HPDBC Chapter 374: Haunted House (2)
Chapter 374: Haunted House (2)
“Constellation of Fear.”
“Yes, Master of Despair.”
“Will this really be able to change the flow of fear?”
“Hahaha. There is no need to worry. Human fear comes from the unknown. No matter how much they fear the Evil God… People merely know his .”
“Oh?”
“Give it some time. Soon… The entire continent will be plunged into fear of the Constellations.”
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“... It certainly is worth an investigation.” Kim Si-Hun, who had been told of the missing people in a town on the outskirts of the empire, nodded.
It was far too optimistic to think that there was no relationship between the mansion that suddenly appeared outside the town and the disappearing people.
“Let’s set out right away. Oh, are you in the middle of anything?” Oh Kang-Woo asked as he stood up from his chair.
He had spent an entire week buried under a pile of paperwork, so he wanted to move around.
“I had plans with some noble ladies, but… I didn’t want to attend anyway, so I will cancel them,” Si-Hun replied as he sighed.
The greater the people’s fear of Lucifer grew, the more popular Si-Hun became. He was starting to be revered as the hero who would save the continent from the hands of the filthy Lord of the Flies. Those of power from all over the continent were flocking to the empire to make connections with Si-Hun.
“Got it. In that case, bring Layla with you on the way and brief her on the incident as well,” Kang-Woo stated.
“Will Layla be coming with us as well?”
“Yeah.”
Layla was Gaia’s incarnation; they might be able to gain some sort of clues if the power of a god were to make contact with the suspicious mansion.
There were likely some gods that were cheering at the appearance of Evil God Lucifer, or were trying to take advantage of the chaos and come up with ways to raise their own Deific Essence. Some might be enraged at Lucifer on the outside, but were thinking otherwise.
“Got it. I’ll be right back.” Si-Hun left the room.
Kang-Woo turned to Lilith and said, “Lilith. You get ready too.”
“Pardon? Me too?”
Lilith’s eyes widened, not having expected for Kang-Woo to nominate her as well.
“There’s no one more skilled than you in
“Okay, okay.”
She was obviously pushing herself, but he paid it no mind.
It had been a while since he had seen this side of Lilith; no, it had been the first time.
It was entertaining to see a flustered Lilith compared to how relaxed she always was. Kang-Woo suppressed his laughter and continued investigating the mansion. Their steps echoed throughout the hallway.
“Urgh.”
Lilith’s expression was getting darker by the second. Kang-Woo laughed in silence while looking at her reactions.
Ghosts had no way of harming them even if they appeared, so he couldn’t understand her reactions.
Kang-Woo could now understand why people loved watching horror films with others who couldn’t handle it, and watching their reactions to the scenes. He thought that having brought her was worth it just for her reactions alone.
Just then, a large drawer that had been in the hallway suddenly fell. One of the cabinets opened, spilling what looked to be human eyeballs, intestines, and blood.
Kang-Woo chuckled. “What a cute contrapt—”
“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!” Lilith screamed.
She held Kang-Woo’s arm tight and leaned her head on his shoulder. A sloppy and sticky sensation traveled up his arm.
“Hyaaaaaaaaaahhh!”
Lilith’s hair floated and turned into green tentacles spewing pus that wrapped around Kang-Woo. Tears flowed down Lilith’s eighteen eyeballs.
“KYAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!” Kang-Woo screamed.
“M-My king!”
Lilith’s green tentacles dug into his clothes. No, not just his clothes, but they even dug into his mouth, nostrils and ears.
“Urrrrggggghhhhh.”
“I-I’m so scared!!”
“S-Save m…”
1. Lothric Castle is a location in . ☜
2. Tian Wuchen’s title was also Sword Emperor, but that is a direct translation of the title commonly used in wuxia novels. However, Si-Hun’s title is one that phonetically spells out the English words S in Korean, which sounds very cringe. ☜