The crisp sound of horse hooves reverberated in the surroundings.
On a flat patch of grass, Adil sat in Silence on a carriage, casually urging the horse beneath him to move forward.
In the carriage behind him, the two injured Ah-Suo and Pola sat in Silence, enduring the jolting of the carriage as they sat there, not saying a word.
It had been some time since their conversation.
In this period of time, under the guidance of Pola and Ah-Suo, Adil had passed through a few towns, and had even purchased a carriage in one of the towns, allowing them to advance at a much faster pace.
The civilization in this world seemed very primitive, far inferior to the Mason District that Adil had stayed in before. Not only were many things lacking, even a complete road was difficult to find.
Adil drove the carriage, and after a few days, he finally arrived in front of a city.
It was an ancient and large city, but this was only in the eyes of Ah-Suo and Pola.
In Adil's eyes, although this city had a strange style, its size and layout were just so-so, not worth mentioning.
Slowly, he drove the carriage into the city, and was finally stopped at the city gates.
At the city gates, there were groups of soldiers in simple and crude cloth armour walking around, all of them looking solemn as they carefully patrolled the area.
Faced with these soldiers, Adil's group was undoubtedly stopped, and they were interrogated by the soldiers.
"Karl, it's us." Pola's voice sounded from within the carriage. Although he sounded a little weak, he was much better than before.
Sensing the abnormalities in the outside world, he acutely sensed that something had happened, and so he decisively walked out of the carriage, just in time to see the person patrolling.
It was a middle-aged man in black metal armour, his entire body full of powerful muscles. He was very conspicuous among the group of ordinary soldiers in crude cloth armour.
According to the A.I. Chip's examination, this person was also an acolyte Knight, and had undergone training in the Knights' breathing technique.
Hearing the voice, the middle-aged man in metal armour raised his head, and saw Pola and Ah-Suo walking out of the carriage.
His expression immediately turned from solemn to astonished, "Pola, why are you two here?"
"It is indeed us."
In the carriage, Pola looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with a helpless expression, "Back then, after I took Ah-Suo out, something happened, and we almost couldn't come back."
"The people in the city say that you've disappeared, but no one from the Elland family has said anything."
Karl nodded, then looked at Adil, who had an extraordinary appearance and a sword at his waist. At first glance, he looked like a nobleman. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally said, "Since it's you guys, I'll forget about the interrogation this time. Go in directly."
"Thanks a lot." Bolla nodded and expressed her gratitude. She then looked curiously at the moving soldiers. "What's going on here? Why are the checks so strict all of a sudden? "
"There have been several murders in the city, all in the noble district."
Looking at Pola, Karl hesitated for a moment before saying, "A few esteemed lords suddenly died in their homes. In the end, the city lord was alerted, and that's why this is happening."
"Alright, let's go in."
He finally said, then nodded at Pola and walked away.
After he left, Adil casually glanced at the man, expressionless, and continued driving the carriage forward.
After turning several intersections and traveling for a long distance, they finally arrived at a spacious road.
Compared to the places Adil had passed before, not only was there a complete road here, it was also cleaner. There were no beggars around, and everything had been cleaned up.
"We're here."
When they arrived, Pola spoke from inside the carriage, signaling for Adil to stop.
In front of them was a large manor. In front of the manor's gate, a few people were standing guard, wearing simple leather armor.
"Stop."
Seeing Adil and the others walk over, the guards immediately perked up. They looked at Adil and the others weakly and said, "This is the Elland family's territory. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter!"
Right after they finished speaking, they raised their heads and took a look. Immediately, a stunned expression appeared on their faces, "Lord Bola …"
"Open the gate for me."
In front of the guards, Pola expressionlessly said to them.
"This …"
The guards looked at each other, seeming somewhat hesitant. In the end, they obediently opened the gate and let Adil and the others in.
After walking into the manor, a strange atmosphere enveloped the area, causing Pola and Ah-Suo to reveal expressions of confusion. "Why is it so quiet?"
Pola's face was filled with confusion. "Usually, there should be people everywhere at this time. Why is there no sound at all today?"
"Also, why is there red everywhere here?" Ah-Suo, who was at the side, was also puzzled. He looked around and asked in confusion.
Hearing their voices, Adil raised his head and looked into the distance.
A dozen or so meters away, there was a large area of buildings and saplings. At the moment, red cloth was hung on them, making the place look somewhat strange.
Different from Adil's previous world, in this world, hanging red everywhere was not a joyous occasion.
The red here referred to blood and life. In Pola and Ah-Suo's memories, it was usually only when a member of the family died that they would put it on.
The manor in front of them was now hung with red cloth everywhere. Even in the entire Elland family, only certain people with extremely high status would have such a standard.
Inside the manor, the red cloth was hung high in the air, fluttering gently in the wind. Coupled with the frighteningly quiet environment, it gave off a sudden sense of horror.
Looking at this scene in Silence, Adil suddenly frowned, sensing something unusual.
It was an extremely faint smell, giving Adil the feeling that it was a thick stench of blood.
They glanced at each other and walked in front. Ahso and Pola continued to walk forward, following the path they were familiar with.
However, the further they walked, the more horrified they felt.
Around them, as they walked along the manor's path, they passed by many buildings, but without exception, all of them were covered with red cloth.
The red cloth that filled the sky constantly fluttered, bringing with it the sound of the wind, causing the atmosphere to seem somewhat oppressive.
Seeing this scene, the three of them did not speak. They just walked forward in Silence and finally arrived at the largest building.
It was an extremely large building that was completely black. At this moment, the door in the center was wide open, revealing the interior of the red building.
Walking here, Adil felt the stench of blood grow stronger. It carried with it the wailing of the dead, lingering here for a long time.
"Shall we go in?"
His expression did not change. He only looked at Pola and Ah-Suo in Silence and asked.
"Let's go in." After a moment of hesitation, Pola looked at the building in front of her and finally nodded. She then took the lead and walked forward.
Soon, they walked into the building and arrived at a hall.
At this moment, the hall was filled with red. The surrounding walls were all covered with red cloth, and there were many red coffins lying in Silence, with names written on them.
The red coffins were not completely closed. Only half of the coffins were closed, so Adil and the others could see what was lying in the red coffins.
They were corpses, and their faces were currently deathly pale, without a trace of blood. However, there was some color on their faces, and it seemed that they had put on very heavy makeup.
"This is …"
Seeing this scene, Pola and Ah-Suo were completely stunned. Right now, looking at the ground full of coffins, they did not know what to do.
"Ah Mo, Ali Si …"
Looking at the red coffins in Silence and reading out the names written on them, Pola and Ah-Suo's faces became paler every time they read out a name.
In the end, they even saw a coffin in the middle of the hall, and inside it lay a young man. He looked quite handsome, but his face was currently very pale, making one feel a chill down one's spine.
This was the young master of the Elland family, who Pola and Ah-Suo originally wanted Adil to treat. Unexpectedly, he was also lying here, and it seemed that he was completely dead.
"That's … Balar and the others." In a certain corner, Pola could even see some familiar faces.
These were all people that he did not get along with normally. Previously, he had even guessed that the accident this time was caused by the other party.
Before returning, he had even made preparations to go against the other party, and for this reason, he had tried his best to pull Adil over.
Unexpectedly, before he could take revenge on the other party, the other party was already lying here, his entire body had become an ice-cold corpse, and his face looked incomparably pale.
Seeing the death of the person that they had always been on bad terms with, Pola and Ah-Suo should have been happy. However, facing such a strange scene, no matter how they looked at it, they could not feel happy. Instead, they felt a sense of sadness, as if the fox grieved for the death of the rabbit.
"There's a total of more than 50 corpses …"
Looking at each other, the two of them kept counting around them, and finally came to a conclusion that shocked even themselves.
"Why did so many people die?"
Looking around blankly, Pola was a little afraid, and also a little in disbelief.
More than 50 people was not a small number, especially when the two of them had carefully confirmed that each of the corpses in front of them was a member of the Elland family.
This was undoubtedly even more terrifying. One must know that in the entire Elland family, there were less than 100 members, and more than half of them were lying here.
Looking at the scene, Pola could not help but mutter, "Did something happen here while we were away?" Looking at the scene, Pola could not help but mutter, looking puzzled and confused.
"The corpses have all been emptied …" At the side, Adil also observed in Silence.
Compared to Pola and Ah-Suo, he was very calm. Even after seeing so many corpses, he did not show any signs of fear or abnormality.
This was very normal. As a rank 2 Magus, in Adil's life as a Magus, there were many more disgusting and terrifying scenes than this. Sometimes, some official Magi, in order to refine certain potions and ingredients, would kill thousands of people, and torture people in countless ways.
After experiencing these things many times, anyone who could advance to become an official Magus would not care about such a scene.
Observing the surroundings, Adil's attention was mostly on the corpses.
Unlike Pola and Ah-Suo, who were still mortals, as a Magus and with the A.I. Chip, Adil could easily sense the abnormalities of these corpses.
Among the corpses laid out in front of him, almost all of their hearts had been dug out, and even some of their blood seemed to have been extracted.
The thick smell of blood assaulted his senses. Sensing this, Adil silently walked towards the centre of the hall, arriving in front of a red coffin.
In the coffin in front of him, a handsome youth lay in Silence. He looked very serene, as if he was asleep, but his face was extremely pale.
This was the young master of the Elland family, the only child of the Elland family's patriarch. He was also the person Adil had originally planned to get in touch with.
Coming to this world for the first time, Adil had originally planned to cure this child, then get in touch with the extraordinary circle of this world through this family, and then think of a way to obtain this world's Knight breathing technique.
However, plans could not keep up with changes. Everything had been going smoothly, but who would have thought that after arriving at his destination, he would find that this target had already been destroyed.
This was a very uncomfortable feeling, as if all the time he had previously spent had been wasted.
Several thoughts flashed through his mind. Looking at the youth's corpse in Silence, Adil faintly sighed.
The youth in front of him looked very serene, but under the A.I. Chip's detection, he was the one in the worst state.
The other corpses only had their hearts dug out, and at most some of their blood had been extracted. However, this youth was different.
Standing next to this corpse, Adil could use his powerful spiritual force to sense the exact situation of this corpse.
The internal organs of this corpse had basically all disappeared, and not a single drop of blood was left. It had all been extracted.
The reason why the corpse had not turned into a mummy was because the insides of the corpse had been filled with something else. This had replaced the contours of the corpse, preventing it from becoming a mummy.
Amongst the surrounding corpses, Adil could not help but feel surprised when he saw this in Silence.
After all, logically speaking, as the sole successor to the patriarch, this youth should have been well protected. It was already surprising that he had been killed, not to mention that he had died in the worst state.
This unusual situation made Adil a little astute, and he thought of something.
"Let me see how you will die."
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