How to become a sea witch

This is not something that Grendel can do alone.

The more Troy investigates in "Candy House," the more Bernice becomes convinced of this.After all, from what she knew about Grendel, she knew that he had an unusual hobby of intimidating and torturing humans, but the methods he usually used were cruel and direct.

Spending a lot of time and cost to snatch other people's bodies like this? The behavior of experiencing the whole hunting operation as a game is not his style at all,? This requires too much patience.

"I hate the human Internet." Troy complained in a low voice while quickly operating the web interface, "It caused us more trouble in this new world than any demon in the original world. Even many times I would feel that this The network itself is a demon."

After finishing speaking, he seemed to realize something. He kept moving his hands, but at the same time, he looked at Bernice apologetically with his head slightly tilted: "Of course, it definitely doesn't mean someone like you."

Bernice was stunned, at first she didn't pay much attention to what he just said, and didn't even feel that there was anything wrong with what he said, but she was a little uncomfortable by his sincere apology and supplement, so she just pursed her lips and shook Shaking his head, he focused all his attention on the interrogation room across the transparent glass window.

It can be seen that from the time Thiago walked into the room and sat across from him, Grendel has been in a state of high tension.

This is due to the natural confrontational reaction brought about by the different races. Although Thiago did not show any tendency to attack,? But Grendel was still staring at him with extreme vigilance, his crimson eyes unblinking, ?The pupil shrank into a tiny black spot, ?The whole body was tense as if someone had tied his breath with an iron chain, ?The spikes on the top of the head and the tail all stood up instinctively.

In contrast, Thiago's state is much more casual.

He sat on the chair with a blank face, looked at the other person indifferently, and said straightforwardly: "When is the next time you will receive the victim's body that needs to be processed? If my guess is correct, it should be soon, right?"

Grendel stared at him with a strange expression, and before he could react, he heard Thiago continue to say: "You are a demon of the night, your activity cycle is affected by the phases of the moon, and you like to use human pain and fear For food. So your hunting method should be quite direct, and you will not spend time on these humans so patiently. After all, the closer you are to the full moon, the lower your mobility will be, and you will spend precious hunting time on It's not wise to play with food."

"But at the same time, the candy house is also a very stable source of food for you. Anyone who will enter this website has delusions and is also a very easy target. In order to get what they need, you are responsible Help regularly dispose of human bodies that are no longer needed, and all the people in the candy house are prey you can choose at will."

He said, still maintaining the initial posture, with a cold tone: "Please tell me the time and place to meet the other party, I believe this will save everyone a lot of effort. Or let me dig it out of your mind, I don't mind either way. It's just that if I do it..."

After a pause, Thiago added: "That might hurt."

After hearing this, Grendel flinched slightly at first, and then tried with a mean smile: "If I tell you, will you believe me? I don't dare to hope so much. But if you don't believe me, then Better not believe anything a demon says, least of all her!"

Through the thick glass in the center of the wall and a short distance away, Bernice saw the other party suddenly look up at her, with a kind of viciousness and hatred in his eyes that wanted to tear her heart out.

After all, he packed him back to the guard by himself, so it was normal for him to stare at himself like this and try to splash dirty water on him.Thinking of this, Bernice was not at all afraid of the terrifying expression on the other person's face that wanted to eat her raw, but only put on an attitude of not caring what he had to say, contemptuous and arrogant.

She couldn't guess what the other party would say, but that wasn't the point.

The point is how much Thiago will believe.

Especially since he looked clearly angry just now.

Without seeing Thiago's face, Bernice couldn't guess what he was thinking, but could only feel his silence, as if thinking about whether it was necessary to discuss the boring topic of Grendel. .

This silence made Bernice feel a little uneasy.

Taking advantage of his lack of response, Grendel continued with a hoarse voice: "I don't know how she gained your trust. Maybe it's from her poor life experience that sounds particularly touching. Anyway, she has always been good at this kind of thing. But if you think about it carefully, you can understand, if she is really as weak and harmless as she said, how could she survive for hundreds of years under the eyes of so many sea devils? What? It's all a lie!"

Bernice's expression changed slightly, and while a clear anger rose, it also felt very incredible.

Regarding her past experience, she has never mentioned it to others.The only time he voluntarily said it was when he was in the endless sea because he was tortured by the highly poisonous sea water and became delirious. He felt that he had no hope of surviving, so he told Leslie Rodriguez.The only ones who knew about it were Gabriel and Thiago.

But how did the devil in front of him know about his past?

Listening to his complaint, Tiago frowned, closed his eyes with impatience or tiredness, and opened his blue eyes with darkness, like the lightless sea before the storm. : "So as you said, do you think she did it for the pupil of the ice sea?"

"She just likes all kinds of priceless gold and silver treasures, doesn't she? It's like I hunt for enjoyment and survival." As he spoke, he laughed weirdly, and his too sharp and hoarse voice sounded particularly eerie and harsh, "I I don't deny that my behavior may seem heinous to you, but that's just the way I used to live. Demons are like this, and she is no exception. The difference is that her usual method is lies, and she is especially good at seducing Others have become the knife in her hand. The pupil of the ice sea is nothing more than a trap she used to deceive people from the beginning."

It's rare to have a demon who thinks so highly of himself.Bernice looked at the other party expressionlessly, regretting again why she didn't just beat him to death just now.

"trap?"

"Your Majesty still doesn't know? If it wasn't for her, all these things would never have happened today. I believe Your Majesty should be the clearest about how good she is at deceiving others, right?"

The last sentence was so directional that Bernice couldn't help but panic in an instant.She tried her best to maintain an unremarkable complexion, and subconsciously wanted to observe Thiago's reaction, but she could only see the back of him.

"Tell me."

"Fifty years ago, probably around 56. When I first saw her in the northern fjords, she was just an ordinary jellyfish with low magic power and a mouthful of lies following Ursula.

She said she was here looking for edelweiss crystals, and that if I could help her find them, I'd make a deal with fossilized barnacles from the bottom of the sea. "

This is not right.

Bernice gritted her teeth. It was true that she met the other party in the northern fjords, but it was he, not herself, who offered to trade with the Edelweiss crystal.

Strange to say, it was obviously the first time she met Grendel at that time, but the other party seemed to have known her long ago, except for a complaint at the beginning that she could never remember the people she had met.

"This kind of business of getting what you need has lasted for about two years. One night, she suddenly came to the human palace in the northern kingdom to find me, saying that Ursula was about to be completely alienated by her own magic power, and she was still looking for me. She, she can only hide here..."

This is nonsense!Two years later is indeed approaching the time when Ursula will be completely alienated, but she has never met him at all, let alone sought so-called help from him.

But... how did he know that the sea witch's magic power would alienate the host?

This secret was never discovered even by the mermaids.They only thought that the magic power would be inherited from generation to generation. Now that a new sea witch was born, according to the nature of the devil, they would definitely kill the previous one to consolidate their position and create a terrifying monster.

Little did they know that this terrifying monster was the previous Sea Witch.

Bernice frowned and stared at the other party, restraining the increasingly obvious sense of irritability in her heart, and the fluctuating magic power gradually dyed the nails dark green from the root.

However, after thinking about it, it was not the first time she had been framed, anyway, so there was nothing to be angry about.This should be something she has been used to for a long time.

She forced herself to relax, but her gaze involuntarily glanced in Tiago's direction.

The light cast a thin and gentle brilliance on his long platinum hair.He never looked back, and Bernice couldn't see his reaction.

Immediately afterwards, Grendel began to describe how after that, Bernice deliberately seduced him, asking him to find a sufficient number of pupils of the ice sea, and also ruined the lives of hundreds of human soldiers for this.

Hearing this, Bernice almost admired the other party's ability to lie.It is something that does not exist at all, but it can be said so vividly and with rich details, and its ability to perform on the spot is first-rate.

"And what happened after that?" Tiago asked, his calm voice without any emotion, frozen like a snow cover.

"Later, I left the Northern Kingdom with her, and met another demon I knew with her, who is now the real controller of the candy house you are looking for, Mianxia."

Demons who can use this kind of magic that makes the bodies of people or other creatures into containers have no fixed form of their own.And she didn't know such a demon at all, Bernice was sure.

Therefore, all of Grendel's lies are just to drag her into the water.

Thinking of this, Bernice gritted her teeth uncontrollably, and asked Troy beside her, "According to the laws of the gods, which floor should this bastard be locked up in the Fallen Sin Garden?"

Troy was thinking, but before answering, she heard her add grimly: "Don't close it at all, it's a waste of cell space, just execute it."

He opened his mouth in surprise, and decided to continue typing on the keyboard silently with his head down.

In the interrogation room, after a short period of silence, Thiago finally spoke again and replied: "The argument is good, but how do you prove it?"

Grendel grinned, and the thick and sinister permeated out too habitually, filling every crevice of expression on his face: "I will tell you all the real information I know about the owner of the house. Believe me With this information, it will not be difficult for you and the security to catch the owner. If you don’t believe me, you can interrogate him then.”

This kind of certainty and self-confidence completely exceeded Bernice's expectations.

Because according to common sense, if the owner of the candy house is caught, the result of the interrogation should be exactly the opposite of what he said.But looking at Grendel's face, it seems that he has already colluded with the owner.Even if he was caught suddenly this time, there would be no problem with his confession.

"That's weird." Troy raised his head again with a puzzled expression, "Could it be that he knew we would have this operation a long time ago, so he was caught by us on purpose?"

"But it doesn't make sense for him to do this." Gabriel pointed out sharply, "Even if he and the owner of the house have long conspired to drag people into the water, we will not let them go because of this, and Your Majesty will not be punished because of this." Trust him. Unless..."

"unless?"

"Unless, he's pretty sure we can't find the so-called owner."

Bernice continued with an ugly face: "He is our only clue other than the website. In order to get more information about the owner from him, as long as the owner is not caught, then he is still valuable. , and it is safe for the time being, and there is a chance to find a way to escape."

She has used this trick a lot before, and it is nothing new.It's just that I have to say that the kung fu of making up on the spot is not as good as the other party's.

However, this still doesn't explain how Grendel knows so much about her.

Could it be that it has something to do with the owner of the house?

"So, you want to negotiate terms with me?" Thiago looked at the other party without surprise, with a gentle and peaceful attitude, and it was completely impossible to see how much he believed what he just said.

"Your Majesty has the audacity to tolerate the devil who once committed the crime of killing gods, which means that you are willing to accept an enemy who is sincerely obedient, as long as it is valuable, right?" He complimented tactfully.

"If it's true, of course I'd be very happy." Tiago smiled lightly, his blue pupils reflected a little pale light from overhead, and his original eyes were blurred like fog, "So, what about my first question? question, please tell me."

Grendel quickly answered: "His name is Wyatt, he is a guy who has no entity of his own and can only survive by parasitizing on others. Every few months, he will tell me on the website that he needs to pick up new ones. The goods, that is, the human body that he has been tired of playing with. However, we don’t have a fixed pick-up location, and he notifies you shortly. Regarding this, you can ask them to verify it on the website.”

"That's not considered useful information." Doesn't exactly answer the original question at all.

"I am sorry, Your Majesty, but that is the truth. But the next news will interest you."

He said, "As you speculated, in addition to operating this website and looking for my own prey, I am also helping Wyatt to screen the targets he is interested in. I will use all kinds of hallucinations and nightmares to make the zoom Their distaste for their real lives kept them indulging in the candy house and 'reinvention' games until they were selected by Wyatt, and I investigated their identities and backgrounds separately."

"The last one left is Wyatt's hunting target."

"Better than before, please continue. Tell me about the rest of the 'reshape' game."

"This game is actually a virtual world constructed of illusions and nightmares. I made it, and I admit it to you." He said humbly and honestly, but his face could not help showing a subtle pride, Seems very proud of what he's done.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly wiped this expression from his face, and continued with the attitude he had just said: "In this game, they will be omnipotent, and any wish that cannot be fulfilled in the real world is ashamed to say." Both lust and the dark side can be fulfilled, just like the ruler of the world..."

Having said that, Grendel quickly glanced at the young Seagod in front of him, and subtly changed his vocabulary: "Your Majesty, I think they think so."

"Of course, after having such an experience, they will definitely be addicted to it, hoping to stay in the candy house forever. At the same time, such a game without taboos also allows Wyatt to see some potential in them. Moreover, all the candidates he finally determined will issue a parting declaration in the candy house the day before they are about to be hunted down by Wyatt."

"It is not only a record of achievement, but also allows other human beings to see the hope of staying in the paradise of their dreams." Thiago continued, nodding, "Very good."

"The latest person who has been chosen by Wyatt should be about to release her parting announcement, soon." Grendel smiled slyly and flatteringly, "Please allow me to give you some advice after she releases the news." Finding her out is my sincerity in wanting to submit to you."

"That's right, it's indeed very valuable information." Not only did he tell a lot of things they urgently needed to know, but he also showed his value worthy of being left behind.

As Thiago said, he turned and looked at the room behind him, his eyes slightly skipped Bernice, and only looked at Gabriel: "Have you written it all down?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have written it all down."

"Great, then please find this person immediately."

"As ordered."

Bernice stood there hesitating for a while, as if she wanted to say something, but saw him slightly shaking his head towards her, so she didn't stay any longer, just followed Gabriel and the others and left quickly.

Seeing that the door was closed, Thiago laughed briskly, and immediately looked back at the Night Demon in front of him, with a cold and gentle tone: "Okay, now we can talk about your 'sincere' obedience."

"After all, although I don't mind what you have done before, it is better to present more intuitive evidence when it comes to long-term trust."

"I can……"

Before Grendel could finish speaking, Thiago got up and interrupted him: "You said just now that you really obeyed, didn't you?"

It wasn't his expression or tone of voice, but his entire existence that made Grendel feel more and more frightened.Even though his attitude was polite from beginning to end, it always gave Grendel the feeling that he was being looked down upon like a humble speck of dust.

He stared closely at the slender blond boy who had walked around the long table a few steps and stood face to face in front of him, trembling and tense uncontrollably: "Wyatt will send another message, you will need Mine. Then you'll see..."

"That's not enough." Tiago shook his head slightly with a slight smile on his face, "As I said, it needs to be more intuitive."

"I don't know……"

"For things like sincerity, casual promises of course don't count. Seeing is believing, what do you think?" He smiled as he spoke, and a cold light appeared in his hand at some point. ice blade.

"you……"

Grendel raised his head in horror, and saw countless pale frost climbing and spreading from the corner of the wall, from the window, and from any place he could see, and soon froze the entire room.

"So, show me your sincerity."

The sharp blade touched the devil's hard skin, pierced into the flesh, pried open the fragile bones that blocked it, and penetrated straight to the center of the pumping heart.

Dazzling crimson flakes were splashed and poured on the frost-covered glass, like countless clusters of bewitching and colorful flowers blooming.

"It's always half-spoken, to show that you still have the value left, and by the way, it will also give you a chance to try to escape. Am I right?"

Tiago looked at the demon in front of him who was about to die because of the sudden severe pain and serious injury, and calmly reminded: "I told you a long time ago, you said it yourself, or I did it from your mind. Digging out what I want, you can choose yourself. But if I do it, it may be quite painful."

As he spoke, he held the ice blade and slowly rotated it a few inches: "Does it hurt, now?"

"But you don't have to worry, I won't let you die for the time being. After all, I haven't dug up the information I want. So, as you wish, you can live a little longer."

……

Bernice didn't wait long at the gate of the Meteorological Bureau before she saw the familiar white figure, and the other party obviously saw her too.

As soon as he got close to Tiago, Bernice could smell the characteristic cold breath on his body, which seemed to be stronger than usual, and it was also faintly mixed with other subtle smells...

"It looks like you have something to say." Otherwise, you wouldn't have taken the initiative to wait for him here.

"What he said just now..." Bernice clicked annoyedly, her eyebrows frowned, "I obviously never told him about my past, let alone revealed the secret of the sea witch's magic power. Who is he? How do you know?"

Thiago stared at her for a moment, his voice was cold: "So, you did go to the Northern Kingdom to find him to protect you, and you were with him?"

I didn't expect the other party to focus on this at all. Bernice was a little stunned for a while, and then she came back to her senses: "Of course not. I did trade edelweiss crystals with him using barnacle fossils, but that's all .”

Why is she so hard-pressed to be with a pervert who can change gender at any time?

Although it was an expected and supposedly pleasant answer, Thiago remained silent after listening to it, his light golden eyelashes drooping slightly, blocking the sunlight, leaving only her in his eyes: "It was he who said about that time?"

Bernice felt a little uncomfortable being watched by him, but she still replied honestly: "It should be, I don't really remember."

In other words, it was when she gradually stopped contacting Thiago so frequently.

"Why did you ask him to change that kind of crystal?"

"...There is no reason, it's just wanting."

"If I had given you more and better ones at that time, would you have stayed?" He asked in a soft voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.

Bernice pursed her lips, and swallowed back the lies that came to her lips. Her light green eyes blinked a few times guiltily, and she awkwardly changed the subject: "Those... are all in the past."

Silence and sunlight enveloped them together, brilliant to heavy.

In the end, Thiago casually moved the corners of his lips and smiled, agreeing with her statement: "Yeah, it's all in the past, so just pretend I didn't ask the question just now."

His words made Bernice flustered for a moment. She raised her head and wanted to make amends, but she saw him stretching out his hand towards her, with a faint silver-blue light rising and swirling in the palm of his hand.

A rose, sealed in the azure sea water and transparent sea crystal, slowly and slowly stretches its unopened petals, as if it is still sleeping.

This is……

"The new one is the same as the previous one."

He said, "Well, if I gave it to you now, would you stay?"

This question doesn't have much practical meaning, after all, she is here now.

But when Bernice faced the warm and bright summer sun and looked up into the endless blue in Thiago's eyes, she felt an unprecedented strange impulse driving her to answer uncertainly:

"……Um."

It was so vague that it could not be regarded as an answer at all, it could only be called a monosyllabic tone, but Tiago still understood.

All the unspoken hesitations, affirmations, and trepidations.

"Then, it's yours." He hugged the girl in front of him tenderly, bowed his head and kissed her forehead.

Bernice looked at the sea crystal ball in her hand.

In an instant, the roses bloomed.

The author has something to say: the last copy, the countdown to the finale