Living in the darkness and imagining yourself as a rock, your breathing becomes long, gentle, and fades away, and even your heart beats slowly.

Gong Hao felt as if he was a part of this darkness, silent, silent, a shadow-like existence.

Not only did his breath change, but even his skin changed.

Originally, after entering the Bronze Elementary Rank, as the Dou Qi moved, his skin would show a faint cyan. But at this moment, the cyan color gradually fades, and the skin color deepens instead.

If Lancelot was here, he would have exclaimed, because it was a harbinger that he was about to enter the Black Iron Warrior stage.

Just hiding and hiding can make himself advanced, and this kid is indeed a genius.

However, this is mainly because Gong Hao's behavior at the moment is in line with the homeopathic trend.

The ten levels of samurai represent the ten levels. The initial level is to strengthen the body, and to put it bluntly, it is to make yourself stronger. It's like working people who have more strength and more work, so they are naturally more popular than those with less strength. And entering the second stage is homeopathy. The so-called homeopathy is to begin to understand the rules of how things work and learn to act according to the rules. It's like a part of the working people who are flexible in their minds and begin to know how to do things according to the regulations, which is obviously much more promising than selling their strength.

Hiding himself in the darkness is exactly in line with the way of heaven and earth, and Gong Hao is afraid that he will be discovered by the people in the valley, so he holds his breath and calms, which is in line with the requirements of this stage. In the past year, he has been conscientious and cautious in his work, and he has a very thorough understanding of homeopathy, so he can break through to the second level so quickly in just one year, and even when he has experienced less cultivation time than other warriors, it is all for reason.

As the saying goes, if you get twice the result with half the effort, if you master a good method and conform to the way of cultivating your mind and body, your speed will naturally be much faster.

However, at this moment, Gong Hao didn't have the heart to be happy for his advancement.

Because at this time, the castle in the distance suddenly screamed.

"Mistress Pierre!" one of the apprentices cried as he pointed to the castle, "Look!"

The people in the valley turned their attention to the castle outside the valley, and it was clear that the castle seemed to be under some kind of attack at the moment.

This is the first time in the twenty-year history of Purgatory Island that this has happened.

The wind sent Pierre's anxious words: "You guys, follow me back to the castle at once." Neil, you stay and stay here, and I'll give you the talisman to command the puppet warriors. Don't do anything until we come back, just stay here. ”

"Yes, sir. The apprentice, Neil, replied.

Several figures hurriedly passed by Gong Hao's side, but Gong Hao was not in a hurry to appear.

There were five sounds in a row from the sound trap, caused by Pierre and the four apprentices passing by.

The number is correct.

Gong Hao smiled slightly, and only then did the shadows appear in the darkness.

He is like a wandering traveler, walking openly through the valley.

"Hue Egler, why are you here?" exclaimed Neil, who had stayed behind.

"Neil, it's a pleasure to meet you. "Huey was as polite as ever.

"Huey, Huey, I'm here!" Fink shouted for help not far away, "You're here, you're here to save me!"

"It's a shame. Neil shook his head helplessly: "Looks like you've discovered our secret." ”

"That's not hard to guess, is it? ”

"That's right, Gler, you're so much smarter than I thought, but I don't understand why you don't keep pretending?"

A good-looking smile appeared on Gong Hao's face: "My good friend is here, I have to come to save him." ”

"That's stupid. Smart people always do stupid things. Looks like you're causing the chaos in the castle too?"

"It's just a few monsters that have been released, and they're so eager to be free. ”

"Sure enough, you planned it. Huey Gler, you're dead. Neal confidently pulled out the talisman from his body that could command the puppet warriors.

Gong Hao looked at the broken flesh and blood, during the day, these teenagers were still his work partners, but now, they have lost their vitality.

Except for Fink, everyone died.

Then he looked up at the apprentice and said, "No, Neil, you planned all this. ”

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In the dark valley, an apprentice and a chief servant stand against each other.

"I must say that you are the smartest and stupidest servant I have ever met. Neil's tone was full of regret, and he shook the talisman in his hand: "Andrew admires you, we like you, and you are even protected by that little princess." If you had been silent like this, you wouldn't have died so soon. But you couldn't wait to stand up, and I had to kill you. Even if it makes the princess sad, I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. ”

"But sooner or later you're going to die, right?"

"The spirit seed has been planted, and there is no way around it, but we intended you to be the last one to be taken out of the spirit seed. ”

"It is like a flock of lambs to the slaughter, and the mercy of the master is to put the one that produces the most milk to be the last to be killed. ”

"You should learn to be content, Glare. ”

"Can you tell me, then, why did you do this?"

"Why?" Neil looked surprised: "You ask me why? Do you need to ask? You know that everything we are doing now is the greatest invention! Do you think that any kind of experiment can be carried out by a human being? You are wrong! They are all great experiments! Each one represents the greatest achievement of alchemy? Do you know what a magic pattern is? Do you know what a spirit seed is? You don't know anything. Think of the flesh and blood golems and undead golems made from their flesh, souls, and bones, which are just by-products of experimentation, and can you understand that we are forging brilliance? This is a contribution to the Empire! Great contribution! You are asking me why? It's ridiculous. ”

"So you're killing people, or are they're all minors?"

"Oh, don't talk to me like that, are you an adult? Their sacrifice was a necessary contribution, and they should be proud of being one of the Empire's most powerful weapons. ”

"I don't mind letting you be a part of those weapons, and I hope you're proud of that, too. ”

Neil laughed, "Gler, you still haven't figured out the current situation. Do you think alchemists are easy to deal with? No, you're wrong. Maybe I should show you that even an apprentice is not something that a servant can easily deal with. ”

As he spoke, he waved lightly with one hand.

Not far away, several puppet warriors strode over. Neil said proudly.

With the puppet samurai here, Neil has every reason to believe he can handle this wreaking havoc kid.

"Gler, if there are any last words, say them quickly. Before Mistress Pierre returns, I hope everything will be settled. ”

"There are just a few small problems. ”

"Then you're in luck, I'm in a good mood. ”

"What the hell is a spirit seed? I don't believe that an alchemist can create such an evil being. ”

"We didn't create it, we just discovered it. That was after we came to Purgatory Island. We stumbled upon an extradimensional portal in the central area of Purgatory Island. ”

"A gate from another dimension?"

"That's right. Neil smiled and said, "I didn't expect it, there is a door to another dimension on Purgatory Island, which leads to the abyss world. It was a terrible world, full of storms of destruction. The whole world is a scorched earth, and all the life in it is extremely powerful. The spirit seed was found near the gate of another dimension. We think it's probably a monster from the abyss. They are cold, cruel, murderous, and importantly they are strong. However, they can only grow by parasitizing, and it just so happens that flesh golems and undead golems also need fresh life, and magic pattern experiments can only be carried out on the human body, so Master Hines personally formulated this plan. Let the Empire send a group of young servants over every month, and we will secretly put the demon seeds into your body through food and drink, and let them grow in your body until one day they are removed. You must know that they are more powerful beings than flesh and blood puppets, they are born with the strength of a third-level warrior, but the important thing is that they can cultivate. ”

"Can you cultivate?" Gong Hao was shocked in his heart.

"That's right, I've said that they're not puppets we created, but creatures unique to the Abyss. We call it a demon spirit, and since the demon spirit is an intelligent life, of course it can be cultivated. Brutal and combat-loving by nature, they can become the best killing machines with a little training. They have a natural resistance to vindictiveness, excel at stealth and melee attacks, and are incredibly fast, making them the best assassin killers. Not even the Star Samurai would be able to detect their presence if they wanted to. ”

Fighting spirit can't even find them?Assassin-type warriors who are good at stealth. It's no wonder that they can't find the existence of spirit seeds when they look inward with their fighting spirits, it turns out that they are born with this talent.

But most importantly, according to Neil, every spirit seed is a third-level warrior from birth, and when trained, it becomes an even more powerful being.

An Assassin force with the strength of a Rank 5 or 6 Samurai...... Gong Hao knew too well what that meant. The entire continent didn't even have a large-scale army that could be composed of warriors above level six, and now, the Reims Empire had, and it had assassin warriors who were more powerful than ordinary warriors of the same rank.

No wonder they can sweep everything!

"But it's a pity. Neil shook his head and said, "There aren't many spirit seeds left. The energy storm of the Extradimensional Gate is too powerful for any life to easily enter and exit there. At the beginning, I only collected those spirit seeds scattered near the gate of another dimension, and if I could enter the abyss, maybe there would be even greater discoveries. ”

"So how did they end up near the door? Did they come by themselves?"

"Nobody knows. There are so many mysteries in this world that humans need to explore on their own. For the Reims Empire, these spirit seeds are the gifts of the gods, and they are the weight that makes the empire strong. Otherwise...... Gler, do you think that the Reims Empire can easily defeat the surrounding countries with just a few ordinary puppet warriors? No, it's because there are better weapons available. ”

"Well, there's another problem. Why don't you let anyone live here for more than a year?"

"Do you need to ask?" Neil shrugged and laughed, "Of course I don't want you to find out about the problem." After living here for a long time, there will always be doubts. They are only suspicious at first, but later they will act. Know that there weren't no smart people before you. So Andrew later made a rule that no one was allowed to stay here too long to avoid unnecessary losses. You are the only exception, Hue Glare, but you will be the last exception. After I kill you today, I believe that neither Master Hines nor Master Andrew will show mercy to any of their servants again. ”

As he spoke, Neil waved the talisman in his hand, "I've said everything I need to say, so now, you can die with that kid Fink." It's a shame that I liked you a lot until tonight. Especially since you helped me get out of that pesky clerk job. But for now, I can only kill you. I hope Mistress Pierre won't let me go back to the library, it's boring. ”

"Kill him. Neil ordered.

To his surprise, the puppet warrior didn't move.

"I said kill him!" Neil yelled at the puppet warrior beside him.

"Don't waste your energy, they're not going to do what you say. ”

Neil Huo Ran turned his head and glared at Gong Hao: "Gler, what did you do to them?"

"You know I can't come here without any preparation. Gong Hao replied lightly, and he walked over to untie the rope that bound Fink.

As soon as he was put down, Fink threw himself into his arms and cried, "Oh my god, it's horrible. They're the devil! They killed Kip, Bowman, Fischer, they killed everybody! Everybody died. ”

"Yes, everybody died, including Tsarch, Heather, many, many people. All those who were taken by them died. Fink, you now understand why I'm trying to make you do things, do you?"

"You should have told me earlier. Fink looked at Gong Hao with teary eyes.

Gong Hao sighed: "You're only twelve years old, Fink, I don't want you to go through all this too soon. It's too cruel for a child. ”

Although he himself is not very old, after all, it is only Xiu Yigliel's body, and for Gong Hao, his mentality is already an adult. Gong Hao patted Fink on the back lightly: "I don't want you to know, so that at least in your life for a year, you don't have to be as cautious as I am every day and every night." It will be a painful ordeal for you. I just want to protect you. ”

Fink put his arm around Gong Hao, unwilling to let go for a second.

Gong Hao said softly: "Okay Fink, don't be nervous, I'm going to be out of breath if you hug me." Since you didn't die just now, you won't die now. Listen to me, I'll take you out of here in a little while, in the dense forest not far from the port, where I've built a raft. The raft is rudimentary and can only seat one person. I also put some water and food. You can go there and find a raft to push it out into the sea, and then you're paddling desperately in one direction. Remember, as long as you don't give up, you can always find land. As long as you get to land, you can survive. ”

That was originally prepared for himself by Gong Hao, and once Andrew didn't plan to make an exception for him, then the raft would come in handy. But there's no need to stay now.

"What about you?"

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about me. ”

Neil, who was not far away, shouted, "Gler, how the hell did you do that?"

He couldn't figure out why he couldn't control those puppet warriors.

Gong Hao turned his head slightly and glanced at Neil: "It's weird, isn't it? I'm obviously not an alchemist, why can I make you unable to control the puppet warrior?"

He nudged Fink away and walked over to Neil, "Remember the time the little princess came? I'm not an alchemist, and I don't know how a puppet warrior makes it, or how that command talisman is made. But that doesn't prevent me from studying what it consists of. ”

"Damn, you had a premeditated plan!I knew you shitty servants couldn't be given any chance!" Neil yelled frantically, "but I don't understand how you did it. You don't know alchemy, and even if it were given to you, you wouldn't be able to crack it! Not even Mistress Pierre could do that!"

"That's right, I really can't crack it, but why should I have to crack it?" Gong Hao asked with a smile, "I found out that the command talisman is made of a special material, this material I have seen in the book, it can establish connections through energy. Then the magic array on the command charm is used to convey specific commands. ”

Gong Hao looked at Neil with a smile in his eyes: "So I realized that in addition to using methods such as imitating the command talisman, snatching control, or directly destroying the puppet samurai, there are also some ways to achieve the goal." I chose the simplest one, which is to disturb the energy fluctuations of the space through some kind of item with strong energy, so that the connection between the order and the puppet samurai can be directly broken. If your orders can't be delivered, of course they won't do it. Lo and behold, it's not difficult, it's always easier to destroy than to build, right? To make an invention requires effort in all sorts of ways, and to destroy an invention, you only need to destroy one of them. It's like a compact machine, gravity may not work to hit it, but unscrewing one of its screws can make it fall apart...... Although this method of energy interference is not perfect, for example, it can only be used in the vicinity of the controller, and is not suitable for the battlefield, let alone for those who are prepared, but for the current situation, it is sufficient. ”

His left hand flipped slightly, revealing something as bright red as an agate.

"Look, this is a very precious ore that my friend from the Liberty brought me, Blood Agate, and it can do that. ”

Just now, after Neil summoned the puppet warrior, Gong Hao used this thing to release a strong spatial energy interference. He cannot command a puppet warrior unless both Neil and the puppet warrior are a certain distance away from him.

"I knew I shouldn't have made an exception for you, you're such a genius, Glare, you can think of such an easy way. Neil exclaimed, "You, who have never studied alchemy, have invented a way to deal with puppet warriors yourself. If you were given the opportunity, you might become the greatest alchemist. ”

"It's a pity you didn't give it, so I took it myself. ”

Neil asked, "You want to learn alchemy, don't you want to save Fink from escaping?"

"Who said...... My purpose is to escape?"

Gong Hao raised his head slightly, his eyes showed a cold killing intent, and the next moment, the fighting spirit had filled his whole body.

"My purpose is to kill you all. He said coldly.