"Whoosh! Slash!"
The mysterious man was struggling in a fierce battle when suddenly, two figures flashed past. The sixth-tier demon was instantly killed by Ye Feng's Tang Dao, and two Goblin Paladins were reduced to mummified corpses by Wu Ye Lin's palms...
"Huh... it's you... and you..."
Upon seeing Ye Feng and Wu Ye Lin, the mysterious man was immediately surprised.
"Wait a moment..."
Seeing the mysterious man retreating, Wu Ye Lin called out to him.
"Something wrong?"
The mysterious man stopped.
"You... do you know me... Have we met somewhere before?"
Wu Ye Lin frowned and asked.
"The effects of the Clarity Pill are limited. Hurry and leave here!"
After speaking, the mysterious man turned and strode away.
"My name is Wu Ye Lin, and my father is Wu Ye Longyue!"
At this moment, Wu Ye Lin spoke again.
Hearing this, the mysterious man's running steps abruptly stopped. He turned around, facing Wu Ye Lin. Her face was completely covered, so her expression was indiscernible...
"My... my father, Wu Ye Longyue, came here more than ten years ago... and then there was no news..."
Under the mysterious man's gaze, Wu Ye Lin spoke again, "Do... do you know him..."
"Hiss!"
"Squawk~"
While Wu Ye Lin was speaking, another wave of monsters screeched and surrounded them.
"This is not a place to talk, let's go!"
After killing two monsters, the mysterious man shouted at Wu Ye Lin and then quickly ran in one direction. Ye Feng and the other three repelled the monsters and quickly followed.
...
After taking many turns, they arrived at a very secluded basement.
"This is Ye Feng, and they are all trustworthy people!"
Seeing the mysterious man looking at Ye Feng, Wu Ye Lin immediately said.
"Is the person in this photo you?"
The mysterious man's hand flashed, and a yellowed old photograph appeared in his hand.
"No... it's not!"
After looking at the photo, Wu Ye Lin shook her head, her expression somewhat disappointed.
Upon hearing Wu Ye Lin's answer, the mysterious man let out a sigh of relief. His hand flashed again, and another yellowed photo appeared, with a dark red imprint on it.
"It's me and my mother!"
As soon as the photo appeared, Wu Ye Lin exclaimed in surprise.
"I didn't expect it to be you... When I saw you a few days ago, I thought you looked a bit like Mr. Longyue..."
The mysterious man let out a sigh of relief, took off his sunglasses and scarf, revealing his handsome face with firm features. To Ye Feng and the others' surprise, his eyes had two pupils...
"Dual pupils?"
Wu Ye Lin exclaimed in surprise.
"Do you know why I'm called Camera...?"
The mysterious man put away his scarf and sunglasses. "Because my eyes... can perfectly record everything I've ever seen... As for what happened to Mr. Longyue back then, you can see for yourselves..."
As he spoke, the mysterious man's dual pupils moved, and the gazes of Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Qiao Ying, and Wu Ye Lin were all drawn in...
...
After a long while, Ye Feng and the other three came back to their senses. Wu Ye Lin was already in tears.
"This... this is what my father went through when he came to the City of Innocence!"
As she spoke, Wu Ye Lin's hand flashed, and the skeleton that Xiao Xiao had found earlier appeared in her arms.
At this moment, she had confirmed that this skeleton was her father, Wu Ye Longyue...
In the past, Wu Ye Longyue came to the City of Innocence and accidentally encountered Camera... Camera was a test subject of the Dark Holy Cult. Normally, failed subjects would be devoured by other monsters, but Wu Ye Longyue saved him...
Wu Ye Longyue was investigating the Dark Holy Cult and came to the City of Innocence. He discovered that the Holy Grail, symbolizing the gods, and the Book of Darkness, symbolizing demons, were placed and enshrined together in a palace... and demons could even activate the divine power of the Holy Grail...
All signs indicated that there was some unknown connection, or collusion, between the gods and demons...
After all, a Holy Grail should logically be in the temple of the gods in legends... and demons should be injured by divine power...
Wu Ye Longyue felt that he had stumbled upon a super dangerous secret, so he handed over some of his personal belongings to Camera...
Then, Wu Ye Longyue was captured while investigating the City of Innocence... and the person who captured him was Kohlergi...
"I didn't let you look closely at the latter part... because it was too cruel... Mr. Longyue... was roasted alive by Kohlergi... his skin was peeled off and his flesh was stripped by a group of demons, one by one..."
At this moment, Camera spoke again.
"So that's how it is!"
Ye Feng frowned and looked at the mysterious man. "Um... you're not really called Camera, are you?"
"The test subjects of the Dark Holy Cult... are all nameless, only numbered..."
The mysterious man looked at the yellowed photo in his hand. "The name Camera... was given to me by Mr. Longyue... He said my eyes were very much like a camera..."
Towards the end, the mysterious man chuckled honestly.
"By the way, you should leave here before dark... If you exceed the time limit... you can only wait for the next time the gate of the City of Innocence opens..."
"Camera" said with a serious expression. "Furthermore, if you stay inside for too long, you will eventually lose your sanity and turn into a monster that only knows how to kill and devour..."
"What's the deal with that Clarity Pill?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly and asked curiously.
"It's made from my blood... Strictly speaking, the Clarity Pill is also thanks to Mr. Longyue..."
"When he saved me and was treating me, he gave me a lot of medicine. Somehow, it triggered a mutation in my body... allowing me to resist the erosion of demonic power to a certain extent... becoming a very special existence in this City of Innocence..."
"This is also why I run outside every time the City of Innocence opens... Firstly, to buy things... Secondly, to reduce the erosion of demonic power and recover..."
"Camera" quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"I see..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately understood.
"Miss Lin, do you want to leave with me? It's less than three hours until dark in the City of Innocence!"
At this moment, "Camera" looked at the strangely shaped watch on his right wrist and said.
"This..."
Wu Ye Lin was a bit hesitant. She understood that "Camera" had not left the City of Innocence for so many years, probably waiting for her, but she...
Wu Ye Lin looked at Ye Feng questioningly.
"Bang! Rumble!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to speak, a blinding white light suddenly appeared in the distance, and a huge explosion suddenly sounded.
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