This was the first time Angus's trick had failed. He did not expect someone to break into the chapel that was blocked by boulders. Under normal circumstances, without a crane or a few kilograms of explosives, no one would be able to move that pile of boulders. The sudden appearance of the werewolf completely messed up Angus's plan. In his panic, he did not see who opened the door of the chapel. In order to not expose himself, he did not even turn on the minesweeper's lamp to look at the door. When Lily moved the first boulder, the vigilant hotel owner entered the underground through a secret passage. Considering that the secret passage might be discovered, he did not stay in the same place. Instead, he followed the route in his memory and moved out of the castle.
However, a stone wall had appeared out of nowhere in the originally smooth underground passageway, blocking his path.
"You said that this place was originally open?" Hao Ren was a little surprised after listening to Angus. "Are you sure you remembered the right way?"
"I've walked this path many times. It's impossible for me to remember it wrongly." Angus had been in a state of panic. After talking to the "ghost" in the black fog for a long time, he finally came back to his senses and felt that something was wrong. "Hey, aren't you the Specter of the castle? Why don't you know what's going on down here? "
"It has nothing to do with you. Just pretend that I came from the graveyard next door. Can't the dead have a private life?" Hao Ren made up a story. "So, you're saying that the haunting here has been an act from the beginning?"
"Ah … yes." Angus peeked at the wriggling black fog through the light from the minesweeper's lamp. It was his first time seeing a real 'revenant'. He felt that it was different from the ghosts he had imagined. "I really didn't want to disturb the heroic spirits down here. I just wanted to borrow the ruins above. I didn't mean any harm. People do this often in this era. It's not a bad thing to use relics to make money. If I looked at it from another perspective, I might even have the opportunity to renovate this castle …"
"You're really good at talking." Hao Ren felt that the hotel owner was quite smart. He was indeed someone who could create big news. He turned to Vivian and lowered his voice. "What do we do now? How should we deal with this fat uncle? "
"Are you done?" Vivian confirmed before pointing at Angus, who was not far away. "That's enough."
A ball of indistinct red light split from the black mist and entered Angus' body in the blink of an eye. Angus fell to the ground without making a sound and stopped moving.
Hao Ren immediately jumped up. "Hey, I was just saying how to get rid of him, I didn't ask you to destroy …"
"I only knocked him out temporarily." Vivian looked at Hao Ren strangely. "What are you thinking about? Did you watch a vampire movie again last night? I told you that those things are too misleading. Try not to come into contact with them. "
Hao Ren was speechless. He looked at the fat uncle lying on the ground and felt that it was not a good idea to leave him here. He waved his hand and called Lily over. "Take him upstairs and find a safe place. Oh right, pay attention to the movements of those ghost catchers. "
"Alright!" Lily nodded in agreement. She stepped forward and lightly picked Angus up. Then, she disappeared in a flash.
Hao Ren looked at the direction where Lily had left and shook his head. "That's … that's it? This fat boss is really creative. "
Although Angus had tricked a lot of people with his tricks, Hao Ren did not complain too much. After all, it was not a big crime. Besides, there were many tourist attractions and theme parks with bigger gimmicks these days. Angus's trick was not enough. Hao Ren was just speechless. The rumor of the haunted castle turned out to be an idea that the fat hotel owner had come up with to attract customers. Moreover, it had been going on for so many days, and no one had discovered the mystery behind it. This … really proved the saying: Life is too f * cking fun, because life always plays with people!
Of course, Angus's trick would not last long. More and more paranormal enthusiasts came to join in the fun. Among them, there might be experts or retired experts and scholars from the Approaching Science program team. Sooner or later, the hotel owner's trick would not work. Hao Ren could see that the fat hotel owner simply could not stop. The haunting of the castle had brought him a steady stream of customers, and it did not look like it would be exposed anytime soon. Even the TV program team was adding fuel to the fire for the sake of ratings. How could he stop? He could only repeat the haunted incident every few days.
It was only a matter of time before he was exposed. Didn't it happen today?
"Tricks … huh?" Vivian turned around noncommittally. She curiously studied the stone wall in front of the tunnel. "The strange things people see on the surface might be a smokescreen. But underneath … there's something real."
Hao Ren suddenly remembered his business. He also remembered that he had not explained the situation with the stone wall. He became curious. "The fat boss didn't lie. This stone wall appeared out of nowhere. Where did it come from?"
"It didn't come from the top of the cave." Vivian pointed at some marks on the stone wall. "These are scratches. It must have fallen from the top not long ago. This is a specially designed structure that can be activated when needed to block this path."
Hao Ren was just about to say something when he heard footsteps coming from behind. He turned around and saw Lily. The wolf lady had run all the way back. As soon as she saw Vivian, she reported happily, "I've sent the fat boss up! And the ghost hunters seem to have left! "
"They're gone?" Vivian was surprised. Then, she realized something. "Oh, right. The 'supernatural phenomenon' has ended. They must have searched around the castle ruins for a long time without finding anything. After all, they're not professional demon hunters. They're just a bunch of hobbyists."
"So you left the fat boss alone in the wilderness?" Hao Ren looked at the brainless werewolf maiden. "There aren't any beasts out here, right?"
"It's okay. When I sent the fat boss up, he was about to wake up. So, I threw him into the carriage of an old man who was dismantling a tent. He should have followed the tent back to town by now." Lily transformed into her werewolf form and wagged her tail vigorously. "Don't worry, Mr. Landlord. No one found me. I come and go like the wind! And this bat's magic is really unreliable. It's only been a few minutes, and he's about to wake up. "
Vivian immediately defended herself. "It's more mysterious than your brick-wielding magic, right? Besides, I purposely suppressed the effect of the magic. Otherwise, he would have fallen asleep. Do you know how difficult it is to control it so precisely? "
Hao Ren looked at Lily's tail. Although she said she came and went like the wind, at least her tail was really moving. Dust was flying behind the werewolf maiden.
"Angus won't say anything when he gets back, right?" Hao Ren muttered worriedly. Vivian, who was studying the stone wall, expressed her disdain. "You're worrying for nothing. What does it have to do with us when he gets back? At most, there'll be a new set of haunted rumors. He didn't see our faces … Uh, I found something. "
Hao Ren immediately shifted his attention away from Angus and quickly moved to Vivian's side. "What is it?"
"Here." Vivian pointed at the upper part of the stone wall. "Do you see these letters and symbols?"
Hao Ren squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time. "So those are letters? You can barely see the edges. Eh, that's not right. Why doesn't it look like English? It's more like Egyptian … "
"It's not Egyptian, nor is it English. This is not a human language." Vivian squinted her eyes, which were glowing red. "This is the 'Letta Rune' used by the demon hunters and the church. It originated from a very ancient demon hunter family. Later, it became an important tool for the church's secret forces to fight against the 'otherworldlings'. Ordinary people can also use these symbols. This is the most distinctive feature of the 'Letta Rune'. However, as the strength of humans grew day by day, these runes gradually became secondary. I haven't seen Letta Rune for more than two hundred years."
Hao Ren gulped. "This thing … What's it used for?"
He was already aware of the strangeness of the castle, and he also knew that there were real spirits below. So, he was sure that these runes and the stone wall that suddenly appeared were not just for decoration. They must be very important.
"It's used to suppress devils, demons, evil spirits, and 'evil objects' that contain unclean power but cannot be destroyed." Vivian pointed at the lines of runes that seemed to have been eroded by time. "This door blocks the source of all evil. The power of evil cannot penetrate it. When this door falls, all guards are to retreat."
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