They all call me master

Matches rubbed against sandpaper.

laugh!

The heat from the friction between phosphorus and sandpaper completely ignited the match. Arthur took the match and lit the [Alert Oil Lamp]. The brighter lighting range than ordinary oil lamps allowed Arthur to better see the books in the iron box.

‘Book of the Dead’, two notebooks.

Among them, the 'Book of Death' is incomplete, with only five pages including the cover.

There are no signs of tearing, but there are only five pages!

Arthur can be sure that this incomplete 'Book of Death' was copied - when he just saw the four words 'Book of Death', the instinct derived from [Spirituality] and [Breath of Death] told Arthur Ser, the 'Book of the Dead' is not like this.

Next, Arthur checked the paper and ink.

The yellowed paper and dull ink told Arthur that time was long, but it was definitely not fifty years, let alone a century.

If it had really reached that era, this kind of paper mixed with mulberry bark and jute would definitely be very brittle and break when touched.

Of course, it was the handwriting in the 'Book of Death' that finally convinced Arthur to copy.

Messy!

Extremely messy!

I was still shaking at the beginning!

Just looking at such handwriting, Arthur seemed to see someone copying it in a hurry.

Moreover, it is still based on...

A shady way!

Soon, Arthur confirmed his guess from two other notebooks.

Two notebooks, one is William's own, and the other is from an elder in the 'Sanker family'——

I know I shouldn't do this!

But this is the legendary ‘Book of Death’!

It is rumored that the "Book of Death" can complete the "Stage to God"!

As long as you climb the tenth level and become 'death', those dead friends and family members can be resurrected!

…

Longfellow, Gilbert, and I all made the same choice.

I don't blame them.

They don't blame me either.

We are closer.

…

The ‘Book of the Dead’ is so great!

I just borrowed part of my power and saw my dead father, but my father was very silent. I knew my father was very angry. He thought I had tarnished the honor of the 'Hunter', but I just wanted to see him. What was wrong with me? ?

I am not wrong!

I am the right one!

…

Longfellow met his mother.

Gilbert met his master.

That night, we got very drunk.

…

A brief meeting is not enough, we need to have our loved ones back with us forever.

There is such a skill in the 'Book of Death', which is considered a very profound skill, but...

Why is it missing the most basic and crucial part?

It has no initial ‘ritual’!

We lack the 'Qi of Death' and cannot mobilize the 'Power of Death' to complete such a secret technique. Is this a joke on 'Death'?

…

Longfellow, Gilbert, and I spent the night conferring.

Eventually, we decided to join the ranks of the ‘Witch Hunters’.

Without the initial 'ritual', we took the initiative to hunt for the 'air of death' and mobilize the 'power of death'!

…

The three of us, who come from a family of 'hunters', soon stood out in a series of witch hunts.

We sent wizards, witches, and evil creatures to the stake one by one.

It’s really nice to be able to collect the ‘breath of death’ and hunt these evil creatures at the same time.

I combined the knowledge of the 'Hunter' with the knowledge recorded in the 'Book of Death' to create a small secret technique, the 'Cave of Death', to store the collected death energy.

Longfellow and Gilbert both marveled at my talent.

I said it was nothing, but felt a little proud in my heart.

…

We got the message.

The remnants of the 'Tower of Mist' are active in 'Andrek Town'.

The three of us packed up and hit the ground running.

…

hateful!

This is a trap, we have been betrayed by the nobles of North County.

I killed that bastard noble and his followers.

We also killed the mission target, but Longfellow died and Gilbert lost his right hand.

I was fine, but my mental state was a bit wrong. When I was resting in the camp - the leader of the "Tower of Mist" in "Andrek Town" always appeared in front of me, and she kept shouting at us.

Call us ‘thieves’.

Stole the 'sacred object' of the 'Tower of Mist'.

…

Gilbert and I mobilized the 'Power of Death' with the 'Aura of Death' we collected, and resurrected Longfellow with the secret technique of 'Resurrection'.

However, it seems that Longfellow is a little sluggish because the 'power of death' is not pure enough.

But we tested it with 'salt bricks and oil sword', and Longfellow was the real Longfellow.

After a few days, Longfellow was back to normal.

Gilbert attached a hook to his right hand and we all laughed at him for looking like a pirate.

…

The murder of that little noble was discovered by the other nobles in North County, and we were wanted. However, our fellow 'Hunters' helped us and allowed us to reach South County safely. The 'Hunters' partners here warmly received us. .

But Longfellow began to get sick.

He became so weak that he could not even pick up a long sword and needed help to walk.

But Gilbert and I used a steady stream of 'death gas' to heal him. Although he got better, the situation could only last for a week, and then more 'death gas' was needed.

We are constantly hunting evil.

In the meantime, seek help from local ‘hunters’.

…

A month later, fellow ‘Hunters’ brought news that ‘Cat Pie Black’ should be able to help us.

We took Longfellow to the ‘Mountain of Cats’ to find the contemporary ‘Black Cat’.

…

Gee, are all cats so aloof?

However, it is really strong.

…

Can cats still detect lies?

Okay, I admit my mistake.

…

Gilbert and I told the whole story and promised to lend each other the Book of Death to read.

Then, the cat proudly rejected the 'Book of the Dead'.

'Cat, you don't need that inconvenience! ’

I still remember that guy’s proud look with his arms folded across his chest.

Although I really wanted to beat him, I really couldn't. How could a person be so powerful?

…

The guy treated Longfellow and dissipated the mixed feeling in the 'breath of death', but Longfellow was still very weak. The guy suggested that we go to the 'Cat Valley' to look for the contemporary 'orange cat'.

We set out again, chasing away evil things and moving forward.

But there is no one left in the 'Cat Valley'.

There are no traces of any ‘Cat Faction members’ in ‘Cat Cliff’ and ‘Cat Forest’.

Did they return to the legendary 'Cat's Cave'?

…

Just when we were wondering, we heard rumors that that guy was besieged by many forces combined by the nobles of South County and North County.

We hurried towards the ‘Cat Mountain’.

That guy, just standing there.

There were already seventy-four corpses on the ground, but there were more people around.

I used the power of the 'Book of Death' to take that guy away.

However, the guy refused.

‘Cats don’t behave in a panic. ’

With the last words, the cat rushed towards the enemy, waving its claws, jumping and jumping, to kill hundreds of them with one blow.

I have to do something.

Those bastards, I gotta do something.

…

Huh, ‘Blood Marquis’?

Blood and death need to dance together, so let you feel the erosion of the 'air of death'.

I chose to attack the most conspicuous among the besiegers.

The other party was eroded by the majestic 'air of death'.

We also leaked our whereabouts.

But we don't care.

A bunch of scum.

…

After being hunted for four months, we temporarily escaped from the hunt. In the past few days, we have been silent. None of us spoke, but we were all reminiscing about that guy.

Are the evil things we hunt really evil?

If he was truly evil, why was that guy hunted?

That guy is just arrogant, but he has a kind heart.

…

We began to investigate the truth of the matter.

…

Oh, the truth is so cruel.

…

Longfellow chose death.

Gilbert went to sea.

And I choose to guard this 'Book of Death'.

The original purpose?

It doesn't matter anymore.

…

Huh, Sank from the Sank Family?

That's great. After all, I'm still his uncle.

As a result, even after I refused the request for transcription, I was still very merciless.

Was it just a replica of the ‘First Blade’ that caused me such harm?

How terrible!

Maybe this is the retribution for my good use of the 'Book of Death'.

Hopefully the guy didn't copy too much.

I can't stop it anymore

The only good thing is that the 'Book of Death' will not fall into the hands of others for the time being after my death.

…

The note came to an abrupt end here. Arthur touched his chin and roughly restored the situation at that time - Sank in the 'Sank Family' should be the father who got the note from somewhere. The owner possesses the 'Book of Death' ', I want to copy it.

After being rejected, he took action directly.

He stabbed the note owner to death with his trump card.

Then, Sank discovered that with the death of the owner of the notes, the 'Book of Death' also began to disappear, and he could only copy five pages in a hurry, including the cover.

after?

It was the time when Sank took the Sank family away from North County and met William on the boat.

Of course, there were some details that Arthur didn't know, just like he couldn't guess that the owner of the note had an intersection with 'Cat Pie Black'.

Moreover, they also raided the ‘Blood Marquis’ for ‘Cat Pie Black’.

This also caused Bourne's misunderstanding. His bloodline and the aura of being tainted with the real 'Book of Death' made the youngest 'blood member' regard the 'Sanker family' as his enemy.

"Destiny."

Arthur murmured softly, but there was greater doubt in his heart.

What truth did the three 'hunters' investigate back then?

Why did it directly break the persistence of the three ‘hunters’?

‘Isn’t it related to the ‘Book of Death’?

Or was it a 'scam' from the beginning?

It probably has nothing to do with old Charlie. During the 'Witch Hunt' and the 'Seven Years' War', for safety reasons, he had been working as a tailor in the Inner Bay, cutting clothes for ladies.

It was not until the end of the Seven Years' War that I arrived in Nanlos.

Acting under the guise of a 'spiritual medium' again, with old Charlie's prudence, it is estimated that he will have to wait ten years... Hey, it won't be William's first order when it opens again, right? ’

Arthur gasped as he thought about it.

He no longer knew whether to say William was lucky or bad.

But as a 'spiritual medium', he should have good luck.

Arthur picked up the copied 'Book of Death' and William's notes, and briefly read through William's notes. When he confirmed that it was just a study of the 'Book of Death', and there were many errors and omissions, Arthur gave up on the notebook. Begin to prepare to focus on reading the 'Book of Death'.

But when he just opened the cover, something suddenly occurred to him.

Suddenly, the young 'spiritual medium''s face suddenly turned ugly, and he even whispered to himself -

"No way?"