Shadow Apostle

"Tick tock."

"Tick tock."

The monotonous sound of dripping water echoed repeatedly in the closed space.

The sound of rustling and crawling came intermittently, appearing near and far away in the darkness.

The dirty, humid air was mixed with waves of stench, floating in every corner.

"Bang, bang, bang."

From time to time, there was a huge metallic roar, faintly coming from an unknown distance.

"Zhizhi~~~"

The screams of rodents suddenly sounded in the darkness.

A squirming black shadow on the ground fled around in panic.

A light lit up in the darkness.

A dozen cloaked black figures shattered the darkness and silence and appeared in the filthy space.

The figures under the cloak are quite weird, they are as thin and small as a child.

But the head outside the cloak has the appearance of a normal adult, both male and female, and it looks quite weird when matched with the body.

Only the leader's height and body shape were within the category of a normal person. He was also wrapped in a cloak and was carrying a black thing in his hand.

This group of cloaked men walked through a long, circular tunnel.

It's like a sewer, but there is no water, only the stench of the sewer wafts from a distance.

The normal person took the lead, and a group of cloaked people turned into a Z-shaped tunnel.

After going back and forth several times, the group pushed open a rusty iron door.

"call."

The rusted iron door is closed.

Two balls of fire suddenly lit up inside.

One on the left and one on the right, two huge braziers.

Illuminate a circular platform in the center.

A platform large enough for one person to lie down on.

There are countless complex patterns carved on the stone platform.

There are a lot of black stains solidified in the texture, which attracts many insects to crawl around on it.

Standing next to the platform were three similarly short men in cloaks, each holding a dark wooden cane with a purple stone embedded on the top, emitting an evil shimmer.

"Praise be to him who sleeps in Enkai."

The three cloaked figures beside the platform shouted out the common language of Norland in a sharp voice in unison.

"For Tsathoggua, the toad god."

The dozen or so people who had just entered also chanted in low voices.

The cloaked man at the edge of the platform raised his cane and let out a breath, making the flames in the braziers on both sides become even more intense.

"Has the sacrifice been found?"

"Thank you to the Toad God for your blessing."

The only normal-sized cloaked man placed the object in his hand on the platform.

It was a dirty cover. After opening it, the contents were revealed.

The body of a rat, the head of a human.

A petite mouse girl.

Minnie in a coma.

"Thanks to Susan's discovery of the record of activating her attic ladder, I found out where she was hiding. When I went to catch her, she actually tried to escape, so I had to let them knock her out first."

The cloak was lifted up, revealing the face of Viscount Star:

"I'm sorry, Sir Priest, I didn't handle her well and let her escape. Fortunately, she was found in time. I hope it didn't delay tonight's ceremony."

"It doesn't matter, the time is just right to get it back."

The leader's voice was sharp, and the hand holding the wooden stick looked like the paw of a mouse:

"Now that the sacrifices are in place, let's get started."

"yes."

All the short cloaked figures knelt on the ground, and four of them quickly stepped forward, spread Minnie's hands and feet, and tied her to the platform while lying on her back.

"As long as this transformation is completed and she becomes one of our kind, the blessing ceremony will be complete. Not only will all the nobles above become believers in the Toad God, but you and your family will also be blessed by him. Have the luck you want most. This is a reward for your loyalty. After receiving the blessing, remember to continue to serve Lord Tsathogya, do the tasks assigned to you, and let the fog of Enkai envelope you again. world, otherwise you can take back your blessing at any time."

"Yes, praise the mist of Enkai." Star's voice was full of joy, and he bent down deeply, "Then please start, worship Your Excellency."

But before he finished speaking, the little mouse on the platform squirmed a few times and raised its head.

"dad?"

"How can I...ah~~~"

"Dad, save me, they are here again~~~"

The faces of the people were full of terror, and the bodies of the rats were struggling desperately on the platform.

The girl let out a desperate cry.

However, more than a dozen people around her looked at her struggle with expressionless expressions, and one by one they slowly opened their cloaks, revealing the rat's body inside.

Then he knelt on the ground and chanted incomprehensible sentences.

"Swiss, swiss, swish."

As these people recited, there were crawling sounds all around.

Countless furry sewer rats emerged from all directions, squeaking and surrounding the platform.

The human-faced mice were circling around those kneeling in front of them, their green eyes flashing with a strange cold light.

"Dad, dad, dad save me~~~"

Viscount Star, wrapped in a cloak, looked at more and more rats around him.

Watch the little mouse struggling desperately on the platform.

Listening to the heart-rending cry of the little girl.

He just looked at it expressionlessly: "Your pain is exchanged for the future glory of the family... We will all be grateful to you. Your Excellency, you can begin."

"good."

The sacrificial staff slammed to the ground.

The flame in the brazier was strong again, but there was no warmth at all. Instead, it emitted a faint green light.

Green flames also lit up in the twelve symmetrical corners around the platform.

The flames divided the platform into twelve pieces like the twelve hours of a clock.

The priest's mouth made a sharp and harsh sound like sawing wood, and his mouth opened and closed rapidly, chanting syllables that could not be repeated loudly.

The light in the brazier is darker green.

The flames on the platform were also beating rapidly.

As it beats, each flame extends a green flame line, extending all the way around the little mouse, forming a circle around little Minnie.

Immediately, Little Minnie screamed in terror and kept screaming for a long time.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

The rats around suddenly became restless, screaming and screaming with their teeth and claws bared. The green light in their eyes became brighter and brighter, exuding greed and ferocity.

The incomprehensible chanting continued.

The priest suddenly raised his wooden staff high and pointed at the girl on the platform.

In the darkness, tens of thousands of rats screamed almost simultaneously.

It was like a carnival, and the tide rushed towards the little girl on the platform.

"Dad, save me."

"No, go away, go away."

"Dad, they are biting me. It hurts. Please help."

"Dad, I will be obedient and good from now on. Please save me."

The mysterious chanting was without any ripples.

The kneeling monster is as usual.

Viscount Star's face was still expressionless, but he still had a hint of joy.

Watching expectantly as the rats swamped the little girl on the platform.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu It hurts so much, please help me, Mr. Bieber, help me, wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Okay, I have received your request. Mr. Bieber is at your service."

In the dark corner, a strange voice suddenly sounded.

Even the weird chanting stopped abruptly.

All the people and monsters looked towards the place where the sound came from.

At some point, a man in a black formal suit appeared in the shadows next to the platform.

As the man spoke, he turned around and faced Viscount Star and a group of monsters.

Holding the goblet in his left hand, he took off his hat with his right hand and bowed deeply to them.

"Good evening everyone."

"Today is a cocktail party, how can we do it without drinking?"

"So, I've brought you wine, and this cup is for you all."

"cheers."

With a splash, the liquid in the cup spilled into the air and slowly fell.