Can you become stronger without paying money?

In order not to reveal any flaws, Riel swung his sword with all his strength, and suddenly, the dense magic power gathered into a magic slash, and flew towards the gate of the villa with a whistling sound!

That door was just an ordinary wooden door covered with iron. How could it have withstood such a blow? A clear crack was cut on the spot with a click. Riel stepped forward and kicked the crack open. position, and kicked the closed door open.

Immediately, a group of chilling wind rushed out from the inside of the villa, Riel knew the details, so he avoided it at the first time, and Fei stood far away because of Riel's previous reminder, and Sapphire even It is still inspecting the outer wall, so no one has been recruited.

After this weird cloud of wind blew out, there was no other movement in the villa.

Riel called the two companions to watch together, Safili saw that Riel had already broken the door, so naturally she didn't say much.

The interior of the villa is very dark. Even if the gate is open and the sun shines through the gate, it can only illuminate a few meters to the left and right of the gate. It can be seen that there is a corridor leading to the interior of the villa behind the gate, but the corridor can only be seen a few meters away. Everything else is shrouded in darkness.

"Sapphire, borrow a fire..."

Riel carelessly removed a candlestick from the wall of the corridor, and signaled to Sapphire beside her, who flicked her hand noncommittally, a string of sparks landed on the candle accurately, and the candle was lit up immediately.

"what……"

Seeing the candle lit up, Fei couldn't help but let out a low cry, because the flame lit by the candle was not the kind of orange-red or orange-yellow flame that ordinary candles burn, but a monster with a strange dark green light. Under the glow of the flames and the green light, the corridor in the depths really looked a bit intrusive.

"Hey, this is really superfluous and evil~"

While Riel said so, he sniffed the lit candle without hesitation, and Fei was so frightened that his soul flew away.

"Brother, you are too courageous. There is a problem with this candle at first glance. What if it is poisonous?"

"Hehe, don't worry, I still have this basic vigilance. I can tell what this thing is when I look at it. This is the oil extracted from the deep-diving murlocs when making candles. The oil will turn the light of the candle into green, and the smell from the burning will have a powerful soothing effect, well, if you add more ingredients, it will become a powerful sleeping effect~"

"That……"

"...Don't worry." Riel raised his hand to stop Fei's next half sentence, "the candles here are not mixed with ingredients, they are just ordinary mysteries, hehe, the owner of the villa is really evil if you want to rely on this kind of thing to play tricks. Interesting~"

"..."

No, I think that you, who can memorize such unorthodox knowledge so clearly, are also quite funny.

Judging from Fei's expression, she obviously wanted to say that, but Sapphire calmly shrugged her shoulders.

"The hypnotic candle made from the oil of the deep-diving murloc is also a relatively common means of assassinating people. Generally, veteran adventurers know this thing well. It's not surprising that Riel knows this, especially since he is still a treasure hunter. This thing is standard in many relic underground palaces..."

As soon as Safiley opened her mouth, she explained for Riel with her "experience". In fact, Safieli's judgment was not wrong, but it was quite different from Riel's own situation.

"There will be a little surprise when you open the door. Let's go in and see what kind of welcome gifts the owner of the villa has prepared for us uninvited guests~"

After finishing speaking, Riel acted like a guest who was invited to the door. He didn't have the consciousness of trespassing on the private house at all, and walked into the corridor carelessly. This calm treatment also brought a lot of appeal, making Fei and Sa Philly followed.

In fact, Ruier dared to be so direct because he knew very well that the plot here would not be triggered until tonight. Now this is a villa that has been abandoned for a long time, and there is nothing else, so naturally he has nothing to do. worried.

In fact, even if the night's plot starts, the owner of the Witch's Mansion...the "Miss Witch" really shows up, there is nothing to be afraid of, after all...

...I really can't be afraid when I know the other party's complete details and background~

"I always feel that this place is super suspicious..."

After entering the corridor, Sapphire immediately said, well, in fact, this place is already suspicious enough from the outside, but after entering the villa, more problems were discovered, such as...

"...It's really clean!"

Even Fei has already discovered what is wrong. After all, according to Fei's judgment, the door of this villa has not been opened for a long time, that is to say, it has been abandoned for a long time. Such things can be piled up to a thickness of three inches, but this place is quite clean, even the carpets on the corridors look neat, and the whole villa seems as if someone had done a complete cleaning yesterday.

Riel, who was leading the way ahead with a candlestick, suddenly turned around and said to the two behind him...

"Ladies, I think I may have found something interesting~"...

Chapter 30 The Witch's House ([-])

"You two, I think I probably found something interesting~"

Riel greeted the two people behind him like this, then moved away and raised the candlestick in his hand, illuminating the connecting hall deep in the corridor.

Compared with the relatively tidy corridors outside, the hall is in a mess, with shattered glass shards everywhere, and groups of traces that have been completely dried up and blackened remain in the entire hall. Directly above, there is a half-length crystal chandelier hanging. Below the crystal chandelier, something is propped up and hung there. It looks like a person. After his limbs were stretched, he was crucified in the cross posture of "Jesus Crucifixion". Under the chandelier...

As for the whereabouts of the remaining half of the crystal chandelier, it should be able to explain the origin of the glass fragments everywhere.

"This is really indescribable fun..."

Sapphire looked up and checked the poor guy who was hanging under the chandelier. This man looked to be in his thirties, and he didn't know how long he had been dead, but the body didn't stink or rot, and it did look a little weird What's even more weird is the man's expression.

It was like seeing something extremely incredible, and then the whole face and expression were frozen at that moment, there was no panic of dying, and no pain of being nailed to limbs, only that twisted to the limit, incomparable Confidence was stunned, as if at that moment he had maintained this posture and died directly, so fast that it was too late for him to have more reactions and show other expressions.

At this moment, a thunder exploded outside, and the light from the window illuminated the whole room, and reflected the strange expression on the man's face. At the same time, there was a patter of rain, And within a few breaths, it changed from small to large, turning into a torrential downpour...

This atmosphere is really full. If you are more courageous, you are probably about to suffocate now. There is a corpse in a strange death in front of you, but there is a burst of heavy rain outside. After all, it is staying in this weird villa. Going out to fight against the heavy rain may be a tangled difficulty for ordinary people, but for Riel and the others, it is not a problem at all.

After all, they are not ordinary people. As adventurers, the dead may not have been created by themselves, but they are definitely not uncommon. In addition, when fighting monsters in the wild, they have seen death conditions that are [-] to [-] times more miserable than this. They were solidified by petrification magic. Half of his body was cut off, his internal organs were dissolved by the injection of digestive juice by an insect-type monster, his head was blown off by an ogre like a watermelon, and he was eaten raw bite by bite. I have seen similar scenes several times. This level can only be regarded as a light drizzle...

"Okay...Although this place is a bit weird, but..." Riel reached out to signal the rainstorm outside, "I can't think of any reason for us to brave the rainstorm and leave this villa that is at least leak-proof, don't tell I, you will be afraid of ghosts, little sister Fei~"

Ruier also tried to tease a certain loli with evil intentions, but this loli gave him a blank look, "Sorry brother, one of the truths I have known in my life is that compared with ghosts, you can't touch it." Things that don’t matter, cold, hunger, and poverty are the real scary things, if you want me to go out to take a shower for free in such a heavy rain, then I’d rather see what a ghost looks like here..."

Before being adopted by the boss of Baifengche, what kind of life she lived as an underage loli in the old city can be imagined. Compared with ghosts and invisible things, cold, hungry and poor are more terrible This statement is really convincing.

As for Sapphire's reaction, she was more straightforward, "It seems that we have just dealt with high-level undead species such as the Necromancer Knight not long ago, and we have also superseded three-digit high-calcium tablets and bone-strengthening powder, ghosts and other low-level undead species." ...it's not enough to watch..."

Well, this sentence is really justified and convincing, so Riel decided not to worry about the undead knight being rescued by him alone, and Sapphire is only responsible for the details of dancing beside him from the beginning to the end. After all... Fei Li really remembered the situation and details at that time, then it was Riel's turn to think about how to explain~

Riel pulled out the holy sword and chopped a certain wooden hanger beside him to pieces. He broke it into small pieces and stuffed it into the fireplace in the hall. Then he poured out some fuel that was about to solidify from the jar beside the fireplace. , and then lit a fire with a candlestick...

If a series of familiar actions fell into the eyes of the original owner of the mansion, it would probably be able to bleed out alive, but regardless of whether the owner of the mansion is the unlucky buddy hanging under the crystal chandelier, even if it is not him, now it is true. His master was also unable to come out and criticize Riel's behavior.

"Brother, you are really..." Fei was shocked by Riel's extremely cheeky behavior, but Riel calmly patted her on the shoulder.

"Look out, hang out with us in the future. You have to get used to such things in advance. When you go out, you have to learn to do everything yourself. When you should be rude, you must not be polite. Otherwise, if others eat meat, you don't even want to drink soup. ..."

Safili couldn't help but stepped forward to give Fei a hug, and without hesitation gave Riel a white look, "You don't want to spoil a good child, this child is only ten years old, and there will be plenty of good youth in the future, who can hang out with us How long? Don't teach people badly!"

"Ah, why do you have the illusion of being taught by the child's mother?"

"……What did you say?"

"Ahem, just kidding, just kidding, put down your sword, wait a minute, elf magic is also forbidden, don't be impulsive... We are all civilized people, everyone has something to say!"

On the way to mess around, another thunder exploded, and the bright thunder light once again reflected the strange face of the buddy who was hung up, Safili couldn't help but stop what she was doing, "I said, should we send people Put it down? Then when the rain stopped, they dug a hole outside to bury the person? This house might belong to someone else, borrowing someone else's house to put people in the ground is not too troublesome... ..."

With a reasonable proposal, Riel, who was warming himself by the fire, nodded and said, "Okay, then come over and help, we put this guy down, I don't know how long he hung up, we should put him down and rest rest……"

Having said that, Riel and Sapphire checked carefully by the firelight, and after confirming that the buddy was nailed to the chandelier with both hands, they decided to let Riel climb up with the help of the table next to him, and removed the nails to remove the man.

As a result, when Riel climbed onto the table and reached out to pull out the nails accurately, there was a sudden urgent sound in the hall.

"...don't touch him!!!"

Riel screamed in his heart, but he had a strange expression on his face. He glanced at Sapphire and Fei below, and found that they were also looking around strangely.

"No one..." Fei ran to the edge of the corridor and glanced at the corridor, but there was no one in sight, and the doors of the rooms connected to the hall were also closed, and theoretically it was impossible to make the sound so loud Pass it clearly.

"Interesting..." Safiri drew out the sword and held it in her hand, and raised her other hand to pose. Then, she raised her head and glanced at Riel, "Why don't you come down first?"

"No, since the voice told me not to touch the corpse and refused to show up, I can only use some tricks to ask her to come out~"

After all, Riel ignored the shout that seemed to be a warning just now, and continued to pull out the nail.

As a result, this time, a gust of cold wind blew up in the living room for no reason. Immediately, the exuberant flames burning in the fireplace shook twice on the spot, and went out without a trace in an instant. The candlesticks were also extinguished, and the entire hall became pitch black in an instant.

"Hey, let's play this trick~" Riel's tone remained unchanged, and Fei and Sapphire didn't seem to be particularly nervous. At this moment, another thunder exploded. With the help of the light of the thunder, everyone I saw an incredible scene.

The corpse that was still hanging under the chandelier just a few minutes away from Riel actually disappeared without the three of them noticing it.

"Hehe, hahaha~ This guy is quite good at playing~"

It was supposed to be enough to frighten the timid people to faint, but Riel laughed heartily, and his voice also dissipated a bit of the tense atmosphere, so that although he was not afraid, he was also Sapphire and Fei, who quickly looked around, calmed down a lot.

"Then, shall we play with that voice just now, well, maybe it's the owner of this villa, that 'Miss Witch'~"

Riel jumped down from the table. Although the scream just now came in a hurry, it was still possible to hear the voice of a young woman.

"Then I suggest waiting until the rain stops. In case that little witch girl can't afford to play, if she gets angry and smashes the villa, we will lose the warm fireplace and the roof that protects us from the wind and rain..."

I don't know if it was a joke, Sapphire came to the fireplace in the dark, and lit the fireplace again. Immediately, the light was restored in the hall. As expected, the corpse under the chandelier had disappeared, and the whole hall was surrounded by people. No trace in sight.

"The corpse can be removed in a flash, and there is no movement yet. It seems that the witch lady is indeed a little bit magical~"

These two analyzed the situation one sentence after another without any sense of tension, but instead restored the atmosphere from the weird appearance just now.

"Then, if we want to investigate, these rooms are very suspicious. I said, should we..."

Riel raised his hand and gestured to unlock the lock. After thinking for a few seconds, Sapphire shook her head decisively...

Chapter 31 The Witch's Mansion ([-])

"Don't touch these rooms for the time being, it won't be too late to figure out what's going on here, for example...the traces of blood on the ground seem to have some tricks~"

Because of the existence of the corpse before, those bloodstains that had completely turned black and dried up did not attract much attention from the three of them. It is not surprising that there are corpses that are still dead so badly, and it is not surprising that some blood is sprayed everywhere, but now that the corpses have disappeared, and carefully distinguish these bloodstains, You will suddenly find that the blood stains actually form a certain regular pattern.

"Well, it's really famous..." Riel rubbed his chin, looked at it for a while, and then clapped his hands, "By the way, this is a magic crest, and... it's a 'ritual' magic crest~ "

The magic crest is what is necessary to drive magic. The magic crest is constructed with the help of magic power, and the systematic power obtained from this is the so-called magic.

The magic coat of arms is usually built with magic power, but if you use some medium that is compatible with magic power, you can also draw a physical magic coat of arms after injecting magic power, and draw a physical magic coat of arms on the item, so as to bless certain magic effects on the item In fact, the so-called enchantment is used in this way.

Fragments of gemstones, secret potions, and...the blood of creatures all meet the condition of "a medium for affinity with magic power", and the latter is usually used the most...

After all, gemstones are luxury goods, not everyone can afford them. The production process of secret medicines is complicated and highly professional. This kind of thing is available almost everywhere, and the quantity is large enough!

As for what kind of creature the blood of this creature is... Of course, the blood of monsters is feasible, and the blood of humans is also qualified. Going out with an enchanted sword that smells like Maoxuewang, will there be some interesting mental journey...

In short, the blood on the ground was identified by the professional Riel as a magic crest that drives the magic ritual, but when Fei asked, "What kind of magic ritual is this?" Riel immediately took out He has the ability to tell lies with his eyes open.

"Well, I don't know~"

Nonsense, if this is a spoiler ahead of time, there is no need to play this plot, although this plot is not too directly related to the main story, so it’s okay to play too much, but it’s still the same sentence, you know how In order to play HE and still have to be a demon, then it is true that people will die if they try to die.

"If it's a magic ceremony..." Sapphire began to search for relevant information in her head seriously, "If it's a sacrificial ceremony, then part of the problem can make sense. product', it is true that the ritual will take your life in an instant, in that case, there is not much reaction time at the moment of death..."

In other words, the buddy hanging on the crystal chandelier is probably finished like that, but the expression on that buddy's face still makes people a little concerned. Why does he show that kind of expression of extreme surprise and astonishment, as if he saw something very incredible? ?

Could it be that he saw the witch when he became a sacrifice and was killed by the witch?Although it makes sense to say this, Sapphire always feels that there is something wrong with it.

Then, the three of them made a careful investigation in the hall again. As a result, they did not find any other useful clues, nor did they find any secret mechanism. As a treasure hunter, Riel should be the best at detecting mechanisms in theory, and Fei Anyway, they are also "professionals" in this area. Since both of them said that there is no agency here, it should be true that there is nothing extra to find.

"So, the clue should be here..."

Riel gestured to those locked rooms, and Fei stepped forward to take a look, and waved her hand to indicate that the locks were all rusted, and she could do nothing about it, Safiley immediately clenched the saber in her hand without saying a word, Then a sword swung across.

The old door didn't block the sword in Sapphire's hand, and she simply surrendered with one blow. Sapphire quickly backed away after the blow, as if she was wary of what might be in the back of the room. ambush.

However, she was obviously overwhelmed, after a few minutes, there was still no change or reaction, so Sapphire carefully glanced behind the door, and found that this should be a study room, with a desk placed by the window , there are a few open books on it, and the bookcases on both sides are densely packed with all kinds of thick tomes that make people dizzy when looking at them.

Riel entered the room immediately, followed by Safirie. The two were looking at different things. Riel checked the books spread out on the desk, and Safiley checked the bookshelves.

Because Fei couldn't understand these complicated things, she could only check the details of the room to see if there were secret passages. After a few minutes, the three of them reunited.

"How is it, is there any gain?"

Riel took the lead to ask questions, and Safiley took three books in her hand, opened the title page and pointed to the content on it, "Since the Isaac Empire was established, a new calendar was compiled and published... all books on the mainland have to be published in The title page indicates some content including the time of writing, the author of the book, the publication and printing, etc., but there is no such mark on these books..."

Sapphire closed the book, turned over and pointed to a few paragraphs marked on the spine and opened her mouth, "This kind of content is written on the spine. This is the only printing method for books published in the old calendar."

"That..." Fei asked cautiously, "Now, it's the year 997 of the new calendar..."

The content of the words is naturally to say, if these books are really products of the old era, they are old antiques that are almost 1000 years old. After such a long time, these books should have been rotten...

"Of course, the possibility of artificial counterfeiting is not ruled out, but the possibility is very low. Have you found anything here?"

Fei still spread her hands outright, she said that the owner of this house does not play cards according to the routine, and Nima is serious about the haunted house. In the haunted house, shouldn't some organs and secret passages be reserved items?Why is there no fart here!

Riel picked up a notebook on the table, "Well, from what I said, it probably confirmed your discovery more clearly. This is a notebook, but the content on it is blurred and cannot be distinguished, but the date On the one hand, I can still see clearly, yes, the dates on this diary... are all calculated by the old calendar..."

"In other words, this villa is a product of the old era?"

"You can't be so arbitrary, let's go, let's go to other rooms..."

So, two hours later, all four rooms on the first floor were inspected, and the results were rather disappointing. There was a study room, a kitchen, a storage room, and an empty room with nothing. These were all the rooms on the first floor of the villa. However, nothing that could be identified as a clue was found.

All the rooms were clean, there was no dust or other debris, and no corpses or other things that shouldn't be there were found. Then, several people looked at the second floor of the villa, where there were also three rooms...

The three of them who had nothing to gain from the first floor simply climbed up to the second floor. However, after careful inspection, they found that there were three bedrooms on the second floor. Judging from the layout, they should belong to a couple and a pair of daughters...

"...It turned out that nothing was found."

Riel stood in the last room. The final inspection concluded that apart from further confirming that the unevenness of the villa was really a product of the old era, nothing strange was found.

The three of them returned to the hall and found that the flame in the fireplace had dimmed a bit, so Riel removed another chair and stuffed it in as fuel.

"It's going to be night soon, I don't think everyone seems interested in investigating, right?"