Chapter 547 Hidden Secrets

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

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

Baroness Baskerville was shocked when she saw the torn clothes on Duanmuhuai's chest, while Duanmuhuai waved his hand.

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

"Huh? 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 damage to my clothes."

"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 and recalled it carefully.

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

"This is the pendant held by the Baskerville ancestors."

Fortunately, there are still people here who know. At this moment, the old housekeeper also came over, looked at the pendant and said.

"Oh? Have you seen it?"

"I've only seen it in paintings."

"Paint it?"

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

Under the leadership of the old butler, Duanmu Huai came to the living room, where there were indeed a bunch of portraits of ancestors of the Baskerville family. Then the old butler pointed to one of the young, luxuriously dressed men standing on the stone with a long sword in hand. portrait.

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

Although the old butler's tone was a little vague, but when it came to the legendary ancestor of the Baskerville family, it was obvious that the only one with a bad reputation was that guy. Looking carefully, Duanmu Huai could indeed see a pendant hanging on his chest that was the same as the one he was holding in his hand. Not only that, most of the portraits of the people ahead also had this pendant.

"Is this the Baskerville emblem?"

The nobles of the Old World will naturally have 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 passed down from generation to generation in the Baskerville family until that ancestor. After that, the pendant disappeared, and no one knows where it went. …I really don’t know where you found it, Mr. Duanmu.”

"Oh, from that monster I took care of."

"Why?!"

I have to say that the Baroness and the old housekeeper were shocked when they heard this.

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

"From the current point of view, that may be the case, but... I always feel that something is a little fishy."

At least based on what Duanmu Huai saw from the pendant, there must be something wrong with the death of the ancestor. According to the legend of the Baskerville family, those who arrived later saw the corpses of the ancestor and the girl. There was also a hound biting the ancestor's corpse nearby.

Although there is no explanation in the story, judging from the sequence, everyone who listened to the story thought that the ancestor killed the girl and was then punished by the devil dog.

But judging from 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 a human being——Well, she certainly doesn’t look like a human being.

"What is the use of this pendant?"

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

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

"Crack!"

With a soft sound, the pendant suddenly opened the next moment and turned into a key-like shape.

"This, what is this?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked, and Duanmu Huai also 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, Lingnu seemed to know something. She yelled, then jumped off Duanmuhuai's shoulders and ran towards the house. Duanmu Huai and others were also curious and 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 Lingnu didn't seem to care. She jumped up on the desk three or two times, and then stretched out her hand to pat the cabinet next to her. Only then did Duanmu Huai discover that there was a strange relief decoration on the wall next to the cabinet. With the idea of ​​giving it a try, he put the pendant in his hand into the gap in the middle of the relief.

Then……………

"Crack."

With a soft sound, the bookcase that originally stood high against the wall suddenly slid open to the side, revealing a stone door leading to the ground.

"What's this?"

Duanmuhuai 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 knows our own home better than we do, sir..."

After all, Suzume is a ninja. Finding hiding places is considered a vocation for ninjas.

"Anyway, let's go in and have a look."

The secret room is also a necessary part of the adventure. Although I didn't expect to find it at this time, if you don't go in and take a look when you encounter the secret room, it is obviously sorry for your identity as a player and an 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. Duanmuhuai also asked Lorena to stop the others. Man——After all, we still don’t know what’s down here. If it’s some kind of sealed evil god, that would be troublesome.

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

"Now that I am the only survivor of the Baskerville family, I must know what happened to this family in order to pass it on."

As she spoke, the Baroness stroked her belly - how to say, motherhood is strong, that's how the saying goes.

only……………

Duanmuhuai held a flashlight and looked around.

Mysterious secret room, old housekeeper, there won’t be anything related to bats in it.

At the end of the passage is a spacious basement, but there is no Batmobile here, and of course there is no Batsuit. However, there are many weapons and armors placed here, including weapons such as crossbows.

"What the hell is this..."

"What are the ancestors doing?"

Seeing this scene, not only Duanmu Huai was shocked, but even the baroness and the housekeeper were stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.

"Ah, madam, here are the records of the Baskervilles!"

At this time, the old housekeeper seemed to see something and hurriedly came to a wall. It was covered with dust, but you could see some fonts engraved on it. The old butler wiped the wall desperately, and soon wiped away the parts of the wall covered with dust and cobwebs. Although he was covered in dust, he didn't seem to care. From this point of view, the old butler was very interested in Ba. The Skver family seems to be quite loyal.

What is recorded on the wall is the martial arts legend 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. Then the ancestor expelled the monster that was haunting the lord's daughter, and then Baskerville The ancestor of the Weir family married the lord's daughter and then took a vow.

As the descendants of exorcists, they must protect this territory from all monsters and monsters. This is also regarded as a testimony of the love between the exorcists and the lord's daughter. So after that, generations of heirs to the Baskerville family will learn various exorcism techniques and fight against the demons that attack their territories...

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

But for the Baroness and the old housekeeper... there is some unimaginable reality.

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

The old housekeeper looked at the secret room in front of him in surprise. The baroness next to him also looked shocked. On the contrary, Duanmu Huai looked very calm. The image he saw when he touched the badge had already made Duanmu Huai doubt the rumor. Now it seems that things are somewhat clear. Obviously, the girl captured by the Baskerville Ancestor was not a human being, but a monster like a werewolf. She chose to escape before the Baskerville Lord killed her, and then was caught up by him. Then the girl killed the lord...

Well, how should I put it, things like capsizing in the gutter due to lack of academic skills do happen occasionally.

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

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

In fact, Duanmuhuai really wanted to investigate what happened to his 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 could be sure that there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. There is a sense of conspiracy. But unfortunately, too much time has passed, and several generations have passed in the Baskerville family.

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

Gee, it’s great that both victims and perpetrators like to keep diaries in this world.

To be honest, Duanmuhuai has never been able to understand that it was okay for the victim to write a diary just in case, but why would a criminal foolishly try to confess his seamless criminal plan in the diary?

Through the ancestor's diary, Duanmu Huai and others discovered something.

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 calls himself Dominic, a scholar who studies mysticism, and he comes here to study the folk customs and legends here. At the beginning, the ancestor was a little curious about his research, and he had been communicating with the other party, but later he gradually discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the scholar named Dominic.

To put it simply, Dominic once wrote to him, saying that he wanted to investigate some legends in the mountains. But in another letter that followed, Dominic felt some kind of fear, claiming that "something has been following him." Naturally, the ancestor at that time also became suspicious of Dominic's experience, so he went to that place. The residence of scholars.

At that time, he saw Dominic lying on a chair, looking seriously ill. The scholar said that he had suffered a cold in the mountains, and at the same time hoped that his ancestors would help recover some things that fell in the mountains. At that time, our ancestors had no doubts and agreed.

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

"...The things he asked me to collect were not as simple as what he said. Although he himself simply called it some kind of scientific instrument, he didn't know it. I have also studied related knowledge, so I can be sure. , these parts are not things used on ordinary scientific instruments at all. I began to wonder if he was an ordinary scholar, and then I conducted some investigation..."

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! What he needs has been gathered, but I will not let him I'm already prepared, that thing has been hidden in the secret room, and as long as he can't find that thing, he can't leave. In this way, I can completely eliminate it, even if it is him. Even my lackeys can't stop me..."

The diary ends here.

"This is a very interesting record."

After reading the diary, Duanmu Huai raised his eyebrows, then looked around. Then, he saw a strange thing on the table next to him.

That thing looks like some kind of glass product, with a circular base underneath, a glass barrier above, and a button-like device outside. Indeed, from the outside, it does look like some kind of science. instrument.

only……………

"Is this what it is?"

Seeing that thing, Duanmu Huai frowned slightly. Although he had never seen this thing with his own eyes, he had heard it said by many players on the forum... After all, this is one of the most commonly used props for players to check in. One.

Well, if that's the case, then it wouldn't be surprising that the ancestor would capsize in the gutter.

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

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

"Dominique's family? Are they actually related to them?"

"oh?"

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

"What, do you know?"

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

The old housekeeper's expression was a little complicated.

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

"I remember it was him and his granddaughter..."

Hahaha, the old man and his granddaughter.

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

"Where is that Dominic family?"

Then, he asked.

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

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

Until today.

"Good evening and Merry Christmas!"

Along with the voice, Duanmuhuai kicked open the closed door and strode into the dark and gloomy hut in front of him. At this moment, he looked like a random murderer on Christmas Eve, trying to kill every innocent victim celebrating Christmas with a ferocious smile - well, strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with that.

"伱, who are you?"

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

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

"Oh, I was just passing by, so I wanted to come in and have a look. Having said that..."

After saying this, Duanmu Huai stared at the girl in front of him fiercely, and a ferocious smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

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

After the words fell, Duanmu Huai suddenly grabbed the chair beside him and smashed it towards the girl. Facing Duanmu Huai's sudden attack, the girl also screamed and dodged backwards. The chair hit the door frame beside the girl heavily, and at the same time, Duanmu Huai rushed in, clenched his right fist, and swung it directly at the girl's face, hitting her face with one punch!

"Bang!!"

"————————!!!"

Duanmu Huai's punch was enough to smash the head of an ordinary person, but it only made a heavy sound 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 a monster-like scream. The face of the girl who was hit by Duanmu Huai suddenly cracked, and then a monster head full of tentacles emerged from it and rushed towards Duanmu Huai!

That was exactly the twisted and hideous face that Duanmu Huai had seen in the phantom of the past!