He was very familiar with the monsters created by the Werewolf. After all, Xio had been attacked by something similar before, so he recognized her at a glance.
The owner of this ruin is a Werewolf? The Beyonder characteristic he left behind after his death became a Sealed Artifact, so he created many monsters?
As he made this guess, he didn't hesitate to extract the monster's aura and use "Scene Retrack."
Soon, scenes appeared in front of him.
In the pitch-black basement, a stone coffin that was obviously sealed by ritualistic magic suddenly exploded. Soon after, a man more than two meters tall, covered in black spots, stood up.
His actions were a little slow and stiff at first, but they quickly became much smoother. However, what was unsettling was that the man was actually walking backward towards the stone door.
Then, the man extended his arm and pushed open the stone door with the back of his hand. Then, he took a step back and entered the corridor, heading for the stairs. On the way, he left a row of new footprints.
Typically speaking, although walking backward wasn't normal, it wasn't anything surprising. The reason why he said "disturbing" was because the man walked so naturally and fluidly. It felt like "a person should walk like this"!
Upon seeing this, Ebner immediately determined that not only had the baron's corpse not rotted due to the strange black spots, but he had also been possessed by something unknown…
Yes, the way he walked was definitely not human, nor was it a Beyonder existence that was slowly advancing through the potion.
At that moment, Ebner already had a rough guess.
"1-025!"
The reason why he had such a guess was that he had already seen the origins of those monsters. They were originally small animals that lived in the underground ruins. They had suddenly changed after being tainted by the aura left behind by the man, turning into massive monsters.
Just the dissipating aura is enough to achieve the same effects as a Werewolf's poison. The thing possessing the Baron of Black Spot is at least at the demigod level. In addition, it might not even be human…
In that case, overall, 1-025 was undoubtedly the most suspicious!
The only good news was that the baronet possessed by 1-025 had likely left the ruins long ago. It was precisely because he had dug up a tunnel that led to the ground that Miss Fani had chanced upon the entrance.
From the looks of it, the storm last Friday night that lasted for two days might've been caused by a few factions vying for the Sealed Artifact… After all, a demigod conflict could completely change the weather!
And 1-025 had probably abandoned its host during the chaotic battle between the demigods and secretly possessed the baron's corpse in the underground ruins.
Ebner had originally wanted to use the man's dispersed aura to trace back more scenes, but as more monsters were flying out from behind the door, the two ladies were already in dire straits. If he didn't take action, he might have to collect their corpses.
Although he didn't have much of a relationship with them, just as he had analyzed his personality, he didn't have much love and wouldn't deliberately rescue strangers. However, if he happened to encounter someone in trouble and had the ability to handle it himself, he didn't mind helping them.
…
Seeing more monsters rush out from behind the stone door, Fani controlled the three mechanical dolls to shoot while also feeling a deep sense of regret.
Why did I blindly throw out the Fire of Light cannonball which could be used as a trump card on the mechanical dolls?
I should've used one as bait to lure the monsters together and bombard them with cannonballs. This is a good way to eliminate them effectively…
Why was I so arrogant back then, believing that anything behind the door would be destroyed under the bombardment of the mechanical dolls?
Depression and regret instantly surrounded her, distracting her slightly.
But before she could adjust her emotions, a monster that seemed to be a mutation of snakes took the opportunity to break through the crossfire of the three mechanical dolls and opened its mouth to bite Fani's neck.
Just as it was about to reach her, Fani suddenly disappeared. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Miss Emma who had extended her back. At that moment, the latter was brandishing her dagger to force back a rat-like monster's sneak attack.
At the same time, the necklace around Fani's neck suddenly turned to dust, dissipating into the dust that was floating around her.
Although she had escaped with her life, her precious life-preservation item had been used up.
Boom!
Following that, there was a loud boom.
As he temporarily lost control, one of the three mechanical dolls was immediately torn apart by a monster's sharp claws. However, the explosion before it was destroyed blew up this monster that was like a calf into pieces. It was also the only result of the battle.
However, the loss of a mechanical doll was even more disadvantageous for Fani and Emma. In the blink of an eye, three or four monsters tore through the bombardment and pounced on them.
Although Fani had already raised her revolver to shoot, her demon hunting bullets seemed to be ineffective against the monsters. They were almost unable to break through the monsters' hide. In terms of damage, they were inferior to the dagger in her friend's hand.
Seeing a monster pounce at her, and seeing how she could do nothing despite using all her means, she could only close her eyes and wait for her death. At the same time, she thought with regret,
"Grandpa, farewell…
"Emma, my arrogance implicated you…"
However, despite waiting, she didn't feel any pain. Instead, the monsters that were roaring seemed to be wailing in pain.
What happened?
Fani opened her eyes and was surprised to see dozens of golden and black flames suspended in midair. They bombarded the monsters in the corridor like cannonballs.
And beneath the flames stood a man wearing a pair of copper-framed glasses. He was none other than the famous Hero Detective.
This is… being saved? Fani muttered to herself in pleasant surprise.
"We're saved!" When Emma saw this scene, she echoed and took back the thing her mother had secretly given her.
At this moment, while controlling the flames to attack, Ebner turned his head to say to Fani, "Did you take something from the ruins?"
Fani was a little confused by the question, but she also knew that the question was definitely very important. After some thought, she took out a notebook.
This was the notebook that she had put away in the study and was about to return to get someone to interpret it.
"Throw it away first! You were Bribed. That's why your choice was so arrogant and reckless. That's why your attack was ineffective."