"During the day, there was nothing unusual in the house, but by five o'clock in the afternoon, until seven o'clock the next morning, the door of the house could not be opened. When you can open the door to check, you will find that the guests are killing each other, and the lone guests will hang themselves. Several investigations were conducted by the Mai Zong Laboratory, but none of the investigators survived, so the Archon forbade anyone to go any further. ”

I said, "Is the authorities to blame for this scam?" That mask wasn't supposed to have a key to open the door at all! Can I claim official compensation? ”

"That was when the previous consul was in power, and the current consul revoked the ban. ”

I hope to be disillusioned, and I say sadly, "What about him? Wouldn't it be okay to just go out early? ”

Things may have taken a turn for the better, and this house is normal during the day, which means that at least half of my money has not been spent in vain....

What exactly was I thinking? Even if this house is fine during the day, it can be terrible at night! When people are gone, there is nothing. Admit it, I'm drenched in blood, and I'm underestimating the tricks of the skyscrapers.

"Cheer up and get out of here," he said. ”

I said, "Why don't you just remind me when it's close to five o'clock?" I'm exhausted and I need a good night's sleep. ”

"You can sleep in a nearby hostel," he said. ”

This thousand dollars is all my possessions, and I don't want to spend a penny more, and I now think that skyscrapers are a place full of traps, and I will trust no one but Lamia and Laca.

After a few reprimands from the crowd, my head ached and my eyelids became heavy.

A chill brought me back to consciousness, and I opened my hazy eyes to see that the classical house had completely changed, with nightmarish black shadows covering the furniture and walls like smoke from a fire.

I let out an exclamation and hurriedly reached for the sclerosis potion and applied it to my throat and heart.

Whispers rang out in the room, but as far as the eye could see, it was unusually calm. I tried to find the source of the sound, but there was no sign of anyone. The sound seemed to be non-existent, and it seemed like it was everywhere.

At this moment, my eyes fell on the portrait of the woman on the wall, almost obscured by the black shadow, except for a pair of blood-red eyes that looked through the black shadow, like two small lamps.

Suddenly, I saw my shadow rise from the ground, its cold hands grabbing my neck, and I felt like a half-asleep person, unable to move even an inch of muscles. The shadow was completely me, and it drew its dagger and stabbed me in the throat.

But thanks to the hardening potion, the dagger failed to penetrate, I woke up suddenly, and held the wrist of the shadow with my backhand, it was a pure shadow, I couldn't hold it for the first time, it was like passing through a beam of light, and at this juncture, I felt that the environment I was in was very familiar, yes, yes, this is the dark space caused by the fish, the dark ocean.

I grabbed the shadow a second time, and it writhed like a snake, tangling around me, like I was going to kill myself. Those who died, they were killed by their own shadows! They rebelled against the shadows, resulting in the death of themselves or their companions.

The shadow eroded into my skin, and I felt my nerves cold, my spine shattered, and it tried to take control of me again, little by little, my brain, but I had resisted similar mind control. I gritted my teeth, my left eye was bleeding, the shadow loosened and gave in, and it slowly let go of its hand.

I was prostrate on the ground, sweat dripping on the floor, ticking, but soon I was strong again, and my shadow was at peace with me for a while, standing like a wooden man.

The woman in the painting screams miserably, as if I had harmed her. I saw three figures with scythes leaping out of the mural, one of them slashing at me, I clutched the dagger to block the swing of the scythe, and with a clang, my dagger blocked the real thing, but it seemed to be strong enough to compare with the white demon's charge, and I was knocked far away by it. Two other shadows circled my flank, scythes slashing at my left and right backs.

My shadow saved me, and it appeared just in time, holding a pitch-black dagger in each hand, parrying the scythe. I shouted, "Yes, yes! That's it! You and I are in the same group! ”

My shadow pointed at the door, and I immediately understood, and threw myself in that direction, and kicked the door, but it felt like a cloud of smoke. My shadow was much stronger than mine, it forced back three enemies to flank and attach to my body, I was overwhelmed and cornered, and I just thought, "Okay, let you possess me for the time being, don't you trick me like that mask." ”

My body was wrapped in black shadows, and I pushed forward, and the wooden door did not open, but it opened an ethereal shadow door. We jumped there, and in an instant, the shadows, the murmuring areas, the nightmarish rooms, were all gone.

I was on the street, outside of Henry's mansion. I looked back tremblingly, and the Henry Mansion was still silent, unmistakable. There is no dark shadow in the window on the second floor.

My shadow is on the earth, and it is still my subordinate, and there is not the slightest sign of acting on my own initiative.

A voice rang out: "Where have you been?" I can't reach you. ”

I was confused and shouted, "This house... This room is a different space! It's like an undersea prison! I almost died! Dead at the hands of my own shadow. Why didn't you call me earlier? ”

"I tried to wake you up at 4:30, but I couldn't get in touch by then. ”

I lay on my back, as if I was seriously ill, my head ached, and my heart was filled with fear like waking up from a nightmare.

He said, "How did you say you escaped?" ”

I said, "I.... It's like my shadow has helped me. ”

"Shadow?" ”

I said, "Don't ask, I have a headache!" I'm so unlucky! Yes! What time is it? ”

He didn't answer me, but another replied, "Five thirty minutes." ”

I looked at two young men, both in black suits and neat trousers, one with a white tie and the other with a red tie. Both of them can be regarded as handsome, one has short black hair, a calm and determined gaze, and a strong and well-proportioned body. One has long hair in a golden shawl, a pale face, a beautiful appearance, a very thin body, and a strong smell of perfume on his body, revealing a gloomy and weak temperament.

The young man with long blond hair asked, "I just saw you coming out of the haunted house." ”

I exclaimed, "Isn't it?" It almost killed me! What a hell! Don't go in, you'll die!" ”

The blond-haired youth and the short-haired youth looked at each other, and the blond-haired youth said, "I know that in the past fifty years, more than twenty people have died in this house, and you are the only one alive. ”

The short-haired young man said, "What did you see?" ”

I massaged my temples and said, "Long black shadows, terrible banshees, my shadows almost strangled me, and more shadows came out to kill me." ”

The blond youth said, "My name is Michael, this is Legang, it's nice to meet you." ”

He reached out to help me, I shook my head, and said, "You guys get out of here, I have to go again.... Lie down for a while...."

He whispered to me, "The two of them are nobles of the Black Coffin, the righteous sons of the consuls, and their status is much higher than that of Lamia. ”

Before Michael's hand could be retracted, I grabbed him, shook him vigorously, and said, "I'm really burned, and I can't thank you enough for your concern." ”

Michael smiled, "You are so welcoming, Mr. Longinus. ”

I said, "You don't have to be so outward-looking, call me a fishbone." ”

Le Gang said, "Come on, fishbones, please have a cup of coffee with us and recuperate." ”

How could I refuse such an invitation, even though I was in pain? If I can make friends with them, it will be another big turning point in my fate.

We went to the same café, Michael asked for an iced latte, Legang asked for a plain black coffee, and I pointed at it, I didn't know what I was ordering.

"Legang and I were surprised to hear that someone had bought a Henri Pétz mansion and came to find out," says Michael. But I didn't expect you to live directly in a mansion and have no intention of going out, it's really bold for an artist, it turns out that you are sure to get out of trouble? ”

I smiled and said, "How dare you, how dare you, under the fishbones, I am a passer-by in the outside wasteland, a traveler in a dangerous region, I have had many adventures and difficulties since I was a child, even if this house is dangerous, but for me, it is not a big deal, and I can ignore it as if I was idle." "That's when the drink arrived, I took a big sip and felt better.

Michael said: "Actually, the last owner of this house was me. ”

I almost jumped up and choked him.

Michael said: "I personally have a unique hobby, I like to collect things with a long history and mysterious origins, this mansion is a gift I asked my father for, but then I didn't like it, because there is no one to live in, and second, I can't solve the mystery, and third, I live on the upper floors, and it is quite inconvenient to come here, and I can't visit it often, so I might as well get rid of it, so that my name is not associated with this ominous house." ”

I exclaimed, "What the hell is going on? What about the mask? I want to return it now! You give me the money back! A total of 20 million credits! ”

Michael laughed, "The money is not with me, Mr. Fishbone, and you don't have to be so excited, twenty million is nothing to me, and if you really help me, I will give you more than that." ”

In an instant, I calmed down, and as he said, heaven is so beautiful that being angry won't solve anything.

"I sold the house to the real estate dealer called the mask, and it only cost 100,000 gold dollars, because this man did me a small favor, so I almost gave it to him," Michael said. It's just that I didn't expect him to find the next home so quickly, and I didn't expect this next family to be able to solve the crisis. ”

I said, "Do you want to take this house.... Buy it back? ”

Michael said, "I have a better proposal, the three of us go into the mansion together to find out, and if you can get us all back alive, I'll give you a mysterious gift, what do you think?" ”