The One Who Knocked

After remembering where No. 13 Market Avenue was, Lumian's first reaction was that Gardner·Martin wanted to harm himself.

This is an abnormal place that even Official Beyonder can't solve. What do you mean by asking me to stay there all night?

Lumian I still remember that after I put on "Mystery-Peering Glasses", I saw a gloomy and dark scorched building, and behind a certain door Glass Window of that house there was a blurry face with abnormal eyes Cavern.

At that time, he instinctively felt uneasy and felt that it was the dangerous place mentioned by Aosta·Te Roul. However, because he had no intention of exploring it and lacked the spirit of adventure, it was impossible to touch the anomalies there, so he turned around and forgot about the matter.

In a flash of thought, Lumian ruled out the possibility that Gardner·Martin wanted to use that burnt building to set up a trap to murder him.

As a member of the Concealment organization "Iron and Blood Cross Order", as a powerful Beyonder who is at least Sequence 6 and suspected to be Sequence 5, this Savoie Gang Boss really wants to get rid of an Subordinate who has alien intentions. There are many ways, and it doesn't need to be so circuitous or complicated.

At the same time, Lumian recalled what he had seen and heard during this period:

The charred building was close to White Coat Street. Every time he went from Breeze Ballroom to his own Safe House, or went to Franca, he would Passing by it, I often see Vagrant sleeping inside, taking shelter from the rain. I have never seen Official Beyonder or patrolling Police chasing them away, and I have never heard of anyone dying there.

There are three main reasons why he believes that the charred building is very dangerous: first, the inspiration reminder of Aosta·Special Roul; second, it has never been demolished, as if there is a mysterious power preventing such things from happening; third, his own intuitive feeling after wearing "Mystery-Peering Glasses".

Combining these various performances, Lumian believes that there is indeed a problem there, and the problem is not small, but under normal circumstances, the anomaly is unlikely to be triggered, and specific conditions must be met.

"But if the problem won't break out, why did Gardner·Martin arrange for me to stay there for a night... to test my courage? This is the most meaningless." Lumian muttered silently.

He believed that the most profound impression he left on Gardner·Martin and others was that he was brave.

After a brief thought, Lumian looked at Gardner·Martin and said without concealing his worry and suspicion, "No. 13 Market Avenue? I heard something is not right there."

"If there are no problems, what is the test of sending you to stay for one night?" Gardner·Martin responded with a smile, "As long as there are no problems with your response, I believe you can come out intact."

This is a test of how I can deal with "sudden" abnormal events without having any information? Lumian nodded with understanding at first, and then more doubts arose:

"If you really have such a purpose, why did Gardner·Martin come over at Late Night and ask me to go to No. 13 Market Avenue immediately? Can't you wait until daytime to do this? Then you can also test my ability to collect intelligence and see who I will contact...

"In this way, the biggest impact on me is that I don't have the opportunity to summon Messenger of 'Magician' Lady, seek her advice and possible help, and not face the danger hidden in that charred building alone...

"But Gardner·Martin doesn't know that I can summon a Messenger from Half-God. This shouldn't be what he's guarding against... If he suspects that there are other forces standing behind me, he won't give me a chance to squeeze into the core layer, that is, 'Iron and Blood Cross Order'. He would have already tried to make me completely 'disappear'...

"Well, if he really suspected it, he would give me plenty of time to see where I would go and who I would contact to determine if there was any problem...

"He must have other purposes for making things so urgent...

"Giving me time to prepare means that I may regret it, not go to No. 13 Market Avenue, and turn around and sell the information that this charred building is suspected to be related to 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' to the authorities?

"But the problem is, even if I successfully stay until Sun rises, I can still regret it or betray them... pick him up on the spot and sign Contract?"

Lumian After thinking about it, he still can't figure out the true intention of Gardner·Martin.

Testing should be one aspect, but there must be a hidden purpose!

The only thing Lumian can be sure of is that Gardner·Martin has no thoughts of killing himself for the time being. This mission may endanger life, but it will not be too great. The risk Concealment is elsewhere.

After various thoughts emerged and settled one after another, Lumian finally made a decision:

"Okay, I'll go now."

Gardner·Martin laughed:

"Very good, if you agree very readily, I won't be satisfied.

"One of the most important characteristics of people who can join the core layer is to have a brain and be able to think. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better for me to find a way to buy a few new Steam Robot from 'God of Steam and Machinery'Church?"

Do you mean that Franca has a brain but not much, and can think but not comprehensively? Lumian couldn't help but cursed in his heart.

Of course, he also knew that this was definitely not the reason why Boss did not allow Franca to join the core layer.

After the slander, Lumian smiled and responded to Gardner·Martin:

"I'm looking forward to the core layer you described Boss."

As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to walk downstairs to No. 13 Market Avenue.

Gardner·Martin stopped him and said casually, "Don't reveal this matter to anyone, including those sleeping next to your pillow, such as Jenna singing below."

"Okay." Lumian said this, but he didn't think so in his heart.

This matter must be shared with Franca and Jenna!

However, these two guys have been busy investigating the disappearance of Deep Valley Monastery Gatekeeper recently and have not paid much attention to Savoie Gang's various affairs.

Breeze Ballroom came out, Lumian raised his hand and touched his left chest.

Immediately afterwards, he drew Triangular Holy Emblem, as if praying for good luck to "God of Steam and Machinery".

There was still water on the ground that had just rained. Lumian walked along the Iron-Black street light poles and arrived at the intersection near White Coat Street slowly.

Diagonally in front of it stood a six-story building that had been burned to Pitch-Black. Many of the walls were peeling off, as if the house had grown a pair of Cavern deep black "eyes".

At this time, there were two or three Vagrant sleeping on the first floor, which no longer had doors or window frames. There were blackened masonry and charred wood everywhere.

Lumian stood on the side of the road, looked up and observed for a while, but couldn't find any blurry faces pasted on the windows.

Do you have to wear "Mystery-Peering Glasses" to "see"? Lumian no longer hesitated, walked through the dirty doorway and entered the target building.

Neither his body nor his soul felt any abnormality.

Bypassing those Vagrant and Lumian, I found the place suspected to be Living Room.

There is a small room inside it. Wooden Door was burned to the point of shaking, but it was not completely damaged. Outside the broken Glass Window is the alley behind Market Avenue.

Lumian walked in and carefully closed the door Wooden Door.

Then, he sat on the floor by the window, always ready to dig out this unusual building.

In the inevitable state of suffering, time passed by minute by second, and the night became darker and darker. Lumian never noticed any problem. The place was so quiet that only Vagrant's occasional cough echoed.

Suddenly, he straightened his back.

He heard slow footsteps.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, knocking on the tattered Wooden Door that could not be locked at all, instantly giving the quiet night an uneasy atmosphere.

At this moment, Termiboros's majestic and cascading voice sounded in Lumian's mind:

"Don't respond."

Don't respond...Lumian's hair stood up instantly.

Although he couldn't completely believe That One Fate Angel, but considering the current situation, after weighing it for a few seconds, he still chose to look at the door silently without saying a word.

Boom, boom, boom.

The knocks on the door came one after another, with long intervals, slow and heavy.

Boom, boom, boom.

After That One knocked again for a while outside, it finally made a sound:

"Help me, I'm the one sleeping outside.

"Help me, help me, a murderer broke in here!"

The compilation is too outrageous...Lumian used the mentality of entertaining himself to relieve the highly tense nerves.

He never responded, as if no one existed in this small room.

The sounds outside became more and more intense, but the speaking speed slowed down a bit, and there was an inconspicuous and strange pause:

"He's coming! He's coming! I'm going to be killed!"

"The next one is you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the person who knocked on the door suddenly let out a scream.

Lumian Then a dull Heavy Blow sound was heard.

Plop! It seemed like someone fell to the ground.

Then, the heavy object outside the door was slowly dragged farther away.

Not long after, the heart-wrenching Cutting sound entered the room, interspersed with gnawing sounds and loud chewing sounds.

Lumian A picture suddenly appeared in his mind:

A certain black figure is squatting on the ground, using Axe and other objects to cut apart a human Corpse, and from time to time he picks up an arm and bites it a few times.

After a while, similar movements disappeared.

Boom, boom, boom.

The small room where Lumian was located was knocked again.

"If you don't open the door again, I will come in by myself." The person who spoke was still the one who asked for help just now.

Lumian looked at the crumbling Wooden Door, and had some thoughts in his mind:

"As long as I don't respond, the anomaly outside won't be able to open this door and really threaten me?"

"This door is obviously not locked, and it has been burned by fire. It is very fragile, but it cannot be opened...

"It does not have the ability to open any door. It needs the person behind the door to respond and establish a connection in the Mysticism sense?"

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lumian gained a better understanding of the current situation and gained a lot of confidence in his heart.

Boom, boom, boom, with the knock on the door, the man outside said intermittently, "I didn't, I lied to you."

"I really know how to open the door myself and come in.

"I'll give you ten more seconds."

Lumian scoffed, feeling more confident in his heart.

He originally wanted to taunt the other person in his mind and tell him, "Just do it if you can", but he was worried that this would also be regarded as a response, so he suppressed those thoughts.

Boom, boom, boom.

There were three more knocks at long intervals.

Suddenly, Lumian heard an inaudible squeaking sound.

He immediately saw the shaky and broken door Wooden Door slowly retreating, opening a dark crack.

It's opening.