Chapter 256 The Twilight Watcher and the House Queen

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 “He doesn’t follow instructions at all!”

 The coolie mother complained:

“At first I thought he just had an itchy skin, but I didn’t expect that he was really intolerant!”

"My whip can weaken the soul fire of the undead when it is struck on the body of the undead. Most undead cannot withstand three or five blows."

"But this guy is different. I can feel that he is clearly afraid of my whip. During several disciplines, I almost knocked out his soul, but he still did not bow to me!"

"If it was a **** in the wild, I would have beaten him to death long ago, but considering that he is your private property, Lord Matthew, I came here to report it. If you also think that this guy is reckless, then I Beat him to death immediately to prevent him from getting in your eyes!"

 Aren’t you afraid of zombies that are running out of souls?

 Matthew suddenly became interested.

He stretched out his hand to signal the coolie mother to stop smoking, then walked a few steps over and looked up and down at the lonely zombie.

This guy does have a bit of pride.

 Facing Matthew’s appraising eyes.

 He actually raised his chin slightly, with an expression of pride and contempt...

  This is the first time Matthew has seen such a vivid expression on an undead person other than Peggy.

　　If things are abnormal, there must be a monster.

 Matthew realized that this zombie had some origins!

As soon as he felt it, he opened his mouth and said:

 “He is not a cemetery zombie!”

This aloof zombie does not have a cemetery contract. In other words, this thing got into Matthew's team of donors in Cross City!

 Is it intentional?

 Or is it an unconscious move?

Matthew examined the zombie, who was not afraid to look at him. After a few seconds, his left eyeball accidentally popped out due to being too tight.

 The zombie was stunned for a moment.

Then he slowly bent down, picked up the eyeball from the ground, then stretched out his stiff tongue and licked it until all the sand and stones on the eyeball were licked, and then he stuffed it back into his eye socket.

“Could it be the zombies that formed automatically during the Cross City disaster?”

“But he obviously doesn’t have enough spirituality…”

Matthew decided that this zombie must be something special.

 At the end, he was at the level of a soldier.

"come here!"

Matthew tried to use the Necromancer's corpse control technique to communicate with the other party.

 However, the other party remained motionless.

Considering that we are still in Cross City, although there are not many people around, it is not a quiet place to do business.

Matthew did not intend to continue the stalemate with this zombie.

 “Send him back to the cemetery first!”

 “Keep Renesmee locked up!”

After Matthew gave the order, he planned to register the zombie on the stone monument in the cemetery to give him a basic identity.

 Who knows in this process.

Matthew’s summoning of the dead failed!

 …

 Hint: The aloof zombie rejected your recruitment invitation!

Your summoning of the dead has failed!

 Should you instead consume a contract slot and recruit aloof zombies in the form of a contract? "

 …

 Matthew almost lost his temper.

just you?

 A level LV2 zombie?

 Even if you are dragged away while alive, all living beings will be equal after death.

 Of course he is not willing to spend a contract slot to sign him.

“We really can’t find a group of people to take him away!”

“By the way, where is Peggy? Let him come over and see this zombie...”

Matthew thought so.

Unwilling to give up, he tried to recruit aloof zombies in the name of the cemetery.

 As a result, his recruitment invitation was thrown into the sea like a cow in the sea, and he never received a response.

Just when Matthew was about to use his bow forcefully.

 Suddenly a familiar voice sounded beside him:

 “Matthew, I finally found you!”

 “Boss Luolan asked me to give this to you!”

 The gap in the city wall next to it.

 A black cat jumped in with agility.

 He jumped to Matthew and opened his mouth. Matthew immediately bent down and picked up the painting.

 “Eli? Is it you? Are you okay?”

Matthew looked happy.

Soon he asked again:

“Loland is here too? Where is he now? Can I see him?”

Eli shook his head and said:

“Boss Luo Lan probably doesn’t want to see anyone right now. He’s in a bit of a manic mood. Well, maybe it’s because he met the person in the painting. Why don’t you open it and take a look?”

Matthew glanced at Eli in surprise and opened the painting.

 When the person in the painting appears in front of Matthew.

 He only felt that the pores all over his body shrank violently.

This is... Isabel?

Matthew stared at the woman in the painting.

White hair, cold expression, beautiful face... This is of course a portrait of a teacher.

  can be in Matthew's perception.

This seems to be more than a simple portrait.

  rather more like…

 A record of a certain historical moment?

Matthew's heart moved.

 The next second.

 The woman in the painting seemed to come alive and glanced at him lightly.

 Just that moment.

 A mixture of pain, loneliness, pride, despair, madness... and countless other emotions poured into Matthew's mind.

His temples were throbbing.

 The eye sockets instantly became red and swollen.

 Happily in a few seconds.

This uncomfortable feeling disappeared.

 Snap.

 Matthew closed the painting with force.

During this process, he couldn't help but shed big tears one after another from the corners of his eyes.

 Inside the body.

 There is also a force that is awakened inadvertently!

 …

“Tip: You browsed a handed down painting “Isabel of the Cross City”, and your willpower and related resistance were slightly improved;

Your field resonates with handed down paintings—

 You have gained enlightenment in the field of magic, and your mana has increased by 1/5! "

 …

Matthew suddenly looked shocked.

 What kind of painting is this?

 I actually increased my mana by 1/5 after just one glance?

Looking at the painting, the person who put pen to paper was clearly Luo Lan.

 Matthew doesn’t know whether to say Isabel is awesome or Lorraine is awesome.

 At the same moment.

 At the moment Matthew opened the scroll.

 A trivial response also reached Matthew's spiritual world.

 …

 Hint: The aloof zombie accepted your recruitment and became a part of the cemetery!”

 …

 “Huh? Was the recruitment successful?”

 Matthew raised his eyebrows.

This zombie's reaction is really weird. He sent out the recruitment early, but he only got a response now.

 It can’t be that the delay is too high, right?

　Judging from the opponent's neat performance of picking up eyeballs just now, it shouldn't be too slow to react.

Is it possible that it’s also because of this painting?

Matthew's heart moved. He held the scroll and walked towards the aloof zombie. But this time, the latter finally lowered his proud head.

But Matthew also noticed.

Facing the painting of Isabel, all the undead had similar reactions, including the mother of coolies, Musaki, who showed a look of fear.

 As Matthew approaches.

 She even knelt on her knees, trembling all over, and even threw the whip aside!

  Comparatively.

The aloof zombie behaved quite decently!

 “Let’s go, you go back to the cemetery first!”

Matthew put the scroll behind his back and gave orders to the undead.

At the moment, he restarted the teleportation tombstone and asked the Coolie Mother to take the undead home first.

 After all, the disaster has passed, and continuing to allow so many undead to stay in Cross City may cause panic.

 As for this zombie, Matthew has marked it emphatically.

 Let’s study it carefully after he gets home.

 After dealing with the undead matter.

 Matthew looked at Eli again:

 “Why don’t you change back to human form?”

The little black cat stuck out its tongue and answered the question incorrectly:

 “Who is the beautiful lady in the painting?”

 He looked a little ready to make a move.

Matthew immediately warned:

 “It’s someone you can’t ask about.”

For the Seven Saints Alliance, Isabel's identity is a very sensitive existence. Except for those who know the inside story of the alliance, most people rarely mention her.

 As Isabel's student.

 Matthew is not unqualified to educate Isabel, but considering Isabel’s unique temper.

 Matthew thinks it’s better that less is known about Terra Tiger!

The little black cat suddenly looked dissatisfied:

“Matthew, why are you trying to hide yourself like Mr. Luolan?”

Matthew smiled helplessly:

“When both of us choose to hide it, you should be able to know that this is a... very special woman. If you want to have her idea, I can only say that I respect her very much and hope you will do it well.”

"But I'm very happy to see you here alive and kicking. I've been inquiring about your whereabouts recently. I thought that after the incident in Cross City was over, I would have to fight with the whale hunter organization. I didn't expect you. It’s good news that he’s back safely.”

Eli's voice also contained a hint of embarrassment:

 “I’m sorry for worrying you, Matthew.”

"I did lose my hand due to my carelessness and was captured by the whale hunter's boss, but she also underestimated me, so I took the opportunity to escape."

"Just on the way back to Cross City, I met Boss Luolan who was in a daze. Then we met a woman. Boss Luolan was scolded by the lady like a quail, and then he started to think about the article with a sad face. wrote…"

 Eli's narrative level can only be said to be average.

　　It is better than being true and detailed.

Just a few minutes.

Matthew then had a general understanding of what this guy had been going through for more than a month.

 Sounds ups and downs.

 In fact, for more than a month, I spent about 3/4 of my time as a prisoner in the whale hunter organization.

Matthew looked at the size of the little black cat.

 Looks like she’s a little fatter!

 “It seems that whale hunters treat their captives quite well?”

Matthew joked.

Eli thought for a while and replied seriously:

"Queen House is indeed not particularly bad. She is just a little crazy - actually not very crazy. As far as I understand, she is just looking for the treasures left behind by her family. This is related to their journey back to their hometown, so some of them The move seems a bit radical.”

"She is actually quite nice, and her **** are quite big - no, she is also quite generous. I offended her several times, but she didn't punish me much. In short, I think the whale hunter's attack on Cross City was a misunderstanding. When I return to the Underground Temple and meet the two great druids, maybe I can resolve the misunderstanding between the Earth Society and the Whale Hunter Organization!"

 Matthew's expression looked a little strange.

He was about to ask Eli for more information about the Whale Hunters.

 But at this time.

The painting he was holding behind his back with both hands actually burned on its own!

 That’s strange to say.

Obviously the painting spontaneously ignited without wind, but when Matthew touched these flames, he did not feel any warmth at all.

 He was not burned at all!

 Hurrah, lala, lala!

 A gust of breeze blew by.

in a blink.

 Isabel’s handed down paintings automatically burned into pieces of ashes.

 Part of the ashes fell from Matthew's fingertips.

 He couldn't help gathering more ashes with his hands.

 At this time.

 A small flame jumped from the ashes.

 Follow.

Matthew saw an extremely miniature statue in the ashes!

The statue is made of black and white.

 Hair as white as a waterfall.

 The darkness seemed to be coagulated with blood.

 Exquisite and attractive face.

 A very calm expression.

Matthew had a look of astonishment on his face—

This thing is Isabel’s handicraft?

 He glanced at the data column.

  Found out there are all question marks!

 …

 Hint: You obtained the statue of the Dusk Watcher among the ashes!

　　Dusk Watcher "Isabel" (???):? ? ? "

 …

“When Loren gave this painting to you, did he tell you anything else?”

 Matthew held the miniature statue in the palm of his hand and examined it.

He didn’t even dare to touch it casually.

 Otherwise there is always a feeling of blasphemy.

"No, he just said that I must give it to you and keep it well. By the way, he also said a joke before leaving."

Eli responded honestly.

 “What’s the joke?”

Matthew asked.

“He said that many people worry about the end of the world when they encounter disasters, but is it actually possible that we are already in the end of the world, but we are just too small to notice it at all?”

Eli recalled:

"That's probably what he said. When he said these words, he seemed to be talking to himself, and also to me. I asked a few questions, and he said he was bored to death and told me to get out. gone."

 Is this so?

Matthew's face looked thoughtful.

 He realized that Isabel and Lorraine should have reached some kind of tacit understanding.

 Otherwise with Isabel’s ability and temperament.

There is no chance that this handed down painting will ever appear.

 As for what the statue turned into after it was burned out.

I can only wait until I meet Luo Lan before asking.

 At this moment, Matthew put the things away properly.

 Then he looked at Eli again:

“So, the leader of the whale hunter organization punished you by using psychic energy to stabilize your wilderness form?”

Eli nodded honestly.

Matthew bent down and picked him up gently, then walked to the side:

"It's okay, I know a folk remedy that can solve this kind of psychic command." He walked quickly.

As he was talking, he came to a smelly ditch.

"etc!"

Eli struggled before he could open his mouth.

Matthew then calmly pushed the little black cat down into the ditch:

　　“Please bear with it!”

 “Her psychic commands will disappear soon!”

Eli struggled in the ditch for a while, and then shook his hair vigorously.

Matthew, who had the foresight to do so, quickly moved out of the way and calmly avoided the water droplets all over the sky.

“Loland has already tried this folk remedy, but it’s of no use at all!”

 The little black cat howled frantically.

  It can be used in the next second.

 A blue light suddenly flashed across its body.

 Follow.

Eli let out a sigh, and the black cat form was instantly released, and he quickly turned into a tall young man!

 “It’s really useful?”

Eli stared:

“Is it because the moat that Boss Luolan took me to was not dirty enough?”

 Matthew was just about to continue joking.

  It can be used in the next second.

 He turned around suddenly and looked behind a small door next to the ditch.

"may be."

"There is also a possibility that the lady you mentioned is not too bad has already come to us."

Matthew calmly stared in that direction.

 The next second.

　　A woman wearing tight-fitting soft armor, with a dark patch over her eyes, and a large patch of snow-white exposed at the collar appeared in front of the two of them.

“Your senses are very keen, Tree Planting Mage.”

 The woman’s voice contained an unpredictable smile:

“I’ve heard some legends about you. You seem to be very famous in the south.”

“Originally, I just wanted to talk to you about some things, but after meeting, I changed my mind.”

“Now that I already have a cat, I still need a dog.”

 “From now on, you are my trophy just like that kitten!”

 While speaking.

Her index finger pointed gently at Eli, who flashed a blue light.

 Just rub it.

 Eli has once again become a helpless little black cat!

 …

“Warning: You encounter the Queen of Giza and the leader of the Whale Hunter Organization House (LV23/Hero/Weakened Psychic)

Weakened psionic powers (Knowledge - Psychic Power): As the Giza people who control psionic powers, when they walk on the material plane, their power is affected by the psionic tide. The current psionic tide is at a low level, so House's His strength has been weakened to about LV20. "

 …

 “Quasi-legend? That’s fine.”

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

 The spiritual knowledge he had collected from the ruins of the astral realm was put to use now.

 Otherwise he wouldn’t be able to see the depth of House Queen at all!

 Matthew looked at it.

 In addition to the psychic command of the original form.

 Eli also has a very shallow psychic command: the slave spell.

This means that he cannot resist the other party's orders at all!

 “Matthew, run!”

 The little black cat barked anxiously:

"Her power is very strange. After I lost the protection of the earth spirit, I had no way to resist!"

 Matthew acted calmly.

 He quickly took out a wet tentacle and the inconspicuous alarm clock from the Miaofa bag.

 And in this process.

The Queen of Giza’s psychic command has already hit Matthew!

　　『Psychic Command: Slave Technique』!

 When that terrible blue light hit Matthew.

 He couldn't help but feel a sense of surrender in his heart.

 But this feeling only lasted a thousandth of a second.

 Follow.

The two items in his hands came from a gentle force that supported his will to resist.

 In the blink of an eye.

 The psychic command of Queen House has become invalid!

 “What is this?”

House was greatly surprised:

“Could it be divinity? How could it be possible? How could you have two copies…”

 The words have not yet finished.

 Matthew’s counterattack has arrived!

His right hand patted the Miaofa bag, and then he transformed into a moon bear and ran straight towards House!

Moon Bears are very fast.

 The distance between the two parties was instantly shortened!

“You actually try to use the wilderness form to deal with it? Don’t you know the best way to overcome nature with spiritual energy?”

House, who had looked shocked just now, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene.

 She took half a step back.

　　Activate a new psychic command "The Way Back"!

 This is an instruction that can make the enemy go back to where they came from.

If Matthew is still able to exempt this command while holding two copies of divinity.

So now he is in the wilderness form, and he is defeated by psychic commands, and there is absolutely no possibility of a comeback!

 But at this moment.

 A shadow suddenly flew behind Queen House.

 Follow.

 A shrill howl sounded in her ears—

"ah-!"

  The ghost A Piao released by Matthew in advance arrived in time.

 When the latter's ability "cries for life" resounds in this space.

  Queen House's psychic command suddenly collapsed!

 At this moment.

 She suddenly became extremely nervous deep inside.

 She didn’t understand why the man in front of her knew so much about psychic powers!

Don’t you mean that the mages of the Seven Saints Alliance have never studied psychic powers at all?

 Such thoughts flashed through her mind quickly.

 Facing the attacks of ghosts.

 She instinctively wanted to move her position, but the moon bear had already pounced on her aggressively.

Snapped!

Matthew slapped the Queen of House on the upper body without mercy.

This time I almost knocked her to pieces!

That is to say, the people of Giza have been exposed to the radiation of cosmic starlight, and their physical fitness has long mutated to the point where they are almost like the evil creatures in the astral realm.

 Otherwise she would be nothing more than a puddle of meat right now.

 That is so.

 Matthew also heard the sound of Queen House's shoulder blade breaking.

 Her whole body was knocked to the ground.

Matthew lay down directly.

 Press her down firmly.

 “Suck it quickly!”

 He commanded.

Apiao did not hesitate, opened her mouth, and began to show her ghost characteristics, sucking up House's energy, stamina, and concentration!

 “No, no, no…”

“Wait a minute, I was wrong, I’m here to seriously negotiate a deal with you!”

 The whole person was almost crushed by Matthew.

It was only then that House thought of begging for mercy.

 It’s a pity that it’s too late.

A Piao glanced at Matthew.

Matthew said firmly:

 “Suck her dry!”

Ah Piao's eyes lit up, and he immediately started with all his strength. Eight minutes later, House kicked off his legs, tilted his mouth, his tongue hung out, and his saliva drooled all over the floor.

 “Fainted?”

  Matthew carefully checked the other party's condition.

 He knew that psychic masters were hard to guard against, so to be on the safe side, he had to keep A Piao's eyes on him at all times.

 Speaking of it, House is also unlucky.

If she meets someone else, she will definitely be able to handle them with her powerful psychic commands.

 But she happened to meet Matthew who was probably the most psionic among the non-legendary wizards in the South!

The psychic knowledge that Ekmund originally extracted from the Abomination Laboratory.

 Matthew did not miss a single chapter.

Although these essences from the Antu Empire cannot be compared with the spiritual knowledge mastered by the Giza people.

 This also mentions the three shortcomings, or restraints, found by the Antu Empire regarding psionic energy.

 First, wave, powerful wave!

 Any form of wave with sufficient energy is enough to interrupt psychic commands.

 Among them, sound waves are the most common.

Matthew's own death shock wave actually has a similar effect, but after all it is not as good as the death cry of the ghost A Piao.

 Second, divinity!

Possessors of divinity have powerful immunity abilities, including but not limited to charm, illusion, fear, deception, psionics, etc.

 This is also one of the reasons why God is so powerful.

 Divinity in a sense means the nature of the origin of the universe.

 It can provide powerful protection to the holder or owner.

 Psychic commands are mostly control-type abilities.

 So the natural is restrained by the divine.

 Third, ghost.

 In fact, just as mages are easily restrained by ghosts, psionic users also need to focus to release psionic commands.

 Once drained, focus.

 They can't do anything either.

 Hence, psychic users are also very taboo about monsters like ghosts.

  But in the actual process.

 Psychic users also often develop many methods to target ghosts, and the two sides actually restrain each other.

  The reason why Matthew won so smoothly.

 Mainly because he has gathered all three elements to resist psychic powers.

 And when Ah Piao came out.

  He succeeded in completely attracting House's attention by transforming into a moon bear.

　　This laid the foundation for Ah Piao's successful sneak attack!

 “Overall, a perfect battle.”

Matthew quickly reviewed the situation in his mind.

 Eli on the side was almost dumbfounded.

After Queen House lost consciousness, Eli's psychic commands failed again, and he finally regained his freedom!

“Matthew, I haven’t seen you for a while, you have become so strange.”

Eli looked at him with complicated eyes:

“I thought you and I were just about equal in strength, but I didn’t expect you to be able to subdue her easily!”

“He is worthy of being hailed as a ‘legendary mentor’ by the will of nature!”

Legendary mentor?

Matthew was slightly startled.

 Over there, Eli seemed to realize that he had let something slip, and quickly changed the subject:

“Anyway, thank you Matthew, you helped me again and restored my freedom.”

"I should have accompanied you to deal with this lady, but I've been away from the Dadi Society for too long, and suddenly I want to go back and have a look... Well, I'm going to leave first, Matthew, and I'll come back to you after I've finished handling the matters in the Dadi Society. .”

 Said.

 He ran away somewhat dejectedly.

Matthew looked at the other person’s back with a thoughtful look on his face.

 “The will of nature calls me the legendary mentor?”

“Is it the secret that Eli heard when he advanced last time?”

“But I don’t even have a legend myself, so why should I guide it?”

 He complained secretly.

Then he returned to his human form, picked up the body of Queen House, and walked out of the city.

 On a disaster relief ship.

 In a darkly lit confinement room.

 Throw a bucket of water down.

House spins leisurely.

In front of her stood A Piao, who had an ugly, ghostly face, and Matthew, who was handsome but had a cold expression.

“I only give you one chance, and you must truthfully explain all the secrets of your whale hunter organization in this operation.”

Matthew said politely.

House looked quite tough and sneered on the spot:

 “There’s no way I could tell you!”

 “You don’t think that a sneak attack can make me...”

boom!

 A dull sound sounded.

House fell forward without a word.

 A Bing, who was standing behind him, slowly put away a stick.

 “I gave you a chance.”

Matthew said to the unconscious House with a cheerful expression:

“Since the backbone is so strong, it can only be left to professionals to deal with...”

  Half an hour later.

Hesso Mountain Prison.

 Office of the Warden.

Matthew and A Bing walked in one after another, with the latter carrying an unconscious woman on his shoulders.

 See this scene.

Warden Alexander smiled happily:

 “Is it still the same as last time?”

Matthew thought for a while:

 “It’s got to be a little heavier this time.”

 Alexander immediately showed an expression of understanding.

 He skillfully photographed a detailed project list in front of Matthew:

 “Please take your pick.”

 “Heishou Mountain can always give you the best service.”

“But having said that, do you still remember the woman you trained last time?”

“She was kidnapped by the blue dragon in the desert, and then somehow she became the blue dragon’s magic consultant, and she was very successful in the desert territory.”

"But that blue dragon isn't too stupid. After the news about you slaying the dragon spread throughout the south, he secretly investigated the origin of that woman. After learning that it was related to you, he sent her back without stopping. .”

“I was going to contact you about how to deal with it, but I didn’t want you to come to the door on your own, so should I lock them together?”

 Alexander asked with ambiguous eyes.

 …

 (End of this chapter)