Hao Ren didn't know what had happened in this town, but he was sure of one thing, it was not a good thing.The wandering spirits in this town are enough to prove the end of the town's inhabitants, who are obviously long dead, at least hundreds of years ago, but this mass of spirits is just an accumulation of "memories", and there is no trace of any soul in these empty memory echoes - where are these souls?
Nangong Sanba became the only necromancy master in the team at this time, although his combat effectiveness was not good, but in his century-long career as a demon hunter, he dealt with all kinds of ghosts the most: "Human souls dissipate quickly, and it is generally impossible to preserve them for hundreds of years.However, the spirit structure of this space is more stable than that of the outside world, so it is possible for the soul to be preserved for a long time.There are only two explanations for the surrounding 'reverberations', either the souls of the townspeople are still imprisoned somewhere in the town, and the soul energy leaked out by them has produced various illusions, or these people have suffered great torture before death or have been controlled by necromancy after death, so their memories have been forcibly extracted and turned into phantoms in this land to remain to this day. ”A chill slipped through his heart, and Hao Ren looked up at the nearest house to him.The decaying old house stood silently in the narrow streets, its dark doors and windows staring into the shadows of the other buildings like hollow evil eyes, and the dark, smoky sky hung down behind the roofs, enveloping everything as if it were going to suffocate the whole world.Surrounded by such buildings, the empty, lifeless houses themselves seemed to have become some kind of curse, imprisoning the people who once lived on the land.Nangong Sanba tightened the windbreaker he was wearing, and said in a low voice: "This place is full of evil, and very dark things have happened in the past. ”Intrigued by an old house, Lily walked over to the old black house and gently pushed its heavily rotten wooden door.With an unpleasant creak, the old door opened, and Lily, choking on the soot from the doorbeam, coughed repeatedly, waved her hand to separate the dust in front of her, raised the "torch" to illuminate the surroundings, and cautiously stepped into the haunted building.Hao Ren also followed out of curiosity and concern.The room was dark, and everything was covered in an ominous gray-black that seemed to absorb light, and the claws of flame that Lily held could not illuminate the surface of the furniture no matter how close she was.Hao Ren followed Lily into the house, and from under his feet came the moan of the old wooden planks being stepped on and deformed. groaning, and by the faint light of the firelight, he could see the rudimentary layout and furnishings.It was clearly a commoner's house, and although it was slightly better than the houses on the riverbank, its owner was still not a wealthy family.There were only a few pieces of rough wooden furniture in the black hole, and on a large pillar in the center of the room hung some objects with iron hooks that could not be seen in their original shape and purpose, one of which seemed to be an oil lamp, but the oil in it had long since dried up.Walking in this room, a strange smell as if something was burning wafted into people's nostrils from all directions, Lily had a keen sense of smell, and she frowned again and again because of this strange smell: "Ahem......
What does this smell like?
”Hethanna then followed, her eyes glowing reddish in the darkness: "What did you find?"
”"Like the previous houses, gloomy, weird, dusty everywhere, and the air was filled with a foul smell, but there was no indication of what the owner of the house was doing before the house was abandoned," Hao Ren pointed to the utensils hanging on the central pillar, "The things used for work were left in the house, including sickles and axes, which could be used for self-defense, and there was no trace of a fight anywhere else, as if all the houses were abandoned in a very peaceful situation." ”"Yes," Heatherian muttered, wiping her hand on the low table by the wall, "Ash......
More ashes, I don't like the atmosphere. ”Vivien's voice came from the doorway: "In those days, fire was a sign of cleansing of evil, and ashes had a similar meaning. ”"Like a witch trial or something?"
Hao Ren said casually, and just as he finished speaking, a fire suddenly lit up in the room!
Not the fire of the claw blade in Lily's hand, but a bright light that illuminates her surroundings.It was the oil lamp that hung on the central pillar that suddenly lit up, and its small light actually illuminated the room that Lily had not been able to illuminate before, making the surroundings clear all at once.But the sudden light did not bring any warmth and peace of mind, everyone was taken aback, Lily immediately held the blade of ice and fire to make a defensive posture, and Heatherana also instantly pulled out her vampire whip from her arms, but no enemy appeared, except for the sudden light of the oil lamp, the situation here did not change in the slightest.Hao Ren stepped forward to check the status of the oil lamp, and found that there was still no lamp oil inside: the fire was floating directly above the lamp, as if the room "remembered" the time when the lamp should be turned on, and then bluntly switched states after the point.At this time, Kassandra, who was standing guard outside the house, suddenly called out to the house: "Mistress!
There's movement!
”Everyone hurried out, only to see the incredible scene of the whole town gradually being illuminated by the lights.The lights gradually came on in the haunted houses, as if the lights were lit at night, and the flickering light came out behind the dark and dull windows, and with these lights, the large oil lamps hanging on wooden stakes by the streets of the town also lit up one after another.Soon the light filled the town, and the phenomenon baffled everyone."
Looks like it's not just a secret place......
Something like an illusion covered the space, everything somewhere between the real and the unreal," Vivien looked thoughtfully at the end of the road, "and the house lit up. ”She was looking at what they were all about: the ornate mansion at the end of town, where the lord lived, if she was right.Hao Ren immediately led the people towards the big house, and Lily hurriedly followed.As she left the old house where the first light was on, the sound of intermittent conversation rang in her ears: "......
Someone got sick again, this time not only children, but also adults. ”“…… Witch......
Already burned to death......
The lord should think of a way, that witch......
The curse left behind has not yet been dissolved. ”"The lord hasn't been seen for two months, and I heard that he locked himself in his room, and only scholars can see him occasionally......"
"Since the lord's wife......
It's getting harder and harder now......"
"Shh, don't just talk about the lord's wife, the guards will hear it." ”Lily blinked, and jumped up to catch up with Hao Ren, who was walking in front: "Landlord, landlord!"
I just heard something again!
”In Lily's rambling narrative, the group arrives at the mansion at the end of town.It was a much more ornate house: it was far from a mansion due to its age and the opulence of the territory, but it must have been an enviable house in this town hundreds of years ago.It has a grand rectangular main house, and at the main entrance is a high, eerie structure like a bell tower, and next to the main entrance, which seems a little too high, Hao Ren finds an old sign that has fallen on the ground, most of the handwriting on it is worn out, and only one word is faintly recognizable: Hemerwin.This seems to be the name of the owner of the mansion."
How much glory there is, after all, it's a handful of dust."
Vivien shook her head, and instead of glancing at the once ornate oak number, she stepped forward and pushed open the main entrance to the mansion.As everyone expected, the mansion was lit up just like the rest of the town, and the owner of the mansion had the financial resources to light more fuel, so the inside of the house was brightly lit.Hao Ren led the way, and Lily stood by his side almost intimidatingly: she was a competent bodyguard when she wasn't intimidating.The others followed Hao Renyu into the main house.In the center of the main house there was a large fire pit that burned brightly, even though there was no firewood in it.Hao Ren stepped forward and put his hand on top of the flame, not feeling any heat.He withdrew his hand: "Sure enough, it's all fake." ”"It's already here," Nangong Sanba looked at Hethiana, "where is the thing that wizard left behind?"
”Hethanna pouted: "Look for it slowly, who made this place so big."
Wizards are all god-like guys, and God knows what kind of bad taste the guy who lived here back then made such a terrible ghost town......
Well?
”She stopped abruptly in the middle of her speech and glanced in the direction of the stairs of the main house.Nangong Sanba also looked over: "What's wrong?"
”"Maybe it's an illusion - I actually felt the breath of a living person just now."
(To be continued.) )