Shadow Apostle

Under the gaze of the Burnt family ancestors on the wall, Jessica and Horst walked silently in the corridor of the Burnt family mansion one after the other.

Miss Berndt clutched the folding fan in her hand tightly, her knuckles turned white and her fingers trembled, but she never stopped.

Along the way to the second floor, I met several waves of servants, all of whom looked very heavy, making the atmosphere in the ancient mansion even more depressing.

Opposite the stairs on the second floor is the luxurious master bedroom door. Miss Berndt stood in front of the door and held the handle.

"As a daughter, I have the responsibility to ask my mother everything in person, but you don't have to accompany me, Mr. Horst." Miss Berndt sniffed and said without looking back, "Whether it's my father or not. It’s still the mother. They have never actually come into contact with mysterious people, and all they have come into contact with are theoretical books. Now that she is suddenly using mystery-related techniques, there must be someone in the mysterious world influencing her. This person is very likely This is the person who attacked you in the dream. If you go with me, the other party will probably be unfavorable to you."

"He has declared war on me. I don't believe he will take it back." Horst shook his cane and said slowly: "And there is no other way. I can only fight for fifty rukka."

"Pfft, it's obviously forty-nine Luca. At this time, I want to deceive one more Luca." Jessica turned back and rolled her eyes at Horst, humming softly, "But, thank you for accompanying me on the adventure, Horst. Mr. Special."

"Actually, if that person could do it directly, he wouldn't have had to use such a troublesome method in the morning. I guess it was because it was inconvenient for him to come forward in person, or even not nearby at all, so he could only use this indirect method." Hoss Te sneered, "Besides, what if he is really Rank 4? He couldn't kill me in the morning, and he can't kill me now. I don't care, but it's you, are you really ready?"

Miss Jessica Bernd raised her head, looked at the portraits of her ancestors on both sides, and smiled lightly.

"The sons of the Burnt family are not afraid of challenges."

With that said, she pushed open the door of the master bedroom.

The curtains were closed tightly, and the light from the gas chandelier shined through the crystal lampshade to illuminate the bedroom.

The gorgeous and comfortable bedroom was empty, no one was there.

The quilt on the bed was folded neatly, and there was still warmth on it, but the person who was supposed to be lying on the bed was nowhere to be seen.

Jessica took a deep breath, then opened the side door and entered the little Earl's room next door, but just like the old lady's room, the people here were also missing.

Jessica pulled down the rope at the head of the bed expressionlessly, and pulled it a few times before stopping. Then she looked at the empty bed in a daze. Horst didn't say anything, but just looked around the room. Everything was there. It was packed neatly and there was no sign of leaving in a hurry.

Within a minute, there was the sound of running at the door, and a maid hurried in. When she saw Jessica and Horst, she was also a little dazed.

"Where's mother?" Jessica frowned, "Where have you been?"

"Mrs. Margaret asked me to rest first. She can just keep watch over her." The maid also said with a puzzled look, "Did Madam wake up and Mrs. Margaret took her down to get some fresh air?"

The corner of Jessica's mouth trembled and she resisted the urge to curse. Horst had already said for her: "It's okay. Go and call William. The sooner the better, just tell Miss Berndt to find him."

"Mr. Butler?" The maid looked even more confused and said blankly, "He also took a few people out in a hurry just now. I don't know where he went. You want me to ask the others where they went." Yet?"

"No, you go and rest. You have a day off today, so you don't need to come over."

Jessica directly pushed the inexplicable little maid out, turned around and closed the door of the master bedroom tightly.

"I can guess how mother and Margaret left."

Jessica looked around, and then went straight to the huge clock in the corner. The pendulum, which was as tall as a person, swayed rhythmically, making a pleasant clicking sound inside the clock.

Horst was stunned and immediately turned around. After a few bells sounded behind him, a series of sounds of gears colliding could be heard.

"Okay, thank you."

Looking back, I saw an entrance cracked under the clock. Inside was a space large enough for three or four people to stand.

"In fact, I haven't been down the Berndt's escape tunnel a few times." Jessica lit the lantern inside, "It seems you are right, Mr. Horst, whether it is active or passive, Mother must be related to this matter. However, they actually brought Connor with them, and it seems that Connor is also involved. Come on, let's follow, at least to find out what they are going to do."

"Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm ready with bullets this time."

Jessica patted the mezzanine of the skirt, held the lamp and turned a knob on the wall hard.

"Chi", the scream of steam erupting at high speed came from the built-in pipe. The gears above the head and in the walls on both sides began to rotate slowly. As the rotation speed became faster and faster, the secret door of the clock gradually closed, and the steam elevator carried two people. People go all the way down.

"Tsk, tsk". He didn't know how long he had been walking. Horst only remembered that the steam pipe erupted twice and continued its power. Then there was a sharp shock under his feet, and the steam elevator finally stopped.

Outside the door is a deep tunnel.

There are long railway tracks underground, extending into the darkness in the distance.

There are two hand-operated mine cars parked on the railroad tracks, each of which can accommodate five or six people.

Judging from the accumulation of soil on the ground, three mine carts should have left. Although the sound of the mine cart was too loud, they could no longer care about it at this time. The two looked at each other and gritted their teeth and jumped on the mine cart.

Horst had never used such a strange device before. Under Jessica's guidance, he lifted the pressing rod hard and made the mine car move on the rails.

Hoster was sweating profusely, while Jessica was squatting in front of the car with a shotgun, holding a lantern high in her hand, barely illuminating a small area around her.

When you are in a dark cave, the whole world around you seems to have ceased to exist. It is impossible to distinguish the distance in the darkness. There is unchanging darkness in front of you, and the monotonous clanking of the mine carts is in your ears. Time seems to have fallen into an endless cycle. The endless cycle makes people go crazy.

Fortunately, after driving for who knows how long, something finally changed in the darkness.

That was when a few more minecarts suddenly appeared on the track ahead.

It can be seen that the range is too small, and the two of them did not have time to react. As soon as they remembered the brake lever, they had already hit the mine cart in front and were thrown directly away. Fortunately, the speed was not fast. The two of them rolled into a ball and slid several meters before coming to a stop. Even the lantern was knocked out.

Jessica rubbed her back with a grimace and fumbled in her pocket to take out the lighter. However, before she could make a move, she felt suddenly being hugged tightly by Horst beside her, and her mouth was also covered.

The next moment, a rustling sound suddenly sounded in the darkness not far away.

Pretend that I updated 6,000 words today, huh huh