PFC Chapter 149: What is scarier than ghosts is poor ghosts
Chapter 149: What is scarier than ghosts is poor ghosts
In a corner far away from the crowded town, a large and luxurious house stood alone, like a forgotten island. The exterior of the house was old and dilapidated, with thick snow on the eaves and windowsills, and no one cared.
Lilith and her group looked at the guard who walked up and knocked on the door, their expressions dull and confused.
"...What do you mean?" Lucas was the first to speak. He raised his arm, his hand trembling with reluctance, and pointed at the magnificent gate in disbelief. "Even armadillos have their own houses?"
He hasn't even got it yet, what kind of world is this!!
"Are you envious of a house like this?" Sean's voice was trembling. As night fell, the moonlight shone on the house, casting a strange shadow. Through the fence next to it, you can see that the garden of the house is full of barren grass and twisted trees, making it look even more gloomy and terrifying. When the north wind howled, it brought up the floating snow on the ground, sobbing and hitting their faces, as if the house was whispering. Everyone, who was originally a scattered group, unconsciously leaned close together and gathered into a small group.
Even Lilith was a little scared. This style was really too unique. If it were placed in her world, it could be directly used as a haunted house...
"Don't just say I look like this. As long as I can buy a house in Goletia, I'll take any haunted house." Lucas didn't care at all. What's scarier than a ghost is a poor ghost.
As loud knocks on the door sounded, the lights in the house began to light up one after another. After seeing them through the crack in the iron gate, the guard immediately ran to them and said, "Great, they haven't rested yet, Miss." Then he looked at Lilith expectantly.
"...Thank you for your help." Lilith put a few silver coins in his hand. Although she felt that this guy had obviously misunderstood something, they were looking for the Sleepy Armadillo, but this man seemed to have heard it wrong and led them to a certain house. However, they still had to stay in this town for a few days, and there was no harm in getting along well with the guards in the city. Lilith was too lazy to care about it.
The man took the money and immediately turned around and left, not wanting to stay here any longer.
"...Are you sure you're not being cheated?" Lucas came over and muttered unwillingly as he watched the guard take the money and leave.
"It doesn't matter. After all, I have a lot of experience in this regard." Lilith glanced at Lucas slowly, and he shut up. She turned and looked at Catherine, "Let's go back and rest first. That gentleman must have heard it wrong and brought us here."
Katherine nodded and turned around with Lilith.
"crunch-"
The old, rusty iron door slowly opened. The last person subconsciously glanced at it and was about to apologize to the owner of the house for disturbing him, but he saw a long mouth stretched out, followed by a forelimb covered with scales. He gasped and hurriedly shouted, "Lilith!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw the heavy door slowly opened. Through the cold white moonlight, everyone saw the strong and short limbs and sharp claws, as well as the gray-brown bone armor on its shoulders - there really is an armadillo here?! Lilith was stunned.
The giant armadillo was also startled by the sudden visit of a large group of strangers. It sniffed hard, and its small black eyes showed no emotion. However, when it saw the people looking at it with surprise, it subconsciously wanted to step back, but was caught by a net over its head! Bobby took direct action.
"Wow! We succeeded! We can go back to school!" Sean cheered and ran forward to help hold down the big net to prevent it from escaping.
"No way - I haven't found anything valuable yet!" Lucas was the first to complain. He should have known not to make this trip with Lilith.
The guy was very strong. Even though he was caught in the net, he was still trying to crawl towards the yard inside the iron gate. Lucas had no choice but to step forward to help him. "Hey, Lilith, come and see if this is the kind of armadillo you are looking for?"
Lilith was stunned. She looked at the huge armadillo that was almost as tall as Lucas and was at a loss. Could she really keep it? The book didn't say that armadillos were this big.
"——Whose children are you! Let me go!" In the chaos, the creature under the net suddenly roared and spoke human words. Everyone was stunned. Sean retreated back to Lilith with a howl, and even Ian drew his sword. This was more like a supernatural horror movie.
"Can a sleeping armadillo speak human language?" Hannah's face turned pale, but the moonlight was dim and no one could tell.
Lilith shook her head with difficulty. This was not mentioned in the book.
"I'm not an armadillo, I'm a human! Let me go!" The creature spoke again. He was teased by a group of children. He was angry and tired. He curled up under the net and gasped for breath. He looked so pitiful.
"——It seems like we are really wrong!" After looking at each other, everyone rushed forward to rescue this strange creature who claimed to be a human. The scene suddenly became chaotic. Catherine did not go over, but just stood aside, looking at this strange person and the house. When her eyes swept across the house, she keenly discovered that a curtain on the second floor was shaking, as if it had just been put down.
...Who is there? Catherine frowned in confusion.
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"I'm really sorry, Mr. Adams." Bobby was the first person to take action. He sat in the house of the armadillo who called himself Adams and kept apologizing. Even though the fireplace in the living room hadn't even been lit yet, he was already sweating profusely.
"It's okay, it's not your fault." The giant armadillo was not angry. A gentle voice came out of its protruding mouth with sharp teeth. Listening carefully, it was actually the voice of a young man. "Since I was a child, they gave me that nickname to tease me. After a long time, some people thought that was my name."
"You... I don't mean to offend you, but why are you like this?" Sean couldn't help but ask. He really couldn't tell that this was a human being.
Adams blinked his small black eyes, looked at the group of children in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and then told them frankly -
"This is a curse that the witch has placed on my family."