On the east coast of the San Jose Empire, the coastline stretches for thousands of miles. At the northernmost point is a large plain formed by the mouth of the Morro River. To the south is the Great Sea Cliff, a magnificent marvel from the days of the Magic Empire. To the south of the Changhai Cliff is a flat coastline of more than 300 miles, and then it extends to the territory of Nanhai County.

The Changhai Sea in Nanhai County is gentle and beautiful, and in the depths of the Changhai Sea, which is across the sea, is a beautiful cape island, which is a resort with a reputation on the mainland.

The entire stretch between Nanhai County and the Changhai Cliff is the hilly area of San Jose. This hilly area belongs to the county of Orebol, and this hill has a name, called Echo Hill.

The hills, with farms and orchards, are not as fertile as the Morro River Plains north of San Jose, but with terraces and orchards, Orebol County is still San Jose's richest province. The capital of Orebol is called "Thunder Light City", and on the seashore less than 100 miles from "Thunder Light City", there is a small town called "Sunrise Town". Because the red sun and blue sun are always the first to be seen here, the locals call this place the town of Sunrise.

Not far from the town is the Changhai, a natural harbor called the "Tyre Coast", surrounded by many holiday cabins built by aristocrats who came to escape the summer heat, and outside these cabins, you can see the sunrise in the early morning. These chic cabins, of course, are empty at this time.

Sunrise Town, very similar to the town of Donghai not far to the north, is a small seaside town east of San Jose, with the same small population, the same few buildings and streets. The townspeople made a living fishing in the long sea or working for the owners of the nearby estates.

The owners of the manors near Sunrise Town, who run most of their orchards, sometimes go to the "Deep Water Tavern" in Sunrise Town for a drink, but most of the time, they prefer to stay in their estate.

Clough, on the other hand, is a fruit farmer in the "Rotten Orchard", a small orchard outside the city, which grows mainly apples. Because the small buildings in the orchard are dilapidated, people in the city like to call them rotten orchards. The employers of the orchards, who usually live in the county capital of Thunder Light City, only come to the orchard once in a while, and all the fruit trees are tended by Clough.

At the end of the day, Clough went to the town's deep-water tavern for a drink. People like them, of course, can't afford to drink fine tequila, and they have heard that the merchant alliance and the Desik are at war, and many of their fine wines are cheaper than the Yankees.

Clough drank the tavernkeeper's own fruit wine, which tasted a little sour, and it was probably because the owner had collected the rotten fruit from various orchards and brewed it into fruit wine, which was really not good.

After drinking, Clough staggered towards the orchard. He was one of the last people to leave the tavern, and if it weren't for the boss closing, he felt like he would have had another drink. Tomorrow's work or something, it doesn't matter, the employer has gone back to Lei Guang City.

Sunrise Town is a small town built in the hills, and not far from the town is a small grove, most of which belong to the nearby fruit growers. A trail runs east along the entrance of the town to connect the orchards.

At night, the nearby foliage is dappled with swaying in the breeze, and the sound of rustling is particularly harsh in the quiet night. Clough was a little dazed, and walked staggeringly, and his whole body was a little hot from the smell of alcohol, and the hat he held in his hand was used by him to fan the wind. Stumbling one step at a time, he went to the rotten orchard.

Unbeknownst to Clough, at the top of a nearby hill, several men in black were watching his figure, walking step by step towards the forest path.

"Ready!" the man in black in the lead asked the assistant beside him in a low voice.

"Yes, my lord, Alcmene, has been released, in the orchard ahead. This was her first human experiment, and we were ready to go. ”

The black-clad leader nodded and stopped talking.

Clough was sweating after drinking, and it was a little cool to be blown by the breeze. Suddenly, a large black shadow suddenly appeared among the trees not far away. Clough rubbed his eyes, yes, that's a rotten orchard in front of him, what is that dark shadow?

As a farmer in a rotten orchard, Clough knows all the buildings in the orchard, which is clearly in the middle of the orchard.

The shadow began to move slowly, and Clough was a little frightened, and he quietly hid himself behind a tree by the side of the road, and his body was already awake from his drinking, and his legs trembled. In this dark environment, he could only see a vague black shadow that was not clear approaching him.

Surrounded by surprise and curiosity, Clough had completely forgotten the idea of running away, but as the shadow approached, he found that his curiosity was gradually disappearing, replaced by fear.

With a shout of "Ahh Clough still knew this, but he didn't run a few steps, he actually found that he couldn't run, and an invisible force grabbed his legs!

Clough found himself unable to walk, and turned his neck with difficulty, and behind him, it was pitch black, two of them tall, with red eyes that glowed like jewels.

Because he couldn't see clearly, Clough didn't know what it was at all, and he only felt a cold feeling in his lower body, and he came out with a soak of urine.

At this time, there seemed to be someone approaching nearby, only to hear a few "poofs", someone rang the flint and lit two torches. The light of the torch illuminated the surroundings, and Clough finally saw the dark shadow behind him, what a monster it was!

Clough had seen spiders, but he had never seen such a big spider, eight spider legs, all of them were more than one person tall, in the firelight, the sharp spider legs stood on the ground and flashed with cold light, and the part that should have been the spider's body was actually a woman's body, with a hideous face, unable to see its original face, long hair was scattered on the head, and two fangs peeked out from the corners of the mouth. Waving both hands, both with long nails.

And beside this strange monster, there were two men in black who were walking together, one holding a torch, and both looked at Clough with playful eyes.

Clough was fighting with his upper and lower teeth, unable to move, but still able to speak, stammering, "You, what are you..."

In Clough's impression, even the most terrifying legends and stories did not contain such terrifying monsters, and he felt like he was going to faint at any moment.

"Oh, you're lucky," said one of the men in black on the side, "you're the first to see Alcmene, and now, you can get a good feel for Alcmone's skills, and we can take a good look." ”

The words of the man in black made Clough even more frightened, and he only felt his mind dizzy. The monster wouldn't let him go at all, only to see the monster's mouth open wide, its fangs exposed to the air, its faces tangled, and it looked like it was shouting loudly. However, Clough did not hear any sound at all, only felt a growing pain in his head.

The two men in black plugged their ears with something early and looked at Clough for a long time.

Clough's head was swollen and aching, and he wanted to raise his hand to cover it, as if it was about to burst open. Clusters of small stars began to appear in front of him, and the little stars swirled on their eyeballs, and then the little stars grew larger and more blurred, until finally, Clough rolled his eyes, and his whole body went limp.

The invisible force that controlled Clough disappeared, and the paralyzed Clough fell directly to the ground motionless. The monster slowly moved to Clough's side, raised one of its front paws, reached in front of Clough, slowly pierced into Clough's body and lifted it gently. Clough was thrown in front of the man in black by the monster.

The man in black who spoke just now walked up to Clough and examined it carefully, then nodded, "Well, it's good, it's dead, dead without reaction or resistance." It seems that Alcmene's attack on a single enemy has completely worked. ”

"Hmm", the other man in black nodded, "The effect of the magic earbuds can also be used, and the small magic array in this earbuds can resist the mental impact of Alcmene." Both of these experiments have basically achieved results. ”

"Tonight's task is almost over, you immediately take Alcmene back to the beach and hide, I will go and report to the Protector ~ Lord Fa. ”

"What about this corpse?" asked another man in black.

The man in black in the lead grinned, "What do you say?"

The man in black took the ugly and terrible Alcmene and walked slowly towards the sea, where a small sailing boat was parked, and these days, the man in black was hiding on the ship with Alcmene. Alcmene, who was walking slowly, was sticking out his blood-red tongue and licking the corners of his mouth, and blood was still dripping from his two fangs.

On the hills and hills not far away, "Lord Protector~Fa, Alcmene's experiment was successful, and she successfully released a spiritual impact on a healthy human being, and that person died in a second, quietly!"

The black-clothed magician known as the Protector ~ Lord is none other than Blake, who appeared in Tokai Town not long ago. After the failure of Halpie's research, this time, this half-spider, half-human monster known as "Alcmene" is his new achievement.

"Well, it's basically as expected. You proceed to the next step of the experiment as soon as possible, expanding the range and distance of the mental impact. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to conduct experiments on 'Amut', and I'll leave it to you here. Be careful, the organization's plan will be executed soon, don't go wrong!"

With that, Blake turned and left.

The next morning, the growers who got up to work were surprised to find a mass of bones on the road outside the town.

The frightened townsfolk and fruit growers hurriedly reported the situation to the sheriffs of Thunder Light City, but by the time the sheriffs hurried in, Alcmene and the men in black had already disappeared.

The matter was reported to the Imperial Council in Kyoto Castle, but as expected, it was drowned in a large number of official documents flying from all over the San Jose Empire.

No one realized that this little incident in Sunrise Town was brewing a great crisis and conspiracy.

And the dark mage Blake, the dark rising protector of the East~, continues his terrifying experiments.