The morning in Egrim was quiet and cold, and the sun was not strong, but for Lucia, it was enough. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info didn't sleep all night, and she should have been sleepy and sleepy, but Lucia, bathed in this sunshine, was as energetic as if she was full of electricity. The long red curls sparkle up and down, adding a seductive touch of color to the morning.

However, Lucia's brightness could not sweep away the gloom in the heart of the "wolf spirit". In his eyes, this early morning was as gloomy as ever. Following the address provided by Wolf's hapless hench, they searched all the way to the slums of Egrim again. Unlike the first time, this time they observed the situation around them, consciously or unconsciously, which was terrible.

Littered with garbage and rotting rats, the people passing by were completely different from the guests of the Golden Monkey Tavern, some with cold and stiff expressions, others staring at Lucia with malicious intent.

Egrem has never been an easy place, especially in such a slum, where hunger, filth, disease, death, ...... Nothing good seems to be happening, and there is a world away from the bustling east. "Wolf Spirit" couldn't help but think of a line: Ah, dreamy Egrim, how much madness and resentment are in this illusion, and countless unsolvable puzzles and endless labyrinths.

Lucia, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, which caught the "wolf spirit" who fell into a certain mood a little unprepared. When they looked up, they found that they had stopped in front of a private house, and when they looked closely, it was the destination of their trip. "Wolf Spirit" was about to raise his hand and knock on the door, but Lucia yelled to stop him, which made "Wolf Spirit" feel very uncomfortable.

Lucia's eyes widened, if in the eyes of the "wolf" it was a dilapidated house, then what Lucia saw was a thick demonic mist, from time to time black tentacles stretched out, and a low moan sounded in her ears, sometimes like a woman's cry. The pores of Lucia's entire body were open. The cold comes from the bottom up, swallowing up the warmth of the sun overhead.

Although the "wolf spirit" could not see or feel anything, Lucia's serious expression made him immediately aware of the seriousness of the matter.

"What's the situation?" He was close to Lucia.

"The demonic spirit is very heavy!" Lucia's eyes were glued to the door, "It's a miracle that your men came back alive!" ”

Listening to Lucia's words, the expression of "Wolf Spirit" became more and more solemn: "How sure are you?" ”

"Nope!" Lucia cut the railroad.

"No, one percent?" "Wolf Spirit" was surprised.

Lucia shook her head and was categorical again: "No! ”

Their eyes met, and the silence lasted for about half a minute.

In the end, Lucia broke this embarrassing atmosphere, she snorted and said: "In this case, why don't you let me go, I don't want the gems, I can't make this money because I don't have enough strength, I admit it." ”

"Okay!" "Wolf Spirit" was also very simple, "Then I'll go find another helper, and leave it at that." ”

So, the two broke up. But the matter will not end like this, what kind of medicine is sold in Lucia's gourd, the "wolf spirit" is probably a guess, it is nothing more than a prevarication and saying that it can't be done, and he will return alone and swallow the gem alone, so he will calculate it.

Lucia did think so, giving up lightly was not her motto, besides, she finally used the "wolf spirit" to find the whereabouts of the gem, but she couldn't stop there. But she wasn't lying when she wasn't sure. Such a dignified demonic aura had never appeared in her memory. His magic power will reach its peak at noon, and he will be somewhat sure at that time, but if he doesn't see the demon with his own eyes, it is naturally difficult to judge whether he wins or loses.

However, before that, Lucia still has to think about how to get rid of the "wolf spirit", get the gem back, return it to Moan, and then receive the handsome reward and leave Egrim as soon as possible. Finally, at noon, Lucia, who had sneaked back to Tom's house, saw the "wolf spirit" who had been waiting at the door for a long time, and she knew that for now, she could not get rid of him. Besides, now is not the time to turn around, and the devil knows if he needs a quick helper for a while.

The two of them tacitly agreed, and Lucia stepped forward: "I don't believe you have done nothing except squatting here all morning. ”

"Wolf Spirit" pouted at the area next to the gate that was obscured by the branches: "At least I found a window here." ”

"Really?" Lucia hurriedly leaned over and looked through the window into the house, where everything was in full view due to its small size.

There was nothing much better inside the house than outside, with almost collapsing beds, shabby wooden tables and chairs, a few clay pots and mud cups on the tables. A little farther away stood in front of the stove, with her back to them, her face unclear, except that she was wearing a coarse cloth dress.

With no valuable information, Lucia returned to the gate and knocked on the door twice.

After a while, the door was slowly opened, and a mess appeared in the gap that opened wider and wider. Lucia and "Wolf Spirit" couldn't see her face clearly, and their eyes moved down, and the other hand, which was pulled on the edge of the door, showed only four fingers, rough, swollen joints, inexplicable black mud in the nails, and gray-white skin. This made the "wolf spirit" swallow a mouthful of spit.

"You ...... Who to look for? A faint voice floated from between the loose strands of hair.

"Excuse me, does Tom live here?" Lucia said.

"Messy hair" shook up and down for a moment and then retracted. Immediately afterward, the door slowly opened completely.

At this time, Lucia and "Wolf Spirit" really saw the owner here, a middle-aged woman, with her head down, and her already loose bun completely hung down, covering her face.

"Hey, hey, hey......" A shrill laugh came from behind the messy hair.

"You...... What are you laughing at? "Wolf Spirit" couldn't help but frown and asked.

"I didn't laugh, what's so ridiculous in this world." The woman brushed her hair with her rough fingers, and only for a moment, the "wolf spirit" saw her face, which also seemed to be gray and white.

There is a kind of fear called "weirdness" in this world, even if there is no blatant and terrifying thing, but when those unnatural points gather and become more and more, fear will penetrate into the cracks in the heart, eroding the brain little by little, forcing the heart to beat faster.

At this time, the "wolf spirit" feels like this. Lucia, on the other hand, looked at the woman in front of her from a different perspective. It's human to be right, but ...... She could clearly see something black mist emanating from her.

The woman said no more, but stepped back and motioned for them to come in. A few steps away was the stove, where a fire was lit, and I don't know what was boiling in the cauldron on the stove, and the smell was pungent.

After the two sat down, the woman walked to the small table next to the stove, where a kitchen knife was placed.

"That...... Tom...... Not at home? Lucia asked tentatively.

The woman had her back to them, rhythmically cutting something with the knife, and obviously heard Lucia's question, but she didn't react, still keeping her head down and continuing her work without saying a word.

"Wolf Spirit" was very concerned about the stewed in the pot, and a bad thought came to his mind, and he and Lucia looked at each other, and found that the other party was also pale, and knew that she thought the same as himself.

"What are you cutting?" Lucia continued to ask.

The woman still didn't answer, and the only thing in the room was the "squeak" of the pot rack on the fire and the sound of kitchen knives hitting the cutting board.

"Wolf Spirit" couldn't sit still, he motioned for Lucia to do it, but Lucia just wanted to wait, because it was only this level of contact, and it was still impossible to judge the other party's situation. From childhood to adulthood, the first step of Lucia's exorcism training is to find out the situation of the other party first, at least roughly determine the classification and attributes of the monster, and then use the corresponding magic spells and props according to the annotations in the textbook.

The "List of Demons", which Lucia was ordered to recite since she was a child, contains eighty-eight types of demons, and hundreds of types of monsters are recorded in detail. Although there are obvious characteristics of "possessed demon" in front of him, it is different from the general one. Dealing with ordinary "possessed demons", Lucia can see through its original body at a glance, but the one in front of her, no matter how Lucia looks at it, is just a thick fog.

"Wolves" can't manage so much. His credo is to cut through the mess quickly, and if he drags it out for a long time, he will miss the opportunity, and besides, the current atmosphere is enough to suffocate him, and as a man of action, he does not want to wait any longer. He stood up with a "pop", drew the short knife from his waist, and walked like a woman.

"Hey, you can't hurt her, she's still human!" Lucia wanted to say this, but before she could say it, the "wolf spirit" had already walked to the woman's side. She thought that "Wolf Spirit" would be slashed down, but apparently she was wrong.

"Wolf Spirit" kept an eye on the woman's every move as she approached the cauldron. His hand gripped the hilt tightly, his eyes followed the woman's tousled hair down, his gaze resting on her gray hand for a moment, and then looking directly at the cutting board. To be honest, "Wolf Spirit" didn't see what it was at a glance, only that it was meat, the meat of something.

"When will Tom come back, we have an urgent matter for him." The wolf's eyes narrowed into a line, staring closely at the woman's kitchen knife.

This time the woman spoke: "He went out to play, he didn't come home all day long, it was useless to beat him, the child's skin was very hard reads;!" ”

The last sentence made the "wolf spirit" gasp, and the child's skin ...... He was more and more concerned about what's in the pot.

"You...... What's stewed in a pot? The wolf finally asked, and Lucia leaned in.

"Hey, hey, hey......" The shrill laughter reappeared, and the woman raised her head, her long messy hair still covering her face, "It's something delicious, do you want to taste it?" ”

As she spoke, the woman took the pot with her bare hands, knowing that the pot had been roasting on the fire all along. Sure enough, the sound of "stabbing and stinging" sounded, and the woman's hands immediately turned red, and "Wolf Spirit" and Lucia could even see blisters bulging on her hands instantly! But the woman didn't react, and turned to them with the pot, approaching step by step, and at the same time, the shrill laughter rang out again.

"Wolf Spirit" finally reached the limit, he raised his hand and waved, the short knife hit the cauldron, and with a "boom", the cauldron fell to the ground, and the contents were scattered everywhere.

Countless dead rats that had not been skinned, their bodies connected to their heads with only a trace of flesh, their crimson liquid stretching outward along the cracks in the ground, like a writhing viper.

First thought - disgusting!

Second thought – it's good not Tom!

Lucia, who saw the blood at the same time, had a different state of mind, and the smell of blood actually lifted her spirits, and she wondered, why did the blood look so delicious, and she had the urge to swallow it in one bite, was she already hungry? She swallowed.

The woman hung her head down, and a "clucking" laugh came from her long, thick and scattered hair, which was extremely unnatural and exuded a chill.

"It's a pity not to eat such a good thing!" The woman actually leaned down and got up on the ground, making a strange sound while ****, as if she was satisfied. Lucia swallowed again, this time disgusted.

"Wolf Spirit" raised and fell. The woman stood upright, gliding back like a kite, she looked up, her hair finally unraveled, revealing a cracked face, oozing laughter, blood dripping down her white teeth, her face was hideous, and her limbs writhed madly.

The "wolf spirit" moved quickly, and the second knife stabbed the woman in the chest. But the other party seemed to be unimpressed, raised his arm, pinched the neck of the "wolf spirit", and lifted him alive.

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