The Death List Novel - Chapter 748
Chapter 748 The Mystery of the Study Room
“Oh, God!” Looking at Qin Lun who was nailed to the wall, Susan covered her mouth and cried out in alarm, but her eyes quickly widened.
Qin Lun, who was severely injured and seemed to be on the verge of death, suddenly raised his head and grabbed the shaft of the gun. The weakened Saint Thorn, which was originally hanging beside him, seemed to have suddenly beaten chicken blood and opened like a blooming flower bud. He circled around Hansen, who was at the other end of the spear, and hugged him from behind.
There were also some Saint Thorns that were like grape vines, climbing up along the spear, wrapping themselves around the iron spear one after another.
Hansen’s expression changed slightly. In his calculations, even if he suffered this penetrating injury, he would lose a third of his HP. As for Qin Lun’s hunter profession, it was to attack Gao Xuemo, and his HP would drop by at least half.
The reason why he took the risk of attacking was because he hoped that Qin Lun would give up the attack after being heavily injured and take the initiative to retreat. Unexpectedly, Qin Lun still wanted to use this moment to continue fighting for his life.
In this way, Hansen had no choice but to fight with Qin Lun, hoping to put him on the verge of death. This way, after their group met, the plan this time would be completed in disguise. But if his judgment was wrong, Qin Lun still had a lot of HP left, and he lost the space to dodge, then he would undoubtedly die.
Another option was to abandon the spear and retreat. This way, he had no choice but to run away immediately. Without the iron spear, he had no chance of winning.
Hansen, who had always been decisive, hesitated at this moment. If the opponent in front of him was the familiar Qin Lun, he would definitely retreat without hesitation. Because Qin Lun was willing to take such risks in the past, there must be a conspiracy.
However, facing Qin Lun’s current master, he didn’t know what to do, because both Hill and Rand had said that Qin Lun showed signs of self-destruction.
Therefore, he did not choose to gamble against each other, nor did he choose to abandon his gun and retreat. Countless veins burst out from the back of his hands as he forcefully swung his spear, wanting to throw Qin Lun away.
He had considered this point when he had used the Adolid Spear to melt the chains and combine them into a long spear. Apart from the round spear, other cold weapons could be entangled by the Saint Thorn. However, the spear had a great chance to use its round body to throw off the Saint Thorn.
However, just as he waved his spear horizontally, he noticed a tremendous backlash coming from his hand. The barrel of the spear was only bent into an arc, but the spear head was actually motionless.
Hansen immediately realized why. It turned out that Qin Lun had been quietly retreating during the battle just now. When the spear pierced through him, the spear tip was firmly nailed into the wall.
Of course, this was nothing. With Hansen’s brute force, not to mention a wall, even a tank armor plate could be torn apart.
However, Qin Lun had commanded many Saint Thorns to climb up the walls and ceiling at some unknown time. This was not as simple as tearing through a wall with an iron spear. Because these Saint Thorns were wrapped in iron spears, Hansen was not only picking up Qin Lun with his iron spear, but was also picking up the entire secret room in the corridor.
After discovering this, Hansen finally made a decision. He immediately abandoned his gun and retreated. One of the hilts of the spear melted and melted into molten iron. The rest of the spear turned into a chain and scattered on the ground.
“Don’t you think it’s too late?” Qin Lun’s face revealed a trace of ferocity. He had dared to fight Hansen just now. Of course, it wasn’t a madness without reason. Instead, he had used the Sacred Thorn’s own ability-the Sacred Lake.
The Holy Lake could use the vitality contained in this world treasure to temporarily increase his energy or health. If Hansen really dared to fight him, he wouldn’t be the one to die first.
Saint Thorn was one of Qin Lun’s trump cards in the past. He didn’t give information about the items to the other murderers, so Hansen didn’t know about the existence of the Saint Lake skill. Otherwise, he would have made a completely opposite decision.
Hansen’s movements just now were only for a short moment, but he had already lost the best opportunity. Now, there was only a small gap left in the Saint Thorn that was wrapped around him from behind.
“Humph!” Hansen snorted coldly, and the dark blue soul flames from before shot towards the Saint Thorn like a fire man.
“Bang!” A dazzling flash illuminated the entire room, causing Qin Lun to squint slightly.
By the time the blue light faded, Hansen had already broken through a large hole in the net made up of Saint Thorns. There were also some fragments of the net that were burning blue and falling down from above.
However, Hansen was also uncomfortable. One of his shoulders was pierced by the Saint Thorn that had escaped the net. Although the injuries weren’t as terrifying as Kieran’s penetrating wounds, it only took a little time for them to grow into Saint Thorns and cause a mess in Hansen’s body.
Although both of them were injured, Hansen knew that he didn’t have a chance. After he broke through the Saint Thorn’s obstruction, his unharmed right hand forcefully grabbed onto his left arm that was pierced through his shoulder. He let out a low roar and actually forcefully tore off this arm.
Blood shot out from his shoulders like a fountain, causing his disciples’ faces to instantly turn as pale as snow.
“Heh, a good match. Next time, next time … Qin Lun!” Hansen paused and threw himself at the only window in the room.
“Bang!” Qin Lun looked at the broken window with some unwillingness. He lowered his head and dug out the iron ring embedded in his body. He couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood, dyeing the ground in front of him blood red.
“Chris, are you alright?” Susan didn’t dare to look at the terrifying wound on Qin Lun’s right chest. She turned her head and asked worriedly, “Did you say that person was the cult disciple from the Evil Manor? Does he look familiar to you?”
“Yes, we used to be’good friends’!” Qin Lun grinned. A Saint Thorn circled his chest like a bandage, blocking the bleeding wound and the pale white ribs exposed in his chest.
“You’re so badly injured, you still have the strength to joke!” Susan thought that the young man was joking and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, “What should we do now? Let’s rest here for a while. Perhaps the other people who came in can find out the secret of this place …”
“I’m fine. Relying on others is better than relying on myself. I already understood this logic a long time ago!” Qin Lun took a few breaths. After he closed the wound, his expression became much better.
He wasn’t as weak as he looked. Not only did the Sacred Thorn give him the HP he had accumulated in the Sacred Lake, he also had a green gift skill that could speed up his recovery.
Now, as long as he didn’t continue to fight, then after an hour or two, the penetrating wounds wouldn’t affect the performance of the battle anymore.
He could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the HP on the death list was slowly recovering. He wasn’t afraid of death, but if he died at such an interesting and tense juncture, he would probably die in grief.
“Are you really alright?” Susan hesitated and came over to support Qin Lun. She had seen the young man’s right chest pierced through with her own eyes. However, she wasn’t sure. After all, this person in front of her was an Adept. Perhaps their vitality was much stronger than an ordinary person’s.
“Help me to the window!” Qin Lun did not refuse Susan’s help. He did not dare to use too much force, afraid of tearing the wound open again.
When she reached the window and looked down the broken window frame, Susan’s eyebrows widened in surprise, and even Qin Lun couldn’t help but blink. Beneath the window was the library-like study they had just entered through the secret room corridor.
Judging from their current position, they seemed to be at a window on the third floor that was concealed as a bookshelf.
“How strange. What’s going on?” Susan looked back at Qin Lun in confusion. “I remember the secret room corridor was on the first floor, and we haven’t gone up yet?”
‘”No wonder. Remember when I said that Wilson Manor might have countless of them, but now I just confirmed that. The space here is already in a mess. Take a closer look!”
Qin Lun pointed at the middle of the study and said, “You fell down in that position before, remember?”
“Mm! That’s right, I remember. There shouldn’t be a carpet there!” Susan whispered, “Isn’t this the study room we used to have?!”
“That’s not necessarily the case. Perhaps that study room originally had a carpet, but someone took it away at some point in history!” Qin Lun shook his head thoughtfully. “The timeline is also in chaos. Unless we find out the most important factors, it’s useless to just rely on imagination!”
“Where’s the man who fought with you just now? He doesn’t seem to be in this study. There’s not even blood on the carpet!” Susan rubbed her temples in distress. “Could it be that the place where he fell isn’t the same place as down there? Should we go down and take a look?”
“If we don’t go down, let’s leave through the corridor where that person came in!” Qin Lun thought for a moment and then said, “If there is no clue on the other end, let’s go upstairs and take a look at the manor!”
“Alright then!” Susan helped Qin Lun to the corridor where Hansen was coming from.
However, when they reached the end of the corridor and pushed open a door, they were surprised to discover that there was another study opposite them.
“Chris, look!” Susan suddenly pointed at the top of the study and shouted, “Look to the left of the bookshelf on the third floor. Is that broken window the room we were in just now?”
“If it’s not a coincidence, it should be!” Qin Lun frowned and replied.
“I think this place is so scary!” Susan trembled and her face turned ashen.
“Terrifying?” Qin Lun asked curiously, “What’s so scary about this?”
“Anyway, I can’t stand this strange atmosphere anymore!” Susan curled her lips. “Let’s hurry up and leave this study. Didn’t you say we should go upstairs and take a look?”
“Alright then!” Qin Lun originally wanted to stay and look for clues, but he suddenly remembered that Susan was the key person to push the plot forward.
What would Susan and Wilson or Luke do in a real-life scenario? Obviously, Susan would definitely urge her companions to leave this place as she did now.
“Then let me see, what else will I encounter next?” A cold light flashed in Qin Lun’s eyes.