least it doesn't involve those inhuman things that grow in the darkness - all he has to consider are issues such as the security of the city-state, residents' lives, material reserves, and production adjustments under the long night.

But elsewhere, the situation is not so simple.

In Coldport in the north, the municipal department has declared a state of emergency, and the Sheriff's Forces and Guards Forces are repairing shelters in the streets and stocking holy oil; in Moko, the Academy of Truth has activated all the steam walkers stored in the church's arsenal. and placed them in various gas stations, pump rooms and steam hubs; in the southwest sea, several city-states have announced new "night bans", and urban residents in the outer edge areas will be temporarily transferred to the nearest church sanctuary. The city will be cordoned off, and a large number of giant bonfires will be lit when the sun sets and last until the end of the night...

All reserves are being counted and mobilized. In the seventy-two hours before the sun sets, every city-state is gathering strength to cope with the coming night.

If only it could ever end.

Footsteps came from behind, and an official from the Government Affairs Department walked into the office. After seeing Dante Wayne on the terrace through the open sliding door, the young official coughed twice: "Cough cough." , Your Excellency the Archon, the heads of steam hubs, power stations and mining facilities are already waiting for you in the conference room, would you like to..."

Dante nodded and waved his hand gently: "I understand, you go over first and wait for me for a few minutes."

The footsteps left the room, and Dante exhaled softly, adjusting the too tense expression on his face and organizing his thoughts.

He turned around, walked across his large curved desk, and reached for a document.

His eyes rested on a picture frame on the edge of the table.

There are two figures standing together in the photo frame, one of them is him when he was young, and next to him is a tall silver-haired girl with a faint smile on her face. They are standing next to a flower bed, with the bright sunshine shining behind them.

This is the only photo of Dante Wayne, who is busy with work, and Vanna, who entered a missionary school early for training. After this photo, they seemed to never have such a leisurely afternoon again.

"I don't know what's going on with Fanna..."

Some memories came to mind, and Dante missed the warm sunshine that melted into his memory. Then he looked over the photo frame and found the document he was looking for - he tucked it under his arm and hurried towards the office door.

Vanna woke up from a series of messy, broken, and bizarre dreams, with the gentle sound of waves still echoing in her ears. The sound of breaking waves hitting the hull of the ship rose and fell outside the portholes, calming her somewhat uneasy mood.

She could no longer remember the content of the dream. She only remembered that the suddenly twisted and torn things cast an indelible shadow in her eyes. The memories in the dream faded, leaving only a lonely, desolate and shattered "atmosphere". "It seems to have shrouded my mind for a long time, and I still feel slightly chilly at this moment.

Fanna sat up from the bed, looked at the window not far away, and saw that the light of the setting sun was still filling the sea - the Lost Home had escaped from the spirit world at some point, and was now sailing on the sea in the real dimension, far away The silhouette of the Brilliant Star can also be seen everywhere. The strange-shaped "magic battleship" is riding the wind and waves together with the Lost Home, sailing at full speed.

As for the church warships Tide, Rest and Restless, they had already left. After the fleet left the Border Curtain, Homeless and Brilliant Star said goodbye to the church ships and went their separate ways. own things.

Vanna exhaled softly and took a few deep breaths. The slightly salty breath floated into her nostrils, while the gentle sound of the waves still echoed in her mind.

She suddenly frowned, as if she sensed something, and quickly looked back at the corner of the room.

The gentle seawater surged up in the cabin, and it had surrounded the surroundings at some point. The illusory sound of the waves echoed in her ears, and the moment Vanna turned back, the gentle rising seawater seemed to suddenly expand countless times— —The entire room has also been expanded countless times. At the end of the room, which suddenly became difficult to distinguish between reality and reality, Vanna saw a majestic shadow, some kind of huge... biological structure, emerging at the end of the slowly undulating waves.

And part of the biological structure extended towards her, and condensed a figure on the sea - wearing a long dress as black as the abyss, with a veil covering her true appearance.

He stared at Vanna. His eyes with peculiar diamond-shaped pupils seemed to be filled with countless thoughts and feelings that were difficult to convey directly. In this gaze, Vanna suddenly felt an unspeakable kindness and... touch.

She reacted instantly, her whole body tensed up and she lowered her head deeply: "Lord..."

"We don't have much time, child," the figure spoke softly. Along with the layered noises that could tear the minds of ordinary people and cause them to lose control and go crazy, his thoughts echoed in Vanna's mind, "...our connection with the world. , there will be one last enhancement..."

An irresistible feeling of dizziness came from the bottom of her heart. Fanna instantly realized that she was being polluted - being polluted by the goddess she believed in devoutly. Her voice, his thoughts, and the illusion he conveyed to her were all... Full of unprecedented chaos!

But Vanna still forcibly stabilized her mind. At the edge of her vision, she saw a soft green flame burning and rising, allowing her mind to regain stability.

"...What do you need me to do?" She tried not to look directly at the huge shadow behind the Storm Goddess, and said while trying to stay awake, "What can I do?"

"...Collect those fallen stars...let them protect you one more time...go tell the Fire Usurper that we need to...talk to him...we will find..."

The sound of the waves gradually turned into an unbearable piercing scream. The gentle rising seawater seemed to be smelling bad. A bone-deep chill slowly infiltrated her whole body. Vanna reluctantly escaped from those echoes. Distinguishing the last sentence from the noise in her ears, she felt a splitting headache, and she didn't even have the energy to think about the meaning of those words - and in her increasingly blurred vision, she saw the distant seawater and the huge shadow. Silently collapsing.

"Have you seen Gemona's revelation?" Duncan opened his eyes slightly. He looked at Vanna who suddenly ran to the captain's room, and then noticed her poor state, and immediately stood up and held her arm, " You sit down here first, take a breath, and speak slowly."

"Thank you...Captain," Vanna was almost forced into the chair by Duncan. The throbbing pain and dizziness left in her mind made it a little difficult for her to even think, but fortunately she was in such a state after seeing the captain. She quickly improved, which allowed her to think smoothly again, "I directly saw His phantom and heard His voice... The goddess was in a very bad state, and those noises... gave me the feeling of facing those dark things. A strange god."

She took a few breaths and then told everything she had just experienced.

After hearing what Vanna reported, Duncan frowned and his expression gradually became serious.

"Go collect those falling stars..." He muttered these words softly, but in his mind he couldn't help but recall what he heard from a tentacle extending from the Lord of the Deep in the depths of the courtyard of the Alice Mansion. advice"--

"Save the fallen ￥#&** fragments. If everything is irreparable, use them to extend the life of each node city as much as possible. Keep it alive. Survival is the first order."

Obviously, Fanna also thought of this matter quickly.

"...Are the goddesses referring to the 'luminous body fragments' that fell off from the rune rings of the sun?" She raised her head and looked into Duncan's eyes, "He means that those luminous bodies can be used in the next Protecting the city-state during the day?"

"Judging from the experience of Qingfeng Port, although the power of those luminous bodies is not as good as the sun itself, they can still play a role in covering the creation of the world and calming the night within a certain range." Duncan nodded slowly, "Now the third Two luminous body fragments have fallen into the frost, and coupled with the revelation you just received, it is not difficult to think of all this."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked out the window.

The slow sunset is still floating on the distant sea, and the gapped rune ring casts a magnificent light and shadow on the sea.

The revelation that Gemona conveyed to Vanna is not difficult to understand. What is really disturbing is the other meaning of that revelation.

"...This is just the beginning," he said softly, "It seems that the disintegration of the sun will accelerate, and the real large-scale collapse and fall... is yet to come."

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