After taking the cupcakes to the staff on duty in each room, Esther played cards with Sika and Fry for a while in the Nighthawks' recreation room. After some winners and losers took turns to be evil, she even won. Twopence.

Siga will soon go to visit the Raphael Cemetery in the suburbs, so the card game ends here, Fry goes back to the house to catch up on his sleep, and Esther returns to the reception hall to listen to Roxanne talk about next week's music meeting.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Neil also has a piano at home."

"Piano? When did it happen? I didn't see the piano when I visited Old Neil's house before."

"I don't know," Esther shook her head, "Klein saw it when he visited last time. Maybe he bought it new."

Luo Shan suddenly clapped her hands: "So Esther can actually come too! Are you interested in watching the concert together?"

Esther was stunned for a moment, then thought that she didn't even have a formal dress, and quickly gave up the idea: "No need, I'm not that interested in concerts."

Of course this is a lie. In fact, she is quite interested. She was quite keen on singing when she was still "Li Xing".

Speaking of which, the senior Emperor Russell copied basically literary works. Do I want to leave some musical heritage to the Kingdom of Loen...

The door to the reception hall was suddenly pushed open. Roxanne and Esther responded and saw Klein dressed in formal clothes and holding a cane.

Esther subconsciously said: "Good afternoon, will you encounter anything again? I remember that today is your day off."

Klein was stunned, smiled coquettishly and took off his hat: "Sometimes I wonder if you can also do divination, Esther. Good afternoon, two beautiful ladies, I really have something to do. I'll go and talk to you first. Captain, let’s talk.”

"Good afternoon Klein, go quickly, the captain is in his office."

Klein left in a hurry. Esther vaguely noticed that he didn't want to face her, but she didn't think of the possibility of offending her fellow villager. Don't think about it, don't think about it. Esther is a very casual person. Anyway, the fellow villager is so kind, and as a member of the Nighthawks, he will not harm herself.

Not long after, Dunn walked up and waved to Esther: "There is a mission that may involve evil spirits. It is best for you to accompany and take care of the sealed artifact."

Esther instantly lost her laziness, stood up from the sofa and straightened her back: "Understood. What do you want to bring with you? 3-0782?"

Dunn smiled slightly and raised the signed application form in his hand: "You remember it very clearly, that's it."

A few minutes later, Dunn returned to the reception hall with Esther. Klein and Frye were already ready to set off. The "Mutated Holy Emblem of the Sun" was being held in Esther's hand. It emits a faint warmth and light, but it's quite weak. Esther's usual sealed weapon "Half Dawn" was also in her arms, so Dunn had nothing to worry about her combat power.

"Let's set off, Frye, you are responsible for driving. Even with Esther suppressing it, Cizer cannot withstand the purification of the Holy Emblem for so long." Dunn told the other three people about the approximate itinerary, "Our destination is In Ramde Town, we have to go around Daffodil Street first so that Klein can tell his family, and the round trip will take a lot of time."

Frye did not refuse. After checking his belongings again, the group set off.

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The setting sun dimmed the skyline into a dim yellow. It looked down on the ground like an old Cyclops about to droop, but there was still a lot of time before complete darkness.

The small town of Lamde is located on the northwest side of Tingen. Different from the industrialization of Tingen, it retains more of the simplicity left over from the past few hundred years. It only serves as a trading point for nearby villages and is more prosperous than other villages. Therefore, it can barely hold up the facade of the town. The commercial buildings and population in the town are quite limited.

While the carriage was driving, Dunn had already used Nightmare's special ability to ask the residents of the town in his dreams, and learned about the situation of the abandoned castle from their "mouths". However, most of this information tended to be folklore and could not be used. There is nothing to assist in subsequent battles.

Under Dunn's arrangement, Fry parked the carriage at the town hotel, and the four of them set off towards the castle on the mountain. Except for Esther, who was wearing a leather jacket, the other three men were all wearing long black trench coats. , looks quite like a team uniform.

Esther wanted to wear it this way, but because of some height issues, she had forgotten about buying a trench coat forever.

After taking the fork in the road, a few people almost settled among the weeds. The wide road here was occupied by flora. Almost no one in the town would come here, but it is not difficult to imagine that many years ago, there were people here. The scene of horse-drawn carriages coming and going.

A few minutes later, an ancient castle with a collapsed outer wall appeared in sight, surrounded by lush trees and surrounded by even more lush shadows. Large vines covered the ruins, giving this mottled old building fresh greenery, making it no longer so lonely from the desolation of the last century.

Esther didn't feel anything, but she noticed Klein rubbing his arms: "Will it be cold?"

Dunn stretched out his hand to Esther: "Give me the Holy Emblem of the Sun."

After Esther handed over the sealed artifact, she immediately felt a touch of coldness emerging in the air, but what she felt was not coldness, but an invisible and vicious hostility, which made her frown instantly. He got up and immediately began to remove the bandages on "Half of the Dawn" in his arms.

Frye's voice, which has never had many ups and downs, sounded: "There are indeed resentful spirits."

Dunn smiled at the slightly worried Klein: "Don't worry, with 3-0782, Frye and Esther, the resentful spirits won't cause much trouble."

"3-0782" is a mutated holy emblem of the sun that can continuously purify dead corpses and ghosts within fifteen meters around it, causing them to disintegrate in less than a minute. It is a sealed object originating from the Republic of Intis.

Esther whispered softly: "I don't know if I can tear apart the resentful soul with my bare hands. I really haven't tried it..."

Dunn's expression immediately became serious: "Esther, don't cause trouble. Keep a good distance from the outside to avoid being accidentally injured by bullets."

Esther chuckled: "Isn't this just to make Klein relax?"

Klein was silent for a few seconds. He wouldn't say that he almost took Esther's words seriously just now!

Several people were ready to fight at any time. Esther held the dagger in her palm. The other three Nighthawks drew their pistols and were ready to pull the trigger at any time. Klein pressed the charm in his pocket. They concentrated their efforts and approached the gate of the gloomy castle step by step.

They came close enough to see that the roof of the stable was gone, leaving only a half-circle of fence and a few bare pillars, and not far away there was a well with bricks falling off the ground.

At this moment, a piercing cold wind blew out, and the rich malice inside made Esther's breathing slow for a beat. But their footsteps would not stop for this, but walked towards the entrance of the castle more and more cautiously. The gate that was supposed to be erected here had disappeared.

From this point on, every step the four of them took was on broken floor tiles.

The castle's originally spacious hall was large enough to hold a dance, but because the pillars had long since collapsed, it was now particularly gloomy and cramped. Only the narrow windows at the top let out a thin light, allowing dim shadows to cling to every corner, competing with the moss. Whose territory is wider?

As a roar rang out, thick black mist filled the air, resisting the warmth and purity emanating from the Holy Emblem of the Sun in Dunn's hand.

A tall shadow covered in black armor condensed and took shape from the black mist. He held a broad sword in his hand that was difficult for ordinary people to swing. Two groups of red light showed through the gaps in his face armor, and his "eyes" like red flames were angry. Keep an eye on the four intruders.

What made several people even more vigilant was that a voice came from under the mask, and the roar echoed in the gloomy castle hall: "You disturbed my sleep! You must repay with blood and flesh!"

He suddenly took a step forward and was close to Dunn in an instant. The broadsword in his hand struck down on his head. Dunn quickly stepped back and shot with his backhand. The demon-hunting bullet that left the barrel of the gun was bounced off by the semi-illusory black armor, making a loud sound. A strange crunching sound.

Klein also stepped back at the same time. He aimed at the head of the black-armored knight and pulled the trigger. As Frye stepped back, his eyes turned into a calm gray-white color, and he focused on looking at this resentment between illusion and reality. soul.

The black-armored knight roared angrily and strode towards Dunn. His broadsword swept across the air and made a sound of breaking through the air. This time, Dunn was knocked away and fell heavily by the door, with large amounts of blood coughing out from his mouth.

The special Holy Emblem of the Sun fell to the ground, making a soft sound when it collided. The resentful spirit couldn't wait to kick it out of the castle, keeping itself away from the 15-meter range of the Holy Emblem's purification.

Klein felt a strange sense of alienation from the scene in front of him, which prompted him to fire again. The silver bullet once again bounced off the visor without causing any damage.

"Right glove!" Fry shouted, his tone full of anxiety, which was very different from his usual cold attitude.

Klein and Fry aimed at the glove on the right side of the black-armored knight at the same time. The gunshots in their hands rang out almost at the same time, but the resentful spirit raised his broadsword in advance and easily blocked the bullets.

The black-armored knight took another step, charged towards Klein, and crashed directly into him.

Klein flew out and saw his chest was sunken and he was vomiting blood, but he didn't feel much pain. He saw Frye's anxious eyes in the field, and - he didn't know when he started, but he had disappeared. Esther.

He woke up instantly, and the scene around him was like a calm water surface that was shattered, shattering between ripples.

Everything seemed to be rewinding, back to the moment when the black-armored knight emerged from the black mist.

Esther was still standing two steps to the right of Klein, raising the broken sword in her hand warily. She seemed to have maintained this position for a short while.

Dunn, who was half-hunched up, stood up straight, his gray eyes turned into a lightless night. Looking at the resentful soul who was about to swing his sword, he calmly said: "It's been more than a minute."

The movement of the black-armored knight paused, and then a shrill scream came out from every part of the armor, and black smoke continued to billow and rise, as if it was ignited.

Dunn's "Death Announcement" was just right. This black-armored knight was far less than an evil spirit. It was evident from his dream that he was afraid of the Holy Emblem of the Sun. Dunn's approach of dragging everyone, including the resentful souls, into the dream successfully delayed the black-armored knight from approaching the fifteen-meter range of the Holy Emblem, allowing it to destroy itself as it appeared close to drive away the four people.

A warm and pure area spread out from around the holy symbol, continuously purifying the black mist that the black-armored knight turned into, until the broad sword also turned transparent, and the targeted malice Esther had always felt in the castle followed. Dissipated, but there was still an uncomfortable feeling lingering in the castle.

"when!"

The black iron glove fell to the ground, with a little white frost condensing on the surface. This was the last thing left by the resentful spirit.

Just collect it, it will almost exceed a thousand. Sincerely terrified.

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