Chapter 1283 The Living and the Dead

Lyon pushed open the door.

A not-too-long staircase was revealed, and at the end of the staircase was a high platform with iron doors on both sides.

When Angel came to the railing, he looked down and his expression froze instantly.

People!

Densely packed with people!

The huge underground wine cellar was packed with people!

These people were wearing rags, and from the unique patterns on the rags, it can be inferred that when they were intact, they should be servants' clothing.

Some of the female servants could still see the skirts of their maid outfits, but at this time, they were basically naked, and their white flesh was very dazzling.

But even so, there was no trace of charm.

Because they were all skinny, and under the thin layer of skin were bones. At first glance, it was like coming to the lower cell of the most demanding slave owner.

Stench, horror and palpitations.

Originally, these people's movements were extremely slow, and they posed in various strange postures, and their expressions were also very dull. But when Angell and the others came in, perhaps because they smelled the "human" smell, they all raised their heads and looked at the high platform.

When they saw Angell and his group.

In an instant, their eyes changed!

From godlessness to madness, from gray to scarlet, their expressions also changed from dull to excited and crazy, just like a beast that had been hungry for a winter, and was crazy about food after waking up.

Pairs of scarlet eyes stared at them in the dark. It was like entering a damp cave and seeing a group of bats waiting for blood.

Before Angell could carefully distinguish their appearance, screams, roars, and weird laughter mixed together in an instant, and pairs of skinny hands stretched out, baring their teeth and claws at the high platform where Angell and the others were.

It was like crazy believers worshiping evil gods dancing.

"Blood, blood... give me blood!", "The smell of a living person, hehehe.", "Kill them, kill them!"

Everyone moved and squeezed forward, but the iron doors on both sides of the platform were locked. They couldn't squeeze in and could only slap the door locks desperately.

The people behind didn't know the situation in front, and they kept pressing up, causing the sound of crackling, which was the sound of broken bones.

Some people who were too crazy even attacked the people around them.

When Angel was stunned, he saw several broken limbs thrown high, and blood gushed on their bodies like fountains, accompanied by the red light in their eyes, which looked even more weird and terrifying.

"These people are all servants in the manor. However, the incident half a month ago caused them to be eroded by the red light and became what they are now." Leon's eyes were full of compassion. Most of these people were servants who served the manor all their lives. Some watched them grow up, and some were playmates of the two brothers since childhood, but now, they all became so horrible.

"I put all the food on the ground there. I put it there once a day, but none of them eat it, not even blood food. They seem to react only to human blood, but where can I get human blood?" Leon: "For half a month, they didn't eat anything and were starving to the point of being skin and bones. But the weird thing is that they are all still alive, even those who are missing arms and legs are still alive."

"They only get excited when they see living people, just like the legendary corpse ghosts."

"Neither human nor ghost." Leon's eyes were watery, and his voice was choked with sobs: "Sometimes I really want to help them get rid of it with a fire, but I also think that there may be a glimmer of hope if they are alive."

Leon turned his head and looked at Angel: "Angel, do you have a way to save them?"

Angel looked at the struggling and twisted people below quietly, trying to eliminate all external emotions and carefully observing the people below.

Looking at their flexible movements, Angel thought that at least their bodies were still active. However, this is not the case. Their body functions have all stopped. Apart from being able to move, they are basically dead.

But strangely, they have not rotted. There seems to be some kind of energy in their brains, protecting their last life.

Lyon saw that Angel had not spoken for a long time, and seemed to understand something. He couldn't help but be absent-minded: "Sure enough, are they no longer saved?"

Angel's expression was also very gloomy, but he really didn't know how to save them now. He could only look to Sanders for help, but Sanders stood aside, his eyes flickering from time to time, as if he was thinking about something, and didn't notice Angel's gaze.

Angel thought for a while: "Red-haired Sir, there should be a way, right?"

Lyon shook his head: "Teacher Xiu Yis told me before that saving them is equivalent to killing them."

Lyon didn't know what this meant, but thought that the teacher was saying that they were already like this, and it would be better to give them a quick death than saving them.

"Xiu Yisi is right. Saving them is indeed the same as killing them." At this time, Sanders, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke. He took out his cane and tapped it lightly into the air. A strange wave spread out. The next second, the crowd in the underground wine cellar suddenly became quiet.

"The reason they maintain their current activity is because of the mysterious power of the Blood Royal Power in their brains. If we want to bring them back to consciousness, we can only expel this power. But once expelled, they will lose their source of activity and will die immediately." Des paused: "They will eventually die. Either they expel that force and die now, or they wait for the force that maintains activity to die on their own. It's just a matter of time. In the end, they still cannot escape the fate of death. ”

Sanders' words seemed to have given this group of people a death notice.

It also caused Lyon to completely collapse. As the Viscount of Gru Town, facing his own people and the people around him who grew up with him, he was unable to save him. No one can understand this pain.

Sanders didn't care about the life or death of this group of people. After he came to a conclusion, he began to think about the effects of the Blood Royal Power: "It seems that the mysterious power in their brains is the truth."

Sanders looked at Angel: "Maybe, if you were pulled into the abyss of corruption, you would become like them."

Angel closed his eyes, suppressed the emotions that wanted to vent, and let his mind catch up with Sanders again: "So, the effect of the Blood King's power is just to make them crazy?"

After a pause, Angel added: "Irreversible madness."

Sanders shook his head: "If you want to know, you need to do an energy measurement experiment. However, the mysterious power is difficult to measure, and I can't be sure of the final result. It would be best to have more information."

Sanders looked at Lyon, who was still grieving, and was silent for a long time. When Lyon calmed down a little, he asked: "Do you still remember their behavior just after they were eroded by the red light?"

Leon said dullly: "They are the same as now, showing symptoms of bloodthirsty and madness when they see living people, but they will not become quiet at that time, and they will go crazy even if there is no one around. They are probably locked in the wine cellar. As time went by, they slowly became quieter.”

"It becomes quiet because of the self-restoring nature of the mysterious power. When it cannot actively absorb external energy to replenish it, it will focus on reducing consumption. This is a common feature of some special energies." Sanders explained: "In addition, , are there any other abnormalities?”

Leon shook his head: "No more..." But as soon as he finished speaking, Leon seemed to think of something again: "No, there seems to be a little more. They will follow Lady Eureka. Wherever Lady Eureka goes, they will go. , just like a follower.”

What Leon said made Sanders' eyes flicker.

"Is it puppetization?"

Sanders recalled that every generation of the royal court in the Guman Kingdom was extremely loyal from top to bottom. Even though King Guman was extremely tyrannical, there was never any dissent within the royal court. Could it be that they relied on the blood royal power to turn them into puppets?

But real puppets are actually easy to spot, just like the puppets in Zslade's antique shop before. Even if they have human souls, they can still be seen through at a glance. Perhaps, what the Bloody Royal Power creates is more than mere puppetry.

But something like a soul mark?

"But if the effect is really like this, why was Eureka herself affected?" Sanders was a little confused.

Angel explained the answer: "There is a "blood source retrospection" magic energy array on the Scarlet Royal Throne. As far as I know, this magic energy array is still running. In other words, the real owner of this bloody royal power is not Eureka. "

Having said that, there is still a doubt in it. Although Eureka is not the master, she is the user. How could she use it on herself when she knows that the Blood Royal Power is very dangerous?

"It seems that we still need to get some answers from Huis."

The topic ended here. Sanders didn't say anything more. Angel turned his attention to Leon beside him. He was still at a loss and his eyes were lifeless.

Angel looked down at the silent crowd. Although they were as thin as skeletons, he could still distinguish some familiar people from their outlines.

He saw Gardener Grant, who was closest to his mother during her lifetime, Doctor Dink who had learned earth medicine from Jon, Swatch, the female knight of Zhongyuan who taught Lyon the knight skills, and the shepherd who grew up with the two brothers. Frandu.

Every familiar face tugs at Angel's heartstrings.

Angel couldn't bear to look at it any longer, so he closed his eyes and kept breathing, trying to suppress the discomfort in his heart with his breathing rate.

After a while, Angel opened his eyes and looked at his brother Leon:

"Is Master Jon okay?"

Leon nodded dullly: "Jon is protected by the barrier set up by Mentor Xiu Yis. Subi is guarding him and has not been affected."

"What about Ollie and the maid Mana?"