Hansen couldn't help laughing when he saw the little girl's disappointed look, and said with a smile: "Ha, but you don't have to be depressed. The only possibility that people haven't tried yet is to solve Jeffrey's curse. We are lucky enough now. Well, maybe things will be different tonight."
Tian Lan was obviously more satisfied with this answer. She observed the hall carefully, as if to find any clues that were different from the past - although our little French girl had never been to this place before.
Fang Yu couldn't help but shake his head when he saw her like this. However, Tian Lan's inference was somewhat consistent with his.
Attila was chatting quietly with the noble girl. Sylvide listened and nodded with a smile, then walked over and interrupted to ask the other party if there was anything he should pay attention to in the mission later.
In any area of Kaolin-Ithulian, even in the salons of nobles, it is difficult to see beauties of the level of noble ladies, let alone adventurers.
Her inquiry apparently caused quite a stir. Beautiful ladies are always given preferential treatment, and Hansen is no exception. This experienced adventurer in his forties, who prides himself on being rich in experience, could not help but feel a little helpless at this moment, taking off his hat and looking at her crookedly. He returned the favor.
Then, while others were busy adding to their work, he carefully explained the precautions of the mission to Fang Plover and others. In fact, it is easy to say, and can be summed up in one sentence - keep up with other people.
"But this is no joke. The mission is not difficult. There may be battles, but the key is to keep up with others. You must not go into the foggy places in the illusion. There have been cases where someone couldn't get out after going in. Things, you chosen ones are no exception." Hansen said with some seriousness.
His words startled Tianlan and Jita.
Sylvide also patted her chest, turned around, deliberately bit Fang Plover's ear, and exhaled softly and said: "Then you must protect me later, captain."
When the young men in Hansen's team saw this scene, they all looked disappointed or envious, wishing they could come up and stab this damn guy to death with their own bodies.
Fortunately, the deterrence of the combat craftsmen still exists, but no one dares to take action and come up to provoke. But Fang Yu couldn't hear the noble lady's teasing, and he smiled helplessly and said: "Of course there is no problem, Miss Sylvide."
Sylvide smiled slightly, took a step back and stood behind Attila.
Several people were talking. At this time, the person sent upstairs by Hansen had not returned with Parker. However, the scholar who had arrived during the day was late and was still standing alone and watching coldly.
Fang Yu glanced at this man and felt that his temperament was somewhat similar to that of Mr. Knight in their team. The old knight Dict was also alone. Unless he took the initiative to ask, he rarely participated in their conversations.
He seemed to be really here to investigate this place. His eyes never left the hotel, and he was always looking at the interior furnishings. But Fang Yu is a little curious. Is such an investigation really meaningful?
Just when he was suspicious, the door of the hotel was suddenly pushed open, and a person walked in from outside.
At first, everyone thought it was a ghost guest and didn't pay much attention to it, but after the other party walked in quickly and saw them, they couldn't help but stop, looking a little surprised.
The others looked over and realized that this man was probably an adventurer - but they had never seen such a down-and-out adventurer. To say he was dressed in rags was being polite, but he looked like a beggar. The outer robe was dusty and stained with green moss in several places. It was so tattered that it was almost impossible to tell what its original style was. Even the trousers underneath had holes in them, exposing the bare knees.
The other person was unkempt and his face was covered in black and gray. Only his eyes could see some color. His mouth was pursed tightly, and there was some stubble on his chin. He looked as if he hadn't slept well for several days and nights, and he looked mentally exhausted.
But Fang Yu recognized this person at a glance: "Hu Di?"
The man was even more stunned. He looked over and saw Fang Plover and Aitila in the crowd. He couldn't help showing an embarrassed look on his face and turned sideways subconsciously.
"Hu Di!" But Tianlan didn't care and didn't mind being dirty. She ran over and grabbed Hu Di's dirty sleeves: "Okay, I found you, how could you lie to us!? "
Hu Di was startled, then turned around and stammered: "Tian, Miss Tianlan, hello, how did I lie to you?"
"Not yet," Tian Lan said angrily: "You said you and Miss Spoon live in El Paxin, so Jita and I spent the whole afternoon looking for it!" She raised her hand and made an exaggerated gesture. "You know what, all afternoon, we made that old guy say that we are not sane. It's so abominable."
Hu Di breathed a sigh of relief and was thinking about how to answer.
But at this time, Fang Yu came over and couldn't help but ask: "Hu Di, what's wrong with you? How did you end up like this?" He looked at Hu Di up and down, and he was really confused. Speaking of which, it had only been two weeks since they separated at Traveler's Rest, but why did the other person look like a century had passed.
Even if he went to participate in a world war and saved the world, he wouldn't be like this when he came back, right?
"Hey," Hu Di couldn't help but feel a little apologetic when he looked at the concerned expression under the other person's mask and sighed. He was silent for a moment and then replied: "Ed, it's a long story. The truth is, Miss Spoon is missing and I'm looking for her."
"What!" Before Fang Yu could speak, Tianlan made a sound that was more than ten decibels louder, which made him couldn't help but rub his ears: "Miss Spoon is missing. How could this happen? Is she here? "
Hu Di hesitated for a moment before nodding. "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have brought her here."
As he said this, the grown man's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears fell down. "It's all my fault. I knew she wanted to say goodbye to her life as an adventurer. Why did she force her to come to this place? I, I am really the biggest fool in the world."
Seeing his sincerity, everyone could not help but feel silent for a while. Especially Tian Lan, she always knew that Hu Di had a good relationship with his cat, but she didn't expect the relationship to be so good.
Although this little French girl was quick-talking, she had a soft heart. She no longer cared about what happened before, and quickly comforted her with kind words: "Forget it, forget it, aren't we all here? We'll help you find her. This place Although it’s big, those slow undead creatures can’t do anything with a cat, Miss Spoon will always be fine.”
Hu Di wiped away his tears and cheered up a little. He didn't know if Tian Lan's words had any effect. He shook his head and said: "Thank you, no need. I'll just look here alone and take my time. Tian Lan is right, Miss Spoon...she will always be fine."
Fang Yu was thinking that the logic of his words was a bit strange, but at this time Hansen also came up, looked at his pocket watch and said to the others: "Everyone, it is already a quarter past twelve o'clock, the mark should have appeared, yes Aren't you ready?"
This conversation was normal at first, but unexpectedly Hu Di's expression changed after hearing this, as if he remembered something, and blurted out: "Wait a minute, are you here for the mission of Dolifen's Three Things?"
His surprise startled everyone, and everyone couldn't help but turn around and look at him. Hansen, in particular, frowned at the beggar and said, "Who are you? Does the mission we carry out have anything to do with you?"
Hu Di seemed a little confused. He scratched his hair anxiously, and suddenly said to Fang Plov, "Ed, do you believe me?"
Fang Yu couldn't help but recall what happened at Traveler's Rest. He met Hu Di at the craftsman competition. At that time, he was ignorant and didn't understand anything. Although the other party was a bit boastful, in general he was still A nice guy.
So he nodded.
Hu Di immediately grabbed his hand and said to him nervously: "Then let me tell you, this mission is a little different from the past. You should leave this place quickly, especially with the two trainees Tianlan and Jita. .”
"Trainer?" Fang Yu was stunned. When he specifically mentioned trainee, he must be talking about something related to life-threatening danger. Because most people in Aitaria can be resurrected in the temple, but trainees are an exception.
But he was still a little surprised. There was obviously no outsider about Jeffrey's matter at that time, so how did Hu Di know about it? He couldn't help but ask: "Hu Di, how did you know that the mission here was different? How did you know about Jeffrey?"
"Jeffrey?" Hu Di was stunned: "What Jeffrey?"
Before he finished speaking, Hansen saw his men running down the stairs with the Papalar man. The man ran and shouted at them:
"Boss, something's wrong!"
Hansen raised his eyebrows and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
"That's right, the brooch was not found in room 3007." The man ran over and replied breathlessly.
Parker, on the other hand, still looked like he was still awake, staring at Fang Plover and the others in confusion, as if he still hadn't figured out where he was.
Hansen was stunned: "The brooch was not found, what does that mean?"
"There's just no brooch, boss. I've looked for it inside and out. You know, that thing was very conspicuous. It was on the cabinet to the left of the bed, but it wasn't there. I also opened the drawer and looked, what? nothing."
"What about the time? Have you checked the time? Or has someone jumped in first?"
"Absolutely not. I can guarantee that I was the first one to go in. When I went in, Mr. Parker was still sleeping soundly."
"You are so fast asleep, how can you say this about a Papalar gentleman? I was just taking a nap, a nap." When Parker heard this, he immediately became energetic. "Besides, I haven't eaten anything since I woke up, and I haven't had any snacks all afternoon. The service in this hotel is really bad."
It's a pity that no one paid attention to him. Hansen was still a little suspicious that this little man took something, but after hearing what he said, his suspicion was gone. What's more, the other party really doesn't have the need. Even if he secretly takes the Mark of the Faithful, the remaining two pieces of equipment will be equally divided, which is unnecessary.
Just when he was confused, he suddenly heard a low cry from his subordinates. Hansen turned around subconsciously, and then saw the most incredible scene.
When his men said those words, all the 'people' in the hall stopped - to be precise, all the ghost guests, ghost waiters, and even the ghost dwarfs all stopped. He stopped what he was doing.
Then he looked at them with a strange attitude.
It was strange because the ghost guests who had their backs turned to them did not turn around, but turned their heads 180 degrees on their necks and looked directly at them.
This scene was so creepy that Jita screamed in fright.
The hall is becoming silent——
Fang Yu was the first to react. He grabbed Jita and stepped back. The walkers around him started to move and blocked everyone. Then he turned back to Hansen and asked in a low voice: "Is this part of the mission, Mr. Hansen?"
"How is this possible?" Hansen was also stunned. He had come here to do this task more than once or twice, although he could not get Dolifen's three things every time. But there is no need to worry about self-protection during the mission. To be honest, adventurers generally agree that this mission is not actually very dangerous.
But he has never encountered such a situation.
However, he was still a veteran. He was surprised, but at the same time, he was alert. Without saying a word, he drew his sword with a clang. His action was like the fuse of a chain reaction, causing the ghost guest in the shape of a tall, thin man who was closest to them to suddenly let out a terrifying scream and rush towards them.
The sharp roar made everyone cover their ears.
Fang Yu clearly saw that the ghost's nails became sharp and long in mid-air, like claws, and he subconsciously wanted the walker to attack. However, the ordinary-looking adventurer in his forties reacted extremely quickly and raised his shield to block the ghost's claws.
Then he backhanded his sword and pierced the ghost's chest.
Ordinarily, the ghosts of Aitaria should be spiritual creatures, and physical attacks have limited effect on them. However, Hansen's sword not only seemed to stab the entity, but also caused the ghost guest to let out a shrill scream. Fang Plover even saw it staggering and falling backwards, with blood oozing out from a long and narrow wound on its chest.
"This..." Fang Yu was stunned when he saw this scene. This completely exceeded his understanding of the undead - not to mention ghosts, they were skeletons, zombies and vampires, and they would not bleed even if they were injured.
"Don't be dazed," Hansen turned around and said to them: "There is a problem with this mission. The people who are covering you should exit first. The hotel is full of enemies."
"But these-"
"These are not real undead, they are phantoms. They are real 'living people' in the phantom." Hansen replied very skillfully: "But be careful, dying in this phantom will also kill you, so Now we have to find a way out of this place."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Be careful behind you!"
Then I just heard a loud bang——
Everyone couldn't help but turn around subconsciously, only to see that the door of the hotel was shattered from the outside to the inside. Amidst the smoke and dust, pieces of the wooden door fell one after another, and behind the collapsed door, a group of people that Fang Plover never expected appeared.
The cloak is red, and the whole body is covered with armor. The 'Flamingo' Type 17 AKM magic furnace on the lower back is particularly eye-catching due to its relatively large size. These people wore full-face helmets, covering their faces with almost only a pair of eyes, and the weapons in their hands were standard imperial spears.
In Aitaria, only one type of people dress like this.
"Knights of the Morning!?" Fang Plover was shocked. Isn't that the Guards of Kaolin-Ithurion? This is one of the strongest forces on the ground in the kingdom. Usually only members of the royal family and local governors can mobilize them. .
The other party seemed to have bad intentions.
"Be careful," Aitila, as a believer in Amaya, smelled something wrong immediately: "This is also a ghost."
"Wait, this is a ghost too?"
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