The "supplementary setting" mentioned by Gawain was a very new word to Amber and Philip Knight, but explaining its meaning was not complicated. Gawain only said a few words, and the two understood the meaning of the word.
"In other words, what is going on in this castle is like a stage play, and everyone in the castle is an 'actor' who is in it but doesn't know it?" Philip Knight Speaking of his understanding, "Normally they live here as if they are hypnotized. Because of long-term mental interference, they are not aware of the violations in their daily lives. But outsiders like us have broken the stage play." The discrepancy between the 'logic' and the plot and the facts made it impossible for the show to continue, so the mastermind behind the creation and maintenance of this stage had to patch up his own 'script'?"
Amber? He looked at Knight Philip up and down several times, until he looked at this upright and honest young man with hair all over his body before he said: "Hey - what you said makes my skin crawl even more!"
"Sir, I think we should stop this evil ritual immediately!" Philip ignored Amber and said with a serious face, "I'm afraid the Kant leader's behavior of arresting refugees is not new. Their evil behavior even It may have been carried out secretly for decades! During this period, the innocent people who entered this land and whose whereabouts are unknown should have become sacrifices to maintain the illusion - it is necessary to put the entire castle under the influence of this evil. The price is huge!"
"Yes," Amber rarely showed a positive attitude, "every minute is a human life!"
Gawain frowned and looked. Looking at the two people in front of him: "How do you think we should start?"
"If it doesn't work, just show it off with the old man directly. Confront him face to face. If he admits, you will kill him. If he doesn't admit, you will think of something." Let him admit it and then kill him," Amber urged, "No one in this castle can beat you. When the time comes, you go first."
Not only Gawain, but also Philip. Amber had long been accustomed to his style of "whoever goes first, I won't go". He just looked at the half-elf with disdain, and then nodded slowly: "My lord, there is no doubt that Viscount Victor Kant will go first." He is the main messenger of all this - he is the only one in the entire Kant territory who has the motive and ability to carry out this evil act..."
"Is Victor Kant the black hand..." Gawain did not respond directly. The person's suggestion, but expressed his own doubts, "Actually, there is one thing I can't figure out: even if the Kant Territory does not communicate with the outside world, there should always be two or three basic visitors every year. Could it be said that there are only two or three visitors? Did we cause a loophole in the 'large illusion' in the castle? People who came here before never noticed it? Mrs. Lilith Kant comes out of the north tower every night and walks around the castle without any other servants. Have you seen her? If any other servants have seen her, then those servants never mentioned to other people in the territory that there was a living child in the castle when they left the castle to do things.Duchess' thing? "
Hubo frowned when he heard this: "No other visitors have found out, which is easy to explain. Normal visitors should not be like us, going around with the mentality of checking others' background from the beginning. Ask for information, and as for the people in the castle... they are all hypnotized. Maybe as soon as they leave the castle, their cognition and memory will completely change? "
Seeing that Gawain was still thinking, Amber finally couldn't help but said: "If I were you, I wouldn't hesitate. There is obviously something wrong with that old man. You can catch him and beat him." After just one meal, everything becomes clear! "
Although Knight Philip usually seems rigid, at this time his mind is better than Amber's: "You are worried that if you make a mistake in judgment, our actions here will irritate the nobles in the entire southern region. Did the system make them wary of Cecil's pioneering leadership? "
"Actually, I'm not worried about them. The large and small lords in the southern border have no sense of presence here," Gawain shook his head. "I just always feel that we have overlooked something. Although this matter is all The finger points are all pointed at Victor Kant, but... can it be that simple? ”
A cultist, or a nobleman who is bewitched and controlled by a cultist, must be extremely vigilant and cunning, especially when he is performing a shameful evil ritual, his vigilance will be It was so big that even if an outsider just stood there, he would be regarded as a fool, but Victor Kant's performance from beginning to end was too relaxed and unprepared.
Is this simply due to his superb acting skills? Or is he completely dependent on him, so he is not afraid of being exposed? Or... the person who really controls all this is not Viscount Kant himself?
A string of huge thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and the outside of the window was instantly illuminated as bright as day. After a few seconds, huge raindrops began to crackle down, falling on the stone exterior of the castle. A series of dense noises fell on the walls and crystal windows.
As night fell, a new heavy rain also fell on this land,
The flashes of thunder and lightning came through. The narrow high window opened, causing a sudden light in the study. Viscount Victor Conde, who was sitting behind the desk, suddenly raised his head, with a blank expression on his face, and the flash of thunder and lightning lit up from behind him, turning him into backlight. A dark shadow in the middle cast his figure across the desk, on the old butler Carter not far away.
When the flash of thunder and lightning faded, dim lighting returned to the study. The light of the magic crystal lamp once again became strange and obscure in this room, giving everything a shadowy texture.
Viscount Victor Kant suddenly said for no reason: "Carter, you. Served the Kant family for many years. "
The old housekeeper suddenly stepped forward and walked towards the desk in front of him - or towards the old master behind the desk. His face was expressionless and he whispered vague words: "The intruder has noticed the second level consciousness. layer, subconsciousThe shielding area is loose. "
Victor Kant just watched this scene quietly: "Old friend, your dedication has exceeded your responsibility. I wanted to say thank you to you a long time ago, but I didn't. It's my regret to say it out loud..."
The old butler walked around the desk and stood in front of the old master. He lowered his head and looked at the person he had sworn allegiance to for life: "The computing nodes are under threat. , the exposure risk exceeds 50%... Priority is given to ensuring the concealment of computing nodes. ”
A silver dagger was pulled out, and a star of silver light lit up in the dim room. Then it drew a short arc and pierced into a person who was not very strong but still had some strength. Warm chest.
The old lord's body twitched, a strange sound came from his throat, and his eyes were covered with a layer of starlight like a dream at some point, and he looked at it. Butler Carter had an expressionless face and whispered: "Kant family...thank you...for your loyalty. ”
The housekeeper let go of the dagger and allowed the old master’s blood to stain his body, staining his dark coat and white shirt with blood. Then he turned around, pushed open the study door, and walked over in a swaggering way. In the corridor.
A maid who was mopping the floor looked up and saw the housekeeper walking out of the lord's study. She hurriedly stood up to say hello, but the next thing she saw was the stain on the old gentleman's clothes. Blood stains, and his cold and cold face that was also stained with blood.
Butler Carter raised his hand, and a lilac, vague energy glow condensed and formed in his hand. : “You saw it! "
The young maid finally couldn't restrain herself and screamed in fear: "Ah! ! ”
The maid’s scream instantly resounded throughout the entire floor, and could even be heard clearly in the room on the floor below. The three people who were talking in Gawain’s room instantly heard Interrupted by the scream, they heard great fear in the cry.
The three of them looked at each other and rushed out of the room in unison.
The night watch was already here. The servants were alerted by the sound, and the male and female servants ran out from all corners. The corridors were filled with running figures for an instant. When Gawain and others reached the third floor of the castle, people had already gathered here. Many people.
The maid who screamed fell to the ground, but there was no external injury. She was only temporarily comatose due to excessive panic. She woke up quickly after a basin of cold water was poured on her. He came over, and then shouted out "the housekeeper is possessed by a demon", "he is covered in blood", "he came out of the master's study" and other intermittent and almost crazy sentences.
Hearing the maid. The intermittently shouted words stirred up Gawain's heart for a moment, and some sudden thoughts emerged from his mind. At the same time, he strode forward and looked at the frightened girl: "Where did the housekeeper go? "
"Then...over there! "The maid pointed to the end of the corridor, where an open window swayed violently in the wind and rain, "He cast a terrible spell on me, and then it was like a ghost.It flew out like a spirit! "
"Spell? "Gawain lowered his head and glanced at the maid, but he didn't see any traces of spell damage on her body. But he didn't have time to think about it. Instead, he turned to look at Amber, "You go after it - if you find it, don't fight, just in time. Report back! "
Amber was already running towards the window before Gawain finished his instructions. As she ran, her figure gradually faded. Her voice came from the air: "I went out to chase someone on a rainy day." Consider it a bonus..."
A dim shadow rushed into the rainy night, and Gawain turned around and strode toward the study not far away.
Victor Kant The Viscount sat upright on a high chair with a sharp knife stuck in his chest, and the blood splattered on the table in front of him was stained red.
Several servants following Gawain saw this. Jing suddenly exclaimed.
Philip and Gawain stepped forward together. The young knight chanted the name of the God of War in a low voice and put his hand between the old Viscount's mouth and nose. The next second he exclaimed: "There is still energy! ”
Gawain also noticed the position of the dagger at this time: The old Viscount was really lucky. Although the knife was in a dangerous position, it seemed to be blocked by the ribs and did not pierce the heart!< /p>
He is now unconscious due to excessive blood loss - but if he waits for a while, it may not be that simple.
Gawain immediately took out the special effects configured by Pittman from his arms. Healing potion, and at the same time activated the knight's skill "Blood Inspiration" to temporarily overdraw and extend the old Viscount's life, and shouted loudly: "Go to the healer! Either a Holy Light Priest or a Druid will work! ”