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There are some flat lands around the house, which seem to have been cleared out for use as a garden or something like that, but in fact they have not been really put into use, and it is just a wasteland.

"No servant came out to put out the fire?"

After approaching the mansion, Lin Yi immediately noticed that although a large part of the building was already on fire, no one came out to put out the fire. The servants who were seen surrounding the mayor, Besi, during the day were nowhere to be seen now.

Behind the wall that was smashed by the carriage, in the burning, dilapidated house full of building debris, there was no one in sight.

Didn't you react?

Don’t you care at all?

Or is it because of some special reason that he has no time to take care of the situation on this side?

Lin Yi suddenly thought of Rest's previous condition. The arm that stretched out from his chest was obviously the same as those "baptized" he mentioned, skinny and deformed arms.

Is there a stickman monster like that inside Rest's body?

Does this mean that those things can survive by wearing human skin, and even when wearing human skin, they can communicate with humans normally, thus becoming like ordinary humans.

Like... some kind of disguise?

So, could it be that these dried monsters they killed were originally people disguised as humans living in the town?

Perhaps all the servants in the mayor's house, including the mayor Besi himself, are like this?

While thinking, continue to move forward.

Avoiding the burning area, Lin Yi rushed into the house and then smelled a choking smell of dust.

This is definitely not the smell that should be present in a house where people are frequently active.

"Ahem, wow, so much dust..."

Lily of the Valley, who ran in with them, also coughed a few times at this moment, with a confused expression on her face, not understanding why there was such a strong smell of dust in the building.

"This place... seems to have been abandoned for a long time?"

Tanjiro reached out and fanned away the dust, then bent down and gently wiped the wooden floor, only to find his hands were covered in dust.

"It looks like a kitchen. The pot is in such a state. It seems that the people living in here don't need to eat anymore, right?"

Lin Yi picked up the frying pan on the stove on the side of the room, only to find that the entire pot was completely rusted and even collapsed into red and black ashes as soon as he picked it up. There was no way he could use it anymore.

The burning smoke gradually spread out, making the whole room seem a little stuffy.

Lin Yi kicked open the door of the room and walked to the corridor on the first floor. The environment here looked even more dilapidated than the previous room. The walls were full of cracks and mold caused by the erosion of the humid environment. The wooden floor was full of cracks and many places had slightly collapsed. The ceiling was the same. Many collapsed structures could be seen, as well as pieces of wooden boards hanging in the air.

This is a completely dangerous building, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Yi looked to one side of the corridor, and then he saw a withered monster rapidly growing in front of him.

"Mr. Lin Yi, be careful!"

The blade left a trail like water in an instant.

Tanjiro stepped forward at the critical moment, and the Nichirin Sword collided with the monster's limbs in mid-air. After the blow, the young man fell to the ground and took a few steps back, while the monster fell to the floor, and with a loud shattering sound, it collapsed the floor and fell down.

Is it possible that the ground of this house cannot withstand the battle between Tanjiro and these monsters?

Lin Yi noticed this detail and was about to say something when he heard a voice coming from upstairs.

Chapter 29: Hey~skin?

In the dark night with heavy rain, the flames burned brightly.

Old Bob got up from the ground, panting, and enduring the coldness of the mud and water all over his body, he stumbled forward towards the mansion in front.

Old Bob still clearly remembers what Lin Yi said ten minutes ago.

[This is the key to the Rest family home. I heard from Lillian that you can drive a carriage, so is it okay to leave this to you? ]

[You also know the location of the town's kerosene warehouse, right? Then I won't emphasize the specific actions. I'll trouble you to adapt to the situation as needed.]

[However, there is only one thing. After the collision is over and the fire is confirmed, please do not continue to participate.]

[I can understand your feelings for Lillian, but let me be frank, you will hold us back.]

[In fact, even I am somewhat dragging down Tanjiro and Suzuran in the battle. After all, I don't have any extraordinary powers to show off, and you, Mr. Bob, are an eighty-year-old lame old man. Your marksmanship may be great, but it is obviously not as good as mine, not to mention your physical fitness.]

[The enemy we are facing is a group of inhuman monsters. Their number and strength are unknown. We must deal with them with caution.]

[I can understand your anxiety. I can understand that. That's why I need you to stay calm. If you act rashly and affect us, you may not be able to save your granddaughter.]

He was right. Old Bob knew very well that what Lin Yi said was true.

But even so, he couldn't just leave without saying anything.

But that's... his granddaughter, his only relative, his only bond in this world.

Emotion prevailed over reason at this moment.

Although he had thought that his reckless actions might bring negative consequences, Old Bob finally ran into the huge mansion through the crack in the wall and broke into the house first before Lin Yi and others arrived.

"Lillian..."

The old man covered his nose and walked forward in the smoke and dust, murmuring his granddaughter's name in a low voice.

Will it be here?

Could Lillian be here?

Subconsciously, he wanted to shout the other person's name loudly, but he quickly remembered that this might be an extremely dangerous place. Therefore, the old man suppressed the impulse and just carefully entered the house, opened the door and walked into a corridor, then closed the door and moved forward carefully, trying to make his steps as light as possible.

This villa looks very bright on the outside, but it is very dirty and dilapidated on the inside, filled with a damp and moldy smell.

Moss spread in the corners of the walls, cracks extended, mold covered the floor, and some pieces of wood and porcelain that looked like furniture were scattered on the ground. The whole house looked as if it had been abandoned for many years.

How could the mayor of the Biexi family, the richest and most powerful town in the entire Black Lake Town, be in this state?

Take a step forward and continue moving forward.

tread--

Then I heard footsteps coming from the stairs ahead.

Old Bob didn't hesitate, he dodged into an open door beside him and hid in the darkness.

Who will come down?

It was not until this moment that Old Bob clearly realized what a dangerous area he had stepped into and he swallowed secretly.

[The ceremony has just begun, and these foreigners have caused such a big commotion? ]

A man's voice sounded from the corridor.

It’s Mayor Biesi.

[Sorry, it's my fault. I was too eager to get rid of these strangers, and they caught me instead.]

The other person's voice was that guy Rest.

Are they really these two people?

[It's okay. You acted out of loyalty and faith. You just didn't anticipate the enemy's strength. It's not your fault.]

[The key now is how to solve the current problem. Only one of the seven sacrifices for the seventh round of rituals has been selected. Our goal is far from being completed. We cannot let them interfere with our rituals.]

Besi's voice sounded again, cold and without any emotion, as if he was not the same person as the gentle Besi in old Bob's memory.

[I will. I will prevent our advancement and the happiness that everyone is about to have. These strangers are guilty of unforgivable crimes. I will definitely eliminate them all! ]

Rest's angry voice gradually faded away, with gnashing of teeth.

The two people in the corridor seemed to have reached the end of one side of the corridor, opened the door, closed the door, and then no sound could be heard.

Old Bob walked out of the hut where he was hiding, and after making sure that there was no one else in the corridor, he carefully walked towards the stairs at the end of the corridor, which was the direction where Rest and Bessie had come down at the beginning.

Those two people... no, those two monsters in human skin, they are now on the first floor.

In this case, I can go to the second floor to search, and that should ensure safety for the time being, right?

Step onto the somewhat damaged and aged wooden stairs and move upwards.

The smell of dust became stronger.

The fire outside the window illuminated the even more dilapidated second floor. If the first floor looked like an abandoned house that had been abandoned for a long time, then the second floor did not look like a place where people could stay at all.

There were many places where the floor collapsed, and if you were not careful, you would fall down to the first floor. The places where you could stand were also dangerous, and you could hear the sound of something cracking and breaking in the wooden floor, as if it would collapse in the next second.

More dust appeared on this floor, and no matter which direction you looked, you could see obvious signs of years of abandonment.

Ah, speaking of which, the first floor of the mayor's house is occasionally used to entertain guests, so there may still be relatively intact houses. However, starting from the second floor upwards, it is an area that no visitors have ever entered. Because of this, this place will be more dilapidated, because there is no need to disguise it?

Lillian, could it be here?

Old Bob thought so and stepped carefully into the hall connecting to the staircase on the second floor.

He slowly approached the first door and listened carefully to the movements in the house. When he heard that there was no sound inside, he opened the door and carefully stepped into the house.

This seems to be a... changing room?

Old Bob saw many clothes hanging on hangers and lined up in rows.

There was everything from farmer's coats to elegant suits, arranged in what seemed like random order.

I don't quite understand the point of putting these clothes together.

Go a little deeper.

The things on the hangers changed from clothes to other things.

"what is this?"

Light yellow and whitish, it seems to be mainly these two colors, like some kind of tights covering the whole body, a strange thing.

I can't understand what it is.

But for some reason, I had a bad feeling.

He reached out his hand and gently touched one of the strange things hanging on the clothes hanger.

Then, Old Bob understood the essence of this thing from the touch.

"Skin……"

Smooth, skin.

Human, soft skin.

Old Bob took a big step back in horror, unable to hide the fear in his expression.

This is human skin.

It is human skin that was peeled off alive.

These are the things lost by the skinned dead in several bloody ceremonies in Black Lake Town in the past.

Surprisingly, has it always been here?

【Ah……】

At this moment, a cold laugh was heard behind him.

Old Bob, sensing something, turned around, and was then grabbed by the neck by a large hand. He was lifted into the air, struggling in vain as breathing became increasingly difficult.

This is not the place for you, unbaptized.

Parson's face, which looked a bit blue-gray, walked out from behind several human skins.

Chapter 30: Na~ Confused?

"Uh... ah..."

There's no way to breathe.

I couldn't break free from the other person's fingers at all.

So strong...

My consciousness...is blurry...

If this continues... Lillian...

struggle.