allonlinenovel Chapter 332 Dream Return
Chapter 332 Dream Return
"He... died?"
Li Shanren looked down at the tall werewolf corpse, pulled out his long knife from the other's neck, and shook off the blood on the knife.
"Obviously," Frye said, approaching.
"So the girl asked us to help her find her parents, but we just killed her father?"
"There's no way. He's out of control. Either he dies or we die. And... he probably doesn't remember his family anymore." Frye sighed, "But maybe we can still find her mother. She might be nearby."
"Then let's look around." Li Shanren said.
A few minutes later, the two came to a big tree at the edge of the cemetery. Next to it was a two-meter-high bungalow. On the roof lay a female corpse with a ruby brooch on her chest. Her back was chopped open with a sharp weapon, revealing bright red flesh and blood. The blood seemed to have dried up.
It was obvious that she was dead and had been dead for some time.
The two looked at each other in silence for a while, and then Li Shanren asked, "Do you want to tell her the news?"
"If she survived, she would have known," Frye said.
After that, Frye climbed onto the roof and took the ruby brooch off the body.
"I want to take this back to her."
Li Shanren took a look at the ruby on the brooch and felt that the ruby was extremely red, as if it were made of solidified blood.
"This is the only way. It can be considered an explanation." He sighed.
"However, on hunting night, if there is no adult accompanying them, they will not be safe even if they have incense, and the incense may not last until the end of the hunting night." Frye said in a serious tone.
"Their incense should be able to last for a while. If we can find my companions first, maybe I can let them stay and accompany them." Li Shanren pondered.
"I don't recommend you do this." Frye shook his head. "You are all outsiders, so you will naturally be chased by the beastmen. The child can be covered up by the incense, but if there are two outsiders staying together without the protection of incense, they will probably be surrounded."
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“The residents here are really welcoming.”
Ezio squatted on a small protruding roof, looking at the beastly residents gathered below and roared at them.
"We have to find a way to get rid of them," said Altaïr, who was squatting on another roof. "We can't do anything if they keep chasing us."
"Everywhere I go here, there are crazy demi-humans." Ezio frowned, "I don't know what happened to this place? There is not a single normal person here. Or have we entered a country that belongs only to demi-humans?"
"No, they don't look like subhumans. They look more like humans. Their clothes are obviously ill-fitting." Altaïr observed the towering Gothic buildings around him. "These buildings are also very strange. It feels like we have come to another world."
"Let's leave here first. They won't climb. Maybe we can climb to a place where they can't catch up, and then completely get rid of these crazy residents." Ezio said.
"Let's go then."
Altaïr looked around, then stood up first, took a short two-step running jump, accurately grasped the edge of another roof, and climbed up with a slight effort.
The buildings in this place are so densely packed that their climbing abilities are perfectly utilized.
Seeing this, Ezio also jumped onto another roof and moved forward parallel to Altaïr.
Although they are not their original bodies, they have not lost any of their experience and skills as assassins.
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"where is this place?"
Li Shanren looked up at the high dome. There were many benches in the hall, with a small circular open space in the middle. The floor was engraved with complex and magnificent symmetrical patterns, and the air was filled with lingering strong incense.
"The incense in the Orton Chapel is particularly strong, and most beasts won't approach it. This may be one of the few safe places in Yharnam." Frye introduced briefly.
In the corner of the church, a hunchbacked old woman in a red dress and hood was lying there. The wide red dress hood covered her whole body tightly. Beside the old woman were many bottles and jars, and a circle of candles.
The smell of incense came from him.
"Hey." Frye walked up to the old man and called out.
"Oh...you're back. Sorry, the incense covered your scent and I didn't notice."
The old woman raised her head tremblingly, revealing an extremely ugly and old face, which looked charred as if it had been burned by flames. Her voice sounded a little sharp, like that of an old lady.
Then, she turned her head to look at Li Shanren and said with some joy: "Is this the companion you brought back? He also looks like a hunter, but... he doesn't seem to have the smell of a hunter."
"I'm not what you call a hunter." Li Shanren shook his head.
"Aren't you a hunter? I see... If you don't mind, you can stay in this chapel." The old man said in a sharp and hoarse voice, "This hunting night is different from the past. Many residents hiding at home have turned into beasts. The screams of female residents, the roars of monsters, and the stench of blood... are everywhere. Yharnam is finished."
"However, I have stored a lot of incense here, which may last until the end of this hunt. So I think if there are still surviving residents, we can let them hide here. Those beasts will never approach this place."
"The incense here should be enough to cover up the smell of outsiders on you." Frye also said.
"Do you mean to bring those two children here?" Li Shanren frowned.
To be honest, he didn't quite trust the old man in front of him.
"Yeah, that's the best advice I can give," Frye said.
"Are you two discussing bringing other people here?" the old man asked. "I would be very grateful if you could do that. On a night like this, I just want more people to survive. Apart from that, I don't ask for anything else..."
"Whether you agree or not, at least I will let Father Gascoigne's daughter take refuge here." Frye looked at Li Shanren and said.
"Is she...safe?" Li Shanren pointed at the old man and looked at Frye.
Frye was silent for a moment, then said, "She is a blind person and has disabled legs. She will not pose a threat to anyone."
"Oh... are you two talking about me? I promise that I will not, and I don't have the ability to, harm any of the surviving residents who are taking refuge here. I really just want to keep as many innocent people alive as possible. Please believe me." The old man said sincerely.
Li Shanren looked at the old man carefully again, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll bring Melissa over."
"If what you say is true, then we will allow other residents to seek refuge with you," he said to the old man.
"Thank you...thank you for trusting me. Please bring them here. It will make me feel like a useful person." The old man said gratefully.
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"You...you guys are back! So soon! Have you found your parents?"
Li Shanren, who was standing by the window, choked slightly, then looked at Frye beside him.
You say it, or I say it?
Frye took a deep breath, took out the ruby brooch, and said to the little figure lying in front of the window: "We found your mother, but unfortunately, she may... not be able to come back."
After saying this, he placed the brooch by the window.
Soon, the window was opened a crack, and a small hand tremblingly took the brooch away.
"Mr. Hunter, is this...is this really her? No...no, Mom, don't leave me alone."
The little figure behind the window clenched the brooch in both hands and burst into tears.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
Inside the house, Melissa looked at the crying girl with black curly hair, hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and gently patted her on the back, silently comforting her.
“Oh my God, what should I do? How should I tell my sister about this?” The girl with black curly hair cried. “No, I… I don’t believe this is true. She must be trapped somewhere. Wait for me to go out and find her.”
"If you don't believe me, I can take you to see them for the last time. Then you can see for yourself."
At this time, Li Shanren knocked on the window gently and spoke.
"In the meantime, I will take you and Melissa to another safe place. Your incense may not be enough to last through the night. If you agree to this, I will take you there."
"Really...really?" the girl asked, trying to stop crying.
"I promise."
"But... I can't just open the door for you. You are hunters. I heard that you will kill everyone wandering the streets on hunting nights."
Hearing this, Frye looked very calm and didn't say much, as if what the girl said was true.
"You don't have to worry about this. He is a hunter, but I am not. You can trust me." Li Shanren pointed at Frye and said.
"That's just because I'm afraid you'll run into a hunter who's out of control." Frye pulled the corner of his mouth and explained, "I haven't shown any signs of losing control yet, so I won't attack you."
"Okay...I believe you guys, you're kind people."
Half a minute later, Melissa took the girl with black curly hair and carefully pushed open the door.
Standing outside the house were two men dressed very similarly, both wearing a tricorn hat and a long black trench coat.
One is young and handsome, and the other has a stubble and looks a little weathered.
"Melissa, it's me." The bearded man said.
"Brother Lisern......?" Melissa looked at him in surprise.
"Well, as you can see, my image has changed a bit, but my voice is still the same. However, your appearance doesn't seem to have changed..." Li Shanren held his chin and looked at him.
"Thank...thank you for helping me." The girl with black curly hair said, hiding behind Melissa, with a beautiful white ribbon tied on her chest.
She still seemed a little uneasy about appearing in front of the "Hunter".
"You're welcome. Let's go now."
The journey to the Orton Chapel was not peaceful. Perhaps because Li Shanren and Melissa were together, the aura of the so-called "outsiders" was relatively strong, so many beastly residents took the initiative to find them and launched an attack.
It is more difficult to defend because we have to distract ourselves from protecting the safety of two children.
In the end, in order to reduce the target, the two decided to act separately, each taking one child.
Among them, Fry took Melissa away and went to Orton Chapel first, while Li Shanren took the girl with black curly hair to find her parents.
Ten minutes later, Li Shanren took her back to the cemetery where Father Gascoigne was killed.
"Well...it should be safe here."
Li Shanren checked the cemetery first and made sure there was no danger before letting the girl in.