Late at night, an alley between East Borough, Black Palm Street and White Whale Street was already crowded with Beyonder from different churches.
The distance of a hundred meters north from the middle of the alley seemed to have been drawn by a giant hand. The protruding eaves of the houses on both sides were swept away, and the ground was as clean as if it had just been carefully swept. In the distance near Black Palm Street, a small mountain of garbage was piled there, completely blocking the alley.
"Based on the traces left behind, it can be judged that a powerful tornado completely flattened the two-story house, and then blew it northward along the alley, sweeping away everything along the way and piling garbage there... Strangely, there were no casualties on the scene. This kind of damage was very restrained."
A Mandated Punishers, who was wearing a modified boat-shaped hat and had a somewhat thin body, reported carefully, looking at the serious-faced "Deep Blue Deacon" Radar Valentine from time to time.
Because a tornado of this magnitude is likely to come from High Sequence's "Storm" Pathway Beyonder, and the entire Backlund, Pathway Demigod on the surface, there is only one military officer Demigod stationed on the outskirts of the city, and Church of Storms Radar.
Being stared at by his subordinates, this Church of Storms Cardinal Bishop showed no change in expression and just asked:
"Where are the other clues? Isn't this the party venue of 'Aurora Order'?"
"After questioning several party members who fled the scene, it can be determined that this is a party held regularly by Beyonder named 'Mr. X'. He should be Oracle of Aurora Order One of... the other members all fled the scene due to the noise deliberately caused by Nighthawks before the operation. Cross-compare their testimonies and found that two members were not among them, one tall and one short, their appearance and gender were unknown.
"A few minutes after that, violent lightning and tornadoes suddenly broke out here, and then the whole house was shattered by Storm, and the debris was blown into the distance. There should have been a small-scale battle, and gunshots were heard. After that, you and Archbishop Saint Anthony rushed to the scene."
After listening to the narration, Radar Valentine frowned, and the lightning and Storm in his eyes seemed to overflow at any time. He cast his gaze not far away, where stood the witness who arrived before him, Archbishop Anthony Stevenson. He just sent Pierce's body back to Saint Samuel Cathedral, and returned here again to preside over the investigation.
As if feeling his gaze, Anthony directed the other Nighthawks to continue searching the scene. He walked over, his expression still filled with sadness that could not be concealed.
Of course, as the "Horror Bishop" of Sequence 3, this Church of the Evernight Goddess should be able to easily hide his feelings in the Archbishop of Backlund Diocese. He is probably doing this to express his condolences to the senior deacon Pierce.
"What is certain is that there are traces of 'Storm' around, the Frost and curse of 'Demoness', multiple short-range visits to 'Travel', and... part of the flesh and blood of 'Black Knight'."
Anthony shared the information searched by Nighthawks to "Deep Blue Deacon". The latter subconsciously wanted to deny the problem of "Storm", but frowned and thought of another possibility:
"Someone recorded Beyonder Ability at Demigod level?"
Since "Traveler" is here, this possibility is not low.
"Perhaps, but as far as I know, there is no High Sequence Beyonder of 'Storm' Pathway in 'Aurora Order', and the source of his records is a mystery."
The two of them looked at me and I looked at you, speechless for a while, until Daly Simone, who was wearing a hooded black robe and dressed very differently from other Nighthawks, came forward and whispered to Anthony:
"Archbishop Your Excellency, 'Machinery Hivemind' came over with that Sealed Artifact."
"That Sealed Artifact" made both High Sequence Beyonder a little moved. They all looked towards the alley and saw three "Machinery Hivemind" getting out of a carriage. They were dressed similarly to Nighthawks, wearing black trench coats that could quickly blend into the streets of Backlund. The leader was a middle-aged man with a strong face and messy brown hair, Ikanser Bernard.
He approached two Archbishop and Daly, mysteriously opened his windbreaker, took out a silver mirror with an ancient pattern from the inner pocket, held it in both hands, and faced the others.
No introduction is needed, this is "that piece Sealed Artifact", "2-111", Arodes's Mirror.
Ikanser looked at the others with questioning eyes and clasped the eye decorations on both sides of the silver mirror with both hands, expressing his willingness to give up the opportunity to others.
"It's up to you, Ms. Daly, to ask it who is involved in the battle."
After a moment, Anthony said softly.
It is impossible for him to command other members of the church, and he now has an important secret in his heart. Even if, as Sequence 3, he can touch a small part of the "secret" power, there is no guarantee that Sealed Artifact will not discover it.
Ms. Daly can only be sacrificed... He squinted and found "Spirit Guide" Daly next to him. He stretched out his too-white hand with an indifferent expression, touched the mirror of "2-111", and touched it three times.
"Dear Arrodes," she was not familiar with the process, so she asked slowly, "My question is, who were the participants in the battle that just happened here?"
Under the gaze of everyone, a dynamic picture quickly appeared on the surface of the silver mirror:
A handsome man and a seductively beautiful woman having a secret conversation in an alley;
A tall knight wearing black armor, holding Greatsword, with shadows and flesh surging around him;
A man wearing a pointed hat and a brass mask on his face, with illusory books floating in his exposed eyes;
And the senior butler with short brown hair and Black Flame popping out of his body, his eyes gradually closing.
The scene ended, "Deep Blue Deacon" looking at the silver mirror intently, Leidar said in a deep voice:
"There are five people in total. Black Armored Knight should be the 'Saint Tenebrous' of Aurora Order, and the brass mask is 'Mr. X'... The last person to be sacrificed was Pierce Turner. He was obviously dead. At the hands of a certain Demoness, and I can confirm that the two people in the first picture are 'Mr. A' and 'Nightingale of Despair' Panacea who disappeared in the Great Smog incident..."
"But they've 'disappeared' and you know the passing ones."
Anthony immediately retorted.
The "disappearance" of the two people involved a "0" level Sealed Artifact. There were low-level members present. He did not say it clearly, but the meaning was obvious: they could not be here.
"The two Archbishop Your Excellency, maybe... what the picture shows is not 'real'. After all, Arrodes is not responsible for the interpretation. Maybe they are pretended by others. I have encountered this situation before and was almost misled."
Ikanser, holding a silver mirror, interjected.
That makes sense... Leidar nodded, looked at the other party, and suddenly noticed that the words Ancient Feysac began to appear on the silver mirror.
"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask: Have you always had a crush on a man whose identity and age are different from yours?"
"Deep Blue Deacon"'s heart suddenly twitched, but he immediately remembered that the silver mirror was not asking about him. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Daly, who had just asked the question. The latter's blushed face was a little white, and his lips had lost the color.
"If you don't answer, there will be lightning as punishment."
Ikanser reminded.
"No, I didn't." After a moment of silence, Daly finally spoke, "I have confessed to him and he agreed. This is not a secret love."
After saying these words, she felt as if a huge burden had been lifted from her heart, her body was a little limp, and she could hardly stand still.
"Thank you for your answer."
Rarely, Arrodes ended the Q&A in a more friendly manner.
"So, what is the purpose of those who are pretending to be Mr. A and Panacea? In order to put the blame on Aurora Order and Demoness Sect, or were these two evil sects planning the attack as a retaliation for our various actions after Great Smog?"
After a moment of silence, Leidar spoke and looked at the silver mirror Arrodes again.
"There is no doubt that Pierce died of Cursed Black Flame of Demoness, and the counterfeit Panacea must also be Demoness of High Sequence. Aurora Order and Demoness Sect began to cooperate again. The former was responsible for planning and seduction, and the latter was the main force in the battle."
Anthony pursed his lips and said, this time Church of Evernight took the initiative, but suffered heavy losses, which made him angry.
"So, next question, who's going to ask it?"
"Deep Blue Deacon" Leidar asked, looking at Daly who was a little depressed, and couldn't bear to move away, passing by Anthony, and finally stopped at Ikanser.
On Sunday morning, in a hotel in Cherwood Borough.
Fors Wall was wearing a light-colored long skirt and a wide-brimmed hat with brown hair tucked into the hat. A pair of Desi Bay's popular colored glasses were perched on the bridge of her nose. She carried a suitcase and approached the front desk to check in with a false identity. Then she sneaked into the second floor like a thief and knocked on the door opposite her room.
After a while, as the light behind the peephole changed, the door was opened. Fors's teacher Dorian stuck his head out and looked to both sides vigilantly. He found that there was no one else in the corridor, so he quickly moved away and let his students in.
"No one noticed you on the road, right?"
Although the question was a bit redundant, Dorian still asked subconsciously.
As a descendant of the Abraham Family, he has rich experience in being tracked and counter-tracking. If his student had not shown amazing talents and had some experience in counter-tracking, he might not have been willing to come to Backlund to see her.
"No, I took a detour, took different means of transportation, and disguised myself. I registered with a false identity."
Fors answered his teacher patiently, put the suitcase aside, and started chatting with Dorian.
She mentioned that in "a secret party", two ladies were interested in the Abraham Family and wanted to make contact in a safe way for both parties. She mentioned Mr. "Door", her progress in acting, and that she was making money through agency publishing in preparation for improving her life and being promoted to the next Sequence.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost brewing, Fors interrupted the chat and said seriously:
"Teacher, ever since I learned that Louis Wien betrayed you and our organization, I have always wanted to find him and avenge you."
Seeing Dorian's expression change, as if he wanted to stop her, Fors didn't give him a chance and continued:
"There are two very powerful members in the secret organization I mentioned. They accepted the commission and were willing to kill Louis Wien, and the price was not high."
"I seem to have forgotten to tell you that Louis Wien has most likely been promoted to 'Traveler'. As the name suggests, he can use Spirit World Shuttle to travel around the world without fear of sieges and sneak attacks, and with the support of 'Aurora Order', you must not spend money randomly..."
"They've succeeded."
"Huh?"