The end of the spiral staircase is not the end of the castle.

The three Lindens lost their way forward on the second floor.

According to the estimation of the appearance of the castle, theoretically there are even higher floors.

But they searched back and forth on the second floor for a long time, but they still couldn't find any passage.

It's a pity that Linden and the others can't float through the wall like Jana and come and go freely.

And the spirit girl who possesses this ability is currently collecting clues on her own.

According to the original plan of the three people, they would drag the living people in the castle from the front, so that Jana could move freely without having to hide.

but,

This castle told them with actual conditions,

There may be considerable difficulties in the implementation of this plan.

The hidden crisis in Castle Louis is greater than they imagined.

The structure of this floor is similar to a zigzag-shaped viewing platform. Looking towards the center, all directions of the entrance hall can be seen.

So far, not even a single room has appeared in the big castle.

No matter how you think about it, nothing feels right.

"Antar, if you didn't kill that guy, we might not be lost now."

Falcon complained.

Antar responded nonchalantly:

"Didn't you say that he has no soul and is just an empty shell? Who knows if he can lead the way. Linden, what do you think...Linden?"

There was no one around him, so he looked around anxiously.

Then he found that Lyndon had returned to the spiral staircase and was sitting on the highest step.

Lyndon raised his neck and stared at the top of his head with all his attention.

After a while, he seemed to be tired of watching and lay down straight back.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

"Come and take a look."

Lyndon raised his hand and pointed to the place he had been looking at, calling Antar and Falcon,

"I noticed something strange."

The two of them looked at each other, and according to Linden, they also walked to the stairs and looked up.

Antar looked at it for a while and didn't see anything wrong.

The ceiling is slightly dark, with patterns faintly flickering in the dim light, blocking the view to higher places.

He sat down next to Lin Deng and nudged Lin Deng twice with his elbow:

"Is there anything strange? I can't see it! Where are you, Sister Falcon?"

Falcon did not answer, but held his chin in thought.

Not long after, she suddenly understood and made a fist with her right hand and knocked it on the palm of her left hand:

"I can see the problem! That's not the engraved pattern reflection at all!"

"You're right."

"ah?"

Antar obviously couldn't understand.

“It’s not that we couldn’t find the way, but that we fell into a visual trap.

The ceiling on the second floor and the surrounding walls are just blinders!"

Falcon clapped his hands excitedly,

"Linden, how did you find out!"

"Wait, I don't understand, can someone explain it to me?"

Antar scratched his head and interrupted her dancing.

Linden stood up, dusted himself off, and explained:

"Actually, it's easy to understand. The two lower layers are all covered with mirrors."

"Mirror?"

"That's right, Antar, go to the wall and take a closer look."

Despite his doubts, Antar did as he was told.

He walked quickly to the wall, almost pressing his face against it, his eyes widened:

"I didn't look at it either... Oh? Oh! Why are there so many me!"

"This is where the problem lies."

Linden followed up and patted Antar on the shoulder.

"This is specially made. It uses countless small and fragmented mirrors to form a large mirror, including the ceiling above our heads. The candlelight on the first floor serves as the source, allowing the light to be repeatedly reflected on the upper and lower floors, thereby affecting our vision.

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Moreover, it is precisely because of this ceiling that it not only blocks the way to the third floor, but also blocks out natural light during the day, allowing the lower two floors to maintain visual traps at all times.

I had seen similar things, so I wanted to verify whether this possibility existed, and it turned out to be true."

"You kid, you've done something good again!"

"Don't relax in a hurry, Sister Falcon. If it were you, could you create a stronger illusion with the help of visual impairment?"

Falcon nodded and said:

"Yes, for people whose senses are already affected, hallucinations can have incredible effects."

"That's it. This also makes sense why we were dragged into the illusion unknowingly and unprepared.

Like Sister Falcon said, the butler is just a puppet who performs tasks, and he will not be affected. I think this thing should have no effect on Jana. Therefore, this kind of visual trap is specifically aimed at strangers who are not familiar with the environment.

Humanity."

He emphasized the word "human beings",

"By setting up such a trap and allowing soulless things to visit us, I'm afraid the Lewis family really has something shady."

"The problem is indeed huge. Even if it has nothing to do with the main thing we are currently searching for, as night watchmen, we cannot leave it alone. If the Black Goat is confirmed to be related to this, the boss must report it to the top of the organization immediately, otherwise there will be no consequences for Loft

The city will be a huge hidden danger!"

Lyndon did not respond to Falcon's serious proposal.

He joined the Night Watch just to make a living. Although it was Linden himself who initiated the thorough investigation of Castle Louis, his purpose was only to obtain more clues in solving the Carpio case.

More clues approximately equals one step closer to solving the case, which approximately equals work performance.

It's roughly equivalent to getting promoted and getting more confidential information.

It's best to be able to explain why you came to this world.

As for Loft City...

As an outsider, Lyndon doesn’t have much emotional sustenance.

If you can live well, it doesn't matter in any city.

He decisively kept silent and left the topic to Falcon and Antar.

Antal hit it off with Falcon on this topic:

"That's right. We must investigate thoroughly. Linden, since you have found the problem, you should quickly find a way to solve it!"

"If you are patient, we will try it step by step to see if there is a hidden secret door.

If you are not in a hurry, just take out the gun and shoot a few more rounds."

"Are you serious? You can shoot?"

"Of course, no matter how flashy his mirror is, it is not made of bulletproof material after all. Wouldn't it be easy to break it all? Anyway, the owner of the castle already knew that we were coming, and he is not afraid of making a big noise."

"That makes sense."

Antal opened the Sheriff's coat and actually took out a short-barreled shotgun!

He took off the holster of his gun, and the cold and strong wind spread out with Antar as the center.

The beautiful, dazzling silver-white gun body is engraved with several gorgeous incantations, enveloping the entire shotgun in an invisible cold and arrogant aura.

Immediately afterwards, a second identical shotgun appeared in Falcon's hand!

The two of them exchanged glances, raised their arms and faced different positions.

Then……

Bang! Bang!

Two shocking loud noises made Linden's eyelids jump and he swallowed subconsciously.

It seems that I am too conservative in carrying a revolver for self-defense.

Is this how the Night's Watch behaves?

Linden suddenly understood,

Why the Vigil Ordinance has such a powerful deterrent effect in Loft City.

They don't do it through reasoning,
Chapter completed!