A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1273 - Chapter 1273 Chapter 859 Decisive Moment_2

Chapter 1273: Chapter 859 Decisive Moment_2 Chapter 1273: Chapter 859 Decisive Moment_2 “Have you been drinking?”

“Just needed a drink to get into the right frame of mind. Too bad we can’t get any cooked beef here; even the red wine with steak doesn’t taste right. It would be better if we had a few bottles of ‘Three Bowls Not Over the Ridge’.”

Duanmu Huai moved his neck.

“Tell me, what’s the situation?”

“As you mentioned before, according to the strategic bureau’s investigation, we have confirmed that the majority of the Ghouls have disappeared from the surface. It is certain that they are currently hiding in the sewers underneath the city, known as Ward 24. This area, reportedly dug out by the Ghouls themselves, serves as their last sanctuary. Hence, the strategic bureau has decided to completely break through and permanently eliminate the threat of the Ghouls.”

“Alright, it seems you guys aren’t stupid — so what’s next? Are you planning to use gas?”

“Gas doesn’t work on the Ghouls; their bodies have a high resistance to similar substances. If we use gas lethal to the Ghouls, we’d likely end up nearly dead as well.”

Investigator Amon shook his head and then took out a map.

“Currently, the headquarters has decided we’ll split into ten groups, each led by Special Grade Investigators, encircle them from all around, and then gradually reduce the Ghouls’ operating space. The Tribunal…”

“We’ll take care of this side.”

Duanmu Huai glanced over and then pointed out a path. Investigator Amon looked and then made a mark.

“Alright then, I’ll leave it in your hands…”

Investigator Amon lowered his voice.

“We’ve already sent out a scouting squad, but they’ve lost contact after a while; it’s clear that the Ghouls underground already know we’re coming, please be careful.”

“Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems if it’s up to us.”

Duanmu Huai took the map and scanned it again.

“Then let’s go, Mary, it’s about time these damn bugs were completely swept away.”

“Yes, Mr. Duanmu.”

After this exchange, the two marched into the dark underground passage ahead.

As the Human Army above ground was gearing up, the Ghouls below ground also began preparing for this battle, knowing that it would decide the fate of the Ghouls. There would only be one outcome: either they would wipe out the special strategic bureau here, or they would be annihilated.

Indeed, the investigators of the strategic bureau were formidable, but… what they were about to face were thousands of Ghouls, hungry and with eyes glowing green, eager to utterly tear apart and devour these humans!

“Where do you think you’re going?!”

The angry blue-haired youth pushed open the door, staring at the masked Ghoul in front.

“This is the most critical battle for the Bronze Tree, and you, as a leader, actually thinking of backing out now?”

“Backing out?”

Hearing the rebuke from the blue-haired youth, the masked man glanced at him.

“This isn’t backing out, nor do I plan to flee from here. Actually… you might not know the real reason why the Bronze Tree came here.”

“The real reason?”

Hearing the reply from the masked man, the blue-haired youth was confused.

“What are you trying to say?”

“You don’t understand.”

The masked man suddenly reached out, grabbed the blue-haired youth’s shoulders, and glared menacingly at him.

“Do you know how we Ghouls came into being? How we appeared? How the Ghouls before us survived? Have you thought about this? No, you never thought about this. You are just like a hot-blooded idiot, and not just you, but the Bronze Tree as well. You are only having a dream, a dream that will never come true!”

“……”

Faced with the sudden outburst from the masked man, the blue-haired youth was at a loss for words, never having seen him this angry before, and at this moment his performance made the blue-haired youth feel rather uneasy.

“You’ll eventually learn the truth, the whole truth. We came here to awaken the being that slumbers within, an existence older than any creature–even older than the dinosaurs! It is our mother, the great Deity who nourished us; it will awaken again, and we, as its children, will become the noblest rulers of this world, and humans will no longer pose a threat to us. They will become nourishment for the mother, merging back into one!”

“………”

Watching the seemingly crazed masked man, the blue-haired youth trembled, having never seen such a side of the other before, and the craziness in the tone even chilled him, a Ghoul.

However, the masked man had already lost interest in speaking with the blue-haired youth, pushing him aside swiftly, turning around, and walking deeper into the tunnel, muttering to himself as if chanting a Spell.

“… from those sources of darkness to the Cosmic Abyss, from those Cosmic Abysses back to the sources of darkness, eternal is the praise for the great Cthulhu, for Sotoguya, for the Unspeakable One, eternal is the praise, filled with the Forest Black Goat… Yea! Shabu Nicolas! The Goat that breeds millions of offspring…”

“Yea! Shabu Nicolas! The Goat that breeds millions of offspring of the Forest Black Goat!”

The masked man’s figure gradually disappeared into the dark tunnel, his voice still echoing in the darkness. Listening intently, it seemed not just he was chanting, but from all directions in the darkness, countless beings were murmuring, chanting, worshiping this twisted prayer.

“Yea! Shabu Nicolas! The Goat that breeds millions of offspring of the Forest Black Goat!”

The blue-haired youth stood still, never before feeling the surrounding darkness so alive. He could sense the vitality from the shadows around him, a stench blasting onto his neck as if a terrifying beast was lurking in the darkness, tightly watching him from behind…

“Sir?”

A hand reached out from behind, touching the blue-haired youth’s shoulder. He jolted, quickly shaking it off and turning around, only to see a member of the Bronze Tree looking at him puzzled.

“What’s wrong, Sir?”

“I… I’m fine!”

The blue-haired youth shook his head vigorously, throwing away the eerie feeling he just experienced.

“Get ready, we must completely exterminate these humans!”

“Yes!”