Half an hour later, the two returned to the first-floor hall filled with the smell of blood.
They searched every room of the three-story house but found no other victims. It seemed that everyone who was in the house at that time was gathered into the hall and brutally killed.
Angel also found that the study and master bedroom had been rummaged through, but they were not messy, but rummaged through very purposefully. The safe hidden behind the hanging paintings had also been opened normally, and it was empty inside.
It seems that regardless of whether the murderer came for revenge, he also carried out an efficient robbery of property, and it was probably because he threatened the owner of this house and asked him to take out all valuable items on his own that he seemed so "efficient".
When the two of them went down the central staircase to the first floor, Old Neil, dressed in black robes, had already arrived at the scene. He put the wooden box he carried with him on the low stool next to the door and was rummaging through it.
Hearing the footsteps of Angel and Leonard, this "Mystery Pryer" turned around.
"When I heard that policeman came to me, I thought it was a strange but not bloody scene like last time Ray Bieber. I didn't expect..."
He looked around the hall, a trace of solemnity showing on his wrinkled face.
"In the past few decades, I have also seen such a bloody and violent scene..." He sighed before continuing, "Well, actually, I have seen it quite a few times."
"The most recent one was the Serial Killer that shocked Tingen City five years ago. Well, it was 'Criminal' Pathway, also known as 'Devil' Pathway's Sequence 7, 'Serial Killer'."
Old Neil turned around and squatted down, continuing to search for the required ritual materials in the wooden box. The chattering words continued to come from under his hood.
"They worship Devil and like to sacrifice innocent lives with evil rituals they master that can please Devil. The victims who fall into their hands often die miserably, just like the ones in this hall now."
"The captain has mentioned this. Miss Rozanne's father also died while tracking Serial Killer, right?"
Leonard asked on the side.
"Yes, and he died very... so we told Rozanne that he died in an accident and died in the process of protecting the people. Dunn hopes that she can live happily, instead of pursuing some extraordinary power and following the same path as her father."
Old Neil's words were a bit sad, which made Angel feel a little depressed. She didn't expect that Rozanne's father actually died at the hands of the brutal Beyonder, instead of the "accident" that she had always heard about.
"Okay, let's not mention these. What I mean is that this kind of murder scene that looks very bloody may be just an isolated villain with some kind of perverted hobby, or it may be part of a certain Serial Murder Case, Devil Sacrifice Ritual."
"You did the right thing in calling me here."
Holding several thumb-sized glass bottles and a cloth bag, Old Neil stood up from the wooden box, turned around and concluded.
He uncorked the glass bottle, walked to the center of the hall, found an open space with less flesh and blood, and stood there. He sprinkled the liquids of various colors in the bottle around him and formed a circle.
Then he twisted the powder out of the bag and sprinkled it around.
"This is Saint Night Powder, which can be used in place of the ritual dagger in this case to quickly build Wall of Spirituality."
He explained as he sprinkled the powder.
When the powder met the liquid on the ground, a pungent smell evaporated, covering up the bloody smell in the hall. It also separated Old Neil from the other two people like an invisible wall.
There is no need to prepare a consecrated knife, but you must prepare the materials in advance. It seems that each has its own convenience...
Angel saw "Mystery Pryer" for the first time. Old Neil used Ritual Magic. His curious eyes followed his every move. Leonard next to him seemed to have seen a lot. He kept looking around and even yawned out of boredom.
Old Neil half-closed his eyes and entered meditation, with his hands half-opened and his lips moving as he recited a prayer in a low voice. Due to the obstruction of Wall of Spirituality, Angel could not hear the content of the prayer clearly, but it must have been praising Evernight Goddess and asking for Goddess's help.
It feels similar to Dream Divination of Klein. You set up the scene, enter meditation, and then wake up and tell us what you saw?
Just as Angel was secretly speculating, Old Neil suddenly opened his eyes. The dark red in his pupils became darker and eventually turned into complete black, spreading to the whites of his eyes.
He directly waved his hand to dismiss Wall of Spirituality, walked quickly to the wooden box he had brought, took out a white paper and pencil, closed the lid of the box and used it as a table, drawing quickly on the paper, waving his arms, his body shaking like a cramp, and there was an invisible madness all over his body.
Angel and Leonard quietly gathered around and found that a thin, thick-lipped face on the white paper was gradually taking shape.
"Dark hair, brown eyes, about 30 years old."
After using words to describe the content that was difficult to express in the sketch, Old Neil's eyes returned to normal color, and his body stopped shaking crazily.
"Praise Goddess."
He drew Crimson Moon on his chest, and the invisible feeling of madness around him disappeared.
This Mystery Pryer then put down his hood and looked at his two teammates aside, a trace of sweat dripping down his neck.
It seemed that the ceremony just now was not a small burden for him, an elderly man.
"I saw the remnants of the room where this intruder murdered everyone."
After taking a short rest on the bench in the cloakroom, Old Neil began to describe what he saw and heard.
"He gathered everyone in the hall, took his wife and children as hostages, and threatened the man of the house to take out his belongings, otherwise he would kill everyone."
"The subsequent clips were a bit messy, perhaps due to interference by some Beyonder Ability. Of course, we also saw the result. None of the five people, including the male host, escaped."
He looked at the door from the cloakroom to the hall.
"This is similar to our guess. There were no signs of damage or extensive rummaging in the study room and bedroom upstairs. All valuable belongings disappeared, and the safe was opened with a password. It should have been found by Alan Pluck himself. Unfortunately, these efforts failed to save him and the lives of his family."
Leonard said with emotion.
"What was his method of killing? Ordinary means can't create such a scene, right?"
Angel was more concerned about the murderer's killing method. At first, she even suspected that all this was done by Mr. C who escaped in Enmat Harbor, but the portrait given by Old Neil made her feel strange.
Maybe this is "Rose Bishop" of another Aurora Order?
Old Neil also frowned and hesitated before answering.
"After he got the cash, jewelry, and bearer bonds, he forced everyone to drink a glass of red potion. Well, the color was a bit like red wine. Then, as he shouted, everyone exploded into a bloody mist."
"The subsequent situation cannot be seen. Maybe it is the interference caused by the explosion, or maybe there is no target to rely on Spirit Channeling after Beyonder left. But I found that during the divination, the amount of 'meat' on the scene was much more than what I see now."
Amount of meat...
Angel felt that this word was a bit creepy. No wonder Old Neil hesitated for a long time before telling the scene.
"So, the murderer not only stole the unnamed and untraceable property, killed everyone at the scene, but also took away some of their bodies?"
Leonard also looked towards the hall and said with a cold face.