Nangong rubbed the back of his head and sat up, and found himself lying on a small hill. There was a barren wasteland beneath him, and the sky was slowly getting brighter above him. The terrifying scene in the underground palace seemed to fade away like a dream.
There was a twitching pain in the back of his head, and the air around him was filled with an uncomfortable burning smell. He couldn't help but frown and muttered subconsciously: "Ahem, what's wrong with me?"
Kevin signaled Vivian, Lily and Yzax not to speak, and then slapped Nangong on the shoulder: "Are you awake? Then look up and see the big news."
"Kevin?" Nangong was surprised to see three familiar people and a strange burly villain standing beside him, "Are you okay? Those evil spirits underground didn't hurt you? Hey, this friend next to you is... what the hell is going on?!"
Nangong finally saw the meteorite crater in the distance that was emitting thick smoke. The remaining stones around the meteorite crater and the nearby scenery could barely make people recognize that this was the Yoford Castle, but after just one night, this centuries-old castle was only a big pit and a pool of slowly cooling magma. No matter how much experience Nangong had in his life, he felt that his brain was not enough at this time.
"You won't believe what happened, but a meteorite just fell from the sky and destroyed the entire castle." Kevin said with a sincere expression on his face, without blushing or panting. Nangong listened blankly, and suddenly touched the back of his head: "Wait, I remember that I was fighting evil spirits in the underground palace before, and you stayed behind me, surrounded by groups of knight ghosts... Then I felt a pain in my head and I didn't remember anything." Kevin tried to make his eyes more sincere, and pretended to be still in shock: "Don't mention those unlucky things, I still have cramps in my calves, and it's a miracle that we can run out. Last night, when you were fighting bravely, the ceiling of the underground palace collapsed again, and you fainted on the spot. I closed my eyes and prepared to die, but the tin cans around me were lying on the ground one by one and didn't move. Then the three of us took a lot of effort to carry you... and this old man up. We originally thought of taking a ride back at dawn, but this evil place was too scary, so we tried to run out, which saved everyone's life: ten minutes ago, a meteorite fell from the sky, and then you saw it like this." From the beginning to the end, Kevin assumed that he was an ordinary person who knew nothing. He did not try to explain why the undead armor in the underground palace would "lie on the ground and stop moving", nor did he explain why a meteorite fell from the sky and smashed the entire castle into a big pit with great precision. Anyway, he just told a bunch of bizarre stories without any psychological burden, and the rest was left to Nangong to fill in the blanks.
Kevin's mentality was very dirty: Anyway, I am an ordinary person who knows nothing, come and bite me~~
Sure enough, Nangong was confused but had no intention of asking Kevin for details. He seemed to not believe that this ordinary man in front of him and the two harmless girls next to him had any connection with this incident. This "expert" used his own logic to explain for a long time and reluctantly made a guess: "Maybe those undead are controlled by something more core in the underground palace. This kind of ruins with hundreds of years of history often see this situation... Well, it must be like this, I am an expert."
Kevin, Vivian and others rolled their eyes secretly at the same time: This guy is really shameless.
Nangong slowly stood up at this time, looking at the doomsday cenote in the distance with regret. He knew that there must be countless secrets in the castle, which could explain why those undeads suddenly fell down and why he was rescued by three "ordinary people", but now there was nothing left there, and even investigation was out of the question.
Kevin looked at Yzaks gratefully. Meteorite escape is indeed a panacea skill. Basically, if a stone falls, as long as it is not cast in front of ordinary people, you don't have to worry about what happens in the future. No one on this planet believes that there is really a powerful person who can pull an asteroid from the Kuiper belt to hit people for fun. The only ones who are worried are the astrophysicists and the half-baked ghost hunter in front of them.
Not long after, the onlookers from the town of Brushal finally arrived.
Several off-road vehicles stopped near the old site of Yoford Castle. The thick smoke and the high-temperature lava where the meteorite fell made it impossible for everyone to get close. In fact, when Yzaks came, the people in the town noticed the movement here. The sea of fire at that time was almost the same as the first "haunted incident" not long ago. The curious people in the town and the supernatural enthusiasts from other places packed up and left the town within a few minutes. However, there was no road from the town entrance to the Yoford Castle. There were only rugged rocky beaches along the way. Even a few off-road vehicles could not drive very fast, so they basically only saw a small tail of the whole incident: the moment when the meteorite fell from the sky.
Even the most suicidal people would not dare to rush forward against the might of the meteorite, so they arrived at the scene only after the shock wave and explosion caused by the meteorite subsided. Now they are discussing around the disappeared castle site. Some are tweeting with their mobile phones, some are taking photos with the meteorite crater, some are holding psychic sensors with a sad face, and some are sitting on the ground with foam at the mouth and convulsing, claiming that Lord Yoford has something to say. The last one is really energetic. She didn't get tired even after tossing until late at night last night, and she got up early today to toss again.
But most people's faces are simply shocked. These ordinary people don't have the reasoning ability of professionals. They just feel that such big things have happened one after another next to such a small country town... I should be able to brag to many people in the future.
After a night of tossing and turning, Kevin and the other three were exhausted physically and mentally, and even if they were not physically tired, they were mentally tired enough, so they took a ride back to the town. Nangong walked with the Indian monk who had not yet fully woken up (the old man was really in poor health. He was unconscious for such a long time with the same force). Along the way, this half-baked demon hunter kept repeating one sentence: "Why is this? Why is this?"
There is a way to go. Anyway, all the evidence has been vaporized. Even if Sherlock Holmes is reborn, he can't attribute the cause to the demon that fell from the sky.
The group returned to the town. Originally, they could take a car directly back to London, but Vivian suggested going to "Angus's Cottage" to see what the situation was like for the tavern owner who had experienced a big event, so as to confirm whether there was any trouble left. Kevin and Lily certainly had no objection, but Yzax didn't say much from beginning to end. This big demon seemed to have something on his mind. He didn't speak since leaving Yoford Castle. He just nodded when others made suggestions.
But Kevin didn't care too much. After all, it was their first meeting, and they were far from being familiar enough to catch people and ask them questions.
The four of them quickly found the small hotel on the edge of the town. As expected, the hotel owner Angus did not greet guests with a smile at the counter as usual.
"The boss was sent back from outside in the early morning yesterday. He was in a bad mood and seemed to be sick. He is not seen now."
The girl at the cashier (not the one from yesterday) answered the customer's question honestly.
Kevin was relieved after leaving the hotel: "It seems that he didn't say anything, and he didn't know our identity."
Vivian knew more clearly. She had released a small bat while no one was paying attention. She found Angus lying on the bed in a room in the hotel with his eyes staring blankly. The fat boss seemed to be scared last night, but he was just scared. He would probably recover after a few days. As for the truth there...
No one would know.
The group returned to London. This time, they did not look for any star-rated hotel, but just found an ordinary hotel to stay temporarily. They really needed to rest for a day before leaving, and Yzaks's entry and exit procedures had not been completed yet.
While staying in the hotel, Kevin connected with Raven 12345.