(For the 'don't get up and love to sleep' brother [5/5])

At first, Murphy thought that the ghouls in the sewers of the Crimson Keep were just a nuisance waiting to be dealt with, but as the activities of the young players became more complex, Murphy realized that the trouble was more complicated than he had imagined.

Tonight's exploration from the Grey Man, under the guidance of his professor's mentor, unexpectedly reveals the true face of the Ghoul Plague, much to Murphy's chagrin.

He found that he was still not sharp enough.

If we had seen through the hidden crisis earlier and made up our minds to act, perhaps things would not have come to this point.

Well, maybe it's a personality issue that needs to be corrected from now on!

He thought so.

Armed with the necessary evil, he stepped into the final area of the upper cavern, and summoned the giant wolf George who had been sent back to the astral plane again with a flip of his wrist.

Flying in the underground tunnels, guiding the way and foreshadowing danger to the young players who escort the survivors on flight, Revenor is Murphy's eyes, giving the lord an overview at all times.

For example, he knew that Trith had joined the battlefield, so he had to settle the matter before Trith arrived.

"Huh"

An area scout was dropped on the yelling vampire with a skeletal staff, and the message back pulsed before Murphy's eyes:

[Name: [Plague Rat King] Vladimir Sommer Zweig

Rank: Level 20, Body of Black Iron, Normal

Class: Level 10 Sorcer/Level 7 Casket Man/Merchant, Speculative Mastery

Status: Panicked, Lost Soul, Hades Contract, Dusk Servant

Evaluation: Neutral, non-threatening

Prompt!

This target has a special psionic status [Dusk Servant], which cannot be tracked or perceived by any spell, cannot be selected by prophecy spells, and is not affected by Filthy psionic abilities.

This status is inflicted externally. 】

"I can explain! Listen to me! ”

The merchant Zweig, who single-handedly caused the scourge of ghouls in the sewers, was visibly panicked, although he could still mobilize the ghouls with evil magic with weapons in his hand, but when he saw Murphy, the "owner of the Scarlet Keep", walk in and have those eyes that exuded cold murderous intent, he knew that his fate was not going to be very good.

But Rao is like this, he still hasn't given up trying to survive.

He screamed in a pitch-shifted voice:

"I'm your brother! Murphy, I'm also the heir of Master Tracey! It was on that snowy night just over a year ago that I gifted her my possessions in exchange for the right to receive eternal life from the torment of illness.

You believe me!

I'm not a bad person!

Everything here did not develop like this out of my will, and I am also a victim!

Yes!

I'm a victim too, and I've seen it! They left me here to die! I was also deceived, you spare me, I tell you everything you want to know and everything I still have, I swear!

I just want to live, that's all! ”

"Smack"

A chair was pulled away, and Murphy sat on it.

He held the necessary evil in his hands as the wolf George grinned at the weaker man in front of him with his teeth bared. The giant wolf could smell the fear in the other person's heart, which meant that he couldn't exert even a little strength.

This is a complete "prey", perhaps, as he himself said, a "substitute for the dead"?

"Deceived by whom?"

Murphy asked in a cold tone:

"Is it 'dusk'?"

"Ah, you know about them, so you see? That's great. ”

Zweig wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He gasped, and even after becoming a vampire, he didn't seem to get rid of his mercenary as a merchant.

As if sensing Murphy's change in mood, the slick vampire saw it as a last straw and shouted in a pitch-shifting voice:

"I can tell you, although they say they can't tell anyone else, but they can't care so much at the moment, and I'll tell you everything, my brother.

All I want is to live!

I know that some of my actions have caused a lot of trouble for your territory, but I can compensate for it! I have a property and a few shops in Port Chardo, and I can compensate you.

That's just some blood servants!

Right, it's just some indifferent food, and the Midnight Children are ancient and decent beings, and our lives are much more precious than theirs! ”

"If you talk nonsense, your overly dexterous and meaty tongue is going to be George's supper tonight."

Murphy replied coldly.

This stopped Zweig's efforts to tie the strings, and he smiled awkwardly and tossed aside the skeletal staff in his hand as a sign of cooperation.

The chubby vampire wiped his sweat and said:

"Well, I know what you want to know, about Dusk but I state in advance, I don't know much either, I said I was a victim, okay, don't stare at me, I said! A little over a year ago, I was just an unlucky guy in Port Chardo.

I was miserable even though I made some money in that halfling's territory but also contracted a strange disease, you know?

At that time, I could feel death approaching day by day, it was so clear and desperate.

I frantically turned to whatever power I could find, but death was hard to resist, until I was already desperate when a man gave me a message.

He told me that there was a unique vampire in Cadman City in Transencia called 'Tracey', and he said that Lady Tracey could give her first hugs and give them eternal life in the night as long as she needed money.

Don't say it's a disease!

Even death can be shaken off, can you imagine my ecstasy at that time?

Almost immediately, I packed my bags and dismissed my servants to reach the war-torn land before the first snow fell in the cold of winter, and I arrived at Cadman City, and everything went beyond my imagination.

Beautiful and noble but slightly down-and-out Lady Trace.

No, our Elder was so generous, she took away my pain without asking, and I am grateful to her, and I have given her my wealth.

However!

But it's all a game!

From the very beginning! ”

Zweig's expression contorted, and he shouted frantically:

"They lied to me! Salokdal of the Vulture Clan was a madman, he didn't allow Lady Triss to have anyone close to him, and as a result of my initial hug, I was blacklisted by the Vulture Clan, and I almost died in the midnight of the Under Mar Hills.

It was the guy who gave me the news before who saved me, and that's when I realized that it was all a goddamn game!

He gave me a book of sorcery and told me about the existence of this underground cave.

I knew they had a terrible plan, and I was the most insignificant pawn in it.

But what can I do?

Murphy, my brother, if you were in that situation, you wouldn't be able to do much more than take their orders, would you?

It's not like I haven't tried to resist, but they're more powerful than I ever imagined!

I was scared.

I can't just take away my hard-won eternal life, I can only lie dormant here, I can only wait for their orders. ”

"So, what's the order?"

Murphy asked in a calm tone.

Zweig hesitated, and then he whispered:

"That's it. That's the one below!

They asked me to create a plague ghoul overlord, they provided me with the corpses of the golden powerhouses I needed to cultivate it, and they taught me how to cultivate it, and taught me to connect with the underworld plane to mobilize the power of death.

Do you know the power of the Plague Ghoul Overlord? ”

"I'm just an astral summoner, and I don't know much about the creatures of Hades."

Murphy seemed interested, and his expression softened a little, and he asked:

"So, could you please explain this to me?"

"Of course, of course! I'd love to. ”

Zweig smiled.

He pulled out his chair and sat across from Murphy, feeling that the conversation was getting better, and he felt that his life might be in his hands.

Perhaps Murphy had agreed to his life-saving conditions.

Think about it, how can a vampire care about the lives of livestock?

He had destroyed Murphy's fortune, but he would be satisfied as long as he was given enough supplements.

Vampires are like that!

A vampire himself, he knows that whispering from midnight can make even the noblest people realistic and greedy.

Driven by this mentality, Zweig became more positive.

He had been studying evil arts in this underground cave for more than a year, and at this time he explained to Murphy:

"The Plague Ghoul Overlord is the top necromancer of Hades! Not only is it powerful in its own right, but it can command ghouls to form legions, and the most terrifying thing is that the ghoul overlord is born with an untouchable Hades poison.

That's the poison of killing!

Did you know about the psionic plague that the Pioneer Legion of the Plantagenet Kingdom used to destroy Sico City more than two years ago? Hehe, the Tower of the Ring claims that it is a weapon they have developed, but it is not!

It was just that they had extracted some of the poison of Hades from the imprisoned Plague Ghoul Overlord and improved it a little.

Those human psionics are the best at bragging!

And once the plague ghoul overlord I made and raised appeared in Translasia, it would be possible to make all of Translancia a barren land by polluting the tributary of the Cadman River in the cavern, and anyone who drank the water would die a painful death and become part of the army of ghouls.

That's their plan!

They're going to create a world of death in Translasia!

But that's just a backup plan!

I also learned later, their first plan was to trick Salokdal into opening the subspace rift.

They almost succeeded, just a little bit.

But this was destroyed by you, in fact, when you attacked the blood vulture corridor, I hid in the sewers, and I even saw the scene of Salokdal's soul returning to the subspace, you are really amazing!

However, this is uncompromisingly bad news for me.

The failure of the main plan means that the secondary plan is put on the agenda, alas, in fact, the people in this city are also pitiful, and I will be honest, after all, I am not a monster without a heart. ”

Zweig hypocritically whispered:

"I was warned that I had taken refuge here before the astral plane was torn, and I took in a lot of people who had nowhere to go, and it took people to carry the corpses in the sewers.

In the first stage of the Ghoul Overlord's birth, the corpse is used to accumulate the breath of Hades in the filthy blood pit so that it is infused with the power of death, and in the second stage, the unclean blood of the living is required.

Actually, I have been troubled all the time, these people are my slaves, they work very hard to survive, and I can't bear to put them to death like this, however, I can't disobey Twilight's orders

Your arrival declares my freedom!

Murphy, my brother.

I finally don't have to worry about it anymore, you can take those people and I'll find a way to escape.

I knew that Twilight wouldn't let me go so easily.

But that's okay!

As long as you let me go, I can earn the rest of my life. ”

"How did you get in touch with them?"

Murphy was noncommittal, asking:

"Are their people still in Transnesia?"

"You! What do you want? ”

Zweig panicked, he grabbed his cheek and screamed:

"No, I can't reveal it, it's a topic that can't be said!"

Murphy smiled at this answer, and with the flip of his fingers, the tail nail from the astral manticore in the psionic bag jumped into his hand, and the whole person stepped forward like a ghost, grabbed Zweig's head and slammed him on the stone table.

The latter's head was broken and bleeding flowed, and in the scream, his left hand was pulled up and placed on the table, and when the tail nail hand took up and fell, the blood-stained index finger flew out.

"You've got nine fingers left!"

Murphy suppressed Zweig, who was screaming like a pig, and he whispered softly:

"You can still refuse me nine times, you still have a lot of time, after all, I need to prepare for the cross of the sunburn punishment, and we can continue to play this game. Now, I need your answer.

Answer me!!! ”

"No, he's not here! He didn't come to Transcia at all! ”

Zweig screamed:

"He has some kind of magic that can temporarily manipulate people like puppets, and I always contact him like this and receive orders, I don't even know if it's him or her or it? He hasn't been seen since Salokdal's death!

I feel like I've been given up.

But they have terrorized me, they say that I have some kind of pact on me, and if I dare to give up my mission, I will die a miserable death. I don't want to it either!

Murphy, spare me!

It's not my fault, I'm a victim too!

We are brothers!

We have the same Lord, please! At least let me meet Lady Trace. ”

"I'm not Trissy's heir anymore, and I think you probably aren't either, I don't want to burden Triss psychologically."

Murphy whispered in Zweig's ear:

"So, if you want to climb relatives, you better save it. What is the guy who joins you called? How did he inform you to connect with him? ”

"Source! His name is 'Source'! That must be a code name. ”

Zweig was even more scared.

He frantically uttered all sorts of information, but Murphy didn't listen.

He had used the power of desire to listen to Zweig's heart.

Words can deceive, but hearts don't, especially hearts that are corrupted by fear, like a treasure chest that has been opened for Murphy to take.

"Smack"

A hidden lattice in the area at the end of the cavern was kicked open by Murphy, and a pearl bracelet that shimmered in the darkness fell out.

This was the psionic item that Zweig used to connect with the mysterious "source", but as he said, it hadn't been activated since Sarlokdal's death.

"No more cranky, Mr. Zweig."

Murphy cautiously wrapped the pearl bracelet in three handkerchiefs, picked it up and threw it into the psionic bag, and then turned back to Zweig, who was holding the wound on his palm, and said:

"You're dead! There will be no more life left for you, there is no such thing in this world, and there will be no other world!

However, there is a difference between death and death, and when a moment of pleasure is stretched to a terrifying length of time, those who think they are determined often find that they are not as strong as they think.

You're not a tough guy, so don't do anything that makes you suffer! ”

Murphy's left hand moved, and the hideous claws of the night extended from his fingers, and he said to Zweig, who looked desperate:

"Tell me, and say something that might interest me, so that you can go and confess your sins to the Mother of Midnight."

"I've actually heard of you, Murphy!"

Zweig knew he was at the end of his life.

His terrified expression turned vicious again.

He lay in the corner of the cave, clutching the wound of a broken finger, the vampire's canine teeth sticking out, and his face was as fierce as a wild dog cornered.

He shouted:

"I've been hiding in Cadman City for over a year, and I've heard about you and Trissy! You're not a good thing, you're just greedy for Tracey's beauty, heh, I've seen a lot of this kind of thing! But you won't!

Murphy, Murphy, the seeds of disaster that Lady Tracy inadvertently planted in her past life will eventually sprout, and she will once again become the Scarlet Witch who will shake the continent!

She! Won't belong to anyone.

As for you!

You're just a little fool with a mantis arm, and let me tell you, I'm not the only one of Trish's descendants who survived!

They don't, we do!

We won't let you have Tracey to yourself!

Don't even think about it!

Our Elder has something she must do, and you can't stop it! You're still trying to tie her to you? Hehe, the disaster of Cadman City has set the witch free, and she will eventually fly away and embark on her own path to godhood

You!

You can't stop it! ”

"Poof"

The claws of the night pierced forward, clasping the lying vampire heart in his hand, and Zweig's viciousness was so worthless in the face of death that he once again wailed in horror:

"No, don't! Please! ”

"So, who else is 'among you'?"

Murphy stared at him.

The scarlet light in his eyes lit up frighteningly, and he whispered:

"I can't wait to meet my other 'brothers and sisters', tell me, who else?"

"Port Chardo! In the port of Chardo, that place is not! No! No!!! ”

Zweig shouted.

But he seems to have triggered a switch.

The Hades Charm was activated, causing Murphy's night claws to pierce Zweig's chest to feel the cold, oozing aura invading.

He immediately drew his claws, but Zweig screamed and twisted his body before his eyes, and the cold and hellish aura that was visible to the naked eye continued to rise, eventually infusing his entire body and soul with the power of death.

"Port of Chardo. Downtown Witch Witch Cafe."

Zweig already knew what was going to happen to him.

In his final moments of losing consciousness, he struggled to name a place to Murphy with a hideous face.

"Boom"

The vampire's body exploded in the spiritual energy filling, and in the explosion of flesh and blood, a death-like spirit holding a filthy bone scythe and clad in shadows was summoned, which was obviously the effect of the "Hades Contract".

The miserable white skeleton had a scarlet glow in its eyes, staring at Murphy in front of him. It roared and raised its scythe alof, apparently not intending to let Murphy, who had heard the secret, leave alive.

"The Witch Cafe, Port Chardo, Source. Very good! ”

Murphy pulled out the necessary demonic sword that was buzzing endlessly, and in his hand he put on the starting hand of the secret blood clan's psionic ability secret sword technique, and he whispered:

"The clue seems to be broken, but it's okay, I'll find you, ah, that neurotic Parano is right, I really picked out the trickiest Midnight Rose for myself. But what does it matter?

If you want to monopolize something beautiful, you have to shed some blood.

But you don't have blood, darling, so keep your bones as well."

(End of chapter)