"He's gone..." This sound is very strange. It is both like a realistic sound and like a fluctuation on the energy level.
"Let's go." As the voice fell, the empty corridor fell into silence again.
There was no fluctuation in the material world, but in the field of vision where the energy was, a figure... no, more than one, dozens or hundreds of figures passed through the stone wall in the corridor, entered the void, and disappeared.
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Apocalypse Continent, Central Empire.
The gondola cut through the sea of ​​​​the sky, white foam appeared on the bottom of the boat, and sailed leisurely towards the city of Saint Syme behind the central mountains.
Just when they were about to arrive at Saint Syme City, Angel noticed that Little Syme across from him began to become uneasy.
His eyes flickered as he clung to the edge of the boat and kept looking down.
The morning star has just risen, and the sky is still slightly white. There is a faint cold fog in the air, the visibility is not high, and there are not many scenes overlooking it. With the naked eye, you can only see the general outline of the landform, but Little Sam
Still trying my best to see.
Soon, the gondola came to the side of the central mountain range. From here, the bustling lights of Saint Syme City in the distance could be vaguely seen. However, Little Syme did not pay attention to the city in the distance at all.
Overlooking the land.
Suddenly, the cold fog below dispersed slightly, and little Sam saw a lake.
His eyes suddenly froze.
Angel could clearly see that little Sam's throat was moving, and there were complex and sad emotions in his eyes.
Angel was a little curious as to what little Sam had seen that made him feel so intense. So, he gathered some mental energy, reached out of the gondola, and looked down -
The night has not yet cleared away, and cold fog is billowing below the clouds. Between the billows, you can vaguely see a clear lake on the mountainside, and an ancient castle hidden in the dense forest on the edge of the lake.
The castle is surrounded by a black iron fence and looks like it has been abandoned for a long time. Even the road to the door is covered with smoke and weeds.
"Are you very concerned about the castle below?" Angel said softly.
Little Sam turned back with surprise in his eyes: "Can Mr. Pat see it?"
"Well, there is an ancient castle that looks abandoned for a long time. There is a moss-covered lady statue at the door." Angel described it casually.
When Little Sam heard that the lady's statue was covered in moss, his eyes dimmed slightly. He hesitated for a while before he said, "...that statue is my ancestor and the founder of Saint Sam City, Queen Rowling."
"Oh? In other words, the castle below belongs to Queen Rowling's clan, which is your ancestral clan?"
Little Sam nodded slightly.
Angel: “Since it is Queen Rowling’s clan inheritance, why was it abandoned?”
A complicated look flashed in Little Sam's eyes, and he shook his head: "It's only my mother's branch that was abandoned. The main branch today is still the royal family of the Central Empire."
"I see." Angel didn't ask any further questions, thinking that this involved a power struggle and a story of internal fighting within the royal family.
He is not interested in these.
Little Sam clung to the edge of the boat and saw that the airship was about to leave the lake. He bit his lip and turned around and said, "Mr. Pat, can I...can I go to the castle to have a look?"
Angel did not answer little Sam immediately, but looked directly at him quietly.
"I know this request is rude, but, but I..." Little Sam's face turned red from holding back, and he couldn't find a "proviso" reason, so he could only lower his head helplessly: "Forget it, I'm rude.
Already."
Angel smiled softly: "For the sake of showing me the way, I agree."
Anyway, they were already here, so there was not much time left. Moreover, Angel noticed that there was a familiar smell in this castle. Angel thought about it and simply agreed to Little Sam’s request.
.
Little Sam's eyes lit up instantly, and he looked at Angel with an expression full of gratitude.
Angel controlled the gondola to descend slowly, passing through the sparse clouds and mist, and after a while, they landed on the lake.
Gondola perfectly transitions from a flying boat in the sky and sea to a boating on the lake.
It slowly cut through the water and docked at the already somewhat decayed pier.
After standing on the pier, they could already see the lonely castle fifty meters away from here.
Looking closer, you can feel the hugeness of the castle even more.
Although the castle has been abandoned and is covered with moss and creeping vines, judging from Angel's appreciation of architecture, this castle was absolutely beautiful in its heyday.
It is very characteristic of Saint-Séme, an art city famous at home and abroad.
Even now, she looks like a lady sitting beside a quiet mountain and lake. However, there is a little dust.
"It is said that this castle was specially built by Queen Rowling for self-cultivation in her later years. It has been passed down for thousands of years, and was later inherited by my mother's family." Little Sam had a nostalgic look in his eyes, as if he was talking to Ange.
You explained, but also whispered to yourself: "Looking from the castle to the lake at night, you can see the quiet lake full of stars, so my mother named this castle Star Lake Castle."
"Before anything happened at home, I would come here with my mother every midsummer."
"The apple tree over there was planted by me and the gardener's son together; and the carvings on the big stone were painted by me naughtily..." Little Sam recounted in a nostalgic tone.
Walk towards the castle.
After walking to the iron gate of the castle, little Sam finished recalling the scenes from the past summer.
"This place carries my childhood." Little Sam couldn't help but sigh.
"You are still a child now." Angel said softly.
Little Sam lowered his head: "In the past few years, the only person who said I was still a child was Mr. Pat."
After saying this, little Sam walked to the gate of the fence.
Even if it was locked, the rotten door that had not been maintained for so many years could not withstand the corrosion of water vapor. Little Sam just pushed it gently, and the lock fell down and the door opened.
Crossing the muddy road, little Sam walked all the way to the statue of Queen Rowling.
As Angel said, the statue of Queen Rowling is covered with moss, and the pure white statue seems to be moldy, making the sculpture that expresses the beauty of purity and kindness a bit more weird.
However, to little Sam, the sculpture of Queen Rowling still looked like it was in his childhood. He stood in front of the statue for a while, then walked around the statue and walked towards the castle.
Little Sam didn't notice that when he turned his back to the statue, Queen Rowling's eyes flashed with blood.
Angel saw it, and slightly curled his lips, but did not make any move.
When little Sam came to the door of the castle, he was still filled with emotion and wanted to open the door without hesitation.
However, just when little Sam was about to touch the door handle, a force suddenly appeared from behind and pulled him back vigorously.
Little Sam staggered for a while, took several steps back, and finally stood beside Angel.
"Mr. Pat?" After finally standing still, little Sam looked to the side with some doubts.
Angel stared at the dusty door in front of him for a while, then chuckled and said, "I saw some interesting little guys."
Interesting little guy? Little Sam didn't understand what Angel meant. He also looked at the door carefully. It was no different from when he was a child... That's not right, there are still some differences. When he came here as a child, there was always a...
The scent of incense that Titian's servants had been exposed to during their tours now had a hint of rotten and moldy stench.
It should be because this place is close to the lake, and the musty smell caused by water vapor corroding the wood, as well as the smell of some dead mice.
Could it be that the little guy Mr. Pat is referring to is a mouse?
When little Sam was about to ask, a strange laughter suddenly reached his ears.
Hey, the laughter came from behind... Is there someone behind you? Little Sam just wanted to turn his head to see who it was, but as soon as he moved his head, he felt that everything was dark in front of him.
In Angel's sight, little Sam just turned his head, and his originally clear eyes completely changed.
The whites and pupils of his eyes turned pitch black, with bright red blood flashing from time to time. The corners of his mouth also curved in a weird way, and he rushed towards the castle gate at an extremely crazy pace.
"Possessed." Angel glanced at the statue of Queen Rowling not far away, then looked at little Sam whose expression changed drastically, and said softly.
Little Sam seemed not to hear Angel's voice, but still ran towards the castle excitedly.
However, before he could reach the castle gate, there was another person in front of him.
It's Angel.
"I thought you would find a way to attack Little Sam's soul, but I didn't expect that you would actually possess him." Angel looked at Little Sam, whose eyes were dark, and asked, "How did you do it?"
Little Sam tilted his head and did not reply. Instead, he smiled strangely: "Anyone who stops me will die——"
The voice was indistinguishable from male to female and was definitely not that of little Sam.
To be continued...