Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 41 Underground World (Part 2)
"I never thought there would be such a place underground in the dock area."

The cave is not an empty and dead place.

The walls were covered with glowing moss, and the ground beneath their feet was smooth, slightly rugged rock.

Along the way, you can pick up burnt torch heads and see messy footprints on the ground, some of which are obviously quite old.

This is not good news.

".There are traces of someone walking here."

This is undoubtedly the worst development. If someone really used this channel, it would not be just this time.

Then, there might really be another escape route at the end of this passage.

"There's a sound of water." Talia leaned against the wall and listened to the sound for a while, and came up with a worse possibility.

This means that there is a high possibility of underground rivers, and there may even be underground freight channels.

This is not an outrageous guess. The further you go along this passage, the more it looks like a smuggling passage secretly dug by smugglers.

"Which way?" Li En asked.

As I walked forward, I unexpectedly encountered a fork in the road.

Four branch passages appeared before my eyes. It was obviously too late to try them one by one. God knows how many branches there would be if I went in.

Larry fumbled with the "compass" and looked hesitantly at the two on the far right.

Judging from the direction, this should be the most likely.

But the underground passage is winding, and this level of guidance is unreliable. Can you only choose the most likely one? If you miss an intersection, you may end up going completely astray.

"The one on the far left."

Talia closed her eyes and pointed to the passage on the far left.

So far, the tracking ability she has demonstrated has far exceeded that of a normal hunter.

At this moment, in her spatial vision with her eyes closed, there were some phantoms composed of "particles".

The children lined up and skipped forward, and at the front was a tall and thin nun.

[Unstoppable Silent Killing (Silver-level Soul Ability): Lock onto a life, restore its existence to the greatest extent possible through the smell of blood, and feel everything about it.]

The more you crave its blood, the clearer her image will become. However, if you are unable to drink its blood for a long time, you will fall into a very bad state, anxious, irritable, feverish, obsessed, and insane. Once you succeed in drinking its blood, you will become even more powerful, but next time, you will also be even less patient.

This ability, based on her most basic racial talent - the ability to smell blood, is the ultimate manifestation of her past life of killing, and also vaguely reveals her desire for self-destruction.

She was never a good police officer, but she was a killer of the highest quality.

It was right for the tail hunter to avoid her all the time. Otherwise, if he encountered her head-on and was locked onto by her, he would be hunted to death.

But now, using his ability for a long time without drinking the target's blood has caused him to fall into a state of severe anxiety and trance.

She couldn't help but keep biting her thumb, not even noticing the blood dripping.

".I should have searched the orphanage."

"I should have doubted her from the beginning."

"Those children are all my fault." Many distracting thoughts entangled her, and in her hallucinations, the dead with their eyes open surrounded her.

Among them, it seemed that some of the blood debts from his past were creeping up on him.

Was the karma of the past coming back to her now? It was her own karma, her own blood debt.
"Talia!" A deep male voice exploded in her ears.

"I'm fine, I can still hold on." The female police officer's confused eyes focused again.

This is not the time to be weak and self-pitying, and I am not a cold-blooded killer now. I am the savior of children. Even if retribution comes, it will not be now.

Rean's cry brought her back to her senses and made the team take the most correct path without hesitation.

But ahead of them, the bastards who had entered the slave market earlier did not have it so easy.

There are too many points of disagreement, which makes them feel helpless and have to choose to disperse the search realistically.

Perhaps, in their eyes, this was no big deal. It was just hunting down a vicious killer who could only kill ordinary people in the shadows. Where could the rat in the cage run to? Who in the entire Glowing City could stop the slave market?

In their eyes, as long as any of their teams caught up with them, they would be able to successfully retrieve the bag of treasures and make a great contribution. Of course, it was only natural that they would secretly lose (or keep) a piece of the Hero's Blood Gem.

However, from the very beginning, they underestimated what they would encounter.

Their prey is never weak, and there is never just one of them.

"What is this?" Almost simultaneously, a strange beast appeared before the many teams that had entered the depths of the cave. A snow-white, dog-like creature appeared before them.

It appeared silently, looking at the outsider in front of it silently.
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"Helping me means helping you. You don't want to be exposed so soon, do you?"

Deep in the cave, there is a cozy little house.

Sister Maria, while dressing herself in front of the mirror, spoke to the water mirror on the wall.

And behind them, the children who were so lively before were standing there silently.

Their eyes were blank, as if they were half asleep and half awake.

But inside the water mirror, there was a person wearing a strange cloak and mask.

There was a big eye painted on his mask that only showed his eyes, and the two curved horns on the left and right were particularly eye-catching.

The figure could not be seen clearly due to the pitch-black robe, but he was neither tall nor strong, and his outline looked like an old man.

Her words received no response. The masked man opposite her just looked at her silently, as if he was looking at a dead person.

You are a test subject and an external party. Even if you want to leak something, what can you leak?
".Worshipers of ancient beasts, the legendary Beast Cult. If the royal family knew that you who were supposed to die sixteen years ago were not completely wiped out, they would probably be very happy. Their bounty on you has never stopped." She actually knew more than anyone else.

The nun smiled, a smile of pleasure and tenderness even though she seemed to be cornered.

It seemed like this was another midnight chat with the children.

The person opposite her was still looking at her as if she were dead.

Reveal? Who would you reveal it to? To the aristocratic rulers of this rotten city?
Maria continued, "I know the person most likely to betray me is a masked thug. After all, you've already established yourself among the upper echelons of this kingdom's nobility. If the slave market wants to take action against me, it's as if you're also trying to take action against me."

The nun took out a bag and shook it slightly, making a jingling sound.

The bag was full and seemed to be filled with gems.

At this moment, she was satisfied to see the greed in the eyes of the person opposite her.

"After all, isn't this what this is all about? Save me, and these are yours. Otherwise, you can just slowly fish them out from the underground rivers and caves. Perhaps, I can let them flow down the underground rivers into the sea, and if you can recover even one-tenth of them, you'll be considered impressive."

The other party was silent for a while, and finally squeezed out a few words.

"I have awakened the 'cubs' in the cave. You can control them with the 'medal'. In half an hour, several horn disciples will come from the dark river. Follow them."

As he spoke, the priest with the horned mask looked at the children behind the nun.

"The ship's carrying capacity is limited. Harvest these 'little horns' and bring them back." He did not hide his greed.

Animals are kind and what they like most are innocent children like this, especially those of high quality who have been tamed by maternal love.

"These are my children, they all call me mom." The nun still smiled.

"I will arrange for you to sail abroad on a large ship and let you leave this kingdom. I will also give you enough money for your retirement."

"Alas, the cruel reality is so sad. The mother-son relationship is really short." The woman's smile was still very gentle.

The figure in the water mirror disappeared, and the smile finally disappeared. Sister Maria sighed.

The bag of "gems" fell on the table with a clanking sound.

What spilled out was a pile of broken glass.

The "Big Horned Priests" are not trustworthy, and it is impossible to get a ticket from the beginning, but at least now we can use their power to get rid of the wild dogs behind us.

She looked at the children behind her and smiled happily again.

"Mom, I sold you for a good price." The nun smiled and walked towards her "children".

On one side of his outstretched hands was a dark, turbid liquid, and on the other was a short-handled sickle for harvesting.

But before she could do anything, the vibration of the magic token on the table caught her attention.

"So fast? Those wild dogs in the slave market." The warning barrier was triggered, indicating that the invaders were very close.

However, she was not afraid as she had control of the "cub".

"Perhaps, I should save up some more 'corners' first so that I can earn more money for my trip." Compared to children, those extraordinary people are actually more valuable.

The cult that worships the "beast" is not limited to the "Big Horn" in this city.

Before leaving, she looked back at the children, her eyes filled with love.

"Wait a minute, kids. Mom will be back soon and will take you away from this dirty and filthy world."

(End of this chapter)