Land Deed

Glug glug!

The transport pipeline is peristaltic.

Dr. Swollen traveled at top speed from the 'fake Main Hall ' in the Ghoul Factory district to the real Main Hall inside the castle.

"Doctor, I've been waiting for you for ages... How's it going?"

When Han Dong asked that question, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

After all, judging from the battle just now, the Grand Lord is also a meticulous person.

"Everything went smoothly... Due to the lack of 'brain fluid' injection for a long time, coupled with the influence of various external factors, the Grand Lord was unable to detect the problem immediately."

As per your plan, Your Lord Emissary, we have successfully obtained information about the "Treasure Vault."

Where?

Dr. Swollen is exceptionally loyal to Han Dong, the "Lord Emissary".

He quickly crawled his lower body toward the stone seat, using both hands to hold his large head as he moved to avoid accidentally twisting his cervical spine from moving too fast.

Reach out and press the button hidden inside the stone seat.

Rumble!

At the bottom of the stone seat, five thick stone slabs descend one by one, revealing a secret passage leading to the "treasure trove," just wide enough for the Grand Lord to pass through.

"I guessed it was here. The Grand Lord sits on the stone seat all day long and hasn't gotten up for years... The treasury must be related to the stone seat!"

Hurry up, even with Johnny's team and the Ghoul army, they might not last long.

Togu and Chen Li, you should go back and recover from your injuries.

"Miss Winry, it's up to you now!"

"Good!"

Because the two Contained Object protected Winry throughout the battle, Winry was almost unharmed in the final battle against the Grand Lord... Physical exertion was nothing to Winry.

Winry stared at the Dr. Swollen with his loyal expression, completely unable to guess who the Vice Captain was.

"My Lord Emissary, shall I go down with you?"

"No... You should find a place to hide right away. After I obtain the 'land deed' and change the name of the owner, you will take full control of this large manor."

If you come down with me, I might not be able to take care of you when we need to escape.

"Understood! I will take my leave for now and await your good news!"

Dr. Swollen has left.

Han Dong led Wen Li into the secret passage as quickly as possible.

Relying solely on a kerosene lamp to venture deeper into the dark passage, they soon came to a dark stone door with a heavy aura blocking their way.

The dark gold mark painted on the stone gate - "Withered Arm" - looks very familiar.

Han Dong had seen such marks in the manor more than once, markings that symbolized a certain "former king".

The stone door had no keyhole and seemed to require a special method to open.

Without hesitation, Han Dong reached out and touched the dark gold mark... Upon contact with the object, terrifying, Withered Arm immediately sprouted from the surface of the mark and reached out to grab Han Dong.

"Break!!"

Han Dong stared intently at the Lesser Demon Eye, trying to suppress these filthy arms.

At the same time, he summoned the "Book of the Dead - Ocular Codex" and used the Spotted Tentacles that grew from his palm to draw a formation on the surface of the stone gate that could absorb pollution.

When the drawing is complete.

The formation immediately canceled out the dark gold markings on the surface of the gate.

Boom!

Han Dong was thrown more than two meters away, with a trace of blood remaining at the corner of his mouth... The tentacles inside his body were damaged to some extent.

"Vice Captain!"

"Don't worry about me! I've broken the seal on the door. Now, Miss Wenli, you need to use all your strength to forcefully push open the locked stone door."

We have to open it no matter what, or we'll all die here.

"Okay! I will definitely do it."

Recalling the scene from the previous battle where Han Dong disregarded the danger and climbed onto the Grand Lord's body to save her... Wen Li gritted her teeth and first tried to push the heavy stone door of the treasure vault, only to find it difficult to budge.

"Vice Captain, please make sure to take me out later... I might become exhausted and fall into a state of weakness for a long time."

"Good."

Winry's eyes were unusually calm, as if she was about to reveal her Trump Card.

A bottle of fiery red potion was taken out from the inner layer of the giant backpack.

This potion came from Winry's master.

She is permitted to use it when her life is threatened... Once ingested, it will have a severe effect on the body, followed by a period of weakness lasting more than half an hour.

The medicine was taken.

Han Dong, who had just stood up from the ground, instinctively took a step back because he sensed danger.

"What's this?"

An unimaginable field of power rippled out from beneath Winry's feet, and her fiery red hair even shone with light.

When you reach out and press down, two palm prints are directly imprinted on the surface of the stone door...

With Winry's full support.

Crackling sounds echoed continuously, and even the entire secret passage trembled slightly.

The stone gate is an Embedded Type structure, and it is completely connected to the secret passage.

In the end, Winry forced a crack through the thick stone door, and with the help of the hammer, smashed an opening, revealing the "Manor Treasury".

Han Dong had no interest whatsoever in the gold and silver treasures stored inside.

Before the effects of the drug on Wenli's body had worn off, they broke through three layers of protection inside the treasure vault and arrived at the circular room at the Depths of the vault.

On the central circular platform lies the ultimate goal of Han Dong's plan—the "land deed".

It was written in a strange script that humans couldn't recognize and that could even cause Visual Pollution... However, Han Dong's Lesser Demon Eye could understand it.

The final signature, [MO], is exceptionally eye-catching.

After carefully observing that there were no traps in the final treasure room, Han Dong covered his palm with his tentacles and grabbed the "land deed" in the safest way.

A stinging sensation flashed through my mind the moment I touched it.

at the same time.

The Grand Lord, located in the fake Main Hall, felt a sharp pain flash through his brain.

Such feedback indicates that the "contract" has been stolen by someone else.

The Ghoul Grand Lord, who was fighting fiercely, suddenly froze.

His bean-shaped eyes became lifeless, his arms hung limply, and he stood there blankly, letting the Ghoul army crawl all over his body and devour his flesh.

The Grand Lord muttered to himself, "The loss of the land deed is unforgivable. I, [Duilio Stuart], have disappointed you, my master."

I am not qualified to become a [Demon], I am not qualified to protect this land, and I am not qualified to continue serving you.

But we must never allow this land, which belongs to you, to fall into the hands of others.

"My lord, I will use myself as the medium to welcome your arrival."

Whoosh!

The Grand Lord pierced and tore open his own chest with his claws, activating Dao Seal sacrificial mark etched into his body.

The Ghoul crawling all over the Grand Lord's body were affected by the Sacrifice Formation and were slowly sucked into it.

The Grand Lord himself was also consumed by the sacrificial vortex generated within his body during this process...

In a short time.

All the Night Watcher and all the knights of the Behemoth Knight Order who lingered within the Great Manor Domain felt a sense of unease.

Something has come to ask for it...