Chapter 186 Casefile 6: Twin Kings' Tombs (7)
There were five black-robed men captured, but to Andre's disappointment, the ghost-faced man who had fought against him was not among them.
These five men in black robes were indeed from the Evil Eye Moon, but they were not of high status and were not very brave. After being frightened by the knights, they confessed everything at once.
These people are all residents of the King's Capital's Fighting Zone, and used to make a living as mercenaries fighting in the ring.
Their fighting skills were not very high, and they only knew a little bit of magic. The only thing worth mentioning was that they could perform fancy moves in a decent manner, which attracted some customers' support.
The money earned this way is not much, and it has always been in the same state. It is neither too good nor too bad.
Normally, they could have gotten by like this, but people are always a little uneasy about the status quo. Feeling they weren't making enough money, they were introduced by their companions, and one by one, they joined the Evil Eye Moon sect.
However, they were not devout believers, they were simply out to make some money, and they did not usually hold any important positions in the sect. They would take any work that came their way, mostly doing odd jobs like moving things.
Perhaps because they talk less and work harder, they caught the attention of their superiors, so they were transferred here about a month ago.
The people above said that they were asked to guard the mausoleum, but the problem was that the city was full of undead, and they didn't know what to guard.
These people are also very depressed.
They were brought here by a man with a ghost face, who promised them countless benefits and then left them among the undead.
But the undead will absorb the vitality of the living, and they are not powerful people. They have no ability to resist or disperse the undead, so they can only hide in the house prepared for them by the ghost-faced man.
In such a huge deserted city, only this small house in the center can resist the invasion of these undead.
The ghost-faced man only sends someone once every ten days to bring them some food, dry food and daily necessities. There is a well behind the hut. The water is extremely cold, but it is still clean and can be used.
The big man in the lead was also very distressed: "Master Knight, we were also deceived into coming here! It's been more than a month since we came here, and we haven't received the promised money. The ghost-faced man is nowhere to be found, and we are almost out of food!
"Being surrounded by the undead every day is not a good thing!"
Andre checked the five people carefully and found that they were indeed not the ghost-faced man. Not only did they have no injuries on their faces and no hoarseness in their throats, but their heights and figures also did not match the figure, and there were no recent scars on their bodies.
His sword also did not react to their words, which meant that he believed from the bottom of his heart that what they said was true.
"Little Bone, come here and eat their soul fire."
"Okay!" Upon hearing there was food, Jiang You happily came over. However, after she finished eating a round of soul fire, she didn't find any signs of lies from these people. Instead, she saw through the soul fire that these people were fighting in rings, doing odd jobs for Evil Eye Moon, and being frightened half to death by undead spirits.
She waved her hand, and a ghost floated over, looking at her greedily like a puppy. Jiang You didn't say anything, but the strong men were already scared to death, trembling, afraid that Jiang You would feed them to the ghost.
Fortunately, Jiang You was just testing them. Seeing that they were really scared, he took out a piece of Netherworld Mahua from his head and got rid of the undead.
Then she turned around and found that the five people were hugging each other and shaking in fear, looking even more scared.
Jiang You: “?”
"We need to go to that cabin and investigate," Andre concluded. He had four of the guys taken back to Eston West City for detention, leaving only the burly man in the lead. "Take us back to that cabin and cooperate with the investigation, and we won't feed you to the undead."
The sturdy man took a bitter look at the very formidable Skeleton Lich and her undead army, and agreed obediently.
With the help of Jiangyou's offerings, most of the undead in East City have now joined Jiangyou.
Some of the dead have solidified their souls and regained consciousness with the help of the soul energy provided by the offerings; some are still in a daze, but their love and appetite for the offerings far exceeds their desire for human souls. As long as people carry offerings with them, they are not afraid of these dead spirits eating their souls.
In this way, Andre and his team could move around the East City of Eston as if they were in an empty city, coming and going freely.
In addition, the road to the cabin had been walked back and forth by the knights before, and the undead on the road had been fed and even led the way for them, so the group's speed of travel was much faster.
Big Man: This is so terrifying!! It’s outrageous!
The fear in his eyes when he looked at Jiang You was almost turning into substance and dripping down - you know, when he followed the ghost-faced man here, the other party was holding some kind of treasure of the sect to lead the way, and he also had to carefully avoid the undead.
At that time, they had to wait for the undead to move away under the influence of the magic weapon before they could move forward. They stumbled and stopped all the way, not at all as casual as they are now.
The powerful Evil Eye Moon had to fear and avoid the undead, but this lich could easily control the undead... The big man shuddered and didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Then Andrei and Jiangyou found that this big man was much more cooperative. Along the way, he took the initiative to point out the places where Evil Eye Moon had set traps, and the places where the five people were required to maintain, patrol, and guard...
He gave instructions very clearly and in detail, and his attitude was extremely attentive.
Andre glanced at Jiangyou and the long line of undead following behind her, and understood what was going on, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
As expected, the undead stopped ten meters in front of the hut and did not move forward.
"There's something there."
“We are not welcome.”
The undead who had regained consciousness explained to Jiangyou and Andre. Andre nodded and sent people to search the cabin carefully.
The East City of Eston experienced a massacre and a fire, and was later abandoned for nearly two hundred years. Most of the wooden structures in the city were destroyed, leaving only ruins made of stone and bricks.
However, strangely, this stone house is still very complete and does not look so old and dilapidated. It should be a house built by later generations.
Even without a historian in their ranks, they could clearly see the suspicious points. After searching for a long time, the knights indeed discovered a stone door sealed with putty and plaster beneath the hut.
The filling marks are very recent, and it is probably a project that was completed only in the past one or two months.
Andrei had the big man pulled to the door. He pointed at the stone door and asked, "Have you ever been down there?"
The big man shook his head like a rattle. "No, no! The ghost-faced man said we have to keep a close eye on this door. No one is allowed to open it or go down."
He glanced at Andrei and said with a bitter face, "Master Knight, if you open this door, I'm afraid we won't get the money..."
Andrei was almost amused by him. He decisively ordered: "Pry it open!"
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