"Dead?"

Xia looked at the corpse on the ground in a daze, judging from the investigation of the black-clothed little Lori, this old man had no possibility of saving - even if the saint Glori was next to him.

This discovery made her feel an indescribable depression, although the two did not know each other, and in fact did not say a few words, but the person who was alive not long ago suddenly turned into a corpse, this kind of thing is obviously unacceptable.

"There's no hope."

The purple-haired saint squatted next to the old man's corpse, and the light on her hand shone on his face and heart, shaking her head at Natsu, reaffirming this fact.

"Fei Nanxi, I'll do me a favor later."

Natsu looked around with a gloomy face, turned around and said a few words to the soldier, and then took Gloria outside.

"This man is already very old and very low in strength, and with all due respect, it seems that he has no need to be transformed into an undead."

Fei Nanxi, who was deliberately left inside, said in a soul transmission.

The archlich likes to speak straight, and death seems to him to be a commonplace, so his words are very direct:

"And we have a lot of things to do next, and wasting energy on someone who doesn't have anything to do is not something to approve of."

"It doesn't have to do with us, Fei Nanxi."

Natsu stopped at the entrance to the gloomy tomb and prayed goodbye to her friends with Glori.

This act of mourning the dead is not the same as the prayer of the Order, but a common etiquette on the mainland, and it is a kind of courtesy.

When she was done, she straightened up and said in her head:

"You mentioned that too...... This man is not simple, and looking at the attitude of those soldiers, it is as if he has lost a person he respects very much. Maybe he has something unusual about his origins. ”

"I'm not very interested in these things."

The lich replied.

"Huh?"

But then its voice revealed a hint of surprise:

"I have to say, your vision is really good; This man's soul was remarkable, almost condensed into a physical form, which was a rare phenomenon, even if he had only recently died. ”

"When did he die?" Natsu plucked a white flower from the surroundings. Inserted in front of the entrance to the tomb, this simple prayer was completed.

"About 1 hour ago."

The lich groaned for a moment, and said:

"The cause of death was that the throat was torn by some kind of sharp claw, so there was no sound, otherwise the soldiers outside would have been able to perceive it."

"It's done, let's go."

The lich walked out of the tomb like a normal person, and when he reached the door, his finger bones rubbed, and a requiem magic appeared from the sky, blooming like a black rose in the night.

This is a spell used in dark magic to stabilize the soul. It also has the meaning of commemoration on such occasions.

Seeing that this was a magician, and the magic fluctuations were quite strong, the faces of those imperial soldiers looked a little better again.

In the eyes of the Harlem people, powerful magicians are always revered.

"The undead seed is already lurking inside him, and I can make that corpse move at any time if you want to."

On the way out, a blue glow flashed in the lich's sleeve:

"It's his soul, or rather his own memory. Although the power contained in it is far from that of the demigod knight, it is enough for us to know...... What exactly happened to him before he died. ”

"Go over there in the bushes."

Natsu found a place that was not too conspicuous. Took the orb resembling the Soul Essence in the Lich's hand.

"This is something that is used to attach to the Immortal Monument."

She recognized this soul product peculiar to the Empire, and frowned:

"It's the first time I've seen a real thing, and it's said that it can describe what happened to the deceased before they were killed in my own words."

"Hehe, this thing isn't just about listening to stories."

The lich tapped the blue orb with his hand, and it suddenly shrank several times over, turning into a small nucleus-like piece.

"Take it. Immerse yourself in the spirit. ”

It said to Xia:

"Unlike powerful demigod memories, this thing can be read without a sleep aid, but you have to be careful...... There are often a lot of accidents happening in the spiritual world, and even if you can't stay there forever, it will inevitably cause some damage. ”

"It doesn't matter. I know how to do it. ”

Xia already has a lot of experience in the dream world or reading people's memories, and knows how to avoid danger, so he is still very confident in this kind of thing.

"Remember, don't try to change anything once you're inside, that's a big no-no. Because we don't know the strength of the murderer. ”

Finally, the lich gave one more word of advice, and placed the blue crystal nucleus in the palm of her hand.

"Be careful."

As the saintess of Truis, Gloria also vaguely guessed what she wanted to do, and gently stroked her silver hair with her hand for a while, Xia felt a calming warm current seep from the top of her head, and the whole person was immediately vibrate.

"Thank you."

She quietly took Glori's hand and didn't let go even after closing her eyes.

"Somebody's crying."

Natsu, who entered the memory of the deceased, first heard a low whimper.

A blurred vision appeared in front of her eyes, as if she was staring at a tombstone for a long time, and because her vision was not clear, the name on it could not be true, and she did not know who the owner of the tombstone was.

"The old man said he wanted to come here to see his grandson...... It turned out that his grandson was dead. ”

Affected by a sad emotion, Xia also felt a trace of desolation.

"Not good!"

A thrill struck her mind, and she hurried out of this grief.

"Who the hell is this? The spiritual power is so powerful that it can affect me. ”

When she found out about this, she immediately became much more vigilant.

She didn't feel the feelings of the deceased anymore, and began to see everything that happened in front of her completely from the perspective of a bystander, and she never had the kind of situation that was almost assimilated by the memory after that.

"Finally stopped crying, but he looks really old, and his body is a little shaky."

Xia felt his eyes tremble a few times, and the old man seemed to stand up from the tombstone and slowly walked towards the entrance of the tomb.

But halfway through. The old man's footsteps stopped again.

"There's a murmur in there."

Xia was keenly aware of the abnormality.

Although there was a waterfall on the outside of the tomb, the winding passage and the depth of more than ten meters made it quiet and frightening, and as soon as the sobbing stopped just now, a very slight echo could be heard from somewhere.

The movement is somewhat like someone talking, but the sound is intermittent, as if someone is occasionally shouting excitedly. Difficulty controlling your emotions.

He began to walk deeper into the tomb.

Just like watching a horror movie, Xia nervously followed the old man's gaze through the dense tombstones until he came to the innermost part of the tomb.

Even if you can't feel the cold and dampness, you can appreciate how dark and terrifying the environment the old man is, and ordinary people would have turned away in fright, but this old man seemed to have the courage of steel, and he did not hesitate at all.

At the end is a new-looking tomb with an unfamiliar name carved into it, a name that is very characteristic of the Empire. It seems that he was a nobleman of prominent birth during his lifetime.

"That's where the sound comes from."

Natsu stared at the tomb for a while, and noticed that there was a faint light shining through the gap under the tombstone.

The tombs of the imperial people are very particular, even if the conditions here are very poor, it is not simply to dig a pit and bury people, each dead soldier will have his own separate burial chamber, and the body will be placed in a coffin and buried in this silent space, slowly waiting for the passage of time.

A pair of thick and powerful palms pressed against the shiny place, sweeping away the dirt from the gaps. I put it on and looked at it, but it wasn't a narrow burial chamber. Rather, it is a passage with torches hanging from the walls.

His gaze began to falter, and it seemed that the old man was angry at this blasphemy against the heroic spirit, but he was an experienced soldier, and instead of startling the snake, he chose to open the entrance and push the closed stone slab out of a gap. Squeezed his body in.

"Why didn't he call the guards?"

Xia had some difficulty understanding the old man's approach.

If he is a strong man, there is nothing wrong with doing so; But he is just a newcomer who has just arrived in the New World, and he can't even beat a few wolves, and his level is only a mere level 10, so doesn't it seem a bit reckless to go on rashly?

The passage is not long. Or maybe it's short, otherwise the sound wouldn't come out of it.

Soon after entering the inside, I heard a rough voice:

"Are you being too cautious? There's not even a ghost here, but I've just lit a few torches, are you so excited? Even my little darling was scared away by you. ”

After a while, a rat sprang out of the passage and quickly disappeared from view.

"I've been in this damn basement for three days!"

The man said dissatisfiedly, and then the sound of kicking the plank sounded:

"And every day you have to face this eerie thing, and you are not even allowed to light a fire...... Don't forget that we're in a cooperative relationship, and I'm not your subordinate! ”

"Hold off, Porter."

A slightly deep male voice said hoarsely:

"Obey my arrangement, this is one of the conditions for you to be able to get so much money; Think of your cargo ship, what's wrong with a dead man who can't speak in order to return to the original continent with its scenery? At least it won't stab you in the back like your unreliable crew. ”

"Ha, you've heard about that, too."

The rough man laughed:

"These bastards are like red-eyed mad dogs when they arrive in the New World, and I have made it clear that we are not allowed to do it immediately, and that we will do our old business when we settle down; As a result, a few idiots still went to get drunk and make trouble that night, how can this kind of thing be done without a lesson? ”

"Who would have thought that they would dare to use a knife at me after all these years, and what is the use of my disobedient subordinates? They all sank into the sea in the end. ”

The scenery in front of Xia was moving very slowly, and it seemed that the old man was also very cautious, and he walked for nearly a minute at a distance of just a few meters, and only then did a bright fire appear in front of him.

It was a poorly built burial chamber, with a dark coffin in the center, surrounded by three torches, and a man dressed as a pirate was munching on a leg of lamb with one foot on it, and his mouth was full of oil.

"Porter, I heard something recently...... It seems that someone has come to ask you about the origin of the army's standard musket? ”

Opposite the pirate is a man in a desert cloak. The mouth and nose were covered by a high scarf, and only two eyes were exposed, and the gaze looked sharp, like an eagle in the desert.

"Someone did ask me that, and of course I didn't know."

The man quickly finished nibbling on a leg of lamb, picked up the wine bowl and poured it down. Drunken said:

"That man seems to be very difficult to mess with, otherwise I would have beaten him up and asked him where he came from, which would have done you a little favor, my old friend."

"Good thing you didn't."

The man in the desert cloak narrowed his eyes slightly:

"That's Elio's man...... Or rather, the scouts sent by the big guys, even if you touch them, you're already locked in an iron cage by now. ”

"Elio? Are you sure. ”

The pirate man touched his somewhat bald head, inhaled a cool breath and said:

"Commander of the Imperial Expedition. Twelve nobles...... Oh my God, these guys are that big! You're right, it's a good thing I've changed my temper a lot now, otherwise I'd have gotten into big trouble. ”

"Anyway, the civilian ship you asked me to attack that day has some well-bred looking guards and women, so they can't be the families of the nobles, right?"

The pirate man wiped his greasy hands, and a cold light shot out of his eyes:

"If that's the case, I'm afraid the little money you gave won't be enough to pay for this commission."

"Huh. Since you've found out, I'll pay double as sorry. ”

The man in the desert cloak laughed:

"Are you satisfied with this?"

"Doubling no. I want four times! ”

The pirate man stretched out four fingers and said coldly:

"I hate it when the client conceals information, if it weren't for the generous enough reward you gave, I would have killed you right now."

"yes, I'm scared."

The man made a frightened gesture.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that he doesn't take it seriously at all:

"Four times is four times better...... Who made me lose my trust first. But I'm afraid you'll need to prepare an extra ship, your old cargo ship won't fit so much. ”

"Hmph, it really takes a few more eyes to do business with you imperial people."

Seeing his indifferent attitude, the pirate man bled slightly. I picked up another leg of lamb and nibbled on it.

"One more thing...... Are you sure the place you've chosen is really safe? ”

He suddenly stopped gnawing on the leg of mutton, and his eyes slowly turned to this side:

"How did I find a mouse here, he's not my little darling's buddy."

As he spoke, a black shadow with a red glow in his eyes suddenly appeared at the old man's feet, and it was the disappeared mouse.

"I found out too."

The man in the desert cloak said lightly:

"But don't worry, it's just an ordinary person, and I promise that nothing he hears will reach the ears of a third person."

Natsu's vision trembled violently.

A black claw grabbed the old man's neck and dragged him up the passage of the tomb.

The old man's legs kicked desperately, and his two hands wanted to break the black claws on his throat, but the strength of the other party was terrifying, and he couldn't resist it at all.

"What is this?"

Since this vision was not hers, Natsu's dark vision did not work at all, and she only felt that there was a strange black shadow dragging the old man all the way to the outside of the tomb.

Then the black paw pinched lightly, and the old man's throat was crushed, and then the paw tore off a piece of meat and threw it in his mouth, and chewed it for a while, and in this cruel sight, the sight began to gradually dim, and finally nothing could be seen.

Stephanie ...... Go to the innermost part of the tomb and take a look. ”

Xia opened her eyes and said to the little Lori in black with a gloomy face:

"If you find someone inside, just get me the details of those people, don't startle the snake for the time being."

She wasn't sure if the other party would stay there after the old man's incident.

And this time there are three murderers, two humans and a monster whose body is unknown, and it is the best thing to find a way to kill each other.

"When Dolinda came, she seems to have been attacked by an unknown person."

She remembered the news that the artifact Lori had inquired about before:

"How dare you buy pirates to assassinate the princess of the empire...... And with Daniel and the others still active even though they are dead, the background of this guy in a cloak is very interesting. ”

"Isidor and Elio are the only three remaining of the twelve nobles, and Boris is an orthodox magician and is not among the twelve; And all three of them are supporters of Lorraine, so in this case, the most suspicious is ......"

When she was guessing, the little Lori in black brought back the news:

"Master, there's a pirate-like guy in there, and he's sleeping on a coffin, and here's his information."

She opened the information bar in front of Xia:

Character Name: Porter. Odyssey

Race: Human

Highest class level: LV49

First Class: Bloody Pirate (LV49)

Second Class: Lurker (LV36)

Note: This individual has the Scarlet Killer Mark and is considered an extremely dangerous person.

The killer mark, that is, the murderers who have slaughtered ordinary people, the blood-red mark indicates that this port. The Odyssey killed at least 500 people, a murderous executioner rarely seen on the continent of Faennes.

"Such a guy actually came to the New World?"

Natsu's expression was a little ugly:

It seems that many criminals regard this place as a haven to take refuge in, and they dare not be too arrogant when the empire is still strong, but after the destruction of Leom City, the law and order should be quite chaotic for a long time.

"Blood pirate, this is the first time this profession has appeared."

After thinking for a while, she shifted her attention to the other party's profession, the level of LV49 is not worth mentioning, and now she can crush such a guy by picking out any one in her team; However, this is the first time that the system has classified pirates as a specialized combat class.

"No. 3, you go and stay near the tomb, if someone sneaks out of the tomb and follow him, I believe that with your ability, you will not be discovered by the other party, you must find out where he went."

Natsu took this to heart and left a black spirit knight at the entrance of the Great Falls.

There are many things she has to do now, the most important of which is to find a place where everyone can stay safely, and only by eliminating her worries will she be able to free up her hands to do other things.

Thankfully, the place was found quickly.

"This ...... Village! ”

The bat girl led the group across the plains to a cave where they had previously lived.

The cave is located on the top of a rocky peak, and there are two exits in it, so the view is quite good, and it can be retreated from at any time.

"Good job."

Natsu touched the head of the black-haired young girl:

"Thanks to you, otherwise it would have taken a lot of effort to find such a nice place."

The black-haired young girl shyly hugged her sister after being touched by her, and the two happily accepted this warm reward together.

"Wendy hasn't come back yet."

Seeing them, Xia couldn't help but worry about the vampire girl: "Did something happen?" ”

Although this cave cannot be used as a long-term residence, it is enough for a short time to hide, and everyone spent a whole day arranging it into a comfortable resting place, and the werewolf princess lifted a boulder to block the exit behind it, and there are always people rotating at the door, so that the safety is also guaranteed.

On the third day, the lich sensed an anomaly in the dark spirits. (To be continued......)