It was unexpected for Alsace.

The view from the outside of the door.

It's a peaceful town.

Probably because of the news of the virus infection in the nearby city of Wenhan.

People in this town are in a hurry, and many people are planning to leave with their luggage.

If it were a normal place, it should be the best place to visit with beautiful scenery, right?

Arthas was already standing in the doorway with a cloak on.

For some reason, the camouflage glasses exchanged by the system did not work for Arthas.

This made Lu Qiu a little distressed.

But the cloak that shrouded everything obscured Arthas's exterior and her blinding silver hair.

Where did the host go? Alsace glanced down the street and saw that there was no sign of Lu Qiu at all.

She closed her eyes and gradually walked in the direction of Lu Qiu along the faint connection with Lu Qiu.

Walking through the stone-paved streets, the buildings around are in the style of Western European churches rather than Chinese.

It adds a sense of sacredness to the town.

It was already time for the sun to set, and the reflection of Alsace was stretched for a long, long time.

The town has gradually become quiet and peaceful, making it feel like you want to stay here.

This is the home of the owner? A vampire's hometown?

Arthas didn't understand why Luqiu's hometown was here, shouldn't it be in a gloomy castle?

She walked along the path towards the outside of the town, and on a hillside, she found Lu Qiu.

This is a cemetery...

Tombstones, large and small, are placed here to mourn the loss of the deceased.

Lu Qiu was at the back of the cemetery, he was half-kneeling in front of a tombstone, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand and gently placing it in front of the tombstone.

Arthas walked behind Lu Qiu.

Her first impression of Lu Qiu, although Lu Qiu is very gentle on the outside, is just a disguise, and inside Lu Qiu, he is a monster who is desperate for a certain purpose, or a madman!

After all, the memories of the exorcist period, Arthas still remembers very well.

Lu Qiu's actions can clearly feel his hatred for human beings.

But as a monster, why, did you suddenly come to such a place?

Cemetery... A human cemetery, a place to mourn the dead of mankind?

Arthas was very incomprehensible.

Lu Qiu brushed away the dust on the tombstone with his hand, revealing the occupation of the owner of the tomb.

"Nun......" Arthas whispered the words written in English above.

A nun who gives everything she has for the sake of light...

Why would the master of darkness sweep the tomb of this nun?

"She's my mother......" Lu Qiu gently stroked the tombstone that had gradually been corroded by the wind.

"Mother?!"

The cat's ears on Arthas's forehead stood up.

"Well, the existence of an adoptive mother, I was raised by her when I was young, it's surprising that a nun can raise a vampire......"

Truly... It's surprising.

Lu Qiu had a reluctant smile on his face, different from the madness and hypocrisy of the past, but a real weak smile.

"She's a fool, she's the owner of a monastery, but she's going around adopting homeless children and turning the convent into an orphanage."

Luqiu muttered in a low voice, confiding in Arthas.

"And it's annoying, every time we eat, she tells us not to forget to thank the gods, and every time we sleep, she tells us not to forget to say thank you to the gods... It's really annoying...... nagging."

Lu Qiu stroked the hand of the tombstone and suddenly stopped...

"And then... This? Seeing that Lu Qiu didn't speak, Arthas instinctively asked.

"And then? And then died......"

Lu Qiu stood up and looked at what was written on the tombstone.

"It's a beautiful town, it's a good place to travel, it's a good place to travel, it's a good place to travel, it's a good place to make money...... So the real estate developer in the neighborhood wanted to buy the monastery, but the idiot said something stupid like 'if I sell it to you, the children won't have a home,' and ...... And then they died, human beings are really terrible creatures, and what they can't get, even if they use force, they have to take it. ”

“……”

"Still, it's really good." Lu Qiu turned his head and looked at Arthas, the smile on his face still the same. "After she died, but it was on the news, the developer didn't dare to ask anything about this town, for fear of finding out that he was the mastermind, and then he would be arrested and sent to jail or something, and he gave us a lot of money and told us not to talk nonsense everywhere or something, so after her death, life in the monastery felt a little easier."

Is... All right......

It's really, great.

"Master..."Arthas suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something in the corner of Lu Qiu's eyes.

"Is it raining?" Lu Qiu turned his head sideways and walked in the direction of leaving the cemetery: "Arthas is gone, go to that monastery to take shelter from the rain......"

Rain......

Alsace glanced at the sunset on the slope, where it was clearly visible.

She didn't ask much, and just followed Lu Qiu over.

At the end of the cemetery, where the town was about to be entered, a monastery was seen.

A lonely monastery, crows flapping their wings near this dilapidated building.

Lu Qiu didn't have much, and walked into the dilapidated monastery, and the crows standing on top of the building suddenly all stiffened and collapsed.

Arthas glanced at the nearest crow's remains.

Their hearts were pinched and exploded......

Moment.

Arthas glanced at Lu Qiu, not understanding why Lu Qiu did this.

The gates of the monastery were sealed with heavy iron locks, and the doors and windows around it were also sealed.

It's like a haunted house, so no one dares to approach it at all.

Arthas saw Lu Qiu standing in the doorway.

A trace of frost overflowed from his body, and then the iron lock of the gate was frozen into ice and fell to the ground.

Lu Qiu felt that it was really good to have a dependent......

He pushed the door open and stepped inside, the smell of dust spilling over the entire space the moment he pushed the door open.

Lu Qiu ignored the statue in the church and walked straight inside.

At this moment, Lu Qiu could no longer suppress his inner mood and walked into the indoor room.

In a small, dusty room, there were several beds and two small coffins.

In front of the bed were placed a chair and a table, as well as a kerosene lamp, which was no longer kerosene.

Arthas followed Luqiu inside, and she glanced at what was on the table at the door.

There is also a book that brushes the dust from it......

It's a storybook.

She glanced at the room and could imagine how the children who had lived in it had spent their evenings.

Listen to the story told by the person sitting in this chair... Then go to sleep peacefully.

Is the same with the host? She looked at Lu Qiu, who was turning over the coffin.

"Find... Got it! ”

Lu Qiu exclaimed excitedly.

He took out a small box in one of the coffins.

This window was the only one that was not sealed, and the sunlight was shining through the window.

“？” Arthas walked behind Lu Qiu and looked at the small box that Lu Qiu had opened in his hand.

Inside are photos......

A wide variety of photos.

All are small children.

But no matter how many photos there are, there is no Lu Qiu's.

Vampires are creatures that are not recognized by the gods, and they do not leave any images on photographs.

"Still ......"

Lu Qiu turned out a blank sheet of paper in the pile of photos like a treasure...... Blank paper for painting.

"Great... It's true... It's still there..."Lu Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and threw the small box aside, holding only this piece of drawing paper.

"Master?" Arthas walked to Lu Qiu's side and looked at the drawing paper spread out in Lu Qiu's hand......

Be... A Girl's ......

She was only about ten years old, her long black hair was scattered, her eyes were squinted and she smiled, and with a small tear mole in the corner of her eye, she stretched out her hands as if she wanted to hug someone.

The skill of the painter is very high, and almost completely expresses the joyful mood of this girl.

Feel... Just like the real thing.

Arthas glanced at the abbreviation in the corner of the scroll.

'To my beloved sister......

Younger sister? She looked at Lu Qiu again.

Is she the master's sister? That is, this is drawn by the owner? Where is the master's sister now?

"I've got what I'm going to take." A scroll of the paper was stored in Lu Qiu's hand, and after carefully putting the paper into it, "It's time to leave this town." ”

Is this the only thing you want when you come here?

Lu Qiu walked towards the outside of the monastery without any nostalgia.

Arthas, who didn't like to talk much, continued to follow Lu Qiu silently.

What's next? Go on... Staining the world black?

Maybe it's an illusion, Arthas looked at Lu Qiu's back, she can feel that Lu Qiu still has the last trace of tenderness, but is it really possible? For a monster?

No...... Possibly.

In the last rays of the setting sun, Lu Qiu passed by a jujube orchard in this town.

He glanced at the jujube orchard, only to find that there was a petite figure that seemed to be struggling.

It's a little girl... I guess I sneaked out of the house, but I was hungry and wanted to eat those dates.

There are still some remnants of the winter jujube on the tree, which is not much.

But Lu Qiu walked into the little girl.

For the sake of eating? Arthas looked at Lu Qiu from afar.

Vampire species, but they all like to eat virgin blood.

However, a scene that Arthas did not expect.

"So, you can get it, right?" Lu Qiu carried the little girl on his back and made her sit on his neck.

"Wow! It's so high! Big brother can get it. ”

The little girl excitedly stretched out her hand and grabbed it on the branch of the jujube tree, and when she grabbed it, there were several big jujubes.

"Be careful." Lu Qiu had a smile on his face, as if he was enjoying the scene.

"Hmm!" After the little girl caught enough red dates, Lu Qiu carefully put her on the ground.

"Today is the only time, don't run away from home again, your parents will be worried." Lu Qiu stroked the girl's head.

"Understood, thank you, big brother..."She stuffed a red date in her hand to Lu Qiu: "I'll go to find my parents, let's take this as a gift." ”

"Goodbye then."

Lu Qiu stood in the orchard, watching the figure of the little girl bounce away from the orchard.

"Master?"

After that, Arthas walked up to Lu Qiu, completely unable to understand why Lu Qiu did this.

But the smile on Lu Qiu's face was real.

"Don't ask anything, don't say anything." Lu Qiu pointed to the setting sun.

"Come with me to watch the sunset, this town... Last sunset ......"

“……”

Eventually, Arthas and Luqiu sat together on a high slope that offered a panoramic view of the town.

At the same time, the cemetery is not far away.

At the moment when the sun finally sets.

The moment when the whole town is shrouded in darkness, a sense of tranquility and comfort spreads through the night.

"Arthas." Lu Qiu held the scroll containing the scroll in his hand and whispered to his subordinates.

“？”

"Summoning your army of the undead."

"Master!" The cat's ears on Arthas's head stood up again, and she stared at Lu Qiu, who still had a smile on her face.

"Summoned your army of the undead, didn't you hear? This is the first order, do you want to break it? ”

"But the master ......"

Over here... It's your hometown! The memory that Lu Qiu revealed to this town just now was definitely not false, and there were tears......

Why......

"I came to this town and this is all I needed."

Lu Qiu raised the painting in his hand.

This is enough for that......

"Indeed, I admit it, I want to protect this town, I want it to be at peace forever, but it's impossible."

Lu Qiu clenched the painting in his hand.

"There is only one thing to protect in any life, and if there are too many of them, it will lose its meaning, and this is all I want...... So Arthas, let me see your army of the undead, the world, I'm going to make it completely dark. ”

"Understand ......"

She said no more, and the cloak draped over Arthas fluttered, revealing her long hair whiter than snow, and the great Lich King drew his eternal sword! Frost Sorrow!

A chilling aura of darkness spreads throughout the land.

Wake up! My army!

Arthas stabbed Frost Sorrow into the ground.

Then, the earth began to shake, and a large number of dry bones suddenly appeared in the soil, one after another, holding rotten blades, and blue soul fire burned in their pupils, rattling and rattling...

Army of the dead!

"Turn this town into a sea of fire......

This time, it was Lu Qiu who gave the order......

"Destroy!" Lu Qiu took off his camouflage glasses and threw them aside, and the scarlet in his pupils completely burst out......

"Destroy everything in sight! Leave nothing behind! Burn every brick and tile for me! Kill all life! Lick all the blood clean! Whatever it is!! Destroy them all! ”

Lu Qiu waved his hand! The undead roared as they marched toward the peaceful town.

began to trample on everything in this town......

Everything, everything!

All I need is this thing in my hand! Lu Qiu had made up her mind from the beginning, even if she destroyed everything, even herself, as long as she was enough!

Master......

Arthas looked at Lu Qiu, who was standing in the endless army of the undead, mighty? Can't beat it? Does it make people tremble all over? Arthas didn't think so, she just felt that Lu Qiu was pitiful......

As for the reason... Arthas looked at the army of the undead, one of whom had no sword, no shield, no weapon, and on its decaying clothing, it seemed to be a nun......

It has been reduced to bones, relying on its own hands and teeth, fighting......

The corpses in that cemetery also joined the army of the undead......

Now, Arthas could understand how terrifying Lu Qiu's determination was.

Even if you abandon yourself, you will destroy the world.

So... What made him like this?

Is it because of the painting in your hand? Still is...... The beautiful girl in the painting, the person she wants to hug, must be Lu Qiu.

ps: Anyway, it's been 4000 words today... Or a better one?