Chapter 4 The Butcher
Xiao En paused for a long time.
No matter who it is, nearly twenty years of chaotic memories are suddenly stuffed into their brains, and they will feel like he can't distinguish themselves at this moment.
Shawn or Sean?
Shaun!
I'm Sean.
When his consciousness woke up from the torrent of memories, Xiao En found that he had arrived in front of a dark room.
"Is there a new soul from another world?"
The moment the door was opened, Xiao En felt the biting chill coming towards him, a burly and muscular man. He was looking at himself, very tall, as if he were a little giant. The muscles on his broad back were like a devil's face, and his skin had a hint of oil. He was dressed like a butcher, with a face full of flesh and a fierce look. He held a boning knife in his hand, cutting and breaking down the pieces of meat in front of him.
He raised his head and glanced at Xiao En, then concentrated on the work in hand.
Trim the meat and separate the bones.
Extremely skilled.
"Yes." The woman turned to look at Xiao En and said softly: "He will be your next guide."
Cang Dang.
The burly man in front put down the heavy meat hook. He took off the gray apron stained with blood and filth. His burly body was like a door. He looked down at Xiao En in front of him, and then looked at the woman beside him. Said: "The remains of the Pillar of Flesh have been dealt with."
"Take the things over there."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xiao En, his fierce gaze passing over the monocle on the bridge of his nose, his expression a little surprised, He stretched out his hand and said: "My name is Aukein."
"I am the dissector here. They are used to calling me butcher."
Xiao En stretched out his hand a little nervously and said: "Xiao En . ”
This burly man with a fierce look puts a lot of pressure on people. The strong muscles all over his body seem to be made of steel, and he exudes a strong smell of blood.
The woman on the side took away the black box on the long, stained table in front of her, but left behind the sharp ceremonial dagger.
The butcher didn’t even look at it.
He opened a heavy cabinet, took out a silver flask, took a sip himself, then looked at Xiao En and said, "Would you like a sip?"
Xiao En shook his head .
But the butcher still took out another silver hip flask and threw it over.
The woman who was as delicate as a doll said that her guide was also a spirit from another world.
This butcher gives people a very depressing feeling.
The butcher turned around and picked up the heavy chain, and lifted up the huge meat hook with a diameter of one meter again. There was a dark red piece of meat hanging on it. It was very huge. He turned his back to Xiao En and moved a bit. Sigu, holding the boning knife, chopped the pieces of meat hanging on the iron shelf, making a clanging sound, and said in a deep voice: "Like you, I am also a soul from another world, so if you have any questions, you can ask them now. Me.”
The sound of chopping meat is heavy.
"Where is this place?" Xiao En asked impatiently.
The butcher's hands chopping meat didn't pause at all, and he said in a deep voice: "Weird country. As for this planet, Terra, Gaia, Blue Star, you can call it whatever you want."
"Most of the indigenous people We call the land under our feet Holy Terra."
Xiao En was silent for a while, then asked: "Are there many otherworldly souls like us?"
The butcher turned his head. She glanced at him, then opened a morgue, and pulled out a strange, rickety corpse with one hand and said, "There are a lot of them."
"There weren't that many before, but now there are more and more. .”
He carried the heavy body with one hand and threw it in front of Xiao En, and said solemnly: "This is it, but it was very unlucky and was reincarnated outside the high wall. When it woke up, it was completely contaminated."
In front of Xiao En is the corpse of a monster.
It has a dog-like nose, a mouth full of sharp black fangs, three pairs of turbid and yellowish compound eyes, a forked tongue, a sarcoma on the mandible, and fine gray-black scales on its back. , the abdomen is bloated and distended, as if something is trying to break out of its shell.
It’s body is hunched over like a sick old dog. A spiked black tail extends from the tailbone. Its limbs have been completely deformed. It has very obvious canine characteristics on its body that is close to humans. , the fatal wound is a knife mark on the forehead, one strike will kill him.
“What kind of monster is this?” Xiao En hesitated.
The butcher turned around and continued to concentrate on cutting the meat, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know, maybe they used to be werewolves, jackals, kobolds or something."
"The souls of otherworldly beings that enter this world are not just humans. .”
More than just humans?
What the hell did I travel to?
The butcher picked out a huge bone, which seemed to be the spine of a giant. He threw it aside and continued: "There is no soul echo outside, those souls from other worlds reborn outside the high wall , they will find him in three days at most.”
"No matter what their previous lives were, demons, angels, elves, and even dragons will eventually be eaten away by the evil things in the mist!" "You are pretty lucky."
He looked at Xiao En and said, "Are you confused in your eyes?"
Xiao En nodded and replied, "Yes."
The butcher's expression changed slightly. , sighed: "Another troublesome guy."
"Have you seen them?"
Xiao En hesitated a little and nodded slightly.
"Then don't leave here, don't leave my side from now on." The butcher started chopping meat again and said in a deep voice: "You guys with too much inspiration can easily attract evil things."< br>
“I know you have a lot of questions.”
“But don’t worry, as long as you are not dead, it will gradually become clearer.”
The butcher picked up a heavy bag, handed it to Xiao En and said: "Put this in the trash can in the corridor."
Xiao En subconsciously reached out and took it. It was so heavy that he almost staggered. .
"I will arrange a job for you." The butcher was still concentrating on chopping meat, and continued: "As long as you stay here and don't run around, you will be very safe."
Work?
Xiao En couldn't help but raise his head.
He has traveled to such a ghost place, does he still have to work?
The butcher seemed to know what he was thinking and continued to chop meat and said: "Of course it's a job. You are still an ordinary person who needs to eat, drink and relieve yourself. If you don't have a job, who will feed you?"
said It makes sense.
Xiao En nodded, picked up the bag and entered the corridor, throwing it into a black trash can.
"What should I do now?" Xiao En returned to the room and did not run around.
The main one is to listen to advice.
He has read many novels and movies before, and knows that running around will lead to death faster in this situation.
The butcher was still working and said calmly: "Sleep."
"After a good sleep, you will be able to recall more things."
The butcher put down The boning knife said in a deep voice: "The soul echoes."
"This is an ancient ritual specially arranged for the souls of other worlds. It will set an anchor for you in this world and make you a part of the world."
"Let them not be able to find you for the time being. ”
Sleep?
Can I still sleep in this situation?
The butcher arranged a small room for Xiao En. When he closed his eyes, he felt unprecedented tiredness.
But he couldn't sleep.
He listened to the sound of chopping meat outside the room. He didn't know how long it took before he entered an extremely long dream.
In the dream, he was a young man named Sean, who was born in a remote small village. He was diligent, studious, and striving to make progress. The dream was not continuous. It seemed that the span of time was not small. There were only those Unforgettable memories will be left behind.
In the end, young Sean bid farewell to his hometown, boarded a rumbling steam train, and headed to a distant big city to find his dream.
The dim light rippled.
Amidst the slight rustling sound, a bald and withered head like a vulture crawled out from under the cold iron frame bed. It only had a rickety upper body, broken from the waist, leaving only floating gray silk threads. It has a humanoid outline, but it does not have any hair. There is only a long, narrow and slightly protruding mouth on the empty face, without any teeth, only a noose-like mouthparts.
"Soul-sucking monster."
The figure of the butcher who was concentrating on chopping meat suddenly disappeared from the spot. Before the ferocious monster approached Xiao En's ear, it almost teleported and appeared in the dim room. In a small room.
A big, thick hand pinched the monster's head, and then crushed its skull instantly before it let out a piercing scream.
No bodies were left behind.
This strange, rickety creature seemed to dissipate in place like a burst of gray mist.
“Another troublesome guy.” The butcher casually picked up a dirty blanket and placed it on Xiao En’s body. Then he turned around and took heavy steps to pick up the silver wine bottle on the table. He took a sip and continued his work.
He is always very serious when working.
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(End of this chapter)