Chapter 521 Bait

Facing Duanmu Huai, Mary explained in detail what happened that night.

Noticing that her friend's expression was not right, she waited for her in the school dormitory. On the way, Charlotte was in a low mood, and then suddenly, the terrifying steel monster appeared from behind her friend, and then it was attracted by her right eye and chased after her.

"So that's it."

After listening to Mary's story, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment, and then looked at the girl in front of him.

"To be honest, I still don't understand what the current situation is, but if it is about the current situation of Miss Charlotte, I can tell you the reason."

"Huh?"

"It's actually very simple to say. The reason why Miss Charlotte didn't wake up is because it's only her body here, not her soul."

"Huh???"

It has to be said that when Mary heard Duanmu Huai's answer, she was also shocked.

"You mean..."

"Her soul is not here, so no matter what the doctor does, she can't wake her up. What she wants to say now can be regarded as a living dead."

"Then, where is Xia Li's soul?!"

Hearing this, Mary clenched her fists and stared at Duanmu Huai, who shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know either. At present, the biggest possibility is that her soul may be in that dark city."

"There..."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Mary once again recalled the city she ran in that night, dead silent, without any breath, like a cemetery.

"Then, how can I find her? If this continues..."

"With the current level of medical technology, it is not difficult to just keep the body alive, and Miss Charlotte looks like a noble lady, at least we don't have to worry about her life being stopped because she can't afford it. Well... This is a good thing, but I still need to investigate the specific situation."

Duanmu Huai said this and glanced at Mary. Although he didn't say it, from what Mary said just now, Duanmu Huai always felt that this girl named Charlotte seemed to have some relationship with this series of events. The monster that wandered in the dark city before had been completely destroyed by Duanmu Huai. However, after killing the monster, the originally closed and dark city disappeared, and then Duanmu Huai saw a strange man not far away wailing and screaming in pain, and then bleeding from all seven orifices, and then completely melted and disappeared into the darkness.

In this way, at first glance, Mary and Charlotte seemed to be just victims of this random killer, but Duanmu Huai always felt that something was wrong. After all, even the subspace has appeared, and according to Mary's words, on the way home, Charlotte once took the initiative to mention these murders, as if she wanted to confess something to Mary, but in the end she changed the subject.

From this point alone, it can be seen that perhaps Charlotte is not just a simple victim.

Perhaps Mary herself has such thoughts deep in her heart, but... she doesn't want to believe it.

Duanmu Huai also asked Mary about the golden pupils, and learned from Mary that she was not like this since birth, but suddenly became like this a year ago. Not only that, after having golden pupils, Mary always had some strange dreams. In the dreams, she was always in a dark city, being chased by something, and she was just desperately running away until she woke up...

Although she also saw a doctor, it didn't work. In addition, since her right eye turned golden, Mary's analysis speed of ancient texts and relics has been very fast. She was originally a student of the History Department of the Master's College, and now she has made further progress in this regard. Many times, she was able to successfully analyze ancient inscriptions and records that seemed very difficult or even lost in a short time...

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes twitched. It was indeed a golden pupil. Apart from anything else, it was a bug to use it for archaeological research...

As for the magic resistance of the golden pupil, Duanmu Huai almost guessed what was going on. He had also carefully watched it in the Dark City before. Although Mary seemed to be just playing the game of eagle catching chicken with the steel monster, it was not the case. Every time the steel monster moved, it would burst out a strong evil force. Ordinary people would be weak all over and even deprived of their vitality just by touching this evil force, and could only wait for death.

But Mary was able to run all the way in it, and was finally caught up because of her weak body.

If we use the game as an analogy, it is equivalent to that when Mary was running away, the steel monster kept giving her a DEBUFF, but Mary was always immune...

It's just that she herself didn't feel it.

Well, it looks like a certain hand that can be used to pick up girls, but the power of the golden eye is much stronger than that hand. Unless it is a physical attack, it is basically ineffective against Mary.

No wonder the steel monster ran after Mary with a grunt. Magic attacks have no effect, and it is also desperate.

With built-in magic resistance and magic break... The value of this golden eye seems to be really high.

After checking Charlotte, Duanmu Huai left Charlotte's house with Mary.

"At present, it is obvious that your friend fell into a deep sleep and lost his soul, which may be related to the dark city, so..."

Duanmuhuai stared at Mary, who held her breath and stared at him without even daring to take a breath.

"Do you want to cooperate with me?"

"Why?"

I have to say that Mary was really stunned when she heard Duanmuhuai's proposal.

"cooperate?"

"Yes."

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai took out an ID book from his pocket and handed it to Mary.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Duan Muhuai. I am an investigator and a detective. This time I came to Wudu to investigate the serial killings that occurred here. As far as the current situation is concerned, the serial killings I am investigating are , It should be related to what happened to you, so I think we can work together to explore the secret behind this, and maybe we can also find a way to revive your friend. "

"Detective...Investigator..."

Staring at Duanmu Huai's ID, Mary was also stunned. She was a little embarrassed to say that before, when she found that only she could see the other person and no one else could, she thought the man in front of her was some kind of death... ...At this moment, his face turned red and he lowered his head.

It's so out of place, it's so embarrassing.

"What do you think, Miss Mary?"

Fortunately, Duanmuhuai was too tall and couldn't see Mary's expression at all, so Mary took a deep breath and raised her head.

"I do, sir, but what exactly?"

Although Mary is a top student in the history department of Master College, she might be able to interpret some ancient inscriptions or ruins, but facing those terrifying monsters, she has no idea.

"I need you as bait."

"Bait??"

I have to say that Mary was stunned when she heard this.

"Yes, you also discovered that those monsters seem to like your right eye very much. If there are still monsters who see your right eye, they will definitely not be able to help but pounce on you. At that time, I can remove them Eliminate and investigate at the same time.”

That's right, the reason why Duanmu Huai was like a headless fly before and there was no progress was because there were really no clues. But after the previous battle, he had gained experience. Duanmuhuai could feel that on that day, the subspace fluctuations in the entire foggy city had a very large ups and downs, and then the Dark City appeared.

Of course, the Dark City at that time was not in its complete form. Duanmuhuai could feel that it was more like the bottom of the sea as seen from the sea - just the reflection of light on the water, not the real Dark City. .

It is still sleeping and has not yet awakened.

Duanmu Huai and Lorena obviously couldn't lure these monsters out, and after they disappeared, the Dark City would also be closed. Therefore, if you want to enter the Dark City again, you have to wait for those monsters to appear again. For now, Mary with golden eyes is like a lantern fish in the deep sea, best able to attract the attention of these monsters.

Although logically speaking, it is possible that it will only open this time, but Duanmuhuai believes that it will not end so easily. The next time they enter the dark city again, I'm afraid it will be the complete version of the dark city!

Facing Duanmu Huai's invitation, Mary thought about it and finally chose to agree. After all, she had no other choice now, not to mention that after that time, Mary also discovered that the monster was indeed staring into her eyes. Maybe if she encountered it again, the same result would be the same.

That being the case, her choice was obvious.

"very good."

Hearing Mary's answer, Duanmuhuai nodded, then he took out his pocket and took out... a ring.

"Why?"

Seeing the ring in Duanmu Huai's hand, Mary's face suddenly turned red and she looked at him in surprise.

"This is a kind of sacred weapon. Wearing it can protect you from harm."

Duanmuhuai directly put the ring in Mary's hand, and then said.

"The other thing is...you need to strengthen your training."

"train?"

"Yes, how are your sports scores?"

"Well……………"

Facing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Mary was a little embarrassed. She was just an ordinary girl, not particularly outstanding...

"Starting tomorrow morning, I will send someone to assist you in training. This will at least give you enough strength to escape from the pursuit of those monsters."

There's no need to think about fighting. Golden Eyes' abilities only add magic resistance and magic breaking, and it's not like a slap can break magic. Mary is just an ordinary girl and doesn't have particularly strong combat power. Simply put, she just needs to be able to run.

"I, I understand."

Mary had no objection to Duanmu Huai's decision. She still remembered the feeling of being chased by that steel monster that night, with nowhere to go. At that time, Mary thought about it, if she could run faster and work harder. Some words... Therefore, she did not object to Duanmu Huai's request.

Well, until the next morning.

Early the next morning, Mary left the apartment two hours early as promised, and then she saw a very cute and docile girl wearing a nun's uniform and long pink hair standing outside the apartment. . Seeing Mary, the girl also came over with a smile on her face.

"Ah, hello, are you Miss Mary Clarissa Christie?"

"Ah, yes, you are the one invited by that gentleman..."

"Yes."

The girl nodded.

"My name is Lorena, and from today on, I will be responsible for your daily training, Miss Mary!"

"Ah, hello... Miss Lorena."

Hearing Lorena's words, Mary also hurriedly bowed to her.

"So, what are we going to do?"

"Well, it's very simple."

Lorena looked at Mary with a smile, and then spoke.

"First, we have to do a morning run to get our bodies moving, and then we can do the next training!"

"Okay, no problem."

Mary also nodded, she had also run a morning run.

"Well, let's get started, the goal is - five kilometers!"

"……………Hey?"