latelenovela Chapter 517 The Brigade That Came Out of the Way
Chapter 517 The Brigade That Came Out of the Way
People infected with Devil Scales will develop grayish-black scaly tissue on their bodies. Then, the affected areas of the skin will gradually become numb, lose strength, and begin to lose sensation in their hands and feet, becoming unable to control their bodies until they completely lose the ability to move.
The name "House of Vitality" is naturally chosen because it is intended to help people who come here for treatment to regain their vitality.
However, according to Cole's account, the missionaries sent by Winter only gave families with children suffering from megalopathic disease a false hope.
The children who were sent there were gathered together and sent away to be used as test subjects for the remnants of the demon god.
Countless children died in the experiments. Even though Cole was lucky enough to survive, he still hasn't escaped the threat of the demon god's remnants, not to mention the torment of the incurable demon scale disease.
"According to the villagers, this place used to treat many patients with the Demon Scale Disease. Every night, their screams could still be heard. Fortunately, it's a secluded canyon, so the sounds didn't frighten the village children. Even though it's been abandoned for so many years, it's said that occasionally people still hear screams similar to those from back then, as if the ghosts of the dead are still lingering..."
Before Seno could finish speaking, a wail suddenly came from the depths of the canyon.
Xu Ning sipped his drink and sneered, "Do you think the thing wailing in there is a ghost?"
Sino's expression also turned cold, and he shot past Shadow Wolf Maru like an arrow, heading straight into the depths of the canyon.
Xu Ning quickly caught up with Shadow Wolf and gently patted its straw hat.
"As long as he's inside, we'll go around to the left and right to see if there's anyone else."
Although Yinglangmaru couldn't understand Xu Ning's words, he understood Xu Ning's meaning as soon as he saw the direction Xu Ning was pointing.
The man and the dog approached the abandoned hospital from the left and right respectively.
As Seno dragged a scholar-like figure out of a building, Xu Ning and Yinglangwan also surveyed the area.
"There's only this one. You didn't find anyone else outside?"
As if knowing why Xu Ning had arrived so late, Sino asked directly.
Xu Ning shook his head. "Aside from some traces of heavy objects being dragged and some shallow footprints, no other information was left."
Sino nodded and said, "We've left enough. Let's go and meet up with Candice and the others first, then we can go after them."
“They haven’t gone far, and they’re carrying heavy loads. I have Kagerou-maru, so I’ll follow behind them. You guys hurry up and catch up. Oh, by the way, is this the child’s grandfather?”
"I don't know either. We'll know once we take it back to the village and have a look."
Sino took the scholar who was shouting like a madman back to Aru Village, but Xu Ning did not chase after him with Shadow Wolf Maru. Instead, he found a secluded place and quietly hid to the side.
Now that things have come to this point, Xu Ning has a better grasp of the situation.
The Church exiled the mad scholars to Aru Village, and now some people seem to want to get something from these mad scholars.
They dared not show themselves openly, so they could only join forces with the greedy scoundrels in the village to get their hands on these mad scholars.
They lured the mad scholars away from Zhucheng with lingo, gathered them in this abandoned house, and then secretly transported them away.
Our arrival must have alerted these people. Just by looking at how they even accidentally left one person behind, we can tell that their actions were extremely hasty. For now, we are not afraid that they will run away to the sky.
"But at this vibrant home, you can even catch some fish."
Sure enough, two suspicious-looking people appeared shortly after Sino left.
"How could there possibly be one left?"
"How would I know? They loaded the goods and brought the people themselves. Who knew they would leave such obvious evidence?"
"There's nothing we can do now but hope they can't find those people, and then this matter will be over."
The rock elemental body left behind by Xu Ning rose silently from behind the two of them, and suddenly reached out and grabbed the back of their necks.
"What do you mean by 'it's over'? Tell me about it!"
At first, the two were quite assertive, even putting on a smile and saying that it was all a misunderstanding, and that they were actually there to help everyone.
Xu Ning was too lazy to talk to them much, so he just let the rock elemental carry them back to the village.
“Look, it's been following us suspiciously the whole time, and it even said it left behind obvious evidence.”
Candice seemed to recognize the two people, after all, her expression turned very cold the moment she saw them.
He took the two people from Xu Ning's elemental form and casually dragged them into a small stone house.
Then screams quickly came from inside.
Paimon, who had just run over to join in the fun, hugged his empty arm in alarm. "I've never seen Candice like this before. From the moment I saw her, she was always smiling. Although her fighting power is terrifying, seeing her gently persuading everyone not to fight and to put aside their disputes, I never expected her to have this side to her."
Kong smiled wryly and said, "What, you think she was being gentle when she was trying to mediate? Don't you think about why everyone gives her face?"
With a creak, the door suddenly opened, and the screams inside had stopped at some point.
The two men who had been gossiping outside the door were so frightened that they dared not utter another sound.
"The two men have confessed. They did work for the Order of the Church, taking money and then taking these village guards out to give them to them. As for why those people wanted these people, they don't know."
Al-Hysen had been reading in the room until now, when he suddenly appeared and said, "I can probably guess what it is, but let's catch up with them first. Then everything will be clear. According to the information Xu Ning brought, they are carrying heavy loads and won't be moving too fast."
Candice encountered the monster attack on the village today, and as the village's guardian, she dared not leave easily.
Dixia, on the other hand, was quite interested in going with the group. As she said, she had promised the child that she would help him find his grandfather.
With Kageroumaru leading the way, the group didn't take any wrong turns.
Soon, they found the first thing that could prove the identities of those people.
It was a broken box.
The instrument that fell inside was cut in half, but it could still be vaguely identified as a helmet-shaped object.
Xu Ning put the two halves of the helmet back together. "What's this for?"
Elhesen said calmly, "It's a tool used to extract knowledge from canned containers."
Kong pointed at the helmet in surprise and asked, "Using this on a person and then extracting knowledge? What would that feel like?"
"Just think about the wailing those villagers heard, and you'll understand."
Xu Ning casually tossed aside his helmet, took a sip of wine, and sneered, "Harvesting dreams and extracting knowledge, the Order of the Church has gone so far as to disregard human life to achieve its own goals. Do those so-called sages still have any reason to exist?"
Seno crouched down to examine the scattered boxes around him, paying particular attention to the slash marks left on them.
"It seems these people aren't having an easy time either."
Seno pointed to the weapon marks on the box and said, "These are the marks left by the desert people's weapons. I'm afraid our target has encountered a band of bandits."
"The perpetrator has become the victim, which makes things even more interesting. Kageroumaru, which way should we go next?"
Xu Ning patted Shadow Wolf, and the dog almost without hesitation turned a sharp corner and ran towards a hillside.
After running behind Xu Ning for a while, Dixia suddenly spoke to him, saying, "I have a rough idea of who did this. Can I talk to them when we meet later?"
"So, you're referring to a gilded guild you know. If they're after money, I think it's more appropriate for me to negotiate, since none of you seem to be richer than me."
Seeing that Dixia looked serious, Xu Ning couldn't help but make a little joke with her.
Dixia smiled, knowing that Xu Ning had already agreed, but still explained, "Most of the gilded guilds in the Great Desert know each other, but there are also quite a few that are hostile to each other. After all, every mercenary who comes out of the desert to make a living can say that he is a member of a gilded guild."
"But there is another force, inherited from the earliest Gilded Brigade. They believe in the Red King and are the purest and bravest warriors and fanatics."
Upon hearing the title "Red King," Elhesen frowned slightly and suddenly interjected.
"If the force that plundered the village's defenders is indeed those people, as you say, then I'm afraid we have nothing to talk about. We'd better prepare for battle."
Dixia asked in surprise, "Why do you say that?"
Elhesen turned to Xu Ning, "Do you remember the message those Red King's followers received in Ormos Port?"
Xu Ning immediately understood Elhesen's concerns and nodded, saying, "This is indeed a problem."
"If I'm not mistaken, those people from the Council of the Church used those helmets to extract the knowledge of the gods from the heads of the village guards. In the news released by the Council of the Church in Ormos Port, they said that the Red King would soon be resurrected and return with his followers."
"They made the members of the Gilded Brigade believe that the information about the Red King's resurrection was hidden in the knowledge contained in the divine jar. Now think about it, will those who have obtained these people return them to us?"
Dixia finally understood why Xu Ning and the others said that, but she still had to give it a try.
"Stop, Fiery Lion, this is not a place for you."
Everyone looked up at the sound and saw three men dressed in gilded guild uniforms standing on the hillside, coldly staring at the group below.
"Dishia, I heard that you've been working as a bodyguard for wealthy families in Sumeru for the past two years, but I never expected that you would be able to mix with people from the Order of the Church."
Dixia took a deep breath, stepped forward, and shouted to the person speaking above, "Rahman, we are not here to ask you for those shameless subordinates of the Church, but to bring back the village guards of Aru Village."
"Village guard?"
Rahman laughed, "That sounds nice, but it doesn't change the fact that they are scholars of the Order of the Church. Although I didn't see what use they were for a while, now that the Order of the Church is so eager for these people, they can be used as a good bargaining chip to negotiate with them."