Chapter 545: Mist and Shadow

"Huh............"

After dinner, Duanmu Huai leaned back in his chair and let out a long breath.

"Sir Knight, haven't you found the demon dog yet?"

At this time, Lorena also came over and asked curiously.

"It escaped. Anyway, this kind of game of waiting for the dog is really not suitable for me. I hate hide-and-seek the most."

Duanmu Huai waved his hands in boredom, looking speechless.

"It won't attack other people in the town."

"That's hard to say... Anyway, even why it targeted the Baskerville family is actually a mystery."

Fairy tales are fairy tales after all. In the final analysis, only the ancestor at that time knew what happened. Although some players will summon souls through magic such as necromancy to inquire about the situation, it is a pity that Duanmu Huai does not have the ability and skills in this regard - he is the God of Destruction after all.

As for crushing souls into pieces, that is what he is good at.

"How is the Baroness?"

"Her mood has barely improved recently, but her health is not very good... Well, how should I put it..."

Speaking of this, Lorena pondered for a while.

"In my opinion, the Baroness may have a child."

"Oh? Really, have you asked her to see a doctor?"

"She seems to have an idea. She originally planned to ask a doctor to see her after Christmas, but I think it should be about the same. After all, as priests, we are also responsible for some things in this regard. Her situation is very similar to those ladies I met in the church."

"Then you have to keep an eye on her. I think the dog might not leave because of this."

At least for now, the people of the Baskerville family have been attacked by the demon dog. Although Baroness Baskerville married into the Baskerville family and strictly speaking has no blood relationship with the Baskerville family, if she has a child of the Baskerville family, that would be another matter.

"Okay, I understand, Sir Knight."

Lorena also nodded seriously.

"Then I'll go out for another walk."

After dinner, Duanmu Huai felt a little bored, so he stood up and stretched.

"Going out at this time?"

"Like you said, maybe that guy will attack the residents of the town. You just need to protect the ladies here. I'll go around the town."

Duanmu Huai was not talking nonsense. In fact, he finally found the foot of the mountain following the trace of the monster and then disappeared. In other words, the monster is likely to have sneaked into the town. Of course, if it was normal, it might be fine, but it was injured by Duanmu Huai before. Injured animals are very dangerous. Although today is Christmas and most people are at home at this time, Duanmu Huai still plans to go and see for safety.

Duanmu Huai walked out of the restaurant and came to the entrance. Just when he was about to go out, he saw Mary coming over.

"Hey? Mr. Duanmu, where are you going so late?"

"I plan to go around town and take a look."

"Can I go with you?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Mary's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked hurriedly.

"You? Aren't you chatting with your friends?"

"Ahahaha... this..."

Hearing this, Mary couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is why she wanted to go out with Duanmu Huai. It was because Ashelika and Xia Li kept asking about her relationship with Mr. Duanmu. Mary felt that there was nothing between her and Duanmu Huai, but they seemed to believe that there must be some secrets between the two of them. There must be secrets, but they can't tell you.

I can't tell Charlie about what happened in Antarctica, what about the Ancients, Shoggoths, monsters, etc...

The more Mary concealed, the more Charlie and Ashelica felt that she had something to hide, which made Mary almost cry without tears. Ashelica was fine, but Charlie, you are the culprit of all this, okay... Of course, Mary couldn't say this to Charlie.

So when she heard that Duanmu Huai was going out, she hurriedly wanted to find an excuse to leave.

Otherwise, if the two continued to question her, she didn't know what would happen.

"Okay, keep warm to avoid getting sick."

Duanmu Huai didn't object. On the one hand, he was idle, and on the other hand...I have to say that he also wanted to see if the golden eyes were attractive to the demon dog.

After all, this can be regarded as the Western version of Tang Monk's meat. Maybe the demon dog would also like it?

If so, it would be much easier to encounter similar things in the future. Just let Tang Monk out and attract the monster to take the bait.

Just like in Journey to the West, the monsters came to capture Tang Monk to eat his flesh, and then were beaten to death by Sun Wukong. How convenient.

Well, if that's the case, Mary is Tang Monk, I am Sun Wukong, and Lorena is Monk Sha?

Then who is Zhu Bajie?

…………………It doesn't matter if there is none, after all, we are not really going to seek scriptures.

After changing clothes, Duanmu Huai left Baskerville Manor with Mary and walked along the street towards the town.

It was already late at night, and normally the whole town would have already fallen asleep, but because it was Christmas, the whole street was decorated with lights and decorations. It was not as dark as usual. On the contrary, the whole town seemed to be shining, giving it a rather fairytale-like appearance.

It would be more interesting if there was another Santa Claus at this time.

"How are you doing? Is everything going well?"

Duanmuhuai asked casually while walking on the street. Duanmuhuai was actually not surprised by Mary's appearance. The reason - well, let's not say it.

"Fortunately, everyone is back to their old lives again, and I feel very happy. Although I was a little uneasy at that time, but... now it seems that everything was worth it."

Raising her head and looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, Mary couldn't help but sigh. This reminded her of the days when she went to Antarctica. Now that she was back here, and looking back on everything that had happened before, Mary would even think that she was dreaming...or maybe thinking about it now, it still felt very unreal.

But then again…………

"I will start thinking about graduation next year..."

"How have you considered what I said before?"

"Uh...you mean to invite me to join the Tribunal?"

"That's right."

Duanmuhuai nodded and looked at Mary. The golden eyes were really good... To be honest, Duanmuhuai also wanted it, but unfortunately he couldn't help it.

And Duanmuhuai also heard what Mary said about the situation at that time. You must know that Mary is just an ordinary young lady, but she was able to rely on her golden eyes to see through the opponent's attack trajectory, and even instinctively dodge and fight - what kind of cheating bug is this? ah?

To be honest, compared with Mary's golden eyes, Duanmu Huai felt that his system was not good enough.

After all, the system needs to be upgraded. Mary’s golden eyes are really all-powerful!

The only flaw is that Mary herself is still a little weak, but as long as she trains hard and learns some basic knowledge of combat, coupled with the power of the Golden Eyes, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to reach the level of the Night Guard.

Tsk tsk tsk, this is really cheating.

In the game, Duanmu Huai has not heard of the existence of Mary, an NPC. I don’t know if it’s because he didn’t appear or because the player didn’t notice it. However, Duanmu Huai felt that the latter was unlikely. Even if the golden eyes were not mentioned, it was absolutely impossible for an old perverted player to let go of a beautiful girl like Mary.

After all, most players recruit NPCs based on their strength, appearance, or rarity.

Mary, who possesses golden eyes, has a rare combination of strength and good looks. In the game, she has already become a popular figure on the NPC ladder list in the forum - at least a T1 level.

I don’t know if it’s possible to fire lasers from the Golden Eyes?

For example, something like a long-term beam?

Uh...it shouldn't be possible.

"Is the work of the Inquisition...will it be dangerous?"

"Strictly speaking, very dangerous."

Duanmuhuai didn't hide it, after all, this was a fact, and given the characteristics of Mary's golden eyes, maybe if she went to the Tribunal, the danger would be much greater than it is now.

"Although I will protect you as much as possible, you need to exercise and train how to fight and deal with enemies. Moreover, the work of the Tribunal can sometimes be cruel. At least what you are facing now, after working with the Tribunal, It’s basically like pediatrics.”

Duanmuhuai still had to explain things clearly to Mary. Although golden eyes were really precious, Mary was indeed an ordinary girl, so Duanmuhuai even had some headaches in this regard.

After all, this world is more peaceful than other worlds. In a place like Novice Village, even young ordinary girls are either used to fighting, or they know that there are monsters in this world that will threaten them, so they are actually very receptive in this regard.

For example, those former students of Manalia Academy were about the same age as Mary, and they were all well-educated noble ladies. However, when facing enemies and demons, they would not show mercy and would kill them when they should. , and they kill a large group at every turn. This is also because they were born in such a world, and naturally they have long been accustomed to monsters threatening their lives.

But Mary is different. She is actually more like a person in the real world. Even if she encounters any danger, she will not think of killing the opponent immediately. In a country like Lisas or Seth, even when facing a monster, it would be difficult for Mary to choose to fight against the opponent.

So in this regard, Duanmuhuai has a bit of a headache, and I don't know if she can make changes.

Although Mary is very kind, in the Inquisition, kindness is often not considered a good quality.

"……………………"

Sure enough, after hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Mary fell into silence.

"Don't want to do dangerous work?"

"No one wants to do a dangerous job. Although I also want to try, I don't want Charlie and Ashelika to worry about me..."

Mary also sighed. This was also one of her hesitations. Although working in the Tribunal seemed to be a good choice, if it was too dangerous, it would make her friends worry, which made Mary a little hesitant.

"You really need to think carefully. After all, if you really go to work in the Tribunal, the risk factor is higher than in the movie."

"Huh? Is it so exaggerated?"

"certainly."

After all, in the movie, dying is just like blowing up a building, but the extermination orders issued by the Inquisition are calculated based on planets.

"Why…………………"

Mary sighed again. She was indeed a little hesitant. The work of the Tribunal sounded dangerous, but she felt that she had to repay Duanmu Huai. After all, Duanmu Huai has helped him so much, but if the work is too dangerous, will it be counterproductive? Having said that, what can I do in the Tribunal?

Thinking of this, Mary also looked at Duanmuhuai and raised her inner doubts.

"Of course it's the golden pupil. Your eye plays a very important role for the Tribunal, but you don't realize it yourself."

"To be honest, I really don't feel that my eyes are so special..."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Mary reached out and touched her right eye with a complicated expression. Although Duanmuhuai said it more than once, and the monsters seemed to have been sniping at her right eye, Mary really didn't feel it. What is so special about my right eye? If I have to say, I can see it more clearly in some places...

"The great truth is the most simple thing...this is the most powerful thing."

Seeing Mary's reaction, Duanmu Huai also sighed silently. The real BUG equipment refers to things like golden eyes. I don't seem to think it is powerful at all, but for others, it can be easily seen with just one glance. Seeing through illusions that others cannot see through is enough to make one feel powerful. Especially monsters like the Pink Horror that are best at transformation and illusion. Even Duanmu Huai can only rely on his own fear aura or the experience of the inquisitor to tell the difference, but Mary can immediately see through the opponent's true form with just one look - ——The gap between the two is simply like the gap between the weapons used in World War I and modern warfare.

In the past, soldiers were difficult to detect when they were hidden in the bushes. They could only be detected by experienced generals. However, in modern warfare, an infrared drone can directly lock you in. No skills are needed. It's just a generation difference.

Mary's golden eyes are like the latter. When used well, they are pure crushing.

What's even more amazing is that it consumes almost nothing.

"If you want, you can come and try it. Besides, it's also good to use as bait."

"...Huh? Bait?"

"Yes, just like now."

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai stopped. At this time, Mary who was following him also stopped and turned to look around. Only then was he surprised to find that they had arrived near the square in the center of the town. , of course it is also decorated with lanterns and festoons, and there are lights everywhere. But for some reason, thick fog seemed to be gradually appearing all around. Under the light, only the surrounding fog could be seen, and even the houses not far away could not be seen clearly.

Not only that……………

"Hooooooooooooo......"

"What is this sound? Mr. Duanmu, is it a wild dog?"

"Who knows? At least now it seems that Tang Monk's meat is still more attractive."

Although he didn't have golden eyes, in fact Duanmu Huai had already noticed that someone was secretly following them. It was obvious that the other party was not coming for him. After all, it ran away after encountering me several times in the forest, so the only explanation is that the golden eyes are too tempting. Now it seems that this monster can't stand the temptation of Tang Monk's meat, and plans to Give it a try.

Is this thing really so tempting?

In Journey to the West, the monster wants to eat Tang Monk's meat because eating it can make him immortal. So what can Golden Eyes gain by eating it?

Forget it, we’ll talk about it later.

"Be careful and get behind me."

Duanmuhuai clenched his fists and said to Mary - the previous cane had been used in Antarctica and had not been replaced with a new one yet, but for Duanmuhuai, it was not a big problem to deal with wild dogs with bare hands.

"Roar-------!!!"

Finally, the other party seemed to be unable to bear it anymore, and with a low roar, the next moment a black figure suddenly jumped out of the fog and rushed towards Mary.

"Whoa!"

Facing the sudden attack, Mary seemed to be startled, but even so, her body seemed to instinctively turn back in a circle to avoid the black shadow's attack.

Tsk tsk tsk, golden eyes are really powerful.

"Roar-----!!"

The black shadow, which missed the attack, stretched out its claws again and grabbed Mary. At the same time, Duanmu Huai suddenly turned around, clenched his fist, and blasted directly towards the black shadow in front of him!

"boom!!!"

Duanmu Huai's iron fist hit the shadow directly, and the vague-looking shadow exploded instantly under the bombardment of Duanmu Huai's iron fist, completely shattering like a blown balloon. But this was obviously not the end. Soon, a series of barking sounds sounded again. When he turned around, he could see dark shadows like hounds appearing everywhere.

"Woof woof woof!!"

"Woof woof——!!!"

The barking of dogs continued, and it seemed that there were hundreds of hounds completely surrounding the two people in the fog. Even Mary looked pale when she saw this scene.

"Duan, Mr. Duanmu!"

"Don't worry, this is just a small matter. Did you see anything strange?"

"This........."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, Mary looked around and then looked at a path not far away.

"There seems to be a strange shadow over there..."

"Let's go!"