Mystery: The Last Shepherd.

Chapter 629 Little Snake: Get lost!

Chapter 629 Little Snake: Get lost!

A land forsaken by God.

The world was dark and silent, with flashes of lightning occasionally streaking across the sky, briefly illuminating the desolate and lifeless expanse. Rubble, abandoned buildings, and withered trees filled the wilderness, and occasionally, the silhouettes of ugly and depraved monsters would flash by.

Death, annihilation, distortion, emptiness.

However, even in such a hopeless world, a glimmer of hope remains.

A city stands on the earth, its outline illuminated by the light within, making it resemble a lighthouse in the darkness. Many extremely tall warriors, averaging over 2 meters, with long arms and legs, stand guard at the city gates and on the city walls, protecting the safety of the city-state.

This is Baiyin City, the great homeland of our warriors.

In these dark and desperate times, the people here still hold fast to their faith in the Lord, firmly believing that they will eventually be saved and that a hopeful tomorrow will come. Especially recently, their long-cherished wish seems to have a chance of being fulfilled.

Because the exploration of Afternoon Town has already begun.

During a previous exploration, the Chief brought back Little Jack from the outside world, proving that it was possible to leave this dark land. Based on the path described by the other party, the Chief has begun targeted actions.

Silver City → Afternoon Town → Giant's Court → The Sea → The Outside World... The path to rescue is now very clear!

For this reason, the residents of Silver City were even more enthusiastic. When Chief Colin Iliad led some of the exploration team back, residents who were not working all ran to both sides of the passageway to welcome them back safely.

"Finally back..."

Feeling the warm welcome from their families, the exhausted exploration team members couldn't help but smile. But the monsters they had imprisoned were not so happy; instead, they were terrified of the light and sound, struggling and roaring incessantly.

Indeed, the long procession was escorting a large group of tightly bound, ferocious monsters. They had all been captured alive by the exploration team during their journey to and from Afternoon Town, and after being kept under strict control, they were all sent back to Silver City.

"There are a lot of them... but it's still far from ten thousand..."

Derrick stood in the welcoming crowd, watching carts filled with twisted monsters pass by, and couldn't help but think to himself.

As the procession continued forward, at the very back of the group, an elderly man with prominent nasolabial folds, carrying two swords on his back, walked steadily, intently observing the situation ahead.

Colin Iliad.

"chief!"

Upon seeing this, Derrick quickly bowed.

"Yes, it's Derrick."

Hearing the voice, Colin turned around and glanced at it, then said calmly. He didn't stop walking, but continued to bring up the rear, escorting the convoy.

Wait a minute!

Chief, I have something else to tell you!

[Temperance] I haven't finished the task you assigned me.

Derrick was getting anxious. He pushed through the crowd, caught up with the chief, and followed him all the way to the underground prison. The monsters would be temporarily imprisoned in the prison, controlled by special items, and used as ritual materials for Elder Lovia.

"Make sure to keep their vital signs stable. Most monsters can go for a long time without food or water, but a few need to be fed regularly..." Chief Colin said to the guards, handing them a small booklet. "Take care of them according to the methods written in this booklet."

As a powerful "demon hunter", he is quite familiar with the habits of monsters.

"Your Excellency!"

Just then, Derrick finally caught up, just as the last few monsters were being sent into the prison.

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Colin glanced at him and asked casually.

"This...I..."

Derrick was momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond. He had originally planned to request the Chief's help, using the "Temperance" formula to persuade him to provide Lovia's file. However, when the words reached his lips, he felt that being direct would be too abrupt, but given his worrisome communication skills, he didn't know how to express his purpose tactfully.

Colin looked at Derrick calmly.

"Do you need something?"

He spoke up first.

"Huh? Uh...yes, yes!"

Derrick was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant and nodded vigorously in agreement with the chief's words.

The chief is actively guiding me... He knows I have a strange power behind me... just like Elder Lovia received support from the Fallen Creator... He probably already guessed that I need his help, and will offer some benefits in exchange.

For the sake of Silver City's future, the Chief has been maintaining a balance between the two forces.

After thinking it through, [Sun] finally calmed down.

He recalled the Hanged Man's teachings, struggled to organize his thoughts, and began, "It's like this, I've been studying ancient texts lately. During my research, I found a clue. Perhaps, uh, I can find the recipe for the 'Warrior' pathway potion Sequence 3 from some documents..."

As he said this, Derrick felt his face burning.

That's ridiculous.

Clearly, the chief on the other side thought the same thing. He looked intently at Derrick, and after a few seconds, he slowly said, "I see. Hmm, a very constructive idea."

It was clear that his agreement was rather reluctant.

"Therefore, Your Excellency, if I could access more classified documents, perhaps I could find more clues..."

""

Derrick steeled himself and stated his core demands.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Temperance, I'm still not very good at lying. This excuse is rather clumsy..." he said apologetically to himself, while looking at Chief Colin's face, waiting for the other's reply.

Colin was silent for a moment, then reached into his robes.

"Swish, swish, swish."

He took out a piece of animal hide, ran his fingers across it like sharp blades, leaving some writing on it, and then handed it to Derrick.

"Take this and find the keeper of the books; he will grant you higher authority."

"Okay! Thank you very much!"

Derrick was very pleased. He took the note, bowed to Colin, and ran off.

Colin stood at the prison entrance, watching the young man's departing figure.

"This child can't even tell a simple lie..."

Like a teacher looking at his foolish student, he shook his head with regret.

Lu Ze walked in the darkness.

He knew perfectly well that he was dreaming, and he strode quickly toward the tall tower in front of him.

However, upon entering the tower, he did not see the scaleless serpent, but only some runic characters spelled out by tarot cards on the ground. The text read:

I will not answer any questions about its existence; give up.

Also, tell Sherlock Moriarty not to bother a baby that is about to be born.