Ashes Of Deep Sea Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Chapter 445 A Flash Passes By Chapter 444: Chapter 445 A Flash Passes By Listening to Duncan's instructions, Agatha immediately associated them with the “corpse” that had once served as temporary material for a descent.

She nodded slightly, without raising any objection, “Yes, I'll consider this method.”

Duncan hmmed, then looked curiously at Agatha, who was appearing in the flame portal, observing the vague and blurred scenery behind her, and casually asked, “How are things on your end now?”

“The cathedral has now returned to stability, and today we are in contact with churches throughout the City-State to confirm the available manpower and to tally the losses over the past period,” Agatha replied, her tone carrying a hint of relief, “As you said last night, the City-State went through the night steadily, and not a single shadow grew in the darkness, not even in the psychiatric hospitals or graveyards, which were the most likely to have disturbances–this has eased my concerns–if it can remain so, we'll have half as many issues to worry about.”

“I'm asking about your condition,” Duncan raised his eyebrows, “Your body, won't it have any issues with such high-intensity work?”

“I don't feel tired–perhaps becoming a corpse is actually a good thing for me now,” Agatha said calmly, “A corpse doesn't tire and doesn't need rest in the conventional sense, as long as I can find peace in prayer and meditation, I won't have any issues.”

“You seem to be in the chapel of the church?”

“Yes, I'm in the cathedral–this is the room that originally belonged to Bishop Ivan, very tranquil,” Agatha turned her head back, glancing at the familiar yet special room, her tone tinged with sadness, “Now, it's left to me.”

Suddenly, Duncan felt a peculiar sensation, and after hesitating for several seconds, he couldn't help but ask, “You're contacting me like this from the cathedral, does Bartok not mind?”

Agatha was immediately stunned, “…”
Sherry and Eli Dog were also stunned.

“How come you always manage to think from such an incredible perspective, Captain?” Sherry muttered under her breath, “And that sounded strange…”
Duncan glanced at the girl expressionlessly, “Don't interrupt adults speaking, take the chance to stop writing–since a while ago you haven't written even a single word, have you?”

With a sigh, Sherry resumed her struggle with her homework, while the Agatha projected in the flames finally snapped to her senses, turning her head strangely to glance at the statue of the Death God not far away before turning back, “I've never really thought about it…”
Then she hesitated for a moment, and with a reflective tone, asked, “Fenna is with you often, have you asked her this question as well? What does she say?”

Duncan considered for a moment, feeling it made sense, “I haven't asked her yet, but I can find time to do so.”

Agatha opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but ended up not saying a word.

After a few seconds of awkward silence, she finally found another topic, “Additionally, I'm ready to go explore the Calling Mines.”

“The mines have calmed down?” Duncan raised an eyebrow, “I remember you saying it would take a few more days.”

“They've largely settled down, to be honest… There is still some risk in venturing deeper, but I won't wait any longer,” Agatha's expression turned serious, her resolve evident, “I feel like something deep down is calling to me, this feeling has been growing stronger since this morning; if I wait any longer… I fear I might miss something very important.”

Duncan nodded slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he suddenly spoke, “Before you depart, meet me at 44 Oak Street.”

Agatha's eyes widened in surprise, “You're going with me?”

“I'm curious about what's been left there, too.”

“I understand, I will come to see you before I leave.”

Duncan nodded, waved his hand to dispel the flames in midair, then exhaled a breath, lowering his head to look at the empty fishing rod in his hand.

“…Never mind, the air force is also a part of fishing,” he muttered, then turned to look at Sherry and Eli Dog lying beside the barrel, “I'll head back to my room now, Eli Dog, keep an eye on Sherry, make sure she at least finishes copying the vocabulary list up to the fifth page–after homework, she can play however she wants.”

Eli Dog quickly stood up, eagerly nodding and wagging its bony tail until Duncan's figure disappeared at the stairway. Only then did the Abyssal Hound finally relax, returning to its original spot to lie down, but before settling, it looked up at Sherry, “Stay focused, write, write.”

“Eli Dog, you really push too much?” Sherry's shoulders slumped, “My hand is sore…”
“I don't even have fingers, and I can write a diary–while you have two hands and ten fingers,” Eli Dog shook its head, laying down again while muttering, “Read more books, recognize more words, Sherry, don't be impatient, the Captain really cares for you, you've always wanted to have a life like other kids, haven't you? I can't give that to you, but the Captain wants to–with his kind of being, there are so many ways to bestow favors, yet he chooses to care for you and Nina like a human would, you know how much…”
Sherry hurriedly waved her hands pleading for mercy, “Hey, stop, stop, I get it, I get it, I'm not stupid–why are you nagging like an old woman, Ai Dog…”

Ai Dog grunted a couple more times but didn't go on lecturing Sherry. Instead, it lowered its head and continued to enthusiastically study the geometric material before it.

On the pages of the book, texts and symbols outlined the knowledge and experience of predecessors, while lines and formulas explained the workings of the world. With eyes filled with a bloody red glow, Ai Dog attentively read these chapters brimming with the wisdom of civilization. In its Profound Demon brain, geometric shapes and mathematical formulas took shape, guided by the content of the material.

There was also a source of red light flickering and a series of matrix-like arranged twinkling dots that flashed by among those geometric images and formulas.

The next second, as if sensing something, Sherry abruptly looked up in Ai Dog's direction. The latter almost instantly snapped out of a particular state, the entire dog leaping up several meters high: “Holy shit!!”

Sherry was yanked into the air by the chain, before falling with a thud onto the deck. Scrambling to her feet, she immediately lunged forward, hugging Ai Dog's head and shaking it vigorously, “What's gotten into you?! And what was that just now? I felt like your vibe changed completely?!”

“I… I don't know,” Ai Dog's head creaked as Sherry shook it, struggling to free itself, while still clearly bewildered, “Just now, it seemed like I saw something flash before my eyes, couldn't even get a clear look at what it was… but it's all fine now.”

Ai Yi, who was pecking at some fries, suddenly cocked its head curiously at Ai Dog, “Remote server not responding, please check your network connection?”

Ai Dog didn't immediately catch on and responded instinctively, “Huh?”

Ai Yi merely flapped its wings, as if nothing had happened, and walked away, muttering to itself, “Recharge for Q coins? Big monthly pass? Fast Track Pass?”

“Ignore it, that bird's brain is more muddled than Alice's,” Sherry waved her hand, turning Ai Dog's head towards herself, a look of concern evident on her face, “You okay? Burned out your brain doing math all day?”

“I've never heard of a Profound Demon burning out their brain…” Ai Dog began to doubt itself, “I don't even know if I have that organ.”

“Of course, you haven't heard of it, you're the only Profound Demon in the world who uses its brain. Your kin folks wouldn't have the chance to burn out their brains if they had any… Hey, don't move, I'll check on you.”

Sherry muttered as she hurriedly checked Ai Dog from head to toe, and then through the Symbiotic Chains, she closely sensed any spiritual changes between them. In the end, she still found nothing wrong.

Everything was normal.

“See, I told you it's nothing,” Ai Dog said with a sigh of relief, “Maybe something was attracted while I was reading, and when it was about to emerge, it discovered a 'colleague' and went back…”

While murmuring, it laid down and began fiddling with the scratch paper in front of it.

Sherry suddenly became anxious, “Hey, you still plan on reading?”

Busily drawing auxiliary lines on the paper, Ai Dog casually remarked, “I'm just one big question away, the last step, I just had an idea.”

Sherry: “…”

She watched Ai Dog with great apprehension as it worked through the calculations, ready to pull on the chain around her arm if something went wrong, but nothing happened even as Ai Dog finished that baffling big question.

Ai Dog tossed the pen onto the deck and looked up at Sherry.

“You see, I said there's no problem–” A hint of reassurance was in its tone, but quickly, its gaze turned to a wooden barrel next to it.

“Sherry, you haven't finished your homework.”

“Ah–”
Listening to the girl's elongated cry of misery, Ai Dog only shook its head and then looked down at the book it had been reading.

It seemed… indeed nothing was wrong.

But it was certain; it had definitely seen something–not a “kin” attracted by the book, but something else, something more mysterious and bizarre.

What exactly had it seen?

Chapter end

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