Mystery: Start with the Reader

On Thursday afternoon, Abner finally got a ride back to the city.

This was not because he chatted with Edwina for too long and almost missed the time, but because he placed the location of the "Teleportation Altar" in a small town near Backlund, which took a little more time. Tian Gongfu rushed back by car.

——Since the "Apostle of Desire" incident alerted all official organizations, Abner did not dare to use his "cloak" to fly directly into the city of Backlund.

As soon as Abner stepped out of the carriage, he heard a whining sound.

He subconsciously raised his head and saw that the darkness in the air was blown away by the strong wind, and the thin yellow mist was swept away.

The leafless branches swayed, and the strong wind dragged out an obvious trace, heading straight to the southeast.

After a few seconds, everything returned to normal and calm as before.

This is not a normal wind... it is mixed with the familiar "violent wind" power... Is Mr. Snake, the "Singer of God", going to chase Jason Belial disguised as a witch?

So, my current location is not far from the dock, and I have chased them all here... That means that the assassination of Duke Negan should have started or is about to start...

I hope I can still make it in time... If Klein fails to kill him in time like in the original work, I will take a touch-up shot... lest the demon really escapes and poses a threat to the teacher in the future...

With his plan in mind, Abner rushed to the nearest subway station.

If you don't dare to "fly", taking a "steam subway" is much better than driving a "stealth" running car.

…

Inside the carriage outside Cragg's Club.

Klein informed Ikanser, the deacon of the "Mechanical Heart", about the "Apostle of Desire" he had divined above the gray fog in the name of "reasoning".

However, he still concealed the information that the devil's target may be Duke Negan...

After all, it is difficult to explain this kind of thing by "reasoning", if he hadn't heard Mr. "Tower" talk about the organization that cannot be mentioned at the Tarot meeting, which used the "Abyss Card" to lure members of the "Blood Worship Cult" to assassinate the Duke. Plan, he couldn't think of it at all.

"Do you think we might be misled?" Ikanser did not sneer, disdain or look down upon, but instead discussed the problem with him seriously.

After all, his "pride", "complacency", "prejudice" and other temperaments have long been smoothed away by Arrods's problems...

Ikanser thought for a while, his expression became solemn, his eyes first looked at the magic mirror in his palm, and then looked away instantly, then turned to the team members around him and said, "You continue to secretly protect Mr. Moriarty, I'll go A trip to the Nighthawks..."

After all, asking Arrods directly here is likely to be sensed by the devil, and he has to rely on the power of the '1' level sealed object that looks like the armor of the Nighthawks.

"Yes, Deacon!" The two "Mechanical Heart" members replied without hesitation.

Ikanser left immediately and rushed to the Nighthawks' location.

The "Singer of God" has been mobilized, and the Sealed Artifacts of the Goddess Church have also been deployed... If the "Apostle of Desire" really wants to take action, it must be now!

I hope I can make it in time, I hope the magic mirror can give the correct answer... But in this case, I will have no chance to interfere, I will not be able to see the death of the devil who harms everyone, and I will not be able to touch his banknotes and gold bars. , gold coins and jewelry suitcases…

Klein looked at Ikanser's back with a mixture of sighs and disappointment.

As for the fact that he didn't get the chance to play the role, he wasn't too worried. He took advantage of the "performance" and "curtain call" he performed in front of Mr. A, a group of punishers, and the saints of the Steam Church when he cracked the "Abyss of Flesh and Blood" ritual last time. " Most of his "Magician" potion has been digested, and the remaining bit has been digested in sporadic performances over the past month...

If the materials are complete, Klein can become the "Faceless Man" immediately.

Therefore, he quickly recovered his mood:

This is good, at least I don’t need to take risks, and I can safely resolve this crisis. I can get the "Thousand-faced Hunter Brain Abnormal Pituitary Gland and Blood" from Emlyn tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, plus Sharon The "Characteristics of the Human Skin Shadow" that I promised to get on Sunday... maybe I can advance to Sequence 5 before my next tarot meeting!

This can also effectively alleviate the problem of shortened Tarot meeting time after Mr. "Tarot"'s "vacation".

The only pity is that there is no chance to get the suitcase of the "Apostle of Desire", which contains all his savings as a banker, gold, jewelry, banknotes worth at least 50,000 pounds...

Mrs. Mary of the Air Pollution Investigation Commission, including the value of Coim's shares, can only have this kind of net worth at most!

While thinking about it, Klein also returned to the lounge of the Cragg Club. After locking the door, the pale and delicate Miss Sharon suddenly walked out of a mirror. She was silent for a few seconds and said succinctly: "It's necessary. Shall I get my suitcase?”

Are you thinking about it too? Yes, Miss Temperance, you and Mr. Fool have the same thoughts. You are a good candidate for the Favored One! Klein complained in his mind, but outwardly he shook his head and said:

"There must be a '1' level sealed object there, and even a demigod is there. It's too dangerous... let's forget it."

"Very sensible and knows 'temperance'!" Miss Sharon praised in an ethereal voice, and then disappeared.

Is this a reminder to me not to be swayed by greed, lest I be taken advantage of by the "Apostle of Desire"?

Klein glanced at the mirror at hand thoughtfully and defended himself in his mind:

In fact, I am not that greedy. After all, the "Mechanical Heart" will definitely not treat me badly. If it succeeds, my opinions and suggestions must be in a very important position...

And I am a believer in the God of Steam and Machinery. According to the styles of several major churches, I should be given a share of the harvest... Under the premise of 50,000 pounds, it will not be too little...

…

In the Jowood District, there is a luxurious villa-style house not far from the Holy Wind Cathedral. It is also the residence of Miss Aisha, whom Klein was commissioned by the fake Baron Larry to investigate.

Pallas Negan, with a bloated waist and gray eyes, picked up his mistress on the bed, a beautiful girl with a bit of innocence on her face, Miss Elsa, who had just turned 20 a few days ago.

And she is the Duke's favorite woman in the past three years.

After taking the mummy potion he bought from a certain pharmacist, Duke Negan seemed to have regained the feeling of following his father and elders when he was young, riding horses, driving hounds, and chasing wild beasts in the vast land.

But at this moment, that kind of pleasure and comfort exploded suddenly and continuously, again and again with no limit and no end, making his heart unable to bear the burden anymore and suffered heavy injuries.

The Extraordinaries protecting the Duke in other rooms immediately sensed the smell of the mysterious realm and broke into the bedroom one after another.

The leader is none other than the deacon of the Church of Storms, "Secret Master" Stewart!

After the "Singer of Gods" tracked Jason Belial to the dock, Stewart, who had had several similar "experiences", realized something was wrong, so he took the initiative to ask for help and replaced the "Wind Blessed One" who originally protected the Duke. ".

While simulating the "healing" ability to repair the Duke's damage, Stewart used secret techniques to "project" back the ability exerted by the devil on the Duke...

But at this moment, Duke Negan's blond secretary went straight to the attic where the mysterious power originated, and used his ability to "seal" it, as if he wanted to trap the other party.

But in this way, it also blocked Stewart's secret technique.

The "Secret Technique Instructor" frowned, but did not accuse anything. After all, he and the other party had never cooperated before, and it was inevitable that there would be no tacit understanding of cooperation.

He simply did not intervene in the fight between the other party and the enemy to avoid causing accidental injuries. He only concentrated on guarding Duke Negan, and also "comforted" him by the way, so as not to give the other party an opportunity when he got emotional.

However, although the blond secretary was powerful, it was obvious that he could not completely block the "Apostle of Desire". The other party relied on his own special skills and turned into a shadow to avoid the attack.

Just when the "Apostle of Desire" planned to cause the death of the Duke's mistress, Miss Elsa, to stir up the Duke's fear and then kill him, Stewart stopped him in time and relied on various means to instantly find his unique shadow spells. Weakness!

Seeing the astonishing "holy light" condensed in Stewart's hand, the "Apostle of Desire" was about to suffer defeat... Suddenly, a man's figure suddenly appeared next to Duke Negan. He pushed out his left palm and solemnly declared in Hermes language road:

"die!"

As the words fell, the man's body became one with some strange power, and a brilliance like the morning light appeared on his body. He hit Duke Negan's head and smashed his head to pieces!

——If Duke Negan was not injured, as a mid-level Extraordinary, he would definitely not be hit so easily... Even if he was hit, he would definitely have time to activate his abilities and weaken his injuries, at least he would not die immediately... …

But there is no what if, the leader of the conservative party, the largest land aristocrat besides the king, the brother of the current prime minister, a Sequence 6 Beyonder, a real big shot, Duke Pallas Negan died like this.

This change happened so suddenly that even Stewart had no time to react and could only watch the Duke lose his head...

The blond secretary who rushed behind blurted out: "Baron Larry?! You actually killed the Duke!"

Before he finished speaking, he launched an attack in anger.

The man who suddenly took action was none other than Baron Larry, the most wanted criminal in the kingdom. He looked at his fists as if he was waking up from a dream, and murmured in disbelief: "What have I done?"

He didn't even react at all to the blond secretary's attack.

But this attack still failed, because Baron Larry disappeared without a trace again, as if he had never appeared.

As for the "Apostle of Desire", it seemed that he had expected it. He took advantage of everyone's surprise and left the suitcase quickly, leaving the villa quickly and evacuating the scene according to the predetermined route.

Until a rich sea of ​​blood appeared in front of him, and in the center of the sea of ​​blood, stood a body in silver full-body armor!

…

At the same time, a mixture of white, gray, yellow, and black mist arose over the Jowood District. Since such mist was the norm in Backlund, it did not attract anyone's attention.

And in the mist, an old man wearing a shirt, vest, formal three-piece suit, striped blue-gray trousers, and a dark red bow tie, with hair that was completely white but still thick, was holding his head ferociously. , but after a moment, he put down his hand, and his temperament returned to gentle and elegant.

The old man smiled slightly, looked around, and soon saw a heroic young woman, who was holding the unconscious Baron Larry in her hand.

Seeing this scene, the old man saluted the woman and said with a smile:

"Your Highness Vera...hehe, is it okay to call you this way?"

"No problem..." Her Highness Vera nodded slightly, looked at the old man and said, "His Royal Highness Arihog."

"The virtual personality I created for him is still Hvin Rambis. At most, it is Hvin who has the memory of Eric Hog... Please don't call him wrong again." The old man, also the virtual "Hvin" "Lambis" corrected one sentence and continued,

"If you hadn't ambushed that item on Larry in advance, causing Hwin to fall into extreme 'bad luck' and want to replace the personality of the spiritual master who made the 'mark', even I wouldn't So easy to succeed...

"Even if it succeeds, it is likely to trigger the spiritual means left by that person...

"Haha, no... It should be said that without your help, I would definitely not succeed. After all, without this mist to cover up, nothing we do can be hidden from Him."

This is what he gave me back then... It is naturally very useful... Vera was silent for a few seconds and replied in a calm tone:

"I have finished what I promised you. When do you plan to fulfill your promise? Ari...His Excellency Hvin Rambis?"