Why did only five people die in the face of the heir of the skeleton?

Why did those two people who "suffered a huge mental shock and went crazy on the spot" die because of "succumb to their injuries"?

Does it mean that the brain is too badly damaged? Or did they know too much and were secretly executed?

This is a question that Annan has been puzzled by before.

Now Annan finally understood.

It was because the two people who were hit by the dirty blood bullet took the injuries of everyone else.

"So, you were ...... at the time"

"Yes."

Joseph nodded: "The bullet suddenly appeared in front of me, flowed backwards, pierced my chest and back, and was sucked back from the back.

"It was then that Amos stole my curse bearer. The two men who were hit in the shoulder and arm did not pass out. Amos appeared behind my back and took my bracelet directly...... I don't know why, he's taking such a risk.

"But it was to steal my bracelet that he was hit in the abdomen by Hiram who arrived and threw a throwing knife. Then I passed out.

"It is said that the subsequent development was that Amos called his 'oil paintings' to cover him, and the officers were dragged in place. Fortunately, Amos has no medical knowledge...... Before he could escape, he pulled out the throwing knife. This resulted in massive blood loss and was no longer able to escape the dogs - although he didn't escape ...... in the first place."

The wizard, who didn't know how long he had lived, sighed.

"I'm alive now because Hiram arrived in time to save me. One of the officers who was shot in the abdomen was not immediately dead, although he was no longer saved...... It was this short period of delay that allowed Hiram to transfer my injuries to him in time. ”

I see.

Annan was clear.

Joseph was hit in the back of the heart by a dirty bullet...... He was able to survive thanks to Hiram giving him a mouthful of milk in an emergency.

Without this milk, Joseph must have been cold by now.

"And then?"

Annan asked.

Hearing this, Joseph's expression became a little strange.

"Later ......"

He was silent for a moment, then replied, "By the time we get rid of the entanglement of those magic paintings, Amos has already run away.

"But for some reason, after he trapped us, he was running up. In this way, even if we are trapped for a long time, he will not be able to escape at all. And his internal organs were already damaged, and he didn't have the ability to heal that kind of injury at all.

"To be on the safe side, we still pulled out of formation and carefully searched and moved forward layer by layer. But there have been no other traps since. Until we reached the top floor and went up to the rooftop......"

Speaking of this, Joseph paused slightly.

He whispered, "We saw Amos's body. ”

…… Corpse?

Annan was also stunned when he heard this.

"It's because ...... Visceral bleeding? ”

"Definitely not."

Joseph replied with great certainty: "From the time we were attacked on the fourth floor to the time we found Amos's body, it was more than half an hour. But his body had been dead for some time.

"Chronologically, we were about the time we were still on the fourth floor...... Amos is dead. ”

Mr. Buckle said slowly: "He still had the last bullet in his pistol, and the last cause of death was a dirty bullet in the heart. But the problem is, he's in the back with a gun...... So we can only think that he was killed by his accomplices. And my bearery was gone at that time.

"After that, we met the monster that burned with colored flames. It's terrifying...... When it doesn't attack, all of our attacks can't hit it; And when it attacks, the consciousness of the person it attacks is completely erased - from the time it strikes to the time it ends, they have no consciousness at all, they have no memory, and they are completely unable to struggle or resist......

"Good thing we have a lot of people. After a very hard battle, we were able to use the fatal damage of those two companions to barely overcome it. But we couldn't really kill it, we had to seal it up.

"Fortunately, it doesn't have a strong desire to attack. When it is attacked by us, it is just crying, and when it attacks us, it does not deliberately attack the vital point. Its name is 'Angelo......

"—We think it's the unborn fetus in Elle's womb."

Speaking of this, Joseph's voice was a little hoarse.

His voice was a little choked, and he cleared his throat lightly before he could continue: "We sealed Angelo in Frozen Water Harbor. As for where...... Even I don't know. In order to prevent this from becoming a nightmare after our death, or having our memories retrieved by the Soul Snatchers, the sheriff and I were in charge of half of the seal, and I was responsible for scattering its soul and burying it in the earth. The sheriff is responsible for hiding its remains. ”

“…… So, the curse of Frozen Water Harbor is the nightmare of Angelo's transformation after his death? ”

Annan couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, Angelo it is the curse that has been passed down in this land, but it is not completely dead. The process of purifying this nightmare is a slow process of destroying it. ”

Joseph smiled bitterly: "It's okay if you say I'm weak...... Since then, I've really not been as decisive as I was when I was younger.

"I know that only by purifying the curse that has been wrapped around Angelo's body can this matter be completely ended, and only then can Elle's resentment return to the earth. But I ......

“…… I'm still a little reluctant. After all, it's the last proof that 'Elle' has survived. ”

He sighed softly: "It's false to say that you don't care." I know it's good for Elle, for Angelo, and for Frozen Waterport. I was just...... Hopefully, when I want to drink, I'll be able to go back to my nightmare and take another look at Elle. ”

After listening to his words, the room was quiet for a moment.

Annan stared at the man.

Sensing Annan's gaze, Joseph sighed and looked away without a trace.

On the one hand, Joseph wants to let Elle rest in peace, so that "Angelo", who has his own blood in his body, can simply die, no longer live and resentful like a ghost in the world. He also knew that nightmares were just remnants of past events, not real history or another world......

But on the one hand, he still has an obsession with this past and can't forget it.

Annan once asked Salvatore.

The sheriff had already left Frozen Water Harbor. It seems that he was promoted the year after the incident, but it is unclear where he went.

Now in Frozen Water Harbor, the last survivors of the events of that year...... It should be Joseph.

If he wanted to, it must have been easy for him to purify this nightmare by himself.

As for the nonsense that "the carrier is not on the body, and the power cannot be obtained by purifying the nightmare...... It should just be an excuse to deceive yourself.

The curse on his body that he could not travel far, or the seal he lost, was not a completely unsolvable incident. In his capacity as a wizard tower mentor, Joseph would not have been trapped in Frozen Water Harbor for forty-five years if he had mobilized his connections.

- Unless, he doesn't want to go.

He wanted to see the nightmare purified, but he didn't want to do it himself.

He doesn't stop others from purifying their nightmares, but he also doesn't offer help to others.

Because he wants to end it all...... But I can't forget all this.

I don't want to say goodbye to all of this.

Annan sighed.

Such a pathetic man.

Such a poor father.