From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 58 Tonight, Mormontis Joins the Hunt

In the grove next to Lawrence Hospital, two people with their hoods pulled off were trembling.

Before them stood a terrifying man.

He was terrifying because he possessed the aura of a dragon, and a strange, pale skull hung from his waist by an iron chain.

Through the hollow eye sockets in the skull, you can see blue-white flames burning inside.

Within the flames, it seemed as if a soul was wailing.

This is a miniature dragon skull that Mortis obtained from Mortisia using the [Bone Hyperplasia Technique].

The original Wendigo skull had been damaged in the battle with the ice dragon, but he loved these kinds of trinkets, so he found a way to have one custom-made.

"Do you know that the flame burning inside this dragon bone lantern is a spiritual fire that can scorch the soul? Look, this is the soul of your companion."

Modi extracted a soul, and a phantom humanoid silhouette appeared before the two of them.

They instantly recognized the soul as that of their colleague.

At this moment, their colleagues are wailing loudly, recounting the sins they have committed.

"I am guilty! I sacrificed my wife and her unborn child to an evil god..."

"I lured tourists passing through the town and led them to the sacrificial chamber..."

"I also..."

Not only him, but the other souls he imprisoned in the dragon bone lantern were equally disgusting.

With each word they uttered, Modi took a step closer to the two cultists.

Having just arrived in the new world, I encountered this group of things.

This shows that his world desperately needs a cleansing.

Do you know 'Shangtong'?

He grabbed one person's head with one hand, uttering cold words:

"People like you deserve to be treated with the same cruelty."

He released his grip as soon as he finished speaking.

Then, with lightning speed, he stabbed the two men in the chest with his hand before they hit the ground.

Grasp the spine and squeeze hard.

Their spines were snapped in an instant.

Flesh and blood melt into blood, and the blood then turns into blood mist.

Two sinful souls drifted into the dragon bone lantern, where endless torment awaited them.

From these sinful souls, Mordy learned roughly about the situation of their church.

He looked in the direction of Lawrence Hospital and took a step without hesitation.

There are still some people there who desperately need to be loved, and he will use blood and fire to convey the idea of ​​universal love to them.

As he walked, his black robe subtly transformed into the hunter's attire from Bloodborne.

With a dragon bone lantern hanging from his waist and the sacrificial axe firmly in his hand, he calmly walked towards the main entrance of the hospital.

The sun had completely disappeared, and night enveloped the earth.

As the dark side became more active, his power also increased.

"Tonight, Mormontis joins the hunt."

Inside Lawrence Hospital, Dr. Richard, with his gray hair, was on duty.

A fire broke out in the hospital's underground morgue some time ago. Although the fire did not spread to the entire hospital, it still led the Weston state government to order the hospital to relocate.

Lawrence Hospital has now completed most of its relocation, with only a small portion remaining.

Dr. Richard was the last doctor to stay, accompanied by a head nurse and a nurse.

The entire hospital was very quiet, as there were few patients and therefore very little noise.

It was unusually quiet.

"Strange, Alison, don't you think the hospital is unusually quiet tonight?" Dr. Richard asked, puzzled.

"Hmm...you're right, but that's normal, isn't it? Most of the patients have moved away, and only a few who haven't completed their transfers are still here," said Nurse Alison.

The patients all stayed quietly in their beds, and no one made a sound.

The only sound in the entire hospital was their conversation, an eerie silence.

Nurse Alison also noticed something was wrong; it was too quiet, and even the usual insect chirping sounds were gone.

As if to avoid some kind of predator, they all silenced themselves.

Dr. Richard couldn't sit still any longer; a strange premonition lingered in his mind, urging him to escape immediately.

"I'll go out and take a look." He thought it must be his imagination, but he couldn't help but want to go and see what was going on.

He walked out of the consultation room, glanced around, and found nothing unusual, which reassured him.

"Phew, I guess I was just scaring myself."

He breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the hospital entrance, looking out through the glass door.

Outside Lawrence Hospital, all was calm and there was nothing unusual.

Richard finally felt relieved, and his ominous premonition dissipated.

It should be alright now.

He turned around with a relaxed expression, and as soon as he took a step, he bumped his head into something hard.

"who......?!"

Richard took two steps back, rubbing his aching nose. As soon as he opened his eyes, a man exuding a fierce aura came into view.

The man wore a strange hat, was masked, and dressed in a way that didn't resemble that of a modern person.

He had a lamp made of a strange skull hanging from his waist, a crescent-shaped axe in his right hand, and his free hand reaching out to grab the doctor.

Richard instinctively tried to dodge, but his body wouldn't obey him, and he froze in place, unable to move.

He only regained control of his body when that large hand grabbed his neck and lifted him high, and he began to struggle incessantly.

"Huh, you...who are you...?"

You are not worthy to know my name.

The man gripped his hand tighter, and his struggles became more intense.

With a "crack," Richard's neck was snapped, and his struggles lessened.

His body fell to the ground, and Alison, who had just come out, witnessed this scene.

"Dr. Richard?!"

She couldn't help but take two steps back, her eyes reflecting that tall and terrifying figure.

The man turned around and raised his left hand.

A long, icy blue spear grazed her hair, followed by a scream from behind her.

Alison turned her head and saw the head nurse standing behind her, holding a scalpel in her backhand, seemingly about to make a cut on her.

However, the head nurse could no longer swing her knife; a gun that seemed to be formed from lightning pierced through her skull.

Without a doubt, she is dead.

"Madam, you are free from evil. If I were you, I wouldn't stay here any longer."

Modi, speaking fluent Amelikan, dragged Richard's body toward the head nurse.

Alison couldn't help but take two steps back, bumping into a small cart, and collapsed against the wall, her pupils trembling.

I watched helplessly as he walked past me.

He tossed the doctor's body toward the head nurse, then stroked the dragon bone lantern with his left hand, a spark of spiritual fire attaching to his hand and bursting forth with his movement.

The pillar of fire struck the two corpses, and one of them opened its eyes.

Richard's body decayed rapidly, but in return he gained unparalleled speed and power. His severed neck was restored, and he transformed from a human into a rotting monster.

He leaped out of the spiritual fire and ran without hesitation into the depths of the hospital.

"I knew it."

Ignoring the nurse standing to the side, Mordy stepped over the head nurse's body and followed Richard deeper into the hospital.

After passing through the area where the fire occurred, we entered the staircase leading underground.

He ventured deep into the hospital, into a cult stronghold established by Dr. Richard.

Negative elements are more active in this place, and Mordi can faintly hear the etheric echoes lingering here.

It was formed from the residual spirituality of those who died tragically.

"It's that same old thing again, capturing innocent people for blood sacrifice."

He walked through the charred area and entered an underground church.

Inside the not-so-spacious church, besides five rows of chairs, there was a pulpit at the front and a triangular stone wall behind it.

The triangular pattern is the same as the one on the hoods of cultists, and it's radiating a dark power.

These forces flowed into Richard, who was kneeling on the ground, calling out a strange name; these forces were the response to his devotion.

"An immortal being? No, His oppressive aura is not as strong as that of the Frostbite Giant Spider, but rather similar to that of the Black Heavenly Buddha Mother before she was weakened."

Modi stared at the triangular stone wall.

This is a door, a door leading to a special dimension.

Behind the door, there exists a powerful being.

This being is probably the evil god of Richard's faith, at most an immortal being in the process of formation, and one that is difficult to interfere with the material world.

Since that's the case, there's nothing to be afraid of.

He can kill all his followers, then call people to clean up the mess, and then he can continue on his way.

With a wave of his hand, another ice-lightning spear appeared in Mo Di's hand.

Before Richard could fully transform, he threw the Ice Lightning Spear.

"With such a long transformation time and no invincibility, isn't he just a sitting duck?"

The Ice Lightning Spear pierced Richard's torso, exploding into a thunderous roar that annihilated the evil energy gathered within him.

Frost covered his body. He opened his mouth, but then realized that the god he worshipped was quietly shifting his gaze away from him, and he panicked.

"No, how can this be? My lord, look at me again! I haven't lost yet! I can still serve you..."

"I haven't resurrected my daughter yet, I must live..."

The sharp, crescent-shaped axe blade cleaved down, and then a highly decomposed head fell to the ground.

Although he didn't know the specific reasons why the doctor became a cult member, Modi could guess some of them from his soliloquy.

All they did was seek to resurrect their loved ones, and in doing so, they made contact with evil gods, ultimately committing countless evil deeds.

"He deserves to die." That was his assessment.

The knowledge included in the book pages also confirms this point.

Dr. Richard was probably inspired by the Book of the Void to worship the evil god known as the "Lord of the Demon Tower".

The purpose is probably the magic to resurrect the dead in this evil book.

"Through sorcery and rituals, can the souls of the dead be summoned from another world and placed into pre-prepared vessels, thus achieving resurrection?"

Modi smiled dismissively. This kind of thing could only fool fanatics who had lost their minds; it wouldn't fool him.

Even the most foolish mage knows that resurrection is not that simple.

Who knows if the soul that was recalled is actually that person, or if it has been corrupted?

Now, the whereabouts of this evil book are unknown, but its knowledge has fallen into the hands of Mordy.

The triangular closed door also exudes a slightly seductive meaning.

Offering knowledge and power, He is tempting Mordy to become His henchman.

"Do you think this is possible?" He clearly expressed his refusal, completely ignoring the influence of the dark forces behind the door.

At the same time, footsteps came from behind.