Backlund East Borough, in front of a three-story villa that is incompatible with the poverty here.
A police sergeant wearing a black and white plaid uniform slowly opened the door of the villa. The strong stench that hit his face made him squint his eyes.
"Two sirs, this is it."
He did not step into the door, but looked behind him. There stood two people wearing similar uniforms to him, but their shoulder straps had three silver six-pointed stars, which meant that they were both senior inspectors.
The one with brown hair and black eyes nodded slightly and ordered:
"You stand guard at the door and don't let anyone in, including yourself."
"I understand, I understand!"
The sergeant hurriedly agreed, letting the two inspectors enter the smelly hall, and then closed the door for them.
With a click, the door closed, and the two Nighthawks looked at each other and quickly took action.
One of them set up a simple Spirit Channeling ceremony on the spot, used Saint Night Powder to construct Wall of Spirituality, lit candles, sprinkled essential oils and hydrosol, and prayed to Goddess. The other person came to the middle of the hall and looked at a corpse kneeling there.
The body was completely charred, and its skin had been carbonized, but its head was strangely intact, hanging low above its clasped hands, as if praying to some existence or begging for mercy.
Strangely, the clothes on his body and the carpet beneath him did not show any signs of burning. The high temperature only burned his flesh and left everything else alone.
Putting on gloves, the brown-haired Nighthawks searched the body, but found no more clues except a revolver, a dagger and some change.
The local police even skipped the body search. It seems that after Great Smog, the police have become more and more dependent on the official Beyonder in these weird cases...
He cursed, and relevant information about this case appeared in his mind:
The deceased was the "boss" of East Borough Salin Gang. He disappeared two days ago and was found dead in this property three hours ago. It was initially determined that he was burned to death. However, the situation at the scene was strange. The police transferred the case to Nighthawks, who was in charge of this area...
When he finished his preliminary search, another Nighthawks also completed the Spirit Channeling ceremony. After removing the candle, he shook his head and said:
"Same as before, very clean."
For him, "Spirit Medium", "clean" does not refer to the number of clues at the crime scene, but means that the naturally existing Spirit Body around has been dispersed by some force, and no more answers can be obtained from divination.
This is the third similar case in June. The same thing is that some important gangsters were burned to death in their homes, posing in various weird poses, and even leaving some occult scenes. In addition, no money or valuables were stolen. The murderer obviously came only to kill people.
In addition, all the Spirit Bodys at the scene were driven away, and the divination was also blocked, which allowed the Nighthawkss to confirm that the murderer was a Beyonder, and had reached Mid Sequence.
They have summarized the characteristics of some murderers. For example, the opponent is likely to be "Hunter", "Assassin", "Criminal" or "Seer" Pathway who can use fire abilities. These Pathway's Beyonder is also proficient in Anti-Divination and anti-tracing. For example, judging from the fact that the deceased are all gang members of East Borough, the murderer is most likely hired by some gangs to kill competitors, or he himself belongs to a certain gang.
But there are no more clues. The other party is extremely cautious, only taking action when the deceased is alone, leaving no witnesses or evidence, and confidently cleaning the scene to eliminate any possibility of divination, Spirit Channeling or tracking.
"If we can't find any more clues, maybe the case will be handed over to 'them'." "Spirit Medium", who looked younger, said, but he was not too depressed, but sighed softly in relief, "To be honest, it's probably a good thing that these dead people are dead. At least Purification will free up East Borough's underground environment, so that those gangsters have no time to harass people or do earth-shattering things..."
"We are responsible for solving the case. Don't discuss this."
The brown-haired Nighthawks warned, then cleaned up the scene and walked out the door while giving instructions:
"Arrange the case files and add the latest murder. We may need the help of 'Red Gloves'."
Since Backlund's serial murder case last year, officials Beyonder will be more cautious when encountering similar cases, making sure to stop the murderer at the beginning of this "ritual" to avoid causing a large number of casualties.
Giving it to "Red Gloves" is the right choice.
Thinking like this, "Spirit Medium" finally turned back to look at the deceased, and his eyes stayed on his praying posture for a moment.
He did feel like it was some sort of "ritual".
"Demoness will appear blind once they encounter love. Ha, this is not some kind of discrimination against Potion Pathway, but a summary of my experience. I think after this period of time, you should also have some insights?"
"...Yes."
"Then, you should know that you need to be very cautious when contacting him, lest you, who originally lacked attention but longed for it, would get trapped and eventually be unable to escape."
"...Understood."
"If he said that he wanted to marry you and even prepared Engagement Ring for you, how would you answer?"
"... Pretend to agree, and then be more vigilant."
"Really?"
"Of course, how could I like him? Getting close to him is just an arrangement, a mission!"
"Heh, I hope so."
In a rental house of East Borough, Trissy, who was wearing a black dress, with a melancholy face and a curvy figure that made people unable to take their eyes away, chuckled and played with the dagger in his hand.
Sitting opposite her was Shermane, who was wearing a beige dress with brown hair pulled back, exposing her delicate collarbones and white arms. She was a little confused under Trissy's continuous questioning. Her eyes briefly stayed on the other person's face, and then shyly looked away.
Oh, if I hadn't known that you had decisively killed several gang leaders recently and used them to digest "Witch" Potion, I would have almost thought that you were really an inexperienced little girl... Trissy muttered in his heart and threw the dagger casually, which was accurately caught by Shermane. The latter asked hesitantly:
"So, after approaching Viscount Stratford, what should I do next?"
"If you take the initiative to ask for any secret now, he will be alert and notice the abnormality, so just be yourself... By the way, if you get to that step, will you resist physically or mentally?"
At the end, Trissy showed a malicious smile, which made her beautiful face a little sinister.
"That step..." Shermane was stunned, and immediately understood what the other party meant, with a real blush on his face, "... I am already mentally prepared."
Looking at Shermane's still a little raw face, Trissy's malice faded away from her body, and a sad mood spread instead. She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said:
"Maybe after you are promoted to 'Pleasure', you will be more accepting of this kind of thing... How is the digestion progress of your 'Witch'?"
Shermane looked at the other party in surprise. She could clearly feel Trissy's emotional changes when talking to her. It was like a collection of extreme emotions such as joy, excitement, sadness, despair, etc. It was complex and changeable, and could get out of control at any time.
Should I tell Miss Irene about this kind of thing secretly... She lowered her eyes and thought to herself.
Angel passed through the still rough Berserk Sea and returned to Backlund of the North Continent. The sky outside the window had turned slightly white, and the streets were as lively as every morning.
After completing the preliminary sealing of Mystical Item on her body, she had the time to sit on the sofa in the bedroom and summarize everything that happened last night.
Of course, Engagement Ring who received Klein is the first...
Stroking the Maple Leaf shaped ring on her ring finger that matched the pendant on her chest, Angel smiled involuntarily on her face.
But the worries that followed quickly penetrated this sweetness, making her expression indifferent and serious.
First of all, in Cookawa City of West Bayam, she had a not very fierce battle with the evil spirit "Red Angel". After all, the opponent was only Beyonder Characteristic of Sequence 5 "Reaper", just because she accommodated "Red Priest" card and his former "King of Angel" position could barely reach the level of Sequence 4, so Angel quickly fled without a trace under the coordinated attack of Mirror Curse and "Calamity" Charm.
Although this evil spirit lost Card of Blasphemy and "0-08", it has existed for more than 2000 years. King of Angel, which once almost touched God's Throne, must be able to regain its strength in some way and make a comeback. And I have already made a grudge with him, which is equivalent to having an enemy hidden in the dark.
Fortunately, you don't have to worry about this problem in the short term... Angel sighed secretly and looked at the palm-sized playing card placed on the coffee table.
It was a "Red Priest" card that was slightly charred on the outside but not damaged in any way.
There is no doubt that after the personal experience of "Red Angel" Medici, it can be proved that this playing card is also made by Emperor Roselle and has "" written on it. Hunter"Pathway Potion formula, and Card of Blasphemy that can induce and polymerize the same Pathway Beyonder Characteristic.
Just like the one still in the hands of Mr. "Fool".
So, Dadi actually made two sets of the same "Card of Blasphemy"?
This is not impossible. He may have left one set to his children, and the other set is hidden everywhere as a "creation" to prove his existence, waiting to be discovered... This is very consistent with his style, but is this really the case?
With doubts, Angel thought of another question:
"City of Calamity".
This is the name obtained from the "Red Angel" evil spirit, which is what Adam calls "Sauron Einhorn Medici". Obviously, the other party is referring to the strange city that formed pollution in Bansy Harbor and gave Angel "Calamity", "betrayal" and other powers, and can even resurrect her after death.
There, on a modern street, Angel saw the body of his previous life, Angel Gray.
This means that she probably did not "travel" to this world, but... has always been in this world?