Chapter 16: The Night Walk of the Murderer (Part I)
Fear can deprive people of the ability to speak, not to mention that this fat man is soaked, and he doesn't know whether it is sweat or water, fright and cold make him pale, and his voice is out of shape because of various problems when he speaks several times.
Mephis invited Phippley into the room and poured him a cup of hot water, and Phippley sat down in his chair with difficulty, holding the glass of water in both hands like a beggar, and drank a few sips of water tremblingly, but he was pitifully choked by himself again, and his whole face was full of despair of losing hope in life.
"Calm down, don't take a step past the hurdles, tell me what the hell happened?"
"No, I don't know how, how to describe it, it's very human... AlsoγIt's like a beast... He killed Old Nick... I saw him with my own eyes, he... Swallowed old Nick's flesh, drank blood and sucked blood... I fled... Call for help from the garrison... But the garrison was also killed... I hid under the bridge and soaked all night... When it's dawn... I dared to come out. β
The confusion described by Phipley may have been a mess in his mind, and Mephis could only patiently appease the frightened businessman, constantly asking and inducing him to get the information he wanted. When Mephis heard that the monster was the goods that Fippley had brought into the city, he couldn't help but look at Hervey, was he really guessed?
Sorting out these messy clues that Fippley talked about, you can roughly paint a picture of the monster, this is an unknown primate, devouring flesh and blood, and can slaughter heavily armed garrisons can see that the threat is huge, but he is an intelligent and blind man, can smell distant smells with his nose, but cannot find Phipley hiding in the flowing water.
This description has obvious characteristics in the game era, high movement speed, high lifesteal, high attack, and single hatred, and the answer is coming out in Mephis's mind, the mercenary advanced mission in the game era, and the murderer walks at night.
When the player receives the mission in the game, the garrison has already been wiped out, and the investigation will be launched the next night, and a chubby flesh blurred piece of flesh will be found on the street, presumably the fate of Phipley.
Thinking of this, Mephis couldn't help but glance at Phippley more, it turned out that this merchant was the tragic dragon in the game who didn't even have a name.
"You just put a hundred and twenty-four hearts, it is safe during the day, the monster you encounter is a flawed alchemy creature, relying on drinking blood to replenish energy and divide cells, afraid of fire and sunlight, it does not dare to come out during the day."
"Really, really? I don't read much, don't lie to me. β
Mephis showed a confident smile, this confidence also infected Phipley, and the fear and nervousness gradually stabilized, although this guy still looked at the door and window from time to time, but no monster broke in and attacked it, coupled with Mephis's repeated assurances, Phippley barely calmed down.
Fippley was definitely safe, the monster had lost interest in him, because the monster would temporarily lie dormant in the shadows of the neighborhood and not reappear until nightfall.
"Don't worry, I've encountered the monster you said more than once, not to mention that you're really safe to live until now, haven't you? Listen to me, leave the area before nightfall, and come back here when you have definite news. β
"What about Mr. Mephis?"
"Since I know that there is such a monster in existence, I can't let it go, I will find him out and destroy him tonight."
Mephis knows that the Mercenary Association is offering a bounty on this monster, and the biggest difference between the bounty task and the ordinary task is that anyone who completes the bounty task can find the association to receive the bounty, and only the members of the association can receive the commission for the ordinary task, which is a regulation to ensure order.
As she walked downstairs, Hervell quietly approached and quietly inquired, apparently cautious, accustomed to gathering accurate information before taking action.
"Lord Mephis, is it a little inappropriate to make up your mind before you actually see your opponent?"
Mephis shook her finger slightly, calling the Book of Flames into her hand, her fingertips swiping across the pages, giving random answers.
"That's the defeat of my subordinates who I have tortured and killed thousands of times, and there is nothing wrong with beating him like beating my son."
"Really?"
Hervier suddenly looked Mephis up and down, a little skeptical.
"As far as I know, the wisdom of the Demon Sect scholars is inversely proportional to the body, I doubt that you will get tired after running a few steps in battle, I once saw two scholars of the Demon Academy being chased out of the street by a goose."
"Well~ that's because we don't attack animals when we investigate the natural ecology, and people and nature coexist in harmony."
"Well, there are so many reasons. Forget it, I'll keep you safe anyway. β
Now Mephis wants to go to the scene of the crime to have a look, although the clues obtained now can correspond to the information in the game one by one, but Mephis clearly knows that it is reality and not a game, and many constraints in the game may not be effective against this monster.
The monster infestation caused panic among the surrounding residents, the patrol garrison was completely wiped out, and the swordsman who led the team died, I am afraid that nothing can bring people a sense of security, and the only way is to find the monster and destroy it, and give an explanation to the merchants.
The two arrived near the scene of the crime, and as expected, they were blocked from a distance, the real scene had been cordoned off by the sheriff, and the blood stains on the streets had been cleaned, only some corners may still have blood samples remaining.
Mephis found that there were several organizations of people coming and going, there were more than a dozen mercenary captains alone, magicians and alchemists who proved their identities could enter the scene to investigate, but these people were all shocked after investigation, and even the heavily armed patrols were all wiped out, and these mercenaries had to weigh themselves.
Mephis, who was obviously very confident before, frowned a little sadly after discovering that there would be many people acting at the same time tonight, and then he realized the difference between reality and the game. Not afraid of god-like opponents, just afraid of pig-like teammates, players in the game era can brush the boss as much as they want without being disturbed, but now it's different, tonight may turn into a melee.
"Things are getting tricky."
"Lord Mephis?"
"Monsters who drink blood to maintain their immortality like this kind of large-scale melee the most, and once the scene gets out of control, even we are in danger."
"The only one in danger is Lord Mephis, and I will protect you."
Mephis didn't bother to correct it, and thought about it at this time.
"Let's go, let's find a place where it's convenient to see the scenery, and we must always pay attention to the flares that appear tonight."
Mephis's heart was gloomy, the reality is really very different from the game, and those who don't know the actual situation rashly come into contact with this monster, I'm afraid there will be a lot of sacrifice. What can be done now is to find monsters as early as possible, destroy them, and reduce the number of victims to a minimum.
However, Mephis and Heviel began to walk around, looking for higher buildings, standing above and looking around, familiarizing themselves with the surrounding terrain, and in order to ensure that there would be no accidents during the battle, Mephis had to recheck the map, so as not to encounter places that did not match the game's memory during the battle, and then it was too late to regret anything, and finally, it was to wait for nightfall.
As the western sky grew redder and the setting sun cast golden, the city fell into a silent unease and tension, and as night approached, the residents who had received the news returned to their homes early and clung to their doors and windows, and the streets were quiet and desolate, with only warriors armed to the teeth patrolling around.
When night came, everyone clenched their weapons, during the day, there were already large forces searching the nearby streets, not letting go of any alley, and no trace of the monster was found, now that night fell, according to the analysis of yesterday's situation, the monster will definitely take advantage of the night to hunt, each team of soldiers or mercenaries plays two roles tonight, or hunter, or prey!
Bounty hunter Ian is a veteran who once chased a fugitive sixteen kilometers through the mountains and finally brought the opponent to justice, proficient in fighting and assassination, good at using poisoned daggers and hidden weapons to catch prey alive, and no character he has targeted since his debut has escaped.
This time, Ian is naturally one of the participants, and he also has the idea of monopolizing the bounty, which is actually the habitual thinking of bounty hunters, but Ian doesn't plan to fight with monsters, and the bounty he is eyeing is only the part of tracking monsters.
"Is there only one left?"
Ian took out a crumpled cigarette case from his jacket pocket, shook it a few times, and only took one out of it, then looked up at the sky boredly, and gently flicked his fingertips to light a cigarette www.biquge.info with a little spark, took a deep breath and then exhaled a puff of white smoke to relieve tension.
Tonight was different from the past, there were still bustling crowds on the streets at this time of day, and now the feeling of being empty made Ian, a veteran of many years, have a creepy sense of fear, maybe it was the illusion of a strong shock caused by the incident of a monster killing a guard team alone?
Suddenly, a black shadow was thrown out of the alley not far away and slammed on the wall, making a crackling sound, but the black shadow was not dead, and immediately got up in panic and ran with all his strength, although he could no longer use running to describe the posture of this human wolf, but he was indeed using his life to pull an organ of his body away from the monster behind him.
At this moment, a tall figure slowly walked out of the small alley, and the moonlight shrouded it, revealing its burly body.
"Ie, Ian? Help me! Save me!! β
The wounded, who had run some distance, spotted Ian and changed direction and rushed desperately in this direction.
Ian's pupils contracted suddenly, it was obvious that the person who asked for help from him was a peer, although he was not familiar with it, he had also heard of his deeds, he was also an experienced and powerful veteran, and even relied on assassination to bring back the wanted Lingge powerhouse, with an unattainable record in the industry, but now the situation of this peer is extremely bad, his face is full of shocking wounds, blood does not want money to flow, his left wrist is missing, a piece of his right shoulder is clearly missing, and there is a groove on the figure, There is a completely penetrating blood hole in the stomach, and I am afraid that it took some kind of medicine to persist in coming here. Then the vision crossed the back of this colleague and stayed on the black shadow chasing after him.
"Is this a human or a ghost!? Bastard, this idiot!! β
Ian was implicated.
In search of the figure of the bloodstain... No, I don't know if I can still call it 'human', this monster retains a human face, as if the cheeks have been cut horizontally, and the whole mouth can be completely opened without tearing, revealing the sharp fangs of a beast, the body from the neck down is unnaturally surging, and the dark red color can be faintly seen on the surface, as if flowing blood makes up its skin.
Ian subconsciously threw out the flying knife, and several cold and shining flying knives instantly pierced the monster's head, almost completely submerged into the flesh, if the other party was a human, he would already be dead when he was attacked by this kind of attack, but unfortunately there was no if. Ian couldn't believe that he heard a strange sizzling sound coming from the other party's body, and the flying knife that had entered his head was actually softening and corroding, turning into liquid and being 'eaten' by monsters!
"Damn, damn it, if I knew it was this kind of monster, I shouldn't have come alone."
A drop of cold sweat ran down Ian's forehead, and he took out the flare in his pocket and pointed it at the sky...... At the same time, the monster also rushed towards him.
A dazzling flash of light shot into the sky.
ββββββββββββββββββ
PS: Today's first update...... One more ...... More...... What should a fox be called? Ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket~~
PS1: If you like this book, please bother readers to click on it, and thank you for your support.