HCB Chapter 141: As the judge writes, ghosts cry everywhere in the underworld!
Chapter 141: As the judge writes, ghosts cry everywhere in the underworld!
“R'lyeh?”
“Is that the name of the city?”
Rhine looked puzzled.
He had consulted many secret histories in the library, but he had never heard of such a peculiar city existing in the magical world.
Could this be related to the terror the Four Founders encountered?
Rhine continued to question the Bloody Baron.
“You heard the echo from R'lyeh, and then what?”
The Bloody Baron seemed to recall something terrifying, his ghostly form fluctuating as if unstable.
He knelt on the ground in agony, clutching his head, as if an unbearable pain, even for a ghost, was about to burst from his skull.
“I only remember that after waking from that dream, I seemed to go mad. I didn't eat or drink. I was extremely agitated and rushed to Albania as quickly as possible.”
“During those days, every night, I heard the echo of R'lyeh.”
“I am certain that there is a will there, and it does not want the diadem to return to Hogwarts.”
“I don't know exactly what happened to me, I only know that a kind of madness took hold of me, and when I came to my senses, I had already done something irreversible.”
The Bloody Baron's voice trembled more and more as he spoke.
A look of vigilance appeared in Rhine's eyes.
From the moment the Bloody Baron began to describe the scene of R'lyeh to him, mentioning the echoing that resonated every night, he felt a very faint, but definitely existing, aura of madness coiling around the Bloody Baron's ghostly form.
Although this aura of madness was so faint as to be almost invisible, it was indeed from the same source as the giant squid and the gray mist in the Forbidden Forest.
He thought of something: Peeves, who feared nothing, was most afraid of the Bloody Baron in the entire Hogwarts, except for Dumbledore.
Rhine had thought this was because the Bloody Baron was the most ruthless of the ghosts.
But now it seemed that Peeves clearly knew something; he was the first ghost to tell Rhine that the four founders had encountered something terrible.
Perhaps his fear of the Bloody Baron largely stemmed from what the Bloody Baron had experienced.
At this moment, Rhine's questioning of the Bloody Baron was causing him to recall a scene buried for a thousand years.
Rhine didn't know what would happen if he continued like this, but he felt it was better not to let the Bloody Baron continue to recall.
Therefore…
“Baron, you are a good person.”
Rhine imitated Helena's voice.
The Bloody Baron was immediately stunned, and then his eyes lit up, immediately casting aside the terror he had once encountered.
He never expected to receive such praise from Helena's mouth.
Could it be that Helena had forgiven him?
Immediately afterward, a sigh sounded.
“If I had never met him, Baron, I think we might have had a chance.”
A look of astonishment appeared in the Bloody Baron's eyes.
How could he not know that there was someone else in Helena's heart?
That shouldn't be. Before leaving Hogwarts, Helena's circle was quite closed.
And after she left Hogwarts, hiding in Albania, she had no chance to fall in love with anyone, and then she was killed by him.
Who is this person Helena is referring to?
It couldn't be that someone was pursuing Helena after she had become a ghost, could it?!
Then, the Bloody Baron heard words that made his eyes crack.
“That year when the gardenias bloomed, he said his name was Tom Riddle, a student in the castle, and he said I was very beautiful.”
“He was very handsome and had a sweet tongue. The time I knew him was the happiest time of my life.”
“I even told him the location of the diadem, and then he never came to find me again…”
“Perhaps from the beginning, we were a mistake.”
The Bloody Baron roared in disbelief.
“Tom Riddle?”
“Ah, I remember him, the most outstanding Slytherin prefect that year, a member of our Slytherin House…”
“He is a villain, a gigolo! I should have stuffed him under the Black Lake and drowned him when he entered the school!”
“Helena, he only approached you for the diadem!”
But what the Bloody Baron didn't expect was that the "Helena" behind him rebuked him.
“Nonsense, he wasn't for the diadem, he really liked me.”
“It's just that he was about to graduate later, he was very busy, going to pursue his future. I can understand, but I believe his love for me was true.”
“Rhine said he had ulterior motives, saying that if he had met Tom Riddle back then, he would have beaten him to death, but Rhine is still a little wizard, he doesn't understand anything, so it's okay for him to say that.”
“Baron, why are you saying that too? How can you be like a child too?”
The Baron stamped his feet in anger, with only one thought left in his mind.
“Tom Riddle, you bastard!”
“Also, Rhine… this little wizard is a good person, an upright good person. There haven't been many wizards with such noble character in Hogwarts for so many years. I was simply too rude to him before!”
“I have to prepare a gift and thank him properly.”
At this moment, a smile appeared on the corner of Rhine's mouth.
On the system screen, a line of messages appeared.
【The Judge is very sorry for his previous rudeness to you. If he can make friends with a Chan Sect disciple like you, who has a heart full of bright moon, it is his honor.】
【Your relationship with the Judge has been further improved】
Although it is still far from a life-and-death friendship, it will be close if you work harder.
Rhine's gaze fell on the reward for achieving a life-and-death friendship with the Judge.
【Achieving a life-and-death friendship with the Judge will grant you the reward—the crafting method for the Judge's Brush. This brush possesses amazing power in the way of souls. When the Judge wields this brush, its power is vast, the Nine Underworlds wail, and the spirits of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths fall! In addition, this brush also symbolizes the power of judgment in the Netherworld. Holding this brush, you can enjoy an extraordinary status in the Netherworld.】
Rhine's eyes burned with passion.
Although he has obtained many crafting methods for magical treasures, even the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover and the Pure Jade Vase do not involve the way of souls.
And among the Investiture of the Gods in the Primordial World, magical treasures and spells that can attack souls are generally quite powerful, and many famous figures have suffered setbacks.
Like the Soul-Falling Bell, and the spells of the Heng Ha Two Generals, how many people have died under them.
The power of this Judge's Brush is definitely not inferior to the Soul-Falling Bell.
In addition, it is related to the Netherworld. If Rhine can find a place similar to the Netherworld in the magical world one day, it may also come in handy.
Looking at the rapidly progressing relationship, Rhine felt a burst of emotion in his heart.
The gold coins of the simp are still easy to explode.
If it's easy to explode, then you have to continue to explode, strike while the iron is hot!
Immediately, he finally said to the Bloody Baron in Helena's tone.
“Forget it, Baron, you are not him after all.”
“I will keep waiting for him to come back.”
“I had a very pleasant chat with you today. I'll go first.”
The Bloody Baron turned around and only saw a piece of Helena's skirt disappearing into the wall.
Then, after a while, Rhine's figure walked out from the corner.
Rhine's face was full of indignation.
“Mr. Baron, I heard everything.”
“That Tom Riddle is really a scumbag, even deceiving a ghost!”
“Is he worthy of Ms. Helena? He deserves nothing! In my opinion, only you and Ms. Helena are a match made in heaven.”
“If there is a chance, I would like to help you achieve a positive result.”
The Bloody Baron's body trembled, and his eyes showed excitement as he looked at Rhine.
“Good, good, good, good child!”
In the next moment, Rhine's relationship with the Bloody Baron on the system screen soared.
【Your relationship with the Judge of the Underworld has reached a life-and-death friendship】
【You have obtained the reward—the crafting method for the Judge's Brush!】