Chapter 1305

"Corrupted souls, fallen earth, and the Shoumiren-level relic 【Noble Family】 of the event type."

The bearded man said, sitting in the snow and looking at Xia De. He himself was a six-ringed Shushi, and he was not lightly injured this time. Even if Xia De did not restrict them, it would be difficult for them to escape from Xia De's hands.

"Event-type relic... Briefly explain."

The cultist nodded, supporting his body on the snow with one hand, and still retained a look of fear when looking into the fence gate:

"You can understand it as the ghosts in Watson Manor now being controlled by an ancient ghost from the Fifth Era. They still remember what happened before they died, but think they are members of a great aristocratic family from an unknown time point in the Fifth Era. As long as you enter here, men will be given the status of servants. If you can't think of a way to recall your own identity, you will become slaves forever and serve in this haunted manor."

"I see..."

When he said this, Xia De remembered the matter of this relic. He had heard Doctor Schneider mention it when chatting:

"Although it is Shoumiren-level, it basically does not have any impact on the outside world. All the influence is limited to a certain house, as if performing a farce with the background of the previous era. But correspondingly, as long as you don't break in from the outside, it is also difficult to discover the situation inside. Moreover, this relic will not give the affected people any power. The difficulty only lies in not forgetting one's identity... I remember the way to expel the relic is to find the ghost that truly comes from the Fifth Era among a crowd of ghosts. So, the larger the scene and the more ghosts, the more difficult things are to handle... Fortunately, fortunately, Shoumiren-level. If it were Sage-level, it would be troublesome."

Xia De nodded with satisfaction and then said to them:

"The things you are vigilant against are also my opponents. You are lucky. I need you to pass a message to your cult--that thing is afraid of a special cross, and the so-called weapon in the manor, unfortunately, cannot cause much damage to it."

Xia De said regretfully:

"If you want to counter it, my suggestion is the weapons of the Third Era demon hunters. I think you and your allies should know this more or less."

He withdrew the great sin chains, but did not cancel 【Light of Imprisonment】 for the time being:

"Only one person is needed to pass the message, but you are lucky. I don't have time to deal with you now. Killing you here would be troublesome if you were also absorbed by this manor."

He stretched out his hand and rubbed his thumb and index finger:

"Life-buying money."

The three looked at each other, and the bearded man who was the leader first took out a bottle:

"No. 2 holy water, not raw pulp, it was diluted. We originally prepared to use it to deal with the manor ghosts. Didn't expect the situation here to be so complicated. This is not just a simple haunted manor. Although this bottle of holy water is useful, the effect is not great."

No. 2 holy water was a truly tight material. This bottle was probably circulated in the black market.

"I only have this."

The man who vomited blood gave Xia De a book. This was a book for Ringed Shushi, recording stories of the Fourth Era, and it was possible to obtain spells or spirit runes through reading-- "Secrets of Earthquakes: Worm Colonies."

As for the young man with yellow hair, he tremblingly reached into his pocket, and then his face suddenly became ferocious. A flashing metal charm was thrown at Xia De:

"Explosive charm! Go to hell! I will never surrender, for the glory of my Lord!"

"Don't!"

The bearded man wanted to stop him, but his voice was drowned out by the explosion.

"Very interesting."

Such an attack would of course not hurt Xia De. Xia De, who came behind the three through 【Lagley's Leap】, shook his head and said. While the young man turned his head with a look of horror, Xia De pointed his finger at his mouth:

"Moon Thorn!"

Blood-colored vines drilled out of the mud, densely drilling into his mouth, nose, ears, and eyes. Even without the vine exerting its blood-sucking effect, the vine had already pierced his head. When he fell, his entire head had already

been wrapped by the vines.

Blood flowed from the gaps in the vines, staining a large area of the snow surface red.

"This spell can really be used like this."

Xia De thought in his heart and looked around:

"Very good, his soul was not snatched away by the manor, this is good news."

After finishing, he looked at the other two who were surprised:

"Since you have already paid the life-buying money, I won't make things difficult for you. Take his body and leave. Next time we meet, I will definitely kill you."

【Light of Imprisonment】 was still not canceled. Xia De planned to let the spell automatically expire after they walked far away.

So the two men supported each other to stand up, then picked up the body and prepared to leave. And before they left, Xia De asked another sentence:

"I heard about the Orthodox Church's raid on your stronghold, and I also have guesses about what you want to do. Although I don't think you can succeed, I still want to ask, are you really sure you want to do this?"

"This is the glory of being a believer."

The bearded man said, then his body tightened, and he walked forward dragging the body with his companion. Fortunately, the expected attack from behind did not appear, and they left just like that.

"Hopeless."

Xia De muttered a sentence. Amidst "She"'s light laughter, he took out a ring from his pocket, put it on his hand, then carried his suitcase and pushed open the fence gate again.

Just this time, before Xia De could touch the door, the door actually opened by itself, as if it were welcoming Xia De to enter.

He raised an eyebrow:

"Alright then, let me see what the Watson family found to deal with Stone Ossenfort and that demon."

So he stepped in calmly.

The "Crazy Earth" in this area still needed to find the core of the problem to solve. And Xia De, who had entered the courtyard, only felt that the already gloomy sky suddenly turned into night, but the snow fell heavier and heavier.

Some kind of power seemed to be trying to change Xia De's perception of his own identity. Unfortunately, for this kind of power that manipulates the spirit, Xia De's resistance was the strongest. He carried his suitcase, turned up his collar, struggled through the courtyard in the dark night against the heavy snow, arrived in front of the mansion door, and then knocked on the door directly.

Knock, knock, knock~

The heavy sound seemed to form an echo inside the house, so much so that even the snow on the eaves was falling. Xia De, feeling colder and colder, slowly exhaled a breath and saw the long dragon-like smoke drifting away with the wind.

That gate, which had been decaying for three years without repair, was soon pushed open a crack. Xia De could only vaguely see the light and shadow of the spirit, followed by a woman's voice:

"Who is visiting the Watson family?"

Before Xia De could answer, the voice that had originally carried some respect became vicious:

"Oh, it's actually a man. Who let you break in here, or are you that lowly servant who escaped?"

Following her words, some kind of great malice began to be exerted against Xia De in a very targeted manner. Xia De frowned slightly and asked softly:

"Can the Watson family be so negligent to the Emperor's special envoy?"

"Special envoy?"

The woman's voice became a bit sharp, but the malice disappeared a lot:

"May I ask which Emperor's special envoy you are, and can you prove your identity?"

"I am the ruler of Weiton, the most loyal servant of the Witch Emperor Violet, and this is the seal she bestowed upon me."

As he spoke, Xia De showed the ring he was wearing on his hand. The ring's band was quite thick, and both the ring face and the band were made of gold. The pattern on the ring face was a complex symbol similar to a curved cross. This was a power ring; that is, besides the decorative function of the ring itself, this was also a seal. This was a "souvenir" given to him by Miss Violet when Xia De completed his final adventure in the Lost Lake in 5177 of the Fifth Era.

The Shoumiren-level relic "Noble Family" symbolized the aristocratic tradition of the Fifth Era and did not specifically refer to any time point, so this relic recognized the identity of any era in this era. Of course, it was not that just anything could be

used as a symbol of identity; it had to be an identity symbol truly obtained by ancestors, such as inherited rings, seals, medals, etc.

Although Xia De did not know what the ancestors of this body had done in the Fifth Era, fortunately, he himself had obtained quite a few identities in the Fifth Era.

And the reason why this precious ring was in Xia De's bag instead of the basement at home was also because he used this to exchange for the relic on Mia's tail a few days ago, and later just put it into his pocket as a toy.

Sure enough, just as Xia De thought, when he showed the ring in his hand to the crack in the door, the maid immediately said in a panic:

"Oh, so you really are the Emperor's special envoy, please wait a moment."

Saying this, she moved towards the interior of the mansion. Because she was a ghost, there was no sound of footsteps at all.

Soon, the crack in the door was illuminated again by the light of the soul itself, and this time the door was completely opened. I saw that the large entrance hall was dilapidated, mold and dust attached to every corner, and the few remaining hanging paintings and photo frames on the walls were also gray.

The light of the dim gas lamp created large patches of shadows in the entrance hall, and standing on the moldy carpet that was almost integrated with the ground to welcome Xia De were the transparent soul dressed as a maid, and ten black corpses carrying crutches and hunched backs. The latter's bodies were severely deformed, with bursts of rot on their bodies, and their throats sounded like they were stuck with a mouthful of sticky phlegm when they spoke:

"Welcome to Watson Manor, I am the butler here. Distinguished guest, may I ask what your visit is for..."

"Sending an urgent letter to the Seksais Higher Medical Academy, passing through the local area and encountering heavy snow, hoping to disturb for one night."

Xia De said. Although he had that ring to prove his identity, he could not just talk about his background story. Entering this manor was equivalent to entering a story based on reality but which did not exist, and the story naturally needed rationality.