Chapter 593: Revisiting the Old Place

As the bamboo raft continued to go deeper into the sewer system, the drain became a small light spot behind him, and the strong stench of turbid sewage rushed straight to his head through his nose.

Parker covered his nose, not knowing what expression he had in the dark. Chen Ke couldn't stand it either, and coughed twice.

"We're almost there," Jack said.

Jack pressed the bamboo raft against the wall on the left, then laid the long pole flat, threw it on the steps beside him, and jumped lightly onto a platform on the left.

Chen Ke was amazed at how Jack could interact freely in the dark, as if he had cat eyes. After Jack went up, he struck a match, and in an instant, the dark sewer became brighter.

"Watch your feet, don't fall into the stinky water." Jack laughed.

Chen Ke and Parker also stepped onto the steps, and Jack fixed the bamboo raft to the shore with a tied rope. The match went out at this time.

Jack lit another match, then picked up a small oil lamp from the ground next to him and lit it. The orange light illuminated the passage. Jack threw the match into the pool and motioned them to follow.

Chen Ke then looked at the sewer with the light. The water was dark, with a layer of shiny oil floating on it. Combined with the strong stench, he couldn't help but frown.

"It's really dirty here... Why do you have to hide here? Aren't you afraid of getting sick?" Parker couldn't help but complain.

"If you have any questions, ask Jacob in person." Jack stopped explaining and took the light to lead the two people deeper.

The scale of this sewer is much larger than it looks. If you are not familiar with the route, it is easy to get lost in it when crossing between various pipes.

They also passed two relatively large central control water rooms. There was a ray of moonlight shining on the top. That should be the leaking hole of the manhole cover of the sewer.

At the end of the passage, Chen Ke and his team came out of a circular opening and came to a larger space. Here, if you look down vertically and listen to the sound of water, you can tell how high it is. The light of the oil lamp is like a firefly in this space.

The two went down the escalator. He was a little confused. He didn't know who built such a huge space in this sewer. Maybe this was a shelter built by the Ingram government for other purposes, but it was abandoned for some reason?

The three people went down to the bottom. The sewage around them poured down from the top of their heads like a black waterfall. They walked deeper in the circular corridor at the bottom and finally came to a double-door.

"The Ingram government actually built such a large...underground shelter in the sewer? And it's so empty that it doesn't look like it has been used at all." Chen Ke sighed.

"I thought you remembered this place, Chen Ke. Jacob said you came in here with him 29 years ago. At that time, it was occupied by an evil cult." Jacob looked back at Chen Ke and handed him the oil lamp.

"I don't remember." Chen Ke took the oil lamp.

"I don't know what happened at that time. Jacob said you took him to see the extraordinary. I'm curious." Jack put his hands on the double doors, hummed, and pushed the door open.

"Crack, crack, crack..." The heavy wooden door made a sound, echoing in the silent and dark underground.

Inside the door was a stone room, and the ground around was full of candles. A crack broke in the left wall, and a huge iron chain exposed the wall and fell to the ground.

An old man was crouching at the end of the stone room with his back to him, checking something.

"Is that your friend?" Parker asked in a low voice.

"Little Jack, I said, don't go back to them for help. We can handle this matter." Jacob's old voice echoed in the stone room.

Chen Ke looked at the old man cautiously, then called his name.

"Jacob?"

The old man was stunned when he heard the voice, and then he quickly stood up and turned to look at Chen Ke at the other end of the stone chamber.

"Chen Ke? Is it really you?" Jacob said.

"What else? What are you and little Jack doing here?" Chen Ke walked over quickly.

Under the candlelight, Chen Ke saw a face that was old but energetic. Jacob had white hair and shaved his chin cleanly. The ruffian but handsome face, except for a lot of wrinkles, was not much different from the Jacob in Chen Ke's impression.

"You are still so young, Chen Ke. I envy you a little!" Jacob smiled, hugged Chen Ke, and patted his shoulder.

"How are your eyes? I hope my money is not wasted." Chen Ke also smiled.

"Sharper than an eagle. But I still can't see through you." Jacob smiled.

At this time, Jacob saw Parker behind Chen Ke and raised his chin towards him.

"Is this your friend from that era?" Jacob asked.

"Wait a minute... does he know your identity?" Parker looked at Chen Ke in surprise.

"That's a long story." Chen Ke nodded, briefly introduced Parker to Jacob, and then led the topic to the sewer.

"What is this place...? What are you and little Jack doing here?" Chen Ke asked.

"29 years may be just a few minutes for you? Have you forgotten this place?" Jacob asked with a smile.

"Don't keep me in suspense. I lost a memory in 1859." Chen Ke said.

"Well... I should have guessed it long ago. The first time I met you was outside King's College. You and Ms. Xu Jing were trying to find something under the college. I was the one who brought you in at that time." Jacob said.

"Just like I brought you in tonight, Jacob brought you in the same way back then." Little Jack said.

"So, this is King's College? Everything under this sewer was also built by King's College?" Chen Ke asked.

"Yes, the dean funded a certain sect and extracted blood from children and adults here for some unknown purpose. Do you remember? Those children." Jacob said.

"I don't remember." Chen Ke shook his head.

Death will cause amnesia. If Chen Ke died here, then this place would be very dangerous...

"Anyway, for me, this is 29 years ago, but things are so wonderful. Tonight, all clues point to here." Jacob smiled.

"What do you mean?" Chen Ke asked.

"Come with me. If it were just me and Jack, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to get the answer, but now with you, the situation is different." Jacob tilted his head, motioning Chen Ke to follow, and asked Chen Ke to hand him the lantern.

The four of them walked to the place where Jacob had crouched before. There, Chen Ke saw a complex circular pattern of interweaving circles painted on the ground with red and blue unknown pigments, which looked like a formation.

And in these circles of circular patterns, strange symbols were written along the arcs. Several circles were intertwined, and it looked messy at first glance, but it felt that their overlap was regular when you looked closely.

"What is this?" Chen Ke asked.

"I don't know, but I guess it's a ritual. Look, this pattern is not small, and there are symbols similar to text on it." Jacob said.

"This thing... Do you think someone drew this pattern to summon a demon?" Parker asked.