NABC Chapter 113 The Benefits of Neurosis
Chapter 113 The Benefits of Neurosis
Chapter 113 The Benefits of Neurosis
After Raphael dealt with the monster created by Ms. S, he was surprised to find that the monster had not formed a seal, but instead released extraordinary properties.
In the end, the monster was reduced to nothing but a skin and a pool of flesh, which seemed to have come from the previous "Copper House".
In other words, Ms. S's own flesh and blood have disappeared? Only a skin remains? Or is this a change that occurred after she became a monster?
Raphael noticed that there was a rolled-up part inside the skin. He had the zombie unroll the rolled-up part, and inside was an ancient notebook.
He knew very well that Ms. S hadn't brought the notebook that provided the clue in, so the notebook must have been found in this site.
Even after turning into a monster, she still used her remaining consciousness to protect the notebook, clearly indicating that she had discovered some important information within it.
Raphael then withdrew his extraordinary ability and looked at Leonard, who had suddenly adopted a defensive stance but quickly relaxed.
Leonard felt Raphael's gaze and said, "Below this level, there might be high-level evil spirits of the 'Sleepless' pathway. I almost entered a dream just now."
He had actually been silently dragged into a dream, but before he could do anything stupid, he was "awakened" by the old man's cough.
Leonard guessed that since he had entered the dream without realizing it, the other party must be at least at the Sequence 5 level.
Raphael smiled and said, "That's wonderful. The time has come to demonstrate the justice of the official extraordinary beings. Go and destroy it! I'll be going now."
His mission was complete; there was no need for him to take any more risks.
Leonard paused for a moment before laughing and said, "As far as I know, there are two more sealed artifacts beneath this fortress, one of which is a level 1 sealed artifact."
"I have to hand over this sealed artifact, but you can keep the other level 2 sealed artifact."
He didn't actually know how many sealed artifacts were down there, but there was a high probability that there was a level 1 sealed artifact. That's why he used it as bait, hoping that Raphael would also go down and attract the attention of the sealed artifacts.
Raphael looked into Leonard's eyes and couldn't tell if the guy was lying.
Seeing that Raphael did not leave immediately, Leonard smiled and said, "You should also know that all the current orthodox churches participated in the entire war against death, so I know more than you do."
Actually, he heard it all from the old man.
Raphael thought about it for a moment and decided not to take the risk, because the extraordinary properties he had obtained before included two Sequence 7 items, two Sequence 8 items, and three Sequence 9 items, worth several thousand pounds, which was already worth the trip.
Just as he was about to refuse again, his "killer personality" suddenly spoke in his mind: Someone is calling me, someone is calling me...
Raphael frowned. He had sensed something was wrong when the "killer personality" was overly active earlier.
The "killer personality" continued: "Be careful, he's here." Raphael immediately looked towards the stairs, and Leonard's spirituality also seemed to realize something and looked towards the stairs.
A soft thud came from the top of the stairs, where Raphael and Leonard were positioned so that they couldn't see what was happening.
Leonard was about to remind him that it might be the evil spirit that could pull people into dreams, but he immediately felt that something was wrong, because evil spirits float around and might mimic footsteps, but those would definitely be normal footsteps.
But the footsteps sounded a bit strange, like they weren't wearing shoes, and their soles felt sticky, almost touching the ground.
Raphael looked over there with a solemn expression and sent a "bronze door" over to take a look.
But the "bronze corpse" had only taken a few steps when it suddenly turned around and grabbed Raphael by the neck.
Raphael was completely unprepared and was indeed choked by the zombie.
His other personality laughed maniacally: Kill him—yes, kill him—hahaha, as long as I kill him, I will be Raphael.
Raphael sneered, "Fool, if I die, you die too. We are one."
The "killer personality" paused for a moment: "That's right, how could I—damn it, that old bastard in the stairwell! He actually tricked me into fighting you for the body."
Not only was Raphael talking to himself, but Leonard was also talking to himself. It wasn't that he was talking to the old man, but that he was really talking to himself.
At that moment, he finally realized that the voice he had heard earlier was actually his own!
Leonard's mind conjured up another version of himself, vying with him for control of his body and dominance of his consciousness.
In that instant, before Leonard could even ask the old man for help, Rafael had already recovered.
Because he originally had two personalities, and these two personalities had already reached an agreement that even if one of them was affected, it could recover quickly.
Raphael grabbed the "Copper House" by both hands, pushed it away, and then lunged forward, tearing it in two.
Looking at the three "iron corpses" again, they were swaying back and forth in place, as if trying to break free from Raphael's control. However, because they contained a part of Raphael's spirit, they had not yet completely broken free from his control.
Raphael glanced at Leonard, then said, "Degeneration."
At this moment, the old man had "stolen" another consciousness from Leonard's mind, and Leonard's eyes regained their clarity.
Leonard held his cane horizontally, about to rush towards the stairwell, when he heard Raphael say to the stairwell, "We accidentally entered here, we meant no harm. If we have disturbed you, we can leave immediately."
Leonard paused for a moment, feeling that Raphael's way of dealing with these monsters was a bit strange, but he didn't stop him. After experiencing the appearance of another version of himself, he had no mood to continue exploring and decided to leave this place to the church.
There was no response from the stairwell.
Raphael then asked, "What do you want? I can burn it for you—no, I can bring it to you. If you're not comfortable with that, I can leave my companion here and exchange him for what you need."
Leonard's lips twitched, and for a moment he couldn't figure out if Rafael was testing him or if he really had that idea.
There was no response from the stairwell.
Just as Raphael was about to speak, his throat was suddenly gripped by a tremendous force. Unlike the "Copper Corpse's" earlier grip, which hadn't even left a red mark after a while, this time Raphael's throat was truly being choked.
Although he could hold his breath for a long time, he was immediately pinched until his eye sockets bulged and his tongue stuck out.
However, there was no one around him at all, not even a ghost!
Raphael was somewhat terrified for the first time, because he had no idea what the enemy was!
He glanced at Leonard out of the corner of his eye; the other was also being choked by something and was struggling to breathe, so he was flailing his arms around.
The sound of footsteps echoed again in the stairwell, where a human-shaped figure appeared.