Book of the Otherworld

Chapter 174 The Nightmare Lord's Gathering

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Xu Li was leaning in front of the bar and watching the news broadcast on TV, when the door of the teahouse was suddenly pushed open, and a man in a black windbreaker and sunglasses came in from outside.

The visitor was only in his 20s, and he was carrying a travel bag in his hand. He looked no different from those tourists who came to travel. However, the mysterious aura about this person made Xu Li subconsciously turn her attention away from the TV. moved up.

She also knows a lot of people, and can often judge a person's social status, what kind of work, etc. at a glance. However, seeing this person in front of her makes her a little confused. Fei, both the style and material are of the highest quality, and the brand of the sunglasses is even more outrageous. If it is genuine, it is estimated to cost more than [-] yuan. Even if it is just a high-quality imitation, it will cost several thousand yuan.

However, his clothes, trousers, shoes, and backpack were all very common brands. This uncoordinated combination made Xu Li, who really knew a little about brand knowledge, a little curious about the identity of the visitor.

As if sensing her gaze, the man suddenly raised his head and glanced at her. Even through the sunglasses, Xu Li still felt the sharpness and solemnity of that gaze. She felt as if her eyes had been pierced by the noon sun, subconsciously turned his head away.

"Welcome, how many gentlemen?" A gentle voice made Xing Tianyu turn around. He is now used to being wary of any gaze, but it seems that the person who peeped at him just now did not have any malicious intentions. .

"One, I have a date, Lu Xiaona."

"The box that Ms. Lu booked is on the second floor, sir, please come with me."

Xing Tianyu nodded, and followed the waiter to the second floor of the teahouse. His eyes looked at the layout of the teahouse through the sunglasses, and at the same time, he subconsciously planned a retreat route for himself.

Lu Xiaona is the Athena in the group. After discussing that day, Nanjiang City, where Lu Xiaona lives, was finally chosen as the meeting place for everyone. Firstly, Nanjiang City's geographic location in the entire Huaguo is close to the middle, and it is within walking distance of everyone's address. It's not too far away. According to Athena herself, her family has a vacant villa in the suburbs, which is very suitable for gatherings.

But because the villa is relatively remote, everyone must first meet at a teahouse in Nanjiang City—the teahouse where he is at this time.

After going up to the second floor, the waiter took him to the door of a private room after a detour, "This is the private room that Ms. Lu ordered, sir, please come in."

Xing Tianyu took a deep breath, secretly wary in his heart, stretched out his hand and carefully pushed open the door of the box.

There were only two empty people in the huge private room. A young girl was sitting in front of the teahouse, playing with her mobile phone boredly, and a young man in casual clothes was drinking coffee with every sip.

The two raised their heads almost at the same time when they heard the sound of the door opening.

"Thank God, someone finally came, I thought you were going to let me go."

The young girl walked over quickly. She was dressed in fashion and had a beautiful appearance. Standing in front of the door, she looked at Xing Tianyu with some surprise, and waved a finger, "Let me guess—you are Wei Zheng." ?”

"The Lost Viking," Xing Tianyu reached out to shake the girl's hand and walked straight in.

"So it's you?" The girl closed the door in surprise, but immediately changed her indifferent expression, "I didn't expect you to be quite handsome."

"Then you are Athena?" Xing Tianyu said with certainty, the Lu Xiaona in front of her looks like a rich girl, just that kind of feeling is enough, many times this feeling does not come from the famous brand, but more The feeling of gestures and gestures can be called rich and noble, and he often has this feeling in Xiao Zhen, but this Lu Xiaona feels more serious to him than Xiao Zhen.

He looked at the young man again, "You are?"

"Old Ancestor Hongjun, but you can call me by my name, Wang Hongjun." Ancestor Hongjun stood up and shook hands with Xing Tianyu as he spoke, his eyes were somewhat curious. .

"So, only the three of us are here?" Xing Tianyu sat down while talking.

Athena nodded, "But it's still a while before the appointed time, so wait a little longer."

The three of them didn't say much, because acquaintances on the Internet are always somewhat awkward when they meet in reality, not to mention that Xing Tianyu and the two of them are not acquaintances even on the Internet, but fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long. Soon, one after another, several other people also arrived.

The first one to come was Deathwing. He was a young man in his 20s. Xing Tianyu felt that this guy was younger than himself. He claimed to be a professor, and proudly said that his IQ was as high as 179, belonging to A genius second only to Einstein's level, but Xing Tianyu didn't see any difference between him and half of the young people who just graduated from college.

Deathwing's real name is Luo Jiang.

The second person who came in was a woman with neat short hair and delicate features. She was dressed in sportswear and canvas shoes. She looked a bit like a white-collar woman who came out for a morning jog.

Looking at the woman in front of him, Xing Tianyu was a little puzzled, he thought Athena was the only woman in the group.

In fact, Athena and Hongjun Patriarch were also a little puzzled, "Who are you?"

"Commander Shepherd, come to report." The girl saluted very handsomely with a very non-standard military salute.

"Shepard, so you are a woman? My God!" Lu Xiaona shouted in surprise, and welcomed the woman in front of her very enthusiastically.

"Why, is it so strange?" Shepard asked strangely while exchanging greetings with Lu Xiaona.

Commander Shepard's real name is Song Lingshuang.

The third one came was the red pig, a stout man wearing a leather jacket and jeans. This red pig reminded Xing Tianyu of Dashan, but unlike Dashan's silent character, this red pig was a They are familiar with each other, and with his joining, the atmosphere quickly became familiar.

The red pig's name is Zhu Honglei.

The fourth Li Xiaoyao came, Xing Tianyu originally thought that this guy should be a young man, but unexpectedly he was a middle-aged uncle in his 40s, unshaven, not very talkative, and asked for a cup of tea as soon as he entered the room. Basically didn't talk much.

Well, now, there is only one person left.

Xing Tianyu looked at his watch. At 10:59, several people agreed that they would arrive before eleven o'clock. This guy will not stop coming, right?
Bang bang bang, just when the second hand was halfway through the last circle, there were three knocks on the box door, which were not light or heavy.

It's here, everyone turned their eyes to the door, and in the midst of everyone's attention, a wheelchair was slowly pushed in from the door.

"Good afternoon, everyone. I'm not late." The visitor asked in a calm voice.

The person who came must be Wei Zheng, almost instantly, Xing Tianyu made a judgment.

Wei Zheng looks like he is in his 40s, his skin is well maintained, but his temples are a little gray, he wears a pair of gold-rimmed eyes, he wears loose clothes, and his legs are obviously shrunken, which makes Xing Tianyu Can't help but wonder how he got up to the second floor.

"It seems that everyone has arrived, so I would like to introduce myself. I am Wei Zheng. It's a pleasure to meet you all." Wei Zheng pushed the wheelchair to the front desk while talking, waved his hand lightly, and stood in front of him. The chair moved aside by itself.

This move immediately shocked several people.

"Damn, telekinesis? Boss Wei, do you know superpowers?"

"It's just a small trick. As a cripple, you have to find a way for yourself." Wei Zheng said very modestly, "Then why don't you introduce yourself and get to know each other first."

Several people introduced themselves to each other, and then, according to the most common way of socializing among Chinese, everyone unanimously decided to chat while eating.

It just so happened that Xing Tianyu hadn't eaten anything all morning, and Xing Tianyu was just filling his stomach. The dim sum in this restaurant was really good, and Xing Tianyu secretly made a pertinent evaluation.

"Then when will we start to act?" After exchanging a few pleasantries, Deathwing asked impatiently.

The red pig said, "Don't worry about it, don't forget it's still noon, even if it's going to start at night, can you sleep now?"

Wei Zheng nodded: "Porco Rosso is right. Although the matter is urgent, the more urgent we are, the more we have to calm down. We still have two or three years, so don't mess up your hands and feet because of anxiety. Let's talk about it when we get to the place where we live, so Athena, has your villa been arranged? Can you guarantee safety and confidentiality?"

"No problem, don't worry, that villa was bought by my father to live in when he came to Nanjiang for vacation in winter. The family business has been very busy in recent years, and it has not been used for a long time. I guarantee that no one will disturb you."

Speaking of it, the relationship between everyone is quite delicate. They are neither friends nor colleagues, and they have never even met before, but probably because they are facing the same threat to their lives, they quickly became friends with each other. They became acquainted, and even the newcomer Xing Tianyu could joke with each other as if they were friends.

When everyone had finished eating, Athena greeted everyone to leave the teahouse. She also specially prepared two cars, one of which had a dedicated driver.

A group of people got into the car, and half an hour later, the two cars had arrived at a villa on the outskirts of Nanjiang City.

After getting out of the car, walking through the yard with garden, swimming pool, and tennis court, and looking at the luxurious and tasteful villa in front of him, Deathwing couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration.

"Wow, Athena, your family looks like a big local tyrant, even a vacation home is so luxurious."

"Don't exaggerate, it's just a little bit of savings."

Athena didn't seem to like being called a local tyrant, so she led everyone into the villa.

This villa is very big, with many guest rooms, enough for everyone to live in. Several people chose their rooms and settled their luggage, and everyone gathered in the hall. '

Although I really want to start immediately, it is obviously not easy to fall asleep in broad daylight. However, although the experiment cannot be started immediately, the discussion of the summoning ceremony is unavoidable.

"Then, please introduce your summoning technique." Wei Zheng said, and the expressions of several people also became serious.

Xing Tianyu nodded. He had thought about it before he came. After he came, other people must ask for information about it. After all, he had to deal with the King of Nightmare, and everyone had to ask about matters related to life and death. So He had already made up the story in advance.

Seeing Wei Zheng's question at this time, he introduced it in a flat tone.

"Beyond our real world, there are many other worlds. For example, the nightmare world is one of them. I think everyone has seen it before, but the nightmare world is not the only other world. There are also the shadow world, the underworld, the spirit world, Different worlds such as the devil world.

These worlds have nothing to do with our world most of the time, but if you master some ancient ritual, you can summon these otherworldly creatures into our world.

My profession is a detective, once I accepted a commission, the client asked me to go to a small town to investigate mysterious incidents, but during the investigation, I encountered a cult organization from a foreign country—— Although I tried my best to resist the attack of the Dark Abyss Cult, I was still arrested by them. They wanted to interrogate me and kill me. Fortunately, I was also a Nightmare Lord.

Relying on the ability of the Nightmare Lord, I killed all the members of this order in my dream, and found some information about mysterious rituals from their relics, including the content of summoning creatures from other worlds. These darkened abyss Cultists of the Cult can summon creatures from the Shadow Plane.

I originally thought that these things could not be real, but I didn't try it, because the summoning ceremony required a lot of materials and people to perform, and it was impossible for me to get it in reality.

What I didn't expect was that this ritual could also be performed in the nightmare space. Since I can transform any items and subordinates in the nightmare space, I tried it once, but I didn't expect it to be successful. "

After Xing Tianyu finished speaking, everyone who looked at him was stunned. Xing Tianyu's words were three parts false and seven parts true. He hid his identity as a summoner and repackaged his experience in Yequan Town He said it, but although he made up the story based on the facts, it was obvious that he still bluffed everyone.

"Damn it, Brother Viking, so you are so awesome? Detective! A cultist! I, Deathwing, knelt down!" Deathwing's reaction was the most exaggerated. The others were slightly better, but it was limited, and only Wei Zheng was slightly better. Nodded, "Sounds weird, but I believe you have no reason to lie to us, so let's conduct the experiment tonight."

(End of this chapter)