Shadow Apostle

Just like the cold wind that never stops in the Kingdom of Hades all year round, it whistles and blows through the will and soul of all living things.

Humans and aliens with higher soul strength have not been greatly affected, but the more fragile rats have already shown changes.

The crazy rats continued to climb toward the top of the pile of bones, but in their incomprehensible consciousness, the movements became slower and slower.

Not only the movements, but also the thinking has become slower and slower, more and more... slow... dull...

The blood-red eyes were still wide open, but the madness and bloodlust inside them gradually dissipated, and they just continued to move forward by inertia.

The speed decreased visibly with the naked eye, and finally, the first mouse stopped.

The body maintained its last posture, but the muscles had become stiff, and then, a thin layer of ice crystals appeared on the surface of the body.

Unlike normal freezing, which freezes from the outside in, the ice crystals on the mouse's body seep out from the inside out.

There was only a thin layer at first, but in a few seconds, it became thicker and stronger, turning the mouse into an ice sculpture with teeth and claws.

A stiff-moving mouse bumped into him from behind. Under the impact, the ice sculpture rolled all the way down the mountain of bones and fell back to the bottom of the reservoir. With the collision, the fragile ice sculpture fell into more than ten pieces, with a flat and smooth cross-section. The muscle texture inside was visible, but not a drop of blood flowed out.

The broken ice sculpture seemed to be a signal, and the second and third ice sculptures appeared immediately after.

The corpse at the top became an unreachable target. With them as the center, thousands of lifelike rat ice sculptures appeared in the warm and humid sewer.

In just a few seconds, the most threatening rat tide in the surrounding area had been eliminated.

The rats, which can easily eat any physical creature, all turned into ice sculptures.

Only a few of the strongest mice were still shaking and struggling without knowing why.

"There is an intruder!"

The influence of the music box gradually extended to the upper levels.

The screams of the rat priest immediately came from the scuppers.

"For the sake of Enkai, for the sake of Sathoggua, make them nourishment for Enkai, turn them into a skeleton in the bone pile, and kill them!"

Then, one after another, the human-faced rats jumped down from the scuppers and rushed along the pile of bones towards the four watchers at the corner.

“Tsk~~~”

The high-pressure gas cylinder behind Julian made a sharp deflation sound from the side for the first time.

The exposed gears on the rifle casing also began to rotate at high speed as the steam pushed the piston.

The pressure relief valve of the gun stock spurted out a thin column of steam from time to time. Amidst the humming sound of the machine, a thin line of light continued to extend forward from the gun butt, sketching complicated patterns on the gun body along the way. to the metal barrel.

"Characteristics, shock."

Gunfire rang out.

There is a ferocious human-faced rat in front of you, and you don't even need to take aim.

As soon as the gunshot was fired, the body of a human-faced rat exploded into a ball of blood mist, and the one behind it also seemed to be hit head-on by a heavy hammer. Suddenly, there was a big hole in its body, and its body flew out upside down. .

"Ahhhhhh~~"

Several of the same kind around the beaten human-faced rat seemed to have received a huge impact, and they ran around in panic, causing a small-scale chaos near the deceased.

The gears of the gun body rotated again, a flip cover opened on the side, and the cartridge case popped out. He had already taken out a bullet as long as his little finger and stuffed it into the magazine again.

The rifle took a long time to load, and the gas bottle took longer to charge and recharge. While he was concentrating on loading, the human-faced rat had already bypassed the deceased and rushed to a distance of less than five meters.

As the distance got closer, one could clearly see that their humanoid faces were full of madness and fanaticism, their blood-red eyes glowed with evil, and their wide mouths revealed sharp teeth, making them look extremely ferocious.

Dozens of human-faced rats were getting closer and closer, and were about to swallow the bodies of the four watchers like a tide.

But their swarming steps suddenly became hesitant.

Because Bonnie also raised her other rifle.

The box was placed close to her legs at her feet. She knelt on one knee, covered the box with her black robe, and raised the heavy metal rifle.

But it never came out.

"Characteristic, majestic."

An invisible wave spread from her body and swept the entire place in the blink of an eye.

Behind her, a phantom of a scale and a gavel seemed to appear, emitting endless pressure.

That is the majesty of the Lord of Justice and the majesty of the law.

The majesty of the law cannot be violated.

The charging human-faced rat slowed down unconsciously.

After only a moment of hesitation, these monsters who had lost their minds regained their madness and swarmed forward again.

Seeing that the distance was less than three meters, a sprint could submerge the watchers.

However, only then did they realize that the distance of three meters was like a chasm.

They are entangled.

Tangled in vines all over the ground.

Bruno, who was dressed in formal attire, raised his hands like a conductor who was playing a symphony, making a commanding gesture, shaking his hands gently in the air.

Several vines extending from his body expanded rapidly, and soon turned into a large area, making it difficult for the human-faced mouse that was already rushing forward.

Seeing that all the mice were entangled, Bruno suddenly shook his hands down, as if he was waving a baton.

The vines all over the ground suddenly shot outward, and a large group of human-faced rats immediately stumbled around.

Not only did the distance of three meters not shorten, but it actually grew farther.

This was the perfect distance, so Monica drew her sword.

"Characteristics, defense."

With the sword raised in front of her, Monica bowed forward slightly, then pointed the sword down, pointing directly at the ground.

"According to the public security law, those who believe in evil gods are not allowed to approach. The law is sacred and cannot be violated."

Hitting the iron plate is the most realistic portrayal of the human-faced mouse at this time.

They finally got rid of the entanglement of the vines, and when they were about to move forward, they bumped into the defender of the law.

Rejecting the concept, the human-faced rats bounced back like hitting a wall.

The invisible but rigid collision left the leading group of people with human faces and rats with bloody heads and heads.

Just four people.

But working together is like an iron wall.

The one or two human-faced rats that had embarrassed Horst before were powerless in front of the four of them.

The four watchmen leaned against the narrow corner and stopped fifty or sixty human-faced rats, making them huddle together and unable to move forward.

The puppet on the music box is still spinning leisurely.

The cold wind from the soul still blows on the souls of all living things.

No matter how big the action is, no matter how critical the situation is, the four watchmen are always humming that short nursery rhyme in their hearts.

The soul is as cold as falling into death.

The music always retains a touch of warmth in the cold heart.

Although the soul strength of the human-faced mouse is much higher than that of ordinary humans, it has been delayed for too long.

The attacks were continuously blocked, causing their limbs to stiffen, and ice flowers even appeared under the fur of some of them.

Joy flashed in the eyes of the four watchmen, but before the smiles could even appear on their lips, a muffled sound like the sound of a drum came from the upper level of the drain.

"Boom."

"ku-la-satogua, ka-ta..."

As he chanted, a circle of light quickly spread outward from the location of the water outlet. Wherever it passed, the already stiff human-faced rat regained its flexibility.

Even the ice crystals seeping through his fur disappeared.

No, it doesn't disappear.

Ice crystals appeared and receded, receded and reappeared.

Every second is alternating and seeing again and again.

It is completely conceivable how much pain the human-faced mouse is suffering.

But they appeared as if nothing happened, and even their speed and strength showed obvious growth.

"Hold on, this must be their strengthening spell. Their priests won't last long."

Monica swung her sword and knocked away two man-faced rats that were rushing towards her. Then she raised her leg and kicked away one of the man-faced rats that was rushing towards Bruno next to her.

Bruno trembled with five fingers on one hand, controlling the vines on the ground, and waving the whip-like branches with the other hand. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to say thank you, so he could only hold the corner of his mouth towards Monica to express his gratitude.

"Break your teeth and hold on a little longer...Bruno, take up your spot."

Before she finished speaking, Monica's expression changed.

He even abandoned his position and rushed to the back row immediately, giving Bonnie a round slap in the face.

The two young men who were seconded could no longer keep up with the pace at this time and were busy changing and re-inflating their ammunition, but at least they could help a little.

But at some point, Bonnie's movements became slower and slower, and a thin layer of ice crystals appeared on her face.

"Idiot, don't stop humming."

As he said that, he slapped him again with his backhand.

"Yes, officer."

Both sides of the girl's cheeks quickly became red and swollen, but the rapidly increasing number of ice crystals had subsided. Bonnie shook her groggy head, and then she woke up as if from a dream, her heart beating wildly in fear.

It's so scary, even my senses are dulled, and I don't even realize that I forgot to hum.

Monica ignored her lingering fear and returned to the front row like the wind. She slashed horizontally with her sword to temporarily force back the pressing human-faced rat, and shouted loudly, raising her voice: "Julian, Plan C."

"yes."

The bullet fell to the ground in a hurry. Julian took off a cowhide water bag from his waist, pulled out the cork and threw it forward with force.

Bang, the water bag fell to the ground and burst open, and the dark liquid inside immediately gushes out.

A strong sea smell quickly spread to the surroundings.

This is the best fuel, whale oil.

Bonnie behind her didn't wait for the reminder and fired a shot at the whale oil that was still spreading.

When sparks fly, blazing flames rise into the sky.

The thick wall of fire immediately blocked the way for the human-faced rat to pounce.

Several affected human-faced rats immediately turned into a ball of fire, screaming miserably in the flames. After a few struggles, they lay motionless on the ground, letting the high temperature burn and carbonize them.

We are safe.

temporary.

But before the four of them could breathe a sigh of relief, they suddenly heard the sound of crawling above their heads.

The four people's hearts tightened, and they looked up instinctively.

I saw several human-faced rats with sharp blades in their mouths, crawling through the blazing flames along the gaps in the tunnel above their heads.

The four of them jumped down while looking up.

While in mid-air, he raised the sharp blade in his mouth.

"Ah~~~"

A shrill scream immediately sounded.