Blood tax

Chapter 72 The Clippers bound for Neopolis Part [-]
Really this.Griffith stared at the congressman, inexplicably feeling that there was a hint of bitter helplessness on his face.

"Your Excellency, do you want to hand over the "Linyuan Collection" to Your Excellency Gryffindale for safekeeping?" Amber raised his eyebrows curiously.

"This," said the Senator, "The Collection of Lin Yuan has been stolen, and my butler has disappeared. I'm afraid I'll trouble you to find it and then hand it over to Lord Gryffindale."

"Any clues?"

"The Collection of Linyuan is an ancient book that records a lot of absurd old news and bizarre theories," said the congressman. "Some people think that there is a strange power hidden in this book. I protect this ancient book, and I am also affected by the strangeness. I am troubled by it. Not long ago, someone asked me about this ancient book, and it was on this ship."

"Who?"

"His Excellency Salian Quakersall, a wealthy businessman," replied the Senator, "I suggest you visit him."

……

After leaving the congressman's cabin, Griffith and Amber stared wide-eyed in the passage.

"How about we go to raid Salian Quaxor?" Amber asked. "If he stole the "Linyuan Ji", he must be doing something indescribable to this ancient book now."

"As soon as possible, but the nearby passengers need to be evacuated first," Griffith nodded. "Let's go and notify the captain."

At this time, the cabin foreman came panting, "The supervisor found a strange piece of luggage in the cargo hold, but a sailor was missing during the search, and the captain asked us to ask for support."

"Then go to the cargo hold first," Griffith and Amber exchanged opinions quickly, and then said to the cabin foreman, "Arrange someone to watch over Salian Quakersall, he is very suspicious, we will come back and look for him he."

"No problem, I will arrange for a capable sailor, and then ask Makarov to handle this matter," the cabin foreman skillfully summoned the two tall and strong crew members and ordered them to monitor the movement of the cabin of Salian Quarksol. .

After making this arrangement, the cabin foreman was obviously very concerned about the situation in the bottom cabin, and hurriedly took the two of them to the cargo hold.

"What luggage?" Amber asked as he walked.

"A large and heavy box that can hold a person, like a coffin, is left open, and people can't help but suspect that there is a problem." The foreman replied.

"Who is the owner of the box? Where is it sent?"

"The owner of the cargo is the Kuruzamu Chamber of Commerce. They mainly operate trade in the Southern Continent," the foreman replied immediately. "According to the manifest, the box will be delivered to the No. 10 storage room at the port, and someone will come to pick it up."

At this time, the three had already arrived in the cargo hold of the Spring Equinox.

"Where are the supervisor and the box?" Amber glanced around the dark cargo hold, but saw no trace of the crew.

"The box is in the third section of the container," the foreman replied. "The others are ahead, and I'll lead the way."

After saying this, the foreman raised his lantern and walked forward.

Griffith followed at the end, surveying the surroundings as he walked.

Tall containers are lined up one after the other in the bottom bin.These heavy goods are usually the furniture and clothing of the guests who go to settle in the south. After they are delivered to the bottom cabin through the pod in the middle of the hull of the Spring Breeze, they are then distributed to various places by the sliding rails.

Due to the obstruction of these cargoes, the dark cargo compartment was almost invisible in some positions.

There was some kind of weird sound in the darkness. Griffith took off the Vanguard Shield on his back, took out his long sword and held it in his hand, and nodded to Amber beside him.

The trainee investigator was also very cautious. Instead of following the foreman to the container, she turned around and leaned behind Griffith and whispered, "Be careful, I feel there is something abnormal here."

As Umber spoke, he twirled the adamantine gauntlet on his wrist.This set of equipment seems to be mainly made of precious fine gold, kneaded into a variety of rare materials, including complete forearm gauntlets and gloves for both hands, inlaid with golden diamonds, and faintly flickering and fluctuating light blue light .

In this short period of time, the cabin foreman has hurriedly disappeared behind the shelf, hitting something there and making a noise.Griffith and Amber glanced at each other and walked back to back to the three-division container warily.

Soon, they saw a huge black box.The black wooden box has been opened, and there is an indescribable strange smell from inside.

In addition to the smell, there is a dark breath remaining, but beyond that, there is something else.

A somewhat familiar but indescribable aura. Could this box be related to me in some way?

Griffith stared at the empty wooden box, unable to imagine what was once inside.

On the floor next to the crate was a fallen lantern that the foreman had just used.The owner of the lantern was still in sight of the two not long ago, but disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Amber picked up the lantern and touched the lampshade with his fingers.

"The bloodstain was just left," Amber rubbed his fingers lightly, then illuminated the interior of the wooden box with a lantern, "He just disappeared in such a corner? He disappeared without making a sound?"

The black wooden box was so strong that it was barely big enough to hold a grown man.The lock of the box is made of high-quality brass, and there are no signs of damage.

The box was empty, only the unbearable smell and strange smell kept coming.

"Let's get out of here," Griffith elbowed the blond girl behind him, "abandon this search."

"Why?" Amber said reluctantly. "Isn't it clear that the foreman has just been attacked?"

"He and the sailors disappeared," Griffith said helplessly. "The point is that being in such a small, unfamiliar and dark environment is very bad for us. We've found suspicious clues, and that's enough. After the port Open the cargo hold and bring a team of soldiers to be prepared."

After saying this, Griffith reached out and grabbed Amber's arm and dragged her to the outside.

"Hey! What are you doing! You are so cowardly!"

At this moment, a man in a sailor suit walked out of the darkness, dragging something and slowly walking towards the two of them.His movements were slow and stiff, not wobbly like drunkenness.From the moment he saw him, Griffith felt a needle-like sense of crisis.

"Sailor, what happened here? Where did the others and the contents of the box go?" Amber asked hastily.

The sailor did not answer her, but raised his head slowly.Under the dim light of the lantern, only half of the human face remained.The left half of his scalp, skull, and left face were all gone, blood mixed with shredded meat and broken bones all over his body.The red brain tissue was exposed to the air, beating strangely.In his hand, dragged a human thigh.

"Ah!"

Griffith and Amber, who were startled, took a small step back at the same time.The sailor in front of them immediately pounced on them.

The living corpse, the living corpse that Manisa Village had seen that night.

"Rush out!" Griffith slashed the throat of the rushing sailor with a sword, and kicked him over on the shelf beside him with a flying kick.But the sailor didn't seem to care about the kill, struggling to get up and swooping at Griffith again.

"What's the matter? Is he still alive?" Amber felt his scalp tingle as he looked at the splashes of blood and minced meat.

"Take the exit!" Griffith did not answer, but pointed forward.

Amber hurried to the exit.Before she could reach the entrance of the cargo hold, a figure rushed out of the darkness.

The blonde girl hurriedly raised her hand to block, and the figure bit her adamantine gauntlet, making a loud noise.Several broken teeth popped out on the spot, bouncing around the shelves like fried lentils.

"Mr. Security Supervisor!" Amber exclaimed after seeing the whole figure.

The spring equinox's security chief was missing a large piece of flesh from his neck, and even the severed throat was clearly visible.

Amber reacted quickly, grabbed the arm of the living corpse and lifted it up, then twisted it behind him.The tall, strong security chief was unstoppable and held like a ragdoll.

Amber's waist and hands simultaneously exerted force, throwing him forward.The security chief whistled over Griffith's head, hitting the sailor as he was about to get up like a cannonball.

"boom!"

The two monsters made a loud noise.The enormous force smashed them against a nearby metal shelf, shattering them on the spot.

An arm flew out and hit Griffith's feet with a "snap".

"Clap!"

"Clap!"

The sound of heavy footsteps came from behind the cargo hold, which was particularly eerie in the silent cargo hold.

A few more vague figures appeared beside the shelves, and surrounded the two of them.At the same time, the shattered security director and sailors moved again, using their broken limbs to grab the ground and move towards Griffith.

"Get out!"

The scene in front of him made Griffith feel his scalp tingling, he shook his head, turned and ran for the exit.

"We're going to block the cargo hold exit! Call the crew to guard here." Amber closed the latch immediately after Griffith came out, pulled a piece of wood against the hatch, and turned his head to ask, "Why don't they die? What!? A ghoul? A corpse? I've only heard of it in stories!"

"boom!"

There was a sudden loud crash behind the door, and even Amber took a few steps back.The sturdy hatch had a crack under the impact just now.

"I've encountered it before, and the effect of attacking the head or burning it is better," Griffith leaned towards the stairs and tilted his head to Amber, "I don't know how many monsters there are. You leave here and notify the captain to order the whole ship to be on alert. , gather the passengers to the deck, and send out a signal for help."

"boom!"

There was another loud noise from the hatch, which visibly shattered in front of the two of them.

"What about you?" Amber asked. "They'll be out soon."

Griffith raised the long sword in his hand and pointed forward, protecting the vanguard shield on his chest, and looked at the trainee investigator who was still beside him:

"I'm familiar with this scene."

　One more today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)