Whispering Verse

"Corrupted souls, corrupted earth, and event-type secret keeper-level relics [Noble House]."

The bearded man said, sitting in the snow and looking at Shade. He was a sixth-level man, and his injuries this time were not light. Even if Shade did not restrain them, it would be difficult for them to escape from Shade.

"Event-type relics. Let me tell you briefly."

The cultist nodded and supported his body on the snow with one hand. When he looked into the fence gate, he still retained a look of fear:

"You can understand that the ghosts in Watson Manor are now controlled by an ancient ghost from the Fifth Era. They still remember what happened in their lifetime, but think that they are at an unknown time in the Fifth Era. A member of a large noble family. As long as a man enters here, he will be given the status of a servant. If he cannot find a way to recall his status, he will become a slave forever and serve in this haunted manor. "

"That's it"

When he said this, Shade remembered this relic. He heard Dr. Schneider mention it during a casual conversation:

"Although it is a secret keeper level, it will basically not have any impact on the outside world. All the impact is limited to a certain house, like a farce set in the previous era. But correspondingly, as long as there is no intrusion from the outside world, , and it is difficult to discover the situation inside. Moreover, this relic will not give the affected person any power. The difficulty is just that they cannot forget their identity. I remember that the way to expel the relic is to find it among the ghosts. The ghost that really comes from the fifth era. Therefore, the larger the scene, the more ghosts there are, and the more difficult it is to deal with. It’s okay, it’s keeper level, but if it’s sage level, it’s going to be troublesome.”

Shade nodded with satisfaction, and then said to them:

"The thing you are wary of is also my opponent. You are lucky. I need you to send a message to your order - that thing is afraid of the special cross, and the so-called weapons in the manor, unfortunately, cannot be used against it. Cause too much damage.”

Xia De said sadly:

"If you want to fight it, my suggestion is to use the weapons of the demon hunters of the Third Age. I think you and your allies should know this more or less."

He took back the Chain of Sin, but did not cancel the [Light of Imprisonment] for the time being:

"It only takes one person to deliver the message, but you are lucky. I don't have time to deal with you now. I will kill you here. If you are also absorbed by this manor, you will be in trouble."

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his thumb and index finger:

"Life money."

The three of them looked at each other. The bearded man at the head first took out a bottle:

"Holy water No. 2 is not pure pure water, it is diluted. We originally planned to use it to deal with the ghosts of the manor. Unexpectedly, the situation here is so complicated. This is not a simple haunted manor. Although this bottle of holy water is useful, it has little effect. .”

Holy Water No. 2 is a real scarce commodity, and this bottle is probably circulated on the black market.

"This is all I have."

The man who vomited blood gave Shade a book. This is a book written by a ring wizard. It records the story of the Fourth Age. By reading it, it is possible to obtain thaumaturgy or spiritual runes - "The Secret of Earthquake: Worm Colony".

As for the young man with yellow hair, he shiveringly put his hand into his pocket, and then his expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he threw a shining metal charm at Shade:

"Exploding Talisman! Go to hell! I will never surrender, for the glory of my Lord!"

"don't want!"

The bearded man tried to stop him, but his voice was drowned in the explosion.

"Interesting."

Of course, this kind of attack will not hurt Shade. Shade, who came behind the three people through [Ragrai's Jump], shook his head and said. While the young man turned his head in horror, Shade stretched out his hand and pointed at him. mouth:

"Thorns of the Moon!"

Bloody vines emerged from the soil and penetrated densely through his mouth, nose, ears and eyes. Even without using the vine to exert its blood-sucking effect, the vine had already pierced his head. When he fell, his entire head was wrapped in vines.

Blood flowed from the gaps in the vines, staining a large area of ​​snow red.

"This thaumaturgy can indeed be used like this."

Shade thought to himself and looked around:

"Very good. His soul was not snatched away by the manor. This is good news."

After saying that, he looked at the other two people who were surprised:

"Since you have already paid for your life, I won't embarrass you. Just take his body and leave. I will definitely kill you next time we meet."

[Light of Confinement] was still not cancelled. Shade planned to wait until they were far away and let the thaumaturgy automatically fail.

So the two men helped each other stand up, then picked up the body and prepared to leave. Before they left, Shade asked again:

"I heard about the Zhengshen Church's raid on your stronghold, and I have speculations about what you want to do. Although I don't think you can succeed, I still want to ask, are you really sure you want to do this?"

"This is the honor of being a believer."

The bearded man said, then tensed his body and dragged the body forward with his companions. Fortunately, the expected attack from behind did not appear, and they just left.

"There is no cure."

Shade murmured something, and as "her" chuckled, he took out the ring from his pocket and put it on his hand. Then he picked up the suitcase and pushed open the fence door again.

Only this time, before Shade could touch the door, the door opened by itself, as if the place was welcoming Shade to enter.

He raised his eyebrows:

"Well, let me see what the Watson family has found to deal with Stone Oxenfurt and that devil."

So he walked in calmly.

The "Crazy Land" in this area still needs to find the core of the problem to solve. When Shade entered the courtyard, he felt that the originally gloomy sky suddenly turned into night, but the snow was getting heavier and heavier.

Some kind of force seems to be trying to change Sha De's perception of his own identity. Unfortunately, Sha De is the most resistant to this kind of power to manipulate the mind. He carried his suitcase, turned up his collar, and trudged through the courtyard in the dark night against the heavy snow, arrived at the door of the mansion, and then knocked directly on the door.

Dong Dong Dong~

The heavy sound seemed to echo inside the house, so much so that even the snow on the eaves was falling. Feeling colder and colder, Shade slowly exhaled and saw the long dragon-like smoke drifting away with the wind.

The door, which had become rotten because it had not been repaired for three years, was soon pushed open through a gap. Shade could only vaguely see the light and shadow of the spirit body, followed by a woman's voice:

"Who's coming to visit the Watson family?"

Before Xia De could answer, his originally respectful voice turned vicious:

"Oh, it's actually a man. Who asked you to break in here casually, or are you the humble servant who escaped?"

Following her words, some great malice began to exert its influence on Shade. Shade frowned slightly and asked softly:

"Can the Watson family neglect the emperor's envoy like this?"

"special envoy?"

The woman's voice became a little sharp, but the malice disappeared a lot:

"Which emperor's envoy are you? Can you prove your identity?"

"I am the ruler of Widun and the most loyal servant of the Witch Emperor Violet. This is the seal she gave me."

With that said, Shade showed the ring he was wearing on his hand. The band of the ring is quite thick, and both the ring surface and the band are made of gold. The pattern on the ring is a complex symbol that resembles a curved cross. This is a power ring. In addition to the decorative function of the ring itself, it is also a seal. This was a "souvenir" given to Shad by Miss Violet when he completed his final adventure in the Lost Lake in Fifth Era 5177.

The Keeper-level relic "Noble Family" symbolizes the aristocratic tradition of the Fifth Era and does not refer to any specific point in time. Therefore, this relic identifies with the identity of any era in this era. Of course, not just anything can be used as a status symbol, it must be a status symbol truly obtained by the ancestors, such as inherited rings, seals, medals, etc.

Although Shade didn't know what his ancestor in this body had done in the Fifth Era, fortunately, he himself had gained many identities in the Fifth Era.

The reason why this precious ring is in Shade's pocket instead of in the basement of his home is because he exchanged it for the relic on Mia's tail a few days ago, and then turned it into a toy and put it in his pocket.

Sure enough, just as Shade thought, when he showed the ring in his hand to the crack of the door, the maid immediately said in panic:

"Oh, it turns out you are really the emperor's envoy. Please wait a moment."

As she spoke, she moved towards the inside of the mansion. Because she was a ghost, she couldn't hear the footsteps at all.

Soon, the crack in the door was once again illuminated by the light of the soul itself, and this time the door was completely opened. I saw that the huge foyer was dilapidated, with mold and dust clinging to every corner, and the few remaining paintings and picture frames on the walls were all gray.

The dim light of the gas lamp created large swaths of shadows in the foyer, and standing on the moldy carpet that was almost integrated with the ground, what greeted Shade was a transparent soul dressed as a maid, and a man carrying a cane on his back. The black ghoul, whose body was severely deformed and smelled of putrid smell, seemed to have a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat when he spoke:

"Welcome to Watson Manor, I am the butler here. Distinguished guest, I wonder what the purpose of your visit is."

"I'm going to the Serksess Medical School to deliver an urgent letter. I'm passing through a local area where there's heavy snow. I hope it can interrupt me for one night."

Shade said that even though he had the ring to prove his identity, he couldn't just talk about his backstory. Entering this manor is equivalent to entering a story that is based on reality but does not exist, and the story naturally needs to be reasonable.