Pollution

living room.

Han Dong and Koslin sat on one side of the sofa.

The old lady was making coffee for the two of them in the kitchen.

"Senior Koslin, be a little more careful."

"Um..."

Koslin also became cautious as he stepped into the room.

It wasn't just because the old woman's appearance was somewhat strange; the room also gave off an indescribable sense of oppression.

While the old lady went to the kitchen, Koslin made precise adjustments to the metal Sniper Rifle, which was originally about 1.8 meters long.

Through a 'shrink' function, the Sniper Rifle can be shortened to 15 centimeters, and the scope can be removed to transform it into a heavy and exquisite heavy-firepower pistol, which can be worn on the waist.

"If the old woman shows any unusual behavior, I will kill her immediately."

"Um."

Koslin's first impression on Han Dong was that he was a scientific research expert.

Unexpectedly, when faced with an unusual situation, the short Koslin's demeanor and aura changed completely, instantly switching from a researcher to an assassin.

If any foreign object appears at this moment, the musket hanging at his waist will blast its head off.

When the old lady arrived with the coffee, she also brought a diary.

"My youngest son has a habit of writing a diary... even on his last day of work, he wrote down his experiences in his diary."

He died suddenly at his desk just as he finished writing his diary.

I didn't believe those incompetent security personnel could help, so I kept the diary a secret until the knights came to investigate.

"You are excellent ' Knight-Errant,' you should be able to find the real killer who murdered my youngest son."

The old lady's tears flowed uncontrollably.

It wasn't deliberate at all; it was a completely genuine expression of emotion... and it even touched people slightly.

"Um... we'll do our best."

Koslin was very cautious; he definitely wouldn't drink the coffee.

Wear leather gloves to avoid direct contact with the laptop.

At the same time, she put on goggles and began to browse the contents of her diary.

If the old lady is telling the truth, the last page of her diary will record the strange things this security officer encountered during the search.

This could become a key Breakthrough Point in this mission.

Caution is necessary.

Ultimately, a problem arose.

When Koslin turned to the last entry in his diary, the strange writing on the word 'oil' combined with eerie markings caused Koslin to see some kind of hallucination.

Creak, creak (sound of flesh growing!)

Suddenly, countless tiny eyes appeared on the diary pages, staring intently at Koslin.

Click!

The goggles are cracked!

Dark lines immediately appeared around Koslin's eye sockets, and 'oil' flowed from all seven orifices... It seemed that through these small eyes, he saw some 'evil' that his brain could not accept.

Even Though it's hard to take your eyes off the diary,

Even Though with terrifying whispers echoing in my mind,

Even Though the body experiences waves of tingling, numbing sensations of bones separating from flesh,

But Koslin gritted his teeth and endured it, and with his trembling right hand, he drew the already loaded musket from his waist.

Snap!

A large-caliber bullet pierced the old woman's shoulder and shattered a large hole in the stone wall behind her.

Whee!

The old woman, whose shoulder was broken and indistinct, showed no discomfort; on the contrary, she emitted a kind of playful laughter.

Staring at the Affliction Koslin, the old woman's lips curled up at an unbelievable angle, and her eyes even seemed about to pop out... Her entire facial expression was beyond the realm of ordinary people.

She then quickly left the living room by 'sliding' and went up the stairs at the end of the entrance hall to the second floor.

Han Dong did not give chase.

Instead, he immediately grabbed the diary from Koslin's hand, closed it, and put it in his backpack.

"That serious!?"

At this point, Koslin was bleeding from all seven orifices and was also experiencing convulsions throughout his body.

There were five cracks in the goggles, and black smoke was still emanating from the black lines around Koslin's eye sockets.

This 'contamination state' is several times more severe than when Captain Cas was contaminated after Eye Contact with a mature Ghoul last time.

Who would have thought that such a dangerous situation would arise before even entering the Baker Manor where the incident occurred... just by investigating the surrounding area.

"In the bag... inside the bag! Holy... water..."

Koslin shouted out a few keywords at the top of his lungs.

Han Dong immediately opened Koslin's backpack, found a metal water bottle with a cross icon, and gave it to Koslin to drink.

Holy water enters the body.

Koslin's spasms were immediately relieved, and the dark lines around his eyes faded First Year, but he was not completely healed... However, Koslin was at least out of danger.

"You son of a bitch!"

Once his mobility was restored, Koslin cursed.

He immediately put on spare goggles, cocked his pistol, and hung some homemade holy water bombs on his waist... intending to go upstairs and kill the old woman.

It seems that Koslin has become somewhat impulsive and irritable due to the effects of pollution.

"Senior Koslin, wait a minute! The situation is more complicated than we expected... The old lady may have set up other traps on the second floor, and you're not in good condition either."

Should we inform Captain Cas first, and then take action after they arrive?

Koslin said through gritted teeth, "By the time they get here, that damned old woman will probably have already escaped."

My bullets are made of pure silver, and that shot just now caused her some damage.

The old woman is probably hiding on the second floor now, trying to recover from her injuries. This is the perfect opportunity to kill her.

Notify Captain Cas to come as soon as possible... but there's no need to wait for them to arrive before taking action.

This is a crucial objective; we must capture it.

"Alright!"

indeed.

If this old man gets away, we'll lose an important clue.

"Senior Koslin, you're the remote support type, let me go first."

Han Dong put on the Beak Mask and took the initiative to walk in front.

Visibly, Han Dong's right fingernails were growing rapidly, and a green plague was covering the nail plates.

"A plague that can cause physical changes? That's truly rare."

Upon witnessing this scene, Koslin acknowledged Han Dong's strength to some extent and, for safety reasons, gave him the following instructions:

"This time the 'contamination source' is very strong. Minimize direct Eye Contact with the target as much as possible... Things will get complicated once the holy water runs out."

"OK."

Han Dong is not actually too worried about the pollution problem.

His only concern was the old woman herself.

After all, when her shoulder was blasted open by a large-caliber silver bullet, she showed a strange smile, without any sign of discomfort or injury.

The old woman's body structure may be different from that of ordinary organisms.

Upon reaching the second floor, Han Dong immediately stopped.

It was broad daylight, and the sun was shining brightly outside.

The second floor of this house was pitch black because the window in the entrance hall was completely sealed off with wooden boards and nails...

Even more eerily, a sinister aura was constantly emanating from between the floors of the second floor.

"Miss Chen Li."

"Hmm... I can sense an increasing malevolent energy in this house. I will appear immediately if you are in danger."

"Thank you for your help. I have a feeling that what we're facing this time won't be easy to deal with."