Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 245 Don’t believe too much in divination
With a "bang", the giant demon dog's winged body fell to the ground, making a heavy sound.

Angel shook off the bullet nest, ejected the bullet casing, quickly reloaded and looked around cautiously. Moriarty also came to her side in the corner of the alley. The two of them were silent, nervous and alert for subsequent attacks.

It wasn't until a few minutes later that all the changes in the devil dog's body gradually disappeared and it turned back into the original black dog about one meter tall. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed that this "devil" came alone and did not leave some kind of trace behind. Backhand.

"If I guess correctly, this should be the serial murderer who killed 12 women and was just one step away from completing the promotion ceremony, right?"

After picking up the discarded bullet casings, Angel looked at the body of the black dog, which was still several times larger than the average dog, and asked.

She had guessed about this just now during the battle, but she couldn't completely confirm it until now.

After all, a demon dog has been wandering around the capital of the Kingdom of Loen for two months, killing 12 victims before being caught by the official Beyonders. This thing sounds a bit unbelievable.

Moriarty picked up the dilapidated paper figurine on the ground, burned it to ashes with a ball of spiritual flame, and then answered:
"I think it should be it. This giant demon dog has the strength of Sequence 6. It can transform into a huge demon, curse the enemy with the curse of the abyss, and spit out high-temperature flames. Its various abilities are very similar to the 'criminal' path. The most important thing is Yes, why do you think it wants to attack us here?"

Why sneak attack?

Angel recalled the scene where the giant dog fell from the sky just now, and reviewed the actions and conversations between the two before the attack in his mind, and suddenly realized.

"Because we talked about it?"

The detective shook up the paper dust in his hand, then lowered his head to pick up his peaked cap that had fallen to the ground, shook off the ice shards on it, put it back on his head, and nodded.

"Rather, we are prepared to 'report' it."

In front of the demon dog's body, Sherlock Moriarty began his analysis.

"As far as I know, starting from the middle sequence of the 'criminal' path, they will have an almost instinctive interference with divination that targets themselves. This makes it difficult for official extraordinary people to find their whereabouts through divination, channeling and other common methods. .

"After reaching Sequence 6, which is the 'Devil' sequence, they can also acquire a special sense of danger. If you can cause fatal harm to them in a short period of time and take actions to realize it, they will You will be aware of and grasp the source of danger, so that you can kill or avoid this danger. This time may be long or short, usually within a few hours, not more than a day.

"Before today, although I learned about some of the habits and characteristics of this 'serial murderer' and made a summary, I did not participate in the investigation. I only assisted the detectives in sorting out some past cases, so I have not done anything about it. It poses a threat. But after our conversation here tonight, I am ready to hand over the clues to you and ask you to report it to the official Beyonders..."

"Assuming that we successfully report it, and the official extraordinary people use this information, it is very likely to lock it and launch an arrest operation. Such a result will be fatal to it, thus triggering its ability to detect danger. Possibly. It happens to be nearby, or it rushes in from afar, just to nip this possibility in the cradle.”

Angel took over and added.

"That's right," Moriarty pressed the frame of the mirror with a smile in his eyes, "When it first pounced down, I even thought it was going to treat you as the No. 13 target, but there were two mistakes in it. , let me immediately realize that its target is not you."

Seeing Angel's doubtful expression, he paused briefly and continued:
"First of all, the killing interval of the 'Devil's' promotion ritual is more than three days and less than nine days, and it only killed the last target two days ago, that is, Tuesday night, and it is impossible to carry out the next murder today. Secondly... …

"...Secondly, you don't fit the characteristics of its target."

Characteristics of the target…

Angel remembered the summary of the deceased's background in the newspaper: a young woman who had been a street girl and now had a formal job.

On the contrary, I once had a formal job, and now...well, I am not a street girl now.

"Are you sure I don't fit those characteristics?" she asked curiously.

"Of course, I am good at divination..." Moriarty closed his mouth under Angel's serious gaze and paused before continuing, "The target of its attack is obviously to compile relevant information, which will pose a major threat to it. As for me, when the devil dog jumped down from the roof, it didn't even look at you. Maybe it didn't know that you were in this alley a second before it appeared. Otherwise, if there were two Sequence 7s present, it probably wouldn't Show up rashly and put yourself in danger.”

Anti-divination!
After hearing Moriarty's analysis, Angel immediately thought of this.

She resisted looking at the "Secret Holy Emblem" on her right wrist, but nodded sharply and said:

"It should be that its sense of danger was interfered by my anti-divination, so it came to the conclusion that you are the only threat. Sequence 6 vs. Sequence 7, another sneak attack. This 'demon' thought that the battle would be foolproof and could be solved quickly. You, this threat, quietly go away."

"And its anti-divination will also interfere with the sight of official extraordinary people, which will ultimately make this murder case unsolved. Since the target does not meet the characteristics of the ritual, it will not eat my internal organs, so I will not be counted. In 'Serial Killing', it can continue to hide in the shadows, waiting for the next victim." Moriarty added, "So, relying too much on abilities such as divination can easily put yourself in unknown dangers among.”

"Is this your summary of 'Soothsayer'?"

"No, I just thought of another unlucky guy who had a similar ending..."

He answered with a smile, and then looked at the demon dog that had been dead for a while. In the two people's spiritual vision, its corpse gradually condensed into a ball of bright and blazing light like lava, which meant that the extraordinary characteristics were about to separate.

"The last question is, what should we do with its body and extraordinary characteristics?"

Seeing the characteristics that were about to condense into shape, Angel felt a little headache.

There is no doubt that after the gunshots and fighting sounds were heard, nearby residents would soon report the crime, and then the police would find the body of this black dog that was obviously different from ordinary dogs, combined with the alleyway destroyed by various extraordinary abilities. , the case will be handed over to the corresponding official Beyonder.

After the death of the demon dog, its counter-divination should no longer be effective. Official extraordinary people will easily conclude that the dog is the murderer of the serial murder case. Then, the problem between Angel and Moriarty will arise.

"The police have a reward of 2000 pounds for the serial murder case. If we drag the body to the police station openly and ask them to confirm it with an official extraordinary person, we should be able to get most or even all of the reward, but..."

Moriarty's voice grew lower as he spoke.

However, my current identity cannot withstand the investigation at all. They will either find nothing in the archives based on the name "Erin Watson", or trace it to a dead person based on the name "Angel Granger". I It was obviously impossible to receive the reward.

Angel thought, looking at Moriarty who also frowned, guessing that the other person might have similar concerns.

Is "Sherlock Moriarty" also a fake identity?He is even more suspicious with such a pseudonym. As far as I know, in this world, not even Emperor Russell has plagiarized Sherlock Holmes's story...

With a "pop" sound, Moriarty snapped his fingers, calling Angel's eyes that were gradually losing focus due to indulging in thought to him.

"In short, I personally can only reluctantly give up this generous bounty. If you have someone you trust, you can consider asking him to take the initiative to report the case and become the first discoverer of the 'Devil's death scene. Maybe he can get a share of A small portion of the bounty." He looked at the extraordinary characteristics that had condensed and formed next to the demon dog's body and were visible to the naked eye, and said, "As for this extraordinary characteristic..."

Angel also looked at the extraordinary characteristics of the mass that gradually revealed its true appearance. It was only the size of a thumb and looked like a fully enclosed glass test tube. There was dark red magma surging inside. After staring closely for less than a second, she felt There were whispers of dirty words in my ears.

This piece of extraordinary properties worth thousands of gold lay quietly in front of the two of them.

(End of this chapter)