Chapter 123: His plans!
[After making a contract with the Soul Grave-keeper.]
"You aren't close to your goal…" Alex whispered the soul grave-keeper's words.
He had been already back on his castle's grounds. He was around thirty minutes before reaching his home and seeing everyone.
But what had just occurred completely took Alex's mind.
He once again analyzed all information, trying to predict the future.
He recalled the old man's words.
[My masterpiece, The Undead, is the combination of three undead. Every drop of flesh and bone comes from the zombies and skeletons of the highest quality whose lives had been highly influential.
The Undead's soul is the ghosts of the same quality, blended into one to make the perfect consciousness. The soul is strapped of all emotions, leaving a pure intent for killing and destruction.]
'I pray I am right, but I think he can only make The Undead from the three original undead,' Alex whispered within himself, not letting anyone hear his thoughts, let alone the soul grave-keeper.
Alex based his theory on the old man's quest.
That powerful existence wanted him to use his Battle Spirit and other techniques to create his own undead. Such a deed would give the soul-grave keeper a lot of valuable experience and concepts, allowing him to evolve his masterpiece.
'His skills are mysterious, but I am sure he can turn people into zombies, skeletons, or ghosts… Suppose he goes beyond that and creates a perfect and new undead type from various races around the world. In that case, he will be able to further enhance his masterpiece,' Alex based those thoughts on what he already knew.
The soul grave-keeper had aimed numerous times at the Darkmana Empire. That alliance had many races close to the soul concept, for example, the dullahans.
Werewolves and Vampires also sounded closer to the undead than living beings. And they were nothing but lesser race in that alliance…
'He wants more undead types… He's not done with the Darkmana Empire and others. I am sure of it,' Alex was confident in his theory.
Alex would always keep the soul grave-keeper's plans on the back of his head.
Remembering Schnee's words, Alex was also highly curious about the old man's powers that could go against the system. He was well-versed in souls, so perhaps he somehow could create respawning monsters too?
Alex wondered.
He then stopped, "That's Wolfen Demon's den."
Although Alex didn't have a will to fight, he had a will to talk. Pushed by his curiosity, he entered the hungry demon's den.
Here, Wolfen Demon had been cultivating his demonic energies.
He revealed his red eyes after noticing Alex.
Alex was in his casual clothes. He didn't look like a player who wanted to fight, so Wolfen Demon didn't enter into combat mode too.
Both of them stared into each other.
Alex whispered within himself, 'He looks too tired.'
The guy before him had been fighting him and his girls for a long time. Dullahans also ordered him around for a whole week, to say nothing of him having no one to talk to.
Wolfen Demon had his ambitions, but no one knew what was on his mind. He had no one to talk to, and he really looked too exhausted with everything around him.
But he never stopped cultivating.
'He is not smiling like usual, so I must be right,' Alex whispered before taking a few steps forward.
He took a seat on the ground, "I'm here for a talk. I know about your clan's battle against the vampires. I also know that a scant of werewolves had run away somewhere. Are you the unfortunate guy that ended up here alone?"
Wolfen Demon would never talk so casually with Alex. But he had been so lonely and tired that he parted his lips.
He shook his head first, "They all escaped here. Then, they died one by one. I was born here before my mother died."
Alex gulped down.
He didn't expect such an immediate reply. He was also shocked to hear that his and Sara's thoughts about Wolfen Demon had been wrong.
For some reason, he felt like apologizing, "I didn't know about that… There had to be a reason why you ended up here, though.
I had a talk with the soul grave-keeper. So I am curious about him," Alex told the hungry demon about it despite not believing that Wolfen Demon would reveal his contract or plans with the soul grave-keeper.
Just like Alex had predicted, Wolfen Demon replied, "You think I would tell you that? You and those damned women have been killing me for some time now. You have received a lot of good items from me, didn't you? I never heard or saw them, so I can't even tell what kind of goods you got."
His red eyes shone brightly, like two red moons.
Alex wanted to reply, but then enlightenment struck him.
He stood up and replied with a faint smile, "Then, we won't bother you for some time now. I will take my leave. If we happen to have a talk next time, I will tell you a little about my items, I guess."
Alex left the den.
Wolfen Demon stared at his back until he disappeared, "He's so weird. Right? Right..."
'Items!' Alex shouted inwardly after leaving the den.
Although it was suspicious why the soul grave-keeper would allow the hungry demon's concept in his lands, Alex couldn't think of a reason.
But after a talk with Wolfen Demon, Alex had a feeling like he was on a good track.
The Undead, the old man's masterpiece, had been stark naked. It was a union of just flesh, bones, and the ghost soul hidden within one of many hearts.
He could only rely on his body!
But items were always part of the player's strength.
The same went for residents of this world.
'The curse… The respawning monsters! They drop items, but their stuff depends on their grade… Bosses naturally drop the best items! Wolfen Demon is a resident who would never drop more than just one or two items,' Alex brightly smiled, feeling like a detective who was close to revealing his research.
He carried on his inward monologue, 'If the soul-grave keeper found something about the curse, then he needs the hungry demon concept to study it further.
That would explain his will of the progress,' Alex concluded.
If the soul grave-keeper finds the source of the curse and where the items come from those monsters, then he would get the whole world's armory for himself!
[You have returned to the Deathwill Castle.]
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