Chapter 120 Whisper in the Ear
"Excuse me, who are you?" Although the middle-aged man did not know Ryan, he still bowed very respectfully and asked.
This was mainly because Ryan was no longer the thin civilian he was two months ago.
Ryan at this time was of moderate height and strong build. He rode a tall horse, wearing a set of knight's plate armor and carrying a two-handed sword wrapped in sheepskin.
It was obvious at a glance that he was strong in martial arts. Even if he was not a formal knight, he was at least a quasi-knight.
"I am Ryan. Is this Agatha Mill? I heard that a mysterious incident happened here. I am here to deal with it." Ryan jumped off the horse and nodded to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man was delighted when he heard this and said, "Yes, this is Agatha Mill. Sir Ryan, I am Gregory Victor, the butler of Baron Watson's family. I am very happy to meet you!"
"Mr. Gregory, can you tell me the details of the situation?" Ryan looked around and found that although the two windmills in Agatha Mill had problems, there were very few people grinding flour in the remaining windmill.
It seems that the existence of ghosts and the deaths of a series of people in the rumors have left most people with lingering fears.
"Of course, Sir Ryan, please come here and sit for a while and have a cup of chrysanthemum tea."
Ryan followed Gregory to a farmhouse nearby. After the two sat down, Gregory began to tell the details of the whole thing.
"Not long after Lord Baron Watson bought the Agatha Mill, a thick fog arose one day. The thick fog lasted for a whole day. The next day, we found two farmers who came to grind flour dead in the windmill closest to the mountain."
"The two men were disemboweled and died miserably. There were obvious claw marks on their necks and bodies. At first, we thought it was some kind of wild beast, so we invited a bounty hunter to come. As a result, the bounty hunter also died at the hands of the beast the next day."
"After the series of deaths, an experienced bounty hunter came. After checking the wounds of the deceased and the area near the windmill, he said he smelled the stench and the scent of ghosts."
"Since then, no bounty hunter has dared to take on this task."
"Until not long ago, Lord Baron Watson sent a team of family guards to check. As a result, one night later, the five of them were found dead in the two windmills."
"The chain mail on my body was also torn by the claws, and the blood and flesh were all over the place! Later, the two windmills were isolated and closed." At this point, the middle-aged man's face was slightly horrified, as if he still had lingering fears when he recalled that scene.
Ryan nodded. It seems that the claws of this ghost or monster are very lethal, and they can actually tear the chain mail directly.
"Mr. Gregory, have you ever seen a monster?"
"This... really not. No one has ever seen the appearance of a monster. This is the most disturbing." Gregory frowned and said.
The unknown makes people afraid.
"I know, leave the rest to me." Ryan nodded and said.
Whether the other party is a ghost or not is still unknown.
Ryan plans to go to the two windmills first. Although the bodies have been dealt with long ago, there will always be some traces at the scene.
"Sir Ryan, these are the keys to all the farmhouses and three windmills on my side." Gregory respectfully handed Ryan a bunch of bronze keys.
"Then I'll trouble you, Lord Ryan. I'll report your arrival to the Baron immediately."
Ryan nodded, took the key, and went to the two windmills alone.
It was almost noon, but strangely, the weather gradually changed. The sun was shining brightly, but now a faint mist rose.
This made Ryan feel very strange, because there would usually be mist in the morning or evening. At noon, the sunlight was usually the strongest and the mist would dissipate, but at this moment it was just the opposite.
This made Ryan silently alert.
Ryan used the bronze key and "clicked" to open the door of the first windmill. In an instant, a smell of moldy grains came to his face, which seemed to be mixed with some kind of fishy smell.
Since the shape of the entire windmill is a cylinder that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, the mill area at the bottom is the largest, a circular area of about 100 square meters. There are
many farm tools, stone mills and other objects placed inside.
Ryan walked forward and checked near the millstone. Although some time had passed, he could still see clear dark red bloodstains on the edge of the millstone.
Ryan squatted down and looked carefully. From the splashing bloodstains, combined with what Deacon Gregory said, the farmer who came to grind flour should have been attacked by some kind of claws, directly hit in the neck, causing blood to splatter and died soon.
After looking at the first windmill, Ryan opened the door and walked out.
At this time, the fog outside was even thicker, and visibility began to become very low. Basically, Ryan could only see objects about ten meters in front of him. If it was farther, he couldn't see it clearly with his eyesight.
After thinking about it, Ryan did not retreat, but came to the door of the second windmill, opened it with the bronze key, and pushed the door and walked in. This windmill had almost the same internal structure as the previous one.
Similarly, Ryan found the bloodstains of the earlier victims next to the millstone here, which were also radial blood splashes.
From this point of view, Ryan believed that the two farmers who were killed died from the same attack method.
In other words, the murderer was the same monster or the same type of monster.
Suddenly, Ryan keenly noticed that something seemed to be flowing in the air. The skin on the back of his exposed hand felt the air flowing in the room.
This made Ryan immediately take off the "Glimmering Giant Sword" on his back and hold it in his hand.
For unknown enemies, although Ryan was wearing knight plate armor and had the extraordinary characteristic "Iron Skin", Ryan did not want to be attacked by the opponent. God knows how strong the opponent's attack power is!
At this time, the fog around was thicker, and wisps of fog poured into the windmill from the outside, making it gradually unclear inside.
The next second, Ryan's hair stood on end, because he seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear.
Subconsciously, he carefully distinguished it, and it seemed to be a woman's shouting, as if saying:
"Danger. Run! Run! Run!"
This immediately made Ryan's heart tremble.
He planned to leave the windmill first and think about countermeasures. It seemed that this place was indeed a bit weird.
Just as Ryan turned around, he was suddenly stunned.
Because at the entrance of the windmill he had just walked to, there stood a human girl with a sad expression.
She had golden twin ponytails, a plaid long skirt, a white apron on her chest, and her sleeves rolled up, looking like a farm girl.
The other party appeared so suddenly and strangely that Ryan felt his scalp tingling and goose bumps all over his body.
"Is this a ghost?"
"But why didn't my sense of danger have any warning?"
Ryan held the sword in one hand and reached for his waist bag with the other hand. He planned to take out the "holy water" just in case.
Suddenly, in the thick fog behind him, a slender arm full of tendons quietly stretched out and aimed at Ryan's neck. The sharp nails looked like eagle claws.
Almost at the same time, the lv2 level of danger perception gave a fierce warning in Ryan's heart. The next second, his head was suddenly attacked, and the thick plate armor helmet made a harsh metal scraping sound!
While Ryan hurriedly dodged, he quickly swung his sword backwards, and the fierce sword wind caused the surrounding fog to surge violently.
Ryan could sense that his sword seemed to hit something, but the feeling was strange, not like scratching something specific.
It felt more like scratching a stream of water.
Suddenly, a scream came from behind him. The scream was so shrill that it could almost affect a person's mind. Ryan's head was buzzing and his brows were furrowed by this sudden and piercing scream.
When Ryan looked around again, the farm girl in a plaid skirt had disappeared at the door.
"Tick!"
Ryan looked closely and saw several drops of blood on the ground.
The blade of the glimmering giant sword in his hand began to glow slightly at this moment, and at the same time, there was a trace of bright red blood on the blade.
Red blood?
It doesn't seem to be a ghost.
Ryan raised the Glimmering Giant Sword to his nose and sniffed it. This blood had a fishy smell, which was obviously different from the rusty smell of human blood.
Obviously, it should be the owner of this fishy blood who was attacking him.
Ryan had a hunch that the opponent seemed to be able to hide in the thick fog and then suddenly attack.
For this kind of lurking monster, Ryan could only passively defend and attract the opponent to attack. Otherwise, it would be impossible to find the opponent's trace in the thick fog.
After thinking about it, Ryan added his last skill point to Danger Perception lv2.
[Core Skill: Danger Perception lv3 (Passive)]
Danger Perception lv3 (Passive) Effect: Your perception of surrounding dangers is greatly improved.
(Note: The sharpness of danger perception is related to the host's spirit. The stronger the spirit, the sharper the perception.)
The lv3 level of danger perception brought an immediate improvement to Ryan. If before, the lv2 danger perception could only remind Ryan at the moment when the opponent launched an attack.
Now, Ryan can already sense which direction the enemy is coming from.
For example, Ryan can sense that there seems to be a monster watching him not far behind him.
The lv3 danger perception allows Ryan to sense the approximate direction of the source of danger.
Ryan did not turn around, but held the glimmering giant sword in his hand and remained motionless. At this time, he had already thought of a counter-killing plan in his mind.
Time passed by, and it seemed that the monster behind him could not hold back.
At the same time, the farm girl appeared again.
This time, the other party appeared about ten meters in front of Ryan's right, closer than last time.
She walked slowly towards Ryan with a sad expression, her face full of pain.
But the lv3 level of danger perception still did not give Ryan a warning about the approach of the farm girl!
Instead, the alarm bells rang behind him!
A sharp claw suddenly stretched out from the thick fog behind Ryan again!
Since Ryan had been on guard, he reacted in an instant.
'Break the limit! '
Ryan's chest suddenly bulged, and the muscles and veins on his neck swelled like a giant python.
'Roar and strike! '
Instantly, a huge sound wave, with Ryan's mouth as the center, rushed out to the surroundings.
The thick fog was instantly shaken apart, and a hunchbacked monster with slender limbs and sharp claws appeared in the thick fog.
The other party had a pair of bulging eyes on its ugly face, and was looking at Ryan in fear at this time. The other party's whole posture also maintained a look of pouncing down from a high place, with a pair of sharp claws aimed at Ryan's neck.
Obviously, the sound wave attack was still effective against this monster hidden in the fog.
During the moment of stiffness, a bright silver light flashed.
"Plop!"
The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded, and a hideous head was rolling on the ground of the mill.
This monster was directly beheaded by Ryan!
The next second, Ryan turned his head again to look at the girl.
But this time, the girl's expression suddenly changed.
(End of this chapter)
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