Crown of Silence

Chapter 166 Welcome to the Black Parade

Alberto woke up from a nightmare. He turned his head and saw the dark night outside the window. The fire rose from the window and burned the sky red.

The night dew was heavy. He sat in his wheelchair and put a blanket in front of his knees.

In the fireplace, the fire jumped, and the fine pine wood burned silently, releasing a fragrance that made people feel at ease unconsciously.

Even though there was a riot outside that burned the downtown area, it was still peaceful here, calm and quiet like another world.

This was the reward he deserved.

As the leader of the mafia who once ruled one-third of the downtown area, Alberto was a little old and could not fight anymore.

Although aging has many inconveniences, it also gives him enough mature vision. For a leader, nothing is more important than vision.

Facts have proved that he is right.

When the messenger of the parliament appeared in front of him for the first time, he did not even wait for Mr. Hall to express his intention, and expressed his willingness to entrust the entire family to the parliament.

This sincerity brought him the trust of the parliament, allowing him to directly enter the core of the parliament and become the caretaker of this mental hospital.

If there is a ship leading to victory, then he has been in the first-class cabin, watching his former enemies and allies struggling and fighting in the sea.

No matter what the result outside is, as long as the ceremony in the final laboratory of the central agency tonight can be completed, everything will be rewritten.

All former enemies will be eliminated, and he will replace the shaman and become the ruler of the lower city, the new dark king!

That's right, as long as the ceremony is completed.

For some reason, he always has a faint uneasiness in his heart, but no matter how he thinks back, there is no flaw in the perfect plan.

"Father..."

The main force of the shaman has been dragged down, and everyone is dazzled by the turmoil that has swept the entire lower city. No one can stop the ceremony of the parliament.

"Father."

But where did this uneasiness come from? Alberto pondered over it, but could not find any clues.

"Father!"

Lorenzo raised his voice, awakening him from his trance.

Alberto's shoulders shook, and he looked back at Lorenzo beside him. Lorenzo noticed the displeasure in his eyes, and his face suddenly turned pale:

"Father, someone broke in through the warehouse!"

"Warehouse? Which warehouse?"

Alberto asked subconsciously, but immediately reacted, his face pale - which warehouse could it be? Of course, it was the most deadly warehouse!

"When did it happen?"

"A few minutes ago, someone in the central control room discovered that the black door in the sewer was opened. The parasitic bone ape outside the door was also in chaos, and they are currently trying to appease it."

"Break in from the sewer?"

Alberto's uneasiness became stronger. He tried to calm down and waved his hand, saying, "Go and clean them up. Don't let them cause too much disturbance. Understand?"

But Lorenzo didn't move. He stood there hesitantly, wanting to say something but stopping.

"What are you still standing there for?!"

Alberto was furious and patted the armrest of the wheelchair: "Go!"

"I've been there, but..."

Lorenzo swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice, "The people who came... might be Holmes and the butcher."

"Impossible!"

Alberto almost jumped up from the wheelchair and glared at Lorenzo: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Soon he realized his loss of composure, calmed down, rubbed his eyebrows and thought, and after a long time, he suddenly raised his head and stared at his son:

"--How did they appear here?"

"I don't know either."

Lorenzo was frightened by that cold look and explained quickly: "They suddenly appeared and came along the delivery pipeline. By the way, the smuggler who has been delivering goods here these days was killed yesterday. Could it be that Holmes did it? "

Alberto was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Indeed, if he knew that the House of Representatives was holding a ceremony here, he would not miss this opportunity, and he even hired the butcher..."

"Kill them!"

His eyes became sinister: "We must not let them enter the central agency! Where are Red Eyes and Yellow Foot? Aren't they sent by the House of Representatives to maintain the blood sacrifice?"

"Red Eyes is in the central agency, and Yellow Foot has disappeared with the butcher."

Lorenzo swallowed: The third operating room is surrounded by the nightmare fog of the black musician, and Yellow Foot and his corpse puppet are in it. We don't know what happened."

"What about Holmes?" Alberto stared at his son: "Holmes and the butcher separated?"

"It seems so."

Lorenzo said in a trembling voice: "He and the butcher acted separately. After he entered the ward area, he never came out... He, he seems to be very interested in those modified bodies. "

"Very good, very good!"

Alberto's expression was sinister. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly ordered: "Take all your men and the four musicians from the House of Representatives and immediately seal off the ward area. No matter what the cost, get rid of Holmes!

That guy and the professor are both the biggest troubles of the House of Representatives and are on the list of people to be killed. As long as he dies, the House of Representatives will never let our sacrifice go to waste."

"Let me go?"

Lorenzo's face turned pale instantly: these days, he had heard about the cruel tactics of the black musician more than once. He single-handedly destroyed the Mouse Society, and openly turned Pusu Po into an idiot in his hometown of Tianzhu people. It is said that even the unfathomable professor suffered a big loss at his hands.

All those who stood against him were tortured to the point of death at the hands of this guy...

Now you actually let yourself deal with him?

"What are you afraid of?!"

Alberto was furious: "No matter how powerful Holmes is, he is just a liar who plays tricks of bluffing! A black musician from the telepathic faction, apart from scaring people, have you heard of any other abilities he has?

Red Eye has already said that he has not even broken through the barrier of knowledge. I am afraid that he is not even capable of worshiping evil gods. The only thing he relies on is his ability to scare people. As long as you are not afraid of him, what can he do to you?

No matter how powerful he is at controlling people's hearts, can he still control demons? "

Lorenzo was stunned for a moment and relaxed a little, but there was always a layer of haze lingering in his heart. Could things really be that simple?

He wasn't sure.

He took two deep breaths, made up his mind, turned around and opened the door to leave, only to see a pale face standing in front of the door.

Lorenzo's face was reflected in those eyes full of fear. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"It's not good, sir, it's not good!"

The subordinate reported in a trembling voice, with a pale face: "Everything is out of control! Sir... what should I do?!"

"What crazy talk are you talking about?" Alberto glared at the subordinate who broke in: "What on earth is going on?"

"It's Holmes, it's Holmes!"

The man replied tremblingly: "A few minutes ago, all the guards in the ward area disappeared. I don't know what that guy did. All the people we entered disappeared without any echo. Only the sound of screams came from It came out from inside that our people... they are all dead!"

For a moment, Lorenzo's knees shook and he collapsed on the ground:

"Holmes?!"

——

Ten minutes ago, under the pale light.

There was silence in the ward area, and even the sound of breathing was stifled by the thick smell of disinfectant.

"Counting the time, they should be coming soon, right?"

Ye Qingxuan walked slowly in the silent corridor, looking around at the iron bars on both sides. Behind the iron bars, a pair of dull eyes looked at him. There was no brilliance in the pupils, only numbness, strangeness and emptiness.

These people are still alive, but their bodies have been transformed into monsters, their memories are fragmented, and their hearts are in an abyss. They are still alive, but they are worse than dead.

"It's really scary."

Ye Qingxuan sighed softly: "I can't find even the slightest trace of anyone."

There is no excitement, no sadness, no rage or desolation, just breathing like a zombie, simply living.

Really, not even a little residue is left behind?

In the silence, his pocket watch was pressed and the sound was clear.

"All things are dim, but the tree of life remains evergreen."

Ye Qingxuan chanted softly, his eyes lighting up.

In his hand, the Jiuxiao Huanpei suddenly trembled and played a soft melody. In a vague and warm rhythm, water vapor gathers from all directions, turns into threads of thought and spreads in all directions.

The first measure ends, but then comes the second measure. The ethereal and vague melody suddenly changes, all the scales jump forward at the same time, and the performance of the second measure begins!

Just as Charles said, this is a geometric multiple of difficulty. The invisible water vapor thought line suddenly trembled, split into two, spread again, and extended in all directions.

Range doubled!

The lingering sound of the second measure has not yet dissipated, and the reincarnation of the third measure begins again. The vague melody becomes faintly clear, turning from a whisper into a spring, flowing in the air.

The thought threads grew and spread again. One forty-six thought threads spread in the wind, extending in all directions.

Ye Qingxuan's hands shook, but the sound of the playing did not stop.

The fourth section begins immediately, and the ether fluctuates. In this flowing melody, the thread of thought is rapidly extending and growing, passing through the fence, wrapping around every living creature, growing! increase! More growth!

In the fifth section, the sound of melody floats in the air, and a sonorous and high-pitched melody appears. Even though it is the same melody, the syllables are climbing step by step, heading higher!

Section six!

The crisp melody is no longer as ethereal as before. The gradually increasing melody echoes in the wind, suddenly taking on a more awe-inspiring tone.

Like an irresistible fate, it slowly moved forward, spreading in all directions, turning from inaudible to dense rain. The spirituality sleeping in the melody was slowly reviving, being awakened by the young man. Until this moment, The melody has changed from vague and vague to the high-pitched tune of the marching legion!

Sweat appeared on Ye Qingxuan's forehead. Even with the assistance of the Double Snake Timepiece, such a huge amount of ether operations would be too stressful for him.

In fact, in the fifth section, he had reached his limit. But he didn't expect that he would be able to hit the sixth section.

A sixfold increase!

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan felt as if he had transformed into an invisible giant beast, and his will spread in all directions along with hundreds of meters of thought thread!

He could feel the complex layers of the entire Arkham Asylum, felt the frantic etheric fluctuations coming from the lowest level, and felt the heavy footsteps surrounding the ward area.

They were thugs armed with sharp blades, or musicians carrying etheric fluctuations, with murderous and cruel eyes.

They came under orders to bury themselves here.

Ye Qingxuan opened his eyes again, stared behind the iron bars, looked at the numb eyes, and suddenly asked softly:

"Everyone, are you really willing to be used as test subjects?"

No one responded, but he couldn't help laughing, his voice full of hidden anger: "You would rather be trapped on an iron bed, thrown away from your body, and transformed into a monster... just so unknown. rotting and dying?

Look at the way you are now, you can't even feel the anger, and you can't even feel the slightest fear or joy.

Are you really willing? "

In the silence, behind the iron bars, those dull eyes stared blankly at the young man's figure, as if they couldn't understand, or didn't understand what he was saying.

No one responded.

They just smiled dully, drooled, and huddled in their own cages.

boom!

There was a roar, the gate suddenly opened, and those figures exuding frantic malice rushed out from behind the door, holding crossbows or swords, with cold eyes.

As long as they give an order, they will swarm forward and turn the enemies in front of them into a hornet's nest, or chop them into mincemeat.

Behind the crowd, there were several figures in black robes, with chaotic ether fluctuations spreading around their bodies, as if something was brewing.

They stared coldly at the trapped black musician, spying on his weak points in the safest place, waiting for a killing blow.

More than a hundred guards, sixteen crossbows, and four musicians.

Even without thinking, Ye Qingxuan knew that he seemed to be in a desperate situation.

But when he looked around at those indifferent faces, Ye Qingxuan's eyes showed no fear, only a touch of indifference and pity.

It was as if the identities had been reversed at this moment. The superior judge cast his cold eyes from the clouds and asked softly:

"Have you ever repented of the sins you have committed?"

That hoarse voice spread in the silence, lingering in everyone's ears, as if it came from the bottom of the heart.

At that moment, everyone felt that they were hallucinating, and looked at the figure who asked the question with stunned eyes.

They saw Ye Qingxuan slowly raise his arm, and the cane in his palm fell towards his feet!

collapse!

The wailing melody suddenly rises!

It was a song full of mania and despair, like a desperate melody falling into the abyss. The sharp and broken melody shoots out like nails, echoing from wall to wall.

There was a roaring sound in the void.

That's a black river rushing in!

Around Ye Qingxuan, the thousands of long thought threads suddenly trembled and wandered like living creatures, covering the entire ward area, passing through layers of obstacles, passing through transom windows, iron bars, and cracks. , and finally penetrated into the minds of those who were sleeping.

Immediately afterwards, the melody of despair roared!

The melody of judgment turned into a black river rushing through the void, flowing into the confused minds along the spreading lines of thought.

It was like a fire falling into a dry jungle, igniting fallen leaves, igniting dead branches, igniting a dead tree, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth lesson.

In the end, the entire huge black jungle was bathed in this crazy fire!

Right next to Ye Qingxuan, behind the iron fence, the sluggish man's body shook, he hugged his head, and screamed in pain.

In the layers of iron bars, screams kept coming, one after another!

Those sleeping people were awakened, those numb eyes trembled, and those empty expressions were distorted.

Stung by fear, tortured by despair, awakened from slumber by that angry melody.

Fragmented memories emerged involuntarily from his eyes.

Yes, recall, recall...

Remember what those people did to you. Recall the pain and despair you have experienced.

Recall the anger and madness deep in the soul!

Even the nerves were ignited in this crazy melody.

Behind the iron bars, the imprisoned figures were trembling involuntarily, falling into the nightmare of the past. They screamed and cried, or roared in anger!

Those memories and pain sleeping in the broken brain woke up, gathered along the thread of thoughts, poured into Ye Qingxuan's mind, and merged into the surging black river.

The black river trembled and changed again. In the river, countless painful faces rose and fell, and the dark memories that formed the river were clearer than ever before.

It was a river that gathered all the memories of despair. At this moment, it almost condensed into substance, rushing around Ye Qingxuan.

Only one step away, you can resonate with the Great Source and go from illusion to reality!

At that moment, Ye Qingxuan saw the pain, the anger, and the despair in their hearts...the same despair as his former self.

Lying on the operating table involuntarily, the anger of being cut off from the future!

boom!

In the cage, the thin man held his head, crying, and painfully hit the wall, his eyes full of bloodshot. His palms scratched unconsciously, cutting the iron bars, leaving deep cracks on the walls and the ground.

The souls immersed in nightmares woke up and roared!

Their eyes were bloodshot.

Just after the snap of a finger, the musicians in the crowd finally realized, so they looked pale: "Kill him! Kill him! He is synchronizing with these modified bodies..."

"Too late."

Ye Qingxuan sneered, raised his palm under the gaze of those angry eyes behind the iron bars: "Next, it's time for you to repent for your sins!"

Bang!

A deformed and swollen woman broke through the iron bars and broke out of the seal. The gills behind her ears shook violently, making a sharp sound. The sound that was like a substance spread like a knife and axe, and everything was cut into pieces wherever it passed.

Beside her, the guards who were caught off guard were caught in the screams and shattered in an instant.

Then, bursts of roars sounded from all directions.

Behind the cage, those empty pupils were raised again, and the pupils were filled with anger and madness that seemed to be real!

Three hundred and twelve modified bodies suddenly broke out of their cages at this moment, and madly gnawed at the enemies in uniform.

Even if they lost their memories, they still remembered the unforgettable hatred, the appearance and dress of those people, their contemptuous eyes, and the hideous smiles at the corners of their mouths.

The modified bodies covered with bones broke through the cages, rushed into the crowd in the midst of arrows and swords and axes, and bit a person's throat with their big mouths full of sharp teeth, rolling on the ground. The beast nature implanted in their bodies awakened with the rage, and they learned what killing is without a teacher.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of broken iron bars rang out continuously. The frantic experimental subjects, guided by the black melody, rushed towards the unprepared guards to avenge their past pain and despair!

Siren transformation, bone ape, blood nightmare, hyena... those transformations with non-human deformed organs screamed and rushed into the enemy, not caring about their own lives, and attacked the enemy with a nearly suicidal attitude.

In an instant, the pale light was covered with a layer of blood red, and the sound of broken bones and flesh rang out continuously.

This is a feast of revenge!

Under the leadership of Ye Qingxuan, the group of irrational transformations gathered into a crowd, extinguished the crying and fleeing enemies, swarmed up, and vented their hatred heartily!

Until the end, the entire blood-stained space was in a mess, and there was no sound.

Silence came again.

Ye Qingxuan stood in a pool of blood.

Those frenzied beasts turned their heads and stared at the only living person still standing in the pool of blood at this moment, looking at the pair of black pupils.

Until finally, they lowered their crazy faces, crawled on the ground, and bowed down in front of him. They accepted the melody from the black river and the guidance from the depths of their hearts.

"Welcome to the Black Parade."

In the pool of blood, Ye Qingxuan lowered his head, staring at the figures kneeling at his feet, looking at the surrendered beasts, and softly promised:

"- I promise, this will be your night of revenge!"