Late at night the next day.
The outskirts of Sibor.
Two men in the uniform of the City Defense Force were digging a hole with a shovel.
The hazy moonlight was not very bright. A few torches were stuck in the ground not far from them. Not far from the torches, a corpse lay quietly.
Beside it were several mounds of earth that had been filled in.
Martin's chest was caved in. That was the result of being hit by many powerful elbows. The blow had completely shattered his sternum.
There were still traces of blood at the corner of his mouth. His hands were still clenched tightly as if he was still resentful that he could not take revenge with his own hands.
"Hey!
That's enough. Why are you digging so deep? "
"The corpses just now were all broken. This one is still intact. How are we going to bury it if we don't dig deeper?"
"Yes, yes, yes … How did this person die?
It seems like he was hit by a carriage. "
"I don't know. It's not good to ask too many questions. Have you forgotten how John died?"
John had accidentally witnessed the City Defense Force's squad leader, Joy, and the merchant, Birkins, humiliating a young girl to death. Because of his loose lips, he was silenced the next day. Although no one mentioned it, the City Defense Force's guards still knew about it.
The man who asked about Martin's death shivered. He looked around and suddenly said with a little fear, "Hey, I say, there won't be ghosts here, right?"
"Have you f * cking lost your guts to the dogs?
What ghosts?
Do you think it's a story that your father told you to scare little kids? "
The guard who continued to dig the hole mocked without turning his head.
This was the outskirts of Sibor. According to the secret words of the City Defense Force's guards, this was also considered an unmarked graveyard. Almost all the ghosts that were killed by Joy and Birkins were secretly buried here.
Because the news of Count's assassination was tightly sealed, these city guards still did not know that the corpse in front of them was the assassin who almost succeeded in killing Count. At this moment, they only regarded Martin as an unlucky fellow who was "incidentally" silenced like the other broken corpses.
The pitch-black night sky was like the bloody mouth of a ferocious beast, causing the timid guard to shiver all over. Suddenly, he froze for a moment before saying, "Eh?
Why did I feel like his hand moved just now? "
"F * ck your mother's eggs. If you're f * cking scared, just say it. You still dare to stay with the city defense team with this little courage?
I feel ashamed for you! "
"No … I'm not lying!
Really! "
"Where?"
The guard who was digging the hole turned around and saw that Martin's body was still lying there quietly.
"You're sick!"
He spat viciously.
The soldier who was scolded wanted to explain, but his face turned red and did not know what to say. He could only jump into the hole to help dig, but the corner of his eyes would glance at Martin's body from time to time.
But until the hole was dug, he did not see anything else.
The two of them swiftly lifted the corpse and tossed Martin into the deep pit. Then, without stopping, they began to cover the top with soil shovel-by-shovel.
But at this time, the timid guard spoke again.
"Hey?
Did you see it just now? "
"Hmm?"
The bolder guard lowered his head and shoveled the soil, but he stopped when he heard that.
A gust of cold wind blew at this time. The night in Sibor was not warm, and the two of them shuddered at the same time.
"I think I saw his hand move again …" The timid guard had just finished this sentence when he immediately had goosebumps all over his body, and he shivered unnaturally.
"F * ck!
Are you done yet?! "
The bolder guard did not believe it. He simply jumped into the deep hole and kicked the corpse on the ground. He fiercely scolded his comrade who was standing beside him, "Did you see that?
This is just a f * cking corpse!
If it can move, then it must be a f * cking undead! "
"But …" Before the timid guard could finish his words, his face suddenly changed!
He let out a strange cry and jumped back, but tripped over a rock on the ground. He fell on his butt, but he didn't even bother to get up. He used his hands and feet to crawl away as he screamed, "Undead!
Undead! "
His voice was extremely miserable.
The bolder guard was shocked by his comrade's fierce behavior. Just as he was about to ask more questions, he suddenly felt something tighten around his leg!
He slowly shifted his gaze to his feet and was horrified to find that a hand with white knuckles was holding his calf!
Then, another hand suddenly stretched out and tightly grabbed his ankle!
No matter how courageous the guard was, he was suddenly scared out of his wits when he saw the scene in front of him!
Martin, who should have been lying obediently in the pit, suddenly pulled his hands, and the guard who had been standing suddenly fell to the ground with a wail.
Slowly standing up, Martin's eyes were pale at the moment. The original black pupils had disappeared and were replaced by a grayish-white bright spot.
He looked blankly at his hands, stiffly moved his neck, and then turned his eyes to the guard who wanted to escape but could not muster any strength because of his weak body.
A mournful wail immediately resounded in the wilderness.
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"Many, where are you going?"
Sylvia was about to go to bed with Salia, but she saw Many neatly dressed walking out of her room. She suddenly stopped and asked in confusion.
"Oh, going out to do something," Many was firmly fastening the hidden blade on his left hand, then fastened his cloak and covered the close-fitting leather armor under the black cloak, "I'll be back in a while. Are you going to sleep?
Then good night. "
"No, good night!" Sylvia snorted coldly and said, "Hmph!
If you dare to go … dare to go to that kind of place, I'll teach you a lesson! "
"What kind of place?" Many put the dagger in the space ring back to his waist and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Sylvia suddenly blushed a little and gritted her teeth, "It's the kind of bar that Noda mentioned!
If you dare to go … I'll ignore you! "
Only then did Many understand what Sylvia meant. He suddenly scratched his face speechlessly and said, "I thought you said something … That kind of place is too expensive, I can't afford to go if I don't have money …"
With that, he ran away without a trace.
Hearing his words, Sylner's face softened at first, but then she suddenly thought of something and became angry again. She yelled at the back of the crowd, "Fine! Fine! Fine!
You actually said it's expensive!
You must have been there, right?!
You're a big bastard! "
"Sister Nana, where did Many Brothers go?"
Salia asked weakly as she looked at Sylner, who was trembling with rage, with a puzzled look on her face.
Sylvia was instantly choked and couldn't speak for a while. Finally, her expression changed a few times and silently pulled Salia back to the room to sleep without saying anything.
But Sylvia didn't sleep well.
Because of the hotel room arrangement, Sylvia and Salia slept on a double bed. Although the little girl Salia usually looked very gentle, she was very dishonest in bed.
Don't misunderstand — her sleeping posture was dishonest because she had been Medusa's snake body since she was young. Now that Mrs. Vasaki had cast a shapeshifting spell on her, the little girl's two delicate little white legs would involuntarily entangle together when she slept.
Sylner, on the other hand, would often be wrapped tightly by Salia's legs, and they would spend the whole night in this extremely ambiguous position.
The miserable Nana only realized after being entangled by Salia for a long time that this innocent little girl was the legendary "lamia."