Crown of Silence

Chapter 163 Welcome to Arkham

Originally, it should have pounced straight on Ye Qingxuan, bit his throat, and started feasting. The plan should have been perfect, but the only flaw was that it ignored the monster hiding beside it.

Now, it hit the wall and rolled to the ground. A sharp crack was torn open on the chest by a bone saw. The plate-like ribs collapsed layer by layer, and even the internal organs spilled out.

Before it could get up from the ground, a wailing melody sounded out of thin air, and a black river seemed to rush in from the void, pulling it into an endless nightmare.

It neighed, its body twitched, and soon its eyes turned white, but the white eyes were extremely ferocious and full of madness.

It has no human heart, so it has no fear of falling into madness.

But then there was a palm pressed on the ferocious face. Ye Qingxuan clamped the face and suddenly lifted it off the ground.

That thing wanted to struggle, and stretched out its arms to tear the boy's face apart.

But through the cracks between his fingers, it could only see the boy's sneer.

boom!

It was like a hallucination, and the whole sewer seemed to be shaken suddenly. Invisible vibrations spread from the young man's hands, causing countless dust particles to dance wildly.

The thing instantly lost consciousness.

This was just the 'sigh shock' that Ye Qingxuan deliberately suppressed. The shock was not exhausted, and rushed into its body, echoing in its limbs and bones. Only a burst of thunder was heard, and the crazy shock actually shook all the bones in its body. It’s all out of touch.

Shocked!

Only now did Ye Qingxuan have the energy to pay attention to its face...

"What the hell is this?"

He was stunned, his pupils dilated.

Now, he finally understood what happened to the skeleton in the sewer.

In his hand was a humanoid body, as stooped and thin as a child, but its fingers were as sharp as blades.

On its completely skeletal face, there are actually two horns, one long and one short!

This is a monster.

In the darkness, neighing sounds came one after another. Ye Qingxuan dropped the demon in his hand, the cane unfolded in his hand, and the Nine Heavens Ring Pendant made a clear sound.

The butcher raised his head silently and looked toward the dark ceiling.

In the reflection of those bloodshot eyes, dozens of bone-faced monsters were wandering on the dome, their fingers dug deeply into the cracks in the stone, and their deformed bodies moved swiftly like wild beasts walking on the flat ground.

When they went deep into this deserted sewer, they were surrounded by such ghosts before they knew it. And in the darkness in the distance, echoing neighing sounds continued to sound from all directions.

The sharp sound of sharp teeth scratching the stone slab could be heard faintly.

The quantity is unknown.

Even a monster like the Butcher has never thought that such a large group of demons could be parasitic in the sewers of Avalon.

"Tsk, this feeling is really unpleasant."

Ye Qingxuan frowned unhappily: "I'm afraid we are being plotted by that professor."

There was no time to talk anymore. The bone-faced demons on the ceiling had already been aroused by the smell of the same kind of blood, and they seemed to be hungry.

They neighed at each other, urging their companions to go up and deal with the damn monster, eager for a gluttonous feast.

The butcher silently clenched the bone saw in his hand, the muscles all over his body bulged, and the muscles under the blood-stained apron lit up with faint musical notes, and he was about to transform into a monster.

But at this moment, the young man's cold voice came from beside him:

"——Stand firm."

At that moment, the boy squatted on the ground and pressed his right hand on the floor.

boom!

In an instant, violent shocks spread downward from the iron bones of the palm and hit the ground of the sewer. The invisible shock spread like water waves, sweeping in all directions.

In an instant, the checkered stone slabs collided with each other, making a sharp sound, and a large amount of dust was ejected from the vague seams.

The stone slabs, walls, ceilings, the entire sewer, and even the burning buildings above the sewer are all being affected by this terrible shock.

boom!

On the burning shack, flames burst out into the night sky, brightening the color of the black clouds, and then collapsed suddenly.

As the shacks on the ground collapsed, the demons in the sewers were also swept off the ceiling by the shock. They lost their footing in an instant and fell to the ground.

Even the butcher was stunned for a moment, but soon, those eyes lit up again - full of blood red!

The monster appears!

Facing all the falling monsters, the butcher roared, his already muscular arms suddenly swelled, and the bone saw in his hand suddenly fell off!

The sound of cracking sounded one after another, like a water bag breaking, like a mouse being crushed, like an insect being crushed into powder.

The bone saw slashed, swept, and spun wildly, setting off a piercing scream. Even the air was cut open wherever it passed, revealing a pale trajectory. What came out of that bone saw was the color of blood.

Blood flowed from the saw blade and splashed into the air, becoming more and more ferocious as the bones broke and flesh and blood separated.

Before more than a dozen monsters could land, they were turned into pieces by this frenzied slashing attack. Immediately afterwards, a wailing melody sounded out of thin air, sucking at their consciousness and causing them to temporarily fall into a trance.

Facing monsters, even a temporary trance is a special ticket to hell!

This time, Ye Qingxuan finally appreciated the terrifying posture of the butcher when he went crazy. Even without mobilizing the ether and music score in the body, the violence and ferocity that penetrated into the bone marrow were enough to chill people's hearts.

In a flash, those fallen bone-faced demons were sawed, smashed, and stepped into two pieces by him... They were torn into pieces like thin paper.

Ye Qingxuan was attracted by the violent posture and couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment. But at the moment of losing his mind, a monster that was cut into two pieces on the ground suddenly bounced up. After only the upper body was left, the bone-faced demon crawled on the ground with its claws, dragging a bloody trail, and suddenly pounced on the boy!

In just a moment, it went from several meters away to within reach!

——The speed was so fast!

Ye Qingxuan's palm suddenly pushed forward, and the "iron bones" attached to his body brought hundreds of kilograms of impact, just like an axe swung down by a knight galloping on a horse!

Bang!

The demon flew backwards, and its bony face was smashed into two ends by Ye Qingxuan, forming a deep depression. After struggling twice, it would no longer move.

Even so, in the final counterattack, its sharp claws swept across Ye Qingxuan's face, cutting a fine and cold scar on his cheekbone.

It was only an inch away from piercing into the bone.

If it was a second later, that claw would have pierced into Ye Qingxuan's brain, turning the brain into a ball of mud.

In an instant, Ye Qingxuan's back was covered in cold sweat, and he no longer dared to be careless in such a life-and-death battle.

Even though they had the upper hand, they did not stay where they were, waiting for the demons to rush over continuously.

Following the pungent smell of disinfectant in the air, they rushed forward and rushed along the dilapidated sewer. Wherever they passed, the demons that blocked the road were turned into corpses by the butcher and him.

There was no intention of retreating, even if it was a trap set by Professor Moriadi in front of them.

Ye Qingxuan's eyes became more and more gloomy.

He wanted to figure out what the familiar pungent smell and the scene that just flashed through his mind had to do with this damn place...

Until the end, the sounds coming from behind became more and more frequent, and the monster in the dark followed the smell of blood.

The boy's footsteps stopped abruptly.

In front of him, the road had come to an end.

The end?

No, there was only an exit in the sewer of Avalon, so how could there be such a ridiculous saying as an end?

But in front of him was a huge black iron door.

The black iron door, which was cast entirely with metal, had no marks or patterns, no keyholes or complicated operating mechanisms, as if there was no reserved way to open it.

Next to it was a huge winch locked by layers of chains, and the handle on the winch had been pulled away.

Ye Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: in a place like the sewer where there is heavy water vapor, any precise metal structure will be corroded by water vapor, and only this pure and simple structure can be maintained for a long time.

The method of opening the door is obvious. Only dozens of people can use special machinery to turn the handle and drive the winch to open this huge iron door.

The pungent smell of disinfectant water is from the iron door, which is less than a finger's gap...

But now, the heavy machinery originally placed here has been dismantled. There is no time for Ye Qingxuan to find other methods.

He hesitated for a moment, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. He was about to take the butcher away from here, but he didn't expect the butcher to push him away, insert the bone saw into the ground, and then hold the heavy chain connected to the door with both hands.

The iron chain, which is as thick as an ordinary person's waist, suddenly tightened in his hand, and the heavy iron rings rubbed against each other, emitting sparks and making a harsh sound.

The iron door did not move.

The butcher's body suddenly shook, and his body suddenly expanded a bit, rising half a meter, and his feet sank deeply into the stone slab.

As the sharp hissing sound came from afar, he roared, and his arms suddenly pulled back. The iron gate made a harsh sound and trembled, and dust fell from the iron gate.

Then, the iron gate that was a full meter thick was pulled open by his strange strength? !

Ye Qingxuan was stunned. Soon, he reacted and rushed into the narrow gap between the iron gates.

Then, he felt a cold wind blowing on his face.

He could sense that there was a huge space behind the iron gate, and even the more than ten-meter-long line of thought could not reach the end. Then the butcher walked in from outside the door and suddenly pulled the iron gate from the inside.

The iron gate closed with a bang, crushing a bone-faced demon who rushed to the front into meat paste. Through the door, you can hear the group of demons patrolling around, but they dare not approach.

But when the butcher turned around, his blood-red eyes were also in astonishment.

In front of him, Ye Qingxuan's expression was gloomy.

He finally found the source of the pungent smell.

In the darkness, Ye Qingxuan flicked his fingers expressionlessly, and uttered a short syllable from his mouth. 'Note. Light' brewed from his fingertips and shone brightly.

The dazzling light illuminated the darkness, the huge underground square, and the countless iron hooks hanging from the ceiling.

Just behind the gate, in the vast space, on the iron hooks, men and women, old and young, beautiful, ugly, complete, incomplete...

Corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses, corpses!

In the huge underground square, hanging on countless iron hooks... are all naked corpses!

In the diffuse cold air, those pale corpses swayed slightly, emitting the pungent smell of disinfectant liquid.

A forest of corpses!

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Soon, the butcher reacted and looked down at Ye Qingxuan. The meaning in his eyes was self-explanatory:

What the hell is this place?

Where is this?

Where else could this be?

Ye Qingxuan compared their current position with the map in his mind and the trajectory they had traveled along the way. At the end, he couldn't help but laugh coldly:

"——This is Arkham Asylum."

The soft words seemed to trigger the switch of doom.

The next moment, a piercing alarm roared.

——

Late at night, watch shop.

In the darkness, a candle was lit on the candlestick. The candlelight illuminated the darkness, but wherever the light passed, those silent and ancient clocks disappeared.

It was like the fire brought about an illusion. Where the fire radiated, what emerged were the chaotic streets of the lower city and the figures of thugs fighting.

There are also burned buildings and layers of corpses...

“The crows are increasing and need to be hunted, the monkeys are increasing and they need to be controlled, and the number of humans is increasing but they need to be increased.”

"No matter how much we pray to the gods, has anyone ever seen the gods at any time?"

A blond man who looks like a young man is sitting on a chair, surrounded by a turbulent illusion, holding a lyre in his arms, playing and singing with great enthusiasm.

The sound of the piano is broken, ups and downs, as if it is not a chapter, but there is a kind of hysterical beauty. That kind of singing, with the innocence and hoarseness of a boy, echoed in the silence.

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I have seen it in the paintings. Every one of them looks exactly like a human being. Is it an unexpected coincidence? Is it destiny? Or is it just a random guess based on my own imagination?

What's going on?

What on earth is going on? "

"It's so noisy! Hermes, can you be quiet?"

Behind the counter, the white-haired girl raised her eyes and looked at him.

"People in the whole city are killing each other like mad dogs. It's so interesting, Bai Xi, look at it."

Hermes excitedly pointed at those crazy phantoms: "Tsk tsk tsk tsk, where is the pride and dignity of human beings who claim to be the primates of all things?

If the first three kings saw that the tribe they fought desperately to surround had degenerated into a state that was worse than a wild dog, they would probably be sad, right? "

"It's just fighting and killing. Do you need to be so excited?"

"Fighting and killing is boring, but watching jokes is different."

Hermes pointed at the pale dead faces with mocking eyes: "Look, these idiots don't even know what they are dying for. They are garbage when they are alive, and they will be there after they die. value.

Their employers want their lives, their blood and their bodies. "

Bai Xi was stunned, "Corpse?"

"Yes, corpse."

Hermes sneered: "From the beginning, the House of Representatives has never regarded them as subordinates. All they need is war and blood...

Both Dwarf Dog and Sheila Yiduo are idiots. One only knows how to kill people and set fires, and the other only has interests in his mind. Only Alberto was smarter. He received favor and exemption from the House of Representatives from the beginning and did not participate in this meaningless war. "

"Aren't the House of Representatives and the Shaman fighting over the Lower City?"

Bai Xi was confused: "If we lose here, wouldn't it be meaningless?"

Hermes couldn't help but laugh and asked:

“Why do you think the House is at war with the Shaman?

Is it a desperate fight or a last ditch effort? Or is it to fight for the dominance of Xiacheng District? That’s weird! They are all high-ranking big shots. Why do they have to bet their lives on the gambling table like untouchables in the lower city?

They once ruled most of Angru, how could they compete for a small lower city with the mad dogs in their eyes? "

Bai Xi did not disappoint Hermes's expectations. He came to the realization with just one point: "

...They just want a bloody road? "

"That's right!"

Hermes snapped his fingers in appreciation: "All along, they have been deliberately operating in secret, hiding from all the royal spies and the fifth department, and seizing the opportunity that the royal curse has left them too busy to care about, just for this. something.”

"For so many years, the royal family has been suppressing the nobles and supporting the common people, in order to eliminate this group of pretentious guys. If it were not for the curse of the current queen, which gave them a chance to breathe, I am afraid they would have lost everything.

After being suppressed for so many years, the House of Representatives understands better than anyone else: only by mastering the blood path can they have the capital to negotiate with the royal family after the Shadow of Avalon awakens.

What they want is the immortal power left by King Arthur, and what they want is to replace the declining royal family! For this reason, they even dare to borrow the power of evil gods, and even have the courage to use the power of natural disasters..."

Hermes waved his hand, and the illusion in the candlelight changed, as if he were overlooking the entire city from the sky. The entire lower city was held in his hands, like a small toy.

"Bai Xi, if there is a key that you have been looking for for many years and you can't find it, but you really need it... what would you do?"

The sudden question made Bai Xi fall into deep thought. In the end, she seemed to have thought of something, and her expression suddenly turned pale.

"...make a new one?"

Hermes smiled.

Since its inception four years ago, the House has turned downtown into a quagmire.

They let those guys fight each other, and secretly collected corpses and blood. So that one day, with this number of deaths comparable to the past, they can rebuild the road to the Shadow of Avalon.

Tonight's struggle is the climax of the blood sacrifice, and the blood of countless people is sacrificed on this night. By then, countless corpses will accumulate into a tower, opening the blood road for them! "

He paused meaningfully and whispered softly:

"--The premise is that no one comes to make trouble..."

In his arms, the seven-stringed lyre sounded teasingly and sharply.