Chapter 467: Transformed into a Ghost
The hills were unusually quiet.
Even though it is daytime now, under the sunlight, this area still seems to be refusing the light.
The biting cold wind is raging here.
The rugged and steep mountains are covered with desolate sand, stones and mud, and even the land looks dark in color.
Various kinds of dry bones can be seen under the soil, they are not completely buried in the earth.
The dry bones and exposed limbs piled here, together with the earth, formed an evil landscape.
The white moonlight was shining down, and under the moonlight, Alka and the other person were walking in this area.
Circle after circle of silvery-white light spread toward the ground and around.
"This is simply a mass grave." Xia Daiti couldn't help but say as he continued walking forward.
"There were almost all kinds of dry bones piled up under our feet, and not a single bone was intact."
Hearing this, Alka, who was following Xiadaiti, looked at the white bones exposed from the ground under his feet.
Perhaps because time has passed so long, the bones of these corpses have long since merged with the earth and become part of this hill.
"Not just humans... there are also many demon corpses all here." Xia Daiti continued as he walked.
Hearing this, Alka thought for a moment and said, “This should be the place where the Cloud Sage last resisted the devil. It seems that the number of civilians forced here at that time was much greater than we imagined.
Those civilians who escaped may be only a small part of those gathered here."
As far as they knew, under the resistance of the Sage of Cloud, the number of civilians who successfully escaped was only about 10,000 to 20,000.
At that time they still thought that there were probably only about 20,000 to 30,000 civilians in total, and with the resistance and help of Sage of Cloud, 10,000 to 20,000 of them escaped, which was already a lot.
But now it seems that the number of residents who were forced here at that time may have been astonishingly large.
As they walked along, they found scattered corpses almost every few meters, but those scattered corpses were nothing compared to the corpses piled up in this area.
In other words, those who escaped were eventually forced into a dead end here.
The two of them walked and talked.
Around them, all kinds of strange and creepy-looking terrifying evil spirits were surrounding them.
Surrounded by the white moonlight.
The strange faces and blood-red eyes kept staring at the two people in the moonlight. As long as the moonlight disappeared, they would rush over and try to tear them into pieces.
However, Alka and the other man acted as if nothing had happened, as if they could not see the evil spirit and completely ignored them as air. They just went about their own business and chatted about their own things.
Among the evil spirits, some of them seemed to be different from their companions. Their appearance was not as scary. From their blood-red eyes, it could be seen that they were obviously smarter and seemed to be thinking.
Looking at Alka and the other person who were slowly leaving.
These evil spirits left their companions and then gathered behind a stone.
"How could a living person get deep inside here?"
"I don't know. They still have people outside."
"And they look very strong. The moonlight makes me afraid to get close to them."
"What should I do? What should I do?"
"Don't provoke him, he will kill us like he killed these lunatics."
"Yes, yes, Kekla doesn't want to die."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you."
"Really? That's great, thank you."
"You are such a great...why are you here!?"
A ghost figure that looked like a little girl suddenly screamed, and jumped directly to a height of three meters and stayed there.
The other ghosts turned around and found that Alka, whom they had seen leave with their own eyes, was squatting beside them and had just chatted with them for a few words.
"Don't be surprised, let's talk."
Alka looked at the ghosts that retreated a long distance in an instant, squatted beside them and waved his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.
Then he pointed behind the stone and said, "You look different from your kind. They just want to tear us apart. This is not good.
If I could communicate with you, I would certainly prefer to communicate with you.”
As he spoke, Alka blinked his eyes and looked at the intelligent spirits in front of him with eyes that could see through secrets.
He could use this look to distinguish the difference between these souls and the evil spirits outside.
Is this also why he noticed the problems of these evil spirits during their casual chat?
"How did you resist the invasion of the abyss? All of your companions were invaded by the abyss and turned into real evil monsters."
Alka stood up, patted his body, and said with a smile: "Don't be so vigilant, you see, you were once human, and I am also a human. Our enemies are demons and the invading abyss, right?
If you don’t attack us deliberately, we won’t attack you, right?”
As he was speaking, a strange evil spirit stalked over from the stone.
Seeing this evil spirit, these intelligent ghosts were frightened and quickly looked at Alka, signaling him with their eyes to hide quickly.
However, Alka just smiled and waved his hand. He just stood there straight, and the evil spirit passed by him without paying any attention to him.
"You see, I'm actually pretty awesome, isn't I?" Alka said with a smile.
The ghosts watching this scene were not fools. Alka could have remained hidden far away. His willingness to show up and communicate with them showed his goodwill.
The ghosts looked at each other. One of them, who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, stood up except for a strange tentacle growing on one arm.
"Well, you don't really look too bad."
Hearing this, Alka smiled and nodded, then observed them.
"You seem to have not thought it through yet. You should have other companions, right?" Alka said.
Then, without waiting for the ghosts to speak, he clapped his hands lightly and said, "You should know where our camp is. If you are willing to communicate and show goodwill, then come to the camp to find me.
Before that, you can talk to someone who is really in charge.
goodbye."
As Alka spoke, he clapped his hands gently and disappeared from the spot, leaving only a faint pink mist.
Several ghosts just stood there looking at each other.
"What now?"
"Of course I went back and asked the general and the others."
As they spoke, several ghosts disappeared on the spot.
Xiadaiti continued to circle around, scanning the surrounding terrain, and looked at the smile that suddenly appeared on Alka's face next to him.
" Have you ever communicated with them?"
Just after Alka discovered the problem, he told her about it, so Xiadaiti naturally knew that Alka had sent out an illusion to test it.
Alka nodded: "It looks like there will be an unexpected gain tonight."
The two continued walking, scanning the surrounding terrain.
Soon, they returned to the camp as night was approaching.
Inside the camp, a warm fire had already lit up in the stone house built on the rock corner.
Looking at the two people coming back, Julia smiled and waved to them.
Pororo stood on a rock not far away, observing the situation around him. There was a warning circle formed by puppet girls scattered around him.
"How was it? Were there any unexpected gains?" Lucelia asked, jumping onto Alka's shoulders.
"Yes, but you will know when you wait until tonight."
Just as he finished speaking, a dark curtain covered the bright sky.
The surroundings suddenly became dark.
The night sky is full of stars tonight, and several celestial bodies that have never been seen are floating in the sky.
"Well, it's evening already."
Lucelia said while looking at the sky.
Hearing this, Alka smiled helplessly: "Don't worry."
Xia Daiti smiled, walked into the stone house, found a seat next to the campfire, and prepared all his tools and canvas.
With her powerful strength and the blessing of the Pale Moon, her exploration range is now very large. Today, she just wandered around the central location and was able to draw a map of this area.
The efficiency has been improved several times compared to before.
Two puppet girls were sitting by the campfire, grilling the ingredients they had brought on the grill above.
These two puppet girls can be considered Juanlu's apprentices, and most of the time they help him in the kitchen.
Since Juanlu was going to stay in the town of Return, naturally the two puppet girls followed Alka and the others.
A small stone bench was erected outside the stone house. Julia sat on the bench, picked up the harp in her hand, and played it softly.
The phonograph box stopped in front of her, but it did not play any sound. Instead, it recorded the music Julia played and put it into the collection to play later.
The phonograph box did not have the function of amplifying the sound, so Julia had to expand the range of the playing so that the sound played later would have the same effect.
The music was elegant and quiet, like the sound of a calm lake. It was as if a dark green mist was surrounding everyone and penetrating into their souls.
In the sound of this music, they seemed to be walking and staying quietly on the calm lake.
The music is so peaceful, coupled with the late night environment, it makes people want to sit down quietly and close their eyes.
It was transmitted under the influence of music diffusion and amplification.
Pass it on far away.
The evil spirits wandering not far away, hearing the music, couldn't help but stop and stay quietly where they were.
No more wandering around randomly, no more screaming randomly.
Until the sound gradually faded away.
"What is this piece of music?"
"Requiem." Julia gently put down the harp in her hand and said to the ghost in front of her.
This was the ghost that appeared in front of her when she was halfway through playing the instrument, and its eyes were not blood red.
This is the ghost of a female. Judging from the not-too-blurry face, one can tell that she is probably in her thirties.
From the attire of her soul and the posture of her body, we can tell that she must have been an elegant and beautiful woman when she was alive.
But she was wearing a set of light, figure-hugging chain mail, with a soft metal frame that fell to form a skirt, protecting her legs.
"It's been a long time since I heard such peaceful music."
There was the sound of horse hooves.
One of them was wearing heavy armor and a helmet that completely covered his face. He also held a blade in his hand that looked like a two-handed sword.
This is a ghost knight, riding a ghost horse, appearing in front of everyone.
Julia didn't seem very surprised when she saw the two figures appearing in front of them.
Alka comes and looks at the two.
His eyes could see that the strength of these two ghosts was at the fifth stage.
"You are the powerful stranger that Kekla mentioned, right?" The ghost knight said to Alka.
Alka nodded.
The female ghost in light armor looked around and said, "Are you here for the Cloud Staff?"
It seemed that they knew very well what the strangers would come for if they came here.
Faced with such a question, Alka nodded without hesitation. Obviously, there was nothing to hide.
"Yes, we are treasure hunters, and we followed the clues all the way here."
"Let's be frank. We can't let you take the Cloud Staff away. It is very important to us, to the ghosts who still have their own will, and even to these evil spirits." The female ghost said without hesitation.
Alka nodded.
In this situation, the fact that the Cloud Staff is still here is enough to explain several things.
Without saying anything more, he waved his hand and a stool made of mud and stones appeared on the ground.
"Take a seat. If you don't mind, let's talk about what's going on here. I'm very curious about this place."
With that, Alka sat down.
Xia Daiti and the others also sat down. Seeing this, the two ghosts looked at each other. After thinking for a while, they found a place to sit down, and the ghost horse stood quietly behind them.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Alka. I am the leader of the Compass Treasure Hunting Group, and they are my companions."
"Salaran Empire, Third Legion, Commander of the Assault Knights, Henggus."
"Saraland Empire, National Spellcasting Group, Soul Scholar, Lunami."
After hearing the introduction of the two, Lucilia said directly: "I remember these two names. Like the Cloud Sage, they were among the heroes who were responsible for resisting the demons and allowing others to escape."
"And Henggus should also be a member of the Curse Sword Family."
The two ghosts were not surprised by Lucelia's words. Apparently, this was not the first time they had communicated with outsiders.
Maybe he has a good understanding of the situation outside.
Alka nodded, looked at the two and said, "Nice to meet you."
"If you don't mind, could you tell me why the Cloud Staff is so important to you?"
As he spoke, Alka crossed his arms and a faint golden light flashed on his forehead.
This was the first time he had so openly revealed his identity as a saint.
But I have to say that such straightforward disclosure is indeed very effective.
Especially in the current situation where neither side trusts each other, and the questions Alka asked are considered private.
The two ghosts watched this situation.
Lunami thought for a moment and said, "The reason he's important is because he anchors all the evil spirits here, including us... and even some demonic spirits."
After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought. This had obviously reached a very important point.
"What will happen if... it is taken away?" Xia Daiti couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Lunami looked at her and said, "You'd better not have such an idea. If you take it away, the breath of the abyss will infect us ghosts who still have our own will.
All these evil spirits that have been contaminated by the breath of the abyss will spread out, they will lose their restraints and wreak havoc around.
And those demon souls that are also anchored here will return to the abyss and come back again."
"Well...it sounds like all bad news," Porollo said.
“It may be a bit presumptuous to ask, but I want to ask. You must have done something to cause this situation and make this place like this.
Did you perform some kind of undead ritual that bound the souls to this area? As a result, these souls were invaded by the abyss and turned into evil spirits. "
Lucilia asked while looking at Lunami from Alka's shoulder.
Faced with such a question, Lunami nodded without hesitation.
"Yes, I did all of this, including our current state and the existence of those evil spirits. They were all my actions at the time."
"No , it's not the actions you took. It's the direction we chose. You just helped us accomplish our requirements."
Henges, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.
"If you don't mind, can we talk about the situation back then? This is an unknown piece of history. And we happen to be very curious about it," said Alka.
