The Hound of the Abyss Court is not a killing machine without intelligence and self-will, although they maintain absolute obedience to the Abyss Court, they will do their best to carry out their orders according to the chaotic will that originates from the court.

However, now, the power connection between them and the Abyss Court has been forcibly severed.

Although the mages of the Legislature were not able to understand the nature of these strange ancient creations in such a short period of time, nor were they able to fully understand how their power operated, as the monopolists and owners of the richest magical resources in the entire Vane, they were capable of using the most brutal methods to solve the problem at hand.

Like the mages who indulge in fire-killing magic, the members of the Law Council believe in the simple principle that the accumulation of quantity often leads to qualitative change at critical moments.

Of course, the "quantitative change" in the Legislative Committee's perception is very different from what ordinary people perceive.

In order to be able to imprison these strange and ferocious monsters, the Judicial Committee has set up a large number of protective rituals above the river valley and lake level in a short period of time, and not only that, they have also appropriated many extremely expensive secret rituals from other places, and even the secret rituals used by the Emergency Office itself have been directly moved.

These insulating magical barriers envelop and envelop this special cell in three layers and three layers outside, and the manpower and material resources required to maintain these rituals have long exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

However, isolation is one thing, and dealing with it is another.

The mages and scholars of the Law Council did not have much to do with these extremely dangerous hounds, although they were badly damaged, they did not appear weakened by this, and it seemed that the mages were helpless because they had no physical bodies at all.

However, the arrival of Xiuge has changed this stalemate.

The moment he stepped in, the hounds' agitation subsided, and they recognized the man who had battered them the night before, and they also felt the oppressive aura of Shug's body.

As a result, the hounds, who had been divided into different cages, immediately stopped their previous movements, and they all looked in the direction of Xiuge, the red pupils on both sides of the narrow head flickering at a slow frequency, as if they wanted to seriously examine and observe this terrible enemy again.

It's not just the hounds that attract attention, but also a group of mages who are busy.

At the head of the mages were two high-ranking members of the Dharma, who wore not only the badges and badges that represented the mages, but also a miniature "Eye of Mel" crest hanging from their chests.

It is a status symbol for Commission officials and is often only worn by those who are required to frequent important occasions or spend long periods of time in the Commission's offices.

Both officials were in their forties and fifties, which is consistent with the "Eye of Mel" coat of arms they wear.

"Mr. Ernst?"

An officer with a relatively steady face and slightly thinning hair stepped forward, and he simply greeted Xiuge, and then went straight to the point: "I'm the number two head of the Emergency Office, you can call me Joan." ”

"Professor Joan."

Xiuge maintained due courtesy, and these high-ranking officials, more or less experienced teaching in the Academy of Magic, so the term "professor" was very versatile, and there was little to be missed.

Professor Joan nodded, and then walked forward with Xiuge: "These monsters...... Sorry, we're not sure exactly what to call them, but we're going to have to use magical rituals to lock them down for now, and luckily, these specially constructed cages are effective in imprisoning them. ”

"We've made some attempts to change the shape of the cage and move these monsters, but the lines of magic that have been constructed have just left their original arc state before they immediately become active."

"We have gathered the process and details of the scene and the rest of the attacks, and it is almost certain that these monsters are capable of attacking in a way that we simply cannot understand and imagine," he said, pointing to a hound at the front...... Their form is somewhere between physical and magical, and they can move between buildings and the ground in a special way, and everything that is in the corners, recesses, or other things with obvious edges and corners seems to be able to become their path. ”

At this point, Professor Joan sighed heavily, and handed over a copy of the experimental documents that had been sorted out in his hand to Xiuge, and at the same time said, "Mr. Ernst, in the Law Council, like many others, I am not in favor of a large-scale academic activity against 'witchcraft' and those ancient lost knowledge...... But this is just my personal opinion and does not represent my attitude when dealing with the matter at hand. ”

Seeing Shug staring at him, Joan continued: "I know, Mr. Ernst, you must have some information related to these monsters, and maybe it may involve some of your personal secrets, but I still hope that you can reveal more to us...... This is important. ”

Hug quickly flipped through the papers in his hand, then handed them back to Joan, and he took two steps in the direction of the magic cages in front of him with his cane, and the staff stabbed twice on the ground, so that the hounds, who had just had some signs of restlessness, died down again.

Xiuge turned around and said to Qiao An and the others: "Please rest assured, at this time, there is no need for me to cover up and hide the information I know, but I also have my own requirements...... This is a very important stage for the Legislative Committee and for Vann, so I hope that the Legislative Committee will be able to impose some restrictions on who is involved in the relevant matters, at least at the level of confidentiality. ”

Xiuge's words were already very direct, so Qiao An and the others immediately understood what he meant, as a member of the Emergency Affairs Office, Qiao An was no stranger to this kind of thing, and with the issuance of two simple orders, a group of relatively marginal mages and apprentices immediately withdrew under the supervision of several sword-wielding hermits, while the other part of the obviously more professional mages and scholars stayed in place in silence.

After the Judicial Committee had completed its personnel arrangement, Xiuge turned to look at Qiao An, and said, "The Emergency Affairs Office should have heard about the fact that I was recruited by the Black Sun Society before, right?" ”

"Yes, we know that you, Mr. Ernst, have been to their meetings, and have caused the madmen to suffer a great deal of damage."

"We can go back and talk about the size of the loss."

Xiuge smiled: "At that meeting, I learned a lot of very strange secrets and information...... Within the Black Sun Society, members join different societies based on the ancient gods they believe in and follow, among which the society that caused the Salem City Massacre is called the 'Abyss History Society'. ”

Professor Joan frowned, and he glanced at his colleague, "Abyss? ”

"Yes, the Abyss...... A very old but real world, and it is most likely hidden behind the black sun. ”

Xiuge slowed down his speech as much as possible: "In other words, the shadow in the sky is actually a passage connecting to another dark world......"

This is the first time that Xiuge has officially revealed the essence of the Black Sun and the Abyss to others, Rao is Qiao An and the others are well-informed and experienced, but they were also shocked by these slightly shocking words for a while.

After finally convincing himself in his mind to believe Xiuge's words, Professor Joan pointed to the shadows that were rampaging in the magic cage and said, "So, these monsters are actually from what you call the 'Abyss'?" ”

"By the way they exist, how they look, and how they behave...... I suggest you call them Hounds, or 'Abyssal Hounds'. ”

Xiuge did not directly reveal the concept of "Abyss Court", after all, now, even he himself has no way to explain what this existence with a strange name is all about, and I am afraid that saying it will not only not improve its credibility, but may even have a negative impact.

He pointed to the hounds in the cage and said, "My knowledge of the 'Abyss' is also limited, but it can be seen from some opinions within the Black Sun Society that this is a world full of hostility towards Vann...... In a distant time that few people know, these terrifying monsters in the abyss have begun to hunt round after round. ”

"What happened last night, was it a hunt?"

Another official of the Dharma, whose face was a little ugly, did not agree with Shug's statement, and as a devout believer of the goddess Meir, he resisted from the bottom of his heart that Shug had put the inhabitants of Van En in such a position as "prey".

"It's a little ugly, isn't it?"

Shug glanced at him, but his expression didn't change much, and he tilted his head in the direction of the hounds behind him: "But that's the case, I think you should all know, in addition to Merlinlehe, the rest of Van En was also attacked by them, and the casualties were much heavier...... For the inhabitants of those places, they do not have as many means as Merlinle and the others to deal with these threats. ”

Shug stared at the official: "In the face of these hounds, all they can do is accept a tragic death after exhausting all means of survival...... Excuse me, what is this not prey? ”

In front of Xiuge's words, the official's face changed, but he didn't argue with Xiuge after all, but controlled his emotions and sank his gaze.

"I don't know much about hounds, and in general, one good and one bad."

"The good news is that you haven't officially started your research on them, but you have a rough grasp of what is most important to us right now...... Although their patterns of movement are strange, they are not unpredictable, and the magic and weapons we have at our disposal can also cause them to a certain extent to limit and damage, and these hounds are destined to become a group of important experiments for us to understand the abyss. ”

"And what about the bad news?"

"The bad news is...... These guys are not a large army, the real 'hunt' has not yet begun, and we are now exposed to only a group of the weakest and most anxious hounds. ”

As he spoke, Xiuge raised his hand and pointed to the sky: "I don't know when the 'hunt' really started, but I think it must be related to the change of the black sun, maybe when that shadow becomes big enough and scary enough, the disaster will officially break out." ”

Shuge's words echoed through the sealed underground lab, and the people were silent, except for a few mages still in charge of the recording still in control of the mage's hands, hurriedly transcribing all the contents and details of the conversation in detail on a piece of paper.

At this moment, the official who had questioned it before raised his head again, looked at Xiuge, and asked, "What about you?" ”

"What?"

"What I would like to ask, Mr. Ernst, is why you are able to injure these 'hounds' with such efficiency, and what methods do you use?"

Professor Joan, who was supposed to be leading the conversation, turned his head the moment he heard this, he glared at his colleague fiercely, and was about to turn his head to explain to Xiuge, but he heard Xiuge laugh twice.

So, people saw the figure standing in front of the countless magic cages slowly raise his hand, only to see him gently snap his fingers in the air, and then a cold and slightly chaotic magic power immediately spread out towards the surroundings, as if receiving some kind of command or being stimulated, those imprisoned black shadows suddenly became active, and they began to violently rush into the magic cages in front of them, and let out a series of terrifying roars.

Just when everyone was ready for battle, Xiuge snapped his fingers again, and all the restlessness was once again quelled.

The young man who caused this chaos and commotion looked at the pale-faced Judicial Committee official: "Sir, I admire your sense of responsibility and courage very much, at such a time, it is true that people like you are needed to lead the direction of development, but ......"

He walked forward with his cane and stood still in front of the official: "You should also know that everyone has their own secrets, and I am no exception, and I may have more secrets on my body...... Of course, for Vann's sake, I don't really mind revealing these secrets. ”

"However, there is a premise for this."

Xiuge stared at the other party, the darkness rolling in the depths of his pupils was like two sharp swords that could be pierced at any moment: "First of all, I need to be assured that these secrets must be effective, and secondly, ......"

"The audience has to be at least qualified, right?"

(End of chapter)