Wrong, my team members are from daily life

Xia Jia reminded: "Don't you think the crows are very noisy?"

"That's not how all crows call. The problem is this house." Lulune put her hands on her hips and said with a distressed look, "It's too quiet."

"Well, even if it's a remote hotel, at least there are chefs and owners here. It's only 10 o'clock in the morning, it won't be closed, right?" Xia Jia said quietly.

"Hmm."

An idea came to the minds of the two.

Lulune knocked on the door decisively, and the rusty lock on the door was shattered in an instant...

The dog girl looked embarrassed.

"Ahem, okay, you can go in now."

Xia Jia remained silent and signaled with his eyes: Girl, you are stronger, so go first, I will follow you.

"Hold it to defend yourself."

Lulune was also very skilled and courageous. She threw a dagger to Xia Jia and pushed the door open.

"By the way, do you have a magic wand? I'm a wizard." Xia Jia tried to get something for free.

"Stop talking nonsense and follow me." Lulune looked helpless.

I'm just a thief, why would I carry that kind of thing on me?

"Crench."

Lulune pushed open the shabby door, making a harsh sound of wood friction. What came into view was a relatively clean service desk with nothing on it except a resident registration form.

Lulune lowered her head and looked through the check-in list, while Shaka checked the rooms around.

Click, click, click.

As Xia Jia walked, the old floor made a dull sound, and at a certain point, the sound of his footsteps became noticeably dull and transparent.

Got a basement?

This was Xia Jia's first reaction, but before he could open his mouth...

"Ga, ga, ga, ga!"

"Click."

There was a violent flapping of wings and the cawing of crows, followed by the sound of a large object falling to the ground and the sound of breaking glass.

"I rely on."

Xia Jia looked closely and saw a crow with scarlet pupils breaking through the window and landing on the beam.

"what's the situation?"

Lulune also put down the parchment in her hand and walked over.

"It's okay, the crow came in." Xia Jia explained.

Tap, tap, tap. A sound of footsteps came from upstairs.

someone!

The two looked at each other.

Lulune put away her contempt and stared at the stairs intently, while Shaka also took out a dagger and stood on guard.

On the stairs, an elderly little man with a hunched back and holding a lamp walked down the stairs cursing, "Who are you? It's so early in the morning. This place is closed to the public. Don't disturb me while I'm resting."

An old man, or a little man?

Xia Jia saw who was coming and was sure of the person. He couldn't help but narrow his eyes and complained: "It's already ten o'clock in the morning, old man."

"Who are you?" The old store manager glared at Xia Jia, then was slightly stunned when he saw Lurune's half-smile.

As rats are from the same gray industry, it is easy to distinguish the scent of their own kind, and they are the kind that are not easy to mess with!

The old man's expression changed, and he glanced at the broken glass beside the bed and changed the subject: "Oh, damn beast, running into someone else's house for no reason."

Why do I feel like he is scolding us?

Xia Jia glanced at Lulune, who had experience in dealing with this kind of old fox.

As expected, Lurune just smiled and took out a cloth bag from her arms, and the bag made the clinking sound of gold coins.

She came to the old man of the Dwarf Tribe, bent down, hooked his neck, and asked in a low voice:

"Tell me, do you want the money in this bag, or do you want to be like that beast?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a gold coin instantly shot towards the beam of the house. The crow didn't even let out a scream, and just fell straight to the ground, oozing a pool of blood.

"You, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand?" The old man felt the weight on his shoulders, touching the bag of gold coins in his hand, and seemed to be hesitant.

"Think carefully, you only have one chance." Lulune looked unhappy.

"There's no need to get angry with a beast." Xia Jia's eyes glowed red as he spoke with a double meaning.

Compared to Lurune, the old man seemed to be more afraid of Shaga. He always felt that a ferocious aura from a wild beast was coming from those smiling eyes.

That was the hunting instinct of animals brought about by the "zone", and after the Shaka spirit reached a certain level, it seemed to have some deterrent effect.

Xia Jia can feel that as his "tool" improves, more powerful talents seem to be emerging. For example, reaching the "state of no self" in Prince of Tennis is no longer a dream.

"No, it's not what you think." The old man laughed dryly and explained, "If you come to me, you should tell me why. Otherwise, I don't know what you want from me."

"Didn't we tell you?" Lulune turned and looked at Shaga.

Xia Jia shrugged and said, okay, no comment.

Lulune smiled awkwardly, straightened the old man's collar, and asked:

"We want to know if a group of mercenaries moved into your store yesterday with a large box."

The old man stroked his mustache out of habit, his eyes scanning a corner:

"You're talking about them. They're out. They're not here."

"Over there?" Lulune didn't listen to the old man and looked in the direction of the imperceptible line of sight. It was blocked by several wine barrels and looked ordinary.

Xia Jia put his hands on his hips and said disdainfully: "You are still playing tricks until now."

"I don't have it. That's the wine cellar of our hotel." The old man said with a bitter face.

I thought to myself, what’s going on? Such a big thing happened, why didn’t those mercenaries react at all? Could they really have left overnight?

He is just an intermediary agency, just collecting money. To be honest, there is really no need for him to help those mercenaries.

The reason why he dared to be so sneaky was that he saw the emblem on Xia Jia's chest.

Being well-informed, he naturally understood that the Astralia clan was not a clan that would take human life lightly. As long as this person was there, even if something happened, no one would be killed. He was not afraid.

Unfortunately, he is still ignorant. If he knew that there is a madman named "Jifeng" who is searching for businessmen who are involved with the dark factions, I wonder what he would think.

At this moment, the moment Lulune pushed open the wine barrel and opened the steel plate leading to the wine cellar, Xia Jia's face changed.

A strong fishy smell hit me in the face.

The dark underground wine cellar seemed like an opened Pandora's box, with disgusting rotten smells emanating from it.

"What did you put in there?"

"No?" The old man looked unhappy and a little anxious. "It's just an ordinary underground wine cellar. Why does it smell rotten?"

He took a few steps forward to check.

Lulune tried to stop him, but it was of no use. The scene in front of him had already fallen into the old man's eyes.

Broken limbs, empty eyes, a head with an open mouth that seemed to want to scream, and horrible blood smeared all over the walls.

The ground was pitch black, splattered with sticky black liquid, and brain matter and internal organs were all over the ground.

The body parts were scattered all over the place, and it was impossible to tell how many bodies there were. It was like hell.

Chapter 31: Cursed Cat Demon

"Why, how could it become like this?" The old man looked dazed.

"Where's Master Baker? Where did he go? He hired high-level adventurers, there's no way anything could happen to him!"

His pupils contracted sharply, and cold sweat oozed from the tip of his nose and forehead. It seemed that he was not lying.

Shaka asked, "Were you in the hotel last night?"

"Yes. I've been sleeping in the attic."

Xia Jia didn't give the old man time to think and continued to ask: "Didn't you notice any movement?"

"No, just like usual. There are only annoying crows and wild cats. Besides, the tenants here are the Albella Chamber of Commerce, and they have hired level 3 adventurers for protection. Why should I worry about that?"

The old man said, as if he had thought of something, and pushed Lulu aside, wanting to go into the basement:

"I need to see if Master Baker is here. He can't die. He hasn't paid yet!"

More than a dozen people died inexplicably in the cellar, and he was afraid that he would not be able to continue running this hotel.

Arbella Chamber of Commerce?

Xia Jia concluded that the old store manager did not lie, so the information he provided was valuable. Coincidentally, Xia Jia knew this chamber of commerce.

In the original story, this Chamber of Commerce lured the protagonist Bell into the dungeon with the price of one million faris in the name of investment, but its purpose was to do things for the Ishtar clan, which resulted in Bell being captured by the Ishtar clan.

It can be said that he is not a good person.

So, what was their purpose in letting so many people die here?

Ah, so annoying, these people who plot conspiracy have dirty hearts.

While I was thinking, I suddenly heard Lulu scream: "Be careful!"

Xia Jia came back to his senses and saw a dark shadow shooting out from the dark basement at a speed invisible to the naked eye. It followed a lightning-fast trajectory and first hit the forehead of the old store manager, and then crashed into Lulu's arms.

The huge impact made even the level 3 Lulu Neng retreat four or five steps, but the black shadow's momentum did not decrease, and it rushed towards Xia Jia's face at a slightly slower speed.

"So fast!"

Xia Jia's face changed. Being able to pinch and knock Lulu, who was at level 3, away meant that the creature was not weak. Moreover, strength was not the opponent's strong point!

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Xia Jia did not have much time to think, and saw the black shadow was about to rush in front of him.

Xia Jia was not panicked. He had encountered such attacks before he crossed over. He first tilted his head, and the red light representing "zone" flashed in his eyes. He subconsciously turned around, took a batting stance, and swung his weapon with his most familiar experience.

whoosh-

A flash of light broke through the air, and a few drops of blood bloomed.

Failed!

Xia Jia's pupils shrank. Although he felt that he had hit something, it didn't feel right. At this moment, Xia Jia remembered that he was holding a dagger, not a racket. The length and hitting area were very different.

It seems like it’s also luck if you can accidentally scratch the other person?

Xia Jia reacted quickly. To avoid being attacked from both sides, he rolled on the spot, leaving the front battlefield to Lulu.

When he looked up, the room was already silent, and it seemed no different from before.

"Don't be nervous, that thing got away."

Lulu squatted down, picked up a bunch of black hair on the ground, and analyzed:

"It's a monster. It looks like it was injured before, and it fled as soon as the door was unlocked..."

"It's a cat-like monster, conservatively speaking... a saber-toothed tiger? It's too small... um... could it be a subspecies?"

Xia Jia asked curiously, "Just based on the hair in your hand, can you tell it's a cat?"

Lulu shrugged. "Although it was obscured by the smell of blood, the smell of wild cats was too obvious."

As she spoke, she pointed to the bloodstain on her clothes, a plum blossom claw mark, confirming that it was left by the monster.

Xia Jia frowned instead: "I think it's more like a war shadow... Its figure is completely shrouded in darkness, and the way it moves is also very strange, just like a shadow."

Lulu didn't object, but she couldn't guarantee it. "Maybe it's a strengthened species. Since it can be sold as a commodity, it must be a rare species at least."

"Come on, let's go in and take a look, maybe there are other clues."

Xia Jia didn't move. He came to the old store manager and stretched out a finger to feel his breath:

"He's not dead, but his brain has suffered a huge shock. I guess it won't be easy for him to wake up."