Alberto woke up from his nightmare. He turned his head and saw the deep night outside the window. The fire rose from the window and burned the sky red.
The night dew was heavy. He sat in his wheelchair and put a blanket in front of his knees.
In the fireplace, the fire light dances, and the fine pine wood burns silently, releasing a burst of fragrance, which makes people unconsciously feel at ease.
Even though there has been turmoil outside that burned down the lower city, the place is still peaceful and calm, as quiet as another world.
This is the reward he deserves.
As the leader of the mafia who once ruled one-third of the downtown area, Alberto is already a bit old and cannot be beaten.
Although aging brings many inconveniences, it also gives him enough sophistication. For a leader, nothing is more important than vision.
Turns out, he was right.
When the envoy of the Parliament appeared in front of him for the first time, he expressed his willingness to put the entire family under the command of the Parliament without even waiting for Mr. Hall to express his intention.
This sincerity brought him the trust of the House of Representatives, allowing him to directly move into the core of the House of Representatives and become the caretaker of this mental hospital.
If there was a ship leading to victory, then he was already in first class, watching with cold eyes his former enemies and allies struggling in the sea.
No matter what the results are outside, as long as the ceremony tonight at the central agency, the final laboratory, can be completed, everything will be rewritten.
All the enemies in the past will be eliminated, and he will replace the shaman and become the ruler of the lower city, the new Lord of Darkness!
Yes, as long as the ritual is completed.
For some reason, he always felt vaguely uneasy in his heart, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find any flaws in the flawless plan.
"Father… "
The main force of the shaman has been held back, and everyone is fascinated by the turmoil sweeping through the entire lower city. No one can stop the proceedings of the House.
"Father."
But where does this uneasiness come from? Alberto thought hard, but couldn't find any clues.
"Father!"
Lorenzo's raised voice shook him out of his trance.
Alberto's shoulders shook and he looked back at Lorenzo beside him. Lorenzo noticed the displeasure in his eyes, and his face suddenly turned pale:
"Father, someone broke in through the warehouse!"
"Warehouse? Which warehouse?"
Alberto asked subconsciously, but he immediately reacted and his face turned pale - what other warehouse could it be? Of course it’s the most dangerous warehouse!
"When did this happen?"
"A few minutes ago, someone in the central control room discovered that the black door in the sewer was opened. The parasitic bone ape outside the door was also confused, and is currently trying to calm it down."
"He broke in from the sewer?"
Alberto's uneasiness became more intense. He tried to calm down and waved his hand: "Go and clean up, don't let them cause too much commotion, do you understand?"
But Lorenzo didn't move, he stood there hesitantly, hesitating to speak.
"Why are you still standing there?!"
Alberto was furious and slapped the armrest of the wheelchair: "Go!"
"I've already been there, but..."
Lorenzo swallowed and said tremblingly: "The people who came... may be Holmes and the Butcher."
"impossible!"
Alberto almost jumped out of his wheelchair and glared at Lorenzo: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Soon he noticed his gaffe, calmed down, rubbed his eyebrows in thought, and after a long time he suddenly raised his head and stared at his son:
"-Why are they here?"
"I do not know either."
Lorenzo was stunned by the cold eyes and quickly explained: "They suddenly appeared and came along the delivery pipe. By the way, the smuggler who has been delivering goods here these days yesterday If he was killed, could it be Holmes?"
Alberto was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized: "Indeed, if he knew that the House of Representatives was holding a ceremony here, he would never let go of this opportunity, and even hired the butcher guy..."
"Kill them!"
His eyes became sinister: "We must not let them enter the central agency! Where are Red Eyes and Yellow Feet? Aren't they sent by the Senate to protect the blood sacrifice?"
"Red Eyes is at the central agency, and Yellow Foot has disappeared with the Butcher."
Lorenzo swallowed: "The third operating room is surrounded by the black musician's nightmare mist. Huang Zu and his corpse puppet are both inside. We don't know what happened."
"What about Holmes?" Alberto stared at his son: "Holmes and the butcher are separated?"
"Seems to be."
Lorenzo trembled and said: "He and the butcher moved separately. After he entered the ward, he never came out... He, he seems to be very interested in those modified bodies."
"very good!"
Alberto's expression was sinister. After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly ordered: "Now take all your manpower and the musicians of the four chambers and immediately go and completely seal off the ward area. No matter what the cost, completely eliminate Holmes." Get rid of him! That guy and the professor are both serious troubles for the House of Representatives, and they are both on the must-kill list. As long as he dies, the House of Representatives will never live up to our sacrifice."
"Let me go?"
Lorenzo's face turned pale instantly: these days, he had heard about the cruel tactics of the black musician more than once. He single-handedly destroyed the Mouse Society, and openly turned Pusu Po into an idiot in his hometown of Tianzhu people. It is said that even the unfathomable professor suffered a big loss at his hands.
All those who stood against him were tortured to the point of death at the hands of this guy...
Now you actually let yourself deal with him
"What are you afraid of?!"
Alberto was furious: "No matter how powerful Holmes is, he is just a liar who plays bluffing tricks! A black musician from the telepathic faction, besides scaring people, have you ever heard of any other abilities he has? Red Eye has already said that he has not even broken through the barrier of knowledge. I am afraid that even the ability to worship the evil god is not very good. The only thing he relies on is his ability to scare people. As long as you are not afraid of him, what can he do to you? He controls No matter how powerful the human heart is, can it still control the demon?"
Lorenzo was stunned for a moment and relaxed a little, but there was always a layer of haze lingering in his heart. Could things really be that simple
He wasn't sure.
He took two deep breaths, made up his mind, turned around and opened the door to leave, only to see a pale face standing in front of the door.
Lorenzo's face was reflected in those eyes full of fear. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.
"It's not good, sir, it's not good!"
The subordinate reported in a trembling voice, with a pale face: "It's all out of control! Sir... what should I do?!"
"What crazy talk are you talking about?" Alberto glared at the subordinate who broke in: "What on earth is going on?"
"It's Holmes, it's Holmes!"
The man replied tremblingly: "A few minutes ago, all the guards in the ward area disappeared. I don't know what that guy did. Everyone we went in disappeared without any echo. Only the sound of screams came from It came out from inside that our people... they are all dead!"
For a moment, Lorenzo's knees shook and he collapsed on the ground:
"Holmes?!"
…
…
Ten minutes ago, under the pale light.
There was silence in the ward area, and even the sound of breathing was stifled by the thick smell of disinfectant.
"Counting the time, they should be coming soon, right?"
Ye Qingxuan walked slowly in the silent corridor, looking around at the iron bars on both sides. Behind the iron bars, a pair of dull eyes looked at him. There was no brilliance in the pupils, only numbness, strangeness and emptiness.
These people are still alive, but their bodies have been transformed into monsters, their memories are fragmented, and their hearts are in an abyss. They are still alive, but they are worse than dead.
"It's really scary."
Ye Qingxuan sighed softly: "I can't find even a trace of anyone."
There is no excitement, no sadness, no rage or desolation, just breathing like a zombie, simply living.
Really, not even a little residue is left
In the silence, his pocket watch was pressed and the sound was clear.
"All things are dim, but the tree of life remains evergreen."
Ye Qingxuan chanted softly, his eyes lighting up.
In his hand, the Jiuxiao Huanpei suddenly trembled and played a soft melody. In a vague and warm rhythm, water vapor gathers from all directions, turns into threads of thought and spreads in all directions.
The first measure ends, but then comes the second measure. The ethereal and vague melody suddenly changes, all the scales jump forward at the same time, and the performance of the second measure begins!
Just as Charles said, this is a geometric multiple of difficulty. The invisible water vapor thought line suddenly trembled, split into two, spread again, and extended in all directions.
Range doubled!
The lingering sound of the second measure has not yet dissipated, and the reincarnation of the third measure begins again. The vague melody becomes faintly clear, turning from a whisper into a spring, flowing in the air.
The thought threads grew and spread again. One forty-six thought threads spread in the wind, extending in all directions.
Ye Qingxuan's hands shook, but the sound of the playing did not stop.
The fourth section begins immediately, and the ether fluctuates. In this flowing melody, the thread of thought is rapidly extending and growing, passing through the fence, wrapping around every living creature, growing! increase! More growth!
In the fifth section, the sound of melody floats in the air, and a sonorous and high-pitched melody appears. Even though it is the same melody, the syllables are climbing step by step, heading higher!
Section six!
The crisp melody is no longer as ethereal as before. The gradually increasing melody echoes in the wind, suddenly taking on an awe-inspiring tone.
Like an irresistible fate, it slowly moved forward, spreading in all directions, turning from inaudible to dense rain. The spirituality sleeping in the melody was slowly reviving, being awakened by the young man. Until now, The melody has changed from vague and vague to the high-pitched tune of the marching legion!
Sweat appeared on Ye Qingxuan's forehead. Even with the assistance of the Double Snake Timepiece, such a huge amount of ether operations would be too stressful for him.
In fact, in the fifth section, he had reached his limit. But he didn't expect that he would be able to hit the sixth section.
A sixfold increase!
At this moment, Ye Qingxuan felt as if he had transformed into an invisible giant beast, and his will spread in all directions along with hundreds of meters of thought thread!
He could feel the complex layers of the entire Arkham Asylum, felt the frantic etheric fluctuations coming from the lowest level, and felt the heavy footsteps surrounding the ward area.
They were thugs armed with sharp blades, or musicians carrying etheric fluctuations, with murderous and cruel eyes.
They came under orders to bury themselves here.
Ye Qingxuan opened his eyes again, stared behind the iron bars, looked at the numb eyes, and suddenly asked softly:
"Everyone, are you really willing to be used as test subjects?"
No one responded, but he couldn't help but laugh, his voice full of hidden anger: "You would rather be trapped on an iron bed, thrown away from your body, and transformed into a monster... just so unknown. Are you rotting and dying? Look at what you are like now, you can’t even feel anger, and you can’t even feel the slightest fear or joy. Are you really willing?"
In the silence, behind the iron bars, those dull eyes stared blankly at the young man's figure, as if they couldn't understand, or didn't understand what he was saying.
No one responded.
They just smiled dully, drooled, and huddled in their own cages.
boom!
There was a roar, the gate suddenly opened, and those figures exuding frantic malice rushed out from behind the door, holding crossbows or swords, with cold eyes.
As long as they give an order, they will swarm forward and turn the enemies in front of them into a hornet's nest, or chop them into mincemeat.
Behind the crowd, there were several figures in black robes, with chaotic ether fluctuations spreading around their bodies, as if something was brewing.
They stared coldly at the trapped black musician, spying on his weak points in the safest place, waiting for a killing blow.
More than a hundred guards, sixteen crossbows, and four musicians.
Even without thinking, Ye Qingxuan knew that he seemed to be in a desperate situation.
But when he looked around at those indifferent faces, Ye Qingxuan's eyes showed no fear, only a touch of indifference and pity.
It was as if the identities had been reversed at this moment. The superior judge cast his cold eyes from the clouds and asked softly:
"Have you ever repented of the sins you have committed?"
That hoarse voice spread in the silence, lingering in everyone's ears, as if it came from the bottom of the heart.
At that moment, everyone felt that they were hallucinating, and looked at the figure who asked the question with stunned eyes.
They saw Ye Qingxuan slowly raise his arm, and the cane in his palm fell towards his feet!
collapse!
The wailing melody suddenly rises!
It was a song full of mania and despair, like a desperate melody falling into the abyss. The sharp and broken melody shot out like nails, echoing between the walls.
There was a roaring sound in the void.
That's a black river rushing in!
Around Ye Qingxuan, the thousands of long thought threads suddenly trembled, wandering like living creatures, covering the entire ward area, passing through layers of obstacles, passing through transom windows, iron bars, and cracks. , and finally penetrated into the minds of those who were sleeping.
Immediately afterwards, the melody of despair roared!
The melody of judgment turned into a black river rushing through the void, flowing into the confused minds along the spreading lines of thought.
It was like a fire falling into a dry jungle, igniting fallen leaves, igniting dead branches, igniting a dead tree, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth lesson.
In the end, the entire huge black jungle was bathed in this crazy fire!
Right next to Ye Qingxuan, behind the iron fence, the sluggish man's body shook, he hugged his head, and screamed in pain.
In the layers of iron bars, screams kept coming, one after another!
Those sleeping people were awakened, those numb eyes trembled, and those empty expressions were distorted.
Stung by fear, tortured by despair, awakened from slumber by that angry melody.
Fragmented memories emerged involuntarily from his eyes.
Yes, recall, recall...
Remember what those people did to you. Recall the pain and despair you have experienced.
Recall the anger and madness deep in the soul!
Even the nerves were ignited in this crazy melody.
Behind the iron bars, the imprisoned figures were trembling involuntarily, falling into the nightmare of the past. They screamed and cried, or roared in anger!
Those memories and pain sleeping in the broken brain woke up, gathered along the thread of thoughts, poured into Ye Qingxuan's mind, and merged into the surging black river.
The black river trembled and changed again. In the river, countless painful faces rose and fell, and the dark memories that formed the river were clearer than ever before.
It was a river that gathered all the memories of despair. At this moment, it almost condensed into substance, rushing around Ye Qingxuan.
Only one step away, you can resonate with the Great Source and go from illusion to reality!
At that moment, Ye Qingxuan saw the pain, the anger, and the despair in their hearts... the same despair as his former self.
Lying on the operating table involuntarily, the anger of being cut off from the future!
boom!
In the cage, the thin man held his head and cried bitterly. He stared at the wall in pain, and his pupils were bloodshot. His palms scratched unconsciously, cutting the iron bars, leaving deep cracks in the walls and ground.
Those souls immersed in nightmares woke up and roared!
Eyes scarlet.
Just after the snap of his fingers, the musician in the crowd finally realized it, so he looked pale: "Kill him! Kill him! He is in sync with these transformed bodies..."
"late."
Ye Qingxuan sneered and raised his palms under the gaze of those angry eyes behind the iron bars: "Next, it's time for you to repent for your sins!"
boom!
A deformed and swollen woman broke through the iron fence and broke out. The gills behind her ears shook violently and made a sharp sound. The sound that seemed to be substantial spread like an axe. Wherever it passed, Everything was cut into pieces.
Beside her, the guards who were caught off guard were caught in the screams and shattered in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, bursts of roaring sounds sounded from all directions.
After the cage, those empty pupils were raised again, and what was surging in them was real anger and madness!
Three hundred and twelve transformed bodies suddenly burst out of their prisons at this moment, frantically eating the uniformed enemies.
Even if I have lost my memory, I still remember the unforgettable hatred, I still remember the appearance and dress of those people, I still remember their contemptuous eyes, and the ferocious smiles on their lips.
The reformer, whose whole body was covered in bone, broke through the cage. Amidst the sharp arrows and the cracks of swords and axes, he suddenly rushed into the crowd. His big mouth full of sharp teeth bit a person's throat and rolled all over the ground. The animal nature implanted in their bodies awakened along with the rage, and they learned what killing was without any teacher.
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
The sound of broken iron bars sounded one after another, and the crazy experimental subjects rushed towards the unprepared guards under the guidance of the black melody, seeking revenge for their past pain and despair!
Siren transformation, bone ape, blood evil, hyena... Those transformed bodies with inhuman deformed organs screamed and threw themselves into the enemy. They did not care about their own lives and attacked the enemy with a posture of almost dying together. .
In an instant, the pale light was covered with a layer of blood red, and the sounds of broken bones and flesh could be heard one after another.
This is a feast of revenge!
Under the leadership of Ye Qingxuan, the group of irrational reformers gathered into a crowd, extinguished the enemies who were crying and running away, and swarmed forward, venting their hatred heartily!
Until the end, the entire space stained red by blood was in chaos, and there was no sound.
Silence returns.
Ye Qingxuan stood in a pool of blood.
Those crazy beasts turned back and stared at the only living person still standing in a pool of blood at this moment, looking at the pair of black eyes.
Until finally, they lowered their crazy faces, prostrated themselves on the ground, and prostrated themselves before him. They accepted the melody from the black river and the guidance from the depths of their souls.
"Welcome to the Black Parade."
In the pool of blood, Ye Qingxuan lowered his head, staring at the figures kneeling at his feet, looking at the surrendered beasts, and promised softly:
"—I promise, this will be your night of revenge!"