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"The decoration is nice." Geralt praised.

But it's not his type.

The interior decoration uses a large amount of brown solid wood, retro furniture and decorations, which is full of historical significance.

But most young people just think it is old-fashioned.

"Thank you." Megan said with a smile.The decoration and furniture were all handmade by his grandfather, who put a lot of thought into it.And she and her grandfather's preferences coincided with each other.

Megan felt even more guilty when she thought that she had actually wanted to sell the house before.

Under the spiritual vision, black mist that looked like substance poured out from the entrances of the upstairs and basement.

A normal person would either go crazy or die if he lived in a place like this for a week.Neither crazy nor dead, just abnormal.

"It's really troublesome."

Geralt scratched his head and asked Megan: "What's the layout upstairs?"

"Eight bedrooms, four bathrooms, a study, and a large loft."

"What about the basement?"

"A bunch of clutter, a mess. And a wooden door, locked."

"Have you ever been in?"

"No. There is an old-fashioned U-bolt copper lock on the door, and I can't find the key." Meghan shook her head, "And the basement has poor ventilation, is stuffy, and has an unpleasant rancid smell. It's not necessary, and I generally don't go down there. "

"Oh, let's go to the basement and have a look." After thinking for a while, Geralt asked, "Is there lighting in the basement?"

"Yes, but it's very dark."

"There are flashlights, one for each of you."

Wiring problems are a common problem in old houses, so Megan not only prepared a flashlight, but also a portable lamp.

The entrance to the basement is in the living room. Behind the door is a wooden staircase that goes straight down. Stepping on it makes a "creak" sound, which makes people feel nervous.

Geralt was at the front.

Megan said the basement was dark.

Really dark.

The brightness of all lights is the same as that of a night light.

The atmosphere of terror is immediately filled.

"Are you trying to save on electricity bills?" Geralt wanted to complain.

After the stairs reach the bottom, there is a straight corridor, just over 2 meters wide and about ten meters long. At the end is a locked wooden door.

After walking a few meters forward, Geralt quickly drew out his demon hunting gun and pointed it straight ahead.

"What's wrong?" Megan asked uneasily.

She pointed her flashlight farther away.

A large, black-furred dog walked slowly over.

The canine teeth are long and pointed, and the mouth is bared and drooling.

Two eyes glowed scarlet.

Not kind.

Megan swallowed and subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away.

At this time.

A big, generous, warm hand held hers.

"Don't be afraid," Luke whispered.

There was something soothing about the voice.

"roar~"

The red-eyed black dog lowered his body slightly and let out a low roar from his throat.

——It is both a deterrent and a signal of attack.

The powerful limbs of the red-eyed black dog suddenly grabbed the ground, and the huge reaction force caused it to escape.

brush!

Like an arrow leaving the string.

In just a few meters, the red-eyed black dog rushed in front of Geralt almost in the blink of an eye. It jumped up and aimed its fangs at Geralt's throat.

Geralt smelled the fishy smell from the mouth of the black dog with red eyes.

In the nick of time.

Pull the trigger.

boom!

The red-eyed black dog in the air suddenly froze.

Like a baseball hit by a baseball bat.

Fly out.

Geralt looked calm.

Turn the lever pull ring → eject the cartridge case → pull the lever back, and the next bullet is loaded.

boom!

Repeating the above steps, Geralt fired again.

boom!

The entire operation was smooth and smooth, turning the old-fashioned lever rifle into the rhythm of an automatic rifle.

The red-eyed black dog whimpered a few times, stopped moving, and turned into a black mist invisible to the naked eye.

Tip in mind: [Demon hunter level experience +10]

A bookmark floats in the air.

Reminder in mind: [I found a bookmark, do you want to pick it up? 】

This time, Geralt did not rush to pick it up, but focused on checking the contents of the bookmark first.

[Item name: Dog’s friendship.

Category: Bookmarks

Effect: Canine favorability +50%, lasting 24 hours.

Note: Woof woof woof! 】

"Pick up."

Geralt said he was used to the nonsense of bookmarks.

"Lord of the Flies."

Geralt summoned a vacuum cleaner.

This was the first time he summoned a magic tool in front of people, and the strange appearance of the Lord of the Flies shocked Megan and Luke.

But Geralt was in no hurry to explain.

There is always a first time for everything.

Presumably Luke will imagine Lord of the Flies as the Winchester family’s secret technique.

"Eat it, Lord of the Flies."

The fangs opened his mouth wide, and with a roll of his tongue, he easily washed away the black mist.

"Huh?" Geralt was confused.

There is no prompt attribute increase, and the red-eyed black dog is not included in the book of proverbs.

Considering that the red-eyed black dog only provided 10 experience points, Geralt was relieved.Not all monsters can provide attribute enhancement, and not all monsters can be included in the Book of Proverbs.

——Too weak!

The summons is lifted and the Lord of the Flies disappears.

Geralt continued walking forward and came to the wooden door.

The material of the wooden door is [white solid wood], which is called the hardest wood. It is mainly used for railway tracks or large buildings and is called the "axe terminator".

The door handle was wrapped with a thick iron chain two fingers wide, and as Megan said - it was hung with an old-fashioned U-shaped padlock. The keyhole was blocked by patina, and it couldn't be opened even with a key.

Geralt opened his handbag and took out a tightly packed box, the size of a palm, containing thermite bars.

Geralt wrapped the thermite strip around the padlock U-bolt.

He motioned to the two of them not to look directly at each other.

Geralt took out his lighter, lit the fuse, and quickly retreated to a safe distance.

snort~

The thermite bar burned violently, emitting a dazzling white light, and the instant burst of high temperature directly melted the U-shaped bolt.

With a "clang" sound, the lock hit the ground.

While Geralt untied and pulled out the chain, he gave a final reminder: "What's behind the door is unknown. It may be dangerous, or it may not be. Are you sure you want to go in with me? The ugly words ahead, I may not be able to protect your safety. .”

Luke did not hesitate, "I have been pursuing for these years, and I have never been so close to the truth as I am today. There is no reason to back down."

"Me too."

Meghan said simply, but her tone was equally firm.

She is not a fool. As things develop, she has more and more questions in her mind, such as why her grandfather prevents her from selling the house and comes to live here at least for a period of time every year.

Meghan also wants to find out the truth.

personally.

Geralt hoped that the two would not follow.If things get serious, it would be faster to escape without any burden, right?

Seeing the determined look in their eyes, Geralt stopped talking nonsense, held a gun in one hand, and pushed the door open with the other.

Behind the door is a cylindrical room with a diameter of 5 meters and a height of 2 meters.Gray wall tiles, gray cement floor.

There is a square wellhead in the center, covered with a wooden cover.Two arm-thick chains were crisscrossed over the manhole cover, and both ends of the chains were fixed in the cement floor.

Under the spiritual vision, there were faint traces of magic circles on the ground, and the chains were densely covered with runes and Enochian characters.

Geralt took out a clear glass bottle from his handbag, which contained brown powder.

Pour a little onto the palm of your hand.

Blow.

Call ~

Brown powder flew into the air and was evenly scattered throughout the room.

"This is a powder ground from the roots of the dracaena tree, which has the effect of enhancing magical effects." Geralt said.

Under spiritual vision, the lines of the magic circle became clear.

Geralt had a solemn expression.

The magic circle is too complicated.

You can use your toes to figure out what kind of existence is sealed under the manhole cover.

Devil's seal...

Sacrifice of life…

Geralt reluctantly found two familiar structures among the complicated magic circles.

He took out paper and pen from his handbag and copied the magic circle and the magic circle on the chain.

Luke: "..."

How many things are packed in the handbag, and why does it have everything?

Doraemon bag?

With more than ten years of experience in the industry, Geralt still cannot fully construct this magic circle.

Not to mention Luke.

It's like a heavenly book.

"Get out of here first."

After finishing the drawing, Geralt put away the pen and paper and left the room with Luke and Megan.

After closing the door, Geralt re-wrapped the chain and used thermite bars to weld the chain shut.

Luke hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.The chains are just welded shut. If you really want to open the door again, just prepare the tools. .

Go back to the first floor.

Geralt said solemnly:

"This is a super magic circle with multi-functional composite nesting, including many original designs. If you want to thoroughly analyze it, it will be too difficult unless you have the author's detailed notes. But -"

"The general function can still be understood."

"This is a demonic seal that comes at the cost of life."

"Sacrifice your life?!" Luke's expression changed drastically, and he thought of a possibility.

His mother went into the house and never came out.

So whose life is sacrificed?

Luke guessed the result correctly, but guessed the process wrong - his mother was not sacrificed, but gave her life voluntarily.

A great witcher.

If Geralt guessed correctly, Megan's grandfather was also a demon hunter, and the blood of the Donovan family had the talent to strengthen seals.Therefore, the devil at the bottom of the well used negative energy to make Megan think about selling the house.

After Megan put her idea of ​​selling the house into action, the seal was further loosened and the demon's power became stronger, causing Megan to hallucinate.

Scaring Megan away, or even directly killing her, was the purpose of the devil in the well.

Geralt continued to scratch his head. The problem was more troublesome than he thought.Put it on the guild's official website, it's at least an S-level mission.

Geralt was not qualified to interfere in a task of this level.

Well, let’s leave the big trouble to the boss.

Just make some money with Xiao Xiami.

"Go to the second floor and have a look."

He just hoped that there would be no trouble on the second floor. Seeing that Luke was distracted, Geralt said, "How about I go up there myself?"

Luke said nothing.

Megan nodded, "I'm here with Luke, sorry."

"It doesn't matter," Geralt said.

Exactly what I want.

Geralt carried his handbag and went up to the second floor alone.

As soon as I stepped out of the stairs, a burst of black mist rolled in.

In the black mist.

A middle-aged woman stood quietly.

His face was pale and his expression was dull.

If you stay in the living world for a long time, you will become like a ghost.

The middle-aged woman's facial features are somewhat similar to Luke's.

"Tessa Roman?" Geralt tried to communicate.

Tessa is Luke's mother's name.

Hearing this name, the woman's dull eyes became brighter.

She opened her mouth and uttered a word, but no sound came out.

Judging from the mouth shape... get out?

Geralt: (-_-;)

So friendly!

Geralt thought he should try again, but saw the woman open her mouth again.

Silent sound waves spread out like ripples.

The glass on the second floor shattered.

Geralt felt a splitting headache. He quickly covered his ears and opened his mouth to reduce the pressure on his eardrums.

The sonic attack lasted for about ten seconds. Geralt raised his right hand and pointed the demon-breaking hand crossbow at the female ghost.At this time, a chain as thick as an arm appeared behind the female ghost and pulled her away.

Geralt immediately chased after her and saw the female ghost being pulled into a bedroom.

The door is open.

Geralt cautiously entered the room.

The female ghost is not in the room.

"Hiding?" Geralt wondered.

He looked around, including the closet, the dresser, under the bed, behind the curtains... all the places where he could hide, but no trace of the ghost was found.

This is unscientific...

At this time, the bedroom door suddenly slammed shut.

boom!

……

……

Luke and Megan were also affected by the Silent Waves, though not as severely.

"You stay here," Luke said to Megan.

Then rush to the second floor.

"Geralt!"

"Geralt, where are you?"

Luke shouted.

No one responded to him.

Megan took a slow step upstairs.

Luke asked anxiously: "Why are you here too?"

"This is my home," Meghan said. "No matter what the situation is, we will face it together."

Luke and Megan looked at each other for two seconds, reading each other's thoughts.

"Okay, let's go together!" Luke nodded.

Next, the two searched all the rooms on the second floor, including the large attic, but found no trace of Geralt.

Megan said: "Did you leave through the window?"

"It's possible," Luke said.

He had a hunch that Geralt might be going through the same thing as his mother.

Yet he couldn't do anything.

"hateful!"

Luke clenched his fists tightly, feeling powerless again.

……

……

The moment the bedroom door closed, the world was spinning.

Geralt found himself no longer in the bedroom.

The dark red sky is covered with dark clouds.

Countless huge pillars hundreds of meters high stand on the ground, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Geralt was at the top of one of the pillars, with a cross-sectional diameter of about 50 meters.

The female ghost regained consciousness and stood in the center of the circle.

With a wry smile:

"Young Winchester, when I warned you, you should have left immediately."

"Now, it's too late."

Geralt asked: "Are you Tessa Roman?"

Tessa nodded, "Yes."

Geralt asked again, "How do you know I am Winchester?"

Tessa pointed at the demon hunting gun in Geralt's hand, "Winchester demon hunting gun. My junior Mary Winchester also has one. What is your relationship with her?"

"She's my mother."

"Oh." Tessa murmured: "Has Mary's son grown this big? By the way, how do you know I am Tessa Roman?"

"I accepted Luke Roman's commission and came to complete the investigation mission."

"Luke..."

Tessa lowered her eyelids with a sad expression, "I'm not a good mother."

Geralt did not give Tessa time to be sentimental, but continued to ask: "What is going on in this space?"

"This is the gap between earth and hell."

Tessa eloquently told the story of the whole incident.

More than twenty years ago.

At that time, Mary and John were one or two years younger than Geralt is now, and they were childhood sweethearts.Tessa is their senior, and can even be said to be an idol-level existence.

During a mission, Tessa discovered a natural passage connecting the world and hell. An organization called the "Oxblood Society" tried to use this passage to summon the demon army.