When the carriage returned to the Howard Family Manor, Ben had not returned yet.
Lin Mo wondered if this guy was really going to walk back? Lin Mo had always been curious about the Howard family's attitude towards Nightmare. It was too lenient.
It’s like I’m the one who can walk around the manor as I please.
Were the Howard family members not afraid? Later, I found out that they were afraid too.
However, the core members of the family are all in the inner court manor.
The manor where he lived was an outer court manor, which was separated from each other by a wall.
In addition to the wall, there is also a thorn forest. It is said that only people with Howard family blood can pass through the thorn forest.
Lin Mo had no interest in knowing what the Inner Court Manor looked like.
Anyway, he felt that the manor outside was luxurious enough.
Lin Mo's reputation for being a violent person who would attack others at the slightest disagreement had obviously had the desired effect. He wandered around the manor for a long time, but both the dead and nightmares avoided him.
That’s good, quiet.
It is said that there is a large garden in the manor, which has a strange layout and is like a maze once you enter it.
Lin Mo heard about it and decided to go over and take a look.
There is only a little over an hour left until the bell rings, which is not enough time to do anything else.
Just a stroll is enough.
Walking to the entrance of the garden maze, Lin Mo looked at the dark and strange environment in front of him. It was overgrown with weeds. The entrance looked like a thousand-year-old tree demon with its mouth wide open, which was very creepy.
There is a wooden sign at the entrance.
It says: Danger, No Entering!
So dangerous?
Then I won’t go.
Lin Mo always listens to others' advice and he won't do anything that would lead to his own death.
Although he is now strong and has a wealthy family, once Sister Yue is upgraded, he will have the strength to gain a foothold in the third level of the dreamland.
But Lin Mo still keeps his original intention.
Still be cautious.
Just as Lin Mo was about to leave, a person walked out from the garden entrance.
The other party probably didn't expect that there was someone standing outside, and was stunned.
The two looked at each other.
Then the man pretended to be calm, lowered his head and prepared to leave.
Lin Mo made a gesture.
Pointed to the corner of his mouth.
The other party subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth and found some blood on it.
Then he ran away without looking back.
Judging from her clothes, she was obviously dressed like a noble lady, and a little shy.
Smells of perfume.
But it couldn't conceal the hint of a carnivore.
Are there meat eaters in the Howard family? Lin Mo looked towards the entrance of the strange garden.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't want to meddle in other people's business, but because it involved the enhancement of the glutton's curse, Lin Mo was very interested in all the clues about the carnivores.
So you have to go in and take a look at this mysterious garden.
Because the inside might be very complicated, and Lin Mo was not sure if he could get in and out easily, he stuck spider silk in a secret place at the entrance.
The spider silk is thin and transparent. As Lin Mo walks inside, the spider silk can stretch infinitely, so even if he gets lost, he can rely on the spider silk to walk out of the maze.
What's more, the spider originally invaded Lin Mo's body with its silk, and finally became Lin Mo's tool.
From this point of view, Spider is a pretty good guy.
It was very quiet and dark in the weird garden maze.
But there is very little smog here.
The strange plants in the garden have the ability to absorb haze.
On the contrary, the air is much fresher than outside.
There is absolutely no need to wear a gas mask here.
Taking off his gas mask, Lin Mo looked around.
There are many passages and forks here. Thinking of the garden maze always reminds people of those gardens in the fairy tale world, which are full of romance.
But this place is far from romantic.
Lin Mo sniffed the air.
The scent of perfume from the noble lady just now still lingered here. Following the smell, Lin Mo made many twists and turns and finally found a place.
This is a small tree house in a garden.
You can climb up along the wooden ladder.
Once you go up, you will find a restaurant.
Because the dining table is set.
There was a dinner plate on the table with blood stains on it.
There is a knife and fork next to it.
Apparently, someone had just had a good dinner.
I guess it was left behind by the noble lady before.
As for what she ate, it was obvious.
Deep inside the restaurant, there was a large wooden chopping board with a corpse lying on it.
The corpse was very fresh. At least one-third of the flesh had been cut off. The flesh was bright red and stained with blood. The corpse's eyes were staring, but there was no cloudiness in the eyes.
Isn’t this new?
Quite fresh.
This bookstore restaurant is full of the atmosphere of carnivores.
Obviously, the noble lady was just one of them, and there were definitely more than one meat eaters who frequented this place.
After all, she couldn't eat so much meat by herself.
Lin Mo looked at his pocket watch.
There is still some time.
I guess 'Ben' has already returned, and there is only more than half an hour left before the bell rings.
No one should come to this place anymore.
Lin Mo was about to leave, thinking of coming back after the bell rang.
But at this moment, footsteps were heard outside.
Is someone coming?
Lin Mo listened, and heard footsteps on the wooden stairs, and then the door opened.
A man walked in.
The other party glanced at Lin Mo. To be honest, Lin Mo had imagined many possibilities at this moment, but this guy's response happened to be the one that Lin Mo thought was less likely.
He just smiled and nodded as a greeting, then took off his coat and hung it on the hanger. Then he wiped his hands, took a plate and a knife and fork from a cabinet next to him, then walked excitedly to the corpse and started cutting the meat.
Buffet? Lin Mo roughly understood what this place was for.
This person is obviously also a member of the Howard family and a meat eater.
Because eating human flesh is unacceptable even in such a place, meat eaters are actually breaking the law.
That's right.
This city still has laws.
It's just that no one complies with it.
Even the remaining sense of morality still makes people feel superior.
For example, normal dead people would despise and look down on meat eaters.
I think they are perverted, disgusting and evil.
However, as far as Lin Mo knows, these meat eaters are actually infected with a curse, and meat is an irresistible temptation for them.
I wanted to eat, but I didn't dare to eat openly, so I secretly set up a buffet restaurant in this garden maze and came here to eat secretly.
The person in front of him was just an ordinary carnivore without any special abilities. He could sense the aura of his "kind" from Lin Mo, so he regarded Lin Mo as a carnivore as well.
It's very dim here.
Half of Lin Mo's body was hidden in the darkness, and the other party actually couldn't see Lin Mo's appearance clearly.
After all, these past two days, Lin Mo is definitely a prominent figure in the Howard family, and only a few people don't know him.
Soon the man filled the plate with fresh meat, then walked back to the dining table with great interest, pulled out a chair and sat down.
He glanced at Lin Mo again.
I guess he was wondering why Lin Mo didn't eat.
But soon he found a used plate on the table with blood stains on it.
I just smiled and didn't care.
This was obviously just finished.
I can’t hold it anymore, my saliva is already flowing out.
But even though he was extremely hungry, he still cut it into small pieces with a knife quite elegantly, then put it into his mouth with a fork and chewed it.
One piece after another, it’s so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
Lin Mo frowned but did not stop the other party.
Because he heard footsteps again.
Someone else is coming.
Sure enough, two more people came in after a while.
A man and a woman.
Seeing this situation, Lin Mo decided not to leave. He found a seat in the corner and sat down.
Coincidentally, the table was filled with the leftover food from the noble lady's meal.
In this way, as long as you don't look carefully or don't know Lin Mo, you won't be discovered.
Looking at the current situation, these meat eaters in the Howard family come here specifically to have a group meal when the bell rings, and the meat and other things are prepared in advance.
Apparently this wasn't the first time they had done this.
The man and woman who just came in were obviously familiar with the man who came in before. They greeted each other and then looked at Lin Mo.
The man didn't say anything, but the woman couldn't help asking, "Who is he?"
"I thought it was the new person you brought." said the man who came in earlier.
“Not really.”
The woman stared at Lin Mo and asked directly, "Who are you?" "Who brought you here?" These two questions were difficult to answer.
Then I won’t answer.
Lin Mo sat still. Because of the angle and position, the other party couldn't see his face clearly, which made him look very mysterious.
"Erin, this person is also a carnivore. Perhaps, he was brought here by Amber and the others."
The man who came with the woman came over and gave some advice.
I guess he realized that Lin Mo is not someone to be trifled with.
Or maybe he simply doesn't want to cause any trouble.
The woman stared at Lin Mo, thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's ask after An Boer and the others arrive."
Maybe I'm hungry.
The woman's stomach made a rumbling sound.
Her male companion thoughtfully cut fresh thigh meat for her.
Red and white, fat and meat go well together.
In addition, there are seasoning bottles.
There is salt in it.
After sprinkling it, it tastes better.
The woman started eating. While she was eating, her eyes were still fixed on Lin Mo. It was obvious that she was too wary.
Could Lin Mo be frightened by this woman?
It's a total joke.
He took out his pocket watch and looked at it.
There may be less than ten minutes left before the bell rings.
It seems that these people have no intention of going back.
Although there are no nightmares here, the bells still have an effect on ordinary dead people.
What will happen when the bell rings? Lin Mo wants to see.
Besides, Lin Mo originally wanted to explore the secrets of carnivores and the source of the curse, so he might as well start from here.
Maybe there will be unexpected gains.
Of course, Lin Mo doesn’t want to take action now.
Not all the people have arrived yet.
It is more cost-effective to start after everyone arrives.
Perhaps because of the presence of Lin Mo, an "outsider", the two men and one woman in the room did not talk to each other. The only sounds in the restaurant were chewing, swallowing and the clash of knives and forks.
If you don’t know, you might think this is a high-end restaurant.
The diners are all very cultured and elegant.
But in fact, he is just a beast in human clothing, pretending to be elegant.
The footsteps sounded again.
There were more people coming this time, and the footsteps were more chaotic.
After a while, four people came in.
The entire dining table can only seat seven people.
At this moment, including Lin Mo, there were eight people squeezed into the room.
"Amber!"
The woman from before immediately stood up.
"Eileen, what's wrong?" The man named Amber was probably the leader. He was calm and confident, which could be heard from his voice.
"Is he your man?" Ailin pointed at Lin Mo in the corner.
Amber looked at it and shook his head.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little gloomy.
"Who are you?"
Amber asked, gesturing to the person next to him.
The man was holding an oil lamp in his hand and raised it up as he moved closer. Although the light was not bright, it was enough to reveal Lin Mo's appearance.
Seeing Lin Mo's face, Amber shuddered.
He recognized it.
"Are you the demon that 'Ben' brought back?"
Lin Mo asked, "Have you seen me?"
"Yeah, damn it."
Amber realized something and wanted to run out immediately.
Lin Mo threw the knife out, and it half-buried into the floor, blocking the opponent's way.
Amber didn't dare to run away.
But the expression was fearful.
"You are a demon. Once you hear the bell, you will go berserk. No, you must leave here, or it will be too late."
Amber ran away because of this incident.
The others also looked terrified, and all of a sudden the meat on the table no longer tasted delicious.
Just at this moment, the first bell rang.
The seven people in the room looked deathly pale.
They hide here to eat for safety.
Because there are no demons here.
But who would have thought that someone would come in early.
If the other party goes berserk, none of them will survive.
The sound of the bell intensified their fear to the extreme.
Lin Mo still sat there motionless, then smiled.
"Actually, I just want to ask you a few questions."
…
More than half an hour later, the last bell rang.
Lin Mo walked out of the tree house.
He was very satisfied.
Because he got what he wanted.
In the room.
Amber and others looked pale. They were not dead, so they felt fortunate to have survived the disaster.
"Don't tell anyone about what happened today."
Amber remembered something at this moment, stood up and said.
Everyone else nodded.
The demon just warned them, and obviously, this warning was not a joke, because Amber and his friends had never encountered a demon that could ignore the bell.
This was completely beyond their understanding.
So we can roughly infer that this demon is very powerful.
The devil didn't kill them because he disdained them.
So, you must never do anything to anger the devil, otherwise, you will surely die.
As for whether the information they leaked out would implicate the Carnivore Association.
They don't care about that.
Just be able to protect yourself.
"Well, can we still eat this meat?" someone asked.
I guess after the fear wore off, I felt hungry.
"Eat, why not?"
There was a hint of ferocity in Amber's eyes.
He felt aggrieved.
You can't mess with the devil, but you can mess with the corpse on the table.
This time he didn't pretend to be a gentleman. He pounced on it and started biting it, as if this could vent the anger that was suppressed in his heart.
(End of this chapter)