Volume 1: The Gate of Flesh and Blood Chapter 104: When you face a smile, you should respond with a smile!
altar?!
When Goethe heard An's description, he immediately frowned.
After experiencing the 'Church of Flesh and Blood' setting up and summoning the 'Gate of Flesh and Blood' in the 'Source World', Goethe almost had a PTSD reaction when he heard the word altar.
Without hesitation, Goethe turned his head and looked at Jialifa.
"Can I borrow your work ID?"
Goethe asked.
Although Jialifa was puzzled, the forensic doctor did not refuse and directly took off his work permit from his neck - this was a forensic work permit, which could be hung on the chest or around the neck.
"Thanks."
After expressing his thanks, Goethe immediately began to tell fortunes.
'Is that the altar down there?'
The work permit immediately rotated.
This made Goethe's heart tighten.
'Is it dangerous?'
The work permit rotated again.
Goethe's alertness rose sharply.
Then he continued to ask.
'Did it work?'
The work permit paused noticeably before it began to rotate again.
This made Goethe narrow his eyes.
When fortune-telling, some subtle differences contain a lot of information.
[Shadow Snake Tail-biting Technique] is naturally no exception.
But Goethe was not prepared to read its meaning.
Firstly, Goethe's [Heart] is too low. Even with the [Steinbeck Breathing] enhancement, it is only 0.2.
Second, the uncertainty of divination.
Even if those famous fortune tellers came, it would be impossible for them to read all the divination information accurately.
But this did not prevent Goethe from guessing.
“It should have been successful in the end, but it went through twists and turns, or simply became another kind of ‘successful state’?”
Goethe thought, and then divined again.
'Will it be dangerous if I explore this altar now ?'
The work permit immediately rotated in the reverse direction.
This made Goethe breathe a sigh of relief. After returning the work permit to Jialifa, he looked at An and said directly.
"Any more equipment?"
"I want to go and see it."
"have!"
An nodded and immediately asked Xiusta to get a diving suit and oxygen tank from the car. Although the water began to recede, most places in the sewer still required diving.
"Follow me closely!"
After An finished speaking, he went down the ladder at the wellhead again.
Goethe, who had dressed, followed closely behind.
Foul odor, sewage.
This did not cause Goethe any discomfort.
When Goethe accidentally entered the "club" in his hometown, he suffered even worse environment during his initial training.
That was something he never wanted to recall.
After turning on the underwater light on my shoulder, the turbid objects in front of me floated up and down.
An turned his head and looked at Goethe, who looked a little confused.
When he found that Goethe was not at all uncomfortable, a smile immediately flashed in his eyes.
It turns out that he is the same kind of person as her!
An made a gesture to continue and swam forward.
Goethe followed behind, bypassed several forks, and followed An into a space where he could breathe freely - this place was not flooded with sewage and was very dry.
Moreover, there is a ladder leading upwards.
But the smell is even worse.
If sewage just stinks, here it stinks fishy.
The dried blood formed special scabs, which were stuck on the ground and walls.
Goethe used the light from his shoulder to look around, with surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Is this the 'secret room' that was dug out after opening up one side of the sewer?"
"Um."
“And it was only dug out after the flood season inspection!”
"If it weren't for the heavy rain and the crocodile, it would never have been discovered!"
Ann said, motioning for Goethe to follow her.
The two walked forward about ten meters and after turning a corner, Goethe saw the altar that An had mentioned.
Four human corpses were pierced by wooden stakes and stood in a row, forming a "one". The blood had long since dried up, and dense maggots were swarming in the rotten flesh.
Below the four human corpses were four animal corpses.
They are bear, wolf, eagle and leopard.
Like the human bodies, the four animal carcasses were also highly decomposed.
But even so, Goethe could clearly see that human and animal corpses were incomplete.
The first human corpse was missing an arm, and the bear corpse below was also missing a bear claw.
The second human body was missing ears, as was the wolf body below.
The third human corpse was missing both eyes, and the eagle corpse below was also missing both eyes.
The fourth human corpse was missing its legs, and the leopard corpse below was also missing its legs.
They are completely corresponding.
Goethe circled twice around four human and four animal corpses.
He wanted more information.
But, no more.
There should have been traces of [Tu Fu Yu] and [Rituals] on the ground, but they had been wiped out at this time. Apart from the eight corpses, there was almost nothing left here.
But there are traces of life.
In the corner there was a blanket and some canned and bottled water.
This made Goethe even more vigilant.
What is the scariest thing about 'Super Power'?
Unknown enemy!
You don’t know what kind of power the other party will have!
Under such circumstances, you may die unclearly!
Even if the mystery of the 'world' before our eyes is fading and the 'supernatural' has long since dimmed, it is still the same.
Or rather...
The more this happens, the more dangerous it is.
Because, under such circumstances, the "supernatural power" that can be preserved and used must have its merits.
"An unexpected enemy?"
Goethe sighed inwardly.
Although he broke in here accidentally, looking at the ritual that was similar to a "blood sacrifice" in front of him, what kind of person could perform such a ritual?
Cruel and cold-blooded, that is for sure.
It’s hard to say whether he has other perverted hobbies.
What would such a person do when faced with an intruder, even an unintentional intruder?
The answer is obvious.
kill!
There is no other possibility.
As for whether the other party will change his attitude after discovering that he also possesses "supernatural powers"?
Goethe didn't know.
But there is one thing that Goethe knew, or rather, one thing that he cared about very much.
Is the location where the other party set up this 'altar' too close to the 'Folklore Research Institute'?
besides!
His adoptive father Winchester disappeared half a year ago!
Is there any connection here?
Goethe thought in his heart.
Then, he turned and looked at An.
"Can this place be blown up?"
Goethe asked.
"We need to see the design. I'll consult it. If it's okay, we'll blow this place up."
After thinking carefully, An answered.
Then the policewoman asked again.
"What should we do with these bodies?"
"Burn it!"
Flames can always destroy everything .
Including, mysterious.
Goethe checked the place carefully twice again, and after confirming that there was nothing valuable, he and An returned to the ground again.
Xusta and Jialifa took bottled water to help the two wash the dirt off their bodies, especially their hair. The smell was really repulsive.
When Xiusta was about to get another bottle of water, Goethe waved his hand to refuse.
"I'll go home and wash it."
Goethe said so.
Then, turn around and leave.
Although Goethe could tolerate such a taste, it does not mean that he would like it.
An looked at Goethe's back, feeling a little hesitant.
In the end, I chose to take the bottle of water from Xiusta and continue with the simple washing.
Kerry, who had been paying attention to his friend, sighed repeatedly.
"What about you saying you'll be single forever?"
"We agreed to go to the nursing home together?"
"An, you've changed!"
"An, you are not clean anymore!"
As he said this, Jialifa puffed up his cheeks in annoyance, and suddenly, his handsome face became like an angry pufferfish.
"He calls himself a 'folklorist', but didn't you see that he was using my work ID card to tell fortunes just now?"
"It's just the tricks of psychics and mediums!"
“Besides, there is no professional ethics!”
"At least those scammers know to find a crystal pendant!"
Garifa kept talking like a machine gun.
"Wash my hair."
An said calmly.
"good!"
Jialifa immediately shut up and poured the water obediently.
…
Goethe returned to the Folklore Research Institute using the spare key hidden under the foot pad and found that Teacher Judy was standing in front of the whiteboard concentrating on checking the folklore materials.
The sound of the door opening did not bring the math teacher back to his senses.
"Ahem, ahem."
Goethe coughed lightly several times.
“Sorry, sorry.”
"I was so fascinated by it!"
“So this is the folk custom?”
“Many of these are stories I heard when I was a kid!”
Teacher Judy pointed at the information about "The Slit-Mouthed Woman" with interest on her face.
"This is very similar to a story I heard when I was a child. My friend told me at the time. It was about an actress who was cut in half, all the blood was drained out of her body, and the corners of her mouth were cut open from both sides and neatly placed in the grass by the roadside."
The math teacher recalled.
"That was a real case, and it's different from The Woman with the Slit Mouth."
"Its detailed record is in the second notebook on my desk."
Goethe shook his head.
“So is The Slit-Mouthed Woman fake?”
Teacher Judy blinked curiously.
"Who knows?"
"Maybe there really is a beauty-conscious lady who had a failed plastic surgery, killed the plastic surgeon, and then committed suicide?"
"Maybe its prototype comes from the story you heard?"
"After all, as you just said, teacher, most of the time, they were said by my friends' friends."
Goethe explained.
“So that’s how it is!”
Teacher Judy nodded suddenly.
Then……
Suddenly lowered his head.
The sunlight pouring into the room seemed to have lost its temperature at this moment.
There is a sticky feeling in the clear air after the rain.
Like the crawling of a snake.
Teacher Judy's hair fell on both sides, covering her face, and she spoke in a very low voice.
Silker
"Do you think I'm beautiful?"
As she spoke, Teacher Judy raised her head.
The originally intact face had now been completely cut from the corner of the mouth to the base of the ear, with the scarlet gums and pale teeth completely exposed. The originally handsome face became ugly and terrifying at this moment.
Especially when a huge pair of scissors appeared in her hands, it looked even more ferocious.
She stepped forward step by step.
She stared at Goethe, waiting for the answer.
The scissors in his hand were already raised.
It seemed as if she would cut the corners of Goethe's mouth if he didn't give her a satisfactory answer.
Goethe looked at the other person, suddenly raised his hands, stretched out two index fingers, pressed them on the corners of his mouth, and gently lifted them up.
Immediately, a strange smile seemed to appear on Goethe's face.
He said softly—
"Why so serious?"
