Crow's Paradise

Moreover, holding a lantern and standing in front of the window, Yao Yan looked at the location of the small town in the distance.

Under the moonlight, the water flooded the town, leaving only a few buildings on higher ground vaguely exposed.

And, it's not raining outside.

"This is."

Yao Yan tried to connect this flooded manor town with what he knew.

Karina Winter is a witch.

Karina Winter was burned by fire but could not be burned to death.

Strange things related to fire appeared in Karina's house, black things that could not be killed with bullets and sharp blades.

In some way, Karina Winter is usurping and replacing Karina's existence, "coming back".

There is also the ability to use the Abnormal Shadow Crow, and the descriptions of those "experiences" seen by Karina and Karina Winter.

The experience that the Abnormal Shadow Crow has the ability to see is false, so this branch will be put aside for now.

If true, then these descriptions undoubtedly point to "Karina Winter" who was reported as a witch by the residents of the town. She is a witch related to fire. She was burned at the stake but "could not burn to death."

but

He looked at the flooded town under the moonlight and revised his previous judgment.

The various clues he had discovered before led him to think about Carina Winter being related to flames, and even controlling flames.

but now.

What's the situation now?

Boom! ! !

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of the door.

Only the sound of the door and the wind blowing in from the window indicate that it may have been carried by the wind.

However, in this abnormal situation, to think that these sounds are normal is actually an abnormality.

Yao Yan slowly approached the source of the sound despite the pain caused by the Shadow Crow, and unconsciously grabbed a flintlock pistol with his right hand. His colleagues who quickly loaded the gun did not forget to keep their eyes on the direction of the sound source.

But nothing could be seen in that room.

"who?"

Karina's slightly changed voice followed Yao Yan's will and was used as a bait:

"who is it?"

Unfortunately, the sound echoed in and out of the corridor, only to have an echo in the empty corridor.

His feet hit the ground and splashed water.

In the quiet corridor where no one answered, there was only the sound of splashing water.

Yao Yan walked from his position near the window to the corner of the corridor, and walked slowly towards the source of the sound while holding a lantern.

Bright red blood dripped from his feet, dyeing the puddles in the corridor red.

Snapped.

As Yao Yan stepped on the puddle, splashing water and then stopped, the sounds in the corridor quickly disappeared.

Nothing was seen, and the source of the sound was not a room, but a dilapidated door embedded in the cracked wall.

Yao Yan watched quietly for a moment, then checked both sides of the door, but found nothing.

Turning around and returning to his original position, he did not relax his vigilance and was still alert to the sounds and movements around him.

Suddenly, he heard another sound. The sound came from above.

Moreover, at this moment, he felt a strong burning sensation.

Immediately, he realized what the sound was.

That sound was the sound of flames burning flesh and blood and roasting grease.

He stood up suddenly and rushed to the third floor.

But just as the lantern flickered to illuminate the third floor, the sound had disappeared.

The third floor was also empty, with nothing but a few things that looked like ashes.

Moreover, there is no trace of moisture on the third floor, as if the humid environment on the second floor and here are two different worlds.

This situation made Yao Yan frown.

It's just that Karina's face didn't look serious with this expression.

Looking back at the stairs leading to the second floor, Yao Yan's eyes froze.

However, at this moment, he heard the voice again:

"Miss Karina! Wake up! Miss Karina? Wake up!!"

A urgent call came from my ears.

Almost instantly, flames surged up.

Yao Yan opened his eyes suddenly, and a dazzling fire light penetrated his eyes, forcing him to close Karina's eyes again. In the sight with his eyelashes raised, Sheriff Stebol was grabbing her right arm. , shaking her.

"What's wrong? What happened? Did I fall asleep?" A gentle female voice sounded, and Yao Yan pretended to be familiar.

"Why did you come to sleep on the third floor?"

Strobel looked at her strangely:

"I can't find you on the second floor, and I can't find you on the first floor either."

As he spoke, his face, illuminated by the light of the lantern, became serious:

"Don't do it alone, understand?"

Yao Yan had already turned his attention to the surrounding environment at this time.

He, and the crows hiding in the coat, had just woken up.

And his location is on the third floor.

However, there are no traces of fire here.

And more importantly

There was no pain in Yao Yan's leg.

There was no blood under Karina's body.

This situation means one thing -

"What I saw just now was a dream? Was it an illusion?"

Or... something else?

Yao Yan's eyes swept across the huge gray-black floor tiles around him. When he scanned the floor tiles, there was nothing. The walls were the same as the ground, made of gray-black slates.

Cold and wet.

Apart from being black, there is no feeling of fire or ashes.

The bright firelight from the lantern did not make these cold gray and black stones look warmer, but instead made them look even weirder and colder.

He did not directly respond to Sheriff Stebol’s questions and instructions, but asked again:

"Mr. Sheriff, when did you realize that I was missing?"

Yao Yan also directly asked about this key matter.

Was what I saw just now a dream?

Or. memory?

Is it Karina Winter’s memory?

However, he got no answer.

He suddenly turned his gaze, and at some point, Sheriff Stabler, who should have been by his side, had disappeared.

The gentle female voice echoed in the empty room.

"Mr. Strobel?"

"Mr. Sheriff?"

Yao Yan got up from the ground and shouted a few more times.

However, no one answered.

This castle is too weird, retreat first and find more information before coming back.

Without hesitation, he made his decision and immediately ran towards the stairs on the second floor.

Thumb thump——

Thump thump thump thump——

The sound of footsteps turning from the ground to the stairs continued to echo in the castle.

And along the way, he was not stopped.

Along the way, he encountered no obstacles.

In the flickering firelight, he quickly reached the first floor, arrived at the castle gate, and rushed out of the gate.

Karina's health was not good. Although Yao Yan didn't feel anything, Karina's body was so tired that she was panting.

She panted heavily, moist air flooding into her lungs.

but

When Yao Yan could raise Karina's gaze again

Pieces of black and gray came into view.

He returned to the castle.