Chapter 175 25 Save Me

Chapter 175 -25- Save me...

"Noah, take a closer look to see if there is anyone you know among these living corpses."

Charlotte looked away from the zombie miner and looked at Noah.

The little werewolf had obviously never seen this formation before. It might be because he was cold or he might be frightened, but he was still trembling.

However, after listening to Charlotte's words, he still boldly stuck his head out and looked at the living corpses digging.

At this sight, he was quickly stunned and almost exclaimed:

"Dole...that's Uncle Dole! Oh my god! It's him!"

"He's still wearing his favorite Korya kaftan!"

"He...he was not eaten, but turned into a living corpse!"

"Cooper! And Brother Cooper, he is here! He disappeared a month ago, and he is here!"

"It's them...it's really them!"

"They're the missing miners! They're all here!"

"Sister Lesa, they have all been turned into living corpses!"

In the darkness, werewolf Noah looked at the living corpses with dull eyes, his voice trembling slightly.

Charlotte sighed slightly, secretly thinking that it was indeed the case.

"It seems that this is the secret of the mine. The mithril mine is not exhausted, but has been deliberately sealed. Someone actually turned the miners into undead here to mine mithril!"

"Such a big thing cannot be concealed easily. Master, it seems... the water in the earldom is deeper than imagined."

Sebastian couldn't help but say, even the title changed.

"Master...master?"

Werewolf Noah looked at Sebastian blankly, not knowing whether he should show doubts and surprise anymore.

Charlotte thought about the attitude of the territorial nobles towards her, and nodded slightly:

"It's really time to straighten things out."

Ness looked at those living corpses with dull eyes, and after a moment of study, he said:

"These living corpses are not very spiritual and very slow. The level of the necromancer who transformed them should not be high either. I am afraid it will not be higher than Silver Moon."

"They can only do some simple, mechanical work, and I'm afraid they can't do anything else."

"However, I see that many of the living corpses must be a few years old, and many of them have even turned into bone spirits. They must have been operating here for many years."

After listening to Nice's words, Charlotte was thoughtful.

She looked at Noah and asked again:

"Noah, when was the mithril mine sealed?"

"It was sealed seven years ago, and that's when the miners started disappearing."

Noah replied pale.

"Seven years ago..."

Charlotte compared the information she had read, and suddenly remembered that the monthly income of Castel Manor began to shrink significantly seven years ago.

By the way, it was also seven years ago that the cheap grandmother who brought Castel into such a mess completely sent all the nobles who followed the Castel family back to their territory.

Seven years ago, Castells completely lost control of the territorial nobility.

It was also seven years ago that something happened to the mithril mine.

Concealing the news about the mithril mine and arranging for thousands of zombie miners to continue mining here, such a big thing would definitely not be possible without the cooperation of the top management of the mining workshop.

It was obvious that nobles were involved behind the scenes.

Castell's mithril mine represents the interests of many nobles. Concealing the truth about the mine is not an easy task. To be able to hide such a big news for so many years, there is definitely a big force behind it.

In other words... the person who brings together all the relevant nobles!

Charlotte recalled the family information she had read, and found that there were no such powerful local aristocrats among the local nobles in Castells.

In fact, in the Earl of Castells, the lords have been more powerful than the nobles since ancient times.

This made Charlotte think deeply.

"Noah, did the rumors about dragons in the mines also start seven years ago?"

Sebastian asked suddenly and abruptly.

Noah still hadn't recovered from the shock, his dull eyes still stayed on those terrifying living corpses, and he just nodded blankly and mechanically:

"According to rumors, yes, but...my brother said it has been here a long time ago."

"Isn't it? Sebastian, do you suspect it is related to the black dragon?"

Ness's eyes widened and he gave the Fire Elf a ridiculous look.

Sebastian nodded slightly:

“Although it’s a bit unbelievable, it’s not impossible.”

"I heard that some powerful dragons can even turn into human form. Dragons always love wealth, and precious mithril also has a fatal attraction for giant dragons..."

"What if a black dragon controls the nobles of Castel to help it mine?"

Nice took a breath:

"Good guy, do you really dare to think that a black dragon sneaked into the human world... You really mistook the black dragon for a silver dragon! Even if that kind of monster has mastered the art of transformation, it still doesn't bother to transform into a human being."

"Not to mention that giant dragons like black dragons have always been born with magical idiots. Their talents are all about magic resistance and physical body. As far as I know, except for those old and immortal guys, most black dragons can't master the art of transformation at all. ”

"And for those old guys, the small Castel Territory is not yet looked down upon by them."

Sebastian glanced at Nice in surprise:

"You know quite a lot."

Nice looked proud:

"Hey, I'm not like a useless elf with long hair and little experience. I, Master Cat, have a lot of adventure experience! Back then, when you were still eating milk and honey, I was already chatting and laughing with the legendary dragon!"

Sebastian:...

"Really? Then, this experienced adventurer, how did you become a cat that can't even beat the lowest-level blood demon?"

He smiled and said.

Nice Cat's face turned black, and it was obviously hurt by what he said. He was furious:

"Who said I can't beat it! Master Cat can kill it with a Void Exile! Not to mention the blood demon, Master Cat is not afraid of the resurrected evil god! The Holy King Court asked me to seal the evil god!"

"Yeah, yes, and then I became a pet that loses weight every day."

Sebastian nodded in agreement.

Nice:...

The cat and the dog stared at each other, and they were about to fight again.

"Silence!"

Charlotte glanced at them.

"Hmph!"

They snorted at each other and turned their heads away.

Charlotte:...

These two guys are both capable, and each has more secrets than the other, but they just can't work together.

However, the black dragon...

Charlotte thought about Sebastian's guess.

Although it sounded reasonable, she always felt that something was wrong.

It was not until she looked at the pile of mithril in the depths of the cave again that she suddenly realized what was wrong.

The greedy dragon...I'm afraid he wouldn't leave so much mithril here alone without protection, and he wouldn't seal the mine with just a seal that Nice could easily break!

Thinking of this, Charlotte looked at Nice again and asked:

"Nice, is there the breath of a dragon here?"

Nice immediately became serious:

"This is exactly what I am confused about. I didn't smell the breath of a dragon here. Either... it has been gone for a long time, or it has never existed at all."

Sebastian:...

He looked at Nice speechlessly:

"Since you didn't smell the breath of a dragon, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Nice laughed:

"Why did you say it so early? I like to see the embarrassment of some people who make mistakes in judgment."

"You——!"

The cat and the dog were about to fight again.

Until Charlotte glanced at them coldly, they all fell silent.

Charlotte retracted her gaze and looked at the zombies in the cave. A faint light flashed in her eyes. After a moment, she retracted her gaze and said:

"These zombies are indeed the lowest-level zombies, not even as good as the undead who attacked us that day."

"Except for looking scary, they are not dangerous. I am afraid they will only dully execute the orders given to them by the caster..."

"I did not sense the mental fluctuations of the necromancer. I guess these zombies were just left here alone to perform mining work."

"Let's go down and see, maybe we can find something."

After that, she took the lead and entered the cave.

Sebastian and Nice followed quickly on the left and right, followed by Luf.

Although the little werewolf Noah looked terrified, he looked at the few people who walked away and suddenly felt more uneasy standing there, and hurriedly ran after them.

Charlotte came to the cave. As she judged, these mining zombies did not care about them breaking into the cave.

They still rigidly and mechanically repeated the mining work.

Only those zombies that looked relatively fresh and should have not been transformed for a long time seemed to have a high level of spiritual perception. As the crowd approached, they turned their stiff bodies slightly and revealed a pair of eye sockets burning with faint green fire facing Charlotte and the others.

What's more, some zombies that were not highly transformed still retained their original eyeballs. Their rotten and pale cheeks and empty eyes were particularly creepy. Noah was frightened and turned pale. He quickly tucked his tail between his legs and hid behind the tallest Luf, pinching the corner of his clothes.

"If you are afraid, you can choose not to look at them."

Luf glanced at the little werewolf and said.

However, although he was very scared, Noah's eyes were still on the zombies.

Or to be more precise, he was wandering among the zombies, as if looking for something.

Charlotte saw everything, and asked with a move in her heart:

"Noah, how many years has your brother been missing?"

Noah drooped his ears:

"Seven years."

Charlotte sighed:

"It should be safe here. Time is limited. Let's split up to explore. Luffy, you take Noah to the miners who have been transformed into bones."

Seven years...

If Noah's brother has also been transformed into a zombie, it would be difficult to recognize him now.

Luffy nodded silently and walked towards the miners who were obviously transformed earlier with the little werewolf.

"Sebastian, go to the workshop to check."

Charlotte ordered Sebastian again.

There was no strange smell in the workshop, but it looked like an elf style. Maybe Sebastian could find something.

Sebastian should leave, and Charlotte continued to walk among the zombie miners, wanting to see if there was anything new.

However, just as she passed by a zombie that was obviously transformed not long ago, the zombie suddenly stretched out his hand to her.

Even though Charlotte was prepared for this due to her keen sense of perception, she was still startled. However, the zombie did not attack her, but trembled and said with a dull look:

"Save...save...me..."

Charlotte was slightly stunned, and then her expression instantly became solemn.

This zombie...actually still retained a certain degree of consciousness.

However, when she looked at the other party again, the zombie had recovered its stiff movements and continued to dig the ore.

"It's a living transformation...It's a living transformation that even the necromancer despises!"

Nice Cat, who was following Charlotte, had a serious face and said in a solemn voice.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"Live transformation?"

"Yes, some evil necromancers are not capable enough, so in order to make the transformed undead more spiritual, they will choose to directly transform living people into undead."

"They are dead, but not completely dead. Before they really die, their souls will still retain their consciousness before they die. They will watch their bodies rot and feel the pain of their bodies until their spirituality gradually disappears and they are completely transformed into undead. The undead bodies will always remember the last actions they were forced to do before they died, and repeat them all the time..."

"Because it is too cruel, living transformation is a taboo even among necromancers!"

Nice said solemnly.

Charlotte was silent.

She looked at the zombie with dull eyes, gently stretched out her hand, and placed it in front of the other party.

Then, a faint light flowed in her red eyes.

At this moment, Charlotte opened the memory sharing with the zombie in front of her, just like she treated the souls of the murdered girls.

However, after opening the memory sharing, Charlotte did not get any memory fragments, but only a fear and pain that penetrated deep into her bones.

That was the pain of the miners, the fear and pain of losing control of their bodies while being forcibly made into zombies, watching their bodies gradually rot, feeling themselves gradually being eaten by maggots, and their souls being annihilated day by day!

That kind of fear, that kind of pain, was like a bottomless abyss.

Charlotte felt as if she had fallen into endless darkness. In the darkness, countless pairs of rotten arms trembled and stretched out to her, and countless painful and desperate prayers came to her ears:

"Save...save me..."

When Charlotte withdrew from the memory sharing, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back. She panted slightly, and the pain and fear of being there made even her tremble.

"Lord Charlotte, the undead transformed from living bodies cannot read memories because their spirituality is damaged."

Nice said in a deep voice.

As it said that, it scratched its head:

Although it is a bit strange for a little cat like me to popularize these knowledge for you, but... it seems that you have forgotten more memories than I thought..."

Charlotte was silent.

She gave up sharing memories.

Looking at these trembling zombies, Charlotte sighed and continued to move forward.

However, as he walked, Nice suddenly stopped.

Charlotte's heart moved, and she turned around, only to see that the other party was staring blankly at a mushroom growing on the ground, with a strange look in his eyes.

She was moved:

"Nice, what's wrong?"

"Lord Charlotte..."

Nice's expression was a bit strange:

"Maybe what Noah said is true, there may really have been a dragon here!"

"Hmm? "

Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

Nice pointed to the mushrooms on the ground:

"Lord Charlotte, look, this kind of mushroom with scales is called Ambergris, and it only grows where dragons appear..."

"However, this Ambergris looks a little degraded. I'm afraid the dragon has been gone for a long time, which is why I didn't smell it."

Is there really a dragon...

Charlotte thought.

After a while, Sebastian, Luffy and Noah came back.

The little werewolf seemed a little disappointed, but at the same time, he seemed relieved.

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Didn't find it?"

Noah nodded with a complicated expression.

"Not finding it may be a good thing, or your brother may still be alive."

Charlotte comforted.

As she said that, she looked at Sebastian again.

"There are only a few zombies working in the workshop... Well, master, did you find anything?"

Sebastian asked curiously after reporting.

"Nice found a patch of Ambergris. "

Charlotte said.

"Ambergris?"

Sebastian was stunned.

Then, he said in surprise:

"So...my guess could be true?"

"Who knows, but...maybe we'll know soon."

Charlotte looked at the zombie miners around her and said.

After that, she closed her eyes again, stretched out her hands, and the magic power surged.

Nice's eyelids jumped:

"Lord Charlotte, are you going to..."

"Help them get rid of it, they...are in too much pain."

Charlotte sighed and said.

As she spoke, her voice turned slightly colder:

"At the same time, this is also the way to call out the people behind the scenes."

There is a sense of induction between the necromancer and the undead. Even if there is no contract, the changes in the cave can be sensed.

Now that she knew the secret of the Mithril Mine, Charlotte was too lazy to play hide-and-seek with the guy behind the scenes. The trump card of the True Ancestor's liberation made her fearless. She wanted to destroy this place and force the other party out directly.

However, as soon as Charlotte finished speaking, a lazy voice sounded in the cave:

"Oh? Shout out?"

"Lovely werewolf lady, are you talking about me?"