Hathaway and Britney were fine, Jenkins was really relieved, but under the light and shadow of thousands of candles in front of him, what looked like a gathering of cultists made him a little puzzled.
The door closed automatically behind him, but Jenkins didn't care. He didn't continue to walk forward, let alone speak. Everything in front of him was like a ceremony. Although he didn't know the specific situation, it might not be a safe choice to keep doing nothing, but at least it was the best choice.
Blinking his eyes, no one present could see a ray of purple light flashing past his eyes.
In Jenkins' eyes, everything here was covered by a thick and frightening black aura, and the place with the strongest aura was the candlestick on the table.
There are three red candles of different lengths on the candlesticks, the same style as those around the restaurant. Squinting his eyes to look at the candlestick, he realized that something was wrong. He looked down at himself, and the shadow under his feet was very normal. But among the people surrounded by thousands of red candles, there was no shadow of a single person.
"Candlestick, shadow..."
He pondered, looking at Hathaway and Britney, the two girls naturally recognized Jenkins who entered the door, but they didn't speak, just shook their heads blindly, Jenkins couldn't understand what it meant.
"Empathy!"
The mental power swept towards the table with him as the center, and it was extremely risky to do so in [Night Manor]. Every inch of land and every ray of air here is affecting the human spirit. But Jenkins' spirit was strong enough. Although his face turned pale when he activated his ability, at least he didn't faint on the spot.
He used the ability of [Empathy] to read Hathaway's mind, at least to understand what was going on. But Hathaway is the giver, and it's not that easy for Jenkins to connect. On the contrary, the minds of ordinary people present were relatively simple. Jenkins read out a limited number of broken sentences, most of which meant that they could not move, speak, or make large movements.
In addition to thoughts, Jenkins also felt the fear in people's hearts, which was a deep emotion that was completely uncontrollable from the heart. So he guessed that the Night Manor was using some means to restrict the people here from leaving, let alone give reminders to outsiders, otherwise...
His eyes looked at the candlestick, and as his eyes gradually narrowed, his mental power was highly concentrated.
Lines invisible to the naked eye of mortals appeared directly above the candlestick, and with spiritual configuration and understanding, a small drop of water appeared in the air.
After it was formed, it lost its mental strength and fell straight down, hitting the flame of one of the candles with precision. With a bang, a wisp of blue smoke appeared on the flames.
The flame shook violently for a moment before regaining its composure, but then an eye emerged from the center of the flame, an eye with an apparently self-awareness. It scanned the people around the table in turn, making sure no one had made any moves before disappearing.
With the corner of his mouth raised, Jenkins almost guessed the current situation. With the activation of reading and writing, three drops of water were "drawn" on the top of the candlestick at the same time. Water droplets made the flames shake, and three eyes emerged from the three flames to look at the ladies around the table.
At this moment, Jenkins deliberately stepped towards the dining table, and his eyes noticed someone moving outside the dining table.
They turned to look at Jenkins at the same time, and Jenkins also brought these three eyes into his field of vision.
"Nightmare haunted!"
While activating the ability, he opened his mouth and said:
"You should go to sleep now!"
Even though they had no real body, those eyes were clearly some kind of organ of the candlestick. When I met Jenkins' eyes, I was already easily influenced by him, but under the influence of my ability and priestly power, I fell into a dream all at once.
The "hypnosis" effect worked, the three eyes flickered in the flames and then faded away. Jenkins quickened his pace, passed the girls, stepped up to the table, and grabbed the candlestick with a cold hand.
Along the surface of the metal candlestick, the layer of ice spread little by little. The fire of the burning red candle was not ordinary fire, but because the main consciousness of the candlestick fell into a deep sleep, the three flames were finally extinguished in the frost.
As the candles on the candlesticks go out, all the candles in the room lose their light at the same time. But before it was completely dark here, Jenkins took out his purification candle and held it up. The warm yellow light shrouded all the ladies in pajamas, and their spirits, which had been gradually depressed due to fear and the influence of the manor itself, gradually relaxed. . The room was already hot, and he was shrouded in panic just now, but he didn't break a sweat. Now that he was relaxed, his back was almost soaked in sweat.
Under the light of the gift candle, all the shadows returned. The flame of this miraculous candle itself can expel the curse, and now it is isolated from the surrounding environment to a certain extent, making them feel as if they have returned to a warm and comfortable house from the wilderness on a stormy night.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Jenkins jumped off the table and hugged Britney tightly, the blonde trembling in her arms. Not caring that everyone else looked over, Jenkins looked at Hathaway again. The red-haired girl seemed to be slumped on the chair. Before Jenkins appeared, she was under the greatest pressure among all the people here because of her sensitive senses.
"It's okay, I'm here, there will be no more danger."
Jenkins patted Britney on the back, and then the chairs creaked and the girls gathered around. He heard sobbing, and then saw Hathaway standing up and hugging him too.
Jenkins felt a little breathless, but he also knew that no one should be pushed away now. So he could only comfort him softly, and at the same time looked around to prevent any accidents from happening again.
It took him a long time to let Hathaway control his emotions a little bit, and then, surrounded by a group of girls, he knew what was going on now.
The anomaly had occurred about two hours ago, when the girls who had come to the manor overnight were playing a game in the dining room, a game of drawing cards whose rules Jenkins didn't know much about, and which had become popular in recent years.
The girls were having fun when the accident happened, and then the strong wind blew all the windows and doors open, and at the same time, the black shadow spread from outside the door and took away everyone's shadow.
Through the window, they saw the transformation of the courtyard space outside and the horrific scene that followed. But luckily, Hathaway acted in time and ordered her friends to draw the curtains, so no one went crazy seeing those things.