Chapter 774

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Rin was about to put away the Moon God's Book of Protection, when he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind on his back, as if he was stared at by an evil ghost, and his hair stood on end.

He looked up at Winnie, who was just staring at his book in a daze, as if she saw something incredible.

Well, it's not her.

Rin turned his head quickly and saw Feiyue, who was crawling on the stairs, revealing half of her body and half of her head, looking at the Book of the Moon God.

She showed an extremely obsessed look on her face, and when she looked at Rin again, she seemed to be unable to control herself and pounced on him directly.

Damn, this guy hiding in the dark looks like a female ghost!

I was scared!

Rin glared at her fiercely and threw the Book of the Moon God into the space.

After throwing it in, he realized something belatedly and took out the Book of the Moon God again.

That creepy greedy look fell on him and the book in his hand again.

This female thief, she used to know how to cover up, but now her brain is broken, and she can't even cover up her instincts.

Rin sneered and stuffed the book into the hero's inventory.

Now, this guy will definitely not be able to steal it.

"You obviously have good things, but you still want mine, huh."

The Night Demon looked at it eagerly for a while, and seeing that Rin had focused on the golden book, he muttered to the doctor and turned upstairs.

Rin thought it would be an obscure book like the Book of the Dead.

He was about to analyze it word by word, but after reading a few paragraphs, his eyes began to go straight.

Then he flipped through the pages quickly, and the more he read, the more confused he became.

Isn't this a story collection?

Oh, it's a story collection with illustrations.

It tells folk stories about various desert creatures.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this book?"

At this time, Winnie also came back to her senses and asked curiously.

Rin flipped through a few more pages and touched her chin.

"It's a storybook, with horror elements."

It's like the legends of those mysterious creatures in the Blue Star, such as the Sasquatch, the Yeti, the Lizardman, the Mongolian Death Worm, and so on.

Speaking of which, the desert worms in this world seem to fit the description of the Death Worm.

Rin was thinking about it, and when he thought of the worms, a light suddenly flashed through his head.

He began to flip through the pages carefully, reading each story.

Winnie didn't disturb him, but just sat quietly beside him, and her thoughts began to wander.

The book that Rin took out just now... had a familiar and warm breath on it.

She had searched for the remains of the Moon Goddess and had felt such a breath.

Moreover, she had seen this book in her dream.

It was a rare and very clear fragment.

The goddess held a silver book with the moon symbol, emitting a bright glow under the moonlight.

Dream... could it be true? Then why did Rin have the goddess's artifact?

"Found it!"

Rin's joyful voice interrupted Winnie's thoughts.

Lin happily stood the book up, pointed at a paragraph, and said to Winnie proudly;

"This story is..."

He paused and said, "I forgot you can't understand it, but you should be able to guess something by looking at the illustrations below."

Rin pointed at the black and white hand-painted illustrations.

It depicted a huge worm, its body hidden in the sandstorm, raising its upper body and its head covered with flesh, staring at a city with a covetous look.

"It says that a long time ago, the worm king Ana set his sights on a city in the desert and wanted to turn it into a breeding ground for worms."

"It claimed to be a god, bewitched the city lord's son, and injected its blood into the body of the young city lord through sexual intercourse."

"The young city lord often dreamed of Ana, so he called himself the agent of God. After killing his father, he successfully seized power and became the new city lord. He manipulated the residents in the city and wanted to turn them all into the people and relatives of the gods."

"Under Ana's instructions, he gathered all the residents in the river and asked them to accept baptism."

"Then, he chanted a spell in the river while draining his blood, and all the blood flowed into the river."

"Since then, residents who have undergone the ceremony have also begun to dream of the King of Worms. They have developed strange diseases, lying stiffly in bed with repeated high fevers, and gradually, their bodies will begin to turn into worms. "

"A large number of people died in the process of transformation, but a small number of people successfully transformed into worms and followed Ana back to their habitat. "

"From then on, every once in a while, when the tribe began to decline sharply, the King of Worms would return to the human world,

Chapter 19 Wow, it appeals to both men and women.

This is a rather bizarre story.

Rin was a little curious, did the so-called worm king Ana transform into a human, or did she just use her original form.

If it is the latter.

How can a human be with a worm...but think about the various Greek myths...and think about the various Cthulhu myths.

Well, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

In short, the bizarreness is not the point.

The point is that this story is highly consistent with what happened to the Sim tribe.

Winnie murmured: "Perhaps, the ancient city of Sim was not destroyed in the sandstorm at all, but by these worms."

She has traveled all over the country for a hundred years and has a wide range of knowledge. She does not think that such things only exist in folk tales.

Rin nodded, indicating that she agreed with her opinion.

"So, the patriarch was actually bewitched by worms. During the baptism process, he put the things in his body into the water and infected them. Those parasites are actually a... way of reproduction?"

Winnie thought for a while: "But why didn't we detect anything in the water? The patriarch could have infected everyone."

Rin touched his chin, looked down at the story in the book, and finally came to a conclusion.

"Because these parasites will only appear in the body, and completion of reproduction requires spells and rituals. Secret baptism rituals are the most convenient."

Winnie said: "But I asked, every year at the end of the year, all of them have to be baptized. Now that this has happened, others will not dare to enter the river again."

Rin also felt strange. Thinking of the wages mentioned in the mission description, it suddenly dawned on him.

"Because the other party is anxious and in a hurry."

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed possible, and Rin looked excited.

"This thing will appear sooner or later, but at this time, it may be aimed at you."

Anyway, it was definitely not for him. No one else knew that he was looking for Moleke's treasure.

Winnie, on the other hand, was lured there by Cavendish, so the other party must know her whereabouts.

"But...why?"

"Um, maybe it's to delay time?"

Winnie arrived at the Third Oasis two months earlier than the original time in the world line.

It is estimated that the various traps for Winnie's team are not ready yet.

Rin could only think of this reason.

Winnie: "No matter what the purpose is, what we discussed before is just speculation. When will we need to go further? By the way, does that book describe how to save those victims?"

Rin shook his head: "No, it's weird. Even the ritual spells are introduced in detail in the story. I don't know who the author is and how he knows it in such detail."

In fact, it would be more appropriate to rename this task "Worm in the Cult". After all, this is not the imaginary writing of a book full of worms.

"It seems we can only see if the clan leader can do anything."

Winnie said and stood up: "Your Highness, do you want to go with me to arrest her?"

Rin nodded; "Well, it just brings out the person behind this matter."

Rin and Winnie took advantage of the darkness to find the village chief's house.

The village chief is a typical desert dweller with chocolate-colored skin.

She is about thirty years old and somewhat handsome.

Rin didn't give her a chance to resist, and knocked her unconscious quietly, then tied her up, set up a sound barrier, and started rummaging around the patriarch's house with Winnie.

Winnie dug out a stack of manuscripts, all of which were hand-drawn with a dragon-like monster.

Comparing the worm pattern on the secret book, I don’t know how many layers of filters have been added to this thing.

From an invertebrate worm, it turned into a salon with a spine, looking majestic.

One of the paintings also depicts a smaller "Salon" with a woman entangled in it, an obviously unhealthy pattern.

"Good guy, this thing actually kills both men and women."

"It should have no gender itself. It is not uncommon for this type of legendary monster to be asexual."

The two separated and searched around again, but could not find any clues left by the person behind the scenes that Rin suspected.

So the two of them came to the clan leader, and Rin poured a bowl of ice water on her face. The other party was shocked and woke up immediately.

Seeing two more people in the room, she immediately snapped.

Then he noticed that he was tightly tied up, and he struggled and screamed louder.

Rin took out the dagger and gestured it in front of him, with a malicious smile on his lips.

"Shout, keep shouting, you will break your throat and no sound will be heard outside. Oh, are you calling that big worm to save you?"

The clan leader was furious, his wrists were bruised with blood, and he was still struggling desperately.

"That's Lord Dragon God! You despicable foreigners, disrespect Lord Dragon God, just wait to die!"

"I don't have time to talk nonsense with you."

Rin's dagger was pressed against her face: "Tell me, how did you see the worm, and who was behind it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! I won't tell you anything!"

As she said that, she actually hit the dagger in Rin's hand.

How could Rin let her do what she wanted? The dagger tactfully hit her face with its handle.

This was a severe blow, but the other party showed no sign of pain.

"You are so anxious to die. It seems that a mouse did make you see the worm."

The clan leader didn't speak any more, he just had a look of hatred on his face.

"Let me think about it, these people are going to turn into worms anyway, so I might as well just kill them. If I kill you again, wouldn't this be over? It's a pity that the worms will fail to reproduce this time."

"That's not a worm."

The patriarch once again emphasized: "That is the Dragon God. It is a great grace to transform into a dragon and become the heir of a god. I advise you not to try to anger Lord Shalom, otherwise you will die without a complete body."

"Others don't want your grace. Now you only have one last chance. Tell me how to make the victim recover. Have you heard of the ten tortures? Do you want to do them all?"

"As you wish."

Rin pretended to cut a piece of her body, but the other party didn't react at all and just looked at him with a sneer.

"Don't waste your efforts. I have been blessed by the Dragon God and there will be no pain in my body."

Rin looked at the ball that had fallen to the ground, and could actually see insects inside it with the naked eye.