In this battle, the ghost's defeat was somewhat beyond Zi Chen's expectations.
It also made him feel more relaxed.
The ghosts fled in all directions, cleverly not moving in the same direction. It was somewhat difficult for Zi Chen to pursue them.
But he didn't care.
A ghost successfully evaded Zi Chen's pursuit, ran away, and finally saw the towering gate.
As long as he leaves here, he will be safe.
He glanced behind him and saw that Zi Chen was not chasing after him, so there was a smile on his lips.
But when he turned around, the smile solidified.
A black light flashed from his eyes.
He didn't even see clearly what it was.
Blood spurted out from his neck, and he fell into a pool of blood, lifeless.
The 'hope' that was killed in one blow continues to hide.
When Zi Chen arrived here, there were already several corpses here.
He gave a thumbs up to Hope.
Zi Chen did not deal with the corpses on the ground, because it was completely unnecessary. If such a big thing happened, Apollo, the leader of this force, would pay attention to it, and what awaited Zi Chen next would be a devastating blow.
He walked forward, until he reached the door.
He was ready for a fierce battle.
****
****
There is still no news from the captive place, and no one has come out of it, which makes the ghosts in Apollo's forces feel worried in their hearts.
Gal came to the residence of the leader Apollo and informed him of the seriousness of the matter.
"Sir, something must have happened inside." Garr said confidently.
The ghost leader named Apollo waved his hand indifferently and said: "What could happen? You are worrying too much."
Gal said in a deep voice: "The people who left last time have not come back yet, and there are more than forty people who have never returned from the captivity. Something big must have happened inside."
Apollo said: "In that case, you should take a few people to go inside and have a look."
Gal shook his head and said: "A few people are not enough."
"Then bring ten people in. I don't believe that any danger can happen in our captive place."
Gal said goodbye and left, Apollo was still sitting there, his eyes looking out the window, only those bright black eyes looked human.
He seemed to be lost in memories, his eyes gradually became complicated, and finally he took out a golden armor plate.
If Zi Chen were here, he would definitely be able to recognize this piece of armor, which is almost exactly the same as the one he can turn into a sword.
After observing carefully for a while, he put away the nail plate again.
As a leader, he didn't seem to worry about the situation in the penal colony at all. Even a fool could tell that something had happened there.
And it’s still a big deal.
Because recently, the number of ghosts has nearly halved.
Gal led people into the captive area. For safety reasons, he took a dozen people in, but no one came back.
Apollo walked out of the room and began to inspect his territory.
The territory was very large and there were quite a few ghosts. As he walked, he came to the Altar Castle and walked in.
There were four ghosts sitting inside, sitting cross-legged. When they saw Apollo walking in, they stood up immediately.
Apollo waved his hand, indicating that they did not need to be polite.
The four ghosts still stood up. Apollo didn't come to this place often. Maybe he came this time because he had something to explain.
"Chief, I heard that there was an accident in our territory? Someone died for no reason?" one of the ghosts asked.
"It is true that some people are missing, but I have asked Gal to check." Apollo said lightly: "It shouldn't be a big deal."
"No matter who it is who dares to take advantage of our territory, we must not let him go!" the ghost said again. The other three ghosts were also aggrieved.
Apollo looked at the altar with a complicated expression for a long time, then turned and left.
Then, he wandered around the territory again, but in fact it was more like a dying king inspecting his territory for the last time, with a somewhat tragic meaning.
After one lap, he continued back to his residence.
Before waiting for Gal to come back, he guessed that Gal would never come back, but still did not send anyone to check.
Everything in this territory is normal, except that the number of ghosts is decreasing.
Until Apollo smelled the faint smell of blood.
Even though he became a ghost and was only interested in souls, Apollo was still very sensitive to the smell of blood floating here.
At this moment, his expression was complicated, but there was also a hint of relief.
Suddenly, there were screams from the outside world, followed by the sound of fighting, but it only lasted for a moment, and everything returned to calm.
Apollo did not leave the room until his door was pushed open and a shadow appeared in his field of vision.
In front of the shadow is a person standing.
A human with a knife covered in blood.
Apollo was still sitting there, like a master, stretched out his hand and said calmly: "Sit."
Zi Chen, who was standing outside the door, hesitated slightly and then walked in.
During this period, he looked around keenly, fearing an ambush.
Apollo looked at Zi Chen quietly, taking in every expression of his.
Zi Chen sat opposite Apollo, looking at him as well. In his hand, the golden knife was tightly clenched, with blood dripping from the tip.
The atmosphere was silent and a little strange.
"Finally, I saw a different existence."
Apollo chuckled, but his smile was too ferocious because he was a ghost.
Zi Chen remained silent, because Apollo was too calm, not at all surprised, not at all surprised, not even a little bit murderous.
He was like a gentleman looking at a friend he had known for many years.
Although Zi Chen feels that this term is not accurate.
After all, the person in front of me is a ghost, who lives by devouring people, and is obviously not a gentleman.
"Did you kill all my people?" Apollo then asked this question, his tone still calm.
Zi Chen's expression changed.
It seems that the other party knows everything.
He suddenly stood up, with veins bulging on the back of his hands. The golden knife trembled and buzzed gently in his hand, and a killing intent escaped, as if the knife would be drawn out at any time.
Apollo didn't seem to care and asked, "How did you do that?"
Zi Chen looked slightly startled.
"You are clearly in the Devouring Realm, how do you maintain your physical condition?"
Apollo continued to ask, his always calm expression changing for the first time at this moment.
****
****
Apollo's expression changed greatly, and it could be seen that he was very concerned about this matter.
"Tell me, how did you do it? How could you in the Devouring Realm survive as a human body?"
Apollo, who had always looked calm before, asked eagerly.
Zi Chen said: "It's very simple, just don't devour it."
Apollo shook his head and said: "No, it's not easy at all. If you don't swallow it, you will die."
Zi Chen said: "Then am I still alive?"
"You mean, you suppressed the devouring heart, how is this possible?" Apollo looked unbelievable.
"It is what it is."
Zi Chen said: "Suppress the thought of swallowing and don't swallow humans, and naturally you won't become a ghost."
Apollo glanced at the long knife dripping with blood in Zi Chen's hand, "It's easy to say, but this is almost impossible to accomplish. I have done many experiments during this period, but none of them succeeded. The thought of swallowing, It will corrode every part of the body and cannot be suppressed until it becomes a ghost."
Apollo smiled bitterly, "After becoming a ghost, the thought of devouring will fade away. I have even always wondered whether the devouring state is a hurdle deliberately set by God for mankind. As long as you cross that hurdle If you hit the mark, you will become a ghost."
Apollo looked Zi Chen up and down, and said after a moment: "It wasn't until I saw you that I realized that everything was not like this. At the very least, you are a miracle. No, it's not just a miracle, but a unique existence. .Perhaps, you are not from our world."
Zi Chen shook his head and said: "I am not a miracle. There was still someone who was following me all the time. He was also in the Devouring Realm. He was also a human being, and he also did not turn into a ghost."
After a slight pause on his expression, Zi Chen said: "Besides, I am also from here, born and raised, and I am no different from you."
There was a hint of surprise in Apollo's eyes, but he did not dwell too much on this issue. He sighed and said: "I used to be very ambitious, hoping to enter the land of sanctification all the way. Who knows, what will happen if we move forward? The road ends here."
"A place of sanctification?" Zi Chen's expression changed slightly, this is a strange place.
"A legendary place is deep in this world. It is said that if you keep going forward, you can eventually find it."
Apollo's eyes were full of longing, "And once you successfully reach that place, you will become the master of this world!"
Zi Chen had never heard of that place, but when he heard Apollo talking about it, he had eager expectations for that holy place.
It seemed that there was a voice deep in his heart telling him that he must go there.
"Why tell me?"
Zi Chen suppressed the impulse in his heart and asked the doubts in his heart.
This time, the process of dealing with the ghosts here went smoothly. Zi Chen, who originally thought he would encounter an encirclement and suppression, did not expect to reach here so quickly.
He had various speculations in his mind before, but through this conversation, he knew that Apollo was not an arrogant leader, and he had known about this for a long time.
"Because I can't move forward, but you can. Maybe you can finally see the scene that I hope to see but can never see."
Apollo, who had been sitting there, suddenly stood up, and a powerful aura suddenly released from his body, "But if you think you can go deep in this way, you are totally wrong. You destroyed my territory. Today we One of the two is bound to die here."
It was a calm conversation before, but the next moment there was the most violent battle.
The two face each other in life and death.
There were sounds of fierce fighting in the room, which lasted for about a quarter of an hour.
After a quarter of an hour, the sounds of fierce fighting disappeared.
It was time for tea again, Zi Chen walked out of the room holding his belly.
Blood flowed out from between his fingers, his face was extremely pale, and he was seriously injured.
In his other hand, he held two blood-stained golden armor pieces.