Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 30 Eternal Life Society, Thousand Faces Claire

Who are the parasites of Osteophaga worm?

Wei En covered his mouth and nose and looked around at the pedestrians.

The same hurry, the same ragged clothes...

Only a very small number of people are still dressed cleanly and neatly, even if the clothes are washed white and patched, they still retain a little bit of decency.

"What's the matter, Wayne?" Lacey asked seeing him.

"No, I've only been here a few times before, and they came and went in a hurry, and I wanted to see more here."

"You haven't been in Custer city-state for long, have you?"

"Less than half a year."

Wei En looked around and found no obvious suspicious people, so he had to give up, "The people here don't look like the Alders ethnicity?"

"of course not,"

Arianna on the side immediately denied: "The blood of pride flows in the body of our Aldous race, and I would rather die than stay in this place."

"These are bloody Vazquez people, look what they've done to this place?"

Vazquez?

Wei En looked around again and determined from the memory of his predecessor that most of the people around him were of the Vazquez ethnic group.

The most distinctive feature is their ears - which are round and resemble the ears of a teddy bear.

"I have read in the Custer Council newspaper before that news of Vazquez ethnic riots often spread from several city-states in the eastern part of the kingdom."

Arianna raised her head slightly and looked around in disgust.

"That's right, ever since the Kingdom's Iron Shield Knights broke through Lovelsa, the Vazquez ethnic group there began to wander around,"

"It pops up every now and then, like a fly, it's disgusting... They should have been slaughtered 20 years ago!"

"Shut up," Lacey glared at him, "Arianna, your voice is too harsh."

"Don't look at me like that, Lacey," Arianna said dissatisfiedly, "In the Battle of Black River, our Holmes family killed three people..."

"Are you prepared to attribute the blood feud to them?"

Lacey looked at the increasingly hostile eyes of the surrounding Vazquez people, and said seriously: "Arianna, let me hear these words from you again,"

"I will definitely send you to the committee for review in the name of the Logistics and Investigation Department!"

"If you don't say it, don't say it..."

Having said that, Arianna didn't pay attention to the people around him, like looking at a group of ants, full of indifference and contempt.

Lacey shook his head and said, "Marco went to the City Guards and requested them to send a team of guards in the name of the Secret Service Department."

Marco nodded: "I'll go right away."

"Others... speed up, find clues to complete the task as soon as possible, and leave here." Lacey obviously didn't want to waste time.

At the same time, she secretly regretted agreeing to Yegor's suggestion to involve Ariana.

Then, several people quickly passed through here and walked towards the middle of the Laos block.

Wayne followed in the middle of the team, only to realize that they were maintaining a guard formation.

Lacey was in the lead, Arianna was in the rear, and he and Tina were in the middle.

At the same time, he also noticed that Lacey, who had been carefree in the Secret Adjustment Department before, had a solemn and serious expression on his face, as if he was ready for battle at any time.

Are ghettos dangerous?

With such doubts, Wei En's eyes unconsciously looked around.

As several people went deeper, the environment on the street became worse and worse.

The sun was shining brightly overhead, but the surroundings seemed extremely dark.

Dilapidated buildings lined the walls, their walls a worn gray with chipped paint peeling off.

There are fewer and fewer pedestrians around.

There are more skinny and yellow-faced people, squatting in dark corners, staring at them with empty and numb eyes.

Even some children are the same, lifeless.

In the silent atmosphere of several people, Wei En unconsciously felt a little nervous along with the slightest coldness.

This is the first time he went deep into the slums, and it was the same in his predecessor.

After they went some distance further, Lacey stopped and said, "We're here."

Arianna looked around, wondering: "Lacey, it seems too..."

"It's too quiet, isn't it?" Lacey glanced at him. "Well, I should have told you that there are more than 300 people missing here."

click.

Arianna almost gritted her teeth, "You'd better not tell me, my job is to track everyone!"

"Of course not. These people all disappeared in an instant. You only need to find one of them."

"Here you go, the smell here makes me feel ominous."

"smell?"

Lacey was stunned for a moment, looked around again, frowned and said, "Did you notice it too?"

Arianna's face lost its previous calmness and she said seriously: "It wasn't that obvious before, but now it's getting more and more... like the smell of rats in the sewer, it's disgusting!"

"That's right,"

Lacey raised her hand, and she pulled the two-handed ax out of nothingness, her expression became serious, "It seems that our mission this time will encounter some hardships."

Wei En froze for a moment, quickly pulled out the musket hanging from his waist, and looked around.

"Lassie...sir, what potion number do I need to use? I will prepare it in advance."

"Number five!"

Hearing this, Arianna looked at him in surprise, "Don't you know that 'rats in the gutter' refers specifically to those bastards from the Eternal Life Society?"

Wei En didn't answer him, but opened the box in his hand, took out a bottle of potion marked "5", and filled it into the musket.

I sighed secretly: It's just my first mission, can't it be more relaxed and simple?
The Eternal Life Society... that era relic was left by the people of the Eternal Life Society.

Could it be that the parchment was really lost by them accidentally?

Arianna's face became ugly, and he said dissatisfiedly: "Lacey, he is still a newcomer. This is not acceptable, I suggest withdrawing from here immediately."

"reject!"

Lacey has been holding an ax in both hands, looking around vigilantly, listening to something.

"But……"

"I said, be quiet!"

"..."

Arianna pursed her lips. He was familiar with Lacey's behavior style. She would not give up the mission until she encountered an enemy she could not fight against.

"According to the work regulations, I must obey your command. However, I suggest that it is best to wait until the city guards arrive before taking action."

Lacey nodded slightly, accepting his suggestion.

"Okay, leave it to me here."

Seeing that she agreed, Arianna didn't say any more, and looked at the way she came.

Then, he unbuttoned his coat, threw it aside casually, and murmured in a low voice: "Simon, Phantom, Hein, Sludarn..."

Ok?
Oath, the great guardian spirit - the heroic spirit of the Holmes family, following the ancient blood inheritance, please...

Wayne heard the familiar Gonzales language and turned to look at him.

Following this deep chant, Arianna's entire head began to swell as if it was inflated.

The veins and muscles on his face squirmed quickly, and even his short hair began to lengthen and dance.

In just a few seconds, countless tentacles appeared around his head, expanding and contracting rhythmically, as if they were breathing the air here.

But Ariana's changes did not stop, and she let out a majestic roar: "Cerostar!"

The voice seemed to be a battle cry, like the shouts of two armies facing each other in unison.

Immediately afterwards, all the tentacles broke off and separated from his body, floating around him strangely.

...Fuck?

Wei En stared at him blankly, with question marks all over his forehead.

Are you sure it's not an aberration?

It was obvious that the language he sang was a guardian, a heroic spirit, and passed down by blood...

How did such a scary monster emerge?

"Lacey, I can't last long in this state, you'd better hurry up."

Lacey nodded and said, "Tina, Spirit Vision."

As she spoke, she moved directly to the side of the white-haired girl, and planted the handles of the ax with both hands on the ground, "Kuerde."

Shield?

Wayne withdrew his gaze from Arianna, and turned to look at Lacey and Tina beside him.

At this time, Tina let go of the hand that had been holding Wei En's clothes, and covered her eyes with her hands, her long white hair fluttering in the wind, "Tina's vision!"

Wei En only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and the surrounding scene changed instantly.

All the surrounding buildings disappeared, turning into darkness and silence, with only the light shining from where the four of them stood.

Ok?
As the darkness spread, several dim silhouettes slowly emerged around.

This is……

"You rubbish, how dare you show up in Custer?"

Lacey's tone was even colder, glaring at these shadows with a little hatred.

As her words fell, a lazy voice with a slow speed and an obvious ending sounded, "Ah, have you been discovered?"

Is it a woman?

Wayne moved closer to Lacey, his hand holding the musket tightened, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He was sure that these shadows were not in buildings, but in an open area very close to them.

Stealth?

Or some other ability?
"You guys did what happened here?"

One of the black shadows tilted its head, as if examining them, "Are you referring to those lovely servants who lived here before?"

"Slaves? Are you preaching here?"

Lacey looked at the black shadow and gritted his teeth, "Aren't you worried that the flames of dawn will burn you down again?"

"Oh heh heh..."

Heiying covered his mouth with a coquettish smile, and sarcastically said, "The flames of the dawn? It's just a silly trick made by some poor people. How can they resist the flame of eternal life?"

"Lacy, stop talking nonsense with her!"

Arianna leaned over, and the tentacles flying beside him opened eyes one after another at some point, looking at different black figures in groups of twos and threes.

Lacey knew that his ability didn't last long, so he tilted his head and said, "Wayen, stay by Tina's side, and shoot at these 'cousin's' in case of danger!"

"Yeah." Wei En nodded solemnly, leaned against Tina, and blocked her behind.

Even though he knew it was meaningless to do so, he would not sit still.

Now he is too weak...

Damn it, just think of ways to improve your strength when you go back.

"Hey? Are you going to do something, lady with a big heart?" Hei Ying said still unhurriedly.

Arianna yelled angrily: "I have nothing to say to you trash from the Eternal Life Society!"

With that said, he rushed out directly.

The tentacles around him were ejected one after another, making an airburst sound like a hidden weapon.

Instantly penetrated the surrounding black shadows, forming one after another exploding black shadows.

Lacey was almost in sync with him, sweeping across with the axe, "Asiriel!" (Sign: Blade of Strong Wind!)

An ax blade that was more violent than the ones seen before swept out.

Immediately afterwards, she stepped forward without hesitation, and instantly appeared next to the speaking black shadow, chopping with both hands.

"Alade!" (Fayin: shattered!)

The black shadow stood motionless on the spot, letting the ax blade slash across his body, "Oh? Demon hunter...?"

"puppet?"

Lacey reacted in an instant, flashed back to Wei En, frowned and looked at the shadow: "You belong to the Eternal Society..."

"Do you recognize it?"

Soi Ying's body that was split by the ax slowly gathered together, and still said in that long tone with an ending: "The Society of Immortals, Claire with Thousand Faces, send my greetings to you."

"Damn!"

Arianna cursed, and the abnormality on his head began to retract, and in the blink of an eye it returned to its previous appearance, "I'm just telling you why these 'people' are so fragile..."

Lacey ignored him, stared at the shadow and asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

"I just came to say hello to you, and let you know by the way, take good care of that era relic, we will get it back..."

The sound slowly dissipated, leaving only a long reverberation.

puff.

puff.

With the sound of several objects hitting the ground, those black shadows fell to the ground one after another.

"What era relic?" Arianna looked at Lacey in confusion, "You didn't tell me about this?"

"According to work regulations..."

Arianna raised her hands, with an aggrieved look, "Okay, okay, I understand, I'm here to help you investigate those missing people."

"It's good to know,"

Lacey withdrew her two-handed axe, "Tina, cancel the state of spiritual vision."

Tina nodded coldly, as if everything that happened before had nothing to do with her, "Tina's vision is lifted."

The darkness began to dissipate, and the surrounding ruins reappeared.

Only the two more ravines on the ground and the bodies scattered around made it clear to everyone that what just happened was not an illusion.

"Sir Lacey,"

At this time, Marco came, followed by a team of more than a dozen city guards in armor.

"Are you all right? It seems that something extraordinary happened here just now..."

"What do you say?"

Lacey looked at the corpses around, frowned and said, "Marco, clean this place up, the mission continues."

Arianna was anxious, "You want to continue? Didn't she just say..."

"What did you say..."

With the recovery of the environment and the arrival of the city guards, Wei En also breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't care whether the mission continued.

The worst thing is... just run away!

Ok?
It wasn't until this moment that he noticed that a new reminder appeared in his mind again.

【You step into an unknown belief collection.Evaluation: Excuse me, is the coffin you lost golden or silver?Reward: Survival Points +3. 】

[Because your spiritual level is greater than level 20, you have successfully resisted the erosion of the power of despair!Special reward: Spirit level +1. 】

[You have been scanned by Claire Yuri Biondini's spiritual perception.Reward: Survival Point +1. 】

[You survived the battle with Claire Yuri Biondini.Evaluation: How does it feel to use the magical eye assist again?Reward: Survival Points +3. 】

Being ridiculed by the panel again...

God's magic eye assists?

PS: Thank you Nanke Dumeng and Xin Bu Niu for their rewards, thank you!
(End of this chapter)