Late at night, Bansy Harbor, which was originally located on various waterways and therefore very lively, has become a ruins. Many of them look like black marks after an explosion, and some look like ruins after being ravaged by strong winds. Except for the faint sound of waves and the calls of birds in the corner, it seems to be completely silent.
"At least a group of three, bring weapons and lanterns, even if you have night vision!"
The captain of "Blue Avenger", "Hanged Man" Alger loudly ordered the crew members beside him. The impatient Sailor responded casually and got off the ship in groups, heading straight to the ruins of the port in the night.
They had long heard that there were many gold and other valuable things buried here that the residents had left in a hurry and had not had time to take away. Even if many bold ships had docked and searched in the past few months, there should be a lot left behind.
Alger frowned as he watched his crew quickly disperse into the ruins and disappear. He seemed to disapprove of this Bansy Harbor trip. It wasn't until he stepped off the ship and entered the depths of the ruins alone that his expression returned to calm.
Those so-called rumors were actually spread by himself, and the purpose was of course because of the commission from Mr. "World".
In this way, even if the church later discovers that there is a problem, the first target of investigation will be Sailor who proposed to "make a fortune", not the captain who holds objections.
While feeling proud of his plan, Alger walked along the main road in his memory to the collapsed Storm Church. After a moment of silence, he walked towards the small building with some thick cables exposed on the side.
I remember this is the Telegraph Office of Bansy Harbor. It looks like it was completely destroyed... Alger holds "Venomous Blade" in one hand and presses the crown of "Magician Pocket Watch" in the other hand, and carefully approaches the outer wall of Telegraph Office, which only has a small section left.
After bypassing two slightly strange blood trails, he discovered the only thing worth noting along the way.
It was a mural that seemed to be carved with a knife and deeply imprinted on a broken wall. It depicted a monster wearing armor, with an octopus head, and holding a trident. It was surrounded by lightning and Storm. Although it was not colored, it showed a kind of violence under calm.
As soon as he saw this mural, Alger couldn't help but avert his eyes, his expression became stiff, and his heart was in turmoil.
That was the image he had seen on Tarot Club, the image of "Lord of Storms" after "Rose Redemption" Distortion!
It wasn't until a few seconds later that no thunder appeared in the sky that Alger breathed a sigh of relief.
"Members of 'Rose Redemption' once visited Bansy Harbor, and it was after it was destroyed. Well, I came here at the end of April. There was no such painting here at that time, so the time should be within the past two months... Is this the clue that 'The World' is looking for?"
Muttering secretly, Alger pretended to be nonchalant, turned and left Telegraph Office, without praying to Lord of Storms or destroying the painting to show his innocence.
"Possessed by an evil spirit, 'Rose Redemption', a mural provoking Lord of Storms, appeared between May and June..."
Above Gray Fog, "Fool" Klein leaned on the back of his chair, thinking about the clues at hand.
He is already 70-80% sure that the one possessing Ince Zangwill is the Fourth Epoch "evil spirit" in the Backlund West Borough underground ruins, and the latter knows about The existence of Rose Redemption recently escaped from that ruins through the actions of Feysac and Intis spies. At the same time, Ince Zangwill left North Continent and began to go south...
If it is that "Red Angel" Medici, what is its purpose of possessing it, and why would it choose to possess "0-08" Ince Zangwill, who is likely to escape its control?
It also made various strange actions, drawing the God image of Distortion in the Medici Family territory destroyed by "Church of Storms", provoking "War Bishop" and making public appearances. One moment it went to find someone to drive away the evil spirits, and the next moment it played hide-and-seek with Goddess Church...
Klein's eyes moved towards the "Card of Blasphemy" placed on the table. Among them, the "Red Priest" card that no one had used yet was placed alone in the corner.
Red Angel, Red Priest... the former is also called "Angel of War" in the legend...
His eyes lit up and he thought of the key to the problem.
"Dong dong——"
Leonard Mitchell knocked on the door diagonally opposite to his lounge.
After a while, Daly Simone, who had taken off his daytime disguise and looked a little pale, opened the door. Seeing that he was an acquaintance, he raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Having another meeting in the middle of the night? Can't we give the beauty-loving lady some time to get some beauty sleep?"
The habit of "Red Gloves" members, mainly "Sleepless", to gather together in the middle of the night to discuss cases has long been her complaint numerous times.
"There is indeed a meeting, but after half an hour, I have some questions to ask you."
Leonard answered honestly to avoid being ridiculed by the lady.
"Excuse me? Are young people nowadays so polite when they say that kind of thing?"
But his efforts still failed. After some sarcasm, Daly let the door open and let the person in.
Not daring to glance at the lady's somewhat messy room, Leonard sat on the round stool, looked at the floor, and went straight to the topic:
"I want to know everything about The Evil Dead."
"That's too broad," Daly shook his head and rejected his question. "The formation of evil spirits, their territory, habits, or things they are afraid of. If you really want to investigate something, you might as well explain it directly."
Leonard hesitated, wondering whether he should tell Daly, who was still not aware that he had contacted the other party, about the letter he had just received from Klein. After a moment, he asked after careful consideration:
"If there is such an evil spirit with a high Sequence in life and is trapped somewhere because it cannot leave its 'territory', can it gain true freedom by possessing other people?"
"Of course, but even Beyonder from High Sequence cannot withstand the long-term exploitation of high-ranking evil spirits and will soon fall into weakness or death. The principle is just like Wraith possessing..." Daly glanced at the hesitating Leonard strangely and continued. Said, "The only exception is Beyonder above 'Death' Pathway Sequence 5. They have their own small Underworld. They can usually tame some Nature Spirit for their own use. Of course, they can also accommodate real evil spirits."
Sequence 5, "Gatekeeper"... Leonard thought thoughtfully and further confirmed the correctness of the information provided by Klein. After a moment of silence, he continued to ask:
"So, what would an evil spirit desire most after it has escaped its 'territory'?"
"Part of it is their obsession during life, such as looking for the person who killed him, such as going to see his lover... Of course, evil spirits are originally paranoid and crazy mental remnants, and generally they will not do any good things...
"Furthermore, all evil spirits have two tendencies. One is to suck the souls of living creatures, just like living people need to consume coffee and tobacco. The soul is not necessary for them, but it makes them feel happy; the other is to look for Pathway in life Beyonder Ingredients does not need to be configured with Potion, and can be 'accommodated' if eaten raw, which will free them from the various restrictions of evil spirits and eventually transform them into special Spirit World Creature..."
After a pause, Daly said with a somewhat erratic look:
"... The messenger you summoned last time belongs to this powerful and special Spirit World Creature."
No wonder Old Man called the headless messenger "him". It was a real Angel during his lifetime, and he should have recovered some of his strength... Leonard thought with some fear, and then he was shocked to realize that Ms. Daly had discovered some of his "special characteristics", and pursed his lips in silence.
"Haha, you think I never noticed anything unusual about you?"
Seeing the change in his expression, Daly chuckled, glanced at the closed door, and continued:
"Although I don't know what kind of power you have and what secrets you hide... But as long as you are dealing with Ince Zangwill, my position is the same as yours, and you can always seek my help."
Is it really good to say this in Nighthawks's station... Leonard's chest tightened, he bent over like a thief, his mouth moved twice, and he suddenly raised his head as if he had made some determination, and said:
"That guy seems to be possessed by an evil spirit, and it's probably the evil spirit of 'Hunter' Pathway..."
What surprised him was that Daly didn't show much surprise at this. He just nodded slowly and said in a Slowing tone:
"Then, he should have some kind of provocative instinct, and will take the initiative to leave clues and use them to mislead our investigation... In addition, he will search for Beyonder Characteristic of this Pathway, so that the evil spirit can regain its strength and escape from the possessed state... We need tacit cooperation in the later meeting!"
At the end of her speech, she stood up from the chair, her pale face flushed with excitement.
Northern State, Cookawa City, a street barbecue restaurant in Xiacheng District.
Danitz, who disguised his hair and skin to turn himself into a black-haired and brown-skinned local, devoured the local barbecue. He looked curiously at Anderson Hood across the table, swallowed the Flesh Chunk in his mouth and said:
"Why don't you leave here? Are you still willing to stay alone in this city of locals after I finish my mission and leave?"
Anderson, who did not pretend to be a reward because there was no reward, showed a trace of confusion in his eyes, but his hands were grabbing the barbecue without any Slowing. He did not answer until he gathered his share beside him:
"I don't know, but I have a feeling that I don't want to leave this place, like... there are some treasures waiting for me to discover. This may be Treasure Hunter's intuition, haha."
Son of a bitch's intuition, you want to steal my harvest... Danitz muttered, fortunately he did not wear gloves made by "Guardian" Grosell's Beyonder Characteristic for the convenience of eating, and did not recklessly provoke the "Hunter" of Sequence 5 in front of him.
Especially after the other party disappeared for two full months and then appeared in West Bayam, and his spirit was a little bit wrong.
"The evil spirit of Hunter Pathway has a strong demand for the same Pathway Beyonder Characteristic..."
The message conveyed by "World" Klein through Mr. Fool flashed through his mind. Angel was stunned for a moment and took out the two "Hunter" Pathway items he owned from "Mirror World".
"Iron-Blooded Knight" properties and "Reaper Legion".
According to the behavioral characteristics of Ince Zangwill, these two items will become the most effective "baits" for him.
But is everything really that simple?