PFC Chapter 2812: Demonic Restricted Area (8)
Chapter 2812: Demonic Restricted Area (8)
Chapter 2812: Demonic Restricted Area (VIII)
In the end, Gordon chose to leave with the three men because Schiller offered him a condition he could not refuse, which was to help him find his body and return the bodies of his companions to their original owners so that their souls could rest in peace.
For this reason, Gordon was willing to help them and revealed more information. They were the first group of people to enter the hotel to investigate the abnormalities. Naturally, they would be able to find clues about them before many abnormal phenomena were fully transformed.
According to Gordon's own description, it was not just when the anomaly broke out that they had discovered that the anomalies that broke out in the city were related to water. And when they discovered that the same anomaly broke out in the hotel, they immediately thought that there might be a problem with the place with the most water in the hotel.
Gordon and his teammates came to the pool.
The hotel has two swimming pools, one is an indoor swimming pool, and the other is an open-air infinity pool on the rooftop. The indoor swimming pool stopped opening some time ago and even the water was drained, so only the open-air swimming pool on the rooftop is left.
Gordon and his companions came to the roof of the building, but encountered strange events there that were simply unimaginable in their first half of their lives. In the end, Gordon's head escaped by driving the bodies of his companions.
"That place is very scary," Gordon said. "You will encounter unimaginable monsters. They will kill you, control you, and eventually turn you into something like me. It is a completely forbidden area."
"I don't recommend exploring there first." Jerome said, "I haven't been to the roof either, but I suspect the danger level of each floor is likely to increase with each floor. If we can get back to the lobby on the first floor, maybe we can find a way to leave here."
"Are you here just to leave?" Schiller asked.
While discussing with several other people, he sent a message to Peter. At the moment, Peter's side was relatively safe, even quiet. If there were any relatively dangerous places, he could go and investigate first. It was just an investigation without breaking the rules, so there was no danger for the time being.
But unfortunately, Peter told Schiller that the door leading to the rooftop could not be opened at all. There was a notice on it indicating that the business was suspended. Peter thought of some ways, but the door seemed to be welded shut and could not be opened no matter what he did.
He called the front desk and said he wanted to use the swimming pool, but the front desk told him that he could use the indoor swimming pool. This reminded Schiller of the time when Gordon and the others came in, the indoor swimming pool was out of service, but the outdoor swimming pool was open. But when it came to Peter, the situation was the opposite. Could it be that there was a restrained relationship between them?
In other words, in the current timeline, it is very likely that infinity pools have the advantage, but by Peter's timeline, indoor swimming pools have the advantage.
Schiller took Peter to the indoor swimming pool, but did not let him go into the water. He just let him smell it.
Peter was very confused by this instruction, but he did it anyway. The indoor swimming pool was on the 7th floor. He took the elevator to the swimming pool, where many people were swimming. Peter sniffed around but couldn't smell anything unusual, so he had to send a message back to Schiller.
"Really?" Schiller asked, "You don't smell disinfectant?"
Peter suddenly realized what was going on. He said, "Of course there is a smell of disinfectant, but which swimming pool doesn't have the smell of disinfectant? Isn't this normal?"
It is normal for the water in the swimming pool to smell like disinfectant, but it is a bit outrageous that the toilet water in Schiller's bottle also has this smell.
Of course, it is also possible that it is purely the smell of toilet cleaner, but Schiller suspects that things are not that simple. The nature of the water may be the difference between the two swimming pools, or more likely the difference between the two factions.
Don't forget that at Peter's time, there were almost no abnormalities, which proved that one faction had won. Schiller speculated that it was most likely the conspiracy faction, because if it was the reckless faction, the hotel would not have been so peaceful.
However, the toilet in Room 1905 was still broken, and Peter was splashed with water when he went to check it. Schiller speculated that the toilet might have belonged to the Reckless Faction, which proved that the Reckless Faction had not been completely wiped out and it was very likely that some of its forces still remained.
Will it be an indoor swimming pool?
Then why is it that the conspiracy faction has almost destroyed the entire hotel but cannot affect the swimming pool?
No, they may have actually had an impact, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people swimming there, but the water has not been completely replaced, which proves that this kind of water seems to be impossible to eliminate.
Schiller had discovered before that this water had an inhibitory effect on the illusory monsters in the room, so Schiller couldn't help but think about it.
Gotham's pollution also comes in the form of water.
The rain that has accumulated over the years in Gotham contains some dark matter. This is the setting of most cosmic Gothams. It is not explicitly mentioned in the TV series, as if the entire Gotham is so chaotic just because of the gangs.
But since young Bruce is determined to use the power of the evil god to eliminate the dark forces in Gotham, it proves that this is not a random act, and the Gotham in the TV series may also have been polluted.
Most of Gotham's pollution was brought in by the Court of Owls, and behind the Owls is Barbatos. It just so happened that young Bruce also met Barbatos that time. That is to say, the power in this hotel may not only include the Outer Gods, but may also include local DC powers, and of a high status.
If we compare who is stronger between Naya and Barbatos, it is like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong. That street urchin Naya has been squatting over Barbatos' head for so long, but he didn't do anything to him, right?
Most of the Outer Gods are indeed blind and stupid, but Naaja is not. This guy has full subjective initiative. Schiller feels that if he can deal with Barbatos, he will definitely do it.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Although the concept of Cthulhu mythology has been derived from both Marvel and DC, they are mainly American comics. Naturally, they will not let you easily attack a main character that drives the plot, otherwise the subsequent story will not be able to continue, right?
In this case, we must take into account the local power of DC. There is nothing unusual about the water on the surface, so it may not be a product of the past.
It seems that he has to go to this swimming pool, Schiller thought, even if it is just to confirm whether there are any local forces in the hotel, he has to go there.
The best case scenario is to go to the indoor swimming pool. What Gordon said about the indoor swimming pool being closed may not be true, but if you want to go to the indoor swimming pool, you have to go to the 7th floor. Even if the elevator is basically out of order, it won't take long to go down. But if it is really closed, it would be a wasted trip and increase the risks.
The open-air swimming pool that Gordon said they could get to might also be a trap. Although he emphasized the danger, he did not give any specific details. It was probably just waiting for Schiller to fall into the trap. And according to Jerome, the elevator upstairs had not been sorted out, which meant they had to play with building blocks themselves, which was even more difficult.
Schiller knew that if he continued to play by the rules, he would definitely run out of time. It wasn't about what was happening on his side, but the key point was that Peter's side would not be able to remain calm forever. In Schiller's opinion, Peter's side had reached the critical point of an explosion.
His ultimate purpose for coming here is to save little Bruce, but if that is the only purpose, there is no need for him to come here in person. This hotel is dangerous, but if Scarlet Witch and her team are thrown here, they are experienced and have powerful mutant abilities. In addition, Scarlet Witch is not only an angry human woman, but also an angry mother. Naya might be blown away.
Schiller just wanted to know what Naya was trying to do, how he targeted Bruce Jr., and what he wanted to do with Batman. These were what he came here to find out in person, and he couldn't leave it to a bunch of reckless men.
Naya can just run away if he can't win. Once he runs out of the DC world, no one can catch up with him, but his purpose and secrets will be buried forever. It's not that Schiller is slandering him. This guy is holding back no matter which universe he appears in. What if he remembers to go and destroy the Marvel Universe one day? A thief can be a thief for a thousand years, but he can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand years.
But of course, Nayya is much better than that piece of shit that laughs wildly. He does most things with the same fun-driven attitude as Schiller, and his level is quite good, with a kind of dark romantic epic beauty.
Schiller had just played with shit before, so now he should fight with a master and give himself some relaxation.
So far, Schiller has been a diligent investigator within the rules, but because Naya took the initiative and took so many steps ahead, he must take some special measures to catch up.
Schiller planned to go to the rooftop.
Admittedly, this is a rather risky decision and there is almost no room for implementation because the elevator is not in order now. However, Schiller does not intend to sort it out. He has a bold idea.
Schiller returned to room 1905, stood by the window and looked out. There was actually nothing outside the window. The city looked more like a fake map. But once Schiller moved his eyes away and only glanced out the window, another hotel would appear late.
Schiller believed that this hotel was the one where Peter was staying. Apart from the fact that the hotel structure was a mirror image of the hotel he was currently staying in, he discovered that with every passing day, the hotel would move a little closer to this side, about one meter away.
If the anomaly broke out more than 20 days ago and the hotel was divided into two at that time, then the initial distance between the two hotels should be more than 40 meters. Now, the distance is only a dozen meters, which means that there are only a dozen days left from today to Peter's day.
Theoretically, if they wait for ten days or so, the two hotels will overlap, and then Schiller and Peter can meet. However, the meeting is meaningless and will not solve any problems. All the problems will pile up together, and eventually a big explosion will occur.
Now, with the addition of Cobert and the restaurant as their base, they don't have to follow the hotel's rules completely, but can give full play to their creativity and do what they want.