OBS Chapter 4137 Corpse Ball
Chapter 4137 Corpse Ball
Chapter 4137 Corpse Ball
As for Shad's other source of information, "desire," its only description of the leatherworkers is that each death of a leatherworker causes permanent damage to a layer of their skin. Only by destroying all the leather they wear can a leatherworker be completely eliminated. Therefore, the mermaid believes that Shad shouldn't waste his time dealing with the leatherworkers.
"That lady didn't tell us any of this. Do you know who we are? If we disappear here, no matter who you are, you will definitely be tracked down."
Shad said, but the maid just smiled:
"Guests, what brings you here? Are you here to buy leather goods, or to dispose of old leather goods?"
Then Shad said:
Where are the others who came with us?
"The guests have finished their visit and left through the back door. They are all regulars and do not need to be tested."
Only then did Xia De answer the other party's question:
"We want to transform the leather goods we have."
He repeated what Vige had just said, but the maid shook her head:
“Any piece of leather, once made, is perfect. I can repair leather, but I will not alter it.”
Then it changed its tone again:
"But if you can help me with a few small things, I can make an exception for you. It's very simple: find some good-looking men and women and have them come here as well. Once the new leather goods are finished, you will have priority in purchasing them and you can also get some other good things from me."
This sounds like the leatherworker has opened a special quest shop for Shad and Viggo, but Shad has no interest in buying anything from there. His only purpose in coming here is to find the leatherworker and obtain clues about the location of the [Leatherworks Guild].
Perhaps by continuing to do the leatherworking tasks and accumulating enough work, he could eventually find the guild through its introduction, but Shad didn't have the patience to wait. He had many other matters to deal with related to various illegal organizations. Besides, once the guild was dealt with, Adelina could sleep more peacefully at night.
However, before resorting to violence, he planned to try peaceful means first:
“That’s a good suggestion, but before that, I’d like you to take a look at this leather item. This is our second purpose for coming here. This leather item is very old; it’s a family heirloom, which is why I know a little about leather. My elders left a will that this item could be exchanged for something good from a leatherworker.”
He reached out to Vige, who then took a small, folded package from her pocket. The high-quality leather was even smoother than silk, and it was very convenient to carry when folded.
Schade unfolded the Nicolas Flamel leather garment, and the leatherworker, who appeared to be a maid, reached out and touched it:
"Yes, there are indeed tokens on this leather item."
Shad raised an eyebrow:
"So what can this leather item be exchanged for? The elders didn't tell us, they just said that there were some good things left."
"It's not certain yet; you'll need to bring the leather item to our clubhouse in person."
She gestured invitingly:
"Please follow me, gentlemen."
Vig looked at Shade, who nodded and followed her. The three left the room and returned to the third-floor corridor, and just as Shade stepped through that door—
when!
The maid turned and stabbed at Shad with her dagger, but it was blocked by the golden barrier. The "Heathon Sign" exploded instantly, blasting the maid directly into the wall across the corridor with a loud bang.
However, when Xia De and Wei Ge arrived at the wall, they did not see the maid.
As the user of the relic, the leatherworker had the ability to move and traverse within this scene, even controlling the rooms to change according to his nostalgic memories. Although the other party had concealed themselves, Shad was certain that they wouldn't leave like this; this was their territory.
"Contact them to surround this area."
He spoke to Vige, then extended his hand to her. The witch bit down immediately, sucking Shad's blood while simultaneously conducting communications.
Shad closed his eyes to sense his surroundings, then suddenly took a step to the side, avoiding the small knife that pierced through the gap in the wooden floor beneath his feet. As the knife slid through the gap, it cut through the floor, creating a gap in space that resembled the opening of a zipper.
The leatherworker poked half his body out from there; below him was not the second floor, but a chaotic, black space:
"You and your partner are both very good-looking. I think I would be very happy to wear her leather clothes."
Shad did not launch an attack directly:
"I'm curious, since you recognized the leather item I took out, why did you still fight me?"
"The original agreement stipulated that the descendants of the signatories would bring the leather item to the guild hall before we would release the item we were holding. Since you didn't find the guild hall, killing you to retrieve the leather item would invalidate the agreement."
Xia De laughed, and in the midst of his laughter, a dazzling silver moonlight was cleaved out, but it only shattered the floor of the third floor, revealing a large hole leading to the second floor.
Vige had already released Xia De's hand at this point:
"Although I expected them to use tricks, I still didn't expect them to be so blatant. Relics are relics. [Furniture Guild] wants what Mother Flamel left behind? Is that thing really that valuable?"
Shade shook his head:
"Let's leave here first and meet up with the others outside."
But they both understood that the cobbler wouldn't let them leave so easily. After returning to the first floor from the third floor, the downstairs door could still be opened. Although what they saw after opening the door was the desolate forest outside the city, when the two stepped through the building's door, they returned to the same foyer they had just been in.
At this moment, their vision was filtered through an even thicker, nostalgic, yellowish light than before, and both Xia De and Wei Ge could hear melodious dance music coming from the second floor of the building.
The leatherworker has activated the characteristics of the document-level relic, and the most effective way to escape this state is to find the relic itself, which is the oil painting, currently hidden in this scene.
Once the scene unfolds, the position of the painting cannot be moved, but by touching the painting, one can safely escape from it.
"Wait a moment."
As the music grew clearer from the rooftop, Vige supported Shade with one hand while trying to remove her inconvenient high heels with the other. Even a demigod witch could fight in high heels, but she couldn't.
"I'll do it."
Xia De knelt down on one knee in front of Wei Ge, took out the flat shoes he had prepared beforehand, and was about to put them on her. Wei Ge's face turned bright red, but she still let Xia De help her change her shoes. They didn't look for the source of the music. Wei Ge then tossed a coin and pointed to the corridor on the left side of the first floor.
The corridor door was closed, but when it was opened, music rushed out. What was in front of me was not a corridor at all, but a banquet hall where a ball was being held.
Men and women, all wearing masks, danced to the music of a band. Behind the bar on one side of the banquet hall, a bartender mixed drinks while watching the dancers. Everyone was dressed in leather; everyone was a corpse, completely unclothed.
Indulging in eternal pleasure, dancing amidst music, ointment, and a cold, damp room, this bizarre scene did not frighten Shad and Viggo. Shad sighed and stretched out his hand forward:
"Wei Ge, close your eyes—Light Spell!"
Even with her eyes closed, Wei Ge was still able to perceive the dazzling, sacred moonlight with all her senses in the next second. Touch, hearing, and even smell—sensor systems that were normally unable to perceive light—all knew the secret of the "moonlight."
The moonlight felt cold to the touch, crisp and clear to the ear, and distinctly smelled like the scent of Chad.
Wei Ge opened her eyes after the light disappeared. The music had stopped, and there were large numbers of corpses lying on the floor. The sacred moonlight had suppressed the spirits of the dead, allowing them to temporarily return to the peaceful slumber of the summer night.
Even in the dim yellow scene, there was a faint silver moonlight. Only Xia De could make the basic "light spell" work to this extent.
This "corpse ball" was clearly not a scene that should appear in this oil painting. Shad looked at the bartender who was still wiping glasses. The bartender placed the glasses on the bar, took out a bottle of wine from under the bar, filled a glass, and gestured for Shad to enter.
"Want to have a drink?"
The leatherworker asked:
“These are all my private collections. Sometimes I will temporarily peel off the leather items from my body and let the corpses wear them to show me, which is also quite interesting. However, I do not imprison the freedom of these souls; they voluntarily chose to follow me.”
It asked Shad and the witch a question:
"Gentlemen, do you know what the most distinctive characteristic of those souls who pursue leather goods is?"
Seeing that neither Shad nor the witch answered, the cobbler picked up his wine glass and said:
"It's vanity. They spend their whole lives craving a more respectable, more glamorous, and more admired appearance. When they are alive, they wear silk and satin, adorn themselves with gold and silver jewelry, and wish they could have everyone's eyes on them; even in death, they are unwilling to be content, still clinging to that skin that covers their bones, clinging to being watched, admired, and collected."
Like this ball of corpses, they are already cold bodies, yet they still wear my clothes, standing in this dance floor that shouldn't exist in the painting, striking elegant poses, waiting to be observed and praised. Even death cannot strip them of their obsession with 'being seen,' and even after their flesh has rotted, they still insist on maintaining a beautiful facade.
However, without these people's desires, how could my [Leather Goods Guild] have such a constant stream of visitors?