Ghouls, who usually wear tattered armor and carry steel weapons in the style of the Gounod. Their bodies are dry and their senses are dull. Only the eyes glow with a translucent blue light - it is said that ghouls can hunt the souls of their victims through these eyes, which is probably why they always seek the same prey.

They generally only roam the interior of the ancient Nord ruins, with the occasional scattered ghoul cruising the mountains at night. But they hate sunlight like vampires. As such, it is only a monster used to scare children in the general perception of civilians.

And now there are at least thirty such monsters lying at Alice's feet.

The souls of these ghouls are not much stronger than those frost spiders outside, and even if they make up for it with their fighting abilities imprinted on their skeletons, they will still fall into a cramped soul cramp after being hit by the nightmare rift in Alice's hands. All that's left is to make up for two more swords.

Behind the Frost Spider Empress is a collection of hundreds of small burial chambers strung together. In ancient times, he stood quietly on the hollow groove dug out of the stone wall with his hands folded on his chest. And the deep-sea fish oil, which has not been burned out after several epochs, is still burning quietly in the delicate brazier.

Becoming a ghoul seems to require special medications. As Alice observed, every ghoul or unawakened ghoul wore rusty armor and carried a sword or axe. And the dried corpses that even the clothes are completely rotten will not be able to get up at all.

Perhaps, each stone chamber is the tomb of a family, and their husbands, fathers, and brothers voluntarily took the secret medicine that corrupted their souls, so that they could protect their families for hundreds of years. This idea became more certain when Alice saw a dwarf, dried corpse and a toy doll beside it that had rotted into a mass of shaped dust.

This made her hunch over and slip as quietly as she could through the vast group of burial chambers.

Without the noise of the steel armor, even in the silent tomb, Alice's steps would not make a single sound. Occasionally, her wide cloak would drag to the floor, causing a slight friction, but before the sound was loud enough to wake the ghouls up, she reached the next stone chamber.

The deeper she went, the wider the chamber that appeared in front of Alice. There are also more and more treasures for burial. Even in a few particularly wide burial chambers, a few broken burial bottles flowed out of the ancient Nord gold coins that were as brilliant as a small mound. There are also dozens of red and sapphire pieces mixed in there. Of course, the burial chamber, which was even the size of a brookwood furnace, contained at least thirty elite ghoul sleepers in full armor and horned helmets on their heads. If someone tries to take something they shouldn't, they're afraid they'll jump up in a rage.

But Alice has almost no concept of money. Naturally, there is no need to wake them up for these little round cakes. Of course, in a girl's nature - she carefully picked up a few exquisite gems.

In short, after avoiding a large number of ghouls and triggering the class trap without danger. Alice made her way through the labyrinth of hundreds of burial chambers and into the depths.

An incomparably tall and wide tomb.

"Oh my God......"

"These Guunods...... They're not going to hollow out the entire Coldfall Mountains......

If ever there was a building that could match it, it would be the Imperial Library, located in the heart of Sirodil and supposedly containing countless ancient knowledge.

The biggest difference between the two is that there are tens of thousands of huge bookshelves in the library, while there are a considerable number of black wooden coffins inside Hanluo. They are stacked on top of each other by sturdy wooden frames to form a huge phalanx like a labyrinth, and there are stairs connecting the wooden frames. It forms a huge and magnificent three-dimensional structure.

Even with all her might, Alice's glimmer vision could not reach the ends of the sides of the tomb. This incomparably large group of tombs brought her a shivering feeling of cold hairs standing on end.

"I thought, I'd better go quietly. Alice gritted her teeth and said to herself, word by word.

There are probably hundreds of thousands of corpses in this, and the number of ghouls is at least tens of thousands. Her mood has long since calmed down, so naturally she won't go crazy in such a place - that's just looking for death!

Anyway, I've already sneaked through the tomb for that long time, so it's okay to continue sneaking past.

So, in the face of this majestic grandeur, it is almost tempting to come to the remnants of an impromptu aria. Alice could only slip past......

When she got closer, she found that all the black wooden coffins in the tomb were unlided! Alice could even see the stunning blue light under the draugr's nose through the closed eyes of the ghouls, and the countless coffins were full of ghouls!

Did the Gounods have a huge legion here!?

The deeper they go, the better armed the ghouls become. From the tattered cuirass, to the well-protected piercing armor, scale armor, to the heavily armed Gounod steel plate armor, to the rear, Alice even saw the terrifying cunning with a tall ebony helmet and an ebony axe shield in her hand!

Even if she just got closer, Alice felt a chill in her hands and feet. The extreme congestion of her brain almost turned her vision red.

Is it excitement? I think it's more of an instinctive fear.

By the time she reached the end of the tomb and passed through the small door, she was as if she had just been fished out of the water.

"It's horrible...... I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat even one of them in a battle. She pressed her heart, and the pulsation in her body gradually calmed down.

"No, that's not fighting, it's killing. One-sidedly, tortured and killed me. ”

Although very dissatisfied with this answer. But when it happened, there was nothing she could do.

When Alice's body gradually recovered, she continued to walk forward. She had a hunch that the journey was coming to an end.

At the end of the tomb is a metal gate with a rotating compass.

And in front of the gate, a powerful ghoul wearing a high-horned helmet has been waiting for a long time.

“Hokoron…… Dir!" The huge power from the two-handed heavy sword directly knocked the unprepared girl with the sword far away. The ancient gatekeeper clearly had a great strength that was not commensurate with his withered arms.

"It hurts!" the strong touch from behind made Alice clench her teeth. She then smashed back with a fireball.

But the effect is not significant. The ghoul simply held the sword in front of them, and was able to withstand most of the damage except for the impact. It only took a small step back, and then rushed up with a loud roar.

"What are you kidding!" Even Alice, who was charging up to resist, the nightmare crack in her hand was still lightly opened by the ghouls, and if it weren't for the girl's timely reaction, she rolled and dodged the ghoul's powerful slash. I'm afraid this guy will be able to enjoy fresh girly steak soon.

- if they eat meat.

"This guy, why is it so strong...... the girl quickly retreated, and the fireballs in her hand kept condensing and throwing at it!

[Damn...... Mana is running out. 】

The ghouls in the distance didn't seem to be able to detect Alice's embarrassment, and after a long time of attacking, its thinking circuit quickly switched. Its long sword slammed to the ground, its head tilted back, its ribcage bulging slightly.

What does he want to do......

“FusRoDah！！！！”

The terrifying force twisted the air, and the old rocky floor was lifted up in a thin layer! Before Alice could react, she was hit head-on by the violent air current! The thrust was so powerful that the girl was pushed to the end of the chamber without resistance, and slammed into the metal door at the end!

"Oh...... Don't ......" Facing the rapidly rushing ghoul Lord, Alice's heart was full of despair, and she could no longer stand up at this moment.

Her gaze drooped and fell to the floor of the burial chamber, the decaying surface already blown away by the force just now, revealing the rough rock coat. You can even see the trap vents of the ancient Nords.

Trap Spout!?

A crazy thought suddenly filled Alice's mind.

"Anyway, it's up to fate to die or not!" Alice pulled the golden dragon claw from her bosom and pressed it towards the metal door without hesitation. Immediately, go all out!

'Poof!''poof!''poof!''

The blade of the sword stopped a foot above Alice's head.

Dozens of spears that suddenly pierced out of the wall slowly retracted, the most recent of which even brushed the tip of Alice's nose, which was leaning against the door. And the ghoul lord took dozens of blows.

The blue glow in its eyes faded away.

"Whew~" Alice, who escaped, let out a long breath.

But she didn't feel any lighter.

"Just the janitor is so strong that Cheng dù...... So what kind of monster is inside......" Alice shook her head, no longer delving into the terrible thought.

Anyway, we still have to move forward. Isn't it?

"Hmm...... According to Sonya...... That's how it should be...... And then ...... like this"

Through some strange pattern of rune combinations on the golden dragon's claws, Alice kept turning the hundreds of runes on the compass. When there was a soft sound from the metal door, Alice placed the dragon's claws on it.

Behind the door came the click of countless couplings and staggered mechanisms. The entire compass also rotates. When all the runes pointed to a symbol that seemed to be two arrows pointing downward, the door burst open.

"What's next?"

What catches Alice's eye is the main burial chamber of the temple. Hundreds of ornate coffins stand on either side. And at the end of the burial chamber, there is a large arc-shaped wall.

"That's ......"

The moment she saw the stone wall, Alice's whole spirit was completely attracted to it. It was an irresistible temptation to her, like the fountain of immortality to an aging king, the undefeated army to the overlord of ambition—she walked forward almost uncontrollably.

His eyes were straight, and he was as dull as a marionette.

'!!!Boom' ancient knowledge poured into Alice's brain like a flood of tears, countless strange and mysterious runes surged in her mind, they combined with each other, nested with each other, and seemed to hide an incomparably grand power in them.

[Comparison ...... Imaginary ...... Multi-......】

"It was originally a record of my life, but I modified it to include almost every phrase in the dragon language that could form a mouthful. ”

Alice jerked her head back.

Floating silently behind her was a creature that was supposed to be a ghoul shrouded in a gorgeous shattered cloak of dark gold. He has a magnetic masculine voice and wears an ornate crown. In his left hand, he held a scepter that shimmered with mysterious brilliance, and his face was covered by a mask of strange material, like a crying and laughing.

He bowed slightly and said very politely, "Good night, I am the dragon sacrifice Nemo stationed in the cold fall. You can stay with me. Beautiful young lady, mortal, Duwakin. ”

In response, a swirling fireball was answered.

Under Alice's astonished gaze, her magical energy slowed down in front of Nemo, stagnating, and finally fell into the hands of the dragon priest.

"That's not how spells work. Nemo shook his head slightly, and the ball of flame in his hand suddenly split into five the moment he pushed it back out. They almost slammed Alice, who was quickly dodging, into the dragon wall. In a deafening roar, the entire dragon language wall was shattered by Nemo!

With a slight move of his free right hand, more than a dozen ebony axes and swords flew out from the depths of the secret room, silently levitating behind him.

"It's just the simplest psychic actuation, but you've probably never thought of it. Nemo said to himself, not caring at all if Alice, who was dressed as a wolf, could hear it.

[I don't know how to move my mind at all!]

The stationary blades were all pointed at Alice, whose face was covered in dust. An ebony broadsword then turned into a streamer and slammed into the nightmare rift in Alice's hand!

Even with all the strength of her body, this understatement blow made Alice's hands numb! All that welled up in Alice's heart was despair.

In addition to despair, it is still despair.

[How is it possible...... Strong enough to do this kind of Cheng dù ......]

Even if the flying axe sword was aimed at the dwarven sword in Alice's hand. The muscles of the girl's whole body were also torn quite a bit. The vibrations of the collision between the weapons turned into sound waves, ruthlessly destroying Alice's internal organs.

When the twelfth ebony sword struck, shattering the dwarven sword in her hand to pieces, a stream of dark red blood erupted from Alice's mouth. She fell to her knees weakly, and her left hand, which was still able to move slightly, struggled to support the ground.

【Completely ...... No...... Any opportunity ......】

"Why, that's not going to work. Nemo's tone seemed to be filled with disappointment. Under his will, Alice's body was pulled into a large letter. No matter how the girl writhed and struggled, he still drifted closer and closer in Alice's terrified gaze.

Nemo's skeletal left hand gently caressed Alice's cheek, and the cold touch made the girl's whole body tremble.

The hand gradually moved down, gently brushing Alice's collarbone, left shoulder, and finally resting on Alice's chest.

"You...... What do you want to do?"

"What do you say?" Nemo's tone was soft, but it was like ice in Alice's ears. "I said a long time ago that I hope you can stay with me. ”

The girl's pupils shrank suddenly.

Sonia and Lana's limbs were gone, and she saw them pass by. And she immediately realized that she was afraid that she would have an even worse fate. All kinds of punishments, pain, flashed in the girl's mind.

It was as if she had seen her limbs removed one by one, and countless horrific creatures whose names could not be said violated her defenseless day and night, no matter how she cried and pleaded, she did not stop. Until she shed her last tears. Becomes a female beast that has no reason and only knows how to reproduce.

That kind of ending, she shuddered just thinking about it.

"Don't ...... Please don't do that......" Tears rolled in Alice's eyes, and she whispered plea in a trembling voice.

"Pathetic, mortal. ”

Nemo shook his head slightly. I don't know whether it's sarcasm or admiration in the tone.

"Luckily, Duwakin. ”

His hand ran through Alice's sternum. Crushed her heart.

Time stands still......