In the white moonlight, there was not a single sound in the forest.

Duanmu Huai held a war hammer in his hand and walked in the dark forest, the lamp at his head illuminated the dark forest passage, and he could clearly see the broken stone pillars under the entanglement of vines in front of him.

Here it is.

Duanmu Huai stared at the stone pillar, his eyes becoming solemn.

After all, the elven scout is engaged in intelligence, and she is still more proficient than Alyssa in this regard, although she doesn't understand what Duanmu Huai wants to do, but she still provides Duanmu Huai with information on several haunted locations near Silver City.

Including this moonset forest.

According to the Elven Scouts, the forest was once the home of an evil necromancer who was later wiped out by the soldiers. Rumors of hauntings followed——— of course, not just rumors, mercenaries, merchants, and patrols had reported hearing terrifying wails and screams, as well as witnessing the light and music coming from deep in the forest.

The lord also sent someone to investigate, but there was no response, and after that, the place was abandoned.

Duanmu Huai came here, of course, not because of curiosity or completing side quests, but because he was looking for the power to defeat the god of filth.

Among the Chaos Evil Gods, the God of Filth is actually one of the most difficult gods to deal with——— although it is said that the Chaos Evil Gods are not easy to deal with, but if you want to take the locust to arrange, the Filth God can at least rank second.

The reason lies in its very nature.

Generally speaking, most people see viruses and plagues spreading and think that the god of filth is a symbol of death and destruction, but in fact this is not the case at all. Although the God of Filth does not have the power of the God of Tyranny, nor does he have the strange magic of the God of Deceit, he is unique in manipulating and deploying viruses that are invisible to the naked eye, and it is even rumored that all the viruses in this world, from small colds to large plagues, are all the masterpieces of the God of Filth.

Not only that, the god of filth is also quite "fraternity", unlike other cult god believers who need to go through many tests and even need to go through the baptism of blood and fire before they can be recognized, the god of filth does not refuse believers to belong to those who come, whether it is a beggar or an emperor, whether it is a nobleman or a warrior, the god of filth will open his corrupt and smelly arms, embrace these poor little beings into his arms, and give them equal love.

Even for them, spreading the virus is not an evil act, on the contrary, they believe that spreading the virus and infecting others with diseases and pestilences is a means to join their warm and fraternal family, which treats each other equally regardless of class and race. Even those who die as a result will not be abandoned, their corpses will decay, and then nourish new life, contributing to the life cycle of this world.

Life is endless.

Therefore, among players, the god of filth is also nicknamed "Father" and "God of Life and Hope" (doghead).

The fact is that strictly speaking, from the perspective of the virus, the god of filth is indeed a kind father, but ——— his values are incompatible with ordinary people.

It's like having a pet, most people like to have cats and dogs, but some people like to raise maggots, even if you have maggots, it thinks that it is right to raise maggots and asks everyone to raise maggots with them............... That's the problem.

Therefore, the "God of Filth", as the "God of Life", is difficult to repel with ordinary methods. Even the magic and the Holy Light did not have much effect on its followers. For even though these believers were rotten, pus-shedding, and disgusting-looking, they were still living beings, like maggots, flies, and mosquitoes——— and the Holy Light could not have worked on them.

Therefore, there are only two best ways to completely wipe out the believers and armies of the defiled gods.

One is to burn them with fire, as long as they are all burned out, then there will be no problem.

In fact, after eliminating the Plague Apostle before, Duanmu Huai also specially asked the elf scouts to set up a fire in order to disinfect their power armor, and then burned it under the raging flames for a long time, until it was sure that the disinfection was completed.........

The other is to use the death power of the undead.

The death power of the undead is a soul-level existence that can completely extinguish the flame of life and turn all life into a silent dead land. Even viruses and even bacteria are no exception, and no life can survive in the face of the power of complete death.

It can be said that death is the best weapon against the god of filth and his followers. Because no matter how ugly and dirty they are, they are still living life——— and the flame of life cannot escape the wind of death.

Of course, it's not easy to deal with the undead, and both subduing the undead and subduing the vampire deck are dangerous, as the undead are dead creatures, and normal physical attacks are useless against them. At the very least, you need a weapon or magic with elemental attacks to be able to fight it, otherwise, you will be delivering food if you go in.

Duanmu Huai himself can only impact such a psionic skill, but fortunately his Thunder Warhammer comes with lightning elemental damage, and the puppet deck is also considered a part of the magic skill, so it is not a big problem to use the puppet to deal with the undead.

I just don't know, it's the undead or the vampires here.

In some ways, vampires are more difficult to deal with than the undead, but it's not without good things——— if the player is converted into a vampire, then they are basically immune to the virus of the god of filth. In fact, in the game, many players will deliberately let vampires bite before attacking the world of the god of filth, and transform themselves into undead creatures to be immune to the virus attack of the god of filth.

It's a big deal to wash it back when you're done.

In reality, there is no such good thing.

Duanmu Huai didn't think that the elf scout's information was wrong, the reason was very simple, just when the elf scout told him about this place, Duanmu Huai triggered the task of [Investigating the Falling Moon Forest].

Since there is a mission, it means that there is indeed something here.

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai walked forward again, and Ogis followed him silently like a shadow as always——— this puppet girl has not said a word since she was summoned, giving Duanmu Huai the feeling of being a robot.

Well, though, in a way, she's a robot.

Walking past the collapsed stone pillars, Duanmu Huai soon saw a dilapidated Western-style pavilion, which was a four-story stone building that seemed to have suffered a fire, and the entire Western-style pavilion was already charred and blackened, with collapsed rubble everywhere. It was unusually quiet, and even though it was in the forest, there were no birds, insects, or even the wind, as if the sound of the world was completely blocked.

"It doesn't seem like there's anything here..............."

Duanmu Huai walked to the gate and looked inside, the entire mansion was already empty, and even the walls had collapsed most of them, looking like a rotting corpse with almost only skeletons left. Even if you just stand outside, you can easily see the dilapidated rooms in the Western-style pavilion that have been covered with vines and weeds.

“………………………”

However, at this time, Duanmu Huai's ears suddenly caught a faint sob. He frowned, looked around, and then looked at Ogis.

"Ogis, did you hear anything?"

“…………………”

In the face of Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Ao Ji shook her head, and Duanmu Huai raised her head again, the cry seemed to be absent, and even made people wonder if it was her hallucination——— but Duanmu Huai knew very well that it was not an illusion.

Looks like we've come to the right place.

The corners of Duanmu Huai's mouth curled slightly, and then he raised his right hand.

Activate ——— Soul Resonance!!

The next moment, the scene in front of Duanmu Huai's eyes changed suddenly.

The originally dark and dilapidated Western-style pavilion was instantly transformed into a brightly lit building. Flashing lights emerge from the window, illuminating the entire building. The courtyard, which was originally covered with weeds, became completely different at this time, and I saw that not far away, a man with a haggard face was standing next to a tombstone, staring at the tombstone in front of him, without saying a word.

Even if Duanmu Huai and Ogis came to his side, the man still didn't notice it——— this is normal, the man is just an afterimage in this space, just like the puppeteer in the puppet hut before, Duanmu Huai can see him, but he can't interfere with him.

However, what the man did next surprised Duanmu Huai. I saw that the man suddenly picked up the iron pickaxe next to him and smashed it hard against the tombstone in front of him!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

The man waved his hands like crazy, smashing the tomb in front of him, and then he opened the coffin inside and hugged the girl lying in it tightly.

"My daughter, you won't die, I won't let you die like this!"

After saying this, the man turned around and picked up the girl's body and walked into the mansion.

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai was also curious to follow the man into the Western-style pavilion, however, at the moment when he pushed open the door and walked into the Western-style pavilion, the scene in front of him changed again.

In the living room in front of Duanmu Huai, a beautiful girl with long purple hair was curled up in the man's arms, by the burning fireplace, looking at the picture book in front of her. She was almost identical to the body that the man had dug up from the grave before, except that at this moment, there was a huge bolt-like thing on the girl's head. The man gently told his daughter the story in the picture book.

“……… In the end, this monster has no fixed place to live because it pursues the same existence as itself........."

"I always feel ......... It's a sad story........."

After listening to the man's story, the girl showed a somewhat sad expression. The man, smiling, reached out and touched the girl's head.

"yes, but it's great that you can understand that. I won't make you sad, I'm going to make you the perfect being........."

"Hmm!"

Hearing the man's words, the girl nodded happily.

"Father, can you read me another story?"

"Of course, but it's getting late today, and it's time for the good boy to go to bed."

"Yes, Father, good night."

The girl stood up, then turned to leave. The man smiled and watched the girl's back go away, and it was not until she disappeared that the man sighed, and then he threw away the picture book in his hand and hugged his head tightly.

"It's not like this, it shouldn't be like this!!"

At this moment, the man completely lost his previous gentleness and calmness, on the contrary, he was like a trapped beast, clutching his head and roaring in a low voice.

"She's not my daughter! No..................!! She's just a whole new soul ..................!! I know, I'm well aware of this ............!! Damn it............!! Damn it..................!!! ”

The man curled up in a ball, wailing under his breath, and gradually, his figure disappeared again.

"Uh-huh..............."

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai squinted his eyes and thought about it. And at this moment, a voice suddenly came from his side.

"Master, I don't understand."

"What's the matter? Ogis? ”

Hearing Ogis's inquiry, Duanmu Huai turned his head to look at her, this was the first time this puppet girl had asked herself a question.

"Why, the gentleman said she wasn't his daughter? Based on my observations, there is no difference between the two in terms of appearance, body type, etc., except for the difference in decoration, I think the two are the same person. ”

Ogis calmly stated her opinion, and it was clear that she really seemed to have doubts about it.

"Indeed, if it's just appearances, there's no difference. But......... Human beings do not look at the outside, but the soul. ”

"Soul?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Okis tilted her head in confusion.

"That's right, the soul, the character, the sensual, the intangible things are the basis of the relationship between the two parties."

"I don't understand ..............."

"Read on and find out."

Duanmu Huai didn't explain much about Ao Jisi's doubts, just patted her head lightly, and then walked out of the living room.

"Knock Knock Knock !!"

At this moment, suddenly, there was a strong knock on the closed door, and at the same time, the purple-haired girl in pajamas also walked down the stairs and looked at the door uneasily.

"Father, what's wrong?"

"Good boy, hide!"

At this moment, the man also lost his previous calm, and he asked the girl to hide in the underground secret room with a pale face. Then he turned to the door and opened it.

"Whoa!"

The next moment, the gate was violently pushed open, and then dozens of heavily armed soldiers rushed in.

"Finally found you, evil necromancer!!"

"What are you talking about? I'm not ................"

"Less!!"

However, the man tried to defend himself, but was interrupted by the soldier in charge.

"We've received a tip-off that someone saw you with your daughter, who was supposed to be dead! You wicked sorcerer! ”

Hearing this, the man's face suddenly changed greatly, and the soldier led by him waved his hand vigorously.

"Listen to my orders, search the entire house at once, and find the living dead!"

"You can't do that! Stop!! ”

Seeing this scene, the man hurriedly stepped forward and tried to stop it, however, the next moment, he saw that the soldier led by him directly pulled out his long sword, and a sword pierced the man's body.

“…………………”

The next moment, the man fell to the ground with a "bang", and the entire Western-style pavilion began to tremble at this time!