Chapter 92: Ghost Ship on the Atlantic Ocean (7) Seeing that Tot was surprised...

"What do you mean by 'maybe not consistent with the original concept'?" Ah Zhui, who knew very little about Western evil spirits, didn't understand. "You mean maybe the two sides haven't reached a clear understanding? There's some misunderstanding?"

Bai Ma held his chin in his hand. "If movies don't lie, it's usually the evil spirits who are trying to spoof the concept, right? For example, someone wants to gain the power to conquer the world, meaning they want to gain that power and become the ultimate villain. But the evil spirit achieves this goal by absorbing that person's soul, making them a part of themselves and becoming even more powerful."

"..." Ah Zhui, "Is this also possible?"

Bai Ma: "Just tell me whether you have gained powerful strength or not?"

Ah Zhui was speechless and turned to ask Aimelik: "Is that true?"

"The movie certainly doesn't lie," Aymeric smiled. "But these kinds of evil spirits are also considered rather unethical in the spirit world. Humans summon them for trade because the rituals they master mostly involve random summoning, leaving neither side with a choice. Other races are more likely to come into contact with evil spirits, so they'll choose other evil spirits. This, in turn, means that decent evil spirits have plenty of business, increasing the chances that humans will summon unethical ones."

Si Ling: “…”

The order-taking mechanism of Evil Circle is quite complete.

As for whether the evil spirit "Morlock" who made a deal with the crew had moral integrity or not, the answer is obvious - when the crew begged for "eternal life", they might have been prepared to sell their souls to the evil spirit, which meant they would always be ghosts and unable to reincarnate, but they would never have thought that they would be trapped on this ship forever. But from the current situation, even if the ghosts Si Ling and the others have seen are just illusions and not real crew members and slaves, the mere existence of this ship is enough to infer that they are trapped here.

Everyone suddenly fell silent at the same time. Some of them were digesting this information, while others who were more perceptive were vaguely aware of another problem.

After a moment, Elizabeth took the initiative to ask the question: "So..." She looked at Aymeric uneasily, "We are not actually fighting these dead, but the evil spirits behind them?"

Aymeric paused for a moment, then nodded slowly: "If that's the case, then the illusion just now is explained."

"Suppose this illusion was created by this evil spirit." Si Ling opened the last diary entry and looked at the name again, "Morlock... Does anyone know him?"

Everyone shook their heads silently, even the vampires who valued inheritance the most knew nothing about it.

Aymeric said, "Perhaps we can ask Principal Lucifer. He has worked with Satan for six or seven thousand years. There's nothing in the Western God Realm that they don't know...at least in theory."

Si Ling nodded: "I'll ask later." As she spoke, she stood up and casually called out "Xuan Chi" while walking towards the stairs leading down not far away.

Hyun Chi followed her, and Fenric asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"

Si Ling had already walked down the stairs. Hearing Fenric's question, he wanted to go back and explain, but he heard Xuan Chi say from above him, "Go and see how to call Moloch out and kill him."

Si Ling raised his eyebrows, very satisfied with the answer, turned around and smiled at him.

Hyun Chi's gaze shifted back, meeting her smile. If she hadn't turned her head a full 180 degrees, the smile would have been quite pretty.

He followed her down the stairs and into the room where Aymeric had shown her the sacrificial offerings. She sat down, and Hyun Chi sat beside her, looking at the metal canister in front of them. "The easiest way to summon Moloch would probably be to start another sacrificial ritual. Even a mortal like the captain could figure out how to perform the ritual, so it would be even easier for us."

As he spoke, he looked sideways at her and said, "You have other concerns."

This is not a question.

Si Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm wondering why this ship suddenly appeared after more than three hundred years." Her brows furrowed as she pondered, "Lucifer's previous explanation was that it might be due to magnetic fields or something like that. The magnetic field at sea is complex, and it's indeed easier for things like yin and yang to mix up. If this was just an ordinary ghost ship, this explanation would make perfect sense. But if there's an evil spirit behind it..." She lowered her eyes coldly, "Powerful ghosts wouldn't be affected by magnetic fields, so why did he suddenly appear now?"

Xuan Chi stared at her intently: "Not only do you suspect the reason for Moloch's sudden appearance, you also suspect that Lucifer deliberately concealed the news."

Si Ling nodded silently.

Xuan Chi thought for a moment and hesitantly suggested: "Your suspicion is reasonable, but I think you should still ask Lucifer directly."

Si Ling frowned: "If he really has something to hide, he will never admit it."

"That depends on how you ask." Xuan Chi sneered, "What if you pretend you don't doubt him and try to find out what he's saying?"

Si Ling was slightly startled, then immediately understood what he meant. She pulled out the Hell-Telepathy Plate and opened a private chat with Lucifer. She mentally reviewed her plan before ultimately choosing to text, "Principal Lucifer, we've encountered a minor issue on the ship. Do you know anything about an evil spirit named Moloch?"

Lucifer was probably busy with something when the message was sent, and there was no response on Si Ling's screen for a long time.

After waiting for a full twenty minutes, Lucifer’s reply popped up with a bunch of horrified question marks: Why are you asking this? What situation are you encountering?

Si Ling pressed the voice button this time and told Lucifer in a complicated tone: "Mr. Principal, how should I put it... I think in a sense, this is already Moloch's ship."

The message was sent, and just after Lucifer had listened to the voice message, the video came in.

Si Ling connected the video and saw Lucifer walking quickly in the corridor of Hohenzollern Castle, which seemed to be the corridor leading to the gate of Lingbo City.

In the center of the screen, Lucifer looked extremely anxious: "Let everyone return to school immediately... Protect their safety, please!"

Si Ling's heart sank.

Lucifer's reaction made her realize that things might be more difficult than she expected, so much so that Lucifer no longer wanted them to complete the task and just wanted them to go back quickly.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" Si Ling asked.

Lucifer calmed down and said, "I'll have Thoth send you the relevant information. You must evacuate first and try not to alert Moloch!"

Lucifer finished speaking and the video was immediately disconnected.

At the same time, Lucifer arrived at the gate of Lingbo City and kicked the door open with a fierce momentum.

Five minutes later, in the castle at the center of the deepest flames of hell, Satan's bedroom door was kicked open in the same way: "Satan!"

Satan, who had slept in for a rare time, was standing by the window in his pajamas with a cup of coffee, enthusiastically discussing with several of his demons how to punish the new batch of evil people who were about to enter hell. Lucifer's angry shout silenced the conversation.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. The demons from hell reacted appropriately the moment they saw that it was Lucifer. They all lowered their heads and walked out.

At the same moment when the door was closed by the last demon of hell, Lucifer raised his hand to cast a spell. Satan's eyes were slightly cold, and the coffee flew out of his hand. He snapped his fingers, and the coffee cup and saucer hung in the air.

Half a second later, Satan's back slammed heavily against the wall. The thorn patterns on the wall felt the terrible anger and suddenly shrank into the corner. Satan pressed against the wall and looked at Lucifer helplessly: "Lucifer, my dear, you trespassed into my chamber with such an excited attitude... What should I say?"

Before he could finish his words, Lucifer had already appeared in front of him, grabbed him by the collar, and stared at Satan with red eyes: "If any of my students died on that ship - Satan, I will first go to Moloch to settle the score, and then make your despicable behavior public!"

“Oh, Lucifer, I didn’t expect you…” Satan blurted out wanting to laugh when he heard his first words: I didn’t expect you to be so serious about this principal identity.

But when he heard the following, his voice suddenly stopped.

He was stunned for a moment, a look of surprise on his face, and asked Lucifer in disbelief: "Who are you talking about?"

"Moloch!" Lucifer roared ferociously.

"That's impossible!" Satan shouted over him. "I've imprisoned him in the Atlantic Ocean..." He suddenly realized, "F**K! The Atlantic Ocean!"

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At the same time, Si Ling received a video call from Toth. As soon as the video was connected, Si Ling saw the fear in Toth's bird-like head, whose emotions were difficult to discern: "You saw Moloch?!"

"...We haven't fought head-on yet, but it should be soon." Si Ling said, "What's his situation?"

"A very ancient evil spirit... I can't say for sure how long it has existed, nor can I say exactly which civilization it originated from," Thoth said. "My last impression of it was that Pharaoh Akhenaten expressly forbade the Phoenicians to worship him... Oh my God, I really hate to talk about this. Akhenaten's reign was such a dark time! No one was happy except the god Aten!"

"But even so, I must say...his ban on the worship of Moloch was wise. I would call it one of the few wise decrees during his reign!"

"Those Phoenicians sacrificed babies and young children to him, which was absolutely wicked... Although many gods at that time would accept human sacrifices, they were usually prisoners of war and slaves, rarely babies and young children."

"Morlock loves these things, especially babies! Every sacrifice to him involves burning babies! He is obsessed with the 'power of innocence' and indeed has gained great magical power from it."

"But I don't understand...why did he appear again?" Thoth looked confused.

Si Ling: "Again?"

"Yes, he was imprisoned by Satan in the Puerto Rico Trench nine hundred years ago. It's the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean... Many spells have been used to seal it, making it difficult to release." Thoth paused. "Plus, that battle severely damaged his vitality, and his worship had long since ceased. Even if he were released, as a deity without worship, he wouldn't be able to recover his magical power, so he shouldn't be able to cause trouble."

Si Ling sighed: "Then please take a look at this." As she spoke, she turned the screen to the rear camera and showed Toth the cans on the ground.

Then Thoth opened his beak in surprise.

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The author has something to say: [Notes]

① [Akhenaten's reign was a truly dark time! No one was happy except the god Aten!] The background of this statement is this: Ancient Egypt was a polytheistic country, with thousands of recorded gods and goddesses. However, Pharaoh Akhenaten was a remarkable monotheist. As soon as he ascended to the throne, he issued a decree declaring that the sun god Aten was the only god (he even changed his name from Amenhotep IV to Akhenaten, meaning "Servant of the God Aten") and persecuted the former clergy.

...What’s more interesting is that his queen was Nefertiti, the most beautiful woman in ancient Egypt whose famous bust was unearthed.

His son was Tutankhamun, the owner of the famous golden mask.

In addition, his father Amenhotep III is actually very famous. The reign of Amenhotep III was the heyday of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt... and then he brought up such a successor.

If the ancient Egyptians could really live forever in the underworld, I suspect Amenhotep III would slap his son in the face every day as soon as he opened his eyes.

② Let me make it clear that while this article is primarily a fabrication, the part about the evil spirit Moloch, including the layers of offerings in the jar, is not original. This kind of sacrifice must have really existed. Humans are incredibly sophisticated in their rituals of offering sacrifices to the gods...