Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Girl in the Painting

"The castle master's study should be around here." Kita whispered. She suddenly stopped, staring ahead in a daze. Fang Yu noticed Ji Ta's abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Did you see, Brother Eddard, Miss Tata?" Kita's gaze lingered on the dark end of the aisle ahead, and she asked, a little uncertain.

"See what?"

"One, a white shadow......" Kita said tremblingly.

"White shadows, ghosts?"

"Ai, Brother Ed......"

"Sorry, just kidding." Fang Yu smiled and walked in front of her. Let the Angel of Energy stop, and with a slight movement of his right hand, a clockwork fairy flew out from behind the two of them, flying in that direction.

In the darkness, there was a wall at the end of the hallway, but what was puzzling was that there was a window in the stone wall. Fang Yu froze, the windows in the building were really rare, especially in the castle buildings of Aitalia's era.

He tried to get the clockwork elf through the window, but what was even stranger was that after passing through the window, a corridor emerged from the darkness.

It was as if the corridor was split in two by this stone wall with windows, and they were in the front half of the corridor, and behind that window was the back half of the corridor.

For the first time, Fang Plover felt a little cold and erect hair. The structure of the building was a little too weird, and he controlled the clockwork elf to turn around, only to realize that there was no other exit inside.

In other words, the only way to enter the back half of the corridor is through that window. Fang Yu also had a slight chill behind him for a while, and he couldn't understand what the reason for this setting was.

He told the two of them what he had discovered. Kita's face couldn't help but turn whiter when she heard this, such a strange building always reminds people of something bad.

Only Miss Tata had a calm face. "In some local legends, vampires can't get through windows."

Kita was so frightened that she grabbed Fang Yuan's coat.

Fang Yu took a breath. He wasn't afraid of vampires, but in this kind of place, it felt completely different. It's probably better to fight ten vampires face-to-face than to stay in this oppressive place.

To be honest, the gods and ghosts on the earth are nothing more than some undead creatures here. Even ghosts are not uncommon in Aitalia, and they are often seen in Dorifin.

But these things lurk in the dark, and the pressure is very different.

However, Fang Yu did not panic, he knew that once he showed his timidity, Ji Ta was only afraid that he would be even more nervous. He suppressed the uneasiness from his heart, calmed Kita, and led the two to the window.

This place is so unusual that it's worth exploring.

He gently panned the metal glove, controlling the clockwork elf to probe inside a little more before turning around. "Kita, I'm going to go in and see, are you staying here, or are you with me? If you stay here, I'll let Miss Tata stay with you. ”

"I—I'm with you, Brother Ed." Kita said with a crying voice.

Fang Yu nodded, and said warmly: "Don't forget that you are also a summoner, don't be too afraid, it is not without the strength to fight when you encounter these monsters." ”

Kita took a soft breath. It's not that she's afraid of fighting, most of humanity's fears are unwarranted, just about the memories of their ancestors deep in their blood.

She took a step forward with her sword in both hands, but Fang Yu stopped her. "Don't worry." He whispered. "There can be pitfalls."

When it comes to forming an adventure party, the latter may be a hairy boy.

But when it comes to castle exploration, he's definitely a seasoned 'master' – well, at least a master of theory. This place is so unusual that there is only one entrance, and generally speaking, there are most traps set up in such places, or there will be puppets behind them to set up ambushes.

Fang Yuan didn't find the puppet structure, so there was a mechanism.

The hallway was littered with bricks that had collapsed from the ceiling, and he picked one up and threw it inside—but to no avail. Fang Yu was not in a hurry, picked up a few more pieces and threw them in one by one. When it reached the third piece, it was as if it had hit something, and there was a 'clatter' sound, and a puff of dust fell inside.

Kita looked at the captain curiously—

Fang Yu was a little embarrassed. "It's probably in disrepair." He let the clockwork goblin fly up and inspect it, only to realize that what he had said was true, and a row of black holes appeared in the gray place.

Presumably, there was originally a row of crossbow machines in the back, but it is possible that the trap is rusty, or the trap has been triggered many times before, which has exhausted the ammunition of the crossbow machine, resulting in no normal attack.

He explained the matter to the two of them, and Kita and Tata both nodded. "Can I go in now?" Kita asked in a whisper.

But Fang Yu shook his head.

Generally speaking, that's the end of the mechanism. But there are agencies that specialize in guarding against 'professionals' who may take advantage of the habitual thinking of these people. He had read a book before, and the protagonist in it was confident that he was pitted with such a trap.

He looked behind the window and threw another brick down. There was a 'clatter' sound, and the ground suddenly sank, revealing a dark hole.

And so it was—

He held up the crystal lamp and shone it down, and a steel thorn at the bottom of the cave shimmered with a faint cold light, and there were black and heavy blood stains on it, but there were no bones. Presumably, those unlucky ones all went to the Temple of Ameya to be resurrected.

Ji Ta naturally saw this scene and sighed in surprise: "Brother Ed is really amazing. ”

Fang Yu was actually a little excited. Much of his theoretical experience was only on paper, and this was the first time he could use it, and he didn't have time to test these small details when he fought all the way underground in Fenris.

But now, this knowledge comes in handy.

There were no other traps in the back half of the corridor, so Fang Yu entered it with Kita. It wasn't too big, and there were five rooms in the darkness along the aisle—he opened the wooden door one by one, and the first four rooms were all identical, a bed, a bookcase, and a desk, which seemed to be rooms in the castle.

It's just lifeless and the atmosphere is eerie.

It wasn't until after opening the last door that Fang Yu realized that something was wrong. I don't know how many adventurers have been to this place over the years, how can the furnishings in these rooms be so neat?

And apart from being covered with dust and cobwebs, there is no stale appearance at all.

He subconsciously wanted to go back and check, but in the afterglow of his view, he saw a white shadow flashing. Fang Yu suddenly turned his head and shouted in that direction, "Who is it!?" ”

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and shot a 'rocket punch', and the metal glove flew into the darkness with a 'bang' as if it had pierced something. Fang Yu took Ji Ta to take a look, only to find that he had penetrated a wooden door at the end of the corridor.

But where is there any white shadow?

"What's wrong, Brother Ed?" Kita asked in a whisper, grabbing his coat in one hand.

"Nothing." Fang Yu shook his head.

He glanced at the wooden door that had been pierced by himself, thought for a moment, and unscrewed the doorknob. The doorknob felt very different from the previous doors, as if the internal mechanisms were rusted together.

This would have been normal, but there is something unusual about it here. This anomaly made Fang Yu intrigued, and he used a little force in his hand - but the situation was very real, the doorknob actually snapped off.

Fang Yu was speechless for a moment holding the doorknob, so he could only throw it away, and then take a step back - slammed it hard. The door had long since rotted, and it collapsed in response, shattering into sawdust and falling down one after another.

As soon as he stepped through the door, he felt a strong wind blow.

But Fang Yu was actually prepared, and when he blocked it with his hand, it turned out to be a copper-colored long-handled axe that slashed from the darkness and struck him on the metal glove of his right hand. The huge force knocked out more than 70 points of his balance, and the block value was instantly cleared, but Fang Yu also blocked the long axe at the same time.

He stepped back slightly, and at the same time shot a flying claw from his left hand, shooting it along the path of the long axe, and struck something in the darkness with a 'hollow' sound. A gray number rose in the darkness, and Fang Yu didn't have time to see what the number was, but the gray number represented block or structure health. The blow didn't look like a parry, and it made him realize that the comer might not be a living being.

The thing flew back upside down after being hit by him, and I don't know how many things it hit, and there was a crunching sound.

Later, Jita chased in with a sword in one hand and a crystal in the other. As soon as the cold light of the crystal shone, Fang Yu saw clearly that what was knocked away by himself in the darkness was a pair of armor, holding a war halberd in both hands, and fell between a collapsed desk.

Revitalized armor in disrepair.

At the same time, the system gives such a name, and the subsequent level is also marked: Lv13.

Identifying monsters in Etaria is a dynamic process that analyzes the knowledge possessed by the Elector, receives feedback from the Caller's own judgment, and corrects it.

Fang Yu has a lot of theoretical knowledge, and he also has a big advantage in this regard, but it is also this activation armor that is lower than his level, after all, experience is not very useful in judging the level of monsters.

The latter was staggering to his feet.

But at this time, the Angel of Energy also flashed in front of Fang Yuan, and slashed forward with a sword to activate the long axe in his arm, and then stabbed the gap under its left shoulder armor. The activation armor staggered back a step.

Fang Yu saw the opportunity and his heart moved. The Angel took a step forward, his right leg raised, and his slender blade foot swept past the chest of the head of the activated armor, and the latter's helmet rolled off with a 'clang'.

But having lost his head, the Activation Armor still rushed forward crookedly. After the Angel retracted his feet, he stabbed it in the chest with a backhand sword, and then severed its left arm with another sword.

Then she slammed it sideways, knocking it to the ground, and the parts clinked and scattered all over the room. Under Fang Yuan's order, the Angel of Energy turned its twin blades and thrust downward, nailing the activated armor to the ground.

Even so, the latter struggled a bit before finally making a 'clucking' sound, like a cog inside that had snapped, before finally stopping.

Fang Yu also exhaled.

He didn't expect to encounter such an old-fashioned construct here.

This thing is not a flexible build, nor is it very intelligent, it is purely a puppet build, and when activated, it will attack all enemies in sight without distinguishing between friend and foe. The only advantage is that it doesn't need to be manipulated by people, and it doesn't use any high-grade materials, and the main core crystal is cheap enough.

Fang Yu only then had time to look at this room.

This is a study. Unlike the previous rooms, most of the contents were in a terrible state of decay, the fireplace on one side had collapsed, and the tall bookshelves against the walls on both sides had long since fallen apart, and the books on them were scattered all over the floor.

Fang Yu picked up a book and flipped it through it with his hand, the paper had already been carbonized and turned into black powder.

He lowered the remaining cover and looked in other directions. The study was very strange, with two curtains behind the loose desk in front of it, hanging in tatters on the floor, covered with insect holes, and insect shells underneath.

But behind the curtains there were no windows, but a stone wall.

He walked over and knocked on it, and it was heavy, and there was no hollow feeling.

The room is not big, and there doesn't seem to be much for a white ghost to hide in. Fang Ou examined the remains of the desk, but there was nothing of note.

He couldn't help but glance at Kita, and they both felt something unusual. This place looks weird no matter how it looks, but I can't find a place with a mechanism.

The two of them looked around the room, and found that a piece of cloth was hidden by the fireplace, and it was not small, more than a man tall—the curtain was so old that it was neither porough nor rotten except for dust.

Fang Yu asked Ji Ta to hold up the illumination crystal and walked over to lift it. He heard the Miss Naturalist behind him cough in a low voice, the room was dusty, he fanned it with his hand, and when he looked up, he realized that the curtain was actually a huge painting.

Unlike the tattered frames on the outside, this painting is well preserved.

Under the dim light of the crystal, the painting is an innocent aristocratic girl. Sitting on a chair, the painting time should be in the afternoon, and the picture is covered with warm tones.

The girl wore a long black dress, kneeling to one side, with a veil, but her beautiful face could still be seen. The girl was lying on her stomach with a white cat in her arms, and her long-gloved right hand was gently resting on the cat's body.

The artist's skill in this painting is very exquisite, as if he just captured the moment when the afternoon sun passed through the house, and froze it in the picture, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility.

Fang Yu was stunned when he looked at this painting.

He always felt that he had seen the girl's face somewhere. However, the similar aristocratic girl he knew was none other than Sylvid, and the girl in the painting was very different from the ship's officer's miss, and it was by no means similar.

It was at this time that Kita snorted softly.

"What's wrong?" Fang Yu turned his head.

"The cat on the painting." Kita said in a daze. "It's exactly the same as Delis."

Fang Yu looked back again, only to find that it was true. The cat in the girl's arms was dressed in white fluff, with only some black-gray patterns on its head, ears, and front paws, and its collar had a thick pile crown, and it looked imposing, exactly like Lady Delis.

Fang Plover froze for a moment, but the Ishurian Forest Cat was originally a local breed in this area, and coupled with the distortion of the painting, it seemed that it was not impossible for a cat similar to Delis to appear.

It has been at least a hundred years since the abandonment of Worm Castle, and the girl in this painting is a figure of some unknown when, and he can't think that Lady Delis can live for a hundred years, right?

The two of them were silent for a while, but suddenly they heard a soft 'click' behind them.

The voice was so evident in the silence.

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