The young man held a miniature statue in his hand.
It looked exactly like the ancestor statue in the Darkness Clan's territory.
"Drip your blood onto the statue!"
The young man handed them several sharp feathers.
He had them use the feather shafts to prick their fingers again.
Every time a drop of blood from Ash and the other three fell onto the statue, black light flickered in its eyes.
This meant that the statue recognized their identities.
Only when Wu Heng's blood landed on the statue was there no reaction. However, his red blood had already confirmed that he was human, so the young man paid it no mind.
The reason he had still been asked to give blood was merely to completely rule out the possibility of him being an evil spirit.
After all, one more person made no difference.
After the examination, the young man discovered that aside from Wu Heng, the other four present were all Marrow Eaters, while Wu Heng himself was an exorcist wizard.
Ruby and Hank in particular could be considered Marrow Eater wizards.
Seeing the results, the young inspector's attitude visibly improved. The strength of this group was already worthy of his serious attention.
As he took out a bottle of liquid and carefully wiped down the statue, cleaning it before respectfully placing it back into the case in his pocket, he asked everyone, "The entirety of Michigan has already completely become a paradise for evil spirits. How did you get in, and how did you get out?"
"You must have encountered quite a few dangers along the way, right?"
"Indeed."
"We were being pursued by a Greater Evil Spirit and only came here while fleeing from it," Hank said, half-truthfully.
The young man had been looking at him, which was why