Creation: I Am Azathoth

Shabu went forward for another two minutes, and found a glimmer of light at the other end of the passage.

The sound of "da da" footsteps echoed.

There is only one person who uses the lights in the mansion—the slave girl.

The slave girl was named Bemi.

Bemi is a slave of Osis, wearing a magic collar around his neck as a proof of slavery.

Bemi, who took care of Osis, was always scolded and sometimes beaten.

Shabu didn't want Bemi to find out that she could move at will.

Otherwise, she wouldn't hesitate to kill the poor slave girl.

So Shabu quietly opened the door and quickly hid in a nearby room.

The sound of footsteps passed by the door and gradually faded away.

Shabu understands that Bemi is not her friend, but she is not a loyal servant of Osis either.

The collar triggers magic to inflict pain on the slave because of disobeying the order, but it cannot change the slave's free will.

Also, even if Bemi saw Shabu walking down the corridor, it was unlikely that she would report to Osis.

Because it would be no good for Bemi to do that, and she couldn't judge whether Shabu's actions were based on Osis' orders.

It's just that Shabu won't hold the naive idea that "it doesn't matter if Bemi finds out".

She will not let go of any risk factors.

If Bemi finds that Shabu can move freely, Shabu will definitely kill her on the spot.

Bemi is so weak that she can't do anything except cook.

This is also the reason why she can stay in the mansion, Osis will not keep a threat by her side.

Bemi, therefore, was not someone Shabu needed to be overly vigilant about.

Although the room was dark, it was daytime after all, so maybe they were busy cleaning.

Shabu waited for Bemi's breath to go away, and then started exploring again.

Then, after walking for a few minutes, Shabu found a room full of bookcases at the front of the corridor.

Sure enough, in addition to the study room, there are other rooms for collecting books.

Shabu thought, pushing the door gently and entering.

This room has a magnificent door, and the room is a circle larger than the other rooms. There are huge bookcases, and it is full of the smell of old paper.

There was no one in the room, and the bookcase was full of thick books.

But it is still not enough, there are piles of books everywhere.

Shabu slid his fingertips along the edge of the bookcase, and found that it was different from the other rooms he had seen before.

There was no dust build up here, presumably Bemi would come in and clean it regularly and couldn't stay for too long.

Shabu glanced at the book covers on the bookcase.

Almost none of the books in the cabinet were written in a language that Shabu knew.

But she was surprisingly able to understand.

She didn't know that this was the influence of a certain goddess of wisdom.

It is also a great gift.

Shabu set his sights on a book.

This is an old book called "The History and Danger of the Abominable Undead"

Shabu took out the book from the bookcase that was almost bursting, and rubbed the pages with his fingers.

Although there was no dust in the room, the covers of the books were dusty, and the paper was not touched.

Apparently Bemme didn't dare to touch the books when cleaning this room.

I don't know if Osis doesn't allow it, or is she afraid of these books?

Moreover, Osis has not read these books for a long time.

That is to say, even if Shabu secretly hides one or two books, given the amount of books collected here by Starfish, they will not be easily discovered.

Shabu thought, and turned to the first page.

What caught my eye was the following text:

"The undead are a curse, and the [Mysterious Three Gods] who are supreme in the dark give power to mortals."

"Power itself is a curse and pollution, a corruption of the body and spirit."

"The Fall brings strength, and the Fall binds the soul."

"Because of the powerful pollution, the body of the orc will be transformed into another existence.

"All flesh is separate from each other, but also connected to each other."

"The spirit of the dead is bound, driven by the flesh..."

Shabu watched and seemed to gradually understand the principle of Osis's manipulation of living corpses.

Osis is not really a Necromancer.

He used some kind of taboo power to imprison the undissipated soul in the corpse and connect it with his own flesh and blood.

What he enslaves is not the soul of the dead, but the body of the dead, and the soul is only fuel.

Shabu inexplicably felt a throbbing in her heart, she seemed to have found the meaning of existence.

In other words, she vaguely knew her mission.

She was going after the three mysterious gods.

Shabu suppressed the throbbing in his heart, closed the book, and forced it back into the gap between the books.

The library seems to be infrequently used, and the dust on the bookcases thickens the further you go into the room.

Shabu looked at a few old illustrated books of the undead.

She brought back several books, which she hid in a cupboard in a room near the mortuary.

From the information just now, it can be seen that most of the rooms in the mansion are idle.

Although I don't know how Osis got the mansion, the original owner of the mansion must not be him.

Perhaps, the original owner is dead.

Shabu hid a few books in a cupboard in a spare room, and neither Bem nor the zombies would find them.

Osis would not be bored enough to search the empty rooms without being suspicious.

Then, Shabu returned to his room - the morgue.

Bemi was not encountered on the return trip.

Shabu closed the door quietly, her hands hanging down and not moving.

She seemed to have turned into a real living corpse, lifeless, waiting for Osis to take her out to hunt.

Now is hunting time.

The gibbon jumped from the tree, and Shabu hacked it to death.

The fragrance of blood flew into the air, and the forest fell silent.

The group of monkeys watching Shabu from the big tree seemed to know that she was not easy to mess with, so they made wonderful calls and disappeared into the depths of the forest with astonishing agility.

The body that moves freely, and the feeling of life disappearing through the broadsword, turned into a strong sense of satisfaction and enriched Shabu.

Shabu understood that it wasn't just psychological.

When undead creatures kill living creatures, they will accumulate "death" and power.

After confirming the corpse of the ape, the aged Osis looked at Shabu and asked:

"Shabu, have you become stronger?"

Shabu stood silently, because what Osis said was not a mandatory order.

She has not been completely free and is in a situation that cannot be ignored.

`The growth of the abyss undead is really strong... According to the records of ancient books, it should have entered the second stage. "

Osis came to Shabu and tapped her head with his fingers to confirm.

Shabu remained motionless, just like an ordinary living corpse.

Since reading some books about the undead, Shabu has gained more confidence in the current situation.

Although Osis has a lot of books, Shabu can't read them.

But that doesn't stop her from getting the basics.

Therefore, Shabu can roughly understand Osis's soliloquy.

Although the undead are different from living things and do not grow over time, they can collect the negative energy generated when the living thing dies.

In the book, the negative energy is called "the power of death", and absorbing a large amount of the power of death can cause the mutation of the undead.

According to the records in the book, except for some undead, most of the undead are the result of the necromancer's curse.

The evolution system is incorporated into this curse.

The undead revived under the evil curse of the necromancer will obey the master's order, collect negative energy to obtain a new self, and become a more powerful undead.

Osis, who was so absorbed in research that he refused to leave the laboratory even for meals, took Shabu to hunt every night.

Presumably, in addition to accumulating corpses to create an army of living corpses, it is also for Shabu to accumulate negative energy and become a better) powerful undead.

Osis looked up at Shabu with gloomy pupils that were darker than the undead, and said:

"Is there still no self-awareness? Well..... It's not a problem yet."

—Yes, you are right to think so.

Shabu thought, he should be able to maintain the status quo and be deceived for a while.

Although Osis is a powerful necromancer, he never saw through Shabu's acting skills.

Originally, the abyssal undead should have no self, and there is no record in ancient books that the newly summoned abyssal undead has memory.

Because of this, Osis, an undead expert, never doubted Shabu's actions.

But the longer you get along, the easier it is to expose your self-awareness.

Once Osis discovers that Shabu has self-awareness, he will definitely issue an order, at least order Shabu not to hurt him.

So Shabu needs timing, a timing that kills with one blow, and if he misses it, he will never recover.

"Shabu, bring the armpit's body."

Order as usual.

Shabu grabbed the still bleeding corpse and followed behind Osis.

After returning to the mansion, Shabu was placed in the morgue as usual, and moved quietly during the corresponding time period. .