Chapter 571 Death Fog

"This is..." Xia Fan frowned.

"Corpse odor." Qian Yan said, "But it's not caused by corruption."

"What's the reason?"

"It's a natural odor after being stored for a long time, commonly found in morgues and tombs." She replied.

"No trace of living people was found," Li had completed the search over there, "Du Lin is not here."

Xia Fan lit a portable torch, and the darkness faded away, revealing the basement in its original appearance. It was quite spacious here, at least more than 30 feet long and wide, and divided into many compartments by low walls. A flame was not enough to illuminate every corner, but fortunately there were many candlesticks in the room, and he lit them one by one, and the room suddenly became much brighter.

The most eye-catching thing was the seven or eight bed frames placed in the basement - but the beds were not covered with bedding or other fabrics, but were hung with chains and iron shackles. Blood stains could be seen around it, and various tools such as pliers, knives, and hand saws were placed on the low table at the head of the bed.

However, the medical skills of this era are still in the stage of exploring the efficacy of herbal medicine, and some magic methods have excellent healing effects, so the concept of surgical treatment is far from being formed. Therefore, when Xia Fan saw these instruments covered with blood and rust, he immediately understood that Du Lin would never be a doctor who broke through thorns in pursuit of medical skills. He just transformed this place into his own torture chamber and used the people sent here as experimental guinea pigs to conduct some shady experiments.

"It seems that we didn't find the wrong person." Qian Yan said coldly. Although she was used to all kinds of deaths and had experienced many absurd things, it did not mean that she had tacitly accepted it. "Du Lin is not an ordinary high tower doctor."

"You are right." Xia Fan agreed. If you say that this guy is just a pervert who is rampant, it would be a bit of an underestimation of him.

There are not only torture instruments in the room, but also various experimental equipment-such as distillation tanks, glass flasks, heating furnaces, etc.... Xia Fan couldn't name more things, and they were neatly placed on the iron racks on both sides of the wall, and they seemed to have been carefully maintained.

A psychopath obviously wouldn't waste his energy on such things.

More importantly, those large instruments are not cheap at first glance, and most likely they were specially made by craftsmen according to drawings. With Du Lin's ability and financial resources, it is really difficult to decorate the basement to this extent.

This also made Xia Fan have a question in his mind.

What exactly does his subordinate mean by the so-called experiment?

In some folk tales, evil people will piece together various corpses to create monsters similar to abominations. Unfortunately, in reality, this simply does not work. Not to mention the advanced rejection reaction, it is difficult for ordinary people to put together a sterile operating room. The cut pieces of meat are no different from the steaks bought in the mall. It is no different from a fairy tale to want them to be combined and still active.

Unless the power of magic is used.

However, Laserin made it clear that Du Lin is just an ordinary person, not a demon possessor. He has been running the sanatorium for so long, and he is definitely not preparing to attack the church convoy.

"Xia Fan, Qianyan, come and take a look at this!"

Li's low cry suddenly came from the other side.

The two followed the sound and came to the fox demon.

The other side of the basement was similar to a study, but in addition to the common things such as long tables and bookshelves, there were two strange wooden barrels placed on one wall. The classic black and yellow color scheme of the barrels and the skull logo painted on them almost marked its danger on the face. But this was not the most surprising thing for Li. What really caught her attention was the sun pattern logo on the top of the barrel.

Only the Hera Church is qualified to use such an emblem.

"Is the church behind this matter?" Li puzzled, "The man in the mirror who talked to Azier was actually a member of the Hera Church?"

Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why the church's things appeared in the basement of the sanatorium.

"Maybe we can't draw a conclusion so quickly." Xia Fan noticed that there were several warning patterns painted on the barrels. With his limited level of Xiji language and the content of the pictures, he could roughly distinguish that they should be "handle with care", "keep away from heat sources", "non-professionals should not touch" and so on.

If the church wants to transport some dangerous items into the Azure Castle, there is no reason to write all the warnings on them.

It is more like a very rigorous packaging container, or the kind produced in batches.

Using such a thing to play tricks, aren't you afraid of being caught?

"Look around and see if you can find any new clues." He said calmly.

The three of them immediately began to rummage through the boxes, hoping to find some guidance.

Soon, Xia Fan was attracted by an experimental record on the table.

The handwriting inside was very neat, even he could understand a lot.

He flipped to the last few pages, and the other party's records became shorter and shorter. "Time is very tight. Using only people in the hospital will easily arouse suspicion. I can only gather manpower from outside and conduct multiple groups of comparative tests at the same time."

"The effect of the 26th potion is too lethal. The blue iris cannot effectively reduce the poison. A total of two people were consumed. The test failed."

"The 28th potion failed."

"The 31st potion extended the death time to six hours. This is a rare breakthrough, but it is still a certain distance from the goal."

"The investigation of the jury is more incisive than expected. The higher-ups have shortened the action date again. I can only do two more tests during the day. I hope everything is still in time."

"Potion No. 35, the effect of the death fog was greatly suppressed. The three experimenters persisted for twelve hours. No matter how much the body was corroded, the spirit was still clear. I feel that success is close at hand."

Then came the last page, with only one sentence on it.

"Potion No. 37, I found the perfect formula."

Xia Fan's heart sank slightly.

Even through the paper, he could feel the urgency of the other party. According to this record, the "operation date" in Dulin's mouth has been shortened to the point where he captured a large number of outsiders at the risk of being discovered, and stayed in the basement for a long time to conduct experiments. Now that the experiment is complete, when will he choose to take action?

Could it be... now?

At this time, Li also discovered two unusual things through the smell.

They were placed in a wooden box on the bookshelf. The wooden box itself was unlocked, and it seemed that the contents inside were not unusual, but Li realized that these two things were anything but ordinary.

Because their smell is quite unique, and it is incompatible with the blood and stench that fills the room.

It was a finely crafted gold and stone pendant, as well as a customs defense document.

"What's written on it?" Xia Fan noticed the different piece of paper.

After Li scanned it roughly, his eyes couldn't help but condense, "A delivery slip shows that the Watch Island garrison, under the order of the church, delivered ten barrels of the dead sea death fog, as well as instructions about the death fog itself."

"Death fog" - this word also appears occasionally in the test records.

She pointed to the densely packed rows of small words below, "It is collected from the edge of the sea. It is of extremely high purity and has a very strong bone-eroding effect on any living creature and most evil spirits. Once inhaled or injected into the body, the damage to the body will be If it occurs irreversibly, ordinary treatments will not work, so full protective equipment must be worn and extraction and recovery must be carried out carefully.”

"Warning: In the event of accidental contact, the best response is to end the contact's life immediately to reduce the pain of his bone erosion."

"Note: When used to kill evil spirits, hazard assessment needs to be carried out to minimize the spread and residue of death fog on land."

There is a signature at the bottom of the document, which Xia Fan can understand without Li reading it - "Signed by: Major Ferdinand Loken."

"That's good." Xia Fan muttered, "The murderer, evidence, purpose of committing the crime... everything we are looking for is ready."

"You mean, the enemy's attack on the church's convoy was actually to obtain the Death Mist from Watch Island?" Li asked.

He nodded, "From the official documents, this army stationed on Watch Island belongs to the church. If they use their identity as the Son of the Holy Spirit, they can receive such dangerous items without anyone noticing."

"That is to say - this pendant belongs to the Holy Son?" Li lifted it up, "But why did the murderer throw it in a place like this?"

"Because it is of no use. No matter how little information is available on the island, it will take ten days and a half to know what happened in Azure Castle. Once the other party takes action, this information gap will disappear." Xia Fan muttered, "Instead, keep it here In the basement, it can actually create an illusion that the church is directing and acting on its own, and the same goes for the wooden barrels containing the death fog..."

Not only did the other party not care about the information leaked on the container, but they also deliberately placed it here openly. Its intention can only be said to be quite obvious.

"But what do they want to do with the death fog?" Li turned his attention to the document again, "According to the content of the warning, it seems that as long as this thing is poured into the well, it can cause a lot of harm in the city, but Du Lin did not Do this.”

"I just looked through his test records. What he pursues is not the killing effect of the death fog, but to prolong the pain it brings to people." Xia Fan's expression was solemn, "This reminds me of something."

"You want to talk about the bronze ruins?" Qian Yan said coldly.

He nodded slightly, "The only purpose of these things is to let people experience the most painful and desperate torture before death, in order to create an atmosphere of resentment."

And these breaths are the best raw materials for breeding evil spirits.

If the other party's purpose was this, then the series of things they did would basically make sense.

"However, there are still problems with this explanation." Qian Yan did not agree immediately. "Achie must be aware of this, but what are the benefits to him? Helping the murderer create evil spirits to attack Azure Castle will definitely affect him. The factories and shops are not a good deal at all.”

Xia Fan also felt that the living dead's argument was reasonable, "unless he can get greater benefits from it."

At this moment, Li suddenly pricked up his ears.

"Shh, there's movement overhead!"

The other two people immediately held their breath and looked up.

I saw a few wisps of light blue smoke drifting from the gaps in the basement ceiling, like a soft veil, covering it quietly downwards.

I guess everyone knows what I was busy with before T.T. The article will be published soon, so I have to make a revision today and tomorrow. If you allow me to update it in just two days, the corresponding number of words will also increase, which is almost equivalent to 1.5 chapters. I'm really not lazy.

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