Chapter 578

It's not nonsense to say that Sarah Hawkins has something to do with the Necronomicon, and the sudden resurrection of the demon on the painting by Officer Bradley is most likely related to the Necronomicon.

As we all know, the Necronomicon has another name.

The Textbook of the Snail City!

In the long night of games and anime fate, the description of the Luoyan City textbook is as follows: the magic guide book is bound with human skin. Able to summon and enlist monsters in the depths of the sea. This book has the ability to act as a magic furnace, and can ignore the magician's own magic to perform magic at the level of grand magic and ritual spells. It contains forbidden knowledge about the primeval gods before the creation of humans. It is an Italian translation by the magician François Pleralati, originally written in Chinese from the Xia Dynasty in China. It is said that the earlier texts were written in languages other than humans.

An earlier source is the Lalaye text, which is said to have been written on clay tablets, and there are various rumors as to whether it still exists or has been destroyed. It is more likely that a number of manuscripts in the form of books were copied from the original texts, which have been preserved to the present day from 300 BC onwards, and are said to have been hidden in uninhabited areas along the coast of China. It is available in English and German translations, suggesting that it was smuggled out of the country.

This book is about the Deep Diver, the father god Dagon and the mother god Hydra, the Star Clan of Cthulhu, the 'Sons of Cthulhu' Zos Omog and Gatano Toya, and the great Cthulhu himself. It also records the sinking of Mu and Lalaye, and also suggests that Lalaye will one day rise from the sea again. In addition, it also mentions the 'Waiting in the Dark' Seeguer.

In addition to the Chinese, English, and German translations, there is also the legend that the 15th-century magician François Prati (a real Italian priest and alchemist) holds an Italian translation of the Laleille text that Marco Polo brought back from China, a manuscript bound in human skin, once held by Napoleon Bonaparte, who became emperor of France, but the details of which are unknown.

As mentioned earlier, the greatest function of the Necronomicon is to summon the monsters in the Cthulhu Mythos, and the monsters in the painting that Officer Bradley saw are most likely the family creatures that the Necronomiconon summoned belong to Cthulhu.

Some people will ask, aren't the people of Cthulhu all sea creatures? Actually, it's just a part of Cthulhu's family, let me see what the description of Cthulhu is: the sleeping god, the lord of Laleye, one of the beings that symbolizes 'water', in the form of an octopus head, a human body, and a giant with bat wings on his back.

Cthulhu occasionally uses psychic telepathy to make contact with unspecified humans at a distance. Humans who come into contact with Cthulhu are generally quite sensitive, and many of them go berserk because of psychic contact. Sometimes, however, artists become famous for being inspired by this madness.

Cthulhu sleeps in the underwater city of Lalaye in the South Pacific, but due to the cosmic phase or other external factors, sometimes the seal is automatically broken and appears at sea. However, since the seal was not completely broken, Cthulhu could not stay away from Laleyer, and when the stars changed and the power of the seal was restored, he would return to Lralayh to continue his sleep.

As a symbol of water, why it has a pair of bat wings, this proves that there are other races in the Cthulhu family besides sea creatures.

And among them, we have to mention a monster called 'Empty Ghost'.

The Empty Ghosts come from the lower independent races of the Cthulhu Mythos, and they don't stay on one planet for long, always roaming around. They may also be serving an outer god or an old ruler.

The description of its appearance is as follows: a large, blasphemous monster. Its morphology looks a little like an ape, and some like an insect; Its skin hung down in heaps, and on its wrinkled head, there were traces of degenerated eyes, and the head swayed from side to side as if drunk. On the protruding forelimbs, there are large open hooks. Although no expression could be seen on its face, a cruel and vicious aura could be felt emanating from all over its body.

Empty ghosts can come and go from a certain plane at will: upon leaving, their bodies will begin to glow, and then suddenly disappear. During this time, they will not be able to fight back even if they are attacked. When the Empty Ghost travels to another dimension, it can take some items or creatures with it. It has to grab what it wants to take with its hooks in order to take it away. The items or victims it took away will never be seen again.

Based on the description of the empty ghost, and when you think of the shattered bodies of the victims, it is not difficult to imagine that the real murderer is likely to be it.

However, if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you can't be sure that the empty ghost really exists, this kind of creature is extremely difficult, once you target someone, then the end of that person has come, because it can not appear in the material world without its own entity, so that people can't attack it, and at the same time, it can also shoot at its own target from any direction and any place, and it can easily catch its attack.

Dealing with such a monster, even Edwin, who is in the demigod rank, has a headache, if it is a few, it doesn't matter, if there are too many, even he can retreat, I hope it is not what he thinks.

With the silent atmosphere all the way, the car drove slowly until the road up the mountain stopped, and the driver who felt the gloomy atmosphere couldn't help but shudder, "I can only send you here, and you need to walk the rest of the way by yourself." ”

Edwin nodded, pushed the door open, and got out of the car while handing the payment to the driver.

Seeing such a large amount of money, the driver's eyes flashed with greed, and he took it, feeling the feeling of paper on his fingertips and the smell of money couldn't help but be intoxicated.

But he hadn't forgotten that he had to get out of here quickly so as not to get into trouble, and he hadn't forgotten the reminders of the islanders, even if he didn't particularly believe them.

The car drove away quickly, and Edwin stood under the road up the hill and looked up, vaguely seeing the old villa sitting halfway up the mountain, and also the traces of the fire.

Stepping up the stairs and walking towards the halfway point of the mountain, the road ahead is unknown, and I don't know what kind of danger I will encounter, but if I can harvest the legendary Book of Necronomicon, then it will be worth the risk.

Just as Edwin was on his way up the hill, a figure on his back foot came here, and if anyone in the tavern was around here, wouldn't it be the one who had left the tavern with Edwin, a foreigner? In the same way, they will be afraid of this person.

Why? Because no matter where it is, there is an underground order, and this person is the ruler of the underground order on Blackwater Island.

He followed Edwin's footsteps here, his purpose is unknown, but what can be known is that it must be related to Edwin, otherwise why would he chase here?

Stepping up the stairs like Edwin, the man seemed to be unconcerned about the curses that circulated among the islanders, as if he were not afraid of them.

Like Edwin, his figure faded into the mist of the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Just as they were all gone, another fishing boat was ushered in on the docks of Blackwater, and a well-dressed girl stepped out of the boat, and after waving goodbye to the captain, she looked at this isolated town with curiosity on her face, and couldn't help frowning when she smelled the fishy smell on the tip of her nose.

She never imagined that in an era when technology was so advanced, she could still see the buildings and clothes of the last century, as if it had no connection with the outside world, how backward it was?

However, she was not here for a tourist, and after a little upset, she began to inquire about Edwin's whereabouts.

Without exception, she also chose the tavern, not because she had a lot of social experience, but because she had a special ability to read other people's memories.

Soon, she learned that Edwin had left the tavern halfway up the mountain on the island, and she had also found the same car dealer that Edwin had found before, and it was even more coincidental that they were looking for the same driver.

When she proposed to go to the Mid-Levels Villa, the driver had a strange expression on his face, and secretly wondered why so many people were going to Hawkins' old house today?

But he didn't refuse, because the girl offered ten times the pay, so he made a lot of money today, and if he ran again, he would not have to work for several years.

However, the driver did not know that this sports car would be the last in his life.

Back to Edwin's side, after he went up the mountain, he could clearly feel that the fog around him was getting thicker and thicker, and the thick visibility was almost only two meters.

After walking for about ten minutes, Edwin saw a broken gate with a lock on it, and it was clear that the old butler who was guarding the owner's family's cemetery was not willing to let outsiders into the confines of the villa.

If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he could only find other ways to enter, or sigh with admiration, but such a trivial matter was not difficult for Edwin, but seeing that he was on tiptoe, he crossed the iron gate several meters high and entered the confines of the villa.

As soon as he entered it, an eerie aura rushed over his face, and a slight stinging chill warned Edwin's heart all the time that there seemed to be some kind of threat here, not fatal, but also some trouble.

Entering the manor house from the main entrance, you can walk around the pool and walk from the left by an enclosed gate, which is the back garden of the manor.

When he found the back garden, he also saw the old butler who was guarding the owner's grave.

But seeing that he was hunched at the waist, his face was full of wrinkles, his hair was pale, and he was probably about seventy years old.

At this age, it stands to reason that you should go to the town's nursing home to spend your old age, but now that they are guarded here because of the kindness of the Hawkins family, it is obvious that the Hawkins family is not a bad person.

Even if things are not absolute, people who can treat people with kindness are not bad people.

Even if it's a play, but being able to do it to this extent is better than those who put their mouths out loud.

Hypocrisy is goodness, as long as it brings goodwill, as long as people reap goodwill, then hypocrisy is also good.

Giving up, and trying not to disturb the old butler, Edwin quietly infiltrated the burned Hawkins Manor villa.

The three-year fire consumed three lives, but it also consumed a lot of things, at least there was almost nothing left of the villa.

The rooms were opened and examined, and the results were disappointing, with no anomalies, no gains, and no use for the previous clues.

The unbelieving Edwin searched all three floors and could not find any clues about the Necronomicon even then, but even then he did not give up, but thought about it carefully, remembering the details of the layout in the villa.

Suddenly he thought of something, and he came to Sarah Hawkins's room, as a painter, the room should be most paper and paint, pens, and in addition to these, there is also a bookshelf?

That's right, the bookshelf! There is a study on the second floor of the villa, but there is a bookcase in Sarah Hawkins's room, isn't it very abrupt? It can't help but feel that something isn't quite right.

Edwin began to flip through the books on the shelves, trying to move them as well, and finally, as he pulled out a book, he saw a button.

Seeing this, he was overjoyed, and immediately pressed the button, but saw that the bookshelf began to move, revealing a secret door behind the bookshelf.

The door is closed, and at the same time it requires a key, and it is impossible to force it open from the outside, because the door is engraved with an old seal, and I am afraid that this is someone who is afraid of the secret in it, so use the door engraved with the old seal to close it, and once you forcibly try to open it, then the result is no other possibility than to explode and blow up the entire villa and destroy the contents inside, so finding the key to open the door is the key.

So, where is the key to open the door? There is no doubt that somewhere in this villa, the worst outcome could be to be buried in the ground with Sarah Hawkins, who is not willing to exhume someone's body.

I started the process of rummaging again, and I searched for a whole hour, but I still found nothing.

Just as Edwin was thinking about where Sarah Hawkins would hide the key, there was a sudden noise that made his face change slightly.

Could it be that the old butler has come in? Or did someone else sneak in?