"That's one less person!" An Junhang said.

Mu Lan is also counting the number of people, Wang Qiang, Lu Tianming, A Feng, Xu Min, An Junhang and Zhao Mengqi, only Xiaode is not here.

"Xiaode is gone!" Lu Tianming looked around and said, "Weren't you guys together just now?" ”

"yes!" An Junhang recalled for a moment, "A few of us were the first to run out, I remember that Brother De kept talking at that time, this ghost place can't stay anymore, you want to leave here, you want to leave here!" ”

"He's gone?" Lu Tianming looked into the distance of the garden, "Isn't he afraid of the punishment of the mission?" ”

"When people are in a crisis, they may not be able to take care of so much, that mission warns us not to leave a radius of 500 meters, but the monster in front of us is more dangerous, isn't it?" Xu Min said.

"Well, too, let's look for him?" Lu Tianming said: "With the kung fu of this meeting, he shouldn't go too far." ”

Compared with the dilapidated and stale inside the ancient castle, the air outside that had just rained was much fresher and smellier, and Mu Lan took a deep breath and enjoyed a moment of silence.

A few people didn't speak, after the monster chased and killed, everyone's expressions became heavy, An Junhang, who had been very excited since he entered the castle, was also rarely quiet, and all kinds of bloody plots in the fantasy were shattered by the reality of life and death, and he hung his head behind everyone.

Wang Qiang was moved to the stone road in front of the main gate of the castle, and the student sister Zhao Mengqi stayed behind to take care of him, and the others went to look for Xiaode.

Xiao De was found in a bush not far away, face down, lying on the ground in a strange position, scarlet blood staining the grass.

The person was already dead, Xu Min covered his mouth and knelt on the ground helplessly, An Junhang called Brother De a few times, but there was no response, his mouth was half open, he didn't know what to say, and the faces of several other people were difficult to see.

Lu Tianming's expression was gloomy, and he stopped just when he wanted to walk over to check, Mu Lan reminded him: "The task prompts that you can't exceed 500 meters of the ancient castle, you see this distance, it's about the same." ”

Ah Feng looked back at the ancient castle, and then looked at Xiao De's corpse, as if estimating the distance, "I walked more than 700 steps, and according to the distance of 70 centimeters of my step, it is almost the limit of 500 meters." ”

Mu Lan looked at him strangely, who would remember the number of steps and the distance of his steps? But it is true that as he said, she estimated that the place where the man on his back died was 500 meters, which means that the mission prompt is true, and he will be killed if he leaves the castle within 500 meters.

"We're stuck here!" Xu Min affirmed, her tears came out of her eyes, and she sobbed quietly: "It's okay now, there are man-eating monsters in the ancient castle, and we can't leave here yet!" It's really dead......"

"The main quest allowed us to survive in Fort Hill for three days, and it seems that this is the only chance to survive." Lu Tianming said in a deep voice.

"I'm not going back! I'm not going back! When Xu Min heard that he was going back to the ancient castle, he was so frightened that he sat on the ground and couldn't get up, "If you want to go, I'll stay outside!" ”

"Survive three days in Fort Hill, inside the castle? Or outside the castle? An Junhang thought of the suspicion of the problem, he tried not to think about Xiaode's corpse, and his speech became more realistic and steady, "The mission allows us to survive in Hill Fort for three days, but aren't we outside the castle now, we are not under any threat now, if I live outside for these three days, wouldn't I be able to complete this mission?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Xu Min nodded hurriedly, she was really scared to death, if it was possible, she didn't want to stay in the castle for a moment, "We just need to stay outside the castle and wait for three days to pass!" ”

"It's not that simple!" Lu Tianming objected, "Will the mission of this [Scarlet Castle] be so simple, this is not in line with its style of being so generous, I think that if you just wait outside, you will miss some clues, not to mention, it may not be absolutely safe, if you encounter that monster in this open area, there is no place to hide."

"Indeed!" Mu Lan agrees with Lu Tianming's point of view, she is more inclined to take the initiative to find clues, hiding outside is too passive, since there has been a strange monster like the skeleton man, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no more tricky threats, hiding here is equivalent to gambling with her own life, Mu Lan has always been a person who is prepared and actively and carefully planned in order to turn passivity.

"Otherwise, let's settle for the next best thing, the skeleton man disappears as soon as it sees the light, it will most likely only appear at night, how about we explore the castle during the day and hide for the night at night?" Lu Tianming thought of a more feasible plan, An Junhang's eyes lit up, he shouted hello, and nodded again and again.

Everyone agreed, this was the most feasible plan that could be thought of at the moment, Xu Min was still reluctant, but everyone wanted to return to the castle, and it was not appropriate to leave her alone here, she felt that it was safer to follow the large army, so she had no choice but to nod and agree.

When she came to the front door again, she pushed it hard and opened it, this door obviously couldn't be opened just now, and the inside was not locked, Mu Lan thought it was locked on the outside or holding something against it, but it turned out to be pushed open so easily, it was really strange.

Since everyone has explored the hall on the first floor at night, there is nothing suspicious, and today I am going to go upstairs to check, this castle has a five-story building, there are about seven or eight rooms on each side of the east and west, so that the entire building has at least 40 rooms, even if you finish reading it in a day, it can only be a quick look, so a few people slightly totaled, with food and water or suspicious places as the goal to investigate, among the seven people, Wang Qiang is still in a coma, temporarily incapacitated, leave him in the hall on the first floor, and the remaining six people are in groups of twos and twos, Check from south to north one by one.

After Lu Tianming put forward the idea of grouping, everyone was worried that it was too dangerous to be in a group of two, I don't know what else was dangerous in the ancient castle, it was better for everyone to get together, Lu Tianming's reason was that six people would never be able to check 40 rooms in a day, even if they were a little reluctant to work in a group of two, if they couldn't find food and water, even if they didn't starve to death, they would be killed because they couldn't run the skeleton man because of their lack of physical strength.

The two students, An Junhang and Zhao Mengqi, were naturally a group, the two investigated the second floor, Xu Min and A Feng had a holiday, and took the initiative to ask for a group with Lu Tianming to investigate the third floor, and the remaining Mu Lan and A Feng investigated the fourth floor.

Unexpectedly, acting with Ah Feng, Mu Lan has always been wary of him, always keeping a certain distance from him, and following him unhurriedly behind him, Ah Feng naturally felt the vigilance of this girl, and did not react, both of them were not talkative, and the air was very dull for a while.

The interior of the castle during the day is magnificent, although it is dilapidated and covered with dust and cobwebs, but from the exquisite sculptures, frescoes, and intricate brass metal decorations, you can still get a glimpse of the magnificence and solemnity of its heyday, Mu Lan walks in the corridor on the east side, the living room, dressing room, bathroom, concert hall and study are all available, this owner of the castle is a nobleman who knows how to enjoy.

"The hostess of Hillsburg is quite beautiful." Mu Lan stopped in front of an oil painting, she saw the portrait of this woman in several rooms, there was a bust with a pearl necklace smiling on the side face, and there was also a full-length portrait wearing a top hat and riding costume, but the strange thing was that she only saw the portrait of the hostess but not the portrait of the male host, she was very curious about the owner of this ancient castle, it seemed that he and his wife had a good relationship, and the rooms with portraits had vases, which were filled with dried flowers, and there were also a lot of valuable jewelry in the cabinet of the dresser.

Mu Lan noticed that these oil paintings were full of emotion, and the hostess was a typical Westerner, with chestnut hair and green eyes, a three-dimensional face, and a gentle smile.

Mu Lan opened a drawer, and there was a small and delicate dagger inlaid with gems, she glanced at Ah Feng, and saw that he didn't pay attention to this, so she secretly hid the dagger in her pocket.

"Ah Feng, I'm curious what you do." This was the first thing Mu Lan said to Ah Feng.

"Huh?" Ah Feng turned his head and looked at Mu Lan puzzled.

"Nothing, just curiosity." Mu Lan also felt that she had nothing to say, so she asked the questions she had been asking in her heart.

A ray of sunlight spilled into the ancient castle, the dark clouds were dispersed by the sun, and the sky cleared at noon, Mu Lan looked at Ah Feng, and her light amber pupils were almost transparent by the light.

"I'll tell you when I get a chance." Ah Feng replied and stopped talking.

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Mu Lan was indeed very curious about Ah Feng's profession, this person was taciturn, he didn't look tall or thin, his beard was unkempt, and he looked like a decadent older youth, but when she experienced the attack of the skeleton man last night, she noticed that Ah Feng's body was athletic, and his physique was not as ordinary as it looked, but strong and explosive, her brain was open, except for the hidden eighth person, she thought about the possibility of any bodyguard, killer, underworld, etc.

When she was thinking, she pushed the door of the room in front of her, and found that she couldn't open it, so she sighed strangely.

"Locked door?"

The previous room was not locked, only this room was locked from the inside, Mu Lan felt that there was a problem, so she called Ah Feng over.

"This door is locked from the inside!" Mu Lan pushed hard again, indicating that she couldn't open it.

Ah Feng slammed sideways with his shoulder, and after a loud bang, the door still didn't move.

Mu Lan also came to help, and the two collided together for a long time, Mu Lan's arms were red and swollen, and the door was cracked and still didn't open it.

Ah Feng leaned down to look at the crack in the door and said, "There should be a heavy object inside, we can't open it like this." ”

The two of them made a lot of noise, downstairs An Junhang shouted upstairs and asked what was going on, Mu Lan replied that it was okay, and then saw Ah Feng taking something out of his pocket, groping for a long time He took out a metal wire, made a few strokes to the keyhole, twisted the wire out of a shape, and inserted it into the keyhole.

After turning left and right a few times, the door was opened with a click, and then Mu Lan added another "thief" to his career possibilities.

After the door lock was broken, Ah Feng opened the door, the door just opened a small crack and didn't move, sure enough, there was something behind the door, the two of them followed the crack in the door to find something to pry a little bit, and finally opened a gap where an arm could enter, Ah Feng reached in and pushed the resisting object open, and then opened the door.

When I entered the house, I found that it was a wooden box blocking the door, and the two of them banged on the door very loudly, and the room was dusty, and Mu Lan smelled rotten as soon as she entered.

It stinks! Mu Lan covered her nose while observing the environment inside.

The room was dark, the curtains were tight, and the furnishings looked like an office environment, with desks and bookcases, on which were things like ledgers and bills, and a metal typewriter.

The two followed the source of the stench and found a corpse in the back room, a man in a tuxedo white shirt hanged in mid-air, the man's eyes bulging hideously, his tongue exaggeratedly sticking out, his whole body shriveled, and flies buzzing around the corpse.