Chapter 104: The Old Castle
Joy appeared in the eyes of the demon hunters as they ran frantically forward.
After entering the range of the oasis, everyone raised their noses greedily.
The long-lost fresh air rushed into their nasal cavities.
Their Swamp Leaves and Hearts of Blackwater also began to replenish.
The demon hunters had finally crossed the line of death.
They all nodded in greeting to the priest.
Although the Allard family's methods were somewhat dishonorable, the other party indeed did not break their promise.
Daphne looked at William with shocked eyes.
She could understand this priest less and less.
The other party seemed to always find a solution to the problem.
"The [Trait] this time should be taken by the Allard family," Daphne murmured in her heart.
Sadie and Raph were also excited.
Although both of them trusted William very much.
But involving so many demon hunter teams, it was inevitable to have some worries.
Now that the oasis was right in front of them, the two also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fellow demon hunters, since the oasis has been found, we will take our leave first."
William crossed himself on his chest.
"I also apologize for the rude behavior earlier. I used some dishonorable means only to ensure that you would not leave without authorization."
"At this moment, other demon hunter teams are still waiting for our help."
"The Cooper family is also prowling on the periphery; we must unite."
Regarding the priest's words, most demon hunters agreed in their hearts.
Maybe they were a little resentful at first.
But after arriving at the oasis, this resentment had already diminished by more than half.
Besides, the Allard family didn't rob everything, right?
They only took a few rare materials, and the rest was left to them.
This had much more of a bottom line than the Cooper family, who followed the doctrine of "looting everything."
After warning this group of demon hunters not to run around blindly, the Allard family demon hunter team disappeared into the dense forest.
Daphne naturally chose to stay. For the Calvin family to save their lives this time, Lady Luck had already visited them.
Now she just had to wait for the [Trait] to be taken, and she could leave this damn place.
After bidding farewell to the group of demon hunters, William and his team pulled off a few more "jobs."
In this way, the clues to the [Trait] were all collected.
Sadie felt a little emotional.
She never thought that obtaining clues could be so easy.
Just needed to threaten... cough cough... provide help to other demon hunters, and many dangers could be avoided.
Another Oasis.
There were only the three of them, William's team, here.
" The surroundings have been set up," William said, returning from the perimeter.
Hearing this, Sadie took out three "Stones of Revelation."
After placing them together, blue light lit up on the surface of each stone.
Then these lights converged, forming a floating map.
"The blue light here is our location. The monster lair is at that lightning bolt, and the [Trait] is on the powerful monster inside."
Sadie introduced the information on the map.
William clicked his tongue in wonder; the scene before him really felt a bit like a game.
But immediately after, Sadie looked worried.
Judging from the map, the monster lair was located in the Central Circle of the Plague Zone.
Demon hunters rarely set foot there.
In the past few competitions for [Traits], the lairs only appeared in the depths of the Plague Zone.
Never as dangerous as this time.
If William wasn't here, the Allard family would very likely give up on this [Trait].
After all, given the location shown on the map, even the Heart of Blackwater wouldn't last too long.
After clarifying the direction, the three decided to set off immediately.
After traveling for a period of time, they finally arrived near the lair.
Sadie closed her eyes and held the "Stone of Revelation," and a piercing shriek instantly rang in her ears.
"It's here!" She looked excited.
This was the characteristic of an elite monster.
Sadie looked towards the source of the sound and saw an old castle building.
From the outside, it had been abandoned for a long time, and the outer walls were covered with thorns unique to the Plague Zone.
Sadie was just about to go over, but was stopped by William.
"What's wrong?"
She stopped immediately.
"Something is not right here." William narrowed his eyes.
From his perspective, he could naturally see the "evil" entrenched inside the castle.
But the danger did not come from there.
Relying on his experience of setting traps many times, William instinctively found that there was something incongruous nearby.
It was as if... someone planned to set him up!
At the same time, in a certain tower of the castle.
Lance Pope Beneke hid behind the stone wall, only sticking part of his face out of the window.
"The Allard family actually collected all the clues so quickly."
He thought to himself.
"It seems they also have a way to deal with the poison fog anomaly."
Just as he was thinking, Lance's eyes suddenly sharpened.
He hurriedly withdrew his gaze and pressed his whole body against the wall.
"That was close; almost got discovered!"
Lance exhaled lightly.
"This is troublesome; that priest seems very cautious."
At this time, outside the castle.
William held a monocular, checking the surrounding situation inch by inch.
Just now he felt a watchful gaze, which meant there must be other people nearby.
He immediately pulled the two to hide in the dense forest and told them about this.
The two also immediately entered a state of alert.
A moment later, William found the problem.
He looked at a muddy patch and saw a thin string inside, with gunpowder barrels tied to both ends.
If one stepped on it rashly, leaving aside whether one could survive, it would definitely cause a huge explosion and alert people nearby.
Next, William discovered other traps.
Glass shards, metal cans, monster hounds locked in cages.
There was even bait made of fresh flesh and blood hanging in mid-air, attracting Immolators and Meatheads to gather.
After investigating all the traps clearly, William nodded approvingly.
"Look at him; this is the attitude one should have when facing danger."
Raph and Sadie sweated inwardly, thinking that compared to you, he was definitely still lacking a lot.
But reminded by William, Sadie seemed to guess the identity of the person inside.
"Lance?"
She walked to the clearing and waved her hand.
A moment later, a voice came from above.
"Hey, isn't this the Black Jewel of the Allard family?"
Lance poked his head out.
"Meeting a beautiful lady in such a place, even the surrounding poison fog tastes a lot sweeter~"
His voice sounded very gentle.
"Shameless!"
"Disgusting!"
In the dense forest, William and Raph cursed in unison.
Sadie looked helpless; this guy was still like this.
"I remember you don't seem to be interested in the [Trait]," she continued.
In the past few seal rituals, the Beneke family only sent one person into the Plague Zone.
And they never approached the monster lair.
"I didn't expect you to pay so much attention to me usually. Can I buy you a drink after this ends?"
Hearing this, Raph rushed out of the dense forest: "Hey, you brat, full of sweet talk!"
"Oh, do I only have one competitor this time?"
Lance's tone revealed surprise.
Raph clenched his fists; he really wanted to rush up and kick this brat's ass hard!
"Stop testing; there are three of us."
Sadie knew the purpose of Lance's words.
"Haha."
Lance chuckled upon hearing this.
"I'm serious; it's my honor to invite a beautiful lady for a drink."
Then he added another sentence.
"However, I can't let you have the [Trait] this time."
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