Chapter 18 The Moon Forest


    Under the pale moonlight, there was no sound in the forest.


    Duanmuhuai held a war hammer in his hand and walked in the dark forest. The lights on his head illuminated the dark forest passages, and he could clearly see the broken stone pillars wrapped around the vines in front of him.


    It’s here.


    Duanmuhuai stared at Shizhu, his eyes becoming solemn.


    After all, the elf scout is an intelligence agent, and she is more proficient than Alisa in this regard. Although she doesn''t understand what Duanmuhuai wants to do, she still provides Duanmuhuai with information on several haunted locations near the Silver City.


    Including this forest of moon-falling.


    According to the elf scout, this forest was once the home of an evil necromancer a long time ago, and later the necromancer was destroyed by the soldiers. Then there were rumors of haunted here - of course, not just rumors. Mercenaries, merchants and patrol teams have reported that they heard terrifying wails and screams, and that some people witnessed the light and music from the deep forest.


    The lord also sent someone to investigate, but there was no response. After that, the place was abandoned.


    Duanmu Huai came here, of course, not because of curiosity or completing side missions. On the contrary, he came to find the power that could defeat the filthy god.


    Among the Chaos Evil Gods, the God of Defiled is actually one of the most difficult gods to deal with. Although the God of Disorder is not easy to deal with, if Duanmu Huai takes it, the difficulty level of the God of Defiled can be at least ranked second.


    The reason lies in its essence.


    Generally speaking, when most people see viruses and plagues, they will think that the God of Defiled is a symbol of death and destruction, but in fact it is not the case at all. Although the God of Filth does not have the powerful power of the God of Filth, nor does the strange magic of the God of Filth, he is unique in manipulating and disposing of viruses that are invisible to the naked eye. There are even rumors that all the viruses in this world, from colds to plagues, are all masterpieces of the God of Filth.


    Not only that, the God of Defiled is also quite "fraternal". Unlike other evil gods who believers need to go through many tests or even baptism of blood and fire to be recognized, the God of Defiled does not refuse the believers. Whether it is a beggar or an emperor, aristocrat or a warrior, the God of Defiled will open his corrupt and smelly arms, embrace these poor little lives in his arms, and give them equal love.


    Even for them, spreading viruses is not an evil act. On the contrary, they believe that spreading viruses and causing others to get infected with diseases and plagues is a means to join their warm and friendly family that treats each other equally regardless of class and race. Even those who die because of this will not be abandoned. Their bodies will corrupt and then nourish a whole new life and contribute to the life cycle of this world.


    Life is endless.


    Therefore, among players, the God of Defiled is also nicknamed "Love Father" and "God of Life and Hope" (Dog Head).


    This is true. Strictly speaking, from the perspective of the virus, the God of Defiled is indeed a kind father, but its values ??are incompatible with ordinary people.


    This is like keeping pets. Most people like to keep cats and dogs, but some people like to keep maggots. It’s okay to keep maggots. It also thinks that it is correct to keep maggots and requires everyone to raise maggots with them... This is the problem.


    Therefore, it is difficult to repel the "defiled god" as the "God of Life". Even divine arts and holy lights have no good effect on its believers. Because even though these believers are rotten and filled with pus-flowing swellings everywhere, they look disgusting, they are still endless living organisms, just like maggots, flies, and mosquitoes - the holy light cannot work on these things.


    Therefore, there are only two best ways to completely eliminate the believers and army of the filthy god.


    One is to burn it with fire. As long as you burn them all, there will be no problem.


    In fact, after eliminating the plague apostles, Duanmu Huai also asked the elf scout to set up a ball of fire in order to disinfect his power armor, and then burned it under the raging flames for a long time until it was confirmed that the disinfection was completed...


    The other is to use the power of death of the undead.


    The power of death of the undead is an existence that acts on the soul level. It can completely extinguish the flame of life and turn all life into a quiet land of death. Even viruses and even bacteria are no exception. In the face of complete power of death, no life can survive.


    It can be said that death is the best weapon to deal with the filthy **** and his believers. Because no matter how ugly and dirty they are, they are living lives after all - and the flames of life cannot escape the blowing of the wind of death.


    Of course, it is not easy to deal with the undead. Subduing the undead and subduing the vampire deck are both dangerous, because the undead are dead objects, and ordinary physical attacks are useless to them. At least you need weapons or magic with elemental attacks to fight with them, otherwise you will be able to deliver food when you go in.


    Duanmu Huai himself can only have psychic energy impact such a psychic skill, but fortunately his Thunder Warhammer has lightning element damage, and the puppet deck is also regarded as part of the magic skills. It is no big problem to use puppets to deal with the undead.


    I just don’t know whether it’s the undead or the vampire here.


    From a certain perspective, vampires are more difficult to deal with than undead, but it is not without good things - if the player is converted to a vampire, it is basically equivalent to being immune to the virus of the God of Defiled. In fact, in the game, many players will deliberately let vampires take a bite before attacking the world of the God of Defiled and convert themselves into undead to immune to the God of Defiled and attacks.


    At worst, I can wash it back after the beating.


    There is no such good thing in reality.


    Duanmu Huai did not think that the information of the elf scout was incorrect. The reason was very simple. Just when the elf scout told him about this place, Duanmu Huai triggered the mission of [Investigating the Lost Moon Forest].


    Since there is a task, it means that there is indeed something here.


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai walked forward again, while Aojisi followed him silently as if he was always like a shadow. This doll girl has never said a word since she was summoned, which made Duanmu Huai feel like a robot.


    Well, although from a certain perspective, she is indeed a robot.


    Walking past the collapsed stone pillars, Duanmuhuai soon saw a dilapidated foreign temple. This is a four-story stone building. It seems that it had encountered a fire. The entire foreign temple was already charred and collapsed gravel was everywhere. The surroundings were extremely quiet. Although they were in the forest, they could not hear birds and insects, and there was not even the sound of wind, as if the sound of this world was completely blocked.


    “It seems that nothing is here…”


    Duanmuhuai walked to the gate and looked inside. The entire foreign restaurant was already empty, and even the walls had collapsed, looking like a rotten corpse with almost only skeletons left. Even if you just stand outside, you can easily see the dilapidated room in the Western Paradise covered with vines and weeds.


    “………………”


    However, at this moment, Duanmu Huai suddenly caught a faint sob in his ear. He frowned, looked around, and then looked at Ojis.


    "Aojis, have you heard any sound?"


    “…………”


    Faced with Duanmu Huai''s inquiry, Aojisi shook her head, and Duanmu Huai raised her head again. The crying seemed to be there and there would even make people wonder if it was an illusion of her own - but Duanmu Huai knew very well that this was not an illusion.


    It seems that we have found the right place.


    Duanmu Huai''s mouth raised slightly, and then he raised his right hand.


    Soul Resonance!


    The next moment, the scene in front of Duanmu Huai suddenly changed.


    The originally dark and dilapidated Western Palace instantly turned into a brightly lit building. Shining lights emerged from the window, illuminating the entire western restaurant. The courtyard, which was originally covered with weeds, became completely different at this time. Not far away, a haggard man was standing next to a tombstone, staring at the tombstone in front of him without saying a word.


    Even though Duanmu Huai and Aojisi came to him, the man still had no idea about it - this is normal. The man is just a afterimage in this space. Just like the doll master in the doll hut before, Duanmu Huai could see him, but could not interfere with him.


    However, what the man did next surprised Duanmu Huai. The man suddenly picked up the iron pickaxe next to him and smashed it hard at the tombstone in front of him!


    "Bang! Bang! Bang!"


    The man waved his hands like crazy and smashed the tomb in front of him. Then he opened the coffin inside and hugged the girl lying in it tightly. "My daughter, you won''t die, I won''t let you die like that!"


    After saying this, the man turned around and picked up the girl''s body and walked into the Western Paradise.


    Seeing this, Duanmu Huai also followed the man into the foreign restaurant curiously. However, the moment he pushed open the door and walked into the foreign restaurant, the scene in front of him changed again.


    In the living room in front of Duanmu Huai, a beautiful girl with long purple hair was curled up in the man''s arms, looking at the painting book in front of her, beside the burning fireplace. She was almost exactly the same as the corpse dug out of the grave by the man before, except that at this moment, there was a huge thing on the girl''s head, which looked like a bolt. The man gently pointed at his daughter and told the story in the picture book.


    "...In the end, this monster has no place to live because it pursues the same existence as itself..."


    "I always feel... it''s a very sad story..."


    After listening to the man''s story, the girl showed a bit of sad expression. The man smiled and reached out to touch the girl''s head.


    "Yes, but it''s already amazing to understand this. I won''t make you sad, I will make you a perfect existence..."


    "Um!"


    Hearing the man''s words, the girl nodded happily.


    "My father, can you read other stories to me?"


    "Of course, but it''s too late today. It''s time for the good kid to go to bed."


    "Okay, my father, good night."


    The girl stood up and then turned around and left. The man smiled and watched the girl''s back move away. It was not until she disappeared that the man sighed. Then, he threw away the picture book in his hand and hugged his head tightly.


    "It''s not like this, it shouldn''t be like this!"


    The man at this moment was completely gone without the gentleness and peace he had before. On the contrary, he was like a trapped beast, holding his head tightly and roaring in a low voice.


    "She is not my daughter! Not...! She is just a brand new soul...! I know, I know this very well...! Damn...! Damn...!!"


    The man curled up in a ball and wailed in a low voice. Gradually, his figure disappeared again.


    "Um………"


    Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and started to think. And at this moment, a voice suddenly came from him.


    “Master, I don’t understand.”


    "What''s the matter? Aojis?"


    Hearing Ojisi''s inquiry, Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked at her. This was the first time this doll girl asked her questions.


    "Why, that gentleman said she is not his daughter? According to my observation, there is no difference between the two in terms of appearance, body shape, etc. Apart from the differences in decoration orientation, I think the two are the same person."


    Ojis calmly explained her opinion. Obviously, she seemed to have really doubts about it.


    "Indeed, if it''s just appearance, there''s no difference. But... what humans see is not the appearance, but the soul."


    "soul?"


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s answer, Aojisi tilted his head in confusion.


    "That''s right, the soul, personality, and those emotional and invisible things are the basis for connecting the feelings between the two parties."


    "I do not understand………"


    "You''ll know if you keep watching."


    Duanmu Huai did not explain much about Aojisi''s doubts, but just patted her head gently and then walked out of the living room.


    “Dongdongdongdongdong!!”


    At this moment, suddenly, the closed door was knocked hard. At the same time, the purple-haired girl in pajamas also walked down the stairs and looked at the door uneasy.


    "My father, what happened?"


    "Good boy, hide!"


    The man at this moment also lost his previous peace. He looked pale and asked the girl to hide in the secret room underground. Then he turned around and came to the door and opened it.


    “Crash!”


    The next moment, the door was pushed open brutally, and then dozens of fully armed soldiers rushed in.


    "I finally found you, the evil necromancer!"


    "What are you talking about? I''m not..."


    “Stop talking nonsense!”


    However, the man tried to defend himself, but was interrupted by the soldiers in charge.


    "We received a secret message and someone saw you appear with your daughter who should have died! You evil wizard!"


    Hearing this, the man''s face suddenly changed, and the soldier in the lead waved his hand hard.


    "Listen to my orders, search the entire house immediately and find the living dead!"


    "You can''t do this! Stop it!"


    Seeing this scene, the man hurriedly stepped forward to try to stop it. However, the next moment, the soldier in the lead drew his sword directly and pierced the man''s body.


    “…………”


    The next moment, the man fell heavily to the ground with a "bang", and the entire Western Restaurant began to tremble at this moment!


    (This chapter ends)