Pollution throughout the territory - #289 - Chapter 285 Sabbat: Nightmare Begins

It has been snowing for nearly half an hour. The dense snowflakes have obscured the field of vision, making it difficult to see the scene in the distance. The road under your feet is even covered with snow, making it difficult to identify. Every step you take, you must make sure you step on it firmly. before walking, otherwise there is a risk of slipping.

Yu Chen was not affected by these circumstances at all. He seemed to have been here countless times and was extremely familiar with the environment here. At the same time, it could be seen that he was very excited and did not notice his obviously abnormal situation.

Xia Ren climbed over the steep slope and followed closely behind Yu Chen, otherwise in this bad weather, he would get lost in this harsh environment if he was not careful.

The strong wind howled and raged by. They did not expect that the weather on the seaside would change so quickly and violently.

As the sky darkened, Xia Ren noticed that there were hills rising next to the road they were walking on. They were the graveyards they had just seen on the steep slope. The dark brown tombstones stood in the snow, like a huge tombstone. , the broken fingernails on the rotting corpse looked creepy.

Xia Ren noticed that the fear in his heart was growing uncontrollably. This was obviously not a good sign. You must know that he had not seen any weird creatures or horrifying scenes with his own eyes. This made Xia Ren a little worried about what this body could do. Unable to support myself to go before the old gods.

He suddenly began to miss his last ancient dream. Although the environment of the Wuji Icefield was also extremely harsh, Lin Xiao’s rationality and pollution resistance were much higher than ordinary people. He did not fall into madness even after witnessing Shoggoths at close range. And be able to react quickly and escape with your companions.

Moreover, at that time, there was Ranaya beside me, that gentle woman who only had a few packets of biscuits left, but she still wanted to give them all to herself.

Looking at now, there is only a poor boy beside me who has a daughter with this body. In comparison, it is like heaven and earth.

When people are in pain, they always unconsciously recall the good times of the past, because this can relieve their mental pressure.

After walking arduously for about ten minutes, they finally stood at the entrance of the town before it got completely dark.

“Is this your family’s hometown?”

Xia Ren gasped, with an unhappy expression on his face.

The previous invitation stated that an ancient ceremony would be held here on December 25th, but they had already arrived in this small town. Not to mention the ceremony and the lively crowds, at a glance, there was nothing but snowflakes falling all over the sky. , not even a trace of a child was seen on the main road of the town.

It was quiet all around, and the doors and windows on both sides of the road were closed tightly. It was impossible to see clearly whether there were any living people in the house. If it weren’t for the street lights that would light up at a distance on the street, Xia Ren would have thought that this was a person who had been killed long ago. Abandoned towns.

Yu Chen himself felt a little aggrieved, but he had long been accustomed to his father-in-law’s character. He was a typical cold-blooded man with a sharp mouth and a soft heart. Although his personality could be a bit irritable at times, he was generally a good person.

Yu Chen was already extremely grateful to his father-in-law for being able to agree to marry his precious daughter to a poor boy like himself, so he could endure no matter how bad his temper was.

“Maybe it’s because it’s snowing and they don’t want to come out. And considering the time, it’s time to eat, so it’s normal that there are fewer people.”

Yu Chen said with a smile.

Although even he himself didn’t believe this explanation, because they had walked a certain distance on the street, and there was no smoke coming out of the chimneys of the houses they passed, which meant that no one was cooking at all.

Xia Ren snorted and didn’t care too much about his son-in-law.

In fact, when he saw this abnormal situation in the town just now, he felt relieved, because the more abnormal it is, the higher the probability that the old gods exist here. If he is lucky enough, maybe today You can successfully see the old gods in the evening, and then escape from the ancient dream and return to reality.

On the contrary, if everything is normal, he will have to spend a lot of time and experience actively looking for clues about the old gods. This is the worst case scenario, because the longer he spends in the ancient dream, the more difficult he will be when leaving the ancient dream. pain.

The reason why he scolded Yu Chen just now was purely to play this role well and prevent the other party from noticing that there was something wrong with his father-in-law.

After being pushed by his father-in-law, Yuchen also began to become anxious and his pace could not help but speed up a lot.

He was also a little worried, because the housekeeper who sent the invitation before said that there would be members of his tribe here, but after walking for so long, there was no one on the street. As for the warm reception later, there was no hope.

If he had known that when he and his father-in-law were in Arkham City, they asked passers-by about the town and no one had any impression of the place, he should have been wary.

Yu Chen secretly regretted it in his heart and felt that he had been deceived.

The car they rented from Arkham is still parked at that narrow intersection. The return trip will take at least two hours, and driving for two hours in the dark in the wind and snow is tantamount to suicide, so even if they want to go back, they don’t want to. There’s a solution.

Fortunately, the scene he had been dreaming about since he was a child once again reminded Yuchen.

Following the guidance in his heart, he led his father-in-law to walk forward, through the circular square in the town, and then along a stone road to a spire house with Xizhou’s unique architectural style.

Unlike other houses in the town, this house had lights on.

Yu Chen smiled at Xia Ren: “This is it, that’s right.”

Then he rang the knocker.

Xia Ren looked in through the window on the wall, but the lights in the room were really dim and he couldn’t see anything clearly.

Suddenly, with a “squeak”, the door opened, and Xia Ren felt a chill down his spine. He had clearly not heard any footsteps just now.

Fortunately, this fear did not last long. He stood next to Yu Chen. The person who opened the door was an old man, wearing a robe and slippers. To be honest, Xia Ren had only seen this kind of simple dress in movies, but he did not expect it in reality. There are really people dressed up like this, they are indeed an ancient family.

The other party’s face was neither sad nor happy, but calm, with no intention of welcoming them at all. This made Xia Ren wonder if they had found the wrong house.

The old man raised his head and glanced at Xia Ren gently. With this look, Xia Ren suddenly felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown to roll in the snow outside, and his legs could not stop shaking.

Fortunately, the other party didn’t seem to be hostile. He then stretched out a hand and pointed at his throat, then shook it from side to side to indicate that he was mute.

He used the notebook and pen he carried with him to write a quaint sentence to welcome their arrival.

Yu Chen didn’t realize the old man’s terror, so he nodded to him to express his gratitude.

Since I don’t know sign language, I can only do this.

Xia Ren finally broke free from the fear just now. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several blurry figures flashing past in the dark and deep room, and he became nervous again.

He felt bitter in his heart.

This body’s sanity and pollution resistance are too low…