Chapter 25 Cat and Mouse Game
Luther Castle is quiet and mysterious late at night.
In the early hours of the morning, the servants had already rested and the lights were turned off.
There is only silence in the huge castle.
An off-road vehicle parked quietly outside the iron gate, and the old housekeeper walked into the castle step by step, holding the lead box in his hands.
The elegant old man did not notice the dark shadow flashing behind him.
He walked through the quiet hall, his leather shoes making a slight "click" sound on the oak stairs.
The old housekeeper came to the second floor and immediately walked to the room on the left near the balcony.
"Young Master." The old housekeeper stretched out his finger and knocked lightly on the door.
A lazy voice came from inside: "Come in."
The old housekeeper gently opened the door. The lights were not turned on in this room. In the dark night, Jino was lying on the bed wearing short sleeves. Seeing the old housekeeper's arrival, he stood up from the bed with a smile: "Did you bring the things?"
"Yes."
Jino pointed to the table:
"Put it on the table, you can go and have a rest."
The old butler put down the lead box and turned to leave.
"Crack."
The door closed, and Jino also stepped towards the lead box.
He gently lifted the lead box with his right hand. The green gem inside exuded a deep luster, and Jino's cheeks gradually turned pale as the gem necklace illuminated it.
Weak, powerless, like a dehydrated fish.
"Kryptonite."
Jino's expression was complicated, and he suppressed his weakness and closed the lead box with a snap.
The lead box blocks the influence of kryptonite, and the feeling of exhaustion leaves people.
Putting the kryptonite gently on the table, there was an unusual sound in his ears.
The sound was inaudible, but for Gino, who had extraordinary talent, he still heard it.
"interesting."
A smile appeared on Jino's lips, and his eyes turned to the wall at the end of the bed. Outside was the rooftop of his house, which was suitable for hiding people.
Is the killer sent by the killer website curious about this?
Or do you plan to take advantage of others?
Gino shook his neck and made a crackling sound.
"Obviously I asked the old housekeeper to drive around the neighborhood a few more times before he came back, but he still didn't get rid of this 'tail'."
Jino's expression was calm and he slowly walked towards the wall where the sound was coming from.
As the distance got closer and closer, with a wall separating him, Jino took a deep breath and held his breath.
Focus on the ears.
Jino tilted his head slightly and slowly closed his eyes.
Breathe, breathe, and with the mind silent, everything around you seems to have pressed the pause button.
The sound of wind slowly sounded in my ears.
He heard it.
heard it,
The cold wind at night hit the glass, blowing through the cracks and making a whistling sound.
Next door Lex was snoring deafeningly.
In the maid's room downstairs, several awake maids were discussing their future partners.
However, among these sounds, there was a slow and steady heartbeat.
And the owner of this heartbeat was only separated from Jino by a wall at this moment.
"Sure enough." After thoroughly confirming that he was being followed, Jino put a smile on his face.
He gently stretched out his right hand to make a fist, then curled his index finger and tapped the phalanges against the cold wall.
"Da da da."
The sound of silence echoed, and Jino heard the heartbeat speeding up slightly and then calming down quickly.
It seemed that the other party didn't realize that he had discovered her.
This killer is confident in his abilities.
Laughing in his heart, the boy knocked on the wall and said in a chant-like tone: "Little pig, little pig, let me in quickly~"
"Little pig, little pig, let me in quickly~"
outside the house.
The cold wind blew on Thalia, and the excellent killer silently listened to what was going on in the house.
Long before coming here, Thalia, who was well-informed, recognized the Luther family crest hanging on this castle.
"This is a line from "The Three Little Pigs."" Thalia's memory flashed in her mind. When she was a child, her mother once told this story to herself.
Thalia's eyes flashed with disdain, and the corner of her mouth curled up with a hint of sarcasm: "I didn't expect that the direct heir of the Luther family would be a fool who likes fairy tales."
There was some disappointment in her heart, but Thalia heard the voice chant again: "You took the hair on your chin and swore never to open the door?"
Thalia remained silent, and silently branded the youngest son of the Luther family as a fool in her heart.
The voice was silent for a moment, and then the chant-like tone gradually became lower:
"I'll hit it hard."
"Smash it harder!"
"Smash your house down!"
Thalia even heard a ferocious tone in this voice.
"What does he want to do?"
"Is he a psychopath?"
Thalia frowned and fell silent in her own thoughts.
She didn't realize she was exposed. She had the most powerful breath-holding technique and the best hiding technique in the world.
But at this moment.
"Bang!"
The thick cement wall shattered suddenly, and a fist suddenly smashed the wall, leaving a gap the size of a bowl in the solid wall.
"What!?"
Thalia's eyes widened, and a sense of absurdity grew in her heart.
Could it be that my eyes are dazzled?
She actually saw a fist smashing through the solid concrete wall!
Thalia's heart was filled with surprise. She saw the arm slowly twisting, turning into a fist, and then like a sharp blade cutting soft tofu, the thick and powerful arm suddenly slashed from top to bottom.
"Crash!"
The cement wall was like paper, with countless fragments and debris flying in all directions.
A gap half a meter wide suddenly penetrated.
Before Thalia could come to her senses.
"Snapped!"
A handsome face suddenly appeared in the gap in the wall.
In the pitch-black darkness, that face looked slightly weird and mysterious, and his head turned slightly to the left. His blue eyes stared at Thalia coldly, and his tone was faint: "Here comes Johnny~"
"ah!"
Seeing the face that suddenly flashed up, even though she had experienced countless assassinations and had high-end training in the system, Thalia, who claimed to be an elite killer among the elite, couldn't help but let out a scream, and her slightly mean face was filled with fear.
[Negative emotion +5 from Thalia Al Ghul, +5]
"boom!"
Jino pushed hard with both hands, causing the already dilapidated cement wall to collapse.
The huge movement also disturbed other people in the castle.
Countless lights come on to disperse the darkness.
Noisy voices echoed in the castle.
Under the bright moonlight, a tall and muscular figure looked down at Thalia. The oppressive aura even made Thalia hold her breath involuntarily.
His handsome face was full of mockery.
Jino stared at the green-eyed woman in front of him and uttered his first words when the two met: "Hello, little pig!"
"Damn it." Thalia stared at Gino's body, which was filled with strength like steel, but she made a decisive decision in her heart. She had seen Gino's feat of breaking a cement wall with his bare hands. The cunning woman knew she was outmatched: "I have to feint to escape!"
Making a plan in her heart, Thalia's eyes flashed with determination.
The woman turned her hands over and pulled out two cold-light daggers from her sleeves.
"Whoosh!"
Like a gust of cold wind, Thalia rushed towards Jino quickly, and the two daggers struck towards Jino's throat and heart.
But beyond Thalia's expectation, the man just stood there without hiding.
"Hmph!" The woman snorted coldly, and jumped up the moment she was about to approach Jino. Her long legs lightly stepped on the rooftop. With the help of the reaction force, Thalia fell from the top.
The howling wind blew in my ears,
Thalia raised her cheeks and stared at Kino, pursed her lips slightly, looked at Kino with eyes that looked at a fool, and also gave the first response when the two met: "Idiot."
PS: Tribute to the famous scene of The Shining
