The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 150 - 113: Sharp Knife

Chapter 150: Chapter 113: Sharp Knife

Last cycle, the nun had just wanted to speak when she was brutally silenced.

This time, the streetwalker told the truth but remained unharmed.

"Maybe the protagonist of the movie doesn’t have a curse that kills them for revealing the truth. The reason the nun died last cycle was probably because of that shadow," analyzed one scholar.

"Considering the power displayed by the shadow, invading the Ghost Domain seems unrealistic," said another scholar.

"What if the shadow had been hiding inside the nun’s body all along?" the first scholar pondered. "Combining the existing information, I boldly speculate that the shadow’s true identity is Maeve. She arrived at the villa before everyone else and even issued a challenge. It’s hard to believe she wasn’t prepared."

"I’ll look for the place where they performed the ritual first."

Zhou Yuan called Fang Qing, who was hidden in the shadows, directing her to pull the streetwalker into the sea of blood. He then began searching the first floor of the villa.

When he arrived at the library, the Eyes of Identification provided a crucial clue:

[See the second wall lamp in the front left? Twist the bulb open, and there’s a tiny button hidden underneath. Pressing the button will open a secret door. However, I don’t recommend opening it now since the movie protagonist and Maeve in hiding can sense the door’s status, and you haven’t gathered enough information yet.

Ha, you’re probably thinking of using the Ghost Walker or the Ghost Domain to sneak in undetected, right? Unfortunately, that’s not possible. There’s a magic circle painted inside the door protected by mystical forces. You can’t break in unless you know some ancient, special incantations.]

Zhou Yuan pondered briefly before turning to leave. As he stepped out of the library, he saw a shadowy figure engulfed in black smoke standing in the hallway.

It held a gleaming dagger, silently watching him.

[It’s here, the Black Shadow from the Conan series. It holds great hostility towards you, an outsider, thinking you’re another person lured by demons who signed a contract with them.]

"Maeve?" Zhou Yuan called tentatively.

The shadow did not respond but did not attack either.

After deliberating for a moment, Zhou Yuan said, "I am a member of England’s secret supernatural organization [Torchwood], here to help you stop the demon from descending. I have never signed a contract with a demon."

Suddenly, the shadow crouched slightly. Like a spring coiled to its limit, it launched forward, the blade slicing through the air toward his throat.

Zhou Yuan swiftly seized the shadow’s wrist, stopping the blade mid-air. His hand clenched, and the shadow’s wrist exploded, causing the dagger to clang to the ground.

With a thud, Zhou Yuan pinned the shadow to the ground, his knee pressing against its neck.

He took out a [Locator Tracker] from his backpack and recorded the shadow’s information. Moments later, the tracker trembled slightly, successfully locking onto the target.

"Since we are not allies, there’s no need to keep you around."

With his Hua Jin mastery, every inch of Zhou Yuan’s skin and even his hair could become a weapon. His knee pressed harder, power surging out. The shadow burst like a balloon, shattered into wisps of black smoke, and quickly dissipated.

He looked at the Locator Tracker. The target signal disappeared, but he knew the shadow wouldn’t die so easily. It was a puppet capable of infinite reassembly.

Scanning the floor, Zhou Yuan spotted the dagger and raised an eyebrow. It hadn’t vanished with the shadow; it was real?

[Name: Sharp Dagger]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Effect: A dagger bathed in saint’s blood, capable of easily killing Hell creatures. Even if a Hell creature is in possession, it can still kill from a distance.]

[Note: This dagger is one of the Holy Artifacts in the exorcism world. Three-digit demons have died by this dagger, including some powerful beings from Hell.]

[Price: 30,000 Star Coins]

Huh?

Zhou Yuan was stunned. He hadn’t expected such an unassuming dagger to be a perfect-quality item!

This dagger... could it be that the shadow left it on purpose?

"Did the dagger disappear along with the shadow before?" he asked the others off-screen.

"They always vanished together," Chen Guangxi recalled. "But before, the dagger was always in its hand."

Uh... so this time it was because the shadow didn’t hold onto it properly, not that it left it for him? Zhou Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit annoyed.

But whatever, it was his now.

Putting away the dagger, Zhou Yuan continued exploring the first floor. In the kitchen, a note caught his attention.

It was a set of luxurious English tea sets, consisting of nine cups. Some were empty, while others still had cold tea in them.

[Someone who arrived early at the villa put something in the tea, allowing their summon to possess anyone who drank it.]

Zhou Yuan realized the truth the investigator had mentioned was correct. There was no curse that killed someone for revealing the truth. In the last cycle, the nun died because the shadow had already entered her body—most likely, the nun was the shadow’s next target.

This time, the shadow did not enter the streetwalker’s body, so she remained unharmed.

He took a bowl of tea and put it into his backpack.

[Name: Catalyst Red Tea]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Effect: Anyone who drinks the red tea will become a vessel for a certain summon. Even if the summon enters the body, the person will be unaware. The effect lasts for three days.]