Chapter 110: The Scene Behind the Door
It seemed to be the entrance to a cellar.
Thick walls were built on both sides, carved with symbols of unknown meaning.
William deliberately kept a certain distance from the "door." He looked around, and soon raised an eyebrow.
He felt a fluctuation of power on those thick walls.
Like some kind of barrier, separating the two sides of the "door."
"Is it a seal..." William guessed secretly.
At the same time, a mental force indeed lingered on the "door," spilling out from the cracks of those seal symbols.
When someone approached there, this mental force would try to affect the human brain.
"No matter how you look at it, this looks like a weakening seal. Who knows what powerful guy is locked inside."
Thinking of this, William retreated a few steps.
He originally thought this was the "Seal Ritual" mentioned by the High Priest.
But Sadie also looked curious at this time, seemingly never having seen this place before.
Lance took out some parts from his bag.
Paperclips, scissors, long iron strips...
These were essentials for lockpicking.
Then he tightly gripped a crucifix; this was given by William.
On the way approaching the "door," the previous feelings of discomfort in the brain indeed disappeared.
This made Lance sigh in his heart again about the power of holy artifacts.
Just as he was preparing to act, a voice stopped him.
"You plan to pry the door open just like that?" William had an expression of "Are you kidding me?"
Lance was stunned, not understanding what the priest meant.
"What if there are mechanisms behind the door?"
"What if a powerful monster is locked inside?"
"What if it causes some major upheaval?"
Three questions in a row made Lance realize his oversight.
"Then... what preparations do I need to make?" He thought carefully but really couldn't find what else could be done.
William shook his head helplessly, then walked to the stairs where they came down.
"There is only one path here. If something falls at the entrance, we will be trapped here to death."
"Arrangements to block poison fog should be made around the door."
"Before picking the lock, at least hold a defensive item in front of your face."
Under William's guidance, the three demon hunters discovered that there were actually so many arrangements that could be made.
The three immediately took action and made ample preparations according to the priest's instructions.
William also arranged a pile of holy artifacts nearby.
After this, Lance came to the door again.
A piece of armor was placed in front of him, stripped from the elite monster.
Lance took out the tool and inserted it into the keyhole.
Click.
A gap appeared in the wooden door.
In the next second, a burst of black aura surged out from inside.
Lance was caught off guard.
But those black auras were all intercepted by the holy artifacts at the door.
Seeing this, Lance breathed a sigh of relief.
If he had opened the door directly at the beginning, he would definitely have been invaded by those black mists.
At the same time, deep under the castle.
On the throne, a skeletal hand clenched into a "fist."
After those auras were purified, only then did Lance dare to push the door open.
The scene behind the door stunned the four people present.
William frowned tightly.
Sadie and Raph looked amazed.
Lance looked excited.
"It really is here! My investigation was correct!"
At this time, in everyone's eyes, the space behind the door was not large, with only a small pool.
And floating above the pool was a black and yellow sphere.
A large amount of dense gas poured out from inside, spreading to the outside along the corners of the room.
Among them were the poison fog pervading the Plague Zone, and the black aura William saw on the Hive Queen.
"Miss Sadie, please come in with me." Lance turned his head and said.
"How... do you plan to eliminate that thing?" Sadie frowned after seeing the scene inside the room.
"With my blood."
Lance raised his arm.
"I have dissected monsters; the same black aura is entrenched in their bodies."
"This thing can only be dispelled with 'Cursed Blood'; perhaps this is exactly the fate of the Beneke family."
Seeing that the goal the family had worked for decades to achieve was about to be completed, Lance also had a little more patience.
"Don't worry, Miss Sadie. You only need to watch from the side later. If there is an accident, you can abandon me and leave."
Sadie gripped the crucifix in her hand and turned to look at William.
Lance also knew the weight of this priest in her heart.
Therefore, he also focused his gaze on William.
For a time, all three were waiting for the latter's attitude.
"Strange... no signs of mental invasion."
William rubbed his chin, constantly checking himself.
The mental power spilling from the room was blocked by the holy artifacts.
This also meant that the scene the four saw was real.
But this was even stranger.
Before hunting the elite monster earlier, William had searched the interior of the castle.
If he remembered correctly, above the cellar should be another room.
In other words, this entrance should lead underground.
Instead of the terrain being flat like it is now.
He told the three about this doubt.
"Maybe you saw it wrong; the terrain inside the castle is complex, this is also possible." Lance didn't think much of it.
William became vigilant instantly upon hearing this!
If he was just suspicious just now, he was almost completely certain now.
These words of Lance were classic pre-disaster remarks in American horror movies!
Besides, this guy seemed to have changed into a different person at some point.
Completely different from when they met in front of the castle's main entrance.
William remained silent, took out the Exorcism Bible and holy water from his bag, and retreated a few steps with a serious face.
"Before going in, you three drink this."
He threw the holy water to them respectively.
If the people opposite showed a trace of refusal or abnormality, William would evacuate immediately.
Although he hadn't found evidence yet, he suspected someone was influenced by the evil aura here.
Sadie and Raph looked surprised, but the two naturally wouldn't refuse and pulled out the stoppers to drink immediately.
Lance frowned: "What is this?"
"Holy water, can purify the evil in the body."
"Father William, under these circumstances, forgive me for not being able to..."
"This is your freedom, but if you don't do it, forgive me for not being able to help you anymore."
"You...!! This was agreed upon!"
Lance looked resentful, clenching his fists tightly.
Seeing this, William opened the Exorcism Bible and signaled Sadie and Raph to come over.
"Mr. Lance, compared to when we first met, don't you think you are a little less cautious?"
As soon as this remark came out, the atmosphere fell into a weird silence.
Sadie and Raph suddenly realized, obviously discovering the anomaly.
Lance covered his head, seemingly doubting himself too.
"If you want to achieve your family's goal, drink the holy water."
At this time, William's voice sounded again.
Lance shook his head, and after a moment, opened the bottle stopper.
"Ugh... ahhh."
He looked in pain, rolling on the ground constantly, and soon broke out in a cold sweat.
Just as William planned to start the ritual, Lance stood up again.
"Thank you, Father."
He gasped for breath.
"My desire to complete the 'goal' was exploited."
Just after drinking the holy water, Lance regained his calm instantly and realized the abnormality in his behavior.
Aside, William nodded upon hearing this.
In his perspective, no abnormality occurred after Lance drank the holy water.
Listening to the other party's words at this time, he understood instantly.
"No wonder the holy artifacts didn't react."
After this small episode, the vigilance of the three demon hunters increased significantly, and they all retreated a few steps.
"Mr. Lance, since your goal is to purify that thing."
William pointed inside the room.
"Then it should be fine if I handle it."
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