"Let me go...... Let me go! Woowoo woo ......"

The little boy in the shabby linen shirt had barely shouted a few words, and was neatly sealed with black tape by a man and a woman, and could only make a muffled sound.

The chains that bound his wrists and ankles held him firmly to a plank, and his body was completely immobile.

The child's eyes widened in horror, staring at the pair of men and women in black in front of him, only to see that the complexion of the two men was sickly white, and the cyan blood vessels were clearly visible.

"Good, obedient."

The skinny, short-haired woman stretched out her skinny right hand and touched the boy's cheek, her fingers unusually cold, like a corpse that had lost its temperature.

"Woo ......"

The boy struggled incessantly, shaking the chains and making a rattling sound, but unfortunately with his strength alone, it was impossible to break free from the iron locks on his body.

Syllable!

The man's temper was obviously not as good as that of the woman, so he directly and neatly slapped the boy, and the boy's face suddenly swollen.

The intense fear even overshadowed the physical pain, leaving the boy with little to no pain. He struggled even more when he saw the red glowing eyes of the two adults.

"You'll be good tomorrow~"

The woman chuckled softly, and with the man she turned to leave the humble "guest room," leaving only the boy tied to a plank and facing the sky on his back, whimpering and trying to break free from his restraints.

He didn't know what it was, but he remembered that he went to the street at night to buy something, and suddenly it was dark, and then he fell unconscious.

When I woke up again, I was in this ghost place.

"Mephistopheles, please help me......"

Mimicking his parents' prayers, the boy prayed over and over again in his consciousness, desperately seeking help from the "gods". Two tears flowed from the corners of his eyes, leaving brown streaks on his dirty face.

Then, the light of the street lamp outside the window suddenly flickered.

- Could it be that the god Mephistopheles has appeared?

The boy struggled to open his eyes, turned his head to look out the window through his teary eyes, and a figure appeared in front of the window, blocking the light of the street lamp.

"Mmmm......mmmm

The boy struggled to make a voice and let the other person know what was going on.

- The logic of a child's mind is not as complicated as that of an adult, and in the boy's opinion, the person who appeared at the window was the messenger sent by the god Mephistopheles to save him. As long as you can get the attention of the other person, you can be saved!

Under the boy's gaze, the "messenger" pried open the window with a dagger, without making a sound. Then he climbed into the room through the window, and his figure in his coat left a long shadow on the floor.

Seeing the dark silhouette of the other party, the boy trembled with excitement. That's when —

"Stop arguing! Damn ......" rang out with an impatient scolding outside the door.

With a bang, the door was violently kicked open, and the man in black stared at the scarlet eyes, and was about to raise his hand to beat the child he had captured, but immediately noticed another person standing in the room.

"You-"

The man looked at the "messenger" with wide scarlet eyes, and was about to say something when the messenger rudely interrupted him.

The messenger threw out the unknown object in his hand, and although he could not see anything, the boy was able to detect its presence through the air currents in the room.

With a crisp sound, the red-eyed man's body was cut in two, and the upper body slowly slid down, and not a drop of blood came out of the wound.

Witnessing the unbelievable scene, the boy was already dumbfounded. At this time, the woman just now also came upstairs.

"What's the matter, dear—"

The messenger strode forward, stooped down and picked up the invisible weapon, and with a stroke of his hand he beheaded the woman, and the two prisoners who had kidnapped the boy were reduced to pale corpses.

After eliminating the two people in the room, the messenger raised his hand and waved the invisible weapon, cutting the chains that bound the boy's limbs, and then reached out to tear the tape off the boy's face, bringing the same unusually pale face to the boy:

"Thank you......" the boy said with a wince.

When the "messenger" approached, the boy also noticed that the other party's appearance was a little strange, and at the same time, there was a pungent stench, which made him cough again and again.

"Hello." The messenger took a step back with some embarrassment and removed the mask covering his face.

Needless to say, the "messenger" who broke in from the window and rescued the boy was none other than Lin Chi, who was on a mission. He put the dark sword that had killed the two NPCs back in his backpack, stretched out his right hand to pick up the boy, and asked, "Are you alright?" ”

"Are you a messenger sent by the god Mephistopheles?" The boy asked curiously.

"Yes." Lin Chi's answer was crisp and neat.

Judging by the child's words, it seems that it should be the inhabitants of Mephistopheles' territory. In that case, he may have been caught here by those two men.

"Were you caught?" Lin Chi went straight to the point.

"Yes, it was my father who asked me to go out to buy spices on the way......" Recalling what had just happened, the boy's body began to tremble slightly again.

"I see." Lin Chi nodded, led the boy back to the window, and asked, "Do you have an impression of here?" ”

"No...... I've never been here, and my mom and dad haven't said that. The boy immediately shook his head.

It seems that the kid doesn't know what is going on in this territory. As a young man growing up in Mephistopheles, the boy may not have been exposed to the other forces in the city, but he only learned the name "Mephistopheles" from his parents.

"Alright then, you can go home by yourself. Remember not to get caught by the guards. Lin Chi's tone was particularly perfunctory.

His current mission goal is to investigate the legend of blood, not to escort the child home safely. However, the boy still looked grateful, and while thanking Lin Chi, he turned out of the window on the second floor.

Seeing that the boy was about to jump from the window, Lin Chi asked, "Are you okay?" ”

"I steal a lot, it's fine!" The boy said proudly, jumping and disappearing out of Lin Chi's sight.

"The young people here are really wild......," Lin Chi sighed with emotion, and moved his gaze back to the two corpses that had just been cut open by himself.

If these two were vampires, a single blow from the Dark Sword might not have killed them.

In order to prevent the two people from being resurrected again, Lin Chi pulled out the dark sword and slashed it indiscriminately, directly chopping the two corpses into meat sauce, and then ripped off a rag next to the bed, covering the two corpses that even God couldn't see what they were, and lit the edge of the cloth with a candlestick.

With the beating light of the fire, the two residents who suspected to be vampires were burned to pitch black char. The enclosed rooms were filled with deadly smoke. However, for Lin Chi, who didn't need to breathe at all, these smokes that were enough to suffocate him to death would not have any effect.

"Goodbye, both."

As he spoke, Lin Chi had already walked down the steps made of square rocks and entered the first floor of this house.

Since there might be other enemies hidden underneath, Lin Chi also decisively pulled out the dark sword and entered the living room lightly to check the situation in the house.

The living room is furnished with wooden furniture, and the surface glistens in the light of candles, and it seems that the two people who live here must be "good citizens" who pay attention to hygiene.

Several large books were placed on the coffee table, and the spine was printed with titles such as "Studies in Ancient Mythology" and "The Origin of Dark Magic", Lin Chi picked up a piece of parchment next to the book that looked like a leaflet, and began to read the text on it by candlelight:

Note for residents of the Immortal Zone:

It is forbidden to kidnap residents of other areas, and violators will be fined 100 gold coins.

It is forbidden to pick quarrels and provoke troubles and attack residents in other areas.

Do not take prohibited beverages.

Let's work together to build a good living environment!

……

After reading the contents of the paper, Lin Chi had already obtained some information:

This area is not directly named "god" like other places, but has been replaced by the code name "immortal zone". Perhaps the monster who rules here doesn't like people to mention his name casually.

Judging from the content of the residents' notice, the residents of the undead zone may often commit such kidnapping operations, and often attack the residents of other areas, so these acts are expressly prohibited. As for the "prohibited drinks" mentioned above......

"Is it blood?"

Looking at the furniture in the living room, Lin Chi immediately noticed that there was no food or drink here, and there were no cups, rice bowls, fruit bowls and other utensils. Next to it, where the kitchen should be, is also empty, except for two shelves that don't have anything on them, there is no other furnishings.

- These guys don't need to eat and drink? Or is it ...... They hid their "food"?

After checking in the two bedrooms next to the living room and not finding any clues, Lin Chi, who returned to the living room, looked at the steps leading to the basement.

If the two people in the house really hid something, it was the most likely to be hidden in the basement.

Lin Chi tightened his grip on the hilt of the dark sword, and slowly stepped on the steps leading to the basement, and only after taking two steps, the sound of something breaking sounded under his feet:

Click!

Lin Chi raised his foot, only to see that an inconspicuous bone on the steps had been broken by himself, and the curved shape of the bone looked like a human rib......

"Is that really the case?" Lin Chi smiled.

In fact, he already knew what the inhabitants were eating, but he hadn't confirmed it with his own eyes.

Now it seems that there is no need to confirm what is hidden in the basement.

INTERVIEWER So, are there any gods who have anything to do with "cannibalism"?

While thinking, Lin Chi had already stood in front of the damp wooden door in the basement, stretched out his rotten right hand, and grabbed the rusted metal grip on the door.