In the Lyle Forest, south of the town of Deconva, a river runs from a distance, bypassing a hill not far away.

The side of the cliff was bare, showing pure black stone, and under the reflection of the crimson moon, it looked a little eerie from a distance.

At the foot of the hill, at the bend of the river, two girls in shirts and trousers with various utensils surround a hidden underground entrance, they are none other than Emma and Fanny, who have secretly left the hotel in the middle of the night.

"Did you dig this entrance?" Emma looked at the passage after the disguise was removed, her brow furrowed, and asked her friend beside her.

Fanny fiddled with the mechanical instrument in her hand, as if to detect something, and after a moment replied, "Look at the marble walls in that passage, and you can tell if I dug it up with a little brain." ”

"According to the book, wasn't the baron's castle buried by a mudslide? How can there be an entrance...... Could it be that last week's heavy rainstorms had altered the terrain and exposed one of the castle's passages? Emma asked with some confusion.

"Why don't you take a look?" Fanny said teasingly as she took out three metal cubes the size of a shoebox from her backpack.

Emma rolled her eyes when she heard this, and said angrily, "You know that I am not good at divination......"

"So, don't say those demoralizing words again...... Once you're here, can you resist turning around and going back without exploring? ”

With that, Fanny threw the three metal cubes out.

The metal blocks began to deform in mid-air, with several tentacle-like metal pipes sticking out from the top and bottom of the blocks and from each side.

When they hit the ground, the blocks turned into mechanical dolls that looked like they had multiple arms and could walk upright.

At this time, Fanny drew a triangular emblem on her chest and added:

"There shouldn't be much danger with them to find their way...... God will bless us. ”

Seeing this, Miss Emma neatly coiled her long black hair on top of her head, and muttered in her mouth, "Your grandfather is so good to you, these mechanical puppets are very powerful when they look at it." ”

Fanny knew that her friend was actually nervous, after all, a noble lady on the other side rarely had similar adventures, so she followed her words and explained:

"Each 'Destroyer' mechanical figure is equipped with four high-pressure steam rifles that can fire a series of Demon Hunting Bullets, as well as a silver cannonball with a 'Bright Fire'. In terms of destructive power alone, each of them surpassed the Sequence 7 level Extraordinary. ”

Emma breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, then stretched out her right hand, clenched her fist to her chest and said, "The storm is with you." ”

……

Seeing the two Extraordinary Ladies walking down the passage, Abner, who was following behind stealthily, bypassed the warning rune arranged by Emma and followed.

The reason why he followed the two girls here was not only that he was a little curious about the ruins, but more importantly, these two girls knew at a glance that they were novices, and the preparation for the expedition was not sufficient.

The steps made of polished black marble have been washed away over thousands of years, but they still retain enough hardness without the slightest sign of corrosion.

The two ladies followed the cube puppet and walked up the stairs to the ground, where they saw the Quaternary decorations and patterns.

"This ...... Sound familiar? Ms. Fanny looked around through the light on the mechanical figure and said in surprise.

"Of course they look familiar, we've seen them in that 'Old John' inn before!" Emma narrowed her eyes, quickly recognizing the source of the familiarity.

And Abner, who was hidden behind, immediately judged that not only the decorative lines, but also the room he was in now, even the layout was exactly the same as the restaurant of the "Old John" hotel!

Is it hard to understand that this is the "inn" that the priest of the Quaternary originally built?

Thinking so, Abner used his "pure white eyes" to analyze the furniture and objects around him, and denied his previous speculation.

No, the style of the furniture is unique to the Fifth Period, and some of the building materials are not old enough...... It should not be a Quaternary building...... Could it be that the same as the "Old John" inn was also a later imitation?

But why does it have to be this pattern?

While Abner was pondering it, Miss Emma, who was a "decryption scholar", naturally noticed that the layout of this ruin was almost the same as that of the "Old John" inn.

Surprised that she had not noticed any danger for the time being, she and her friends carefully rummaged around.

"Almost everything of value is broken or rotten...... No signs of anything extraordinary have been found. ”

"This is indeed the former residence of Baron 'Conva', and I found his coat of arms here. Although it is badly corroded, it is exactly the same as described in "St. Augustine: The City of Hope: The Battle of the Oath". ”

"Huh? The bookcases in the study room on the basement floor are so well preserved, and the books inside don't seem to be seriously weathered. ”

After the two girls explored the basement floor, they suddenly made a new discovery.

Abner, on the other hand, was on high alert at this time, for he had found something on the marble floor of the basement that the two ladies had overlooked—footprints!

It was a footprint that didn't belong to him, Emma, Fanny, strange and extremely fresh!

The strange footprints seemed to descend the stairs from the upper floor, and then vanished through a large, heavy, dark black stone door at the end of the underground hallway.

It is also the only place in the ruins that is different from the "Old John" inn.

That door...... It looks like someone pushed it from the inside...... Abner looked at the open gap in the stone door from afar, but even with the ability to "see at night", he could only see pitch black.

The stone door had cracked open a gap that allowed the two of them to enter and exit side by side, and it was deep inside.

At this time, Emma's voice came from the study:

"It's all biographical books, and I have a lot of them at home...... Only this handwritten notebook may have some value...... But, I can't understand what he wrote......"

"And the text that the 'decryption scholars' can't understand?" Fanny, who was standing next to her and was on guard, asked in surprise.

"I know Ancient Hermes, Dragons, Giants, Elves, but I'm sure the words in this notebook aren't any of the above! It's a completely different kind of text. "Emma is definitely authentic.

"Then take this notebook with you, and then we'll find someone to identify it when we're done exploring this ruin." Fanny said after a moment's thought.

"That's it......"

Although Abner also took some interest in the notebook, he could not take the initiative to show up now, so he could only give up for the time being.

After the expedition is over, find an opportunity to show their 'erudite' side in front of them, and guide them to take the initiative to give their notes to themselves for interpretation......

As soon as Abner thought of this, he saw the two ladies leave the study and come to the great black stone door.

The lights of the three mechanical puppets shone through the gap, but they could only illuminate a small area behind the door, and they could not see it really.

Fanny was about to direct the robot to enter, but was stopped by Emma, who said in an affirmative tone, "There's danger down there!" ”

Fanny obviously trusted her friend very much, she nodded solemnly, and then said solemnly: "Then I'll do the preliminary cleanup first!" ”

Clean? Before Abner could realize what she meant, he saw that the "heads" of the three mechanical figures were simultaneously protruding from a golden barrel about half a meter long.

Immediately afterward, the barrel of the gun quickly glowed, outlining the imprints and patterns of the noisy and fiery fire.

Rumble!

Three golden fireballs like miniature suns flew out of the "cannon barrel" and into the darkness and darkness.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The earth trembled slightly, and a fierce light burst out through the cracks.

Abner, who was stealthy nearby, shook his body visibly, and his feet trembled, almost making the stealth ineffective.

At this moment, a monster the size of a calf and with golden flames burning all over its body rushed out of the crack in the stone door at a rapid speed.

"That breath...... It's a monster made by a 'werewolf' with poison again?! ”