Chapter 18 Falling Moon Forest
Under the pale moonlight, there was no sound in the forest.
Duanmu Huai held the war hammer in his hand and strode through the dark forest. The headlight illuminated the dark forest passage, and he could clearly see the broken stone pillars entangled by the vines in front of him.
This is it.
Duanmu Huai stared at the stone pillar, his eyes becoming solemn.
After all, the elf scout is engaged in intelligence, and she is still more proficient in this aspect than Alyssa. Although she does not understand what Duanmuhuai wants to do, she still provides Duanmuhuai with information about several haunted locations near the City of Silver.
Including this forest of falling moon.
According to the elf scouts, this forest was once the home of an evil necromancer a long time ago, and the necromancer was later eliminated by soldiers. Then there were rumors of being haunted here - of course, it was not just rumors. Mercenaries, merchants and patrols all reported hearing frightening wailings and screams here, and some people witnessed sights deep in the forest. There was light and music coming from everywhere.
The lord also sent people to investigate, but there was no response. After that, the place was abandoned.
Duanmu Huai came here, of course, not because of curiosity or as simple as completing a side mission. On the contrary, he came here to find the power to defeat the God of Filth.
Among the evil gods of chaos, the God of Filth is actually one of the most difficult gods to deal with - although even the evil gods of Chaos are difficult to deal with, if Duan Muhuai is to rank him, the God of Filth will be at least the second most difficult to deal with. .
The reason lies in its nature.
Generally speaking, when most people see the spread of viruses and plagues, they think that the God of Filth is a symbol of death and destruction, but in fact this is not the case at all. Although the God of Filth does not have the powerful power of the God of Tyranny, nor does he have the weird magic of the God of Deception, he is unique in manipulating and deploying viruses that are invisible to the naked eye. There are even rumors that all the viruses in the world are... From colds to plagues, they are all the work of the god of filth.
Not only that, the God of Filth is also quite "philanthropic". Unlike other evil gods whose believers have to go through many tests and even baptism of blood and fire before they can be recognized, the God of Filth does not refuse believers who come, whether they are beggars or emperors. , whether they are nobles or warriors, the God of Filth will open his corrupt and smelly arms, embrace these poor little lives in his arms, and give them equal love.
Even for them, spreading viruses is not an evil act. On the contrary, they believe that spreading viruses and making other people infected with diseases and plagues is a way to join their warm and friendly family that treats everyone equally regardless of class, race. means. Even those who die will not be abandoned. Their corpses will decay and then nourish new life, contributing to the life cycle of this world.
Life is endless.
Therefore, among players, the God of Filth is also nicknamed the "Loving Father" and "The God of Life and Hope" (Dog Head).
This is also true. Strictly speaking, from the perspective of the virus, the God of Filth is indeed a kind father, but--its values are incompatible with ordinary people.
This is like raising pets. Most people like to raise cats and dogs, but some people like to raise maggots. They don’t care about raising maggots. They also think that raising maggots is the right thing for them, and they require everyone to be with them. Raising maggots together......that's the problem.
Therefore, as the "God of Life", the "God of Filth" is difficult to repel using ordinary methods. Even divine magic and holy light have no good effect on its believers. Because even though these believers are rotten, full of pus-filled swellings, and look disgusting, they are still endless living entities, just like maggots, flies, and mosquitoes - the Holy Light cannot affect these things. Functional.
Therefore, there are only two best ways to completely eliminate the followers and the army of the God of Filth.
One is to use fire. As long as they are all burned, then there will be no problem.
In fact, after wiping out the Plague Apostles, Duanmu Huai also asked the elf scouts to set up a fire in order to disinfect his power armor, and then burned it under the blazing flames for a long time. He did not come out until he was sure that the disinfection was complete...
Another way is to use the death power of the undead.
The death power of the undead exists at the soul level. It can completely extinguish the flame of life and turn all life into a silent land of death. Even viruses and even bacteria are no exception. No life can survive in the face of the power of complete death.
It can be said that death is the best weapon against the god of filth and his followers. Because no matter how ugly and dirty they are, they are still living life - and the flame of life cannot escape the wind of death.
Of course, dealing with the undead is not easy. Both the Conquer the Undead and Conquer the Vampire decks are dangerous, because the undead are dead objects, and ordinary physical attacks are useless against them. At least you need a weapon or magic with elemental attack to be able to fight with it, otherwise, going in will just be giving away food.
Duanmu Huai himself only knows one psychic skill: psionic impact, but fortunately his thunder hammer comes with lightning element damage, and the doll deck is also regarded as part of the magic skills. It is not easy to use dolls to deal with the undead. No big deal.
I just don’t know if the ones here are undead or vampires.
From a certain point of view, vampires are more difficult to deal with than undead, but it is not without good things - if the player is transformed into a vampire, it is basically equivalent to being immune to the virus of the God of Filth. In fact, in the game, before attacking the world of the God of Filth, many players will go out of their way to let a vampire bite them and transform themselves into undead creatures to become immune to the God of Filth's virus attacks.
At worst, wash it back after you finish it.
In reality, there is no such good thing.
Duanmu Huai did not think that the elf scout's information was wrong. The reason was simple. Just when the elf scout told him about this place, Duanmu Huai triggered the mission of "Investigating Luoyue Forest".
Since there is a mission, it means there is indeed something here.
Thinking of this, Duanmuhuai walked forward again, while Ogis was as always, silently following him like a shadow - this doll girl has not said a word since she was summoned. Duanmu Huai feels like a robot.
Well, although from a certain perspective, she is indeed a robot.
Walking past the collapsed stone pillars, Duanmuhuai soon saw a dilapidated foreign-style mansion. It was a four-story stone building. It seemed that it had suffered a fire. The entire mansion was scorched black and collapsed everywhere. gravel. The surroundings were unusually quiet. Even though we were in the forest, we couldn't hear the chirping of birds or insects at all, not even the sound of wind. It was as if the sounds of the world had been completely blocked.
"There seems to be nothing here..."
Duanmuhuai walked to the gate and looked inside. The entire mansion was already empty. Even most of the walls had collapsed. It looked like a rotting corpse with almost only a skeleton left. Even if you are just standing outside, you can easily see the dilapidated rooms in the mansion that are covered with vines and weeds.
“……………………”
However, at this moment, Duanmu Huai's ears suddenly caught the faint sound of sobbing. He frowned, looked around, and then looked at Ogis.
"Ogis, did you hear anything?"
"………………"
Faced with Duanmuhuai's inquiry, Ogis shook her head, and Duanmuhuai raised his head again. The cry seemed to be absent, and even made people wonder if it was his own hallucination - but Duanmuhuai knew very well. This is not an illusion.
It seems that we have found the right place.
The corners of Duanmu Huai's mouth raised slightly, and then he raised his right hand.
Activate——soul resonance! !
The next moment, the scene in front of Duanmu Huai suddenly changed.
The originally dark and dilapidated mansion instantly transformed into a brightly lit building. Shining lights emerged from the windows, illuminating the entire mansion. The courtyard that was originally covered with weeds now became completely different. Not far away, a man with a haggard face was standing next to a tombstone, staring at the tombstone in front of him without saying a word.
Even if Duanmuhuai and Ojisi came to him, the man still didn't notice it - this is normal. The man is just an afterimage in this space, just like the puppet master in the puppet house before. , Duanmu Huai can see him, but cannot interfere with him.
However, what the man did next surprised Duanmu Huai. I saw the man suddenly picked up the iron pickaxe next to him and smashed it hard on the tombstone in front of him!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The man waved his hands like crazy and smashed the tomb in front of him to pieces. Then he opened the coffin inside and hugged the girl lying inside tightly. "My daughter, you will not die, I will not let you die like this!"
After saying this, the man turned around, picked up the girl's body, and walked into the mansion.
Seeing this, Duanmu Huai followed the man into the mansion out of curiosity. However, the moment he opened the door and walked into the mansion, the scene in front of him changed again.
In the living room in front of Duanmu Huai, a beautiful girl with long purple hair was curled up in the man's arms, reading a painting book in front of the burning fireplace. She was almost identical to the body that the man dug out of the grave before, except that there was a huge bolt-like thing on the girl's head. The man gently told his daughter the story in the picture book.
"...In the end, this monster has no fixed place to live because it pursues the same existence as itself..."
"I always feel...it's a very sad story..."
After listening to the man's story, the girl showed a somewhat sad expression. The man smiled and reached out to touch the girl's head.
"Yeah, but it's amazing that you can understand this. I won't make you sad, I will make you a perfect existence..."
"Yeah!"
Hearing the man's words, the girl nodded happily.
"Father, can you read me another story?"
"Of course, but it's already late today. It's time for the good boy to go to bed."
"Okay, father, good night."
The girl stood up, then turned and left. The man, with a smile on his face, watched the girl's back go away. After she disappeared, the man sighed. Then, he threw away the picture book in his hand and hugged his head tightly.
"It's not like this, it shouldn't be like this!!"
The man at this moment completely lost the gentleness and calmness he had before. On the contrary, he was like a trapped beast, clutching his head and roaring in a low voice.
"She's not my daughter! Not...!! She's just a brand new soul...!! I know, I know that...!! Damn...!" ! Damn it! ”
The man curled up into a ball, wailing softly, and gradually, his figure disappeared again.
"Hmm..."
Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and started thinking. At this moment, a voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Master, I don't understand."
"What's the matter? Ogis?"
Hearing Ogis's question, Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at her. This was the first time that the doll girl asked herself a question.
"Why did that gentleman say that she is not his daughter? According to my observation, there is no difference between the two in appearance, body shape, etc. Except for the difference in decoration, I think the two are the same person."< br>
Ogis calmly explained her opinion. Obviously, she seemed to have real doubts about this.
"Indeed, if it's just appearance, there is no difference. But...human beings don't look at the appearance, but the soul."
"Soul?"
Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Ogis tilted her head in confusion.
"Yes, soul, character, those emotional and intangible things are the basis of the relationship between the two parties."
"I don't understand..."
“Keep reading and you’ll find out.”
Regarding Ogis' doubts, Duanmuhuai didn't explain much. He just patted her head gently and walked out of the living room.
"Dong dong dong!!!"
At this moment, suddenly, the closed door was knocked hard. At the same time, the purple-haired girl in pajamas also came down the stairs and looked at the door uneasily.
"Father, what happened?"
"Good boy, hide quickly!"
At this moment, the man also lost his previous calmness. With a pale face, he asked the girl to hide in the secret room underground. Then he turned around and came to the door and opened it.
"Wow!"
The next moment, the door was violently pushed open, and then dozens of heavily armed soldiers rushed in.
"Finally found you, evil necromancer!!"
"What are you talking about? I'm not..."
"Cut the nonsense!!"
However, the man tried to argue, but was interrupted by the leading soldier.
"We received a tip that you were seen with your daughter who was supposed to be dead! You evil wizard!"
Upon hearing this, the man's expression suddenly changed, and the leading soldier waved his hand vigorously.
"Listen to my order and search the entire house immediately to find the living dead!"
"You can't do this! Stop it!!"
Seeing this scene, the man hurriedly stepped forward to try to stop him. However, the next moment, the leading soldier pulled out his sword and penetrated the man's body with one sword.
"………………"
The next moment, the man fell heavily to the ground with a "bang", and at this time, the entire mansion began to tremble!
(End of chapter)