The Death List Novel - Chapter 58

Chapter 58 Eve Of The Storm
It took the exorcists two and a half days to enter Maya Forest and find clues to the witch’s cabin. However, since the team was not heading towards the center of the forest from the outside to the inside, but rather circling around the outside, it did not take them another two and a half days to leave the forest.

After Qin Lun returned to the camp, the long night had just passed, and dawn had already appeared on the horizon. The troop had no intention of resting in the camp. The carriages that had been storing the materials had been emptied and used to transport the seriously wounded and corpses.

The exorcist would not bury his companion’s corpse in the forest. For witches, the exorcist’s corpse was the best research material. In order to prevent the corpses from being tainted, whenever possible, the exorcists would bring the corpses back to the human world for burial. Otherwise, they would be directly cremated.

Qin Lun was covered in a blanket, leaning against the wall of the car, his face pale to the point of no blood. It was not that the doctor was pretending to be mysterious. He had been seriously injured, and he had hypnotized himself for a night. Now that he had relaxed, even his bones had scattered.

Unlike when he first entered the forest, there were no more exorcists coming to talk to him on his way back, and his expression was somewhat distant.

Thinking about it, it was easy to understand. It was like a new colleague from a business unit of Hyundai Company. He was originally enthusiastic, diligent, polite, and considerate, and everyone had a good impression of him. However, in the blink of an eye, he reported the work mistakes of the department leader to the company. However, this department leader was usually quite respected. Although the department leader did not do a good job this time, the betrayer’s good popularity had also disappeared. Everyone would definitely turn their backs on him.

Qin Lun didn’t care what other people thought of him. He wasn’t from this world. After thinking for a while, he reached into his arms and took out a tube of golden reagent to examine it.

[Holy Spirit Potion: Longevity Sacred Medicine (False)]. This was a healing potion made by the Exorcist Organization to replicate the Longevity Sacred Medicine. The first time he consumed it, he would be able to increase his Qi, blood, and magic power by a small margin, depending on his physique. Its main purpose is to heal wounds and prolong life, eliminate negative states, and counteract persistent damage. It can’t be used on dead creatures. Can be brought into the fragmentary starry sky. Price: 1000 fragmentary crystals.

A thousand broken crystals! Qin Lun raised his eyebrows slightly. After completing the [Secret Exploration] mission, there were only 2,000 broken crystals. One had to know that the selling price was one fifth of the exchange price. In other words, the actual value of this item should be 5,000 broken crystals.

Sure enough, giving was proportional to reaping. Although Qin Lun had narrowly escaped death in the battle with the witches, his reaping was also incomparably generous! Even the two Saint Spirit potions that he had drunk and cheated were actually so precious because he had won the respect of the Saint Healing Master in the battle with the witches. The reason why he had taken out such a precious potion was because he had won the respect of the Saint Healing Master in the battle with the witches.

This trip to the Maya Forest, the mission clues he had obtained were not mentioned for the time being, only items that could be brought into the shattered starry sky. He had obtained a total of ten stalks of moonlight grass, a pair of demonic eyes, a portion of golden silkworm dust, and a tube of holy spirit potion. This was not even counting the Golden Summoning Scroll and the holy spirit potion he had drunk.

Of course, there were some items that weren’t appraised. In terms of the price they were sold to the Shattered Universe, there were a total of 1,900 Shattered Crystals. In terms of actual exchange value, it was 9,500 Shattered Crystals, which was equivalent to the reward of five satellite level storyline missions.

After putting the Holy Spirit Potion into his storage space, Qin Lun flipped his hand and the Evil Dagger fell into his palm. In the battle with the witches, the Evil Dagger pierced into Mesa’s heart. Unexpectedly, Witch Mesa did not die on the spot. Instead, the Evil Dagger slowly absorbed the undying power in her heart core.

Actually, Mesa didn’t die from the devouring of the Evil Dagger. After Qin Lun cleaned up the witch’s cabin and absorbed Frank’s soul with the Maya Crystal Ball, he discovered that the witch that Joey had peeled off into a skeletal angel had already turned into a pile of ashes, as if she had died from serious injuries.

As for the Evil Dagger, which had absorbed most of the witches’ power, there was also a slight change.

Evil (Short Dagger)

Camp Type: Slaughter Heritage (Chaos Evil)

Soul Forsaken Quality: 34 (Ten Person Slash)

Weight: 215 g

Length: 230 mm

Equipment Ability: Soul Devouring (Special Skill for Killing Life Heritage). It can absorb the soul power of the victim, as well as the attributes of the same faction. Autonomous Soul Devouring Objects are low-grade creatures, and can’t exceed Third Grade at most. Under certain conditions, if the enemy lost the ability to resist, they could devour some of the soul power of an Intermediate creature.

The Evil Dagger originally had a soul remnant quality of 12. Now that it had absorbed the witch’s undying power, it had actually risen to 34, a total of 22 more souls. It could be seen that the Mesa witch had also maimed quite a few creatures and carried quite a bit of soul energy with her.

After the quality of the remnant soul had greatly improved, the black edge of the dagger flowed even more tactfully, making the entire dagger look like a living creature. Qin Lun held Sin in his hand and felt that every inch of the blade’s edge seemed to be the flesh and blood of his own hand from the hilt to the tip of the blade.

Half a day later, the group of exorcists finally left the Myya Forest and appeared beside the Chicken Crown River. All the exorcists heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts. In the second half of their journey back, some exorcists with keen intuition had already sensed that great danger was approaching the team, making them feel as if they were carrying a light on their backs.

Everyone understood that this might be the backup sent by Witch Maya. If it was delayed for another half a day, they might have to undergo a major test.

After leaving the forest, the exorcists’ teams dispersed once more. Some of the seriously injured needed good rest. They could no longer jolt all the way to Albert Castle. They had to go to the nearest town for treatment.

Totti, the only holy healer on the team, also wanted to leave, but his attitude was still very firm. Although he wasn’t injured, there was nothing anyone else could say on the pretext of taking care of the other wounded.

In fact, Lady Nova and Myr did not want Holy Healer Totti to leave. Although Totti was not a combatant, every Holy Healer had a high status in the Exorcist organization. If he could coordinate, as long as the Albert family did not deviate from the fundamental principles of the exorcist, they believed that the matter could be resolved smoothly.

Looking at Toddy’s departing back, Qin Lun’s eyes flickered with confusion. In the end, the Holy Healer agreed to his plan, and exorcists like Ms Nova and Mr Myr were unaware of the great dangers of infectious diseases. Toddy, a non-combatant, also didn’t realize how big a storm Qin Lun’s seemingly simple plan was.

“Doctor Stan, you are also seriously injured. Do you want to go with Toddy?” Lady Nuova walked to Qin Lun’s side and said indifferently.

At first, Tyrant Flower’s good impression of Qin Lun had been completely lost. She had a premonition that if the doctor followed them to Albert Castle, things might get out of hand. It would be better to send him away now.

“Lady Nova, the weather is a little sultry. There might be a heavy rain at night!” Qin Lun raised his head and replied noncommittally.

“Isn’t it normal for there to be storms this season?” Nova frowned, glanced at Qin Lun, and said indifferently, “If you insist on going to Albert Castle, I hope you can shut your mouth and let me negotiate with Baron Albert and Myr!”

“Lady Nova, the storm will not be diverted by human will!” Qin Lun gently closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Qin Lun understood the feelings of Tyrant Flower, Myr, and the others. These exorcists and Albert Castle had always fought side by side, with blood thicker than water. As long as there was a sliver of possibility, they all wanted to excuse the Albert family.

Moreover, this era was different from a thousand years ago. Witches were no longer the number one threat to the human world. In the eyes of Nova and the others, as long as the Albert Clan did not violate the fundamental principles of the exorcist, other mistakes could still be forgiven.

However, Qin Lun knew very well that if his guess was correct, then these exorcists and the Albert Clan would probably not be able to reach an understanding.

The mission Qin Lun was carrying was actually a secret that the Albert Clan could not explain to outsiders. The two sides’ basic positions were opposed to each other. All along, he had been using all sorts of conditions and clues to investigate the Albert family’s privacy.

Witch notebooks were the best weapon Qin Lun had found. From Bonny, he could imagine how powerful the Albert Clan’s martial power was. Adding on the connections they had, Qin Lun was simply not able to contend against them. Therefore, he could only use the exorcist to obtain the desired result.

In fact, the information revealed in the witch intelligence was indeed not a big deal. So what if Stephen really married a witch? After all, Stephen did not join the Exorcist Organization. So what if the Albert Clan was developing magical creatures? There was no evidence that they had harmed other ordinary humans.

This was also the main reason why Nova and the others wanted to talk to Baron Albert first, instead of immediately using force against the Albert family. If it weren’t for the outbreak of the disease and Qin Lun, Nova and the others wouldn’t even have come looking for Baron Albert like this. Instead, they would have used even more obscure methods to warn him.

Qin Lun was the only one who had caused this urgent confrontation. However, in this regard, even though the Killer Demon had used all the people and information he could, he did not do anything wrong, or his position was not wrong.

The quests given by the Shattered Universe were not casually quoted. Even if it was just a novice apostle’s guidance quest, there would definitely be a historical and regional nature behind it. It was only the size and duration of the geographical area affected.

What Qin Lun was doing now, apart from his own mission, was indeed stopping the spread of the epidemic in the Audi region.

Was the outbreak of Odia an undying plague? Is there an internal connection between the disease and the Albert family? What is the ultimate impact of the disease on Audi á, the Principality of Maize, and the world at large?

These problems are still unknown. Qin Lun triggered the confrontation between the exorcists and the Albert family, the most direct purpose of which was to complete Stephen Albert’s “secret exploration” mission. Of course, in the process, the answers to these questions will also be revealed.

As for the fate of the Albert family, it was not in Qin Lun’s hands, but in their own. Qin Lun merely wound up the carriage of fate and waited for the final moment to arrive.