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Rorschach did not expect Priest to suddenly disappear, and the accident forced him to re-examine the current situation.

Ed and Harry, who were on the side, looked at Rorschach, and they also felt that the atmosphere had become a little wrong, and the two looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, they both seemed to feel nervous.

Rorschach looked around vigilantly, and there was no abnormal situation in the study, and it seemed that it was safe for the time being.

He thought for a moment, his gaze sweeping over Ed and Harry.

"We need to go to the second floor."

"What's wrong? Didn't Mr. Pastor go to the second floor? Harry asked.

"Something happened to him, we have to go and see."

"What!?" Harry exclaimed, and Eddard was stunned.

"I don't know what happened to Priest," Rorschach said in a deep voice, "but I think it's like your friend Corbett, who has been attacked by the evil spirits here." ”

"Could it be that Mr. Pastor is also missing?" Harry gasped, his face turning pale.

"Yes, he's missing too."

"Sir," Ed asked, "how did you know he was missing?" ”

"I have a special contact with him." Rorschach casually made an excuse, "You follow me, this place is now in danger. ”

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you, sir." Harry nodded hurriedly. In this case, he had no other choice, and it was safest to follow Rorschach.

Ed frowned slightly, hesitated, and finally nodded in agreement.

Rorschach led Ed and Harry out of the study, through the hallway, and up the stairs to the upper floor.

He believed that Priest would not be hung up so easily, and as a secret warrior trained by the Church, it stands to reason that he should not be killed (killed) defeated (killed) so silently, and there must be a special reason for this.

And according to Norman Baez's story, Priest could have been taken captive by it and then accompanied him to celebrate his birthday. If so, then finding Priest should also be able to find the missing young man Corbett.

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Rorschach stood at the top of the stairs, the corridor on the second floor was pitch black, there was no light, and he couldn't see anything clearly. He held up his flashlight and shone it into the hallway.

Ed and Harry hid behind Rorschach and quickly pulled out their flashlights to help him light up the hallway.

Three beams of light illuminate the corridor, and on one side of the corridor, there are two bedrooms, the bedroom door is open, and the flashlight beam shines in, and there is no Priest in either bedroom.

Rorschach narrowed his eyes, just as he thought, sure enough, there was no "corpse" of Priest in the room.

Harry looked left and right down the hallway, then at Eddard.

"Say, did that priest meet Norman Baez?"

"I don't know." Ed replied softly.

"Oh my God! First Corbett was captured by a ghost, and now the priest is missing again......" Harry shuddered and said in frustration, "Will we really get out alive?" ”

"Say no more!" Ed glared at him, "You only scare yourself by saying that." ”

"Okay, okay......" Harry shrugged, turned his head, and held up his flashlight to one of the bedrooms. He looked at the bedroom and frowned, "It's so strange, it's so dark inside, I remember it wasn't so dark when I came up just now?" ”

Rorschach heard the conversation between the two behind him, shook his head slightly, and decided not to tell them about the situation outside the abandoned old house. From the outside seen through the cracks in the wooden planks, he estimated that the old house might have been shrouded in a thick black fog, otherwise there would not be no light here, and it was not night.

Rorschach raised his flashlight to the bedroom by the staircase, turning his head to look at the two behind him.

"Let's go in and have a look."

"In, in?" Harry subconsciously took a step back down the steps.

"Yes, go in."

Harry hurriedly looked at Ed, who, like him, had a hesitant look on his face, apparently they were scared and didn't want to enter the bedroom.

Rorschach looked at them and shook his head.

"Okay, you're waiting for me at the door."

With that, he walked into the first bedroom by the staircase.

It wasn't until Rorschach walked into the bedroom that Ed and Harry reacted, and the two hurriedly walked to the bedroom door, leaning against the wall on the left and right, and looking inside.

Rorschach held up his flashlight and shone it around the bedroom, which was not large and did not find any useful clues in it.

Harry poked his head out of the door and looked at him.

"Sir, did you find anything?"

"No, let's go to the next room." Rorschach turned and walked towards the bedroom door.

Ed and Harry saw him walking out of the bedroom and quickly moved out of the way.

Rorschach looked at the other bedroom, and if he still didn't find any useful clues, he could only wait for the evil spirit here to show up. It's just that in that way, the life and death of the captive Priest and Corbett cannot be guaranteed, and he doesn't like such an outcome.

"Sir, what's next outside?" Harry asked.

"Let's go to the next room." Rorschach held up his flashlight and shone it into the room in front of him.

Rorschach walked into another bedroom, followed by Ed and Harry, and this time they followed him into the bedroom instead of hiding in the doorway.

As soon as he walked into the bedroom, the flashlight beam shone on the floor, and Rorschach saw a striking tear in the floor, and there were some broken wood shards around the crack.

Rorschach stepped forward and crouched down, his flashlight shining on the rift, the edge of which was not covered with soil, apparently had just been destroyed.

Judging from the shape of the rift, it didn't look like the effect of Priest's short sword, he thought of the short axe in Mudkai's hand, and frowned slightly, could it be that Mudkai sneaked up on Priest, this is not good news.

Rorschach stood up and looked around, the wall closet door cut neatly, allowing him to confirm that this was where Priest had been attacked. But he was still puzzled, judging from the cracks in the floor, Priest should have been engaged in a fierce fight with the other party, but he didn't even shout, not even the sound of fighting.

This is not common sense, Rorschach frowned slightly, although his hearing did not reach the level of the so-called "downwind ear", it should not have heard a sound at all.

Unless......

Rorschach turned to look at the bedroom door, could it be that the supernatural power that enveloped the old house blocked out the sound here?

At this time, Harry looked at him.

"Sir, what's wrong?"

"Priest was attacked here." Rorschach said in a deep voice.

"Right here?" Harry's face changed, and he quickly stepped back, leaning against the wall, looking nervously from side to side.

"Yes, the guy who attacked him should have taken him away." Rorschach nodded, held up his flashlight, and looked around.

"So, where is that guy going to take him?" Harry asked, "But we didn't see anyone coming downstairs at all?" ”

"I don't know." Rorschach shook his head and said, "I'm sure we'll find a clue here, though." ”