Eyes wide, Bai Yi walked over to the knight who lay twitching on the ground with a (꒪Д꒪) expression. He swallowed, pressed his palms together, and murmured a Buddhist invocation, then hurriedly stepped past him to catch up with his big bro.
Boom-
At the end of the passage, atop the towering outer wall of the Old Castle, Lynn kicked open the enormous, rotten door.
A torrent of wind howled in from outside.
This was an open-air terrace atop the Old Castle's high walls, with the tower standing on its far side.
Dense black fog billowed below. Jump from here, and they could ride the wind straight to Soul-Lost Street-with half their bodies paralyzed!
"Doctor, you've really made me, your host, very angry."
A hearty laugh rang out from the black fog, carrying an effortless air of authority.
Click-
Click-
Under Bai Yi's slightly pale gaze,
the Male Host emerged from the terrace's black fog, dressed in a tailcoat and top hat, leaning on a scepter.
He wore a charming, courteous smile, and every movement exuded the bearing of a medieval nobleman.
He was none other than the master of the Old Castle, Count Carmel.
"You broke my eldest son and killed my wife. Now you want to lay hands on my daughter?"
Carmel smiled without warmth, radiating an utterly uncanny air.
Lynn calmly adjusted his monocle and gave an enigmatic smile.
"Ah! You may have misunderstood. I'm the doctor your daughter paid a hefty sum to hire through the Vision Realm. Until the order is canceled, my purpose here is to provide your daughter with the finest treatment and service."
Carmel smiled with a series of cracks, his bones making unnatural noises throughout his body.
"Yes... yes... she needs treatment..."
He raised a shriveled hand and pressed down on