Chapter 546 Hidden Secret

When Duanmuhuai and Mary returned to Baskerville Manor, they saw other people walking over with uneasy expressions.

"Mr. Duanmu, may I ask what... your clothes just now?!"

Seeing the torn clothes on Duanmuhuai's chest, Baroness Baskerville was taken aback, while Duanmuhuai waved her hand.

"Don't worry, I just had a fight with that monster, nothing serious."

"Hey? Ah, is that so? Are you injured? Do you want to call a doctor..."

"It's okay, that kind of thing can't hurt me, it's just that the clothes are damaged."

"That's it..."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Baroness Baskerville also breathed a sigh of relief, and at this time Duanmuhuai also came to her side and stretched out her hand.

"Although it's a bit presumptuous, do you have any impression of this thing?"

"This is……………"

Looking at the pendant lying on Duanmuhuai's palm, Baroness Baskerville frowned slightly, recalling carefully.

"I seem to have seen it somewhere, but..."

"This is the pendant held by the ancestors of the Baskervilles."

Fortunately, someone here still knows about it. At this moment, the old butler also came over, looked at the pendant and said.

"Oh? Have you seen it?"

"I've only seen it in paintings."

"Draw it?"

"Yes, it is the portrait of that ancestor of Baskerville... Please follow me."

Under the leadership of the old butler, Duanmuhuai came to the living room. There were indeed a bunch of portraits of the ancestors of the Baskerville family hanging here, and then the old butler pointed to a young man in luxurious clothes, standing on a stone with a long sword in his hand. portrait.

"It's him, the legendary ancestor..."

Although the old butler's tone was somewhat vague, the only one who mentioned the legendary ancestor of the Baskerville family was the guy with a bad reputation. Looking carefully, Duanmu Huai could indeed see a pendant similar to the one in his hand hanging on his chest, not only that, most of the portraits of the people before him also had this pendant.

"Is this the emblem of the Baskervilles?"

The nobles of the old continent naturally have their own different family crests, but Duanmuhuai doesn't know if the Baskerville family has one.

"That's not clear, I've only heard that it was a pendant that was passed down from generation to generation in the Baskerville family, until the ancestor. After that, the pendant disappeared, and no one knows where it went ...I really don't know where you found Mr. Duanmu."

"Oh, from the monster I cleaned up."

"Why?!"

I have to say that the baroness and the old butler were taken aback when they heard this.

"Could it be that the magic dog is the ancestor?"

"From the current point of view, it may be so, but... I always feel that things are a bit strange."

At least as far as Duanmuhuai saw the past from the pendant, there must be something wrong with the death of the ancestor. According to the legend of the Baskerville family, the people who arrived behind saw the corpses of the ancestor and the girl. There is also a hound biting the corpse of the ancestor around.

Although there is no explanation in the story, judging from the sequence, everyone who heard the story thought that the ancestor killed the girl and was punished by the magic dog to kill the girl in such an order.

But based on what Duanmu Huai saw in the past, it was basically impossible for the ancestor to be the girl's opponent. In the last scene, it was obvious that the ancestor was killed by the girl.

Of course, the premise is that the girl is not human—well, it does not look like a human.

"What is the use of this pendant?"

"I can't see it either... um..."

Duanmuhuai carefully looked at the pendant in his hand, and at this moment, Ling Nu got out of Duanmuhuai's pocket, jumped onto his hand, stretched out her claws and patted the pendant a few times. Then……………

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a light sound, the pendant suddenly opened in the next moment and turned into a key-like shape.

"This, what is this?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked, and Duanmuhuai raised his eyebrows.

"Do you know how to use this thing?"

"this…………………"

The baroness and the old housekeeper looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Meow."

However, Ling Nu seemed to know something, she yelled, jumped off Duan Muhuai's shoulder, and ran towards the house. And Duanmuhuai and the others curiously followed the black cat through the corridor, and then came to... the study of the patriarch of the Baskerville family.

"What's here?"

Everyone walked into the study with doubts on their faces, but Ling Nu didn't seem to care. She jumped onto the desk in twos and then stretched out her hand to pat the cabinet next to her. Only then did Duanmu Huai realize that there was a strange embossed decoration on the wall next to the cabinet. With the idea of ​​trying it out, he put the pendant in his hand into the gap in the middle of the embossed.

Then……………

"Crack."

Accompanied by a soft sound, I saw the bookcase standing tall by the wall suddenly slid open to the side, revealing a stone door leading to the ground.

"What's this?"

Duan Muhuai looked at the two of them, the old housekeeper and the baroness were equally confused.

"Sorry, sir, we never knew..."

"It feels like your black cat, sir, knows our own family better than we do..."

After all, Suzume is a ninja. Finding a place to hide is already a vocation for a ninja.

"Anyway, go in and have a look."

The secret room can be regarded as a necessary part of the adventure. Although I didn't expect to find it at this time, but if I encounter the secret room and don't go in to see it, I am obviously sorry as a player and investigator.

Duanmuhuai picked up the flashlight, followed by the baroness and the old housekeeper. Although Mary was a little curious, considering that this was a private matter of the Baskerville family, she did not join in, and Duanmuhuai also asked Lorena to stop other People——after all, I don't know what's down here. If it's something like a sealed evil god, it will be troublesome.

The underground passage was very wide and deep, and it was very cold inside. To be honest, Duanmuhuai once hoped to let the baroness wait outside. After all, she is not in good health now, let alone suitable for such an occasion. But the baroness refused.

"Now I am the only survivor of the Baskerville family. I must know everything that happened in this family before I can pass it on."

As she spoke, the baroness stroked her belly—how should I put it, a mother is strong, that's how the phrase is used.

only……………

Duanmuhuai held the flashlight and looked around.

The mysterious secret room, the old butler, there won't be anything related to bats in it, right?

At the end of the passage is a spacious basement, but there is no Batmobile here, and of course there is no Bat Armor. However, there are many weapons and armors here, even weapons such as crossbows and arrows.

"What the hell is..."

"What the hell is the ancestor doing?"

Seeing this scene, not only Duanmu Huai was taken aback, but even the baroness and the butler were dumbfounded looking at the scene in front of them.

"Ah, ma'am, here are the records of the Baskervilles!"

At this time, the old housekeeper seemed to have seen something, and hurried to a wall, which was covered with dust, but he could still see some characters engraved on it. The old butler wiped the wall desperately, and quickly wiped clean the part of the wall covered by dust and cobwebs. Although he himself was covered in dust, he didn't seem to care——from this point of view, the old butler said nothing to Baba. The Skevill family also seems to be quite loyal.

What is recorded on the wall is the legend of martial arts of the ancestors of the Baskerville family. How should I put it, it looks more like a fantasy novel. According to the records on the wall, the earliest ancestor of the Baskerville family was an exorcist. When he came here, the lord's daughter was haunted by monsters, and then the ancestor expelled the monsters that entangled the lord's daughter, and then Baskerville The ancestor of the Weir family married the lord's daughter, and then made a vow.

As the descendants of the exorcists, they want to protect this territory from all the demons and ghosts, which is also regarded as a testimony of the love between the exorcists and the lord's daughter. So after that, the patriarchal heirs of the Baskerville family will learn all kinds of exorcism skills and fight against the demons that attack their territory...

Frankly, this looks more like some kind of fantasy than a record.

But for the baroness and the old butler . . . there was something unimaginably real.

"I never expected that the Baskerville family would have such a secret past......"

The old butler looked at the secret room in surprise, and the baroness next to him also looked shocked, but Duanmuhuai looked very calm. The image he saw when he touched the badge had already made Duanmuhuai suspicious of the rumor. Now it seems that things are somewhat clear. Obviously, the girl captured by the ancestor of Baskerville was not a human being, but a monster like a werewolf. She chose to flee before the Lord Baskerville killed her, and was chased by the other party. Then the girl turned back and killed the lord......

Well, how should I put it, things like capsized boats in the gutter do happen occasionally.

Um? But according to the legend, the girl's body was found after that.

Unfortunately, it was more than a hundred years ago, and there must be no useful clues now.

In fact, Duanmuhuai really wanted to investigate the matter of the ancestor more than a hundred years ago, especially after seeing the vision of the past, he always felt that this matter was a bit strange. As a judge, Duanmuhuai can be sure that there is absolutely There is a taste of conspiracy. But it's a pity that too much time has passed, and the Baskerville family has changed for several generations.

Fortunately, there is indeed a... diary here that can be used to answer questions!

Heck, it's great that the world loves to keep diaries, both for victims and perpetrators alike.

To be honest, Duanmuhuai has never been able to understand that the victim would write a diary just in case, why would the perpetrator foolishly try to confess his flawless criminal plan in the diary?

Through the diary of that ancestor, Duanmu Huai and others discovered some things.

According to the records in the diary, this ancestor, like his ancestors, inherited the power of the exorcist, and has been secretly protecting the residents of this area.

Then, the ancestor met a scholar from other places.

He called himself Dominique, and he was a scholar of mysticism, and he came here to study the folk customs and legends here. At the beginning, the ancestor was also a little curious about his research, and had been communicating with the other party, but then he gradually discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with this scholar named Dominique.

To put it simply, Dominic once wrote to him, expressing that he wanted to investigate some legends in the deep mountains. But in another letter that followed, Dominic felt a certain fear, claiming that "something has been following him", and the ancestors at that time naturally had doubts about what happened to Dominic, so he went to that place. Residence of scholars.

At that time, he saw Dominic lying on a chair, looking seriously ill. The scholar said that he had suffered from the wind and cold in the mountains, and at the same time hoped that the ancestors would help to recover some things that fell in the mountains. At that time, the ancestor didn't doubt it, so he agreed.

But later, the ancestors discovered that something was wrong with Dominique, and...

"... The things he asked me to collect are not as simple as he said at all. Although he himself said that this is just some kind of scientific instrument, he doesn't know. I have also learned related knowledge. I can be sure , These parts are not used in ordinary scientific instruments at all, I began to doubt whether he is an ordinary scholar, and then I conducted some investigations..."

The specific process is not written in the middle, but the next part is very clear.

"Sure enough! He is not a scholar, but a demon in human skin! I don't know what he wants, but I will never let him succeed! He has already gathered everything he needs, but I will not let him go At the mercy of me, I have already prepared, that thing has been hidden in the secret room by me, and as long as he can't find that thing, then he can't leave. In this way, I can completely destroy it, even if he Even my lackeys can't stop me..."

The diary ends here.

"This is really a very interesting record."

After reading the diary, Duanmu Huai frowned, then looked around, and then, he saw a strange thing on the table next to him.

It looks like some kind of glass product, with a circular base underneath, a glass barrier on top, and a button-like device on the outside, indeed, from the outside, it does look like some kind of science instrument.

only……………

"It's actually this stuff?"

Seeing that thing, Duanmuhuai frowned slightly. Although he hadn't seen this thing with his own eyes, he had heard it from many players on the forum... After all, it was one of the most commonly used items for players to check in. one.

Well, if that's the case, then it's not surprising that the ancestor capsized in the gutter.

After all, his enemy is not a monster, but...

After reading the diary, the baroness and the old butler were extremely surprised.

"Dominique's family? Does it have anything to do with them?"

"oh?"

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai turned to look at the two of them.

"Why, do you know?"

"Yes, Dominic's family is very famous in this area. I heard that the old man Dominic is very knowledgeable..."

The old housekeeper's expression was a bit complicated.

"How many people are there in Dominique's family?"

"I remember it seems that he and his granddaughter are here..."

Hehehe, old man and granddaughter.

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai narrowed his eyes, and a chill flashed in his eyes.

"Where's that Dominique's?"

Then, he asked.

Dominique's house is located in a remote mountain forest outside the town. According to the old housekeeper, the old Mr. Dominique and his granddaughter have always lived here.

For the people in this small town, Mr. Dominique is a difficult person to get along with, but his granddaughter seems to come out to buy occasionally. In the eyes of the town residents, they are just ordinary residents, nothing more.

until today.

"Good evening and Merry Christmas!"

Accompanied by the voice, Duanmu Huai kicked open the closed door, and strode into the dark and gloomy hut in front of him. At the moment, he looks like a random killer on Christmas Eve, trying to kill every innocent victim who is celebrating Christmas with a grinning grin—well, technically not wrong.

"You, who are you?"

Facing Duanmuhuai's sudden intrusion, a girl came out with a terrified expression, looked at him and shouted loudly, still holding a microphone in her hand.

"Please leave immediately, or I will call the police!"

"Oh, I'm just passing by, so I want to come in and have a look. Having said that..."

Having said this, Duanmuhuai stared fiercely at the girl in front of him, parted the corners of his mouth, and revealed a ferocious smile.

"You live in such a remote place, and you don't even have a few dogs to visit the nursing home. This is really careless... Or are you worried that these dogs will bite your throat first? From outside Star bastard!?"

As soon as the words fell, Duanmu Huai suddenly grabbed the chair beside him and threw it head-on at the girl. Facing Duanmuhuai's sudden attack, the girl screamed suddenly and dodged backwards. I saw the chair slamming heavily on the door frame next to the girl, and at the same time, Duanmuhuai rushed in with a stride, his right hand suddenly clenched his fist, and swung directly at the girl's face, hitting her face with a punch!

"boom!!"

"———————————!!!"

Duanmuhuai's punch was enough to smash the heads of ordinary people, but it only made a heavy echo like a tire when it hit the girl's face. However, this blow was enough to make the other party scream in pain. Accompanied by monster-like screams, the face of the girl who was hit by Duanmu Huai suddenly split open, and then, a monster head full of tentacles just like that Emerged from it, rushed towards Duanmuhuai!

That was the distorted and hideous face that Duanmuhuai had seen in the phantom of the past!