"The castle master's study should be near here." Jita whispered. She suddenly stopped and looked ahead in a daze. Fang Yu noticed something strange about Jita and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Have you seen it, Brother Ed, Miss Tata?" Jita's eyes stayed at the dark end of the corridor in front, and she asked a little uncertainly.
"what did you see?"
"1. A white shadow..." Jita said tremblingly.
"White shadow, ghost?"
"Ai, Brother Ed..."
"Sorry, it was just a joke." Fang Yu smiled and walked in front of her. After making the capable angel stop, with a slight movement of his right hand, a clockwork fairy flew out from behind the two of them and flew in that direction.
In the darkness, there was a wall at the end of the corridor, but what was a bit puzzling was that there was a window on the stone wall. Fang was stunned for a moment. Windows in buildings were really rare, especially among castle buildings of this era in Aitalia.
He tried to let the clockwork goblin go through the window, but what was even more strange was that after passing through the window, a corridor emerged from the darkness.
It was as if this corridor was divided in two by this stone wall with a window. They were in the front half of the corridor, and behind the window was the second half of the corridor.
For the first time, Fang Plover felt a little chilly. The structure of this building was a little too weird. He controlled the clockwork fairy and turned around, only to find that there was no other exit inside.
In other words, the only way to enter the second half of this corridor is through that window. Fang Yu felt a chill in his back for a while, and simply couldn't understand the reason for this setting.
Only then did he tell the two of them what he had discovered. Ji Ta's face couldn't help but turn paler after hearing this. Such weird buildings always make people think of something bad.
Only Miss Tata looked calm. "In some local legends, vampires cannot enter windows."
Jita was so frightened that she grabbed Fang Plover's coat.
Fang Plover took a breath. He wasn't afraid of vampires, but it felt completely different in a place like this. Fighting face to face with ten vampires would probably be better than staying in this depressing place.
To be honest, the ghosts and ghosts on earth are nothing more than undead creatures here. Even ghosts are not uncommon in Etalia, and they see them more frequently in Dolifen.
But these things lurk in the darkness, and the pressure they give people is completely different.
However, Fang Yu did not panic. He knew that once he showed his timidity, Jita would only become even more nervous. He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, comforted Jita, and then led the two of them to the window.
This place was so unusual that it was worth exploring.
He gently moved the metal glove, controlled the clockwork fairy to explore inside again, and then turned back. "Jita, I plan to go in and have a look. Will you stay here or come with me? If you stay here, I will ask Miss Tata to stay with you."
"I-I'm with you, brother Ed." Jita said with a crying voice.
Fang Yu nodded and said warmly: "Don't forget that you are also a chosen one. Don't be too afraid. You are not without the strength to fight against these monsters."
Kitta took a deep breath. She is not afraid of fighting. Most of human fears have no reason and are only related to the memories of ancestors deep in the blood.
She held the sword in both hands and took a step forward, but Fang Plover stopped her. "Don't worry," he whispered. "There may be a trap here."
In terms of forming an adventure group, the latter may be a naive kid.
But when it comes to castle exploration, he is definitely an experienced 'master' - well, at least a theoretical master. This place is so abnormal, and there is only one entrance. Generally speaking, in a place like this, there will probably be traps, or else there will be puppets ambushing you behind.
Fang Yu didn't find the puppet structure, so there must be a trap.
The corridor was littered with square bricks that had collapsed from the ceiling. He picked up a piece and threw it in - but there was no reaction. Fang Plover was not in a hurry, so he picked up a few more pieces and threw them in one by one. When the third piece was thrown, it seemed to hit something. There was a "click" sound and a burst of dust fell from inside.
Jita looked at the captain curiously——
Fang Plover was a little embarrassed. "Maybe it's been in disrepair." He asked the clockwork fairy to fly up and check, and then he realized that what he said was true. A row of dark holes were exposed where the dust was.
There must have been a row of crossbows at the back, but it was possible that the mechanism was rusty, or that traps had been triggered many times before and the crossbows' ammunition was exhausted, resulting in no normal attacks.
He explained this matter to the two of them, and both Jita and Tata nodded. "Can we go in now?" Jita asked softly.
But Fang Yu shook his head.
Generally speaking, that's where the agency ends. However, there are some agencies that specialize in guarding against 'professionals' and may take advantage of these people's inertial thinking. He had read a novel before, in which the protagonist fell into such a trap with a confident face.
He looked behind the window and threw another square brick down. There was a "click" sound, and the ground there suddenly sank, revealing a dark hole.
As expected——
He raised the crystal lamp and looked down. A steel thorn at the bottom of the cave shone with a faint cold light. There were dark blood stains on it, but there were no bones. Those unlucky guys must have all gone to the Ameyah Temple to be resurrected.
Jita naturally saw this scene and exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Ed is so awesome."
Fang Plover was actually a little excited. Many of his theoretical experiences were only on paper. This was the first time he could use them. While fighting all the way underground in Fenris, he had no time to test these small details.
But now, this knowledge comes in handy.
There were no other traps in the second half of the corridor, so Fang Plover took Jita into it. The inside was not too big, and there were five rooms scattered in the darkness along the corridor. He opened the wooden doors one by one, and the four rooms in front were all furnished exactly the same, including a bed, a bookcase, and a desk. It seemed like they were in a castle. guest room.
It was just lifeless and the atmosphere was weird.
Fang Yu didn't realize something was wrong until he opened the last door. I don’t know how many adventurers have visited this place over the years. How could the furnishings in these rooms be so neat?
And apart from being covered in dust and cobwebs, it didn't look decayed at all.
He subconsciously wanted to turn back to check, but in the corner of his vision, he saw a white shadow flashing. Fang Plover suddenly turned around and shouted in that direction: "Who is it!?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and fired a 'rocket flying fist'. The metal glove flew into the darkness with a 'bang' sound as if it had penetrated something. Fang Yu took Jita over to take a look, only to find that he had penetrated a wooden door at the end of the corridor.
But where is the white shadow?
"What's wrong, brother Ed?" Jita grabbed his coat with one hand and asked softly.
"It's nothing." Fang Yu shook his head.
He glanced at the wooden door with a hole punched through it, thought for a moment, and turned the doorknob. This door handle feels completely different from the previous doors, as if the internal mechanism is rusted together.
This is a normal phenomenon, but there are some abnormalities here. This abnormality made Fang Yu couldn't help but become curious, and he used a little force on his hand - but the situation was very real, and the door handle actually broke with a 'click'.
Fang Yu was speechless for a moment as he held the door handle. He could only throw it away, then take a step back and slam the door hard. The door had long been rotten, and it collapsed back with a crash, breaking into pieces of wood and falling down one after another.
As soon as he took a step through the door, he felt a strong wind blowing towards him.
But Fang Plover was actually prepared. He blocked it with his hand, and a copper-colored long-handled ax came from the darkness and hit the metal glove on his right hand. The huge force knocked off more than 70 points of his balance, and his blocking value was instantly cleared to zero. However, Fang Plover also blocked the long ax at the same time.
He stepped back slightly, and at the same time, he shot out a flying claw with his left hand, along the path of the long ax, and hit something in the darkness with a 'blank' sound. A gray number rose up in the darkness, and Fang Plover had no time to see clearly what the number was, but the gray number represented block or structural health. This blow didn't look like a block, which made him realize that the person coming might not be a living being.
After being hit by him, the thing flew back and hit many things, making a loud crashing sound.
From behind, Jita chased in with a sword in one hand and a crystal in the other. When the cold light of the crystal shone, Fang Plover could see clearly that what was knocked away by him in the darkness was a pair of armor, holding a halberd in both hands, and fell between a collapsed desk.
Living armor in disrepair.
The system also gave such a name, and the following level was also marked: Lv13.
Identifying monsters in Etalia is a dynamic process. The system will analyze the knowledge possessed by the selector, and at the same time accept the feedback of the selector's own judgment and make corrections.
Fang Plover has rich theoretical knowledge and has a great advantage in this aspect, but the activated armor is also of a lower level than him. After all, experience does not play a big role in judging the level of monsters.
The latter was standing up unsteadily.
But at this time, the capable angel also stepped in front of Fang Plover. He struck forward with his sword and flew the long ax in the activated armor's hand, and then stabbed the gap under its left shoulder armor with his sword. The activated armor staggered back.
Fang Yu saw the right opportunity and had a thought in his mind. The Archangel pulled back his wrist blade and took a step forward, raised his right leg, and swept the slender bladed foot between the head and chest of the activated armor, and the latter's helmet rolled down with a 'clang'.
But without its head, the activated armor still rushed forward crookedly. After the capable angel drew back his feet, he stabbed the sword into its chest with his backhand, and then cut off its left arm with another sword.
Then she side-stepped it, knocking it to the ground and sending parts clattering all over the room. Under Fang Plover's command, the capable angel turned his double blades again, thrust them downwards, and nailed the activated armor to the ground.
Even so, the latter still struggled for a while, and finally made a "clucking" sound, as if the internal gears were stuck, and then finally stopped.
Fang Plover also let out a breath.
He didn't expect to encounter such an old-fashioned structure here.
This thing can't be said to be a flexible structure, and it has no intelligence. It is purely a puppet structure. When activated, it will attack all enemies within sight regardless of friend or foe. The only advantage is that it does not require human control, does not use any high-end materials, and the main core crystal is cheap enough.
Only then did Fang Plover have time to look at the room.
This is a study room. Different from the previous rooms, most of the objects inside were very old. The fireplace on one side collapsed, and the two tall bookshelves against the wall had long since fallen apart, and the books on them were scattered all over the floor.
Fang Yu picked up a book and turned it over with his hands. The papers had already been carbonized and turned into black powder.
He put down the remaining cover and looked in other directions. This study is very weird. Behind the crumbling desk in front of the room are two curtains, hanging in tatters on the ground. They are covered with insect holes and insect shells on the ground.
But there is no window behind the curtain, but a stone wall.
He walked over and knocked it. It was heavy and there was no hollow feeling.
The room wasn't big, and there didn't seem to be much room for the white ghost inside. Fang Plover checked the remains of the desk, but there was nothing noteworthy.
He and Jita couldn't help but look at each other, feeling something strange. This place looks weird, but I can't find any mechanism.
The two of them looked around the room and discovered that there was something covered by a piece of cloth next to the fireplace. The thing was quite small, as tall as a person. The curtain had been looking new for a long time, but it had nothing but dust. There are no wormholes or decay.
Fang Yu asked Ji Ta to hold up the lighting crystal and walked over to lift it. He heard Miss Naturalist behind him coughing in a low voice, and the room was filled with dust. He fanned it with his hand, and when he raised his head, he realized that the curtain was actually a huge painting.
Unlike the tattered frames outside, this painting is well preserved.
Under the dim light of the crystal, the painting shows an innocent noble girl. Sitting on a chair, the painting time should be in the afternoon, and the picture is full of warm tones.
The girl wore a long black dress with her knees turned to one side and a veil, but her beautiful face could still be seen. There was a white cat lying in the girl's arms, and her long-gloved right hand was gently resting on the cat's body.
The painter of this painting is very skilled, as if he captured the moment when the afternoon sun passed through the house and fixed it in the picture, giving people a sense of peace and tranquility.
Fang Yu was in a trance when he saw this painting.
He always felt that he had seen this girl's face somewhere. However, the only similar aristocratic girl he knew was Sylvide, and the girl in the painting was completely different from the ship officer lady.
It was at this time that Jita let out a light sigh.
"What's wrong?" Fang Yu turned around.
"The cat in the painting." Jita said in a daze. "Exactly like Delise."
Fang Yu turned around again and realized that it was true. The cat in the girl's arms was covered in white fur, with only some black and gray patterns on its head, ears and front paws. It had a thick velvet crown on its collar and looked majestic, exactly like Ms. Delise.
Fang was stunned for a moment, but the Ithurian forest cat was originally a local breed in this area, and the painting was also distorted, so it seemed that it was not impossible for a cat similar to Delise to appear.
It must have been at least a hundred years since Elmaor Castle was abandoned. The girl in this painting was from unknown time. He couldn't think that Ms. Delis could live for hundreds of years, right?
The two of them were silent for a while, but suddenly they heard a soft click behind them.
That voice was so obvious in the silence.
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