Suburbia, late night, black manor.
Above the endless wheat fields, there are vast and lush mountain forests, remote but brightly lit towns, and a huge and majestic black castle on the back mountain. At first glance, it looks like a medieval British-style manor.
"Hmm~"
In the castle, Solanke closed the attic door and felt the silence for a while. After confirming that nothing happened, he stretched himself.
Relying on his memory, he groped for a while in the dark, finally placed the stone in his pocket on the bedside, touched the blurry photo on the frame, and then lay down on the hard bed.
Solanke was leaning against the wall, looking at the darkness in the room. Although he was mentally sleepy and physically exhausted, he felt extremely at ease inside.
Although the room here is cramped, the environment is depressing and dark, and there is a rotten smell in the air, but compared to the suburban slums where he once lived, he is very satisfied.
Even if he sprained his foot today, Solanke will feel extremely happy now that he can apply for a job in this castle.
After all, in this castle, he doesn't have to be bullied by anyone, doesn't have to pay high protection fees, and doesn't have to fear the arrival of gangs or some inhuman monsters.
Solanke can get a lot of delicious food and a stable place to live every day just by completing the prescribed work. Although the work is repetitive and boring, and no one talks in the whole castle, it can make people feel at ease.
Of course, working in the castle is different from ordinary things. There are a lot of precautions, or prohibitions.
For example, you are not allowed to wear red dancing shoes in the castle at any time; or you must carry the bedside stone with you every day, and you must not leave it more than 2 meters away from you, and put it back to its original place at night.
For example, when you hear the sound of the music box, you must return to the first floor as soon as possible; and the rooms on the third floor must be cleaned every day, but the rooms on the fourth floor must not be opened, etc.
Once the ban is violated, they will disappear from the castle like the orphans who were summoned to the castle at the same time as Solanke.
As for whether it will 'disappear' on someone's dining table in a small town, or be used as fertilizer by a scarecrow in a 'wheat field', or a nest somewhere in the forest, it is unknown. But the end will never be too good.
That’s it.
"Huh?! Is it a crow? It's such a strange sound..."
Just when Solank was thinking wildly, he heard clear and crisp sounds coming from outside the house from time to time. The sound was very penetrating, and there seemed to be an indescribable joy in his tone.
Joy? It seems that he has not felt this emotion for a long time. Although the life here is fulfilling, it is difficult for people to feel joy. He did not collapse, probably because of the sufficient meat.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall the leg meat he had eaten today. It was really delicious, juicy and satisfying.
And since Solanke entered this manor more than half a year ago, he had never heard such a beautiful sound, and he immediately listened attentively.
But he found that the sound seemed to be getting louder from far to near, and he could also faintly hear some roars mixed with it.
The sound was like a cat's paw scratching his heart, causing a sudden restlessness in his heart. For Solanke, who had lived a stable life for too long, this was like a spring rain, and I suddenly awakened the curiosity in his heart.
Solanke, driven by this curiosity, quickly stood up and touched the window. He searched for the taboos about the manor castle in his mind for a long time, and made sure that the ban would not be triggered.
Then he slowly opened a corner of the curtain and looked out, only to see a scene he would never forget.
Under the gloomy night sky, the area farthest from the castle was in the wheat field. The scarecrows above seemed to be being driven by some kind of terrifying creature to attack the mountain forest area. The shadows were stalemate and the battle was fierce.
Although Solanke couldn't see clearly what the terrifying creature in the darkness was, he had lived in the suburbs for many years and had a sixth sense that others did not have. It was with this sixth sense that he could
Survive 'safely' in the old castle.
But now, the palpitation that Solank's sixth sense reported back to him instantly reminded him of the pool of scarlet blood in the fourth-floor room of the castle, and he felt an inexplicable chill all over his body.
"嚚嚚!"
Suddenly, a crisp cry sounded again, instantly waking Solanke up from his daze, and he boldly followed the sound.
The town at the foot of the mountain was bustling with people, and you could vaguely see a large number of murderers with swords in their hands, chasing what looked like a dwarf with an emerald mask behind them.
However, whenever the 'dwarfs' or opal bodies are caught, they will make a clear 'clatter' sound, as if they are teasing or cheering for something, and then collapse in the 'Emerald Feast'
broken.
These little guys are indeed far less powerful than the killers, but with mutual cover and the continuously superimposed shields, they are pulling the killers quickly closer to the castle.
"sieve"
When Solank saw several Opal sub-bodies leaping into the castle with the help of their strength, he immediately came to his senses and realized something was wrong.
When he thought about the daily behavior of these killers who called themselves cooks in the town, he couldn't help but take a breath.
It would be okay if they caught these little guys, but if they didn't catch those little guys, they would have caught themselves.
Solanke can definitely imagine his fate. He will probably be put on the dining table, made into sashimi, or directly made into a hot pot dinner.
As soon as he thought of this, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He had to find a way to protect himself.
"Hoola!"
After closing the curtains forcefully, Solank grasped the stone on the bed and immediately rushed towards the third floor of the castle. He remembered that there was a pair of warrior armor there, which had extremely strong defensive power.
"Ding-Deng-Deng"
However, just when Solanke arrived on the third floor, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. He leaned over and looked down, only to see those few little guys already getting into a room on the second floor.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The next moment, several murderous figures also chased into the corridor. Solank immediately withdrew into the room, locked the door, and quickly hid behind the samurai armor.
At the same time, Opal, who was sitting on Black Hoof's head and taking a nap in the barren wheat field, raised his head and made a 'whoop' sound, and then became parasitic on Black Hoof's body. It was obvious that he had found something good.
"Hidden"
They had just killed the 'Bloody Scarecrow' container and were still driving away the scarecrow's black hooves. However, upon hearing the sound, they suddenly fled into the shadows and quickly moved towards the direction of the castle, running towards the castle.
.....
At this time, Alliance Company, third floor.
Yayoi looked at the picture on the screen, then looked at Warnerson, whose face was slightly blue, and asked softly.
"Warner, what's wrong with you? The matter has been resolved satisfactorily. These two people were killed and the 'Middle Finger' couldn't deliver the goods. Then the share of Novo fabrics in the hands of the 'Meat Festival' is ours. Isn't that good?
What?"
"This is indeed very good, but have you ever thought about it? If Faceless is only good at archery and some singularity technologies, then our previous speculation of creating a Great Lakes explosion target was wrong."
Warnerson looked at Yayoi and sighed. There was a fundamental difference between making friends and wooing lone wanderers, and negotiating deals with some kind of suburban force.
"If Faceless is not lying, then there may be some force or powerful person behind him... By the way, how are the people who acted from S Nest doing now?"
"As soon as the blood servants arrived at the abandoned town outside the factory, there was an explosion. They haven't responded to messages for half an hour. They must all be dead."
"Is that so? The defenses are so tight. Tsk, alas~ Tonight is destined to be another sleepless night. Okay, you go and have a rest!"
"I said you are not afraid that this guy is hiding something and using this ability to give us false information?"
"These images come from the 'hidden sight' of the ZAYIN-class abnormality. They were born in the 'Wing' where candid video recording is considered a taboo. It is extremely difficult to be discovered, especially when it is dark."
"Okay, Sen, where are you going now?"
"Recently, the new Fourth Army Corps, which is being assembled by the 'R Wing', is trying to carry out a large-scale cleansing activity in the back alley. The internal personnel changes have been quite drastic. I have to find Bolben in person, otherwise I will not be able to obtain the identity of the 'Wing'
Chapter completed!