Chapter 120 Whisper in the Ear

"Excuse me, who are you?" Although the middle-aged man didn't know Ryan, he still bowed very respectfully and asked.

This is mainly because Ryan is no longer the thin civilian he was two months ago.

Ryan at this time is of moderate height and strong body. He rides a tall horse, wears a set of knight's plate armor, and carries a two-handed sword wrapped in sheepskin. It can be seen at a glance that he is strong in force.

Even if he is not a formal knight, he is at least a quasi-knight.

"I am Ryan. Is this Agatha Mill? I heard that a mysterious incident happened here. I am here to deal with it." Ryan jumped off the horse and nodded to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was delighted when he heard it, and said, "Yes, this is Agatha Mill. Sir Ryan, I am Gregory Victor, the butler of Baron Watson's family. I am very happy to meet you!"

"Mr. Gregory, can you tell me the details of the situation?" Ryan looked around and found that although the two windmills in Agatha Mill had problems, there were very few people grinding flour in the remaining windmill.

It seems that the existence of ghosts in the rumors and the deaths of a series of people have left most people with lingering fears.

"Of course, Sir Ryan, please come here and sit for a while and have a cup of chrysanthemum tea."

Ryan followed Gregory to a farmhouse nearby. After the two sat down, Gregory began to tell the details of the whole thing.

"Not long after Lord Watson bought the Agatha Mill, a thick fog rose one day. The fog lasted for a whole day. The next day, we found two farmers who came to grind flour dead in the windmill closest to the mountain."

"The two were disemboweled and died miserably. There were obvious claw marks on their necks and bodies. At first, we thought it was some kind of wild beast, so we invited a bounty hunter to come. As a result, the bounty hunter also died at the hands of the other party the next day."

"After a series of deaths, an experienced bounty hunter came and checked the bodies of the deceased. After he checked the wounds on his body and checked around the windmill, he said he smelled the stench and the smell of ghosts. "

"Since then, no bounty hunter dared to take on this task."

"Until not long ago, Lord Watson sent a team of family guards to check. As a result, one night later, the five of them were all dead in two windmills. "

"The chain mail on their bodies was also torn by claws, bloody and mangled! Later, the two windmills were isolated and closed. "At this point, the middle-aged man's face was slightly horrified, as if he still had lingering fears when he recalled that scene.

Ryan nodded. It seems that the claws of this ghost or monster are very lethal, and they can actually tear chain mail directly.

"Mr. Gregory, have you seen a monster?"

"This. Really not. No one has seen the appearance of the monster so far. This is the most disturbing thing. "Gregory frowned and said.

The unknown makes people afraid.

"I understand. Leave the rest to me." Ryan nodded and said.

Whether the other party is a ghost or not is still unknown.

Ryan plans to go to the two windmills first. Although the bodies have been dealt with, there will always be some traces at the scene.

"Sir Ryan, here are the keys to all the farmhouses and three windmills on my side." Gregory handed Ryan a bunch of bronze keys respectfully.

"Then trouble Sir Ryan. I will report your arrival to the Baron immediately."

Ryan nodded, took the key, and went to the bottom of the two windmills alone.

It was almost noon, but strangely, the weather gradually changed. The original sun was shining, but now a light mist rose.

This made Ryan feel very strange, because there would usually be mist in the morning or evening. At noon, the sunlight was generally the strongest and the mist would dissipate, but at this moment it was just the opposite.

This made Ryan silently raise his vigilance.

Ryan used the bronze key to click open the door of the first windmill. Instantly, a smell of musty grains came to his face, which seemed to be mixed with some kind of fishy smell.

Since the shape of the entire windmill is a cylinder with a narrow top and a wide bottom, the mill area at the bottom is the largest, a circular area of ​​about 100 square meters.

There are many farm tools, stone mills and other objects placed inside.

Ryan walked forward and checked near the stone mill. Although some time has passed, clear dark red bloodstains can still be seen on the edge of the stone mill.

Ryan squatted down and looked carefully. From the splashing bloodstains, combined with what the deacon Gregory said, the farmer who came to grind flour should have been attacked by some kind of claws, directly hit in the neck, causing blood to splatter, and died soon.

After looking at the first windmill, Ryan opened the door and walked out.

At this time, the fog outside became thicker and visibility began to become very low. Basically, Ryan could only see objects about ten meters in front of him. If it was farther away, he couldn't see it clearly with his eyesight.

After thinking about it, Ryan did not retreat, but came to the door of the second windmill, opened it with the bronze key, and pushed the door open and walked in. The internal structure of this windmill was almost the same as the previous one.

Similarly, Ryan found the blood of the previous victim next to the stone mill here, which was also radiating blood splatter.

From this point of view, Ryan believed that the two victims were killed by the same attack method.

That is to say, the murderer is the same monster or the same type of monster.

Suddenly, Ryan keenly noticed that something seemed to be flowing in the air. The skin on the back of his exposed hand felt the air flow in the room out of thin air.

This made Ryan immediately take off the "Glimmer Giant Sword" on his back and hold it in his hand.

For unknown enemies, although Ryan was wearing knight plate armor and had the extraordinary characteristic "Iron Skin", Ryan did not want to be attacked by the opponent. Who knows how strong the opponent's attack power is!

At this time, the fog around was thicker, and it poured into the windmill mill from the outside, making it gradually unclear inside.

The next second, Ryan's hair stood on end, because he seemed to hear someone whispering in his ear.

Subconsciously, he carefully distinguished it, and it seemed to be a woman's shouting, as if saying:

"Danger. Run! Run! Run!"

This immediately shocked Ryan.

He planned to leave the windmill first to think about countermeasures. It seemed that this place was indeed a bit weird.

Just as Ryan turned around, he was suddenly stunned.

Because at the door of the windmill he had just walked to, there was a human girl with a sad expression.

She had golden twin ponytails, a plaid long skirt, a white apron on her chest, and her sleeves were rolled up, looking like a farm girl.

The other party appeared so suddenly and strangely that Ryan felt a tingling scalp and goose bumps all over his body.

"Is this a ghost?"

"But why is there no warning for my sense of danger?"

At this time, Ryan held the sword in one hand and reached for his waist bag with the other hand. He planned to take out the "holy water" just in case.

Suddenly, in the thick fog behind him, a slender arm full of tendons quietly stretched out and aimed at Ryan's neck. The sharp nails looked like eagle claws.

Almost at the same time, the lv2 level of danger perception gave Ryan a fierce warning in his heart. The next second, his head was suddenly attacked, and the thick plate armor helmet made a harsh metal scraping sound!

While Ryan hurriedly dodged, he quickly swung a sword backwards, and the fierce sword wind drove the violent surge of the surrounding fog.

Ryan could sense that his sword seemed to hit something, but this feeling was very strange, not like scratching any specific object.

It felt more like scratching the water.

Suddenly, a scream came from behind him. The scream was so shrill that it could almost affect a person's mind. Ryan's head was buzzing and his brows were furrowed by this sudden and shrill scream.

When Ryan looked around again, the farm girl in a plaid skirt had disappeared at the door.

"Tick-tock!"

Ryan looked closely and saw several drops of blood on the ground.

The blade of the glimmering giant sword in his hand began to glow slightly at this moment, and at the same time, there was a trace of blood on the blade.

Red blood?

It seems that it is not a ghost.

Ryan raised the glimmering giant sword to his nose and sniffed it slightly. This blood has a fishy smell, which is obviously different from the rusty smell of human blood.

Obviously, it should be the owner of this fishy blood who is attacking him.

Ryan had a vague premonition that the opponent seemed to be able to hide in the thick fog and then suddenly attack.

For this kind of lurking monster, Ryan can only passively defend and attract the opponent to attack, otherwise, it is impossible to find the opponent's trace in the thick fog.

After thinking about it, Ryan added his last skill point to the danger perception lv2.

[Core skill: danger perception lv3 (passive)]

Danger perception lv3 (passive) effect: your perception of surrounding dangers is greatly improved.

(Note: The sensitivity of danger perception is related to the host's spirit. The stronger the spirit, the sharper the perception.)

The lv3 level of danger perception brought an immediate improvement to Ryan. If before, the lv2 danger perception could only remind Ryan at the moment when the opponent launched an attack.

Then now, Ryan can already vaguely perceive which direction the enemy is.

For example, now Ryan vaguely perceives that there seems to be a monster watching him not far behind him.

The lv3 danger perception allows Ryan to feel the approximate direction of the source of danger.

Ryan did not turn around, but held the glimmering giant sword in his hand and remained motionless. At this time, he had already thought of a counter-killing plan in his mind.

Time passed by, and it seemed that the monster behind him could not hold back.

At the same time, the farm girl appeared again.

This time, the opponent appeared about ten meters in front of Ryan's right, closer than last time.

She walked slowly towards Ryan with a sad expression, her face full of pain.

But the lv3 danger perception still didn't give Ryan a warning about the approach of the farm girl!

Instead, the alarm bells rang behind him!

A sharp claw suddenly stretched out from the thick fog behind Ryan again!

Since Ryan had been on guard, he reacted in an instant.

'Break the limit! '

Ryan's chest suddenly bulged, and the muscles and veins on his neck swelled like a giant python.

'Roaring attack! '

Instantly, a huge sound wave, with Ryan's mouth as the center, rushed out in all directions.

The thick fog was instantly shaken apart, and a hunchbacked monster with slender limbs and sharp claws appeared in the thick fog.

The other party had a pair of bulging eyes on his ugly face, and was looking at Ryan in fear at this time. The other party's whole posture also maintained a look of rushing down from a high place, with a pair of sharp claws aimed at Ryan's neck.

Obviously, the sound wave attack was still effective for this monster hidden in the fog.

During the moment of stiffness of the other party, a bright silver light flashed.

"Plop!"

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground sounded, and a hideous head was rolling on the ground of the mill at this moment.

This monster was directly beheaded by Ryan!

The next second, Ryan turned his head again to look at the girl.

But this time, the girl's expression suddenly changed.