Chapter 18: District 5

It seemed to come from the malice and murderous aura of the battalion commander, which made Eve tremble all over.

In the dark, she had a hunch that the battalion commander had seen through her plan.

"Actually, the so-called 'white-faced demon' is your mentor 'Fortes', right?"

This is definitely even more shocking than when Portlands was exposed.

Because the battalion commander knew that there was a cooperative relationship between Eve and Fortes.

Eve was also self-aware, and she knew that even if she pretended to be stupid and didn't confess, the old man in front of her already knew the ins and outs of the whole thing—including the real purpose of her visit.

This seemingly kind-hearted battalion commander is exuding a domineering and safe spirit that controls the overall situation.

Young Eve felt powerless, and suddenly felt that her aura was gone in front of the battalion commander's eyes.

"Why...... Will you know? ”

"I've always been aware of the fact that Fortes has mastered magic similar to 'necromancy', and even higher-level and dangerous forbidden arts, and this terrifying strength that is not seen by the world is definitely beyond the second person, and yet ......"

"And yet ......?"

"A while ago, when we were sorting out the scene of the massacre in the Regal District, we accidentally found a 'bone fragment' with a tortuous appearance nearby - judging from the density and shape of the bones, it could not be the bone that normal humans or animals should have, the only possibility was a special white bone summoned by some kind of necromantic magic."

"Impossible...... Why do you know so much about this rare and forbidden magic? ”

"Why, it's thanks to the fact that some time ago, an unknown person personally ended the second seat of the 'Enk Magister', and the deceased adult was good at performing this kind of magic."

"Second Place...... Are you referring to the so-called 'End' who is good at manipulating the undead and the Magister of the underworld? ”

Of course, Eve is aware of this, but this is the shocking news of the entire kingdom of the ship.

The so-called "Enk Magister Clan" has a total of nine seats, each of which is the top in the kingdom and no one can stop the Magus, and even the "god-level figures" are not enough to compare the strength of these nine adults.

It was such a powerful person who was so famous and powerful that was kidnapped by an unknown person a few months ago.

Just a month after the abduction, the information that "Stesis", the representative of the family from Einck, had somehow arrived, brought the news to the highest echelons of the royal family rather shockingly.

The second seat, "The End", which has disappeared for a month, has died.

The return of this fallacy is not at all fake, and Stesis seems to have witnessed the death of the second seat, and the face of the report is still circulated today—

- It seems that the spirit and spirit have been robbed by death, and there is no blood color that normal humans should have.

A fear that is not false at all, as if you are in the candlelight, but still afraid of the darkness that does not exist.

At this point, the kingdom began to face up to this great event.

Unfortunately, when Stesis reported the news with a trembling body of horror, the whole person seemed to lose his reason and emotions, like a godless puppet like a walking corpse, and could no longer say a word.

And the clue also stopped at the death of the second seat.

"The Nine Great Seats have the strength to surpass the limits of human beings, and they are even more capable of casting a realm that only gods can achieve—'God-level magic'. Such a great and powerful adult, but was killed by unknown people who have no knowledge, excluding other external factors, it is very likely that this mysterious person can also control the 'god-level magic'. ”

"Could it be...... Do you think the murderer of the second seat is the teacher? ”

"Humph......"

The battalion commander snorted coldly, not rejecting but not agreeing.

"Although it's just speculation, judging from the intensity and type of magic he casts, it's no different from the 'necromancy' that the second seat master is good at, why can he use the same kind of magic so well, not to mention that this kind of magic is not a taboo that ordinary humans can cast, don't you think these two points are surprisingly similar?"

"But why do you think that Mr. Forts is a white-faced demon? Maybe the white-faced demon can control this magic as well! Could it be that the military is so hasty in investigating the case? ”

"Of course, there are other reasons for this, although there is really no way to say that the white-faced demon is Fortes now, but I believe there must be some connection between the two."

"So you're going to take us hostage to lure the teacher over?"

"Only half the answer is correct! I haven't caught the last rabbit yet. ”

"Hehehehehe......"

Unexpectedly, Eve sneered abnormally.

The battalion commander was puzzled.

"Do you want to use the abnormal behavior of a sneer to confuse my judgment?"

"No, it's a laugh from the bottom of my heart – amused by the ignorance of the military."

“…… What is the basis for this? ”

"If you are naïve enough to think that the teacher will come alone to save us, then you are very wrong."

"No - no teacher in the world would ignore the lives of his students."

"That's not what I meant—" "Bump—————! ”

Before Eve could finish explaining, a violent explosion suddenly sounded outside the warehouse.

The ground shook violently, almost knocking the battalion commander to his feet.

Regaining his grip on his body, the battalion commander pinned his face to the outside of the warehouse—

"I'll just say it! It seems that no matter how cold-blooded a person is, he still does not forget the nature of his profession. ”

"If that's what you think, let's wait for the results to be true."

"What the hell are you talking about, little ......?"

Eve's tone was firm and confusing, and finally made the always sharp battalion commander feel a little confused.

But now is not the time to think twice.

The brief but powerful earthquake slowly subsided, and the iron door outside the warehouse was pushed open in a panic.

"Battalion commander! There was a violent explosion in the fifth section of the port, and there was even smoke in the sky, and there seemed to be a large-scale battle going on there! ”

"Fifth District...... Isn't that exactly where the hostage trade comes in? Assuming that Fortes and the White-Faced Demon were the same person, he didn't choose to save the students first, but went straight to the target...... Did you see the intruder's face? ”

"Report to the battalion commander, judging from the miserable white and colorless mask, it may be a white-faced demon!"

And so it was...... What about hair color? ”

"...... about this"

The question made the soldier stop talking, as if there was something unspeakable, or something unbelievably new.

The stammering soldier made the battalion commander feel anxious.

"You're talking! Don't you see each other's hair color? ”

"No...... No, that's the key to making it impossible for us to determine the identity of the other person......"

"Can't determine? Didn't you say that the invaders were white-faced demons? ”

"You're mistaken, I just said it was possible, but no one has been able to say for sure."

"Why, isn't the hair color dark black?"

"It's not — it's like the whiteness of the moonlight, like the silver hair of old age."

"Gray hair!?"

The battalion commander was speechless.

This directly broke the previous speculation of the battalion commander.

Forts had jet-black hair, which could never have been the silver hair the soldier had put in his mouth.

Other words...... The White-Faced Demon Isn't Fortes?

In an instant, the battalion commander turned his head and glared at Eve—she was snickering.

The battalion commander couldn't hide his anger and asked:

"What the hell is going on?"

"How do I know?"

In exchange for a perfunctory response that is understated.

The imp knew absolutely something—the battalion commander was so convinced.

But for now, we must support as soon as possible, and as a regular visitor to the government, we must not let Black Snake personally fight each other.

There can be no shame.

"You bring this little devil to the scene!"

"Yes."

After dropping an order, the battalion commander immediately took out the musket on his waist and went to the battlefield anxiously.

"About 3 Minutes Ago in the Fifth District of the Port"

Outside the warehouse, there were government soldiers and black snakes in black robes.

And in the huge warehouse, there was a faint sound of a few people talking.

"Are you sure they're all alive?"

"Well, it seems that the old battalion commander didn't bring out the fake."

"Not only that, but I never expected him to be so generous in sending away the living body that escaped from the Fortis killer."

"Surprised? I think it's just normal trading etiquette. ”

The three of them exchanged ears, their voices so low that the air around them vibrated with them.

The faces were still obscured by the dark burqa, and the darkness in the warehouse made the figures of the three of them seem erratic.

What is certain is that all three of them are staring at the special peachwood coffin, the smooth surface of the coffin is covered with dense charms, each of which can effectively suppress the burst of elements and prevent unknown forces from breaking through the coffin-

Inside the coffin lay a sleeping Morirella.

Being able to show great interest shows that Fortes is so much of a threat to the Black Snake.

However, Black Snake seems to be more hungry for other possibilities than to get rid of Fortes.

"Okay, it's not a good place to stay for long, and after the inventory is completed, let your men carefully load these offerings back into the ship."

"Big sister...... Don't be in such a hurry to get out of here. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Since I've finally come to this town, and it's just the dead of night, I want to see the legendary 'white-faced demon' who likes to act in the night, even if it's a second glance?"

"Don't be stupid, even adults have a headache with the white-faced demon, what can we branch cadres do?"

"At least you can't die, right? You might even be able to uncover an unexpected secret! ”

The three of them were visibly petite, and their voices were like the immaturity of a ten-year-old girl—she said so excitedly.

Obviously, though, the remaining two weren't interested.

Instead, he reprimanded the girl slightly.

"Don't be too complacent! Don't mess with the Order, as I'm pretty self-aware—we're no match for the White-Faced Demon. ”

The tall woman said sternly.

Completely swept away the girl's interest.

"Alright, alright...... If you don't stay, you don't stay...... Feed! A few guys outside came in to carry the wooden box, especially this special peach-colored coffin, which had to be carried carefully! ”

"Yes!"

A group of black snake minions quickly worked together to carry ten rectangular wooden boxes, and five people were specially moved out to hold a heavy coffin covered with elemental charms.

"The charm of this box of coffins is not cheap, and I guess I can buy at least an entire city house."

One of the black snake minions who carried it inferred in a low voice.

These words aroused the interest of another minion next to him.

"This ...... So valuable!? ”

"Well, the leaders are willing to sacrifice so much value to wrap this offering, it seems that if we accidentally break it, our lives will end here."

“…… Then it's better not to talk. ”

"Well...... I think so too. But this box is too heavy, right? It's like uprooting a giant tree that stands tall—"

The coffin was indeed very heavy, and the five minions worked together to lift it, but they didn't see the coffin rise at all.

"Everyone, take your time, I'll count to three and then move at the same time. Come! 1.2...... Three! ”

"Hey ————!"

The five exhaled and snorted at the same time, and the green tendons of their hands appeared spectacularly, but—

The coffin did not move.

"How many of you, can't you move?"

The tall woman asked, confused.

"I'm so sorry! The weight of this box of coffins was indeed beyond our expectations. ”

"Isn't it just the weight of one person, just a rough observation before putting it in, it's not a big man, why can't five people lift it?"

"Non-...... I'm sorry, but there are only five of us in this box. ”

“…… I'll give it a try. ”

The unbelieving woman kept a graceful step and slowly approached the coffin.

Suddenly, the woman seemed to see something and suddenly stopped.

She began to gasp nervously.

"Chief, may I ask ...... you?"

"No...... right"

"What's wrong?"

The woman did not speak, and continued to stare at the coffin in front of her vigilantly.

This reaction really surprised and didn't understand the five minions, and it was because of this that it was enough to arouse the curiosity of the five people, and each pair of puzzled eyes slowly turned to the coffin-

It was a coffin with no gaps, and it was tightly knit - but now the lid of the coffin was slightly off, and I don't know who lifted it. A dark mist flowed through the slender crevices, like a slow waterfall leaking outward, eating away at the floor around the coffin.

"Who is it...... Who opened the coffin? ”

The only male among the three chiefs, in a slightly childish and innocent boyish voice, asked the five minions urgently.

"No...... No! We all just touched this coffin, but for some reason we couldn't move it, and when we came back to our senses, the coffin was opened. ”

"Yes...... Yes! Small injustice! ”

The five quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, but the three were in no mood to pay attention to the apologies of the five.

"Herald! Mobilize all the men outside the warehouse, including the government soldiers! The coffin is on guard! ”

"Compliance...... Yes, sir! ”

The five of them drove their limp legs and hurriedly ran like they were outside the warehouse—but the next scene surprised the three leaders.

I saw several unidentified metal needles quickly popping out of the cracks in the coffin, shooting sharply and neatly at the five people who were ready to call for help, and accurately hitting the necks of the five people.

"This is!?"

This scene made the three of them immediately put on a posture of preparing for battle, and their eyes did not leave the coffin and the five people who were attacked.

The moment the metal needle stabbed the five people, the five people who were in a hurry immediately stopped running and stood still.

I saw that the flesh of the five people shook slightly, as if there was a force in the body trying to break through the flesh of the five people.

As you can guess from the trembling backs, the five are in great pain now.

But the painful metamorphosis didn't last long.

In the next second, the five people who had their backs to the three leaders stopped trembling in unison, and slowly turned their heads back at an unscientific angle of ninety degrees—staring at the three of them with miserable faces.

From a normal person with mellow blood just now, he instantly changed into a terrifying zombie.

His eyes were bloodshot, his neck was yellowish-brown when he was pricked by the poisonous needle, and he could even vaguely see some kind of strange insect crawling under his face, his body was smooth and slender, like one centipede after another.

Not only the face, but the pale and yellow-brown skin is emitting the smell of corpses, which is enough to make people feel withdrawn.

The three of them were not afraid of this, but calmly observed.

"The metal acupuncture just now is stained with toxins, which can instantly destroy the nerves and muscles of the human body, and flow the elements through the bloodstream throughout the body, making the victim an out-and-out 'puppet' with no power to fight back."

The boy explained calmly.

"Poison needle? I didn't see any relevant items in the search just now, so it can't be the ability that this guy has? ”

"It's useless for you to ask me like this, judging from the penetration speed of the venom and the accuracy of the acupuncture points, it is estimated that the guy in the coffin is quite good at using 'poison magic' to fight in close quarters, and he must keep a long distance to fight."

"Since it's poisonous magic, wouldn't it be better for me to see it! Let's see if it's my poison or if the other party is superior! ”

The girl straightened her short legs, and her frivolous tone was full of immaturity and innocence.

Compared to the calmness of the woman and the boy next to him, it was a world of difference.

In fact, the three of them have a number in their hearts, and there are quite a few masters stored in the coffin in front of them.

Feeling five pairs of hostile eyes gradually glaring at the three of them, obviously there was no time to think.

"Both! Ready to fend! ”

"No problem!"

Without waiting for the five zombies to take the initiative to attack, the three of them instantly left the sight of the zombies at a lightning speed.

"Ground Fu!"

The boy took the lead in using "earth magic" to shake the ground, and the violent earthquake shook violently, and the five zombies could not stand firmly, and it didn't take long for them to stumble and fall.

Taking advantage of the victory, the girl spread her hands and rushed towards the zombies with excitement.

"I'll just say there's something new here, but let me have some fun - 'Flower Forest Rain Thorn'!"

The petite figure was stuck in the air, condensed with plant elements, and more than a dozen stingers appeared out of thin air, indiscriminately attacking the zombies that fell to the ground - with the girl's high mood, the stinger's attack frequency was fast and ruthless.

But the girl was too high-spirited, and such an attack would not satisfy the girl's interest.

"This is followed by 'ghost pollen' and 'poison bud spreading'!"

The dust was suddenly mixed with a poisonous powder that can necrosis the nerves of the whole body, and a small inhalation can be fatal. The deadly flower seed is implanted into the zombie's flesh through toxins, quickly eating away at the zombie's flesh to blossom and bear fruit.

It is a fairly complete means of extermination.

Of course, this is contrary to the woman's intentions.

"Don't be too heavy! It is absolutely necessary to leave a whole corpse, not to destroy it completely. ”

The woman reminded with a slight reproach.

Really let the restless girl calm down a little.