"Hiss--"
Several black gecko-like Baleful Shadow Demon emerged from the cracks in the stone wall, their scarlet eyes fixed on the bronze mirror in Lu Chen's hands, and they rushed towards them like crazy.
Lu Chen frowned, feeling extremely annoyed.
He didn't even draw the sword. He held the mirror in his left hand and pointed his right hand like a sword. He drew the sword at will with his fingertips.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
After a few inaudible soft sounds, the bodies of the Baleful Shadow Demon froze in mid-air for an instant, then silently broke into two pieces, fell to the ground, and dissipated into black smoke.
[Kill Baleful Shadow Demon and obtain Demon Devil Lifespan: 1 year.]
[Kill Baleful Shadow Demon and obtain Demon Devil Lifespan: 1 year.]
Although these low-level monsters did not pose any threat to him, the constant harassment along the way made his already exhausted mind even more exhausted and intensified his inner sense of urgency.
This Mystic Water Mirror is a hot potato!
It must be handed over to the mysterious Clerk Chen as soon as possible.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, when he finally saw the familiar Armory secret door in front of him, his spirits were lifted.
He quickened his pace and used his last bit of strength to push open the heavy stone door.
Crunch--
In the dim room, an oil lamp burned quietly like a bean.
Clerk Chen, who had been lying on the Taishi chair with his eyes closed and meditative, as if he had not changed forever, suddenly opened his eyes the moment Lu Chen stepped into the room!
His eyes were muddy but sharp, but he did not look at the embarrassed Lu Chen immediately. Instead, like iron filings attracted by a magnet, he stared motionlessly at Lu Chen's right hand, Mystic Water Mirror, which was wrapped in heavy internal force!
The unprecedented brilliance erupted from those ancient and unwavering eyes, which even made his skinny body tremble slightly.
He couldn't help but suddenly stood up from the recliner, straightened his rickety back, and exclaimed in surprise, "You... you actually brought it out?!"
This voice contained extreme shock and disbelief, completely subverting his usual lazy and dying look.
Clerk Chen rushed to Lu Chen in almost a few steps, and took the ancient mirror wrapped in internal force from his hand with an extremely solemn expression.
His movements were cautious, as if he was holding the most fragile and unique treasure.
He stretched out his fingers, as dry as tree bark, and flicked them across the dark mirror.
The moment the fingertips came into contact with the mirror, Clerk Chen's expression changed one after another, from the initial shock, to the seriousness that penetrated into the bone marrow, and finally turned into a sigh of understanding and complexity.
"What a domineering Godslayer demonic nature... Such pure chaotic will... This thing has completely Demonization'd it."
He murmured to himself, then raised his head and looked at Lu Chen with eyes that looked at monsters, "Not only did you get it, you also... destroyed the entire monster cave?"
Lu Chen nodded and briefly described what happened when he caught a glimpse of Ghost Face Mask Organization members before the monster cave collapsed.
Clerk Chen fell into a long silence after listening.
Under the dim light, the wrinkles on his face appeared deeper and deeper, as if there were endless secrets hidden in the ravines.
After a long time, he spoke slowly and word by word:
"What you have provoked is a group of sewer rats that are older and more troublesome than Blood Demon Cult."
"And what you took away was the key they used to open another door."
"Another door? Key?" Lu Chen felt a shiver in his heart. He keenly grasped the key words and asked immediately.
Clerk Chen shook his head. In those cloudy eyes, the emotions were extremely complicated, including appreciation, worry, and a trace of inexplicable expectations.
"It's too early to tell you now."
He looked at Lu Chen and his voice became low and serious. "You just need to know that from today on, the ghost of Nanling Prefecture will start looking for you, the person who has the key. Before that, you must learn... how to use this key to protect yourself."
In the dim room, the air seemed to freeze.
Clerk Chen's words are like a huge stone thrown into Lu Chen's heart, stirring up thousands of waves.
"Ghost Face Organization... another door... key..." Lu Chen chewed these words and felt a chill rising from his spine.
"They are not called Ghost Face Organization."
Clerk Chen sat back on his chair, as if the gaffe just now had never happened, but his tone was still solemn, "That is the scornful name given to them by the outside world. Internally, they call themselves Rebirth Hall." He paused, and a cold curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, "A group of madmen who claim to be walking in the shadows, guiding all things to return to the afterlife."
"Then Mystic Water Mirror..."
"That thing has long been more than just a water magic weapon." Clerk Chen interrupted him, tapping the handrail unconsciously with his fingertips, "It has been polluted and refined by the demon leader Godslayer's demonic nature for many years, and its essence has been transformed. Now, it is more like a special 'compass'."
"Compass?"
"Not bad." Clerk Chen's turbid eyes flashed with a hint of ridicule, "Rebirth Hall's group of madmen want to use it to locate deeper ruins somewhere underground Nanling Prefecture. Your action is equivalent to robbing them of their only map and compass just when they were about to find the entrance to the treasure." He raised his eyelids and took a deep look at Lu Chen, "Do you think they will go crazy?"
He leaned forward slightly and his voice was lowered, with an undeniable heaviness.
"Remember, these guys are ruthless and unpredictable. They are especially good at tracking and killing with curses. They will never give up."
The dim light in the room cast flickering shadows on his face.
"It is foreseeable that from this moment on, the entire shadow of Nanling Prefecture will be covered with their eyes, secretly searching for the whereabouts of this 'compass'. You... must be extremely careful."
Lu Chen frowned when he heard this. He said without hesitation, "Since this thing is so dangerous, it is better to hand it over directly to Demon Suppression Division's senior management, or let you keep it. If you keep it with your subordinates, I'm afraid..."
"Confused!"
Clerk Chen gave a rare scolding, interrupting Lu Chen's words.
He shook his head and said in denial, "Hand it in? Do you think Rebirth Hall has no eyes in Demon Suppression Division? Once this thing appears in the public eye, you, a meritorious official, will be the first to die. As for leaving it to me..."
He glanced at the Mystic Water Mirror in his hand, with a hint of greed in his eyes, but he was quickly suppressed by reason, "This thing is very poisonous and a great tonic for my old bones. But it is a unique opportunity for you!"
"Opportunity?" Lu Chen was puzzled.
"That's right." Clerk Chen said word by word, "This mirror is the most direct carrier of the Godslayer magic. And you, Lu Chen, your blood, your soul, or your Longevity Treasure Scroll Cultivation Method, is a lock. This mirror is the key that suits you best!"
"Keys and locks are meant to be together. To separate them by force is not only a waste of natural resources, but also a waste of the great opportunity you gained from this narrow escape. Using it to sharpen your sword intention and nourish your soul is far more effective than killing a hundred evil demon leaders!"