Chapter 3: Facing the Extraordinary

“I never thought that the second son of the Bart Leon family would be reduced to being a pickpocket.”

While weighing the wallet in his hand, Lynn sighed.

In fact, Carola was not wrong.

Lin En, or the original owner of this body, is indeed a nobleman and has a prominent background.

It's a pity that for some reason, this title not only fails to bring him any benefits, but instead brings him repeated fatal disasters, and he can only live in shame with his tail between his legs.

How miserable was he?

His predecessor had once committed a serious mistake because of something and was given the title of "the shame of the nobility". After the incident, he was despised by the entire imperial capital.

In order to appease public anger, he was exiled to the border by his family as a criminal.

That's fine.

After all, the Bartletleon family has millions of assets in the Saint Laurent Empire, and they also have a lot in the city of Orne.

Even if he stayed here for the rest of his life, it would be enough for him to have food and clothing without worries.

However, since the city of Orne was too far away from the imperial capital, transportation and communication were inconvenient. In addition, the living standards were backward and it was affected by wars for many years. As a result, those pampered family members were simply unwilling to come here to suffer.

Therefore, many local industries were handed over to the stewards and servants stationed here.

Over time, problems arise.

Because this place has been out of the family's control for too long, over the years, it has gradually developed the habit of abusing its power.

There were even many servants in the mansion who used the name of the Bartleron family to seize property and oppress civilians.

The most outrageous thing is that these damn guys either received orders from someone or were so used to being so powerful in Orne City that they couldn't recognize their own identities.

To the point of actually using a slave to bully his master! Ever since his predecessor was exiled here, the housekeepers and stewards in the mansion, and even the lowest servants and coachmen, all looked down on him.

On the surface, she always called him "Young Master", but secretly she looked down on him with a condescending attitude and pretended to obey him but actually disobeyed him.

For example, the money the family sent him every month to maintain a decent living was intercepted by them and they embezzled it all.

Or, he would be locked up for various reasons and not allowed to go out.

The most outrageous incident was when someone gave him the servants' clothes to wear, and shamelessly said that there was no money in the mansion and that he was needed to go out and earn money.

They were hinting, both overtly and covertly, that he should get out and fend for himself.

When the housekeeper found out, he simply fined the other person one day's salary and let the matter go.

This is almost outright humiliating.

Not only that, his predecessors were even assassinated one after another!

He had reason to suspect that this was a bastard thing done by those daring servants in collusion with external forces.

It was at that time that Lin En happened to travel through time, occupied this dying body, and found an opportunity to escape.

Moreover, according to his memory, the incident that caused a stir in the imperial capital at that time was a conspiracy against him from beginning to end.

It’s a pity that given Lin En’s current situation, he doesn’t have the energy to think about revenge for the time being.

Thinking of this, he sighed.

The black cat next to him seemed to notice that he was feeling a little down and couldn't help but meow.

He picked up the black cat from the roadside.

When he first met it half a month ago, it was alone and seemed to be hungry, so it meowed at him.

Perhaps it was because there was intelligence in the cat's eyes, or perhaps it was because he felt sympathy for the cat, so he adopted it.

Lynn reached out and scratched its chin.

"Don't worry, Xiao Hei, maybe it won't be long before we two brothers can go back to the imperial capital to make our own living."

He seemed to be talking to the cat, or perhaps he was talking to himself.

This might also help him get rid of the unknown forces that are chasing him.

After all, no one would have thought that the "shame of the nobility" who was driven out of the imperial capital like a stray dog ​​would dare to return to that place.

Lynn thought silently.

As a result, the next second, an extremely abrupt voice suddenly rang out, making him feel a tingling sensation in his spine as he was caught off guard.

"No, you're not going anywhere."

The owner of the voice was a man, and it sounded so nonchalant.

But in Lynn's ears, it sounded like thunder.

Since nothing unusual had happened in the past week, and my head was feeling groggy, I became a little lax and didn't have any warning at all.

Why would someone appear in the room without making any noise?!

Could it be the same force that secretly hunted down my predecessor? !

In just a moment, these questions flashed through my mind.

Lynn tensed up and gripped the revolver in his pocket.

But even so, he didn't feel much at ease.

After all, he who had read the novel knew clearly that this was an era where steam machinery and the supernatural coexisted, and even gods could be found.

Faced with that kind of power, the revolver seemed laughably weak.

In order to prevent being attacked, Lin En leaned against the wall and looked around vigilantly.

He noticed that the room had been getting darker and darker since some point, and even the light from the gas lamp had dimmed.

The shadow spread like ink, and even the air was covered with ripples.

Under Lynn's vigilant gaze, a human figure wrapped in shadow slowly and silently emerged from the darkness on the ground.

This is indeed the power of a supernatural being.

Lynn didn't hesitate at all. The moment the human-shaped shadow appeared, he took out his revolver and fired three shots in rapid succession.

The bullets were fired at three places: the head, the heart, and the crotch.

"What a cruel little devil!"

Shadow seemed a little surprised by Lynn's ruthless behavior.

But it was just surprise.

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The moment the bullet hit the opponent's body, not a drop of blood splashed out. It was as if it hit a ball of air and then sank into the wall.

No entity?

As soon as this thought came to Lin En's mind, a warning sign suddenly arose.

The next second, the ink-like darkness around the human-shaped shadow suddenly boiled.

Immediately afterwards, countless twisting tentacles popped out from the shadows and rushed towards Lin En like a rushing wave!

Although he was aware of the opponent's attack, his ordinary body did not support his high-frequency evasive movements.

What's more, being unable to sleep for half a month had already made him extremely weak.

So in just a few seconds, Lin En felt his limbs and neck being entangled by shadow tentacles carrying powerful force.

The tentacles slowly lifted his body until it was suspended in mid-air.

Just then, the figure that had been shrouded in shadows slowly walked over.

His face was also covered in shadow, making it difficult to see his features.

"Don't resist, you'll suffer less." Shadow's voice sounded quite young. "Before you meet that lady, I won't let you get hurt at all."

It seemed as if he didn't want to give Lin any chance to resist, and the shadowy tentacles wrapped around his limbs and neck gradually tightened.

The air was getting thinner and thinner, which made it difficult for Lin to breathe.

But his mind was still running at high speed.

Judging from the touch, the enemy is not without substance, but his body has been assimilated into the darkness, so physical attacks are ineffective.

In other words, the opponent's power comes from darkness.

In this case, use light to dispel darkness.

A sudden flash of inspiration gave him a crazy idea.

"How about we have a call and discuss it?" Lin En said intermittently, "No matter who you work for, let me go today. I will definitely repay you."

"My companions and I have been following you for almost half a month. If we stop now, wouldn't it be a waste of time?" The shadow man sighed, "Besides, in my opinion, your reward is not worth much."

"Besides, that lady specifically asked to see you. As an ordinary person, do you want to go against her will?"

Against her will? This statement contained so much information that it made Lin En's breath catch.

Although it could be proved that the shadowy man in front of him was not here to kill him, it was more troublesome than that.

But he had no time to think about the meaning behind it at the moment.

"Okay, take a nap first, and you'll be there when you wake up."

As he spoke, the shadow man once again controlled his power, allowing the sticky shadow to surge onto Lynn's body.

"I refuse."

Lynn didn't want to rely on others for his fate, so he used the last bit of his strength to tightly grip the revolver in his hand.

What needs to be done is actually very simple.

"Bang!"

As the trigger was pulled, a small hole was punched through the iron sheet on the gas pipe in the corner.

“Squeak—squeak—”

The sound of leaking air and a strange smell filled the small room quickly.

The shadow man's expression froze.

A hint of disbelief suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his body subconsciously took half a step back.

"What are you going to do—"

Before he could finish his words, the trigger was pulled again.

"boom!!!"

(End of this chapter)