Chapter 104 Complete Madness

In the "Rest in the Woods" pub, three drunken men were lying on a table near the bar.

With his head buried behind his oak glass, Alex burped and yelled in the direction of the bar.

"Boss! Burp - another glass of beer! No... four glasses! Fill up my good brother Luo Luo's glasses too! This meal must be treated by me no matter what!"

As expected, Lolo did not lie to him. The beer here was really good, with a pure malt aroma and a hint of mushroom fragrance.

I don’t know why, the seemingly bland wine is particularly intoxicating.

Normally, he could gulp down five large glasses of beer as if they were water, but now he felt dizzy and unbalanced after only half of four glasses.

If Phoenix and Xiu Wen hadn't already laid down on the table, he would have suspected that his alcohol tolerance had deteriorated.

The boss sitting behind the bar was obviously seeing a drunkard who could get so drunk just by drinking beer for the first time. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart that maybe the wrong beer was served and he brought over the good beer that hadn't been diluted with water.

After refilling four large glasses of beer, he motioned to the waitress to serve them to the customers.

The waitress looked at the boss in confusion and asked.

"Aren't there only three people at that table?"

"It's none of your business. They ordered four cups, just bring them to them." The boss rolled his eyes and sent her away.

Without a doubt.

The guy who brought them here had already slipped out the front door.

This kind of drinking refusing to pay is not uncommon in the circle of adventurers. As the owner of the inn, he only needs to make sure that someone pays the bill.

There are guards in Misty Town, and they are hired by the Adventurer's Guild, so there is no need to worry about someone causing trouble and refusing to give them what they want.

Seeing that the boss said so, the waitress didn't say anything more and walked to the side of the wine table carrying the heavy tray.

However, just as she was about to put the glass full of wine on the table, her attention was attracted by that handsome face.

So handsome——

However, I always feel that it looks familiar.

The waitress couldn't remember where she had seen this face, but the more she looked at it, the more familiar it looked.

Just as she was about to pick up the empty wine glasses on the table and leave, her eyes suddenly swept across the wanted poster next to the bar.

The moment her eyes met those purple to black eyes, she felt her heart stop for two seconds, and then she quickly looked at the drunk guy next to her.

It was also an angular face, with a high nose bridge and slightly curly bangs that complemented each other under the candlelight.

Especially those eyes that were so purple that they looked black... She swore that she would never forget them once she saw them.

There can't be any mistake!

This guy is the fugitive on the wanted list!

The necromancer and alchemist who is feared by millions of residents of Thunder City, the serial killer with 27 lives to his credit!

Her eyes gradually changed from surprise to fear, and then every cell in her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

“Bang!”

The empty oak cup on the tray suddenly fell to the ground.

"Feel sorry--!"

She squatted down hurriedly, apologized in a voice that was almost crying, and fumbled to pick up the cup back on the tray.

"Watch out, miss! If you get it on my pants, I'll have you clean it... for me." The drunk Phoenix was unexpectedly bold, and even changed his usual shy and repressed image, and stammered as he teased the waitress.

Only Xiu Wen stared at the leader motionlessly, his idiotic expression like a koala that had fallen from a tree and was stunned.

“Alex…”

Noticing Xiu Wen's burning gaze, Alex looked up at him and said with a hearty smile.

"What's wrong? Are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

The drunk Xiu Wen shook his head, silently took a sip of beer, and muttered to himself.

"I feel like you've become a different person. Maybe I've made a mistake..."

"You guy! If you envy me, just say it directly. Why are you beating around the bush? Hahaha!" Alex drank and pulled an empty chair beside him and said with a smile, "Brother Luo Luo, let's have another drink! By the way, what is your last name? I've already told you, so you should tell me now--"

The empty chair naturally had no way of answering him.

The waitress collected the cups and trays tremblingly, and ran back behind the bar at Phoenix's whistle.

"What are you doing! So clumsy!" The boss behind the bar cursed, but saw that the expression on his employee's face was unnatural.

Realizing what might have happened, he frowned slightly and pulled the woman, who was about to cry, to the door curtain of the back kitchen.

"What happened? Did that customer take advantage of you?"

If so, he'll have to charge money.

Facing the boss's aggressive gaze, the waitress covered her mouth and glanced at the wanted poster next to the bar with tears in her eyes.

The innkeeper was stunned at first, then his face gradually turned pale. He rushed into the kitchen and pulled the apprentice who was helping the chef to the window.

"Quick! Go find the guards!"

The apprentice was confused, but when he saw that his boss's expression was obviously not a joke, he immediately climbed out of the window and ran towards the nearby guard booth.

The three people sitting in the hotel lobby were drinking when they suddenly realized that their table was the only one left in the lobby. The guests next to them had gone somewhere, and the boss and waiter behind the bar had disappeared completely.

"That's weird...what happened?"

Alex muttered something and was about to ask "Lolo" beside him if he noticed what was happening around him, but he saw a large group of guards in light armor striding over the threshold and walking in.

"Are they catching a fugitive?" Phoenix stared at the group of people curiously, but saw that they were walking straight towards him.

Before the three could react to what was happening, a sharp shout interrupted the silent atmosphere in the hotel lobby.

"That's him! Miranda! The evil undead alchemist!!!"

Miranda?!

Hearing the name, Alex and the others were stunned for a moment, breaking out in cold sweats, and even the alcohol they hadn't drunk much to begin with sobered up.

Looking at the guards who were surrounding them with murderous intent, no matter how stupid they were, they realized that those people were coming for them. They hurriedly grabbed the weapons leaning against the table and jumped up from their chairs.

"Wait a minute! Is there some misunderstanding here?!"

"Put down your weapons! I'm only warning you once!"

The armored captain of the guard looked as if he was facing a great enemy. He roared and waved his hands to signal the swordsmen and shieldmen beside him to form a line.

At the same time, the hired musketeers in the back row placed thick and long iron pipes on their shields and aimed at the three people in the hotel lobby.

The battle is about to begin! Although Alex realizes that there may be some misunderstanding, he also has his own pride and will never surrender to a group of hired guards.

bullet?

His sword is much faster than that thing!

Just as he was about to take action, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps at the door.

Looking at the shiny armor that appeared at the door, Alex was stunned at first, and then an expression of ecstasy appeared on his face.

The Knights of the Trident of Archduke Campbell!

This person is Knight Commander Mel.

Very fortunate!

Although he didn't know why the Trident Knights were here, he had met the Knight Commander once at a banquet in Thunder County! He believed that the other party would definitely help him! "Mel White! Do you remember me? I'm Count Spinol's—"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

"We meet again, Mr. Miranda, or... I should pretend that I didn't see through your identity and call you Bond."

Alex: “???”

Bond?

Miranda? What the hell happened?!

Alex was completely stunned. He stood in front of the wooden table at a loss, looking at the knights surrounding him, unable to utter a word.

At this moment, Xiu Wen suddenly noticed the wanted poster posted on the bar, and then looked at his boss's face.

The expression of surprise turned into horror in an instant, the bow and arrow in his hand fell to the ground, and he spoke in a stuttering voice.

"Alex…your face."

Face? Alex's expression changed slightly, and he reached out to touch his face. He indeed found something unusual in the rigid outlines and lines.

That's not his face!

Meier stared at him intently, the sword in his hand pointed directly at the tip of his nose, and sneered.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Alex took a deep breath, quickly calmed down and said.

"I was drugged... This is not my face!"

Mel narrowed his eyes at him.

"Drug?"

"That's right... a man and a woman. The woman is missing, and the man is missing too," Alex swallowed and said in a trembling voice, "It's that Lolo! That guy is the real Miranda! He... got me drunk and drugged me!"

Mel frowned and stared at him sharply, trying to read traces of lies from his expression, but unfortunately there were none.

The armed priest holding a mace walked up to him and whispered in a low voice.

"Maybe it's a disguise potion... If that guy is an alchemist, it wouldn't be difficult for him to prepare this potion."

Mel asked quietly.

"Is there any way to identify it?"

The armed priest said in a firm voice.

"It's very simple. The disguise potion can't last too long. It will lose its effect in two to three hours at the shortest, or twenty-four hours at the longest... Besides, you can tell whether it's the real thing just by touching it."

After all, the appearance adjusted by potion is not your own. As long as you reach out and touch it, you can immediately feel the unnatural traces.

Mel gave him a look, and the latter immediately understood and walked towards Alec with the mace in hand.

"Easy kid...if you really have been drugged or cursed, then put down your weapon and let me get a good look at your face."

This time Alex did not resist. He decisively put the sword back into the scabbard, and at the same time signaled his companions behind him to put down their weapons.

Facing the knights of Grand Duke Campbell, they were no match at all.

These guys had fought hand-to-hand with the Demon King's army on the battlefield, and had taken the lives of countless demons.

Legend has it that even a Trident Knight without extraordinary powers can defeat a demon with Iron or even Bronze strength in a duel with just his own martial arts and the blessing of Saint Sith! Only those who have seen them in person on the battlefield know how terrifying they are...

Seeing that this group of ferocious guys finally did not fight in his own store, the owner of Youlin Xiaoxi finally wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Alex, with his arms outstretched, looked at Mel holding the sword and spoke in a serious tone.

"Alex Spinore, my father is Count Spinore... I can swear to Saint Sis that what I said is true."

Meier said nothing, and the other knight standing nearby stared at him and asked.

"Why would a noble become an adventurer?"

Alex said without hesitation.

"Because I want to become stronger! Stronger than the limit I am destined to reach! Is this reason enough?"

"Enough," Mel stared at his face with emotionless eyes and said in a cold tone, "It is also enough as a reason to go astray. If you are truly pious, you should know that the Saints have their reasons for doing this."

"I know...but I have my reasons, too."

Alex gnashed his teeth and said this, staring at the unkind Mel with an expression of disbelief. He didn't expect that the latter really didn't remember him at all.

The armed priest holding a mace walked up to him, pinched his cheek, and then pulled his ear.

Soon, an expression of surprise appeared on the priest's face. He turned around and said to Knight Commander Mel.

"The skin is hard, this is definitely not his face!"

Mel's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Where is the person named Luo Luo?"

Alex answered truthfully.

"I was too drunk to remember clearly... You might as well ask the boss here. He must know when the guests at the same table with us left."

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Seeing the Knight Commander's eyes looking at him, the owner of Youlin Xiaona was so scared that his knees went weak and he hurriedly explained.

"I, I don't know! Master, but I can swear to Saint Sith! The man who came with them doesn't look like what's on the wanted poster!"

It was clear from the look on his face that nothing could be gotten out of him, so Mel didn't waste time on him and immediately gave the order.

"Search this hotel! Search every room!"

"yes!"

The knights quickly rushed towards the stairs, and their thumping footsteps almost collapsed the old wooden stairs! Seeing that his suspicion was finally cleared, Alex showed a relieved expression on his face, and then looked at Knight Commander Mel and said.

"Can I go now?"

Mel looked at him uncomfortably and said expressionlessly.

"You can only rule out the suspicion that you are not Miranda, but you cannot rule out the suspicion that you are not his accomplice."

Alex argued anxiously.

"This logic doesn't make sense! If I was really his accomplice, why would he put his face on my head? Is this helping me or hurting me again?"

As he spoke, he began to feel an itch on his skin.

soon--

The signs of ulceration first appeared under his nose, and then large pieces of dandruff fell to the ground and spread around with the nose as the center.

"Who knows?" Mel stared at Alex indifferently and continued in a disinterested voice, "But I think once we catch that guy, everything will be clear--"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sound of breaking a window outside the hotel.

“Bang!”

Then, a black shadow landed on the side of the inn, rolled to the ground with the help of the caravan, and then rushed to the alley not far away.

That stupid move certainly didn't escape Mel's eyes.

Almost at the same time when the black shadow landed on the ground, Knight Major Mel shouted "Watch this guy!" and then took the lead to chase after him.

Miranda ran in twists and turns in the alley, trying to shake off the pursuers behind her.

However, the guy in heavy armor was as agile as a cheetah, charging through the narrow alleys without feeling any restraint at all.

Seeing that the distance between her and the guy was getting shorter and shorter, Miranda, who was forced into a desperate situation, finally showed deep despair on her face.

"Damn it! Novel?! Is this the necromancer you were talking about?!"

The unknown voice did not answer him. The endless silence was like the darkness that gradually enveloped the alley.

After an unknown amount of time, Noville seemed to finally remember his apostle whose life was hanging by a thread - the young man who brought Him into this wonderful world because of his thirst for truth and knowledge.

However, at this moment, His interest had already shifted from this boring soul to another more interesting soul.

That guy saw through his fate.

But the interesting thing is not just that, instead of avoiding or submitting, he jumped out of the chessboard, sat opposite to Him and stretched his hand towards the chessboard.

Not so much interesting.

It's more like incredible.

"But it's not bad."

“Hehehe…”

This is where the unpredictability of fate lies. The hunter may become the prey at any time, and until the last moment, no one knows who will be the sacrificed sheep and who will become God's favorite.

He made his decision.

Not Miranda, and not Mel.

He chose that person——

The eerie and crazy laughter made Miranda feel creepy, and the mad dog chasing him made him feel like he had nowhere to escape.

He felt like he had been cheated by this guy again.

"Oh shit--"

Miranda cursed and regretted.

He shouldn't have believed this guy's lies!

Just as Knight Commander Mel and Miranda were running wildly in the alley, Luo Yan, who was sitting on the roof, was looking at the alley filled with dusk and watching the show.

Miranda used wind magic to increase her movement speed, but her physique and strength were still no match for the knights under Grand Duke Campbell.

If he just kept running away, it would only be a matter of time before he was caught.

Floating beside Luo Yan, Youyou circled around him excitedly.

"As expected of you, Demon Lord! I didn't expect you to have this skill!"

Luo Yan smiled faintly and said nothing.

In fact, it is not very difficult to break the deadlock.

Just determine what the ritual is and disrupt it.

For example, let the lost "detective" realize that Miranda, who is good at alchemy, may be able to escape trial by using disguise potion.

For example, allowing a murderer who is about to escape trial to become a murderer again.

If I have to say, Youyou's contribution was actually the greatest. It could sense the approximate location of the apostle of the Chaos Evil Spirit, which was a great help.

What Luo Yan did was just to put Alex into a sack and throw him out to alert the enemy.

Anyway, that guy is a noble, he won’t die even if he reveals his identity.

Once a riot occurs, the guards will inevitably search the hotel and even the surrounding blocks, and the real Miranda hiding nearby will definitely try to escape.

Sarah, who was watching the entire street, would not let him get away.

The only thing that surprised Luo Yan was that he didn't expect that the Trident Knights and Mel, who was suspected to be involved in the ceremony, were also here.

But this is just right.

He even omitted the trouble of showing up in person.

Not long after, Miranda finally couldn't run anymore. After knocking over a pile of abandoned boxes, she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Knight Commander Mel, who was chasing closely behind him, also stopped. His even breathing showed no signs of disorder, as if the chase just now was just a jog for him.

Obviously.

He was deliberately draining this guy's energy, so he and Miranda chased each other for so long without sprinting.

Looking at the panting thin man, Knight Commander Mel drew his sword and pointed it at his nose, speaking in a cold voice.

"I think you have a lot to say to me... For example, tell me why you ran away from the search site?"

"Why……"

Miranda straightened up from the ground with her elbows on the ground, and suddenly she burst into laughter, laughing so hard that she was out of breath.

Mel frowned slightly, sensing something unusual in the figure before him.

A black aura entwined his body, and that pure darkness seemed like a fel energy more evil than undead magic.

Using reason to suppress the urge to go up and chop him, Knight Commander Meier asked in a serious manner.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at your stupidity!"

Miranda stopped laughing and stared at the knight who had forced him into a desperate situation with his eyes wide open.

Although he knew very well that it was meaningless to say anything at this moment, the ceremony had already reached its end, the only difference was the change of sacrifice.

However, eager to survive, he still tried his best to make a final struggle.

"Yes, I'm Miranda... but I haven't left this town this month, and everyone in the hotel can testify for me. You ask me why I ran away from the search scene? I want to ask you why you kept chasing me? Don't you realize that the story about me was false from the beginning! It doesn't exist! Or rather - it was made up by you who kept chasing me!"

"I made it up?" Mel sneered. "I've never heard such a funny joke."

"You've heard it now," Miranda stared into those eyes and told the truth, "You! You are the Mad Talker! The Mad Talker! The apostle of the Weird Mist Norville, the chosen one by him!"

"Your desire and exploration for the truth have pleased Him. From the moment you derived that name through reasoning, you have completed the ritual and have been fortunate enough to receive His favor!"

"I have done similar things with you, and I know exactly what that feeling is like. However, I gave up chasing Him as soon as I realized His identity! And you! You are ignorant and fearless, and even followed Him all the way here under His temptation!"

"This is the truth! Do you understand?! If you understand, then wake up! That guy is not a good person! There is still time!"

Miranda shouted out everything he knew in a hysterical voice, and then panted like a dead dog, quietly waiting for the answer from Knight Commander Mel.

To say regret.

He does.

He should have sought help from his mentor as soon as he completed the ritual, or sought help from the top leaders of the academy, instead of escaping to the ends of the earth alone with the secret in the hope of using time to digest Novel's curse... and after everything was irreversible, he naively fantasized about sacrificing a necromancer to satisfy Novel's appetite for the conspiracy to succeed.

The current situation is his own fault.

The alley was quiet.

Miranda quietly waited for the verdict of fate.

Knight Commander Mel looked at the young magician indifferently, and suddenly a sunny and warm smile appeared on his tense face.

But soon, that sunny and warm smile turned into a crazy laugh in someone's desperate sight.

"What a blasphemous statement!"

"Mad Talker? Apostle of Novel? The only one I serve is Saint Sith, and it was that lord who led me here!"

"Unless there is a possibility—"

"Saint Sis, that is Novel!"

Miranda's eyes were dead and she had completely given up hope.

This guy has gone crazy.

It's too late.

Chaos finally arrived...

(End of this chapter)