Deep Sea Embers Chapter 79: Alley lights

Deep in a shabby alley far from the abandoned factory, in an unremarkable old hut, an oil lamp was suddenly lit.

In the flickering lights, you can see the simple and outdated furnishings in the hut, the slightly moldy ceiling, the faded wallpaper, and a dark crack in the corner of the room that is slowly creeping and shrinking.

The terrifying-looking Bone Hound was lying beside the fissure, motionless like a dead dog, while at the other end of the jet-black chain, Shirley, who was wearing a long skirt with a black background and a white edge, carefully adjusted. After taking a look at the wick of the oil lamp, he came to the window again, and unsurely checked the sky outside.

"...The creation of the world," the girl sighed softly, "Fortunately, I went home before night fell completely, otherwise I was afraid that I would die like a dog in a stinky ditch." /

The deep hound, who was lying on the floor with a corpse not far away, immediately raised his head, and his throat made a hoarse cracking sound: "Just say it, don't talk to the dog."

"Can you still talk? I thought you lost half your life this time," Xue Li turned her head and glanced at Ah Gou, "Can you talk now? Why did you suddenly run away— —And still use the most dangerous You Sui Shuttle? Didn’t you say that there are countless demons in the deep sea waiting to chew your black bones?”

"No matter how many demons there are in the deep sea, I can walk around, but I can still run away, but just now... I really can't run away if I don't hurry up," the hound finally finally He seemed to catch his breath, and raised his head slightly to look at Shirley, "You should be thankful that I reacted quickly and opened the crack at the moment when that terrifying guy turned his eyes away, otherwise as long as his eyes still fell on you and me, I would even run away. can't open the channel!"

Shirley frowned and slowly came to the Deep Hound: "So what's going on? Why are you afraid of being like this? That guy named 'Duncan'... Have you ever seen him? An important figure in the Church of Oblivion? Or is there some deep demon standing behind him?"

The Deep Hound seemed to recall some extremely terrifying feeling all at once. Its bones rattled, and then he muttered in a low voice: "I haven't seen him, and I don't know him."

Shirley's eyes suddenly widened: "I've never seen you afraid like this!?"

"Even if I haven't seen it before, as a secluded demon, I can 'see' a shadow that is more terrifying than death!" The secluded hound suddenly raised his head, his empty red eyes staring straight at the snow Li, "In a human body, there is a swirl of light and shadow stuffed with TMD that makes me feel insane when I look at it, do you think I can't be afraid?!"

Speaking of this, it paused for a while, as if to organize the language to describe how she felt at that time to Shirley, who was a human. Thousands of overlapping voices roared at the same time. When he watched, I could feel that all my fates from birth to death were spread out and flattened on the ground for people to see. I tell you, the last time I met Such a scary thing, I saw the 'Holy Lord' from a distance in the deep sea! But the Holy Lord can't move, today we meet that person, he can walk and move!"

Xue Li was furred by Agou's terrifying tone and eyes (although his eyes were just two glowing holes), but she still murmured subconsciously, "Why didn't I feel anything at the time...I I think he's very nice..."

"So sometimes I envy the inefficient and slow perception of your human beings - this barrier of ignorance is really the treasure the world has given you, it will make you smile in the midst of crazy and twisted extinction. Die," The Deep Hound lay down again weakly, "keep going blind, this world can be a better place--a poor puppy like me is not so lucky, I'll be scared to death by seeing it every so often. Dog stuff..."

"...How can TMD have such a cowardly and profound demon like you in the world," Xue Li couldn't help but squinted at Agou, and then she seemed to be thinking about something, and hesitantly said, "But when you say that, I think we shouldn't run... If that person is really as you said, a super powerful man, then maybe he can hug his thighs! Look, he was quite kind to us just now, He also asked us about things, and it seems that he doesn't deal with the sun bastards, isn't this an opportunity? I'm acting like a spoiled child, pretending to be cute, in case it's a backer..."

Before the girl could finish her words, she heard the sound of the black iron chain, and Agou, who was still lying dead a second ago, jumped up: "Put away your crazy thoughts immediately! Your madness is already fast. Enough to open the subspace channel!"

Immediately after, it paused, and continued to exhort uneasy: "Listen, never deal with this kind of thing with a human shell and indescribable inside. They are more cunning than pure demons, more cunning than real demons. The human beings are more sinister, and their peaceful conversation with you is always just an appetizer for a feast - don't look at him just now, but you think that after you tell him everything you know, he can still make you complete leave?"

It seems that the stern tone of the Deep Hound's never had the effect. Shirley seemed to be a little bit stunned. She finally gave up on her bold idea, but still muttered: "I see, I know—but Why does your tone sound like an old mother..."

The Deep Hound lay down on the ground: "Nonsense, I raised you!"

Xue Li snorted, then looked at the sky outside the window, and after seeing that the night was gradually falling, she walked towards the window.

The black iron chain was tight. Following the girl's footsteps, the hound, who wanted to rest on his stomach, was dragged helplessly on the ground, but the huge and heavy demon was dragged as if it had no weight in Xue Li's hands. To and fro: "What do you want to do, can't you let me party, I'm exhausted from playing such a big fight today..."

"I'm mainly doing the fighting, okay?" Shirley looked outside without looking back, "I was looking at the situation outside...it was completely dark, and the street lights just turned on."

"After all, it's a slum. It's good that the authorities can ensure that these street lights maintain the most basic ability to exorcise evil spirits. Don't expect them to be lit before the twilight like other urban areas," Agou muttered and turned back. Glancing at the oil lamp on the old dining table, "Turn off the light soon, oil is quite expensive."

Shirley pursed her lips: "...put it off before going to bed, or it's too dark in the room."

Agou grunted in his stomach, but didn't say anything.

In the city-state, the city's managers and builders strictly planned the location and number of the most basic exorcism devices, "street lamps". Gas lamps distributed throughout the city can ensure that the entire city is protected after dark. Therefore, it is equally safe to use electric lamps or oil lamps in residential houses on the surface, and it is even safe to turn off the lights in the room after the street lamps are lit.

But no matter how prosperous the city is, there are also forgotten corners. In the depths of the slums that are more old and dilapidated than the lower city ~IndoMTL.com~ The number of gas street lights is far less than other areas, and these street lights are almost enough to maintain Safety day and night, and this "enough" state is obviously not reassuring enough.

So in the slums, oil lamps and grease candles with flame lighting are a must for every household.

If the street lights are a quarter and a half late, the fire in the home can at least temporarily block the darkness after the sun goes down.

Of course, many poor households use oil lamps and candles for another important reason: they can't afford the relatively high cost of retrofitting electricity.

The electric light is bright, clean and safe. It has long been the first choice for lighting in the safe and worry-free urban area, but in this small house in the slum...

The only thing that can bring Shirley and Agou a sense of security is the flickering flame in the old lamp.

In the dim light, the voice of the hound broke the silence: "...are you going to go out for activities this time?"

"Hmm."

"Continue to trouble the sun bastards?"

"I asked them for information."

"Anyway, it's almost... But now it seems that they are not very clear about what happened eleven years ago. Look at the situation today, even they are asking the locals to inquire..."

"This is because today's wave of people happened to be from Rensa, so maybe next time there will be a harvest."

"Okay, as long as you like."

"Agou, next time you weave a camouflage for me, just rely on it, don't expose it halfway through."

"I just hope that I don't run into that terrifying guy today again--I suspect that our breath was exposed in advance because there was such a strong 'interference' at the scene..."

"Okay, you say yes..."