Excessive ferocity due to caution

On the other end.

The five trial participants left their rooms and each inquired with the servants working in the manor.

Where is Clapham?

A gardener who was pruning flowers and plants was suddenly grabbed by a trial participant, as if he were interrogating a prisoner.

But the servant was not angry at the trainees' terrible attitude.

He glanced around cautiously and whispered:

"You should address him as Your Excellency, Marquis!"

"The master has been acting strangely lately; he doesn't want to see outsiders."

The trial participant raised an eyebrow and said:

"We are the doctors he invited to treat his illness."

Upon hearing this, the gardener's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly waved his hand at the trial participant and lowered his head to do his own thing. After that, no matter what the trial participant asked, he kept his lips tightly shut and remained silent.

The trial participant frowned and went back to join the other four.

After exchanging information, they discovered something fishy.

"Why do these people show such wary expressions when they hear we're doctors here to treat patients?"

The female trial participant with psychic abilities said so.

"I've found out the Marquis's address. Shall we go find him now?"

The other four remained silent.

What's the meaning of your silence?

"You don't want to go?"

"Fine, then nobody goes. Let's just wait to die!"

Seeing the four grown men looking like cowards, the female trial participant immediately took action.

One of the older, white-haired trial participants said uncertainly:

"How about we go take a look first?"

"The rules of the cursed world do not lie, and I'm sure you all know that very well."

"If we cannot dispel Marquis Claybin's resentment within three days, then we may truly be destined to remain in Abyss forever!"

"Moreover, high risk comes with high reward. If we can manage to remove Marquis Clapin's resentment, we'll have the upper hand over that cursed item!"

"Back then, it was much better for the five of us to compete than for more than a dozen people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others seemed tempted. After hesitating for a moment, they agreed.

So the five of them, led by the female trial participant, headed to where Krebin was.

That was a large clock tower.

There was no one within a hundred meters. The garden soil was overgrown with weeds, and the wildly growing flowers perfectly erased any traces of human trimming.

No one has come here for a long time.

The gardeners hired by the Krebin family seem to do absolutely no cleaning here.

The quiet area near the clock tower is a completely different world from the hustle and bustle outside.

Upon entering, the five of them even felt a slight chill.

"There are so many places on the estate, why did he choose this old-looking clock tower?"

Upon arriving at the clock tower, one of the trial participants asked in a low voice:

"Who's going in?"

No one spoke.

Clearly, they all felt something was amiss, and that going inside would likely lead to certain doom.

"Either we go in together, or we go back together."

Nobody wants to take the risk alone.

The group looked at each other, and finally a ruthless glint appeared in their eyes.

"Rinse it!"

boom!

boom!

boom!

After knocking on the door three times, a weak voice came from inside.

"Who?"

The older trial participant replied:

"My lord, we are doctors who have been summoned from afar."

"I'm here to treat your illness."

The clock tower remained silent for a long time.

"doctor……"

Krebin's voice was filled with doubt.

"Um...you can come in."

"It's quite dark inside the clock tower, there are no lights, so please be careful when you come up."

After he finished speaking, the doors of the clock tower opened by themselves...

An unpleasant smell wafted out from inside.

The trial participants couldn't help but cover their noses.

That smell... was like a dead rat.

The group cautiously entered the clock tower.

squeak-

The door behind me made an old, creaking sound as it closed by itself.

Suddenly, the entire building was plunged into darkness, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The trial participant who was closest to the door groped around inside with both hands for about half a minute, then said in a trembling voice:

"This door... has no handle and no lock."

The others stood still, not daring to make a move.

The female trial participant swallowed hard and asked:

"Can...can I push it away?"

"I can't push it away..."

In the darkness, fear silently festered.

At this moment, Clapham's weak voice came from upstairs once again:

"Come on up..."

"Come up..."

At this moment, his tone carried a sense of urgency.

"My lord, we'd like to too, but it's too dark here, we can't see the road..."

One of the trial participants took a deep breath, trying to suppress his inner fear, and began to test and maneuver with Krebin.

"Hmm...it is a bit dark."

"It's still a bit cold..."

"Take a moment to explore the room; there should be a ladder somewhere in the center."

Following Ke Laibin's instructions, the group carefully explored the room.

They searched for several minutes, looking all over the room, but still couldn't find the ladder.

"My lord, are you sure there's a ladder in the room?"

The female trainee asked, forcing herself to be brave.

"I think so..."

Klein's voice came from upstairs.

He seems to be eating something.

"Are you looking for it?"

As he spoke, it seemed as if he had bitten into a bone, making a crunching sound that sent chills down the spines of the trial participants present!

"Are you... all right?"

The female trial participant chickened out; she lowered her voice as much as possible, even though she knew it wouldn't do any good.

The other three responded to her.

Wait... three people?

Where did the other person go?!

In an instant, everyone felt a chill run from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads!

"I'm so sorry..."

"I suddenly remembered that ascetics are required to abstain from food and water as much as possible during their ascetic practices..."

"But I'm so hungry..."

Klaibin's low murmur sent chills down everyone's spines on the first floor!

"God will forgive me, won't He..."

"I think so..."

"Only three days left..."

"It's almost finished..."

"I'll only eat a little bit..."

"Just a tiny bit!!!"

After a brief silence.

Several incredibly shrill screams emanated from the clock tower, stretching far into the distance from Norton Manor.

The servants who were busy outside couldn't help but shudder when they heard the shout, but they didn't dare to speak. They exchanged glances and then buried their heads and continued to do their work.

Zhao Yi, who was in Qin Bai's room at that moment, narrowed his eyes slightly after hearing those screams...