"Get out of the way!" Sirius waved his wand impatiently, dispersing the owl spirits in front of him.
These guys did not have any attack power, they just looked at Elwyn and the others, their eyes flashing with pain and hatred.
If it was possible, they would pounce on them like the ghost just now and tear the three of them to pieces …
But they could not do anything. Speaking of which, these spirits were also a group of pitiful people. They were just ordinary servants of this castle before, and most of them were not even wizards. They were poisoned to death by the witch, and after death, their souls were imprisoned here.
Until now, they were still controlled by the devil, unable to act according to their own will, and unable to rest in peace.
Elwyn could not help but think, who was the devil that the spirits could not even mention by name?
Why could they not mention that name, and what was the matter with the oath they had made?
Also, what did it mean by what it just said? Was the demon watching them nearby?!
Things became more and more mysterious, and the castle was filled with an evil atmosphere. In the darkness that could not be dispelled, an unknown force gradually approached …
"We'd better get out of here quickly!" Sirius said, and more and more owls appeared around them.
Elwyn suddenly woke up, his magic disturbed the souls of the past, causing them to become restless.
"Well, let's go to the dungeon to take a look." He nodded and said.
Elwyn did not want to wait until all the owls in the castle gathered here, that would be too bad.
Although they did not have any attack power, the thought that they were actually human souls made him feel very uncomfortable.
Through the corridor covered with spider webs, they found the entrance to the dungeon in the innermost wine cellar of the kitchen.
To be honest, this was probably the most uncomfortable place in the entire castle. In front of the narrow arched door was a rusty iron fence that had fallen to the ground. It seemed to have been forcefully pushed to the ground by some monster. It was twisted and deformed, and there were dark brown bloodstains all over it.
Crossing the iron fence, Elwyn walked into the dungeon, which was divided into small rooms used to hold prisoners.
But now, it was no longer a dungeon, but a huge family tomb.
What appeared in front of them were many coffins carved out of stone, scattered all over the place.
The patterns carved on the coffin were very simple, and the workmanship was also very rough, indicating that the position of the person who buried the coffin was not high.
They continued forward and entered a square hall.
The surrounding walls were sunken inwards, carved out to make a space for things to be placed. What was placed on top were human skeletons, wrapped in rags, straw mats, and the like. Most of them had been corroded and weathered, or eaten by rats, bugs, and other creatures, but there were still a few dried corpses.
Under the light of the wand, Elwyn saw a skeleton facing him. Where the eyes should have been were two dark holes.
In such a terrifying atmosphere, even the air became thin and turbid.
"This was originally the fortress's dungeon, where prisoners of war were kept. However, many people died here, all of them in one night. Because there was no place to bury them, they were all kept here." Elena said in a very low voice, afraid that she would disturb something. "I've never been here before, but the people who came here to look did not find anything. Other than the dead and skeletons, there is nothing here."
"Where is the altar that woman mentioned?" Sirius looked around.
"Maybe it's hidden somewhere. Since it's the source of the curse, it can't be so obvious." Elwyn said, "Let's see if there is anything strange. I have a bad feeling, as if someone is watching us …"
He looked at the stone coffin in front of him. There was no nameplate on it, so he could not see who was buried in it.
Ever since they entered the castle, Elwyn felt that something was hiding in the dark, watching them, but he did not find anything.
Other than the three of them, there was no one else around.
"Whatever it is, we better hurry, those damn owl ghosts are following us again!" Sirius looked back.
The three of them checked separately, not too far away.
They were all in the same stone room, so if anything happened, they only needed to shout and they would be able to help immediately.
A few minutes later, Elwyn was next to a coffin. He found a square hole that went straight down, and there was only a very thick rope tied to it. He reached down with his wand and chanted a spell, and a ball of light appeared at the end of the wand.
The ball of light kept falling down, and only stopped after a long time. It was about fifty feet down …
What was this place used for? Elwyn was hesitating whether to go down or not.
This rope was obviously not a product of the castle, and it was tied recently, so it could not have been too long ago …
From the traces nearby, it seemed like something went down using this rope not long ago!
Elwyn was about to call Sirius and Elena over, when he looked up and saw something appear beside him.
It was a very small owl ghost, its body was translucent and light blue, only the size of a palm, and it was looking at him.
After seeing that it was noticed by Elwyn, the owl spread its wings and flew to his shoulder.
Then, it flew down again and landed in Elwyn's outstretched palm.
"Do you have something to tell me?" Elwyn asked. This thing's behavior was too strange!
The little owl nodded and answered Elwyn's question.
It had not lost its mind, and there was no hatred in its eyes. It was not affected by the devil.
"Wait a moment, I will draw the magic rune and help you return to your original form!" Elwyn said happily.
He raised his wand, feeling that he would learn some important information from the other.
But the owl did not wait for him, and instead spread its wings and flew into the distance, constantly turning back to signal Elwyn to follow.
It flew to the tomb on the left, burrowed into a hollow in the wall, and disappeared.
"Is there something in here?" Elwyn bent down and looked inside …
In the next second, he saw a dried corpse staring at him with its big empty eyes, its mouth wide open, the expression on its face hideous and terrifying.
Elwyn took a step back, and then saw the light blue little owl poking its head out from under the corpse's skirt, looking at him anxiously, as if urging Elwyn to move faster. Under the dried corpse was a passage that slowly extended inward.
Elwyn hesitated for a moment, then climbed forward, passing through the corpse into a narrow secret chamber.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
