The sun is high

Shuge put the young girl who lived in room 519 on the bed.

Even though she was naked at the moment, Xiuge couldn't think of anything at all - she was seriously injured, and her legs were covered with horrific scars after being gnawed by countless rats. The traces left behind may be because their teeth contain toxins that can anesthetize human nerves and perception. The girl did not feel any pain, and there was no bleeding in the wounds, as if the flesh and blood had been completely necrotic.

Shuge has no way to save the girl now.

He hurriedly opened the magic book and tore a page from it.

It was the only stream-level healing magic "Magic First Aid" that was engraved in his magic book before. The name is very simple, and the effect is extremely simple and direct - it is widely used in the field of battlefield medical treatment and is the easiest for spellcasters to learn. , and basically need to master the basic healing magic, which can temporarily relieve pain and stop bleeding, and boost the vitality of the recipient by virtue of the magic power.

Shuge didn't know whether this magic could alleviate the damage suffered by the girl, but it was the only healing method he currently had.

Before the "Magic First Aid" light could cover the girl's severely chewed legs, a black shadow flew out from the direction of the bathroom, almost wiping Shuge's head and hitting the wall behind.

That was Snitch the Running Rat.

It looked like it had been hit so hard that it nearly shattered into a ratcake on the wall.

Through the information fed back by Snitch, Shuge learned that the rats in the bathroom were not afraid of his corrosive magic, so he quickly dismissed his summons and summoned more Touch of Charron.

At the same time, the figure formed by the surging rats came out of the bathroom. It was so tall, even taller than Xiuge. However, such a burly "giant" The whole body is covered with shadows of rats that are constantly moving. This weird scene is enough to make every ordinary person who witnesses this scene fall into fear.

Xiuge is naturally not among ordinary people.

I have seen similar scenes a lot whether in daily dreams or in shelters.

So now I am naturally used to it.

"You were clearly avoiding me before...why do you have the guts to attack me now?"

Xiuge looked at this strange figure that he had shot with a rifle before. He now knew why the opponent was still able to move after his head was shattered by a solid metal bullet, because the opponent was not a real humanoid creature in the first place. It had no brain. , and has no facial features, the head is just a "structural" part of it. Although when hit by a bullet, the tiny mice groups that make up the head will collapse due to the impact on the physical level, this is not enough to cause real damage to them. of damage.

As time permits, they will naturally return to their original state.

The later magic-made bullets proved that magic-level attacks can have extremely effective and even fatal effects on them...

However, these findings were still not enough to answer Shuge's many confusions about this manor hotel. Facing the black humanoid that was approaching him quickly, Shuge moved his left hand slightly, and a large number of black tentacles that had been waiting nearby for a long time immediately swept away. Out, the arthropod blades mixed with magic power fell to all parts of the humanoid body like sharp and precise butcher knives.

In just an instant, the burly figure was cut into pieces of varying sizes.

At first glance, this kind of black rat swarm that can gather into a specific image seems to be similar to the descendants of An Yuan. However, just a moment after the battle started, Shuge discovered the obvious differences between the two.

They were so weak that Xiuge even had doubts about the meaning of their existence.

He felt that such an enemy, let alone professional mages above the Raindrop level, would have a chance to deal with them on the spot, even with a few soldiers holding demon-stifling silver swords.

Xiuge was originally ready to join the battle himself, and even use the special bullets of the Hound's Fang to eliminate the threat. However, now, his enemy's performance is really... awkward.

"What is the purpose of these guys' existence? Besides being able to resist toxins and corrosion, what else is special about them?"

Xiuge gently raised his finger, and a black tentacle immediately rolled back, defeating a small group of black rats that tried to force them to his side. He saw that the rats that were cut into two pieces by sharp joints turned into The invisible magical mist dissipated within two seconds.

Not only that, Xiuge was also extremely puzzled by the behavior of these rats.

"These rats can obviously take advantage of their numbers and attack or harass from all directions... However, it seems now that they are obsessed with forming a specific human form and using this human-like form to fight. What's wrong with this? ?”

Xiuge carefully recalled what the rats had done in the past two days, and he became more and more confused and puzzled.

Just when he was hesitating whether he should use violent methods to clean out the rats, his perception told him that someone was approaching in the corridor outside the room.

So Shuge's face became serious, and all the Touch of Charron was immediately disbanded and taken back by him.

He doesn't want too many people to see the "evil magic" he uses, which can easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles. After all, the shape of Charron's Touch has extraordinary visual impact for ordinary people. powerful.

The dark green mage's hand appeared beside the bed. Under Shuge's control, it quickly picked up two pieces of clothing, barely covering the body of the young girl on the bed, and then Shuge spread them out again. The magic book, relying on the battle memories of the spellcasters accumulated in the brain, tore off two pages of the magic book one after another.

At this moment, the door of Room 519 was pushed open forcefully, and the two young ladies and a group of guards who had appeared in the corridor appeared at the door.

So they were horrified to see that in the room, a large group of rapidly crawling black rats gathered into a tall human shape at an alarming speed. Opposite the monster, a young man from the Ernst family was fighting with them. Confrontation, as for the resident in room 519, he is currently lying upright on the bed, not knowing whether he is alive or dead.

"Take her away!"

The young man's voice came over, not loud, but with a commanding majesty, so the two guards immediately moved forward, rolled up the quilt, and took the young girl outside the house.

Seeing that the large black rat swarm was about to gather together, the thin, pale young man suddenly raised his right hand quickly, and then two magic book pages were thrown out, and under the influence of magic power, they were directed towards the dark and terrifying figure. Fall away.

The first magic book page shattered in the air, and in a series of dark magic lines, the stream-level "grease production" quickly took effect, and a large amount of black sticky oil spilled down, drenching the top of the human figure.

Immediately afterwards, a bright red light lit up on the second magic book page, and a very ordinary "evoke flame" magic broke out in the flammable grease. The blazing fire light immediately illuminated the entire room, and at the same time, the dark The figure is wrapped up.

For a moment, a series of piercing screams came from the pitch-black figure. They were the shrill screams of countless rats when they were burned. The burly figure that had already formed quickly collapsed in the flames, and those ignited by the flames The individual quickly broke away from the rat group and quickly turned into invisible mist during the burning.

The speed at which the rats broke up and fled was beyond Xiuge's imagination. He had just seen clearly that his magic flame only ignited and destroyed the surface individuals among the rats. But strangely, these rats did not seem to like it. Revealed in front of people, they began to flee quickly by the light of the fire, rushing to all the corners they could hide in at an astonishing speed...

There was a black mouse that was alone, so Xiuge immediately bent down, and the magical mist of the messenger in the mirror emerged from his palm.

Many previous experiences have proven that the power of the messenger in the mirror is a natural shackle for magical creatures, so Xiuge quickly reached forward and accurately caught the little black mouse that was panicking and choosing its way. , so the faint mist immediately turned into layers of shackles, locking the mouse in his palm.

…

Perhaps because someone had already said hello, Xiuge was not questioned for "trespassing" into the lady's room. His official identity as a mage also came into play at this moment. After witnessing the fight between Xiuge and the terrifying monster, After the battle, the two young ladies from the family who called for guards regarded Shuge's behavior of breaking open the door of Room 519 as a heroic act of a qualified spellcaster.

Needless to say, this will be another highlight of Mr. Sugar Ernst’s return to the family.

However, Xiuge was not in the mood to think about these issues now.

He was sitting on a chair, looking at the glass jar in his hand.

The fog of the messenger in the mirror is continuously overflowing from Xiuge's palm. It turns into a shackle of fog and is directly applied to the entire glass jar. In the jar, the black mouse captured by Xiuge is It was going around in circles in a daze.

Round and round.

This blind mouse looks very awkward, not only because it has no eyes, but also because of its deformed limbs.

Its forelimbs are very slender, and each "hand" has five fingers with sharp claws on them, making it look more like a human hand with sharp nails.

And its hind limbs are even more twisted and weird.

They are "muscle tendrils" that grow directly from the body. These tendrils are flexible and powerful. They can simulate thighs that can support the body in jumping and running, or they can be entangled and tied to each other like ropes... ...Xuge suspected that the reason why these mice were able to hold each other and move together was because of this weird body structure.

Now, this blind mouse looks very confused, as if it has no desire to survive. After experiencing the initial struggle, it fell into this almost sluggish state - no struggle, no running, just running again and again. It crawled along the edge of the glass tank at a constant speed, and no matter how much Shuge blocked it, it did not stop its movements.

It's like executing a hard-coded program.

"For something that looks like this, it goes without saying that it must be related to those ancient creations..."

Xiuge picked up the tea cup and slowly drank the refreshing herbal tea while watching the mouse in the jar: "Its behavior pattern is very interesting. Although it looks similar to a mouse, it doesn't seem to have the same characteristics. Individual consciousness is more like a component of the so-called hive consciousness."

He carefully recalled all the clues related to it and tried to arrange and sort it out in his mind.

"It's still the same problem as before... Obviously these rats can have more efficient and faster killing methods, but they always insist on doing things that only humans can do, such as trying to drown the victim in the bathtub, or Try throwing them out of the hotel, and what happened in room 519 tonight would seem like an accident in comparison."

"The occupants of room 519 were gnawed by them, which has not happened before, but at the same time it also reveals a potential possibility."

"These weird magical creatures actually have certain instincts. They will instinctively eat the living creatures around them like hunting. But most of the time, they will not show their instincts, but will be restrained. …The force that restrains them prevents them from biting and devouring their prey and enemies like a real pack of rats, nor does they choose to escape after being hurt and frightened like a real animal.”

Shuge shook the glass jar, and the blind mouse with a strange structure immediately rolled in the jar. It quickly got up, and then continued to repeat the previous actions.

Looking at such a ridiculous and weird scene, Shuge suddenly remembered what Zeke Ernst had said to him before.

"The manor hotel is actually the earliest residence of the family. According to the association, the will of the Ernst family resides in it... When the old and the new change, all the young people who are qualified to be heirs will stay there. , and accept the screening of the family’s will.”

"The will of the family... to lodge... to filter?"

Shuge read out these words intermittently, looked at the mouse in front of him, and combined with what he saw and heard in the manor hotel tonight, Shuge suddenly had a very bad premonition.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "I say, old man, the will of your Ernst family and those dead 'ancestors' will not be the same in the end..."