Game: I'm a Hunter in the Blood Curse World

"Who?"

Van En turned his head and looked at Lauda.

"Butler Ethan... is the one who brought Tyrgo and the others back to the village."

Katya answered for Lauda, ​​stepped forward and looked at Ethan's pitiful head; the girl shrank back.

"I recognize him! It's Ethan, the butler. He even held me when I was a child!"

Vane nodded, then looked at Lauda, ​​who had recognized Ethan's identity:

"Did you see Ethan leave the castle with his men?"

Lauda stared at Ethan's body with a sorrowful look in her eyes, and after sobbing a few times, she nodded.

"That's right. When the Blood Mist first arrived, everyone took refuge in the castle. I personally witnessed Sir Francis issuing the order, and then Butler Ethan leading his men out through the main gate."

"Oh, right! They also brought five carriages from the stable, saying they were going to bring the people of Sweet Well Village back with them." After adding these details, Lauda slowly approached Ethan's body, wanting to pay his respects to his remains.

Clang!

Van En raised the butcher's saw, blocking Lauda's path, and said in an unquestionable tone:

"Don't go any closer. His death is very suspicious. I need to examine him."

Lauda glanced at Vann, stood there stunned, and was then dragged away by Katya.

"Eighth Brother! Check if there are any enemies around here."

Fan En called out, and Lao Ba lowered his head, sniffed around, and finally looked up at him and stuck out his tongue.

Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Van began to examine Ethan's body.

Aside from some odds and ends, he eventually pulled a letter out of the pocket inside Ethan's trench coat.

Van En unfolded it, only to find a single line of text:

I'm sorry, little master, I have let you down.

Van En calmly put the letter into his pocket, then looked at Maple Leaf Castle, less than a hundred meters away, and frowned.

He learned from Laudana that Ethan had led a group to Sweet Well Village, including Tyr and his people who had turned into cult beasts. He thought that the tall "beast" was Ethan.

Unexpectedly, this person had already died in the garden of Maple Leaf Castle, leaving behind an ambiguous last message.

The young master must be referring to Sir Francis.

So what exactly does it mean to disappoint expectations?

He willingly degenerated and became an accomplice of cult members.

Or was the real mastermind Sir Francis who refused to go to Sweetwell Village to carry out the next step of his plan, but because his conscience was tormented, he committed suicide there?

But in any case, Vane has already made it clear that Maple Leaf Castle, Sir Francis, and Butler Ethan are all involved.

This is undoubtedly related to the sudden appearance of the blood mist, and Sir Francis is most likely the mastermind.

Through his experiences over this period, Vann also learned that the more people who died in the blood mist, the more people would turn into beasts. As the blood mist absorbed the flesh and blood of these beasts, its power would grow stronger.

Whether it was the initial 11 "transmigrators" or the later ones, they were all undoubtedly the masterminds behind the scenes, part of his nefarious conspiracy to expand the Blood Mist.

Thinking this through, Van En couldn't help but chuckle softly and whispered:

"It's not going to be such a cliché story, is it? That would be so boring."

The next second, his gaze inadvertently swept over Ethan's empty right hand and the flintlock pistol on the ground.

From the hunter's perspective, which is pale red.

The flintlock pistol was covered in a light black granule, while Ethan's right hand, apart from some bloodstains, had no other color.

Vann immediately picked up the flintlock pistol to examine it and smelled it.

A pungent smell of gunpowder rushed into my nasal cavity.

Van En immediately understood what the black particles represented.

He then smelled Ethan's right hand; apart from a faint smell of blood, there was no smell of gunpowder.

Van En became suspicious and glanced at Ethan, the butler.

He discovered that, apart from the area above Ethan's chest, there were no black particles.

"This person was murdered, and the scene was staged to look like a suicide!"

Van En's eyes lit up, and at the same time, the mission notification sounded:

[The second phase of Blood Mist Expulsion LV1 is now open]

[You found Ethan's body. His death was staged as a suicide to mislead Sir Francis. Examine Ethan's hands closely; you'll find no trace of gunpowder.]

[Mission: Take your discovery, along with the gold watch, to the distraught Sir Francis, who will then point you to the true culprit behind the spreading blood mist.]

[Reward: High-quality hunting rifle]

arms!

It's still a powerful gun that can make loud banging sounds!

Van En's eyes gleamed as he looked towards the highest point of Maple Leaf Castle, where the shimmering silver light suddenly intensified.

Sir Francis is probably there!

He's still alive and fighting the beasts that have invaded Maple Leaf Castle!

That means there must still be many villagers from Tianjing Village alive!

Van En carefully collected all the evidence, then turned to Katya and Lauda and said:

"We can't dawdle any longer, we need to hurry to Maple Leaf Castle!"

"good!"

Katya also noticed the silver light on the top floor of Maple Leaf Castle. As a novice nun, she could sense the unusual activity there.

Lauda looked sadly at Ethan's body and said:

"The old steward is a good man. Can I carry him with me? Leaving him in the blood mist, the wild beasts will defile his body..."

Vann didn't seem to care, and then said:

"If you can keep up, then take him with you."

"Thanks you."

Lauda passed through Katja and Vane, slipped her hands under Ethan's armpits, and prepared to carry him.

But at that moment, Van En's sixth sense told him that something was wrong, and Lao Ba even roared a warning.

"Don't move!"

Van En cried out in alarm, but it was too late.

As soon as Ethan's body left the seat, green flames suddenly burst forth from his body.

"Damn it!"

In the face of life and death, Van made the right decision. He even gave up the gold watch and used five consecutive leaps to grab Katya and escape the scene.

Lao Ba then grabbed Fan En's leg and ran away with him.

Bang!

"what!"

A massive explosion, accompanied by green flames, engulfed the entire center of the garden.

Lauda let out a scream and then fell silent.

Katya, somewhat terrified, immediately cried out:

"Lauda!"

Just as she was about to call for Van to save Lauda, ​​she saw the green flames that had erupted in the center of the garden begin to spread rapidly. She opened her mouth, but said nothing.

Van En didn't stop at all, and ran towards the horse farm with Katya in his arms.

Katya clung to Vann's neck, staring in despair at the garden that had turned into a fire, tears streaming down her face.

Twenty seconds later, Vann put Katya down and shook the trembling old man off his lap.

He stared coldly at the fire and said:

"Ethan's body is the trap, but it was probably prepared for Sir Francis."

"Lauda...he..."

Katya covered her face and began to sob softly.

But then she sniffed, drew her cleaver from her waist, and said through gritted teeth:

"I must kill that damned cultist!"

Van En looked at Katya with a relieved expression, but then he heard a strange noise coming from the stable.

He turned his head, looked at the two pairs of scarlet eyes peeking out from the stable, and sneered:

"Now, it's time to chop these things down!"