Forbidden Ancient Script

"So... he just died?"

"Yes, Lord Locke."

A long cordon had been set up at the waiting area of Linci Town.

Inside the cordon was a pool of blood.

A hot wind carrying a faint scent of blood blew through the corridor. Locke crouched before the pool, his expression complicated. As the Star Envoy stationed in Linci Town, this was the first time in several years that he had encountered such a bizarre "transcendent incident."

The victim's neck had been snapped. When the body was turned over, all that could be seen was a face burned beyond recognition by flames.

His "face" had been taken from him.

"Where's the surveillance footage from the time of the incident?"

Locke raised his head.

He looked toward the corridor's ceiling, frowning slightly. "Didn't the alarm go off?"

"My lord... that is precisely the strange part."

His subordinate respectfully replied, "The surveillance room at Linci Station was completely quiet last night. Nothing abnormal was recorded."

"Did Deep Sea malfunction?"

The absurd thought flashed through Locke's mind. He quickly shook his head. "Maybe the station's hardware is outdated... Since there's no footage, start with the departure station of the train route and identify the victim."

"The departure station..."

His subordinate pulled up the Deep Water Zone archive search interface and began investigating based on Locke's clues. A moment later, his pupils contracted, and he fell silent.

Locke examined the corpse. He used his ability to stir up a gentle breeze, conducting subtle examinations beneath the body without touching it.

The trench coat was smooth and neat, as if it had never been through a fight.

It seemed the entire confrontation had been extremely swift and without complications. It had been a complete one-sided crushing...

The murderer was likely a third-tier transcendent, perhaps even stronger.

"Have