Chapter 19: The White-Faced Demon

"Alright, alright!"

"Look at the situation, the other party doesn't seem to have the slightest sense of attack?"

"We're too strong!"

"I hope so......"

Looking at the completely invisible smoke, there was always a sense of unease in the woman's heart.

However, this sense of unease is correct.

Before the three of them could get completely close to the smoke, they immediately sensed that something was wrong.

By the time they could react, the five zombies had rushed out of the smoke with incredible speed and crooked running posture.

Unscathed.

"Isn't physical attack and poisonous magic useless? Damn - 'Beyond the earth'! ”

The distance between the zombies and the three of them is rapidly closing, and the boy has to change the terrain again.

An even more violent earthquake squeezed through the ground, sending out countless rubble, and the boy's powerful elemental pulled the stones and smashed them into the zombie, covering its body in an attempt to immobilize it.

"That should be fine......"

The situation calmed down for only a second—the huge debris was broken in an instant.

"What!?"

The seemingly emaciated, withered flesh has a strange power like a ghost, and it uses its rotten flesh to break through rocks.

This scene really made the girl who thought she could win easily shed a cold sweat - this is no ordinary toxin.

"Could it be that this toxin is not only adulterated with genes that can destroy the human body, but also has ingredients that over-strengthen the body?"

"Judging by the rotting but robust flesh, this toxin is not so simple."

The boy uneasily denied the girl's speculation.

At the same time, one person flashed through the minds of the three of them at the same time.

"A while ago, the former mayor of this town seemed to have died of poisonous magic, and it is said that the toxins remaining in the corpse have not been analyzed until now - just touching it will kill people, and the toxicity is very strong."

"According to you, could the person in this coffin be ......?"

"No way, the battalion commander specifically said that this man was a soldier under his command, who had been cursed by Fortes, and finally passed it over to us as a test subject, and I think that the killer who killed the mayor with poisonous magic has nothing to do with the white-faced demon and Fortes."

"Damn...... Why can governments be so incompetent? ”

The woman said resentfully.

The zombies weren't going to give the three of them any time to breathe.

"Coming over!"

The boy reminded the two of them loudly.

I saw that the two zombies who couldn't stand the madness attacked first.

It seems to pounce on the girl at high speed in the crawling posture of a hyena, and the girl can't avoid it at all-

"It's annoying—'Poison Beam Fluctuations'!"

The girl took a few steps backwards, distancing herself from the zombie as her hands erupted with a dark purple poisonous mist cannon.

The strong cannon blast pierced through the chests of the two zombies, but it didn't have much effect on retreating.

It's like a berserker who has forgotten his pain, and his corrupt body is still running towards the girl in frenzy despite the devastation of the poisonous fog cannon.

'Danger!' Naraku'! ”

The girl was about to be captured by two zombies, and the ground suddenly erupted with dark gray acid, forming a small swamp.

The acid mimics the zombie's body with both hands, trying to pull it into the swamp.

Obviously, the woman was struggling and panting for breath.

"That's not right! Big sister, there are three zombies behind you! ”

The girl panicked and warned the woman who was focused on controlling the two zombies - the remaining three zombies jumped to the woman's position from a distance, their bodies were as flexible as frogs, and their explosive power was beyond the limits of normal people.

The distance between the zombie and the woman was no more than half a meter, but the girl didn't have time to get up to help defend it.

"Sword in the Stone!"

The boy calmly cast the spell.

At the critical moment, three long swords made of rocks quickly flashed behind the woman, and they slashed the zombies that jumped into the air to the ground, without causing fatal injuries to the zombies, but barely protecting the woman who showed the flaws.

The woman and the girl took advantage of this to restrain the three zombies.

"The poison world is overwhelmed!" "Nailo Yin Swamp!"

The girl exhaled lightly, and the dark purple poisonous gas slowly burst out of the cherry's small mouth and turned into countless vines, alternating to tie up the temporarily incapacitated zombies, making them unable to move wildly.

With the girl's suppression, the woman took advantage of the situation to expand the range of Nailuo's Yin Swamp behind her.

The excellent tacit understanding smoothly suppressed the five zombies present.

"It's a bit tricky......

"But that should be the end of it, right?"

The girl and the woman sighed with some palpitations.

"Wait......"

The boy muttered incredulously, his eyes as if he hadn't left the suppressed five-headed zombie.

A very unfortunate guess flashed through his mind.

Sure enough—the tragedy that the boy had guessed happened.

"Woo——————!"

Woman and girl suddenly felt the feeling of being clenched with their hands under their feet.

The two of them were stunned, and they seemed to have guessed the answer in their hearts, and they slowly lowered their heads unwilling to face the facts-

Flesh and bone's hands are clutching their feet desperately.

These hands come from the "mutated" flesh of the five zombies.

Because those hands are not originally grown from the limbs of zombies, but strange hands created through muscle mutations.

"Something is wrong!"

The boy immediately got up and ran towards the two of them, preparing the technique of "Sword in the Stone" on the way, intending to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

Mutated hands are being produced in large numbers, and the two pairs of slender calves have been clenched multiple times by the cold palms.

The zombies plan to pull the two of them into the "Nailuo Yin Swamp" at the same time, intending to die together.

But is that really the case?

"Damn! Let me go, you monsters! 'Sword in the Stone'! ”

Manipulating countless swords in the stone to quickly cut off the rapidly created mutant hands, the two gradually regained their body autonomy.

Now it is imperative that you get out of the range of the zombies.

Taking advantage of the fact that the center of gravity of her body finally stabilized somewhat, the girl threw away her previous childishness and closed her eyes calmly.

He silently recited "Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven...... as if he was counting down the timing of a certain technique.

"Three, two, one!" Heavenly Evil Transfer'! ”

It was also a split-second event—space suddenly distorted, things changed.

I saw that the woman and the girl who were originally entangled by the five zombies got rid of it in an instant and stood back in a safe open space.

The boy nervously ran to the girl and the girl.

"Are you alright?"

"It's okay...... However, it is the 'Nailo Yin Swamp' that controls their movements. ”

"No...... I don't think any move can control the actions of this group of monsters. ”

"Why ......?"

The woman turned her gaze back to the zombies who were still soaked in the "Nailuo Yin Swamp" with half of their bodies.

The scene in front of her was giving the woman an answer.

The corpse's body is rapidly separating, abandoning the trapped lower body and crawling back to the ground in a half-body posture.

"Since they have the ability to quickly divide cells to create new limbs, it couldn't be easier for these monsters to abandon such a trivial matter as tissue."

“…… It's simply not a monster that humans can deal with. ”

"So what should I do now?"

The girl asked, in a trembling tone.

Because of the "Heavenly Evil Transfer" just now, the girl was panting with some physical exhaustion.

"Things are going very badly right now, and from the very beginning of the fighting, we seem to be at the mercy of others."

The boy made his own inferences in trepidation.

"At the mercy of others? Why? ”

"Don't you think it's strange? We made a lot of noise when we fought, but there was no reaction from outside, and even if the sound insulation of this warehouse was good, the earthquake when I used 'Ground Volt' would definitely connect to the outside. ”

"Could it be...... Someone killed one of our men first? ”

"No way, no matter how powerful the other party is, it is impossible to kill hundreds of people in a short period of time, and it is still carried out without a sound. What's more, the five people in front of us also ran in from outside following our instructions, and these five people didn't say anything wrong, and basically ruled out the possibility that the guards outside were killed. ”

“…… So you say, we're now trapped by an enchantment that blocks everything from sight and sound? ”

"This is the most optimistic possibility, and the other point, which is also the least optimistic, is that these five people have already been killed, and the appearance of following our instructions is only an 'illusion' created by others......"

"Isn't that the 'spiritual magic' that creates illusions, but I don't feel like I'm being controlled by the mind at all?"

"That's just your 'feeling', everything in front of us right now is not worth believing, let alone believing in our own feelings, maybe even we who are talking to you are illusions."

"Is there really such a powerful magus in this world? Aside from the nine seats of the Kingdom of Eink, I don't think such a remote town hides such a formidable enemy. ”

"What are you kidding? Fortes and the White-Faced Demon are just that we have to think in the worst direction now—perhaps they are already lurking around us. ”

The boy's armrest wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, but his originally calm eyes were mixed with restless anxiety.

"It's both rare 'poison magic' and 'enchantment magic', and it may even be a highly skilled 'spiritual magic', what kind of divine ...... is this person?"

"Anyway, we must get over the obstacle in front of us now - look at these five zombies."

"It's ......"

I saw that the truncated part of the abandoned lower body was rapidly regenerating, and although the leg flesh that grew seemed to be blurred and shaky, the three of them speculated that the explosive power of these guys was definitely more terrifying than normal people.

"Immunity to all physical and magical attacks, and terrifying regenerative abilities, what the hell is it to ......"

"No...... We are not opponents at all. ”

The woman desperately recognized the facts, and the two had no intention of refusing, and lowered their heads and acquiesced to this indisputable fact.

Dilemma, it's better to try to survive and get some clues.

The last determination was rekindled in the woman's eyes like an ember.

"Two ...... Listen to me. It is absolutely irrational to break through, and I don't have the luxury of capturing it alive and studying it, but I just want at least one of the three of us to return to the report - only success and failure. ”

"Of course no problem!" "Yes."

When they were on the verge of death, they received the woman's determination, and the two echoed the woman's pre-war declaration.

There is no need for lengthy tactical discussions, and the tacit understanding of years of cooperation allows the three of them to take the first step at the same time-

The zombies also approached the three of them at a slow pace, and the three of them approached the zombies in small steps.

The two sides are close to each other, and a second war is about to break out.

"I have prepared ......"

The woman gradually strengthened the dark element in her hands, the girl began to control the strain, and the boy controlled the floating gravel.

A condensed offensive is about to break out, and suddenly—

The zombie stopped inexplicably, obviously reining in its previous violent aura.

This sudden predicament made the three of them stunned in place suspiciously, until an unfamiliar voice came out.

"Please wait—"

It sounded like a rather young male voice, and his high voice was bright and soft, and it could be imagined from the voice alone that this should be a dignified, talented and beautiful male gentleman.

The trio looked left and right, trying to find the source of the unknown sound.

"Who is it?"

"No need to look for it, I'm here."

The voice became clear, and the source of the sound was clearly exposed to the front right of the trio.

"......!?"

All three were stunned by the scene in front of them.

The lid of the coffin, which had fallen off slightly, had been completely destroyed, and the floor was covered with torn charms—and black mist.

A stout figure stood again on the broken coffin, and it was none other than Mauriella.

It's just that his words and deeds seem to have become strange, and his face is as dull as if he has been hit hard.

In that sluggishness, a strange smile appeared slightly, and the corners of the evil mouth were rising.

It was this creepy evil smile that made even the girl who was not afraid of heaven and earth weak her legs and trembled all over.

The boy remained calm, but he couldn't say a word, and he was so shocked by this yin qi that he didn't even dare to breathe.

Only the woman pretended to be calm and swallowed, cautiously approaching Mauriella.

"The voice just now...... Did you send it? ”

"Exactly down there."

Mauriella's tone is quite normal, in stark contrast to the eerie and abnormal appearance.

It was this contrast that made the three of them have an intuition that the man in front of them was not the same person as before he was arrested.

"Who are you? How did you break the spell? ”

"I am the owner of this body...... Isn't that revealing one's true identity? I was really careless! As for your so-called charms, they are just a few pieces of broken paper with elements attached, and they can't be restrained. ”

It seems that the man in front of him is no longer Mauriella under the command of the battalion commander.

Indeed—the murderous aura emitted was far higher than that of Moriella, and it was even capable of suppressing everyone present.

It is not difficult to imagine that the five zombies in front of him were controlled by his hands, and they can't be wrong.

"The power of these broken pieces of paper can seal a dragon."

"Dragons? I don't know if it's because I'm too lonely or if you're feeling too good about yourself, but I think it's nonsense, after all, this level of toy can only suppress a few high-level monsters, right? ”

"Look at your tone, it looks like you've fought with dragons."

"Fighting...... Is it? Things that have been so long have long been forgotten. ”

"So long things? What the hell are you talking nonsense? ”

"Let's not mention that, are the three of you still having fun with my 'slaves'?"

The eyes of the three of them naturally looked at the five zombies in front of them.

"You're the one who made our subordinates so virtuous?"

"Listening to your tone, it seems to be very 'fun'."

"What an unpleasant tone...... Do you want to reveal your true identity? ”

"Oh oh oh - I'm so sorry that I just stood up from the narrow coffin and sighed, and suddenly forgot to return the prototype."

As soon as the voice fell, Moriella's body suddenly shook violently.

The three of them gradually lost their words, and could not even stand on their feet, because a terrifying scene was unfolding before them.

I saw that Moriella's skin seemed to be slowly falling off as if it had taken off her robe, and the flesh and skeleton no longer existed, and the three of them had no idea that the "Moriella" who had just spoken to everyone was an empty shell!

But it's not exactly an empty shell either.

A slender man was hiding inside.

It is like a treacherous picture of a golden cicada shedding its shell, until the skin is completely peeled off, the long silky silver hair catches everyone's eye, a clean and neat dark green suit appears on the stage, and the "pure white mask" shocks the three of them.

It was even more magical than magic, and the three of them didn't believe their eyes at all.

But the familiar voice came again from the plain white mask, which had no flowers—

"I don't know how to introduce myself, so why don't you call me the most familiar 'white-faced demon'!"

The trio can only accept the facts.

The distance between them and the white-faced demon was only about ten steps, but the three of them didn't dare to make the slightest movement.

Even if there is a numerical suppression, there is not the slightest chance of winning in my heart

However, the white-faced demon behaved very strangely.

He doesn't seem to have the intention of taking the initiative, and he is unusually polite.

The woman looked at the white-faced demon standing upright, and she had some calculations in her heart.

While it's a bit silly to ask the enemy this kind of question, it's worth giving it a try—

"Can we talk about it?"

"Of course it's no problem, I don't care if the three of you want to talk to each other or in the open."

"Well...... Thank you. ”

Even saying thank you is so strange. After all, the other party is an enemy who will kill him at any time.

The white-faced demon agreed to the woman's request so openly, and then reached out to pull out the poisonous needles on the back of the necks of the five zombies.

A subtle "popping" sound came from the moment the poison needle was pulled out, and dark green venom slowly flowed out of the wound.

Losing the erosion of the poison needle, the zombies seemed to have lost their suspense and fell to the ground without even making a sound, and it seemed that they had lost their lives as early as the moment the poison needle was inserted.

The white-faced demon chuckled and solemnly "bowed and apologized" to the three of them.

"Also, I apologize to all of you for casually using the three of my subordinates as puppets, I hope you don't mind."

This image and stance simply shocked the three people's thinking.

Does this white-faced demon in front of him have the slightest hostility? The three of them were flattered and stunned.

In the end, it was decided to ignore the white-faced demon's apology.

The three of them skimmed their heads and formed a small circle.

The woman whispered meaningfully:

"I'll just say it simply - we will definitely die, but we must definitely leave a life to go back, even if the other party puts on a kind and friendly attitude, we can't slack off in the slightest! Further, the deal is seen as a failure, as long as the information can be brought back to the organization. ”

"Wait, it's either a white mask or a white-faced demon......"

"Stupid!"

The woman angrily interrupted the boy's questioning.