Bai Yi stared wide-eyed and walked to the side of the knight who was already lying on the ground, twitching (꒪Д꒪). He swallowed hard, put his hands together and murmured a Buddhist chant, then quickly stepped over and hurried to catch up with his brother's steps.
Boom—
At the end of the corridor, on the high outer wall of the castle, Ryan kicked open the huge and decayed gate.
The howling wind rushed in from outside.
This was an open-air platform on top of the high wall of the castle, and the tall tower stood on the other side of the platform.
Thick black fog filled the air. Jumping down from here, one could ride the wind and land on the Soul-Separating Street, though probably half-paralyzed.
"Doctor, you've really made me, the master of this place, very angry."
From within the black fog came a hearty laugh that was intimidating even without showing anger.
Clack— Clack—
Under Bai Yi's slightly pale gaze.
The master of the house, Count Carmell, wearing a tailcoat, leaning on a scepter, and with a top hat on his head, walked out of the black fog on the platform.
There was a charming and polite smile on his face, and his every move was full of the noble temperament of the Middle Ages.
He was the master of this castle, Count Carmell.
"You've damaged my eldest son and killed my wife. Now you still want to lay hands on my daughter?"
Carmell had a fake smile on his face, giving an extremely eerie feeling.
Ryan calmly adjusted his monocle and smiled mysteriously, saying,
"Ah! You may have misunderstood. I'm the doctor your daughter hired at a high price from The Vision. Before the order is cancelled, my task here is to provide the best treatment and service for your daughter."
Carmell smiled with a clicking sound, and the bones in his whole body kept making abnormal noises.
"Yes... yes... She needs treatment..."
He stretched out his shriveled hand and pressed on his hat, and strange, hoarse sounds came from under the brim of the hat.
"She's been... bringing misfortune since she was a child..."
"So she had to be locked in a cage... She has to be cured... She has to be cured..."
"If she can't be cured... we have to avoid bringing... disasters to everyone!"
Zzz—
Under their gaze, one crack after another appeared on his tailcoat, and his muscles began to expand with a clicking sound. One sharp bone spur after another slowly grew out on his shoulders and back.
Almost in an instant, he swelled and twisted into a huge monster several meters tall.
The huge shadow it cast made Bai Yi turn pale and step back until he fell to the ground.
Whoosh—
Carmell suddenly raised his head, and his entire cheek split in the middle instantly. One half of his cheek had a charming and elegant smile, while the other half had a cruel and ferocious look of violence.
"Humph, you all." The left side of his face smiled elegantly.
"Will be chopped to pieces!" The right side of his face growled ferociously.
[Ding! You've triggered a special task: The Masked Carmell!]
[Task Introduction]: The target has extremely strong recovery and defense abilities. You need to defeat him before he chops you to pieces.
[Task Rewards]: 1000 basic experience points, 500 Skull Coins, a special item: The Witch's Veil x1
[Task Failure]: You will become one of the wandering spirits in this castle.
And almost at the moment when the task was triggered.
The giant monster that Carmell had turned into roared and charged towards them like a heavy tank, holding a butcher's knife in its hand.
Ryan smiled slightly, adjusted his glasses, and suddenly took out a revolver from his arms and clicked to release the safety.
"Ah! Truly a gentle and kind father!"
"And since there's a task, then you have to die."
Bang— Bang— Bang—
Ryan smiled as he fired several shots in a row.
The bullets for hunting demons instantly and accurately hit the monster's eyeballs. With the splashing of the liquid inside, its two eyeballs exploded instantly.
The crackling sound of electricity spread all over its body.
"Die!"
The monster snarled. Its speed was only slightly reduced, but these few shots couldn't cause fatal damage to it at all.
Roar—
It let out a roar.
Its huge body leaped up, and the scarlet giant knife suddenly slashed towards Ryan.
Ryan adjusted his glasses and said with a smile,
"Let's play slowly."
He suddenly jumped back, grabbed Bai Yi by the back of his neck, and swiftly dodged the oncoming machete in the surging black fog.
Boom!
There was a huge roar.
The stone bricks on the ground exploded under the impact of that knife.
Ryan jumped lightly and landed on the battlement of the castle. He looked up and said with a faint smile,
"Bai Yi, go and hide in a safe place. Wait until I subdue this family member, and then I'll come and get you."
Before Bai Yi could figure out what a safe place was.
He suddenly felt his body become lighter.
Then he saw that Ryan, who was grabbing the back of his neck, fell backwards into the black fog outside the city wall, and the two of them instantly plunged into the thick black fog below the city wall.
Whoosh—
The fierce wind howled in their ears.
Bai Yi exclaimed, "(ΩДΩ) Brother!! You don't mean jumping off the wall, do you!! It's dozens of meters high!!"
But just as their figures were about to fall into the black fog.
There was a sound of something breaking through the air.
A long tentacle suddenly pierced through the night and instantly wrapped around the high flagpole on the other side of the castle.
With a sudden pull.
"Whoa—"
Accompanied by Bai Yi's shocked and horrified scream.
Their bodies shot straight towards the other side of the mid-air like a slingshot, like flying birds.
Stepping on the flagpole.
Bai Yi was hung on the top of the flagpole by Ryan like a little chick.
"Stay here obediently. I'm leaving now."
Ryan made a teasing gesture to him, and then his body suddenly plunged into the thick black fog.
Bai Yi hugged the flagpole in horror and shouted,
"Brother!! This isn't a safe place! It isn't!! I'm afraid of heights!!"
But it was all in vain.
The long tentacles stuck to the city wall with a whoosh. Ryan leaped in the black fog and landed lightly on the platform. He looked up, smiled slightly, and more tentacles spread out.
"Is the trash... dealt with?"
Carmell turned around ferociously with a clicking sound. His exploded eyeballs had already recovered completely under that terrifying healing ability.
Ryan adjusted his glasses and smiled, "Ah! Yes! It's your turn now, family member."
"Big talk!"
The huge monster snarled, roared, and suddenly rushed forward. The huge butcher's knife suddenly slashed towards Ryan.
Ryan didn't step back. He pulled out the chainsaw behind him and collided heavily with the butcher's knife in the monster's hand.
Boom—
There was a loud noise.
The stone bricks under Ryan's feet exploded instantly and sank more than ten centimeters.
The rotating chainsaw and the sharp butcher's knife rubbed against each other, producing a piercing noise and dense sparks.
And this slash also made a look of surprise flash in Carmell's eyes.
Because he unexpectedly found that.
The physique of this seemingly weak young man was surprisingly strong.
With such a huge difference in size, his full-strength slash hadn't crushed this guy directly.