The place where the mountains and sea meet on the northern coast of the Kingdom of Fiore was originally supposed to be a good tourist attraction.

However, due to the cold weather and heavy snowfall in winter, the roads are closed and almost no one will come close to it within a few months.

Going southeast from the most suitable location for sightseeing, you will enter a fairly large mountainous area.

In a remote hillside not far from the mountain, an unknown person built a simple residence.

In the outer hall of the residence, there were four men in black robes warming themselves around a small stove. The kettle on the stove was steaming.

"I said, the Ravens will be back soon, right?"

"The three of them are always taking their time in everything they do. It took so long to catch a kid."

"It's better than killing someone in the street. If it attracts the attention of the Senate, we will be in trouble."

"Those losers won't be able to find us for ten years, and tonight..."

Several people were chatting away, talking about what was going to happen tonight, and everyone looked expectant.

The plan that has been planned for so long has finally officially begun.

It took a year just to search for 'the place where Canibal sleeps', and several more months to find a way to summon the devil.

In addition, setting up the altar and capturing the sacrifices...

Today their wish will finally come true!

At that time, no matter whether it is the Council or anything else, there is no way to stop them.

The world will belong to them!

The sounds of children talking and crying came from the room inside, but several people turned a deaf ear to it. It should be said that they were used to it.

As long as you visit every once in a while and no one dies.

In the room, a dozen children were huddled in the corner.

Some children cry quietly because they are afraid. They dare not cry loudly, because if they cry loudly, they will be whipped by people outside.

Some children have been arrested for a long time and are already tired of crying. They are either leaning against the wall in a daze or have fallen asleep. When they wake up, they may continue to cry or may become stunned.

The man in black robe just wanted them to live, so he naturally didn't take good care of them, so that the room was filled with an unspeakable stench.

Among the many children, there are rare two who neither cry nor become numb.

"Brother, I'm cold."

"Come closer and squeeze in so you won't feel cold anymore."

"Yeah." The little girl squeezed towards her brother, "Brother, I'm hungry."

The gray-haired little boy hugged her and said, "Go to sleep. You won't be hungry when you sleep."

"Yeah." The little girl closed her eyes obediently.

But he opened it again after a moment: "Brother, why hasn't Liz come back?"

"She has gone home. She is the first one to pass the test. Go to sleep. Maybe when you wake up, we will enter the next level."

"Um."

The little boy was lying. He had lied to his sister for a day and a night, saying that this was a test arranged by his parents and uncles outside.

As long as they pass, the two of them will be powerful adults, and they will have a cake as big as a wheel to eat when they go back.

As for the children who cried when they were whipped, they were just too scared, and the uncles were just acting.

He himself knew that this place was dangerous, and Liz...

I'm afraid I'll never come back again.

The little boy observed this dark room. There were no windows and the walls were so solid. If he wanted to escape, he could only wait for the bad guys outside to fall asleep.

But last night, another group of people stayed here and didn't sleep at all.

Then they will only have a chance when they are taken out like Liz.

I hope I will be taken out with my sister by then.

Crunch~

The wooden door was pushed open, and several sleeping children were awakened.

Some tears welled up in their eyes, but they didn't dare to cry because the man was holding a whip.

Snap!

The whip fell anyway and struck a child who was not awakened.

"stand up!"

"Ah! Wow..."

The child cried after being beaten, but immediately received two more blows. The pain in his arms and back made him want to cry again, but he did not dare to cry out anymore.

The man in black robe glanced to make sure no one was sleeping, and shouted: "Everyone, come out!"

The children were afraid of the whip and staggered up from the ground.

The little gray-haired boy from before carefully pulled his sister into the queue.

Is the opportunity coming?

But when he arrived at the outer hall, his heart felt cold.

There were at least twenty men in black robes outside, and it was more than enough for even one person to watch over them.

The possibility of escape is too low.

The people in black robes drove the children out of their homes and onto the path to the altar.

Some children can still hold on even if they wear cotton-padded clothes, but some children's clothes are thinner and their lips turn blue from the cold when walking on the road.

The people in black robes don't care, as long as the road is not frozen to death.

The person who was originally responsible for staying here asked: "It's not dark yet, why does it suddenly have to be earlier?"

"The raven never came back and didn't send the signal as promised. It may have been killed. If it continues, there may be problems."

"That idiot... But if the ceremony is held in advance, what if there are not enough sacrifices? And the time is not up."

"The ghost boss will find a way to deal with that kind of thing. At most, it will make Master Canibo a little weaker when he is summoned, and he can just add a few more high-quality sacrifices when he is summoned."

"So that's it... Hey! Those two brats! Catch them!"

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"This damn place is really hard to find."

Rhodes used several pieces of clothing he collected from Poppy Town as scent sources for the Shadow Wolves to find.

He himself also accepted the Shadow Wolf and searched for it for a while.

Unfortunately, I don't know whether it was because it took too long, or whether the Black Magic Order had done something to the children, so they couldn't smell the children's scent at all.

Finally, I found the altar by trying to smell the blood.

Rhodes and Erza were hiding on the mountainside not far from the altar, using two stone beetles disguised as stones as cover.

There is less snow on the sunny side of the mountain, so no one noticed the two extra stones.

From the perspective of the two of them, a high platform was built with stones and wood in the valley, and a dark red magic circle was painted on the high platform.

With Erza's eyesight, she could tell at a glance that it was painted with blood. As for whose blood it was...

Erza couldn't wait to go down and kill those bastards right now.

"It's useless to kill them now. We need to confirm the condition of the other children first." Rhode held her shoulders. She couldn't be impulsive at this time.

"I know." Erza whispered, "Any clues? Why not..."

If Rhodes couldn't help it, she would be more inclined to knock down all the people below and question them one by one about their lair.

This environment was too conspicuous, which greatly affected the efficiency of investigation, but he finally found the person he was looking for.

"Yes, someone is walking this way. They will be there in a few minutes. The kids..." Rhode gritted his teeth, "They are here too."

What did these beasts do to the children?
Chapter completed!