With a "bang", Devil Hound's winged body fell to the ground, making a heavy sound.
Angel shook off the bullet nest, ejected the shell, quickly reloaded and looked around cautiously. Moriarty at the corner of the alley also came to her side. The two of them were silent, nervous and alert for subsequent attacks.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that all the changes in Devil Dog's body gradually disappeared and he turned back into the original black dog about one meter tall. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that this "Devil" came alone and did not leave some kind of back-up plan.
"If I guess correctly, this should be the Serial Killer who killed 12 women and is just one step away from completing Promotion Ritual, right?"
Picking up the discarded bullet casings, Angel looked at the black dog corpse, which was still several times larger than the average dog, and asked.
She had guessed about this just now during the battle, but she couldn't completely confirm it until now.
After all, a Devil Dog has been wandering around the Loen Kingdom capital for two months, killing 12 victims before being caught by the official Beyonder. This thing sounds a bit bizarre.
Moriarty picked up Paper Figurine which had become dilapidated on the ground, picked up a ball of Spirituality flames and burned it to ashes, and then answered:
"I think it should be it. This Devil Hound has the strength of Sequence 6. It can transform into a huge Devil, use Abyssal Filth Language to curse the enemy, and spit out high-temperature flames. Its various abilities are very similar to 'Criminal' Pathway. The most important thing is, why do you think it wants to attack us here?"
Why a sneak attack?
Angel recalled the scene of the giant dog falling from the sky just now, and reviewed the actions and conversations between the two before the attack in his mind, and suddenly realized.
"Because we talked about it?"
This Detective shook up the paper dust in his hand, then lowered his head to pick up his peaked cap that had fallen to the ground, shook off the ice shards on it, put it back on his head, and nodded.
"Rather, we are prepared to 'report' it."
In front of Devil Dog's body, Sherlock Moriarty began his analysis.
"As far as I know, 'Criminal' Pathway, starting from Mid Sequence, will have an almost instinctive interference with divination targeting themselves, which makes it difficult for them to be found by official Beyonder through divination, Spirit Channeling and other common methods.
"After arriving at Sequence 6, which is also 'Devil' Sequence, they can also acquire a special sense of danger. If you can cause fatal harm to him in a short period of time and take actions to realize it, he will notice it and grasp the source of the danger, so that he can kill or avoid this danger. This time may be long or short, usually within a few hours, not more than a day.
"Before today, although I learned about some of the habits and characteristics of this 'Serial Killer' and made a summary, I did not participate in the investigation. I only assisted those Detective in sorting out some past cases, so I never posed a threat to it. But after our conversation here tonight, I am ready to hand over the clues to you and ask you to report it to the official Beyonder..."
"Assuming we successfully report, the official Beyonder will use this information to very likely lock it in and launch an arrest operation. Such a result will be fatal to it, thus triggering its ability to detect danger. Maybe it happens to be nearby, or it rushes in from a distance, just to nip this possibility in the cradle."
Angel took over the conversation and added.
"That's right," Moriarty pressed the frame, with a smile in his eyes, "When it first pounced down, I even thought it was going to treat you as its thirteenth target, but there were two things Error that made me realize right away that its target was not you."
Seeing the confusion on Angel's face, he paused briefly and continued:
"First of all, the Promotion Ritual killing interval of 'Devil' is greater than three days and less than nine days, and it only killed the previous target two days ago, that is, Tuesday night, and it is impossible to carry out the next murder today. Secondly...
"...Secondly, you don't fit the characteristics of its target."
Characteristics of the target...
Angel recalled the newspaper's summary of the deceased's background: She once worked as a street girl, but now she is a young woman with a formal job.
On the contrary, I once had a formal job, and now... well, I am not a street girl now.
"Are you sure I don't fit those characteristics?"
she asked curiously.
"Of course, I am good at divination..." Moriarty closed his mouth under Angel's serious gaze, and paused before continuing, "The target of its attack is obviously me who has compiled relevant information and will pose a major threat to it, Devil Dog When E jumped down from the roof, it didn't even look at you. Maybe it didn't know that you were in this alley a second before it appeared. Otherwise, if two Sequence 7 were present, it wouldn't have rashly appeared and put itself in danger."
Anti-Divination!
After hearing Moriarty's analysis, Angel immediately thought of this.
She resisted the movement of looking at her right wrist "Hidden Holy Emblem", but nodded extremely Earth Mother and said:
"It should be that its sense of danger was interfered by my Anti-Divination, so it came to the conclusion that you were the only threat. Sequence 6 launched another sneak attack on Sequence 7. This 'Devil' thought that the battle would be foolproof and could quickly deal with your threat and quietly went away."
"And its Anti-Divination will also interfere with the official Beyonder's line of sight, ultimately making this murder case unsolved. Since the target does not meet the characteristics of the ritual, it will not eat my internal organs, so I will not be counted in the 'serial murder'. It can continue to hide in the shadows, waiting for the next victim. "Moriarty added, "So, relying too much on abilities such as divination can easily put yourself in unknown dangers."
"Is this your summary of 'Seer'?"
"No, I just thought of another unlucky guy who had a similar ending..."
He answered with a smile, and then looked at Devil Dog, which had been dead for a while. Its body gradually condensed into a bright, hot light like lava in the two people's Spirit Vision, which meant that Beyonder Characteristic was about to precipitate.
"The last question, what should we do with its body and Beyonder Characteristic?"
Seeing the characteristics that were about to condense into shape, Angel felt a little headache.
There is no doubt that after the gunshots and fighting sounds were heard, nearby residents would soon report the case. Then the police would find the body of the black dog that was obviously different from ordinary dogs. Combined with the alleyway destroyed by various Beyonder Ability, the case would be handed over to the corresponding official Beyonder.
After the death of Devil Dog, its Anti-Divination should not continue to take effect. The official Beyonder will easily come to the conclusion that this dog is the murderer of the serial murder case. Next, it is the problem of Angel and Moriarty.
"The police have a reward of 2,000 pounds for the serial murder case. If we drag the body to the police station openly and ask them to confirm it with an official extraordinary person, we should be able to get most or even all of the reward, but..."
Moriarty The more he spoke, the lower his voice became.
However, my current identity cannot withstand the investigation at all. They will either miss Archives Bureau based on the name "Irene Watson", or trace it to a dead person based on the name "Angel Granger". It is obviously impossible for me to claim the reward.
Angel thought about it and looked at Moriarty who also frowned, guessing that the other party might have similar concerns.
"Sherlock Moriarty" is also a fake identity? The fact that he has such a pseudonym makes him even more suspicious. As far as I know, in this world, not even Emperor Roselle has plagiarized the story of Sherlock Holmes...
With a "pop" sound, Moriarty snapped his fingers, calling Angel's eyes that were gradually losing focus due to indulging in thought to him.
"In short, I personally can only reluctantly give up this generous bounty. If you have someone you trust, you can consider asking him to take the initiative to report the case and become the first discoverer of the death scene of 'Devil'. He may be able to get a small part of the bounty." He looked at Beyonder Characteristic, which had condensed and formed next to Devil Dog's body and was already visible to the naked eye, and said, "As for this piece of Beyonder Characteristic..."
Angel also looked at the ball of Beyonder Characteristic that was gradually revealing its true appearance. It was only the size of a thumb and looked like a fully enclosed glass test tube. There was dark red magma surging inside. After staring closely for less than a second, she felt dirty words coming from her ears.
This piece of Beyonder Characteristic, worth thousands of gold, lay quietly in front of the two of them.