Chapter 54 (2/2)

“A trick?” Vivian turned around discreetly and curiously examined the stone wall in front of her. “The unusual scenes people have been seeing may be some kind of deceptive trick. However, there really is something under the castle.”

Hao Ren remembered his task at once. The stone wall in front of them was also still a mystery. “The dumpy boss man probably wasn’t lying. The stone wall appeared out of the blue but where did it come from?”

“It didn’t fall from the top.” Vivian pointed at the marks on the stone wall and continued to elaborate, “Look at the scratches. It probably slid down from the top corner not long ago. This is a well designed structure. It enables the stone wall to slide down and block the tunnel when needed.”

Just when Hao Ren was about to say something, he heard footsteps coming from behind. He turned and saw Lily running towards them. Lily saw Hao Ren and reported immediately. “I’ve sent the lodge owner up there. And those ghost hunters have already departed as well.”

“They’ve gone?” Vivian was surprised. However, she quickly realized something and said, “Of course, the ‘paranormal phenomenon’ has ended. They probably couldn’t find anything suspicious after roaming around the castle. After all, they aren’t professional demon hunters. They are just a group of amateurs.”

“Did you just dump the tubby owner in the middle of the wilderness?” asked Hao Ren while he looked at the silly, werewolf girl. “There aren’t any wild animals out there, are there?”

“Don’t worry. He was about to wake up when I left him. I saw an old man taking down his tent so, I threw him into the back of the old man’s car. He should be on his way back to town along with the tent,” answered Lily. She had turned back into a werewolf. She was wagging her tail vigorously. “Don’t worry, Landlord. Nobody saw me. I’m as speedy as the wind. But the bat’s spell didn’t really work. The boss man just slept for a few minutes.”

“It’s better than how you swing bricks. Also, I purposely suppressed my magic so that wouldn’t sleep too long. If not, he could easily sleep forever. Do you know how difficult it is to control magic precisely?” defended Vivian.

Hao Ren looked at Lily’s tail and was not sure if she was really as speedy as the wind. However, her tail did cause the dust to swirl in the air.

“Will Angus spread any nonsense after going back?” muttered Hao Ren worriedly. Vivian derided him while she examined the stone wall. She said, “Stop fussing. Whatever he says has nothing to do with us. The worst thing he could do is create another rumor of a haunting. Plus, he didn’t see our faces… Erm, I found something.”

Hao Ren stopped thinking about the lodge owner at once. He moved closer to Vivian and asked, “What is it?”

“Here.” Vivian pointed at the upper half of the stone wall and said, “Do you see the letters and symbols?”

Hao Ren squinted for a while and said, “So, those are letters? I can hardly see their edges. Eh no, how come they don’t look like English? They look a little like Egyptian…”

“They are neither Egyptian nor English. They are not from a human language.” Vivian narrowed her eyes. Red lights were glittering her eyes. “These are Letta Runes used previously by demon hunters and the Church. It came from an ancient family of demon hunters in the early days. It later became a crucial means for the secret forces in the Church to fight against the unusual clan. An important feature of the Letta Runes was that common people were able use them. However, as humans got stronger day by day, the runes lost their importance as well. I haven’t seen Letta Runes for more than 200 years.”

Hao Ren swallowed nervously and asked, “This… what’s it for?”

Hao Ren was aware of the castle’s eeriness. He also knew that there were real ghosts underneath. Therefore, he was sure that the runes and stone wall did not suddenly appear for decoration purposes. They had to be something significant.

“It’s used to repress demons, evil beings, ghosts and indestructible ‘evil objects’ with unholy power.” Vivian pointed at a few lines of runes which had already been corroded by time. She then read, “This door obstructs the root of all evil. It stops evil forces from penetrating. The moment the door drops, all guards will move out.”