Chapter 216
As Negri walked through the night streets of Lohr, he wore an owl mask on his face. After his performance, he decided to join the Night Watchers as a reason to avenge his brother.
Not long after that, he began his missions.
The majority of the Night Watchers were made up of scum, so don't even think about having a veteran guiding a newbie. From the moment you join the Night Watchers, you would be considered a member of the Night Watchers.
The Night Watchers didn't have a squad leader, aside from a few missions where multiple Night Watchers would gather, the rest of the time, they were all solo missions.
Of course, you could also form a team with someone else, as long as you found a trustworthy teammate.
Relatively speaking, the Night Watchers had quite a bit of freedom, with only three rules.
First, they had to kill 10 supernatural creatures every month. Of course, they could also choose to complete the missions given by the church, but if they made a mistake after accepting the mission, they would be punished and their quota would be deducted.
Second, the Night Watchers couldn't expose themselves during the day, only starting their hunt at night.
Third, unless there were special circumstances, they couldn't voluntarily enter a resident's home.
And the rope that restricted the Night Watchers from following these rules was the Mark of Vow that they signed when they joined the Night Watchers.
It was a kind of divine spell that was solidified in the skull of the Nightwatcher. Once this power was activated, the Nightwatcher would be constantly tortured by the power of the divine spell. They would have a splitting headache, and the pain was enough to make them want to die. This punishment was called the Bone Erosion Punishment.
However, Negri's body was made entirely of germs, so if he needed to, he could expel the germs infused with the Mark of Vow from his body at any time.
It must be said, joining the Night Watchers was extremely simple, all you needed to do was inscribe the Mark of Vow, they didn't care who you were.
The items Negri received from the Night Watchers headquarters included a uniform, weapons, a monster introduction manual, as well as some basic tools.
The weapons and uniforms weren't anything special, followed by the monster introduction manual.
There were many supernatural creatures in Lohr, including, but not limited to, Subterranean Demons, Hair-Trimmers, Wraiths, Ghouls, and so on.
But the majority of them were the monsters spawned by the Blood of Evil.
The so-called Blood of Evil was a unique bloodline, after it had matured to a certain degree, as long as it sensed the presence of ominous moonlight, it would cause it to mutate, during which the mutated person would lose their rationality.
The blood of evil would turn into a core. At this time, this core would be the main body. The original body would change into various shapes, such as mud, wild beasts, and other ominous monsters.
After the core was taken away, the monster would die. When the moonlight faded, their bodies would return to their original state, but they would only be corpses.
What the Nightwatchers needed to do was to injure the core formed by the blood of evil and the ominous moonlight, and then use the Cage Silk to capture it.
"Silk." Negary glanced down at the jet-black furry balls hanging on his waist. These things were most likely made from the hair of some sort of creature, coupled with an incantation, they would be released together with these silk cages. As long as he chanted the incantation, he would be able to activate the silk cages and bind the core of a defenseless monster.
The cage wire was the most basic tool. Apart from that, there was also a small bone fragment called a whetstone. After chanting an incantation, one could draw out the power within it and add it to the weapon, allowing the weapon to deal extra damage for a period of time.
After that, there was nothing else. A newbie might not even be able to chant an incantation before being pushed out to hunt monsters. No wonder the Nightwatchers had such a high mortality rate.
All of the Nightwatchers' supernatural powers are actually provided by the church. Without the tools, their strength will plummet. This is another rope that binds the Nightwatchers. Negri walked in the sewers and thought about the Nightwatchers.
Of course, there are some tools that can permanently mutate the body of the Nightwatchers to ensure their own strength. However, this mutation has a flaw that is deliberately left behind, and the side effects can only be eliminated or weakened by the church. This is the third rope.
These three ropes bind the Nightwatchers tightly, turning them into the church's dogs. Negri was slightly disappointed. He had joined the Nightwatchers mainly for the supernatural knowledge, but he did not expect that the Nightwatchers had never truly grasped the relevant knowledge. They were only the users of the relevant products.
"This way, the Nightwatchers' value is only left with themselves." Negri looked at the skull with the Mark of Vow in his hand and thought about how to use it.
"If a normal person doesn't have a skull, they would naturally die. But with my manipulation, I can use the [Black Crow] germs to replace their skulls, allowing them to take out their skulls. This unlocks the first rope." Negri's thoughts turned. "Next is the tool that gives them supernatural powers."
"If there are no problems on this side, this can also be solved." As Negri landed on the roof, one of his arms fell off and turned into liquid that flowed into the room.
Negri could feel that the Mark of Vow was constantly emitting a kind of energy fluctuation, almost like a locator. There was probably a receiver in the church that could detect the location of all the Marks of Vow.
It was also because of this that the church allowed the Nightwatchers to run around at night without worrying about them doing anything bad.
However, this could also be used as an alibi, which could make Grimm less suspicious.
Indeed, the soul inside that body was the soul of an attendant created based on Green's Soul Mask.
Since he had confirmed that there were no benefits to be gained from the Nightwatchers, it was best to retreat and plant a spy inside.
The liquid flowed into the room, wriggled, and finally turned into a miniature Dragon of Eternal Sin.
And Lanshan had been waiting here for quite some time. This was the Farnate manor.
Seeing Negri's arrival, Lanshan was overjoyed. The meaning of her life had already been taken up by Negri, so Negri's absence during this period of time made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Before this, in order to preserve a True Spirit that could carry me through transmigration, I had to keep Lanshan in this body, but there's no need now" Negri looked at Lanshan and softly asked: "Are you willing to become one with me?"
"That would be my honor" Lanshan didn't hesitate at all.
Negri naturally did the same, flapping his wings, the sharp edge of his wings sliced off Lanshan's head. Her life faded away, Lanshan's [Origin] left her body, the remaining soul was absorbed by Negri, perfectly preserved just like Killer J and Noah.
Fresh blood splattered all over the room, Crowley's headless body fell to one side, Negri's body once again liquefied and flowed into the room through the crack of the door.
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