Infinite Mask Game.

Chapter 285: Small Town Past
After confirming the end of the copy, Wei Miao's perspective quickly rose, overlooking the town of Sabo.

The colors before her eyes flowed like water, reversing day and night. She saw the town's appearance turned upside down, the buildings and streets were broken down into bricks and tiles, turned into ruins, and then rebuilt.

All the turbulent things stabilized in just a dozen seconds. At this moment, the layout of the town was exactly the same as that in the Requiem Realm, but with many more traces of life.

[Because you cleared the game as a Soul Hunter, the Soul Hunter-related ending will be shown to you. 】

Wei Miao thought thoughtfully: "Is this... a town from hundreds of years ago?"

It was evening, and the deep red sunset glow stretched for hundreds of miles.

It was dinner time, and the few residents of the small town were walking through the narrow streets. The linen clothes and simple decorations on their bodies were very different from those of future residents.

The clock tower in the southwest corner was broadcasting the time. Street vendors were busy packing up their goods to go home. Occasionally, the sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking could be heard.

On both sides of the square, the sound of devout prayers could be faintly heard from the Holy Cathedral of Virginia.

Opposite is the mayor's residence, which is far less magnificent than the future town hall. It is just an ordinary small Western-style building.

At this moment, a middle-aged man just walked out of the mayor's house, closed the door, and walked down the stairs.

He was wearing an exquisite red robe and a black wide-brimmed hat, looking mature and steady.

There is no doubt that he is the mayor.

Wei Miao's perspective began to automatically follow him.

He walked down the street, smiling and greeting every resident he met.

Until he passed by a hooded woman in red.

The mayor caught a glimpse of her face when she tilted her head. Her facial features were deep and regular, her skin was white as snow, and her eyes were green, which was completely different from those of the locals. She was elegant, noble, and extremely beautiful.

He stopped and looked back at the woman walking away.

Wei Miao recognized her immediately: "White-skinned corpse demon."

The charm of the corpse demon was so thrilling that the mayor walked back home in a daze.

A familiar male voice sounded in her ears, with a tone of reminiscence: "My name is Herbert Pedder. My family is quite famous in the town of Sabo. With the help of my family's influence, I successfully became the mayor."

"I met her during my usual evening patrol and fell in love with her at first sight. The delicate floral scent on her body bewitched me. I didn't know at the time that this was the beginning of my misfortune."

Day and night passed, and every day Herbert met her at a similar time and place.

One day, he finally couldn't help but talk to her.

She said: "My name is Bernadette. My hometown was robbed by bandits and my family was destroyed. I wandered here from afar and wanted to rest in the town for a few days."

It was natural for Herbert to invite her to stay at his home for a while.

"During the few days we spent together, she behaved like a virtuous wife, considerate and gentle."

The view is pulled into the residence.

In the dead of night, Herbert was awakened by a scream. When he rushed to Bernadette's room, he saw her pitiful appearance.

There is no need to say much about the black screen that followed. When Herbert woke up the next day, the woman was gone.

Herbert felt lost.

In contrast, the Soul Hunter's tone was calm: "After that, I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find her anymore. Due to my identity, I buried this matter deep in my heart. Only occasionally at night, I realized that I still missed that moment." Days and nights flowed, and time flew by. After many sunrises and sunsets, the time of the story finally slowed down.

The view remains locked on Herbert's home.

In the middle of the night, a woman wrapped in a black robe knocked on Herbert's door and left an ugly baby.

"This is your child." The green-skinned version of Bernadette showed a charming smile, but the words she said made Herbert feel like he was struck by lightning.

He stood in front of the door, holding the little corpse ghost in his arms, and watched the corpse demon leave without saying a word.

"I recognized the so-called child in my arms as a ghoul. Then, I immediately realized Bernadette's identity - a ghoul. She deceived me for unknown purposes."

The Soul Hunter's voice fluctuated slightly. "I should have been angry and sad, throwing this corpse away and taking this embarrassment to the grave... But I kept it in secret and raised it."

In the past, Herbert's expression was very interesting. After closing the door, he stared at the corpse ghost and thought for a long time before struggling to make a decision.

He raised the ghouls in his basement.

Many clips flashed before Wei Miao's eyes.

The ghoul grew up in a dark basement, surrounded by junk and candlelight. It played with a tattered ball or fiddled with withered flower petals to pass the time.

Herbert taught it human language and knowledge, and it learned as fast as an ordinary human child.

But as it grew older, its appearance became uglier.

It gradually understood its own situation. It would ask Herbert about the sunshine outside and feel pain because of loneliness.

The imprisonment-like upbringing lasted for many years.

Soul Hunter: "Little Bell is its name. I taught it everything about human society, but it is not a human after all."

"A ghoul is one of the lowest level alien species. It was supposed to be a corpse demon, but because it was contaminated with human blood, it degenerated into a ghoul. However, it has normal intelligence that is superior to that of a ghoul."

"It is an alien and cannot fit into any group. No matter if it is corpse demons, ghouls or humans, no one will accept it."

"But it is my descendant, and this is an unchangeable fact. I will not abandon it, and my family will not abandon any of its descendants. But this means that it becomes my heaviest burden. I must keep the secret for a long time, to protect it, and to protect myself."

"I couldn't stand this depressing life any more. Every time I saw little Bell, I would think of the stupid mistakes I had made. Little Bell couldn't stand living in the basement for the rest of his life. He tried to escape many times, but I stopped him every time."

"I can't live alone for the rest of my life carrying such a heavy secret. I can't abandon little Bell, so I can only change it. I want to transform it into a 'human' so that it can live an upright life and give me a real descendant."

The camera moves from the basement to the study of the house.

Next to the oil lamp, Herbert was studying an old book carefully. In the sack at his feet, there was some small bird fluttering up and down.

Herbert took up the knife which lay at hand, and untied the sack.

A crow poked its head out, but just as it flapped its wings it was caught and killed.

The dark red blood flowed into three silver discs, with a red candle standing in the middle of the discs.

Three silver plates were placed in a triangle, and Herbert lit a candle, knelt in the middle of the triangle, and chanted a vague prayer.

"I searched through the forbidden books in my home and found a simple sacrificial array pointing to the Silent Death. I tried to sacrifice and pray to Him, and He responded to my request."

“But He imposed a price.”

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