The Master of the Strange Realm

When we returned to the villa from the cottage outside the villa in the snow, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, but no one here was sleepy. Quick's body was still in his room. No one dared to sleep peacefully until the murderer was found.

The good news was that Miss Michael woke up. Jenkins didn't know whether it was related to his secret treatment, and the focus now was to ask her what happened to the people who went out.

"I don't know."

She was still weak. Although she sat up, she had to lean on Miss Lawrence to avoid falling down.

"Not long after we went out, the blizzard became heavier. Everyone discussed going back early to prevent accidents, but Jennifer disappeared as soon as we turned around. We followed the footprints to find her and found some strange footprints in the bushes far away from the path. Jennifer also suddenly started running from there..."

This should be the place where Miss Lawrence encountered a big spider after accidentally getting lost with her companions. Of course, Jenkins and Miss Lawrence both claimed that she encountered a wolf pack. As for those footprints, they are now completely covered by snow, and I believe people will not care about this.

Miss Michael breathed heavily, and Jenkins immediately reached out and grabbed her arm to calm her down.

"Then, we saw a strange man wearing white clothes with a shotgun and his face covered. He shot at us, and Hathaway pulled me and ran away quickly. During this period, we got separated from the others, and when we stopped again, I didn't know where we were."

"Where is Miss Hesha now?"

Jenkins tried to control himself so that others would not hear the anxiety in his tone.

"Sorry, I was so tired that I fell asleep soon after I stopped. When I woke up, I was already here, Jenkins, what happened, I just seemed to hear you say that Quick was dead..."

She stretched out her right hand and held Jenkins' palm. The girl's hand was very hot, which represented health.

"She suddenly fell asleep. Could it be Hathaway's [Lullaby]... What happened to them that Hathaway let Miss Michael fall asleep in that place? Could it really be a haunted place? But there is no need to leave her alone in the cedar forest."

Although Miss Michael did not provide any useful information, her safety was the greatest comfort to everyone in the villa. Miss Lawrence told the story of what happened here one by one. When she learned that Hathaway still hadn't returned, she looked at Jenkins with a pleading look.

"You will definitely find her, right?"

"Yes, I promise."

Jenkins, who was anxious, wanted to rush into the blizzard and search again, but the more he got to the point now, the more he should calm down. Miss Michael could not teleport directly from the snow forest back to the villa. There must be a reasonable reason for her to appear in the basement.

With this idea in mind, leaving the petite Chocolate with the women as a bodyguard, he went to the basement again with the housekeeper, the key keeper, and the doctor, hoping to find the hidden secret passage.

The room, which was packed with people just now, suddenly became quiet. Both women looked at the cat lying next to the pillow. After a while of silence, they talked about the terrible things that happened in Blizzard Mountain Manor again.

"Did Jenkins find you?"

The blonde girl on the bed asked again.

"Yes, they encountered a pack of wolves, and three male servants were killed. Mr. William bravely fought those wolves with a shotgun, and then found me on the cliff."

As she spoke, she looked down at her knees to prevent lies from being told. Miss Lawrence's toes were uneasily facing each other. She was not good at lying.

Although Jenkins had told Miss Lawrence how to respond to people's inquiries, not everyone had the talent for lying like him.

But fortunately, in fact, Miss Michael did not really want to know more about the cruel thing, so she did not notice Lawrence's abnormality. She just wanted to find something to do to prevent herself from thinking about the terrible experience Hathaway might face.

Chapter 683 Chapter 671 Hiding in the Closet

Everyone saw Hathaway's note reporting safety, but it couldn't eliminate people's worries. Miss Michael tried hard not to think about the situation she was facing, but in fact, the worries in her heart had completely overwhelmed her.

Her beautiful eyes looked at the bored cat lying down again, and Chocolate also glanced at the human woman. When their eyes met, a sense of fear from the bottom of her heart surged into the blonde girl's heart. She immediately turned her head to the side and breathed heavily unconsciously.

"Britney, what's wrong with you?"

Miss Lawrence immediately noticed her abnormality.

"No, it's okay, I think I was too worried..."

Miss Michael would not tell others that she was scared by a cat. She attributed the situation just now to the mental problems caused by waking up.

She sighed and leaned on the soft pillow, letting her long golden hair fall behind her.

"Oh my God, what happened to this year's trip? What terrible things will we encounter?"

"Britney, don't be so pessimistic. With Mr. William, everything will be fine."

Miss Lawrence had never been exposed to the post-paranormal world before today, and in her limited knowledge, Jenkins was the most powerful supernatural being. Of course, this is not wrong in some respects.

"You trust Jenkins?"

Miss Michael asked, staring into her eyes.

"Yes."

Miss Lawrence nodded.

They looked at the cat that Jenkins had left behind again, realizing that no matter how reliable that man was, he wasn't here at the moment. Thinking of this, both women felt a little chill on the back of their necks. Miss Lawrence immediately stood up and closed all the curtains, completely blocking out the dark blizzard.

"Meow~"

Chocolate let out a lazy cry, and the sound of milky milk dispelled the somewhat weird atmosphere in the room. Miss Lawrence sat back on the chair next to the bed, subconsciously moving closer to where Chocolate lay.

The group that went to the basement did not come back until eleven o'clock, and the two women in the room did not dare to sleep alone before seeing Jenkins. During this period, the maid who regained the freedom to move around prepared some midnight snacks for the two of them. The warm food could effectively dispel the tension.

It can be seen that the maids in the villa are also very nervous. The maid told Miss Lawrence that everyone is now gathering in the restaurant on the first floor to wait for news. There had been no sound from the basement for a long time, but Jenkins had ordered them not to go anywhere near it, so no one knew what the group was doing inside.

The wall clock on the wall of the room ticked, and the time soon came to half past eleven. Chocolate has closed its eyes and been motionless for a long time, and its even breathing showed that it was sleeping soundly.

Miss Michael envied the cat's state. She also wanted to close her eyes and sleep in dreams until dawn, but this was impossible for her now.

"When will Jenkins come back? Isn't the basement very small?"

She was thinking in her mind, and just as she was about to say it, she saw the frightened expression on Miss Lawrence's face.

The lady on the chair pointed to the door of the room. After wondering for a few seconds, Miss Mihail discovered that through the shadow of the gap under the door, she could see a person standing outside the door.

There was no way it was a servant, because there was no reason for a servant to stand for so long without knocking. In this temporarily isolated villa, the only person who could do this was the murderer.

The two girls looked at each other and saw the panic in each other's eyes.

Of course, the door to the room is not locked, which means that people outside the door can push the door in at any time. In panic, Miss Lawrence picked up the fruit knife on the bedside table, which was the only thing they had to defend themselves.

Miss Michael pointed to the closet in the corner, and Miss Lawrence understood immediately. They leaned together and stared at the door, and moved there carefully. After walking halfway, Miss Michael remembered that Chocolate was still on the bed. She bit her lips and quickly ran to the bed to pick up the cat, but Chocolate suddenly He opened his eyes and avoided her hand, and then got into the closet that was opened a little faster than the two women.

Soon, all three creatures in the room hid in the cabinet. Miss Michael and Miss Lawrence hugged each other and crouched in the corner of the closet, covering themselves with the clothes hanging inside. After half a minute of heavy breathing, they heard a "squeak~", the door was pushed open, and heavy footsteps quickly entered the room.

Both of them began to tremble, unable to restrain themselves from imagining what would happen if they were discovered. They were worried that the cat next to them would suddenly meow and reveal their location, but Chocolate was more well-behaved than they imagined.

The cat's eyes seemed to glow in the dark environment, and the bright cat eyes looked at the two extremely scared human women. Perhaps encouraged by the cat's courage, or perhaps the fruit knife in her hand gave her courage, Miss Lawrence gathered her strength and stretched her head forward, placing her eyes on the crack of the closet door and looking outside.

She wished she knew who it was that walked through the door.

The lighting tools in the room are candles and oil lamps, so the lighting conditions are actually very poor. Under the dim light, Miss Lawrence saw a tall figure over 7 feet tall (approximately 2.1336m) looking at the situation behind the curtain.

She could only see the darkness on the back of the figure, which was the light and shadow caused by the position. But new questions arise -

"Is there anyone so tall in this villa?"

Just as he was thinking about it, the figure turned around and walked into the illuminated area with heavy steps. The pupils of the eyes in the crack of the closet door immediately tightened with fear, and the eyelashes rose to an alarming position as the eyes widened.

The visitor's face was covered with dense blisters, and the eyes were narrowed into slits. Its skin is gray-green, and its palms have sharp claws. He had no hair, but he was wearing the uniform of a manservant in a villa. Miss Lawrence did not know what it was, but it was certainly not human.

She raised her hands to cover her mouth to prevent the screams of fear from coming out. With tears in her eyes, she retreated to the corner and hugged Miss Michael. The monster must not be observed anymore. If it is discovered, the two of them will be torn into pieces.

Miss Michael didn't know what her companion saw, but the uncontrollable fear deeply infected her. She understood that there must be an extremely dangerous person outside, and she even felt an extremely cold wind blowing in through the crack in the closet door.

If Jenkins were here, he would understand that this is not an illusion. The ghoul population has the talent of [Yinfeng (Red Fighting)].

PS: When you see this chapter, I am probably defending my graduation thesis. If everything goes well, I will add more chapters at the beginning of next month, that's it.

Chapter 684 Chapter 672 Cats, ghouls and Jenkins

Chocolate has always hated cold environments, and even Jenkins has to accommodate its preferences. The ghouls outside are a taboo.

If there were no two humans behind him, the cat would definitely tear the things outside into pieces. But it has to take care of Jenkins's thoughts, so it can't even do things like modifying memories afterwards. In this family, cats and humans take care of each other.

The cat walked past the women in the dark, used its head to push open the hanging clothes and came to the door of the closet. Because there are pads on the soles of its feet, its footsteps are so light that Miss Michael and Miss Lawrence didn't notice that this little creature took the initiative to walk towards danger.

The bedroom was not big. After checking the outer curtains and under the bed, the creature outside walked straight towards the closet. Miss Michael could almost hear the heartbeat of Miss Lawrence who was hugging her. She did not realize that it also included her own heartbeat.

"God~"

She moaned in her heart, recalling her short cry, her parents, her lover, and finally Jenkins' expressionless and silly look.

"I..."

"Meow~"

The cat's cry interrupted her wild thoughts. The two women looked at the source of the sound at the same time, and saw Chocolate standing bravely in front of the closet door, roaring at the wooden door with his fur flying.

"Roaring" was of course imagined by Miss Michael and Miss Lawrence. Chocolate was petite, and no matter how hard she tried, she could not make a loud sound.

It seemed that a miracle had descended on this small space, and it seemed that God was rescuing her. After the cat's cry, the footsteps outside the closet door suddenly stopped. The women tried to suppress their violent panting and tried to hear some more sounds, but they could only hear their own heartbeats.

"What happened today?"

Miss Lawrence's experience today was more exciting than the past 20 years, but she really longed for that kind of peaceful daily life. Miss Michael thought there were brutal criminals outside, but she knew very well what kind of monster was outside. Therefore, the only one who could scare away that thing was the cat left by Jenkins.

She really wanted to reach out and hold Chocolate in her arms, and not let go all night, but her body had been frozen by the huge fear. She believed that Miss Michael was the same, otherwise it would be impossible to explain the actions of the two at this moment.

Dong~

Miss Lawrence and Miss Michael both had the illusion that their hearts stopped. After a few tens of seconds of silence, the footsteps outside the closet appeared again. Although the speed of advancement was very slow, it was obviously coming in this direction.

"Meow~"

Chocolate called "brutally" again, but the cat's voice no longer worked. Miss Lawrence could barely see in the dark that the hair on Chocolate's back was blown up, which was the instinctive reaction of small animals to danger.

"Whoever it is, please save me..."

The footsteps arrived outside the door half a minute later. After three seconds of silence, a heavy voice came from the front of the closet, and someone put his hand on the handle.

The two ladies closed their eyes at the same time, preparing to face the tragic future in a few seconds, while Chocolate still "bravely" "roared" at the closet door. In fact, except for the first sound, which used very little force, the rest of the sounds were ordinary cat calls. It has heard it--

"Ah, what is this? Jenkins, come on!"

Hathaway's full-bodied voice came from a farther place, followed by a deafening gunshot.

The outside of the closet immediately became a mess, and the swaying light of candles and oil lamps shot into the closet from the crack of the door. After a startling scream, the sound of glass breaking came from the other end of the room. The women stared at the darkness with wide eyes, and then the dazzling light was let in. Jenkins' face appeared first, and he reached out and carried his cat out of the closet; Hathaway also quickly squeezed in front of the closet door, looking at the two girls hugging each other in doubt.

The biting night wind blew into the house through the broken glass window, whistling and making the curtains and snowflakes flutter together. Jenkins and Hathaway stood side by side facing the faint moonlight, with a messy bedroom and black bloodstains behind them.

Miss Lawrence and Miss Michael shivered when the night wind blew, and felt that the sweat had soaked their clothes. They were pulled up by the man and woman who reached out their hands, and felt their legs weak.

Only then did they realize that there was some other light outside the window besides the moonlight. Looking carefully, it seemed that something was burning under the building.

"Oh, this matter is complicated to explain, but I have figured it all out. There is only one truth."

Jenkins took the coat from the servant at the door and handed it to the two ladies. While leading them to a safer bedroom, he hurriedly explained, "Well... Actually, it's all the doctor's fault. He's a crazy scientist... You should understand what this means, right? He lives in the villa on the surface, but in fact he conducts terrible live experiments on nearby wild animals. He found some strange viruses in the nearby animals. The person who just broke into the room was infected with the virus, so he became extremely aggressive..."

"Is being afraid of cats also a characteristic of that virus?"

Miss Michael asked, looking at the chocolate in Jenkins' arms. The extreme fear consumed her spirit again. She was now on the edge of wakefulness and sleep. If Hathaway hadn't supported her, she would have fainted now.

"Hmm?"

Jenkins immediately understood what she wanted to say:

"Yes, it's a coincidence that the virus regards cats, such as tigers, as its natural enemies. The feces of these animals are the nemesis of the virus. Therefore, even if humans are infected, they will not easily get close to cats."

All of the above were lies made up by Jenkins in one breath. The priesthood of lies made Miss Michael believe it without any doubt, and she did not associate this accident with occultism at all.

Because it was too disgusting, she did not see the burning ghoul wrapped in curtains and thrown out of the window, nor did she see Miss Lawrence's awe expression looking at Jenkins.

But at least the view that "the culprit is Doctor Bray Deckert" is true, and whether it is the manic wolves in winter, the captive cliff spiders, or the ghouls just now, it is the benefactor who is determined to become an expert in necromancy who is making trouble.

After leaving the bedroom on the second floor a few hours ago, Jenkins and the others found a secret passage behind the cupboard in the basement, and after exploring, they found that the passage inside had collapsed long ago. Just as everyone was returning and passing through the lobby of the main entrance of the villa, Hathaway suddenly pushed open the door of the villa and returned from the snowstorm. She revealed to Jenkins what happened earlier today and the doctor's secret.

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Chapter 685 Chapter 673 The First Prisoner

Bray Deckert, male, was born in [Starry Sky and Long Night Moon] in the Common Calendar 1829. His mother died early, and he grew up with his father in Beldiran Central Hospital. Because he was exposed to medicine and patients since childhood, he got used to life and death and joys and sorrows too early, and lacked the love of his mother, so his psychology gradually became abnormal during his growth.

He followed the growth of an ordinary elite and successfully finished college in medical school. The future life trajectory should have been to enter a hospital and become a doctor like old Deckert. When he was older, he could become a private doctor or open a clinic by himself. But the trajectory of fate was changed because of one thing, and the opportunity for change was the trip in the fall two years ago.

Doctor Deckert met a good friend while studying at the medical school. He had agreed to visit his home, but the family had to temporarily leave Shire due to an emergency. Bray Deckert, who had no house in Shire, rented a vacant apartment with the help of his friends.

One night, he accidentally pushed open the kitchen cupboard and found a repaired gap in the wall. He opened it with curiosity and found some information about necromancy and biology, and thus embarked on the path of transcendence.

Because the content of his research was not accepted by ordinary people, Deckert also understood that the path he was taking was expressly prohibited by the church, so he hid in this remote mountain villa to be a doctor. In fact, he was still secretly studying the information he had obtained.

This person has a very low sense of morality, and he is not afraid of or in awe of death. In his eyes, any living creature is only divided into "worth studying" and "not worth studying", so he grows very fast. By the time Jenkins and his team arrived here, there were already three research bases similar to the ice spider monster's lair near the villa, and these were all built by him in just one year through the information he obtained and his own research.