Ke-style law enforcement officers

Chapter 228 Anger
Geraqui, where giant slug-like creatures occupy most of the riverbed.

Its thorns are dense and sharp, and even in murky river water, they emit a chilling color.

People drawn by the dream voluntarily come before it, are pierced by its thorns, and injected with a highly toxic liquid.

This transformation process is very rapid.

Normal people would often struggle in the mud at the bottom of the river for a few minutes before calming down, becoming servants of Geraki, powerful killing machines.

If this situation continues, it won't be long before the entire city of Nanwei falls.

……

The only saving grace was that while Investigator C's excrement did not drive away Glagki, it did interrupt its dream-inducing process.

Otherwise, by the time most of Nanwei City has rushed into the canal, things will be beyond repair.

……

To be honest, Milo had never seen anything so strange and ugly in his life.

He could more or less understand Eric's bewildered expression and feelings when asked about the monster's appearance; it was indeed impossible to describe the thing in sign language.

If the price of having a long life is to grow up to be this ugly, Milo thinks he'd rather be a short-lived ghost.

However, jokes aside, although Milo could hold his breath for a while after entering the water, and his physical strength was enough to withstand the water pressure at the bottom of the river, this was ultimately the opponent's home ground. Although Milo's choice was somewhat risky, in terms of self-sacrifice, he definitely hadn't reached that level yet.

It is worth mentioning that Milo's breath-holding ability has significantly improved compared to before.

Of course, he had never been so bored as to test his limit on breath-holding time before, but the normal breath-holding time is around tens of seconds, and some exceptionally talented people can hold their breath for several minutes. Milo was very sure that he was definitely not the type of person with exceptional talent.

The fact that he could withstand the water pressure while moving at the bottom of the river and hold his breath for such a long time must also be attributed to the few mouthfuls of blood that the Scarlet Witch gave back to Milo.

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"Speaking of witches..."

Milo muttered to himself.

Yes, that old hag was so eager for me to find Holy Communion for her, saying that once she found it, she would try to find the power to fight the hounds. I don't know if it's true or not, but offering Holy Communion is a way to strengthen oneself, isn't it?

Isn't this indescribable lump of stuff right in front of you the Holy Communion that the Scarlet Witch is demanding?

The blood and flesh of the Old Gods.

Although this kind of thing has absolutely nothing to do with the Old Gods, it's still an old lump of meat, and it's definitely better than that guy in the town of Ickham who couldn't withstand the rules of time and fell into corruption.

……

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Milo caught sight of a fellow among the many servants of the Graki who looked somewhat different.

No, I misread it. This guy hasn't been injected with venom yet. He's still in the Dream Guide stage, but he's different from other Dream Guides.

Because everyone else was immersed in their own dreams, accepting their fate with utter tranquility.

But this guy seemed to be possessed, struggling frantically.

It's like your left and right feet are fighting each other; you want to run over and receive the Lord's blessing, but on the other hand, you desperately want to escape back to the surface of the water.

This guy is Rick from the South City Law Enforcement Office.

Rick, who deals with corpses all day long.

Yan had mentioned this guy to Milo earlier, but Milo just didn't expect that this guy hadn't died after struggling in the water for so long.

……

Rick struggled frantically, pulling himself back and forth between the bottom and the surface of the water.

Each time he was about to collide with Geraki's thorns, his will to survive would once again take over, and he would flap his limbs at lightning speed, escaping the thorns' attack range and fleeing towards the water's surface. But each time he was about to reach the riverbank, he would uncontrollably sink to the bottom.

This happened repeatedly, and he hadn't been exposed to fresh air for a long time.

Milo couldn't understand why this guy hadn't suffocated yet.

……

However, just as this thought flashed through Milo's mind, he saw Rick exhale a large bubble with a "whoosh!" before his eyes rolled back and he choked to death on the river.

His body sank to the bottom of the riverbed, and the thorns that had spread from Graki's body reached toward Rick's head.

...

"Crack!"

Just as the first thorn was about to pierce Rick's head, Milo's Boy's blade precisely severed the thorn.

He then grabbed Rick by the back of his collar, quickly creating distance between them, and swiftly floated to the surface.

Eric and others were doing the same thing.

Those innocent people drawn by the dream are still normal people as long as they haven't been touched by the thorns. There's no reason to watch them be turned into living corpses by Glaqi.

The attacks of the four Exiled Shadows were far more unrestrained than those of Mylo.

Because they have absolutely no need to worry about being hurt by the thorns, strictly speaking, they don't even exist in this real world; they are merely influencing things in this world through Milo, this powerful medium.

After throwing Rick ashore, Milo shouted towards Investigator C on the broken bridge:
"We'll rescue the survivors; you're in charge of looking after them!"

On the broken bridge, C looked completely bewildered.

"You guys? You're not the only one..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw one unconscious dream guide after another being thrown ashore from underwater. He couldn't even see clearly who was throwing them up.

However, the next second, the water in the entire canal trembled.

Investigator C, standing on the broken bridge, could clearly feel the low-frequency vibration transmitted to him by the lower bridge platform.

He could even hear the angry roars of the creatures underwater.

"Oh no..."

C's expression changed drastically.

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...

Riverbed bottom.

This time, Gerakis could no longer tolerate it.

Its guiding ritual was interrupted, its promise to its clan was broken, and now they even dare to kidnap the Dream Guide who is right next to it.
The Glaqit had lived for countless years, and even during its time imprisoned on that meteorite, it had never suffered such cruelty or felt such rage.

Within the weathered and broken heart of this ancient man, a primal desire called killing was awakened.

In that instant, it had forgotten all the fear given to it by the old gods. Its only thought was to crush and devour these despicable and hateful lowly creatures, to make them its own nourishment, and to make this river that runs for thousands of kilometers its own kingdom.

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hum! ! !
The ground in the southern part of Nanwei City trembled.

(End of this chapter)