The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 121 Whisper in the ear

"Who are you?" Although the middle-aged man didn't know Ren, he still bowed very respectfully and asked.

This is mainly because the current Renn is no longer the slender civilian he was two months ago.

At this time, Renn was of moderate height and muscular build. He was riding a tall horse, wearing a set of knight's plate armor, and carrying a two-handed sword wrapped in sheepskin. He was very powerful at first glance.

He gave the impression that if he was not a formal knight, then he was at least a quasi-knight.

"I'm Renn. This is Agatha's Mill, right? I heard that a mysterious incident happened here. I'm here to deal with it." Renn jumped off the horse and nodded to the middle-aged man.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately became happy and said, "Yes, yes, this is Agatha's Mill. Your Excellency, I am Gregory Victor, the deacon of the Baron Watson family. I am very happy to see you!"

"Mr. Gregory, can you tell me the situation in detail?" Renn looked around and found that the Agatha Mill at this time, although the problem was with the two windmills, the rest of the A windmill grinds flour for very few people.

It seems that the rumored existence of ghosts and a series of deaths have left most people with lingering fears.

"Of course, Sir Ren, please come and sit here for a while and drink a cup of bitter chrysanthemum tea."

Ren followed Gregory to a farmhouse nearby. After the two sat down, Gregory began to tell the details of the whole thing.

"Not long after Lord Watson bought Agatha's Mill, one day there was a heavy fog in the mill. The thick fog lasted for the whole day. By the next day, in the windmill closest to the mountainside, we , two farmers who came to grind flour were found dead.”

"The two people were disemboweled and died in a miserable state. There were obvious claw marks on their necks and bodies. At first, we thought it was some kind of wild beast, so we invited a bounty hunter to come. As a result, the next day, the bounty hunter came. The hunter also died at the opponent’s hands.”

"After a series of deaths, an experienced bounty hunter came over. After checking the wounds on the bodies of the deceased and looking around the windmill, he said he smelled the smell of rot and ghosts. .”

"Since then, no bounty hunter has dared to take on this mission."

"Not long ago, Baron Watson sent a team of family guards to check. As a result, five of them died in two windmills after one night."

"The chainmail on his body was also torn apart by sharp claws, and the flesh and blood were bloody! Later, the two windmills were isolated and closed." At this point, the middle-aged man's face was slightly frightened, as if recalling that scene, Still have lingering fears.

Ren nodded. It seemed that the claws of this ghost or monster were very lethal, and could actually tear the chain armor directly.

"Mr. Gregory, have you ever seen a monster?"

"This... really doesn't exist. No one has seen the monster's appearance so far. This is the most disturbing thing." Gregory said with a frown.

The unknown scares people.

"I understand, leave the rest to me." Renn nodded and said.

It is still unknown whether the other party is a ghost.

Ren planned to visit the two windmills first. Although the bodies had been disposed of long ago, there would still be some traces at the scene.

"Your Excellency Renn, these are the keys to all the farmhouses and the three windmills here." Gregory respectfully handed Renn a bunch of bronze keys.

"Then I'll trouble you, Sir Ren. I will report the news of your arrival to the Baron immediately."

Ren nodded, and after taking the key, he went to the two windmills alone.

It was already approaching noon, but strangely, the weather gradually changed. The originally bright sun was shining brightly, but now a light mist was rising.

This made Renn feel very strange, because usually there would be mist in the morning or evening. At noon, when the sunlight is usually the strongest, the fog would dissipate, but now it was just the opposite.

This made Renne silently increase his vigilance.

Ren opened the door of the first windmill with a bronze key. Instantly, a smell of moldy and wet grain hit his face, which seemed to be mixed with some kind of fishy smell.

Since the shape of the entire windmill is a cylinder with a narrow top and a wide bottom, the mill area at the bottom is the largest, a circular area of ​​about a hundred square meters.

There are many farm tools, stone mills and other items placed inside.

Ren stepped forward and checked near the stone mill. Although some time had passed, he could still see clear dark red blood stains on the edge of the stone mill.

Ren squatted down and examined it carefully. Based on the splattered blood, combined with what the deacon Gregory said, the farmer who came to grind the flour should have been attacked by some kind of sharp claw, directly hitting his neck. Resulting in blood splattering and death soon after.

After looking at the first windmill, Ren opened the door and walked out.

At this time, the fog outside became thicker and the visibility began to become very low. Basically, Renn could only clearly see objects about ten meters in front of him. No matter how far away he was, he couldn't see clearly with his eyesight.

After thinking for a while, Ren did not retreat, but came to the door of the second windmill. He also opened it with a bronze key, pushed the door and walked in. This windmill has an internal structure that is almost the same as the one just now.

Similarly, next to the stone mill here, Lane found the blood of the previous victim, which was also a radial splatter of blood.

From this point of view, Lane believes that the two farmers who were injured died from the same attack method.

In other words, the murderer is the same or the same type of monster.

Suddenly, Ren was keenly aware that something seemed to be flowing in the air. The exposed skin on the back of his hand could feel the air flowing in the room out of thin air.

This made Ren immediately take off the 'Glimmer Giant Sword' from his back and hold it in his hand.

Regarding the unknown enemy, even though Renn is wearing knight plate armor and has the extraordinary characteristic 'Iron Skin', Renn doesn't want to be attacked by the opponent. Who knows how strong the opponent's attack power is!

At this time, the surrounding fog became thicker, and strands of fog poured into the windmill from the outside, making it gradually invisible inside.

The next second, Ren's hair stood on end because he seemed to hear someone whispering in his ears.

Subconsciously, he carefully distinguished it, and it seemed to be a woman's cry, which seemed to say:

"Danger. Run!. Run! Run!"

This suddenly made Renn feel horrified.

He planned to leave this windmill first to think about countermeasures. It seemed that this place was indeed a bit strange.

Just as Ren turned around, he suddenly froze. Because right at the door of the windmill that they had just come from, there was a human girl with a sad expression standing.

She has golden twin-tail hair, wears a long plaid skirt, and a white apron on her chest. The sleeves on her arms are rolled up, giving her the appearance of a farm girl.

The other party appeared so suddenly and strangely that instantly, Renn felt his scalp numb and goosebumps all over his body.

"Is this a ghost?"

"But how come I don't have any warning about danger?"

Ren was holding the sword with one hand and reaching for his waist pouch with the other hand, intending to take out the 'holy water' just in case.

Suddenly, in the thick fog behind him, a slender but tendon-filled arm quietly stretched out and aimed at Ren's neck. The sharp nails looked like eagle claws.

Almost at the same time, the lv2 level danger perception gave a strong warning in Ren's heart. The next second, his head was suddenly attacked, and the thick plate armor helmet made a harsh metal scratching sound!
  While Ren hurriedly dodged, he quickly swung his sword backwards, and the fierce sword wind caused the surrounding fog to surge violently.

Renn could sense that his sword seemed to have struck something, but the feeling was strange, and it didn't seem like it had struck something specific.

The feeling it gave him was more like the touch of paddling against water.

Suddenly, a scream came from behind him. The scream was so shrill that it could almost affect a person's consciousness. Renn's head was buzzing and his brows were furrowed by the sudden harsh scream.

When Ren looked around again, the peasant girl in a plaid skirt had disappeared from the door.

"Tick!"

Ren looked closely and saw a few more drops of blood on the ground.

I saw that the body of the shimmering giant sword in his hand began to glow slightly at this moment, and at the same time, there was a trace of bright red blood on the sword.

Red blood?
  It doesn't look like a ghost.

Ren raised the shimmering giant sword to his nose and sniffed it slightly. This blood had a fishy smell, which was obviously different from the rust-based smell of human blood.

Obviously, it should be the owner of this smelly blood who is attacking him.

Renn had a vague hunch that the opponent seemed to be able to hide in the thick fog and then launch a sudden attack.

For this kind of latent monster, Renne could only passively defend and attract the opponent to attack. Otherwise, it would be impossible to search for traces of the opponent in the thick fog.

After thinking about it, Renn added his last skill point to Danger Sense lv2.

[Core skill: Danger perception lv3 (passive)]

Danger Sense lv3 (passive) effect: Your perception of dangers around you is greatly improved.

(Note: The sensitivity of danger perception is related to the spirit of the host. The stronger the mental power, the more acute the perception.)
  The danger perception at level 3 brought an immediate improvement to Renn. If we say before, the danger perception at level 2 could only remind Renn the moment the opponent launched an attack.

So now, Renn can vaguely detect which direction there are enemies.

For example, right now, Ren was vaguely aware that there seemed to be some monster watching him not far behind him.

Level 3 danger perception allows Ren to sense the general direction of the source of danger.

Renn did not turn around, but remained motionless with the shimmering giant sword in his hand. At this time, he had already thought of a counterattack plan in his mind.

As time passed by, it seemed that the monster behind him couldn't hold himself back.

At the same time, the peasant girl appeared again.

This time the opponent appeared about ten meters in front of Ren's right, which was closer than last time.

I saw her walking slowly towards Ren with a sad expression, her face full of pain.

But for the approach of the farm girl, the level 3 danger perception still did not give Renn any warning!

Instead, an alarm bell blared behind me!
  I saw a sharp claw suddenly thrust out from the thick fog behind Ren!

Since Ren was already on guard, he reacted instantly.

'Break the limit! '

Ren's chest suddenly swelled, and the muscles and veins in his neck swelled like a giant python.

'Roaring blow! '

In an instant, a huge sound wave centered on Ren's mouth and impacted in all directions.

The dense fog was shaken away in an instant, and a monster with a stooped body and slender claws appeared in the dense fog.

The opponent's ugly face had a pair of protruding eyes. He was looking at Ren in fear. The opponent's entire posture was as if he was about to pounce down from a high place. A pair of sharp claws were aimed at Ren. Well neck.

Obviously, sonic attacks are still equally effective against this monster hidden in the fog.

Just as the other party was frozen for a moment, a bright silver light flashed.

"Pfft!"

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was heard, and a ferocious-looking head was rolling on the ground of the mill.

This monster was directly beheaded by Ren!

The next second, Ren turned his head to look at the girl again.

But this time, the girl's expression suddenly changed.

(End of this chapter)