After Alger finished introducing the Four Kings and Seven Generals, Audrey said expectantly, "Thank you very much for sharing. Listening to you made me start longing for the sea. I wonder when I'll be able to truly set out and travel."
"No, Miss Justice, it is absolutely not as wonderful as you imagine. In my view, it is a combination of bloodshed, chaos, slaughter, desire, and fear." Alger calmly poured cold water over her enthusiasm.
Audrey nodded and changed the subject. "A serial murder case recently occurred in Backlund. There were eleven cases in total, though one was confirmed to be an imitation. The serial killer targeted women who had once been streetwalkers but now held legitimate jobs. The murderer cut open their abdomens and removed all their internal organs."
"That sounds connected to devil worship. Was it the work of the Blood Worship Sect?" Alger immediately guessed.
"I don't know. The murderer hasn't been found yet." Audrey looked rather unhappy about it.
"That's normal." Alice tapped the table. "Who would have thought the murderer wasn't a person, but a dog?"
"A dog?" Thinking of her own Susie, Audrey looked towards Alice in stunned surprise.
"A few days ago, I rescued a girl from beneath a dog suspected to be from the Devil Pathway." Alice shrugged. "More precisely, that thing suddenly ran away..."
Remembering Alice's question from not long ago, Audrey suddenly understood and asked with concern, "What about that girl? How is she?"
"She went to the Church of Evernight." Alice spread her hands.
"Then... no, that's not right!" Audrey felt relieved upon hearing Alice's words, but then immediately realized something was wrong. "If that's the case, why do the authorities still have no clues at all?"
"Maybe they're waiting for me to collect the bounty." Alice replied, "I