Ghoul?!

Ed was shocked. How could this night-walking scavenging creature appear during the day? Or in a crowded restaurant.

Compared with the monsters seen in the subway that day, the ghouls who broke into the restaurant were stronger and deformed. The scarlet body, which was walking like a dog, covered with horny spikes and abscesses, had a disturbing face similar to that of a human.

Do you want to take action? Here? Ed did not act rashly and still sat in his original place. His left hand secretly reached towards the holster hidden under the right armpit of the coat...

Before he could take action, Catalina stood up and walked forward to the crowd of fleeing people. She held the hilt wrapped in dark green leather and drew the long sword from her waist.

Screams and shouts came one after another. At this moment, this ghoul was like a mad dog on the street, passing through the crowd in panic.

It crossed a dining table and slammed the food on it, trying to escape from the main entrance, but was stopped by Catalina.

The sword body is as smooth as a mirror, with two parallel blood grooves in the middle, vaguely reflecting the flowing light. In the center of the hollow pattern of the cross sword grid, a diamond the size of a rice grain is inlaid.

Seeing that the road ahead was blocked, the ghouls stimulated a terrifying ferociousness:

It bared its sharp fangs, and its thick hind legs tendons jumped up and rushed towards Catalina, who was holding the sword.

The bright white light flashed by, as if the camera was photographed by a flash, creating a strong contrast around.

Even Ed, who was standing behind Catalina, couldn't help but blink, trying to relieve the visual discomfort.

The ghoul's eyes were burned by the strong light without any defense, and a painful wail in the air, but it ended abruptly-

Catalina dodged sideways and slashed, passing a top-down blade wheel in the air. Wherever the sharp edge passed, the ghoul was cut in half.

Despite being cut in half, the broken upper body of the rot-eating monster was still struggling on the floor:

The blood-stained pupils were like cracked riverbeds, splashing yellow and white pus from it; at the distinct cross-section of the flesh and blood, filthy blood flowed out, and its throat was still muttering vague murmurs.

Catalina's face was as cold as frost. Her left hand held the octagonal counterweight ball handle at the end of the long sword, and her hands hung the long sword upside down, holding it high:

"In the name of the Holy Spirit, your evil ends here. Monster."

After saying that, she stabbed the sword blade into the back of the ghoul. The monster twitched for a moment and finally lost its vitality.

Ed, who was sitting aside, stared at the ghoul's corpse - its right leg was still struggling and bouncing like a headless frog, with burning burning marks on it.

Someone drove it out of the rat path.

Seeing that the crisis was lifted, the panic crowd gradually recovered from stability. Someone cheered, and the crowd suddenly burst into applause, giving blessings and cheers to the brave girl.

"Keep calm, ladies and gentlemen, the crisis has been resolved. Please help those around you-"

A radiant blush appeared on Catalina's face, she waved her arms and lit the blood on the sword, wiped it clean with a napkin and put it into the sheath, and whispered to everyone.

She coordinated the division of labor among the crowd, and the panic was quickly calmed down: "...The lady fainted and helped her to rest in the ventilation area. Remember to cut her corset from behind to keep her breathing smooth."

"Are you from the Auckland family?"

A sharp-eyed gentleman in the crowd recognized the seal ring on Catalina's finger. Before Catalina could reply, he had already raised the red wine on the table and cheered:

"To Miss Oakland!"

"To Miss Oakland!" The cheers of the crowd were heard one after another.

Ed gradually realized that the situation was wrong. Catalina should have been traveling secretly this time, but if the news reached the Auckland home, she would be in danger.

At this time, he did not dare to walk to Miss Catalina in front of everyone and talked, so he had to lower his hat and walk to the back door, pinched his fingers and blew a harsh whistle.

The whistle really caught Catalina's attention. She looked towards Ed, looking quite puzzled. Ed quietly hooked his hand and signaled her to come over, then walked out of the back door.

Two minutes later, Catalina finally got rid of the enthusiastic crowd and followed out through the back door.

"Huh... how did I behave just now?" Catalina put her hand on her chest, took a deep breath before asking without any effort.

Adra opened the crack and took a look at the door, closed the back door tightly to prevent any more troubled people from following:

"It's great, Miss Katarina. But we have to start acting right away."

"But someone still needs to maintain order in the restaurant, so can't you wait for the police to come before talking?"

"It will be too late to wait for the police to come. I have something I must remind you, do you still remember the purpose of our coming here?"

"Looking for the treasure of the Silver Knight?"

"Yes. The Silver Knight's secret treasure is hidden in the rat path, and the ghoul is most likely to escape from the rat path. So what do you think the police will do as soon as they arrive?"

"Chatalina's expression changed slightly, and she finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Yes, this is the only entrance to the rat path we have. Once this place is blocked, we may not have the chance to search for remains for a long time."

The net-channel map provided by the "Prince" does mark the locations of many exits, but Ed did not know the locations of their corresponding entrances on the surface.

"Since that's the case, we'll go down now." Catalina nodded and said with her right hand holding the long sword at her waist.

Ed introduced her into the rat path, where the wooden boards of the fence had long been destroyed to pieces. The shocking claw marks also confirmed Ed's conjecture-the ghoul indeed ran out of here.

A more likely guess is: this ghoul occasionally encountered a gangster or bounty hunter, lost the battle and fled, and accidentally entered the attic restaurant.

However, the path of underground trade is relatively fixed, and ghouls rarely appear on the way, and they prefer to entrench in the deserted and collapsed underground ruins.

So Ed had to consider another possibility-

Another group of people are exploring the long-closed underground ruins...

Silvi, let me take a look at the "Rat Trail" network picture again. He called softly in his mind.

The pale white flamed text instantly appeared in front of the field of vision. After repeated reviews, Ed can confirm that the location of the Silver Knight's treasure is in a separate narrow tunnel and is not connected to any ruins.

After much thought, when there is a one-eyed spider as a reconnaissance, the risk is still within an affordable range.

"Are you ready, Miss Catalina?"

He took out the one-eyed spider, hung it on the handle of the cane, and stretched out his right hand:

"Now, hold my right hand. Don't let go of anything before I speak."
Chapter completed!