The Death List Novel - Chapter 35

Chapter 35 Step By Step
The skin and muscles of the stone ghost were as hard as stone, and even the inside of its mouth was as tough as cowhide.

Fortunately, the Evil Dagger was forged from meteoric iron, and its material was superior and incomparably sharp. Adding 12 souls’ soul power was actually another magical law that could pierce through the mouth of the statue ghost in one fell swoop.

Although the statue ghost looked strange, the connection between the back of its head and its spine was somewhat similar to that of a human, and there was no skull covering it. The Evil Dagger pierced through its mouth, pierced through the back of its head, and nailed it firmly to the tree trunk.

After this monster was severely injured, it did not die. Instead, it became even more violent. The originally slender muscles more than doubled in size, and his body grew larger and larger like a balloon, and his struggling strength grew stronger and stronger.

Although his head was nailed to the tree trunk by the dagger, the hook claws of his four limbs had torn apart the hunchback servant’s skin. Frank felt bursts of burning pain in his back and could only squeeze the statue ghost to restrict the monster’s ability to move its limbs. If it weren’t for his incomparable strength, no ordinary person would have been able to persevere any longer.

“Tilt your head!” A cold voice came from behind Frank. The hunchback servant was shocked and immediately tilted his neck, tilting his head to the side.

“Dole!” A sharp gust of wind swept past the ears of the hunchbacked servant, causing a trace of blood to appear on his cheek.

When Frank came to his senses, he found a shovel sticking out of his head.

Like a strange guillotine, the shovel cut into the bloody mouth of the stone statue ghost’s ear, almost splitting the monster’s head in half. The fierce light in the Stone Statue Ghost’s eyes gradually subsided, and he stopped struggling. This time, he was truly dead.

Frank sat on the ground with his back against the tree, panting heavily. Qin Lun had already bandaged his shoulders and back, but his expression was still a little dazed.

The red light in Qin Lun’s eyes had long disappeared. He was observing the dead statue ghost with interest, only occasionally glancing at the hunchbacked servant with a wooden expression. Of course, he knew why Frank had such an expression. Just now, Joey’s ruthlessness made the hunchback servant find it hard to accept.

Although Wellington and Frank were masters and servants, it was not too much to say that they were a pair of brothers with a special relationship since they grew up together. The hunchbacked ugly man didn’t mind dying to save Wellington, but Qin Lun stabbed him in the back in order to kill the statue ghost, causing him to have a strange feeling of strangeness and distance in his heart.

Qin Lun really admired Frank’s loyalty. That was why he kept his promise to leave Frank as much wealth as possible before he left this world, so that he could live alone.

However, Qin Lun was not an ordinary person after all. He had only read about the morals and ethics that normal humans should possess in books, and not really integrated them into his mind.

For Qin Lun, even if Joey really killed Frank just now, he didn’t feel any guilt in his heart. The hunchback servant was a loyal servant, but his loyalty was not to him, but to the long-dead Wellington Stein.

After circling around the dead statue ghost for a few rounds, Qin Lun stood up again and looked towards the bushes where he saw the white figure at the beginning. The ghostly white figure had already disappeared, as if it was just an illusion he had occasionally had. However, Qin Lun knew that this was not an illusion. At the very least, the hunchbacked servant should have seen it as well.

“It’s almost dawn!” Qin Lun looked at the hunchback servant who was still in a daze and sighed, “Frank, it’s time to get up!”

“Oh? Young … Young Master, should we go back?” The hunchbacked ugly man supported his shoulders and stood up. He lowered his head and did not look straight at Qin Lun.

“Fill in Stephen’s grave first! I’ll go back later, and you can return to the castle later.” Qin Lun glanced at the shoulders and bloody back of the hunchback servant and paused for a moment. “If you can’t hold on, come back immediately!”

“Understood, Young Master!” Hearing Qin Lun’s words, the hunchbacked servant suddenly felt refreshed. He grinned, and a smile appeared on his face again. “What about the corpse of this monster?”

What a simple human! Qin Lun looked at Frank who had recovered and sighed in his heart. A casual caring word made him forget Joey’s ruthlessness.

“This statue ghost” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up as he narrowed his eyes and instructed in a low voice.

After a while, Qin Lun patted the dirt on his body and walked out of the forest. It was already dawn, so he must return to the castle immediately, or else he would attract suspicions.

After walking for a few steps, his heart skipped a beat and he walked towards the place where the white figure appeared first. Qin Lun stopped in front of a nearby tombstone.

This hillside forest was the Albert family’s cemetery, and this tombstone was naturally a member of the Albert family.

“Mary Albert.”

“Finnish calendar 1698-1732”

Seeing this tombstone, the corner of Qin Lun’s mouth curled slightly and he rubbed his fingers. However, when he raised his head to look at the sky, he let out a sigh of regret and turned around to run towards the exit of the forest without stopping.

…

On the winding mountain road, a young man was slowly running towards the majestic ancient castle in front of him.

At this time, it was dawn, and some early servants had already appeared in the courtyard of the castle. They were busy with their day’s work. Seeing the young man running along the stone bridge into the castle, the servants smiled attentively.

This young man was now the only doctor in the Audi region who could cure that terrible disease. He was also a distinguished guest of the owner of the castle. They didn’t dare to be disrespectful when it came to business or personal matters.

Qin Lun walked into the castle hall with a friendly smile on his face and met Jason, the old butler who was preparing breakfast tea.

The old butler looked at Qin Lun, who was covered in dust, and was slightly surprised. “Dr. Stan, did you go running again? Eh? You …”

“Oh, it’s too early to run today. It’s too dark. I slipped on the mountain road!” Qin Lun looked at himself and explained with a smile, “Oh right, I want to wash my body, so I won’t drink breakfast tea. Please apologize to the Baron for me!”

“Alright, I’ll send it to your room as soon as possible!” The old butler nodded politely. In the past few days, there had been showers. The mountain road was muddy, and the morning humidity was heavy. It was not unusual for the old butler to fall on the mountain road. The old butler quickly felt relieved.

After Qin Lun returned to his room, the maid quickly prepared bath water for him and brought him breakfast. After washing his body and eating breakfast, Qin Lun felt exhausted. He leaned against the bed and picked up a medical book to read. He only looked at the book with his eyes, but his mind was not on the book. He quietly waited for Frank’s return.

There was no corpse of Stephen Albert in the cemetery, one-sided confirmation that the mission target might not be dead, but at this point, Qin Lun was once again in trouble.

The members of the Albert Clan were unlikely to continue to reveal the truth to him. If he hadn’t discovered some clues last night, he would probably have had to resort to powerful methods.

Qin Lun felt that he was slowly approaching the core truth of a huge secret. Stephen Albert’s death was most likely just the tip of the iceberg. The Albert family tried their best to conceal that the incident more than a year ago was probably just a key.

The truth behind this is likely to date back hundreds of years to the first Baron Albert’s connection to the Odia region. Of course, this was only Qin Lun’s guess at the moment.

The danger he encountered last night ignited Qin Lun’s fighting spirit. He was more interested in the huge secret behind the quest than in the quest itself.

The disappearing corpse, the white ghost, the legendary statue ghost … Qin Lun put down the book and stood up to paced around the room. His face was slightly flushed, and the excitement in his heart was somewhat uncontrollable. The questions and curiosity that kept surging out made Qin Lun feel excited and expectant like a climax.

After resting in the room for a while, Qin Lun opened a window and suddenly frowned.

After calculating the time, he returned to the castle. It had been almost two hours, but why hadn’t Frank appeared yet? Although Joey avoided the important muscles and bones on the hunchback servant’s shoulder, the piercing wound was not something that could be stopped by bandaging. Adding on the fact that Frank’s back was grabbed by the statue ghost, the rate of blood loss would be even faster.

Qin Lun originally thought that Frank would be back at most half an hour, but he still hadn’t seen the hunchbacked ugly man.

Could it be that that idiot bleeded himself to death? Tell him not to be brave. If he really loses blood and dies, wouldn’t he have done so much preparation in vain? It doesn’t matter if that idiot dies. If he wasted so much effort …

Qin Lun’s face twitched and his fingernails were embedded into his palm. However, a strange uneasiness arose in his heart.

“Doctor Stan, Doctor Stan!” Just as Qin Lun was worried, the old butler Jason’s voice came from outside the door.

“What is it?” Qin Lun’s heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly opened the door.

“Doctor Stan, your attendant is back. However, his condition is not very good. Go and take a look!” The old butler said anxiously.

“Where is he?” Qin Lun secretly heaved a sigh of relief. His tightly clenched palm relaxed, revealing a small bloodstain on his palm. .

In a spacious room, Frank was lying on a flat wooden bed with a pale face. He closed his eyes tightly, his chest slightly heaving, and his upper body was covered in white bandages. The maid next to him carried away the bloody basin by the side of the bed and replaced it with a basin of warm water.

Qin Lun wiped the sweat off his forehead, stood up from the bed and finished the work at hand. Last night in the woods, the light was too dim. Now, after careful examination, he found that the hunchback servant’s injuries were more serious than he had imagined.

Not mentioning the piercing wound on Frank’s shoulder, there were also a few deep bloody marks on his back. To be able to stay outside for two hours before coming back, even with his strength, it was almost a life-threatening act.

Qin Lun’s next plan could not do without the help of the hunchback servant. Helplessly, he had to spend half a drop of World Tree Dew to replenish his strength.

“How did he get hurt? Can anyone tell me?” Qin Lun angrily turned around and looked at everyone in the room.

‘”Come with me, Wellington! People outside the Albert family couldn’t understand this. However, since your followers were involved and the incident happened near the castle, I think you have the right to know something now!” The old baron sighed and walked out of the room with his hands behind his back. He nodded and signaled Qin Lun to follow him.