Chapter 115: Ruined Tower in the Forest
Klin Town.
An old carriage was driving in the town.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped by the roadside, and then three young men got out of the tattered carriage.
After Ino took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to the coachman, he looked at the strange town in front of him.
Next to him were the Grimm brothers, who did not rush in, and also stood outside the town to look at it.
Yesterday, after hearing Kru's description in the tavern, the three packed up and set off overnight.
Unlike the Grimm brothers' adventure and money-making, Ino purely wanted to see it and expand his story library.
As a bard, it is undoubtedly very interesting to be able to experience the things in the story with the legendary Grimm brothers.
Similarly, this is also the confidence after having strength. If he encountered such a strange thing before, the first thing he thought about was how to escape, and he would not be curious at all.
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Outside the town of Klin, the haze was like a curtain that never faded, tightly covering the sky.
The clouds were heavy and low, as if they would crush the crumbling town at any time.
"There is a problem here!"
Outside the town, William pushed his glasses on his nose and suddenly expressed his opinion.
After he finished speaking, Jacob quickly pulled out the silver dagger from his boots.
A magical scene appeared. The seemingly ordinary silver dagger actually glowed slightly. Although the light was very weak, it gave people a sacred and inviolable feeling.
"Hurry up and show up!" Ino held the magic wand and released a spell to detect black magic at the town, but found nothing.
"There is a problem here, but my magic can't find it!"
"Don't be afraid! I'm here!" Jacob said with the dagger.
At this moment, he was no longer the jumpy young man who ate candy in the tavern. The whole person seemed to have been reborn, sharp and brave.
Ino did not relax his vigilance because of Jacob's words. He knew very well that he was not a legendary protagonist like the Grimm brothers, and some things should not be taken lightly.
"Guard it safely!"
After releasing a magic to defend against the curse, he stood aside holding the magic wand.
"Let's go in! Find out the situation first." William looked up at the clouds in the sky, then turned his head and said, "Jacob, put away your weapon. It's not time to use it yet."
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The three of them walked slowly into the town of Klin.
The town was deserted, even a little desolate.
The buildings here are mostly stone huts, the walls are covered with moss and vines, and all the doors and windows of the houses are closed.
Someone passed by occasionally, and there was always a sad look on his face.
"Let's find out the situation separately! Ino, you follow Jacob." William looked at the cold street and turned his head and said.
He was a little worried about Ino now, this boy who looked no older than his brother. Although he claimed to be a magician's apprentice, he only held a stick and muttered along the way, and didn't see any magic.
Just when the few people were about to separate.
The next second, a shrill cry came from the other side of the town.
The three looked at each other and ran directly towards the source of the sound.
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On the other side of the town.
Beside the well, a little girl with a missing face was stumbling, and behind the girl, a humanoid monster made of mud was jumping and following.
At this moment, many people had gathered beside the well, and they attacked the monster with sickles, rakes and other farm tools.
But the monster's body was made of mud, so this attack had no effect at all, and the only effect was to slow down its speed.
Although the whole body was covered with rotten mud, if you look closely, the monster's face actually had handsome features. When you think of the little girl who had lost her face, the answer seems to be self-evident.
"Petrify all!"
Just as the monster was about to catch up with the girl, a white light flashed.
The mud monster stopped moving instantly, and then white marble patterns began to appear on its entire body. After a while, it was motionless like a stone statue.
Ino put down the arm holding the magic wand. Although he didn't understand the situation, he decisively used the petrification spell the moment he saw the monster.
Perhaps the fire spell would be more effective, but considering the little girl who had lost her facial features, he could only imprison the monster first.
"Magician?"
"Exorcist?"
"Witchcraft?"
Seeing the monster being controlled, the residents of the surrounding town began to talk about it.
Before Ino could explain, Jacob pulled out the silver dagger in his boots and accurately stabbed the petrified monster's heart.
"Bang!" With a sound.
The monster shattered into stones of different sizes on the ground, and the little girl who had also lost her facial features also restored her original appearance at this moment.
"Mom!" The girl who had been quiet all the time cried loudly.
At the same time, a middle-aged woman holding a sickle rushed over and hugged the crying girl.
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The girl's home.
Ino and the Grimm brothers listened quietly to the girl's mother's narration. Unlike other peasant women, the girl's mother was obviously a person who had seen the world, and there was a certain amount of knowledge between the lines.
"What do you think this is!" William looked at the girl's mother, a woman named Emily.
"I don't know, but there are rumors that these strange things are related to the ruined tower in the forest." Emily shook her head, with a look of fear on her face.
"This is the ninth strange thing that has happened in the town in the past six months. Each time the victim is a little girl in her teens. I plan to take my daughter away from here. The town has been cursed."
"Can you tell us about the ruined tower?" William asked.
"There is nothing to say. Everyone here knows it." Emily suddenly stood up and took out a yellowed notebook from the corner of the room.
"This is my father's notebook. He used to be a pastor here! The records of the ruined tower are all in it. It is said that a princess was imprisoned in the tower a hundred years ago..."
William took the notebook and read it carefully.
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Half an hour later.
Ino also figured out the whole story. It was obvious that the problem was the ruins of the tower in the forest.
About a hundred years ago, an old witch peeped at the appearance of a beautiful princess and wanted to take it for herself, so she drove the crows to catch the princess and imprisoned her in the tower.
However, all this was discovered by a brave soldier. The soldier took advantage of the old witch's absence and secretly climbed up the tower to meet the princess.
The result is that after the tryst lasted for a while, it was finally discovered by the old witch. The soldier killed the old witch, but because of his serious injuries, he also died.
Witnessing the death of her lover, the beautiful princess went completely crazy. She began to study the evil spells left by the old witch in an attempt to resurrect her lover.
But this unscrupulous behavior also attracted people's attention. The church sent a small team of exorcists, Emily's father was one of them, and the exorcists sealed the evil princess.
I thought everything was settled, but now it seems that there was a problem with the previous seal.
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