Foster's eyes gradually became blank. He finally understood what had happened to poor Father Sheehan, and that he was suffering the same fate.

"You slashed with your sword, burned him with fire, forced him to drink poison, and especially you, you tried to ...... him with a transfiguration spell Turn my internal organs into worms," Bigby no longer concealed his identity and voice, "and when you find out that it was all in vain, you come up with the most vicious of schemes. ”

"Nope! Forgive me......"

"I'm old, weak, and deprived of my mana, while you're young and full of imagination. You forced me to the construction site of the madhouse north of town, and buried me alive in the concrete foundation. ”

Foster's expression grew more and more desperate. It couldn't be, he thought bitterly.

Unless the entire building is demolished, it is impossible for Bigby to escape......

"I'm still alive......," Bigby sighed, "I'm still awake, but I can't see anything, I can't hear anything, just under that building, lonely and eternal." ”

Foster's skin began to turn gray. He opened his mouth to say something, but the rotten tongue fell out of his mouth.

"The hour of atonement has come, my wretched disciple. You could have lived a lifetime, but I'm still coming from the future to demand the price of your betrayal. Your pain is nothing compared to the pain I've suffered, right? ”

Foster felt his veins fill with dust and his brain collapse cell by cell. He was no longer John Foster, and had become a rotten wind, blowing, sinking into a world of darkness......

"Farewell."

Beside Bigby was a small pile of gray dust, the last thing left of poor Father Sheehan, who guarded the chapel.

And Foster is gone. The same pile of dust appeared where he had been, and there were vague marks of the soles of his feet on the ground.

……

In the big house.

Me, Lily.

My experience today is enough to describe it in two words: "bizarre".

I entered the haunted house, only to find that there was literally a pool of freshly coagulated blood.

Then, in the grass outside the house, there was also a terrifying man with a strange mask lurking.

I thought I was bold enough, but I couldn't help but scream when this strangely dressed man suddenly appeared from the grass.

[Lily Fight Check 81/50 Failed]

In my panic, I thought about waving my fist at the man; I fought boys when I was in Norway, and I was confident in my martial arts skills, but they didn't do anything to avoid my inevitable punches.

"Hey, wait......"

The other side did not fight back. His voice sounded familiar, and I remembered that I had a dagger in my pocket.

Just as I reached for the dagger, the man took off his mask.

……

“…… It's me. I'm not an enemy! Chen Qiang simply took off the gas mask that was probably useless, "I have no malicious intent." ”

[Chen Qiang's charm test with punishment 7/33 success]

At this time, it is extremely difficult to convince a girl that the masked man in the grass has no malice, but Chen Qiang did it.

"Mr. Chen?" Lily's half-swung dagger stopped halfway through.

"It's me," Chen Qiang nodded, "I'm just like you, I'm here to explore the haunted house." You see, the only difference between you and me is that I have more equipment than you. ”

"This strange mask, costume, and belt?" Lily still didn't put down the dagger in her hand. Maybe the person who scared people into mental illness last night was Chen Qiang himself, and the bloodstains were just a trick trick?

"The mask is a gas mask, and the clothes are specially made to hide in the grass and not be discovered, and this kind of vest can protect people from sharp attacks," Chen Qiang said. ”biquge.biz

[Chen Qiang's speech test 50/90 success]

Chen Qiang felt that he was not lying, but the system apparently believed that disguising future equipment in front of a person in his twenties was also a kind of deception.

"I've never seen a gas mask like this......" Lily muttered, but put down her dagger anyway.

Chen Qiang's equipment is strange and beyond her comprehension, but the absence of malice is always a fact.

"It's dangerous here," Mr. Chen said, through the window, "you shouldn't have come here by yourself." You've also hurt yourself. At the very least, you have to ......"

[Chen Qiang's agility test failed 92/70]

“…… Belch. ”

Chen Qiang got stuck when he walked through the window, but fortunately he was dressed much thicker than Lily, so he was not scratched by broken glass.

Seeing his clumsy appearance, Lily burst out laughing.

The man was no more nimble than herself, she thought. When there is real danger, it is not certain who will protect whom.

"Lily, how did you get here?" Chen Qiang coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment.

"Didn't you say that?" Lily said, "Explore." Now you're here too. Men go ahead, you have no opinion, right? ”

"No, I have."

[Chen Qiang's investigation verification 44/72 success]

Although Lily didn't warn him, Chen Qiang noticed the blood under his feet. He touched it with his gloved hand. Undoubtedly, still new......

[Lily Psychology Test 67/33 failed]

"I'm going to be a scout?" Lily would have been mistaken and raised an eyebrow.

"Nope. I mean, you should get out of here. Chen Qiang said, his eyes drifting over the leftover cans in the corner.

Is it Bigby? Or is it ......

"Maybe there's some danger hiding here. It's enough to have me here. Chen Qiang said.

[Chen Qiang's persuasion test 63/43 failed]

"No," Lily shook her head, "if you really plan to leave, then the two of us should leave together and call the police." In any case, two people are safer than one. If you want to stay, I'll stay here to help you. ”

She pointed to her dagger, indicating that she was not afraid.

"I'm not alone, my friend is out to pick me up," Chen Qiang changed the direction of persuasion, "Actually, we are some ...... Well, it's like a private investigator, and I took on the commission related to this house. You see, the reason I was able to find you so quickly......"

He lowered his voice: "...... My friend was sentry with a telescope in the distance. She reminded me that I had to find you as soon as possible. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ventured into the house. My task is simply to check the condition of the house. My friend is on the hill over there. So – get out of here! ”

[Chen Qiang's desperate persuasion test 11/43 success]

Although there were still doubts in her expression, Lily finally obeyed Chen Qiang's instructions. Indeed, Chen Qiang's words answered some of her questions: perhaps Mr. Chen and Mrs. Meghan are strange people from foreign countries, hired by the police to solve these strange cases.

"Then again, you're willing to continue assisting us as an investigator now, right?" Chen Qiang was a little worried that Lily would not be on the investigator list and would not be able to recover her sanity in time.

Lily nodded. Female police officers are not uncommon in the United States, but it is still exciting to be an employee of a mysterious "detective agency" as a woman.

"I ......"

Suddenly—

[Chen Qiang's listening test 39/73 was successful]

[Lily listened to the 87/80 test and failed]

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