#1971 - Bloody Terrace

Although Li Chengxi clearly told Alyssa that it was safe, seeing so many ghosts crowded together made people quite worried, and everyone was on high alert.

In the end, the army composed entirely of ghosts fought in front of Alyssa and the others for nearly twenty minutes before disappearing again in a thick fog. Only then did everyone climb out of the gutter.

It was not advisable to stay here for long. If we continued to stay here, who knew if those ghosts would pop out again to join in the fun. So everyone quickened their pace and ran towards the city gate where the moat bridge had been lowered.

A narrow stone bridge spans the pass, connecting the gatehouse and the fortress. A horned monster statue leers below from the top of the wall of the ruined fortress.

That should be a gargoyle, which can be found in many castles and usually also serves as a drainage outlet.

However, it was not surprising that the gargoyles on the castle in the magical world suddenly came to life and attacked everyone, so everyone increased their vigilance.

Alyssa noticed that there were many holes on the edge of the stone bridge that were once used to fix the railings, but the railings had disappeared. Swirling gray mist was surging in the darkness under the bridge. It was unclear how deep it was below, but if you fell in, you would most likely be crushed to pieces.

The crowd rushed into the city gate along the stone bridge. The first thing that came into view was a wide courtyard, or rather, a structure somewhat similar to an inner city.

If an army broke through the city gate and rushed in, they would immediately be surrounded by archers on the left and right walls and shot into a sieve.

Of course, now this place is empty, there is nothing, and the city wall is also quiet, with no movement at all.

Going further, you will see a blood-stained staircase leading to the main entrance of the castle.

The blood was still flowing, as if it had been left not long ago, but there was no body, which made Alyssa alert.

Originally, Alyssa thought that there might be living people living in the castle, and maybe she could communicate with them.

But there was a ghost army fighting outside the castle, and when I entered, there was blood all over the stairs...

The idea that this place was unsafe was becoming increasingly clear.

They did not rush into the castle, but stayed there and kept alert for a while, making sure that no monster suddenly jumped out before climbing up the blood-stained steps and walking into the castle.

Just like what we just saw, the bloodstain was very fresh and had not even coagulated yet. Judging from the amount of bleeding, this was not the blood of one or two people, but at least four or five people.

A sample was taken with a dropper and inserted into the detector for testing. The portable detector reported that the blood contained human, dwarf and elf blood, which was a mixture of blood from three races, and anticoagulants were also found.

However, no corpses were found around, nor were any monster footprints or anything like that.

Someone, definitely an intelligent creature, deliberately killed people here or spilled blood.

And the guy who did this is definitely not a good person.

Going up the blood-stained steps, you should reach the main entrance of the castle, but the gate has now fallen to the ground.

The shape of the gate is quite consistent with the ecology of the planet fortress. It is made up of tattered iron sheets spliced ​​together, but the gate was photographed facing inwards, and the cross-section at the door axis is still very new and not covered with dust, which should be a recent event.

It was as if not long before Alyssa and the others arrived, another group of people broke in here first, smashed the door, and left bloodstains on the steps.

Lieutenant Dui still demonstrated good military qualities. He and his team walked in the front. After entering the door, they immediately aimed their guns in the direction where people might be hiding. Only after confirming that it was safe did others follow in.

Behind the gate is not the main body of the castle, but the entrance hall, which is the last line of defense of the castle.

When you enter the door, you can see the barracks and guard rooms on both sides, and even the arrow holes on the walls, where soldiers can hide behind and attack the enemies that enter.

But all this happened a long time ago. Alyssa and the others did not see any living creatures, and the life detector did not send back any signals of living people.

The old woman before said that she hadn't talked to anyone for a long time.

But Alyssa was skeptical about her words. It seemed that the original residents of the castle might have died long ago, but another group of people had recently come in.

She gestured, and everyone continued on their way while Alyssa activated the portable scanner.

The onboard scanner on the Swan concluded that there was a high-energy reaction nearby, but after all, it was too far away and there was too much interference, so it could not be accurately located.

Once they get nearby, using the scanner to search for signals of high-energy reactions will give Alyssa and the others a reference on which direction to go next.

Everyone turned on the lights on their chests and walked through the dark gatehouse. On the other side, the door was still lying on the ground, having also been smashed open by someone.

After passing through here, you will arrive at a place that looks like a courtyard. You can see a lot of moss and weeds. The surrounding walls look rotten and seem like they may collapse at any time.

At this time, Alyssa felt someone pulling her, and thought it was Sanafia, but when she turned around, she saw the snake face of Siesta.

Seeing that he had attracted Alyssa's attention, Xista immediately tilted his neck and pointed in the direction of the left front of the courtyard.

Part of the courtyard has collapsed, and through the faint mist, one seems to see something like a fire not far away.

After Alyssa confirmed that there were no harmful substances in the air, she lifted the mask. Almost the moment she lifted it, she heard a vague sound.

The sound was like a lot of people gathered together chanting something loudly, and the sound came from the direction of the fire.

Looking closely, it looked like a dilapidated terrace over there. The light of the flame flickered, jumped, and even twisted on the smooth rocks of the terrace, giving people a chilling feeling.

Is the person who came in first over there?

Alyssa lowered her head and glanced at her personal terminal. The high-energy reaction they were looking for was also in that direction.

"Turn off the lights, we'll go over and take a look, and be ready to fight at any time."

There is a group of people with unknown purpose nearby, which is obviously not a good thing. Instead of bumping into them suddenly, it is better to go and take a look before they are discovered. If these guys have bad intentions, just open fire and kill them.

With this idea in mind, everyone sneaked towards the direction of the fire.

After all, the sound could be heard and the distance was not far, but the fog and collapsed ruins made it difficult for everyone to see the situation over there clearly.

Everyone also used the fog and ruins to move towards what seemed to be a terrace. Soon the sounds began to become clear, but they were still hard to understand.

It was not a common language, nor was it even any language that Alyssa had ever seen in her memory. It sounded like strange roars and whispers, with occasional low growls.

Honestly, it doesn't sound like human language.

When they got closer, the people hiding in the ruins saw a group of people standing on the terrace, with their heads bowed, surrounding a ball of fire.

There are probably about 20 or 30 of them, which is not a lot. For the time being, I haven't seen any obvious threat, but the other party's voices make people feel that something is not good.