Mummy?!

No, not a mummy!

To be precise, it was just a bandaged "man" - tall and thin, dressed in a rags, dirty gray robe, and its head and torso were wrapped in white strips of cloth covered in yellow-green stains.

With only a pair of hollow white eyes, and hands and limbs exposed, it was not difficult to deduce from the palms that were exposed with a layer of cracked black-brown cortex, and it was not difficult to deduce what its body would look like under the strips of cloth.

Another muffled hoarse voice came from under the strip of cloth: "It's the enemy!" ”

Well?

Voice changed?

The previous voice, although hoarse, seemed to be sane, but now it was vague, like dozens of voices overlapping and mixing, noisy and chaotic, making people irritated.

Wayne stared at the strange bandage monster in front of him, and was secretly vigilant in his heart, "Did you kill the Kerman over there?" ”

"Kermans? Kill? Ho ......" the bandage freak raised his head and let out a string of muffled laughs, as if something was stuck in his throat, "everything is an illusion, everything will eventually perish—only killing, forever real!" ”

Only killing, forever falling to the truth?

Like a stealthy organization resembling the Cult of Despair?

It seems that the Kermans are it, or they killed it.

However, before Wayne could continue to ask, the scene in front of him suddenly dimmed as the bandage monster's voice echoed around him, as if a black mist was shrouded in it.

He glanced up, his brow furrowed slightly.

Not cloudy?

Above the sky, the sun was still bright, but its light was distorted and expelled by a strange force, as if it was isolating the hill from the outside world, swallowing up all the light inside.

[You are influenced by Zoltan de la Cruz, Shadia Newman...... Killing intent locked. Comments: Mixed Spirits, One Soul, Mixed Origins - Trash, but be careful! Reward: +20 survival points. 】

20？

Wayne knew that this meant that the monster in front of him was at least Henrik level, or comparable to his current strength......

"Who are you?"

Obviously, though, the bandage freak in front of him couldn't answer the question - it was stiffly raising a slender arm wrapped in strips of cloth, its fingers slowly bent with the click of bones breaking, and its sharp index finger pointed at Wayne.

"Cyr, Mino, Severbat!" (Kill, Phantom!) ）

As it roared the Gonzares in a hoarse, chaotic voice, countless ashes and blood spread out of the void in the dim shadows around it, mingling and intertwining to form a strange humanoid creature.

Their faces are only vague outlines of ashes and blood, and they have no fine facial features, and the sound of a flame burning objects can be heard from their constantly twisted and flowing bodies.

Can't communicate?

Wayne's brows were leveled, and his eyes reflected the ashes monsters around him, so he didn't have to think about it!

The two Origin Seed Bodies of the Secret Master and the Red Heart floated out like a comprehension, and the rune imprints at the center of the eyebrows lit up one after another.

"Spiritual Shield!"

"Fortified Walls!"

Two rune patterns appeared, and Wayne's body slowly shrunk, his skin was as gray as a mountain stone, and his muscles bulged and green tendons burst out, making his body more solid and tough.

Another layer of pale blue light shrouded his body, dispelling the darkness around him.

A Level 4 Spiritual Shield not only protects against attacks against Spirit, Soul, and Origin, but also dispels and dissolves all negative influences within a four-meter radius, albeit exacerbating the depletion of Spiritual Power.

The bandage monster's hollow white eyes stared at Wayne, his arms slowly opened, and his whole body was straight, like a scarecrow standing in the field, guarding this closed world.

"West!" (Kill!) ）

Immediately after, the surrounding ashes and blood wrapped in blood flowed monsters rose up, and bits of ash scattered behind them formed a long trail, roaring towards Wayne. The sounds were complex and noisy, converging into a cry of despair.

Wayne's expression remained unchanged, ignoring the ash monsters around him, his eyes always fixed on the bandage monster.

No matter what kind of monsters they are, they are nothing more than attacks on the origin, soul, and spirit......

[You are attacked by the power of the Killing Origin, and you are resisted and dissolved by the Spirit Shield (Death), and you consume 20 Spirit Level. Rating: Oh? The Origin Strength is comparable to Oranel! Special Rewards: +20 Survival Points, +1 Spirit Level. 】

【……】

You are attacked by the Killing Origin...... Special Reward: +10 Survival Points. 】

After those ash monsters stepped within four meters of Wayne's body, countless dark blue mist would wrap around them, gray, red and blue were entangled, and finally turned into a crystal black light and dissipated, leaving only a terrible scream.

Wayne noticed the panel hint in his mind, the power of the Killing Origin...... Could it be that after the killing intent is contained, it will be transformed into the origin of killing?

Or is there no connection between the two?

"Adachis!"

The bandage monster seemed to be very surprised when he saw the blue mist that dissipated the ash monster, and the strip of cloth at his mouth moved slightly.

"So you're also an undead creature?" Wayne asked coldly.

This was the second time he'd heard someone call him the Master of Death, the last time he had used the Undead Transformation, and that's what the liaison officer who had transformed into a zombie with the identity of 'Deadpool' called him before he went to the world of the dead.

"Undead? And how do you compare me with the outcast? But so is you, the master of death abandoned by the real world! ”

The bandage monster's outstretched arms slowly retracted, and the hollow white pupils that looked at Wayne kept shrinking, letting out a chaotic and noisy roar: "Ho, ho, God Forbidden Era, no need for a new Yapin!" ”

New?

So, in previous eras there were also so-called death masters?

Wayne took this inference to heart, looked at the crazy bandage freak, and snapped his fingers slightly.

Since you can't communicate, keep your mouth shut forever!

The ghost floated out, "Deep, Rocco, the door!" ”

A huge circle emerged, enveloping all areas of the mountaintop, and countless withered arms twisted and crawled out of the deep darkness, grabbing at the bandage monster's bare feet.

"The shell of an outcast? Ho ho ......"

The bandage freak lifted his foot, and the strip of cloth flew out of his calf, gradually elongating and extending, emitting blood-colored smoke that instantly sliced through the withered arms around him.

[Your Shadow Coil (Death) spell is dissolved by the power of the Killing Origin.] Evaluation: Is it like a child's play? Ha ha...... Special Rewards: +20 Survival Points, +1 Spirit Level. 】

"Oh?"

Is it the first time Wayne has seen someone resist the Shadow Coil spell so easily, using only the Killing Origin to fight?

Then try this!

Then Wayne's figure flashed, and instantly appeared on the side of the bandage monster, and smashed out with a punch.

"Ho, ho, ho, ho......" The bandage freak looked sideways at him and let out a weird laugh, and his body didn't dodge.

Well?

Wayne's fist felt no touch, passing through the bandage geek's body without hindrance.

"Thou hast not understood the greatness of my lord at all! Wonderful killing skills, how can you understand it! ”

As the words fell, the bandage freak moved, his body deflected, and his two arms slashed towards Wayne like blades.

Tut!

Wayne dodged away, flashing near the pyramid.

But the bandage freak seemed to have expected it, and appeared next to him like a shadow, five sharp fingertips cutting through the darkness and bringing out bits of ash.

Wayne's eyes widened, and it was too late to dodge.

Tear and pull!

A tiny crack was cut in his chest, protected by the spell of the fortified wall, and blood gushed out.

"Hmm."

Injured?

"Killing is a wonderful art, and it must be accompanied by blood!"

The bandage freak struck a blow, and without hesitation, he deflected his body again, leading his stiff arm to attack, and a burning sound sounded.

Wayne dodged its attacks in a frenzy, this monster was no ordinary transcendent, more like- a protégé like Poulson?

And it should be found that the spell type, or the origin attack is ineffective, will choose melee combat.

Experience, or consciousness?

Either way, the bandage monster's attack landed on his body when he couldn't dodge, leaving one wound after another of different depths.

Wayne frowned slightly, "Heal!" ”

The Origin Descendant's face was serious, and he sang in a low tone: "Bey, Roman! ”

As the healing spell took effect, the wounds on his body were restored at a visible rate when the healing power of the partner contract was stacked.

But almost as soon as the old wound healed, a new wound would be cut by the strange attack of the bandage monster.

"It turns out that you are a wizard of the Ghost School, ho-ho-ho-ho...... Death Master, Spirit, is the perfect combination! It's a pity - you are going to die, you must die here! ”

The bandage monster's empty white pupils glanced in the direction of the Origin Descendant in mid-air, as if they had just discovered their existence, the strips of cloth on their bodies

[You are under Zoltan...... Killing Source Power attack, because your Source is greater than 500, you are immune to Killing Source Pollution. Comment: Stupid, haven't you found out yet, it's a monster made of souls! Special Rewards: +40 Survival Points, +1 Origin, +1 Resilience Level. 】

A monster with a mixed soul?

What does that mean?

"Lodi, Mino, Amangul!" (Killing Finale!) ）

Before Wayne could comprehend, all the strips of cloth on the bandage monster's body spread out in an instant, and two strips of cloth snaked out in both directions, the yellow-brown strips of cloth flashed with crimson light, drawing two red halos in the darkness.

[You are under Zoltan...... Killing Origin Force Attack ......]

"The Secret Master—"

"Niko, Rook."

Regardless, Wayne used a flicker spell to get out of the top of the hill and away from the bandage freak completely.

Well?

But he was surprised to find that the location where he appeared was only the edge of darkness, as if an invisible wall was holding him back in the darkness.

"If it is useless, you will perish!" The bandage freak reappeared at Wayne's side with a step, his arm slammed into him with a strip of tawny cloth.

"Mens, Dee."

At this moment, the charm spell cast by the eight phantom clones left by the previous flickering spell fell on the bandage monster who was constantly roaring and attacking with a strange pink light. Causing its body to pause, the attack suddenly stopped, and the yellow-brown strip of cloth around its body froze and began to shake violently.

"Roar!"

"Don't move, damn it, you-"

"Ryssi!"

"Sil ......"

[The charm spell unleashed by your phantom clone hits Zoltan...... Enchantment lasts for 2 seconds. Evaluation: The origin of the miscellaneous is the garbage in the garbage, killing...... Scold! Special Rewards: +20 Survival Points, +1 Spirit Level. 】

Effective?

I see!

Soul Hybrids refers to the fact that the Bandage Monster has different souls in his body, and using spell attacks against the spiritual level will have a miraculous effect.

Wayne understood, his heart moved, his talent was transformed spiritually, and his spiritual level was raised!

Immediately after that, his figure flashed, and each time he appeared, he left eight phantom clones around the bandage monster, and the enchanting spells fell on it round after round.

Not only that, but the revolver also appeared in Wayne's hand in an instant, pulling the trigger at the bandage freak.

Even though it passed through its body unhindered, as if it hadn't done any substantial damage, but—

You hit Zoltan with a revolver...... Triggers the Death trait - Calamity, which is a death progress of 15/500. Rating: Fight, fight, fight...... Weak ChickenWeak Chicken, You're Too Weak! Special Rewards: +20 Survival Points, +2 Marksmanship. 】

It's too slow!

"Abdel Jalil!" (Mechanical Box!) ）

Wayne summons the mechanical portal and pulls out the sniper rifle from it.

Runes are fast, bursting, activating!

Specialties Ballistic Control, Rapid Fire, Activation!

Taking advantage of the chaos of the bandage monster under the influence of the charm spell, the sniper rifle fired a dull low sound, and bullets wrapped in the power of the Origin of Death continued to pass through its body.

"Ho-ho-ho-Yas!"

"You, you, don't, stop!"

"Is it the origin of death, the pollution of death!?"

Countless voices came from inside the bandage monster's body, and although there were men and women in those voices, their tones were all full of horror.

Wayne didn't care about this, with the cooperation of the flicker spell and the sniper rifle, he triggered the death trait again and again, accumulating instant death progress, and in just three seconds, he shot 20 bullets.

【…… Triggers Burst, triggers Death Trait - Blight, Death progress is 500/500...... Special Rewards: +20 Survival Points, +2 Marksmanship. 】

[Zoltan de la Cruz, Shadia...... Triggers the Death trait - i.e. dead, dead. Evaluation: Tsk, you have too little combat experience, weak chicken! Special Rewards: +100 Survival Points, +10 Marksmanship, +5 Spirit Level, +5 Toughness Level. 】

[Discover the origin that can be devoured, do you use the soul devouring spell?] 】

"Ho-"

With this terrible and desperate wail, the bandage freak fell to the ground with a bang, and the bandages on his body were scattered all over the ground. Then he saw phantom shadows flying out of his withered body.

They had tiny braids on their heads, similar facial features, and they looked at each other sadly, slowly dissipating as the darkness dissipated.

"Sure enough, those people of the Keman tribe were killed by this monster!"

Wayne looked at the light that had been restored around him, and his mind still had the eyes of the Kerman people who looked at him before leaving, with extremely mixed emotions, despair, sadness, and gratitude......

He looked down at the withered corpses on the ground and took a deep breath to dispel the image in his mind.

Those who have no power can only be at the mercy of others after all!

"Adagua!"

[You use the Soul Eater spell to devour the origin of Kathia Croyce, and your origin is increased.] Rating: The smell of killing? Special Reward: Origin +4. 】

4 points of origin?

Wayne recalled that the same origin reward as Henrik should only be a regular reward for director-level strength.

So, this bandage monster has a different origin power from the previous Eyeless Monster?

"Are you alright?" At this moment, Claire emerged from the shadows on the side, "I just realized that I couldn't even perceive this place......"

"It's nothing, it's over." Wayne shook his head and didn't say anything more.

"Oh? It seems to be going through a tough battle. Claire looked at the remaining traces of the battle around him, and saw the tattered clothes on his body, chuckled, and did not continue to ask about the battle, but glanced at the pyramid not far away, and asked, "What is that?" ”

Wayne also looked at the silver-white pyramid, "I don't know yet." ”

As time passed, his gaze on the gold was reluctant to shift a little, as if there was something on it that attracted it.

"Looks like I've seen it somewhere......" Claire tilted her head slightly, noticing Wayne's eyes, and walked over to pat him, "Why are you standing here still?" Take a closer look. ”

"Huh? Oh. ”

Wayne came back to his senses, his gaze removed from the pyramid, and his brow furrowed unconsciously.

He was stunned just now, and he didn't think about anything!

What's going on?

He looked at the panel, saw that there was no message, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said to Claire on the side, "Do you have a special feeling?" ”

"Me? Feeling special? Claire looked at him suspiciously, then smiled charmingly as if she understood something, "You don't mean when I just photographed you, do you?" Well, there is a feeling, the muscles in your body are very hard! ”

Wayne: "......"

He shouldn't have expected anything from this thing!

"Giggle...... Let's go, go over and have a look. ”

With that, the two walked towards the pyramid.

But as the two of them got closer, they saw that the pyramid, the silver-white tower, one after another strange and distorted runes lit up - those patterns and symbols had no symmetrical structure, no straight rune lines and regular core nodes, it seemed that each pattern was independent, exuding a halo of different colors.

Wayne's eyes lit up, this was not the rune system he was familiar with!

"Familiarity......" Claire said thoughtfully, surveying the symbols, "where should I have seen them." ”

"You've seen it?"

"I can't remember it, it shouldn't be a particularly important thing."

"Oh."

Hearing her say this, Wayne walked straight to the bottom of the pyramid, wanting to touch the runes, but after thinking about it, he still asked the secret master to put a spiritual shield on him, which was the minimum respect for the unknown.

[You touch the place where the killing intent of an unknown existence is contained, because your spirit level exceeds 5000, you are exempt from the killing dream. Evaluation: Killing origin, ho ho, interesting! Special Rewards: Survival Point +50, Spirit Level +3, Tenacity Level +3. 】

"What did you find?" Claire also reached out to touch the pyramid.

"Don't move!" Wayne withdrew his hand, took her hand, stopped her movements, and said in a serious tone: "This is not something you can touch!" ”

Claire looked at his hand and blinked, "Then my hand can only touch your hand~"

Wayne glared at her helplessly, "If you don't want to enter that killing dream, you'd better not touch this thing." ”

"Oh? You mean, the dream that appears after night on the sea is because of it? ”

"Quite possibly!"

Wayne nodded, and pulled her around the pyramid, except for the strange rune patterns on the stairs, he didn't find any entrance, and his psychic perception didn't perceive the situation inside.

Can't get in?

Or is this itself internally solid?

Without waiting for him to continue thinking, the rune patterns on the entire tower were shining in unison in the next second, and all kinds of light continued to extend upwards and converge to the top of the tower.

Seeing the changes on the pyramid, Wayne frowned slightly, and directly cast a flickering spell, taking Claire away.

If something goes wrong, it's better to be cautious.

"I remember! I know what it is! ”

At this moment, Claire suddenly exclaimed, staring at the pyramid with bright eyes, as if she had seen something that surprised her.

"What?"

"Don't ask, look around if there's anything else like that!"

"Yes!" Wayne knew what she was asking, and nodded firmly, "Even this one, there are five places on this island that I can't perceive. ”

"Sure enough," Claire took a deep breath and said in a solemn tone, "This is a kind of alchemy circle that has been passed down from the ancient times!" ”

"Alchemy?"

Wayne was stunned, alchemy?

This was not in the knowledge system he had studied, he had only been exposed to the alchemy branch of Potions before, but they were all simple methods of dealing with potions materials, and they were not as magical as the pyramid in front of him.

"That's right," Claire nodded, "It's an ancient alchemy circle that only existed before the Third Age!" ”

"Before?" Wayne looked at her in surprise, "Second Age? ”

"I don't know exactly when it happened. All I know is that the effect is to sacrifice the object in the center through some mysterious being to create a new object! ”

"What object?"

Claire shook her head and said with a serious face, "It's not detailed in the epoch relics I've seen before, but it's definitely not a simple thing. Judging from the height of these five pyramids, the source power stored inside is at least comparable to the director level, or even the ruling level......"

"The final thing is at least as good as the Hand of the Kingdom - I'd suggest leaving the island now, or we might face something terrible!"

Wayne didn't think about it, and agreed, "Let's go!" ”

His purpose for coming to the island has been achieved, both to find the murderer of the Keman race, to kill a strange transcendent who uses the origin of killing, and to identify the totemic power that contains the killing intent......

"Niko, Rook."

He didn't hesitate, and appeared near Willen and the others with Clea, and without waiting for them to say anything, he directly put the iron buckets filled with oil into the space ring.

"Willen, take them back to the Ronan, immediately!"

"Captain!?"

"Do what you are told, and wait for death when it's too late!"

"Yes, Captain!"

When Willen heard his order, he didn't care about the oil barrel disappearing, and hurriedly ran towards the port with his pirates.

Immediately afterwards, Wayne took Claire back to the Ronan first, and shouted to Ronan, who was still stunned, "Quick, Ronan, pull anchor and set sail!" ”

Judging by the Ronan's steam engine start-up time, it would take him at least a minute.

"Captain, what's going on?"

"Huh?"

Seeing his expression, Ronan was thrilled, and without waiting for his answer, he dodged back into the cockpit and began to control the levers and buttons on the dashboard to start the steam engine.

Wayne and Claire pull the anchor and untie the ropes.

The people on the other ships around them were puzzled when they saw the anxious looks of the pirates on the Ronan.

What's going on?

Could it be that the Black Pearl crew rushed to Dakman Island?

"What's wrong with them?"

"I don't know...... Willen, what's going on? ”

"Get out! Don't get in the way! ”

You ask me, I want to know what's going on!

Willen and his pirates rushed back to the Ronan breathlessly, and just as he was about to ask, he felt a violent shaking from beneath him, as if there was an earthquake under the sea.

Claire stumbled and scolded, "Damn, it's too late!" ”

Wayne's face was cold, and he shouted in the direction of the cockpit, "Ronan, how long will it take to start?!" ”

"20 seconds!"

Ronan yelled with difficulty, and at this time, the cockpit was also impacted, and several cracks appeared on several pipes, which made his expression change greatly.

20 seconds?

Hopefully it's in time!

"What's that?!"

"Oh my God, come on, look at the island."

Well?

Wayne flashed to the lookout, his spiritual perception covering the entire island of Dacman Island.

I saw that the five places that were originally imperceptible had been completely revealed—with the church in the depths as the center, there was a silver-white pyramid in each of the four directions of south, east, west, and north.

At this time, the four pyramids flickered, and a huge ball of colorful light had been condensed on the top of the tower, and the strong energy fluctuations made the tower body continue to vibrate, as if at the same frequency, causing the entire Dacman Island to shake together.

Except for the bandage monster that Wayne had killed, there was a bandage monster next to the other three pyramids with his long and slender arms outstretched and facing the pyramids, making a noisy hiss.

“…… Killing Overture, Killing Illusion, Killing Finale......"

"Despair, darkness, death—kill!"

"Pray to my Lord, bless the illusory world, and fall to the real forever!"

"False, Illusionary, Real ......"

As they chanted, the seven-colored balls of light from the tops of the four pyramids shot a brilliant light towards the church in the middle, condensing on the church.

Only then did Wayne notice that at some point, the corpses piled up inside the church were long gone, leaving only a dark pit in the ground.

"Ronan, how long are you going to grind?!"

"Activated!"

Triangular Eye also noticed the pillar of light on Dacman Island, a fine layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and when the steam engine was fully activated, he jerked the brake lever to control the ship to slowly pour out of port.

And the other ships around that noticed the anomaly also began to pull anchor and set sail at this time, and they all scolded the people of the Ronan for being bastards.

"Damn, the red-haired captain must have done it!"

"Who else but him? No wonder Willen's people ran faster than the Abyss Demon, it turned out that they had done something bad! ”

"Shut up and pull the anchor up, or you won't know how to die!"

“……”

Ignoring the angry pirates around him, Wayne remained focused on Dacman Island, his eyes shining brightly in the beams of colorful light.

Alchemy Circle before the Third Age......

Alchemy knowledge?

It was a forbidden item explicitly documented by the Wizarding Code - an absolute prohibition on the exploration of knowledge prior to the Third Age.

Well?

[You are within the influence of the alchemy circle!] Evaluation: It turns out that there is still ah...... Special Rewards: Survival Point +200, Spirit Level +10, Tenacity Level +10. 】

"Claire, bring them back to the cabin first!"

"What about you?" As soon as Claire had arranged the people of her queen's escort, she listened to Wayne's orders, and seeing his serious appearance at this time, she couldn't help but say, "Why don't we return to the theater now?" Leave them alone! ”

"Do as I say!"

Wayne's face was calm, even though the steamship had already started, he already knew that it was still too late!

"Alchemy Circle...... I want to see what the hell is going to come out of that! ”

PS: 2-in-1 chapter, including one chapter plus more, currently owes four chapters.

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