Chapter 9: Mirrors
As soon as Ringer returned, he drank wildly with the flask.
It was only after a large pot of red wine went down that his nerves regained their elasticity and agility.
He went to the cellar to fill a jug of wine, and at such a speed that Ringer would be able to drink the two full barrels of red wine before the priest returned.
By the fireplace, Ringer sharpens his kitchen knife while drinking.
The rustle, the rhythmic sound of grinding between the whetstone and the kitchen knife, made Ringer's courage stronger.
When the kitchen knife was sharpened, he suddenly remembered the little axe, and he planned to sharpen it as well.
It's just that no matter how he looks for it, he just can't find it, he remembers it very clearly, the axe is on the table, it's also on the dining table, it's not placed elsewhere, why can't he find it?
He pounded his head, very sober, absolutely not drunk.
When I went to the tailor's house, he locked the door of the church himself, and after running back just now, he also opened the door, and the keys were still in his pocket, that is, no one came in the church, even if there were thieves, no, he was the only thief in the village, and there would be no other thieves, Ringer dispelled this idea, then the rest may be....
Ringer felt creepy for a moment, the skeleton man would climb over the wall, and perhaps, while he was going to the tailor's house, the skeleton man came in and asked for his weapon back, it was not impossible.
Oh God, this is your territory, how can you just let people run in?
Ringer stood still, his eyes rolling.
Standing for a while, he laughed to himself, just now, he got rid of the skeleton man, now, how could the skeleton man hide in the church, impossible.
He sat down, on the carpet next to the fireplace.
He found that his back was cold, and there was sweat along the third cervical vertebra from the backbone to the neck, could this be the legendary cold sweat?
Ringer laughed at himself for a while, came to the door of the church, put his toes on his ears against the door panel, listened for a long time, there was no movement, very good, tonight, it should be safe.
After entering the house, he moved the stools and chairs to the door of the room, and after all this was done, Ringer easily picked up his wine glass, accompanied by some cold dishes from last night, and continued to drink.
I have two lines of defense, impregnable, come on, my little pet,
Ringer was drinking comfortably when there was a thud upstairs, as if something had fallen on the floor.
The glass shook violently in his hand.
To tell the truth, Ringer was frightened, there was no one else in this church, he was alone, and such a big movement was not something that a kitten could make.
Besides, the priest only has dogs, not cats, and the dogs are all eaten, what is the movement so big, mice, jokes!
He held a candle and picked up a kitchen knife.
After three steps, it didn't feel right.
On the coat rack in the living room, there was a garment, belonging to the priest, and a small silver cross on it, from which he took it off.
The cross was tied with a thin chain, which Ringer wore around his neck.
I heard that the cross has an effect on evil spirits, so take it with you.
There are fifty-two stairs going upstairs, the stairs turn halfway, right-angle turns, Ringer walked to the right-angle corner, and felt that his heart was a little unbearable, too fast, am I a coward?
Depend on! I think back then, the old liar took him to wander the world, rob tombs and dig graves, and he was not so panicked, but he didn't expect that after crossing over, his courage became smaller!
With pride, people need to be right.
He was no longer afraid, and his pace quickened suddenly.
With one breath, he rushed to the second floor.
To his left is the utility room, the bathroom, and the scripture study, and to the right is the study, and directly opposite is the priest's bedroom.
He started his search from the utility shelf, no, the scriptures were flipped over, no, the study, no, the rest was the bedroom, this bedroom he was still sleeping in yesterday yesterday.
Holding his breath, he pushed open the bedroom door.
Observed for a while, nothing.
Hell, what was the noise just now?
The door of the bathroom creaked suddenly, Ringer's heart almost popped out, and the candle almost flew off, Nima, you are now a high-level undead summoner, can't you break a little bit?
Ringer gritted his teeth, slammed his fist, and walked towards the bathroom.
The candle began to flicker violently, as if it was about to be extinguished, and Ringer hurriedly covered it with his hand.
No matter how it is blocked, the candles still keep shaking, it's strange, this location, there is no wind, the second floor is well sealed, all the walls and gaps are eliminated by the priest, where does the wind come from?
The candle floated for a while and returned to normal.
Ringer entered the bathroom, his palm holding the kitchen knife already wet.
Inside the bathroom, it's empty.
Ringer breathed a long sigh of relief and placed the candle in front of the large mirror in the bathroom.
He looked at his face, smiled dumbly, and said in such a shameful way that he was as frightened as a quail.
He wanted to leave, but suddenly, he felt as if his legs couldn't move, as if he was attracted to something.
In the mirror, a cloud of black smoke suddenly appeared behind him, and behind the black smoke, a shadow gradually became clear, it was --- skeleton man!"
It was looking at itself, its mouth breathing, and black smoke coming out of it.
Ringer's backhand was a kitchen knife behind him, and when he suddenly turned around, it was empty!
He was terrified, and when he looked back, the skeleton man in the mirror was still looking at him.
Ringer slashed at the mirror!
With a clang, a rusty axe flew out of the mirror and collided with the kitchen knife, and the force came from his arm, and Ringer couldn't help but take two steps back.
Looking up again, the skeleton man jumped out of the mirror, his axe held high!
Ringer didn't have time to think about it, he stretched out his cross and said to the skeleton man: Don't mess around, God is here! “
The skeleton man flicked his hand, and Ringer's cross fell to the ground, and the skeleton man stepped forward and stepped on the cross under his feet.
Ringer touched something that looked like a toiletry, and he didn't know what it was, and smashed it, and the skeleton man flashed, and the hard object smashed the mirror to pieces.
The skeleton man let out a scream, very ugly and screaming, and its body twisted, turning into a swirling puff of black smoke and disappearing into the shattered mirror.
Ringer gasped and cursed, just like Father Mohan.