"Whew...... I really don't know how these witches got the money to buy this house. As far as I know, although the housing prices in this area are not outrageous, they are not easy for ordinary people to get their hands on. Shadow looked at the blue house not far away and whispered. And the reason why he said this is naturally because even with his high return as a killer, his current savings are not enough to pay for the price of this house. According to Shadow's idea, since the existence of witches themselves has far surpassed that of mortals, then they naturally do not do the work of mortals, and because of this, the source of money for witches is a problem.

"It's not easy, I'm sure they can get a lot of money at any time if they want to. Not to mention the dangerous abilities of the curse mentioned by Mr. Wizard, every witch is an outstanding master of apothecary. "One-eyed" said. He's right, if witches are willing to sell their powerful potions, it's easy to get a lot of money.

"That's probably not possible. Witches' potions naturally have their own unique effects, and sometimes they are even more incomparable. But as far as I know, witches never pay for their own dealings with money. They are only interested in one thing. Cheese said, turning over and dismounting, not because the mage wanted to make his behavior look polite. Rather, the closer he got to the witch's house, the more resistant the horse he rode on. The more sensitive parts of the animal make them refuse to approach danger. It is said that the only animals that can approach or are willing to approach the building where the witch is located are two kinds, the raven and the black cat. So there are also hunters who hunt witches for a living and rely on these two animals to find witches hiding in the city.

Seeing Cheese's movements, the remaining two also noticed the abnormality of their mounts. And now that the mage has dismounted, they naturally don't think that they can force the horse to go to the building. Soon, the three of them decided to tie their horses to the corner of the street and walked to the door with three flights of steps. They stood at the front of the steps, but none of them dared to step on the candle-lit cyan stone steps first, and although "One-Eye" and Shadow looked at Cheese questioningly, the mage did not give any instructions on what to do.

After a few seconds, still impatient with One-Eye, he lifted his chin and motioned for the shadow to come up and knock on the door. Shadow was reluctant to give orders from his boss, but there was no other option for him to choose from in this situation. In desperation, the young killer walked slowly up the steps, and when he stepped onto the bluestone staircase, the candle flame on the steps slowly turned bright yellow.

"One-Eyed" naturally noticed this strange scene, and he wanted to open his mouth to warn his men. But it was blocked by Cheese's raised hand. In the mage's eyes, the three steps and the three candles were shrouded in a strange halo, which meant that trying to walk up the steps and knock on the door was definitely not as simple as it seemed. But since most of the witch's spells were nowhere to be found, Cheese couldn't figure out what the circle on this step was for, so he waited for the others to walk up first, and the mage needed to observe to determine the specific function of the circle.

The shadow, who had already stood in the doorway, did not seem to notice the change in the candle's flame. He took a deep breath after glancing back at the other two, and dared to knock on the witches' doors.

"Knock knock!"

The sound of knuckles hitting the wooden door was so crisp. There was a brief silence that followed, with no one answering the knock on the door, and no footsteps could be heard in the room. But just as the shadow was about to knock on the door one more time, something incredible happened. In the vision of Cheese and "One-Eye", the whole person slowly became blurred, and then disappeared in a short period of time! Seeing this situation, "One-Eye" subconsciously turned his face to Cheese, and the situation beyond common sense made him urgently need the mage's explanation.

"Don't worry. The shadow is fine. He was just invited in by the owner of the house. Cheese squinted his eyes, his eyes flashing with a magical light, not as intense as when casting the spell, but it was enough to prove that the mage was observing the scene from a different perspective than ordinary people.

After a brief pause, the sparkle in Cheese's eyes faded. He already had some idea of this little initiation ceremony. Even through this circle, the mage had a general idea of the strength of the house owner. And this realization made him say to the "one-eyed".

"Next, you knock on the door. ”

Are you kidding me?!, although "One-Eye" didn't shout, his actions obviously meant this. However, the resistance of his companion did not make Cheese explain his actions, and he just tilted his head.

"If you still want to see a shadow, knock on the door. The mage said.

"One-Eyed" is still a street gangster in the end, and although he has a grudge against the strange encounter with the shadow, whether it is out of morality or the blood in his heart, the underground boss will not allow himself to just leave his men behind. Moving the joints of his hands, One-Eye glanced at Cheese and walked up the steps.

"If you lie to me, you'll regret it. He threatened the mage before stepping up the first steps.

When One-Eye stepped on the steps, the candle flame on the steps turned a blinding red almost instantly. This red is not the red of the flames, but the color of blood that is sticky and palpitating. The "one-eyed" standing on the steps did not notice this, like the previous shadow. Or maybe he turned a blind eye to the candles as soon as he stepped up the steps. The red candle flame grew rapidly at an explosive speed, and the flame, which was originally only a little larger than the knuckle of the little finger, instantly flew up to the height of a person, and the anger and killing intent conveyed from the flames were almost undisguised.

But while the red candle flame was still growing, Cheese moved. The mage's palm was facing the "one-eyed", and he silently chanted some kind of incantation in his mouth. Cheese was careful because it was the first time he had used this spell, and if a syllable was pronounced wrong, God knew that the gang boss wouldn't be engulfed in angry candles in the next second. Thankfully, the mage's spell seemed to be successful, and the candles calmed down like pacified beasts, and after a few seconds they reverted to their original form, though the color was still red.

The "one-eyed" standing in front of the door didn't seem to know anything about what had just happened, and in his perspective, the whole world seemed to be only the wooden door in front of him. Finally, after Cheese calmed the red candle flame, One-Eyed knocked on the door.

Similar to what happened when the shadow knocked on the door, the figure of "One-Eyed" disappeared a few seconds after knocking. Of the original three, only Cheese was still standing in front of the door at this time. And the two men who came with him had already disappeared on the bluestone steps.

The mage took a deep breath, knowing that what was next was the point. The three steps were not accidental, perhaps the will of the darkness dominated today's visit, and from the part that Cheese saw through, in order to enter the house through this staircase, three people had to knock on the door together, and they could not be repelled by the candles on the steps. Originally, "One-Eyed" should not have been able to knock on the door because he had a holiday with the witches before, but Cheese helped him forcibly pass the candle test, and then as long as Cheese successfully knocked on the door, the magic circle would lose its effectiveness.

Walking slowly up the steps, Cheese instantly lost contact with the outside world, and his vision was compressed to the door in front of him. If it were an ordinary person, he might not even notice this anomaly, but as a fully trained spellcaster, Cheese could still maintain his own consciousness in this circle. Although he wanted to look around, the mage suppressed his curiosity, and there was only one last step left to pass through the circle, and if these inconsequential actions caused the circle to collapse and all his work was lost, then Cheese himself would not forgive himself.

"Knock knock" the mage knocked on the door. And this time, a sound of footsteps came from inside the door.

"Please come in, uninvited guest. A voice came from behind the door, followed by a wooden door opening. A young woman appeared before the mage with a reproachful expression.