The Corrupted Giant Dog

Chapter 67 The Corrupted Giant Dog

Polly and Airley were both startled by Hobart's actions. Why did he kick open Henry's door without even knocking?

Hobart struggled to suppress his fear. He saw the candles beside the two corpses, the inverted triangular occult symbols, occult materials, books, and so on, and roughly understood what had happened.

Henry and his wife must have performed a mystical ritual a few days ago. Since a ritual was to be performed, a "spiritual wall" must have been needed.

However, whether it was due to a problem with the ceremony itself or something else entirely, Mr. and Mrs. Henry died during the ceremony.

Because of the existence of the "spiritual wall," their spirituality did not immediately dissipate, so they were able to answer when Hobart knocked on the door.

Of course, it's also possible that the ritual made them act strangely, and they might not even know that they are dead. Their already decomposing corpses can still move around inside the "spiritual wall" and use excuses like "flu" to drive away strangers who might interrupt the ritual.

However, as the "wall of spirituality" gradually dissipated, the spirituality of Henry and his wife also gradually disappeared, resulting in the scene before us.

Strangely, neither of the two corpses possessed any extraordinary characteristics, meaning that Henry and his wife were not extraordinary individuals.

Hobart originally wanted to go inside to check the situation, but the situation inside seemed a bit complicated, so he couldn't act rashly at this point.

Reporting is a better option, and it's also a specialty of the Tarot Club. So he said to Polly and Airy in his backyard, "Go call the police quickly and say that the Henry family has died under mysterious circumstances. Note that you must say 'mysterious circumstances'!"

The two farmers were initially surprised, but Polly quickly recovered and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go right now!"

"Wait a minute," Hobart said, taking a pen and paper from his briefcase. "Could you also send me a telegram?"

He wrote on the paper: Polly's neighbors have died under mysterious circumstances, and I may be subject to some special interrogation.

Then he wrote on the back of the paper: 112 Whiteland Street, Joewood District, Attorney Barton.

"The reverse side has the telegram's receiving address and recipient." Hobart then took out a 2-sol note and earnestly instructed, "Please send the telegram first, then go to the police station."

The telegram would reach Barton's lawyer in two or three hours, whereas if a letter were sent, even though they were in the same city, it would take until the next day to arrive.

The reason he notified Patton instead of Christine directly was that messages sent by civilian telegrams might not reach Christine, so it was safer to have Patton do the notification.

Polly nodded repeatedly: "Okay!" A telegram certainly wouldn't cost 2 soules, and for the sake of this banknote, he would send the telegram first.

The dog in the basement probably realized that someone had invaded its owner's territory, and its barking grew louder, accompanied by scratching at the basement's outer door, as if it were about to break it down at any moment.

Fortunately, the door to Henry's basement was sturdy enough that it seemed unlikely he would be able to get out anytime soon.

Seeing the children from the surrounding farmhouses peeking over, Hopper said to Airley, "Mr. Airley, please stand guard at the gate and don't let anyone in."

"Believe me, if children saw what was inside, they would be terrified."

It wasn't yet the busy farming season, so the children didn't need to help in the fields. As a result, many children gathered together to play in the town.

"Okay, okay!" Just as Ellie was about to come out of her backyard, the outer door to Henry's basement suddenly stopped making a sound.

The world seemed to fall silent suddenly, and then Hobart's spirituality seemed to sense a surging "distorting force".

wow~

The outer door to the basement of the Airley family's house was suddenly smashed open by a tremendous force. The basement did not house any animals and had not been reinforced, so it opened with a single blow.

A giant dog, about the size of a donkey, rushed out of the basement.

Ugh~

Its fur was covered with many lumps, some of which had broken open and were oozing brown pus.

The presence of the sarcoma deformed its entire face, making it look ugly and ferocious, yet it was in great pain.

Hobert's bursting in clearly enraged it; its murky eyes had lost all reason, and it charged toward Ellie, who was closest to it.

"Get down!" Hobert shouted as he drew his gun and charged toward the Airley house.

Upon seeing the giant dog, Airley could no longer lift his legs. Hobert's reminder and the gun in his hand made Airley instinctively lie down.

bang bang bang~

Only then did Hobart dare to fire with confidence. The first shot missed the giant dog, the second hit its shoulder, and the third hit its head.

After three shots, the giant dog fell to the ground, and Hobert and Ellie both breathed a sigh of relief.

The giant dog was not dead yet. Its eyes were no longer cloudy, and it seemed to have regained its senses in its dying moments. It was howling in the direction of Henry's house.

Hobart said to it, "Your master is waiting for you ahead, and you can finally be free."

The giant dog seemed to understand Hobart's words, stopped howling, and died peacefully.

Its enormous size and the symptoms it exhibits indicate that it has been contaminated by extraordinary properties or sealed artifacts.

This pollution was irreversible; Hobart hadn't lied to it, and death was a relief for it.

The reason it was able to appear in the basement of the Elli family is probably due to the power of the Henry family's sealed artifact, which can distort space within a certain range and connect two basements that are not far apart.

After Henry and his wife died, no one continued to seal the artifact, so it corrupted Henry's dog and occasionally displays its abilities.

Since it is a distorted power, it should be a sealed artifact from the "Lawyer" pathway, although it could also be a sealed artifact from the "Apprentice" pathway. However, according to the "Law of Extraordinary Characteristics Convergence," the former is more likely.

Hobert helped Airy to his feet, who was lying on the ground. Airy was still shaken by the sight of the giant dog's corpse: "Storm above! What kind of monster was that? How did it get into my basement?"

"Please keep an eye on the Henry family's gate." Hobert didn't intend to explain to him; he'd leave that to the official extraordinary individuals to deal with.

Hobart then asked Airley, "What is the Henry family's faith?"

"Goddess of the Night," said Airly, as he arrived at the gate of Henry's house, supported by Hobart.

Hobert nodded, meaning the Night Watch would handle the case.

Ellie, leaning against the doorframe, shouted at the children who had come to watch the commotion, "Go back inside!"

With Airly guarding the door, Hobert felt safe and went to the outer door of the basement. He kicked the door open, and a strong smell of dog excrement hit him. It was pitch black inside, as if the sunlight outside couldn't get in at all.

All signs indicate that the sealed artifact is still "operating".

Hobart returned to the doorway. The books next to the corpse seemed to be some notes and some books. The effects of the sealed artifacts and the sealing methods were likely recorded in the notes.

Hobart then stepped into the room, examined the bodies of Henry and his wife to make sure they were dead, and then squatted down to look for his notes.

dong dong~

Suddenly, a sound like a door being banged on came from the second floor.

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