Shadow Apostle

A black cane.

The surface has a frosted visual effect, but it feels like a cold metallic texture.

The handle is also made of metal, with thin black cloth strips wrapped around the surface.

The whole cane looks low-key and restrained from a distance.

Horst took it and realized that the cane was quite heavy.

If it were before awakening, it would probably be difficult to swing it.

It feels very heavy when I use it now, but it is within the acceptable range.

I tried swinging it a few times, and both the feel and sound effects were much more enjoyable than the original wooden staff sword.

Horst nodded with satisfaction, but, that’s it?

Thinking of the name Brubru mentioned, Horst fumbled with his fingers on the handle.

Since it can transform, there must be a way to control it.

However, no switch-like structure was found, and the handle was smooth and flat, with no abnormalities.

"You hold the handle, and your wrist suddenly exerts force forward." The green Bulu Bulu reminded him roughly, "You have to move quickly and exert force fiercely, but the force does not need to be too strong. Just use that explosive force. .”

Horst nodded and tried to follow Brubru's instructions to let his wrist explode with strength.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

"The power is too small. I told you not to use too much force, but I didn't tell you to use no strength at all."

"I wouldn't even use such little force to rub Mrs. Nair's vagina."

"Explosive power, if you don't use it, your intelligence can't use it."

"Dang Cang."

A metallic collision interrupted the Oxman's roar.

For a moment, the interior of the hut was silent, with only the roar of the furnace and anvil outside echoing.

The cane was broken.

It was broken into more than a dozen sections, connected by chains and leather.

It turned into a structure similar to a nine-section whip.

interesting.

Horst tried swinging it a few times.

The attack range has nearly doubled.

Moreover, once such a heavy weapon is swung, the attack effect will be doubled.

but……

"Why are you hiding so far away?"

Kant and Brubru had already hid in the corner, huddled behind a lathe, with only two heads exposed.

"It's a good swing, please don't swing it again." Kant said from a distance, "You have never used a whip before."

"Well, it seems so, but it doesn't matter. There happens to be a violent maniac who wants to give me special training in physical skills. She will find a way to teach me."

"Then you can use this function after you learn it. I've never seen you swinging a whip indoors like this." Bulu Bulu also huddled behind the bunker, "Reverse the force, yes, that's it, the same feel."

There was another clanging sound, and the connecting body tightened suddenly, causing the canes to interlock and become a solid body again.

Only then did Kant and Bulu Bulu get out, and with lingering fear, they distanced themselves a little away from Host.

"Also, use the same technique as before and rotate the handle to the right."

This time it didn’t take much effort and it was successful in two attempts.

Horst felt a tremor in his hand.

The overall body of the cane has not changed much, but from the inside of the cane, a row of saw-tooth-like sharp edges popped out.

The sharp edges extend one after another, all the way to the top of the cane, making the cane look like a special handsaw. There is also a sharp metal thorn protruding from the top, which shines in the light.

"hiss……"

Horst felt a little chilly.

What an insidious feature.

I will definitely use it often with a critical heart.

Turning the weapon back into an ordinary cane, Horst stroked the smooth surface of the cane and admired it for a long time before handing it back.

At the same time, the special 'glass ball' was handed over.

Brubru held the glass beads and looked at the gas lamp on the wall for a long time. Then he suddenly strode to the door and slammed the inner door.

Isolate the roaring mechanical sound and the continuous metal knocking sound.

It's less chaotic inside.

Several small lathes, several tool tables, grinding wheels, circular saws, and various industrial equipment that Horst had never seen in his previous life all appeared in the spacious room.

Brubru threw his cane on one of the workbenches, holding the 'glass ball' and pacing back and forth around the workbench. Kant pulled Horst, and the two quietly walked to a stool in the corner and sat down, far away. Looking at the pensive Oaks man from a distance.

"What is he thinking about?"

Kant slowly stuffed a handful of tobacco into the pipe, lit it, took a deep breath, and let out a comfortable sigh:

"You should sit down for a while. He is probably thinking about how to embed the mysterious heart into the cane. It will probably take some time to finish. Don't you really want to give it a try?"

The smell of tobacco wafted into Horst's nose.

I don't feel choked, but I feel a sense of inner peace and calmness.

Horst's excitement from anticipation quickly calmed down.

"Forget it. Maybe one day in the future, I will have to use it to heal my mental wounds, but at least not now. There is no need to let myself rely on them now."

Horst took several puffs of smoke, but finally shook his head with a smile, pointed to Brubru on the other side, and asked:

"Are the so-called mysterious hearts all glass beads like this?"

"Pfft, cough cough cough..."

Kant suddenly choked violently and coughed to the point of tears. It took him a long time to regain his breath and stared at Horst with strange eyes.

"Those are not glass beads." Kant panted for a long time before explaining in a dumbfounded voice, "Strictly speaking, those are the prey you hunted, their soul fragments."

"Um?"

"After your prey dies, its soul is completely broken, and its spirituality is led by the Kingdom of Hades to return to eternal sleep. But because it, or our soul, has been distorted, in addition to the spiritual part, there will be many distorted fragments , there is still a lot of mystery left. If the timing is right at this time, the broken soul fragments wrap up the mystery, and this so-called 'glass bead' will be formed. So, Mr. Zhuom, Mr. Mysterious Hunter, then The thing is actually the soul of your prey.”

Horst's mouth trembled as he wanted to say something, but finally sighed.

"The glass beads on the outside are just soul fragments, but they are manifested in this way in this world." Kant took out a card, wrote an address and handed it to Horst, "My understanding of the occult Very few, after all, I don’t want to go crazy so early. If you want to learn more about this knowledge, go here and try your luck."

No. 8, Lushui Street, Twilight District.

Horst nodded and put away the card.

"Is this one of the few who don't want to walk in the sun?"

"Oh, of course, how could a believer of Happy Maid be willing to see the rising sun." Kant hesitated for a moment and explained, "She was the one who passed the news about No. 4 Wine Red Street to me. I immediately I handed it over to you, I didn’t expect to conflict with that cat, but luckily the result was good in the end.”

"Thank her for the news for me, I..."

Horst suddenly closed his mouth because he saw that BuluBulu finally made a move.

Then he saw a giant Oaks man striding over, grabbing Horst's wrist condescendingly and dragging him towards the workbench.

He placed him towards the workbench, took a glass of water from the side and placed it in front of Horst.

"bloodletting."

"Um?"

Horst didn't know why, but when he saw Brubru's affirmative expression, he cut his fingers open with his rapier and squeezed the blood into the teacup.

One drop, two drops...

It wasn't until the water surface was covered with blush that Bulu Bulu raised his hand to stop Horst.

"That's enough. Blood is the best carrier of the soul, so in the forging process, there are often some links that require the use of blood."

While shaking the teacup, the Oaks man pinched the mysterious heart and threw it into the bloody water glass.

Just as he said, the ball dissolved directly in the water as soon as it entered the water. In a few seconds, not even a trace of residue was left.

"Not bad, just as expected."

Brubru shook the cup vigorously to mix the blood.

"Is this..." Horst asked doubtfully, "The outer shell has been dissolved? Where is the mystery inside?"

"As soon as the soul dissolves into the blood, a false concept is created, making the entire glass of water have the characteristics of the soul. Therefore, all the mystery in the mysterious heart is locked in this glass of water. Take it Now, this glass of water is the mysterious heart, if you spill it, it will be completely gone."

"hiss……"

Horst felt that the weight of the cup suddenly increased tenfold. He held it carefully and did not dare to move.

Bulu Bulu ignored him and lay down in front of the operating table. His ten fingers as thick as radishes showed amazing dexterity. With the ten fingers dancing flexibly like butterflies, the deformed cane was broken into pieces. Stacks of parts, big and small.

"Inlaying is different from applying blessing oil. Inlaying is permanent, so it is more troublesome."

Brubru took out the thinnest paintbrush and dipped it in some blood, then picked up a part.

“@#￥@#……”

Holding the brush in one hand and the parts in the other, Bulu Bulu shook his body in a strange rhythm, reciting unintelligible sentences in his mouth, and then quickly started writing, sketching a strange symbol on the parts.

"This is the handle. It needs to be disguised as the skull of the soul. Using spiritual runes is the safest choice."

Putting down the handle, the Oaks man picked up a chain, dipped it in blood again, and quickly painted on the chains of different thicknesses.

"This is the connecting chain. The innermost part needs to be disguised as the core of the soul. The use of mysterious runes is the least likely to be seen through."

Throwing the chain back, he picked up a staff again, and the movements depicted in his hand were so fast that he could hardly see them clearly.

"This is the body of the staff, the outermost layer. These are the simplest. Just disguise it as the outer shell of the soul. It's best to use solid runes."

However, just after drawing it once, Bulu Bulu suddenly shook his head vigorously and wiped the parts with his big hands a few times to wipe away the blood. Then, under Horst's strange gaze, he started to draw different lines again as if nothing had happened.

"I thought wrong. Solid runes are not good. The best thing is to use strong runes with light runes. Otherwise, the coordination with the mysterious runes is not enough, and it is possible that the mystery will not be deceived."

Part after part, the hands of the Oaks people circulated, and the water in the tea cup became less and less.

Seeing that the blood had reached the bottom, the last part was finally painted.

Bulu Bulu threw away the paintbrush, looked at the pile of parts on the workbench with his hands on his hips, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Not bad."

"Uh...is that okay?"

"Yes, I used the soul fragments of your prey as material, and used runes on the weapon to conceptually create a false shell of the mysterious heart. In this way, I deceived the mysterious rules and allowed the mystery of the mysterious heart to transform the weapon. Treat it as the original soul shell.”

Horst shook his head vigorously, not understanding at all.

"It's okay, now we just need the last step to put them back together."

Brubru's big hands grabbed the parts.

"Whether it will succeed or not will be decided the moment it is completely completed."

"Crack, click, click."

The sound of metal clashing continued one after another.

There are fewer and fewer parts on the table.

The cane in Brubru's hand took shape again.

With a final click, the final parts were installed.

A strange red mist suddenly exploded from the cane and swept everything around it instantly.