Blood tax

Chapter 94 The Call of the Ancestor Part [-]
When Griffith returned to the entrance of Cangyue Mountain, the city defense army and Westeros Squadron had already been deployed here.They built fortifications and cordons, and with the help of locals, they checked the tourists who were constantly gathering.

More tourists have spread out on the mountain to join the lively festival.

Griffith went straight to the memorial committee camp on the mountainside, no matter what to do next, he must first get their assistance.As soon as he jumped off the saddle, the army horse under his crotch collapsed to the ground from exhaustion.

"Ilotti! Where is Ilotti?!" the apprentice knight roared in the crowd.Tourists and staff were taken aback by him, but no one knew where the girl was.

"Your Excellency Griffith, please come with me." A spring rain-like voice came from the side, and Arendelle appeared surrounded by the maids.The crowd immediately backed away respectfully, making way for her.

She was wearing a gorgeous dress, and her eyes were filled with tenderness like water.

But this time Griffith didn't fall into the state of ecstasy he had before.Vigilantly and anxiously, he thought about his own thoughts, walked up quickly and said in a low voice:
"A group of cultists activated some kind of sealed artifact with a wide-area effect. Although the effect of the sealed artifact is unclear, the Hanami memorial service must be terminated, the crowd must be evacuated immediately, and we need personnel to investigate the whereabouts of the cultists and Conspiracy," Griffith said, looking at the eyes of the daughter of the Hepu family, "I myself need to find Iloti as soon as possible, please help Miss and your family."

"Well, I understand," Arendelle nodded lightly, "Come with me."

After saying that, she turned around gracefully and walked towards the inner room.

Why are you so calm?Griffith wondered if the girl didn't understand the situation: "After the sealed artifact was activated, some substance was released. Everyone here may have been contaminated, including you and me. The situation is very urgent."

"I know," Arendelle said as she walked, looking at the trainee knights who were following her.The soft and graceful expression seems to be chatting with a friend.

"Not long ago, did you hear some kind of strange sound, rapid and disturbing?"

She noticed the impatience and impatience flashing on the apprentice knight's face, and said slowly.The soft and soft voice calmed Griffith's mood a little.

"Yes," Griffith nodded, "Are you a Beyonder too?"

Alandelle did not answer his question, but opened a door in front of him for him, and pointed to a small table in the center of the inner room: "The pollution you mentioned...is it like this?"

A small round mirror was placed in the empty inner room.Above that mirror, there was a rolling white ash floating.Just witnessing this sight, a tidal wave of threats and fears that were stronger and more obvious than before.

Griffith thought of several possibilities in an instant.

The strange creatures that appeared on the day of the memorial solo rehearsal, strange sectarian costumes...

He stared at the mysterious and beautiful girl, looked at the empty inner room, and pounced on the girl like a wild beast, pulling out the corrupted feather fencing from his waist with his left hand, and choking her throat with his right hand.

At that moment of lightning, he actually saw Arendelle sigh helplessly.

what happened?Delusion?

The flow of time appears to be retarded.Before Griffith could understand what was going on, Arendelle evaded his surprise with a dance-like movement, her slender white hand grabbing the wrist of his right hand and pulling it forward, Raised his upper arm.

The fully-armed apprentice knight felt that his arms were pulling his body to rotate, and he flew up like clouds and fog, hitting the cold floor with a loud bang.

Griffith heard the entrails and bones of his body screaming like a celebration, his ears buzzing.

He lay on his back on the floor with his eyes pierced, blood dripping from his nose.Two uniformed attendants rushed over from the next room in a hurry.Arendelle glanced at them, and the attendant immediately retreated silently, as if nothing had happened.

"The Sealed Artifact you are tracking is called 'Call of the Ancestors', and our understanding of it is incomplete. This Sealed Artifact has been activated, spreading a rare contamination."

The girl knelt down, sat beside Gris, and explained to herself:
"Our clansmen conducted a preliminary investigation, and the residents and tourists in the entire Hepu Town have been in a state of invisible infection indiscriminately, and evacuation is useless. Under normal circumstances, people with invisible infection are no different from ordinary people, and they live in their bodies. The contamination of the gods also dies within a few days; if nothing else is at play, the call of the ancestors is not dangerous.

"However, the power of the ancestor's call to disperse will activate some specific Extraordinary characteristics. Infected people with activated characteristics are called dominant infected people. They will stimulate the pollution on nearby invisible infected people and mutate them into For monsters. These monsters are 'living' corpses, craving flesh and blood all the time, with strength and vitality far beyond ordinary people. Some special living corpses may have extraordinary powers. Can you stand up?"

Griffith, who had recovered some, nodded, wiped his nosebleed and got up from the floor, no longer trying to attack the girl.

Arendelle saw Knight Xi and made sure that he was calm, then turned around and brought the bright mirror on the table in front of him:

"The dominant infected person who can activate the hidden infected person is called 'queen' in the ancient books. The relevant case is too old, and it is close to the legend. We don't know what kind of characteristics are affected by the call of the ancestors. .

"The only thing I know is that the "Queen" still maintains a human form and may try to resist the influence of Extraordinary characteristics, but the will and soul are ultimately difficult to fight against such an ancient and mysterious existence. She will be attracted by the large number of lives at the memorial site. Come.

"As long as the queen remains alive, she can transform hidden infected people within a radius of hundreds of meters into crazy and twisted living corpses. That is to say, as long as she appears nearby, tens of thousands of people at the memorial site will All can't escape death.

"These monsters will kill like crazy, transforming those who are killed by them into their own kind, and will not stop until their full vitality is exhausted.

"This magic mirror is also a sealed item. It captured some information not long ago, but it has now been blocked by some kind of power."

Then, Arendelle tapped the mirror lightly, and the dangling ashes disappeared, replaced by a familiar figure.

Iloti!
The girl's delicate face has been twisted, and blood is constantly flowing from her mouth and the corners of her eyes, sprinkled little by little on the white dress.There was an illusory black line on her body that stretched into the distance, and she didn't know what existence was connected to.

Witnessing this scene, Griffith's mind went blank and he almost fainted.

"Cheer up!" Arendelle supported his shoulders, "Although the garrisoned mage was killed and the local teleportation formation was destroyed, the guardians of order, mainly powerful supernatural beings, will still try to arrive as soon as possible. As long as they arrive , things should get better."

Griffith's heart immediately surged with a bad premonition.

"When the guardians of the kingdom arrive, what will happen to Ilodi? Can the Extraordinary characteristics be stripped?"

Arendelle shook her head:
"We don't know anything about this Extraordinary characteristic on Iloti and how it appeared on her. It should be the relic of some ancient god outside the official jurisdiction and known Extraordinary pathway. It would be very, dangerous to strip it away hastily. .

"In this case, the normal practice is to fuse the host's body and soul with Beyonder characteristics to form a unique sealed item.

"Iloti's soul will suffer eternal torment until the Sealed Artifact is destroyed."

Griffith raised his hand and touched his forehead: "What should I do..."

Things have gotten to the point of being irreversible.After realizing this, Griffith was in a trance as if in a nightmare.

Arendelle saw Knight Xi, took out a beautiful wand from her sleeve, and tapped a seal stored in the room: "Extraordinary people have far more resistance to infection than ordinary people. At close range, your strength and body It may be suppressed, but at least it can resist for a long time, and it will not turn into a monster immediately.

"The black psychic ripples on Iloti's body come from a special ritual somewhere, and my people believe that this ritual works together with unknown Extraordinary characteristics to control Iloti.

"Iloti is still alive, her consciousness has not been completely swallowed, as long as you can disrupt the ritual, and get close enough, there will be a little chance for her to recognize you. Although we know very little about this power, maybe, Ilo Tee can fight this force of her own will. Perhaps, there is a silver lining that she can overcome this force...  

"My clan will arrange the tourists to evacuate from the back mountain and assist the city defense army to fight with all their strength, but they are not warriors, and they are probably not the opponents of monsters and cultists.

"Lord Griffith, now, there is only a silver lining, do you want to try it?"

Arendelle led Griffith to the inner room.The door of Kuzang was slowly opened, and a dazzling and psychedelic light appeared like an evil moon.In a humming sound, a sharp lance on the table appeared in front of Griffith.

"This is a sealed artifact that we keep, a weapon used by an unknown hero. It is said to be called a horse lance in classification," Arendelle pointed to the weapon. The lance is three feet. Although I don't understand it very well, I can tell you that this Sealed Artifact possesses terrifying lethality and power. It is far beyond the comparison of ordinary lances.

"This sealed artifact still needs a few hours to activate. My butler, Mr. Salles will arrange the next work and prepare the warhorse for the assault."

Griffith approached this rare weapon and scrutinized it carefully: "I can feel it's extraordinary, why don't your people use it?"

"This is a lance," Arendelle shook her head helplessly, "The islanders of Neopolis are good at animal husbandry, fishing and hunting, and are wise scholars, but without many years of training, they want to work at high speed at high speed. It's too hard for them to use that weapon while charging."

The Sealed Artifact murmured, as if agreeing with the girl's point of view, and calling out to Griffith.

The lance is as bright as the moon, and the eight-edged blade is extremely sharp. It is a sharp weapon made by Seiko.A brief description is also engraved on the bracket of this sharp weapon.

　Spoilers are not spoilers, but it should be emphasized that there are multiple forces in this book, each with their own limitations, strengths, and layouts.The competition and conspiracy of various forces will gradually unfold with the plot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)