King of Black Mist

It was a gray eye without any sparkle. Just from this eye, you could imagine a cold corpse standing straight in front of you.

The viscous black substance surged up and turned into black hands, grabbing the opponent.

After waiting for three seconds to confirm that there was no resistance, the black substance covering Li Changzhou's right hand faded away. He lifted the kerosene lamp and moved closer to the other party.

A huge man with a muscular build and facial tattoos, he was killed by a child with a bright green light.

The kerosene lamp came closer, and Li Changzhou also took a step forward. He looked at the other person inch by inch like an archeologist, as if he wanted to see every pore on the other person's face.

His face was pale, and there was frost on his hair, beard, and collar, as if he were a corpse that had just been pulled out of the freezer.

Li Changzhou fell into deep thought. Is it the 'great power' of children, or is it that in this ghost place, the dead will be resurrected as corpses?

wrong.

If it was the latter, the tavern owner and the adventurers would not leave it alone and would definitely burn the body on the spot.

so.

It is not certain that it is the ‘great power’ of children.

Just like no one knew that he had the 'great power', he also didn't know who in the tavern also had this mysterious power. Maybe it was an unknown person who succeeded.

After withdrawing his thoughts, Li Changzhou looked at the corpse in front of him. It was good for practicing.

Under Li Changzhou's will, the black hand dissolved and turned into a set of mesh-like armor covering the body.

The corpse stretched out its legs and moved stiffly.

Raise your arms, pump your fists, squat, run, and write with your fingers

Except for such detailed actions as writing, corpses under the control of black matter can do anything that normal people can do.

A black wall was erected, and the corpse punched it, but the black wall remained motionless. He also used weapons such as claws and teeth, but still did not cause any damage to the black wall.

Li Changzhou raised his left hand, and black material poured into his hand, turning into a pure black AK.

Snap!

My finger pulled the trigger and it made a hollow sound but no bullet was fired.

A kind of enlightenment came to me - black matter does not exist alone, giving people the feeling of using my flesh palm to make a gun, so it cannot be made into a gun.

Black guns dissolve into nails.

With a scoff, Li Changzhou drove the nail into the corpse's forehead. The corpse's gray-white eyes were still staring at him.

It seems that the black substance does not have the characteristics of fire and has no special lethality to dead bodies.

Um?

Li Changzhou suddenly had a feeling in his heart, and he stared at the head of the corpse.

Click! Click! Click!

The head of the corpse was twisted hard, and finally broke with a snap. Before it hit the ground, a black hand rose from the ground, grabbed the head, and slowly handed it to Li Changzhou.

Another black hand came out of the darkness and took away the kerosene lamp from Li Changzhou's right hand.

Li Changzhou put down his right hand, and the black substance covered his whole body. Only the black pupils of his eyes were still exposed.

The black hand held the kerosene lamp and approached the corpse's head. The corpse's head was held by another black hand and came close to the kerosene lamp.

The dim light shines on the head, and the pale face has a strange color, as if it has been put on death makeup.

Li Changzhou stared at the black nail between his eyebrows. In the light of the kerosene lamp, the black nail had no shadow. There was a thin black line connecting the black nail to him.

His pair of black pupils, which completely blended into the night, stared silently for a while, and then turned his gaze to the body without the head.

The net-clad black armor wrapped around the corpse turned into five small black snakes, which penetrated into the limbs and heart of the corpse respectively, and then solidified into black nails.

After waiting for a while, the corpse came over, took away its head like a hat from the black hand, and placed it on its neck.

The black hand who had lost his head, under Li Changzhou's gaze, helped the corpse adjust the angle of its head to confirm that it was not much different from the original.

After finishing the grooming work, the black hand turned into a black thread and sewed the head and neck together.

A corpse with black nails on its eyebrows, heart, limbs, and black stitches on its neck stood in front of Li Changzhou, completely obeying his orders.

'very good. ’ Li Changzhou nodded with satisfaction, ‘Although the black matter has a distance limit, with this body, the operating space is larger. We can test everyone in the night without exposing ourselves. ’

It is currently known that the child has one piece of 'great power', and a total of three pieces are needed to complete the task.

Not just the quantity, one of the three items must be able to solve the 'Curse of the Ancient God'. Can the bright green light do it? Kill the ancient god? Or kill one of the Old God's eyes?

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Ironwood Room, a room named after ‘Ironwood’.

In the darkness, there were three kerosene lamps, one on the bedside and two on the wooden table.

Kara and Ren, who were responsible for the night watch, tightened their collars and hats to resist the cold, huddled in the corner, their expressions were bored and slightly sad.

Ren yawned: "How long until dawn?"

"See for yourself," Kara replied coolly.

The owner of the tavern is a stingy and greedy woman. If the guests don't eat human flesh, then what is put on the dinner plate is definitely not just horse meat. Therefore, you only need to look at how much kerosene lamp is left to know how long the night will be.

Of course Ren knew that, but if he moved his body even slightly, Han Feng would find an opportunity and give him a severe blow.

He mentally prepared himself for a while, then stretched his neck, glanced at the kerosene lamp quickly, and took advantage of the cold wind that the cut was not deep enough, so he quickly retracted his neck.

Kara glanced up at him.

"What the hell!" Ren cursed.

Kara looked away, too lazy to ask how long it would be.

After a while, when the two of them fell asleep——

"Squeak~~~"

In the silent night with only the sound of wind, the door was slowly opened amidst a long period of noise.

"Get up!" Kara shouted and stood up, drawing out the steel sword.

The quilt on the bed was thrown up like a parachute, and the two people sleeping on the bed jumped up quickly.

A quilt on the floor was lifted, and two more people got up.

The six people held weapons, their eyes fixed on the open door, and their chests heaved violently.

The light from the kerosene lamp was very weak and could not reach the space outside the door. Looking out from inside the house, it looked like a substantial wall of night, from which unknown things could emerge at any time.

The cold wind whimpered, as if evil spirits gathered outside the window, staring at them from behind.

"Jazz! Close the door!" the captain shouted in a low voice.

Jazz handed the swords he held to his right hand, lifted a kerosene lamp from the table with his left hand, swallowed dryly in his throat, and walked slowly towards the door.

Everyone held their breath.

From a distance, Jazz tremblingly used the tip of his sword to pick out the door. With a slight strain on his arm, he slowly pushed the door, which was much heavier than before, towards the door frame.

"Squeak~~~~"

The same sound sounded, everyone's heartbeats were beating like drums, and their toes were digging into the ground.

When his body was completely hidden behind the door, Jazz breathed a sigh of relief. However, he couldn't push it anymore.

Even though the tip of the sword had penetrated deep into the wooden door, it still couldn't close it completely.

Someone is resisting outside!

At this moment, Jazz's whole body tensed up, and a wave of extreme fear swept over him.

"There's someone outside!" He couldn't control his voice at all and shouted almost crazily.

Kara suddenly took two steps forward and kicked the door.

Bang! The door slammed into the doorframe.

The group of warriors swarmed forward and pressed the door with their body weight. Kara, who was lagging behind, quickly followed up. With the help of the weak light, he picked up the door bolt that had fallen off the ground and inserted it back into his body. Reinforced by iron chains.

"Haha." Although they did nothing, everyone was breathless.

"What the hell! What the hell! What the hell!" Ren yelled angrily out of fear.

boom! boom! boom!

There were three crisp sounds and three kerosene lamps burst at the same time.

Everyone's hearts were about to jump out of their throats, their scalps were numb, and they felt like they were being held underwater with fear and depression.

"Dong dong~, dong dong~" There was a knock on the door.

Everyone's eyes were instantly bloodshot, like crazy beasts.

"Dong Dong! Dong Dong!" The knocking on the door became more and more urgent.

Immediately afterwards, the people pressing on the door clearly felt a force pushing the door.

The chains reinforcing the gate clattered.

"Hold on!" the captain roared.

Everyone couldn't see each other, but they could feel the heat and fear coming from each other's bodies. It didn't seem like they were blocking the door, but like they were trying to break out, pressing all their strength against the door.

Bang! Bang!

Things outside the door started banging against the door again and again.

Ren let out a low roar like a dying beast. At this moment, he suddenly felt a cold breath, and then, a layer of something quickly attached to his legs, and spread quickly!

The extreme nausea and fear made him burst into tears.

Just when he opened his mouth to shout, the thing accelerated in an instant, covered his mouth, and dragged him away without resistance.

The sound of moving objects blew on Qiao Li, and his whole body trembled. He turned his head in fear, trying to see something clearly in the darkness.

The wind came.

"Ugh!" Qiao Li only had time to let out a horrified whimper.

"Who?!" the captain yelled and reached out to grab it.

Fingers slid across the cold fabric, and Jory was dragged away.

"Watch your back! That ghost is coming in!" Kara's back was firmly against the door, her sword pointed at the room.

"Derlik!" the captain shouted.

"exist!"

"Theon!"

"exist!"

"Sir!"

"In-" Jazz pressed hard on the door.

"Ren!"

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"Ren!" the captain shouted again.

Still no one answered, and everyone's breathing became faster.

"Jory!" the captain continued to shout.

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The captain gritted his teeth: "Kara!"

"Here." Kara's voice was low.

"Two are gone!" Derek held two axes and chopped at the room alternately, intimidating the monsters hiding in the room.

"What now?!" Xion asked loudly, his voice panicked.

"Light up!" Captain and Kara shouted at the same time.

The captain then yelled: "Light up the lights!"

Jazz gasped violently, biting the sword that was colder than ice in his mouth, leaning his back against the door, and fumbled to light the lamp with trembling hands.

Boom!

Boom!

There were gaps in the impact on the door behind him, and at the same time, the force became stronger and stronger, as if something was moving backwards, accumulating strength, and then slammed into the door.

The bodies of everyone leaning on the door were trembling, not knowing whether it was because of fear or because the door was knocked.

After several attempts, the kerosene lamp was finally lit and a faint light came on.

At this moment, a large amount of black liquid poured out from the window, under the bed, and under the table, and instantly enveloped the four people who were pressing against the door, like a giant hand pressing them against the door.

boom! The kerosene lamp rolled down, the flame wavered, completely extinguished and rekindled several times, and was finally swallowed up by darkness.

The banging on the door stopped.

Distant footsteps sounded.

The strange substance slowly dragged the four people back to the depths of the room.

"Uh-" The four of them let out desperate sobs, and the chills shot from their tailbones straight to their Tianling Gai.

Every time they were dragged away for a certain distance, the strange material on their bodies became tighter, and before long, they would be crushed to death.

Li Changzhou stood in the corner of the room. He could not see anything clearly either, but he could "touch" it clearly through the black substance.

Seeing that these people were already on the verge of death due to suffocation, but still did not use any special power, the black matter let them go.

This is already the sixth room, and the third holder of the 'Great Power' has still not been found.

There was still some time before dawn, but he had no intention of wasting it.

He lit the kerosene lamp in the house, opened the door and went out. Relying on his memory, he locked the door with black hands from the inside and refastened the chain.

The cold corpse stood not far away and stared at him.

Li Changzhou walked towards the mahogany room, which was the room of the lone traveler, which was also Yang Qinglan's room. The corpse followed him with heavy steps.

"Dong~dong~" He knocked on the door twice.

".who?"

"cough!"

Squeak~! The sound of the door opening sounded eerie in the darkness.

Li Changzhou walked in, and the body stayed at the door.

The black substance covering the body faded away, and the light of the kerosene lamp held by the black hand merged with the light of the kerosene lamp in Yang Qinglan's hand, forming a small aperture.

In the light of the two lamps, the two of them could see each other clearly without being too close.

Compared with the invulnerability in the lobby, Yang Qinglan was wrapped in another layer of quilt, and her whole person could be described as "cowardly".

"So exaggerated?" Li Changzhou asked.

"When I was driving during the day, the wind blew on my face. My face was so cold that it hurt as if I had been slapped a dozen times in a row." Yang Qinglan said angrily.

"Hahaha!" Li Changzhou laughed.

"Why are you here now?" Yang Qinglan walked back to the table, put the kerosene lamp in his hand on the table, and got back into bed.

Li Changzhou followed her into bed and covered the two of them with the quilt wrapped around her.

Both of them were wearing thick clothes, and even if they were pressed together, they could only feel the unfathomable depth of their clothes.

"I went out half an hour after going upstairs. I met with a little surprise when I came in." He recounted the events of meeting the corpse, experimenting with the 'great power', and checking the wards one by one.

By the way, it's inconvenient not to have "teleport".

"It turns out it was you who knocked on the door before. Don't play pranks at this time." Yang Qinglan said.

Li Changzhou looked at her quietly.

Yang Qinglan was also quiet for a while, and the two of them looked at the door at the same time.

"Dong~dong~"