Arkham, west of the city.

"good."

Lily clenched her fists.

In order to investigate the "truth of the haunted house" tonight, Lily made complete preparations (she thought she was)

She put on a tight, action-friendly outfit, and her golden hair tied into a clean ponytail. She brought enough water for the night, a simple meal, as well as a lantern and lock-opener, to prevent it, and bandages.

Before she started the action, she interviewed nearby farmers. The aurora last night was really dazzling - fortunately it happened late at night, and most people were already asleep, so it did not cause much turmoil. Even the newspaper reports were only small pieces of tofu.

But Lily still noticed that the location of the haunted house had a little connection with one of the aurora sites. After spending twenty cents to "unblock the relationship", the nearby farmers vividly described the horror of the light to her:

It looks nothing but from a distance. From a close perspective, you can find the incredible pure yellow, magenta and indigo in the hot light, mixed together, dyeing the small sky colorfully. A frightened cow broke through the fence and ran around the farm for half a circle, awakening the family and making them terrified to witness the appearance of the aurora before it dissipated.

"Maybe that person was scared crazy and had something to do with this light." Lily thought, touching the house.

...

On a small hill not far away.

Qin Yixian, Qin Lingxue and his brothers took Sei-Lu and looked at the "haunted house" on the top of the mountain.

The shadow of the hill provides natural cover for the old house, and the large house hidden behind the hill is completely invisible from the direction of the city. The dense grass and shrubs almost submerge the old house, and the dilapidated roofs are filled with leaves and moss.

However……

【Sesi Lucky Check 2/60 Success】

"Bingo." Sesielu whistled.

"A natural sniper point." Xiaoxue was also satisfied with everyone's luck.

In the 19th century, Bigeby built this home for himself, considering various requirements: safety, secrecy, and escape when necessary. However, no matter how smart he is, he would never think of it...

There will be snipers from the 21st century, wearing night vision goggles in the middle of the night, and holding Barrett, who is filled with old bullets, aims at his door.

The view on the grass on the ridge is excellent, and the whole house is unobstructed. The grass on the knees can hide itself well. Whether the target leaves the main entrance, the back door or even any window, the sniper is enough to achieve a fatal shot.

The armor-piercing incendiary bombs used in heavy sniper rifles have been engraved with the old seals that have used the "Old Seal Consciousness" on human sniper bullets, and the great Helena used the "Project Enchantment" ("Oh, this thing is used to strengthen small stones and bows and arrows, are you sure you want to use them?") to enchant the bullets again.

Chen Qiang asked Xiu Ges to estimate that even if it was an adult Xiu Ges, he would inevitably suffer a heavy blow by taking this armor-piercing incendiary bomb fired by anti-armor weapons without any warning.

Responsible for alerting Qin Lingxue to check his pistol and spare guns. Qin Yixian even prepared a simple grenade launcher, flash bombs and smoke bombs. Baiaki, controlled by Mrs. Megan, crouched in the grass, ready to deal with threats from the air at any time, or run away with three people.

Chen Qiang, wearing a gas mask, walked towards the back door of the mansion with his backpack (with his full set of investigation equipment, including Swiss army knife, momentary glue, bungee rope, windproof lighter, strong light flashlight, mini camera, eavesdropping device, mini wire saw, small crowbar...) on his back door.

"It's hard to prepare." Chen Qiang sighed in his heart.

If the enemy really gets Bigby, the power of the "Walk Passing by", the threat of the bullet is useless.

It is also because of this that for Chen Qiang, who has "mythical interference" and "transformation belt", he is more comfortable to move alone.

[Mr. Chen,] The voice of Sei Lu sounded in his ears, [Someone approached the house from the main entrance.]

【Is it a hunch?】

[No, it's a girl.] Xiaoxue also stared at this side with a telescope.

...

[Lily's sneak check failed 60/50]

【Lily Listening Check Failed 98/80】

Lily did not notice that her every move was clearly seen by Sesinlu under the sniper lens. She also did not realize Chen Qiang's existence.

[Lily's Locksmith with Rewards failed at 39/21]

The main door was locked, and Lily took her lock unlocker and made it a few times: it couldn't be opened.

But this could not defeat her.

She walked towards the window on one side. The bright moon hung high, and she clearly saw that the disrepaired wooden window frame had already decayed.

[Lily's Power Check with Punishment 37/45 Success]

When she lived with her biological father, she did this kind of work a lot. The rotten window frame could not withstand the toss and a little force, she removed the whole thing and made a loud noise.

Lily stuck out her tongue, showed an apology smile to the unknown owner of the house, then lowered her waist and crawled across the window.

【Lily Agility Check Failed 70/60】

When she was drilling into the window, she accidentally scratched the broken glass, and blood oozed out of her arms. She stepped on the wooden floor and made a "squeaking" sound. Several clouds covered the moon and the room was dark.

Lily regretted why she didn't light the lantern before entering the house, or simply brought a flashlight. The pain from her arms made her frown even more.

[Lily's Investigation Check with Punishment 1/52 Great Success]

This is the living room of the house, and Lily can see the completely decayed sofa and the musty closet. The stairs are decayed, and several dusty doors are still closed. The air smells of dust, and some open cans are piled up outside the fireplace not far away, which looks new.

In the end, Lily decided to take out the bandage from her little backpack first to bandage herself. The wound infection is not a joke. However, just as she lowered her head and searched in her bag, her eyes fell on the ground, close to the window, where she had just settled.

It was a pool of blood that had just dried up, and it emitted a little bloody smell. In the center of the blood was a smear of dust like sand.

【sc0/1】

[Lily's Reason Check failed 93/70, Current Reason 69]

Lily shivered and took two steps back into the room.

A breeze blew by, blowing away the dark clouds that covered the moon.

“…”

Lily looked up suddenly.

Under the clear moonlight, a man with a weird mask stood opposite the window. He was carrying a big backpack, but the fancy clothes (bombproof vests and camouflage uniforms) made it difficult for him to see clearly when walking in the grass, as if they were emerging out of thin air.

The moonlight was like water, and the strange belt tied between the man's waist was flashing with strange light. The eyes of both sides met.

【sc0/1d4】

[Lily's Reason Check failed at 80/69, 1d4=4, current Reason 65]
Chapter completed!