Chapter 287 Another City in the Shadows

Because of Vivian's words that were like divine help, the reputation between Hao Ren and Hessiana immediately changed from neutral to friendly to hatred - to be honest, if Vivian hadn't been watching from the side, Hao Ren would have guessed that this was a shrunken version. Vivian is about to rush up and bite someone. Looking at the eyes that looked like those who killed his mother, Hao Ren felt that he was quite innocent. He wanted to say something to Hesiana: This girl, if you don't want to be treated by Vivian, it's entirely because of your abnormal behavior. Okay? If you were just a little more prudent and didn't let Vivian have any psychological barriers to her sexual orientation, your relationship would definitely not be like this! Vivian is usually such a kind girl. She can even accept Lily, let alone a bat spirit who is of the same lineage as herself.

But he really didn't find a chance to say this, because he wasn't sure who among Vivian and Hesiana would be the first to pounce and bite after these words were spoken...

Speaking of the relationship between Hesiana and Vivian, Hao Ren actually felt quite confused. The ethical relationship he was familiar with encountered a huge logical challenge at this moment. Do you think these are mother and daughter or sisters? According to Lily's logic, these two should be considered mother and daughter. After all, Hessiana is "the flesh that fell from Vivian's body", but Hao Ren felt that the bat Vivian made was her own clone, and her own clone was cultivated into a spirit. That is also a derivative of the clone - there is no inheritance or replacement process, and there is no disagreement between the two sisters. After thinking about it for a long time, he suddenly remembered that he had heard the teacher talk about mitosis when he was in biology class...

But unfortunately, I can’t remember anything about the specific content of that class.

In the end, he decided that no matter what the relationship between the two was, he would stop talking nonsense because he really didn't want to be bitten by Vivian because of these cognitive problems. The latter was obviously not interested in the "meat falling off the body". There is an allergic reaction in a sentence...

Everyone was walking in a thick fog that seemed to never end. The front, back, left, and right sides were completely filled with these strange fogs, but there was only one road under their feet, so as long as they didn't wander around, they didn't have to worry about getting lost here. However, the scenery in the thick fog is not always the same. Hao Ren is sure that at certain times he has seen something fleeting in the thick fog. Sometimes it seems to be passers-by wearing ancient Greek costumes and driving livestock. Sometimes they are modern urbanites wearing suits and leather in a hurry. These strange and absurd images appear and disappear in the distant thick fog. Like mirages, people are so curious that they can't help but want to go and see what happens. Hesiana reminded everyone not to deviate from the path at their feet: "Don't be fooled by the scenery in the thick fog. If you take a step out, don't think about coming back. This layer of fog is the masterpiece of the shadow masters, and it contains 3,500 years of history of the city of Athens." The memory is precipitated. Once you step into it, you will be involved in a random memory of these 3,500 years. I can't guarantee that I can find you - this thick fog will never stop moving."

Hao Ren was secretly stunned. He didn't know how many strange and difficult traps there were in this city protecting the Shadow Fortress. He only knew that there was a reason why the powerful demon hunters had been unable to conquer this sanctuary for many years. What is even more incredible is that above this strange shadow layer there is a "real city of Athens" in the light. Countless human beings live in the sun without realizing that there is something hidden in the shadow of their city. Such a world!

As everyone moved forward, strange scenery in the thick fog appeared more and more frequently. Hao Ren saw a column of ancient soldiers holding shields and spears walking toward him, but before they reached him, they suddenly turned into a group of Office workers wearing modern clothes, an old-fashioned car that was only seen in the 1920s rushed out of the thick fog with a shrill whistle, passed through Yzaks' body like a phantom and disappeared on the other side of the thick fog. At one end, there was even a group of German soldiers wearing World War II Nazi uniforms running up from behind. These memories from recent years became clearer. Hao Ren could even see the bright stars on the buttons of each Nazi soldier's uniform. . Finally, ancient and modern buildings began to appear frequently on both sides of the road, and more and more clear images appeared in the thick fog. Some of these images seemed to be no longer "memories", and their behavior was obviously different from the previous phantoms. And running around helplessly in the fog, Hesiana pointed at these phantoms and said in a regretful tone: "These are the unlucky ones who got lost in the trap. Some of them are aliens who committed serious crimes and were thrown into the fog. Some are poor people who have offended the 'gatekeepers', and some are demon hunters who don't know the heights of the world. No one can compete with the 3,500-year-old memory of a city. They will be 'digested' soon after entering the thick fog. 'Off, the rest are just incomplete images of them before they died. I don't know how powerful you are, but don't challenge the defense power of the shadow layer easily, this thing is not easy to deal with. "

Hesiana repeatedly emphasized the horror of these traps. Hao Ren knew that this girl had indeed inherited some kindness factors from Vivian, so he smiled gratefully: "Thank you for reminding us, we will be careful..."

Hesiana snorted and turned her head to ignore him like an awkward child. This action had no sense of threat, but it still made Hao Ren unhappy.

At this time, the surrounding dense fog suddenly dissipated, and the group's field of vision suddenly widened.

"Here, this is it," Hesiana raised her chin and pointed at the scene below, "Welcome to another city of Athens, one of the few safe places on the planet."

"Uh oh -" Lily stretched her neck and looked far into the distance, letting out a long sigh.

Everyone is now standing on a high platform on top of a certain building. Looking down from here, they can see a quite large area. The sky seemed to be shrouded by a layer of curtain, and seemed to be piled with thick clouds that would never dissipate. The sun and moon were dim and dim, and under this dim sky was a strange city that was completely different from the real Athens: all the buildings seemed to be like It is full of classical style as if it were taken from a historical picture. Huge buildings made of rocks and strange sculptures can be seen everywhere. The most common ones in the city are ancient Greek-style round stone columns and ridge-top houses, but among these houses there are also You can see spire houses or castles whose style is incompatible with the surroundings - the latter appear here to give people a nondescript feeling, but it must be admitted that they can be called architectural treasures if taken alone. Modern ones that use industrialization and high technology to quickly The piled-up ready-made buildings cannot be compared with any house here. You will never see such finely carved beams and columns, meticulously painted door leaves, cleverly pieced stone slabs and painstaking efforts elsewhere. Only in this way can we design exquisite reliefs. Since there is no light from the sun or moon in the sky, artificial light sources can be seen everywhere in this shadowed city. Bright lights can be seen on the tops of buildings and on both sides of the roads, but it is unknown what the energy source of these lights is.

Looking at such a city, Hao Ren had the feeling that he was on the wrong timeline, or even the wrong world line by the way: classical buildings from all eras and regions were piled up in one city, as if there was an impatient architect eager to He wanted to display all the works that he thought were perfect, and they were piled together in a hurry. They were inconsistent everywhere, but the details were so gorgeous that it was dizzying. He couldn't help but point to the bungalow closest to him: "This kind of house doesn't look like it was built more than three thousand years ago, does it?"

"The shelter is not permanently closed, and occasionally wandering families from other areas move in here. This is how many houses of different eras and styles in the city have been accumulated from generation to generation. And some people are very idle and will Renovate your own house, today into a bungalow, tomorrow into a castle, and the day after tomorrow maybe just dig a hole in the ground to live in. Anyway, we have enough time and energy, and there is nothing to do."

"Where did the materials for building the house come from?" Hao Ren asked curiously.

Hesiana had just made up her mind not to talk to Hao Ren, but after a while she seemed to have forgotten about it. At this time, she began to answer questions again: "When we built the Shadow Fortress, those old seniors Drag two hills directly in, and then we have relatively safe channels to get supplies from the outside. No matter how powerful the demon hunters are, they can't monitor the entire world. They won't know if we dig rocks or smuggle things from deep underground. of."

Vivian looked at the city below and just frowned: "I really haven't made any progress at all... I just study these flashy things."

Hao Ren coughed twice and muttered in a low voice: "Ahem...you said you dreamed of living in a castle..."

Vivian's face suddenly turned red and she began to poke Hao Ren's lower back hard.

Hao Ren felt that look in his eyes again, as if he were looking at his mother-killer's enemy...