Chapter 147: Corpses of companions, experimental subjects
The entire corridor, whether on the walls or on the floor, is covered with creeping flower vines.
This scene was no different from the small garden he passed by when he first came to the tower.
The petals of the red rose close at hand were still dripping with blood drops formed by condensation of blood.
Thinking of the petite and cute rose elf who usually helps apprentices, Hero could not help but associate it with the terrifying scene in front of him.
But the soul energy radiating from the entire corridor fluctuates, and these roses are undoubtedly Ms. Palin's soul magic.
It was just this scene that made him unable to make a move.
Who knows if taking one more step to touch the flower vine will turn it into flower fertilizer like this man.
For a while.
Hero's steps were hesitant.
"How about contacting Byrne first? Ms. Palin should be busy now."
He originally wanted to contact Ms. Palin directly, but when he thought that she was cleaning the apprentice floor, he decided not to disturb her.
Just when Hero was about to return to the dormitory and wait patiently for the cleaning to be completed.
The flower vines in front of the door began to squirm more frequently, twisting and rising from the originally flat floor tiles.
Gradually, countless flower vines twisted around and turned into a bucket shape.
Immediately afterwards, the appearance of the flower vine changed.
A familiar and fat figure appeared in front of him.
"Hello, I think it's the things you brought back that caused this trouble."
Upon seeing this, Hero quickly put away the black water adhering to his body.
This flower vine turns out to be Ms. Palin's doppelgänger.
In other words... every rose can become Ms. Palin's doppelgänger.
Seeing Ms. Perrin who was no longer calm and gentle, Hollow couldn't help feeling nervous.
Byrne's behavior will not cause the previously promised rewards to be cancelled.
If this is the case, the debt must be placed on him!
"Um, madam, I think this is an accident. The two whale teeth we brought back turned into worms that have lost their activity. Byrne and I have been in contact with them, and there have been no problems."
Holo looked at the mutated apprentice who was being used as fertilizer next to the door and replied calmly.
Although Ms. Palin's clone is made of flower vines, the soul energy fluctuations it emits are the same as those of the original body.
Even the worried expression on his face is vividly displayed.
"I don't mean to blame you. It's because the spirit beast's methods have improved. Even I didn't know it. I had to rely on the tower's reminder to close and clean the apprentice floor. If it were later, this kind of infection would be abnormal.
The scale of change will be even greater.”
As he spoke, a new flower vine rose from the ground, and a budding rose appeared in front of Hero.
After Ms. Palin complained about herself, she looked at Hollow kindly and continued.
"You are just an apprentice who has just entered the tower. It is normal not to be able to tell the difference. There is no shortage of accidents in the world of magicians. This kind of thing has happened before, so you don't need to take it to heart.
The previously promised rewards from the tower will not be deducted, but please don’t go out and walk around these two days. I need to clear the entire apprentice floor to prevent these little things from hiding in the dark and making a comeback."
Seemingly sensing what Hollo was worried about, the rose bone that Ms. Palin handed over soothed his heart.
When Holo took the rose, the green leaves underneath inadvertently touched his ears. It was like Ms. Palin's personal comfort, which calmed his slightly irritable heart.
"This is……"
"It's just a small compensation."
After Ms. Perrin finished speaking, her body shape changed, and the scene before Holo's eyes returned to a plant state of flower vines.
It seemed that her arrival just now was just to make sure that Holo was okay.
"So the touching just now was to confirm whether I was infected?"
Hollow could still see some of the emotional changes in Ms. Palin's clone.
From nervousness and alertness at the beginning, to relaxation and soothing at the end.
It represents her cleaning responsibility and concern for the apprentices.
'It seems that Ms. Perrin's heart is not bad, and she is not as extreme as other magicians. Otherwise, she would not be sent by the tower to take care of us children.'
Hero thought and shook his head.
He shifted his gaze to the rose bone in his hand. The moment he touched it, he knew the function of this flower bone.
A fake Horcrux.
No, it should be said to be a one-time augmented pseudo-horcrux.
You can guess some effects by observing the soul magic formulas depicted in it.
There are barriers and increases in the guarantee, but what they are exactly needs to be studied in detail.
The properties of this pseudo-horcrux are similar to those of whale teeth. They are both born from a main body, but can be used independently. It is very useful for apprentice-level magicians. If used properly, it can increase the combat power of another level.
Judging from the cumbersome formulas reflected above, the strength is very high.
Helo tried to half-activate it. Judging from the passing soul energy, it didn't consume much.
"What a good thing. As expected, every magician has his own characteristics. If this thing is mass-produced, it will make a lot of money."
At this moment, most of the apprentices have received the news, and they are afraid that this deadly infection will spread to themselves, and they are also afraid that they will be purged by the tower because of certain characteristics.
So most of them stayed quietly in the dormitory to recuperate, waiting for the incident to settle.
After receiving Ms. Palin's tacit approval, Hollo walked out of the room.
Ms. Palin did not unite the tower to seal off the area, and their door was still open.
This shows that the infection caused by whale teeth is not serious, at least from the perspective of the tower.
He opened the door and wanted to go out, but Ms. Palin only came to check and warn him.
There are many things in it.
For example...
The man who was treated as a spoiler outside the door.
"The apprentice's body after this infection is really a perfect experimental body."
Hero was leaning against the door, only one punch away from the apprentice who was strangled by flower vines.
After taking a deep breath, he slowly reached out of the black water. As he had guessed, the flower vines began to shrink when they came into contact with the black water without Ms. Palin's control.
After receiving the feedback, Hero poured the black water directly into his open mouth.
The blooming rose in the apprentice's mouth withered in an instant.
The smell of decay permeated it.
After a while, the body, which had lost the support of the flower vines, began to collapse.
Hero picked up his arm and dragged him to his room.
"Baby! Come and take control!"
The octopus boy who had stabbed the crystal into the floating body called to guard him, and Hero looked at the body up and down.
He smiled strangely and walked out of the room.
"Experimental subjects need more."
He needs this means of spreading pollution.
This kind of soul technique... suits him.
Unknowingly, Hero himself did not realize that he was turning into a research maniac.