The Last Gentleman

Chapter 90: The Old Man in the Attic (Part 3)

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When Jin directly blew up the larvae between the pits,

Yi Chen and Xiao Putao immediately scanned the surroundings together. After a while, they confirmed that no patients had arrived and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is Kim's style of doing things, and all we can do in the future is to curb her radical behavior as much as possible.

However, it doesn't matter much if we alert the enemy like this.

Since the inner area has been severely grayed, just like the Twilight Clinic, there must be an unknown entity similar to Mr. Li who can monitor the forest, and it is even possible that every tree here is its eyeliner. 』

"Jin, let's go."

"Yeah! Hurry up, I can't wait any longer."

No longer restricted by the tree wall, Jin walked in front with her light steps.

However, she would turn her head from time to time and glance at Yi Chen behind her to ensure that the distance between them would not exceed five meters.

Yi Chen was not disrupted by the golden belt. He moved forward steadily by sensing the plants.

The inner forest is dark and filled with thick fog. It is easy to get lost if you speed up or lose focus.

The trees here cannot be marked, and even if you make a deep mark with a knife, the trees will recover within a few minutes.

If there is no reconnaissance gentleman like Yi Chen in the team, it is easy to get lost.

About half an hour's walk in the woods

Finally, something other than plants appeared in the field of vision - a rotten and moldy signpost with a large number of mushrooms growing on it, and the words "Shebolt Village" could be vaguely seen engraved on it.

This road sign is like a dividing line.

Cross the road sign and there is a stone road ahead... Along the road, through the layers of fog, you can vaguely see faint lights.

Not long after,

A two-story building that is completely out of touch with the times is located on the side of the road and has a medieval style.

It is made of stone bricks, with a gabled roof and iconic chimney.

There were no crops or livestock in the fenced backyard, only a pool of smelly black water.

Bright firelight shone through the horizontal wooden windows on the first floor.

The concave windows on the second floor embedded in the gable roof also let in a faint light, and it was vaguely felt that there was a shadow swaying above.

There was a small amount of black smoke coming out of the chimney.

This is enough to indicate that there are people living inside.

“It’s a bit strange, this building seems to stand alone outside the village... The stone road continues to extend, and it should be some distance away from here to the interior of the village.

Like... a sentry tower?"

Jin said nonchalantly: "It's nothing strange, just go in and take a look and you'll know."

When Jin took a step and was about to walk towards the wooden door on the first floor, Yi Chen immediately took the lead and walked in front.

Seeing this, Jin just smiled slightly, put his hands in his trouser pockets, deliberately slowed down his pace and walked behind.

She naturally knew what Yi Chen was thinking. He was cautious and rational, trying to obtain enough intelligence at the beginning of the investigation. Her former teammates were also like this.

However, her tolerance for Yi Chen seems to be much higher.

"Let me see how the first gentleman acceptor handles things~"

When stepping into the house, Jin deliberately kept a certain distance from Yi Chen.

Next, she was not going to take action, but instead put herself in the shoes of an audience member.

Sizzle!

Something long and thin was burning in the fireplace. It was completely carbonized and it was impossible to tell what it was.

The wooden dining table was filled with a lot of moldy and rotten food.

The picture frame hanging on the wall has been torn into pieces, and no valid information can be obtained.

There were also various unwashed dishes in the kitchen.

After checking, I confirmed that there was no one on the first floor.

Yi Chen walked up the stairs next to the fireplace to the second-floor attic, making almost no noise throughout the journey.

The second-floor attic space of this gabled roof is small and restrictive.

When Yi Chen stepped onto the last step, he stopped immediately.

In front of me,

In the corner of the attic, a dying white candle was burning. The flame was weak and could go out at any time.

With the weak firelight, I could barely see the end of the attic opposite the staircase.

There was a wooden rocking chair there, and sitting on it was an old man who was almost bald.

Back to

All that could be seen was the sparse white hair on the old man's head and the black spots that looked like those of a dead person.

The rocking chair rocked slowly.

Each shake caused a slight creaking sound, which seemed quite strange in a cramped, dark space like an attic.

When Yi Chen took a tentative step forward,

The rocking chair sped up slightly, as if it had noticed the young man's approach.

Jin, who followed him to the attic, leaned on the handrail of the stairs, supported his face with one hand, and watched the show leisurely.

"Hello, is this Shebolt Village?"

The other party did not respond to the questions raised by Yi Chen.

Seeing this, Yi Chen could only continue to carry the suitcase and move closer to the old man... He also deliberately slowed down his pace during this process to improve visual accuracy.

"Is that... a cat?"

When I was halfway to the attic, I caught a glimpse of a black cat lying on the old man's legs. Because of its color, it almost blended in with the environment.

The cat was staring at Yi Chen with its yellow eyes.

No shouting, no movement, just watching quietly.

Sensing a hint of danger, Yi Chen had already placed one hand on the lock of the suitcase and continued to move towards the old man.

Squeaky ~ the rocking chair makes a sound

As the distance gets closer, the rocking chair moves faster and faster.

Five meters,

Four meters,

Three meters,

Two meters,

The current rocking frequency of the rocking chair has exceeded the normal value. Even if an ordinary person tries his best, he cannot rock so fast.

One meter!

When Yi Chen's leather shoes landed on the ground, the rocking chair that was shaking at high speed suddenly stopped... just like pressing the pause button on a remote control.

Suddenly,

The old man in the rocking chair suddenly turned his head, his cervical vertebrae twisted 90 degrees, and faced the young man who broke into the house.

This is a face without any facial features, completely sunken.

The concave face is directly connected to the esophagus.

There is only a "strange tongue" between the cave-like face.

There were black hairs growing on the surface of the tongue, extending outward to the legs... The tip of the tongue was actually connected to the black cat on the old man's leg.

To be exact,

Cat is part of the tongue!

Meow! As the old man shook his head violently,

The black cat's tongue, dragging outside its mouth, instantly swung towards Yi Chen.

The black cat's body split vertically from the abdomen, opening a large mouth with fine teeth that could completely bite and stick to a human face (similar to a headcrab), pointing directly at Yi Chen's face.

At such a short distance, there was no time to draw weapons and strike.

The old man deliberately waited for the other party to get to this distance and killed him with one blow!

When the black cat was less than five centimeters away from Yi Chen's face,

The gloved left hand has already locked onto the hunting cat in the air.

Green light shines!

Spear-like roots suddenly grew out from the palm of his hand, instantly piercing through the black cat's body and nailing it to the ceiling.

Without waiting for the old man to react,

Yi Chen's other hand fell directly on top of his head, with his five fingers spread out and spike-like roots growing out from the fingertips.

"Roots piercing the skull"

Improved intelligence and gloves,

There is no need to slowly drill into the skull along the nasal cavity, ears, etc.

Ka! The sharp roots directly pierce the skull, performing a "central tasting" in a living state.

Yi Chen absorbed clearer memory fragments, replenishing his brain with nutrients at the same time.

The old man twitched wildly during this process.

After the tasting is completed, the location of the pathogen core will naturally be read.

The roots were withdrawn and the five fingers released the old man's head.

The palm moved down and hit the old man's abdomen.

Swish! The roots that emerged from the palm of his hand penetrated his abdomen directly, piercing the core of the pathogen.

The old man and the black cat on the roof quickly fell into a state of stiffness, and their bodies quickly withered and turned into mummies.

"Wonderful!"

Jin's applause and cheers immediately came from the stairs.