"Swearing to the gods of Vann" is a seemingly ordinary form of vow, but in fact it carries a lot of weight.

If it was someone else who said this, Shuge would have believed it more or less, but it was Philip who said it.

Shuge knew that none of this guy's words could be trusted, and he wouldn't do such a thing if he really believed in any of the gods of Van.

So he only plans to wait for this guy to leak a flaw in his words, and then use his own "method" to verify it little by little.

The stranger in front of him had a cruel smile on his face, and Philip was completely panicked, thinking that the other party must be the killer sent to "kill the mouth", and it seemed that he was still a spellcaster...... Only those damned mages will be accompanied by these strange magical creatures!

"I really didn't leak it, I really didn't do anything to betray Mr. Morrell...... I sent out all the articles after reading them myself, and I gave the fraternity all the help it needed. ”

Philip gasped and shivered, but the horrible rat stood right next to his head, and he could even feel its cold, dark breath.

In front of all ordinary people, the casters still possess a terrifying oppressive power, at least until now, this transcendent status is still indestructible, even Philip, who usually prides himself on being a master, is equally helpless in the face of the threat of death brought by magic.

So Xiuge patted the other party's face with the crystallized gun again, he maintained that somewhat hideous smile, and opened his mouth to "comfort": "You don't have to be too nervous, Mr. Philip, I am just asking you in place of Mr. Morel, as long as you answer my questions well, then maybe you will have a chance to enjoy everything you expect." ”

Hearing this, Philip calmed down a little, but then he heard the other man say, "But if you say anything that contradicts what we have discovered, or if you try to shout, then you will regret it." ”

“……”

Philip swallowed hard, then nodded.

So, under the orders of Huge, the Raging Rat "Snikki" further loosened his grip on Philip, and Hug officially began the first "interrogation" work in his life.

In the face of the imminent shadow of death, Philip showed unprecedented cooperation.

He consciously suppressed his voice, for fear that the voice would be too loud to attract the attention of the clerks outside, and he began to explain his itinerary and all the things he had participated in these days, even where he had spent the night in the past few days, and which lady he had visited.

Xiuge even doubted that if he pressed again, this guy would even be able to clearly describe the details of the "visit"!

"It's not easy, Mr. Philip, but at such times you can think of going out for fun? Can't you control yourself? Well? ”

"This, this...... I ......"

Philip was sweating profusely, but luckily the caster in front of him didn't seem to be paying attention to his nightlife, and he heard the other man ask, "As far as I know, what Mr. Morel has told you is not yet done?" Are you in such a hurry to leave, do you regret it? ”

"No, of course not!"

Philip was a little agitated, and the Raging Rat next to him hissed at the right time, causing Philip to lower his voice again.

He trembled and said, "Sir, you know, the city is not safe now, so I plan to go out of the city first...... The work has been arranged, and the next interview with the two princes will also be in charge, and there will be no problem. ”

Xiuge finally asked something crucial, and he immediately followed up: "Arranged people?" You don't handle such an important matter yourself, and you even arrange for others to do it? ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Philip was stunned for a moment: "But that is the person designated by Mr. Morel......"

In the end, it was a human spirit who had been in various circles for many years, and Philip immediately reacted: "That's not right! You're not ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, the Running Rat and Xiuge moved at the same time.

Snick's three long tails, which had been relaxed before, tightened again, strangling Philip's throat, and Shug raised his palm, and two hideous and terrifying black Calon touches appeared in the office, they swayed slightly, and then stabbed downward, mercilessly into Philip's fat thighs.

"Hmm!!!"

The horror of Phyg using his magic and the severe pain in his body made Philip almost faint, and Hugh, who knew that his lie had been exposed, didn't bother to pretend any more, and when Philip recovered from the pain a little, he immediately grabbed the other party and asked, "Tell me, who is the designated person?" What did Morel arrange for you to do? ”

"I don't know him, I just know that he was a scholar...... He asked me to prepare a manuscript and give it to a member of the fraternity! ”

The tentacles that pierced Philip's thigh trembled slightly, sending another sharp pain through Philip's body.

After a moment, Xiuge's cold question came again: "Who else knows about the interview arrangement besides you?" ”

"There is ......"

Philip was out of breath, and his voice was staccato and "It's someone from the independent government...... Ms. Haya, who was in charge of planning the festival interviews and the parade route. ”

He had told everything he knew, and his spirit was on the verge of collapse under the torture inflicted by Nashuge, and he now only hoped that his sincerity and humility could be exchanged for the mercy of the other party, and for this reason, he even did not hesitate to give his own check, only that the mage in front of him would be able to speak and spare his life.

The strange young man seemed pleased with the outcome of the conversation, and he stood up and put away the crystallized gun, the check, and the coins from Philip.

In that way, he felt like a robber who had finished plundering.

"It's a pity, Mr. Philip."

Shug stood beside Philip, this time, he didn't deliberately change his voice, he said in the voice of Shug Ernst: "I'm afraid you've been deceived, the pass given to you by Morel has no way to get you out of the city, the city of Salem has been completely closed by the magic ceremony, and if you go through the city gate, you will only be crushed into a pulp by the ceremony field." ”

Philip's eyes widened at the familiar voice, and he struggled to speak, but the Running Rat tightened its tail at the signal of Shoge.

A large amount of magic energy poured into Snicky's body with the thought of Xiuge, and it immediately raised its head excitedly, its mouth open, and let out a silent hiss.

As if given an order, slight vibrations came from all directions, and the walls, floors, ceilings, and cabinets of all sizes made the sound of rats galloping.

Under Philip's horrified gaze, rat after rat emerged from all corners, and they quickly surrounded him, several of them daring, even crawling on top of the wound in his thigh.

The terrifying images and the restless magic seemed to awaken the demons in the hearts of the youth.

Standing outside the rat colony, Shug whispered to Philip, "I'm sorry, Mr. Philip, you have to die here...... I am not judging you, but I need you to bring a word to them on my behalf. ”

Outside the office, there were exclamations from women and angry yelling from men.

This is a normal reaction, and anyone would be horrified to see such a large number of rats scurrying around their feet.

Extreme chaos swept through the newspaper office with a sudden rat tide, but fortunately, although the rats were extremely scary, they were all hurrying away, or just scurrying around in the gaps, large and small, and did not attack any of the clerks.

In this case, people did not notice that the door to the office of the editor-in-chief of Philip was open, and they did not see that an ordinary young man had blended into the crowd and fled the newspaper office with several other clerks squeaking and screaming.

After about half an hour, the chaos subsided with the departure of the restless rats, and the clerks, recovering from their horror, returned to the newspaper office tremblingly, looking around in the mess, until finally realizing that their editor-in-chief had gone somewhere.

The office door was open, and a shuddering smell wafted from it, and the clerks walked in trembling, only to be seen in front of them in all directions, screaming and retching.

……

In the current situation, the slightest disturbance will spread throughout the city in an instant.

In the evening, when Shogg walked out of an alchemy shop in Small's shopping street, he had already heard the discussion of the "feast of rats".

As the creator of two "horror legends" in the city of Seren, he didn't want to say anything.

Anyway, he's contributed enough other stories before, quite a few of these two.

The riots in the city have led to the popularity of many magical items that can provide self-defense and the protection of the mansion, and Hug has taken advantage of his rudimentary knowledge of magic and magic, as well as the money he has obtained from Philip.

In the bag on his back were all kinds of magical and alchemical items, most of which were compliant, and of course many of them were contraband—this was normal, after all, for those experienced apothecaries and alchemists, it was sometimes a matter of whether or not to add money.

Of course, no matter how much these alchemy shops are eager to make money, they always have a sense of proportion and a bottom line, and although Xiuge has asked them to provide them with goods that are powerful enough and effective as much as possible, the actual utility of these things has never been comparable to the two alchemy bombs that Xiuge has exchanged for the dream shelter.

And among these things, the most powerful should be a few bottles of special alchemy elixir.

Or rather, it's a crude alchemy bomb.

The cylindrical hard glass jar is divided equally into three parts by a special metal partition, and there is nothing wrong with the separated potions themselves, but when the user pulls out the metal partitions and shakes them quickly in his hand, the mixed potions can create a large-scale explosion.

Shog's concept of this thing is an earthmade bomb in the wizarding world.

It's just that its power is not yet easy to evaluate.

In addition to this, Shuge also bought two sharpened daggers and short swords, a collapsible hand crossbow equipped with arrows, a pile of magic crystals that were being prepared to be disposed of at a low price, and masks from the Kingdom of Wattle for crystallized miners and workshop workers to keep out poisonous gases.

After it was completely dark, Shuge finally returned to Mansion 37 next to Lowe Square.

Probably poured all the bad luck that should have been poured before, his trip and return this time finally did not encounter any accidents, and the No. 37 mansion was also extremely calm, those phantom insects that were familiar with memories and body forms were now moving cautiously within the mansion, they all showed strong fear of Xiuge's return, and several of them even followed the habits of the giant-eared goblins, trying to kneel down and show their respect to Xiuge.

This kind of performance is somewhat excessive, but now Xiuge does not want to delve into the reason.

Half of what he had to do was done, and Snich the Running Rat was searching for an entrance to the sewers for him in the nearby area, and as long as he could find the entrance, Shug was confident that he would use his summons and the summoned rats to find a way out of Salem City.

While it can be disgusting to walk through the underground waters, it's the best answer in the current situation.

"Now, the arrangement of the Black Sun Society in the city of Salem has been greatly affected, and they were originally going to use the shapeshifters to directly complete the replacement of the independent government of Salem City and the princes of the two countries who participated in the armistice agreement, but now, because of the regret of the goblin mage Marcel, all the shapeshifters have been attracted here...... The shapeling, which has eaten its stomach and has memories and shapes, should no longer be attracted by the beacons that have been set up. ”

As he sorted out the magical items he had gotten back, he thought in his heart: "Philip is caught between multiple forces, and his death itself may also be a deterrent to the known three forces. Hopefully, they'll be more cautious as a result, and even change their original ideas and plans, instead of insisting on pushing everything here to the end......"

Thinking of this, the scene in the city that he had seen with his own eyes, the newspaper he had bought during the day, and the miserable appearance of Philip when he was completely overwhelmed by the rats he had summoned.

The negative emotions that once occupied Xiuge's heart rose again.

So he couldn't help but raise his fist and slam it on the table, because with great force, the dagger and crossbow placed on the table jumped up.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of the room, and Xiuge stopped and turned his head to look, only to see Wei Lin standing in the door with a water glass, looking at herself quietly.

She didn't go into the room, but put a thin notebook on the cabinet by the door: "Mr. Xiuge, it's normal to have emotional problems during special times, but the more times like these, the more you should stay calm...... At least you should be quiet and not disturb my thinking. ”

"If you really find it hard to stay at night, you might as well take a look at these notes, which are some of my past records of studying magic, and may be helpful to you."