prynovel Chapter 3884 Luliana
Chapter 3884 Luliana
Chapter 3884 Luliana
Half of the church was buried in the mud under the water, including the main entrance.
In other words, it was unlikely that Ingres could enter through the main gate.
The only passage through the entire underwater church is a very winding chimney.
Through the tilt angle and the internal drainage and pressurization mechanism, the chimney serves as both an entrance and exit while preventing external water from entering the church.
Ingres entered the chimney and continued to wind his way along the copper-cast wall pipe.
Eventually, he landed in a tattered cubicle.
The cubicle was filled with rotting wood and worn fabrics, and judging by the mini-size clothing it was filled with and the hymn racks piled in the corner, it must have been the church choir's utility room.
Angel glanced around and found no useful clues in the compartment, so he pushed open the creaking wooden door and walked out.
Outside is the corridor.
To be precise, it was the corridor on the second floor. With one side against the wall and the other side being a stone railing, one could clearly see everything in the hall on the first floor of the church, including the half-human, half-dummy on the circular stage.
The noise of Ingres pushing the door open seemed to startle the half-man, half-dummy.
It was originally just half-crouching on the ground pretending to be a stone statue, but now, its stiff body began to tremble slowly, as if it would stand up at any time.
Angel didn't care. He just walked along the corridor, looking at the half-human, half-puppet below leisurely.
Although it looks like it has been "awakened" now, Angel knows very well that it has woken up a long time ago.
It had been discovered long before Angel entered the hidden waters.
I guess they're putting on all this now just to paralyze him.
Thinking that Ingres didn't know what was going on in the church, he pretended to be suddenly awake.
Angel looked at the half-human, half-dummy on the stage below.
Half of its face is that of a handsome man, and the other half is that of a porcelain doll-like puppet.
It was wearing a pure white wedding dress and white high heels with gold threads. From Ingres's perspective, he could only see half of its body, but he could still see its slenderness, gracefulness, and elegance.
It may be a bit strange to say that a man is gentle. But at least in Ingres's eyes, the whole process from "awakening" to "stretching the body" is very gentle, like a lazy cat showing its smooth back and finally standing up slowly.
But combined with the gender it reveals, it feels a bit weird, absurd and discordant.
At this time, Angel went downstairs.
The edge of the church hall was filled with chairs, some of which were cleared from the front to make room for a circular stage for the half-man, half-dummy.
Walking along the marble path, Ingres walked towards the edge of the stage.
Although it has a waterproof mechanism, the marble floor is still wet. When Ingres walked on it, he could even see his own reflection in the water with the help of the lights in the church.
Soon, he came to the side of the stage.
The half-human, half-puppet stood quietly in the center of the stage, like a statue, staring at Ingres without blinking, his eyes revealing an elusive emotion, as if vigilance and expectation.
Angel was also watching it.
At three meters tall, she looked like a little giant. Her golden eyes, hidden by her wedding dress, were emotionless, like dead glass.
I have to say that there is a slight difference between the half-human, half-dummy seen from a God's perspective and the half-human, half-dummy seen with one's own eyes. At least, the contrast in size and the aura it carries cannot be seen from a God's perspective alone.
Angel did not move, but carefully observed the situation around the half-human, half-puppet, trying to find the energy fluctuations around it, as well as possible fluctuations of power.
However, no.
There was a vacuum zone around the half-human, half-puppet, with nothing there.
This makes it extremely special.
Although on the surface, Angel did not obtain any valuable information, but through extraperception, Angel discovered that its emotions were fluctuating.
There is both curiosity and suspicion.
And all its emotions are neither kind nor malicious, they are just simple emotional fluctuations.
This surprised Angel. He originally thought that since he did not touch the pressure plate, the half-human, half-puppet might be very angry and even harbor strong malice towards him.
But at the moment, it seems not.
The air remained silent and neither side made a move.
Ingres's stillness indicates that he is thinking, while the half-man, half-puppet's stillness may be because Ingres has not stepped onto the "stage".
Of course, this is just Ingres's guess.
Because the bottom of the stage is covered with corners and patterns, it is obvious that the round stage is the highlight.
Just like some Earth games on the holographic tablet, before players encounter a BOSS battle, they have to trigger the BOSS plot first, or they have to step into the BOSS's hatred range.
Whether it is the plot or the scope of hatred, it is most likely on the stage. If Angel does not step onto the stage, a "stalemate" will naturally form.
Angel did not step onto the stage rashly. He was thinking about what to do next: should he use Nightmare to control it first, or let Hertz use "Man with a Story" on it first?
Both should be fine.
Although the half-human, half-doll figure is of astonishing size, it is indeed a "human form" and meets the criteria of a "person with a story".
The only thing you need to pay attention to is that if you use Nightmare to control it, you will most likely not be able to communicate with it, because the mission prompt says "The special entity in the hidden waters can communicate, but the prerequisite is that you have to understand what it says."
However, not being able to communicate is not a problem. At worst, we can just have a spiritual conversation.
Thinking of this, Angel decided to take a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, he summoned Hertz to use "The Man with a Story" on it, and on the other hand, he manipulated the nightmare aura around it.
However, before Angel could make any move, the half-human, half-puppet in front of him suddenly started talking.
"Human, it's nice to meet you."
Angel: “???” Doesn’t the mission prompt imply that it doesn’t understand the common language of humans?
Angel was about to reply, but it said again: "Please don't interrupt me. Luliana only gave me half a minute. Please listen to me..."
Its mouth moved rapidly and sentences kept coming out.
But it is worth noting that when it speaks, only the "man" half of its face moves, and the side representing the "puppet" is still stiff.
Half a minute later, it stopped talking, and then lowered its head dejectedly as if it had lost all its strength and means.
The whole person became quiet.
But this silence did not last long. After a few seconds, it suddenly raised its head.
Its eyes were no longer as calm as before, but were replaced by a boiling molten gold, and its entire aura changed from calm to domineering.
At this moment, the half of the face representing the "man" became paralyzed, while the face of the "doll" became alive.
But the doll's face is weird to begin with, and the more lifelike it is, the more terrifying it is.
It stared at Angel intently. Under its super perception, malicious emotions were like real swords, crisscrossing around it.
呲味——
A strange noise came from under its feet.
Its high heels seemed to have turned into ice skates and the stage had turned into an ice rink. It was like an ice skater skating on the circular stage.
The top light is extremely elegant, but also extremely cruel.
Red liquid flowed out from every scratch on the ground, as if it was an artery cut by an ice knife and was bleeding.
While it was dancing gracefully, its eyes were still fixed on Ingres, as if it was staring at an enemy it hated, wishing to eat his flesh, bones and drink his blood.
The sinister murderous intent and the overflowing evil thoughts were completely different from before.
Amid the splattering blood, Angel silently took a step back, just like a spectator, quietly admiring the ice skate performance on the field...even if the opponent wanted to kill him.
Its "performance" at this moment is indeed beautiful, a bloody and violent beauty.
But Ingres's attention was not on its performance, but on its head.
When the "man" just now said the name "Luliana", the long-lost NPC information was finally triggered. However, this time only half of the NPC information was triggered.
"Human-machine: ■■■/Lulena"
"■■■:??? (You can see the detailed information after unlocking the name)"
"Lulena: Lulina was once an ice ballet dancer. She died at her wedding and was burned to death by fire. After being resurrected by the Lord of the Layers, Lulina became a half-body puppet and lost all her memories. Now she lives for only one purpose: to find her past and kill all humans who try to enter the Dream Layer."
"Contacting ■■■/Lulena may trigger the side quest "The Cage"."
From this NPC information, Angel roughly understood that this half-human, half-puppet was not actually a person, but a "human-machine couple".
There are two consciousnesses in one body.
The man and the "doll" correspond to ■■■ and Luliana.
Because Angel only knew the name "Lulena", only half of the NPC information was displayed.
If you want to know the information about your other half, you must know the name of that "man". Unfortunately, it didn't say its name just now.
However, from its brief thirty-second statement, Angel roughly understood the current situation.
Simply put, there are two consciousnesses in this half-human, half-doll. The main consciousness is Luliana, and the man is only the secondary consciousness.
The man didn't know what Angel's purpose was in coming here, but no matter what the purpose was, he couldn't get an answer from Luliana and could only communicate with himself.
As a secondary consciousness, there are only two ways to get out. Either knock Lulena unconscious and make the main consciousness unconscious; or Angel finds the diagram of the magic circle and manipulates the magic circle to suppress Lulena's consciousness.
The man emphasized how to find the formation diagram.
It said: "This area is very special. Every time a new person comes, various clues will be refreshed around it. These clues are actually related to solving puzzles. As long as you solve the puzzle through the clues, you will definitely find the magic circle diagram."
If nothing unexpected happens, the clue it is talking about is the recording bracelet.
But before Angel could ask further questions, the man's time to speak was up, Luliana's consciousness emerged, and then the situation became tense as it is now.
Angel already has a pretty good understanding of the current situation. If he wants to successfully enter the dark corner, he has to wake up the man with whom he can communicate.
However, Angel was still a little confused. Could it be that Lulena really couldn't communicate?
From the NPC information, we can see that although Luliana has lost her memory, it does not say that she has lost the ability to communicate.
Moreover, before that, when Luliana's main consciousness replaced the secondary consciousness, she spoke a sentence. That sentence sounded like singing, with a strange pronunciation, and Angel didn't understand it.
However, when Luliana saw that Angel didn't respond, she spoke with malice instead...
There's always something weird going on here.
However, Angel did not delve into it. Whether the situation between Luliana and the man was complicated or as simple as it seemed, it actually did not matter to him now. The most important thing now was to activate the dark corner.
Exploring the plot is a matter for later.
……
According to the normal puzzle-solving process, we must now look for the six-digit password.
However, Angel did not do so at this time. Instead, he summoned Hertz and asked it to use "Man with a Story" on the half-human, half-puppet.
Hertz reacted very quickly to the "specific sentences". As soon as Angel finished speaking, he felt his consciousness break through the shackles of his body and enter a dark and empty space.
Ingres was already very familiar with this place. This place belonged to the space of consciousness, and could also be called the "consciousness projection room."
In the screening room, only the screen in front of the room was faintly glowing.
The light flickered slightly, as if it was breathing.
If parsed as text, it can be parsed as:
"Searching..."
"Story retrieved, receiving..."
As the light flashes more intensely, it also means that the half-human, half-dummy has a story worth seeing.
The curtain of the consciousness screening room was slowly pulled open, and scenes appeared one after another, just like watching a movie.
Angel thought that the only figure in the picture would be Luliana's, after all, Luliana was the main consciousness now; but the reality was that the protagonist of the story was not Luliana, but the half-body man.
The picture kept flickering, and the last picture showed a man kneeling on the foggy seashore, praying to the moon that was like a millstone in the sky.
In front of him was a charred female corpse.
"...You already know the price of resurrection. Are you sure you want to revive her this way?"
"Sure, I can give anything as long as I can be with her."
The former did not speak, but the meaning he expressed resounded through heaven and earth. The latter was a man's humble voice, with earnest prayers.
"Humans are still as perverted as ever... If that's the case, then I'll do as you wish."
The next second, the charred female corpse disappeared, and the man turned into a half-human, half-doll form. At the same time, a female voice sounded in his mind.
"Where is this..."
——This is the Moonlight Sea.
"The Moonlight Sea... sounds familiar? Hey, who am I? Why can't I remember anything?"
——Your name is Luliana.
"I'm Luliana, who are you then? Why are you speaking in my body?"
——My name is Dolores, and I am...your husband.