ACT028: Human Feeding Program
If a person does not die, he will not die! Liao En did not understand this truth until Adele's neck was tied to him.
He thought the other party was wearing rune handcuffs for restraint and he was standing outside the "safe" door. When Liao En was just thinking about it, he was dealt with through the door.
Joseph was also misled by "inertial thinking". Seeing that Adele was the owner of the warrior chess piece, he subconsciously thought that the other party could not be magic, so he only brought her handcuffs to limit the strength of the chess piece. However, although Adele, who is 400 years old, majored in martial arts, she still knew a little about magic as an elf.
In fact, Liao En didn't know that he was actually frightened by Adele. The grass seed stuffed into his mouth would not grow at all. The reason why he felt a swelling feeling in his belly from time to time and was faintly accompanied by pain was purely because of the psychological trouble and the grass seed was not very clean.
Eating dirty food will damage your stomach, this is common sense!
In desperation, Liao En, who was deceived, had to obey Weiss and others in order to protect himself. Although the parasites in the prison were very low in intelligence, they could understand simple commands. Therefore, when Weiss pried open the door lock of the cell (the old drunkard personally passed on the secret technique), the three of them were taken away by Liao En, the "manager".
The survivors in the cell performed differently after seeing that they could leave. Some rushed to the door, crying and hoping that they could take them with them, while others sat there quietly, looking dull and indifferent to anything. Only a few people nodded to Weiss and others, and prayed in their hearts that these warriors would succeed.
After leaving the prison, the three followed Liao En along the path to a mansion in the center of the city. This was once the mansion of Grand Duke Nadal and now it is Liao En's "new home". All the supplies that the leader of the corpse worm asked him to collect were also stored here.
"Are you collected these alone?" Weiss asked in confusion as he looked at the pile of supplies in the yard.
"I'm responsible for picking up the bugs. They can't tell what to eat or what to drink. If you ask them to collect food by themselves, they might be able to bring you a bunch of slippers back."
"Then you are so beautiful!" Weiss said sarcastically.
When they entered the Duke's Mansion, the four of them found a room without anyone to hide. The most urgent task for Weiss and the others is to remove the handcuffs quickly. The solidity of the handcuffs made by alloy is far beyond the ordinary goods. Forcibly destroyed it will also trigger the mechanism to explode. The runes carved on it can hinder the bond between the wearer and his own chess pieces, making them become ordinary people. Therefore, the safest way to open this thing is to use a special rune key.
"Where are the keys to this thing?" Weiss gestured at Liaon and the things in his hand.
"I don't know either, maybe... they are probably all in Bryan, right?"
"Then how about you go and steal it for us?"
"Um... No, no, no, no! I used to be a hooligan and never did stealing at all. That Bryan is so powerful, and he will definitely find out if I do something." Liao Neng shook his head like a rocking drum. Weiss thought about it, and thought that if this guy just shrank to the other party so timidly, he could see that he had a ghost in his heart.
"Then you take us to the Duke's room."
"Why go there?" Ling Lan was confused about Adele's suggestion.
"Pilinau almost all countries' rune handcuffs were bought from our elves. This kind of thing was originally an alchemy product invented by our elves. The rune seal carving industry is very complex, and the quality imitated by humans and dwarves is simply not up to standard. When we sell this kind of thing, we all have 50 handcuffs in a group with 5 universal keys. Most kings will keep this important item by themselves, and they may find it in the Duke's bedroom and office."
Since Adele said that, everyone should not delay, and immediately urged Liao En to take them to the Duke's office. As soon as they arrived, they found that the office was as messy as a doghouse.
"You did it?" Weiss looked at Liao En beside him. He had just looked around and found that there were many empty wine bottles piled up in the wine cabinet, and there were obvious signs of drinking with a cup. Therefore, Weiss concluded that the "inmate" was Liao En, the gangster, not the corpse worms.
"No...sorry."
Time was tight and not his own home, so no one of the three of them cared about the responsibility of messing up the room. Instead, they started rummaging through boxes and cabinets, as if they wanted to make it even more messy. But after searching for a long time, although they found a lot of things like keys, they gave it to Adele and found that none of them were what they were looking for.
"The key to this kind of handcuff is a piece of threaded metal stick. Don't come here!" Looking at the large handful of various keys that reached in front of him, Adele found that she should have described it to them in advance.
"I think this kind of thing should be placed in a safe or a secret room. We can look at the back of the bookcase or the paintings, and maybe we will find some mechanism."
"I have just found all these places. Didn't I even lift the carpet?"
He gave Weis a look in anger. Adele expressed dissatisfaction with his "hindsight". At this time, Ling Lan, who was staring at the ground, suddenly reached out and pointed to the desk behind Weis and said in an inquiring tone.
"Miss Xilin, is the rune key you mentioned the same as the thing that is cushioned under the table?"
Following the direction of Ling Lan's finger, the other three people present noticed that a small piece of metal stick was faintly exposed under the corner of the Duke's luxurious solid wood desk. Adele went over and pulled it out and saw it, and his expression suddenly became very exciting, because this was what they were looking for!
The three of them were silent for a while when they looked at the rune key. Liao En just sweared that he didn't do this, so Weiss couldn't think of what kind of considerations that Grand Duke Nadal would use such an important thing to plaster the table. However, since everyone is dead, this matter can only be dealt with as an "unsolved mystery".
"It seems that the gullies are not always lucky to be E!"
After uncuffing the rune handcuffs, the three of them regained their combat power. On the other side, Brian came to the place where the former noble bathhouse and endured murderous intention to talk to a special corpse worm. The other party was parasitized with an elf body, and God knew how long it had been dead. In addition to the pair of pointed ears, the overall shape was severely deformed, and the grayish-white and slightly blue skin was as rough as rocks.
The other party was speaking in a stiff tone at this time, and the whole sentence was pieced together without any modifications. It sounded very different, but it was barely understandable.
“Humans, need more.”
"The entire Principal of Nadal has almost killed the plague you spread. Where can I find so many living people for you?" Brian clenched his fists, and there was an unconcealed anger in his tone.
"There are many humans! Expand the scope and continue! High-quality ones, and more."
"You want me to attack other countries? And you have to catch those pawn owners?"
"correct."
"You're right!" Seeing that the other person made such an excessive request from him, Brian finally broke out.
"I don't know how many years you bugs have been sleeping under the ground, but this era is completely different from the last time you raging! Not only have powerful chess piece owners appeared in each race, but they have also created many more powerful weapons than chess piece owners. That is no longer an existence that can be won by number, do you understand?"
I thought I had already said it very clearly. Today's races are far from as weak as the cold weapon era hundreds of years ago. Some of the powerful weapons developed after the rise of guidance technology are not afraid to resist even the owners of chess pieces. These zombies that rely on parasitic manipulation of large creatures are even less likely to be opponents, but the other party just said coldly.
"Abide by me, or your juvenile body will die!"
"I warn you, if you dare to touch a hair of my daughter, I will definitely break you into pieces!"
"I, if I die, the swarm will lose control, your juvenile body will die!"
“…”
He glared at the other party's "dead face", and finally lost his anger. The reason why he obeyed these bugs was entirely because the other party threatened his daughter. It would be hard to imagine before that these "parasitics" that didn't look very smart would use such high-end techniques as "hostage-hijacking".
In desperation, Brian had to leave angrily, and the head of the special corpse-flying worm without a name walked stiffly into a pool of dark and rotten sewage, soaking his entire body in. The filth that humans cannot bear is a very comfortable environment for this kind of filthy creature. In the turbid pool water, it is densely packed with crystal eggs, and the number is too large to count!
At this time, the special zombie worms made two strange chirpings, and soon there were many figures gathered from other rooms. These parasitic bodies were of all races, and their bodies were generally intact, just some swelling. After scrutinizing these similar species, the special zombie worms tentatively said to them.
"say."
"..." A daze of silence.
"say!"
"..." The confused silence continued.
"Let's go away!" This time, even the special corpse-worms who lack emotional fluctuations revealed a hint of helplessness in their voices. This time, the parasites finally understood these words and turned around and dispersed. After watching these similar people leave, the "superior" completely sank into the sewage...
Chapter completed!