Rein seemed genuinely pleased that Rein had slain the monster, and a faint smile emerged on his originally solemn and wooden face.
This made Rein slow his movement to reach for the "Holy Water" in his belt pouch.
But after thinking it over, Rein still took out the Holy Water and held it in his hand.
Noticing the energy contained in the Holy Water, the girl glanced at the Holy Water in Rein's hand, and her face turned to panic immediately, her hands waving in front of her chest as an ethereal and panicked voice arose:
"Warrior... do not harm me, I'm not a bad person."
But why does this voice sound so familiar.
Could it be the voice of the woman who just reminded me to run? Rein thought to himself.
At this moment, the fog seemed to thin a bit, and the girl's figure became a little clearer...
But upon closer inspection, Rein realized that her body had an unreal feel to it. As the mist gradually dissipated, it gained a transparency.
Rein thought for a moment and slowly said, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
The girl nodded her head.
Relieved, Rein continued to ask, "Was it you who just reminded me to escape?"
"Yes, warrior. But I didn't expect you to be so powerful, you directly killed that fog demon." The girl's consciousness seemed to become clearer, her facial expressions no longer stiff, and her speech more fluent.
"Was that creature just now called a fog demon?" Rein asked.
"Yes, I heard the previous Bounty Hunter, before he died, refer to the creature as a fog demon. It controls the thick fog and likes to launch sudden attacks on humans within the fog, making it difficult for most people to resist its attack."
"And you? What's your story? You warned me to run, yet you drew my attention whenever this... fog demon attacked me. It seems like you were helping it attack me!" Rein countered.
"I'm sorry! Warrior, I... I was controlled by the fog demon and had to do those things."
"I truly am very sorry!" The girl's expression turned sorrowful, and she slowly began to sob.
Rein waved his hand, not dwelling on the issue, and continued to ask:
"How did you become ?"
"My name is Agatha! I don't know what happened. When I woke up again, I had turned into this," the spiritual body of the girl replied.
Her name led Rein to immediately associate with the mill called Agatha Mill, and curiously, Rein asked, "Could it be that this mill and you...?"
"Yes, warrior, this mill was originally run by my father and me...."
As Agatha narrated, Rein understood the whole story.
One day, Agatha was violated by Kolm Tuck, the butler of Baron Watson, and when Agatha's father discovered this and argued with Kolm, Kolm, in a fit of anger, killed both Agatha and her father and buried them under the two windmill mills.
The tragedy should have ended there.
But somehow, some strange change occurred in the deceased Agatha.
When Agatha awoke again, she found herself turned into a ghost.
While still in a daze, a fog demon attacked. The creature had the ability to control the thick fog and spiritual bodies.
Thus, the deceased Agatha was forced to succumb to its evil grasp, being coerced to attract the attention of those victims so the fog demon could launch its deadly attack from behind.
Rein nodded his head; it seemed the rumors about decay and ghosts were not wrong.
At that moment, Agatha hesitated for a while and said, "Warrior, may I make a request? If possible, could you help me take revenge?"
"I... I have no reward to offer you, perhaps the brass ring on my corpse is the only thing I have that's of any value, but it seems insufficient to compensate you."
Rein thought it over and did not immediately agree or refuse.
As true as Agatha's story might be, and as tragic as her encounter was, Rein was not reluctant to help, but he did not want to stir up trouble without resolving the matter.
Since the killer was clearly favored and trusted by a baron as his butler, getting him to confess, while also requiring the baron's cooperation, required careful thought.
Seconds later, Rein spoke up, "Agatha, recount the entire event to me in detail, and maybe we can find evidence beneficial to us."
"Even if it's me, getting a baron's butler to admit his guilt outright is likely going to be very difficult."
Agatha nodded and immediately began recounting everything.
After hearing Agatha's account again, Rein left the windmill with the body of the fog demon.
As he stepped out of the mill, Rein glanced at the system prompt, his eyes twinkling slightly.
He hadn't expected that killing the fog demon would yield such a generous experience reward from the system.
[Your skill Giant Bear Sword Technique has been improved, experience points +274]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Transcendent) experience points +54]
Knight level1 (86/100) was now on the verge of leveling up.
It seemed that the experience rewards from such creatures were particularly generous, at least, in Rein's view, the fog demon's combat power actually was not strong, feeling even less than Karavi, only its attacks benefited from being strange and unexpected.
If only he could grasp the moment when the creature revealed its physical form during an attack and deal maximum damage, it would be possible to grievously injure or even kill it in a single strike.