"Miss Miao, what did you do just now?"
Crimson asked in a low voice as they walked through the door of the Ice Chamber. Miao smiled.
"Luring the snake out of its hole …. Or rather, alerting the snake."
"Huh?"
"It's just like the forest."
Miao stretched out her hand and drew a circle in front of the huge Ice Chamber.
"You should know that there are all kinds of animals in the forest, such as harmless white rabbits, sinister and cunning snakes, goshawks soaring in the sky, herds of deer wandering in the forest, and tigers, the king of all beasts.... In fact, these haunted mansions are the same. Just like the forest, there are harmless Earthbound Spirits among them, but there are also quite dangerous Evil Spirits. But just like the animals in the forest, the Wraiths have a very strong sense of territory. "
Having said that, Miao turned to look at Crimson.
"You should have seen it on TV. In the animal world, if other predators invade their territory, the tigers or lions that are originally here will fight them to drive them away. That's what I'm doing now. The Evil Spirits in the Ice Chamber have been here for a long time, so this place has long become their nest. I sent a group of foreign Undead to invade, so they definitely won't stand idly by. "
"I see."
Hearing Miao's explanation, Crimson nodded, and then asked again.
"Then the Evil Spirits inside now …."
"The stubborn ones are basically all dead. What's left are either harmless little bunnies, or poisonous snakes hiding in the bushes, or …"
Saying that, Miao pondered for a moment, then looked at Crimson.
"From the report I just received from the Banshee, they don't seem to have found any signs of living people in this house."
"…. Is that so …."
Hearing Miao's answer, Crimson's face paled a lot. Of course, she understood the hidden meaning of Miao's words. It was obvious that her brother was most likely dead. Come to think of it, it had been at least two weeks, almost half a month, since the disappearance of Hikari Midori. If he was not attacked by the evil spirit, how long could he survive being trapped in this house without food and water?
"Anyway, let's go in first."
Musou did not continue to console Crimson. She believed that Crimson knew this very well, or else she would not have insisted on coming with them. Perhaps Crimson also felt that even if she became an evil spirit, it would be good if she could see her brother one last time.
However, her brother was not among the evil spirits that Frostmourne absorbed just now.
It was already late, and the ice room was pitch-black. The two of them walked into the entrance, and then Crimson raised her flashlight and shone it around. At this moment, she suddenly felt a chill behind her, and at the same time, a voice rang in her ears.
"I beg you, save me …"
"— — — —!!"
Hearing this voice, Crimson hurriedly turned to look behind her, but there was no one there, only the tightly shut door.
"Miss Yan, just now …"
"Don't worry."
He reached out and patted Crimson Daisy's shoulder, looking at the gate in front of him.
"It's just a little white rabbit that got lost … We won't hurt you. Can you come out?"
"… …."
After a while, a figure slowly appeared in the empty space. She looked like a child, wearing a very luxurious kimono and had a long, straight, black hairstyle. Well, she was dressed like a female ghost in a horror movie.
"My name is Haruhino Musou, and she's Crimson Daisy. What's your name?"
Grizzly squatted down, looked at the girl in front of him, and asked softly with a smile. The girl looked at Frostmourne, who was floating beside Grizzly, and was clearly a little afraid, but she still obediently answered the question.
"… Hizume … Hizume … Hizume … Hizume …"
"Then, Hizume, can you tell me what happened here? And what happened to everyone who came here before? "
"Ugh … Ugh …"
Faced with Musou's question, the girl named Hizume Kiki covered her face and cried bitterly.
"The ritual … the ritual failed … Everyone died … It's so scary, I don't want to … Help me …"
After saying that, Hizume Kiki's figure once again disappeared into the void.
Crimson Daisy looked at this scene in surprise. After the little girl disappeared, she also hurriedly looked at Musou.
"Miss Musou, that was …"
"Hmm … She said she's called Hizume Kiki … So she should be the victim of the previous Hizume Mansion Massacre. It seems that there's something evil here …"
Musou muttered to herself, then shook her head.
"Anyway, let's find your brother first."
The dead could be dealt with at any time, but the living should be dealt with as soon as possible.
Next, the two began to search the mansion. Luck was obviously on Crimson Daisy's side. Not long after, she found an old-fashioned camera in the corridor on the second floor.
"Look, Miss Musou, this is my brother's!"
While saying that, Crimson hurriedly picked up the camera. The next moment, she froze on the spot.
"Crimson? What's wrong? Miss Crimson? "
Musou saw that Crimson's eyes were lifeless, as if her soul had left her body. After a while, she suddenly trembled and regained her consciousness.
"Miss Musou, I saw it, I saw my brother!"
"You saw it?"
"Yes, through this camera, I saw it. At that time … my brother was running away from this side of the corridor with the camera. Something was chasing him. Many arms, many arms, trying to catch him. Then my brother seemed to be caught, he …"
"Don't worry, leave it to me."
Seeing that Crimson was getting more and more agitated, Musou hurriedly pressed her shoulder and comforted her in a low voice. Then, she raised her hand and whistled.
"— — — —!!"
Along with the whistle, a ghost wolf with a blue glow all over its body emerged from Frostmourne. It came to Musou's side and lowered its head.
"Find the owner of this camera."
Along with Grizzly's command, the Specter Wolf turned around and sniffed the camera in Crimson's hand. Then, it turned around and sniffed the surroundings. Finally, it growled and ran to the other side of the corridor.
"Let's go!!"
Soon, Crimson stood up, hugged the camera, and ran with the Ghost Wolf, only to see the Ghost Wolf scuttling in the corridor, running for a long time, and finally stopped in a room that looked very empty.
"What's going on?"
Crimson suddenly became nervous when she saw the ghost wolf standing there motionless.
Did my brother become a vengeful spirit?
"Your brother might not be in this world anymore."
"Huh?"
Crimson's face turned pale. Her body swayed and she almost collapsed to the ground, but she quickly added a sentence.
"Maybe he's not dead yet."
"What the hell is going on? Miss Musou, didn't you just say that my brother is no longer in this world …? "
Crimson was confused by Musou's answer. She had no idea what it meant.
"It's probably a spatial fragment. Space-Time rupture. He's not in the ice room in the current timeline … Hmm, there are indeed some evil spirits that play this kind of trick. I've seen it before."
Musou was talking about what Fangzheng had experienced in Tenshin Elementary School in the Love World. At that time, Sachiko used this trick to make everyone who entered Tenshin Elementary School beg for death. Even though the two parties were very close, because they were not on the same timeline, they could not meet each other in the end.
"What should we do now?"
"Hmm …."
Musou pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up.
"Miss Crimson, you said you can know the past by touching things, right?"
"Yes, that's right …."
"In that case, can you …"
While speaking, Musou pointed to the wall in front of her.
"By touching the ice room itself, you can see everything that happened here in the past?"
"Huh?"
"Your brother is obviously not in this timeline. He's probably trapped in a spatial fragment in the ice room. The first thing we have to do is follow his trajectory and find the place where he last disappeared. Then, break the spatial barrier and go to another space. This will be very troublesome because there are countless spatial fragments. If we can't determine the target's location, we won't be able to find his location. You two are siblings, so I think you should be able to sense where your brother is because of your blood relationship. "
"But, but I've never …. And I'm not sure if I can do it …."
Hearing Musou's suggestion, Young Crimson was stunned. She did have this ability, but she was not proficient in it. Sometimes she activated it, sometimes she didn't. Although in theory, she could indeed trace back the past of the ice room by sensing everything in it, Young Crimson did not think she had such power.
"I'll help you."
Musou obviously had a plan.
"I'll inject my power into your body. That way, you'll have enough power to trace back to the past, and I'll observe with you …. Is that okay?"
"I …. I'll try."
Although she was hesitant, the desire to find her brother made Young Crimson make up her mind.
"What should I do?"
"First, press one hand on the wall. Then, grab me with the other."
While saying that, Musou stretched out his right hand and clasped the slender fingers of Young Crimson's left hand. Then, Musou moved closer to Young Crimson. Smelling the fragrance coming from the girl in front of her, Young Crimson immediately felt her heart beating fiercely. She even felt her face heating up and her body going numb ….
"Close your eyes."
Musou's voice sounded in Young Crimson's ear. The voice was like a clear spring valley, causing Young Crimson to relax a little, but she still closed her eyes as Musou said. Then, she could feel Musou's forehead touching hers.
This made Young Crimson instinctively nervous. Because of her spiritual power, Young Crimson had few friends since she was a child. The only family she had was her brother, but she had never done such an intimate act with her brother.
Of course, for Musou, this was nothing at all. It was normal for girls to rub against each other. Besides, she was only pressing her forehead against Musou's forehead, not resting her head on his chest or between his legs. What kind of intimacy was that? It was just a very ordinary touch, right?
It was just a very ordinary touch.
But it was different for Young Crimson. Because she closed her eyes, her other senses became more acute. She could feel the warmth of Musou's body against her forehead. Musou's hands were clasped tightly together, which made Young Crimson feel uneasy.
"I'm going to inject my power into your body now."
As Musou spoke, Young Crimson felt a warm power flowing into her body from top to bottom. It was like standing under a shower with warm and comfortable water splashing on her head. She almost couldn't help but moan in comfort. Fortunately, Musou's voice appeared in Young Crimson's ears again and pulled her attention back.
"Now, focus your attention on the hand that's pressing against the wall, and try to recall the feeling you usually feel when you trigger [Backtrack] …. Yes, that's it …."
Under Musou's sweet and gentle voice, Young Crimson's consciousness gradually became blurry.
But the next moment, the scene in front of her suddenly changed.
The originally pitch-black scene became snow-white.
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