Falling into the Abyss

Seeing the priest's gloomy "smile", Ethan quickly withdrew his arm, walked a few steps along the stairs, and came to Tanisel.Roland raised his head, and met Tanithel's frost-like gaze.It is true that Priest Eve's exotic beauty often made people unable to tell his gender, but the tall figure and invisible diffuse aura of the other party made Roland quickly judge that the other party was an Alpha.

Seeing the close distance between Ethan and the priest, Roland's expression also slightly froze.For a while, the three of them didn't speak, and the other two horned guards standing in front of the gate looked at each other in an eerie silence.

At this time, another human walked over quickly and said something to Roland.Roland nodded, glanced at Ethan one last time, and followed the man away.

Ethan breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Tanisel, "What did you say to that chief? Will they let us go?"

Only at this moment did he notice the gloomy aura tangled around Tanisel, seeping through the invisible bond between the two of them.

"Uh...what's the matter with you?"

Tanithel still looked at Roland's leaving back, "This person's emotions are hidden deeply, and there are many illusions intricately mixed together, even I can't easily see clearly. It seems that he has received special subconscious training. "

"...You mean Roland?" Ethan smiled wryly, "I don't find it strange at all."

"Don't associate with him, it's too dangerous."

Ethan smiled, "You are also very dangerous, why should I still associate with you?"

"Because I'm prettier than him." Tanithel patted him on the back lightly, and then walked down the stairs first.Ethan rolled his eyes, and at the same time noticed that when they moved, two other horned people followed them from a distance, staring at them.

Doesn't look like they're going to let them go?

"There are anti-reconnaissance field devices provided by Ophiuchus around this base, and the Earth Alliance will not be able to find them for a while. But they don't intend to just let us go for nothing." Tanithel whispered as he walked Said.

"What do they want?"

"The Egg of the Preface God."

"What? But you don't have it on you, do you?"

"It must have been instructed by that Roland. They want to know how to find the egg of the preface god and how to use it." Tanithel showed a mocking smile, "Probably thought that if they knew it, they could be like the Eves Free access to a resource that can be used to create antimatter?"

Ethan's mind twitched.Why would Ophiuchus know that Tanisel was involved in Project Zero?Could it be that there are insiders in the Energy Bureau or on Mars?

In that case, does he know that Ethan is also involved?Is this the reason why Roland wanted to approach him just now?

A deep cold penetrated from the bone marrow.

Obviously he should have been mentally prepared, but he was still a little sad.It felt like being pricked by a needle.

"In addition, the horned people are also a little panicked now. They found the corpse on the other side of the altar. Some horned people think that something wrong with their sacrifice has angered the 'great wise man' they believe in. Fortunately, no one seems to know what happened so far. What's the matter?" They had come to the bookstore where they stayed temporarily before, and the two of them got into the room one after the other and closed the door.

Tanithel changed the scepter into the shape of a ball of ten thousand breaths again, waved his fingers in the air a few times, and brought up some documents written in Eve language to browse, "Think about it, the people you let go at that time except Did Samuel and those humans let go of the horned people? If so, you must tell me now."

Ethan didn't want to think about that memory at all.As long as the scene of the corpses strewn all over the place appeared in his mind, it would make him want to vomit.He turned pale and shook his head, "I don't remember anything..."

"No, you remember. You just don't want to think about it." Tanisel sighed, "I created a peaceful illusion for you to escape from, because I was afraid that if you had nowhere to escape, you might It would drive you mad. But it was you who killed those people, not some other unknown force forcing you to do it."

Tanithel's words hit him like a slap in the face, and he froze in place, his stomach seemed to be tangled up.

He recalled the purple eye lying in the vomit.

He probably still has a lot of flesh and blood in his current body, right?

Ethan leaned over and retched again, his mind was in chaos, and many hellish pictures flashed across.

There were splashes of blue or red flesh everywhere.The unparalleled pleasure, the pleasure of killing, and the boundless power.It seemed as if the sky would collapse when he turned his hand, and the earth would collapse when he raised his hand.

"I don't remember! I don't remember!" He covered his face with his hands, his body trembling, refusing to accept those fragmented memories.

He's a bloody devil.

Suddenly, a comfortable coolness poured in from the top of his head, enveloping his entire consciousness in a soothing way.His mind was pulled back to reality, and he felt that Tanithel's hand was on the top of his head, his eyes were half-opened, and the silver-white streamer lingered in the room with the priest's soft and low chant.The clean and soft light, just like the man in front of him, looked spotless, and Ethan suddenly felt that he was so dirty that he didn't deserve the tenderness bestowed by the priest.

He pushed the priest's hand away violently, tried to stabilize his expression, and tried to appear calm, "I'm fine."

Tanisel didn't ask any further questions, but there seemed to be a bit of pity in his brows.He looked at Ethan and sighed politely, "Go and take a shower, I'll ask them to send some clean clothes, the chief is going to entertain us and the Ophiuchus tonight, and I have to find a way to deal with them."

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Ethan changed into horned man's clothes, which were made of very thick wool and dark black. The neckline and cuffs were embroidered with silver patterns with a circle as the main shape. The waist belt was decorated with a local Emerald ore.He shaved off the short beard on his chin, cut short the hair that had grown too long recently, and fixed it with some kind of gum that the locals used as hairspray, exposing his clean forehead.The black clothes made his skin look paler than usual, and the glasses without glasses are sometimes squinted because he can't see clearly, and there is a layer of dream-like confusion.

When Tanithel saw Ethan coming out of the bathroom after changing his clothes, he stared at him for a while, making Ethan a little embarrassed and flustered, "What's wrong? The clothes are weird?"

The priest shook his head and suddenly sighed, "It's not very strange, it just makes me want to take them off your body now."

Ethan quickly coughed heavily to hide his blushing.

The priest also changed into the horned man's clothes, but pure white.Apparently, the horned people also knew the tradition of priests wearing white clothes, and provided him with a set of plain but very exquisite banquet clothes.Suede neckline and cuffs, pale gold delicate patterns and a belt of the same style.It complemented Tanithel's golden hair and silver eyes, making him seem to exude a faint radiance.No matter how many times he has met, every time Ethan sees Tanisel wearing a complicated and gorgeous formal attire, he always feels that he does not look like a creature on the ground, but rather like a winged creature in some ancient church murals. Angel.

She looks so pure, but she looks like a devil in bed.

The grand "banquet" of the horned people is more like a festival. Everyone dressed in costumes gathers around a strange bonfire in the center of the village. There was a smell like burning turpentine.Their banquet tables are arranged in a circle around the whole venue, and there is an empty space in the middle, where many Omega horned people in flowing and thin clothes are dancing some kind of primitive and weird dance, and their feet tied with bells are on the ground. Make a unified and magnificent sound of waves.

The priest held the scepter in his hand and walked in front, while Ethan followed half a step behind him as a follower.The horned man led them to the seat on the left of the great chief. On the table was placed milky white wine filled with horns, and some fruit food that had never been seen on Earth.As soon as they took their seats, they saw three other humans appearing on the right seat opposite them.

Roland's gaze immediately passed through the air in the middle and fell on Ethan.Ethan fixed his eyes on the bonfire, thankful that he had never had myopia correction surgery, so he didn't have to see the man opposite him clearly at this moment.

At the warchief's table sat his two young concubines, and he himself was so old and worn out that even the two horns on his head were a little shaky, not to mention the heavy ornaments that hung from his head in layers.He raised his wine glass, and the sound spread above the empty field through the portable capsule's loudspeaker device. Although he spoke the language of the Horns, Ethan could probably guess that he was saying something similar to welcoming guests from afar.

All the horned people also stood up holding their wine glasses, and Ethan and Tanisel followed suit and drank the wine in the glasses together with the others.There was a strong fishy smell in the wine, which made Ethan feel a little queasy.

After the banquet started, Beta, a beautiful woman next to Roland, smiled charmingly at Taniser, and Taniser responded with a friendly smile without any timidity, and raised his glass slightly.

"I heard that Mr. Priest is here to learn about the 'Great Wise Man' this time?" asked the female Beta.

This question obviously aroused the chief's interest, and he looked over with his slender and old purple eyes.Tanithel nodded and said, "Indeed."

"To tell you the truth, I have also read some classics taught by Eve." The female Beta curled her beautiful red lips, "It may be because my views are shallow and naive, but I always feel that your beliefs are very strange. About I can understand the belief in the God of Prologue, but the belief in the God of Entropy is really unbelievable... Isn't that the same as worshiping death and evil?"

Although the female Beta put on a studious look, Ethan could still hear a hint of provocation.

Tanithel took a sip of the wine in the glass and smiled slightly, "Is there anything wrong with death and evil?"

The other party was taken aback by his rhetorical question, and chuckled, "Isn't this obvious? Don't you want to live, priest?"

"None of us has ever died. How do you know that death must be an unfortunate thing? Everything will eventually return to death, which has been decided since birth. Even if one day we really understand The code of eternal life has been unlocked, but there are still many things that can make us die, such as disasters, accidents, suicides, and the end of the universe itself. Death is nothing more than a natural thing. As for evil... Hehe, that kind of thing itself is what people live in It is stipulated in this disordered universe to prevent oneself from falling into chaos and madness. If there is no one, how can there be a concept of evil or goodness."

"So, it sounds like priest, you are the priest of the Entropy God Sect?"

"good."

"So, if the 'Great Wise Man' must be divided according to Eve's system, do you think it is the God of Entropy or the God of Sequence?"

As soon as the wise man involved in the belief of the entire horned people was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.The expression on the chief's face has obviously changed. It was only interested and playful just now, but now it has gradually solidified into a serious one.

Roland gave his companion a warning look.

Ethan began to suspect that the conversation was a trap.

"A great wise man is a great wise man, and there is no need to be divided." An Alpha sitting at the end of the chief's table who looked like he might be the chief's son said angrily in blunt human language.However, the chief raised his hand, stopped his words, and looked at Tanithel.

Tanithel replied flatly, "Actually, the belief of the horned people and Eve's belief have always been inextricably linked. Not only us, but many religions on other planets have amazing similarities. You ask me' The great wise man'——Whether Yog-Sothoth is the god of entropy or the god of sequence, you can actually know from the narratives of your own ancestors on earth. Yog-Sothoth, the existence second only to Azathoth, the core of the universe, is called It is the "key of the door", knowing all the knowledge in the universe."

The horners talked a lot, and the chief was a little surprised.Apparently they were unaware that humans had similar beliefs.And of course that Beta didn't know about Yogg Sothoth. After all, not everyone likes to study those myths and legends that have long been lost in the past.

Tanithel laughed lowly, "It's obvious that they are races developed by themselves, but they all worship the same super creature that transcends the universe. Isn't this very interesting?"

The great chief suddenly stood up and said in a jerky Earth language, "The time is coming, the great wise man will come to this universe, he is the night watchman, he will open the gate to the kingdom of heaven, everyone, living and Those who are dead will be reunited and unified there."

"So you have to sacrifice a thousand humans." Ethan murmured.

"But something went wrong." The great chief showed a sad and angry expression on his face, "The people on earth said we are a cult, drove us out of our homes, destroyed our altars, and killed our people! The great wise man is angry! A wise man will devour everything!"

Ethan suddenly realized, did the Horns think that the [-] Horns who participated in the sacrifice were killed by the Earth Army?

At this moment, suddenly a horned man rushed through the dancing crowd and rushed in front of the great chief, saying something.Then I saw two horned men carrying a horned man covered in blue blood everywhere around the fire and staggering towards him.

Ethan heard Tanithel suddenly whisper, "Oops, turn around quickly!"

However, it was too late, the horned man saw Ethan at a glance, and his face was twisted to the limit because of fear.He pointed at Ethan, screaming as if seeing a nightmare.