Gawad's largest estate on the outskirts had now been sealed off, with none of its former bustle remaining.
The planned experiment in human-devil coexistence had run into a serious problem on its very first day.
One of the children taken in by the society had been found dead in the grain cellar, killed in some manner of sacrifice.
Upon receiving the news, the society's core members immediately rushed to the estate and sealed the place off. Naturally, Jia Xiu and Margaret, who had discovered it, were also kept at the scene.
Though no one explicitly called it detention, the additional personnel stationed around them made it clear just how seriously this was being treated.
After Margaret demonstrated her exquisite levitation spell, the people here realized that a single Horned Devil definitely would not be enough to keep watch over her.
The society members at the scene showed fairly decent discipline. They had not rashly moved anything or tried to dispel the Resilient Sphere, instead cordoning it off exactly as it was.
Jia Xiu had not expected them to even have the awareness to preserve a crime scene.
No wonder that, despite being Gawad's youngest organization, they had risen so quickly to become one of the city's major powers.
It was hard to say about the Devils under that cross-dressing Lust Demon, but the Demons in that slime gang would never preserve a crime scene. Who knew what they might do? They might even get inspired and set up several more displays beside it.
Demons were absolutely prime material for becoming Khorne's chosen.
Margaret also realized that something was wrong. They had gotten tangled up in an event that did not bode well.
She quickly weighed the options in her head: ensure the smooth completion of the important experimental project, or