Chapter 184 Beasts
The place where the mountains and sea meet on the northern coast of the Kingdom of Fiore should have been a good tourist attraction.
But because of the cold and heavy snow in winter and the road closures, almost no one will come close within a few months.
Going southeast from the most suitable location for sightseeing, you will enter a fairly large mountainous area.
In a remote hillside not far from the mountain, an unknown person built a simple residence.
In the outer hall of the residence, there were four men in black robes warming themselves around a small stove. The kettle on the stove was steaming.
"I said, Raven and the others will be back soon, right?"
"The three of them are slow to do anything, and it takes so long to catch a kid."
"It's better than killing someone in the street. If it attracts the attention of the Senate, we will be in trouble."
"Those losers can't find us in ten years, and today Late..."
Several people were chatting away, talking about what was going to happen tonight, and everyone looked expectant.
The plan that has been planned for so long has finally officially begun.
It took a year just to search for 'the place where Canibo sleeps', and several more months to find a way to summon the devil.
Coupled with setting up the altar and capturing the sacrifices...
Today their wish will finally come true!
No matter whether it is the Council or anything else, no one can stop them.
The world will belong to them!
The sounds of children talking and crying came from the room inside. Several people turned a deaf ear to this. It should be said that they were used to it.
As long as you visit it every once in a while, no one dies.
In the room, a dozen children were huddled in the corner.
Some children cried quietly because they were afraid. They did not dare to cry loudly, because if they cried loudly, they would be whipped by people outside.
Some children have been arrested for a long time and are already tired of crying. They either lean against the wall in a daze or have fallen asleep. When they wake up, they may continue to cry, or they may become Dumb look.
The man in black robe only needs them to live, so naturally he will not take good care of them, so that the room is filled with an unspeakable stench.
Among the many children, there are rare two who neither cry nor become numb.
"Brother, I'm cold."
"Come closer, squeeze and you won't be cold anymore."
"Yeah." The little girl squeezed towards her brother Squeeze, "Brother, I'm hungry."
The gray-haired little boy hugged her: "Go to sleep, you won't be hungry when you sleep."
"Yes." The little girl was well-behaved. Close your eyes.
Just opened it again after a moment: "Brother, why hasn't Liz come back?"
"She has gone home. She is the first one to pass the test. Go to sleep. Maybe when you wake up, we will enter the next level."
"Yes."
The little boy is lying. He has lied to his sister for a day and a night, saying that this is a test arranged by his parents and uncles outside.
As long as they pass, the two of them will be powerful adults, and they will have a cake as big as a wheel to eat when they go back.
As for the children who cried when they were whipped, they were just too scared, and the uncles were just acting.
He himself knows that this place is dangerous, and Liz...
I'm afraid she will never come back again.
The little boy observed this dark room. There were no windows and the walls were so solid. If he wanted to escape, he could only wait for the bad guys outside to fall asleep.
But last night, another group of people stayed here and didn't sleep at all.
Then they will only have a chance when they are taken out like Liz.
I hope I will be taken out with my sister by then.
Creak~
The wooden door was pushed open, and several sleeping children were awakened. Some tears welled up in the eyes, but they didn't dare to cry out because the man was holding a whip.
Pop!
The whip fell anyway, hitting a child who was not awakened.
"Get up!"
"Ah! Wow..."
The child was beaten and cried, but he was hit twice more immediately, and the pain in his arms and back made him He wanted to cry again, but he didn't dare to cry anymore.
The man in black robe glanced to make sure no one was sleeping, and shouted: "Everyone, come out!"
The children were afraid of the whip and staggered to their feet.
The little gray-haired boy from before carefully pulled his sister into the queue.
Is the opportunity coming?
Just when he arrived at the outer hall, his heart felt cold.
There are at least twenty men in black robes outside, and it is more than enough for even one person to watch one.
The possibility of escape is too low.
The people in black robes drove the children out of their homes and onto the path to the altar.
Some children can still hold on even if they wear cotton-padded clothes, but some children’s clothes are thinner and their lips turn blue from the cold when walking on the road.
The people in black robes don't care, as long as the road is frozen so they won't die.
The person who was originally responsible for staying here asked: "It's not dark yet, why does it suddenly have to be earlier?"
"The raven never came back and didn't send the signal as promised. It may have been killed. If it continues, there may be problems."
"That fool... But if the ceremony is held in advance, what if the sacrifices are not enough?" What to do? And there’s not enough time.”
“The ghost boss will find a way to do that. At most, it will make Master Canibo a little weaker when he is summoned, so he can replenish a few high-quality sacrifices. That's it."
"That's it... Hey! Catch them!"
...
"This place is really difficult. Look for it.”
Rhode used several pieces of clothing he collected from Popi Town as scent sources for the Shadow Wolves to find.
He himself also accepted the Shadow Wolf and searched for it for a while.
Unfortunately, I don’t know whether it was too long or whether the Black Magic Order had manipulated the children, so they couldn’t smell the children’s scent at all.
Finally, I found the altar by trying to smell the blood.
Rhodes and Erza were hiding on the mountainside not far from the altar, using two stone beetles disguised as stones as cover.
There is less snow on the sunny side of the mountain, and no one noticed the two extra stones.
From the perspective of the two of them, a high platform was built with stones and wood in the valley, and a dark red magic circle was painted on the high platform.
With Erza's eyesight, she could tell at a glance that it was painted with blood. As for whose blood...
Erza wished she could go down and kill those bastards right now. .
"It's useless to kill them now. We have to confirm the condition of the other children first." Rhode held her shoulders. She couldn't be impulsive at this time.
"I know." Erza whispered, "Any clues? How about..."
If Rhodes can't help it, she is more inclined to bring down everyone below. , questioning their hometown one by one.
This environment was too conspicuous, which greatly affected the efficiency of investigation, but he finally saw the person he was looking for.
"Yes, someone is walking this way. They will be there in a few minutes. The kids..." Rhode gritted his teeth, "They are here too."
What did these beasts do to the children?
(End of this chapter)