Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

After seeing off Clevis, Esther closed the door: "If there is danger, we will not land on the island?"

"Yeah." Klein nodded.

In the end, the three of them had dinner in the first-class restaurant on the ship. Of course, Danitz had no choice.

However, after gradually recognizing Hamel's true identity, Daniz became desperate with the two men closely guarding him.

At around seven o'clock, when a group of people walked out of the restaurant, the shaking of the ship's hull was much smaller, and the strong wind outside should have eased.

Klein paused for a moment, then walked all the way to the entrance of the cabin. After asking the guards there who had not returned to White Agate, he followed the two of them to Room 312.

"What's wrong?" Esther asked.

Klein shook his head and did not reply to her.

After returning to the cabin, Esther took out a pair of playing cards from nowhere. Under Klein's questioning eyes, she humbly explained the origin of the playing cards:

"I played two games last night while chatting with people on the boat, and he lost to me."

Including Daniz, now there are exactly three people, and they can put together a table to fight against evil. Just a few minutes after the game started, Esther suddenly put the cards in her hand on the table.

At the same time, Klein also put down the poker in his hand and exchanged a look with Esther.

"It's a bit strange." Esther said softly. Something abnormal touched her senses and made her want to go to the island to see what happened.

"I suddenly remembered something, Gehrman," her tone was a little erratic, "don't you think the pronunciation of Binsi...is very similar to Binsi in Giant language?"

Klein's eyes narrowed and he nodded: "I'm going to the bathroom."

Daniz, whose interest had just been aroused, was at a loss: "Hey, don't you two have too bad cards and don't want to play? Uncle Daniz is very good at this! Don't run away!"

"Are you a little too proud? Uncle Danitz..." Esther looked at him with a smile.

Daniz immediately shut his mouth and shrank back in the easy chair.

After Klein walked out of the bathroom, he gave Esther a look. Esther understood and immediately got up and went back to the room, taking her satchel with her. When she came out again, she had a silver half-face mask on her face, which stuck tightly to her skin.

Klein buttoned the double-row gown, took off the half-high silk top hat from the coat rack by the door, and turned to Daniz expressionlessly:

"you're free."

"Ah?" Daniz didn't realize what was going on and casually threw the poker in his hand on the table. "You really don't want to play anymore?"

Then he saw Hamel following Gehrman and preparing to leave the room. Daniz suddenly understood and shouted in surprise:

"You are going to save the captain and those ordinary people!? Didn't he say it's dangerous outside?"

Esther blinked innocently: "It's all Gehrman's decision, I'm only responsible for the execution."

Klein pressed the top hat tightly on his head: "They cooperated with me and kept the secret. He treated me to fish-human meat and helped me compensate for the loss of the 'White Shark'."

Daniz subconsciously asked: "How much compensation was paid?"

"A few soles."

Esther followed Klein with a smile, and neither of them paid attention to the shocked Daniz in the room.

I don't know what Daniz was thinking as he stared at the window. He was silent for several seconds. Then he suddenly jumped up from the easy chair and followed the two of them.

Esther glanced at him curiously: "Do you think it's safer to follow us?"

Daniz gritted his teeth: "How is that possible! I am 'Fire Flame' Daniz, how could I back down over such a trivial matter! Of course I must face the difficulties!"

Esther and Klein didn't believe a word of it.

——

The violent wind that had previously been felt in the cabin of the White Onyx had eased a lot, but it was still blowing the three people who got off the ship with a chill, giving Daniz who was already frightened, goosebumps all over his body.

Bansi Island cannot be compared with cities like Backlund or Tingen. The streets still use very primitive manual candle lamps. The lampposts are lined up on the street several meters apart and are covered with glass lampshades.

Because of the sudden change in weather, no one came to light them tonight.

The fog quietly thickened under the dark night, and even the crimson moonlight could only shine a little. All the doors and windows of the houses were closed, and no light came through.

Except for the footsteps of the three people and the sound of the wind, there was no sound on the street. The houses were obviously in good condition except for the slightly old ones, but they seemed to have been empty for a long time, and there was only dead silence.

Esther calmed down and gathered her energy, sweeping out all the thoughts of "ghosts breaking through walls", "ghost houses" and "haunted houses" from her mind, holding the "Logan's Claw" in her hand, and unleashed the blade to its fullest extent. long.

Suddenly, a thought came to her mind: "Hermann, your eleven o'clock direction."

Almost at the same time she spoke, the image of something coming appeared in Klein's mind. He calmly pulled out the cane with his backhand and hit the black shadow the size of a watermelon.

With the help of the lantern held by Klein in his left hand, he could clearly see the appearance of the thing. It turned out to be a head without the lower body!

The only thing connected to the bottom of the head is the throat and the stomach pouch exposed to the air.

The head itself was like a half-melted candle, with green moldy hairs growing on it. The skin on the outside was constantly leaking disgusting liquid, hanging down like a punctured water bag, hanging loosely on the edge of the bones.

But the teeth of this strange head are extremely sharp, almost as sharp as a polished blade, and it looks like it can easily tear a person's arm into pieces.

The force of Klein's blow just now was very heavy, and the head was obviously stunned. Before it could recover, a pure and bright light fell from the sky, causing it to turn into a gray shadow while screaming, and quickly disappeared.

Esther frowned, and guided by some premonition, she spoke again: "Danitz, three o'clock on the right!"

"Roger that!" Daniz flipped the classical revolver in his right hand and accurately hit another head flying out of the mist.

This forehead, which was also covered with green mold spots, had a hole in it. A dazzling flame lit up between Daniz's clenched left fist. He immediately swung his arm and smashed the flame at the head that continued to attack.

The head faced the fireball and continued to rush towards Daniz. Although its skin became scorched black, it was not hindered much.

Esther quickly stretched out her left hand and grabbed it: "Not even close!"

After Esther's body leaned forward, she quickly returned to her original position, just in time to see Daniz take a step back, and the retracted orange fireball re-condensed in his left hand.

Daniz threw the flames again, towards the head that was still on the spot. Under Daniz's control, the fireball fell straight into the open mouth of the charred head.

"boom!"

With a loud explosion, the fire exploded from his head, and pieces of flesh and blood splashed onto the street.

Esther twisted her head and looked towards the other side of the street.

Klein said in a deep voice: "Is there any more?"

Esther frowned even more tightly: "No, there is no movement for the time being. I always feel that there is something attracting me here... but it is dangerous, very dangerous."

This was a fairly clear statement from her "spiritual intuition."

——

On the next journey to the Green Lemon Restaurant, from time to time, heads with stomach bags would fly out of the fog and pounce on the three strangers who were walking outside regardless of the weather.

Esther's premonition of the enemy's movements is extremely accurate, often several seconds faster than Klein's. However, what makes her feel strange is that the targets of those head attacks are usually Klein and Daniz. Not one of them came close to her.

After Esther let go of the head-stealing attack, they almost became fixed targets, and were disintegrated by Klein's holy light purification and Daniz's explosive fireball.

"Are these monsters local residents?" Esther muttered softly.

Daniz, who had finally calmed down next to him, felt goosebumps rising on his body again: "Isn't that true!? How many have we eliminated? How many people must be on the island..."

"Seventeen." Klein replied.

Daniz was shocked. This man was still counting the heads? Is he really not worried about the current situation?

Esther whistled: "Okay, you actually counted. We should not be far from the Green Lemon Restaurant? There seems to be someone in front..."

Her tone suddenly became cold: "Gehrman, ten o'clock direction."

Klein's eyes then turned, and he swung his cane vigorously again, knocking one of the teeth away from his head.

The human head fell heavily to the ground in front of several people, and a ray of holy light landed on top of its head, causing it to disappear completely.

The lantern in Klein's hand illuminated the other side of the fog. Someone on the opposite side was also holding a lantern. The blurry light illuminated the faces of several people who were nervous or frightened. But soon, Donna and Denton shouted in surprise at the same time:

"Uncle Sparrow! Sister Hamel!"

Klein handed the lantern to Esther and calmly said to several people: "Go to the telegraph office first."

He glanced at the people present and asked, "Where is the Dimodo family?"

Mr Branch responded to Mr Klein's question: "They're still in the restaurant."

With anxiety and fear on his face, he pointed to the spot where the head just landed: "What was that thing just now?"

Klein did not answer, but walked directly past Donna's family towards the door of the Green Lemon Restaurant. Esther quickly put the lantern she was carrying into Danitz's hand and nodded to Mr. Blanche:

"We have to get out of here quickly. You saw that monster too. There's something very wrong with this island."

Then she quickly caught up with Klein, unable to let him enter this even weirder restaurant alone.

Klein knocked on the door twice first.

After receiving no response, he decisively raised his leg and kicked open the door of the Green Lemon Restaurant.

The boss with a round face and a multi-layered chin, who had the appearance of "harmony brings wealth", was wearing a neat tuxedo, with elegant glasses on the bridge of his nose, and turned towards the door calmly.

The doors to the rooms on the first floor opened one after another, and the expressionless gentlemen and ladies stood at the door, watching the two intruders quietly.

"what you up to?"

The restaurant owner's voice didn't fluctuate at all, but he was holding a revolver in his hand.

Klein's voice was also emotionless, almost as cold as the barrel of a gun: "Where is the DiMerdo family?"

The restaurant owner's eyes turned in Esther's direction. Esther narrowed her eyes in demonstration, and a faint light disappeared from her eyes.

The boss's mouth opened and closed, and his throat rolled strangely. When he opened his mouth again, his voice seemed to be a little softer:

"There's another table of strangers upstairs."

Esther asked Klein in a low voice: "You go up to find them, and I stay here?"

After taking away Klein, she wanted to activate the perception of mixed spiritual vision and carefully observe the fate of these people.

Esther subconsciously pursed her lips and licked her upper lip.

But before Klein could agree or deny her proposal, those who decided to stay overnight in the guest rooms on the first floor all took two steps back and slammed the door tightly.

The boss seemed more nervous than the two of them: "I will find someone to call them immediately."

Klein still drew the gun from his waist. Although the other party seemed to be afraid for some inexplicable reason, he would not let down his guard because of this.

Esther felt a little disappointed.

Why is this boss so timid? Shouldn't Klein and I be separated at this time? Is it the normal strategy to defeat them one by one?