Chapter 314 Kill One First
Just as Aiwas was about to walk towards the door, the man in black wearing an animal mask suddenly pressed his shoulder.
His movements were very violent, and his hand pressed against Aiwas's thin shoulder, causing some pain.
She was acutely aware that if she went any further she might be pushed down, so she stopped immediately.
"Are you going to kill him...my lovely master?"
The Shadow Demon's voice sounded low in his ears.
——Don’t be impatient, wait and see what he is going to do first.
Unlike the uneasiness and panic on his outward appearance, Aiwass responded to the Shadow Demon's voice in his heart with great calmness.
The man in black took out a chain from his arms and skillfully hung it on the collar around Aiwas' neck.
Then he led Aiwass out of the room, gave Aiwass a push from behind, causing him to stumble forward, and he followed behind, holding the chain in his hand.
In the narrow corridor, which could only accommodate two people walking side by side, cell doors could be seen opening one after another. One after another, men in black, wearing different animal masks, led young men and women, thinly dressed but with exquisite features and figures, out of their cells.
They looked at each other, but because they were so far apart, they couldn't say hello. They could only walk forward barefoot on the cold wooden floor.
The winter weather was cold, and Aiwass couldn't help but hug his shoulders tightly, which made him look even more fragile - but this was not a disguise, mainly because he was really cold.
Contrary to his often frail, wheelchair-bound image, Aiwass has always been quite robust. After all, he was a basketball player and stands over 1.8 meters tall. While his baggy clothing often makes it difficult to see, he's actually quite muscular.
The last time he felt cold was probably the most difficult winter he and Yulia spent in the orphanage.
Their clothes were very thin, and the fireplace in the orphanage was not very warm. At night, they could only fall asleep by holding Yulia to keep warm.
And now... perhaps because of the severe anemia in this body, Aiwass feels that it is even more difficult than that winter.
She just walked on the road and felt her body start to tremble and shake uncontrollably.
...But perhaps it was precisely because her body was shaking constantly that no one noticed that her shadow was also shaking irregularly.
These blood slaves all lived on the second floor. The men in black led them down two floors along a spiral staircase. Only after reaching the basement did she gradually feel warmer.
It was completely different from up there—this basement was covered in thick wool carpet, and even the carpet was warm. It was almost like underfloor heating.
They walked quietly through a relatively dim "staff passage." From a distance, they could already hear the reserved laughter and chatter of men and women at the banquet, as well as the crisp clinking of glasses.
Finally, they were led to a massive stone pillar, so large that it would take five or six men to wrap their arms around it. The pillar was covered with intricate relief carvings, each forming a hook. The man in black holding Aiwass hung her chain on it and then placed a sign with the number "14" on the end of the chain.
"Eat, eat quickly."
He patted Aiwass on the shoulder and left.
Hanging on this pillar were some young girls.
In front of these columns are some fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as some desserts and wine. These desserts have a strong iris style - in short, the colors are beautiful, and there are a lot of fruits adorning these mousses, puddings and tarts.
At a glance, Aiwass found that there were even twelve or thirteen different kinds of wine, and none of them were cheap.
The other girls all went towards the drinks.
Someone patted No. 14 on the shoulder and said, "Let's drink a bottle together today, shall we?"
She was a girl with short, curly blond hair and wet, animal-like eyes. She looked older than "Number 14," played by Aiwass. Perhaps because of this, she felt the desire to take care of her.
There was also another silver-haired girl being patted on the shoulder by her.
"Um."
Aiwass nodded slightly and followed him over.
The other girl showed a moment of hesitation and confusion on her face, but soon she showed a calm expression and walked over with her chest held high.
——Evans immediately recognized that this person must be the promoted one.
The reason is simple.
They are all blood slaves now, but her temperament looks too noble and her mental state is too good, which is really not worthy of her identity of being tortured for a long time.
So, who is she?
—Prohibition? Stranger? Philosopher? Or ghost?
As he pondered this, Aiwass kept an eye on the blonde girl, trying to figure out which bottle of wine they usually drank. It was easy for Aiwass—he just had to find the bottle the girl subconsciously looked at. So Aiwass quietly picked up a bottle of low-alcohol pineapple wine.
She didn't try to open the bottle, but handed the wine directly to the girl with golden curly hair.
The silver-haired girl picked up another bottle of red wine that had been extinct for many years in their era. She looked at the words on the bottle intently, looking a little moved.
"Sister No. 7...are you trying to change your taste?"
The girl with blond curly hair looked a little uneasy. "But that might piss off the adults, right?"
Aiwass immediately understood what they were doing.
——Is this mixing the taste of blood with food and wine?
"No, I just picked it up to look at it."
No. 7 paused and put the bottle of wine back.
She raised her head and glanced sharply at Aiwass and the other girl.
Apparently, Aiwass's acting skills were good enough—the other party mistook her for an NPC.
After all, Aiwass hadn't asked them which bottle of wine they were drinking from the beginning to the end, and he just took the right one. He also looked timid and didn't dare to speak...
It would be fine if there were some introverted and timid person who was promoted - but the only one who seemed relevant was "The Hatter". But the Hatter was an old woman, and she could only become a man. So Aiwass was definitely not it.
So she calmed herself down and began to directly ask them for information: "Who are you taking care of recently?"
Aiwass flinched and ignored her. Instead, he took the full glass of golden sparkling wine from the blonde girl, picked up the grapes next to it, and drank some of the wine with them.
"...well, it's still the same few people."
The blonde girl replied casually, "I'm still the same three people, basically nothing has changed. Maybe I can take a break today. But No. 14 has been very popular with Miss Bayard recently. She has requested her for three days in a row... I guess she will still come."
They ate peaches while drinking wine—not so much drinking wine with food, but rather using food to drink wine. For these girls, who looked under eighteen, trying to drink so much on an empty stomach was a bit of a torture. And the alcohol content they chose wasn't very high; Aiwass even saw some girls sharing wine with over 30% alcohol content...
"Just go over and let them suck your blood?"
No. 7 didn't hide anything and asked in a low voice.
"Of course not..."
The other party looked at her inexplicably: "Why do you ask these questions?"
"Just answer me directly."
Number 7 was a little impatient: "What did those adults do to you?"
She asked as she quickly ate her fruit and pastries.
She first ate a fruit pudding and a piece of strawberry mousse cake, then drank a sip of wine and began to quickly nibble on an apple to regain her strength.
Because she chewed too fast, it made a noticeable noise. Aiwass clearly felt that someone else was watching her - or rather, her purpose was to be watched.
At this moment, a man in black wearing an owl mask suddenly came into their lounge.
He picked up a notebook and read out the numbers: "Number 7, Count Alonso. Number 12, Mrs. Marta. Number 14, Miss Bayard. Number 15, Sir Lind. Go change your clothes."
The girl with short golden hair next to him was a little panicked: "Why so early... Sir, she hasn't eaten much on the 14th..."
Just as she was about to go up, the man in black pushed her away. He then used the small golden key in his arms to unlock Aiwass's collar.
The moment the heavy metal collar was untied, Iverson took a long breath, feeling the relief of finally being able to breathe.
...Does the key belong to them? Does everyone have it, or just the one with the owl mask?
Aiwass thought.
She glanced at No. 7 out of the corner of her eye, lowered her head slightly, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
Although this mission was described as "useless killing"... and this body was too weak and indeed not good at fighting.
But Aiwass could clearly feel that No. 14 had a pool of mana in her body - she was probably a first-level demon scholar with three points of dark mana in her body.
This mission spanned sixteen hours, and the Phantom Card limit would be refreshed after midnight. This meant that she could theoretically use the same Phantom Card twice.
But she probably had no chance to sleep, and no means to recover her magic power.
In other words, Aiwass can use Shadow Cloak twice, or summon an Earthbound Spirit once—
So she only has one chance.
However, Shadow Fiend does not require mana consumption.
Whether it's "Looking for Companions" or other tasks, as long as you can kill one person first, you will gain the initiative.
Because only you know whether you have killed someone.
In other words, if you kill one of your companions, you will know more accurately than others how many people are left, making it easier to achieve a special victory.
They can even shift the identity of the "informer" onto the "missing" person and hide themselves.
If there are other informants, they should also think of this.
Because only those who escape would worry about "not having enough manpower." But for the informer, it doesn't matter.
Besides, look at the forest outside——
In the middle of winter, in this dense forest... How can these poor little people, who are all anemic and have no shoes to wear, escape?
Thinking of this, Aiwass suddenly paused.
He thought of another possibility.
——Couldn’t everyone be a snitch?
There is a possibility...
But if we kill her now, it will be too easy to be discovered. After all, she has been named and is being watched.
...wait until she gets off work.
A blood slave should only receive one customer at a time, otherwise the blood in their body might not be enough. Judging from what the girl said, not everyone should be ordered every day - and it is most likely only once a day.
After she got off work, No. 7 had a reason to "disappear".
Aiwas's mind raced, and in just a moment he decided the death of No. 7.
She was bumped by the obviously nervous No. 7. No. 7 did not turn around to apologize to her, but just glanced at her slightly and walked forward without looking back.
Aiwass showed a timid expression, shrank back and said nothing.
She just narrowed her eyes, drank the wine in the glass, then picked up a piece of mousse cake and walked quickly to the dressing room.
——But for some reason, No. 7, who was following No. 12 to the locker room, suddenly felt a chill in his heart.
It was as if some demon was watching him in secret.
Update!
I accidentally fell asleep after eating...but after I woke up, my fever was completely gone, yay!
I hope I can keep it up and not have another fever at night. I've become a little fever cat...
(End of this chapter)
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