Chapter 69

Miel stared silently at the girl sitting in the cage with her knees hugged.

Soft silver-white hair, eyes as bright as sapphires, and a beautiful and delicate face, it's Ina no matter how you look at her.

This person, created by Bros using forbidden magic and possessed by the incarnation of Nyarlathotep, should not have existed in this world - his sister.

To save or not to save?

Miel hesitated for only a moment before making his decision.

He came to the cage and knocked on the door with his knuckles: "Knocking technique."

With a sound like shattering glass, the cage door opened.

"Wow, wow, wow, I knew that brother is the best to Ina!" Ina cried exaggeratedly as he crawled out of the cage and pounced on Miel.

However, before her fingertips touched Miel, C'thulhan grabbed her collar from behind, picked her up like a cat and threw her aside.

At the same time, Ksu Hyrum said, "Don't touch my agent."

"Hmph, stingy!" Ina stuck out his tongue and made a face at the two Cthulhus.

Miel looked at her, and after a moment's silence, he spoke calmly, "Nyarlathotep, what's your reason for appearing before me, even though you're locked in a cage?"

Looking back now, Naya never hid his identity.

From time to time, he reveals some information that ordinary people shouldn't know.

Unscrupulously using the power that renders others insensible to pain through contact, and the gaze that transcends time and space.

That night at the Hope Inn, He even used an unknown power to disperse the Hounds of Tindalos and held an equal dialogue with the incarnation of Yog-Sothoth, the Ruler of Time and Space.

He has never concealed anything, but I have always been afraid to face His truth.

But now, Mier felt that it would be better to ask some questions clearly.

In response to Miel's question, Ina said, "Who is Nyarlathotep? Ina doesn't know him! But if you're asking why Ina must stay with me, it's because—"

"You are my brother!" Ina raised the corners of his lips, smiling brightly and cunningly.

Miel: “…”

You shouldn't expect her to answer seriously.

But then, Inai said this:

"Brother, you know what? Knowing too much is boring. It's like reading a mystery novel and knowing who the murderer is in advance, and even knowing his method of killing. This makes all the reasoning boring."

“So how do you make it fun?”

“The answer is to get involved yourself and see how the ending of the story changes under your influence.”

"For example—bringing peace to a world torn by war, or—bringing war to a world torn by peace."

Inai smiled and paced about a meter away from Miel.

Lorne, Helen, and Rocas all watched her warily, preventing her from approaching and touching Miel.

The surrounding slaves were freed and fled.

It wasn't until they were the only ones left in the room that Inai began to formally answer Miel's question: "Why do you follow your brother? Of course, it's because - your brother is very interesting!"

"It's fun to make an undead person die."

“But death is a state of instantaneous change. Instantaneous death, instantaneous fun, instantaneous return to emptiness.”

"So, what if the other way around is to prevent someone who wants to die from dying?"

Having said that, Inai stopped pacing and gave Miel an even gentler smile: "Brother, do you remember? I promised to protect you. So, at least this 'I' will not let you or anyone around you die. Rocas is my gift to you, proof that I have kept my oath."

"Although I have my own understanding of the oath, I will not go against the oath I have made. Believe me, with me by your side, neither Yog nor Shab will bully you!"

Miel: Neither Yog nor Shub bullied me, but you... never mind.

Miel felt that there was no point in arguing with a god about right and wrong, especially a god whose goal was to be "interesting."

Since He wanted to play the role of his sister, he just had to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Miel said "OK" and turned to walk out.

They had only freed the slaves and had not yet dealt with the nearby trading points.

However, before he could walk out of the room, he heard a lot of footsteps - the Zhentarim people noticed something was wrong and rushed towards them first.

The Touch of the Abyss that was summoned in advance finally came in handy. Miel and Lorne raised their hands at the same time, and the black liquid instantly changed its shape, turning into several spikes that shot out, turning the people outside the room into sieves.

"Not good! Retreat!" Someone in the crowd gave orders.

Hailun took immediate action, rushed out of the room, walked a few steps to the man and grabbed his collar.

The invisible tentacles hit the opponent's brain hard and paralyzed it - Hyrum and Anna were both part of Cthulhu's brain, and he could also use the magic of mind shock.

There were more than thirty people that the Zhentarim had stationed in the sewers of Guangyao City. They were wiped out without a single one left after just one encounter with Miel's men.

Rocas quickly found the person who was still alive and delivered the final blow with his dagger.

Miel came to the man who was knocked unconscious by Hyrum, raised one hand and pressed it on his forehead, chanting an ancient and mysterious spell.

"Memory read."

This is another male drow from the Underdark.

These male drow, who have a low status in Lolth society, clearly have better places to go after leaving the Underdark, but they choose to mingle with members of the Zhentarim and engage in various illegal trades, including the slave trade.

Miel extracted the key word - slave.

He saw people tied up in a row with black iron chains, walking with their heads down along the narrow corridor of the sewer.

There is someone pulling in front and someone driving behind.

"Hurry! We must reach Moon City before this afternoon!"

——A large number of slaves were transported to Yuecheng. Why?

Mier extracted the keyword - Moon City.

It was still the sewer, and people were running panicked in the dark for some unknown reason.

"Hurry up! We're getting caught up!"

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

"Jack! No—"

"Jack's dead! Don't look back! You'll die if those things catch up to you!"

"Why hasn't the damn alchemical fire been delivered yet? Are the people in Snow City all useless?"

Miel couldn't see what was chasing the group of people, he only knew that they were very fast, moving like mud being thrown out with force, hitting the walls of the sewer, making "pa, pa, pa" sounds.

Once they catch up with you, something sharp will pierce your body, causing a lot of blood to splatter.

People in the fleeing team were constantly being caught up, impaled, and killed. The owner of the memory ran in the front, leaving the sewer through a well, and then immediately closed the manhole cover, blocking the unknown monsters below.

At the same time, he was also blocked by his companions' incredulous questions and screams.

Miel extracted the key words - monster, alchemical fire.

He saw the owner of the memory writing a letter.

"Beren, my friend, I'm sure you've heard about the situation in Moon City's sewers. Those walking, killing weapons seem to be afraid of light. Bedsam, the head of Moon City, asked me to ask for some alchemical fire. The price is negotiable."

Miel frowned slightly.

He originally just wanted to follow the clues to find out where the slaves were transported to Guangyao City, but he didn't expect to see such a scene and obtain such information.

Beren, the one who died in the nightmare, was the head of the Zhentarim in Snow City.

Bedsam, the head of Moon City, seems to have purchased alchemical fire from him more than once - in order to deal with the monsters in the Moon City sewers.

Miel wanted to know why so many slaves were transported to Moon City, and whether it was related to the monsters in the sewers. However, after he extracted the key words three times in a row, the brain of the person in charge of Guangyao City reached its limit.

Blood flowed from the nose of the blue-skinned drow, and his heartbeat gradually weakened and disappeared as his brain died.

Miel was unable to extract any more information, and his hand loosened, and Zhuoer's body fell down weakly.

"Cthulhu, I've decided. I'm going to Moon City," Miel said. "A large number of slaves have been transported to Moon City. If I didn't know about this, I might not care, but now that I know, I don't want to let it go."

"Well, let's go to Yuecheng." Luo En responded without hesitation.

"Just rescue the slaves in Moon City?" Hyrum said. "Then I'll go alone. I can't fly very fast with you, and even if I take you with me, you won't be of much use."

Miel: ...Am I being disliked?

Loen slapped Hailun in the face, making a loud "pa" sound.

Hyrum:?

Lorne looked at Miel but addressed Hyrum: "Miel can do whatever he wants. I am a witness, a companion, and a guardian, not an executor. If I do everything Miel wants to do for him, then who is the agent?"

Lorne: [I must say, slapping is pretty cool.]

Miel: ...but you slapped yourself.

Like Lola, Helen had no feelings or emotions, so after being slapped, there was no anger on her face, only thought.

Maybe he was thinking about why he was slapped, or maybe he was thinking about what Loen said.

Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, Miel added some information: "There is a monster in the sewers of Yuecheng. I want to go and see what it is and what impact it has on the people of Yuecheng."

Although the Underdark is Lolth's territory, not only drow elves live in Moon City, but also high elves, humans, and half-elves.

Father Tyndale seemed to have been born in the darkness.

"It might be dangerous, so..." Miel looked at Rocas.

Rocas met his gaze and spoke first, "Shouldn't I need to kneel before you again to prove my absolute loyalty? Forget darkness. Even if you want to go to the Nine Hells, I will accompany you to the end."

"Well, so what I want to say is - there may be danger, please be careful." Miel changed his words on the spot.

Rocas raised the corner of his lips: "Okay, thank you for the reminder."

The group looted the underground base of the Zhentarim, left the sewers, and returned to the broad streets of Radiant City.

As evening approached, the sky showed a gradual change from blue to purple and then to red, which was so beautiful that it seemed unreal.

Miel looked up and saw the balls of light around him disappearing one after another - these balls of light came from Loen, following him all the way and dispelling the darkness that would devour him.

For him, going to the Underdark requires courage, because that area has only night and no day, and is shrouded in dangerous darkness all day long. Any narrow place may touch the shadow in his heart.

However, with these light balls and Loen by his side, he was not worried at all.

"By the way, brother, let me give you another gift because I think it's very interesting." Ina on the side suddenly spoke.

Miel looked at her: "What gift? If possible, I hope you can tell me clearly, because I don't like surprises very much..."

Inai didn't respond, but looked at Rocas and smiled, "Rocas, close your eyes."

Rocas looked at her without moving.

Ina: "Be obedient, or you will die."

Rocas: “…”

Miel: "Rocas, do as you are told."

"Okay, master." Rocas closed his eyes obediently.

Miel frowned and looked back at Inai.

To be honest, he didn't really want this "gift". A gift that would cause Rocas's death sounded quite bad.

However, Ina did not give him a chance to refuse.

"Although you'd be better off closing your eyes, but you'd miss some pretty interesting scenes."

Ina said with a smile, and his body suddenly expanded.

Her figure grew several meters taller in a short moment, and the color of her skin and clothes turned into a dark gray.

I can't tell what color it is: gray? Brown? Purple? It feels like a mix of colors, yet they don't seem to be put together like a platter, but rather harmoniously blended.

A few seconds later, a huge humanoid creature appeared in Miel's sight.

It resembled a human body, but with a grayish hue and disorganized muscle texture. It had human hands and bird nails. Several tentacles extended from its body, especially from its back, slowly wriggling and swaying in the air.

The most impressive thing is its head. A thick tentacle replaces the human head, with a mouth opened at an angle, containing a circle of sharp teeth.

His mouth opened and closed, making an indescribable sound mixed with strange noises: "I'll help you."

It bent down, and two huge hands with sharp bird claws fell down, grabbing the two incarnations of Cthulhu respectively, and then roughly squeezed them together like two lumps of mud.

Miel:!

Miel: “Don’t…”

Miel only had time to utter a word before he saw Naya throw the mud in his hand... no, the Cthulhu that was squeezed into a ball in his hand back to the ground.

The people on the ground, their eyes, nose, mouth, none of their parts were where they should be, and they were struggling to adjust.

The strange scene made Miel hesitate.

However, when Miel came to Cthulhu and squatted down, Cthulhu successfully changed back to the appearance of Loen, and Hyrum disappeared without a trace.

The two incarnations of Cthulhu were forcibly merged under the power of Naa.

And Naya...

Miel looked up at the giant humanoid monster, only to find it was gone. A beautiful elf girl stood where the monster had been. Meeting his gaze, she smiled, raised her hand, and placed her index finger on her lips.

"Please enjoy this evening, my brother, I—an interesting follower."

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The author has something to say: According to convention (?), go to bed first, and then unlock the new map [Dog head holding a rose]