Chapter 89 Awakening

Moreover, holding a lantern and standing in front of the window, Yao Yan looked at the place in the distance where the town should be.

Under the moonlight, the water flooded the town, only a few buildings located in a relatively high position were vaguely revealed.

And it was not raining outside.

"This is."

Yao Yan tried to connect the flooded manor town with what he knew.

Karina Winter is a witch.

Karina Winter was burned by fire, but she could not be burned to death.

Strange things related to fire appeared in Karina's home, black things that could not be killed by bullets or sharp blades.

Karina Winter is somehow encroaching and replacing Karina's existence, "coming back".

There are also descriptions of the "experiences" of Karina and Karina Winter that can be seen by using the ability of the Deformed Shadow Crow.

The experience seen by the Deformed Shadow Crow is false, so this branch will be put aside for now.

If it is true, then these descriptions undoubtedly point to "Karina Winter", who was reported as a witch by the residents of the town. She is a witch related to fire. She was burned at the stake, but "cannot be burned to death".

But

He looked at the town flooded by water under the moonlight and revised his previous judgment.

All the clues found before led him to think that Karina Winter was related to fire, or even controlled fire.

But now.

What is the situation now?

Dong! ! !

However, at this moment, he suddenly heard the sound of the door.

Only the sound of the door and the wind blowing in from the window indicate that it may be brought by the wind.

However, in this abnormal situation, it is abnormal to think that these sounds are normal.

In the pain brought by the Abnormal Shadow Crow, Yao Yan slowly approached the source of the sound, and his right hand unconsciously grabbed the flintlock pistol. While loading the gunpowder quickly, his eyes did not forget to stare at the direction of the sound source.

But there was nothing to see in that room.

"Who?"

Karina's voice, which had changed a little, was sent out as a bait with Yao Yan's will:

"Who is it?"

Unfortunately, the voice echoed, coming in and out of the corridor, and only echoed in the empty corridor.

His feet stepped on the ground, splashing water.

In the corridor where no one answered, in the quiet corridor, there was only the sound of splashing water.

Yao Yan came to the corner of the corridor from the window, and walked slowly with a lantern to the source of the sound.

Bright red blood flowed from his feet, dyeing the puddles in the corridor red.

Plop.

As Yao Yan stepped on the puddle, splashed water and stopped, the sound in the corridor quickly disappeared.

Nothing was seen, and the source of the sound was not the room, but a dilapidated door embedded in the broken wall.

Yao Yan looked quietly for a moment, checked both inside and outside the door, and found nothing.

Turning back to his original position, he did not relax his vigilance, and was still vigilantly aware of the sounds and movements around him.

Suddenly, he heard another sound, which came from above.

And, at this moment, he felt a strong burning sensation.

Immediately, he realized what the sound was.

That sound was the sound of flames burning flesh and blood, roasting grease.

He stood up suddenly and rushed to the third floor.

But just as the lantern was shaking and illuminating the third floor, the sound had disappeared.

The third floor was also empty, with nothing but some things like ashes.

Moreover, there was no trace of moisture on the third floor, as if the humid environment on the second floor was two different worlds from here.

Such a scene made Yao Yan frown.

But Karina's face did not look serious with this expression.

Looking back at the stairs leading to the second floor, Yao Yan's eyes froze.

But at this moment, he heard the voice again:

"Miss Karina! Wake up! Miss Karina? Wake up!!"

A hurried call came from his ear.

Almost instantly, the flames surged.

Yao Yan opened his eyes suddenly, and a dazzling fire pierced into his eyes, forcing him to close Karina's eyes again. In the field of vision with his eyelashes pulled up, Sheriff Steboer was grabbing her right arm and shaking her.

"What's wrong? What happened? I fell asleep?" A gentle female voice sounded, and Yao Yan pretended to be familiar with it.

"Why did you run to the third floor to sleep?"

Steboer looked at her strangely:

"I can't find you on the second floor, and I can't find you on the first floor either."

As he said, his face illuminated by the lantern light became serious:

"Don't act alone, understand?"

Yao Yan had already shifted his attention to the surrounding environment.

He and the crows hiding in the coat had just woken up.

And he was on the third floor.

However, there was no trace of fire here.

And more importantly,

Yao Yan did not feel any pain in his legs.

There was no blood under Karina.

This situation also means one thing -

"What you just saw was a dream? An illusion?"

Or... something else?

Yao Yan's eyes swept across the huge gray-black floor tiles around him. There was nothing empty. The walls were the same as the ground, made of gray-black slabs.

Cold and damp.

In addition to being black, there was no feeling of fire and ashes.

The bright firelight from the lantern did not make these cold gray-black stones look warmer, but even more weird and cold.

He did not directly respond to Sheriff Stabler's questioning and instructions, but asked again:

"Mr. Sheriff, when did you find out that I was missing?"

Yao Yan also asked about this key matter directly.

Was what I just saw a dream?

Or. Memory?

Is it Karina Winter's memory?

However, he did not get an answer.

He turned his eyes suddenly, and he did not know when the Sheriff Steboer, who should have been by his side, had disappeared.

A gentle female voice echoed in the empty room.

"Mr. Steboer?"

"Mr. Sheriff?"

Yao Yan, who got up from the ground, called out again.

However, no one answered.

This castle is too weird, retreat first, find more information and come back.

Without hesitation, he made a decision and immediately ran to the stairs on the second floor.

Thump thump --

Thump thump thump thump --

The footsteps from the flat ground to the stairs kept echoing in the castle.

And along the way, he was not stopped.

Along the way, he did not encounter any obstacles.

In the flickering firelight, he quickly reached the first floor, came to the castle gate, and rushed out of the gate.

Karina's body was not in good condition. Although Yao Yan didn't feel anything, Karina's body was already exhausted and gasping for breath.

She gasped for air, and moist air rushed into her lungs.

But

When Yao Yan could raise Karina's sight again

Pieces of black and gray appeared in his vision.

He returned to the castle.