Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 258

Chapter 258

"Light is constant and eternal…" Slanbrea said, holding out his hand slowly . Compared to a common believer, he appeared much more logical and less zealous . There were two distinct groups once people become as powerful as someone like Slanbrea . One type was filled with wisdom and treated everyone with justice and logic . The other type took their beliefs as everything they had, and they would do anything for it . The first type gained their power through tireless work and wisdom, the second through determination . It was hard to say which type was more powerful, but it was easy to tell which type had an easier time gaining respect . Slanbrea was from the former group, which could be seen judging by how respected he was .

A ball of light raised up from Slanbrea’s hand and floated towards the second floor . The light hovered near the ceiling for a few seconds before exploding into thousands of tiny sparks . The room burst into light, columns of light shone through the walls and windows . The entire courtyard was lit up . Everyone in the room had to cover their eyes and cower under the light .

Anfey opened his eyes and glanced at Slanbrea after the light disappeared . He was confused . Usually, before a priest use large scale magic like this, he would warn everyone around him . Slanbrea did not warn anyone, which seemed out of character .

Everyone standing in the lobby slowly recovered from the shock . Some were stumbling around, but most were already adjusting . The woman who passed out earlier was awake, but she was curled into a fetal position and wailing, clutching her stomach .

"This is exactly what I was afraid of," Slanbrea said with a sigh .

What was he afraid of? Anfey frowned and looked at Slanbrea . Except for the woman who appeared to be in excruciating pain, nothing was too bad about the situation .

"Darkness shall not prevail against the light, and guiltless souls shall find peace within the walls of heaven…" Slanbrea whispered under his breath . He raised his arms and waved . A curved blade of light shot up and hit the wailing woman . Light magic did not have many attacking spells, but this was one of them . The woman was spliced into two pieces by the light blade, and thrown backwards . A dark, bloody thing crawled out of the woman’s body, wailing like a child . Slanbrea raised his hand, and the thing turned to dust under strong light .

No one knew why Slanbrea had killed the woman, but now everyone knew what must have happened . Who would have thought that the person that lived with them was carrying a demon in her body?

The woman was still alive, however, though her eyes were dim . Her lips were closing and opening, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t make a sound . Slanbrea walked over and held the woman’s body in his arms . "Be at peace, child," he said . "Leave your sufferings behind . May god be with you . "

The woman looked at Slanbrea, and the corners of her lips twitched . Then she closed her eyes and stopped breathing .

Slanbrea placed the woman’s body on the ground carefully and stood up . Everyone around him took a collective step back, as if they were afraid something else would crawl out of the woman’s body .

Anfey sighed and turned away . Suddenly, he noticed something and frowned .

Anfey had very good short term memory, good enough to notice that something was off about the statue across the room .

When he first arrived, the statue was standing between two staircases . It had been holding its lance in its right hand, shield in left hand, and standing upright . Now, the statue was moved back a few feet, and was bent over as if it was getting ready to pounce on its prey . Anfey frowned . He grabbed his lance and threw it towards the statue . The spear struck the statue in the head and cracked the helmet . A dark figure jumped out of the statue and bolted towards the skylight .

Slanbrea was already looking at him when Anfey threw the spear . The shadow was fast, but not as fast as the light . Light flashed, and the shadow was on the ground, writhing and wailing .

It was a monster in the shape of a bat, but much larger . The light had clearly caused irreversible damage to its body, and its body was turning into dust . The more it struggled, the more its body withered away .

"What is that?" Anfey asked .

"A demon," a guard said, his voice shaking . "We’ve been living with demons!"

Slanbrea walked over to the statue and walked around it . "Move this over there," he turned to two guards and said, pointing at the statue . He was one of the most powerful men, but his magic wasn’t omnipotent and he couldn’t do heavy lifting .

The two guards walked over unwillingly and picked up the statue, moving it to where Slanbrea had indicated .

Anfey frowned . He walked over and grabbed a guard’s longsword and joined Slanbrea at his side . He tapped the stone under the statue and said with a smile, "It’s hollow . "

"I know," Slanbrea said . "Why did you think there was a guard here?"

"This isn’t a trap, is it?" Anfey frowned and turned to Suzanna . "Will you?"

Suzanna nodded . She walked over and drew her sword, slamming it into the ground . The stone shattered upon impact, and a dark hole in the ground appeared .

Suzanna drew a deep breath and the light from her combat power became brighter . She looked into the hole and was about to jump into it when she was stopped by Slanbrea . "Allow me," he said .

"But sir, you are a priest!"

"I’m so much more experienced than you with these things," Slanbrea said with a smile . "I’ve been dealing with them my whole life . "

"Please be careful," Anfey said .

Slanbrea smiled and used a levitation spell . He floated down the hole, followed by Suzanna and Anfey . Christian had to protect Niya and did not follow them .

"I didn’t realize you know how to use a levitation spell, my lord," Anfey said . He glanced at the cellar . There was no lamp in the dark cellar, but as long as Slanbrea was there, lamps were not necessary . Slanbrea himself, surrounded by holy flame, was more than enough to light up the entire cellar .

"Do farmers know how to grow flowers?" Slanbrea asked .

"I suppose . "

"It’s the same thing," Slanbrea said . He suddenly frowned and whispered, "There’s dark magic at work down here . I can feel it . "

Anfey gathered up fire elements and summoned his fire sword and shield . Suzanna positioned her sword and appeared very nervous .

The cellar was not wide, but had a long corridor . After a few minutes following the dark hallway, the three saw a dead end . There was an alchemist lab to their left with hundreds of bottles lining the shelves inside . To the right was a study with two bookshelves full of books . In the corner of the study was a cage with dark shadows inside .

Slanbrea walked into the study and the three saw clearly there were two zombies in the cage, one bigger than the other . The zombies wailed and tried to crawl away from the light . When they realized they could not run away from the light, they curled up in the corner .

The large zombie’s body was riddled with wounds, puss dripped down from its rotten flesh . The smaller zombie was curled up next to the larger one, its body shaking .

Slanbrea frowned and glanced at Anfey and Suzanna . It wasn’t hard to guess what had happened . Nana’s wife and child went missing, and there in his basement were two zombies . The two zombies seemed to still have human emotions . What kind of man would turn his own wife and child into zombies just because he was lonely?